"...To defeat thieves and suppress rebellion, one must rely on extraordinary strategies; to advance to a higher position, one must be granted special honors. The old land of Heyang is the key point of the north gate, but the soldiers have false credentials and are unprepared to defend... The ceremony of opening the mansion
With the third division, he supervised the military towns of Xuchang in Yuzhou, General Pingdong, Shao Xun, Duke of Chen County, Zhongliang Lianda, Wen
With both military and military skills, he can make decisions among the thousands of troops, stand up in the important city, carry out executions in the wilderness, and finally raise the power of the great country... He can make the governor of Chijie supervise the military affairs of the two states of Henan, and also lead the general Beizhonglang to suppress Heyang.
I hope I can personally carry the charity team and go straight to the city... Yu Xun is still the same, and I will still give food to 5,000 households in the city."
Before leaving Luoyang, an angel came to the camp to deliver an edict to confer an official rank on Shao Xun.
After seeing off the angel, Shao Xun frowned and breathed a sigh of relief after a while.
Fortunately, the emperor was wise and did not let him oversee the military of several states.
I don't want to be promoted now, so I'll just mess around all day long.
Only Sima Yue has ever held the post of Commander-in-Chief of all military affairs in Sizhou, so he treats me as Sima Yue.
After putting away the edict, Shao Xun pondered for a while.
The imperial court didn't tell him where to rule, so he could just continue with Xuchang.
Currently, only three counties in Sizhou, namely Henan, Shangluo and Xingyang, are in the hands of the imperial court, while Hongnong only has one county, Yiyang.
Considering that the war with the Xiongnu was destined to take place in Hongnong, Heyang and other places in the future, it was appropriate to use Xuchang in Yingchuan as the seat of governance.
Now he is a serious warlord of Heluo, with a standing army of 18,000 people, nearly 10,000 government soldiers, more than 30,000 field troops, and 30,000 to 40,000 vassal soldiers.
The imperial court had probably given up on breaking the Xiongnu siege of Luoyang, and had left everything to him.
Anyway, Wang Mi probably didn't want to come to Luoyang. After the construction of the three cities of Heyang was completed, the danger in the direction of Hanoi turned to safety, and the Gongun princes were laid to rest.
As for the Emperor—80% of this edict has nothing to do with him. It must have come from Taige and used the emperor’s seal.
After experiencing the Battle of Xin'an, his current situation is almost the same as when Sima Yue imprisoned him. He seems to be free, but in fact he no longer has much support.
However, it still cannot be taken lightly.
Every once in a while, "loyal ministers" are like leeks, they will always grow, although the growth is getting worse and worse. But as long as officials are still on the move and scholars from other places come to Beijing to serve as officials, the emperor can always deceive them.
Some people work for him.
That's it for now.
Shao Xun knew very well that his foundation was not the righteousness of the court, but the sergeants who dared to follow him in rebellion and the Yingchuan nobles who were deeply bound to him.
On November 15, he led his troops southward via Yique Pass and arrived at Xiangcheng.
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Amidst the white snow, the market is open again.
As the base of the Silver Spear Zuoying, Xiangcheng County has long since emerged from the Eight Kings Rebellion and Wang Mi's invasion of Japan.
The seven counties in Xiangcheng are also places where Shao Xun's control is relatively deep.
The existence of 6,000 families in Yinqian Zuoying has greatly prospered the local economy. Together with the people who moved south from Hebei and Luoyang, after a thorough investigation, there are nearly 17,000 households with a population of more than 90,000.
If you include the hidden population of wealthy and powerful scholars, it is certain that the number will exceed one hundred thousand - in fact, there are not many powerful nobles and powerful people in Xiangcheng, and they have all been sorted out slowly.
With such a large population and several years of peace, the market in Xiangcheng County has regained considerable vitality after two consecutive years of good weather.
On this day, Zhou came to the market early in the morning.
The thirteen-year-old eldest son and the eleven-year-old second son followed behind their mother with their heads held high.
As the sons of Jishou, the chief of the Silver Spear Army, the two young men's status in the countryside has risen rapidly. Children from the ordinary farmhouse husband's family surround them all day long, and with them as their leader, they are like the kings and eldest among the children.
It's not surprising that this happens.
The Silver Spear Army recruits soldiers and earns a good income. They can also be rewarded with trophies in battles. The fields assigned to their families are the best, and their wealth gradually accumulates.
What half-grown child doesn't feel hungry all day long? Following Da Ji and Xiao Ji, he can get some food from time to time, so he naturally hangs out with them.
The world is such a reality.
The news of Chen Gong's class had already spread back to the counties in Xiangcheng. After much thought, Zhou decided to kill an old sheep at home as a reward to her husband. It happened to be that the Chinese New Year was coming soon, so the remaining mutton could be saved.
The whole family eats together in the first month of the year - well, in fact, Yinqiang Zuoying will stay in Heyang this year. Zhou's news is obviously wrong.
And after killing the sheep, it is natural to add that Zhou is here to buy sheep today.
"Guangchengju, it's been a hundred and fifty days since its birth. It can live on its own and no longer needs breast milk. Come and have a look." In the market, a big man with a beard on his face shouted vigorously.
Behind the big man were several people sitting idle, and there were two large carts with hay piled on them.
Among the haystacks, the tip of the bow and the hilt of the knife were faintly exposed. People passing by turned a blind eye. These days, when you go out to do business, you can do it without a bow and a knife? It's too normal.
Mrs. Zhou stopped, looked at the livestock surrounded by fences, and asked, "How do you sell the lambs?"
"Two hundred dollars each." When the big man saw that business was coming to his door, he was overjoyed and kept saying.
"Can you survive?"
"Don't worry." The big man patted his chest and said loudly: "All foals and calves are already a hundred and fifty days old, and lambs are sixty days old. They don't need milk. You can buy them back and raise them as you like."
"It's too expensive." Zhou shook her head.
"Is this expensive?" the big man asked anxiously: "The calves and lambs at Princess Xiangcheng's farm are all famous species from Runan. Look at this lamb. It eats good milk when it is born and grows big. If you buy it back, you can even
They can be raised as breeding sheep.”
"It's too expensive. I'll buy two for one hundred and fifty yuan. You can't sell them anywhere else. You can only sell them in Luonan and Xiangcheng." Ms. Zhou counter-offered.
The big man hesitated.
They came in the middle of the night, and so far they haven't sold a single animal. Many people just didn't want to buy, which made people irritated. But this woman wanted to buy two, which shows that she has a lot of money.
And, what they said is right.
If you go elsewhere, you may not be able to sell it.
First of all, people have no money, and secondly, those households are mostly attached to Wubao and manors and do not have so much freedom. They cannot decide many things.
Larger manors tend to be "closed-door markets", with their own craftsmen of all kinds making all kinds of supplies. Most of the necessities in life can be traded within the manor.
If there is really no such thing, it is close to Wubao and the manors can exchange their needs.
These manors are either in-laws or trusted allies proven over many years, and have long been accustomed to helping each other.
Although livestock is in short supply and is in short supply in every manor, they may not be able to knock on the doors of those manors with a small business - maybe Princess Xiangcheng can, but they really can't, and they are also afraid of being taken advantage of.
The counties in Luonan and the seven counties in Xiangcheng are different.
There are a large number of people in these places who are not attached to any forts or manors, especially the Silver Spear Army and Fubing families, who are relatively wealthy, thus giving them the opportunity to profit from trafficking.
"One hundred and fifty dollars is too little, at least one hundred and ninety." The big man said.
Zhou shook his head and said: "One hundred and five."
"One hundred and eighty-five, no more." The big man said again.
"One hundred and sixty, no more." Zhou counter-offered calmly.
At the same time, her eyes were still scanning the big animal.
The oxen used for farming at home was bought from someone else. It was already a bit old and injured. She had been thinking about buying a new oxen for the past two years.
But a good farm cow costs more than 3,000 yuan, which is too expensive and unnecessary. It is better to buy a calf and ask someone to help tame it, and gradually take the place of the old cow.
"Do you still want to buy a cow?" The big man kept staring at Zhou. When he saw her looking towards the calf, he was a little surprised and said: "This cow was born in the first month and has been growing for three hundred days. It can be used as a breeding cow, but it is not cheap.
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Foals, calves, and lambs born in the twelfth lunar month and the first lunar month have always been valued by people. I don’t know if there is a scientific reason for this. Anyway, they are expensive, and they are often raised as stallions, cattle, or sheep.
A man passing by heard the big man's words and immediately laughed and said: "You stupid man, don't you know the wife of the Ji family? Last month, auxiliary soldiers returned from Heyang and brought back several bolts of silk. This is a silver spear.
The reward for the commander of the army is to be beheaded."
When the big man heard this, he was in awe and said: "It turns out it's the family members of the military academy under Taibai's tent. It's disrespectful."
"Have you also heard of Taibai?" a passerby asked.
"You old man, why do you look down on people?" The big man said angrily: "Back then, I wanted to join the Silver Spear Army, but they thought I was too gangster and refused to accept it. Otherwise, I would already be an official, so why would I have to work so hard to sell sheep?
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There were several people nearby who laughed after hearing this.
"Without Taibai, I'm afraid this market wouldn't have been built," someone lamented.
"How many people from Luoyang have come to Xiangcheng to take refuge in the past few years? Without Taibai, people from Luoyang would have to flee south, let alone people from Luoyang."
"Why did Taibai go to Chenjun? Why didn't he stay in Xiangcheng?"
"My son will be seventeen next year. Let's see if he can be sent to the Silver Spear Army. They don't want veterans, they only accept newcomers. Maybe my son can be recruited into it."
"Give up, your kid who can be knocked down by the wind can still join the Silver Spear Army?"
Everyone laughed again.
Seeing that there were more and more people, Mrs. Zhou became a little impatient and said: "One hundred and seventy yuan, two pieces. I sincerely buy them. Let me know if you can."
"One hundred and eighty." The big man wondered: "The livestock in Princess Xiangcheng's farm are not cheap to buy."
Zhou insisted on one hundred and seventeen.
The two argued for a while, and finally, with the big man sighing, the deal was settled for one hundred and seventy-seven yuan.
Daji and Xiaoji hugged the lamb and followed their mother happily.
The acquaintances they met on the road all looked at them with envy.
As a Silver Spear Soldier, you don't have to worry about food and drink, and your family's life is getting better year by year, which is really enviable.
However, in the final analysis, Mr. Chen is the most powerful.
In the early years, the Xuchang shogunate also came to Xiangcheng to recruit troops, so Wang Hui of Fan Yang would still be the governor, right? Unfortunately, not many of them came back in the end, and most of them didn't even know where they died.
Comparing people to each other is really annoying.
Chen Gong is a god-man who came to the world. He is given military strategies by heaven and uses soldiers like a god. If you follow him in war, you will naturally be successful.
It's better to forget about the Sima clan prince. He leads people to a dead end all day long. Compared with Chen Gong, he is far behind.
Don’t believe it? Mr. Chen asked the princess of the Sima family to give birth to a son for him, but King Fan Yang died without a daughter. The winner was decided.
The cold wind howled and picked up the remaining snow on the ground.
On the northern horizon, the figure of an army is looming.
Chapter completed!