Yu Xing became more and more angry as he looked at the board advertising the Pili Army's punishment of traitors. These promotional wooden boards floating down the river were picked up by subordinates and presented to Yu Xing. Yu Xing was angry not only because the above achievements did not mention his correct leadership, but also because the Pili Army did not inform him of this matter at all, and clearly did not take him seriously. In a rage, he ordered his people to intercept, salvage, and burn all the propaganda boards. However, there were so many boards that it was hard to get them all. Many of them floated downstream along the current.
Yu Xing has learned that Ouyang Xuan has returned to Chongqing Mansion, which makes him even more furious. Ouyang Xuan first pretended to be Huang Dagen's bodyguard to spy on him, but he didn't know it. Afterwards, when returning from Chongqing, he did not go to Jiading City to pay a visit, so he did not take his boss seriously. Now not only does it not compensate for the losses caused by the explosion of the artillery, it also dares to detain its own courier. This messenger was the brother of one of his beloved concubines. This concubine cried in front of him every day, asking him to send troops to bring his uncle back, which made Yu Xing even more upset.
If he could use force against the Perak Army, Yu Xing would have sent out his army long ago. Not to mention that there is Pengshan City occupied by the Mongols between Jiading Prefecture and the Perak Army. Even if the Mongols watch the fire from across the bank, the tired army who has traveled a long distance will probably not be able to get an advantage when facing the strong city and fortress of the Perak Army. Some time ago, his son Yu Dazhong attacked Pengshan and lost a lot of men, horses and ships. Now Jiading Prefecture's troops are not strong enough to attack, not to mention the two most important fortresses under his rule - Lingyun City and Sangui Jiuding City. , all seem to be stretched thin. Moreover, sending troops would cost a lot of money, which made Yu Xing, who regarded Jiading Mansion as private property, willing to engage in this loss-making business. It is said that Yu Xing only beat Ouyang Xuan to make more money, and he would not meet Bing Ge unless it was absolutely necessary. As for the crying concubine, a slap can silence her. Yu Xingguang has more than a dozen concubines, not to mention his cheap brother-in-law.
Holding down the anger in his heart, Yu Xing sent another low-level aide to Chongqing Mansion to find out the truth. The aide was so surprised that he almost fainted, saying that it was a pie falling from the sky for no reason. Yu Xing was extremely greedy, and his subordinates followed suit. The messengers he sent to subordinate states and counties were like his spokespersons, often arrogant and deliberately finding faults. Subordinate states and counties often avoid slandering Yu Xing in front of him, so they have to pinch their noses and spend money to eliminate disasters. But when this newly sent messenger showed up arrogantly at the Perak Army headquarters, he was given a cold reception. Not only was there no delicious food and wine as expected, but there was also no beautiful woman to comfort Feng Chen who was traveling all the way, which made him resentful. Just as he was sternly questioning the Pili Army for daring to neglect the envoy, another haggard-looking man walked in from the door.
The person who came was none other than Yu Xing's cheap brother-in-law. Nearly a month of house arrest has dulled his arrogance. In the first few days of his house arrest, he jumped wildly and threatened, but no one paid any attention to him-except for angrily cursing Ouyang Xuan. How could the soldiers in the guard camp who were guarding him endure Brother Xuan being insulted? As long as he curses Ouyang Xuan, his food will be withheld. One time, he encountered a guard on guard who had a bad temper. He held him down and stuffed horse dung into his mouth. Of course, the guard was also punished. After experiencing this incident, he realized that his identity as Yu Xing's brother-in-law was not taken seriously by the Pili Army. After learning the lesson, he stopped talking nonsense and begged to be let go. Just now, a Perak Army staff officer released him with Ouyang Xuan's warrant and asked him to go back with the messenger sent by Yu Xingxin. The cheap brother-in-law saw that the new courier was still chattering and trying to extort some money and goods, so he slapped him and dragged him towards the dock.
Ouyang Xuan wrote a letter and asked Yu Xing's cheap brother-in-law to take it back. In the letter, Ouyang Xuan first told about his trip to Chongqing Mansion, met with Master Pu Zezhi, and asked how the imperial court would reward the Perak Army for their military exploits. He also said that if the quality of the cannons cast in Jiading Prefecture was poor, the Pili Army could provide them at a preferential price. He also said that in the future Baizhang City's tax share, the Pili Army could give another 20% to Jiading Prefecture. At the end of the letter, Ouyang Xuan asked Yu Xing to send back the Pili Army's cannon casting technicians at a convenient time. This nonsense actually tells Yu Xing a few things. First, I already know that you, Yu Xing, pretended to be the leader of the Pili Army's military exploits. Let's stop here. If you push someone into a hurry, you will not I will give up and give up; secondly, the problem of casting cannons is not the fault of the Pili Army, but your incompetence. If you want it, you have to exchange it with money and food; third, it gives Yu Xing some sweetness. The tax revenue from Baizhang Pass seems to be given to Jiading Prefecture, but in fact it will be put into his own pocket by Yu Xing; fourth, it will be discussed in the future about the transfer of military technology. We must first send back the Pili Army's cannon-casting technicians.
Ouyang Xuan had only been to Diaoyu City, the capital of Hezhou, and had never entered Fucheng, Chongqing. Of course, he had never met Pu Zezhi. The reason why he dared to deceive Yu Xing was because of the asymmetry in information transmission. The reason why he was willing to sell artillery to the Jiading Army was that although Yu Xing was greedy, he was unambiguous about fighting the Mongolian army. And if there is no exchange of interests, Yu Xing will definitely cut off the Perak Army's trade routes south to Xuzhou and Luzhou. Selling arms not only strengthened the anti-Mongolian strength, but also made the Jiading Army technologically dependent, making Yu Xing less likely to fall out easily.
Ouyang Xuan is not afraid of Yu Xing, but he really doesn't want to do what his brother Ni Qiang did. When a conflict breaks out between the two parties, it is definitely "enemies are happy and relatives suffer", and only the Mongols benefit. It is said that the production of Jiading in Meizhou is the same as that in the areas under the jurisdiction of the Perak Army, except that the two places were less damaged by the war, and the grain output was much greater than that under the rule of the Perak Army. If Yu Xing wants to buy firearms, he has to use food and other materials in exchange. Although the Perak Army is currently not short of food and production will continue to grow in the future, of course the more hard currency the better.
After reading the letter, Yu Xing breathed a sigh of relief. As a veteran official, how could he not understand what Ouyang Xuan meant. Speaking of pretending to claim military merit, it was common in the official circles of the Southern Song Dynasty. It's just that the great achievement of the Perak Army in retaking the land of the three states (prefectures) was monopolized by Yu Xing. He ate the meat and didn't leave any soup for his master. He was really cruel. A few days ago, a courier from Hezhou came to Jiading Prefecture with an official letter and asked for someone to be escorted to Chongqing Prefecture. Yu Xing claimed that the Mongolian army blocked the road and could be sent to Chongqing Mansion on his behalf. After seeing off the Hezhou messenger, he opened the letter. This letter was written by Zhang Jue, the deputy general of Diaoyu City, to Ouyang Xuan. The letter stated that the men of the Pili Army had been safely sent to Fuzhou, the things had also been given to Lu Wende, and now he had gone to Jinghu to look for Jia Sidao. Now it seems that Ouyang Xuan is someone in the court. Yu Xing's false military exploits were a foregone conclusion and he was not afraid of a comeback, but he was also afraid that someone in the court would cause trouble. As a result, it would cost a lot of money to settle things, and Yu Xing was absolutely unwilling to spend money.
What also makes Yu Xing satisfied is the 20% tax revenue from Baizhang City, which is not a small amount. Thinking of this money, he felt happy. As for Ouyang Xuan's suggestion of purchasing firearms, Yu Xing was not interested. This firearm is very expensive to make and use, so it is not cost-effective. I have been fighting the Mongols for many years, and even without firearms I have won more than lost. The reason why the Pili Army was forced to send firearms in the early stage was that his son Yu Dazhong was quite enthusiastic, and Yu Xing thought he could get them for free. As for Ouyang Xuan's request to send back the cannon-casting technicians, it was a trivial matter. However, when he asked Yu Dazhong to send the person back, he saw his eyes flashing and his words squeaking. After questioning, I learned that the cannon-casting technicians had been kidnapped by the Mongols. After scolding Yu Dazhong to relieve his anger, Yu Xing did not take the matter to heart. After all, in his eyes, these are just a few lowly craftsmen, and they are really not worth mentioning.
Full of joy brought by the 20% tax revenue from Baizhang City, Yu Xing personally wrote a reply to Ouyang Xuan. The letter changed from the previous condescending and dignified tone, and instead used an almost amiable tone to praise Ouyang Xuan for being young, heroic, talented, broad-minded, knowledgeable and considerate of the overall situation...
