There are certain etiquette rules for interactions between nobles and clans.
So Fei Qian now feels that this excuse is a bit funny.
Just here to congratulate?
Did you come to congratulate empty-handed?
Although Fei Qian was not a money-lover who valued gifts, he had prepared some etiquette for the nobles. He did not need any gold or silver, and there was no need for that as a gift for meeting between nobles.
According to Fei Qian's current standards, sending wild geese is a bit excessive, but sending white geese is basically no problem. Even if there are no wild geese and white geese in the Taihang Mountains, just catching two pheasants and wild ducks will be fine, and it doesn't sound like it.
What is the problem.
Looking at Fuyun's slightly embarrassed expression, Fei Qian suddenly realized that in the Taihang Mountains, even pheasants and ducks could not be caught...
Maybe we really can’t catch it?
Now the population of Montenegro is so large, there are pheasants and wild ducks...
I'm afraid I've eaten it all, right?
"Thank you so much, General Pingnan..." Fei Qian smiled, forget it, don't worry about that.
Anyway, it was definitely not a special trip to congratulate him. Zhang Yan, the general who evacuated the disaster, was well informed. In just a few days, he got the information deep in the mountains.
Fei Qian suddenly thought of a possibility and said, "When Prefect Wen was in power, I wonder if General Pingnan had frequent contact with him?"
"Never. Occasionally, I went down the mountain to buy something, but there was no contact." Fuyun said.
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener sounded thoughtful. So there are people from Heishan in Huguan now? Fei Qian quickly realized this. The news was not revealed intentionally, but Zhang Yan sent people down the mountain to find out.
The Montenegrin Army has a history of joining the party!
Fei Qian continued to drink tea and thought quickly, forget it, leave it alone for the time being, since he wanted to withdraw from the Shangdang anyway, there was no need to deal with these matters in a hurry now.
However, Fuyun also revealed another piece of news in his words. If Fuyun did not intentionally tell lies to lead Fei Qian to take a detour, then it means that life in Montenegro is not very easy now...
The economic production conditions of the Han Dynasty made it impossible for people to sit at home with a mobile phone and do all kinds of things like later generations. Even errand running business came into being. If you wanted to stay at home, you would probably stay at home for half a year.
There is no problem for a year, basically it can be delivered to your home...
But not in the Han Dynasty. Without trade and exchange, there is no way to obtain many things. You may be able to find some food in the Taihang Mountains, but what about things to wear, things to use, daily necessities, pots and pans, and even soldiers?
Weapons, what to do with these losses?
One is to lead troops down the mountain to plunder the surrounding counties like Bai Rao, Sui Gu, Yu Du and others, and the other is to purchase and trade with the surrounding counties.
Because of Huguan, it is not very convenient to raise troops to join the Shangdang. Therefore, according to Heishan's previous strategy, he went south out of Taihang, and then went to Hanoi, Wei County and other places to plunder. If there was anything missing, he would rob it.
The money comes to go to Shangdang market for purchasing...
But there are problems with the current operation of this model.
If you trade directly on the market, Montenegro doesn't have much money, and there are many things that are not in stock on the market. There are even some items that cannot be bought on the market...
Such as war consumables and arrows.
You may be able to buy arrows from ordinary blacksmith shops, but those things are very expensive, and the production may not be standard. The weight of each arrow may be different, and the tail feathers may be different lengths. This kind of thing is purely for hunters.
If the arrows used are to be used in a battle formation, every archer will be depressed to death...
In addition, I heard that Cao Cao had annihilated the Bai Rao tribe some time ago, and Yu Du seemed to have been defeated as well? So this basically means losing troops and losing any supplies, and then not getting any supplies.
In this way, will life in Montenegro be good this year?
Fei Qian smiled slightly, and then stopped talking. Waiting, in this case, Zhang Yan must have other intentions in sending Fuyun.
Sure enough, after a while, Fuyun opened his mouth and said: "Zhonglang, I have a humble duty and I have something to ask of you..."
"What's the matter? Lieutenant, please tell me."
On Fuyun's square face, his skin, which had been tanned by the scorching sun, also showed a little redness. He hesitated for a moment, and then said: "The cold winter is coming, and the old and weak in the mountains have no clothes to keep out the cold. I originally wanted to buy some in the market.
How much, but the price of cloth on the market is really high now... I wonder if I can ask Zhonglang to give me some advice on how much I can purchase at last year's price..."
Fei Qian was silent for a while.
Fei Qian naturally knows how big the gap between the price of cloth in previous years and this year's price was under the influence of bad money. In addition, because the monetary system has basically collapsed, cloth has become a general equivalent and serves as a common currency on many occasions.
The value of the object of exchange has increased, so the few pieces of cloth originally on the market have become even more scarce...
Logically speaking, Fei Qian should not give any supplies to the Black Mountain Army, but Fei Qian knew in his heart that most of the Black Mountain Army were not evil people, just like the White Wave Army who were carried away, except for some
Those whose hands are stained with blood and have lost their humanity, most of the others are still timid and fearful people.
So give or not?
Fei Qian did not say that the Montenegrin Army was called an army, but in fact it was still engaged in thieves' activities, etc., because Fei Qian knew that it would be useless. A loose organization like the Montenegrin Army was not even a cloud.
Zhang Yan may not be able to control all the troops.
Yes, those Black Mountain thieves who committed evil in Hanoi and Wei County do not deserve mercy even if they freeze to death, but what about the refugees who gathered in Montenegro because of their escape? They do not deserve mercy either?
These refugees may not want to join the Montenegrin army, but they will find that there is no other place to go except Montenegro.
According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, refugees do not have human rights. No matter what the reason is, if they leave the land without a formal transition, if the government catches them, they will have only two consequences: hard labor or exile...
So Fei Qian looked at the floating clouds and said, "There's no need to buy. I'll give you twenty pieces of cloth."
Fuyun quickly left the table and thanked him.
Fei Qian motioned for him to stand down, and then said: "Qian only has one word to trouble the captain and general Pingnan..."
"But I heard Zhonglang's instructions."
Fei Qian said word for word: "It is easy to miss a good opportunity if you wait for the price to sell."
Fuyun was silent for a while, then he cupped his hands and said, "I will definitely bring the words of Zhonglang to you."
Perhaps the request for cloth to keep out the cold was just a superficial act. General Zhang Yan used this method more to test Fei Qian, a newly powerful figure in the Shangdang, about his attitude toward the Black Mountain Army. So Fei Qian
Qian's last words were also very clear, both a reminder and a warning...
"For sale" is not a derogatory term, it is neutral. Therefore, it may be better, but it may also be worse.
During lunch today, the TV station drama: Political workers mobilized: "Hey guys, the eight-year war of resistance is about to begin! We are going to..."... The screenwriter must have written it while squatting in the toilet...
