Chapter 899

"I would like to hear the details." Li Zhi sat upright, listening carefully.

Zhang Sheng said: "The issuance of Zhenshan Yuan can be compared to Azure Origin. Initial trust is the most critical, so I will take out twenty million Azure Origin to exchange for the newly issued Zhenshan Yuan, and the Zhenshan Yuan obtained will be used to purchase the products in your territory."

Li Zhi had long studied the Azure Origin mechanism, so there was no need for Zhang Sheng to say more. As long as there was key support from Azure Origin at the beginning, he could handle subsequent matters himself. The Zhenshan territory bordered the mountain people, and the territory was all taken from the mountain people, with a large amount of special products and precious minerals. Now the population had also developed to over seventy thousand, and there was a foundation for issuing Zhenshan Yuan.

Li Zhi understood the key, so he stood up and bowed, saying: "If I can get the support of Azure Void, Zhenshan Yuan will surely succeed. Li Zhi thanks Zhang Shi here first. If Zhang Shi has any instructions, as long as it is something I can do, I will definitely do my best!"

Zhang Sheng pondered for a moment and said: "I see the situation in the Zhao Kingdom; I fear it will not be able to accommodate you in the future. If this Zhenshan territory struggles to survive and lingers on, that is fine. But if Zhenshan Yuan is issued, its strength will surely advance by leaps and bounds in a short time, and I fear there will be trouble then."

Li Zhi's face became solemn and said: "I have long been prepared. Currently, I am prepared to respond like this, but to succeed, I still need Zhang Shi's help."

Li Zhi governed the Zhenshan territory very impressively, and his talent was fully displayed. Therefore, not only did he get the full support of the Four Sages Academy, but he also gained the recognition of the Southern Qi King. The Zhao Kingdom placed Li Zhi in the Western Frontier, originally intending to use him as the first barrier to defend against the mountain people. But they didn't expect Li Zhi to win battle after battle, defeating the mountain people in several major battles, occupying a thousand miles of land, and possessing over one hundred thousand troops.

If the Zhenshan territory continues to develop like this, it may completely block the Zhao Kingdom's westward path. The Zhao Wang agreed to Li Zhi setting up boundary stones to use him to block disasters, not to let him develop. Therefore, after Li Zhi's troops exceeded one hundred thousand, the Zhao Kingdom began to restrict the flow of materials to the Zhenshan territory under various excuses, and refugees were not allowed to leave the pass either.

As a result, Azure Void emerged suddenly, and its products were even more terrifying. Most of the needs of the Zhenshan territory could be directly supplemented from Azure Void, and it no longer relied much on the Zhao Kingdom's supplies.

The method Li Zhi thought of now was to recruit soldiers and personnel from Southern Qi, then detour through Western Jin, and then transport them into the Zhenshan territory by Azure Void. Although this was a big detour, Western Jin was unwilling to offend Southern Qi, and Azure Void would not block it. Over the past period, Li Zhi had used the method of ants moving house, transporting only two or three thousand people at a time, and successively recruited fifty thousand elites and ten thousand skilled craftsmen from Southern Qi.

Li Zhi intended to recruit another one hundred thousand soldiers from Southern Qi, and then supplement most of the supplies and equipment from Azure Void. In this way, even if the Zhao Wang turned his face, with the strength of the Zhenshan territory, it would be enough to protect itself. And the reason Li Zhi was able to set up boundary stones here was also because he had exchanged interests with the Zhao Kingdom. If the Zhao Wang went back on his word, the Qi King would definitely not let it go.

It's just that in this way, I fear half of the twenty million Azure Origin Zhang Sheng exchanged will flow back directly. To a certain extent, this can also be considered Li Zhi's return.

After hearing Li Zhi's plan, Zhang Sheng said: "Long nights bring many dreams. Now that Jin and Zhao are still at war, the timing is just right. Why not deceive the heavens and cross the sea, and concentrate the matters of the next few years into two months?"

Li Zhi was moved again.

The joints of Western Jin had all been opened. No one would care if the flying boats transporting troops and people were slightly larger. If the cabins were squeezed a little, one thousand people could become four thousand. If he was ruthless and didn't bring military supplies at all, the people on the boat would be hungry for a few days, and then land after arriving at Azure Void, buy supplies, and have a meal on the spot. It would not be impossible to stuff ten thousand people in one boat.

In this way, within three months, Li Zhi was confident that he could transport fifteen thousand Southern Qi elites, plus five thousand craftsmen. By then, the Zhenshan territory would have over a million people, including thirty thousand elites, thirty thousand civilian laborers, and the remaining ten thousand plus craftsmen with special skills, with ordinary farmers less than twenty thousand. From the proportion, it was very top-heavy.

According to Southern Qi's practice, it takes about ten farmers to support one elite infantryman, and fifty farming households to support one heavy-armored cavalryman. But Li Zhi relied on Azure Void, and most of the military supplies were purchased from Azure Void, so this proportion was no problem at all, making the Zhao Wang's idea of strangling his neck fall through. It's just whether Azure Void would strangle his neck, that would be a matter for later.

Li Zhi was also decisive and said: "Then please ask Zhang Shi to prepare military supplies for two hundred thousand people, and my father will offer the Immortal Silver in the next batch of flying boats."

Zhang Sheng smiled slightly and said: "Once Zhenshan Yuan is issued, we won't need to be so troublesome."

After Li Zhi left, only Feng Chutang and True Person Fenhai remained in the war chariot. Feng Chutang winked at True Person Fenhai several times. Fenhai was helpless and could only say: "Disciple, you have let Li Chengfeng and Li Zhi issue their own so-called Yuan one after another, what exactly is the reason?"

Zhang Sheng said: "Brother Feng must have guessed almost everything, so why not let him explain it."

Feng Chutang gave a bitter laugh and said: "I only guessed the first few layers, but you should still have a follow-up move, so I can't guess it."

True Person Fenhai relied on his seniority and said: "Then you tell me the layers you guessed first."

Feng Chutang said: "First, whether it is Clear Water or Zhenshan, their own strength and products are limited. If they want to issue paper Yuan stably, they must borrow a large amount of Azure Origin as support, especially at the beginning. And they must nail Azure Origin in exchange, and have enough Azure Origin to redeem at any time, so that they can issue smoothly. This is actually equivalent to expanding the status and circulation of Azure Origin. The more forces that issue paper Yuan, the wider the use of Azure Origin. If it develops like this, Azure Origin will naturally become the foundation of all currencies."

True Person Fenhai nodded slowly, looking like he agreed deeply.

"Secondly, if various places want to maintain a stable currency value for a long time, they must reserve a large amount of Azure Origin. These Azure Origins circulate through their hands. For example, now, the natural boundary of Azure Origin is no longer the Azure Void Realm, but the boundary between Clear Water and Zhenshan. They have a large amount of Azure Origin in their hands, and eventually, they have to come back to buy our things, so we don't need to worry about having too many goods and not being able to sell them."

"Makes a lot of sense." True Person Fenhai thought seriously.

"Thirdly, it is the less obvious benefit. That is, those who have used Azure Origin and have Azure Origin in their hands will naturally tend to stand on our side. Even if they don't say it, they will still have a bias in their hearts. The stronger Azure Origin is, the more such people there will be. Accumulating bit by bit, it will become a monstrous flood; what is called the will of the people is almost like this."

True Person Fenhai began to think hard, subconsciously saying: "There is such a thing?"

Feng Chutang said: "There are more than a dozen small follow-up items, but they are not very important, so I won't list them one by one."

Fenhai could no longer maintain his expert image, his face showing shock, only thinking in his heart: "How can there be more than a dozen? How, how can I not think of even one?"

Feng Chutang sighed, looked at Zhang Sheng, and said: "I know you went to such great lengths, even not hesitating to fight a battle with the Zhao Kingdom as a paving stone, there must be a follow-up move. It's a pity I can't think of it no matter what." ===== CHAPTER 900 =====