Dagan Money Bank changed its previous appearance and started playing the trick of blocking both ends. Not only did the number of borrowers not decrease, but on the contrary, there were more borrowers. I am afraid everyone knows that Dagan Money Bank may not be able to withstand this. It is a policy that has only been changed. Even if they have such an opportunity, how could they not give it a try?
As a result, not only people from King Xiang's line, but also people from King Qing's line, and many people who originally had a neutral attitude participated. They just wanted to get a piece of the pie.
With the joint efforts of these people, another 40 million taels were soon released. Then the closure of Daqian Bank that everyone expected did not happen, and it continued to operate. When someone came to borrow money, Business is still being handled as usual, but the interest rate is higher.
The persistence of Daqian Bank has caused many people to feel incomprehensible. Some people have already had a bad idea, feeling that they seem to have been deceived and confused by the appearance of some things. Could it be that this It was originally a trap, couldn't they have jumped in without their eyesight?
Just when many people looked like they couldn't see the overall situation, Shen Ao led his team back to Shili Pavilion in the north outside Daliang City.
Shen Ao's victory over the barbarians was not reported back through carrier pigeons, so neither the emperor nor the ordinary people in Daliang City knew about it.
The reason why Shen Ao did not give advance notice was that he wanted to catch some people off guard. At the same time, he also needed to apologize to the emperor in person for some matters.
Although it is true that this battle was won, Daqian did not get any visible benefits from it. For example, of the two cities he conquered, none of them belonged to Daqian in the end. Based on this, if anyone wants to ask questions Yu Zi's words are a trouble for Shen Ao.
Shen Ao had to express his feelings to Emperor Qianwen in person, so he did not send back the news in advance. Now when he arrived at Shili Pavilion in the north of Daliang City and saw the faint outline of Daliang City in the distance, Shen Ao became a little excited. stand up.
It took nearly five months from setting off on the first day of May in the 17th year of Hanchang to returning to Daliang City on the 6th day of September in the 17th year of Hanchang. Finally, I was able to see my relatives again, and I was inevitably excited. extremely.
Among the crowd, the 1,200 guards were naturally very excited. I am afraid that when they set off, they would not have thought that things would go so smoothly. Not only did they win consecutive battles and win the battle, but there were 1,200 people when they left, and they came back. There were also 1,200 people. Except for a few people who were injured on the battlefield, no one died in the battle.
This is naturally due to Shen Ao's strategizing and the excellent equipment they have. Under the protection of chain armor, they seem to have an extra life on the battlefield, and they will not be injured easily, let alone die in battle.
In addition to the excitement of these 1,200 guards, the remaining 2,200 rangers also looked excited.
Compared with the 3,000 people they had when they set out, there were 800 fewer people when they returned. But the result was already satisfactory.
In fact, apart from the more than 200 people who escaped, only less than 600 people died on the actual battlefield. They also returned to the city, but what they returned was a box.
If these people responded to Shen Ao's call before, many of them just wanted to take a trip and have fun, and most of them even thought about turning around and running away if the battle went unfavorable. But after experiencing these battles, their thoughts changed. A huge change, especially for the leader Shen Ao, who all admired them endlessly.
It was Shen Ao's meticulous strategy that allowed them to win the greatest victory at the lowest cost. From the earliest deserters, to the greed for life and fear of death on the battlefield, to the calm response to the enemy, until they became one of the winners. division.
During this process, they experienced the baptism of human nature and saw the cruel side of the battlefield, turning them from gangsters who only acted violently on the streets into qualified and even excellent soldiers now.
It has only been a few months, so people feel like they have lived their lives all over again, and they have undergone many changes in their mentality and will. Now they are about to return to their hometown, enjoy the glory, and still have the He received a lot of silver rewards. For example, Feng Wanli, who had the most merit, carried as many as one thousand two hundred taels of silver notes. It was enough for him to buy an independent small courtyard in the downtown area of Daliang City. If it were placed In the poorest Beicheng District, one can buy nearly ten houses.
Although everyone has gained something and will go back to welcome the applause of the people in the city, they don't know why, but they can't be happy. It's not for anything else, just because after entering the city, they have to break away from Duke Zhongguo, and it's not even necessary. They were afraid that they would never see each other again for the rest of their lives, which made them feel a sense of loss, as if they had lost something very important in their lives.
It seems that as a result, they don't know what they should do next to make their lives more meaningful.
Following Shen Ao in the past few months, their pursuits have become higher. They even began to despise what they did before. Thinking that at that time they made a living by showing off their cruelty in front of others and scaring the neighbors, it was really as embarrassing as they wanted. .
For this reason, many people had the idea of going to the loyal government, or even selling themselves into slavery. Unfortunately, some people did this and found Feng Xun, who had a better relationship with them and had the most contact. Of course Feng Xun found Shen Ao, and after telling these people's requests, Duke Zhongguo refused. He also said that the number of guards in Duke Zhongguo's mansion had already been full, and they would not be recruiting people for a short time.
In this way, it is equivalent to blocking everyone's way. Many people are depressed and unhappy because of this. Among them are Feng Wanli and Sun Fuhu.
The two of them are worthy of being famous among the rangers. They were also the two best performers on the battlefield this time. They were even personally met and encouraged by Shen Ao. They are strong men themselves, so they respect strength even more. Or, after knowing that Shen Ao is a capable person, the two people who were originally living in confusion have made a new decision, that is, they must follow the footsteps of Duke Zhong, so that life seems to be more exciting. become meaningful.
After having a goal in life, Feng Wanli and Sun Fuhu discussed it and decided to talk to Zhongguo Gong before entering the city. Otherwise, because of their status, it would be very difficult for them to talk to Shen Ao when they see him in the future.
When the two of them made up their minds to find Shen Ao again, the young man Guo Zheng rode on his horse and rushed towards Daliang City, which was ten miles away.
Compared with when he left, he only had a limited number of dozens of war horses. When he came back this time, Shen Ao was very prosperous. There were as many as 2,000 high-quality Dawan horses, and the barbarian war horses even reached A staggering eight thousand horses.
Most of these war horses were exchanged between barbarian prisoners and barbarians. Although paying so many war horses at once was a lot of pressure for the barbarians, but as Shen Ao said, people are always more valuable than animals, right? , it would be nothing in exchange for these war horses.
There were fifty carriages when we left, and when we came back, there were as many as four hundred. Except for two hundred of them containing black oil, the others contained precious furs and other items that were lacking in Daliang City. It is not an exaggeration. It is said that after this battle, Shen Ao made a lot of war fortune.
This does not include the fact that he has opened up trade routes with the barbarians and the Bukhan people. In the future, he will exchange grain, silver, ironware, silk, iodized salt, soap and other items for their cattle, sheep, horses and other items. Among them The profits are also huge. You must know that this is a near-monopoly business. Except for Shen Ao, Barbarian and Bahan may not buy it.
With such a huge harvest, Shen Ao was riding on a tall horse, his face was rosy and he was in a great mood.
"Master, Feng Wanli and Sun Fuhu are here. They must see you. Look." Feng Xun leaned over and said with a pleading look on his face.
In these days, Feng Xun had the most contact with these two people. They were all good men, and naturally the relationship became good as time went by. Since people wanted something from him, it was certainly not easy for him to refuse. So he bit the bullet and came to ask for instructions again.
"Let them come over." After Shen Ao thought for a while, he finally agreed.
He has seen the abilities of these rangers. Although they are less obedient, they have a good foundation in martial arts. The most important thing is loyalty and humanity. If such people are used well, they can be quite a force.
Shen Ao didn't accept them before because he didn't think about what to do.
It is conceivable that Shen Ao defeated the powerful barbarians this time. He must have become famous. If he is not looked down upon by others, he can also take off his reputation as a loyal Duke through hereditary. But it is undeniable that this matter After that, there will be a lot of people staring at him. After all, he is a man who can lead troops and win battles, and he is a man who wins battles with less and more.
If you are not envied by others, you are a mediocre person!
I'm afraid that after returning this time, people will be watching Shen Ao's every move. After all, his strength is displayed here. If he has any ulterior motives, even if he can defeat the powerful barbarians, can he deal with it? What about the seemingly powerful soldiers?
Although it is not possible to say that he is a powerful earthquake master, it is inevitable that he will be paid special attention to. If he does not keep a lower profile at this time, but also increases the number of guards, even if they belong to Daqian Bank, I am afraid that It will make a lot of people nervous.
If that's the case, if he accepts these two thousand or two hundred rangers, wouldn't it mean that he is actively handing the information over to some political opponents, which will only cause endless troubles. Although Shen Ao is not very afraid, it would be better if he can save himself some trouble. It's better than having more troubles.
This was Shen Ao's original intention of not accepting the ranger. But the closer he got to Daliang City, the more Shen Ao's thoughts changed. He suddenly thought of the plank road in the Thirty-Six Strategies, and secretly assassinated Chen Cang.
Who said that employees must be included in the guards?
Who says that hiring people must be known to everyone?