Can you do business?
Have a business mind?
Rich in wealth?
These things are all bullshit in Yang Gan's opinion.
Being able to do business is nothing more than a dividend brought by the development of the times. Many people think that their business is very good. Without policy inclination and support, how to do business? Be a hairy person.
Wang Shushu's business was very big, and he had the entire Yuntong County to support him, transport, provide goods, and open up channels for the scholar-bureaucrat class.
Otherwise, would he still want to do business with his previous identity? The cost alone is beyond what he can afford.
After 20,000 people walked for two days, they began to divide on the crossroads. Some of them set off in the direction of Liao State, while others set off in the direction of Yanggu Pass.
During this period, everyone was quite reluctant to leave. Although they were fighting, did they have any close relationship with the ordinary soldiers at the bottom?
This is not a war of aggression, but the two countries feel that they cannot breathe a sigh of relief. Who would have known that so many people died in the last war, and tens of thousands more were abandoned due to injuries.
To put it bluntly, being abandoned by others and waiting for death on a land soaked in blood is a feeling that no one wants to experience.
Fortunately, Xia Guo rescued them, otherwise their bones would be rotten by now.
After more than ten days of travel, these people actually made it to Shangguo alive and well. There was almost no delay on the way. Apart from rushing, they only had to eat, drink, poop and sleep.
Feeling homesick.
When a team of ten thousand people arrived at Shangguo Pass, the entire pass was filled with soldiers.
A man who looked like a general shouted loudly on the city.
"Who are you?"
The general of Xia State rode forward a few steps and shouted, "We are the border troops of Xia State, and these are your soldiers of Shang State."
"Two years ago, your country fought with the Liao Kingdom. These people were the wounded who were treated by our Xia Kingdom. Now they have recovered. By the military order of Wu Anjun, everyone was sent back to the country."
The general on the pass was stunned for a moment. He had heard about this, but he scorned it.
They have all been on the battlefield. How can they not know the dangers of the battlefield? Generally, people who are slightly injured can be saved, but once they are seriously injured, it is almost impossible to save them.
Even if he was revived on the spot, he would die from the evil wind entering his body after a few days or ten. He had seen this kind of situation many times.
So every time someone discussed this issue, he was full of scorn. He heard that tens of thousands of people were rescued, and it was estimated that a hundred people would survive.
It's not that the medical treatment is poor, but that those who are worthy of treatment have been rescued long ago, and those who can be rescued by Xia Guo are basically sentenced to death.
The shock to him now that these ten thousand people stood before him was no different than the resurrection of ten thousand dead people who came before him.
"Hey, we're back alive."
For the general, it was simply too exciting.
"You guys wait, I'll go ask for instructions."
I don’t know what happened, but the general never came back.
Since the pass cannot be entered, everyone can only sit on the spot, and some people start to look for the carriages where the grain is stored and start eating.
At the beginning, everyone was very excited. After all, they were going home. But who would have thought that the wait would only last three days. Fortunately, everyone brought a lot of food this time, otherwise they would starve to death just from hunger. They are.
From the excitement on the first day to the complaints on the third day, they have experienced too much.
General Shang Guo obviously looked unkind and spoke in a bad tone. He asked General Xia Guo to take them back and leave these people to him.
After bringing back 10,000 people, General Shangguo directly became the treasurer.
One of the strong men asked the general.
"General, I wonder if there is a carriage that can escort us to our hometown?"
General Shang Guo was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, "Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!"
The lieutenants next to him also started laughing.
The strong man was confused and didn't know what was happening.
After a long time, the general who was smiling with tears suddenly changed his expression.
"Who are you, asking us to send you back in a carriage? You are a defeated army, and you have the nerve to come back after a defeat?"
The expressions of these tenant farmers changed instantly, and some of them looked very ugly. You know, even in Xia Kingdom, no one said that about them.
When many people were seriously injured and dying, they were treated by Xia's military doctors. Why did they receive such a cold reception when they returned home?
Just when the big man was about to continue his theory, several tenant farmers quickly grabbed him. Everyone had no weapons or armor. If they fought, they would definitely suffer.
Ten thousand people had no choice but to start walking towards their hometowns.
When they set foot on the official road of Shangguo, these people began to curse constantly. You must know that the journey from Yuntong County to Yanggu Pass is not a short one.
But why they could arrive so quickly was because they still had to walk. That was because Yuntong and nearby counties and cities had convenient transportation and many official roads were being built.
If you have the official road, you don't have to step deep and shallow, you can just walk along the official road, so everyone is fast.
On the other hand, what about Shang Guo’s officialdom now?
There are potholes everywhere, and even the roadbed has collapsed in some places. This kind of road surface is fine when nothing happens, but it will definitely be serious if something happens.
There were even a few tenant farmers whose feet were sprained because they were walking in a hurry.
The strong man's face slowly turned gloomy. Is this his own country? Is it really necessary to treat people who sacrificed their lives and blood for the country like this?
But the more he compared, the heavier his mood became. In the end, he was afraid. He didn't dare to compare, because no matter how he compared, the situation in Yuntong County was at least not ten or twenty times better than here, but hundreds of times. .
In Yuntong County, everyone lives happily and has his own things to do.
But what about here? The scenery along the way made their hearts freeze.
There are scrawny pigs.
There was a woman with three children who were waiting to be fed. Judging from the size of the children, it was obvious that they had not had a full meal.
Strong men dare not stay, and those who are hungry are intimidated.
Everything on the road completely penetrated his inner thoughts.
When he returned home, he no longer had the enthusiasm he had at the beginning, and at most there was only family affection left.
"Dad, grandma, I'm back!"
When he saw his small thatched house, the strong man roared, his eyes slightly moist. No matter how disappointed he was, at least his family was still here.
After shouting twice, there was no movement. Suddenly, a "bang" sound came from inside the house. The strong man did not dare to stop and rushed in directly.
When he saw the situation inside, he was completely stunned. He frantically helped his mother up after she fell down, and looked stupidly at the memorial tablet made of broken wood placed in the house.
"Ah, mother, where is my father?"
The old lady's hands were wrinkled like chicken claws, her body was dark, her cheeks were sunken, and her cloudy eyes were constantly looking at the man in front of her.
"You, you are my son?"
"Mom, it's me, I'm your son."
The old lady trembled and touched her son's cheek. Suddenly, she immediately retracted her hand, with a look of struggle on her face.
"Impossible. My son is not as strong as you. He has already died in the battle. Who are you?"
The strong man no longer wanted to explain, he hugged his mother tightly and started crying.
Perhaps in response to the crying, the old lady hugged him tightly in her arms.
After a long time, both of them had tears in their eyes.
The strong man's face was full of grief and anger.
"Mom, what's going on? I've only been away for two years. Why is my father gone? Where are my two aunties? Also, where are my mother-in-law and children?"
The old lady wiped the corners of her eyes and then told the story exactly.
The two elderly people only have one son and two daughters. Although they talk a lot, they have two laborers, so they basically don’t have to worry about not having enough to eat. Of course, they won’t eat well. They can barely survive. .
Once the two daughters get married and have less to eat, they will definitely live a happy life.
But there are unforeseen circumstances, and I don’t know what the superiors are thinking. After the soldiers were taken away by Yang Gan, those who came back to report almost all told their families. Those who didn’t come back, almost all their troops were wiped out.
My father, who was a strong man, couldn't bear the blow and gushed blood twice in a row. He endured it for more than ten days and then passed away.
The old lady also injured her internal organs due to excessive grief, resulting in her being bedridden all year round.
The two daughters, daughter-in-law, and grandson are all working in the world. Even if they encounter unexpected disasters, they still have to live their lives.
"Bang!!!"
The strong man hammered the bed so hard that his eyes turned red.
He was obviously taken away for treatment by Lord Wu An, why did the people above him say that he and others were killed in battle? This, didn't this cost his old father his life?
Actually, I was talking about an old lady and an old father, but in fact, the old lady was only in her early forties. Due to long-term work and excessive grief, her son and husband died within ten days of each other. She was lucky that she didn't collapse.
The strong man took out the dry food he had prepared early from his arms and handed it to his mother.
The old lady grabbed the corn cake and said with a shocked face, "You, how can you have corn? The corn here has long been taken away by the people above to charge taxes!"
"Mom, you eat, I'll tell you when I get back."
When the old lady ate half of the cake, she immediately stopped eating it and put the corn cake away.
The strong man wondered, "Mom, why don't you eat? Are you not used to eating?"
The old lady shook her head, "My grandson hasn't eaten yet, you haven't eaten either, and the bride and your two aunties haven't eaten either. How can I eat? Let's wait for everyone to come back and let each of us take a bite."
The strong man stood up directly and walked outside. When he arrived outside, his face was already covered with tears.
How on earth could he survive such a life? Wiping his tears, he ran towards the ruins of his home.
When we arrived at the field, we found three adults and a child taking care of the food.
"Mother, Adi, boy, I'm back."
The four of them looked at the strong man together, and their eyes intertwined with each other at this moment. The three women quickly rushed towards the strong man, while the boy was full of guard.
His thin body seemed ready to collapse at any moment.
The strong man felt so distressed when he saw the two aunties becoming as thin as monkeys. When he saw his mother-in-law, he felt that she was at least ten years older.
The mother-in-law didn't say much, she grabbed her son and stuffed him into the strong man's arms.
