On February 2, the dragon raises its head, generally speaking, it is the time for spring sowing.
After the matter was settled, everyone in Yiquanwu was no longer nervous. The dealers put down their weapons and began to prepare for the spring sowing.
Shao Xun walked around the Wubao.
These forts are only dangerous.
The platform where Yiquanwu is located is forty to fifty meters high, isolated on three sides, and has only one slope to go up and down.
We can't count on siege equipment, we can only rely on human lives.
Attacking up the slope, unprotected and exposed to enemy crossbows - if they have crossbows - is a bloody path.
If the opponent uses more wood and rolling stones, the casualties will be even greater.
When they reached the foot of Wubao, they set up ladders and surrounded them, and the elite soldiers were pushed down from the top of the city. They were either dead or injured - the walls of Wubao looked like they were three feet high.
It's really not worth a frontal assault.
Either make a sneak attack or negotiate. The other party will pay you some money and food, send a proton, and then promise to send troops to help you fight, and that's it.
The Du family is not a baseless person.
The late Du Yu had a great reputation. His eldest son, Du Xi, was the minister Zuocheng, and his second son, Du Ji, was the prefect of Xinping. Although Du Dan and Du Yin worked and studied at home, it was easy for them to get official positions - if Mi Huang hadn't interfered, Du Yin is probably already the prefect of Hongnong.
With such a family background and such strong power, it would be best to resolve the matter peacefully.
After all, the two leaders of the army, one is about to be the governor of Hongnong, and the other is soon to be the general in the palace. They are both court officials, not thieves, and they still have to follow some rules.
"I asked for 30,000 hu of grain for you, is it enough?" Almost all the commanders of Zhuwu Fort in Yiyang County came. After arguing with them for a long time, Mi Huang came out of the tent and took Shao Xun to talk.
"I only need 20,000 hu of grain." Shao Xun said: "You don't need to give it all at once, just give a little every month. Can the remaining 10,000 hu of dendrobium be exchanged for some cattle, farm tools, and seeds?"
"Everyone is in short supply of these things." Mi Huang said: "Only Yiquan, Heshui, and Yanggong Sanwu Fort in the county can do this in large quantities."
"Can you think of a way?" Shao Xun asked.
"Try your best." Mi Huang nodded and said, "When I take office as a new official, brothers Du Dan and Du Yin have to give me some face no matter what. However, Xiaolangjun, are your stalls too big? The construction area is occupied by A lot of people are doing this to keep guests in the dock, but few are as anxious as you are. Just like the Yunzhong Village you just built, settle two to three hundred households first, then take your time and spend a few Wouldn't it be better to establish a foothold in a year and expand it little by little? Isn't that how these forts in Yiyang came to be? Yiquanwu even started construction during the Cao Wei Dynasty. It was just a separate courtyard at first, and it was run by three generations. With the current situation.”
"The situation is such that we have to be anxious." Shao Xun said.
Mi Huang was doubtful.
General trend? The situation is very good now, and Sikong only has his last enemy left, Sima Yong.
"If you really want to accomplish something quickly, there is only one way." Mi Huang said.
"Please give me some advice, Lieutenant."
"Get a wife."
Shao Xun was speechless. Did he mean to sell himself?
In fact, he is not that resistant. The key is that he can't sell it at a good price now...
"Weigh it up," Mi Huang said.
Shao Xun only weighed it for a second before asking: "May I ask which women are waiting to be married in the capital?"
Give me the rich woman's address book, hurry up!
Mi Huang was shocked by Shao Xun's words. For such a big event as marriage, does it depend on whether the dowry is rich or not?
He thought about it seriously and said seriously: "Wang Huifeng is the first choice."
"Lieutenant, this is the second time you mentioned this person." Shao Xun said helplessly.
"That's you, that's why I mentioned it so many times." Mi Huang said in a tone of hatred that could not be changed: "Wang Huifeng is the former crown princess and is extremely loyal. Although she is a widow, she may not be willing to marry you. If it is true, Let Wang Yifu nod in agreement, and Wang Huifeng is forced to marry you, so you can secretly enjoy it. After this girl gets married, she will devote herself to you, serve your parents-in-law diligently, and take care of the family business carefully. If you are away fighting, she can even I'll help you manage Wubao and make sure there won't be a fire in the backyard. I'm not willing to introduce her to ordinary people, so I can't bear to mention her sister Wang Jingfeng."
Judging from Mi Huang's tone, Wang Jingfeng is just a pretty vase and has no abilities. Wang Huifeng has means and is a chaste woman, so she may not be willing to remarry.
Shao Xun shook his head and asked, "What else?"
Mi Huang glanced at him and said: "Go and ask the princess to arrange a marriage for you. There are many girls in the Pei family and they are very rich, but if you really want to talk about it, it is not necessarily easy to get a widow."
When he mentioned the word "succeed", Mi Huang blushed, as if this word was not very good.
"Princess..." Shao Xun subconsciously felt that something was wrong and he might mess things up.
"This won't work, that won't work either, there's nothing we can do." Mi Huang said earnestly: "Do you really want to take root in Yiyang? It cost a lot to build Wubao, and even the Duke of Beijing has this strength. many."
"How is that possible?" Shao Xun asked in surprise.
"Why not?" Mi Huang asked strangely: "I can't build a fort in Luoyang. I need money but no money, I need people but no one, and the money and food from the East China Sea can't fly to Luoyang."
"Are there no rich people in the capital?"
"The richest person in the capital right now is Wang Yifu, followed by Queen Sheep."
"Huh?" Shao Xun's eyes lit up and he asked, "How can Queen Sheep have money?"
"After the death of Yang Xuan, no one from the Yang family was in the capital, and they all returned to Qingzhou." Mi Huang said: "In the past, King Zhao Lun was defeated, and some of the belongings of the Sun brothers and the Yi tribe were confiscated, and some fell to the Yang family. The possessions of the Yang family and the Sun family in the capital are now being taken care of by the Queen’s confidants, what do you think?”
The Sun brothers mainly refer to Sun Xiu and Sun Qi.
Sun Xiu is Sima Lun's confidant, and has repeatedly blackmailed Shi Chong, who ranks first on the rich list. It is true that all of his belongings may not have been confiscated.
Yang Xianrong's ability to become queen was mainly due to Sun Xiu's operation - Sun Qi was Yang Xianrong's grandfather.
"Lieutenant, can I borrow money from the queen?" Shao Xun asked.
"It's best not to." Mi Huang shook his head and said, "After you owe a favor, how do you pay it back? What if the Queen wants you to kill..."
Mi Huang closed his mouth.
I say so much just because of the life-long friendship between the two of them, so I can’t say any more.
Shao Xun already understood.
The power of the Luoyang court is now gradually becoming clearer.
Sikong occupies one piece, Wang Yan occupies another, and those who respect the emperor should be counted as the third.
From the beginning to the end, Sima Yue was not able to fully control the court like his predecessors. From the beginning, he cooperated, cooperated and cooperated again.
Inadvertently, Shao Xun has become qualified to join the whirlpool of the court. Although when others think of him, they most likely think of him as Lu Bu.
He silently counted the assets on hand.
Shaoyuan (formerly the manor of Huangfu Shang) has expanded a little further, and now has more than a hundred households. The output of this manor is mainly used to support the daily life, study and training of the Donghai and Luoyang student soldiers - all the Donghai student soldiers who were originally incorporated into the Kingdom's Central Army were stripped and became Shaoyuan's food and clothing customers.
Pan Yuan was also occupied. Although Mi Huang asked him to return it, he kept delaying it.
There are dozens of households in Pan Yuan, mainly the villagers, craftsmen, and servants who followed him to Piyong. After some people get married and start a business, they come to their door and ask for help.
Shao Xun arranged for them to farm in Panyuan.
The real master of Jinguyuan ran back to Leling Kingdom and had no intention of coming back. Shao Xun was waiting to see if anyone would compete with him. If there was no one, he would directly occupy it, taking the nearby fields with him.
It wouldn't be without consequences, but he was prepared to take it.
Because Jinguyuan is so good.
Covering a vast area, the park has mountain springs, artificial rivers, ponds, orchards, pastures, and numerous museum buildings. The main body is built on the mountain, which is relatively dangerous. If you spend money to renovate it, it will be an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack fort. Considering that it is around Luoyang, there is no need to spend this wasted money. It is of little significance, but Jinguyuan is still useful. of.
Spring plowing is almost here, and some things really shouldn’t be put off for a whole year. It was also for this reason that he urged Mi Huang to send troops before.
In an agricultural society, everything revolves around farming.
"Lieutenant, how long are you staying here?" Shao Xun asked.
Mi Huang was shocked. He felt that Shao Xun accompanied him on his journey west this time mainly to do his own business, and everything else was incidental.
I heard that we picked another bandit camp in Kinmen Mountain last night.
According to the guide, Jinmen Village is extremely dangerous due to its "deep mountains and strong fortifications", with two hundred bandits guarding it.
In the end, it seemed that the enemy was captured with more than forty casualties. Mi Huang was shocked when he found out.
In ancient times, when attacking a city, it was normal for the attacker to suffer three times more casualties than the defender, and five to six times more was also common, unless the defenders were all prone to collapse at a touch.
Capturing the mountain stronghold in a sneak attack with such slight casualties undoubtedly encouraged him to continue doing this in Yiyang.
Do you still have time to scare me into disobedience?
"You have to stay for five or six days." Mi Huang calmed down and said: "It's not that simple to bargain back and forth. Some people can't make the decision and have to go back and forth between their own Wubao and Yiquanwu. Alas. , you can go on your own if you have something to do. Go and come back quickly! I will take the army with me."
Mi Huang raised his voice a little when he said the last sentence.
Although people have always called mediocre generals, mediocre generals are also generals. They still have the ability to build strongholds and defend themselves, but they cannot be looked down upon.
"Lieutenant, the leader of the building, Li Chong, has quite a military strategy. If you have any questions, you may want to ask him. The leader of the building, Gao Yi, is skilled in charge and bravery. Yang Bao, Huang Biao, Yu An, and Zhang Gu Although there is nothing special about the others, they still have the ability to divide defense areas and defend each one." Shao Xun said: "In short, if you want to arrange your troops, you should consult Li Zhong. If you need to break out of the formation, You can ask Gao Yi to kill the general. The rest can just lead the troops to guard the stronghold."
"Okay." Mi Huang nodded, and when he came forward, he couldn't help but ask: "Xiao Langjun, why do you occupy land and build docks and raise so many bankers?"
It is the instinct of every nobleman or powerful man to occupy land and build a fortress, but the scale is not as big as his. This is something that is difficult for Mi Huang to understand.
"Lieutenant, do you think Luoyang is really stable? Liu Yuan fought consecutively in Bingzhou and Sima Teng couldn't stop him. If he goes south in a big way, how can he resist it? To be honest, I'm afraid." After saying that, Shao Xun saluted and left in a hurry go.
Mi Huang frowned, lost in thought.
