In the letter Chen Mu wrote to Chen Bazhi, not only was he just asking about his well-being, but more of it was discussing the situation in Japan. On the one hand, he urged to resolve the chaotic Japan as soon as possible, and on the other hand, he asked Li Dan to refine Yin Zhengmao's trade war and then send it to Shizhou Prefecture.

This is contrary to his strategy.

"It is not difficult to destroy the money circulation here. The difficulty lies in the fact that we have to withdraw our troops. Smuggling merchants from all over the country are incomplete and not completely blocked. They are not good brothers." Chen Bazhi spread his arms and drank a pot of tea to Chen Jiujing. Li Dan and the other two added, saying: "Once the troops withdraw, the current good situation will be in vain."

"Halang, you are not the lord here, but the general of the court. The country of Japan is uneasy, and your adoptive father is worried about crossing the east." Li Dan chuckled softly. He knew the good situation that his brother said, but he felt that it was meaningless. He crossed his legs and stretched his wide robe and sleeves and said, "What can you do if you defeat the Qingzhou army? Can you still want to hold the princes like him?"

The situation in Japan is not a big deal. The Liaodong United Legion in Kanto has now lost its spirit in the long war. Although it has a new garrison, it is also trapped in the garrison. In the next few years, Chen Mu and Li Dan both believed that Li Rusong's seven garrisons could only achieve self-sufficiency in military and food - but their biggest advantage with the local Daming is that they do not have to be self-sufficiency in military and food.

Others are limited by food, grass and supplies, but they have the possibility of foreign rice and grain transport to take action during the farming period. Once they rely on land farming, it is equivalent to restraining their own hands and feet.

After all, the group of people they led should not come to Japan to fight.

If you really want to say that the situation is great, it can only be said that Chen Bazhi is great. There are many powerful lords of the Western Kingdom outside. Although they are constantly quarrel with themselves, they have clear goals and have enough motivation before they capture Wang Jing; internally, they implement a policy of land distribution to clean up the hearts of the oppressed farmers. This is a huge advantage no matter what, before the dissatisfaction of the princes reaches the point where they can suppress their fear of the Ming army.

Li Dan always believed that if Chen Bazhi did this, he would be rebelled by the surrendered princes and collapsed.

Chen Bazhi didn't speak for a long time, holding the teacup and wondering what he was thinking. After a while, he suddenly raised his head and changed the subject.

"What did my father do in Beiyang? I heard from my brother that I would be there for a year or two?"

Li Dan tilted his head slightly and snorted a long breath. To be honest, he has become more and more afraid of Chen Bazhi in recent years. Especially after taking over the Japanese affairs, this righteous brother in charge has a strong power as a master after leading troops for a long time. Sometimes, without saying a smile, people will swallow the advice they want.

He said: "Beiyang needs to train horses, purchase war horses from northern Xinjiang, and recruit people. In addition, it is necessary to set up iron, mines, oil, and military weapons bureaus in Tianjin and Zunhua to prepare for the Eastern Expedition."

"This takes a lot of time. I still have time. Brother, let's calculate our many costs. If we recruit soldiers, will the income and expenditure be offset?"

"Now, the transportation of food and grass in a year is calculated to be the consumption of Shanghai's transportation routes, with 180,000 stones, and the shipping is impermanent. It is absolutely right to remember to make 210,000 stones. If you recruit more soldiers, you will need to transport more 10,000 stones per thousand people. When fighting, the consumption of roads must be calculated. If you record 3,000 people and 60,000 stones, and then 320,000 stones will be collected, and 230,000 taels of silver will be reduced."

"The current three governments produce wood, iron, copper, lead, tin and commercial goods in a year. They can only exchange less than 130,000 silver. If the silver mountain is included, it will naturally be a lot, but if it is not counted, it will be a big shortage. As for the taxes... like confiscation, it is only less than 30,000."

Li Dan quickly calculated the number, and after saying that, he spread his hands and said, "So, we cannot offset each other."

"If I want it to be counter-attached, what should I do?"

"Want to let it match?" Li Dan frowned slightly and stood up and said, "The flow cannot be released, so we need to open source."

As he said that, Li Dan walked out the door. The tea in Chen Jiujing's hand was cold. He simply put it down and asked Chen Bazhi: "Brother wants to fight?"

Before Li Dan came back, he heard Chen Bazhi ask whether anyone wanted to die if he wanted to die after joining Daming. The answer to this question is too obvious. Of course, there is no one who wants to die. There is no Daming who wants to die, so there will be a war on the outside.

Chen Bazhi did not answer, bit his lips slightly and shook his head. He was not thinking about chatting with Chen Jiujing at all. He was waiting for Li Dan.

Not long after, Li Dan pulled the door back and had an extra letter in his hand. He opened the table and said, "The three governments collected more than 120,000 taels of silver a year. If these silver is bought in China, it is far less than the consumption of troops from the three governments. But if you exchange copper coins in China and then buy in China, it will be enough."

"Buy rice in Sanfu?"

Chen Bazhi and Chen Jiujing spoke in unison and asked, "What does it mean?"

"Ming money is more valuable than Japanese money. Because you collect less taxes, the people have more grain in their hands, so the price of grain in the three governments is lower than the other places. A penny of Ming money is worth four Japanese money, and two or three hundred coins will be purchased for one stone of rice, and more millet. This will not only solve the problem of military expenditure, but also have money in the hands of the people, so that they can develop business, collect taxes on merchants, and take back some of the money."

"In addition, there are many thousands of mines in Ni Shangzhong, and we control the shipping of sea transportation, and we can trade with them, get things over, and earn more income."

Li Dan compared the prices on paper to explain the matter clearly, and then asked Chen Bazhi: "What are you going to do to recruit soldiers?"

Hearing Li Dan say this, Chen Bazhi's brows finally stretched out, changed into a comfortable sitting position and took a sip of tea, put down the tea bowl and said on the short table: "I got the news recently that Takeda Shingen died four years ago. Takeda's family was defeated again last year. It is impossible to expect them to restrain Nobunaga in the east, but as Nobunaga's ally, he should gather all his efforts to clean up Takeda to expand his territory."

"It's really not possible to count on those pirates. Long Junxiong met the main force of the enemy. He was attacked in a river that was only a hundred miles away from Wangjing. The Japanese pirates under his command were defeated, gathered their troops and fled back to Osaka Bay, grabbed a piece and fled back."

"This is my opportunity. I plan to attack eastward during the autumn harvest in a few months, so that his allies will go hungry this year and defeat Oda again next year." Chen Bazhi, who is usually depressed, was ambitious when he said this, and said: "They did not transport grain to Honan Temple, so the Master of the Dharma will not last long. Don't worry about whether others think or not. When we enter Wangjing, it will no longer matter no matter what others think."

As he said that, Chen Bazhi turned to Chen Jiujing and said, "You and Li Ruzhang guard the three prefectures. General Wang commanded the army and the generals of Bozhou Prefecture attacked eastward. I and Li Rubai were on the sea road and guarded the front line. Li Rubai cut off the enemy's food route and plundered his troops. He came back for the New Year for two or three months."

Chen Jiujing tried his best to think about the situation in his mind, but according to Chen Bazhi's words, he thought more about guarding the three prefectures and said: "The army is full of people, what if the princes of Guanxi rebel?"
Chapter completed!