Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 55
After passing Dingdingmen Street, passing Jishanfang, you will arrive at Guanglifang.Fangbei is the Luohe River, not far from Tianjin Bridge. It used to be a bustling area in the city.Now people are fleeing, and people are hard to see.

When he arrived at the barracks, Wang Xiao hunted into his tent and ordered several generals to be called over.

Everyone entered the military tent and saluted with hands clasped together.

Wang Xiaohun said: "You don't have to be restrained here, you all take your seats."

Several people sat down.Wang Xiaohun said: "Looking now, Luoyang is far inferior to Kaifeng. There were three military disasters, and this year, the Jin people kidnapped people to the north. Now there are very few people in the city. We are stationed here, and it is difficult to find some money and food. ."

Yang Shen said: "I have inquired about this. Now the army in the city is collecting taxes from shops, and the other is searching for grain in the four villages. The grain and grass officer in the army of Taiwei Zhai just informed me that Lichunmen Street and Dingdingmen Between the streets, the west to the city wall, the north to Luohe, the five squares in between are owned by our army. They will no longer collect the rent and tax of shops, and they will be included in our army. Outside the city, Luoyuan Township, Longmen Town, Peng Po Town, Yique Town, and all the food and grass from the villages in Ruzhou are all collected by our army. Now is the season to collect summer food, so we should send people out of the city to collect food.”

Wang Xiaohun couldn't help shaking his head when he heard this: "The five squares in the city, you can see clearly all the way, there are basically no households, what kind of rent and taxes are charged? The only way is to send people to the countryside early to collect grain and grass. It's just that the Jinbing entered Ruzhou from Luoyang. It's hard to say how much food and forage will be received along the way."

The location Yang Shen mentioned happened to be on the road from Luoyang to Ruzhou.It seems that Zhai Jin also understands that Wang Xiaochai is coming to Luoyang this time, and I am afraid that he will return to his hometown next.This is Luoyang's southward road. It has been severely damaged by the Jin army, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to collect much grain.

Xie Linong said: "It seems that Taiwei Zhai has a good army and horses, and will not give us a place with plenty of money and food."

Wang Xiaohun said: "That's natural. He has his own troops and horses to support, how can he give us a good place? If we have to eat in the future, I'm afraid that we will have to rely on ourselves. Although Luoyang City is large, it is located between Shanxi and Bianzhou. Located on the main road, it is not easy to live for a long time. Zong stayed behind, the court is unreliable, we have to return to our hometown as soon as possible. So, Shao Ling, you will bring a hundred soldiers and horses back to Ruzhou tomorrow. Wang Zhong has written many times, Ruzhou No officers or soldiers, as long as we go back, there can be our foothold."

Shao Ling crossed hands and said yes.

Under Wang Xiaohun's men, Cao Zhiyan was a monk from Qingliang Temple, Shao Ling joined the army on the road, and only Xie Linong was a native of Ruzhou.However, Xie Linong has a narrow temper and is not smooth enough to do things, so he is not suitable to be a striker in Ruzhou.Shao Ling has a calm personality and is a suitable candidate.

Wang Xiaolie said again: "Tomorrow, I will go to collect the rural registration of Henan Prefecture to see the taxation of households. Cao Zhiyan and Yu Huan, you will each lead 100 people to the countryside to collect food and grass. Although the income after the war disaster is not much, in the end Can’t let it go in vain.”

Cao Zhiyan said: "Xiaosheren, why do you want to go to the register? Luoyang City has been broken several times, I'm afraid the register will also disappear. Besides, the Jinren kidnapped people and went north, and now it's hard to say anything. We just need to go. In the village, when you see land, you can harvest grain.”

Wang Xiaohun was silent for a while, then said: "What you said is also reasonable. However, after all, there must be a reason for harvesting grain, and Lizheng's help is needed. If there are not many, how to convince the public? Can't we go where, where? The people hate us."

Cao Zhiyan said: "It's summer grain now, so we only receive summer grain. As long as we don't repeat the collection from the people, how can we hate it? The people still understand the truth. Now that the Jin people are rampant, supplying military grain is a matter of course."

Wang Xiaohun thought about it for a while, but couldn't think of a way, so he had to agree.

According to the method in Wang Xiaohun's memory, at this time, of course, it is the most cost-effective to fight local tyrants.But this time is not the future, without the crazy concentration of land in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, there are not many rural landlords.Those big landlords often have their own villagers, and it is not easy to fight local tyrants.Don't let the grain and grass not be collected, but instead force the rural local tyrants to turn back, the gains outweigh the losses.

Many experiences from previous lives cannot be applied in this era.After the late Tang and Five Dynasties, the aristocratic family had just disappeared, and the slave-maid system had just been abolished. The class contradictions at this time were far less intense than those of later generations.Moreover, the population is small, there is a large amount of land that has not been developed, and the contradiction between more people and less land is not as serious as in later generations.Relying on the conditions of farmers, it is actually immature.

The more he knew about this era, the less Wang Xiaohun dared to act rashly.There are many things that can only be done after thinking clearly.

After ordering a few people to go out, Wang Xiaohun left Yang Shen behind.Dao: "Luoyang is a big city. Although it is in ruins now, it is not comparable to a state or county. We are here, and we always find a way to make some money."

Yang Shen said: "What do you want to do for Xiaosheren? To make money, it's nothing but wine and vinegar. It's just that we have few shops here and it's too late to make wine, so it's really difficult to do. It's not easy to make money in other businesses."

Wang Xiaohun nodded: "Yes, wine and vinegar is the easiest way to make money now, but we are too late. By the way, can we make money in other ways? For example, our army now has soybean oil, tofu, and With a big iron pot, can these make money?"

Yang Shen thought for a while and said, "If these businesses are done well, they can make money. It's just that the five squares where we are stationed in the army have no households, but we can't do business. If you want to make money, you can only go to the city."

Wang Xiaohun nodded.After thinking about it, he said, "Enter the city when you enter the city! We are doing business that others don't have, so what can others do? You bring some gifts tomorrow and go to see Dong Xianjun's grain and forage officer. Tell him that we will be in the prosperous part of the city. Set up a few stalls."

Yang Shen said: "I'm afraid they won't agree on this. I heard that this Dong Xian is the most brave in battle, but he is just a good treasure. We made money in the city, but he didn't get it. How can he be willing?"

This shouldn't have been a problem.Dong Xian, like Wang Xiaohun, were both rebels who stood up and belonged to the imperial court, so they should help each other.The problem is that Dong Xian, who has no other problems, is good money.If Wang Xiao's hunting business is booming, can Dong Xian not be jealous?
After thinking for a while, Wang Xiaohun said: "There is no way, at this time in Luoyang City, what can be hidden from Dong Xian? Well, tomorrow you just prepare, I will go to see Dong Xian. Talk to him and allow us Do some business in the city. Come to guard Luoyang, as the prefect of Henan, Zhai Jin doesn't provide food and grass, so we can't help making money."

Yang Shenchashou said yes.As long as Dong Xian allows it, things will be easy to do in the future.Although Dong Xian has good money, his face is not good, and he will not be shameless enough to go back on it.Moreover, it seems that Wang Xiaohun will not be stationed in Luoyang for a long time, and he does not need to consider the long-term.

Instructing Yang Shen to go out, Wang Xiaohun rubbed his forehead, and was stunned for a while.In this world, everything really needs money.With money everything is good, without money everything is impossible.If you want to grow and develop, you must find a way to make money.

Is it enough to just tell people that you want to fight Jin Jun?Of course not.There must be money to feed and clothe the army.If you want money, let the people under your rule not have a heavy burden.If you want money, let the generals and officials have enough salary.If you have enough money, everything will be fine.

This is the characteristic of the times.The people of the Song Dynasty regarded money as very important, and only enough money and food could cultivate a strong army.

(End of this chapter)