Gao Shaoyi now finally understands why some big leaders like to carry out surprise attacks. There is really no way. If you follow the route prescribed by the following people and check the past, you may not see anything. You can only go there according to your own ideas.
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Wang Laosi and Gao Shaoyi discussed it for a long time, but in the end they did not discuss it. Gao Shaoyi could only let Gao Shaoyi get off the bus in Echeng. However, Gao Shaoyi's security work could not be done carelessly. In addition to a security company, there were also additional
Another infantry company.
Although Echeng is the territory of the Suppression Army, it has been occupied for less than three months. There may be some other dangers. The local security group has just received the order and has already moved north. The new security group is on the way.
Recruitment is in progress, and it is said that only half of them have been recruited, so if Gao Shaoyi wants to get off the bus here, the security force must not be lacking.
After getting off the bus, they all changed into plain clothes. Gao Shaoyi did not want to alarm some local officials. Wang Laosi had already told Sun Qiang that if anything happened, just run to the south of the city immediately. There is a town in the south of the city.
Although there is only one infantry battalion stationed in the military camp of the Lu army, its combat effectiveness is also very strong, and other surrounding armies are no match.
Although Sun Qiang nodded in agreement, he didn't think it was the same thing. With the five hundred people in his guard company, what power does Echeng have to be our opponent?
"Let them all go away. Just follow me with two people. I don't have anything written on my face. The biggest danger is if they follow. If these people don't follow, they might not be alive."
There are so many things going on.”
Gao Shaoyi felt murderous when he saw the dozen or so people around him walking on the street. After all, they were also people who had fought on the Xiongnu grassland, so it was better for Gao Shaoyi to walk by himself.
Sun Qiang, a talented and bold guy, followed Gao Shaoyi with two bodyguards. As for the other people, they were scattered around. As long as they controlled this large area with Gao Shaoyi as the center and a radius of 500 meters,
Circle, there is no need to worry about anyone being unfavorable to Gao Shaoyi.
The walls of Echeng are still as dilapidated as before. Even if the Zhenlu Army took over the county, they had no intention of building walls. After all, according to Gao Shaoyi's idea, if all the city walls below were repaired, there would be no more than three thousand walls.
Ten thousand silver coins is impossible. If we had this money, how many security teams could we train?
The most important defensive force is offense. Gao Shaoyi has always understood this truth. Now the senior officers of the Suppression Army also understand this truth. If all the money is used to build city walls, how much money will be left to train the army? So it is better to
Put all this money into training the army. If there is any danger, we will deal with them first before they come to the city wall.
"Sir, would you like a big bowl of tea?"
There happened to be a tea stall next to the city gate. There were many people chatting here. Gao Shaoyi smiled and nodded.
"The boss will bring you four bowls and some melon seeds or something."
Gao Shaoyi saw melon seeds snacks on the table next to him.
"Bosses, please invite..."
This tea stall is a mom-and-pop shop. A woman in her forties is boiling water inside, and the boss is busy outside collecting money and serving tea.
Sun Qiang took out six big coins. The prices here are not high. One silver coin is equal to one thousand big coins. Four bowls of catechu and a plate of melon seeds are exactly six big coins.
There are many old men who go out to drink here for the whole day with a lot of money in their pockets. Anyway, you can have unlimited refills. There are also noodles and the like at noon, which are very cheap.
"I see that you are very capable here. You supply a lot of things. I have been to teahouses before, but many places in the capital don't even have melon seed snacks."
What Gao Shaoyi said was true. It cannot be said that the people of the Daqian Empire were in dire straits, but the lives of the common people were not very good. There were only half of the teahouses that could supply melon seeds, but this did not include roadside stalls.
"Your Majesty, you have just said it. In the past, I only had a big bowl of tea here, and there were only two kinds of tea. It's not that my shop is trying to deceive customers. It's just that this business road can't be passed. Don't look at the distance between our place and Haicheng. It’s only sixty miles away, and there were several waves of people collecting money in between. After the products on the Haicheng ship got off the ship, they couldn’t be transported out. We have money here and can’t buy the goods, not to mention how miserable it is.”
The tea boss happened to have nothing to do at the moment. Seeing that Gao Shaoyi and others were also angry, he came over to chat for a few more words. After all, this business was not a small one, and he collected six big bucks in one go.
"Now it is the Suppression Army that has opened the road? They don't charge money?"
Gao Shaoyi ate some salt-and-pepper melon seeds. The taste was pretty good. Of course, it was much worse than some shops in the capital, but this was already a roadside stall. It tasted quite good. What more could you ask for? Two big ones. Zi'er has a plate of melon seeds, and you still want the taste?
"The guest officer seems to be knowledgeable at first glance. After our young marquis took over Zhili, all kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes on the road disappeared. In addition to the taxes stipulated by the court, we only need to pay fifty cents a month to the suppressing army. Money and all kinds of goods flowed smoothly."
Gao Shaoyi's face looked a little ugly when he heard this.
According to the original regulations, the Suppression Army could not collect any money except taxes from the court. Now a tea stall had to pay 50 cents a month.
"Isn't that right, boss? I remember that the Marquis gave an order. In addition to the royal court's taxes, the suppressing army cannot pay more. Who did you give this money to?"
Sun Qiang saw Gao Shaoyi's expression change and quickly asked the question.
"This little brother is right. The Marquis has indeed ordered that there should be no other excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes. However, Mr. Wu of our local chamber of commerce feels that the brothers of the Suppression Army cannot be allowed to suffer. Besides, a stall only costs 50 cents. Compared with before, If it is much less, we will treat it as paying protection fees. If we don’t pay this money, everyone will feel unsure. After paying this money, nothing will happen.”
The boss said happily that in the past, some soldiers often came to eat and drink for free, but now this situation has long disappeared. They are willing to pay even one silver coin, let alone fifty cents.
"Are you still willing to pay this money?"
Sun Qiang was too lazy to care about this matter, but he knew that Gao Shaoyi must want to know what was going on, so he could only continue to ask.
"Why aren't you happy? In the past, all kinds of taxes and fees added up to nearly two silver coins, and I was not sure I would have to be beaten in a month..." This chapter has been completed!