Jiang Shengshang pitied Jimo Qiu, who had been deceived by Qi Shan. In a blink of an eye, he was called out by the superior. He calmly stepped out: "According to the news from the inside, the Northern Desert Royal Court is gathering troops. Regarding the mobilization of troops, there are clear internal decisions. Different voices.”
For the former, Shen Tang was mentally prepared.
The incident in Jinli County broke out faster than expected in Beimo.
As soon as Shen Tang realized that Bei Mo was involved, he ordered the Zhechong Prefecture in Kunzhou to give priority to supporting the border, and to prepare defenses with the border troops to prevent Bei Mo from raiding. On the other hand, in Bei Mo, the hidden piles that had been in operation for many years were pulled out, which was equivalent to breaking the bank. With the addition of their informants in Kang State, and the tightened investigation of suspicious persons within the country, the difficulty of both private operations and intelligence transmission has more than doubled. Naturally, the Northern Desert received the news later, so accordingly The reaction was also two beats too slow.
As for the latter, that was something she hadn't expected yet.
Ning Yan tilted her head and looked a little curious: "There are actually different voices within the Northern Desert Royal Court? Aren't they all united in wanting to go south and control the northwest continent? 'The world is so big, there are all kinds of wonders.' I didn't expect the Northern Desert land. It also supports hundreds of kinds of people.”
I thought the Northern Desert was dominated by the iron-blooded war sect.
Over the years, Beimo has had this image to the outside world.
Jiang Sheng said with a smile: "It's because it penetrated properly."
At the beginning of the first year of Yuanhuang, Beimo sent envoys Tu Dege and Gong Cheng to discuss the friendship between the two places and the opening of mutual trade. This move certainly facilitated Beimo's small actions in Kang State, but it also helped Kang State start to attack Bei Mo. Counter-infiltration operations in the desert.
Let’s see which side understands people’s hearts better.
Jiang Shengti said this, and Ning Yan remembered it.
"It seems that the results have been quite fruitful."
Jiang Sheng said: "After all, I spent a lot of money and effort."
The seeds planted several years ago finally bear fruit.
If there was no return at all, wouldn't Xun Hanzhang, the Minister of Household Affairs, be in trouble? That amount of money is not a small amount.
That was in the first year of Yuanhuang.
At that time, Xunzhen's knife to increase revenue and reduce expenditure had not yet struck Shen Tang's head. She could still get some dividends from the salt and iron business. However, in order to speed up the payment of the huge debt owed by Xunzhen, Shen Tang had to Expand the business territory and enter other industries. After thinking about it, where is the most profitable place now?
There is no doubt that it is the border between Kang State and Bei Mo.
The place for mutual trade between the two countries is located in Camel City.
Camel City is a very special place.
In the early years, Tuocheng was used as the boundary between the northwest countries and the Northern Desert. Their armies were stationed here, and together they made the Northern Desert insurmountable. Nine palaces were built here!
Gather enemy corpses, show off your martial arts skills, and scare Xiaoxiao!
On several occasions, the top of the capital was decorated with the heads of important members of the Northern Desert Royal Family, including countless heads of ordinary tribal leaders, civil servants and generals. Over time, this place became the biggest shame in the hearts of the Northern Desert, and was also regarded by them. Respected as the resting place of the ancestors, the royal court would hold a grand ceremony to worship the ancestors before going on an expedition to boost the morale of the soldiers.
Camel City, or "Tuo" City, "Tuo" City.
One theory is that it was the place where the remains of ancestors from the Northern Desert were lifted up.
Another theory is a bit mythical, saying that there is a divine turtle coming from the east, trying to carry the world's energy to the Northern Desert. As a result, the divine turtle was trapped in the Camel City by the northwest countries who feared the Northern Desert. They were killed together and their bodies were cut into limbs and abandoned to other countries.
The turtle rests here with hatred.
The sages of the Northern Desert also prophesied that destiny is in the north. There are also legends passed down from generation to generation among the elderly. It is said that the ancestors of the Northern Desert have a rich bloodline and once commanded the entire continent. They were the most powerful country in the world, with great national power and the submission of all nations. , there is no reason to disobey.
Looking from top to bottom, the outline of Tuocheng does look like a turtle's back. Various rumors have confirmed each other and have been instilled from generation to generation. The people of the Northern Desert have firmly believed in these myths about Tuocheng. Bi Shiwu firmly believes that he is the Golden Crow. Future generations will be even more fanatical.
Since Zheng Qiao appeared to stir up trouble and the Geng Kingdom was unable to control the border, Beimo took the opportunity to seize the actual control of Tuocheng. After Shen Tang came to power, Beimo pretended to be stupid and refused to return Tuocheng. Shen Tang directly sent troops to surround Tuocheng.
After the siege, the forging equipment was piled outside Camel City.
Only besiege but not attack, and restrict the entry and exit of supplies.
The Northern Desert sent envoys to question him.
The reasons given by Shen Tang are impeccable.
[In order to show the sincerity of the mutual trade between the two places, after discussing with the ministers, I decided to set up the mutual trade place in Tuocheng. I hope that under the attention of the heroic ancestors, the two countries can truly turn their hostility into friendship and become friends and neighbors forever. I heard that the resources of Beimo It is not as rich as our country. How can we make our neighbors spend money on building a city? In order to ensure the progress of mutual trade construction, it is natural for Kang State to send troops to protect it.】
She just wants to repair the old city, what bad intentions can she have?
The cost of repairing the old city does not even need to be paid by Beimo.
Doesn't this show her sincerity?
Bei Mo was speechless.
I can only grit my back teeth because of the "hundred-year plan" and dare not break up with Shen Tang at this juncture. I will find an excuse to sweep people out of Tuocheng after the repair of Tuocheng is completed! The Beimo nobles stationed in Tuocheng received I had no choice but to swallow the order.
The Northern Desert Royal Court hurriedly sent people to keep an eye on the progress of the construction, fearing that Shen Tang would go back on his word and do something wrong. Shen Tangquan pretended that he had not seen it, and during the period, he also dispatched a group of skilled craftsmen because the progress was too slow. In just two days, It will be completed in a month.
Then?
Then Shen Tang taught them a lesson.
Use practical operations to demonstrate what is called——
It is easy to ask God, but difficult to send Him away.
What's more, it's a "god" who comes uninvited.
The current garrison in Camel City are all craftsmen who once rebuilt Camel City. After these people repaired Camel City, their identities seamlessly changed, transforming from all-round craftsmen into soldiers who can fight and defend.
The moment they saw the craftsmen taking off their clothes for rough work and putting on their armor, the Northern Desert nobles in Tuocheng felt numb.
A mute who eats Coptis chinensis cannot express the pain.
This group of troops never left after they arrived. Together with the guards sent at the beginning, the two parties overwhelmingly overwhelmed the local Northern Desert forces in Tuocheng and gained the right to speak and control. Shen Tang did not waste a single soldier. With one attack, most of the camel city was destroyed.
The mutual trading in Camel City is going on vigorously.
Since it's easy to make money in Tuocheng, I'd be sorry if I didn't do it right.
Shen Tang then reached out to Xu Jie to introduce several experts with rich business experience, one of whom caught Shen Tang's attention.
This man is very muscular, with big shoulders and a round waist. Although he is an ordinary person, he is taller than many ordinary adult men!
Judging from his appearance, he is twenty-seven or eighty-eight years old.
What impressed Shen Tang the most was that she spoke tactfully and acted competently and shrewdly. To put it nicely, she was well versed in the ways of the world, but to put it worse, she told people what they said and what ghosts told ghosts. She was the one with the most obvious eyesore among the others, and she was the only one. female.
Shen Tang deliberately concealed his identity when he met them.
Several other people thought she was a member of the Xu clan whom Xu Jie valued, but this person's eyes rolled around after a few words. Taking advantage of the private conversation to get to know her, he suddenly saluted her.
[How do you know Gu Gu’s identity? Have you seen him before? 】
Shen Tang was not surprised at all when his identity was revealed.
The man was cautious, with his back slightly arched, and said humbly: "How can ordinary people have such a blessing to meet the face of heaven? Just seeing the Lord's extraordinary conversation, majestic spirit, and a few words can make people involuntarily convinced. How can ordinary people have such power? of.】
Shen Tang has seen many people who are clever and flattering, but he has never seen the words "please and flatter" written directly on his face, for fear that others will not be able to see it: [Well, you are a lonely person. I guessed it right, but unfortunately there is no extra reward. I need someone who can be used, and I don’t need someone who can only speak. If I can say nice things, I can say it myself, and there is no need to find someone to say it. Since the article has recommended you, , I believe your ability should be more than just being able to speak well and flatter others, right?]
What she said was very blunt and not pleasant.
This female businessman is a good person. Faced with Shen Tang's merciless words, not only did she not feel humiliated and forbearing, but her eyes widened and her face was filled with joy - if the Lord really didn't want to see her, he would have called someone to drive her out. Now. What I am saying now is to give her a chance to perform. If she performs well, she will stand out!
Opportunities always come to those who are prepared!
This man is indeed very capable.
Shen Tang carefully looked at this person's achievements over the years.
Very beautiful achievement!
Smiling lightly: [Well, it looks interesting. 】
This woman's family has been running a small business for generations, and she has an elder brother who only cares about eating, drinking, whoring, gambling and having fun. Her parents earned hard money, and they suffered from physical abuse in their early years. Before she passed away in a frail condition, she was worried that her son would not be able to support his family. In order to preserve the family fortune, she found a son-in-law for her who had some business talent but was from a humble background, and asked her son-in-law to run the family business.
However, the dandy brother couldn't afford to support him, so he was coaxed into handing over power by his adopted son-in-law. On the surface, the adopted son-in-law acted like a cow and was loyal, but secretly he started a new business and secretly transferred the connections and business of the Yue family. After a few years, his wings gradually hardened. , feeling confident, he no longer concealed his dislike for his ugly wife, and had long taken advantage of the opportunity of doing business abroad to raise several outhouses.
Result?
The result was that the dandy brother was led absurdly by his adopted son-in-law, and died in the wind on horseback. The adopted son-in-law and several confidants were out on business when they encountered bandits and died unexpectedly. The widowed woman reported the matter to the official in grief and anger, and the bandits escaped and the goods were taken away.
recover.
This surrogate son-in-law had fled from other places. He had no father, mother or relatives at home, so naturally there were no relatives who were beyond her reach to live alone. She successfully inherited the property, missing her late husband every day, crying, and relying on working hard at the business.
Numb yourself.
The local scholars heard about her deeds and wrote poems, praising her as "the most beautiful and virtuous wife", saying that the beauty and ugliness of a person are in the heart and not in the skin and flesh. When outsiders learned about this, they felt pity for her.
I couldn't stop sighing - So what if I have money? No amount of wealth is worth a husband who knows both cold and hot and can love others? Moreover, how can a woman like her know anything about business? I'm afraid that she will be ruined soon.
Relatives on her mother's side had good intentions and wanted to adopt a child to support her in her old age, but they were rejected on the grounds that "the child is not of her late husband's blood." Many people rolled their eyes when she heard her say this.
The adopted child is called a ghost only if it has the blood of her late husband.
There are also some people who are puzzled. Didn’t the adopted son-in-law raise several waifus and give birth to children? Why don’t they bring their children to inherit the family property? So, I was so free that I went to inquire about the small courtyards where the waishis were raised. I found that people were there.
The building was empty, as if no one had ever lived here.
There are speculations in the market that the wife and the children were killed. Some people say that they ran away early because they were worried about the main wife's revenge. Some even said that they saw these mothers and children elsewhere. They lived well, and some people remarried with their children.
of.
No matter what, women are the most pitiful ones.
Although he inherited wealth, he lost his precious love.
Shen Tang looked at Xu Jie like he was seeing a ghost: [Are you serious?]
Xu Jie coughed: [This is how the county government closed the case. 】
With Xu Jie's experience as a county guard for so many years, he naturally knows that this matter is not as simple as it seems on the surface, but the results of the reexamination are indeed correct, so he can't just take people randomly.
If the people don't sue, the officials won't investigate, and if they don't sue, they will ignore it.
No one accused her of seeking wealth or murder.
Neither the outer room nor the outer room said a word.
The playboy brother was drained by alcohol and sex, but he refused to admit that he was not good enough. He would take a large number of exciting pills before having fun. The pills themselves would affect the heart, and it would be very normal to have a cold immediately.
In order to save time and trouble, my son-in-law ignored the warning that there were bandits on that road and had the courage to pass by this way. The car overturned.
Xu Jie: [Ahem, cough, maybe it’s just luck.]
Shen Tang rolled his eyes: [Well, I believe your evil.]
This female merchant is cunning and knows how to cause trouble.
What Xu Jie likes most is not her.
Shen Tang agreed: [Indeed, her bottom line is a bit too flexible. Looking at her methods of doing business, it is true that business war is like a battlefield, killing people without blood. But existence is reasonable, and anyone can exert unexpected effects as long as they are placed in the right position.
Effect. If she goes to deal with those people in the Northern Desert, it's called 'fighting fire with fire'. On the other hand, it's not suitable for someone like you.】
Beimo has a notoriously bad reputation among merchants.
Not giving money to buy things is base behavior.
How long the delay in defaulting on the debt depends on Schrödinger's conscience.
This kind of evil person naturally needs flexible evil people to deal with it. Shen Tang didn't think about it for long, and he made a final decision.
【No choice, just her.】
Shen Tang wanted to hear her plan before actually appointing her.
She said; [I only listen to the truth.]
The female businessman forced a smile, and the muscles on her face squeezed her eyes into slits: "The Lord has made a wise decision, how can the common people deceive them? Naturally, every word is what the common people say from the bottom of their hearts. If there is a lie in a word, it will make the whole clan lose their heroic souls. peaceful.】
Shen Tang:【……】
How is this different from an abandoned baby swearing to lie to his parents to death?
She didn't care about this bit of hellish humor: [If you are alone and asked to go to Bei Mo to do business, what are you going to do? You have never gone to Bei Mo to do business. I'm afraid you don't know that these people in Bei Mo don't talk about business. Martial arts are all bandits and difficult to deal with.】
The female businessman didn’t even think about it: [Give me a kickback.]
Shen Tang:【……】
He's really honest and doesn't tell a single lie.
Shen Tang said again: [Throw your meat to the wolves, and hold your firewood to put out the fire.]
The female merchant said: [Feeding the wolf second only to the first wolf will make the second wolf fat and frightened the first wolf, which can make the second wolf alienate.]
[The first wolf and the second wolf work together to cheat meat? 】
[Since they are wolves, they naturally have wolf ambitions. Little beasts like wolves, no matter where they are kept, are wolves. Delicious meat is fed undercooked, let alone companions competing for food? Wolves work together to cheat each other. All are profitable. If there is no profit, why not eat the meat alone?] The female merchant's eyes darkened by three points, "If you feed them well, wolves are also dogs, and dogs are also wolves."
Shen Tang put his hands on his hands and smiled: [It is indeed true.]
She didn't have this idea at first, but after listening to the words of the female businessman, she came up with a small plan in her mind; "Wealth and sex are all boning knives. We don't use beauty in exchange for profit, so let's use money." I want to see how many of these wolves in the Northern Desert have copper-skinned iron bones and are not afraid of this boning knife.]
The female merchant, who had always been confident, slowed down for a moment, and said in a low voice: "The common people are stupid and don't know the Lord's intentions."
Shen Tang patted her shoulder, bent down slightly, breathed softly into her ear, and said with a smile: "It's very simple, penetrate."
【penetration?】
[Using money to make this leafy tree in the Northern Desert rot from the root, hollowing out the trunk, leaving only a piece of bark?
The female businessman pursed her lips.
The look in Shen Tang's eyes was a bit strange.
She didn't seem to expect that Shen Tang, as the head of a country, would actively encourage others to engage in corruption. Even though this other person was an enemy, this move was damaging and sinister enough. She just said that a person who can come out of troubled times and successfully make plans How can a woman who has established herself as a harmless, pure and good saint be?
The leader of the country may not use means, but he cannot be without means.
Shen Tang did not miss her look.
The red lips moved lightly, whispering in her ears, like a devil twitching the heartstrings, tempting the audience to jump into the abyss: "Can you do it?"
A trace of determination flashed in the female merchant's eyes.
【Who else would I be?
Shen Tang provided her with considerable privileges.
Shen Tang has priority to use the profits in Beimo Mutual Market, and only needs to submit the accounts once a year. Shen Tang does not check the accounts very much. When she is short of money, she will have the Account Department specially approve funds for her use, and let her "get" some when necessary. The painless information won the trust of the people in the Northern Desert, and she was not worried about his betrayal. If she had the ability to hedge her bets, there would be other ways out if she lost Shen Tang's support.
But, does she?
The Northern Desert will not be her retreat.
Businessmen are the least likely to believe in so-called conscientious commitments.
A person who can fight his way out of a suffocating circle of eccentric parents, a playboy brother, and a cheating son-in-law, will he trust his conscience?
Her current life and everything she owns are all based on the prosperity of Kang State. If Kang State falls, everything she owns will be thrown back to its original shape. She is a childless widow, and the oppression of the traditional clan is enough to destroy her. She was forced to go back to the inner house.
Jiang Sheng's words made this person's face appear in front of Shen Tang's eyes, and he smiled: "The wolf may not be well fed, but it will definitely be fattened."
Wolves that are used to being fed are no different from dogs.
Although the opposition of these people did not change the final outcome, it successfully delayed the decision for a few days and gained a buffer for Kang Guo.
As for saying——
Since Beimo has long had ambitions, why not station troops in advance?
Not to mention hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, even if a few thousand people gather near the border of mutual trade, they will be noticed. Ai Shentang is just poor, not blind. "The soldiers and horses must go before the food and grass are used" is not false. The troops must be gathered one day in advance. Who pays for the horses, grain, grass and baggage?
Shen Tang tapped his fingers on the table.
"This time the imperial commander personally goes on an expedition. Which of you is willing to go with me alone?"
Her target is Gong Cheng.
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Five thousand words chapter.
I wrote a lot about writing chapters and less about reading the book review section. I found that there were quite a lot of controversies today, so I concentrated on replying.
1. When Gong Xilai got pregnant before she was married, Xun Ding did not use her child to manipulate Gong Xiqiu or Gong Xilai, nor did Xun Ding and his son be too poor to afford the wedding. She wanted to get pregnant purely because she found that she had gray hair, and her consciousness By the time she was about thirty (she was about twenty-eight, the average age in this era was less than thirty-five), her marriage was to give Xun her status, and she had been a cohabiting couple before. She and other characters did not take pregnancy out of wedlock seriously. The sky is big, and the public opinion environment is not the closed and feudal one that everyone is accustomed to.
Second, Tangmei does both gambling and poaching by herself. She never deducts from her subordinates, and she never covets his subordinates’ wealth to make them look ugly (otherwise, her subconscious would not have let Xun Zhen touch her private treasury instead of the national treasury. Gambling is just her personal hobby. , the article also specifically writes about the many holidays that officials take, which add up to nearly two months a year.) The point of that sentence is to wonder why Xun Ding and Xun Ding have to delay getting married for five years, complaining that he is short of money? Even if Xun Ding is short of money, Gong Xi Lai still has money (Xun Ding is married, this was decided early in the morning.) It’s not true that he has no money!
Third, Gong Xiqiu had a false reputation as a general, and his salary and mansion were all taken over by Gong Xi Lai. What was wrong with Gong Xichou's adopted sister? Brothers and sisters would stay away from each other for a long time because of pots and pans. Tang.
How can I not take care of my sister? Alai doesn’t have a license to do business?
Fourth, the meeting of the gods, the beginning of the chapter sets the background of the reconstruction of the end of the world. The introduction of the meeting of the gods is indeed blunt on my part, and it is due to the author’s lack of ability.
Five, there’s only tomorrow left, and I don’t have enough words.