Chapter 432: Making up for the situation after a desperate situation
Venus hangs high, and the sky is dim.
A battalion of tiger cavalry and a battalion of tiger warriors came out of the camp in a mighty manner. They were all equipped with a standard configuration of one cavalry and three horses. Although there were only two thousand soldiers, there was a formation of ten thousand cavalry.
After leaving the Chinese Army's camp, I passed by the New Army's camp, which served as the rear army. All I could see were soldiers and horses, but not a single vehicle?
The more Yang Jun looked at it, the more wrong he became: He didn't bring a bag of grain or a handful of grass. Li Chengzhi was going to let these two thousand soldiers and six thousand horses drink from the northwest wind?
"Where's the food?"
"Of course it will happen later!"
Li Chengzhi laughed, and then told Wu Weilang General Yuan Zhi (Huqi Camping General) and Yuan Xi, who had been demoted to Hubenlang General (Huben Camping General), "Have you collected all the seals?"
Although the two of them nodded, they both had a suspicion: With a copper order the size of a child's palm, could they eat and camp along the way?
And can you provide food and accommodation all the way to six towns, which is more than two thousand miles?
Yuan Zhi and Yuan Xi doubted whether they would starve to death or freeze to death on the way...
Knowing that Li Chengzhi deliberately concealed it, Yang Jun didn't know that the destination of this trip was Six Towns. So the two of them did not dare to say anything, clasped their fists in response, and followed the order.
It wasn't until Li Chengzhi told him to "set up camp" that Yang Jun discovered: Not to mention food and grass, there were two thousand soldiers without even a tent?
No...it also includes Li Chengzhi's government soldiers...
"Li Chengzhi, what are you doing?"
"Can't you be more patient?"
Li Chengzhi pretended to scold him while urging his horse, "If you don't want to go, it's still too late to go back to camp, and I won't have to listen to your noises all the way..."
Bullshit?
It was precisely because he was afraid of your mischief that Li Shao ordered me to follow you closely. How could I return to the camp?
He wanted to ask Li Shao for advice, but he was afraid that Li Chengzhi would take the opportunity to get rid of him and take the first step. When he caught up again, God knows it was the year of the monkey and the month of the horse... Yang Jun gritted his teeth and could only urge his horse to follow.
After marching for nearly ten miles without any hurry, the sky became clear. Looking around, the two battalions of cavalry had already disappeared without a trace.
The only people around him were Yuan Jian, a group of yamen soldiers, and five servants of the Li family.
Just as he was about to ask, Li Chengzhi stopped his horse. Taking a closer look, he saw a group of vehicles, about a dozen of them, parked on the shore. Commercial flags were hung on the roofs of the vehicles, and the drivers were all dressed as common people. They seemed to belong to some store.
Dude.
When he saw the copper coin pattern on the flag with a circle on the outside and a square on the inside, Yang Jun realized: Is this the caravan of Luoyang minister Jia Liubao?
It turns out that the food for the two thousand cavalrymen was transferred to Liu Bao?
If we talk about the wealth among officials, Yuan Yong is the richest, followed by Yuan Chen. But if we talk about the people, Liu Bao is none other than Liu Bao.
Historical records record: Liu Bao of the Wei Dynasty produced a horse in Tongshan, and his family kept a gold cave. The house was oversized, the building looked out of the clouds, and the chariots and horses were dressed like a king... Every state, county, and city had a house, each raising horses.
One hundred pieces... As for the price of salt and millet, and the market price, here is an example...
This means that Liu Bao's business has spread all over the world and can be transported from south to north according to the current price.
Since the Qin Dynasty, merchants have been reduced to low status. Just because a merchant can "have a house that exceeds the standard and a building that looks like a cloud", how rich is Liu Bao?
Yuan Yong and Yuan Chen were rich because they were deeply favored by Yuan Hong during the Xiaowen period and were given more than one place such as Tongshan, Salt Pond, Iron Mine, and Coal Mountain.
But just having mines is not enough, you have to mine them and sell them.
Liu Bao relied on this to make a living and maintain relationships with powerful people.
In addition, Luoyang's silk, cloth, grain, and ceramics were transported to border towns and grasslands, and sold to Rouran, Gaoche, Tuyuhun, Dangxiang, etc. Then horses, cattle, sheep, and refined iron materials were transported to the Central Plains and even the Southern Dynasties.
……
Li Chengzhi even saw a large amount of kelp that Liu Bao sold to Luoyang?
This stuff doesn’t come from China’s waters.
It can be seen that Liu Bao has achieved "business in the world"...
With such a powerful person in front of him, how could Li Chengzhi not know how to use him?
The grain, cloth, etc. needed by Li Song were transported to Hexi in this way.
In addition, Li Chengzhi also used Liu Bao's business network to build more than a dozen post stations along the route from Hexi to Luoyang.
When necessary, it can be used as an information station...
It is a pity that the concept of "emphasis on agriculture and restraint on commerce" has been ingrained in the bones of the ancients. Li Chengzhi suggested to Yuan Ke several times that military rations and other necessities such as the Lianghuai River in the south and the six towns in the north could be handed over to civilian merchants.
Transfer.
But it was not adopted.
This time, Li Chengzhi wants to try it on a small scale...
"I've met Mr. Anding, Yang Sima!"
Seeing Li Chengzhi and Yang Jun dismounting, Liu Bao bowed respectfully.
He is not good-looking, he is in his forties, fair and fat, but his eyes are full of intelligence.
"Thank you, Uncle Sui Ning!"
Li Chengzhi politely bowed his hand.
In the Northern Wei Dynasty, there was also a policy of donating officials to Suzhou. How could Liu Bao let it go? Therefore, he had a title.
But it's just a title. Liu Bao is still a merchant. If he doesn't transfer his registration, his descendants will still not be able to hold official positions.
After saying politely, Li Chengzhi waved his hand again: "Change your clothes!"
Seeing Yuan Jian, Li Liang and others pulling out their fur coats and linen clothes from the car, and changing into their armor, Yang Jun's hair stood up in shock.
Li Chengzhi clearly wanted to hide his tracks and cover up other people's eyes. These dozens of carriages, these merchant flags, etc. were all prepared for sneaking.
No wonder those two thousand cavalrymen didn’t even bring half a kilogram of food or a handful of grass. They clearly wanted to march lightly and simply, day and night...
Is it possible that he still wants to go straight into the tiger's den?
Yang Jun was angry and anxious, and couldn't help but admire Li Shao.
As expected of a family friend, he knew Li Chengzhi so well and had already predicted that Li Chengzhi would never act according to common sense?
But Li Chengzhi is the coach, and he is just Sima. If he really wants to force himself, how can he persuade him to stop?
"Are you crazy?"
"Don't panic!"
Li Chengzhi waved his hand to signal Liu Bao to avoid, and then whispered, "This is not Liangzhou or Longxi, but Xiazhou..."
"Xiazhou, Gao Meng? If Gao Meng is rebellious, it is absolutely impossible... then why do you need to sneak?"
"Why else? I just want to see if I can join forces with Gao Meng and steal Yu Jing's escape route first... Those two thousand cavalrymen were sent by me in advance to detour to Bogulu Town..."<
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Is there a way out to copy Yu Jing?
This reason sounded so strong and sufficient, but Yang Jun felt that Li Chengzhi was not telling the truth.
I am really afraid of being cheated...
"Stop making noise... If you go, take off your armor and change your clothes. If you don't go, just ride back to camp..."
The bow has been drawn, where can I turn back?
Yang Jun gritted his teeth bitterly: "Go..."
Not long after, more than a hundred soldiers from Li Chengzhi on down had put on heavy leather robes and felt hats, and drove a dozen carts to the north...
……
Outside the Great Wall, there is snow, and the land is white for thousands of miles.
The finger-sized snow flakes are like goose feathers or pine catkins, flying one after another and floating down like a goddess scattering flowers.
There were no pedestrians on the street, and it was completely silent. Occasionally, a few dogs barked, proving that this vast and fertile West City was not an empty city.
A small business inn was surrounded by low earthen walls. There were several empty cars parked in the yard, which were covered by thick snow. There were three or two thatched huts with reed mats as walls to block the wind.
There are dozens of big horses in a circle, and they look like extraordinary horses.
Hearing the creaking sound, the guard in the gatehouse poked his head out and saw Li Feng, wrapped in a leather jacket, walking straight to the courtyard gate.
"Chaofeng (referring to the boss, shopkeeper)!"
"Hmm!"
Li Feng nodded unconsciously and stared in the direction of the city gate.
At dusk the day before yesterday, Li Ruicai went to the city to deliver a letter. He said that the convoy passed Nanhe (a tributary of the Yellow River), which was less than forty miles away from the town. There was no snow or wind yesterday, so he thought it would be late at night. But now he saw the third day
It’s evening, but still no one seen?
Wasn't it blocked halfway?
Huangfu asked this bastard to go pick him up, but he didn't even notice that he was not picked up, but he was nowhere to be found?
While he was cursing secretly, he suddenly heard a few "ding-dong" sounds in his ears, which seemed to be caused by the jingling of bells under the horses' necks. Li Feng's eyes lit up, and he followed the sloping wall and climbed to the roof in twos and twos.<
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Sure enough, it's here...
Although the snow was heavy, the cavalry team was already not far from the warehouse. There was a bear-like figure sitting on the first horse, which must be Huangfu Rang.
After looking around for a few times, Li Feng noticed something was wrong: there were only a dozen riders, and they all seemed to be Huangfu Rang's men?
Where is the team?
Where is the husband?
"Where are the people?" Li Fengyang asked loudly.
Huangfu got off his horse with his eyes rolled, and as he walked into the guest house, he cursed in a low voice: "Lang Jun specially asked Li Rui to come first to inform him: Let me wait for Mo to pick him up... If you don't listen, my grandfather will suffer."
Scold..."
"Haha..."
Li Feng smiled awkwardly and asked anxiously, "What about the husband?"
"I went to Zhongcheng (one of the three cities in Woye Town, where the town government is located) Liu's Nilv (Inn), and told you and I to go see him after dark..."
Still have to wait until nightfall?
Li Feng looked at the sky, and his heart was as anxious as a cat scratching his head, "How is Mr. Lang? Has he gained weight or lost weight?"
"How about we meet?"
Huangfu Rang complained, "There were still two or three miles away from the car, but Li Liang drove him back and scolded him..."
It seems that Lang Jun is afraid of revealing the details of Lu Shui Merchant House and his relationship with him?
You're so reckless... I'll probably get scolded severely.
I can’t worry about that much, I’ll wait until I see someone...
Li Feng shouted loudly: "Heat me hot soup, grandpa wants to take a bath..."
Will it freeze to death, you bitch?
Huangfu Rang cursed secretly...
……
Li Chengzhi hurriedly entered the guest house without even having time to change his clothes. He asked Li Liang to summon Liu Han, the head of Liu's firm in Woye Town.
Only twenty days have passed since the departure.
Originally it was not so fast, but when we arrived at Jinming (Ansai, Shaanxi), we were preparing to go to Xiazhou to meet Gao Meng, when we suddenly received an urgent report from Li Feng: I had entered Woye Town Mansion with great fanfare five days ago.
Yuan Yi suddenly stopped moving.
You don’t even know whether a person is dead or alive?
Are you really afraid of whatever you want?
Li Chengzhi didn't know what to say. He could only abandon his carriage and change his horse, and travel day and night.
He first went to Huaishuo, which is adjacent to Fertile Field, and he was relieved when he saw that the military town was as usual and there was no sign of troops being mobilized.
It seems that there is something wrong with Woye Town alone...
Now I just hope there was an accident or a misunderstanding.
For example, Yuan Yi suddenly became ill or injured, so he didn't show up for many days...
But if something unexpected happens and the whole town of Woye wants to rebel, they will have no choice but to make amends.
We can no longer control Yuan Li, Yuan Huai, and Yu Zhong in Liangzhou, nor can we control Cui Zuji in Qinzhou or the thin-bone Yu Jing.
Don't say whether the winter expedition will cause heavy casualties. Even if all 40,000 Chinese troops are used up, the signs of rebellion in the six towns will still be suppressed...