Upon hearing Zhang Xiaobao's order, Li Longji and the others finally realized that while it was true that Zhang Xiaobao did not participate in military matters, this did not mean that he did not understand military strategy.
"That's right. Back then, Xiao Bao was the one in command of the logistics camp in Yizhou. He made it so that the vanguard didn't have to worry about the terrain or the weather, allowing them to move unimpeded. Who said that logistics couldn't provide support? Who said that the rear guard had to be on the other side of the field? Goalkeepers also have times when they can assist. "
When Li Longji heard Zhang Xiaobao's order to attack, he finally understood. When the Great Tang attacked Tibet, the first to display its ability was the logistics camp in Yizhou.
Just because they did not display their abilities did not mean that they did not know how to fight.
The vanguard of the generals, Zhang Shougui, still did not know that Zhang Xiaobao had pushed the logistics camp forward and feigned an attack to confuse him. He was still staring at the sand table, enduring the immense pressure. There was only one thought in his mind: 'Faster, faster!'.
"Lord Zhang, what is Your Holiness worried about? In one day, our entire army will come ashore. At that time, our guns and cannons will fire. I don't believe that they will be able to resist. "
Wang Zhongsi had also heard that the Emperor had come to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's room to chat. He believed that his chance had come, but when he saw Zhang Shougui's brow furrowed, he tried to persuade him.
"You don't know. Things aren't as simple as you think. Since Wang Juan arranged for people to light the fire, she definitely has a rough idea of what we might do. I have to take advantage of the fact that they aren't well-informed to move faster so that they won't be able to react in time."
Zhang Shougui pointed his baton at the location of the fire on the sand table as he spoke.
Wang Zhongsi also found a baton and pointed it at a model of the river next to Hangzhou. "Then wouldn't it be better if we didn't get off the ship and just went against the current to Zhejiang? That way, our gunboats would be able to use them. "
"You're dreaming. You can think of using a ship, so how could Wang Juan and the others not? If we stop in the middle of the sea, we'll have a chance to escape when the fleet is suddenly attacked and run to Zhejiang. How wide is that river?
When the time comes, they will put down a lot of sharp logs upstream, or use fire ships to attack from upstream. Where will we hide? We still have a lot of supplies on board, but they'll all be gone by then. "
Zhang Shougui used his baton to draw a line across the Zhejiang River, effectively rejecting this suggestion.
Wang Zhongsi opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, he held himself back. He walked to the side and sat on a chair. He leaned his head back, intending to rest. These past few days had been tiring for him, and he hadn't had a good night's sleep. Now that the battle was about to begin, he could finally relax.
They were not afraid that they could not win, but they could not find them previously. Although their own team had been tricked and lost all of their vanguards and hot air balloon troops, they had finally met someone. They could do whatever they wanted in the future and would not have to worry about finding them anymore.
While this was what Wang Zhongsi was thinking, Zhang Shougui was thinking from a different angle. He circled the sand table twice and softly muttered, "Is this Wang Juan's vanguard, or is this a scout? If it was a scout, they would have either run away or been burned to death. "
After muttering to himself, he opened up the map. This map was much more detailed, unlike the sand table in front of him. Due to the small number of maps that had been made, a batch had been made at the last minute, so the quality could not compare to the earlier ones.
Upon looking at the map, Zhang Shougui once more narrowed his eyes and muttered, "If it's a vanguard, where would Wang Juan's main force be? They don't have good information, and they don't have telescopes for reconnaissance, so … not good. "
As Zhang Shougui spoke, he suddenly shouted, waking Wang Zhongsi from his sleep. Wang Zhongsi placed a hand on his chest and looked over in confusion.
"Lord Zhang, what happened? Do you know that our army is in danger? " Wang Zhongsi could only get down from his chair and return to the sand table. He looked at Zhang Shougui and waited for his explanation.
Zhang Shougui gravely nodded. "That's right. We ran into a very troublesome situation. Only then did I remember that they have hawks. Other hawks might be bad at delivering information, but the water cloud will definitely be acknowledged by the referees.
If that water cloud flies ten thousand meters into the air, it can see our layout from very high up in the sky. Won't it tell Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan when it gets back? You agree with this theory, right? "
As he spoke, sweat began to drip down Zhang Shougui's forehead. He had no idea how much Wang Juan had learned about the situation on his side through the water cloud.
Wang Zhongsi and the other officers in the vanguard also sensed the threat from the sky. Some of them even raised their heads to look up.
There was a canopy above, so there was naturally no water cloud, and the water cloud did not need to actually fly.
"Then what do we do? Our every move is probably under the control of Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao. There's no way we can fight this battle. That hawk flies so high that we can't shoot it down with our guns. It can see us, but we know nothing about it. In other words, Wang Juan can make arrangements according to our arrangements at any time. "
When Wang Zhongsi thought about the water cloud, he felt very helpless. If he had known that this would happen, he would have never allowed Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao to carry the water cloud.
Just as everyone in the room was feeling troubled by Shui Yun's existence, a messenger came in from outside and said to Wang Zhongsi and the others, "His Majesty said that from now on, General Shui Yun will become a normal eagle and won't be as smart as the real him."
"Really? Did Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan agree? "Wang Zhongsi excitedly asked when he heard that the water cloud would not be used.
"It was Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan who proposed not to use the water cloud. They said that using the water cloud would be bullying you," the messenger replied.
After saying this, he left, leaving the officers in the room looking at each other in dismay.
"They're looking down on us." Wang Zhongsi was clearly very dissatisfied that he had been looked down on.
Zhang Shougui was neither happy nor angry. With a calm expression, he said, "It seems that Wang Juan wants to move against us, or else she wouldn't have specifically mentioned the water cloud."
When the other generals heard this, they all nodded in agreement.
If Wang Juan continued to hide, the water cloud wouldn't be too important to others. It was impossible for one hundred thousand people to hide without leaving a single trace.
But now, Wang Juan had emphasized the water cloud, which meant that she had already made arrangements. The battle was about to begin, and they were worried that with the water cloud's existence, they would not be able to display their abilities.
Although this was a military examination for Wang Juan, wasn't it also a sort of test for the officers?
With this thought in mind, the officers calmed down and became more serious. They reckoned that after this competition, someone would judge them. If they performed poorly in this military examination, their positions might be changed.
If the Emperor really promoted him from a fourth-grade official to a sixth-grade official, it would not only be a difference of two grades, but also the salary and the land at home. Of course, the gifts given by the Zhang family and the Wang family would also be gone. They would only give gifts to the officials who could attend the Imperial Court.
Wang Zhongsi thought of this and decided not to rest. He stood next to the sand table and pondered, muttering to himself as he pondered.
"This matter is troublesome. If I don't perform well in this military examination, will I be kicked out of the academy? Then my benefits will be gone. In the future, if I want to eat the food of Savant's Restaurant, I'll have to pay for it all myself.
Also, the dried seafood will also be gone. If I want to be promoted in the future, it will be difficult. No, I have to be more serious. I can't make a fool of myself. "
With Wang Zhongsi's words, the emotions of the other officers also fluctuated. Just now, they had only had this thought. Now that they heard someone directly describe the problem, it would be a lie to say that they didn't feel pressured.
Very soon, this news spread to the various rooms, allowing everyone to understand that the water cloud had become stupid. At the same time, it also made many people worried, afraid that they would fail this examination.
"Lord Zhang, what should we do?" Wang Zhongsi became serious and began to think of a strategy.
Zhang Shougui watched as the model of the ship that represented their team was slowly moved by messengers on the sea. He was very anxious. He wished that he could just take the model and place it at the port of Hangzhou. That way, he could immediately give the next order.
But now, he had to wait. He had to wait at least six hours for the model of the ship to reach the location he needed. This was the most painful matter.
Who knew what kind of arrangements Wang Juan had made?
Hearing someone ask, Zhang Shougui lowered his head and carefully looked at the sand table. Suddenly, he pointed at the sand table and said, "This is Mount Huangshan, and this is Mount Linli. There are two mountains. If I were Wang Juan, I would arrange for the soldiers to hide here. Mount Huangshan is high and steep."
After saying this, without waiting for others to express their opinion, Zhang Shougui shook his head again. "No, if that was the case, the enemy wouldn't even need to attack Mount Huangshan. They could just send the hot air balloon troops and drop bombs.
The other troops could then surround them. Wouldn't that be forcing them to their deaths? Wang Juan is definitely not that stupid. Otherwise, she would have been caught in Tubo. "
At this point, Zhang Shougui raised his head and looked at the officers around him. They nodded without thinking, because what Zhang Shougui said was right. Who would send themselves to their deaths?
How could Wang Juan not know the application of such a simple tactic? Thus, even if her main force was not too far from Hangzhou, it would definitely not appear in Mount Huangshan.
Hearing the analysis, Wang Zhongsi said, "Then shouldn't we go around the burned area from the south and directly find the enemy troops to attack? After all, in the mountains, our cannons won't be easy to transport and will move very slowly. "
"No, we won't go from the south, we'll go from the north. I know that the cannons won't be easy to transport, but we still have to go from the north. We'll have the first brigade go from the south and increase our momentum to confuse the enemy.
The main force of our vanguard is 15,000 people. When we move forward, we have to snake our way forward, not directly. It's best if we can capture all of their scouts so that they can't transmit any information. After that, we'll go all the way to Mount Huangshan and wait for the Middle Army to send us the follow-up supplies. "
Zhang Shougui really did as Zhang Xiaobao had analyzed. He had chosen to snake forward without the slightest error.
But while others might not understand, Wang Zhongsi was very confused. He asked, "General Zhang, why must we go to Mount Huangshan and snake forward?"
Zhang Shougui gave a self-satisfied smile and said, "Snake forward can make it difficult for the enemy to determine if we are the main force or not. Even if the enemy scouts are hiding, they will worry that we have surrounded them. The scouts won't be able to see how we snake forward, but that our troops are moving back and forth from the north to the south.
This way, they will think that we haven't discovered their main force and are currently searching for them. Since it's a search, it naturally won't be the main force.
And our path forward is also toward Mount Huangshan. Do you think that Wang Juan will think of a way to eat up this portion of our troops? When she lectured us, she said that besides achieving the true strategic objective, what is even more important is constantly wiping out the enemy's strength.
She said that we can't just give up on a tactical arrangement because the enemy has too few people. We have to persevere and find a way to obtain small victories. When these small victories are gathered together, they will become a great victory. "
When the generals heard this, they felt that it was very reasonable and nodded once more.
Wang Zhongsi excitedly clapped his hands and said, "Oh, so it turns out that Lord Zhang wants to draw Wang Juan's troops to Mount Huangshan and then wipe them out in one fell swoop, or at least kill off as much of their strength as possible.
I think this plan is feasible, because Wang Juan uses cold weapons. If she wants to directly clash with us, let alone one hundred thousand, even one million wouldn't be enough to kill us.
So she can only think of a way to scatter our troops and then concentrate her superior forces, slowly using numbers to win.
I'll go and arrange it now. Not only do we need to snake forward, we also need to tell the soldiers that when we advance, we need to loudly announce that we are going to Mount Huangshan to rest and reorganize, and that the mission of searching for the enemy must be completed. "
After saying this, Wang Zhongsi really did go to find a messenger to give the order.
The rest of the generals also continued to look at the sand table, especially the area around Mount Huangshan. They imagined that Wang Juan's troops would be fooled and then completely wiped out at the foot of Mount Huangshan.
Cui Xiyi was one of them. When he looked at the sand table, the more he looked, the more he felt that victory was in sight. This time, even if they couldn't completely wipe out Wang Juan's 100,000 troops, they would be able to wipe out the troops she sent, which had a great advantage in terms of numbers.
Looking at the model representing Mount Huangshan, Cui Xiyi echoed and said, "I know why Lord Zhang wants to come to Mount Huangshan. Although the road is not easy to walk on, once we reach Mount Huangshan, we can set up the cannons and attack from above.
At the same time, even if we don't have the hot air balloon brigade, we don't need to wait for the Central Army to send them over. We still have the glider wing brigade. Jumping down from the mountain is much easier than jumping down from the mast. I don't believe that the referees will be able to say that Mount Huangshan is windless. "
"Correct, precisely so. Perhaps many people think that sending an army to Mount Huangshan isn't a good idea, but it's precisely because other people think this way that Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao also think the same way. They know that it won't be easy for my main force to go to Mount Huangshan, so they must have sent a small force.
So this is our chance. As long as we win this battle, we won't need to be on edge, and we can also let the Central Army, the Rear Army, and the logistics officers relax. "
As Zhang Shougui spoke, he let out a long sigh of relief. He had truly been tormenting these last few days, and now he needed a victory to raise morale. To be more precise, it was to allow his generals to relax so that they could perform better.
Zhang Shougui had only spoken of this plan in the vanguard's room. He didn't have a concrete plan, so he couldn't tell the Central Army for the time being.
Just as he had expected, Yang Sixun in the Central Army had been receiving nonstop reports from the vanguard for the last few days. Other than not being able to find the vanguard, they just couldn't find the vanguard. Just as they were about to make contact with the vanguard, the vanguard's hot air balloon brigade was shot down.
They hadn't even seen the vanguard, but the vanguard had already been lost. The entire army was under immense pressure.
Yang Sixun had also received news that the vanguard would be able to reach Hangzhou tomorrow. At the same time, he ordered the Central Army to hurry over as quickly as possible. One reason was to continue using the five thousand soldiers as bait, and the other was to work with the vanguard as quickly as possible to open up the situation.
When he thought of the current situation, Yang Sixun didn't even have the mood to eat. He looked at the egg-fried rice and soup that the kitchen had brought over, as well as a few plates of pickled vegetables. Several times, he wanted to pick up his chopsticks to eat, but he stopped every time.
He said to the person in charge of taking care of them, "Take them away first. I can't eat them. Do you have cucumbers? Wash one for me. I'm grinding my teeth. "
The person quickly went to wash the cucumbers and brought them back.
After taking a bite of the cucumbers, Yang Sixun endured the pain of waiting for the vanguard to reach the shore. He said to the other generals, "If the vanguard fights with Wang Juan, we have to be very careful, because Wang Juan is definitely someone who likes to command battles on multiple fronts.
If we are careless and think that she can't find the time to send people to scheme against us, then we are gravely mistaken. I think she even wants us to think this way. "
There were also many generals in the room where Yang Sixun was. They all listened carefully, and at the same time, they continuously passed down orders to command their own part of the fleet.
Yang Sixun continued, "What I want to know the most right now is where Wang Juan's troops are hiding? And what methods do they have to use cold weapons against hot weapons?
Since we haven't docked yet, you should all think about it. If it were you, and you were asked to use cold weapons to face the cannons and guns, what would you do to minimize your losses while ensuring the effectiveness of your attacks? "
"Sir Yang, I thought of something."
Someone stood out from the crowd in the room. It seemed that he had considered this question before. He said, "It's actually very simple. I just need to not be discovered by the enemy in advance, and then lie in ambush on both sides of the path that the enemy needs to take.
When they pass by and we suddenly attack, their cannons will be useless. A bayonet on a gun is not as good as a cold weapon. As for their pistols, they have very few of them, and at the same time, it doesn't mean that they will definitely kill with a shot.
Other than this sneak attack method, I also thought of using bows and arrows. Use a large number of bows and arrows and find a high place to shoot down. That way, it won't be worse than bullets. For example, there are many mountains on this sandbox. Here, this is a very big mountain, Yellow Mountain.
If I were Wang Juan, I would ambush people here and think of a way to lure the vanguard over. Even if the price is high, as long as I can eat the vanguard, everything will be worth it. "
After this person finished speaking, he retreated. However, Yang Sixun's eyes lit up. He was not interested in the two ideas that this person had suggested, but in the Yellow Mountain that this person had mentioned.
His gaze immediately landed on the model of the Yellow Mountain, and then he looked at the hundred li radius of the forest that had been burned. He worriedly said,
"It's possible that Wang Juan really did place the main force on the Yellow Mountain. If that's really the case, the vanguard is in danger. This won't do. I have to tell them. Someone, send a telegram to the vanguard. The central army guesses that Wang Juan's main force is in the Yellow Mountain area. The vanguard should not move and wait for the central army to arrive."
After sending the message, Yang Sixun ate the cucumber bite by bite. He anxiously paced back and forth in the room, afraid that the vanguard would not take his message seriously.
It didn't take long for the vanguard to receive a signal from the radio. Someone wrote down Yang Sixun's message on a piece of paper and sent it to Zhang Shougui.
Upon seeing the words on the paper, Zhang Shougui smiled and said to the others, "The central army has sent a message saying that they're guessing that Wang Juan's main force is in the Yellow Mountain area. They want us to wait and wait for the central army to arrive before moving. Haha, Lord Yang is very interesting."
All the generals chuckled. Zhang Shougui's words were very interesting. They all understood that the people in the central army wanted to contribute, but they were also worried that their vanguard would get a higher score if they killed too many enemies. This was a competition between two parties. When the time came, the rewards would be different depending on who won or lost.
This was especially true of the Yellow Mountain area. They had already analyzed the situation. If Wang Juan really dared to place the main force on the Yellow Mountain area, their vanguard would not even need to fight. They could just surround the area and guard the key entrance.
When the central army and rear army arrived, their vanguard would be able to take down the Yellow Mountain area in one fell swoop.
Not only did Zhang Shougui think this way, he was also a little dissatisfied with Yang Sixun and Weiwei. The greatest taboo in battle was to steal credit, but now, they were telling him not to advance and to wait in place.
If that was really the case, what need was there for the vanguard? Wouldn't it have been better for everyone to come up together? If he really waited, when the martial selection ended, he might be accused of delaying the battle. If that really happened, would he, Yang Sixun, take the blame?
With this thought, Zhang Shougui immediately sent a message to Yang Sixun.
When Yang Sixun saw the message, he helplessly shook his head. "I'm not in the mood for that. It's just a misunderstanding. Fine, you're right. If Wang Juan really is on the Yellow Mountain, then the vanguard just needs to guard the key entrances and exits and not let the main force come out.
Once we reach the place, we can attack together. Naturally, we can eliminate Wang Juan. Going by that logic, it's not wrong. Wang Juan probably also understands this principle, so she won't run to the Yellow Mountain. "
After analyzing the situation, Yang Sixun regretted sending this message to the vanguard. He shouldn't have made them suspect that he was trying to steal credit from them. Why bother? But he also knew that his explanation was useless. The other party wouldn't believe him.
Handing the report to a general beside him, Yang Sixun said, "Pass it around. Then think about where Wang Juan is most likely to be."
When everyone saw the message, it was the person who had suggested the idea. At this time, he spoke again. "I feel that Wang Juan had people light up the mountain because she wants to delay our attack. They need to set up a huge trap to trap us when the time comes.
For example, if they empty a mountain or block a river, when we see that the river is shallow and halfway across, they will release the water. The people who cross will panic and lose a lot of their fighting strength. Those who don't cross will be naked on the other side of the river.
In reality, this has a huge impact on the morale of the army. The judges will definitely make this judgment. Thus, Wang Juan needs to buy as much time as possible. I think she's no longer on the Jiangnan East Road, but on the Jiangnan West Road. We need to speed up and catch up. "
Yang Sixun nodded and felt that it made sense. It was normal for Wang Juan to do something illogical. When they were fighting Tubo, didn't they do the same thing in the village?
That's right. Digging a tunnel can help us avoid detection from above. Furthermore, if we dig a tunnel ahead of time and make the longest tunnel out of the night watchmen's field of vision, they can wait for our people to arrive at that place and launch a sneak attack at night.
It seemed that they didn't know when they would set up camp and where they would choose, but those who knew war knew that the place to set up camp was similar. If Wang Juan and the others used a portion of their troops to delay or attract their troops, then it would affect the speed of their troops.
When they needed to rest, their troops would be able to reach the place where Wang Juan and the others had dug a tunnel in advance. Then, it would be easy for them to be ambushed at night.
"Yes, yes. This is very important. We can use a tunnel. I have to tell the vanguard in case they fall for it." Yang Sixun rubbed his hands excitedly and was about to send a message to the vanguard when he suddenly remembered that he had sent a message just now. In the end, it made both sides unhappy.
This time, it seemed that he shouldn't be so meddlesome.
Yang Sixun stopped calling for a messenger to send the message and said to the generals around him, "After we get ashore, no matter where we go, we have to investigate under our feet clearly. Especially under the stove in the house. See if there are any tunnels, wells, withered trees, etc."
Everyone nodded. They felt that every bush and tree was an enemy. They hadn't even met Wang Juan's troops and they were already scared by themselves.
Yang Sixun also realized this problem. He didn't have a plan in mind. Who could he blame? If there was anyone to blame, it was Wang Juan who was always lecturing them. When she was teaching, she was really unscrupulous.
So when he faced her today, he would definitely think of the situation during her lecture and use that to analyze what kind of methods she would use.
At this time, another person also spoke up, "I think that Wang Juan has another choice, and that is to use their commoners to disguise themselves as soldiers to confuse us, while their main forces will circle around the vanguard and catch us off guard.
They might even go around the vanguard to attack the rear camp and go around the rear camp to attack the supply team. What we need to do is to increase our surveillance. We can't let them pass by us and cause trouble for our allies. "
Yang Sixun nodded lightly and didn't make any comments. He realized that if they responded according to everyone's thoughts, not to mention 100,000 people, even a million people wouldn't be able to do it.
Thus, he decided not to think about it blindly. It was better to send them ashore as soon as possible.
*****
At this time, compared to the confusion of the generals who felt that anything was possible, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were much more relaxed. Their strategy was very clear.
As for how the enemy would choose their route and method, the two of them weren't very worried. The information they gathered was very useful in terms of probability.
Under normal circumstances, if a person's actions could be different from what psychology said, then in a tense situation, that person's actions would be what they were supposed to do and not change their train of thought.
Li Longji was still talking to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.
This time, they didn't talk about Shui Yun. Li Longji had just been diverted by Zhang Xiaobao and gave Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan some time to study their strategy. When he found out, he didn't say anything.
Now that the two of them weren't very busy, he asked Zhang Xiaobao, "Xiaobei and the others said that they want to give them tax exemption. This way, they're willing to spend half of the money on the Tang children.
We believe that they will definitely keep their word and won't spend less money after tax exemption. But what we don't understand is that the tax actually doesn't even cover half of their profits, right? Why would they rather spend more money but still ask for tax exemption? "
Li Longji recalled the matter mentioned in the news that Xiao Bei and the others sent back. He didn't understand this point, so he asked Zhang Xiaobao about it.
It wasn't just him. Other than Wang Juan, no one else understood.
Princess Jincheng helped Xiaobei and the others think. "I think it should be like this. Xiaobei and the others want to take out more money for the children, but they want to make more profits. At the same time, they feel that the tax they pay might not be used on the children.
So, they thought of this method to use tax to exchange for more money to help the Tang children. They're so smart, they'll be more successful when they grow up. "
Li Longji was stunned by Princess Jincheng's words. He shook his head helplessly and said, "It's not like that at all. They must have used some method to let them not only not pay tax, but also take out half of the money to spend on the Tang children. The benefits they get, or rather the money they earn, are more than paying tax directly. Isn't that right, Xiao Bao?"
Zhang Xiaobao's eyes showed a confused expression. He shook his head. "I don't know. I've been busy with the Military Selections. I don't have time to analyze this. It's probably a welfare measure that they came up with."
Li Longji didn't believe Zhang Xiaobao's words at all. He looked at Wang Juan. Wang Juan's eyes were much clearer than Zhang Xiaobao's. She smiled and said,
"That's what I think. Xiao Bei and the others are thinking that if they are exempted from taxes, they can use this amusement park as their headquarters in the future, which is their flagship store. Then, as for the subsidiary companies, they can merge the tax accounts with the headquarters.
But the money for half of the profits would only be paid by the main company, not the subsidiary companies. In this way, Xiao Bei and the others would actually get a lot of benefits. "
Li Longji felt that it made sense. Just as he was about to agree, he thought of something and shook his head. "That's impossible. When your family does business, they never use such methods. This is called cheating. You don't cheat your own country.
Since that's the case, it's impossible for Xiao Bei and the others. If they really need money, they can find Xiao Bao and ask him for ideas. Moreover, Xiao Bao didn't stop them, which means that Xiao Bao already knew what they were going to do.
And you, Cuckoo, you almost fooled me. I don't believe that you don't know either. The two of you must have realized that Xiao Bei and the others' plan would benefit you greatly. You were afraid that I would scheme against you, so you played dumb with me. "
"I deny it." Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan spoke at the same time, then laughed together.
Li Longji was very depressed. Seeing Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan put on an expression that said, "I won't say anything even if you beat me to death." He waved his hand helplessly and let the two of them continue to study the strategy. He called Gao Lishi and the others over and sat in a circle to study how Xiao Bei and the others could take out half of the profits and still make more money than if they were not taxed.
Empress Wang sat there and didn't make a sound. For her, this was a very difficult thing to do. She preferred to watch Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao play with the sand table instead of studying economic matters.
Wu Huifei's eyes turned back and forth. She was also thinking about how to benefit from this matter. Since the situation that Wang Juan said would not happen with the tax exemption, then no matter how she calculated, she couldn't figure out how Xiao Bei and the others would benefit from it.
"It's so strange. Could it be that Xiao Bao helped to come up with this idea? Xiao Bei and the others seem to … " Wu Huifei thought carefully for a while, but in the end, she couldn't figure it out. She looked at Zhang Xiaobao and said.
"That's impossible. If it was Xiao Bao's idea, Xiao Bao would have said it himself. This isn't the first time I've dealt with him like this. Although I always end up at a disadvantage in the end, I can say that it's already very difficult for others to lie."
Li Longji denied Wu Huifei's statement and praised himself. He was a little proud.
Gao Lishi echoed, "I don't think it was Xiao Bao's idea. Xiao Bei and the others have already thought of many good ideas. They always stay with Xiao Bao and Cuckoo, so their way of thinking is almost the same.
As for the idea of not paying taxes and taking out half of the profits, I can't figure it out for the time being.
Unless it's like this, the tax they have to pay is more than half of the profits they take out. Otherwise, it's not worth it. But if it's not worth it, they won't deliberately say it. "
Gao Lishi said a lot, but in the end, it was useless.
Princess Jincheng blinked and listened. She was very much looking forward to Xiao Bei and the others getting more benefits from the tax exemption. Such a good group of children should be rewarded more.
Even though Zuzan Chide was once the king of Tubo and controlled the whole of Tubo, he wasn't proficient in economic matters. He was far from being proficient in military matters.
The only thing he knew about economic matters was that he used to trade with Tang Dynasty. He used horses, cows, sheep, and other products to exchange for tea leaves, salt, and iron from Tang Dynasty.
Of course, there was also the simplest method, and that was to find a way to marry a princess of Tang Dynasty. Regardless of whether the princess was a real princess or a princess who was promoted to a princess at the last minute, as long as he married her, he would get a lot of things and craftsmen.
In the past, it wasn't only Tubo who did this. The Tujue and some tribes in the north of Hebei Province also did this. Everyone had their eyes on the additional benefits of marriage.
But later on, as Xiao Bao and Cuckoo gradually grew up, Tang Dynasty stopped sending women out. Even when they sent people to pay tribute, the return gift was so light that the value of the tribute wasn't even enough.
Now, although he didn't have to worry about Tubo not having enough food because Tang Dynasty would send them, he still didn't understand economic matters. This was really too difficult.
Zuzan Chide thought and said, "Why don't we ask Xiaobei and the others? They should know their own ideas."
"We can't ask." Li Longji quickly said, "If we ask them, won't it make me look stupid? If the nine of them can think of a method, I don't believe that I can't think of one myself. "
Everyone fell silent again as they tried to analyze the situation.
After a quarter of an hour, Li Longji slapped his thigh and said: "I know what's going on now. They must have found out that if they want to pay taxes, then they have to pay a proportional tax that includes both costs and profits.
In other words, their cost is higher and their profit is smaller. If they pay tax according to the method I said, they will earn less. It's better to take out half of the profit.
For example, they sell a piece of candy for 100 copper coins, but the profit is only 30 copper coins. If the tax is 20%, they have to pay 20 copper coins. But after the tax is exempted, even if they take out half of the profit and use it for other purposes, it will only be 15 copper coins.
In this way, they will pay 5 copper coins less. How about it? Am I right? Xiao Bao, did you hear that? Tell me, am I right? "
Li Longji analyzed and felt that his analysis was completely correct. He was proud of himself again.
Zhang Xiaobao smiled and replied, "I don't know either. Maybe it's right. I'm looking at the terrain here. Aiya, it's autumn now. If it's winter, I don't know if it will snow heavily. If it does, it won't be easy to hide. It'll be difficult."
Wang Juan didn't need Li Longji to ask and said, "So you can think like that. Amazing. After this busy period, I'll get someone to report it and ask Xiaobei. At least I have to understand what they are doing. The profit ratio is so small."
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