Chapter 423 Ji Youlai Envoy
"I can't agree with the general's words. The Han army has stationed 20,000 troops in Danhan Mountain, and although there are 50,000 soldiers in Xianbei, they are only temporary soldiers. How can they resist each other? Does the general want to see us Xianbei perish in the hands of the Han people? The conditions given by the Han people can be accepted by Xianbei. As for the complete extinction of the last kindling of Xianbei in the mouth of the general, it is not easy for the Han people to build a city on the grassland, but it brings unimaginable benefits to the Xianbei people. From the city, we can get the elite weapon armor of the Han people we dream of, and nourish the spirit, and the Han people There are also wars in the territory. As long as we seize the opportunity and the Xianbei Empire has not regained its glory, the city built by the Han people will also become the support of the Xianbei people. It is not like now. The Han soldiers are on the grassland, but we have no danger to rely on.
Murong Feng didn't say a word. There was nothing wrong with his idea, but he pushed Xianbei into a deep fire in a short period of time. He accepted the conditions of the Han people. Under the protection of the Han people, Xianbei can continue to survive and learn the technology of the Han people. Who can be sure that Xianbei will not appear again as wise and magical as a sandalwood. Khan, it is this fluke mentality that makes many tribes choose to compromise, but will the Xiliang army really give Xianbei a fluke?
Three days later, Murong Feng received Xu Shu in the somewhat dilapidated tent of the Chinese army and expressed his willingness to accept the conditions of the Xiliang Army.
The dense convoy came to the grassland. In the past, these merchants would never dare to set foot on the grassland so blatantly. Whether it was the Xianbei cavalry or the horse thief on the grassland, the merchants could not afford to lose it.
In order to give the merchants a safe road, the Xiliang army swept the famous horse thieves along the way, and the merchants' supplies were able to enter the grassland smoothly.
When building the city and putting it on others, the merchant may scoff at it, but it is Jia Rong. In the eyes of the businessman, it seems that there is nothing difficult for this young general to accomplish. The financial strength of the Xiliang Army is immeasurable, because they have a chicken that lays golden eggs in the craftsman's workshop.
To the unexpected, the grain and fodder materials to rescue them for the winter did not arrive as expected, but came to many convoys of merchants, as well as craftsmen and slaves. Among these slaves, they even saw the robes of the past.
General's order: "All Xianbei people who participate in the construction of the city provide three meals a day and accommodation!"
Simple big tents were set up to recruit Xianbei people who are willing to participate in the construction of the city.
Murong Feng was stunned and acquiesced in everything. Today, there are only 3,000 people left in the Xianbei army. In the words of the Han army, it is to help the Han people manage Xianbei. The weapons used are much better, but compared with the Han army, it is more than worse, especially the Han people's chariot that can continuously fire short guns and become Xianbei soldiers. A nightmare that doesn't go.
Many Xianbei nobles are very disgusted with the imperial edicts of the Han people. They repeatedly asked Xu Shu to argue, but Xu Shu also understood that under the rule of the Xiliang Army, people who do not have leisure food, if they want to eat enough to wear, they have to pay labor.
Poor Xianbei nobles have never been treated like this. In desperation, they compromised with the Han army, and some people from each tribe participated in the construction of the city.
Xu Shu's attitude towards this matter has eased down a little. It is impossible to really let the Xianbei nobles carry stones and other materials. According to the size of the tribe, they provide labor and distribute according to their work. There is no selfishness and jokes. This money is all paid by the Xiliang army. How can it make Xianbei people equal? Take advantage of it.
There are 20,000 Han soldiers guarding, but there is no chaos. First of all, the city built is centered on the King's Court of Danhan Mountain, with a distance of ten miles. Such a city is also at the county level of county and state.
Zhang Zhao comes to Jia Rong almost once a day. The price of building a city is really too high. Spending money is like running water. There is a lack of stones on the grassland. If you want to build a city, it is impossible without stones. Xianbei people don't have to pay money, but the craftsmen of the big man are high-paying. Although there are rare things such as Xianlian Pavilion and Moonlight Cup. Hold on, it's still overstretched.
Judging from the cost of half a month, Jia Rong also realized the huge consumption of building the city, especially in the distant Danhan Mountain Wangting.
Suddenly, Jia Rong thought of a kind of thing commonly used in building houses. With cement, the problem of building a city will become easier. Moreover, if a road to Danhan Mountain is opened with cement, the transportation will become very simple. Not only that, the transportation carriages should also be improved.
Under the pressure from money, Jia Rong began to rack his brains to make money and pave the road with cement. The money should be paid by all businessmen. If you don't pay, you can't take the road I opened up. You can't be robbed by horse thieves or something, and you can't blame me.
Not only that, Jia Rong also ordered the Xiliang Army to set up checkpoints along the way, pay taxes, merchants do business, and make several times the profit. Chang'an collects taxes, and going to the grassland is no exception.
The merchant team entering the grassland is gradually regularized. They have a unified route and a cement road. Their speed is much faster, but no one evades taxes. The strict order of the Xiliang Army is not a decoration, but anyone who seizes the tax evaders and confiscates everything they have without mercy.
After the Xiliang army occupied Bingzhou, there was no big action, which reassured Yuan Shao in Jizhou. Yan Liang was ordered to station on the border of Jizhou to guard against the Xiliang army, but there were too many borders between Jizhou and Bingzhou, and Yuan Shao divided at least half of the troops to defend.
Of course, Gongsun Zan will not let go of such an opportunity. He attacked like a storm. Yuan Shao's army was defeated and did not dare to go out of the city to fight. If the Montenegrin army took the opportunity to go out at this time, Jizhou would fall into the flames of war.
For five days in a row, Jia Rong drilled into the craftsman's workshop and studied science and technology painstakingly. Suddenly, he hated that he had not studied hard before, so that many things could not be made with empty ideas. At this time, he suddenly felt how correct it was to hate less when the book is used.
Yuan Shao's messenger and Gongsun Zan's messenger arrived in Chang'an at the same time.
After bathing, he changed into ordinary clothes and received messengers from both sides in the general's mansion.
"It's not easy for you two to come from afar. Let's taste the fragrant tea in Chang'an." Jia Rong picked up the special teacup and said to the two messengers.
The two of them dared not neglect and hurriedly raised their glasses.
Jia Rong smiled and said, "After a few years, I don't know how Brother Bo Kui is in good health now?"
When the messenger of Youzhou saw Jia Rong's question, he hurriedly arched his hand and replied, "The general is thinking about it. My general is in good health and can still lead the army to rush to the battlefield. My general mentioned the general many times, and I miss the defeating the Xianbei army with the general."
"Brother Bo Kui is a rare hero in the world." Jia Rong praised.
The envoys of Youzhou showed excitement, and Bingzhou bordered Youzhou and Jizhou. Although Gongsun Zan sent more troops to garrison, he was not as popular as Yuan Shao. What kind of person Yuan Shao was? Of course, there was Jia Rong among the targets of the crusade. The two sides have been complaining for a long time.
Yuan Shao's envoy to Chang'an is a trial. He is quick-thinking, eloquent, and quite famous under Yuan Shao's account.
"General Yuan has admired him for a long time. He only hates that he is fighting with the enemy and has no time to come in person." The judge is a famous member of the family. It's not easy to say such polite words.
Jia Rong snorted coldly and said, "Yuan Benchu gathered hundreds of thousands of Allied troops on that day to attack the Hu Prison Pass. This general is still vivid in his mind, but he is very majestic."
The judge said: "The general is also a Han minister. Naturally, he knows that the emperor's salary is the king's share of worry. At the beginning, General Yuan also held the heart of boxing and boxing, intending to return the Han Dynasty to the world. However, Dong Thief's fate was exhausted and he was assassinated. Originally, General Yuan wanted to assist the emperor with the general and revitalize the Han Dynasty. He didn't want to be in the court. It has changed."
Jia Rong sneered secretly. This match will have a lot of effort to turn black and white upside down.
"Say, what's wrong with General Yuan sending you here?" Jia Rong asked lightly that he had never looked good for Yuan Shao's messenger.
"General Yuan wants to make a good relationship with the general Qin and Jin. General Yuan has a daughter and the son of the general..."
Jia Rong interrupted, "This is absolutely impossible!"
The face of the judge is constantly changing, but it can't attack. The current situation of the Jizhou army is quite well understood. If the Xiliang army takes the opportunity to attack Jizhou, then Jizhou will definitely not be guaranteed.
"I heard that Jizhou is a big grain state. As you know, I defeated Xianbei, and there are many Xianbei refugees under him. The general is compassionate and can't bear to kill, but hundreds of thousands of Xianbei people eat every day and consume a small amount of grain and fodder."
There was a flash in the eyes of the judge. As long as Jia Rong was willing to open the conditions, Yuan Shao handed over his autonomy to him.
"When you go back, tell Benchu that as long as Jizhou is willing to do business with the Xiliang Army and is not sad to go to the merchants, I will not invade Jizhou, but at the beginning, I was in the Hu prison, and it must be a good thing to let the general damage the soldiers. Let's get 100,000 stone grain carelessly."
The examiner's face showed anxiety and carefully replied, "General, Jizhou pacified the black mountain yellow scarf, and started a war with the Youzhou army. The food and fodder have long been unsustainable, and the intention to give the general food and fodder is also willing but not enough."
Jia Rong smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. You can ask Yuan Shao to write an IOU."
"IOU?" He is as smart as a judge, and he can't figure out what an IOU is.
"It says that Yuan Shao owed 100,000 stones of grain to the Xiliang Army in the winter of the first year of Xingping and will be returned in the coming year."
With a cautious mentality, the judge arched his hand and said, "This matter is very important. Let's go back and think about it for a day." Regarding the matter of the IOU, the judge can't help sneering. It can be delayed in the coming year, but the military situation is urgent.
Jia Rong nodded and agreed. The Xiliang army was strong. If it wanted to invade Jizhou, it was more than enough. It was difficult to support tens of thousands of troops to fight with grain and materials alone. "War is to burn money." This is what Jia Rong summed up. If you don't have money, you still want to learn from others to fight. There is only one way to defeat. You only see six short guns at once, but I don't know how expensive it is.
The Youzhou messenger looked anxious. With such a simple condition, Yuan Shao will definitely agree. Although the Youzhou army is strong, the Jizhou army has the advantages of the city and can't hold each other, which is very unfavorable to the Youzhou army.
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