Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 282
"There are few people on the Hanshui River, and there are few guest houses in Bashan." In the Qingshui Posthouse in the south of Huacheng County, Shao Shude looked at the slightly dilapidated posthouse and felt a sudden feeling.

Bazhou was naturally transformed into a county, which is later known as Bazhong, an important town south of Baling in the country.

Cen Shen was a poet in the early Tang Dynasty. At that time, the Bashan Mountains were indeed sparse, and the Hanshui shipping was also extremely sluggish.But the amazing thing is that after the Anshi Rebellion, the country's situation has declined, but the cargo transportation along the Hanshui River has become more prosperous than in the early years.

When Suzong was in Lingwu, taxes from the Jianghuai River were transported to Xiangzhou and Shangzhou Ferry, and then transported to Yangzhou and Xingyuan Mansion by Hanshui River, and then transported by land to Fufeng County in Guanzhong.

Later, Bianshui was opened, and Jianghuai taxes and taxes mostly passed through Bianshui Road, but Guochao still had several backup routes, and it has been responsible for the transportation of a considerable part of the goods. This route is one of them.

"Zhao Suishi, how much money is suitable for the eleven prefectures in Shannan?" Shao Shude sat on his tiger-skin chair and asked.

Fighting such a battle for thousands of miles, of course, to get some benefits, Commander Zhuge also acquiesced before, and even agreed - if you don't give benefits, people have no obligation to help you, this is a very clear thing.

"Do you want to garrison troops in Shannan?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, but it should be. A certain party is interested in Guzhen near Hechi County. It travels west through Chengzhou to Qinzhou, goes out of Sanguan in the northeast and enters Guanzhong, and enters Shukou in the south to Chengdu. Passing through this place, we must set up an army."

Zhao Guangfeng's eyelids twitched, his face expressionless.It has been agreed before that the three prefectures of Xing, Feng, and Yang belong to Fengxiang Town, and the two prefectures of Qin and Cheng west of Longshan Mountain belong to Hewei Town. Holding the passage to Shu by himself, this is not completely trusting Zhejia.

Considering that the two of them had chatted yesterday about letting the Zhe family completely hand over Linzhou and the whole family went to Fengxiang Mansion, Zhao Guangfeng secretly sighed: the superior is so ruthless, that's what the lonely family is talking about.

But Zhejia is actually not at a loss.Linzhou's ancestral property, hand it over as soon as it is handed over, isn't Fengxiang Mansion much better than that frontier army state?The descendant of the Xianbei royal family and the chieftain of the frontier party, left his old nest. From now on, as long as he behaves well, with the benevolence and righteousness of the general, once he wins the world, he will not be able to escape the status of a wealthy family in the new dynasty.

"Marshal, although there are many soldiers in the military government, they can't stand the scattered guards." Zhao Guangfeng reminded: "Unless we are going south to conquer Shu, it seems unnecessary."

It seems that the risk of conquering Shu in the south is very high.It's not just military factors, but the main reason is the fear of someone separatist and self-reliant.

This place is very evil. In the Han Dynasty, Liu Yan knew that people would destroy the plank road to separate the side. No one can guarantee whether the army of the Central Plains Dynasty will be obedient when they enter Shu.What's more, it is the late Tang Dynasty, and the generals are rebelling. If you don't destroy the pavilion and stand on your own, there will be ghosts.

"For the land of Shu, for the time being, it is better to win over." Zhao Guangfeng said, "For the obedient Fangzhen, collect a little money, just like the tribes of Yinshan and Hengshan."

Shao Shude fell silent.

In fact, collecting goods from vassals and towns is no longer a domineering thing.Zhao Ji of Chenzhou has been offering money to Zhu Quanzhong and helping send troops.Henan Yin Zhang Quanyi provided money, food and equipment for Zhu Quanzhong's Southern Expedition and Northern War, and when he took the emperor to Luoyang, he also repaired the palace.

Shao's subordinates can be called vassal towns. Binning, the former Zhezong Bensuo town, is one of them. The Baosai Army Li Xiaochang and the Baoda Army Dongfang Kui can barely be counted. Linzhou, where Zhe Silun served as the governor, is actually a small town. independent forces.As for the Hengshan Dangxiang and Yinshan Fanbu, their autonomy is greater than that of the vassals, and they are mainly drawn in through marriage.

During this Southern Expedition, the soldiers of the Dingnan Army have shed blood in Shannan West Road and the Wuding Army, and they must strengthen their control and become completely vassalized.You can try to implement the collection of goods.

"Zhao Suishi, since you want to win over and frighten the towns in Sanchuan, how can you not set up troops to defend?" Shao Shude said, "You are not a warrior, and you don't understand the mind of a warrior. Gu Town of Fengzhou, Xingcheng Pass of Xingzhou, and Xingyuan Mansion For Bailao Pass and Yangping Pass, it is best to keep troops on guard."

Guzhen and Xingchengguan are located at key points, and there are more than [-] plank roads between them.The Bailao Pass in the southwest of Xixian County, Xingyuan Prefecture is the main channel for Qin to enter Shu. No matter which branch route, you have to take this route.And there are more than [-] plank roads on the Yangpingguan South Dalizhou Avenue, which are very strategic.

If you don't send troops to stay behind, and look at these pass cities and plank roads, who will give you offerings?If you are more courageous, a fire will set you on fire, what can you do?
These are all scumbags who don't shed tears without seeing the coffin!
"Since the commander-in-chief has made a plan, he can choose elite soldiers to stay behind. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses will be stationed in these four places. If there are too many, you can also recruit Hengshan Dangxiang and Yinshan Fanbu to assist in the defense. The goods needed for the garrison are It can be transported by the old Daochuan, but it is necessary to set up a sub-office for military envoys in Xingyuan Mansion, and the goods, money and food needed for the garrison cannot be directly distributed by Fengxiang Town or Shannan West Road."

This is considered more comprehensive.

The Shannan West Road not only has the Han River, but also the transportation function of the Dasan River or the old river (Jialing River).There are Xingzhou, Lizhou, Langzhou, Guozhou, Hezhou and Yuzhou along the river, and the shipping can go all the way to Xingzhou.

Liu Zongyuan's "Xingzhou River Games" mentioned that the imperial court's garrison in Xingzhou was very difficult because of the sparse population and insufficient money and food, so it was very difficult to transfer from other places, so "...decided to go to Yongtu and guide Jiang Tao. It can be seen that Guochao has made great efforts to dredge the upper reaches of the Jialing River to make it navigable, but it should still be less valuable than downstream navigation.

In the Song Dynasty, Lu You once wrote a poem "From Sanquan to Jialing River to Lizhou", Yangping Pass is located in Sanquan County.

If the upstream is like this, the downstream is even better, and the commerce along the way is relatively developed, which is conducive to the transportation of goods to the north.

"The people of Guozhou (Nanchong) like merchants, and the Shu people call it 'Little Chengdu', and the prosperity of the city is more prosperous than Dongchuan."

"The ground heating is clean, and the people in Langzhou (Langzhong) are rich."

Guozhou, which belongs to Shannan West Road, and Langzhou, which belongs to Longjian Town, are both very rich places. Using the wealth of these two places to raise soldiers is indeed a way to reduce consumption.

On June [-]th, Zhao Jian, the envoy of the Dragon Sword Festival, arrived in Bazhou with his own soldiers.

Outside the Qingshui post, the Tielin army camp stretches for miles.The infantry of the brigade is going out for exercises, and the sound of shouting and killing is loud.

Zhao Jian got off his horse, stared at it for a long time, and then sighed.

He pulled more than ten thousand troops in the four prefectures of Lilang, Longjian, the core of which was the two thousand Tongsai town soldiers and the two thousand Hengshan party items that he brought over at the beginning.

After discussing Yang Maoshi in Langzhou, he has recently been accumulating wealth and plans to attack Chen Jingxuan in Xichuan.

Five towns in central Sichuan, namely Longjian, Suizhou, Dongchuan, Xichuan, and Qiongnan (Pengzhou town was not established).Except for his Longjian town, the rest of the towns were not of "innocent" origin, either Tian Lingzi's remnants or Yang Fugong's henchmen. Zhao Jian believed that he held the righteousness of the court, and sent troops to conquer these rebellious feudal clans, which was justified.

But he only has four states, and his strength is not enough. After thinking about it, if he can have elite soldiers, he may be able to do something.

As for where the elite soldiers come from, he only thought for a while before he decided on the towns in the northwest of Beijing, but this required the consent of Shao Shude, the actual master of Guanzhong.

"This elite soldier, if he can recruit tens of thousands of people, he has the confidence to attack the Eastern and Western Sichuan." Zhao Jian looked eager, wishing that all these soldiers would be under his command.

"Commander, the envoy of the King of Lingwu County seems to want to send a hostage to Xiazhou." Du Zhigu, deputy envoy of Longjian Jiedu, said, "This man has great ambitions. Before annexing Guanzhong, he extended his hand to Sanchuan."

"Actually, it's not a big deal, so let my son go to Xiazhou. The eldest grandson stays in Longzhou, and he can teach him carefully while he is a soldier." Zhao Jian is now full of thoughts about annexing neighboring towns. No matter what Shao Shude asks, the proton , goods, can be discussed.

Du Zhigu also felt nothing.The lord is 44 years old this year. He has five sons and six daughters.The eldest son is 28 this year, and the eldest grandson is 12 years old. The inheritance of the feudal town is not a problem at all.

"Let's go and meet King Lingwu."

At that time, Shao Shude and Zhao Guangfeng were having tea and chatting, discussing the common mountain terraces in the Banan states, when they heard that the Dragon Sword Jiedu envoy Zhao Jian asked to see him, the two looked at each other and smiled.

"I have met the King of Lingwu County." Zhao and Du immediately saluted after entering the room.

It might not have been appropriate ten years ago for one Jiedushi to meet another Jiedushi with a big prostration, but now it is very common.

"In the past two years, Zhao Shuai has been fighting all over the world, and it has been very hot and fast, creating a big situation." Shao Shude laughed.

"It's all because the King of Lingwu County allowed me to recruit soldiers." Zhao Jian said with a smile: "There are still four major rebellious vassals in Sichuan that have not been settled. If they use troops in the future, I hope the King of Lingwu County will be more accommodating."

Because the envoy had already passed the message in the middle, and talked about some things that were not easy to put on the stage and talked about it in private, so Shao Shude understood the implication of Zhao Jian's words: recruit soldiers!

So this is a bit strange. Shao Shude didn't want to consume the local young men, and went to other towns to recruit soldiers as much as possible, but Zhao Jian wanted to come to the northwest to recruit soldiers. He co-authored I am Bai Luo Zhu Quanzhong's wool, right?
"There is not enough registered permanent residence in the northwest, so the matter of recruiting soldiers..." Shao Shude paused at this point.

"A certain person is willing to offer [-] coins, [-] pieces of Lizhou silk cloth, [-] pieces of Langzhou heavy lotus silk, and [-] pieces of loaf cloth." Zhao Jian said.

Good guy, you are worthy of being a martial artist. If you don't talk about friendship, ideals, or righteousness with you, you will talk about money when you come up.It seems that after taking down Langzhou, Zhao Jian is also rich, and Shuzhong is really rich!

"Someone also has troops stationed in Xingyuan Mansion..." Shao Shude hesitated.

Zhao Jian was shocked when he heard the words, and the army Xingyuan, what do you want to do?But the matter has come to this point, there is nothing to say, it is important to rush for time, so he said: "I can offer [-] coins and [-] bolts of silk every year."

Shao Shude was speechless.In the five counties of Suizhou, only [-] bolts of silk are harvested a year, and the quality of the silk is not very good.But Zhao Jian was able to give [-] horses in one go, which was still a high-quality silk with far more value, which made Shao Dashuai feel a little itchy for Shuzhong.

In Langzhou, the output of Lingluo and Liaobu must be two or three times that of Suizhou, right?or more?
"You can go to the Hexi Dangxiang Tribe to recruit soldiers, with a limit of three thousand. If you exceed it, go to Guanzhong to find a way." After a long breath, Shao Shude finally let go.

He doesn't control the Hexi party items very tightly, and some of them are faintly outside the rule. It's not a bad thing for Zhao Jian to raise some and exchange some money.Moreover, he estimated that this kind of transaction would not last long. Once Zhao Jian's territory expanded and his wings hardened, he might not continue to make offerings.

This is likely only a short-term deal.Shao tried to detain Zhao, and Zhao obtained benefits through making offerings, and then attacked Chuanzhong Prefecture.

But is it really that simple?Let's take a look again, once the Shence Army enters Sichuan, there will be a lot of fun.

Zhao Jian got what he wanted and left contentedly.But on the way back, thinking about it, I felt a little uneasy.Garrisoning troops in Xingyuan Mansion really made him feel like a thorn in his back!But the King of Lingwu County is too powerful now. He marched south to Xingyuan, defeated Zhuge Zhongbao in the first battle, and Yangzhou is estimated to be won soon. How can the small dragon sword four states resist?
Time is waiting!Only by capturing the East and West Rivers as soon as possible can the waist be hardened.

Shao Shude stayed in Bazhou until June [-]th, and then led his army back north.On the way, Zhao Jian sent someone to send his eldest son, Zhao Ye, to the army. Zhao Ye's daughter also came with him, saying that he was serving as a maid for the King of Lingwu County.

Shao Dashuai lamented that the Wufu was shameless, it was really amazing.The Yinshan Fan tribe sent more than a dozen maids, and the Bai family in Huizhou and Tubo in Shanzhou sent a few more. Zhao Jian was the first Han general to do so.

Hearing that most of the maids around the emperor are noble ladies, Shao suddenly looked forward to it.

(End of this chapter)