Outside Fuliang County, Raozhou, the sound of horse hooves could be heard for a long time.
"Get out of the way!" The knights at the front were galloping, the whips in the knight's hands were raised high, and they were shouting.
"Bah!" Liu Sanjin spat out the dirt in his mouth, looking quite unhappy.
He is the commander of the Raozhou Prefecture Army and was ordered to come to Fuliang County to maintain order. As for the reason, of course he was to welcome the Holy Master.
Raozhou only had a total of 2,000 state soldiers, so they sent 1,500 people to Fuliang County, which can be said to be the main force.
After arriving in Fuliang County, the local government tried their best to provide food and their attitude was very humble, which reminded them vaguely of the good old days when warriors ruled the country.
However, as Shengjia got closer and closer to Raozhou, their sweet dream woke up.
The arrogant Flying Dragon Army is so arrogant that their military uniforms are stained by the mud splashed by their horses' hooves. They also look arrogant and can poke you in the face with their riding whips, and they often curse.
But they, who are usually very impressive in Raozhou, can only live with it.
The Flying Dragon Army is really notorious.
The people in Henan, Huaihai and other places still remember all the evil things they did. When they mention the Feilong Army, they shake their heads and almost compare them to Cai Thief.
Don't tell me, the Feilong Army really has many soldiers from Chen, Xu, Cai, Tang, Shenguang and other states, and their combat effectiveness is very strong. In the past few years, they have defeated Gaochang, Keshule, fought in Persia, and attacked Beiting. They have never fought without fighting. They have battle experience.
It is also very rich, it would be strange if it is not arrogant.
"This is the virtue of the Feilong Army. Don't act rashly." Battalion Deputy General Zheng Dalang hurried over and ordered in a low voice.
"As ordered." Raozhou soldiers responded in unison.
Liu Sanjin sighed secretly, I just cursed a few words, who would dare to take action?
Thinking about those days - well, let's not mention it. An army of one hundred thousand could be crushed to pieces by Zhou Dewei's thousands of men. What else is there to say!
This flying dragon army looks more ferocious than the Jin soldiers. Why provoke these evil gods? If you have time, why not go home and bully the mountain bandits and water thieves, maybe you can get some money out of the thieves' nest - at the end of last year, they and
The soldiers from Shezhou Prefecture in the east joined forces and destroyed a bandit's nest at the junction of the two states, and seized more than 10,000 kilograms of tea. Everyone benefited a lot.
A while ago, another tea merchant in Fuliang reported the banditry. Everyone was gearing up and preparing to go out. However, with an order, they were directly transferred to the vicinity of the post road to maintain order.
To put it bluntly, you just need to come in advance to control the surrounding area, so that blind bandits don’t let blind bandits rush into the holy driver, which will make you look bad.
The sound of horse hooves became more and more rapid, and did not stop for a while until the afternoon.
Liu Sanjin spent the whole day counting in boredom. About three thousand people and six or seven thousand horses passed by.
This is really a big scene!
Such luxurious troops are rare to see in the south.
And these are not fucking cavalry, but heavy armored infantry. Everyone has a strong bow, armor and several kinds of long and short weapons. They ride on horseback just for the purpose of traveling.
I think back to the Jiangxi era of the Zhong family. The cavalry were all precious. They were reluctant to ride the horses. They were also fed with fine feed and fed better than people. In this way, they could only maintain a scale of three to four thousand cavalry, and the manpower was even less.
There is only one horse.
But this morning, nearly 7,000 horses passed by. Looking at the sleek and smooth appearance of the horse, it is really enviable.
This is the Forbidden Army.
Compared with them, Raozhou Prefecture soldiers were simply beggars. Liu Sanjin thought to himself, if someone makes trouble and wants to get involved with him, he should stab him to death as soon as possible - Damn it, if you want to die, don't hurt your brothers.
At the beginning of the morning, another large wave of cavalry came, so densely packed that it was impossible to see the end.
"Silver's saddle is straight." Vice General Zheng reminded in a low voice: "This one is a little more polite than the Feilong Army, but it's even harder to mess with."
Liu Sanjin had a serious look on his face and silently looked at the knight passing by on the post road.
Strictly speaking, these people are not cavalry. All warriors in the world know that Yin'an is the emperor's personal army. There are nearly ten thousand people in the army, each of whom is equipped with a set of cold-forged steel armor. All of them are proficient in cavalry combat and are also good at infantry combat. One person
The three horses have repeatedly defeated enemy troops on the battlefields of Henan and Hebei.
The most famous one should be the ruthless defeat of the rebel army outside Dingzhou City, which was extremely frightening.
However, they haven't made a move for several years. I heard that they fought against Persia, but I don't know how it went.
Of course, he didn't dare to have any objections to Yin Anzhi.
This kind of troops are all the best soldiers and generals from all over the world. They can be defeated by a naked charge, let alone wearing steel armor, holding heavy swords and long axes. They will chop people into pieces!
"The Forbidden Army marched from Nanjing all the way to Hongzhou, swaggering through the city with great momentum. Along the way, I lost all my thoughts. The old man of the saint is really... Well, how do you say that word?
"
"Conquer the enemy without fighting."
"Yes, that's it. His grandma's. These people are so arrogant, it makes people feel bad."
"I estimate that everyone has a life on their hands."
"Most likely, I've never killed anyone before. How could I have such murderous intent?"
"Shut up!" Lieutenant General Zheng scolded: "After a whole day of military service, have you seen people whispering to each other? With your idle behavior, you will not be able to defeat them even if you practice for ten years. Wait.
This time when we return to camp, we need to give you guys a hard training."
Everyone laughed and kept silent.
Liu Sanjin stopped talking. This whole day, he was completely shocked.
But then again, it will be a great source of conversation after you go back. When you are drinking and chatting, you can brag to your acquaintances and talk about the three-headed and six-armed appearance of the Forbidden Army. You will definitely scare those bastards.
Jiangxi has experienced only a few military disasters in the past forty years.
The first time was when Huang Chao's army crossed the border from south to north and penetrated the entire Jiangxi.
The second time, Liu Jianfeng, Ma Yin and others from Sun Ru's remnants penetrated the entire Jiangxi from east to west.
The third time was when Yang and Wu's army attacked Jiangxi.
The fourth time was when Wang's army went from north to south and penetrated the entire Jiangxi for the third time.
Grass!
People from all walks of life come and go, don’t you treat us as human beings?
Forget it, just provide money and food to the court honestly, so as not to suffer any military disasters, and live a good life of your own.
As the sun gradually set, another group of palace guards rushed towards the end of the east post road and drove them, the state soldiers, three hundred steps away.
The Holy Master arrived in Fuliang.
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"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
On the rainy muddy ground, officials and elders from Raozhou and Fuliang counties knelt down and congratulated in unison.
"No courtesy, please get up." Shao Shude got down from the carriage and said with both hands.
Everyone stood up one after another.
They also saw the majesty of the army crossing the border, and they saw it more clearly and intuitively than the state soldiers.
The Great Xia Forbidden Army, which conquered the whole country and conquered the north and south, was indeed powerful, giving people a sense of powerlessness that no one dared to stop.
They are all smart people, and they know the saint's intention of patrolling Jiangxi with tens of thousands of troops. But what if they see through it? Don't you still eat this trick?
After going through such a circle, Jiangxi will not have any objections within twenty years. As for twenty years later, the Daxia orthodoxy will be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. At that time, there will not even be a need to send out large armies to demonstrate military power - this is a conspiracy, and Shao Shude is upright.
Just play this, are you convinced?
"Fuliang, I have admired your name for a long time." Shao Shude said with a smile while looking at the nearby tea gardens and commercial port.
Bai Juyi's sentence "I went to Fuliang to buy tea the month before last" has already pointed out the status of this commercial port, which can be called the largest tea distribution center in the south.
Tea produced in Jiangxi, Xuanshe and other places are all concentrated here and then distributed to various places.
The output is huge, the passenger flow is huge, and the taxes provided are naturally huge.
Jiangxi has indeed been developed. In this matter, the Tang Dynasty made great efforts for three hundred years. This is a historical achievement, there is no doubt.
The palace officials presented a few balls of tea, and Shao Shude picked them up, looked at them, and even sniffed them, feeling very satisfied.
"Last year, the money spent on tea in Fuliang County was nearly 300,000 yuan. I was very surprised when I heard that." Shao Shude put the tea group back into the tray and said, "The total money spent on tea in Fuliang County was only 1.5 million yuan. Fuliang alone
It only accounts for 20%, it’s not easy.”
The tea envoy from Fuliang, who was attached to the tax supervisor, immediately said: "Only when the world is happy can we have this grand scene. This is your majesty's great achievement."
Shao Shude waved his hand and said nothing. There were flatterers everywhere, but he was also very useful.
"The eighth year of Tongguang's reign (923) was the first year of the new tax system reform, and you should encourage it." Shao Shude encouraged.
"I obey the decree."
"Everything must be done according to the rules, and no excessive taxation or extortion is allowed." Shao Shude warned.
"In compliance with the decree." He was ashamed when he asked about the tea.
He heard what the saint meant. He was just thinking about how to collect more taxes this year and win a jackpot in front of the saint, but he was beaten.
Shao Shude smiled.
The money for tea this year will definitely be more than last year, but to what extent is hard to say. He also didn't want to put too much pressure on the people below him. He felt a little regretful after what he said just now, so he made some repairs.
Fuliang Tea Market, a large distribution center for economic commodities, has always been an important source of tax revenue for the national treasury. Fishing in the marsh will not work, it will only make the tax revenue less and less. Once the tea merchants lose confidence and spread their trade to various places, it will be disadvantageous.
tax.
When he was in Xuanzhou before, he encouraged the local area to build a rice paper and writing brush distribution center - in fact, it already was - the bigger the better, it would be better to be the best in the country, and let the tax supervisor open a separate local branch, just like Fu.
Liang Tea Market.
In Nanjing, before leaving, he had a good talk with Wulang, telling him to stop trying to compete with Yangzhou for Hu merchants and to develop his own characteristic industries as much as possible.
There is no need to limit yourself to any product, just whatever can be done, if one type doesn’t work, just two, if two don’t work, then three…
Along the Yangtze River, the majestic appearance of a wealth center is becoming more and more apparent.
I heard that the largest medicinal materials distribution center in the country has emerged in Jingzhou, and the tax inspector has even opened a branch.
Xiangyang is an important place on land and water. The scale of the market has been continuously expanded, and the transaction amount has hit new highs. Well, this is in the Han River Basin.
In short, due to climate, geography and other factors, the advantages of the Yangtze River Basin began to gradually increase.
Shao Shude had no doubt that during the existence of the Great Xia Dynasty he established, the population and economy of the south would gradually exceed that of the north.
This is a historical necessity, and the clues have already begun to emerge.
"Let the envoy Guetong come to see me." He stepped forward and arrived at the tea market and ordered.