Chapter 291 New situation in Haizhou
Xiao Hao and his group followed Yang Qianjun and advanced side by side; Yang Qianjun's guards were doing their best, but Yang Qianjun did not care too much about the defenses around him. As a border general, Yang Qianjun won all kinds of battles, so of course he would not be a simple person! Based on some existing information, Yang Qianjun could judge that these people around Xiao Hao must have the Grand Secretary of Purple Qi!
But facing such a master, Yang Qianjun did not show any restraint or anything else. He was chatting and laughing with Xiao Hao! If it weren't for the murderous aura that could have been seen in absolute vision, or if it weren't for the scars on his face, who would have thought that this man who looked a little gentle would be a general of war.
Wherever you pass along the way, the soldiers looked at Yang Qianjun with absolute admiration. No matter what, if you are in front of the war and can handle everything well, you will be an excellent and respectable general!
"Sitting casually, there are not many rules in the army." Yang Qianjun welcomed Xiao Hao and others into one of his living rooms with a generous and free manner.
"Okay!" Xiao Hao first found the nearest chair to sit down. He talked to the soldiers in the army, especially the soldiers who walked off the battlefield, no matter what they did, they were very straightforward; and sometimes they had to communicate with these people, they were even more straightforward than them.
After Xiao Hao sat down without hesitation, the rest of the people also found a seat to sit down one after another. Seeing this, Yang Qianjun showed a satisfied smile on his face. Xiao Hao spoke first and introduced the few people around him to Yang Qianjun, mainly Mo Xinfang and Han Yufeng, Lan Hai and Tu Yong knew each other; as for Han Changling and Han Zhishan, it was forgot to introduce him at this time, would you have to kneel down to greet him?
Yang Qianjun was also very sensible and did not ask about some things that were like this. Even if it was placed in front of him, he could not "know". But even so, Yang Qianjun was still shocked! Dali Wang Ting was not without Purple Qi Dongsheng (Grandmaster), but you can see what age he was. The well-known purple Qi master of Dali Wang Ting was Kong Xiang of Confucianism, but Kong Xiang was already seventy-eighty. It was too late to see that half of his body had been buried in the soil and entered the Purple Qi Grandmaster, so he had no potential or lifespan.
Now, Xiao Hao was sitting in front of Yang Qianjun, just Xiao Hao introduced five young purple masters: Han Yufeng, Mo Xinfang, Lan Hai, Tu Yong, Yuner, Xiao Hao used Han Zhishan's apprentice to introduce Yuner, but Xiao Hao did not point out who Han Zhishan was, but said that Yuner was the apprentice of a loyal master, that's all.
However, Yang Qianjun is also a wise man. The two middle-aged people wearing dark green patterned robes that Xiao Hao did not introduce, who were simple and arrogant, must be loyal masters, and one of them was Yun'er's master. It would be enough to know this! If the introduction was too detailed, the scene would be a bit embarrassing.
After the introduction and exchange, Yang Qianjun suddenly bowed to Xiao Hao: "Young Master Xiao, Yang, on behalf of Yan Zikou, thank you for your help."
"General Yang is polite!" Xiao Hao shook his head, "Everyone is responsible for resisting the invasion. The boy just wants to do his best. Also, the boy is not aimless. At present, he has at least won the favor of General Yang. Moreover, those weapons are only sold at a low price, not for free.
The general’s thanks, boy dared not accept them.”
"Haha..." After hearing Xiao Hao's words, Yang Qianjun did not explain much, but laughed with satisfaction. For Yang Qianjun, the old fox knew exactly what Xiao Hao was thinking; but Xiao Hao was so honest that Yang Qianjun was extremely satisfied. This was truly sincere.
Especially the weapons sold to Yang Qianjun in Haizhou are almost only one tenth of the market price, or even lower. For example, ordinary long swords, Xiao Hao sold them to surrounding provinces and princes, and only exchanged for grain. As the war progressed, grain became more and more expensive, and gold and silver were worthless; some swords that were left in the market in Haizhou could even be sold for 100 taels of gold. However, Haizhou only sold to Yang Qianjun in Haizhou, and it didn't matter what payment was used; whether it was minerals, grain, or gold and silver, it was enough to take it out.
Basically, Haizhou is selling it at a real cost price.
But Haizhou has also gained a lot of reputation in doing this; first of all, many people say that Haizhou has half of its contribution to being able to defend Yanzikou; and Haizhou was not very popular after all when it first rose, but now Haizhou has a good reputation. These are all invisible interests, and these interests can sometimes pave the way for the rise of Haizhou!
Of course, there must be some people who hate Haizhou to the core. For example, some forces that provided weapons to Yanzikou must know that the military's money is sometimes easy to make. As long as you can take out something that satisfies the other party, the price is a secondary factor; and the border army's money is especially easy to make.
But Haizhou suddenly made a move, which made these forces distressed. In fact, even if Haizhou's weapons were sold at a cost price, they were higher than those of some weapons suppliers, but the quality was good and they were a mess! A long sword in Haizhou was enough to cut off more than a dozen ordinary long swords. In this case, any soldier knew how to choose.
As for the source of money? The border is located at the most important exchange port of the two countries, and there is no shortage of money! Especially at this time, the Dali Wangting was in a civil turmoil, and the role of the border generals appeared; neither the fake king Shengqing of the Dali Wangting or the half-destroyed Qingzhou Bo Shenggou, they did not want any trouble in the border! Therefore, in such an environment, under such chaos, Yang Qianjun and the defenders of Yanzikou did not suffer much.
With a common language, the conversation between the two sides gradually increased. According to Yang Qianjun, Yanzikou is now one of the key points of Dali Wangting and one of the fortresses that everyone must keep.
"But... the situation in Haizhou may be a little bad now!" At the last moment, Yang Qianjun suddenly said this.
"Can you tell me in detail?" Xiao Hao was not panicked, but was extremely calm and even had no confusion in his thinking. This shows that Xiao Hao was really calm, not pretending.
Yang Qianjun looked at Xiao Hao for a long time before nodding, not knowing what he was thinking; but he still spoke: "According to my current news, many people are dissatisfied with the monopoly of weapons in Haizhou. Some people from the world have colluded with several state officials to prepare to take over Haizhou.
Before this, there were some small secret moves, which should be temptations. According to existing information, they are preparing for a big move, and they are not even ruled out that several surrounding states will send troops together.
Because of your transactions, you Haizhou has accumulated a large amount of food, wealth, and weapons, armor and other technologies that are very critical in the war era, which are all coveted by everyone. Even if you Haizhou’s current wealth, I will be moved by it.
There are also some nobles in Haizhou who are said to be internal supporters, and they will make trouble behind Haizhou at critical moments.
This information is basically accurate.”
"Yeah!" Xiao Hao closed his eyes and pondered for a while, but finally had to shake his head. He didn't know the current situation in Haizhou, and there was no point in thinking about it here.
"Thank you, the general, for telling me, maybe, the boy needs to say goodbye."
"Well, Haizhou is in turmoil now, so it is right for Mr. Xiao to rush back as soon as possible. However, if Mr. Xiao just rushes back like this, the road will probably not be calm. Why not wait for tomorrow to set off? Tonight we will rectify a team, mainly going to Haizhou to conduct weapons trading, and escort you there along the way."
"Okay!" Xiao Hao agreed immediately. Following the army will have too many benefits. First of all, it will avoid a lot of trouble along the way, which will save too much time. Secondly, the joint dispatch between the two sides is politically significant. We are a family. When we can really become a family in the next period, it depends on Xiao Hao's efforts!
The night is not quiet. The nights of barracks and borders are always filled with various sounds of warning, weapons impacts, night battle exercises, dull footsteps and patrols, and even loud snoring, loud conversations and so on.
The first time I "enjoyed" such a night, even Han Zhishan and Han Changling "had insomnia". On the contrary, Yun'er slept very peacefully. As for Xiao Hao, of course, he meditated and used his absolute vision to slowly detect the surrounding situation, analyze the soldiers' conversations, and see if he could find something else.
The conversation between soldiers often reveals many things, such as the opinions of the grassroots team Haizhou, their evaluation and analysis of the coach, etc.; in fact, this is one of the reasons why Xiao Hao agreed to stay.
After a night passed quietly, Xiao Hao was probably sure that the defenders of Yanzikou were indeed grateful to Haizhou and were very grateful. According to their statement, Haizhou's swords and swords could be sold for thousands of taels of gold at the most expensive time, but generally around a hundred taels of gold sold outside; and the weapons, swords, etc. purchased by Yang Qianjun from Haizhou were generally below three taels of gold; the iron head parts of arrows, spears, etc. were weighed by pounds. For these weapons, because the transportation distance was too long, Haizhou only sold arrows, spear head parts, arrow shafts, spear poles, etc., were all made locally in Yanzikou.
Chapter completed!