Chapter 109: Rich Woman's Address Book
On February 2, the dragon raises its head. Generally speaking, it is the time for spring sowing.
After the matter was settled, everyone in Yiquanwu was no longer nervous. The dealers put down their weapons and began to prepare for the spring sowing.
Shao Xun walked around the Wubao.
These forts are only dangerous.
The platform where Yiquanwu is located is forty to fifty meters high, isolated on three sides, and has only one slope to go up and down.
We can't count on siege equipment, we can only rely on human lives.
Attack up the slope, unobstructed and exposed to the enemy's crossbows - if they have crossbows - this is a bloody road.
If the opponent uses more wood and rolling stones, the casualties will be even greater.
When they reached the foot of Wubao, they set up ladders and surrounded them, and the elite soldiers were pushed from the top of the city. They were either dead or injured - the walls of Wubao looked like they were three feet high.
It's really not worth a frontal attack.
Either a sneak attack or negotiation. The other party will pay some money and food, send a proton, and then promise to send troops to help you fight, and that's it.
The Du family is not a baseless person.
The late Du Yu had a great reputation. His eldest son Du Xi was the minister Zuocheng, and his second son Du Ji was the prefect of Xinping. Although Du Dan and Du Yin were working and studying at home, it would have been easy for them to get official positions - if it weren't for Mi If Huang intervenes, Du Yin will probably be the prefect of Hongnong.
With such a family background and such hard power, it would be best to resolve the matter peacefully.
After all, the two people leading the army, one is about to take office as the prefect of Hongnong, and the other will soon be the general of the palace. They are both court officials, not thieves, and they still have to follow some rules.
"I asked for 30,000 hu of grain for you, is it enough?" Almost all the commanders of Zhuwu Fort in Yiyang County came. After arguing with them for a long time, Mi Huang came out of the tent and held him. Shao Xun talks about things.
“I only need 20,000 hu of grain.” Shao Xun said: “You don’t need to give it all at once, just give a little every month. Can you exchange the remaining 10,000 hu of dendrobium for some cattle, farm tools, and seeds? ?”
“Everyone is in short supply of these things,” Mi Huang said, “The only people in the county who can make large quantities of their own farm tools and weapons, raise silkworms and weave cloth, and tame calves are one spring, one water, and one. Yang Gong Sanwu Fort can do it."
"Can you think of a way?" Shao Xun asked.
"Try your best." Mi Huang nodded and said, "When I take office as a new official, brothers Du Dan and Du Yin have to give me some face no matter what. However, Xiaolangjun, is your stall too big? It occupies an area to build Many people are doing this by building a dock and raising guests, but not many people are as anxious as you are. Just like the Yunzhong Village you just built, you need to settle two to three hundred households first, and then take your time and spend a few dollars. Wouldn't it be better to establish a foothold in a few years and expand it little by little? Isn't this how Yiyang Wubao came to be? With the current situation.”
“The situation is such that we have to be anxious,” Shao Xun said.
Mi Huang is doubtful.
The general trend? The situation is very good now, and Sikong only has his last enemy left, Sima Yong.
"If you really want to accomplish something quickly, there is only one way." Mi Huang said.
"Please give me some advice from the lieutenant."
"Marry a wife."
Shao Xun is speechless, does he mean to sell himself?
In fact, he is not that resistant. The key is that he can't sell it at a good price now...
"Weigh it up." Mi Huang said.
Shao Xun only weighed it for a second and then asked: "May I ask which women are waiting to be married in Beijing?"
Give me the address book of the rich woman, hurry up!
Mi Huang was startled by Shao Xun's words. Does such a big event as marriage depend on whether the dowry is rich or not?
He thought carefully and said seriously: "Wang Huifeng is the first choice."
"Lieutenant, this is the second time you mentioned this person." Shao Xun said helplessly.
"That's why I mentioned it so many times." Mi Huang said in a tone that said she hated iron but could not make steel: "Wang Huifeng is the former crown princess, and she is extremely loyal. Although she is widowed, she is not necessarily willing to marry. Here it is for you. If Wang Yifu nods and agrees, you can have fun secretly. After this girl gets married, she will devote herself to you, serve her parents-in-law diligently, and take care of the family business carefully. When you are fighting abroad, she can even help you manage the Wubao and ensure that there will be no fire in the backyard. I am not willing to introduce her to ordinary people. I would rather mention her sister Wang Jingfeng."
From Mi Huang's tone, Wang Jingfeng is very beautiful. A vase has no merit. Wang Huifeng has means and is a chaste woman, so she may not be willing to remarry.
Shao Xun shook his head and asked: "What else?"
Mi Huang glanced at him and said: "Go and ask the princess to arrange a marriage for you. The Pei family There are many women and they are very rich, but when it comes to it, it is not necessarily easy for a widow to succeed."
When he mentioned the word "successful", Mi Huang blushed, as if this word was not very good. of.
"Princess..." Shao Xun subconsciously felt that something was wrong and he might mess things up.
"This won't work, that won't work either, there's nothing we can do." Mi Huang said earnestly: "Do you really want to take root in Yiyang? It cost a lot to build Wubao, Mr. Duke of Beijing, Not many people have this strength."
"How could it be?" Shao Xun said in surprise.
"Why not?" Mi Huang asked strangely: "I can't build a fort in Luoyang. I need money but no money, I need people but no one, and the money and food from the East China Sea can't fly to Luoyang."
"Are there no rich people in the capital?"
"The richest person in the capital now is Wang Yifu, followed by Queen Sheep." "Huh?" Shao Xun's eyes lit up and he asked Said: "How can Queen Yang have money?"
"After the death of Yang Xuan, no one in the Yang family was in the capital, and they all returned to Qingzhou." Mi Huang said: "In the past, After Zhao Wanglun's defeat, some of the property of the Sun brothers and the Yi clan were confiscated, and some fell into the hands of the Yang family. The property of the Yang family and the Sun family in the capital are now managed by the Queen's confidants. What do you think? ?”
The Sun brothers mainly refer to Sun Xiu and Sun Qi.
Sun Xiu is Sima Lun’s confidant and has repeatedly blackmailed Shi Chong, who is ranked first on the rich list. It is true that all of his belongings may not have been confiscated.
Yang Xianrong's ability to become queen was mainly due to Sun Xiu's operation - Sun Qi was Yang Xianrong's grandfather.
"Lieutenant, can I borrow money from the queen?" Shao Xun asked.
"It's best not to." Mi Huang shook his head and said, "After you owe a favor, how can you repay it? What if the queen wants you to kill..."
Mi Huang closed his eyes. mouth.
I say so much because of their life-long friendship, so I can’t say any more.
Shao Xun already understood.
The power of the Luoyang court is now gradually becoming clearer.
Sikong occupies one piece, Wang Yan occupies another, and those who respect the emperor should be counted as the third.
From the beginning to the end, Sima Yue failed to fully control the court like his predecessors. From the beginning, he cooperated, cooperated and cooperated again.
Inadvertently, Shao Xun has become qualified to join the whirlpool of the court. Although when others think of him, they most likely think of him as Lu Bu.
He silently counted the assets on hand.
Shaoyuan (formerly the manor of Huangfu Shang) has expanded a little further, and now there are more than a hundred households. The output of this manor is mainly used to support the daily life, study and training of the Donghai and Luoyang student soldiers - all the Donghai student soldiers who were originally incorporated into the Kingdom's Central Army were stripped and became Shaoyuan's food and clothing customers.
Pan Yuan was also occupied. Although Mi Huang asked him to return it, he kept delaying it.
There are dozens of households in Pan Yuan, mainly the villagers, craftsmen, and servants who followed him to Piyong. After some people get married and start a business, they come to their door and ask for help.
Shao Xun arranged for them to farm in Panyuan.
The real master of Jinguyuan ran back to Laoling Kingdom and had no intention of coming back. Shao Xun was waiting to see if there was anyone who wanted to grab it from him. If there was no one, he would take it directly, taking the nearby fields with him.
This is not without consequences, but he is prepared to bear it.
Because Jinguyuan is so good.
It covers a vast area. There are mountain springs, artificial rivers, ponds, orchards, pastures, and numerous museum buildings in the park. The main body is built on the mountain, which is relatively dangerous. If you spend money to renovate it, it will be an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack fort. Considering that it is around Luoyang, there is no need to spend this wasted money. It is of little significance, but Jinguyuan is still useful. of.
Spring plowing is almost here, and some things really shouldn’t be put off for a whole year. It was also for this reason that he urged Mi Huang to send troops before.
In an agricultural society, everything revolves around farming.
"Lieutenant, how long are you staying here?" Shao Xun asked.
Mi Huang was shocked. He felt that Shao Xun accompanied him to the west this time mainly to handle his own affairs, and the rest was incidental.
I heard that we picked another bandit camp in Kinmen Mountain last night.
According to the guide, Jinmen Village is extremely dangerous due to its "deep mountain fortification" and is guarded by two hundred bandits.
In the end, it seemed that the enemy was captured with more than forty casualties. Mi Huang was shocked when he found out.
In ancient times, when attacking a city, it was normal for the attacker to suffer three times more casualties than the defender, and five to six times more was also common, unless the defenders were all about to collapse at the first touch.
Capturing the mountain stronghold in a sneak attack with such slight casualties undoubtedly encouraged him to continue doing this in Yiyang.
Do you still have time to scare me into disobedience?
"You have to stay for five or six days." Mi Huang calmed down and said: "It's not that simple to go back and forth and bargain. Some people can't make the decision yet, so they have to make decisions between their own Wubao and Yiquan Wudou. Go back and forth if you have something to do. I'll take the army with you."
Mi Huang raised his voice a little when he said the last sentence.
Although people have always called mediocre generals, mediocre generals are also generals. They still have the ability to build strongholds and defend themselves, but they cannot be looked down upon.
"Lieutenant, the leader of the building, Li Chong, is quite knowledgeable in military strategy. If you have any questions, you may want to ask him. The leader of the building, Gao Yi, is skilled in charging and fighting with unparalleled bravery. Yang Bao and Huang Biao Although there is nothing special about Yu An, Zhang Gu and others, they still have the ability to divide defense areas and defend them individually. "Shao Xun said: "In short, if you want to arrange your troops, you should consult Li. Seriously. If you need to rush out to kill the general, you can ask Gao Yi. The rest can just lead the troops to guard the village." Mi Huang nodded, and couldn't bear it. The resident asked: "Xiao Langjun, why do you occupy land and build docks and raise so many villagers?"
Occupying land and building docks is the instinct of every nobleman or powerful man, but The scale is not as big as his, which is something that is difficult for Mi Huang to understand.
"Lieutenant, do you think Luoyang is really stable? Liu Yuan fought consecutive battles in Bingzhou and Sima Teng couldn't stop him. If he goes south in a big way, how can he resist it? To be honest, I'm afraid." After that, Shao Xunxing He bowed and left in a hurry.
Mi Huang frowned and fell into deep thought.
（Ask for monthly ticket）
(End of this chapter)