Chapter 235: The huge profit of "robbery"

Kou Lian'er lowered her head and didn't speak for a long time. Liao Xiaoxiao couldn't stand it anymore and asked, "How should I get beaten up every day? Little girl, it's better to seek liberation instead of doing this - my official in charge of Huan Qing, you hand in a complaint, everything will be resolved."

Kou Lian'er raised her face, and the deformed face was covered with tears. She only said a few words: "I, my family, official, and a person, are a free citizen."

Freedom - These two words are worth shouting out loud with your whole life.

Kou Lianer is a bad slave. If her descendants want to stop being slaves, they can only marry a free citizen. This is Kou Lianer's choice.

Zhao Xing was completely speechless.

After pausing for a while, Kasli interrupted: "Or why don't my master teach you a lesson."

Kou Lian'er shook his head and refused firmly: "Master, although my husband is a little bit evil to the slave, I know that he feels very bitter in his heart. He cannot scatter his pain. The slave is his person. If he doesn't vent his anger on his slave, who else can he go to? I know that every time he beats the slave, he is not happy. He often hugs the slave until dawn - Master, please don't punish him, please."

Zhao Xing said nothing, turned his head and walked into the room. Liao Xiaoxiao sighed: "Enemy, what a pair of enemies... Forget it, my husband's rules are strict. He takes action. Wu Xin will not be able to take off any skin. This time I will decide - the rules at home cannot be broken. Wu Xin offends the guest and punishes him. Go down."

Liao Xiaoxiao and Kasli came to Qingzhou. It was originally a reunion of long separation, but now all Wu Xin was ruined. Everyone was in a bad mood and had dinner depressed. After going to bed, Liao Xiaoxiao quietly reported: "Official, the coach Zhe Dian sent five hundred cars of stone fat, saying that he had agreed to you to exchange for fifty armor. The price was wrong. I told him that five hundred cars of stone fat were too cheap and it was impossible to exchange for fifty armor. But he said, you have promised it, and he still counted on the armor to reward this military achievements?"

Zhao Xing turned over and replied, "I only said to change fifty pairs of armor, but I didn't say that 500 car oil could be exchanged for him 500 yuan of armor... Forget it, give it to him. I have a way to refine kerosene and diesel in the native way. These two things can be lighted or used as turmeric oil. You will find a group of craftsmen to build a stove for me and help me refine oil - this thing is so dangerous, just ask the craftsmen to do it, don't go to the farm yourself."

The so-called local oil refining is actually a modern copycat version of the earth refinery. The gasoline, kerosene, diesel refined in this method is extremely low in the name of the gasoline, kerosene, diesel, which is an unqualified product. It has great environmental pollution and the production method poses great safety hazards... Well, fortunately, no one used this kind of oil to burn cars in this era, but it is more than enough for setting fires.

Liao Xiaoxiao is richer, and she may be satisfied for the rest of her life, but compared with the women around Zhao Xing, she is the oldest and has the weakest wallet. At this moment, when she heard Zhao Xing tell her about a way to make money, she happily rubbed Zhao Xing with her breasts and said with charming eyes: "Official, I have been separated for many days, do you miss me, do you want to?"

"I think! The door is not closed... Ah, you made me angry, let's not worry about the door, come." Zhao Xing was made by Liao Xiaoxiao's sweet words, and everything on his body was soft, and there was only one place as hard as iron. He hugged Liao Xiaoxiao and muttered: "I will go to inspect Huanqing tomorrow... Let's fight quickly, hurry up, come!"

Liao Xiaoxiao immediately started singing softly...

Liao Xiaoxiao had just sang to the high point, and Kasli flashed into the room as light as a swallow, and slid into the quilt like a snake. Humph: "Master, I miss you too, come and love me."

Zhao Xingru responded: "Fox Meizi, just use all the methods in "Fragrant Garden" and "Sutra of Desire". Today I will fully understand it."

Liao Xiaoxiao lay on the side and said weakly: "Official, don't you still have to go on a long trip tomorrow?"

"I'm not going to live," Zhao Xing urged Kasli: "If you twist, you'll be quicker... it's wonderful, it's amazing!"

After a strenuous exercise, I felt comfortable. The two concubines around Zhao Xing were already as soft as mud. He still remembered muttering in a hazy way: "I will go far tomorrow..."

The next morning, Zhao Xing led his team to Dingbian Town.

At this time, Dingbian City was different from the later Dingbian City. The current Dingbian City was just the "Riguo" of Qingyang, which means living beside Qingyang, and it does not have a separate county seat. This village is thirty miles north of Qingyang, and it is similar to a military camp. All the soldiers and their families are stationed in it. Because there is no other idle business in the military organization, no officials in the court were placed, and all administrations are managed by Qingyang Prefecture.

Zhang Cun, the governor of Huanqing Road, led the second general Zhang Cheng and others out of the city to greet him. After Zhang Cun introduced the second general Zhang Cheng, Zhao Xing bowed to the latter. Although he had never met Zhang Cheng, because of Zhang Yong, the two of them were considered to be a good family background, so Zhao Xing's etiquette was a family ritual. After the ceremony, Zhao Xing looked at Zhang Cheng. This guy looked a bit like Zhang Yong, but his honest expression was obviously not as good as his younger brother, and he might not be as good as his younger brother. Now Zhang Yong has become a fifth-grade group trainer, and this guy is still lying on this eighth-grade position.

In the Song Dynasty military system, the last general is the main general of the Song army, and the first one is called the "vanguard general", that is, the general who charges in the front - the current term is "cannon fodder general". If you have something to do, you should take the lead first, and you should escape the last scapegoat. Zhang Cheng ranked second, which means that after Zhang Cun died, he will postpone the position of "cannon fodder".

"Cannon fodder" Zhang Cun bowed and said, "My family, Zhang Guanjun, is familiar with Lord Zhao, so there is no need to say much about each other. Lord Zhao manages Mizhou and makes the powerful soldiers and generals in Mizhou. Within a year, the people of Mizhou like to walk with swords... Let's not say anything else. Lord Zhao comes to Qingzhou, and my entire Qingzhou has only a happy part. If you have any instructions, just say, "I dare not obey the order."

While joining hands with Zhang Cun into the city, Zhao Xing asked: "The court has made a new addition to my Qingzhou to add another 'main general'. What else do you lack in addition to lacking soldiers and generals?"

Zhang Cunchong the second general Zhang Cheng winked. Zhang Cheng stepped forward and replied: "Everything is missing. Qingzhou has been in war for years. We have fought from 18,000 people to 5,000 people now. We have accumulated no less than 100,000 troops, but now only these 5,000 people are left... There are still 100,000 orphans left in the city. The soldiers all hope that the war will be concluded as soon as possible.

We are short of soldiers - the generals elsewhere eat 'deposit', but whoever dares to eat here is not enough for us. Recruiting for a request, one hundred thousand orphans and widows, and the court allocates 100,000 military pay, which is enough for these people."

Zhao Xing asked in surprise: "I remember the court had pensions for the fallen soldiers, why...?"

Zhang Cun replied with a wry smile: "Sir, the ones who can go to the battlefield are all the pillars of the family. They died on the battlefield. The little money subsidized by the court is not enough to spend money. Besides, although the money subsidized by the court is quite large, after every war, the price of grain soared, and that little money can be filled. They can still be taken care of by colleagues in the army. But now, no colleague does not support the family? 5,000 soldiers in service take care of the orphans of 100,000 people, so how can they eat enough?"

The seventh general, Zhang Cheng, the envoy of the inner garden, jumped out and replied: "There are only 100,000 soldiers killed in battle. What are left behind are 100,000 families. There are old people, young people, and strong people. As long as they can still move, they will run away, and there are only those who cannot do anything at home... This day is so hard!"

Zhao Xing waved his hand to stop everyone from taking him to the government office and asked: "Take me to see, I'll see what life they live."

How could the tragic phenomenon in front of me end? The dead soldiers often only have women and children left in their homes. Most of the elderly have spontaneously gone to the wilderness and would rather starve to death outside than drag down the family. The remaining women take care of the only seedlings. In order to raise their children, they can sell anything they can sell—including their bodies.

Zhao Xing remembered all this in front of us. The evil committed by the Xixia people against the Han people was praised in Chinese as "the great achievement of the great integration of famous and ethnic groups", but he did not expect that such "credit" was so tragic...

"There will be steamed buns and swords. Zhang Zhengluo told me that if I can give him a breath, he will implement the strategy of deep base and shallow attack from next year - before the Xixia people attack us, we will go to their territory to fight, so that they can also taste our "great fusion"... The Great Wall was not built in one day, we need time. Believe me, I will use this year to help Qingzhou recover, and then our counterattack."

Zhang Cun shook his head firmly: "I believe that lord will do it."

Zhao Xing waved his hand and pointed at the thin and lonely children in the city, saying, "Give me all those children and I will raise them. Zilian, please help me organize a boy camp so that the children can learn and practice in the camp, read and read. I need those who are full of hatred for Xixia, and it is best to have a deep hatred."

Seven generals stepped forward and beat their chests: "There are all people who are unforgettable to Xixia. Each of us carries endless blood feuds, so I just want to pick them."

Zhao Xing was puzzled when he saw that there were seven generals in front of him.

Didn’t it mean that two generals were killed? Why are there seven people?

It seems that what we lack in Song Dynasty is not officials!

Shuai Fan frowned: "Sir, 100,000 families, but I'm afraid that children are not 20,000 or 30,000. How can I raise so many people?"

Zhang Cun quickly explained: "There are not so many colleagues in the army who are capable, and they all adopt one or two. The adults just pick up those who are truly lonely and helpless. As long as the adults can relieve Qingzhou, the colleagues have plenty of money, so it doesn't matter if they raise more children."

Zhao Xing touched his chin and thought, "We need to find something for them. By the way, are there any available rooms in the military camp here?"

Zhang Cun replied: "Sir, this city is a large military camp. It could accommodate 100,000 soldiers, but now there are only 5,000 of us. If you want a barracks, there are all over the city."

Zhao Xing nodded immediately: "It's good to live there. Please help me free up a large barracks that can accommodate 10,000 people, and then select 10,000 children aged 17 to 20. All those who agree with the age are selected into the camp. Regardless of whether their parents are alive, families with children who have children in the camp can also free up food to raise orphans. Remember, the children are in the boy camp, not the army, don't tattoo the children. They will have to enter the farm in the future and get married and have children.

Zhang Dujian, you also need to help me draw 200 experienced veterans to help me train these children. Zilian (Shuai Fan), the rest is yours. You hire 200 village scholars from Jingzhao Prefecture to teach children to read first, and then teach children a craft and teach them to practice martial arts and self-defense.

In the future, I will prepare to arm the caravan to prevent robbers from robbing. This job will be included in the Boy Scouts. Zilian, you will pull a team of students out every day, escorting the caravan while training. I need you to spend this year to let the children know the queue and basic military knowledge. As for reading and literacy, you can take it slowly.

A year later, all industries in Mizhou were opened, requiring a large number of laborers. These children who had been trained can be sent to various workshops. Only the most qualified soldiers were left in the boy camp. I need to turn this military camp into a Spartan training camp..."

Zhao Xing followed his fingers and explained his plan carefully. Shuai Fan agreed and immediately organized the manpower excitedly. After Shuai Fan left, Zhao Xing recalled in wonder: "I just said Sparta, but Shuai Zi didn't even ask me what Sparta means. Did I say it?"

Zhao Xing asked Cheng Shuang about this, and Cheng Shuang said puzzledly: "What's strange about Sparta? I know. When the teacher was attacked in Jasmine Garden, he once told the Three Hundred Spartan Warriors that defended the hot spring pass. He also said: Without a firm fighting will, no matter how solid the castle is, it is fragile as paper; and with a firm fighting will, even if you are on a smooth road, because of the courage, the smooth road can immediately become a dangerous pass. Students all know this story, Uncle Qi, what's wrong? "

Zhao Xing was relieved: "So, everyone knows this story... It must be someone who listened to you and spread it when you were talking to each other. OK, I'm relieved."

The second general Zhang Cheng asked curiously: "What three hundred warriors guard the Hot Spring Pass, tell me?"

Cheng Shuang immediately started to tell the story, and then parrotted the story and concluded: "Everything in the world is afraid of persistence, as long as you persist, you will win. Three hundred people blocked the 200,000 army, which seems impossible, but as long as you have firm beliefs, you may not fail.

The family master often said that as long as you go to the battlefield, you must have the determination to die. Only in this way can you survive. Since ancient times, you have no fear of dying. There is nothing else that can stump people. When the family master traveled through the seven seas, he was determined to seek death. As a result, he was unwilling to fight with him, so he could easily survive countless bandits' interceptions - fighting was so simple."

When Cheng Shuang was telling a story, seven generals were already surrounded by him, listening with relish. After listening to Cheng Shuang's comments, Zhang Cheng, the most brave seventh general on the Huanqing Road, yelled in empathy: "Not bad! Every war in the Sa family is the first, as long as I am determined to rush into the enemy formation, even the Western Xia Iron Harrier dare not fight against the Sa family. The Sa family is in countless battles, and even the oily skin is not broken. Those timid people who think they are safe and stay behind die first, but they all die in Sa family first."

After Zhang Cheng said this, some of the seven generals were embarrassed and some agreed, while others disagreed. Zhang Cun shook his head and said, "The Imperial City Envoy Li Yi (the sixth general), deputy general, and deputy envoy of Dongshufang Xu Xing are not as brave as his best, but now they are buried in the Western Xia, and the court does not even have a reward... Alas!"

The death of these two people was the military information that Zhao Xing heard when he first entered Qingzhou. The two men entered Xixia to investigate the dynamics of the enemy and died in battle with the enemy. However, the officials of the Song Dynasty were unwilling to take responsibility, but instead gave them the treatment of "private border mercy, no punishment". Of course, if these two men came back alive, they would definitely be punished.

Zhao Xing had already discussed with Shuai Fan at this moment. He came over and listened to a message, and interrupted, "This year I am planning to open the horse ban in Gyeongju and allow border residents to buy and sell war horses freely."

Zhang Cun immediately jumped up: "Sir, war horses are not enough, how can we allow private transactions?"

Zhao Xing replied: "It is precisely because of insufficient military use that war horses are free trade. Only when the trade is alive and the material transfer and circulation are smooth, can we buy enough war horses from the market - just like, you don't understand this business concept, and you can just collect taxes in the future. I will set up the horse market in Dingbian Town, so you can help me take a look."

Zhang Cun said frightenedly: "Sir, what if there are Xixia people pretending to be merchants to buy horses? They bought our horses, what should we ride?"

Zhao Xing smiled very honestly: "Just sell it to them, what are you afraid of. I am going to strengthen the checkpoint next, and I will never allow a few horses to leak out of Qingzhou - you just sell it, the people on my border will just seize it, and the people on the Xixia people spent money and paid taxes to our horse market, but they went back empty-handed, which was very beautiful!"

It is easy to do if you want to keep a good checkpoint in Qingzhou and block the export of war horses to Xixia. Because Qingzhou is facing the Xixia, there are only a few valleys to pass through. War horses need to drink water when moving long distances. In ancient environments, the march route cannot be separated from river valleys. As long as the exit of the valley is stuck, the Xia people cannot do it if they want to lead the horses to cross mountains and ridges, unless they want to make the war horses die of thirst in the mountains.

Before Zhang Cun could recall, Zhao Xing immediately stretched out a finger and added: "The next step is to increase the price of war horses and transaction tax. Didn't the court have a subsidy? The biggest feature of government procurement is that it costs one cent. As long as the government makes up its mind and is willing to spend ten cents to buy it. I plan to use the power of government procurement to leverage the price of war horses, and the price of each war horse will be raised to one thousand guan!"

After saying that, Zhao Xing teased meaningfully: "Speaking of this, the victory of the Hedong Zhekexing is so rich. Not to mention how many enemies are, we will recruit more than 1,000 households to dig coal mines. If they get tens of thousands of horses and animals, each horse is worth 1,000 guan, it is a victory of tens of millions of RMB. With this money, let alone raise 100,000 people, it is enough to raise 100,000 more."

The generals on Huanqing Road heard Zhao Xing's hint and stared at Zhao Xing with wide eyes for a while. After a while, the second general Zhang Cheng relied on his familiarity with Zhao Xing and mustered up the courage to ask: "Sir, are you talking about opening the Horse Market, which is located in Dingbian City, and you still have to purchase the government. But does the government have that much money?"

Zhao Xing spread his hands and replied: "You don't need to worry about how much money the government has. As long as the government is willing to pay a thousand stalemates to purchase horses, even if it only purchases ten horses a month, then other war horse transactions will not be able to drop the price, right?"

When Zhang Cun saw someone speak, he carefully said in circles: "Sir, Li Yi, Xu Xing is responsible for his crimes. If he enters the enemy's territory privately, it is a serious crime."

Zhao Xing stared at his eyes and rebuked: "Those are two fools who have entered the enemy's territory privately - who complained? Have the people of Xixia complained to our Qingzhou Prefecture?"

Now, even the seventh general Zhang Cheng, a mixed man, understood. He slapped his thigh and shouted out what everyone shyly refused to say: "Come on! The Sa family found three or two people to sneak into the territory of Xixia and robbed two horses back, but when they resisted, they all killed them. Who would the people of Xixia cry? Will they submit a complaint to our Qingzhou government? What are you complaining? Entering the enemy territory privately? He dares to come and see that the people of Qingzhou will not tear him apart...

This is a good deal. I went to Xixia to grab two horses, tied them behind the saddle, and ran back all the way. The people of Xixia couldn't chase them even if they wanted to. After they came back, they sold them in the horse market. If they were sold to recruiting adults, they would get two thousand guan. If they were sold to others, each horse would be less than eight hundred guan. The salary for more than ten years is only the cost of a few horses, and it would be worth it if they died."

The seventh, Zhang Cheng's recklessness made everyone look embarrassed. Zhang Cun turned his face embarrassedly, as if I didn't know this person. Others will start studying the ground, as if something suddenly appeared on the ground, which is worthy of careful observation. Only Zhao Xing turned around as if nothing had happened and slowly left with his hands on his back.

After a while, the second brother woke up. He quickly jumped up and grabbed Zhao Xing's hand, and climbed up the family conversation intimately: "Brother Zhao, Brother Li Ren, my brother told me... Last year, I wrote a letter saying that he was doing business with you, saying that Brother Li Ren hides many good knives, horses and armors in his house. Why not write an IOU and prepare several pairs of martial arts from my family. Our family has no money, so my brother will repay it. How about it?"

Others also understood. Zhang Cunxian looked at Zhao Xing's entourage and stirred up the flames: "I heard that when Lord Zhao entered Qingzhou, his entourage was luxurious, and everyone had a full body armor. Now I see that these brothers are not wearing armor. I guess Lord Zhao doesn't use those martial arts armors in normal times. If we borrow our envoys, we will use horses to compensate."

Zhao Xing nodded slowly and replied solemnly: "Yes!"

The generals were overjoyed and looked for paper and pen to write the IOU. Zhao Xing seemed to unconsciously say: "Prisoners are valuable too. If they open a small coal mine and ask them to dig coal, each prisoner can be worth hundreds of tens of cents."

The second general Zhang Cheng said the fastest, immediately: "There are ready-made coal mines and a fire-smelting holes in Huanzhou, which are all supervised by our state soldiers!"

Zhao Xing nodded: "Simply take this coal mine into the government office. The government and the coal mine kiln master will join forces, and the military will provide the low-key slaves to dig the kiln, and the government will subsidize the military from the income."

When Zhang Cunyi heard this, he kicked the second general Zhang Chengyi hard and scolded repeatedly: "Idiot, why don't you come to Wu Qing yet, take your master to the coal mine to see... No, take your man with you and go with you to protect your safety along the way."

Zhang Chengxing ran to summon soldiers. Surrounded by a large group of people, Zhao Xing first went to Hengshan Village, Tongsai Village, and along Huai'an Town. He pointed to the mountainous area and said to the three village leaders: "You three villages happen to be between Luochuan and Guidechuan. Your village is a continuous mountain.

There are only three roads for the people of Xixia to come, one is Baimachuan, the other is Luochuan, and then the Guidechuan. There are Huaiwei Fort, Weibian Village, Shengqiang Village, and Huaiwei Fort Shigan. I have built a "Grass and Trees" defense line. The three castles of you are generally safe. The purpose of setting up your three villages is to monitor the Xixia soldiers who have crossed the mountains. If there is no accident, the Xixia people would not come here.

So I plan to build you into a frontline supply center. In addition to planting grass and raising horses for me, growing mochi and hoarding food, you also need to learn how to make armor for me. I am organizing people in Gyeongju City to make metal wire drawing machines. This kind of wire drawing machine can pull metal into iron wire, and long wire can make iron gill nets. Horses are timid animals. They will never bump into iron gill nets, so they can stop cavalry by reaching iron gill nets. In addition, iron wire can also make gold wire chain mails. A set of chain mails can be sold for 3,000 guan. With more people, the price may drop, but it can still maintain a price of 1,000 guan in two or three years.

I will use iron wire to weave chain mail, and I will do the work. Whether the wire or chain mail produced in your village, I will use the power of the government to reimburse you. So don’t worry about food this year. Why can’t you exchange for food when you have money? Your task in the future is to plant grass and raise horses and weave armor."

The three village masters were overjoyed and frequently exchanged their eyes. Zhao Xing asked about the local grass planting situation. The three village masters quickly agreed: "Recruitment, the common people are stupid. They dare not deal with the fresh things brought by the adults easily. I will go now and ask them to pull out all the seedlings in the fields and plant them all on grass."

Zhao Xing snorted heavily, and turned his horse with a gloomy expression. The three camp leaders followed a few steps and asked anxiously: "Call the recruitment, how much subsidy is for the official wire drawing machine, and when will it be produced?"

Zhao Xing didn't say a word, urging the horse to move forward, Shuai Fan fell behind and said intimidatingly: "I'm angry with the lord, you have to go to the prefecture to apologize quickly. The planting plan needs to be taken as soon as possible..."

After some intimidation, Shuai Fan followed Zhao Xin's team and explained with a smile: "Sir, food is the most important thing for the people, but we let the people plant grass. The people are frightened, which is understandable."

Zhao Xing nodded: "I didn't blame them. The villagers were unaware of it. They didn't plant grass after they missed the spring plowing. What kind of food should they plant? Is it too late?"

As he was chatting, Zhao Xing suddenly stopped, pointed at a nearby valley, and asked curiously: "What is that? What is that white rock?"

Wu Qing took a few steps to check: "This place is already at Huanzhou, not far ahead is Tianshui Castle. The rock ditch should be Baishigou. The stones in the mountains are white stones, which are a bit shiny. Children like to pick up stones to play with, but this kind of stone is too brittle, and even if it cannot be built into a house, it cannot be polished into an artifact, so it is abandoned."

"Go and take a look", Zhao Xing shook his horse whip and urged him.

It is a piece of quartzite, a quartz mine exposed on the ground, with high purity. Judging from the surface of the rock, it seems that it contains a small amount of feldspar, mica, green stone, amphibole, sapphire, etc.... As a modern person, you don’t need to study professionally with this knowledge, just buy fake jade often at tourist sites. However, to specifically analyze the content of each component, you need to study professionally.

"What are some special stones nearby?" Zhao Xing asked hurriedly.

"This..." Zhang Cheng looked at Wu Qing, and Wu Qing answered quickly: "When Shen Kuo was the coward (Shen Kuo was once the governor of Fuyan Road) in Yanzhou, he hired a Huanzhou man to collect strange rocks everywhere. The man's surname was Qi and his name was Shisan. After Chen Anfu left, Qi Shisan was still collecting stones, saying that one day Chen Anfu would come to him to ask for stones.
Chapter completed!