Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 548 Zhai Xing and Dong Xian

Fengniu Village is located in the hills north of Yiyang County, close to the road to Shou'an, and its geographical location is important.This is Zhai Xing's hometown, and the surrounding villages are all members of the Zhai clan, so they have a certain source of soldiers.This cottage has been the center of the North's anti-golden struggle for a long time.

The cottage is huge, much larger than Yiyang County not far away.Zhai Xing's soldiers were scattered in the low mountains and hills near the cottage, farming and fighting.

Wang Xiaolie built Yique Town, and Dong Xian guarded Shouan in the north. In the past two years, Zhai Xing has not been disturbed, and he has enough soldiers and food.After the imperial court gave Zhai Xing the Yique town of Wang Xiaolie, they began to consider the Northern Expedition.

Cui Sansheren and Ren Zhiqing passed through Luanchuan County and returned to Fengniu Village.As soon as he entered the cottage, he didn't rest, so Zhai Xing greeted him immediately.

After entering the village hall and saluting, Zhai Xing ordered to give him a seat.

As soon as Cui Sansheren sat down, Zhai Xing asked, "You are going to Xiangyang, what does Wang Jieshuai say?"

Cui Sanshe said humanely: "Wang Jieshuai is a sensible person. How could he object to suppressing the Northern Expedition? Jieshuai said that the Zhenfu sent troops, and he will do his best to help. Send out [-] elite soldiers to help us in the Northern Expedition!" "

Hearing this, Zhai Xing couldn't help frowning: "Meng Bangxiong has less than [-] soldiers, why do we need [-] soldiers? Besides, I have less than [-] soldiers, and Xiangyang has [-] soldiers. Is it Wang Jieshuai's Northern Expedition or me?" Northern Expedition?"

Cui Sanshe hurriedly said: "Don't worry about Zhenfu, I didn't explain it clearly. What Wang Jieshuai meant was that he didn't participate in Zhenfu's Northern Expedition, but just guarded the rear for us. Undoubtedly, they must send troops to rescue them. The soldiers from Xiangyang went north to occupy Zhengzhou and blocked Liu Yu's soldiers from the east. They gathered 2 or [-] people in Lu's along the way, and attacked Guo and Shanzhou at any time. If the Jin soldiers from Shaanxi came to rescue , seal the reinforcements in the mountains near Mianchi, gather them and wipe them out!"

After hearing this, Zhai Xing relaxed his expression and nodded.Said: "I have known Jieshuai for many years, and we have a deep friendship. If so, how can he afford it by sending troops to help me? Luoyang City was handed over to me, and the soldiers in Xiangyang only helped me repel the reinforcements. This kindness is too deep .”

Cui Sanshe said humanely: "Zhenfu, there are many soldiers in Xiangyang and the land is vast, so it's reasonable to help us in the Northern Expedition! These years we have been in Fengniu Village, surrounded by mountains, and there is no source of troops if we want to expand the army. If Luoyang is occupied, it will be counted. With land. At that time, the township had all the money and food, and recruited soldiers and horses, so it was no longer as poor as before! After two years of development in Luoyang, with soldiers and horses, it is not difficult to restore Tokyo!"

Zhai Xing smiled bitterly: "Brother, is it so easy to recruit troops to fight? Forget it, there is no need to talk about these things."

After asking Cui Sansheren and Ren Zhiqing what they had seen and heard on the way to Xiangyang, Zhai Xing asked them to rest.

After the two left, Zhai Xing was stunned in his seat for a while.The Northern Expedition was not a trivial matter. Although Meng Bangxiong was not strong, Zhai Xing was not to be underestimated.With only the soldiers and horses in Fengniu Village, winning or losing is still in doubt.

For example, Wang Xiaolie and others thought that Zhai Xing would win because he still had Dong Xian as the deputy governor.The two joined forces, attacking from the Yihe River all the way, and attacking from the Luohe River all the way. How could Meng Bangxiong in Luoyang stop it?

Thinking of his deputy governor, Zhai Xing felt a little helpless.One of them is based on Yihe River and the other is based on Luohe River. Although there is a road connecting them, the connection is not close.Although Dong Xian was called the Deputy Envoy of Zhenfu, he actually did not obey Zhai Xing's military orders.

The Zhenfu envoys set up at this time rarely set up deputy posts, and Dong Xian was an exception.

Zhai Xing's army is based on the Zhai family members.The general who commanded the army was either Zhai or a relative of Zhai.Only a few people were promoted because of their bravery in battle, and they did not hold important positions.

How can Dong Xian accept this situation?In the past few years, they have been in harmony with Zhai Xing, and the relationship between the two is very delicate.

After thinking for a while, Zhai Xing called Peng Qi.He said to him: "A few days ago you went to Yongning, Dong Taifa didn't object to the Northern Expedition, right?"

Peng Qi said: "Dong Taiwei does not object, but he is not enthusiastic either. The Taiwei said that if the Northern Expedition is suppressed, he is willing to lead his troops to Shou'an, so that Meng Bangxiong will not dare to use all his troops to suppress the Fu. It is only after Shou'an How to fight, did not say."

Zhai Xing sighed and said, "Wang Jieshuai in the south has agreed to help us, so it depends on what happens to Mr. Dong. Around Luoyang, there are Mr. Dong and our army now. How can we do without him? After two days, wait for Da Lang to come back. , you go to Yongning with Dalang again. No matter what kind of request Dong Xian has, try to agree to him and let him send troops to Luoyang with us."

Peng Qi said: "Zhen Fu, Dong Xian is a rebellious man, it's not easy for him to send troops."

Zhai Xing said: "No matter how difficult it is, can his appetite be bigger than Wang Jieshuai's? Now in Luoyang area, those of us leading the troops have to act according to Wang Jieshuai's will. Although Jieshuai has a kind personality, he has a hundred thousand troops It’s not false. Whether I’m still Dong Xian, with only a few thousand soldiers under my command, what’s the point in front of Marshal Jie? When the army from Xiangyang comes north, everything will be different from what it is now.”

After finishing speaking, Zhai Xing seemed a little helpless.He is not as ignorant as Cui Sansheren, thinking about what will happen after Luoyang is occupied.The fact is that as long as Wang Xiaolie's army goes north, no matter what Wang Xiaolie himself is, Zhai Xing and others can only be in a subordinate position.

If Wang Xiao can't hunt into Luoyang, so what?When the Jin army and the puppet Qi soldiers arrive, will Zhai Xing be able to fight?If Wang Xiaolie sends troops, can he still maintain his independence?No matter how good-tempered Wang Xiaolie is, he doesn't allow others to order him around.

In fact, as Wang Xiaolie has developed and grown in recent years, Zhai Xing, Xie Qian and others around him can see that everyone's independence is slowly losing.If Zhao Gou didn't make the Northern Expedition as soon as possible, the power of these people would be annexed by Wang Xiaolie sooner or later.In their jurisdiction, Xiangyang Huizi, which is increasingly dependent on Wang Xiaolie's economy, has already controlled the currency.Even in Jieqian's Jingzhou, Wang Yan's Jinzhou and other places, Wang Xiaolie's supply and marketing cooperatives have opened branches there, which have become their important income.

With the economy under control, how much independence do these people have left?
The reason why Zhai Xing was in a hurry to make the Northern Expedition also had this factor.Although Yiyang is a large county, it is still too small compared to Wang Xiaolie's territory.In the past two years, Yiyang's economy has been deeply affected by Dengzhou in the south, and merchants basically trafficked goods to the south.Zhai Xing's situation would be even more embarrassing if he did not take advantage of the empty troops of the puppet Qi to attack Luoyang in the north.

After issuing the meeting, others can follow suit.For example, Xie Qian once printed Jingzhou Huizi.But the problem is that the printed meeting can only harvest folk wealth once, and it will soon become waste paper.It cannot be like Xiangyang Huizi, which has not depreciated for several years, and the use of pan is still expanding.

It is difficult for people in this era to understand that Huizi is just a tool for private transactions.If the local economy does not develop, society will not need too many children.If the depreciation is too fast and the distribution method is not paid attention to, the society will use less.

Xiangyang Huizi is very popular, not because of how exquisitely printed it is by Wang Xiaolie and how strict the management is, but because of the rapid economic development in Xiangyang and Dengzhou in recent years.In the final analysis, the printing of meetings is just the seigniorage collected by Wang Xiaolie.

Once the credit currency is issued, the government can guarantee that the currency will not depreciate rapidly, and seigniorage or money in other names will be a very huge value.Especially when the economy is developing rapidly, this number will be very large, no less than various taxes.Over the years, Wang Xiaolie's main income is printing conferences, and other industries are investing, and it is not yet time to reap the rewards.

(End of this chapter)