Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3163 When Silk Meets Smoothness

From the Qin Dynasty to the Han Dynasty, from vassal states to the system of prefectures and counties, centralized power has always been in competition with local forces. For most people, they don't know the importance of this, but for people in the ruling class, they will inevitably have different positions because of their sides and their respective butts.

 On the one hand, the Han people need a powerful empire to support the entire social structure, but on the other hand, they are tirelessly poaching the corners of the Han Empire. What is different from ordinary ignorant people is that among the nobles, the more capable and capable they are, the harder they dig. Transforming public power into private power is not something that happens in a day or two. It’s not just one or two people doing this.

But the problem now is that when someone wants to take back these public powers, the gentry and gentry of the Han Dynasty who have become accustomed to the privatization of public powers are not happy.

These gentry and squires, some really don’t understand, while others pretend not to understand.

 Sichuan and Shu are a relatively closed region and are severely affected by regional influences.

Therefore, when Xu Shu asked Fazheng what he was going to do, Fazheng was not too vague. He still adhered to the original strategy. After thinking for a moment, he said: "We might as well use the plan... first post a notice announcing that another Jiangdong spy has sneaked into the city, and then seal it off." Four gates, with the market square as the area, and ten households as security, each will conduct an investigation, and those who raise it will be heavily rewarded, and those who hide it will be heavily punished... This is done openly... secretly..."

After hearing this, Xu Shu smiled slightly.

 Fa Zheng's methods are still very vicious and show no mercy at all. Most of the tactics used by others are conventional tactics, such as loosening the outside and tightening the inside. The law is not the same. It is almost a fishing-style law enforcement. Although this method seems a little disgraceful, it is easy to use, and it was still used continuously by the feudal dynasties in later generations.

 Xu Shu thought for a moment and generally agreed with Fa Zheng's strategy. Then he shook his head slightly and said with some emotion: "Besides that, I have another plan... to make it self-evident..."

 These three ministries are all veterans of Jiangdong.

 After all, Zhu Zhi would also wonder in his mind, did Huang Gai and others exaggerate the enemy in order to reduce their own responsibilities? Zhu Zhi has seen a lot of this kind of operation, and he even uses it himself sometimes.

 At the same time, Zhu Zhi must also maintain a certain amount of pressure on Sichuan and Shu, otherwise the pressure will be transferred to Zhu Zhi himself. For Zhu Zhi, wouldn't it be great if he could pressure Sichuan and Shu to cause problems for himself, and then seduce some of the noble ladies in Sichuan and Sichuan, Pi Hongxing, to make a wall or something?

 …

Xu Shu nodded, "The world has been suffering for a long time, so we might as well be lenient." 』

　　『Self-proof? ” Fazheng was stunned for a moment.

So Zhu Zhi was ready to test Zhuge Liang's skills.

 Prove yourself? Then anyone can prove it no matter what they do?

Xu Shu smiled, with some helplessness in his smile, and some other complicated meanings, "There are opinions in the lord's palace newspaper. If the people can discuss it, it will be wise. If the people discuss it, it will be dull. If the people's opinion is clear, it will be clear. If the people discuss it, it will be lazy." …Public opinion is like a sword, use it when it’s time to use it…”

 …

While Xu Shu and Fa were playing tricks in Sichuan and Shu, Zhu Zhi was also ready to play some tricks.

At this moment, at an unknown ferry on the Yangtze River, Zhu Ran was leading a team of people to abandon the ship and land.

 This is also normal.

This team has a small number of people, 1,200 people, three divisions.

From this point of view, Zhu Zhi couldn't immediately bring these newly added soldiers to the battlefield. After all, he couldn't open up the military system route of the later generations, so he could only practice while walking. Sharpening a gun in the face of battle will bring displeasure.

Jiangdong has recently received a new batch of "soldiers", but the quality of these new recruits is really not that good.

The earliest Jiangdong soldiers had received more or less basic training, but the latest additions could not even distinguish the armor and flags clearly, and were even worse than the previous auxiliary soldiers.

 The other person, Zhu Zhi, was also worried.

After hearing this, Fazheng couldn't help but sigh, "My lord's words are really shocking." Self-proven... In this way, it means that if you talk too much, you will miss the mark..."

　　　　Sincerely obey your envoy’s orders. ” Fa Zheng responded.

Although Zhu Zhi heard about Zhuge Liang's power before setting off, and even when he was handing over to Huang Gai, most people still do things according to their old three views, so Zhu Zhi attaches great importance to Zhuge Liang. Maybe there are a few, but at the same time, it is inevitable to have a vague feeling that Zhuge Liang is so good at his age, and how powerful can he be?

 So Zhu Zhi sent Zhu Ran.

Although the number of soldiers in the three tribes is not large, they can be regarded as the best in Jiangdong. Whether it is physical fitness, martial arts, or combat experience, they are all close to the top.

 Zhu Zhi is also preparing to play a secret trick on Chen Cang.

On the surface, he led the army to advance slowly, but secretly, he sent Zhu Ran to sneak attack around Yufu.

Zhu Ran looked up eagerly, seeing mountains and mountains in front of him.

 The land where fish are restored is surrounded by mountains and rivers.

 Among the mountains, some are difficult to climb, but there are also some mountains with open platforms on the mountainside that can be used to garrison troops or store supplies.

 At the moment, there are some Jiangdong scouts, slowly touching this place.

During the battle with Shanyue, Jiangdong soldiers also had some prototypes of mountain soldiers. It's a pity that few people in Jiangdong pay special attention to this point. They just blindly develop the navy and do not pay attention to the cultivation of mountain warfare.

After all, in Jiangdong, these rudimentary mountain soldiers spend most of their time fighting Shanyue, and most of the people in Jiangdong don't care much about Shanyue, nor would they care about it particularly. If it weren't for this time and In the process of fighting in Sichuan and Shu, a certain value of mountain warfare was reflected. It is impossible to say that these rudimentary mountain soldiers in Jiangdong will still be submerged in the vast number of Jiangdong naval forces who are the only ones in the world.

The mountain in front of me has a broad top. The top of the **** facing the direction of Yufu is a steep rock wall, and then there is a gentle slope. The slopes are overgrown with shrubs and weeds. Because winter has just passed and spring is coming, there will be a lack of rain. Moisturized, it looks a bit withered.

 On the top of the mountain, the view is much wider.

Two Jiangdong scouts were lying on the top of the mountain, with a ring of weeds tied above their heads to cover themselves.

I have to say that human beings’ ability to learn and imitate, or copycat attributes, is very strong.

With the demonstration of the hussar scouts, Jiangdong scouts learned some tricks to cover themselves without any special instructions. Although they were somewhat disorganized when doing it, they could be regarded as starting from scratch. a huge improvement.

It's like Jiang Dongbing is lying on the stone now. If he doesn't move, he can't see if there is anyone from far away. Compared with before, when he stuck out a round head on the stone stupidly, it's like a world of difference. Don't.

 Zhu Ran's strategy is actually simple.

 Detection, sneak attack and harassment create some opportunities for Zhu Zhi.

The morale of the Jiangdong Army was also relatively low before. If they rush forward rashly with the newly added reinforcements, if there is a setback, the whole situation may collapse. Therefore, before the actual battle, first find out the opponent's layout and take the opportunity to It's reasonable to give it a try and increase some morale.

 After all, among the Three Kingdoms, it was not Zhuge Liang who knew how to use fire.

Jiangdong Navy also played with fire.

"Remember... there are three hundred more soldiers on the hilltop in the northwest..." A Jiangdong scout muttered, "It looks like they are transporting grain and grass..."

Another Jiangdong scout was lying on his side, and he quickly used a knife to carve marks on the wooden tablet that he could only understand. "There have been a lot more scouts from Sichuan and Shu in the past two days... I think I'll be more careful later and take a detour to go back." …’      The scout from before cracked his mouth and smiled, showing some yellow and black teeth, "What are you afraid of?" When I went into the mountains to fight barbarians, these people didn't know where to drink milk... These guys just have better equipment. If we also have as good equipment as they do, we must let them know how powerful I am..."

 Another Jiangdong soldier remained silent.

　　"Leaving..." Old Jiangdong scout moved back, "I found their warehouse... Go back and report to Lieutenant Zhu..."

 Zhu Ran led his men through the mountains and hills.

 He observed his surroundings very vigilantly and tried not to walk on the ridge. Even if he had to climb over the mountain, he would have to observe it for a long time before passing.

This is the experience gained from fighting against Shanyue. After all, if you are moving on a mountain ridge, you can be seen from a long distance away. However, it is not so easy to see clearly the activities in other valleys or mountainside from a mountain ridge. .

Zhu Ran led the people up the mountain stream. When he saw the artificial arrow shape on the edge of the stream, he breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand to let people rest in this place.

 This place is less than fifty miles away from Yufu. Of course, this is a straight-line distance.

 Just like when the later generations of the United States promoted the advantages of real estate, they often used air distance frantically and could not fly directly there. It was not the fault of the real estate, but the fault of the home buyers.

Zhu Ran wished he could fly, but when it came to the moment, he still had to walk step by step, and the closer he got to the fish, the greater the danger.

Like most of the counties along the Yangtze River, places like Yufu and Zigui are like buffer zones between the mountains and the river, each giving way to a small space so that tiny humans can have a place to rest and breathe.

After the scouts brought back the information, Zhu Ran hatched a plan. He was not sure whether the food storage point detected by the Jiangdong scouts was real, but Zhu Ran could be sure of another thing...

No matter whether the exposed Sichuan-Sichuan grain point is real or fake, as long as Zhu Ran and others are exposed, it will definitely attract an attack from the Sichuan-Shu army.

 …

 …

 In Chengdu, Yang Song, who was already "dead", was yelling: "Wu Shizi!" How shameless! Xu Yuanzhi is just despicable, and Wu Shizi is simply a despicable child! If I had known this, I should have looked for an opportunity to kill him! 』

At the moment, Dahan did not have any imaging system, nor did he have any personal fingerprints or DNA as post-mortem evidence, so Yang Song simply called a stand-in, slashed his face, and died "suddenly" on the spot.

At this moment, Yang Song, wearing a black robe, was gritting his teeth and cursing in the shadows.

 He ​​originally wanted to splash dirty water on Wu, but he didn't expect that Wu was also "assassinated", so Wu naturally became a victim and could not be affected by the assassination.

If he hadn't been considered a "dead person" at the moment, Yang Song really wanted to jump out and insult Wu Yi severely. He couldn't be so shameless and despicable, and even an assassination was pirated. Is there any justice?

Yang Song wanted to cause trouble, but he was afraid that what he had done would be discovered, so he simply took advantage of Wu Yi's rumor to assassinate him. On the one hand, he would divert the public's attention to Wu Yi. Go, on the other hand, it is also an attempt to escape from the golden cicada.

Since it is "dead", doesn't it mean that it must have nothing to do with the previous ups and downs?

But just after Yang Song died, he heard that Wu Yi had also been "assassinated", and he immediately felt angry in his heart. It was almost certain that Wu Yi, like him, had directed and staged an assassination. Big drama.

 Who knew it was such a coincidence that copycats encountered piracy?

 The only one who was actually assassinated was the seriously injured Du Wei.

 Assassination of Du Wei will attract people's attention, and all the words Du Wei said before, including those two-sided prophecies, will naturally be stirred up again and scattered everywhere.

Yang Song knew very well what the people of Sichuan and Shu were like. In his opinion, these people in Sichuan and Shu are kind-hearted, but they show vicious faces because of fighting for a copper. They are ignorant, but at the same time they are extremely smart in trivial matters. The key is that Sichuan and Shu are too closed, so information is also closed. This was originally conducive to the rule of the gentry and gentry in Sichuan and Shu, but after Xu Shu arrived in Sichuan and Shu, he not only opened the school palace, but also allowed those mud-legged people to read!

 Xianren Banban, how can this be done? Moreover, Xu Shu also tried to let these mud-legged people replace Yang Song and others, which made Yang Song, who had enjoyed superior treatment for generations, find it difficult to balance his heart.

Yang Song was tired of scolding, and when he was recovering his breath and taking a rest, his steward whispered: "Lang Jun... This Xu Shijun asked before to recruit servants from each household to participate in water conservancy repairs..."

Since most of the original laborers in Chengdu were involved in military-related matters such as transporting grain, Xu Shu ordered the servants and tenant farmers of the gentry and gentry to be deployed to repair water conservancy. This in itself is also good for the gentry and gentry. The government pays for it, they provide people, and then the people can earn two pocket coins. However, Yang Song has been delaying his agreement before, and has not sent anyone to participate.

  Isn’t it said that it is voluntary anyway?

 So Yang Song kept delaying, not saying not to go, but also not nodding to let him go.

Now that he heard this again, Yang Song's eyes widened, "I'm dead, why do you still need someone from my family?" 』

The steward hesitated and did not answer immediately.

"say! Yang Song shouted.

"Lang Jun, they said..." The steward's voice was low, as if it might break off at any time, "Even though Lang Jun is like this... but other people also have to eat... If water conservancy is not repaired, how can we have a good harvest and eat well?" …』

Yang Song stared.

 The steward lowered his head.

　　　　Go! Let them go according to the project! Yang Song said impatiently, "Hey!" If I had known that Mr. Wu was so shameless, I shouldn't have faked my death..."

Now that he is "dead", he no longer even has the authority to speak out. It is simply a waste of money.

"Can not be done! ” Yang Song sighed with emotion, “These days... the world is declining, and so many famous figures in the country have been brutally killed! How pitiful the heavens are, how can the ways of heaven exist! 』

Yang Song believed that he was a "famous person in the country". Now he saw that various famous people in Sichuan and Sichuan were unable to continue their previous happy lives under Fei Qian's rule. He couldn't help but feel sad and extremely painful.

Of course, what’s more important is that since the war in Jiangdong began, the Yang family’s financial path has been cut off...

 At the moment of the Han Dynasty, what is the most valuable thing in Sichuan and Shu?

 Of course it’s Shu brocade!

At this time, the Jiangdong area has not yet been fully developed, and the Jiangnan Silk Land in later generations is now just a bathhouse in Shanyue. Therefore, it can be said that Shu brocade is simply a unique business. Historically, Zhuge Liang has made it a monopoly model like salt and iron. This was used to raise military resources for the Northern Expedition.

 Single business will result in excess profits, and all the gentry and gentry in central Sichuan are more or less involved in the Sichuan brocade business, and Yang Song is no exception.

In history, Liu Bei wanted to have good relations with Jiangdong, and the Sichuan and Shu nobles applauded, saying that the emperor was right, the emperor was far-sighted, and the emperor was wise and powerful. In fact, it was because of the innate transportation advantages of the Yangtze River Basin and the fact that Jiangdong was a powerful Han Dynasty at that time. As a country bumpkin, during the honeymoon period with Soochow, the trade route from Sichuan to Jiangdong was not too prosperous.

 So it is understandable that when Liu Bei wanted to go to war with Jiangdong, there were many voices of opposition, and they even cursed Liu Bei for a good death. After all, cutting off someone's financial path is like killing one's parents. The great righteousness of family and country is not as cute as a small amount of money in some people's hearts.

As for the little guy who killed Zhang Fei later, why did he arrive in Jiangdong so smoothly and run as smooth as if he had walked hundreds of times? It was because it was really like silk that he had walked hundreds of times. the road…

Why did Yang Song go against Xu Shu?

 Simply put, it’s just six characters: Is it profitable? It’s not shabby.

In order to make money, you don’t have to give up your face, let alone the more illusory family and country justice and loyalty. How much are these things worth to Yang Song?

Yang Song was able to betray Zhang Lu for money in the past, and now he can also betray Fei Qian and Xu Shu for money. Anyway, Yang Song felt that he understood the world, everything is fake, only money is real. Since Xu Shu can't give Yang Song a good price, then Yang Song naturally doesn't mind selling Xu Shu at a good price.

"Go find someone..." Yang Song thought for a long time and finally came up with another idea. He waved to the steward to come closer and said this.

 (End of this chapter)