Chapter 232: Bingzhou Military and Political Affairs
Qiao Mao went around writing letters to Guandong prefectures and counties with forged San Gongshu. Jizhou Mu Han Fu was the first to receive it. Firstly, he had the intention of rescuing Yuan Shao. Secondly, Qiao Mao's territory, Yanzhou East County, straddled both banks of the Yellow River, and
Wei County in Jizhou is close to it, and it is only a few hundred miles away from Ye County, the pastoral office of Jizhou, and can be reached in one day.
"You dare to show off your pretense? Do you think I am a three-year-old child?" Han Fu read the letter, sneered and threw it aside. He arrived in Jizhou and quickly stabilized the situation. Now the article has Xin Ping, Xun Chen, Guo
Tu, Ju Shou, Tian Feng, Shen Pei, Geng Wu, Li Li, etc., Wu Youyou Zhao Fu, Cheng Huan, Min Chun, Qu Yi, Zhang He, etc., their influence spread throughout Jizhou, and tens of thousands of soldiers could arrive in one day.
Ten years ago, not long ago, his uncle Han Rong wrote a letter warning him not to participate in the Guandong Rebellion, which he was happy to do. The good princes refused to do so, raised an army to rebel against the court, and obeyed the orders of Yuan Shao, the bereaved dog? Only a fool would do such a thing.
Han Fu did not take the so-called three official letters seriously, but this insignificant letter in his eyes caused the world to boil instantly. The governor of Yanzhou Liu Dai, the governor of Yuzhou Kong Ni, the governor of Qingzhou Jiao He and other powerful people in Dongzhou
Pai sent letters one after another, and the implicit meaning in their words was nothing more than asking him to fulfill his original promise and raise troops to attack Dong, otherwise...
Han Fu was frightened and summoned his close associates for discussion, asking: "Should we help the Yuan family or the Dong family now?"
Liu Zihui, who was in charge of the government, said: "What do you mean by Yuan and Dong when you raise troops to build a country? It is a bad thing to do nothing but fight, and you should not be the leader. Now we should send people to other counties. If there is someone who initiates, we will respond."
This move was in line with Han Fu's wishes, so he nodded in agreement and immediately wrote to Yuan Shao to express support for him in raising troops. As for money, food, troops and horses, Bohai is a large county, so he can prepare it by himself. After all, Han Fu is reluctant to part with his own property to support others.
At the end of December, this year is coming to an end and the New Year is approaching.
Gai Jun breathed a sigh of relief. Liu Yu, the herdsman of Youzhou, half sold and half gave him away, and forcibly plundered Zuo Fengyi and Hanoi. In addition, he allocated a sum of grain from the north, and Bingzhou's nearly one million people finally managed to survive.
In the cold winter, what made him angry was that he revised the book three times and asked Yanzhou and Hebei Province not to mention sending food, but he didn't even get a response.
"There is always a chance waiting for me..." Every time he thought of it, Gai Jun's face turned ferocious and his eyes revealed a fierce look.
After the food crisis was over, Bian Bing saw his brother-in-law stop and quickly made arrangements for the wedding. The couple should have gotten married long ago, but Gai Jun kept busy and postponed it until now. The wedding was held in Jinyang, and there were so many guests that day that he was very pregnant.
Bian Bing shed tears at the wedding, which made Bian Bingyi burst into tears. The scene was extremely warm.
After a little leisure, Gai Jun focused his attention on state affairs, and merged the nine counties of the state, Taiyuan, Yanmen, Wuyuan, Shuofang, Xihe, and Shangjun to produce salt, especially Taiyuan, which produced a lot of salt and also produced iron.
It stands to reason that we shouldn’t be so poor. As mentioned earlier, in today’s world, salt and iron management is managed by the government and private parties. The ratio is about 1:10. The private sector has an absolute advantage, and the government can be ignored. This private sector is not run by small people.
, but a wealthy family, and the court appointed personnel to supervise and collect taxes. However, Gai Jun looked through the records of previous years and found that the tax revenue was pitiful. He knew without asking that the supervisors must be colluding with the wealthy family and stealing the country's interests for themselves.
Throughout the dynasties, and even in modern times, salt has been a state-owned resource. The wealthy families of the Eastern Han Dynasty were able to monopolize the benefits of salt and iron. This shows their prosperity.
Gai Jun is now the shepherd of Bingzhou, and in the future the Han Dynasty will decline and the heroes will be divided. He can regard everything in Bingzhou as his, so he has the idea of taking back the salt pond. One day, Wang Xin and Jia Xu were summoned, and they revealed a little bit, which immediately attracted people.
Wang Xin objected fiercely. There is no doubt that the Wang family in Xihe must have interests in the local salt ponds.
Gai Jun himself came from a wealthy family, and he was most aware of the dirty side. He had guessed that Wang Xin would object early on, but Jia Xu also opposed it, which made him a little embarrassed. Since Jia Xu came and returned, he had doubly favored him and granted him great power. In the end, Jia Xu
Unexpectedly, she didn't agree with him, a look of disappointment appeared on her face, and she waved her hand to signal the two of them to leave.
When Jia Xu left and returned, Gai Jun was startled and immediately understood that he had something to say that was not convenient for him to say in front of Wang Xin.
After Jia Xu sat down, he said: "The intention of entrusting you to manage the salt pond is indeed the right thing to do, but you are too eager. As you are the first to serve as the shepherd, if you act rashly, you may make the wealthy families in the state uneasy. In the opinion of the lower officials, it is better to do so."
Take it step by step steadily.”
Gai Jun said dissatisfied: "The world is about to be in chaos, how can we wait?"
Jia Xu said unhurriedly: "Because the world is about to be in chaos, stability should be the priority. May I ask the envoy, if we take back the salt pond now, will Bingzhou become rich in two or three years?"
Gai Jun frowned and shook his head. Taking back the salt pool will require a lot of manpower and experience. Who can we rely on? It depends on the local wealthy people. Will they cooperate when the time comes? It is not optimistic. Let alone make money in two or three years, we can put up a shelf.
That's pretty good...
Jia Xu continued: "Of the nine prefects, four of them are from Bingzhou. They are all from wealthy families. Kuangzhou Biejia is responsible for governing the country and doing business. Wang Biejia is an in-law of the envoy, but he still resists. Looking at this, he makes
If you go out on an expedition on a different day, there will be a fire in your backyard."
I have to admit that what Jia Xu said makes sense, Gai Jun is unhappy.
Jia Xu laughed and said: "Actually, the taxes collected by the imperial court are not light. On the contrary, they are very heavy. It is just the supervisors who have neglected their duties and caused the country to fail..."
Gai Jun's eyes lit up when he heard this.
"So, if you only need to send another supervisor, you can easily collect hundreds of millions of dollars a year."
Gai Jun smiled while stroking his palms. It is different to have such a smart person by your side. It can help you make fewer mistakes. Gai Jun has been in charge of the army for nearly six years, and thousands of people have been disabled in the army. He has raised them generously. He was first placed in the left army
Feng Yi later moved to Beidi County, and many of them merged with the state. These people were grateful and loyal to Gai Jun. Wouldn't it be great to use them as prisoners?
After Jia Xu resigned, Gai Jun recalled Wang Xin and said that the supervision of Yanchi was not good and the country was harmed, so he wanted to change the prisoner. Wang Xin was shocked and could not speak. Gai Jun smiled and said that since he was silent and opposed, Gu
If you agree.
Gai Jun swiftly and resolutely replaced a group of salt supervisors and replaced them with close associates, which shocked Bingzhou. He also followed the example of Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, and ordered the four counties of Yanmen, Wuyuan, Yunzhong and Xihe to open markets and benefit the Hu people.
Then Gai Jun turned his attention to the military. First, he came to his hometown of Beidi County. Last year, Gai Jun took away 20,000 cavalry from the North. This year, he took another 15,000 cavalry. Most of the elites in the North were taken away, and now only those who can fight in the territory are on foot and cavalry.
There are more than 10,000 people, including the general Yang Aruo, the commander of the Xiaoqi School, and the northern commanders Ma Teng, Sima Guorui, and Ma Ju. The northern army seems to be small, but there are tens of thousands of Qiang cavalry for support, which is as stable as Mount Tai, unless Han Sui and Dong Zhuo are all in power.
Come.
On the Bingzhou side, Bao Chu, the captain of Shangjun, commanded 10,000 troops, facing Zuo Feng Yi. Bian Bing, the commander of Xihe, commanded 10,000 troops, facing Hedong. Hu Feng, the commander of Shangdang Command, faced Hanoi with 5,000 troops.
They were all connected with Sili. Yang Shou was appointed as the captain of Yanmen. Since there was no conflict between Bingzhou and Youzhou, he only had 3,000 soldiers in hand.
The Xiongnu Royal Court stationed eight thousand cavalry in the Xihe River, with the Xiongnu Zhonglang General, Shuofang Prefect Gai Yin as the leader, Cavalry Commander Pang De, Polu Colonel Zhang Xiu as deputy, and their power spread to the five plains in the north and the two counties of Yunzhong. The situation was critical.
The Han and Hu Wanqi can be adjusted at any time. As for Geng Zhi, General Du Liao is the commander-in-chief of the north after all. He also takes care of the merger and military affairs. Gai Jun can't do anything for a while, but it is easy for Gai Jun to control him. Once supplies are blocked,
Geng Zhi is a dog on a leash.
On the Jinyang side of Taiyuan, the base camp, Guan Yu, the commander of the bandits, Huang Zhong, the captain of the exterminator, Zhang Yang, the captain of Li Feng, commanded 15,000 troops, Gai Jun commanded the shooting tiger, and the 2nd battalion of Luodiao had 3,000 cavalry, at the junction of Taiyuan and Shangdang
There are ten thousand elite troops from Heishan stationed in this area, including Tao Shengdu, the commander of the bandit camp, and Liu Shi, Zuo Xiao and Lei Gong of Sima as deputy deputies.
At this point, the total garrison of all counties and counties, Gai Jun had 100,000 troops, and his strength was not inferior to that of Dong Zhuo.
At the end of the year, Dong Zhuo abolished the three reign titles of Guangxi, Zhaoning, and Yonghan, and changed them back to the sixth year of Zhongping. At the beginning of the new year, he changed the reign title to Chuping, which was the first year of Chuping. Unfortunately, Dong Zhuo "from now on, the world is peaceful."
His wish was shattered, and troops were raised in Kanto.
In the first month of the year, Chenliu County.
Chenjiazhuang, Xiangyi County, is a village where blacksmithing is a livelihood. Ninety-nine percent of the hundreds of strong men in the village have blacksmithing skills. Not long ago, a "big official" arrived and ordered them to forge weapons. Martial arts became popular in the Han Dynasty, and knights were everywhere. Who has a blacksmith background?
They don't know how to use weapons. However, the number mentioned by the high officials is really astonishing. They really don't understand. There are iron officials in the county, why should they be used? The common people have the wisdom of the common people and know that they can't interfere, so they can only obey orders.
Soon after, the high official came again. He seemed to be dissatisfied with the ring-shou sword forged by the blacksmith. He drew a picture himself and ordered it to be forged. The blacksmiths gathered around curiously. This was a close-fitting short sword, three feet long and of good shape.
, it is said that it is called Beishou Dao, and they all secretly say that the other party is worthy of being a high official, and he even knows how to use weapons.
The Beishou Knife was successfully completed, and the high official was very satisfied with it. He came to watch it from time to time, and sometimes did it himself. The blacksmith couldn't help but marvel.
At the entrance of the village, a luxuriously decorated carriage drove slowly. The man in the car was Sun Binshuo, a native of Beihai. He was currently working for Qingzhou. He was assigned by the governor Jiao He to go to Chenliu to discuss the raising of troops with Zhuzhou counties. He passed by Xiangyi and heard about Cao Cao.
Forge your troops here and drop by for a visit.
Few people know that Sun Binshuo and Zhao Qi, a great scholar in Guanzhong, were close friends of life and death. At that time, the party's imprisonment was very severe. Zhao Qi fled to Qingzhou and hid in the city, using business as a cover. Sun Binshuo was investigated, and the latter risked his life to welcome Zhao Qi home.
, took care of him for several years. If this matter spreads, Sun Binshuo will become famous all over the world. It will not be as simple as just doing it. However, he and Zhao Qi are close friends of life and death, and they don't bother to publicize it.
When Sun Binshuo arrived, Cao Cao was blacksmithing, and his face was black and red from the smoke, which was very indecent. Sun Binshuo smiled and said: "You have important things to consider at this time, why do you want to be a craftsman making swords?"
Cao Cao wiped his face with a towel and replied with a smile: "Only when small things are done well can big things be done."
Sun Binshuo smiled and said nothing, obviously not agreeing with what Cao Cao said.
"Captain..." A young man who was only over six feet tall strode forward and called. Although this man was short, he had a strong body, a tiger-like jaw, and eyes as bright as paint. He walked toward that place.
Standing there, even Yu Sun Binshuo, who is seven feet tall, felt the pressure.
Cao Cao asked: "What's the matter?"
"Mr. Zhang Fu sent someone to inform us to go to Suanzao immediately."
Cao Cao looked to the west, finally, was it finally time to start...