But he never knew that there was something he didn't say in Zhou Xing's heart, that is, as long as I get rich first. Only when I get rich can I do other things, and only then can I get rich first and lead to getting rich later.
The reason why he did not return to Jianning County immediately was because Zhou Xing said that he would help him find more Ningzhou righteous men, which made Cuan Chen's originally battered heart feel inspired again. He thought to himself: "This is the case. Marquis Daoting is worthy of being the person who killed the national traitor Shen Xiu, and worthy of being a member of the Shangluo clan, but my previous knowledge was still one-sided."
Not long after he stood by the river, he saw someone on a large boat on the river holding a small red flag waving there. That was the signal for him to respond to the incoming person.
He also immediately took out a small red flag from his arms and waved it a few times.
The boat docked, and a group of people stepped off. The leader had a square face, a broad mouth, and a short beard like a halberd. He was tall and tall, but he was not Yong Kai. After Yong Kai met and exchanged greetings with him, they docked one after another. There were a few boats, and a hundred or so people came off one after another, all dressed as business travelers. With the token of the Marquis Mansion presented by Cuan Chen, the chief of the Anyuan Pavilion and his subordinates naturally did not dare to stop them and let them go. People meandered northward along the official road.
Naturally, Yong Kai didn't come here for a business trip.
Since he took refuge in Zhou Xing, he followed Zhou Xing's plan, and Zhou Xing sent more than a hundred people to help him, allowing him to defeat several groups of relatively large bandits along the Wuchi Road, and his power became stronger and stronger. At the same time, he still followed Zhou Xing's instructions and formulated a unified sign. As long as the business travelers planted the flags they distributed, the Five Feet Road would be unimpeded. Of course Yong Kai would not eat alone. After he beat and pulled him, more and more bandits from the small group expressed that they recognized him as the boss. In addition to being the strongest, he also followed the list given by Zhou Xing to purchase some products produced in Wumeng Mountain on a large scale. Herbs, furs, and even many sand and gravel specimens that he couldn't figure out.
He admired Zhou Xing very much in his heart. He knew that as long as they could survive, not many people were willing to be bandits. Zhou Xing, with a carrot and a stick, quickly became what he Yongkai had been doing for more than ten years. Things that were unexpected. Now, not only have the number of people in their village increased by hundreds, but their lives have also undergone earth-shaking changes. And this has only been more than two months. He knows in his heart that if the current situation develops, Their income next year will be an astronomical figure that he never dared to imagine.
With so much income and more spiritual valleys, more than a dozen monks were added to his village, and seven of the hundred and ten people Zhou Xing lent to him were found to have spiritual abilities. People with strong pulses. Although these people have just begun to practice, this indicates a bright future.
This time, although he didn't know what Zhou Xing had in mind, he actually wanted them to sneak into the county and capture the county government office to drive away the county magistrate Zhang Meng. Although he had concerns about this, Boss Ehuwu and others After people heard it, they immediately shouted to take others to do it.
"I have already arranged the people for you. As soon as you enter the county, we will attack the county government immediately. There are not many manpower in the entire county now, and most of them are scattered in various places. Remember, don't cause damage if you can. Attack and capture After the county government, they raised a banner and said they were responding to Zhendong General Li Xiang. As for the future, you don’t have to worry. The king will lead his troops to regain the county seat. You only need to work with the king to seize the county government treasury during the occupation. All the things inside will be moved to the Hou Kingdom."
These were the exact words Gongsun Sheng said to Yong Kai when he came in a hurry.
It sounds like there's no risk involved.
But what Yong Kai couldn't understand was why Zhou Xing would do this.
Zhou Xing had a sudden idea to capture Bodao County and drive away Bodao County Magistrate Zhang Meng.
According to his judgment of the situation in Yizhou, it only requires a victory. With a victory, the people of Jiangdong and even the entire Yizhou will be full of hope again. Jiangyang has been producing salt in Yizhou since ancient times.
Compared with Bodao, the most numerous areas are almost all plains, and the grain output is many times higher than that of Bodao, which is located in hilly and mountainous areas.
Not only Jiangyang, the Xindu, Guanghan, Zitong, Brazil and other counties affiliated to Liangzhou are all areas with rich products and densely populated areas. Luo Shang actually wants to give up such an area? This makes Zhou Xing
Very puzzled.
Training an army for a thousand days and using it for a while.
Although Zhou Xing's soldiers had only been trained for less than two months, after listening to Cuan Chen's introduction to the situation among the refugees, he insisted that his new soldiers could fight.
With himself leading the army with tens of thousands of enemies, and the refugee force being far away in the area of Hande, Jinshou and Hande, they could escape unscathed at worst. Besides, after the refugee victory, Luo Shang also built a long siege along the river, so their vigilance naturally dropped.
, he could catch him by surprise, steal him once or twice, and then run away after pretending to be cool. This goal should not be difficult for Zhou Xing to achieve.
Du Chou and Gongsun Sheng strongly disagreed with his idea. The lord's desire to save the Jiangdong survivors was indeed touching, but leaving aside the issue of cross-border law enforcement, you, a Tinghou, would not be able to support you without the governor.
Without your authorization, you do not have any qualifications to lead troops.
"This is indeed a problem." Zhou Xing pondered for a moment, then insisted: "Behead first and report later. Our military training is not in line with the court system. I don't care to add another guilt. If we win this battle, Luo Shang will face him.
It looks good, it makes sense to the court, and it will turn the overall situation in Yizhou around. If we lose, Luo Shang will have nothing to lose. This opportunity cannot be missed, and the time will never come again. If we wait for the return of the exiled democratic forces, we want to
Even if you steal a handful or two, you won't be able to steal anything. When the refugee army sweeps in, the strength will only become stronger. Gentlemen, please stop talking, I have made up my mind. *********,****
**."
After reading these two poems, Zhou Xing felt that his image had become taller.
Only then did Zhou Xing realize that he wanted to be simple.
Although there are only 500 people, it is necessary to go on an expedition, to have tents, to have vehicles, to haul food, to collect ships to cross the river, etc., etc., which makes Zhou, who has never led an army or even joined the army in his two generations,
When Xingli stood up, his head grew heavy. His Bodao Kingdom had just been established, and there were no reserves of food, cloth, mules, horses, vehicles, etc. They were all blank. It was weapons and armor. These days, he only asked Wang Tianyun to serve as king.
Zhan secretly asked for several hundred kilograms of wrought iron, and then added an iron spearhead to each spearhead.
When Du Chou brought all these issues to the table, Zhou Xing almost flinched.
"When the cannon goes off, you get a thousand taels of gold." At this moment, Zhou Xing finally understood the other meaning of this sentence. Either he will get rich or he will go bankrupt.
Before this battle even started, he was going bankrupt.
Do you have to acquiesce to the troops going out to burn, kill and loot to maintain morale and ensure that you don't go bankrupt?
But if this is the case, it would be better not to send out our own soldiers.
Zhou Xing has always been a pacifist and a liberal at heart. In a world with great material abundance, freedom, tolerance, and fraternity are the concepts that Zhou Xing most agrees with. He has worked as a volunteer, and he enjoys it very much.
The joy from the heart when helping others. Even if he traveled through time, these things in his bones were still with him. In the world he came from, war was openly criticized by everyone, and burning, killing and looting were even more criticized.
Everyone criticized him with words and writings.
Even though he came to this world and experienced so much right and wrong, and saw such dark characters like Shen Xiu and others, he still refused to change his original intention.
If you can protect a little light, the world will have a little more light.
If you are willing to fall, then the world will be filled with darkness.
After understanding the history of this world, he greatly admired the former Shu merchant who divided the world a hundred years ago. "Don't do evil because it is small, and don't do good because it is small." This is the former leader of Shu.
The words given to the late Lord of Shu Shang before his death.
This always encouraged him.
There are still so many people in this world who adhere to good principles. This world is not just a selfish villain like Shen Xiu.
Although he was troubled by so many problems, he could not say the words "I won't send troops" after reading those two lines of poetry just now.
"If the county magistrate supports it, or the county guard supports it, then this matter will be much easier." Gongsun Sheng said this sentence from the side intentionally or unintentionally.
In his heart and in his understanding, the Bodao Tinghou in front of him was so eager to achieve meritorious service that he even wanted to eat alone. This made him slightly regretful.
The time has not come.
In Gongsun Sheng's mind, Zhou Xing integrated the Five Feet Road through Yong Kai, established a trade market, and trained new soldiers. All these were manifestations of great talent and strategy, but there was still one very important indicator missing from the hero in his mind.
Tolerate!
Intolerable!
Build walls high, accumulate grain widely, and slowly become king, this is what Gongsun Sheng thinks in his heart.
With the current situation in Yizhou, even if Zhou Xing trains more soldiers, no one will care about him. And the more soldiers he has, the safer he will be. Luo Shang has long been unable to control him, and Zhang Meng can't even do that.
.The first is strength, and the second is that Zhou Xing, after all, has the big hat of killing the national traitor Shen Xiu.
As long as he has this big hat, most people will not easily provoke him.
If Luo Shijun gives up Jiangdong, then give up Jiangdong.
The refugees are getting stronger, so make them stronger. Just make yourself stronger.
Forbear, you must endure until the final opportunity arises. Let Luo Shang and the court beg you to send troops to conquer the refugees. This is the best time. Whatever you want then, the court will give it to you. You have to think of everything yourself now.
The solution is much better. And now that you have defeated the refugees, the court will remember your contribution?
The court will only see that you do not conform to the Jin system and train and send out troops without authorization.
Just thinking about the two lines of Zhou Xing's poem just now made him understand the other party's insistence. But he still wanted to admonish, so he said these words indirectly.
But when Zhou Xing heard these words, an idea flashed in his ears.
That's right, don't I just have the name and identity of a county magistrate?
Then I drove Zhang Meng away and took charge of the Bodao County Magistrate myself.
Bodao County Magistrate Zhang Meng is forty-seven years old this year and is a native of Hanjia County. He was originally just a disciple of Hanjia County and was responsible for dealing with the Qiang people in Hanjia County.
The county magistrate valued him and recommended him as the county magistrate of Yanniu County. From Hanjia Yanniu County to Wenshan Promotion County and then to Jianwei Bodao County, he has been the county magistrate for nearly ten years. Compared with Yanniu County
The Qiang population in the county was different from that in the promoted county, and Bodao County was obviously more satisfactory to him. This was why he had paid a lot of bribes to Zhao Min, the governor of Yizhou, to be transferred.
When Zhao Min rebelled, Liu Fu, the prefect of Jianwei, was the person who most supported Zhao Min. When Liu Fu recruited soldiers from Bodao County, Zhang Meng fled with his seal to show that he would never join the bandits. His move later benefited
Luo Shang, the governor of the state, praised him greatly. He even heard the news that Luo Shang had recommended him to the court and wanted him to serve as the governor of Zangda County. This news made him very excited.
From the county magistrate to the magistrate of a county, this is a leap that countless people cannot cross in their lifetime. His family is from a poor family in Yandao County, which is the same as Huang Yuan and Cao Jian's family. They are both hundreds of years old.
A villager who migrated from elsewhere during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Shang Dynasty years ago. He is the first county magistrate of his family. If he can really become the county magistrate, he will be the first county magistrate of their Zhang family.
The winter night always comes so early. Just after dinner, Zhang Meng left the dining hall alone and came to a small incense hall in the deepest part of the county government office.
The place is not big, but it is brightly lit. There is a clay statue standing in the center. The statue has a lifelike face, wearing a golden crown on its head, holding a three-jewel Ruyi in its right hand, blustering in its left hand, and with compassionate eyes.
It seems to be telling all living beings the mysterious Taoist truth. There is an offering table in front of the clay sculpture, and an incense burner is placed on the offering table. The brass incense burner has been filled with incense ashes, showing how pious the owner of the family is in burning incense.
.Both sides of the incense burner are filled with seasonal fruits and vegetables, and two candles as thick as cup rims are placed on both sides.
The enshrined sculpture is a Taoist statue of Yuanshi Tianzun.
Since ancient times, Taoism has been very popular in Shu. Zhang Meng didn't believe it at first, but when he was working as a disciple in Hanjia County, he was met by a Taoist priest who said that he had good luck and would soon become the county magistrate.
Of course he didn't believe it, but within two months, he was really appointed by the court as the county magistrate of Yanniu County. Since then, he has become a devout Taoist believer.
Of course, what he didn't know was that the Taoist priest was a guest of the governor of Hanjia County. He learned the news in advance from the governor's office, so he was naturally very accurate in reading. Because of this experience, Zhang Meng
He became a devout believer. When he was in Yanniu County and Shengqian County, he gave a large amount of cloth and money to the Taoist priest named Song Ming every year, and supported him to build a Taoist temple in Shengqian County.
When we arrived at Bodao, although there were far fewer believers than in Jiawen Mountain in Han Dynasty, and there were not many Taoist priests coming and going, Zhang Meng still immediately vacated a house deep in his county government office to worship Yuanshi Tianzun.
After so many years, this has become his spiritual support. He always believes that if he has a successful official career, it is because someone is blessing him.
Today, as before, he entered the small incense hall and first took out three sticks of incense from the altar table.