Chang'an City.
A group of Yan Army soldiers rushed into the village, and under the horrified gaze of the city residents, they rushed into the duckweed house where the refugees gathered.
The door of the dormitory was filled with homeless and impoverished people.
Facing the Yan army soldiers who were like jackals, the refugees in the house were frightened and fled in all directions.
Finally, a rather old man came out and said to the leader of Yan's army: "Sir, these are poor people who have nothing to offer..."
When the leader of the Yan Army heard this, he sneered twice before the old man finished speaking, and said: "Someone reported that there is a traitor hiding in this duckweed house, with the intention of harming the Yan Dynasty. You are all accomplices in shielding the criminals! Come on!
People, take them all away!"
When the refugees in Duckweed House heard this, they cried out in unison for injustice. Some knelt on the ground and kowtowed. Some wanted to stand up and escape from the courtyard, but they were all arrested one by one by the soldiers of Yan Army.
Kang Kejing and He Tanchong stood at the gate of Duckweed House, watching quietly as soldiers of Yan escorted batch after batch of refugees onto carts.
After watching for a moment, Kang Kejing asked He Tanchong beside him: "You lived in Duckweed House for a period of time. What do you think when you look at the scene now?"
Seeing the men, women, old and young being escorted into the car, He Tanchong sighed: "It's so complicated that it feels like a different world."
Kang Kejing said softly: "Destroy his residence, depose his private property, take all the people as slaves, and move to Anxi to avoid the troubles of the troubled times. Make a living as a slave and save all the people in the world... A long time ago, in Liang City,
That's what the commander said."
He Tanchong: "Young Master, there is something I don't understand."
Kang Kejing: "Say."
He Tanchong: "The land in Guanzhong, including Chang'an and Luoyang, is currently occupied by the Yan army, and the population under its jurisdiction exceeds more than four million. The commander-in-chief in Liangcheng wants to use food and goods to
Come and buy Tang slaves from the Yan army. This method is suspected of being an enemy, and it is very expensive and time-consuming. Why not wait until later to send troops south and capture Guanzhong, so that you can conquer all the people without spending a penny.
Win the people of the world."
Kang Kejing smiled and shook his head and said: "Your thoughts are completely the thoughts of a merchant. But if you look at the slave business with the Yan army from the perspective of governing the country, you won't think so."
"First of all, Anxi is vast and sparsely populated, and is in urgent need of a large number of manpower to operate many industries. Although the Northern Tang Dynasty currently occupies half of the country, most of the population is distributed in Hexi, Shuofang, and Hebei. Although Anxi is large, the population is small. If you want to start from
It is very difficult and unrealistic to transport immigrants from the east to the west. Therefore, we must find suitable manpower exports in other places to make up for the population shortage in Anxi."
"Secondly, the battle between the Northern Tang and Yan armies has just ended. Although the battle resulted in the Northern Tang's victory, the Northern Tang army has experienced the disastrous defeat of Fangguan, the Liangzhou Incident, Fanyang's attack, and many other battles, and its strength has almost been reduced by half.
, it has come to a time when they have to recuperate. At this time, even if the Northern Tang Dynasty wants to go south to regain Chang'an and Luoyang, there is almost nothing they can do."
"Thirdly, the commander-in-chief and the clan have a long-standing grudge, which is known all over the world. If the Northern Tang Army leads troops to capture Guanzhong in the future, how to divide the clan and the people will be a huge problem. But for now, we are slaves
To make a living in Yaying, a wealthy family bribed the Yan army and pushed the people in the city into a pit of fire. They thought they were smart, but they didn't know that being sold as slaves to Anxi would be a great blessing. Therefore, by making a living in Yaying, you can make a living in advance.
Complete the screening of noble families and common people."
"In the end, the Northern Tang Dynasty captured Fan Yang's treasure house, which contained countless treasures. Even a small part of it was an astonishing sum. At the beginning, the treasures looted by the Yan army from various places were now used by the Northern Tang Dynasty.
The Tang army used it to buy slaves, so as to make the best use of everything. After the Yan army had this money, they could prepare military pay, food and grass, etc., and then they would probably start to use troops. So, guess what, Yan army
Where will the army attack?"
He Tanchong thought for a moment and suddenly said in surprise: "Is it possible that the Yan army will fight to the south?"
Kang Kejing nodded and said: "The rumors of the sky thunder magic have spread throughout the Yan Kingdom. The Yan army was afraid of the Northern Tang army and was afraid to avoid it. Shi Siming was hiding in Handan City and was captured by the Yan Kingdom.
The imperial court urged them several times, but they refused to leave the city... Therefore, even if the Yan army raised military pay and food and wanted to launch another Northern Expedition, I'm afraid no one would dare to go."
"In comparison, Jiangnan under the rule of Prince Li Heng was a land of plenty and extremely wealthy. The Yan army would never ignore such a piece of fat. Next, it was almost a foregone conclusion that the Yan army would go south. And the army of the Northern Tang Dynasty
The money used to buy slaves was used by the Yan army to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty, which killed two birds with one stone."
When He Tanchong heard this, he stood blankly on the spot, then bowed to Kang Kejing and said, "Young Master is so smart and resourceful, Tan Chong is impressed!"
Kang Kejing was a little embarrassed when he heard this and said: "I didn't think of these, but someone told me in advance before I came to Yan State."
He Tanchong: "Someone told the young master this in advance? I wonder which master it was?"
Kang Kejing said quietly: "Kong You, Kong Shilang... no, now he has been demoted to Changshi and sent to Anxi by Marshal Zhou."
He Tanchong: "It turns out to be him."
Kang Kejing: "Mr. Kong is an extraordinary talent... As early as when the general went to Fan Yang to command the battle, Mr. Kong recruited me to Zhongshu Province and told me the entire process of making a living in Nuya in the Northern Tang Dynasty.
I explained the details one by one. When leaving, I told Mr. Kong that this matter was very important. I was worried that I would not be able to do it, so I hoped that he would accompany me. Mr. Kong told me at that time that when I arrived in Luoyang, he would
I'm afraid I'll be demoted to Anxi."
He Tanchong was stunned after hearing this: "Mr. Kong had already guessed that he would be demoted?"
Kang Kejing nodded first, and then sighed: "Mr. Kong also said that he was the one to blame for his demotion, and he couldn't blame others."
He Tanchong took a long breath and said helplessly: "I also heard about what happened that night in Liangcheng. Mr. Kong gave an order and all eight thousand clans were slaughtered. I don't know what he thought. This is really...
…”
Kang Kejing looked at the cart full of refugees, driven by the soldiers of Yan Army, slowly moving away. She shook her head at He Tanchong and said: "Mr. Kong always makes decisions before acting, so we should not speculate on his actions."
That's what I meant... Now, the slave car team in Luoyang is ready, and Chang'an can set off in the next few days, so it's almost time for us to set off north."
Speaking of this, Kang Kejing asked He Tanchong: "How many people have we purchased in total for this slave tooth business?"
He Tanchong took out the Kan book in his arms, read it carefully, and replied: "Not counting the slaves in Duckweed House, there are currently 5,400 young and strong, and 2,600 old and young. Among them are craftsmen and weavers.
There are more than 900 skilled workers such as spinning and weaving. The amount of money used before and after is almost 150,000 guan."
Kang Kejing listened and nodded slightly: "This is the first batch of slave tooth business with Yan Jun."
This chapter has been completed!