Chapter 2268: Good water, bad water, muddy water, clear water
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Continue to hunt the horse thieves to the northeast?
Or should we follow the original plan to clear out the horse thieves' lair?
This became a problem before Zhang Liao.
It is obviously unrealistic to divide the troops.
And it is a method that has been proven to be foolish, especially when fighting the barbarians in the desert. The Han Dynasty has used the history of blood and tears of fighting the Huns for hundreds of years to prove this problem.
"Call those Qiang people over!" Zhang Liao put away the map, folded it, patted it in the guard's hand, and asked the guard to put it away.
Let the Qiang people read the map?
I'm afraid only idiotic TV dramas would act like this.
The Qiang people know the horse thieves' lair in the northwest. Although they can't tell the exact distance, they know it. Because horse thieves are also human beings, and they also know that they can't just kill cattle and sheep if they want to graze. In order to have long-term food, drink and entertainment.
, so after paying taxes and fees, the Qiang people are in a relatively safe state, and they will not be killed if they encounter horse thieves.
Therefore, the lair of horse thieves is not a very strict secret.
In fact, these Qiang guides are not from the same tribe, but belong to two or three tribes respectively. Because Zhang Liao distributed the wealth in Wubao to these tribes, these tribes also gave them to these tribes.
Several people were handed over to Zhang Liao.
The leader of the Qiang tribe believed that the goods and money were exchanged for this guide.
And these Qiang people thought so too, so they followed Zhang Liao without any resistance. However, Zhang Liao was not sure whether he had any intention of escaping during the journey. After all, they were not escaping now.
Several Qiang people came, looked at the surrounding battlefield traces, and then came to Zhang Liao. Their expressions changed slightly than before, seeming to be more nervous and awe...
"To the northeast, this is the direction..." Zhang Liao pointed to the direction where the horse thieves fled as reported by the scouts and asked, "Are there any grass bubbles? Is there anything special?"
Zhang Liao knew some Qiang language, but Zhang Liao pretended not to know it.
The Qiang translator on the side repeated it.
Several Qiang people looked at each other, and one of the Qiang people said hesitantly: "Caopaozi... there is... I have never been there..."
Caopaozi, in the Qiang language, is an oasis. Because in many cases an oasis is like a circle of green mushrooms emerging from the ground around a water source, so it is called Caopaozi.
"Oh, tell me..." Zhang Liao nodded and continued to ask, "Let them know as much as they want. It's okay, don't worry..."
Perhaps someone started the conversation first, or perhaps for some other reason. Several Qiang people chattered with each other, and then someone said: "Over there... there are two or three grasshoppers... very far away.
I’ve never been there, but I’ve heard about it... I’ve also heard about it..."
The Qiang people looked at each other, hesitant, but finally said, "I heard that there is a divine spring over there... They are the people of the gods. If they drink, it will be fine. If ordinary people drink, they will die..."
"Oh?" Zhang Liao looked at the Qiang people's expressions, nodded, and waved his hand to let several Qiang people go down.
Divine spring? It’s a poisonous spring!
This is undoubtedly a very important piece of information provided by these Qiang people.
Zhang Liao, who had been living in Bingbei Yin Mountain for a while, was no stranger to the Poison Spring. He even knew some related consultations because he was a senior member of the Hussar Military Group, and got some relevant knowledge about the water source from Fei Qian.
The toxicity of some spring water is biological poison, which will be weakened or even eliminated after boiling, but some are not. For example, the toxicity of various mineral poisons may not change much even if it is boiled, so Zhang Liao understood it as soon as he heard it.
Yes, this is the horse thief who wants to lure Zhang Liao to the road to the poisonous spring, and then use the poisonous spring to fight against Zhang Liao.
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that these horse thieves deliberately released false news to intimidate these Qiang people and make them afraid to go in the northeast direction.
Now the question arises, should we choose not to believe in the poisonous spring theory and pursue these horse thieves? Or should we rush to the northwest and go to the lair that is almost certainly empty?
Zhang Liao thought about it for a while and came up with an idea.
……(*`ェ′*)……
The horse gallops.
The billowing smoke looks like a long yellow dragon.
Zeng Dahu only felt that his mouth, throat, and even his heart, liver, and intestines were filled with wind and sand. His waist and legs were in severe pain, and the pain was getting worse.
"..." Zeng Dahu raised his arms. He originally wanted to shout an order, but found that he could not make a sound for a while. He could only shake his arms and signal his confidants to give orders on his behalf.
"Stop! Stop it! Go over there! Go over there and take a rest!"
The queue of horse thieves slowly stopped and reached a dry grass patch.
Because the underground river changes its course from time to time, the grass bubbles on the ground also rise and fall accordingly.
This place used to be a large grassland, but now it is about to dry up. All the surrounding trees are dead, with no leaves at all, and only some dry branches are left, like skinny arms stretching out to the sky.
.
Panting heavily, Zeng Dahu rolled off his horse and sat under a dead tree. He stretched out his feet and shook his legs. Then he glanced behind him and asked, "Are you following me? Where is the person?"
Zeng Dahu, um, Zeng Xiao, forget it, he is still a big man. He was also a horse racing man when he was young. He was also very tough back then, otherwise he would not have pulled up such a large group of horse thieves. But these years, Nian
After all, I am a bit older, and I have some problems from my waist to my legs and feet. I usually don't notice it, but running at such a high intensity now has exposed my weaknesses.
The horse thief whistled, and then the sentinel who was lagging behind hurried forward and arrived in front of Zeng Dahu, "Report! I didn't see the pursuer!"
"Didn't you see it?!" Zeng Dahu was stunned for a moment, "Didn't he catch up?"
The confidant next to him said, "Could it be that we ran too fast and lost track of him?"
"Impossible!" Zeng Dahu frowned, stood up with support on the dead tree trunk, shook his legs, and then pointed to the horse's hoof prints on the ground, "Even a blind man can see such an obvious mark. They can see it."
not see?"
"Then... the information about our spring water was leaked?" said a confidant, "But how did they know?"
Zeng Dahu stared and gasped a few times, "Wait and see... if they really don't come... we will be in the dark... Haha, hehe, we will kill behind them when the time comes!"
Let’s see what they do!』
"Let me out, detective! Keep an eye on it!" Zeng Dahu shouted loudly, "The others take turns to rest! Don't touch the clear spring water! Let the horses drink the muddy water!"
"I know, big boss..."
Zeng Dahu put his hands on his hips and squinted his eyes in the south direction. After a while, he murmured, "Don't take the bait? Huh? What do these people want to do?"
The horse thief's lair, that is, the military stronghold, is not unimportant, but the problem is that in the Gobi Desert, talent is obviously the most important. As long as there are people under you, it can't be a new lair? The old lair is lost.
, just occupy a new nest.
Therefore, Zeng Dahu felt that Zhang Liao would definitely catch up.
But now...
Could it be that this time the so-called hussar generals, who are rumored to be so great, are just like those generals during the Han Ling Emperor's period, just for a formality? To gain some achievements?
Wouldn't that be easier to do?
But, will this really be the case?
For some reason, Zeng Dahu suddenly became worried. It was like holding a handful of yellow sand. It was leaking no matter whether he was using force or not. In the end, it might leak completely and nothing would be left...
……(o′?□?`o)……
Beigong was also a little confused, and he couldn't figure out what Zhang Liao was doing.
"Your Majesty, do we want to take action now?" A Qiang-headed man came over and said, "The Han people stopped and let us go. Do they want to take the opportunity to gather us all together and kill them all? Or else
Let’s just make the first move!』
Beigong snorted, "There are only two people in your tribe? The Han people only want two or three people from a tribe to go, when will they say that the entire tribe will go?"
"Ah?" The Qiang-headed man was stunned for a moment, "Are there only two or three? I've heard that I want to go?"
"That means all tribes have to send people there, and within a tribe, only two or three need to go..." Another Qiang-headed man said.
"Uh...oh...hehe, haha, I'm sorry, I heard it wrong, I heard it wrong..."
Beigong was too lazy to pay attention to him, still thinking about what Zhang Liao's move meant.
hostage?
There are two or three Qiang people, and they haven't designated them as important. Of course, even if Zhang Liao designated them as important, Beigong and the others may not just follow them. The total number of the various tribes is only over a hundred, and these two
What can Bai do?
Fighting for the Han people?
One or two hundred people...
If it were really a big scene, even one charge wouldn't be enough.
"Your Majesty..." said a Qiang leader, "over there at Zeng Dahu..."
Beigong waved his hand, "Don't worry about him for now, let's deal with our own problems first." Although Beigong and people like Zeng Dahu had a certain agreement, for Beigong, the only way to do this is when Zeng Dahu and Zhang Liao separated.
Only by showing up when there is a victory or defeat can you gain the greatest benefits.
Zeng Dahu won, and Beigong worked together to clean up the mess and maintain the original balance. Zhang Liao won, and Beigong chose according to the situation whether to take the opportunity to sneak attack Zhang Liao or simply abandon Zeng Dahu. But as it is now, it is still in a state of
Without a clear winner, Beigong was of course unwilling to throw out his trump card easily.
so……
"Send!" Beigong made up his mind, "Just follow what the Han people said, send two from each tribe! Isn't it just two people? Let's go and see what the Han people are up to!"
Even if it is true that every tribe has lost two people, the problem is of course very serious for the families to which the Qiang people belong, but for the entire tribe, even tribes like Beigong that already have some preliminary
For a community with signs of alliance, even the loss of one or two hundred people is basically not a big deal. If the price of these two hundred people can be exchanged for some detailed information about the Han people, Beigong feels that it is quite worth it.
transaction.
trade?
Yes, for the superiors, human life is also a kind of resource. Since it is a kind of resource, it is just a thing. Why can't it be traded?
……⊙﹏⊙……
Zhang Liao advanced in the front, while Han Guo behind him led his troops into Guzang County.
In the courtyard of the Guzang County Government, standing on one side was a somewhat uneasy clerk in soap clothes, with his head lowered and his eyes fixed on the ground. On the other side, stood the man brought by Han Guo.
The young auditor raised his head and glanced back and forth at the sealed box in the courtyard and the soap-coated clerk opposite.
Han Guo raised his hand to the Guzang County Magistrate, "Jiang Lingjun, I'm sorry..."
The magistrate of Guzang County, Jiang Yin, returned the salute with some shame, then stood in front of the steps and said in a deep voice: "Today, the Hussar has envoys to verify the accounts. Counties and townships in various places are not allowed to conceal or make false claims. If there are any false claims,
I will punish you severely wherever I go! Do you hear me clearly?!』
A row of soap-coated clerks responded in unison.
Jiang Yin nodded, then turned around with a slightly apologetic smile on his face, "Envoy Han, please..."
Han Guo also returned the gift, took two steps forward, and then looked around.
"Where are the divine officials?!" Han Guo asked in a deep voice.
"My subordinates are here," a petty official from Shenwu County bowed and replied.
"Are all the accounts prepared?"
The clerk of Shenwu almost put his head on the ground, "If I get back to the envoy, the accounts of Shenwu County total twelve boxes, totaling 468 volumes, all of which are here..."
"The first team comes out!" Han Guo said in a deep voice, "Unpack, count, count, and prepare files!"
Immediately, five people walked out from the queue on the side, then took the order, stepped forward and started to register and check the accounts brought by Shenwu County...
"Where is the official of Changsong?" Han Guo continued to ask.
"My subordinate is..."
…
Jiang Yin, the magistrate of Guzang County, couldn't help but twitching at the corners of his eyes as he watched. This is not an ordinary clerk. He is just like the military...
Both Jiang Yin and Jiang Ji belong to the same clan, but Jiang Ji belongs to Tianshui and Jiang Yin belongs to Hanyang. It sounds like they are two places. In fact, Hanyang is northwest of Tianshui, not far apart.
After Jiang Jiong came to power, some people in the Jiang family naturally got better promotion channels. This was the case for Jiang Xu, Jiang Yin and others. Just because there are good promotion channels, it does not mean that these people are necessarily better than ordinary people.
People have stronger abilities and means, so Jiang Yin is inevitably lagging behind in handling the matter of verifying accounts in various places.
It's not that there is anything wrong with Jiang Yin personally. After all, Jiang is also raising horses for Fei Qian. He doesn't care much about petty profits. It's just because he is used to the usual practices and there are some people around him who are raising their eyebrows.
Friends who don't bow their heads to see each other, relatives who are all over the place, etc., so when it comes to carrying out orders, they can't be tough.
They are all relatives, or they all have some relationship, which is indeed useful at certain times. After all, one person's affairs are everyone's affairs, and we can help each other, but in other cases, when everyone
When Guang Jiangyin didn't think it was a big deal, he was worried and couldn't get up.
General Hussar ordered the verification of the accounts very early, and later ordered the use of the four-pillar accounting method. Although Jiang Yin did not have any objections, he did not understand the things in these accounting accounts.
,so……
This is also a common problem among most older managers.
I know a little bit about arithmetic, but not very well, so most of the accounts are handed over to the chief bookkeeper, or to the household clerk, warehouse clerk, etc. to calculate and manage, and then they check it. Even so,
There are often problems when checking, and sometimes it's just a formality.
The chief official has authority, but if he fails to implement it, the officials below him will have the opportunity to fish in troubled waters. Therefore, muddying the water is almost every common way to get into trouble.
Look, the water is so muddy. Can you clearly see how many fish there are when standing on the shore?
Of course, those who fish in the water are these petty officials.
However, Han Guo leads such a large group of accounting and accounting officials who are managed almost in a military way. Most of them are students trained by the academy in recent years, and about half are upcoming students from poor families.
For graduates with a Bachelor of Engineering and a Bachelor of Agriculture, accounting is basically a required course...
Now, the seemingly complicated running accounts of these counties and villages are being sorted out one by one, one by one, to form new accounts, four-column accounts, and under such accounts, many things cannot be hidden.
One box after another was opened, money transactions were registered one by one, more than a dozen desks were lined up, and abacuses were placed. Amidst the crackling sounds, the officials in soap clothes from various counties in the corridor couldn't help but
They all shivered a little.
As local officials, they actually knew some things in their hearts, but they did not dare to talk about it. This time they came with some luck, thinking that such a complicated account flow could not be calculated clearly, even if it was their own Kusao household official.
They had to make calculations for a long time, and they would have to recalculate again if they were not careful. But looking at the formation in front of them, their original luck was like ice and snow under the scorching sun, which was rapidly melting.
One person will re-copy and register, and one person will seal the original after reviewing and confirming. Then another person will record the re-copied running account in the four-column account according to the format, and then the second person will check the general accounting and obtain the monthly schedule and year.
The list will eventually form a general list, which will be handed over to the team leader or commander, and then checked by the team leader...
The movement of the pen is like clearing away the debris on the water surface little by little, making the water flow clean. It is also like a regular queue on the battlefield, and then the whole team is organized, some weird and unconventional
The accounts, even those that make no sense, are revealed as if the truth is coming to light.
