Chapter 81 War Money

"If you want to make concessions, it seems that the State of Wu should make concessions first, right?" Sun Shao smiled and said slowly, "I'm a little strange. How can the king of Wu be such a smart person? How can he come up with such a bad idea? What's the use of him catching Zhang? Will the king of Shu bow to him because of a Zhang descendant? Instead of profiting for benefits, he took on a notoriety. This is not his style.

Xie Cheng scrapped his lips with some embarrassment. He also felt that Sun Quan's behavior was unreliable, but it was already like this. Maybe there were other secrets in it, but they didn't know it, and even if Sun Quan made a mistake, it was not his turn to talk about it. Sun Shao can say it unscrupulously, but he can only listen.

"What's Zi Gao's plan? Do you want to go back to help, or do you have another plan? Sun Shao had a lot of gossip. He was worried about how to share the stolen goods with Sun Deng. Sun Deng also made great efforts to take such a large piece of land in Funan. Without them dragging Fan Chang's army in Changshan, he would not have been able to deal with Fan Man so quickly. If Sun Deng wants to ask for some benefits, he should also have some meaning. However, it is not necessary now. Sun Deng is in a hurry to leave the south. Although the cause of the matter makes him unhappy, it is not necessarily a bad thing for him at this moment.

"The prince is not very clear about the matter. He has to go back and have a look first." Xie Jing said cautiously, for fear that Sun Shao would think that Sun Deng would go back to help, and he would also make trouble. He vaguely explained Sun Deng's meaning, and then gently made a request, hoping that Sun Shao could sell some crossbows to them. In Xie Jing's heart, this is just a test to see if Sun Shao has the intention to help Guan Yu. He doesn't really expect Sun Shao to provide such a sharp weapon. In this battle of Xijuan City, the Wu army praised the crossbow of the State of Yue from top to bottom.

"Lian crossbow?" Sun Shao turned his eyes and suddenly smiled. He waved to Xie Jing and asked him to sit closer. Xie Jing looked at Sun Shao's smile and suddenly felt an ominous feeling. He hesitated for a moment, but still moved forward, and then accompanied him carefully, smiled, and looked at Sun Shao nervously.

"Do you want a crossbow?" Sun Shao was full of smiles and looked like a anniannior.

"If the king can provide some for the sake of Wu Yue's integration, my prince will be grateful." Xie Jing smiled hypocritically, and then explained: "With the crossbow, the strength of the prince will increase, and the weight of speech will naturally be much more. Maybe he can persuade Wu Shu."

Sun Shao laughed secretly and gave you some crossbows. Does Sun Deng dare to persuade Sun Quan? He doesn't seem to be so bold. However, he looked very agreeing and nodded repeatedly: "It's reasonable. I don't have the strength in my hand, and no one listens to me. Zi Gao has this idea, and he has really grown up. However, uncle, you know it. Although Wu Yue is one, General Guan and I are also Weng's son-in-law. If I give it to you for nothing, I can't tell you.

Xie Jing smiled awkwardly, but he didn't care. He didn't really want it.

"However, since Zi Gao opened his mouth, I can't help but give it. What's more, we cooperated happily this time. I should have given him some benefits." Sun Shao looked very embarrassed. He scratched his chin and thought for a while and said, "Well, I'll sell some to you. How about that?"

"Sell?" Xie Jing was stunned and looked at Sun Shao with surprise and joy. If Sun Shao was willing to sell, he was really willing to buy some. After all, the power of these crossbows is obvious to all. There is no need for more. With hundreds of crossbows, Sun Deng's strength can be improved to a higher level. He asked excitedly, "How much can the king sell and what is the price?"

Sun Shao thought for a thought and said, "My brother, it can't be too dark. It costs 500,000 yuan each, and each one will be given ten cans of arrows. How about it?" Sun Shaoxing said vigorously, "I have finished the war here, and I don't need it for the time being. If you want it, I can sell half of it to you, about about 200. Do you think it's enough? If it is not enough, you can pay a part of the deposit first. I will ask Yu to deliver the goods to you within two months, and it will be shipped directly by Qian Tang. As for the arrow, you don't have to ship it from here. Take it from Qian Tang, and you can save a lot of freight. I will inform Yu Fan and ask him to give you some discounts.

Sun Shao said with saliva, as if he had won a big business, and spared no effort to promote his products. Xie Jing poured a basin of cold water from head to toe. Sun Shao was too dark. One was 500,000 yuan, and he was embarrassed to say that he was his brother and sold it cheaply. If it's not your brother, will you sell it for one million or two million? Xie Jingran personally experienced Sun Shao's brazenness. In the face of Sun Shao's vigorous promotion, he could only smile bitterly and said sarcastically, "Thank you for your kindness. Unfortunately, my prince has spent all the tax on the state in order to cooperate with the king's occupation of Funan this time, and he can't spend so much money to buy the king's crossbow."

The rich expression on Sun Shao's face suddenly stopped. He looked at Xie Jing disappointedly. After a long time, he said sulnedly, "It doesn't matter. Since I think he is noble, I can't force it. You have to be willing to do business. You don't want crossbows, but you always want war horses, right? If necessary, I will ask someone to buy a horse from the northeast..."

Xie Jing can't laugh or cry. This Yuewang is really addicted to business. He can't sell crossbows, and he wants to do war horse business again. Dongwu wants to buy a war horse, but looking at Sun Shao's appearance, I'm afraid that the price he offered is also sky-high, so don't be bored.

"I don't know for the time being. I won't know until I go back. If you need it, you must ask the king for help. Xie Jing present without any sincerity.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Sun Shao waved his hand disapprovingly and said righteously, "That's it. Go back and tell Zigao to let him go at ease. I now have such a large piece of land as Funan, and I have no interest in messing with Wu Shu. Tell him that if he wants to buy a war horse or or an ordnance or something, let someone come to me directly, and I will definitely sell it to him first.

Xie Jing sneered, arched his hand, and left.

Guan Feng came out of the back room, looked at Xie Jing's back, and slowly walked to Sun Shao's side. She frowned and stopped talking. Sun Shao smiled, pulled her to his side, pressed her on the table, and said with a smile, "My queen, what are you worried about?"

"Husband, are you really going to sell crossbows and war horses to the State of Wu?"

"Sell, why not sell?" Sun Shao said without thinking, "This time we took Funan. We have to take time to rectify our internal affairs. We can't go on a large scale for at least two or three years. It's a waste to keep these weapons. It's better to sell them than to keep them."

"But..." Guan Feng couldn't help but be a little anxious when he saw that Sun Shao said seriously: "If they have a crossbow, then father..."

Guan Feng said half of it and didn't dare to go on. Anyway, she is now the queen of the State of Yue, and no matter how big the contradiction between the State of Yue and the State of Wu, it is also the same clan. It is obviously unrealistic for Sun Shao to help Guan Yu. However, she didn't want Sun Shao to help Sun Quan and his son. She knew that the crossbow was powerful. Sun Deng really wanted to be equipped with 200 crossbows. As long as it was properly applied, it was enough to be 10,000 soldiers. Guan Yu was caught off guard and was likely to suffer a great loss.

"What are you worried about?" Sun Shao smiled proudly: "Don't say that Sun Deng can't afford it. Even if he can afford it, how can I let my father-in-law suffer losses? Didn't I only sell half of it, and the other half? Isn't it reserved for my father-in-law? With a saliva on his face, he came to Guan Feng, who suddenly realized, and joked, "I said queen, how much money should I sell to the king of Shu, one million or two million?"

Guan Feng was amused by his lion's mouth: "Do you really want to sell all the crossbows?"

"For sale! Why don't you sell it?" Sun Shao said confidently, "This time, the crossbow has played a great role, but I have also found a lot of problems. I have asked people to collect the problems and summarize them to Ma Jun to make improvements. If everything goes well, I estimate that the new crossbow can be mass-produced in a year at most. Even if these crossbows are not sold, they can only be left broken. Instead, it's better to sell them at a good price.

Guan Feng was stunned and looked at Sun Shao. She didn't know what to say. Sun Shao not only wants to make money from Sun Quan and his son, but also wants to make money from Liu Bei. They really don't suffer losses. However, isn't this a little too much?

"I can't stop them from fighting. In that case, I have to find another way." Sun Shao put away his smile and sneered: "I will let them play for a few years. After a few years, I promise that they will even give me leggings. If they don't break or stand up, it may make them half-dead, but it's a good thing. Short-term pain is better than long-term pain. Damn people are going to die after all.

Guan Feng pondered for a moment and was gloomy for a moment. She understood Sun Shao's meaning. Sun Shao was heartbroken at Wu Shu's war, but with his own strength, it is impossible to stop them now. In this case, maybe it may make them lose both sides, and then make profits from it, and even annex the south of the Yangtze River. It may not be a good thing to cross the river with Cao. It's just that in this way, I'm afraid that Guan Yu, the father who has been a hero all his life, will end up bleakly. Guan Feng was full of worries, but she couldn't think of it, so she had to cry secretly.

"Silver screen, don't think too much." Seeing that Guan Feng was uncomfortable, Sun Shao could roughly guess some of her thoughts. Although her ideas were a little too simple, he didn't need to explain too much to her. After all, these are shadowless things. Let me discuss something with you. I want to move the royal city to the special pastoral city. What do you think?

"Come to... Special Pastoral City?" Guan Feng was stunned for a moment and looked at Sun Shao puzzledly. She didn't understand his intention for a moment.

"Funan's land is as vast as Yangzhou. There are high mountains and jungles in the north and three facing the sea, which is consistent with the situation of Yue's starting from sailors. Moreover, the land here is fertile and the people's households are rich. In less than a few years, a large amount of grain can be stored, which is the best place for the development of Vietnam." Sun Shao talked about the benefits of moving to the special pastoral city one by one. Guan Feng had no objection to this. He just felt that he left the Central Plains like this and seemed to have a feeling of leaving his hometown. However, marrying a chicken follows a chicken, marrying a dog with a dog. Sun Shao did have a reason to take Funan as the foundation, so she nodded silently.

"My husband is thoughtful, and I agree."

"Well, autumn is coming soon. I will send an article to the ministers and ask them to discuss this matter together." Sun Shao stood up and said, "Patch up A's mother and A Yi, and live in Temu City. I asked Shen Xuan to go to Temu City to take charge of the specific affairs and plan it well. You can sit in Temu City for me. Don't be too worried.

"Oh." Guan Feng nodded and couldn't help but be happy at the thought of seeing her son. After thinking about it, she asked reluctantly, "So... Are you really not asking about Wu Shu's war?"

"I'm not sure yet. I'll go back to Qian Tang and see the specific situation." Sun Shao paused and frowned again: "Is your father-in-law almost seventy?"

"sixty-eight."

"At such an old age, it's time to rest." Sun Shao said disapprovingly, "After a lifetime of war, it's time to enjoy some blessings. Write him a letter and ask him to resign the general at the right time. If you really want to be a general, come to my country.

Guan Feng laughed. Sun Shao obviously said casually. How could Guan Yu come to Yue to be a general? However, she could see that Sun Shao's love for her was happy, as if she had been filled with honey.

"Did the husband go to Qian Tang just to move the capital?"

"It's not true either." Sun Shao smiled and said, "Being children on a cloudy day is also idle. I'll go and have a look. If I can mediate, I will be a peacemaker. If I can't mediate, I will contribute to the flames and get some benefits from it. In addition, I'm worried that the Wei Congress will be uneasy. If you don't watch it, maybe Cao Gong will either destroy Shu or Wu. Alas, the Sun and Liu families are really so impulsive that they are still so impulsive after a year.

In the end, Sun Shao couldn't help sighing. He was not worried about Wu Shu. Their two families were equal in strength. Even if there was any victory or defeat, no one should kill anyone, but Cao Wei was not. He was dormant for a few years, and once he took action, he must be thunderous. As long as one of Wu Shu died, the other would be basically fast. He was not watching beside him. He was really worried and couldn't be busy. After so many years, it was finally unified by Cao Wei.

After a long separation, Sun Shao and Guan Feng were really tired of being together for a few days, and then dealt with the reward, and then they were ready to get up.

This war has gained a lot, especially in the area of Zhang Zhao and Deng Ai Xuanhua's Borneo, which almost took a large area of sea and countless islands, covering the whole of Southeast Asia in later generations. At the same time, Weiwen went north along the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Vietnamese forces have entered the Andaman Sea in the Bay of Bengal, and the Indian subcontinent is far away. The results of the battle are so brilliant that it is natural to reward the ministers. Anyway, there are countless islands around. In order to firmly occupy those islands, Sun Shao sealed nearly a hundred island owners in one go. If there are more than 1,000 households, they can be real island owners. If there are less than 1,000 households, they can only occupy one island nominally, but they can enjoy the corresponding income. If it is sealed close, you can roughly know where your fief is and what it looks like, and if it is sealed far away, you can only enjoy the sea map sent back by Deng Ai. However, Sun Shao said that although these islands are far away, they are rich in products. You are still fighting with me now, and you don't have time to take care of them. I will ask Zhang Gong, the new governor of the South China Sea, to help you manage them in a unified way. Your annual income will never be one less. When you don't want to fight, you can go back to be a rich man. In case you die in battle, you still It can be passed on to the son and the grandson.

These people all know that Zhang Zhao and Deng Ai spread the words of Borneo this time. Although it is a friendly envoy, the island is a good place for all kinds of spices and gems. Every year, Yi merchants use a boat of gold to exchange a boat of spices, gems and all kinds of rare things. The income is very considerable. Although they can't see what the fief looks like, almost everyone is happy when they think of a large income every year. They calculate their age with their fingers and estimate that they have to make several contributions to turn those islands into their own property forever. Sun Shao has a rule that people who have sealed the island have the obligation to follow him to fight. The size of the fief corresponds to different obligations. Of course, it also corresponds to the number of years of enjoying the fief. More than four generals can be enjoyed forever, and those with small merits are different, some 30 years, some 50 years, and some 100 years. If you want to enjoy If you have a longer time or even permanent possession, you must accumulate credit.

The reward was carried out in an open and fair environment. Sun Shao did not do anything in the dark. He asked people to list everyone's credit uniformly, and then publicize it. Everyone recognized it, and then divided it according to the merit. Of course, there are not two quarrels here. Cui Qian, who likes to eat alone, has become the target of public criticism. People including Yuehai, Zhuge Zhi and other generals have a lot about him. If he does not eat alone in the war of destroying Fan Jinsheng, many people can be sealed to thousands of households, instead of only a few hundred now, and they can only do it nominally. As a result, Cui Qian was very embarrassed. He had to run to Sun Shao to ask for help. Finally, he asked for a reduction of 500 households, which calmed the public's anger.

After two months of noise, the reward was finally over. Zhang Zhao, the governor of the South China Sea, ordered people to send this year's harvest and enjoy the rent for the first time. These soldiers who did not have any substantive concept of their fiefdom really felt the benefits. One by one, they were so happy that they smiled, and Temu City was immersed in a sense of joy.

The reward for military achievements made the subsequent recruitment work very smooth. Sun Shao ordered the implementation of the military service system of the Han Dynasty in Funan. All men who have reached the age of 18 must first perform military service in the county for three months, then serve in the county or the border for one year, and finally serve in the Beijing Special Pastoral City for one year. After that, if they perform well and volunteer, they can become professional soldiers, and the rest will return home as a prediction. Prepare for military service, participate in one month of training every year, and can't retire until the age of 50.

Becoming a soldier is a dangerous job. Originally, the vast majority of people looked forward to going home after two years and three months of military service and never conscription. Now if you can become a professional soldier, the opportunities for meritorious service and reward will be greatly increased, attracting some people who are naturally unwilling to live the life of farmers. There are always warlike people like Cui Qian and Zhou Yin, and there is never a shortage of hot-blooded young people who are willing to dedicate their great youth to the king, although the proportion is small. However, it is no problem to add another 10,000 to 20,000 professional soldiers in a few years and maintain the scale of about 40,000 professional soldiers.

At the end of October, the bridge took Sun Feng and Xiaoqiao and others to Funan. The ship stopped at the port of Russia and Eritrea, and Sun Shao went to greet him in person. As soon as we met, before the bridge could talk to Sun Shao, he first saw Zhou Yin, who was full of eyebrows, and Zhou Xun, who was full of spring breeze. He turned around and smiled at Xiaoqiao and said, "Well, I said that A Man would not treat them badly."

Xiaoqiao nodded repeatedly with a smile. Zhou Xun sealed 800 households because of the achievements of Lin Yi and the war outside Xijuan City, while Zhou Yin sealed 1,000 households because of the achievements of Meng Angwan and the achievements of Dunxun City. Now they stand side by side in front of Xiaoqiao. They are very happy, especially Zhou Yin. In the past, Xiaoqiao had always said that he was not as good as Zhou Xun, but now he is a real island owner, but Zhou Xun is a false seal. Invisibly, he is shorter than him. He can't help but be a little arrogant. He straightens his chest high and looks left and right, for fear that Xiaoqiao can't see the peacock's pearl that represents the title.

"Well, knowing that you are proud, don't show off in front of so many people." When Sun Luban saw that his husband had fallen behind, he was very unhappy. He pushed Zhou Yin away and shouted, "If my eldest brother hadn't allowed us to merge, we would have surpassed you long ago."

Zhou Yin rolled her eyes and didn't dare to say anything. This little sister-in-law was fierce. She fought for 600 households in the next battle in Xijuan City. Because Zhou Xun was behind Zhou Yin, Sun Luban was entangled with Sun Shao. He wanted to combine her credit with Zhou Xun and become a real island owner.

"Hey hey, princess and sister-in-law, I'm not proud." Zhou Yin smiled twice and hid aside. .

"Father!" Sun Feng jumped over and ran over. When he saw Sun Shao, he restrained his face and said in a crisp child's voice, "I have seen my father. May my father's power be all over the world."

Sun Shao was stunned and looked at the polite little boy in front of him. He doubted whether he had read it wrong. Is this still the naughty son?

"A... Aqi?" Sun Shao wanted to laugh but didn't laugh. Guan Feng greeted him happily, took Sun Feng's hand, looked at him with a smile for a while, and praised with joy: "Well, Fenger knows the etiquette, and he has made great progress."

"Mother, Aunt Yu taught me." Sun Feng was praised by his mother and couldn't help laughing. Suddenly, he showed his naughty appearance. He turned around and pulled Zhou Yu, who had been hiding behind the small bridge, dragged her to Guan Feng, and boasted, "Aunt Yu also taught me to read a lot of books. I can still recite seven hairs. Mother, do you want me to recite them to you?"

Guan Feng couldn't help laughing: "Really, can my son still carry seven hairs? The queen should listen carefully. If it's true, my mother must thank Aunt Yu.

Sun Shao didn't say a word. He turned around and held the arm of the bridge and smiled, "Mom, let's get on the bus. We must be tired after sitting on the boat for a month, right?"

The bridge glanced at him: "It's okay, the boat is very stable, but it's not very tired. I'm just worried about you. Now that I see it, I'm relieved.

(to be continued)