There is a mountain group near Pingxia City, named Tiandu Mountain. It is not in Huaide Army, but located in Xi'an Prefecture. There is a village in the mountain, called Tiandu Village.
In the area where the whole prefecture of Xi'an Prefecture fell, Tiandu Village, an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack mouth in all directions, has naturally become the current base camp of the Wang Family Army.
"General!"
"General!"
"General..."
"Well, where's Pengju?"
A member of the Wang family army pointed to the village hall not far away, and Wang Zhi nodded and headed there.
"Junior brother, how is the recruitment work going?"
When Yue Fei saw Wang Zhi, he stood up and came to greet him, "The return to General went smoothly. More than 300 troops have been recruited in two days."
"Huh? Have you ever been hindered?"
"Come back to General, I have never seen that the people at the border are very satisfied with our recruitment treatment and are willing to go back to their hometowns to introduce us."
Wang Zhi was a little confused. Didn't his uncle say that people were prohibited from applying for the draft? Isn't it no longer useful in Xi'an Prefecture...
"Then can you deny it? The monthly salary is one tael of silver. If you are successful in the recruitment, you will be given one tael of silver directly. If you introduce someone, you will be given a hundred coins. We, the Wang family army, do not have this kind of treatment."
The person who answered was Wang Fei, who came in from outside the tent and was a little dissatisfied.
He was naturally greeted with a slap, "What are you talking about? The Wang Army is the Wang Army, and the escort is the escort. Even two monthly salary can't shut your mouth."
"Two copies, then it's okay." Wang Fei scratched his head and chuckled.
Wang Zhi turned to Yue Fei and said: "Junior brother, the recruitment of troops does not have to be limited to the Song Dynasty. Xixia can also recruit troops. I have received news that Xixia has gathered 30,000 elite cavalry, together with 3,000 iron kites, to attack the Jurchens in the north. We rescued Emperor Liao, but were defeated by thousands of Jurchen soldiers, and we won't be able to recover in a short time."
"What! Three thousand Iron Kites were also defeated?"
Wang Fei was shocked and made a sound, and Yue Fei was also a little in disbelief.
It's not unusual for thirty thousand Xixia soldiers to be defeated. Even three thousand 'iron kites' were defeated by one thousand Jurchen soldiers, which is acceptable. But three thousand 'iron kites' were defeated by one thousand Jurchen soldiers.
Yes, it's just chilling. This is the iron kite that once could break through the Song Dynasty's 100,000 army with only three thousand!
How could he be defeated by a thousand Jurchen soldiers...
The three words "Iron Kites" are like huge boulders, firmly pressing on the hearts of every Song people. They are a lingering nightmare for every Song soldier. This is the result of the blood of countless Liao and Song soldiers. The invincible reputation poured out
Fortunately, Tie Yaozi could only support 3,000 people with the power of Xixia. If he had 30,000 people, the Song Dynasty would have been named Li long ago.
Wang Fei couldn't imagine how a thousand Jurchen soldiers could block that rolling torrent of steel. When he asked, Wang Zhi just shook his head.
"Okay, don't think about it anymore. What about the Iron Harriers and the Jurchen soldiers? My junior brother is a god, how can he be afraid of mortals?"
Wang Zhi patted Yue Fei on the shoulder, and continued: "Besides, I am here with you, the saint brother. Let us join forces. Xia Liaojin has nothing better than native chickens and dogs. Let's kill one one, and stew three in a pot." .”
Yue Fei nodded, Wang Fei said with a smile: "There's still me, where's me?"
"You..."
Wang Erlang looked at Wang Fei's red face and really thought about it seriously. At first glance, he felt that he looked a bit like a Xixia tribesman. Then he hugged him and said, "Come, follow me to Pingxia City, and I will introduce you to him." Several big Xixia families, you and a dozen of your brothers will follow you to Xixia to explore the road. If you do well, you won't be able to be made a keeper general in the future."
Wang Fei stopped laughing immediately and was dragged out by him. He said with a grimace, "Ah, no, brother. Isn't this a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?"
Wang Erlang shook his head seriously and said: "No, don't worry. I have already discussed it with the big businessmen in Xixia. They also support the Chamber of Commerce in forming a escort team. The escort team will operate within the Xixia boundary in the future. There are no familiar passersby." But no."
"With Yue Fei in the northwest and Wang Fei in Xixia, we have nothing to worry about."
When Wang Fei heard that he had the same status as Yue Pengju in Brother Zhi's heart, he immediately became angry and responded with determination.
"I'll give you a list later. You can follow this list when you go to Xixia..."
Before Wang Zhi could finish his words, Wang Fei snatched him up and said, "Okay, I understand, Brother Zhi, keep no one behind!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was slapped again, and Wang Zhi said angrily: "You are the one who steals the words."
Wang Fei scratched his head and didn't dare to talk back.
"The people on these lists are all big merchants who want to join the Xixia Chamber of Commerce. You need to protect them, and also observe whether they have any competitors within the tribes. Anyone who threatens these merchants must disappear."
"You have two tasks in going to Xixia. The first is to inquire about the layout, terrain, customs, and population of Xixia. Simply put, you want to understand everything about Xixia. The second is to support the people on the list to take power and establish their majesty among their respective tribes. Do you understand?"
Wang Fei nodded repeatedly, "I understand, Brother Zhi!"
Wang Zhi was still a little worried, so he hugged him and sat down to explain everything he could think of, from how to form a guard team to how to eat and sleep.
Looking at the red face who nodded repeatedly, Wang Erlang regretted for a moment that he didn't bring Chang Qing over.
The more he nodded, the more Wang Zhi regretted it, but there was no second choice and he could only act as a doctor.
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Another seven days passed in a flash, and on the agreed tenth day, Wang's shop was officially closed and the Xixia Chamber of Commerce was officially listed.
With the sound of firecrackers, Wang Erlang led a group of merchants to cut a strip of red cloth tied with red flowers in front of the chamber of commerce.
Zhongfanshang didn’t understand what it meant, but it felt very festive and the ceremony was great.
At the end of the ceremony, Wang Zhi led everyone to formally sign the contract in the chamber of commerce.
The contract of the Xixia Chamber of Commerce is roughly the same as the contract of the Northwest Chamber of Commerce. There are only two differences. First, the signed tribe can only conduct business transactions with the Langya Wang family in the future. Second, unlike the Song Dynasty merchants, the contract is signed by the family as the main body and only by individuals. The name was signed on behalf of the family or tribe. From now on, the Langya Wang family would only deal with the signer, and no one else in the tribe would recognize it, no matter how powerful they were.
The signatories of all the tribes in Xixia all happily accepted these two clauses. Once this contract was signed, the status of the tribe's leader became even more stable. Those who were not the tribe's leader relied on the regulations of the Xixia Chamber of Commerce to only recognize the signer and not the family. , he will definitely become the most powerful person in the family, at least within three years.
Because the contract period is the same as that of the Northwest Chamber of Commerce, which is also three years.
Mastering the resources, trade and money of a tribe is not the same as mastering the supreme power of a tribe.
As for force, the escort team formed with ten draws and one profit is not just for free.
Yes, this is the result that Wang Erlang wants. He does not need to control all the people in a tribe, nor does he need their loyalty. He only needs to control one person from each tribe, the most powerful person in that tribe, which is equivalent to Mastered an entire tribe.
As long as this person knows who gave him the power, and without the support of the Xixia Chamber of Commerce, he is nothing. How dare he say anything.
Don't say that this person means nothing if he breaks away from the support of the Xixia Chamber of Commerce. Even if a whole tribe breaks away from the Xixia Chamber of Commerce, it means nothing, because at this border, he wants to make deals with the Song people and wants to exchange his cheap local products for the Song Dynasty. For daily necessities, the Xixia Chamber of Commerce is inseparable, because there are no Song merchants in the entire border, and they have all evacuated within these ten days.
If you want to trade, you can only go to the Xixia Chamber of Commerce, which is equivalent to being strangled by someone's neck. You have no way to resist, but you are happy to be strangled by the throat, because the Xixia Chamber of Commerce has not harmed the interests of any tribe, regardless of the size of the chamber of commerce, as long as you are Send a representative to register a member and sign a contract, and then you can sell it three times and buy it twice as often.
Regarding this kind of strangulation by the throat, the Xixia tribes just wanted to say: Can you please strangle it tighter?
Anyone who dares to say something bad about the Xixia Chamber of Commerce will automatically disappear at this border without the Xixia Chamber of Commerce taking action.
In just ten days, the master of this first border fortress had been replaced without bloodshed.
Wang Erlang, who single-handedly controlled all this, was very happy and proud. He entertained all the businessmen, big and small, with singing, dancing, wine and meat that night.
After the guests left, the Xixia Chamber of Commerce was naturally in a mess.
"Second Young Master, we can't delay. Following your arrangement, we have moved all the goods to Tiandu Village, but the goods can't be taken in or out. It's not a problem to keep them piled up in Tiandu Village!"
Wang Xiang sat down next to Wang Erlang and turned on the urging mode as usual.
Wang Erlang leaned on his chair, closing his eyes and concentrating. He seemed to be at ease, but in fact he was panicking. Outsiders only saw that he controlled the two major chambers of commerce with one hand, and held the lifeline of the trade between Song and Xia in his hands. He was prosperous, but he himself Everyone knows that he is playing with fire, walking on a wire rope in the sky, and one step in the air will lead to an abyss.
Because the most important trade route in the plan has not been opened yet.
Wang Zhi opened his eyes and asked him, "How long can our Song Huo last?"
"Eight days!"
Wang Xiang replied without thinking, as if he had calculated it countless times.
"Agui, how's the trade route going?"
Wang Zhi said silently, and a figure appeared in the darkness, bowing and saying: "Xi'an Prefecture is clear, Huaide Army and Deshun Army are all blocked, Qinzhou is blocked in three places, Longzhou is blocked in five places, and Fengzhou is blocked in one place. , the other military states have not yet contacted.”
Wang Zhi tapped the armrest, recalling the route pattern of the border crossing in his mind. Leaving aside the other military states for the time being, as long as there is a direct channel between the two chambers of commerce in Pingxia City and Fengxiang Mansion, the plan can be continued.
If there is no way between Huaide Army, Deshun Army and Longzhou, then don't go. It's not impossible to take Xi'an Prefecture to Qinzhou and then Fengzhou to Fengxiang Prefecture. Although there are many mountains and rivers along the way, the roads are not smooth, but in this way, you only need to move around Just open up the blocked areas and the difficulty will be much easier.
As for the roads, they can only be repaired after they are opened.
"Leave Qinzhou and Fengzhou to Yue Fei. Since it can't be solved with money, there is nothing we can do."
"Tell him to attack in five days!"
