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Volume Seven: Laughing and Talking about Drinking the Blood of the Huns Chapter 3: Giving Gifts

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    Update time: 2010-03-31

    "You two heard it. I seemed to have refused to wear a yellow robe just now." Chen De looked at the back of Special Envoy Handerang and said with regret to the two generals Xiao Jiu and Zhang Zhongyao who came forward.

    "Your Excellency is so righteous, I will die if I don't obey." Zhang Zhongyao was the first to bow and salute, and now, he no longer has any doubts about following Chen De.  Not everyone can resist the temptation of imperial power. Only those who have never experienced it will ridicule Shi Jingtang without shame. He didn't know that in the era of internal and external difficulties that he came from, even those who were looked down upon by future generations like Shi Jingtang were still among the heroes of the generation.  genus.

    Chen De was very clear about the thoughts of Xiao Jiu and Zhang Zhongyao, who were Han Chinese. He smiled slightly and said in a deep voice: "It's not that I am hostile to the Hu people. They are tigers and wolves in nature. To cooperate with them, we must adhere to a principle."  The principle is that I should be the main one. Otherwise, the cleverness must be misled by the cleverness." At this point, he suddenly sighed: "The Han people like to live in peace, farm and weave, and the Hu people are nomadic and migrate, and it has become a habit to engage in hunting and plundering.  Don't be ashamed of banditry. There are many Han people in the country. Only by hard work can you accumulate wealth. If you indulge in leisure and pleasure, you will inevitably be coveted by the barbarians. Therefore, when the Han people govern the country, they must be martial and military, otherwise, it will be in vain in the end."  After finishing, he glanced at Xiao Jiu and Zhang Zhongyao meaningfully, and said in a deep voice: "Do you two remember these principles?"

    Chen De¡¯s insights did not come from books alone. In his previous life, he had the honor to accompany a Germanic dignitary to climb the Great Wall. As a tour guide, he introduced to foreign friends that the Great Wall of China was built by the ancient Chinese to resist the southward raids of northern barbarians.  The excited German leader told Chen Dedao that there was also a long wall in the middle of Europe, built by the Romans. What they wanted to resist were our Germanic ancestors.  The words were filled with pride.  Thinking about it now, the financial robberies that Japan, Southeast Asia, China and other countries suffered repeatedly in later generations were also an evolution of the plunder by nomadic peoples who used war as a harvester on the farming people who worked hard to accumulate wealth.  Others learn from the past to understand the present, but Chen De is on the contrary. He cannot say that he hates the nature of the Hu people, but he understands it better than anyone in this generation.

    "I understand." Zhang Zhongyao and Xiao Jiu replied in unison. They looked at each other, and they both looked touched.  When Chen De treated his subordinates, he did not deliberately adopt the unpredictable attitude of the Holy Heart. Instead, he was extremely willing to discuss his own ideas with his subordinates. Like Xingu, Li Si, Xiao Jiu and others, they did not originally have much knowledge beyond ordinary people, but they followed Chen De  As time goes by, they have been influenced by what they see and hear, and they look at problems in different ways. The hundreds of Yajun who follow Chen De are also the first to get the better, and they have gained a lot in both military and political strategies.

    "The Song people are very anxious to attack the city during this period. How many casualties are there in the city?" Chen De asked Xiao Jiudao first. It is a Chinese virtue to ask about the casualties first when encountering an accident. If the superiors get the order wrong, they will inevitably be underestimated.  Although Chen Deman had many other things in his mind that he wanted to ask and explain to Xiao Jiu, he still had to ask Cheng Zhong about his injury first.

    Xiao Jiu respectfully replied: "The sergeants are still good, with more than a hundred casualties, but the civilians who came to the city to help defend the city suffered more than 3,000 casualties because they had no armor protection and poor training." His words were actually somewhat discounted. In order to avoid  Regarding the casualties of the sergeants, Xiao Jiu not only used the sergeants as captains of ten to lead the households to climb the city and shoot arrows to assist the defense, but also placed more sergeants on the second line to avoid being killed by the Song siege crossbows.

    Chen De did not delve into this section, and looked a little sad, saying: "Fortunately, most of the households in Lanzhou are naked, and there are no children to drag them down. In this way, if there are children in the family, the pension will be given according to the standard of a sergeant. If you are injured,  Everything is nourished by the work of craftsmen." Xiao Jiuwei said yes, and Chen De added: "This time I will take my wife to Bianliang to live for a while. Soon after, the Baiyu Army and Hussar Army will assist the soldiers and civilians of Lanzhou to evacuate to  From Hexi, each batch will evacuate about 3,000 people. In addition to the families of soldiers and craftsmen working in the camp, households in the city who are willing to follow us to reclaim land in Hexi can also be taken away with us. Our army can take away most of the sheep when we leave.  Horses and livestock, all land deeds will be distributed to the households. Some funds will be left in the treasury to reward the Song army who came to take over the city, so as to prevent them from extorting money from the people." He sighed, "The people of Lanzhou suffered along with us.  Since they are leaving, we should try our best to give them good arrangements."

    Xiao Jiu originally thought that Chen De was going to wipe out Lanzhou three feet before leaving, but he never told him that he also deliberately left some frivolous money for the Song army who took over to prevent them from robbing the people. When he was sighing, he suddenly heard Chen De add  : "The assets left behind must be secretly sent to the various camps of the Song Army, and they must be managed well. It is said that we, the Anxi Army, express our feelings on behalf of the people of Lanzhou. Don't just hand it over to the commander of the army, otherwise there will be no benefit to the soldiers below.  They have to be robbed everywhere."

    Xiao Jiu served as the commander of the imperial army in the Shu Kingdom. He was also a master who accepted money but was merciful. He immediately agreed and asked: "I wonder what your lord has planned for the craftsman camp?" He pretended to ask Chen De to decide on something.  But we must first listen to Chen De's plans for the craftsman camp, so as not to conflict with the adults' ideas.

    Chen De looked at him with satisfaction and slowlyThe voice said: "When we arrive in Hexi, the scale of the craftsman camp will be expanded, and it is not suitable to gather it in one place. The woolen spinning workshop is placed in Lingzhou, which is closest to the grassland. Xingu also has a way of managing the slaves captured from the grassland. It is not easy.  into chaos. The ordnance workshop is placed in Liangzhou. Among the armies in Hexi, Jinfan and Chilie are currently facing the most dangerous and arduous combat tasks against Tibet. The ordnance supply must keep up. The rest can be placed in Dunhuang.  That's where businessmen gather, and the most advanced craftsmanship from the East and the West can be obtained." Now that Chen De's subordinates are gradually becoming more powerful, they are slowly delegating some matters to subordinates. This time, Xiao Jiu led the baggage,  The three battalions of Jiangzuo and Jinfan defended Lanzhou, which also established his prestige among the three battalions, so Chen De wanted to let him take charge of the daily affairs of the craftsman camp.  I mainly focus on the progress of some more important projects.  The increase in management levels will inevitably affect the efficiency of information collection and execution, but there is no way around this.

    "Yes." Xiao Jiu said with cupped hands. He knew that the status of Jiangzuo Camp in Chen De's mind was no less than that of any other army. Therefore, he was not complacent at all because of his expansion of power. He was just thinking about how to interact with Jiangzuo Camp's Colonel Li in the future.  Colleague Jian, it seems that the expansion of the craftsman camp is inevitable, and Li Jian's official position will not remain at the level of school captain.

    The three of them were walking and talking like this, and in a blink of an eye they had arrived at the edge of Lanzhou City. Although the Song Dynasty Imperial Army had stopped attacking the city and did not prevent a small group of Lanzhou soldiers and civilians from going out to do business, they still clung to the camp and did not interact with Lanzhou.  The two sides had been fighting for several months, with many casualties and casualties. How could this hatred be resolved by the imperial court's official letter of truce?  Seeing that Tian Qinzuo had no intention of turning an enemy into a friend, Chen De couldn't help but secretly worry about the future of the people of Lanzhou. However, which Song army stationed in Lanzhou was not an issue that he could interfere with.

    In order to avoid trouble, Chen De did not raise a flag. Three hundred tooth troops surrounded him and entered through the city gate. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the city, he was recognized by the sergeants and civilians guarding the gate.  "Gouzi, do you think it's Mr. Chen?" Li Tie, who was leaning on the city wall with his gun, shook Sun Gouzi, who had his eyes narrowed and stared in confusion, awake. This blacksmith had been working in a small dark room for many years.  The board is full of strength, but the eyesight is a little worse.  Sun Gouzi wiped his eyes and took a closer look. Wrapped in a red cloak, surrounded by a group of solemn cavalry, and slowly galloping towards the city gate, wasn't it the owner of Lanzhou City?  Looking back, the carriage used by the Mistress is very familiar.  "Yes, Mr. Chen is back!" "We are saved!" The little ripples on the city wall began to spread and stir up each other. From the joy that was suppressed in the chest to whispering to each other, finally bursts of joyful cheers came out.  , "Master Chen is back!"

    When they were still hundreds of steps away from the commander's residence, both sides of the street were already crowded with people. Lanzhou used the army to rule the people, so the people who gathered around them were not as crowded as ordinary people in Central Plains towns.  Instead of running around in chaos, people stood neatly and orderly on both sides of the street. The only sound was chaos. Some people shouted: "Sir" and "Sir!", and some people shouted: "We are saved!"  Then they shouted at Huang Wen's carriage: "Mother", "Mother!", with eager joy on everyone's face.

    In the past few months, too many people have been killed or injured in Lanzhou.  Although there were only five thousand Song troops besieging the city, they were, after all, the Forbidden Army that even the Khitan people were afraid of. Xiao Jiu hurriedly recruited trained civilian households to help defend the city, so the casualties were not heavy.  If it weren't for Lanzhou's strict rules and the residents were accustomed to obeying the orders of the sergeants, I'm afraid the people in the city would have collapsed.

    The Ya Army soldiers who followed Chen De to the capital included both Hu and Han people, and many of them were newly selected from Hexi Province. They had never seen such a crowded and enthusiastic scene among the people, and they couldn't help but feel nervous and excited. Zhang Zhongyao looked at the people on both sides and felt quite moved.  He said to Xiao Jiu with emotion: "Since ancient times, those who have won the hearts of the people like this have rarely failed to achieve success." Xiao Jiu was silent. He remembered that when the Queen of Shu was forced to enter the court, the people of Shu saw him off.  There were also huge crowds of people, but the atmosphere was extremely sad.  "In the final analysis, what you have brought to the people is not only wealth and happiness, but also security as stable as Mount Tai. Perhaps, this is the meaning of the existence of our generation of warriors." Xiao Jiu thought silently in his heart.

    Dong Zunjie's troops could not enter the city, so they had to rely on Tian Qinzuo's camp to form their own camp. He and Tian Qinzuo were both small-minded people, but they were old friends. At this moment, the two were having a drink when they suddenly heard something in the city.  Amidst the noise and shouting, Dong Zunyi said in annoyance: "This Chen De makes people uneasy wherever he goes." Tian Qinzuo smiled disdainfully and said: "Maybe the soldiers in the city want to pack up their bunks and leave, so they will let go and loot.  So the whole city is in a state of chaos. Lanzhou City has always been called rich. If he does this, I'm afraid there won't be much money to be made." What he didn't tell Dong Zunyi was that in the evening, Xiao Jiuchai  Someone sent a large gift list. It is estimated that at this time, the Lanzhou Army was desperately searching for the wealth lost due to the gift.  It seems that Lanzhou is indeed running out of money.  Wait until the handover is completedFor defense, it is better to return to Bianliang to enjoy the blessings.  Tian Qinzuo curled his thin lips with some regret.

    Note: See "The Analects of Confucius": Stable Fenzi retreated from the court and said that it hurts people, regardless of horses.

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