Chapter 256 Zhangye prepares for the battle, the rancher saves himself
In Wuwei City, Hexi Jiedu Commander Fang Guan was still hesitating whether to accept the Tibetan secret agreement and transfer the Chishui Army back from the western fortress?
Although Fang Guan made a fortune by plundering merchants' money, none of the merchants on this trade road were fools.
At that time, in order to blackmail these businessmen again, Fang Guan asked their associates to use the money to redeem the boss.
After Hubay was imprisoned in the Jiedushi Palace for several days, he was ransomed by his loyal companions.
However, all the goods he had worked so hard to buy were taken away, and all the money originally intended to buy silk in Wuwei was used to redeem people.
After Hubay was released from prison, he immediately left Wuwei City with his caravan, regardless of his injuries.
Fang Guan's behavior was no less than killing the goose to retrieve the eggs. He not only killed the merchants who came from Longyou, but also treated the original silk merchants "equally", confiscating all their goods and imprisoning them.
At this time, all the merchants traveling to and from Wuwei City knew that Fang Guan, the governor of Hexi Province, was crazy about money.
Wuwei City was originally a prosperous trade, but it suddenly slumped. Merchants chose to bypass Wuwei City and go directly to Zhangye City to trade.
Originally, the income from Wuwei City was a very important part of the tax collected by passing merchants.
Although they made a quick profit by plundering merchants, the lost credit could not be repaired in the short term. The merchants stopped coming to Wuwei City, and the Jiedushi Mansion lost another source of income.
The arrears of the military expenses of the Chishui Army have not yet been paid, and now the Hexi Jiedushi Mansion cannot even pay the salaries of the officials.
Fang Guan was now so worried that he didn't even attend the poetry meeting, and spent the whole day sighing in the Jiedushi Mansion.
Why am I obsessed with ghosts and why do I come to the northwest to be a military envoy?
If you stay in Fengxiang Mansion, even if the emperor despises you, you can still become the governor of a large state if you go abroad.
It's better now. I have to suffer in a place like Wuwei, where no one can shit, and I have to be collected by vulgar soldiers like the Chishui Army.
Fang Guan looked at the white hair that was gradually growing in the bronze mirror, beat his chest and regretted that he should have listened to Dou Shen's temptation.
Fang Guan's hair only gradually turned white. Hubayi, who had been in prison for several days, had all his hair turn white.
This time his caravan was severely damaged. If he hadn't treated his men well, these men would have died in prison if they fought tooth and nail to rescue them.
Hubayi narrowly escaped death and was afraid that the Jiedushi government would come again to arrest them businessmen, so he dragged his body that had been tortured by the jailers and left Wuwei City.
When Hubay met caravans along the way, he told the caravan bosses his experiences. The caravans turned around one after another and did not dare to go to Wuwei City again.
It was not until they were almost escaping to Zhangye City that Hubay finally relaxed.
Taking stock, this time we really suffered heavy losses.
The batch of Jiuquan blue cloth purchased in Jiuquan was all confiscated by Wuwei tax collectors, and other scattered goods were also confiscated.
In addition to the goods, in order to rescue Hubayi, the guys used all the money they originally planned to purchase to deal with relationships and bribe Jiedu officials.
Hubayi lost all his money this time. When he arrived at the gate of Zhangye City, he couldn't help crying loudly.
The only thing I'm thankful for is that I saved my life, and the caravan's mules, horses, and carts are all still there.
But now there is no capital left. Hu Bayi doesn't even have the capital to purchase goods in Zhangye.
Originally, Hu Bayi wanted to find some colleagues in Zhangye City to borrow money, but these colleagues, like Hu Bayi, were all screwed up by Fang Guan, and all of them were penniless.
Without money, it was difficult to even purchase supplies and return to his hometown. Hu Bayi could only take his assistant and temporarily live in Zhangye.
At this time, Zhangye City, Sima Bafu in the governor's office, and Cui Tao, the military commander in Ganzhou, were worried about the war that was about to begin.
Yuchixin had already led his troops to perform a show outside the city, and troops from other places were also gathering towards Zhangye.
Cui Tao needed to prepare camps and food for the incoming army, and also needed to strengthen the city defenses and prepare to defend the city.
The reconstruction work of Zhangye City finally improved, and a large amount of financial resources had to be spent on the war. Cui Tao had not lived a good life for a few days, and he began to be in a hurry again.
For this upcoming war, players near Zhangye City are making preparations.
Wan Xiangjun's hot-air balloon workshop has received five orders from the military, and they have recruited many indigenous workers who are busy sewing hot-air balloons in the workshop every day.
This war was a great opportunity for Wan Xiangjun and his workshop. Even the hot air balloon they used for testing was bought by Yu Chixin, which greatly improved the tight finances of the hot air balloon workshop.
For the five Wan Xiangjun brothers, this war was a war bonus.
But for Shandan Racecourse east of Zhangye City, the coming war is a dark cloud hanging overhead.
Shandan Ranch is located to the east of Zhangye City. Once a war breaks out, it is difficult for Shandan Ranch not to be affected.
Now that Shandan Ranch has been sold to players, these players who have just bought the ranch are about to prepare for war before they can enjoy the pastoral ranch life!
"Your mother, Cui Tao, will refund the money!"
"Refund the money! I'm here to run the ranch! I'm not here to fight!"
"What kind of ranch story? This is obviously a breeding story! I am either breeding horses every day, or I am on the way to breed horses, and then I cut grass and feed horses to graze. I am going to vomit!" This is an urban youth who yearns for ranch life.
, a rancher who is tortured by the heavy daily routine of Shandan Ranch.
If the game hadn't dialed down the senses, the smell of the stables alone would have been enough to dissuade most players.
Ranch players asked Cui Tao for help and asked the governor's office to protect the ranch players' property.
However, Cui Tao took out the lease contract and drove these players away with the last clause in the contract, "If the ranch is damaged due to force majeure, the Governor's Office will not compensate."
In addition to being incompetent and furious on the forum, rancher players can only find ways to defend their ranches.
Today, Zheng He convened a meeting with all the ranchers and players in the yamen of the Qun Mu Supervisor to discuss how to defend Shandan Ranch.
After all thirty ranchers had arrived, Zheng He coughed and said:
"Everyone is aware of the attitude of the governor's office. Now we are all like grasshoppers on a rope. We can only think about saving ourselves."
Rancher players are full of resentment. Many of them scrapped money to get the money to contract the ranch. They didn't expect that ranchers' lives are not as pastoral as "Ranch Story", and now they have to defend their own ranch.
In addition to cursing Cui Tao, they could only respond to Zheng He's call and find ways to defend their homeland.
Zheng He coughed and said, "I have an idea and I'd like to call everyone over to discuss it."