Chapter 137 Slaying the Dragon

Style: Historical Author: Dream of WuyueWords: 2886Update Time: 24/01/12 03:07:41
There is no such thing as a perfect article, just as there is no such thing as complete despair.

A book that Liu Zhaosun read in his previous life started like this.

There is no perfect life, just like there is no perfect time traveler.

Perhaps one day in the future, Liu Zhaosun will transform into an evil dragon, but before transforming into a dragon, he will fight endlessly for his ideal career.

Yuan Chonghuan, dressed in the uniform of a third-grade civil servant, went out of the city three miles to greet the Marquis of Ping Liao.

Seeing Liu Zhaosun, Yuan Chonghuan saluted and said with a smile:

"That day in the imperial city, the lower official told the late emperor that the Liao Dynasty could be defeated in half a year. Unexpectedly, Mr. Liu was so wise and powerful that he actually killed the slave chief in only half a year."

Yuan Chonghuan is still the greasy middle-aged man, without any change.

He was still dark and thin, with an unattractive appearance. Maybe it was because too many of his subordinates had died in the bloody battle. Seeing Yuan Chonghuan, Liu Zhaosun felt inexplicably friendly.

After the Hunhe War, Yuan Chonghuan was promoted to the governor of Liaodong. He was in charge of the criminal and prison justice in Liaodong, and his power was second only to the governor of Liaodong.

In less than a year, Yuandudu was promoted from a poor top three Jinshi to a provincial inspector, and his promotion speed was faster than that of Usain Bolt.

"Master Yuan's award is due to the sacrifice of soldiers' lives. At present, the back gold is not destroyed. Huang Taiji just retreated from Hetuala. The strength is still there. We can't slack off."

Yuan Chonghuan quickly said yes, stretched out his hand to greet everyone into the city, and reported to Marquis Pingliao on the progress of Kaiyuan's work during this period.

Within a few days of the siege of Zhengbai Banner, the 4,000 soldiers in the city suffered 1,200 casualties, 3,000 civilians were killed and injured, and hundreds of houses in the south of the city were burned to the ground.

Everyone walked through the Yingen Gate in the south of the city. Yuan Chonghuan pointed at the North and South Streets as they walked.

Liu Zhaosun looked at the darkened walls after burning and said to Yuan Chonghuan:

"How is the business in the city? Are there any merchants who have defected to the slaves?"

Liu Zhaosun and Kang Yingqian dismounted and walked. Yuan Chonghuan pointed to the shops lined up on the street and praised:

"General Liu treated these foreigners leniently on weekdays. On those days when Huang Taiji attacked the city, the merchants in the city contributed money and help, and North Korean merchants even went to the city to throw stones. The lower official and Qiao Jianjun organized the merchants in the city to patrol the city and captured more than a dozen slaves. !Houjin Xizuo was captured in one fell swoop, and Huang Taiji had no internal support when he attacked the city, so he could only attack forcefully."

Liu Zhaosun nodded with satisfaction, this is what he wanted.

Interests can transcend racial beliefs. In the face of interests, all external and internal affairs, as well as Huang Taiji Nurhachi, must stand aside.

Merchants are not fools. The tax rate levied on them by Kaiyuan is much lower than the deposit. There are also various preferential policies. For example, those who operate in Kaiyuan for more than half a year can be exempted from part of the business tax. Merchants in Kaiyuan have the same status as military households and civilian households. If you are equal, you can also become an official directly, without any discrimination.

Of course, the most important thing in business is order and stability.

When Liu Zhaosun was in the most difficult time in Kaiyuan, he did not consider robbing the rich to help the poor or robbing merchants. Instead, he always worked hard to maintain business order and ensure the legal operation of merchants of all ethnic groups.

For this reason alone, Kaiyuan is much more reliable than Houjin and Liaozhen.

Since Mr. Liu can ensure everyone's interests, no one is willing to open the door to welcome Master Jianzhou into the city.

Without the support and cover of businessmen of all ethnic groups, Hou Jin's intelligence network in Kaiyuan quickly fell into paralysis.

The strategy that the Hou Jin soldiers had always relied on to capture the city by cooperating inside and outside failed completely this time in front of Liu Zhaosun.

After Huang Taiji was wounded by the Hongyi cannon at the foot of Kaiyuan City, he finally put down this difficult bone and led his troops south to Shenyang to attack Liu Zhaosun.

"Okay, now that Huang Taiji has returned to Hetuala, merchants of all ethnic groups in northern Liaoning will not get close to Jiannu. We can also take advantage of the situation to rebuild the Kaiyuan Intelligence Bureau and strengthen the intelligence force."

Liu Zhaosun felt a burst of joy.

Although Yuan Chonghuan is a talkative, he is still very capable of doing things.

Thinking of the trade matters he had negotiated with Jin Dajiu Mangui, he said to him again:

"I am planning to integrate the merchants in Kaiyuan to create a larger trading company. Of course, all merchants who are willing to join can get shares. Yehe people, Mongolians, Koreans, and even Japanese merchants can join in."

Liu Zhaosun remembered that Yuan Chonghuan did not understand what a company was, and added:

"It is a large shop. Currently, it sells southern goods, salt, cloth, grain and other necessities. The prices are unified and the goods are purchased uniformly. The price of the goods is lower than the market. The goods are genuine. In the future, trade with North Korea and Mongolia will be handled by this shop. "

Yuan Chonghuan nodded, frowned after thinking for a moment, and expressed his worries to Liu Zhaosun.

"Master Liu, as far as I know, the North Korean trade is currently concentrated along the Yalu River. It is too far away from us and cannot be reached from Kaiyuan. The remaining trade goes along the southern Liaoning route and was divided by the Liao Town military commander. We can’t even account for 10% of the trade. I wonder how you are going to trade with the Koreans?”

Before Liu Zhaosun could speak, Kang Yingqian beside him shook his head and said with a smile:

"Master Yuan doesn't know that Jin Yuji's brother is the Angel of the Joseon Dynasty. The forces behind this person are planning to depose the King of Joseon. They need the support of General Liu. We are really dealing with those Liao towns in Shanhaiguan and Gaizhou right now. No. However, the side of the Yalu River can be occupied. If you occupy that side, you can easily deal with North Korea trade or deterrence. Back in Saarhu, Lord Guanghai instructed Jiang Hongli to negotiate peace with Dai Shan and sell out the East Road Army. . This old life of mine was almost lost in the Hunjiang River! When Guang Haijun is ousted from power, we will settle our old and new grudges together, and I will personally chop up this immature bitch!"

Yuan Chonghuan heard that General Liu had influence in North Korea and Mongolia, and General Mangui turned out to be General Liu's brother. He was shocked and had a new understanding of Liu Zhaosun's strength.

"After the spring of next year, I will order the Kaiyuan Army to occupy the Yalu River in the name of pursuing the slave-building forces and drive out the surrounding slave-building forces. By then, the shops will be able to monopolize the North Korean trade. From now on, central and northern Liaoning will control North Korea. All business is handled by Kaiyuan, and as for the military leaders in southern Liaoning, I believe they will be under my rule in a few years."

The three of them walked and chatted along the way, and soon passed the North-South Street, and the General Military Mansion was right in front of them.

Liu Zhaosun hurriedly bid farewell to the two of them. Before leaving, he asked Yuan Chonghuan to prepare in advance and follow him to inspect the camp tomorrow.

After that, he took Jin Yuji and walked straight to his mansion under the protection of a group of guards.

He felt a little uneasy. He hadn't seen her for two and a half months and didn't know how Yang Qing'er was doing. He heard from Yuan Chonghuan that Mrs. Gaoming shed tears every day, but he didn't know whether it was true or not.

In fact, Liu Zhaosun didn't like this fourteen-year-old sister very much.

The original promise to Yang Hao to marry his daughter was entirely out of political speculation.

As soon as they left Shenyang with Yang Qing'er, a bloody battle broke out in Kaiyuan, which was finally finished. He began to be busy training troops again, training soldiers, and training cavalry. When everything was done and he was ready to officially get married to her, Nurhaci ran to Shenyang.

It's been dragging on like this for half a year, and the wedding to Yang Qing'er hasn't been held yet.

Looking back on the past six months, in order to accumulate strength. Liu Zhaosun, who was fighting with Jiannu to death, was unscrupulous and even used marriage as a bargain. It was simply deceiving other girls' pure feelings.

Suddenly I felt like such an asshole.

Jin Yuji recovered to some extent and walking alone was not a big problem. She followed Liu Zhaosun and walked towards the General Military Mansion with a face full of joy.

There were still dozens of steps away from the gate, and from a distance, Yang Qing'er and the fat girl were seen standing at the door, looking towards the street like a watch stone.

Yang Qing'er had received the news early and knew that the official would return to Kaiyuan today.

"Mrs. Gaoming!"

Liu Zhaosun hid behind her and shouted.

Yang Qing'er was startled, turned around and saw Liu Zhaosun, tears streaming down her face.

She rushed over at a trot, ignoring Jin Yuji beside her, and ran into Liu Zhaosun's arms, sobbing softly like a wounded deer.

"Don't cry, don't cry."

Liu Zhaosun raised his dirty hands to wipe Yang Qing'er's tears. He hesitated for a moment but did not start. Yang Qing'er took out a fragrant handkerchief from her sleeve without raising her head, handed it to her husband, and then continued to cry.

Liu Zhaosun took the handkerchief, wiped his wife's tears, and glanced back secretly. Jin Yuji turned her head to the side.

"Don't cry, don't cry. Now you are the second-grade imperial concubine, conferred by the new emperor. The governor will dismount when he sees you. It's not good for the guards to see you like this..."

After hearing this, Yang Qing'er took two steps back. The two held hands. Yang Qing'er looked Liu Zhaosun up and down, and Liu Zhaosun also looked at her with a smile.

Yang Qing'er has a tall and straight figure, and looks more calm and charming than when they first met half a year ago.

"I haven't seen you for two months. I've seen you look more majestic again. Were you injured in Shenyang this time? I'm here to check."

She had a smile on her face and snuggled into Liu Zhaosun's arms like a bird. As she spoke, she stretched her hands around Liu Zhaosun's neck and shoulders.

Jin Yuji, who was standing next to her, couldn't bear it anymore. She coughed lightly, left everyone behind, and pushed the door into the small courtyard.

Liu Zhaosun smiled at Yang Qing'er, put her down, and said to her:

"Madam, you have been suffering in Kaiyuan these days..."

"Let's not talk about the sad things. I will go to patrol the camp first and come back for a drink in the evening. Let's have fun. Don't be rigid. If you want to eat, tell Pei Dahu to prepare it in advance. I have... ten taels of silver here. Call me too!"

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