"I cannot agree with what the commander said. The Han army has 20,000 troops stationed in Danhan Mountain. Although our Xianbei army has 50,000 soldiers, they are just temporary soldiers. How can we resist? Does the commander have to see it with his own eyes?
Are we going to watch our Xianbei perish in the hands of the Han? Xianbei can accept the conditions given by the Han. As for the last fire in Xianbei that the commander said was completely wiped out, otherwise, it is not easy for the Han to build a city on the grassland, but it has brought imagination to the Xianbei people.
The advantage is that from the city, we can get the coveted elite weapons and armor of the Han people to recharge our batteries. However, wars are also raging in the Han people's territory. As long as we seize the opportunity, the Xianbei Empire will regain its glory. When the Han people
The city built will also become the support of the Xianbei people. Unlike now, when the Han troops come to the grassland, we have no danger to rely on."
Murong Feng didn't say a word. His idea was not wrong, but he pushed Xianbei into dire straits in a short period of time. By accepting the Han people's conditions, Xianbei could continue to survive and learn Han people's technology under the protection of the Han people. Who could
It is also certain that Xianbei will not have a wise and powerful khan like Tan Shihuai to re-establish the Great Xianbei Empire. It is this trace of luck that makes many tribes choose to compromise. It is just that the Xiliang Army really gave Xianbei a chance.
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Three days later, Murong Feng received Xu Shu in the somewhat dilapidated tent of the Chinese army and expressed his willingness to accept the conditions of the Xiliang army.
Densely packed convoys came towards the grassland. In the past, these merchants would never dare to set foot on the grassland so blatantly. Regardless of the Xianbei cavalry or the horse thieves on the grassland, the merchants could not afford to lose.
In order to give merchants a safe road, the Xiliang army swept away the famous horse thieves along the way, and the merchants' supplies were able to enter the grassland smoothly.
Businessmen might sneer at the idea of building a city on someone else, but it was Jia Rong who proposed it. In the eyes of businessmen, there seemed to be nothing that was difficult for this young general to accomplish. The financial resources of the Xiliang Army were inestimable because they had craftsmen.
This is the chicken that lays golden eggs in the workshop.
Contrary to the expectations of the Xianbei people, the food and supplies to rescue them for the winter did not arrive as expected. Instead, many merchants' convoys came, as well as craftsmen and slaves. Among these slaves, they even saw the robes of the past.
The general ordered: "All Xianbei people who participate in the construction of the city will be provided with three meals a day and accommodation!"
Simple tents were set up one after another to recruit Xianbei people who were willing to participate in the construction of the city.
Murong Feng was shocked and acquiesced to everything. Today, there are only three thousand people in the Xianbei army. In the words of the Han army, they assist the Han people in managing Xianbei. The weapons they use are much more sophisticated, but compared with the Han army, they are inferior.
More than one, especially the Han chariots that fired short guns continuously, became a lingering nightmare for Xianbei soldiers.
Many Xianbei nobles were disgusted with the edicts of the Han people and repeatedly approached Xu Shu for arguments. However, Xu Shu also made it very clear that under the rule of the Xiliang Army, people who had no free food had to work hard if they wanted to be fed and clothed.
The poor Xianbei nobles had never received such treatment. In desperation, they compromised with the Han army and sent some people from each tribe to participate in building the city.
Regarding this matter, Xu Shu's attitude softened a bit. It was impossible to really let the Xianbei nobles carry stones and other materials. According to the size of the tribe, labor was provided and distributed according to work. There was no partiality. It was a joke. All the money was from the West.
How can the Xianbei people take advantage when the Liang army comes out?
There were 20,000 Han troops guarding it, but there was no trouble. First of all, the city was built with the royal court of Danhan Mountain as the center, with a radius of ten miles. Such a city was at the level of a county, city or state in the Han Dynasty.
Zhang Zhao would come to Jia Rong almost every day. The cost of building the city was too high. The money was like running water. There was a lack of stones on the grassland. It was impossible to build a city without stones. The Xianbei people did not need to pay.
But the craftsmen of the Han Dynasty were paid very high salaries. Although they had the support of rare items such as Xianlian Pavilion and Moonlight Cup, they were still stretched thin.
Judging from the expenses for half a month, Jia Rong also realized the huge consumption of building the city, especially in the distant King's Court of Danhan Mountain.
Suddenly, Jia Rong thought of a commonly used thing for building houses, cement. With cement, the problem of building a city will become easier, and if cement is used to open a road to Danhan Mountain, transportation will become very simple.
Answer, not only that, the carriages used for transportation also need to be improved.
Under the pressure of money, Jia Rong began to rack his brains to make money. He paved the road with cement. The money had to be paid by all businessmen. It was fine if he didn't pay. He couldn't follow the road I opened. If he was robbed by horse thieves, he couldn't blame me.
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Not only that, Jia Rong also ordered the Xiliang army to set up checkpoints along the way and pay taxes. The merchants did business and the money they earned was several times the profit. Chang'an collected taxes and led to the grassland. Naturally, this was no exception.
The team of merchants entering the grassland gradually became regularized. They followed a unified route. With the cement road, their speed was much faster, but no one evaded taxes. The Xiliang Army's strict order was not a decoration, but any businessman who caught tax evasion would
Team, confiscate everything they have, without mercy.
After the Xiliang army occupied Bingzhou, they made no major moves, which reassured Yuan Shao of Jizhou. Yan Liang was ordered to station at the border of Jizhou to guard against the Xiliang army. However, there were too many borders between Jizhou and Bingzhou, and Yuan Shao divided at least half of them.
Defense force.
Of course Gongsun Zan would not let go of such an opportunity and attacked like a storm. Yuan Shao's army was defeated steadily and did not dare to leave the city to fight. If the Black Mountain Army took the opportunity to dispatch at this time, Jizhou would be caught in the flames of war.
For five days in a row, Jia Rong spent time in the craftsman's workshop, painstakingly studying technology. Suddenly he hated himself for not studying seriously before, so that he had only ideas but could not make many things. At this time, he suddenly felt that "you will hate the book when it is used."
"Less" is so true.
Yuan Shao's envoys and Gongsun Zan's envoys arrived in Chang'an at the same time in tacit agreement.
After taking a bath and changing into ordinary clothes, Jia Rong received the envoys from both sides at the General's Mansion.
"It's not easy for you two to come all the way to taste Chang'an's fragrant tea." Jia Rong picked up the specially made tea cup and said to the two envoys who were looking down.
The two of them did not dare to neglect and raised their glasses in a hurry.
Jia Rong smiled and said: "We haven't seen each other for several years. I wonder how Brother Bogui is doing now?"
When the envoy from Youzhou saw Jia Rong's question, he hurriedly handed over his hand and replied: "I'm thinking of you, General. My general is still in good health and can still lead the army to the battlefield. My general mentioned the general many times and missed the time when he and the general defeated Xianbei."
Army."
"Brother Bogui is a rare hero in the world." Jia Rong praised.
The envoy from Youzhou looked excited. Bingzhou borders Youzhou and Jizhou. Although Gongsun Zan sent additional troops to garrison, he did not mobilize the troops like Yuan Shao. What kind of person was Yuan Shao?
Jia Rong, the two sides have been feuding for a long time.
Yuan Shao's envoy to Chang'an was Shen Ping, who was quick-thinking and good at eloquence, and was quite famous in Yuan Shao's camp.
"General Yuan has admired General Yu Nei for his great achievements. He just regrets that he is currently at war with the enemy and has no time to come here in person." Shen Pei is a celebrity from a well-known family. It is not easy for him to say such kind words.
Jia Rong snorted coldly and said: "Yuan Benchu gathered hundreds of thousands of allied troops to attack Hulao Pass that day. I can still vividly remember it. It was very majestic."
Shen Pei said: "The general is also a minister of the Han Dynasty, so he naturally knows that eating the emperor's salary will help him share his worries. At the beginning, General Yuan also had a fistful heart, intending to clear the emperor's side and return the Han Dynasty to a prosperous world. However, the Dong thief's life was exhausted and he was assassinated. Originally,
General Yuan wants to work with the general to assist the Holy Emperor and revitalize the Han Dynasty, and does not want changes in the court."
Jia Rong secretly sneered. This matchmaker was very good at confusing right and wrong.
"Tell me, why did General Yuan send you here?" Jia Rong asked lightly. He never had a good look towards Yuan Shao's envoy.
"General Yuan wants to marry the general Qin and Jin. General Yuan has a daughter who is the son of the general..."
Jia Rong interrupted: "This is absolutely impossible!"
Shen Pei's expression kept changing, but he couldn't resist. Shen Pei knew the current situation of the Jizhou Army very well. If the Xiliang Army took the opportunity to attack Jizhou, Jizhou would definitely not be protected.
"We have heard that Jizhou is a big food state. You also know that my general defeated Xianbei, and there were many Xianbei refugees under his command. This general is compassionate and cannot bear to kill, but hundreds of thousands of Xianbei people consume a lot of food and grass every day.
It’s not a small amount.”
A gleam flashed in Shen Pei's eyes. As long as Jia Rong was willing to make conditions, Yuan Shao would hand over the autonomy into his own hands.
"When you go back, tell Benchu that as long as Jizhou is willing to do business with the Xiliang army and does not feel embarrassed about visiting merchants, I will not invade Jizhou. However, Benchu once allowed me to lose troops at Hulao Pass, so I must give him some benefits.
Yes, just casually get a hundred thousand shi of grain."
Shen Pei showed an anxious look on his face and carefully replied: "General, Jizhou has pacified the Black Mountain Yellow Turbans and started a war with the Youzhou Army. It is already difficult to sustain food and grass. If you want to provide food and grass to the general, you have more than enough intention but not enough power."
Jia Rong smiled and said: "No problem, no problem, I can let Yuan Shao write the IOU."
"IOU?" Smart as a judge, he couldn't figure out what an IOU was.
"It says that Yuan Shao owed the Xiliang army 100,000 shi of grain in the winter of the first year of Xingping, and he would pay it back the next year."
With a cautious attitude, Shen Pei raised his hand and said, "This matter is of great importance. Let's go back and think about it for a day." Regarding the IOU, Shen Pei couldn't help but sneer. It can be postponed in the coming year, but the military situation cannot delay it.
Jia Rong nodded in agreement. The Xiliang army was powerful and wanted to invade Jizhou, but it was full of ambition but not strong enough. Food and grass supplies alone could not support tens of thousands of troops fighting. "Fighting is a waste of money." This is what Jia Rong concluded. Without money,
You still want to imitate others in fighting, but the only way is defeat. You only see six short spears in a continuous crossbow, but you don't know how expensive it is to make.
The envoy from Youzhou looked anxious. Yuan Shao would definitely agree to Jia Rong's simple conditions. Although the Youzhou army was strong, the Jizhou army had the advantage of the city, and the stalemate would be a great disadvantage to the Youzhou army.
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