"Sir, this Gao Weasel Lifu is not from Zheng. Listening to his accent, he seems to be from Qin?"
Mr. Gongshu, who had changed into Chen Guo's clothes, nodded slightly and looked at Gao Weasel Lifu who was gradually walking away: "What you said is true, this person is indeed from Qin."
"The people of Qin...actually served as 'guest soldiers' and merchants accompanying the army in Zheng State?"
Due to Jin's blockade these days, Qin's military pressure in the east is unprecedentedly high. The reason why "Wu and Qin are good" can be promoted quickly is that in addition to the need for Qin's domestic leaders to take a breather, they also urgently need a channel to ease the relationship with Jin.
country relations.
As a long-established overlord, the real strength of Jin lies not in its vast scope of influence, but in the fact that Chu is so powerful, yet it ends up being suppressed by Jin most of the time.
While the Jin State was suppressing the Chu State, it was also able to prevent the Qin State from expanding eastward. What's even more awesome is that during this period, the Jin State also formed a group to beat the Zheng State, the Wei State, the Song State, and the Wu State. The only time it suffered a setback was
He just pretended to be a failure in front of Wu Guo.
The consequences of this failed attempt to show off were indeed huge, causing all the countries in the Central Plains to gradually relax and become more arrogant and arrogant when they should.
It also led to a series of bizarre wars later, such as the two forced Yang battles.
Jin's intentional or unintentional influence has actually changed the domestic political ecology of many countries, and even affected the basic national economic model.
The Qin State now mainly relies on mutual trade and external plunder, and then controls the Kunlun trade channel and acts as a middleman, earning a price difference that is neither huge nor meager.
This is manual work. If you want to maintain trade routes, it is impossible without some military strength. Compared with the Central Plains countries that occupy fertile land and can just plant hundreds of thousands of acres of land to live a good year, the bottom of Qin State is simply
Too exhausted.
They have too many military obligations to bear. There is nothing they can do about it. If they don't fight, they will be fought. If they don't kill others, they will be killed by others.
And the old Qin people were quite stubborn. The Jin State blockaded the Jin State. The Qin State really did not coward the Jin State.
You can blockade it at the national level, and you can build a wall around the Qin State to prevent people from communicating with each other!
In fact, relying on "foreign exchange", Qin's "foreign exchange economy" is actually not bad. The situation is somewhat similar to Qi's "martial arts" working abroad.
However, Qi's "martial arts" means that I earned money based on my skills. I spent it abroad and remitted the money back to China? What the hell are you making a fuss about? There are so many beautiful ladies in your Qihou family, and you didn't say how much you contributed.
Come out and let everyone feel happy.
Pooh!
Different from Qi's "martial arts", Qin's civilian armed forces...are quite strange these days.
They are very patriotic.
In addition to certain domestic tax-free and tax-free privileges, the relationship between the Qin warrior class and the rulers was more of a "partnership" relationship.
There will even be extremely weird scenes, such as the king of Qin taking a few guards to a village outside the city for a walk. When he met an old man, he said hello: Brother, have you eaten?
The old man in the village really dared to say "brother", and then said with a smile that he had just eaten, and then invited Qin Jun to drink two glasses of turbid wine together, bragging like a fool, without any distinction between high and low.
But in fact, such an old man is really not a "bitch", but a retired veteran "soldier", who can also be regarded as a member of the warriors. The grassroots level of Qin State relies entirely on these old brothers who have worked hard with the monarch for generations.
Take control.
The origin of these warriors' enthusiasm for their country lies here.
The family and the country are one.
This is also why the Jin State occupied all the natural passes of the Qin State. As a result, the Qin State was able to hold on. It moved the capital several times and finally moved the capital back to the front line.
Among the great countries in the world, only the capital of Qin is only more than a hundred miles away from the front line.
It is precisely for this reason that there are actually not many warriors in the Qin State who have traveled around the world, and there are also not a few who can reach high positions and become officials of overlord-level countries.
A typical example is the magistrate of Huai County of Wu State. This person was a "reverent man" of Qin State, but became a doctor of Wu State. He also helped Wu State stabilize the situation in Huaixia. Even during the "Yancheng Rebellion", Yiyang Jun Jixuan's
The army surrounded Huai County, but this man continued to eat barbecue every day.
One word: calm.
The old Qin people said that they have never seen any storms before. Isn’t it just a siege? Have you ever seen a siege of the capital?! I’m so scared!
And because of the special profession of Qin warriors, most Qin people outside the country are engaged in professions related to war.
In addition to war mongers, there are also various wild dogs of war. Among the mercenaries, the most efficient ones in earning foreign exchange, besides the warriors of the Yan State, are the warriors of the Qin State.
At this moment, when Mr. Gongshu explained the possible origin of Gao Weasel Lifu to several of his attendants, a Yan warrior was very surprised: "Sir, if this is the case, why would the Qin people risk betraying Zheng?"
"That's wrong." Mr. Gongshu shook his head, "For the people of Qin, what does it mean to betray Zheng? It's just that the Marquis of Zheng provided money and silk, and the Qin people were soldiers. The two owe nothing to each other. Now the Marquis of Zheng has made an alliance with the Marquis of Cai in Chengying, because
After obtaining Cai's military strength, they were no longer willing to use "guest soldiers" to go to Xincai, which caused the "guest soldiers" to gather between Gaoyei and Hucheng."
In fact, the situation is much more complicated than what Mr. Gongshu said. The small batch of "guest soldiers" are actually already in contact with the next family. In addition to some of Zheng Guo's old customers who are still waiting, some are ready to make quick money, but they are not available at all.
Spend your life patiently with Zheng Hou.
It's hard to say anything else now. There's really no shortage of places to fight.
A spearhead, a bamboo pole or a wooden pole, a few sets of clothes, a few pairs of shoes, and a little dry food, this is the configuration of the Qin warriors.
If you really want to talk about the equipment, there is nothing to say at all, but when it comes to working hard for enough money, that is really unambiguous.
As long as the money is in place, bloodshed and the like are no big deal.
"As the gentleman said, wouldn't it be possible to do this with great success?"
"Exactly."
With a smile on his face, Mr. Gongshu brushed his beard and looked at the locals who secretly observed them outside the restaurant. "In the past, Marquis Zheng used his troops to conquer a certain area and rewarded the 'guest soldiers' one-tenth of the time. If there were any more gains, he would
Most of the proceeds from the "guest soldiers" belong to the "guest soldiers". It's just that the "guest soldiers" make soldiers and armor as their profession, how can they farm in the countryside? If there is another harvest, if the gold and silver are good, if it is utensils, wood, precious jade
Class, this requires the use of Gao Weasel Lifu and his ilk."
People like Gao Itachi Lifu are typical merchants who follow the army. After the army they follow is victorious, they buy things that are difficult for the big soldiers to get rid of, and then sell them through their own channels. The price difference between the entry and the exit is very big.
The profits are extremely huge.
But if Big Tou Bing wants to cash in, it's going to be extremely difficult, so he might as well sell it to Gao Weasel Lifu and his like.
Another example is land. Many mercenaries want land that is completely useless. It is true that the land can be cultivated, but there is no tax exemption policy of the country where the land is located. Soldiers like them, who farm the land for a lifetime, 50% to 60% belong to the country where the land is located. Therefore, the land is rewarded.
It is often accompanied by political and economic privileges such as titles, otherwise it is meaningless.
In the days when people depended on the weather to make a living, making a living was almost like working for their lives. Is it easier for farmers to work on the land than for wild dogs working for war?
I am used to seeing mercenaries fighting and fighting for each other, but I can see it more clearly.
As long as money is needed, nothing else needs to be discussed. Even if you reward a top-notch beauty, it will only be sold to a big shot in exchange for money.