Diao Su went out, and three more figures came together. Of course, it was Xiao Tang, Su Qin and Ling Tianfang. Wufeng smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Oh, Tianfang, you don't want to rest, you have to let me take a breath. What, can you wait for a night? "

"Sir, it's better to make a decision early." Xiao Tang, who answered, looked very good from his mental state.

This is true. When Shanzhu was given the arbitrarily recruiting Gao Yue's militia, Xiao Tang, who had always been calm, couldn't help but be furious, believing that he was not trustworthy and was even more angry at the mighty generals in the army who did not obey orders.

Fortunately, Wufeng wrote a letter in time to explain the reason, and the Second Division, who had returned to the northwest earlier, did bring back a large amount of property, which made Xiao Tang turn angry and happy. Especially after a brief appraisal of the large number of antiques and calligraphy and paintings brought back by Su Qin, it was determined that the value of these items was far greater than Wufeng's initial estimate, at least worth more than four million gold coins. In addition to the cash and gold bars collected, the harvest of this trip to Luzon was at least more than six million imperial gold coins, which made Xiao Tang overjoyed, so that when Cui Wenxiu returned to Qingyang to convey Wufeng's intention to form the Northwest Independent Light Cavalry Division, Xiao Tang agreed without thinking and immediately arranged for the officials of the War Readiness Administration to immediately allocate horses from the Qingyang Military Horse Farm, and those who were insufficient also began to buy them from Luo Beiren and Mote.

"Oh, Xiao Tang, it seems that you are in a good mood. Why are there any happy events?" Wu Feng's face burst into a smile.

"What kind of happy events will he have? It's not that the 2nd Division brought back a large amount of property from Luzon, which made our Director Xiao like it so much that he couldn't stop talking all day long." Su Qin said.

"Well, Brother Su is right. The things sent back by lord are really a timely help. I have contacted Gu Ji in the imperial capital and asked him to find a way to digest and dispose of these things and try to sell them at a good price." Xiao Tang did not hide his satisfaction at all.

"Xiao Tang, I think you shouldn't be too happy too early. Although this time, Northern Luzon is a newly incorporated territory in our management. It turns out that the economy is relatively backward. I also promised the local people to increase investment and strive to promote the local economy to take off as soon as possible, which would also cost huge amounts of money." Wu Feng reminded Xiao Tang with a smile.

"I am not worried about this. Since the Lord has included Northern Luzon into the territory of the empire, how can I not express it if the empire center has obtained such a large treasure land? This is different from the northwest. In the past two or three hundred years, the empire has never obtained half an inch of land from the surrounding area! I think His Majesty the Emperor should definitely attach great importance to this." Xiao Tang looked relaxed.

"Yes, this time, I will take advantage of the emperor's psychology. I think our northwest will definitely gain a lot." Su Qin nodded and expressed his agreement with Xiao Tang's view. "The current imperial emperor has always attached importance to military merits, and he is eager to recreate the glory of conquering the south and siegeing cities and lands in the early days of the founding of the empire. This time, the great man seized such a large piece of territory from the Luzons without any slaughter. In the south, the two legions of the southern military region of the empire were repeatedly frustrated in the conflict with the Maqi Khans. Yesterday's mansion report said that His Majesty the Emperor had abolished the positions of Duke Chen Xiangnan, the commander of the southern military region of the empire, and the commander of the two legions of the fifth and sixth legions, and escorted them to the military court for trial, and his family was confiscated as slaves. Compared with the two, the great man's achievements really excited the whole country."

Although Ling Tianfang did not speak up, he also agreed with the two of them in terms of his expression.

On the contrary, Wufeng was not very satisfied. "This occupation of Northern Luzon is certainly a great thing, but it may be too early to make a conclusion now, including His Majesty the Emperor, what to do in the empire, including His Majesty the Emperor, may be too early to make a conclusion. This expedition, we will take action first and then report, which will definitely cause attacks from many people in the court, and achieving such great results will also arouse the vigilance of the important officials in the court, including His Majesty the Emperor. How to resolve and eliminate the suspicion of His Majesty the Emperor, I am afraid we will have to do a lot of work, and this will not be successful in one or two days."

After pondering for a while, Wufeng continued: "We are not strong enough in the northwest today, even if we are not strong enough in Northern Luzon, we still need the support of the Central Committee of the Empire and it will take some time to digest and develop. So at this time, we should try our best to keep a low profile and try to avoid arousing hostility and suspicion in other aspects."

"The words of the Lord also make some sense, but at this point, Lord Xiao and I have discussed the matter of the upcoming report on our posts to Beijing. We believe that in this situation, His Majesty the Emperor should not take other measures to deal with him for the time being. After all, His Majesty returned from Northern Luzon, which won honor for the empire and won glory for His Majesty. From this point of view, His Majesty must be happy in his heart. As for whether His Majesty's attitude will change in the future, it may depend on our actions and the attitude of the close ministers around His Majesty towards us." Su Qin has been considering this point. It is very taboo to do things like dynasty in which dynasty in which dynasty is so powerful that Wufeng's power is developing very fast now, which will inevitably arouse suspicion from some people.

Xiao Tang and Ling Tianfang also agreed with Su Qin's view and nodded.

"We don't have to worry too much about this matter." Seeing that the three of them were worried, Wufeng waved his hand, "Now the Maqikhan people are very powerful. They repelled the Milanese attack in the east, and defeated the imperial army in the north, and gradually stabilized the situation of the occupied Yuejing Kingdom. However, I see that the intelligence even the Fourth Legion stationed in Kansai has been mobilized to go south, and several independent divisions in the eastern military region have also moved west. Could it be that the Empire is really determined to fight a war? What do you think?"

Xiao and Su both looked at Ling Tianfang, and Ling Tianfang thought for a moment, "From the current situation, it seems that this possibility is possible. However, the Empire has not yet thought that the Maqi Khan declared war, and even the Milanese people did not do so. From this point of view, it seems that the parties are unwilling to expand the war infinitely. They may all want to fight a limited war and gain an advantage in favor of peace talks. However, once the war breaks out, it may not be able to control the power of the power of all countries. Just like now, when the empire is defeated, where will the face of His Majesty the Emperor be put? Only by constantly increasing troops and the war situation continues to expand, the situation will be difficult to control. Moreover, there are still many people who are eager to be as chaotic as possible, and they are fueling the fire."

"In your opinion, this war will definitely become bigger and bigger?" Xiao Tang couldn't help but ask, military affairs are not his strengths, and he is more concerned about whether changes in the war situation will affect the development of the northwest.

"It is not necessarily true that the factors affecting the war are many aspects. Politics, diplomacy, military, economics and even the personal feelings of those in power will play an unexpected role in the changes in the war situation. It is still difficult to say now." Ling Tianfang smiled and asked for his head. "Information shows that after three discussions, the Nanyang Alliance Parliament finally decided to remain neutral. It also sold a large amount of food, weapons, quilts, pig iron and other strategic materials to the Maqi Khans. In fact, it was a disguised support for the Maqi Khans. Of course, the Maqi Khans also paid the corresponding price. The Nanyang Alliance's commodity transit tariff rate was reduced by 20% for a period of three years."

"Well, it seems that the tone of the Mahadians and Andakos in the east has also changed a little. At first, the strong protest turned into a call. The speed of the army's mobilization slowed down. I don't know why." Xiao Tang also continued.

"That's all right. It must be that the Maqikhans were in the middle. I don't know what benefits they would be given to them." Su Qin replied with a smile.

"On the surface, the Maqi Khans have the upper hand at present, but the empire's military strength is still far stronger than the Maqi Khans. If the empire can also send troops to support the situation, the Maqi Khans will probably be in danger." Wu Feng analyzed slowly, "But the Maqi Khans must have thought of this, and the attitude of the Sanjiang Lin family is very critical now."

"Lin Guoxiong was so traitorous, how could he not see this? Sir, I think he should have had a solution long ago." Ling Tianfang said with a frown.

"Helping the empire dealing with the Maqi Khanate is definitely not in line with the interests of the Lin family, but if the empire's request is rejected, it may put the Lin family in an embarrassing situation. It is still difficult to master the Huohou in it." Su Qin was also considering this issue.

"Don't worry, the Lin family has Lin Guoxiong and Lin Yuexin, and there will definitely be a way to deal with it." Xiao Tang attaches great importance to the wisdom of the Lin family's father and daughter.

"Then let's wait and see what's going on." Wufeng smiled and concluded.

Lin Guoxiong, the capital of the Sanjiang County of the Empire, raised his wine glasses at the same time, "Come, cheers for our cooperation!"

"Cheers!" The envoy picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

"Five days later, I will see the goods at Qixing Pass. Special Envoy, right?" Lin Guoxiong narrowed his eyes and gently put down his wine glass.

"Please rest assured, 30,000 horses are nothing to us, Maqikhan. Being able to make friends with Lord Lin is the biggest gain of this trip." A disgusting hypocritical smile surged on the special envoy's face.

Lin Guoxiong ignored it, "That's good, I hope we can always work happily."

"Mr. Jiedu, I want to ask a risk, what do you plan to do if the Central Committee of the Tanghe Empire asks you to send troops to support their army in the south?" The envoy asked with courage, staring at the face of the old man in Confucian costume in front of him.

"Send troops? Where can I get any available troops now? Tomorrow, the Guishan tribe in the south of our Sanjiang County and the Niutang tribe in the west are about to break out. My army has already gone to quell the rebellion, so where can I care about anything else? Do you think, Mr. Special Envoy?" Lin Guoxiong rubbed his jaw and asked with a smile.

"I understand." The special envoy showed a sudden enlightenment on his face, and cursed the old fox in his heart. He was really thief.

When the special envoy disappeared at the door, Lin Yuexin in the inner room floated out, "Dad, is it right for us to do this?" A hint of worry appeared on Lin Yuexin's face.

With a long sigh, Lin Guoxiong seemed to have been a few years older, "Nothing right or wrong. If our Lin family wants to survive in this world, they can only do this. The Empire will take advantage of the situation to threaten our survival. We cannot tolerate this phenomenon, let alone we do not support the Maqi Khan. Our Sanjiang County does not produce good horses, and the Empire deliberately restricts it. This time, the ability to obtain 30,000 horses from the Maqi Khan can greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the Second Legion cavalry. This is a killing of two birds with one stone, so why not do it?"

"Oh, I'm afraid the empire will hate our Lin family more and more." Lin Yuexin sighed softly.
Chapter completed!