Chapter 55 Let’s see who has the best skills
“I have met my lord!” Seeing Li Dachui turn over and dismount, Mao Daxian stuffed the handkerchief into his sleeves, strode forward, put his hands up to his eyebrows, and bent down deeply. Go, and behind him, the civil servants all imitated Mao Daxian, while the military men headed by Xia Zhi put their right hands on their chests and bent down to salute.
These etiquette systems were formulated after Mao Daxian went to Helanyuan.
Outsiders think that Li Dachui and his gang are just a group of horse bandits, but Mao Daxian does not think so. In his eyes, Helanyuan is a place where great things can be achieved, and their group also has the world in mind. People with high aspirations.
If you want to achieve great things, you must set a goal early. In order to achieve this goal, you must have specific action plans. To implement these action plans, you must have a strict organizational structure, and a strict An organizational structure must of course have rules.
Etiquette is the first and most important rule.
There is no room for chaos in the etiquette and order of superiors and inferiors.
These are precisely the things that Li Dachui had previously ignored. Even Tai'an City Lord Zhou Zhi has never thought about this issue deeply.
It's not that they don't want to, but that there is no such string deep in Li Dachui's mind.
As for Zhou Zhi, wherever he goes, he is the object of respect from others.
But Mao Daxian is different. He is a person who reads and understands the truth and the wisdom.
He knows the importance of rules and order.
Force may be able to rule the roost for a while, but if you really want to be resilient and able to stand for a long time, rules and order must come first. You cannot overemphasize it.
Just as the Great Qin Empire is in turmoil now, and domestic riots are raging, Linghuye, who has a hundred thousand strong troops outside the pass, is still shy and unwilling to show off his troops and lead his troops into the pass. The reason is this A word of ceremony.
Ling Huye didn’t want to be known as someone who committed crimes and rebelled against others.
He even wanted to wait until the world was in chaos, and then he would lead his army into the pass to bring order to the chaos. On this basis, he could logically replace Li's Great Qin.
I think back then, Li Daqin did the same thing when he replaced Dayong.
"Ouch, Mr. Mao, it's freezing cold today. Your body is not strong. Why did you run out? If you are frozen like this, wouldn't Helan Plains have to do it? What a mess!" Li Dachui stepped forward, held Mao Daxian up with both hands, and comforted him with gentle words.
"The Lord has not returned for several months. Now that he has returned, it is only natural that the lower officials come to greet him!" Mao Daxian stroked his beard and smiled. Of course, he also enjoyed this feeling of being valued and different.
"Mr. Mao is blaming me for being greedy for the prosperity outside!" Li Dachui laughed loudly: "You are wrong to blame me. I have gained a lot from this trip. I will have a good chat with Mr. Mao later!"
After saying this, Li Dachui looked at the group of civil servants and military officers behind Mao Daxian, and said loudly: "How is everyone?"
"Okay, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty!" A group of people responded enthusiastically.
Li Dachui’s eyes fell on Xia Zhi, but Xia Zhi, who was tall and peach-shaped, pouted and looked unhappy. Except for the first salute to Li Dachui, the rest of the time He kept his mouth closed, didn't look at Li Dachui, and looked very angry.
Li Dachui laughed dumbly.
The summer solstice is naturally different.
Mao Daxian was invited by Li Dachui to visit the thatched cottage three times. He can be said to be a partner, a like-minded ally, and a clear relationship between superior and subordinate, as well as the relationship between boss and employer.
But Xia Zhi has been following Li Dachui since he was a child. It is a relationship between family and relatives, blood is thicker than water.
The carriage pulled by four horses slowly moved forward along the same rut as it came from. We have just set foot on Helanyuan here, and it will take more than half a day to reach the final destination.
"Zhang Ruo has arrived in Yuan'an, Xiao Changche should have accepted him!" Li Dachui introduced the current situation at the foot of the mountain to Mao Daxian: "Now it seems that Xiao Changche There was no intention to kill Zhang Ruo from the beginning, and I was probably just trying to get this person in my hands.”
"Xiao Changche's attainments in the art of war can be described as proficient. This man is a natural general, and as a man of war, he must be a master at playing with people's hearts. The trick of playing hard to get is indeed what makes us They were all confused by him." Mao Daxian stroked the three long strands: "But from another perspective, this is also a good thing. It proves that Xiao Changche and Ling Huye are indeed not of the same mind and can be separated. In this way, we The earlier decision to capture Aquarius City and build a stable triangle area is more guaranteed."
"He agreed to this!" Li Dachui said with a smile: "This time the joint operation will be carried out. If we succeed, we will have a solid cooperative relationship with him, and the next thing will be much easier."
"Maybe he wants to compete with you for control of this area!" Mao Daxian smiled authentically.
“It is good to let him have certain illusions, which is more conducive to cooperation. If we let him know clearly from the beginning that he cannot compete with us, then he may not be willing to cooperate with us! Li Dachui smiled and said: "Looking at it from the outside, his position is more advantageous than ours. The dignified third-grade cavalry general of Great Qin has much more charisma than our horse bandits."
Mao Daxian. He laughed, drew a circle out of thin air and said, "When this triangle area is formed, Linghuye will have nothing to fear."
"He can also send troops to attack us while our foothold is not stable." Li Dachui said: "This possibility is not non-existent. Linghuye regards the land outside the pass as his forbidden zone and will not allow one There are forces with similar strength to him. Once this triangle area is formed, this person will not fail to see the power of it!"
"So we must kill Tie Le," Mao Daxian sneered. " Tiele has an important position in Beiyuan. If this person dies here, Beiyuan will definitely not give up. As the commander-in-chief outside the pass, Linghuye will naturally bear the brunt of the strong pressure from Beiyuan. At this time, he is afraid that he will just take care of it. He will not come to kill us, but will comfort us to join him in resisting Beiyuan. After all, if Beiyuan comes, he will have nothing left."
"Beiyuan's side. The person who gave us the news had this idea!" Li Dachui said: "As soon as Tie Le dies, he can take advantage of the situation and start a war under the banner of revenge for Tie Le. As long as he wins the war with the troops stationed outside the pass. , can stabilize his position. In fact, even if he loses, as long as he provokes a war between the two sides, Beiyuan will have to increase troops to the border, and this process of increasing troops is also a process of steady increase in that person's strength. "
Mao Daxian clapped his hands and laughed: "That's great. Everyone has made their own calculations. Let's see what the final outcome is. For us, we are still in a weak position, but As long as there is chaos on the border, Linghuye will not have the energy or strength to deal with us. It will take two or three years for us to really grow up."
"The best thing is that when the border war continues, Xiao Changche will definitely be sent to fight on the front line by Linghu Ye, and this person has a blood feud with Bei Yuan. Once he leaves, all the rights in this triangle area will basically fall into our hands. Wait a year or two. When Xiao Changche comes back, he will find that although he is still the nominal master, the control is in our hands. At that time, he will have no choice but to bow to us." Li Dachui smiled like a traitor on the stage.
Moments of red flashed across Mao Dasheng's face, and he was obviously in agitated mood. However, after all, he was quite deep in the city, and he regained his composure in a moment: "My lord, this will happen in the next few years, and there are still some people who are here." Troublesome things need to be solved."
"Oh, what's the matter?"
"Helanyuan's food supply is a bit tight this year. After barely surviving this winter, it will be ready in spring. It's a problem, we have to bring food from other places."
"There will be a shortage of food in Helan Plains?" Li Dachui was a little surprised: "How could this happen?"
"Wild Wolf will do it this year. There are too many people in the Helan Plain!" Mao Daxian felt helpless: "Didn't the Lord always instruct the Wild Wolf to get as many young women and children as possible to enrich the population of the Helan Plain? He faithfully carried out your instructions? Order. Especially after the beginning of winter, the number of people in Helan Plain increased sharply. In the past month, the wild wolves sent almost 3,000 people. This year, there were nearly 10,000 more people in Helan Plain. After these people came to the plain , had nothing, and it would cost a lot to install their houses, livestock, farm tools, and clothing. With ten thousand mouths to eat, food would already be in short supply, and the army would be mobilized next. This time, it would be more than just heaven and earth. There are three battalions of people, so the original reserve army also needs to be mobilized, right?”
Li Dachui nodded: "In addition to the three battalions of heaven, earth and men, I am going to mobilize three thousand people from the original reserve army."
"When the army moves, food and grass will go first." Mao Daxian said.
"I will notify Tai'an City to prepare rations for next year's spring famine!" Li Dachui said: "More than 10,000 people came up at once. Is this year so bad?"
"How can it be better?" Mao Daxian sneered: "Linghuye desperately stockpiled food, pushing up the price of food outside the customs. In order to limit the strength outside the customs, the inside of the customs began to implement embargoes and restrictions on the transportation of various strategic materials. , the taxes and corvees on the people have increased again and again, and more and more families have been destroyed. Many people even abandon their land and become refugees, or join the bandits, all in order to survive. "
"Congratulations. Lan Yuan has given them a way to survive, but the wild wolf is still so soft-hearted. I guess he sent more than just young men, women and children!”
Mao Daxian nodded: "There are many old people, all from one family. And my lord, among these people, there are actually some spies from the Iron Curtain and Black Ice Platform."
"Staring These people are fine, there is no need to worry about them too much, just like the city of Tai'an is full of spies from various forces, so what? Sometimes they can be used to great advantage!"
(End of this chapter)