Chapter 34: The World (Yesterday’s two alliance leaders, I will update the panda boss first)
"Commander, Xingyuan Prefecture and gold merchants have sent people over to buy horses." Just after the first month, Shao Shude, who was playing with his children at home, received a report from the newly promoted deputy general Li Renfu, Pei Tong, who served as the general office of the horse bank.
I need to see you for something.
Li Renfu is also an old man in Xicheng. He used to be the captain of the team, but later he got a vacancy and was filled as the deputy general of the first battalion. A while ago, Shao Shude expanded the army to 400 people, with one ten generals and one deputy general. Originally, the ten generals were Li Yixian
, deputy general Feng Yin, but Li Yixian left the army and Feng Yin was replaced as a tenth general. Now he is accompanying Ye Li Yuluo back to Hengshan to select soldiers, while Li Renfu stayed with him to serve.
“Let Pei Tong go to the study and wait.” After placing his son in Zhao Yu’s arms, Shao Shude smiled bitterly.
Zhao Yu glanced at him with a smile and said nothing, but the meaning in his eyes was clear. Business was important.
“Xiao Feng told me last time, you said that so-and-so likes to conquer other people’s wives. When so-and-so comes back, I will conquer you tonight.” Shao Shude leaned into Zhao Yu’s ear and whispered softly.
Zhao Yu rolled her eyes at him and continued to coax the child with a rather "arrogant" attitude. It seemed that her buttocks would inevitably be ravaged again tonight.
Shao Shude soon came to the study. Pei Tong stood there respectfully and saluted: "Commander."
“Tell us the situation on both sides in detail.” Shao Shude sat down and said.
"After Yang Fuguang's death, his troops were in chaos. Under the leadership of the general Lu Yanhong, they were running around everywhere. They went to Xingyuan Mansion a while ago, hoping to seize Zhuge Shuang's position. Zhuge Liang
In the past, the commander-in-chief brought more than 2,000 people south from Guanzhong. He also had old people from Ruzhou under his command. He fought with this group of people several times and won all the battles. Wang Jian and others fled south to Shuzhong to win over Tian Lingzi, while Lu Yanhong went to Jin.
Shang, fought with Li Xiang. Li Xiang was defeated first and then won, and also drove him away. Now he has disappeared," Pei Tong said.
Pei Tong is the son of Pei Shang. Because he really did not have the talent to be a martial artist, he turned to other professions. Now as the general manager of the horse bank founded by Shao Shude, he helps sell horses to various towns. He is quite competent. But he took this step.
, which means that the former Yinzhou Pei family has completely broken away from the ranks of warriors. This may not be a bad thing.
“So they want to buy a horse?”
"Yes. Zhuge Shuang, the governor of Shannan West Road, and Li Xiang, the history of the defense of Jin and Shangdu, are not Tian Lingzi's people. Tian Lingzi also lacks people, so he deliberately recruits Wang Jian and others who have fled to Shu. It may not be that they have not replaced Zhuge Shuang. Li Xiang
What the two of them are thinking." Pei Tong said: "It's hard to say what will happen next."
Shao Shude was impressed by Pei Tong's words. His thinking was quite clear, so why couldn't he be a good martial artist? Well, if he had a clear mind, he could do better in the position of the horse bank's general office.
"Sell it and pick a good horse for them. We are all old acquaintances. Marshal Zhuge has been kind to me." Shao Shude said: "The state is short of money and silk. Selling some can supplement the expenses. Otherwise, I will just have to pay for it tomorrow."
I can give you a camel as salary to Mr. Pei."
Pei Tong chuckled when he heard this and said: "Nowadays, the situation in the world is unstable, but this horse is getting easier and easier to sell."
“When will the saint return to the capital?” Shao Shude asked again.
"It should be soon. According to the news from the Xingyuan Prefecture's Mashi, Huang Chao has been crowned and the saint's chariot has left Chengdu," Pei Tong said.
Shao Shude nodded, indicating that he understood. The emperor had finally had enough fun in Shu, and it was treated like a government-in-exile, which was really disappointing.
Huang Chao died in the second half of last year. Under the siege of Xuanwu, Hedong, Xuzhou and other towns, he suddenly fell to the ground and his tribe collapsed. The biggest remnant at present is probably the cannibal king Qin Zongquan, who is still jumping around
, but it has shown a bit of decline. Huang Chao's great power was completely destroyed under the siege of various towns. How could Qin Zongquan be so virtuous and capable? He is currently assigning generals to Huainan, Jiangnan, Xiangyang and other places. It seems that they are arrogant. In the end,
Most of the time you will still have to destroy your army. You only know how to fight but cannot build, and other people's soldiers are not much worse than yours. How can you win?
“Li Changyan, the military governor of Fengxiang Longyou, died of illness. His younger brother Li Changfu took over as military governor and also purchased thousands of horses from us.” Pei Tong added.
“Why didn’t Li Changfu buy horses from the Tubo people?”
“I don’t know. Maybe I want to befriend you, the commander-in-chief. The eight towns in the northwest of Beijing still need to help each other.”
Watching and helping each other is nothing! Let me capture Lingzhou first.
"You can tell autumn by seeing a leaf. Li Changyan died, and Li Changfu took over as the commander-in-chief of Fengxiang. The imperial court could not even control the eight towns in the northwest of Beijing." Shao Shude tapped the armrest of the chair with his index finger and said: "The situation of the world is in jeopardy.
, it may change.”
At the same time, he was also thinking in his mind whether he should care about the court's opinion. Is this too restrictive? Is it necessary for this loyal minister to stay? How many talents can he really attract to join him?
“Zhaoyi, how is the situation in Heyang? I remember that a person named Liu Sandou is in charge?”
"Returning to the commander-in-chief, it is indeed Liu Sandou who is in charge. Li Keyong used Meng Fangli as an excuse for not obeying the imperial edict, and repeatedly sent troops to Zhaoyi's three prefectures in Hebei Province, plundering people and property. The people did not dare to farm and were displaced. Many of them were
We received Yinzhou." Pei Tong replied: "Recently, the situation between Li Keyong and Youzhou Town has been tense. Yiwu Jiedushi Wang Chucun and Li Keyong are related by marriage, and Lulong, Chengde and other towns saw Shatuo soldiers and horses.
After plundering Xingzhou and other places, feeling sad for the death of a rabbit, we agreed to attack Wang Chucun first and divide his territory, and then deal with Li Keyong. We also contacted the Datong army envoy Helian Duo and asked him to attack Li Keyong's side."
Li Keyong's popularity is really bad, and there are enemies everywhere! Let's not talk about Li Keju, the governor of Youzhou, and Helianduo, the defense officer of Datong. He has a big feud with Li Keyong. Now Shatuo soldiers and horses raid Zhaoyi every day.
The three states in Hebei also angered the people of Hebei and decided to unite to deal with him.
Wang Chucun was just unlucky. He knew Shao Shude well. He belonged to the Ximian camp during the Guanzhong campaign against Huangchao and was a loyal minister. His family was originally related by marriage to Li Keyong's family. Recently, he married Li Keyong's daughter for his nephew, who was captured by Youzhou.
, Chengde and other towns expelled "Hebei citizens" and were punished, which was an unreasonable disaster.
Li Keyong should have sent people to rescue him. It was rare for him to have an ally. It was not worth being killed.
"Okay, let's rest at home for a few days. After a while, we will pick up thousands of fine horses from the Yinchuan pasture and take them to Chang'an to present them to the court." Shao Shude said: "Chang'an is dilapidated and there is not much left now. Saint
Once you return to the capital, you will have no money, no food, no soldiers, and your appearance will be too ugly. If we provide help in times of need, we should be able to make the imperial court take a high look."
I just don’t know what happened to the memorial sent to the court. Shao Shude and the supervisor both wrote a memorial to the effect that Lingzhou Yamen Han Lang and Kang Yuancheng colluded with Hexi Dangxiang to cause rebellion, and Youzhou rebel general Tuoba Sigong and others cited
Dangxiang invaded the four prefectures of the Kou Dingnan Army, so he wanted to raise troops to fight against it.
After being accused of such a black case by himself, the saints and officials should have hesitated to grant Han Langshuo the position of military commander, right? Originally, according to the imperial court's unwillingness to be troublesome, they acquiesced in the accomplished work caused by Han Lang and others.
The fact is that it is a matter of course. Now that I have been accused of blackmail and sent thousands of horses to Chang'an, I can't say nothing at all, right? It should be noted that few towns in the north have such respect for the imperial court. Don't
It's so shameless.
If it doesn’t work, just add more money and send some money, silk, cattle and sheep to Chang’an. Alas, part of the wealth that I finally earned from Pingxia Dangxiang has to be used to support these people.
After Pei Tong left, Shao Shude had nothing to do, so he went to the north of the city for a walk.
Dozens of blacksmith shops were filled with thick smoke, and one piece of ordnance was being forged one after another, which was a feast for the eyes.
Shao Shude wanted to bring these people back to Xiazhou Duzuoyuan, but gave up after thinking about it. This is a legacy of history. At the beginning, there were few craftsmen in Xia Sui. In order to attract talents, Guanzhong craftsmen were given permission to open shops in Suizhou, and even loan approval was given to them.
Land, various preferential conditions, but now it is difficult to break one's promise.
Well, we still have to rely on their examples to continue to attract craftsmen from other towns. Xiazhou Duzuoyuan inherited the old foundation of Xiazhou's military industry. Suizhou Duzuoyuan mainly used captured Chaojun craftsmen, and their skills were acceptable.
, let them slowly bring in apprentices and slowly expand the scale.
In two months, the ordnance reserve will reach a considerable scale, and people from the grassland and Hengshan Party Departments will gradually arrive. By then, no matter what the court thinks, he will definitely send troops.
