Zhang Yan led the Montenegrin army and countless people to leave Montenegro together with Wang Can and Liu Xie. For the people in the mountains, many people were resistant to the idea of suddenly leaving the Montenegro where they lived and going to the outside world.
When they were outside the mountains, they were exploited in all kinds of ways. They really couldn't survive outside the mountains, so they moved to the Black Mountains and lived in the mountains.
Fortunately, life in the mountains is pretty good.
Although there is a shortage of supplies in the mountains, at least we can still survive in the mountains.
Suddenly, they were asked to leave the mountain again, and the common people were still a little resistant in their hearts. It was only when they learned that Zhang Yan would serve as the prefect of Hanoi County and take charge of Hanoi County that they were willing to go out.
Without him, I just believe in Zhang Yan.
A large number of people came out in large numbers, with great momentum and momentum.
After everyone came out of the mountain, Wang Can and Liu Xie helped Zhang Yan settle down the people and let Zhang Yan take office. Wang Can took Liu Xie and continued northward.
Nowadays, the territory of Jizhou is quite stable.
Although the ability of Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, was not particularly strong, it was not a big problem to govern one side.
In Jizhou, the people live and work in peace and contentment.
After Wang Can and Liu Xie walked around Jizhou, they turned to Bingzhou. In fact, Wang Can's main purpose in going north was to let Liu Xie see how ferocious the Xianbei and Wuhuan people outside the pass were.
Liu Xie is not Wang Can and does not have Wang Can's ability.
Wang Can alone is enough to overthrow the entire world, and he can destroy a country by himself. But Liu Xie cannot do that. He must rely on the soldiers and horses of the world and the help of courtiers, so Liu Xie must understand the local situation.
Liu Xie is now quite familiar with local soldiers, horses, assistant officials, etc.
But Liu Xie may not be familiar with the scenery outside the pass.
Wuhuan, Xianbei and Qiang people are different.
Most of the Qiang people are in Liangzhou, and in fact, they have settled down, and they are not people who live in pursuit of water and grass. However, Xianbei and Wuhuan are nomadic people just like the Huns.
Today's Huns have long since declined.
The people who rose up were the Xianbei and Wuhuan people, mainly concentrated outside Bingzhou and Youzhou.
Wang Can and Liu Xie went all the way north to Wuquan County, the northernmost part of Yunzhong County in Bingzhou. This place was already close to the border fortress and close to the area where Xianbei in the north was located.
Wuquan County is located in the northernmost part of Yunzhong County. Xianbei people often come to plunder it, but in fact, this is a very important location because many merchants gather here.
Countless merchants came here to trade with tea, silk, cloth, and even salt and iron.
There are also Xianbei people who come here to trade.
It is precisely this that forms the prosperity of the entire Wuquan County.
When Liu Xie followed Wang Can to learn about the situation in Wuquan County, the more he saw, he also had some doubts in his heart. As the two of them walked, Liu Xie said: "Teacher, this disciple is a little confused."
Wang Can said: "But it doesn't matter!"
Liu Xie said in a deep voice: "Under the current situation, everyone knows that the Wuhuan and Xianbei people have posed a threat to us. This is a big problem in the north. But the problem is, knowing that Wuhuan and Xianbei are short of salt and iron, they still
There are countless businessmen who want to sell salt and iron to these barbarians on a large scale, but the government has repeatedly banned them and cannot stop them. They even blatantly sell salt and iron directly. Doing so is tantamount to strengthening the
Wuhuan and Xianbei's strength, why are they so powerful that they are repeatedly banned?"
Wang Can said: "Because money touches people's hearts, as long as they are human, they will have greed. As long as they are human, they will have desires, and it is impossible to have no desires and no demands. As long as they are human, they will also have weaknesses."
"The imperial court set up checkpoints at the border with the intention of banning all salt and iron trade."
"In fact, the more the ban is imposed, the more money can be made from salt and iron, causing countless people to continue to flock to it for profit. Even if the court gives repeated orders, countless money can open the way, as long as businessmen bribe officials with money,
In the end, it was the collusion between officials and businessmen that resulted in the imperial decree being in vain.”
"Don't say anything with a bottom line."
Wang Can said: "The bottom line is often not reached yet. For example, you can stick to the bottom line in front of 10,000 yuan."
"Suddenly, I gave you one million dollars. Can you bear it?"
"When the benefits in front of you are far beyond your ability to bear, then the defense line in your heart will be broken. As long as you are not a saint, but close to it, you will be unable to resist."
Wang Can continued: "Although the price at which the money was sold was high, after the Hu people gave the money to buy it, they would have weapons and strength, and they would come again to kill."
"Eventually, they looted money."
"The looted money will eventually go into the pockets of officials and businessmen. So, in the end, it is ordinary people who suffer."
Wang Can said: "To solve this kind of thing, fundamentally, it is not about banning or blocking, but about strengthening ourselves and then mopping up the barbarians. This is the most fundamental thing, because closing borders only treats the symptoms but not the root cause.
strategy."
Liu Xie thought carefully.
There was something special in his eyes. After listening to Wang Can's words, he seemed to have learned a lot.
The more you try to control it, the worse it gets.
Because of those who benefit, no matter how hard the court controls them, they still have ways to do it. But in the end, the people who suffer are still the people at the bottom, which are the most miserable group of people.
Liu Xie nodded and said solemnly: "I understand what the teacher said."
"Run quickly, the Xianbei people are coming."
Suddenly, the people in the city started shouting.
Following a shout from the street, there were originally countless vendors and countless people on the street, but suddenly, the surrounding area became deserted, and no one was seen anymore.
Countless people disappeared in a swarm, and everyone hid quickly.
The streets were deserted.
Only Wang Can and Liu Xie were left.
At this time, in a house closest to Wang Can, a businessman shouted: "You two, are you desperate? Hurry up and hide. These Xianbei people came into the city to rob, and left after plundering.
.If you stand, you are seeking death!"
Wang Can turned a deaf ear!
His face was solemn.
Liu Xie said: "Teacher, when we entered Wuquan County, we did not investigate the magistrate of Wuquan County. We just entered as we pleased. Now it seems that the Xianbei people can enter and exit the city at will. I am afraid that the magistrate of Wuquan County also
Not a good thing."
Wang Can nodded and said: "First solve the immediate problem, and then deal with the problem of Wuquan County Magistrate."
The two of them still stood motionless.
At this time, the businessman who had just shouted rushed out, grabbed Wang Can's hand, and yelled: "Quick, follow me and hide. You kid, if you don't care about your own life, don't you care about your brother's life?"
"
This businessman regarded Wang Can as Liu Xie's elder brother.
Wang Can said: "Thank you for your kindness. I understand your thoughts. Today, I want to see how the Xianbei people who were killed dare to cause trouble."
Wang Can has never been patient with barbarians.
Even more murderous.
What Wang Can advocates is not of my kind, and his heart must be different.
A group of rebellious Xianbei people only regarded the Han people as objects of robbery. Wang Can had no sympathy for such a group of people, he only wanted to kill people.
Seeing that Wang Can was not moving, the merchant persuaded Liu Xie, hoping that Liu Xie would leave. Liu Xie was quite fond of the merchant's righteous deed, and said: "You don't have to worry about our safety. The mere Xianbei people have nothing to fear."
"well……"
When the businessman saw this, he stopped trying to persuade him.
He retreated to his room with a look of regret in his eyes.
Pity!
What a pity for these two young men.
"Da da!"
At this moment, the rapid sound of horse hooves came.
But in the distance on the street, there was already a team, rushing towards them. The number of people in this group was not large, about 600 or so.
A group of people were running across the street, running fast.
The distance between them and Wang Can and Liu Xie is getting closer and closer.
Among this group of Xianbei people, the leader is named Bu Dugen, who is the leader of one of the three Xianbei tribes. Together with Kebineng and Suli, he each controls a Xianbei tribe, and they all have good strength.
Bu Dugen's troops were mainly concentrated on the border of Bingzhou, Kebineng's troops were mainly concentrated on Youzhou, and the Xianbei people under Su Li were mainly concentrated on the east of Youzhou.
In Bu Dugen's eyes, Wuquan County is like his back garden.
You can come and pick it at any time.
Bu Dugen galloped at the front. When he saw that there were still people left on the street, there were two young men, one big and one small, blocking the road. His face was full of excitement, and there was even a hint of a collision.
human pleasure.
Hit it!
Knocking both of them over violently.
How refreshing this is.
The distance between Bu Dugen and Wang Can kept getting closer.
Sixty steps!
Forty steps!
When the distance shortened to less than twenty steps, Bu Dugen suddenly saw Wang Can make a strange gesture. Wang Can raised his hand in vain, and then stood in the air.
"boom!"
A dull sound.
When the war horse in front of him rushed forward, its head turned away, and its body hit the transparent air in front of it. Immediately afterwards, the war horse fell to the ground, and he was also thrown to the ground.
This scene is like a ghost hitting a wall.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!!"
The horses that rushed up from behind kept moving forward, bumping into each other, and then falling down.
The horses neighed and the soldiers screamed.
All the Xianbei people had horrified looks on their faces, not understanding what was going on.
Bu Dugen raised his hand and touched it forward. His eyes suddenly widened, and it was clear that his eyes were empty. But when his hand moved forward, he touched a resisting surface in a transparent place.
Is this really a fight against the wall?
When Bu Dugen was confused, he saw the young man in front of him retracting his hand again. In an instant, Bu Dugen moved forward and touched the 'wall' with his hand, and penetrated it in one go.
The 'wall' in front of me suddenly disappeared.
There's no stopping you anymore.
Such a scene made Bu Dugen suspicious in his heart, and he even thought that this matter might be related to the young man in front of him. (To be continued)