Wei Jian sent an old man away respectfully. When he turned around, his face was already full of gloom.
Ever since the news about Fei Qian's request for food and grass supplies came out, Wei Jian had already received guests five or six times, and just now even an elder-level clan uncle from his family was dispatched.
There were two main sources of food and fodder for the army in the Han Dynasty. One was the "taxes" fixedly paid by the citizens, and the other was the "transfer" which was additionally apportioned by the people in the area.
According to Han law, the border defense army's salary standards for Benshan soldiers are 20% to 30% higher than those of ordinary county soldiers. And for the border defense army, because of the inconvenience of long-distance transportation of grain and grass, most of the time, the court encourages the border defense army to
The grain and grass are directly provided by the surrounding counties.
This means to reduce the amount of grain and grass distributed by the imperial court in the "taxes", increase the amount of money paid, and then rely on "mobilization" of the surrounding counties and counties where the garrison is located, as well as local purchases to support the supply of grain and grass to the border army.
"Tune" is not unlimited. First of all, it can only be "tuned" when the "Zhu Fu" is insufficient, and the number of "Tune" cannot exceed one-third of the "Zhu Fu", and the number of "Tune" cannot exceed two in a year.
times, and the interval between two times shall not be less than half a year.
The general who protected the Xiongnu was very powerful. He was a strong supporter of integrity, and his official rank was as high as two thousand stones. He was in charge of the three states of You and Liang and the second battalion of Du Liao and Wu Heng. His status was higher than that of the general Du Liao and the captain of Wu Heng. It can be said that
The entire northern defense line, the Huns' Zhonglang General, has the authority to govern and supervise its operations. Therefore, the permanent soldier strength of the Xiongnu Zhonglang General's defense is about 12,000, and if there is a war, it will be increased again.
The Zhonglang general who protects the Xiongnu has five divisions, and each division is led by a school lieutenant or army Sima. The rank of the school lieutenants or army Sima under these Zhonglang generals is one thousand shi, and each division is about one thousand shi.
There are about 500 to 2,000 people.
One of Fei Qian's official positions is "Sima of the Department of Defense of the Huns' Zhonglang General", which is this level. However, because of the additional word "Biebu", it means another unit independent of the Department of Defense of the Xiongnu Zhonglang General.
He was under the jurisdiction of the general who protected the Xiongnu Zhonglang, but he did not have to report everything and had independent military and financial power.
Now Fei Qian is stationed in Hedong County, so Hedong County is now the station that "protects the Xiongnu Zhonglang General and other troops and horses", and naturally must bear the responsibility of "adjusting" grain and grass.
In addition, over the years, Bingzhou's grain and grass were basically imported by ceremonial officials. The two most important sources were Hongnong County and Hedong County. Therefore, the court also exempted some of the taxes that Hedong County and Hongnong County had to pay to the central government.
But the problem is that since the first year of Zhongping, Shangjun has been under the rule of overseas Chinese. During this period, the grain and grass that Hedong County should have paid to Shangjun was interrupted. However, the amount of food and grass that the imperial court was exempted from was cut off due to the Yellow Turban Rebellion. What followed was
Emperor Ling's serious illness and a series of other events were not dealt with at all, and Hedong County was happy to pretend that it had forgotten this matter.
Now, based on the information provided by Cai Yong, Fei Qian calculated that from the first year of Zhongping to the present, Hedong County should pay to Shangjun, and then add in the money that needs to be paid to "Sima of the Department of Defense of the Huns", the total is as high as three
When the list of 1,810,000 stones of grain and fodder was handed over to Lu Chang, it was like a depth bomb that exploded all of a sudden, making the people who were hiding aside to watch the show unable to sit still.
Although everyone understood that Fei Qian's move was mostly to scare people, what if Fei Qian was cornered? This bite was so severe that no one could bear it!
Moreover, Fei Qian was on a day trip to Anyi with his soldiers and armor. Even a person who knew nothing about military affairs knew that Fei Qian had more than a bunch of miscellaneous soldiers under his command. He really wanted to kill Fei Qian.
Qian was so angry that he led his troops to block the entrance of Zhuangzi and begged for food and grass. Should he give it or not?
Even if he huddles in Zhuangzi and ignores it, Fei Qian may not attack Zhuangzhai, but what about the young crops in the fields outside Zhuangzi? Do you still need to send people out to take care of them? You must know that if it is delayed for a while, it will be necessary.
It’s a year’s delay!
The most important thing is that all the noble families in Hedong have understood that this is what Wei Qian wants to find trouble with Fei Qian, and then Fei Qian fights back. Now even the uncles from the side branches of the Wei family have come forward, meaning
It's very simple. We don't care what grudges you, Wei, want to resolve, but don't drag us into the water!
Besides, Fei Qian’s original intention was to buy it with money, so who would have trouble with money?
Destroying someone's wealth is like killing one's parents!
Now because Wei covets you, not only can't he make any money, but he also has to sell it to others. Who can bear this?
Wei Qian had a stern look on his face. He really didn't expect that Fei Qian would do such a thing to him. In his mind, he wanted to punish Fei Qian. If Fei Qian understood current affairs and was willing to come and bow his head and beg for mercy, maybe he would be merciful.
Let Fei take a dive.
But now Fei Qian actually played tricks on him, confronting him head on, and even forcing him to be quite embarrassed now.
Wang Yi, the governor of Hedong County, did not communicate with him, but directly spread the news about Fei Qian's order. His meaning was also very clear. I don't care how Wei Qian wants to find trouble with Fei Qian, but Wei Qian reveals it.
I, Wang Yi, will not help you with your problems.
Moreover, at the south city gate where soldiers were recruited, Fei Qian's tricks also made Wei Qian suffer a loss.
Who would spend 600 monthly money to recruit an ordinary guard who knows nothing?
It actually takes a year to write the paperwork!
Unfortunately, when Wei Ju immediately stopped Wei Feng's stupid behavior after he found out about it, the Wei family had already signed documents for nearly 500 people...
This is 3.6 million dollars!
If Wei Feng hadn't been his clan brother, he would have considered cutting him alive.
Wei Jian ordered his servants to call Wei Feng.
Wei Feng arrived tremblingly. He didn't even dare to call his close friend "eldest brother". He honestly called him the head of the family and stood in the hall, waiting to be addressed.
There was silence in the hall.
Wei Jian didn't speak, and Wei Feng didn't dare to speak. He lowered his head and didn't dare to move.
The invisible pressure forced Wei Feng to sweat, and it flowed down his face. It was extremely itchy, but Wei Feng didn't even dare to wipe it until he let the sweat drop onto the bluestone on the ground and let out a cry.
The sound of "ticking" broke the oppressive silence.
"Wei Fu came to see me today..." Wei Jian looked at Wei Feng, who was sweating profusely, and said, "It costs six hundred yuan to recruit a new guard, but Wei San's wait only costs five hundred..."
Wei Feng fell to his knees with a thud and kowtowed repeatedly.
Wei Jian sighed slightly and said: "Get up, this is my fault, I just peeked at this person..."