"There are few people traveling on the Han River, and there are few guesthouses in Bashan." In Qingshui Station in the south of Huacheng County, Shao Shude suddenly felt something when he looked at the slightly dilapidated station.
Bazhou was naturally transformed into a county, which became Bazhong in later generations, an important town south of Baling in the imperial dynasty.
Cen Shen was a poet in the early Tang Dynasty. At that time, Bashan was indeed sparse, and the shipping on the Han River was also extremely depressed. But the amazing thing is that after the Anshi Rebellion, the country's power declined, but the cargo transportation along the Han River was more prosperous than in the early years.
When Suzong was in Lingwu, taxes from the Jianghuai River were transported to Xiangzhou and Shangzhou Ferry, then transported to Yangzhou and Xingyuan Prefecture via the Han River, and then transported by land to Fufeng County in Guanzhong.
Later, the Bianshui River was opened, and most taxes from the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers passed through the Bianshui Rating Road. However, the country also had several backup routes, which were always responsible for transporting a considerable amount of goods. This route was one of them.
"Senior Zhao, how much wealth should the eleven prefectures in Shannan provide each year?" Shao Shude sat on his tiger-skin chair and asked.
To fight such a war thousands of miles away, of course you have to get some benefits. Marshal Zhuge had previously acquiesced, and even agreed. If you don't give benefits, others have no obligation to help you. This is a very clear thing.
"Does the commander want to station troops in Shannan?"
"I haven't thought about it yet, but I think I want it. What I am interested in right now is Guzhen near Hechi County. Travel west through Chengzhou to Qinzhou, leave Sanguan in the northeast and enter Guanzhong, and enter Shukou in the south to Chengdu.
Passing through this place, an army must be stationed."
Zhao Guangfeng's eyelids twitched and his face was expressionless. It had been agreed before that the three prefectures of Xingzhou, Fengzhou and Yangzhou would be controlled by Fengxiang Town, and the Qinzhou to the west of Longshan would be transferred to Hewei Town. However, the commander-in-chief still wanted to station troops in Xingzhou.
On the one hand, he can contact Hewei Town nearby, and on the other hand, he can control the passage to Shu by himself. This is because he does not completely trust Zhejia.
Considering that the two of them had talked yesterday about asking the Zhe family to completely hand over Linzhou and go to Fengxiang Mansion with the whole family, Zhao Guangfeng also secretly sighed: The superiors are so ruthless, and this is what the lonely man said.
However, it is not a loss to lose the family. If you hand over the ancestral property of Linzhou, just hand it over. Isn't Fengxiang Mansion much better than that frontier military state? After the Xianbei royal family, the border party chief Xiang left his nest. From now on, he only needs to behave himself.
, with the commander-in-chief's benevolence and righteousness, once he conquers the world, the status of the new dynasty's wealthy family cannot escape.
"Commander, although there are many soldiers in the military government, they cannot withstand the scattered garrison." Zhao Guangfeng reminded: "Unless we conquer Shu in the south now, it seems unnecessary."
Now it seems that the risk of conquering Shu in the south is very high. It is not only due to military factors, but mainly because of the fear of someone separatist and self-reliant.
This place is particularly evil. During the Han Dynasty, Liu Yan even knew how to let people destroy the plank road to separate one side. No one can guarantee whether the Central Plains Dynasty army will be obedient after entering Shu. What's more, it is the late Tang Dynasty, and the generals are becoming rebellious.
, If you don’t destroy the pavilion road, you will be self-reliant.
"For the time being, it is better to win over Shu." Zhao Guangfeng said: "From the obedient Fangzhen, collect some wealth, just like the tribes in Yinshan and Hengshan."
Shao Shude was silent.
In fact, collecting goods from vassal vassal towns is no longer a domineering thing. Chenzhou Zhao Yan has been supplying goods to Zhu Quanzhong and also helping to send troops. Henan Yin Zhang Quanyi provided supplies for Zhu Quanzhong's southern and northern campaigns.
With money, food and equipment, he took the emperor to Luoyang and repaired the palace.
Shao's subordinates can be called vassal vassal towns. The former Zhe Zongbensuo town's Ying Ning can be counted as one. The Baosai Army Li Xiaochang and Bao Da Army Dongfang Kui can barely be counted. Linzhou, where Zhe Silun served as the governor, is actually a small town.
Independent forces. As for the Hengshan Party and the Yinshan tribe, they are more independent than vassals, and they are mainly won over through marriage.
During this southern expedition, the officers and soldiers of the Dingnan Army were on the west road of Shannan, and the Wuding Army shed blood. It is necessary to strengthen control and become a complete vassal. We can try to implement the matter of collecting property.
"Senior Zhao, since you want to win over and frighten the towns in Sanchuan, how can you not garrison them?" Shao Shude said: "You are not a warrior, and you don't understand the mind of a warrior. Fengzhou's solid town, Xingzhou's Xingchengguan, Xingyuan Mansion
It is best to leave troops to guard Bailao Pass and Yangping Pass."
Guzhen and Xingchengguan are strategically located, with more than 4,000 plank roads between them. Bailao Pass in the southwest of Xi County, Xingyuan Prefecture is the general access road from Qin to Shu. No matter which branch route you take, you must take this road.
.And there are more than 15,000 plank roads on the main road in Dali Prefecture south of Yangping Pass, which is of great strategic importance.
If you don't send troops to stay and watch these gates and plank roads, who will provide you with goods? If you are brave enough, burn them down, what can you do?
These are all bastards who won’t shed tears until they see the coffin!
"Now that the general has made a plan, he can choose elite troops to stay behind. In these four places, tens of thousands of troops and horses need to be stationed. If there are too many, he can also recruit Hengshan party members and Yinshan tribes to assist in defense. The wealth and goods needed for the garrison,
It can be transported through Gudaochuan, but it is necessary to set up a military envoy office in Xingyuan Prefecture. The goods, money and food required for the garrison cannot be directly distributed from Fengxiang Town or Shannan West Road."
This is considered a more comprehensive consideration.
Shannan West Road not only has the Han River, but the transportation function of Dashu River or Gudaochuan (Jialing River) is also very important. There are Xingzhou, Lizhou, Langzhou, Guozhou, Hezhou, and Yuzhou along the river, and shipping can be directly connected
Arrive at Xingzhou.
Liu Zongyuan mentioned in "Xingzhou Jiangyunji" that the imperial garrison in Xingzhou was very difficult because the local population was sparse and the money and food were insufficient, so it had to be transported from other places, so "... decided to go to Yongtu to divert the river waves, and thousands of people rushed to fight against it. , Nothing is worse than ambition. Thunder and clouds are rushing, and a hundred miles can fly in an instant." It can be seen that the imperial court spent a lot of effort to dredge the upper reaches of the Jialing River to make it navigable, but it is still not as valuable as the downstream shipping.
Lu You in the Song Dynasty once wrote a poem "From Sanquan to Jialing River to Lizhou". Yangping Pass is located in Sanquan County.
If the upstream is like this, the downstream is even better, and commerce along the way is relatively developed, which is conducive to the northward transportation of goods.
"The people of Guozhou (Nanchong) like merchants, and the Shu people call it 'Little Chengdu'. The city is as prosperous as Dongchuan."
"The floor heating will make the people in Langzhou (Langzhong) rich."
Guozhou belongs to Shannan West Road, and Langzhou belongs to Longjian Town. They are both very wealthy places. Using the wealth of these two places to raise troops is indeed a way to reduce consumption.
On June 12, Longjian Festival envoy Zhao Jian arrived in Bazhou with his soldiers.
Outside Qingshui Post, the Tielin Army camp stretched out. A large group of infantry were doing exercises, and the shouts of killing were loud.
Zhao Jian got off his horse, looked at it intently for a long time, and then sighed.
He mobilized more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in the four prefectures of Longjianlilang, the core of which were the 2,000 Tongsai Zhen soldiers and 2,000 Hengshan party items he brought there. After that, he relied on them in his expeditions from east to west.
After conquering Yang Maoshi in Langzhou, he has been saving money recently and plans to attack Chen Jingxuan in Xichuan.
There are five towns in central Sichuan, namely Longjian, Suizhou, Dongchuan, Xichuan, and Qiongnan (Pengzhou Town is not established). Except for Longjian Town, the other towns are not of "innocent" origins. They are either remnants of Tian Lingzi or
As a member of Yang Fugong's party, Zhao Jian believed that he had the great interests of the imperial court and sent troops to conquer these rebels, which was justifiable.
But he only had four states, so his strength was insufficient. After thinking about it, if he had elite soldiers, he might be able to do something.
As for where the elite soldiers would come from, he only thought for a moment and decided to target the towns in the northwest of Beijing, but this required the consent of Shao Shude, the actual master of Guanzhong.
"If I can recruit ten thousand of these elite soldiers, I will be confident that I can conquer the two rivers in the east and west." Zhao Jian looked eager, wishing that all these soldiers could be under his command.
"Commander, the envoy from the King of Lingwu County seems to want to send protons to Xiazhou." Du Zhigu, the deputy envoy of Longjian Festival, said: "This man has great ambitions and has reached out to Sanchuan before he can annex Guanzhong."
"Actually, it's not a big deal, so just let my son go to Xiazhou. The eldest grandson will stay in Longzhou, and he can teach him carefully when he is not serving as a soldier." Zhao Jian is now full of thoughts of annexing neighboring towns. No matter what Shao Shude asks, proton
, property, everything can be discussed.
Du Zhigu also thought it was nothing. My lord is forty-four years old this year, and has given birth to five sons and six daughters, with many children. The eldest son is twenty-eight this year, and his eldest grandson is also twelve years old. There is no problem in inheriting the feudal town.
"Let's go and see Prince Lingwu."
At that time, Shao Shude was drinking tea and chatting with Zhao Guangfeng, discussing the mountain terraces common in Banan states. Suddenly they heard that Zhao Jian, the envoy of Longjian Jiedu, asked to see him, and the two looked at each other and smiled.
"I've met Prince Lingwu." Zhao and Du saluted immediately after entering.
It might not have been appropriate ten years ago for one Jiedu envoy to meet another Jiedu envoy with a prostration, but now it is very common.
"In the past two years, Marshal Zhao has been campaigning east and west, creating a great situation." Shao Shude said with a smile.
"This is all because the Lingwu County Prince allowed me to recruit troops." Zhao Jian said with a smile: "There are still four major rebel vassals in Sichuan that have not been pacified. If troops are needed in the future, I hope the Lingwu County Prince will be more accommodating."
Because the envoy had already passed the message and discussed some matters in private that were not easy to put on the table directly, Shao Shude understood the hidden meaning of Zhao Jian's words: Recruit troops!
So this thing is a bit strange. Shao Shude didn't want to waste the local men and went to other towns to recruit troops as much as possible, but Zhao Jian wanted to come to the northwest to recruit troops. I am Bai Zhao and Zhu Quanzhong's wool, right?
"There are not enough household registrations in the northwest, and the matter of recruiting soldiers..." At this point, Shao Shude paused.
"A certain person is willing to offer 20,000 pieces of money, 20,000 pieces of Lizhou silk cloth, 20,000 pieces of Langzhou heavy lotus silk, and 20,000 pieces of horse cloth." Zhao Jian said.
Good guy, you are worthy of being a warrior. If I don’t talk about friendship, ideals, and righteousness with you, I’ll just talk about money. It seems that after capturing Langzhou, Zhao Jian also became rich, and Shuzhong is really rich!
"A certain person also has troops stationed in Xingyuan Prefecture..." Shao Shude said hesitantly.
Zhao Jian was shocked when he heard this. What did he want to do by garrisoning Xingyuan? But now that the matter was over, there was nothing more to say. Time was of the essence, so he added: "Every year, we can offer 30,000 coins and 50,000 bolts of silk."
Shao Shude was speechless. The five counties in Suizhou only harvested 70,000 pieces of silk in a year, which was still of poor quality. But Zhao Jian was able to give out 50,000 pieces of silk in one go, which was still a high-quality silk of great value.
I feel a little itchy towards Shuzhong.
The output of Lingluo and Xianbu in Langzhou must be two or three times that of Suizhou, right? Or more?
"You can go to the Dangxiang tribe in Hexi to recruit troops. The limit is three thousand. If you exceed the limit, you will go to Guanzhong to find a way." After taking a long breath, Shao Shude finally relaxed.
He didn't control the Hexi party items very tightly, and some of them were still vaguely outside the rule. It wouldn't be a bad thing to ask Zhao Jian to raise some money in exchange for some money and silk. Moreover, he estimated that this kind of transaction would not last long. Zhao Jian
Once Jian's territory expands and his wings harden, he may not necessarily continue to make offerings.
This was probably just a short-term deal. Shao tried to detain Zhao, who gained benefits by surrendering, and then attacked Sichuan Zhongzhou County.
But is it really that simple? Let’s look at it again. Once the Shence Army enters Sichuan, there will be a lot of fun.
Zhao Jian got what he wanted and left with satisfaction. But on the way back, he thought about it and felt uneasy. The garrison in Xingyuan Mansion really made him feel like a thorn in his back! But now the king of Lingwu County
The power is too great. They marched south to Xingyuan and defeated Zhuge Zhongbao in one battle. Yangzhou is expected to be captured soon. How can the four small Dragon Sword states resist?
Time waits for no one! Only by capturing the East and West Rivers as soon as possible can we strengthen our waist.
Shao Shude stayed in Bazhou until June 15th, and then led his army back north. On the way, Zhao Jian sent someone to send his eldest son Zhao Ye to the army, and Zhao Ye's daughter also came with him, saying that he was for Ling.
Prince Wu served as his maid.
Marshal Shao lamented that the warriors were so shameless, so powerful. The Yinshan Tibetan tribe sent a dozen maids, including the Bai family in Huizhou, and the Tubo tribe in Shanzhou sent a few more. Zhao Jian was the first Han general to do this.
Hearing that most of the concubines around the emperor were noble ladies, Shao suddenly became a little excited.
