After Takeshita Junichiro, Yamamoto, and Yamamoto returned to the inn where they were staying, they gathered together to ponder.
The three of them were traumatized by the Zhang Family and the Wang Family. Although this cooperation seemed to be good, they could not completely relax. If it was someone else who offered to provide money, they would be willing to believe it. However, the other party's identity made them have to be cautious, even if the other party was still a child, even if the child was not under the command of the elders of the family.
Back then, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were also children, and many people did not care. The people who did not care included not only the people of the surrounding countries, but also their own Japan, the high officials of the Great Tang, and the various aristocratic families.
In the end, they slowly grew up and obtained a position that was close to half of the Great Tang.
Looking back, Yaya learned to speak, pushing eight hands, urging the upper reaches of the county; Can you remember, the water and clouds were quiet, the reeds and the reeds were just standing, love was written in spring and autumn; Looking back, Huayuan was the first county, the roads were clear, and the border was the province; Looking back, yesterday, the waves became a building, joining hands to fight against the enemy, strength to stop the tide; Looking back, the rain of arrows, the neighing of horses and the chirping of eagles, there was no need to worry about the border, the sword competition in Mount Hua, the sound of guns and cannons; Looking back, the nine provinces of the Great Tang, alone at the top, the frustrated sighs, the wood has been turned into a boat, time does not stay, a word does not stop.
Things were like this. When they were young, they did not care, but when they wanted to care, they realized that there was no other way. If they could go back to that time, the first thing they would do was to find people to kill the Zhang Family and Wang Family in Sanshui County, Zhuangzi. They could not let the two grow up.
Therefore, even though Xiaobei was young, in order to not regret it again in the future, they had to take it seriously, even if they could not see what the other party was scheming.
Thus, Takeshita Junichiro and the other two started to speculate about this matter. However, how could they understand this kind of economic invasion? It involved the overall situation of a society's development. If they dealt with it well, it could promote the development of the country. If not, it would plummet.
Putting aside the fact that the Great Tang was' helping 'them in the form of invasion, even if the Great Tang was helping them in a friendly manner, the moment it wasn't properly controlled, it would still cause social unrest.
If the three of them could come up with such a solution, they would be gods. Even Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were troubled by the contradictions of social development and could not come up with a reasonable and complete plan. They could only do their best to control it and then deal with it as it came. For example, why didn't they start the war against Polyphagy immediately? They were simply waiting for the Great Tang's economy to develop to a certain extent and when there were hidden dangers of unrest.
In a situation where they wanted to develop quickly, but their productivity couldn't keep up, and their laws and regulations were not perfect, they balanced the domestic economic system by consuming part of the domestic resources related to the war and other resources plundered after victory.
While conscripting the relatively unemployed people to reduce the contradiction in the demand for goods, it also diverted the anger of the people due to the gap between the rich and poor caused by themselves and the environment.
Then, by controlling the pace and progress of the war, they could balance the domestic demand for goods and labor. This would also give the Great Tang's Agriculture Temple and Ministry of Works time to research and improve their productivity. Once the war was over, they could relax for a while and wait for the next conflict to erupt.
Takeshita Junichiro and the other two had no idea of this. They believed that if they didn't handle the current situation well, the Great Tang would attack them.
"Why don't we wait and see? Once Wenzhou Jiuyou brings the contract, we can make a decision after seeing what's written inside." After a few moments of discussion, Yamamoto, who had failed to figure out what sort of scheme they were hiding, decided to speak up.
Takeshita Junichiro and Yamamoto exchanged glances and were forced to accept this proposal.
"First, we need to appease the Great Tang. Otherwise, if we really use force, the schemes won't matter anymore. We should have directly met the Emperor of the Great Tang and begged him not to attack Japan, but the Great Tang found a child to answer us. It's really infuriating," Yamamoto complained.
Takeshita Junichiro bitterly smiled and said, "I think it's good to have a child. It's better than the Great Tang's newly established Foreign Affairs Department dealing with us. At least Xiaobei can see the Emperor of the Great Tang at any time. Tonight, she will definitely tell her brother, sister, and the Emperor about what happened during the day. If it were another official, it would drag on for three to five days, and we would be anxious to death."
Yamamoto and Yamamoto felt that it made sense and nodded.
Takeshita Junichiro continued, "Now, we need to deal with two things. First, we need to get the people on the Great Tang's list over. Even if the Great Tang turns hostile and kills them here, we have to do it for the safety of the country.
Second, I suggest that we increase the compensation to the Great Tang in addition to the original compensation amount, especially the seeds that we promised Xiaobei in exchange for the abalones. Even if all the seeds in exchange are dead, it's worth it. This way, the Great Tang can continue to rent the steam engine ships and gunboats to us. "
"If that's the case, the Japanese can only force them from the people. Otherwise, we won't be able to gather the compensation amount," Yamamoto said worriedly.
"That's why we need to pay more compensation so that we can continue to rent ships and send our elite forces out to steal things to make up for the lack of resources in the country," Takeshita Junichiro said.
Yamamoto and Yamamoto nodded again.
*****
The discussion between the three quickly reached the ears of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.
Zhang Xiaobao and Weiwei smiled. "Steal. Send all the healthy people out to steal. I don't believe that the Emperor of Japan and the other clans will really distribute the things they steal to the Japanese people. It's best to hint to them to bring back slaves. In a situation where technology can't keep up, we need more outsiders to do dangerous things."
Wang Juan only raised her head to glance at Zhang Xiaobao. She didn't reply and lowered her head to continue working on her plan. This was a plan for the southwest and was usually a medium-term plan. At the very least, they couldn't let them fall into chaos before the war with Toshi was over. At the same time, they had to accomplish a certain strategic goal for the country.
The two of them each carried out their duties, turning the invasion of the other into helping the other party.
Xiaobei and the others also discussed for a while. Then, they took a shower and dozed off, falling asleep without waiting for them to finish.
The next morning, before Xiaobei could go find the Japanese, someone outside reported that someone had come looking for Xiaobei, or Xiaoyuan and the others.
"Who is it?" Xiaobei asked.
"It's a girl. She looks four or five years old. She won't say anything else. She only said that she wants to see you." The person who came looked very helpless. It seemed that he had used many methods to get information but to no avail.
Xiaobei rolled his eyes and muttered in puzzlement, "Whose child wants to see us so early in the morning? Tell the Japanese that we'll let them play by themselves for a while. We have things to do. "
Putting the matter of the Japanese aside, Xiaobei asked someone to prepare breakfast. The eleven of them sat down and called the girl they wanted to meet to eat together.
Not long after, a girl stood at the door. She was indeed four or five years old. She wore a set of silk clothes that looked like Su embroidery. She had two horns on her head and a bag with a cartoon panda mark on her arm.
From her clothes, she should be the child of a rich family. However, from her face, she didn't look rich at all. Her skin was a little rough, her eyes were flickering, her cheeks were thin, and the wrists that were exposed from her sleeves didn't have much flesh. It gave people the feeling that the clothes didn't fit her. It wasn't that the size didn't match, but that the temperament didn't match.
The girl was very self-aware. After standing at the door, she put down her bag and raised her arms to look around, indicating that she wanted to be searched.
Xiaobei looked at the others. After they gave him a look that said, "You can handle it." Xiaobei jumped down from the chair and said, "No need, no need." He came in front of the girl and asked, "You haven't eaten, right?"
As soon as Xiaobei opened his mouth, the girl suddenly burst into tears. She cried and wiped her tears.
"Don't cry. If you have something to say, say it. Eat first. Eat slowly. Speak slowly. You've been wronged. Seriously." Xiaobei quickly pulled her to a seat and sat beside her. He asked someone to pour a bowl of milk and advised, "Don't cry. It's easy to choke. Why don't you talk first? Who bullied you?"
The girl sobbed a few times before she managed to control herself. She wiped her tears and said, "My father."
"Ah?" Xiao Bei was shocked. The others were also astonished.
"What did your father do to you?"
"He didn't let me study," the girl replied.
"Where is your home?"
"Lingzhou County, Wangya Village."
"Where is this?" Xiaobei was puzzled and looked at the others.
Xiaoyuan replied, "In Guangzhou."
"Ah? That's so far. How did you come here? Where is your father hiding? "Xiaobei knew where Guangzhou was.
The girl wiped her tears again and continued to sob. "I came here by myself. My father doesn't know. When I came here, I left a message. When I heard the merchants at my place say that you are here, I came here. I want to complain."
Weiwei's mouth was agape. For a moment, she was speechless. She admired the little girl beside her. She did not die on the way here. How brave was she?
The little girl did not wait for the others to continue asking. She said, "I heard that you are in Lu Zhou, so I came here. I found a passenger ship to Lu Zhou and followed behind an adult I didn't know. I pretended to be his child and boarded the ship. Children don't need tickets or money to eat.
Later, when it was dark, I had nowhere to go to sleep. When I curled up in the aisle of the cabin to sleep, the people on the ship found me. I was afraid that they would send me back, so I didn't tell them about my father. I said that I wanted to complain to you. They gave me the best room to stay in and made me a set of clothes.
I followed the boat all the way to Lu Zhou's pier. Then, they sent me to the Ocean Cloud Inn in the state capital and booked a room in the back. They arrived last night and sent me here this morning. They've left. "
The little girl quickly finished telling the story. She jumped off the chair and opened her bag. Inside were her original clothes. This set of clothes seemed to match her identity.
Xiaobei nodded in surprise and asked, "So, you didn't suffer along the way?"
"No." The little girl shook her head. "They were very good to me. They even showed me comic books and arranged for a beautiful big sister to sleep with me."
"Oh, that's good. Let's eat. We'll talk about other things after we eat. The milk will get cold soon." When Xiaobei saw that the other party had calmed down, she quickly persuaded her to eat.
After eating, before Xiaobei could ask, the little girl cried again. "I'm here to complain. My father won't let me study. He told me to stay at home and look after my brother."
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