Before Li Shushi led his army to prepare to leave, he had several private talks with Cao Cao and Liu Xie. The focus of the talks was all around the non-human beings who kept appearing. For those guys whose origins were unknown and where they came from, if they were not Cao Cao
Having seen it with my own eyes, I am afraid that I would never believe that someone could be resurrected after death.
However, as soon as they thought that their resurrected souls would be controlled by treacherous people, both ambitious people like Cao Mengde and Liu Xie, the emperor of ninety-five years, obviously gave up the idea of pursuing it.
Of course, Li Shushi didn't know if he had other thoughts in private, but compared to living people of the same kind, those non-humans were obviously more hateful, especially those guys who didn't give living people a way to survive, which made Li Shushi even more jealous.
Under the propaganda, it has penetrated deeper into the hearts of the two people. I believe that within a period of time, even if someone instigates the two of them to fight the Bingzhou Army, they will be difficult to be persuaded under the huge pressure around them.
Of course, it is obviously not the style of the Bingzhou Army to place all expectations on others. They prefer self-reliance and continuous self-improvement.
But the only ones who sighed were the businessmen who gathered in Aocang.
As the war between Yuan and Cao came to an end, although Cao Cao still did not mind the continuous import of grain, grass and material resources from Bingzhou, because the situation had become favorable to Cao Cao's army, it was naturally impossible to maintain the previous price that made all merchants excited.
, and even because there were so many merchants gathered, there were many cases of competing to lower the price, which actually caused the price to fall faster.
Especially for those smaller merchants, it is a bolt from the blue.
For those chambers of commerce that are strong or have some giants behind them, they will decide whether to stay here and continue their business after weighing the price offered by the other party and the relationship between various costs.
In the event of a fierce price war, most of the materials can be shipped back, or the better quality parts can be handed over to the Bingzhou Army for transportation to the Guanzhong front line.
But for those small merchants, the cost of secondary transportation is undoubtedly a huge burden for people who lack decisiveness. However, they lack decisiveness but cannot make the decision to spend a large amount of money to transport the materials.
He decided to return, so he could only stay in Aocang and wait for the opportunity to see if he could fight his way out of the increasingly fierce price war.
It's a pity that a certain dwarf with black skin and heart who has already suppressed his anger will not let go of such a good opportunity. He has many resourceful people under his command. He may not understand the operation of the entire business system, but in a certain local area
In a commercial battle. Moreover, when the situation between the enemy and ourselves is clear and one's own side has a huge advantage, how could he not win a brilliant victory?
As for whether going against these businessmen will affect future cooperation?
To a certain extent, businessmen are always the most unscrupulous people in the world. Cao Cao only needs to follow the art of war and make appropriate private exchanges of interests with some big businessmen to take the initiative in the war.
Have a firm grip.
As for those "little guys", except for those who are smart enough to cut off their tails in time to save their lives, the rest are just chips for the big shots. Or they are cannon fodder to fight with each other.
Of course, there are not without talented and intelligent people among these small merchants. They can make some maneuvers or innovate in this unfavorable situation. Not only do they avoid the huge waves and storms, but they also use this to strengthen themselves and move them towards the future. Those big businessmen have taken another solid step in the direction.
It is a pity that there are only a few smart people who can do this, and most people just drift with the tide and are swallowed up by the huge waves.
Shopping malls are like battlefields. There has never been any mercy for losers. As Bingzhou, which has always held a conservative and encouraging attitude towards industry and commerce, there has never been a shortage of such examples, but there will always be people who are full of confidence and join them.
After all, knowing what is easier than doing is one of the most fundamental laws of this plane.
However, those businessmen are not completely without opportunities to make money.
Before leaving the battlefield in Henan, Li Shushi decided to give some rewards to these merchants who dared to take risks and, most importantly, performed very well when Yuan Shao's army attacked Aocang with a partial division, even if the reason for their desperate fighting was to protect their own property. But these businessmen were able to obey his orders and successfully achieve the expected goals taught to them by the general staff. Li Shushi felt that they were already qualified to receive rewards, not to mention that they still had real military achievements.
Of course, Li Shushi also hoped to use such actions to tell those caravans who followed his command to invest in the development of new trade routes, as well as those pioneers who explored new lands, as long as they followed his command. As long as they were willing to do his mission Even if they encounter any problems during the mission, Bingzhou Army will give them some help as appropriate.
Maybe it's military, maybe it's policy, or maybe it's a real sweetener.
However, in this regard, Li Shushi and the Bingzhou Army were trying to cross the river by feeling the stones. In fact, for a country that has implemented a policy of suppressing merchants for hundreds of years, various theoretical classics and national policy classics are full of unfriendly attitudes towards merchants. Li Shushi also It is impossible to make a 180-degree turn by yourself. Doing so will not change anything. It will only make you full of inertia when turning and finally complete a "perfect" three hundred. A sixty-degree rotation.
Therefore, Li Shushi always carefully gives some opportunities to businessmen. If they do well, Li Shushi can let them go a little more. If they become wanton, Li Shushi does not mind taking more drastic measures, but there is only one thing he is What must be carried out regardless of any resistance is the normal path of his own governance. He does not want to see the numerous checkpoints caused by the numerous large and small kingdoms and principalities that existed before the establishment of the German Customs Union in the history of another dimension.
Moreover, for Li Shushi, there is another "evil intention" hidden in the implementation of this policy, but the time is far from mature now. For the time being, it is only the picture in his and a few people's minds, and he doesn't even know when. It can be used.
So for the time being, it’s better to cross the river by feeling the stones carefully.
Although he captured tens of thousands of enemy troops, Li Shushi, who only had 7,000 men at his disposal, obviously had no way to pack them up and take them anywhere. Even if they just crossed the Yellow River, such a large number of prisoners was also an extremely unstable factor.
Precisely because of this consideration, Li Shushi naturally divided these prisoners roughly.
Among them, Li Shushi's Bingzhou Army will carry 20,000 selected elite soldiers and generals to the Guanzhong battlefield. Then Qu Yi's Sizhou Army will be left with a mixed regiment of 20,000 young people and experienced veterans. Qu Yi needs to do all he can
Maybe soon
They combined with the original troops under their command to form an organic whole. After all, the Sizhou Corps will have to bear heavy blame for the next battle in Jizhou. With this guarantee, Li Shushi also believes that Qu Yi will definitely use all his strength.
enthusiasm.
This is the best opportunity to avenge the past.
The remaining people were handed over to the merchants by Li Shushi in the name of "materials in exchange for labor". Li Shushi made a list of various materials. The merchants in Aocang could rely on their first-mover advantage.
Priority was given to exchanging the materials on the list for those soldiers who surrendered - the remaining soldiers were obviously mostly old and weak, but it cannot be denied that in a large-scale surrender that exceeded ten thousand people, even if most of the soldiers were old and weak, they were young and strong.
The labor force is still a considerable number.
That means first come first served, time is money my friend.
I believe everyone is aware of the value of cheap labor, and for those big businessmen, these soldiers with a lot of combat experience do not necessarily only exist as labor force. In fact, they will be arranged after proving their ability and character.
It is also a very good idea to join your own caravan armed force. Even those old guys, if they have good skills, then they can become instructors and teach their experience in war to the younger ones.
people.
“How was the collection of materials going?”
"The effect is pretty good. The businessmen feel that the purchase price is pretty good, and they are very motivated."
Among the materials purchased, there are stones, relatively precious metals and gems. In fact, as a huge force, these things are not difficult to come up with. Even if they cannot be taken out, they can be obtained quickly through purchasing and deployment by their subordinates. Logically speaking, it is completely
There is no need to waste time in this kind of place, after all, from seeing the list to allocating materials.
Until the transaction is completed, repeated requests for material transactions still need to be made. Even if the acquisition limit given by Li Shushi is about 50% higher than the actual consumption, for most businessmen, they obviously prefer to collect materials that are easier to obtain.
, after all, it will consume less time and energy, and the results will be faster.
Only far-sighted businessmen will choose materials that are rare and valuable but not easy to collect. However, this does not mean that they have paid more but not gained more. Because these actions can prove their
Strength, Bingzhou Army is impressed by their abilities. If there is any cooperation in the future, they will obviously have the opportunity to get a certain share from Bingzhou Army. How much is this friendship from Bingzhou Army worth? Everyone has everyone
The standard of measurement.
"My husband, what are you planning to do by collecting those materials? It always feels like you are doing something useless."
"Eh? Tamago-chan, do you think so? But I think it is very necessary."
"Hmm~ My husband, you can tell what you think just by looking at it, so it's okay to tell me directly."
"No, everything that happened outside Chang'an City once is enough. This time, my Tamago-chan will not have any problems. Although the Tamago-chan who fell in my arms is very cute, but if something really happens,
Where can I go to cry if there is any problem?"
"My husband, I don't understand what I am talking about, and I am much stronger than my husband."
"Even if you are really 'much stronger', you are not allowed to show off your strength. Really, you can obviously get good cooperation. It was just that you didn't know the depth last time. This time, you are still so brave. Do you really think that I saw it?"
Wouldn’t it feel bad?”
"(Quietly) But my husband is also a person who likes to show off his strength, so he has no right to criticize me."
"Uh, Tamago-chan, what did you just say? I always feel like there's some malice surrounding me."
"That is definitely your husband's misunderstanding. I just said that I was very touched by what you said, my husband, but I also felt a subtle discomfort."
"That's definitely your illusion, Tamago-chan. So don't continue to be naughty. Just be obedient this time."
This identical answer immediately made the man and woman hugging each other look at each other and smile knowingly. This is a small tacit understanding that only belongs to husband and wife.
"Okay, in order to save my husband's face as a man, I'll just be a little more willful."
"Yeah, yeah. This is my cutest Tamago-chan."
Unfortunately, this kind of mood between you and me obviously cannot last too long, because it makes some people feel particularly unhappy.
"Although I also know that Shushi loves this idiot of yours very much, do you really plan to hand over such an important task to an unreliable guy like her? This should be very important and can even change the direction of the war.
task."
I don’t know when Miss Luo He sneaked up to Li Shushi, and with a teasing smile on her face, she looked at the two people who were hugging each other and talking about love. She didn’t know what kind of psychology she had, although these two
It is common knowledge that a small quarrel lasts for three days, but such a direct and "violent" attack was something Li Shushi had not heard for a long time.
I remember that it was only when the two people first met that they would be so unceremonious in their tit-for-tat confrontation.
"You pretentious stupid wolf, who is the fool? Or are you jealous because you saw me being pampered by my husband? But I'm sorry, there is no way for such a good husband to give it to you, you can only find it yourself.
Marry a bad man. Oh oh oh. I also forgot, depending on your vision, you will probably shrink back even if you meet a good man. Hehehehe~"
Therefore, Su Xiaololi, who was "attacked" so intensely by Miss Luo He, naturally became furious immediately. However, Su Xiaololi's counterattack also seemed to make the other party feel very uncomfortable. Her face was a classic expression about to turn black.
Even if you two want to play with blood, please don't do it in front of me. I am a very innocent fish.
Although Li Shushi was roaring in his heart, considering that Su Xiaoluoli was hugging him tightly and not letting go, there was probably no chance of escape. So Li Shushi could only resign himself to his fate.
#But at least you will die under peonies, and you will have bragging rights as a ghost.#
——Danmaku, you know too much. Also, I hope you won’t become another flower fertilizer who dies under the peonies.
Ahem, all in all, it’s a little confusing that two girls whom Li Shushi can’t offend suddenly start fighting each other, but Li Shushi won’t be really stupid enough to get involved directly. In that case, it will really be a dead end.
Corpse. The only thing that can be done now is to wait quietly, waiting for a result between them, or there will be no result at all.
However, to Li Shushi's surprise, the "war" between these two beings of the same inhuman level did not last long and came to an end. The two sides who were originally at war with each other seemed to have reached some kind of consensus, or compromise.
As for what kind of compromise it was, Li Shushi was not very clear, but the only thing he could be sure of was that the list used to purchase various supplies doubled shortly afterwards. As for the possible prisoners, there were not enough.
Su Xiaoluoli also took out a money order from her own chamber of commerce to make up for the situation.
Of course, the final account will still include the Bingzhou Army's additional on-time procurement budget.
"In this way, as long as there are no big problems, the entire north should be able to gradually calm down within three years."
Looking at the army marching along the mountain road, both the Bingzhou army and the selected soldiers were very quiet. Especially the latter, I have to say that Gao Lan did live up to the name of "Hebei's Four Court Pillars".
He has a considerable reputation in the army. When the surrendered soldiers and generals saw him and received his comfort and assurance, most of their original agitation immediately dissipated.
It is precisely because of this that the Bingzhou Army has less trouble. As long as the Bingzhou Army shows its friendly side to the newly surrendered soldiers, the last worries of Yuan Shao's soldiers will disappear.
The rest is a matter of cooperation between the two parties, but there is no need for Li Shushi to worry about that.
Li Shushi suddenly felt a lot of emotion in his heart. Although Huang Zhong and Zhang Jia who were following him did not reply verbally, there was a bit of excitement on their faces. From being penniless to now, it seems that their
There was also a lot of emotion in my heart.
Of course, because of Li Shushi's subtle influence, no one would say things like "After this battle, I will go back to my hometown to get married" or "After this battle, I will go home to see my grown-up daughter."
The words of seeking death made Li Shushi feel somewhat emotional that today's friends have become smarter and are no longer as easy to fool as before.
"However, when I think about having to compete with those puppets to see who can dig more traps and whose defensive firepower is more effective, I have the urge to go home and take a nap."
Uncle Huang Zhong's words elicited laughter from those who felt the same way. Obviously, everyone had suffered losses in front of the defense line of the Doppler Corps before. Of course, there were also a very few unlucky ones who suffered losses from their own traps.
As for Huang Zhong's joke, Li Shushi just responded with an enigmatic smile (in her own opinion).
This time, things will definitely be completely different.
Li Shushi has great confidence in this point.
Pan Sen: Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yu Wenyong, destroyed the powerful official Yu Wenhu, rectified the officialdom, and strengthened the imperial power; he destroyed Buddhism several times, the treasury was full, and the people were stable; he destroyed the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the country became strong, laying the foundation for the Sui Dynasty. Unfortunately, he was overworked and died young.
Intriguing.
——I heard something about Chairman Ha recently. (To be continued...)