Emperor Sun made his fortune from scratch

Li Zhao looked at this joint letter, and the names of most of the generals in Hanzhong were on it, in addition to Qi Jingyun, Wang Yankai and others, there were also some generals, such as Liu Tianming, Shi Mu, etc.

This is not the first time that a general in the army has advised him to become king, and when he first entered Chengdu, several generals asked to see Li Zhao, hoping that he would become king as soon as possible. Some people even suggested that he simply call himself the emperor and establish a country in Shu. Li Zhao refused at that time, saying that the hearts of the people in Shu were undecided, and it was not appropriate to be the king at this time.

Now that the situation has basically stabilized, the minds of the generals have become active again. Li Zhao concluded that it would not be long before the generals of Shu would also jointly write a letter.

"It's hard to press it down any longer......... Li Zhao muttered.

A subordinate walked in at this time and said, "Master Qiqi, Master Chu asks to see you." "

Well, let him in.

After a while, Chu Shiqun walked into the house and arched his hand: "I've seen the handsome."

"No need to be polite, what's the matter?"

Chu Shiqun handed his revised tea tax collection plan to Li Zhao and said, "Please take a look at whether there is any need to revise it again."

Li Zhao looked at it carefully for a long time, nodded slightly, and praised: "This plan is extremely detailed, and Ben Shuai hasn't found anything wrong for the time being, thank you for your hard work."

"I'm ashamed that without the help of the eldest son in the family, it would have been difficult to do this. Chu Shiqun said, his eyes were strange.

Li Zhao's heart moved, "Ben Shuai remembers, is his name Chu Ziqing, right?"

"Yes." When General Shi attacked Shudi, Ziqing once said that the marshal's move was extraordinary and unexpected, and he would definitely come to Jinling City one day.

Li Zhao smiled, Chu Shiqun's meaning was too obvious, considering that he had indeed helped a lot, he decided to give him a face, "Such a talent, this handsome would like to see it, and tomorrow at noon, let him come to the Marshal's Mansion."

Chu Shiqun's face was happy, "Thank you, Dashuai."

After he left, Li Zhao went to the Weapons Division for a stroll.

Nowadays, the Ordnance Division, due to the rapid expansion of its scale, is no longer suitable for being located in the city. Li Zhao set aside a piece of land outside the city to set up a new workshop, and arranged for soldiers to be stationed nearby for a long time to protect its safety.

It is no exaggeration to say that the treatment of craftsmen in the Ordnance Division is far greater than that of their counterparts in Qi State. Li Zhao was generous, giving money, grain and land.

Li Zhao is naturally not a charity, he has given everything that should be given. Since hot weapons cannot be developed for the time being, cold weapons must make progress.

Liu Guangyuan, director of the Ordnance Department, personally received him and introduced the latest weapons to him as he walked.

"Marshal, please see, these two long knives, one is currently used by the soldiers of the Qi Army, and the other is the latest one created by the Weapons Division. The length of our army is slightly longer, and the blade is sharper. I'm urging the craftsmen to reduce the weight even more.

"If the weight is reduced, will it still be as tough as before?" Li Zhao asked.

"Rest assured, all the weapons of the Ordnance Division are based on actual combat. When two knives are slashed at each other, the blade will never break. Only after repeated testing will the Ordnance Division manufacture in large quantities. Liu Guangyuan said.

"Yes, good. The

two walked to several crossbows, and Liu Guangyuan said: "Boss, please see, this thing is called a repeater." This kind of crossbow is equipped with a wooden box above the crossbow arm, which is equipped with a number of crossbow arrows, and the lever on the wooden box is connected to the bowstring, after firing a shot, the lever is pulled, and the bowstring is pulled away and the arrow falls into the arrow groove, and the shooter can fire again. The disadvantage is that the firing range is slightly shorter, which is inferior to the longbow and bed crossbow. Craftsmen are being urged to transform it, and different types of repeaters will also be developed. "

Well, take me to see the new armor. "

Dashuai, please. Walking

to a pile of armor, Li Zhao frowned slightly, and said, "In the future, the armor or the soldier's clothing will be black."

"Yes.

Li Zhao turned around, was very satisfied with Liu Guangyuan's work, and rewarded him with 300 acres of fertile land on the spot.

The reason why I came to visit the Ordnance Division today is not a whim.

Hei Bingtai recently reported that there was a new movement in the Qi army. In Fuling (Chongqing) and Yiling (Yichang) and other places, the Qi army has recently increased frequently, with more than 100,000 troops, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses have been transferred westward. All kinds of warships of the Qi State went upstream, and their intentions were unknown.

In terms of the number of troops, the Zhaowu army will definitely not be able to fight the Qi army. If we want to win, we can only work on other fronts.

Du An came with news from Jinling that there was turmoil in the Qi government and the opposition, the crown prince Jiang Cheng was dead, and Chen Jin, the secretary of the backstage, had also resigned at home. The government and the opposition are discussing the choice of leading troops. Some recommended Liu Zhijie, and some obeyed Emperor Qi's mind and recommended others.

Li Zhao despised Jiang Ningxian in his heart, and as an emperor, it was ridiculous that he was afraid of his own courtiers!

But this was fine, Li Zhao didn't want to fight this famous general of Qi for a long time.

If Liu Zhijie can be eliminated, it will naturally be a good thing. Wang Zichen suggested using an anti-intermediary strategy, and it happened that Liu Sihong was still in the hands of Zhaowu Jun and could be used. Li Zhao felt that this method was good, Lian Po, Li Mu and others, although they had great achievements, they would still be killed by their own people, and Jiang Ningxian was suspicious, so he couldn't really succeed.

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The next day, Chu Ziqing came to the Marshal's Mansion on time. Coincidentally, Li Zhao was not in the mansion and waited in the main hall for a long time.

After Li Zhao came back, he apologized: "The army is riddled with trivial matters, so Ziqing has been waiting for a long time."

Chu Ziqing hurriedly arched his hand and said, "The handsome don't mind, I'm bothering."

Li Zhao smiled slightly, he asked Chu Ziqing to come over today, it was not a big deal. The main thing is to see if this person can use it, if it can be used, arrange a position for him, and give an explanation to the Chu family.

"I have often heard from your father that you are a wise man. When I saw it today, it was really a talent. Li Zhao's words are half-true, but Chu Ziqing's appearance is really good.

Xie Dashuai praised. Chu Ziqing's face was calm.

"Ben Shuai is just short of people, Ziqing might as well say bluntly, do you want to stay in Chengdu or other places. "Li Zhao will go to discuss the matter of Nanzhong with Shen Ning and other generals in a while, and intends to end the conversation.

"As long as you can relieve the worries of the handsome, you can go anywhere.

Li Zhao said casually: "How do you know what Ben

Shuai is worried about?" Chu Ziqing said in a deep voice: "Forgive me for being presumptuous, and guessing that the reason why Da Shuai is not the king is because Nanzhong has not yet been lowered; second, is he hesitating, should he directly establish himself as the king? Or should he be canonized by Emperor Wei?"

Li Zhao's face changed slightly, he glanced at Chu Ziqing, and said lightly: "Go on."

"Among the emperors and grandsons of Emperor Li Kun of Wei, none of them have been crowned kings. If the marshal is crowned king, it will definitely shake the government and the opposition of the Wei State. This means that Li Kun forgave Dashuai for what he had done before. And the Zhaowu army has won many battles, and some important ministers of Wei may fall to the marshal and support the marshal to inherit the throne of Wei. "

In your opinion, what king should Ben Shuai be crowned?"

"Chang'an is located in the hinterland of Guanzhong, Guanzhong is also known as Qindi, and the marshal wants to be the king of Qin!"