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Volume 1: A man is born in troubled times, and he should rule the roost in troubled times. Chapter 934: There are copper coins to open the way.

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    Leaving Nie County and heading southeast along the Zhuozhang River, they marched at full speed and arrived at Xiangyuan City within a day.  According to the march plan, the army will carry out its first supply here and then continue to move forward.

    The biggest limitation on marching speed is supplies.

    Although Wang Yu gave an order to Xu Shu to allocate grain and grass to the south, he had no intention of waiting. Instead, after giving the order, he set off on the rear foot. Supplies could only be collected from counties and counties along the way.

    Bingzhou has not been peaceful in recent years. Xianbei people, Huns, Qiang people, and various local forces have fought fiercely in Bingzhou. Today the Huns and Han armies jointly fight against Xianbei, and tomorrow the Huns will fight against each other. It is easy to fight off these two foreign wolves.  , the Han army started killing each other again.

    Shangdang is the hub of connection between Bingzhou and the Central Plains. In the past five years, it has been occupied by or passed through by nearly ten large and small forces such as Ding Yuan, Yu Fuluo, Zhang Yang, Gao Gan, etc. It is the area where Bingzhou suffered the most serious military disaster.

    The people here were already familiar with and adapted to the war. When they suddenly saw the arrival of a large group of soldiers and horses, they did not need the command of the county guards or magistrates at all. The people closed the city gates, pulled up the suspension bridge, and gathered the troops at an extremely fast speed.  Defend the city and many other tactical actions.

    The first sentry of the Qingzhou Army was a few miles away, and they were still looking at the city gates in the distance with their city gates wide open and crowds of people rushing in and out. However, when they got to the base of the city, what they saw was a scene of heavy security and formations.

    The scouts were all amazed and felt that the Shangdang's statement about sending out elite soldiers was indeed true. Even those militiamen in Qingzhou who had been trained for two or three years were only at this level.

    The name of the Hussars General was announced, but the soldiers and civilians in the city remained indifferent.  He still looked like he was facing a formidable enemy.  The scouts had no choice but to report truthfully.  Leave the problem to Wang Yu to solve.

    When Wang Yu arrived at the city, he saw a scene that shocked him.  It seemed that all the men and women in the city had come out. From the white-haired old woman to the urchin who had just learned how to go to the house and take out bird eggs, they were all lying behind the wall and looking at themselves.

    These people all have disheveled faces and ragged clothes, but their postures in holding their bows and swords are very pure.  Those weapons were simple and worn out, but that was the reason why the city in front of them was able to survive in troubled times and was not looted by all kinds of rebels.

    Wang Yu felt a burst of sadness in his heart.  But also a bit proud.

    "The tragedy is that the war in China has wiped out all the good things in human nature. The victims no longer trust anyone except the swords and guns in their hands.  But having said that, if the people hadn't taken up swords and guns to protect themselves, perhaps Shangdang, the place where the Four Wars were fought, would have turned into a ghost on earth. It was the people's spontaneous resistance.  Only then did a trace of vitality remain in this ancient region of China.

    The commander at the top of the city refused to go out to contact the officers and soldiers, although he could clearly see the hussar general's banner unfurled by the guards.  As early as four or five years ago, the imperial court had already lost its prestige. As long as you had the ability to recruit a group of people, no matter what official position you appointed yourself.  As long as you don't claim to be king or emperor, no one will care about you.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Before the Wumeng Captain Ding Yuan's cavalry went south, he was just a Wumeng Captain. When he reached the Shangdang, he had already become a Tiger and Lieutenant General.  There is a lot of evil in Shangdang territory.

    Today's Hanoi governor Zhang Yang was originally just a subordinate of Ding Yuan.  Later, he used his family wealth to recruit a group of people, and with considerable strength, he suddenly transformed into General Jianyi.  Before moving to Hanoi, he raised an army to attack the Shangdang governor at Huguan but failed. Instead, he shamelessly seized the opponent's official position, proclaimed himself the Shangdang governor, and sent troops to conquer the counties.

    The combat power of Zhang Yang's army was not as good as that of Ding Yuan's elite frontier army, but its power to cause harm to the people was much greater than the latter's.  Luxian, Tunliu and other county towns were successively destroyed, and the people in the cities were left with empty houses. Until now, more than five years later, they have not been able to recover.

    With these bloody lessons, it is no wonder that the people of Shangdang are so nervous.

    "We are the Han hussars, the hussars that never disturb the people! We are here to conquer the national thief Cao Cao. You guys are raising your swords at each other. Could it be that you have been bribed by Cao Cao's thief?" Tai Shici was ordered to step forward and open his hands.  shouted to the people in the city.

    "Whether you are a national traitor or a general, you should go away quickly and don't make any plans here!" A feather arrow was shot from the city wall, almost sticking to the horse's neck and drilling into the ground half a foot: "Don't come close, the city  There is no food for you! No matter if you are officials or thieves, there is none!"

    "He's a mother-in-law who doesn't know how to lift someone up!" Taishi Ci was so angry that he took out his bow from the saddle and wanted to change it.

    "If it weren't for the fact that he had to collect supplies along the way to ensure the marching speed, he wouldn't have the patience to chat with a group of unruly people.

    My lord's reputation for benevolence and caring for the people is well known all over the world. People even praise him in Jingzhou and even places as far away as Jiangdong. However, he received such a cold treatment in Shangdang, which has become his jurisdiction. This is called Taishi with a fiery temperament.  CiruHow can you be calm?

    "Ziyi, please step aside for now and let Kong Ming come!" Wang Yu stopped Taishi Ci in time and made a decision that the latter thought was absurd.

    "Kong Ming?" Taishi Ci looked at his lord in surprise, wondering what role Zhuge Liang, who was so quiet, could play at such a time.  But he still faithfully carried out this 'random order' and retreated, grinding his teeth with self-hatred.

    ¡°That is to say, the Lord has a good temper. If he follows his own wishes, he can simply send two heavy-duty thunder trucks over and smash two holes in the city wall. These self-righteous guys will know how powerful they are.

    Under the confused gazes from above and below the city, Zhuge Liang summoned more than a dozen aides who accompanied the army, and Shi Shiran walked to the bottom of the city.

    This time the reaction on the city wall was less intense.

    Tai Shici¡¯s fierce look will make people involuntarily feel fear, and fear will bring vigilance and uneasiness.  And Zhuge Liang is a young, handsome young man full of literary talent. How can one be willing to take action?

    What¡¯s more, the people in the city are relatively uninformed and are not deaf-mute.  Even if I have never heard of Wang Yu's reputation for benevolence, I have vaguely heard of the glorious achievements of this powerful neighbor in Hebei.

    Everyone knows very well that if a fight really starts, the tens of thousands of defenders in the city, composed of old, weak, women and children, will definitely not be able to stop the fierce and powerful troops outside the city.

    But there is no other way, you have to bite the bullet even though you know you are losing!  This is the experience and lessons that people have summed up with blood and tears in troubled times.  If the weak want to survive, they must show a strong enough attitude.  Pleading and crying won't solve the problem.  This will only make the robbers see their own weakness, and they will bully them even more intensely.

    Having some scruples and persistence, the result was that Zhuge Liang walked to the base of the city without any hindrance, at a distance where the people at the top of the city could hear him clearly without having to raise his voice.

    "Dear fellow villagers, you must have heard some news. My lord is the hussar general who was consecrated by the emperor today. Since last year, the champion has replaced Gao and Yuan, and has taken over the military and political power of Bingzhou  ¡­Just over ten days ago, he led his army to fight against 300,000 Xiliang cavalry in Longshan, and defeated the many with a small number, and was defeated"

    Zhuge Liang's voice was much lower than that of Taishi Ci.  His tone didn't fluctuate much, but his words shocked the people of Xiangyuan much more.

    The Xiliang Army invaded in a large scale, and the Qingzhou Army rose up to fight back. Both sides unanimously chose the main battlefield in Taiyuan in the north, and the Shangdang territory was not affected by the war at all.  However, hundreds of thousands of troops fought fiercely for several months two hundred miles away.  The impact is not ordinary, and the people in Shangdang have heard about it to some extent.

    It is precisely because they heard about this war that the people of Shangdang were so nervous.  Under normal circumstances, in a war of this scale, no matter who wins or loses.  In the end, it will cause an extremely heavy blow to Bingzhou.

    The Xiliang army won, with a terrifying figure of 300,000.  They will eat up all the last wheat seedlings in Bingzhou; if the Xiliang army is defeated, more than ten or two hundred thousand defeated troops, and more than ten or two hundred thousand desperadoes who have lost everything, will also cause endless killings on the way!

    But now, listening to what this little scholar said, the 300,000-strong army was completely destroyed without a sound!  This thing that sounds like a myth and legend, could it be true?

    "Our army is only heading south this time. We need to collect supplies and will not enter the city I understand your feelings, but after all you are also people under the rule of my lord. Do you plan to divide the territory into a territory and form your own territory?  Is it a country?"

    "How dare you, how dare you!" Zhuge Liang's question made the people in charge of the city jump in their hearts. Now Shangdang and other counties are still in the stage of forming strongholds to protect themselves, and there is no ambition at all.  It's just that everyone has had enough of the insurgents' abuse, and looking at the dark cavalry array outside the city, they feel really unsure.

    "Otherwise, would this be a good idea"

    Hearing that the tone of those in charge was gradually relaxing, Zhuge Liang finally gave in and said, "I am here to make the decision without authorization. Please withdraw five li from the army. Then you open the city gate and let me and these colleagues enter the city. Let's  How about trading directly in the city, cashing in cash, and then organizing the manpower to send the grain and grass out of the city for our army to pick up?"

    "Buzz!" There was a discussion on the city top.

    "I see that this young gentleman has a kind face. He is a good person. He should not be deceptive!"

    "You know people but don't know their hearts. Gao Gan and Yuan Tan are the children of aristocratic families. Their looks are said to be good. When it's time to cut them off, how can they be merciless?"

    "Xu Baldy, you have to pat your conscience when you say this! Look outside and see that there are more than a few thousand cavalry in that dark area? He has a strong army and a reputation for righteousness. If he gives in again and again, that is  Renyi, it¡¯s not that you are afraid of us, you are reallyYou went so far that you made the hussar general angry. All the young and old in the city will be buried with your bad mouth.  "

    "Yes, although people are hiding in the city, the wheat seedlings outside the city look familiar! It really makes people anxious, so there is no need to attack the city, just let the horses go to the fields, and next year everyone will get it  Drink the northwest wind!"

    "Having said that, life is already tight these days. It will take several months for the wheat to mature and the stored grain to be sold. What will everyone eat during the next period of time? Uncle Zhang, you are a highly respected man and everyone believes in you.  At this time, you have to make an idea."

    The old man called Uncle Zhang was the oldest among the people present. His beard and hair were all white, and he looked quite immortal.  Although he was elected as the leader because of his age and broad knowledge, he really couldn't come up with any ideas in his heart. He felt that what everyone said was reasonable, but it just couldn't solve the problem.

    After thinking about it, he simply threw the problem directly to Zhuge Liang below the city: "General Hussar is kind and generous, and the young gentleman is resourceful and can understand our difficulties. However, there are still several difficulties" Weiwei Wei  As he spoke, he summarized everyone's opinions.

    The soldiers and horses outside the city need food to march, and the young and old inside the city need food to survive.  In the old man's opinion, this is an unsolvable problem.  This is what polite refusal means.  However, there was a lot of room left in the words, and I thought that after bargaining, it would be best if we could finally achieve a small amount of food and labor in the city.

    But he didn¡¯t expect that what was a huge problem in his eyes would be something that the young man below the city could only think about for a moment.  After Zhuge Liang listened to the old man's complaint, he chuckled and said calmly: "This matter is easy to handleit's too tiring to talk like this. Why don't I let me wait until we get into the city and explain everything in person?"

    Uncle Zhang thought about it and discussed it with everyone. They all felt that it didn¡¯t matter if they let a few scholars in. It was indeed easier to talk in person, so he agreed immediately.  When Zhuge Liang sent someone to report back, the cavalry brigade began to retreat.  Here, the suspension bridge was also lowered, the city gate was opened a crack, and Zhuge Liang and his party were let in.

    "They are just a bunch of unruly people. They don't know the general situation. They only recognize their own petty profits. Why are you so polite to them? Show them how powerful they are. Aren't they good?" Boss Taishi Ci complained impatiently.

    "Brother, you were shot with an arrow when you went up. When Kong Ming went up, he was welcomed into the city Are you feeling unbalanced?" Zhao Yun joked on the side, and even slapped his nose exaggeratedly and winked.  Mouth shouted: "Yeah. It has a tangy sour taste."

    "Humph! What's so unbalanced about this? I'm not so tolerant!" Tai Shici was not offended.  He snorted coldly: "I just don't understand. Isn't it urgent to go south this time? Why does my lord have such a leisurely mood? This journey will pass through at least seven or eight counties. If every county has such a toss, it's not as good as  Waiting for Yuan Zhi to send food."

    "You really think so?" Zhao Yun looked at his adopted brother with strange eyes.

    "Is there something wrong?" Tai Shici stared back.

    "It's definitely not right!" Zhao Yun shook his head, very disappointed with his adopted brother's slowness.

    "Bargaining, as long as it succeeds, eight achievements will be enough this time. Think about it, what does Kong Ming want to discuss with the people? It's a fair trade! The people can now sell grain to us at a high price, and later they can get it from the second brother  Selling grain at low prices, why haven't they heard about such a good thing? When the news spreads, are they afraid that other cities will not open their gates and open the streets to welcome us? "

    Taishi Ci thought for a while and shook his head: "It's still wrong! Shangdang is such a closed place, and the news can't spread at all! No one even knows about the Longshan War or the Qingzhou New Deal, and no one spreads it, and they still expect this small favor.  What?"

    "You are totally wrong!" Qin Feng appeared out of nowhere and scolded Taishi Ci: "People from a small family don't care about wars or national decrees at all, because  It has nothing to do with me, it¡¯s illusory, and I have no interest in understanding it. It¡¯s different when natural beauty spreads, and small favors are small favors, but this will fall on me!¡±

    Tai Shici frowned and retorted angrily: "Then how come people in places like Jingzhou, Jiangdong, and even Yizhou know about it?"

    "Uh, what about this" Qin Feng was also an uneducated person. He scolded Tai Shici because of the grassroots status that the latter did not have. When he was surprised by the details, he could only stare.

    "As the saying goes: if you have a solid warehouse, you will know the etiquette; if you have enough food and clothing, you will know the honor and disgrace." Wang Yu finally joined the discussion, and his tone was full of emotion.

    "Jiangdong and Jingzhou are both land of plenty, and Yizhou is also known as the Land of Abundance. The people in these places are prosperous, and there are many nobles, so they are naturally concerned about world affairs. But Shangdang is the place where the Four Wars were, and it has been in constant turmoil. The people have passed  I don¡¯t know tomorrow today, I don¡¯t know the next after I¡¯ve eaten my last meal. It¡¯s too late to struggle, so how can I have time to care?New Deal, war situation?  "

    "Haha, Ziyi, do you understand now? This is what the lord said!" Qin Feng grinned and patted Tai Shici on the shoulder, looking proud and proud: "For small people, you have to use  It¡¯s practical. Only those who are educated and know etiquette can speak the truth. For a stupid cow like you, you can only rely on the master¡¯s warning, haha!¡±

    Taishi Ci was annoyed and his eyes widened. He looked like an angry bull. Wang Yu and Zhao Yun were both attracted by the sight.

    "That's not necessarily what the madman said." Wang Yu said with a smile: "In fact, no matter what class you are in, people are all seeking profit. The only difference is that people who have not read can only rely on their own experience. Generally speaking, their vision is a bit different.  Be more short-sighted. Those who have read understand the principles summed up by the sages and are better at understanding the subtleties"

    "The impact of the New Deal and the war situation all require a certain perspective. To the struggling people of Shangdang, the troubled times seem to have no end. How can they pay attention to those things? In fact, I, the people of Qingzhou, did the same back then.  The same thing. Don¡¯t forget, the establishment of the New Deal started with the Reclamation Order?"

    After hearing this, Zhao Yun suddenly felt enlightened: "So that's it! My Lord's purchase and sale of grain this time is actually killing two birds with one stone. It benefits the people, wins their trust, and at the same time provides convenience for the march!"

    "Zilong really understands my thoughts, and I am very relieved." Wang Yu stroked his beloved general's shoulders and smiled with satisfaction.

    "But," Taishi Ci was really sour this time: "We are a cavalry army! Even if someone is willing to pass on the news, can they march faster than us?"

    "Ride a donkey to look at the ledger, let's wait and see!" Qin Feng rushed to continue: "Ziyi, last time you won the bet against Wen Chang, do you dare to make a bet with me this time? If the news turns out to be true,  We are in front, and I will win! I don¡¯t have any other intentions. As long as you meet in the future, call me brother, and don¡¯t scream like a madman. How about it? "

    "Just bet" Taishi Ci was about to agree, but Leng Ding saw that Zhao Yun kept winking. He knew that his sworn brother's senses were particularly keen, so he subconsciously took back the words that were about to reach his lips and said with a groan: "You are a rare kid.  I'm not going to be provoked by you when I have a chance to be prominent. I'll make you mad, huh!"

    Amid the laughter, there was finally movement in Xiangyuan City not far away.

    The first thing that started to commotion was the top of the city. Something happened, as if all the houses in the city suddenly caught fire.  As if forcing the old and young who were guarding the city to go home to put out the fire, everyone at the top of the city suddenly threw down their swords and guns.  Surge towards the city ladder.

    Although there were thousands of people piled on the city wall, they left just as quickly as they came. In just a little more time than a stick of incense, there were only three or two kittens left at the top of the city that was crowded with people just now.  The sparse figures can be counted on one's fingers.

    Before the cavalry officers could figure out what was going on, loud cheers rang out in the city.  Called cheers, it was actually more like the hustle and bustle in a market. It seemed that many people were trying hard to sell their products at high prices at the same time, and then quickly closed the deal.

    It is indeed a deal.

    The cheers were still lingering, but something happened again at the city gate. First, the suspension bridge suddenly fell down, and then the city gate creaked and was pushed open from the inside.  The next moment, hundreds of people came out hand in hand, carrying swords and guns, holding bamboo baskets, wooden baskets, or holding them on the shaft of the cart.  Pointed grain bags.

    The attitude has undergone earth-shaking changes.

    "The common people are waiting to welcome the general into the city and station his horses!" An old man with white beard and hair, leading a group of old men of about the same age, came straight to the general's flag, and knelt down from afar, showing the utmost respect.

    "What, what is going on? Can't you be so arrogant at the front and Gong at the back?" Taishi Ci was dumbfounded. He pulled Zhuge Liang and asked: "Kong Ming, do you know magic?"

    "Magic?" Zhuge Liang smiled slightly and said: "Well, maybe it's a magic. People say that money can make ghosts grind. If a lot of copper coins are spilled, even a person with a temper like Wen Chang will no longer doubt us.  Do you have malicious intentions?"

    The reason for this is simple.  The people in Shangdang didn't know about Qingzhou's new policy, but they recognized Kaiyuan Tongbao.

    In recent years, Qingzhou¡¯s foreign trade volume has surged, but the newly minted currency has implemented external tightening policies.  The fewer Tongbao in circulation, the higher the relative value and the wider the recognition. Is it rare to be more valuable?

    Zhuge Liang and his staff brought a large amount of copper coins with them before entering the city. They showed it as soon as they entered the city, which dazzled Old Man Zhang and his gang.  The number of Tongbao in circulation is limited, and the profit of imitation is not high, so it is difficult to see it on the market. If it appears occasionally, it cannot be in large quantities.

    Zhuge Liang and others carried tens of thousands of copper coins, more than one hundred kilograms!  A small Xiangyuan??, it would be strange not to be shocked to the point of dementia.

    Wealth represents strength, and a generous offer represents magnanimity. Thousands of Tongbao are thrown down, and the road is cleared in one fell swoop.  The people of Xiangyuan are no longer vigilant. There are thousands of kinds of robbers in the world, but they have never heard of using copper coins to open a road.

    ¡° Such a God of Wealth becomes the official of parents, that is really a good thing that will make you laugh out of your dreams.  What's more, Mr. Zhuge Xiao also said that it won't take three or five days for the grain transport team behind the army to arrive.  The grain transportation team only recognizes Kaiyuan Tongbao. As long as you have Tongbao, you can buy grain at a fair price!

    After all the doubts are gone, it¡¯s time to give a warm welcome. The truth is so simple and applies to both ancient and modern times.
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