Hanbo

Chapter 267 Give You a Chance (4.4K)

In the early morning of the second day, the aristocratic families, big households, and merchants from Longxi and Tianshui counties gathered together.

Not to mention the big merchants, the aristocratic clan at this time is not the same as that of later generations.

Compared with those of later generations, their scale and power are simply incomparable, and they are a little more noble and well-established than the big families.

The aristocratic families at this time were basically the Wuxun family, especially the two counties of Longxi Tianshui.

These two counties are located in the frontier, and there are warriors in this place, which has a historical origin.

But for them, Huo Shan was more attractive than for others.

Others may still be taken by Huo Shan's power, although there are not many such people, after all, everyone wants to be close to Huo Shan, a big boss.

But these Shixun families are willing to serve Huo Shan as eagle dogs and running dogs.

So basically as soon as Huo Shan convened, the aristocratic families from the two counties came.

Among the families in these two counties, only the Li family is famous, but they should not be underestimated because of this.

Being able to support a Longyou Group shows their strength.

.........

Just as they were chatting with each other with smiles on their faces, expecting in their hearts what reward Huo Shan would give, the right lord finally came.

"We pay our respects to His Highness the Crown Prince and the Champion."

"Get up, everyone, don't be too polite!"

Liu Ju raised his hand with a gentle expression.

It's normal for them to call Huo Shan the champion. They are not considered members of the officialdom, nor are they under his command, so they don't need to call him the governor.

Compared to Champion Hou, Da Sima and General Habayashi were not as impressed as Champion Hou in their hearts.

Huo Shan glanced at them, and the aristocratic clans wearing silk stood at the front, and the leader was naturally Li Shi.

Behind them are a group of big households from all over the country wearing commoner clothes, and behind the big households are merchants wearing coarse linen clothes.

Don't look at them all with wealth, but their status is really not high.

Usually in the mansion they wear silk, but no one knows if they wear common clothes, but they dare not at this time.

People who wear silk break the law, but basically they don't come across hard-hearted people and no one tells them. On the contrary, the aristocratic family can't understand them, even though they are inextricably linked.

Because this is one of the few rights they can compare to the great nobles.

However, merchants and merchants don't wear them not because they are afraid of being hated by the big family members, but because they are afraid of being disliked by big figures like Huo Shan.

If they are disliked by big shots, they will be destroyed soon.

As for the big families, you think these merchants are all right, impossible, they are inextricably linked.

The people behind these merchants are these big families.

A group of people walked into the hall surrounded by Liu Ju, Huo Shan and others.

After Liu Ju and the others sat down, Huo Shan said with a smile on his face:
"All sit down."

"Thank you Champion!"

After everyone sat down, it was Liu Ju who spoke, and everyone who had just sat down got up quickly to listen to the holy words.

As for what Liu heard, it was nothing more than the encouraging words he said to the officials yesterday, but with a different rhetoric, and the words were not as friendly as yesterday.

For people like them, it's not good to be an affable prince, it's better to show some majesty.

After Liu said it was over and everyone thanked him, Huo Shan took over the conversation with a smile:
"After two months, this battle has finally been won, and it was a big victory. During this period, you and your families have contributed a lot!"

Everyone quickly stood up and saluted:

"I dare not wait!"

"Big Han for me!"

Huo Shan cheered:
"Well said, for me Dahaner!"

After a pause, Huo Shan continued:

"But since ancient times, my great man has been rewarding for meritorious deeds and punishing for crimes. You all contributed money and efforts, and all the clans even sent all the children of the family to this Marquis. How can such great achievements not be rewarded?"

The crowd made excuses again, and it was still the same set of rhetoric that they should do what they should, dare not give rewards, and fight for the big man!
Huo Shan waved his hand:
"Don't talk about it, merit must be rewarded. As for how to reward, the court will handle it. His Royal Highness and I will also ask for merit for you."

Only then did everyone agree and thank you again and again.

Huo Shan made a satisfied look and nodded:

"The imperial court's rewards belong to the imperial court. You have helped me so much, and I have nothing to reward you, only [-] cattle and sheep and one chance."

The crowd was in a mess again, the elder of the Li family stood up to appease the crowd, and then saluted Huo Shan.

The old man was alone, and Huo Shan simply returned the gift.

"The champion does not need to be rewarded, I wait for the money and effort, and it is also for me.

What's more, the champion Hou defeated the Qiang people, wiped out the hundreds of years of border troubles in Longxi, and saved the people of Longxi from being harassed by the Qiang people. I should thank the champion Hou Cai, how dare I say a reward? "

Huo Shan made a look of exclamation on his face, but he couldn't help but sneered in his heart.

If it wasn't for his edict, the threatening words that spread out, and the fact that he is Huo Shan, if these people could take credit for their work, he would not believe that these people would contribute!
Huo Shan knocked on the table:

"I've always been a clean and tidy person, so this matter is settled.

[-] cattle and sheep are protecting the city of Qiang. Li Shi, you and Zhong Gan cooperate with each other to deal with it, and divide the effort among the various families.

I have explained here that merchants should not be favored, what should be, is what it should be! "

The merchants who stood outside the door and listened with pricked ears were very moved when they heard Huo Shan's words.

Champion Hou is such a good man!
Mrs. Li looked at the crowd, then turned to look at Huo Shan again:
"This……"

"Ok?"

"promise!"

Huo Shan showed dissatisfaction, the elder of the Li clan agreed, and Huo Shan nodded in satisfaction.

After talking about this matter, Huo Shan didn't procrastinate, and directly talked about the "opportunity" in his mouth!
"As for this opportunity, it's a chance for you to make money."

Everyone didn't understand Huo Shan's words, and looked at each other in blank dismay.

"This Marquis also knows that since the order of suing and suing has been issued, your life has been difficult. That's why I asked His Majesty to give you such an opportunity."

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they cheered up, ready to listen carefully to what Huo Shan was about to say.

After the order of counting money and suing money was issued, not only the merchants lost, but also these big households lost a lot.

If there is no loss, it is these clans.

Huo Shan looked at everyone's reactions, and felt a little satisfied in his heart. It's only good to fool them when they are interested, but this fooling is indeed good for them.

"I am a big man who has expanded thousands of miles in the Qiang land, and you all know that.

But today's Huqiang School Captain's Mansion is in Huqiang City, and it is nearly a thousand miles away. If you want to govern, the distance is too far, and it is a bit unrealistic.

Therefore, as usual, the government will inevitably move westward. "

Everyone nodded involuntarily. This is common sense. Except for the merchants outside the door, everyone else has read a little.

"If the government wants to move to the west, it must build cities, build checkpoints, build roads, build military camps, open up wasteland, and need money everywhere!"

Hearing this, although these big households didn't show anything on their faces, they were already vigilant in their hearts, thinking about what to say next.

Because in their opinion, Huo Shan's next sentence would be to ask for money, but...

"However, there haven't been any major battles in the past few years. After all these years of recuperation, the big man still has some money.

Even if some of these things are allocated to build these things, it is more than enough to assist the relocation of the government. "

Everyone was taken aback, they had no idea what Huo Shan wanted to do.

In fact, what Huo Shan is playing is to let you recall the past sufferings, and then give you hope.

And repeatedly pull, you think I want money, but I am not, I am giving you a chance.

Not only do I want you to spend money to help the big man build infrastructure, but I also have to make you willing and grateful to me.

"They are not small people. You should have heard some gossip. Next year, the Marquis will lead the army to attack the Western Regions."

Everyone nodded reflexively, and then immediately lowered their heads after realizing something was wrong.

Huo Shan waved his hand:
"This news is not that important, just don't spread it to everyone."

"promise."

"And the Western Regions will be attacked next year, and half a big man needs to move, which will consume a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources.

Financial resources are not a problem. It is no problem to support a battle in the Western Regions and the construction of Qiang land.

But in terms of manpower and material resources, it is somewhat stretched.

If the big man moves with all his strength, it will naturally not be a problem, but the big man has no spare energy to do other things.

There are a lot of people, and there is enough labor, but the people of my big man have had enough hard times, and this Marquis does not want to let the court ask for too much labor. "

Although everyone still lowered their heads and listened silently to Huo Shan's speech, when Huo Shan finished speaking, they still admired Huo Shan in their hearts.

This has something to do with Huo Shan's style in the past. It is well known that he is very good to the people, and the Yulin Army marches without disturbing the people.

And this news, along with the Habayashi Army's training in Guanzhong, has spread throughout the Han Dynasty.

So when Huo Shan said this, everyone didn't think that what he said was false, besides, this was what Huo Shan was thinking.

"Although there are many people, there are not many people in the court, which is why I said that there are not many manpower and material resources.

Manpower and material resources are sufficient, but court manpower is not enough. "

Having said that, Huo Shan changed the subject:
"So, the Marquis thought hard about how to accomplish these things while solving these two problems, and then I thought of you."

Everyone looked at each other again, they don't understand, what does this have to do with them?
Seeing that they didn't understand, Huo Shan smiled cryptically, and then said:

"You are rich, powerful, and human!"

Everyone's eyes dimmed again, they turned around, turned around again, and it was even more extreme than before.

In the past, they only asked for money and food, and didn't need to worry about other things. Now they just leave the matter to them. This... alas!

Huo Shan glanced at them, and he knew what they were thinking, don't look at them all looking down like quails, looking pitiful.

But they are a bunch of braves, they only eat but don't vomit, they are also a bunch of gluttons, they have a huge appetite, they are dissatisfied with their desires, and they are good at harming the people.

They are just pitiful in front of Huo Shan, but in front of the common people, they will reveal their true nature.

"So, I thought of a way, can the court only pay the money, and leave the rest alone.

You use money to hire people to work, contribute your energy and people, and build this Qiang land. In my opinion, it is a good thing for everyone.

The imperial court can ignore this side and free up your hands to deal with the Western Regions with all your strength, and with the imperial court's permission, you can earn some money openly and aboveboard.

There are also some other benefits, which are innumerable. For example, the common people are not required to be conscripted, but can earn some money during the slack time to subsidize their families.

And the people are bound to spend the money with these money, and your shop can make a lot of money. "

Naturally, they can't let them make money for nothing, so we have to mention commercial tax, which will be discussed later.

"So, in summary, I found that this thing is only beneficial, and it is beneficial to everyone!"

Everyone was moved, regardless of Liu Shi, Huo Shan and others, they talked excitedly among each other.

Huo Shan still has many things to say, for example, this will greatly enhance their status, but they are aware of it.

They are actually very united. As long as their status can be improved, in some cases, they will do it even if they suffer.

People live for the rest of their lives, regardless of great ideals. Generally speaking, it is for comfort, so how can we be comfortable?
Not being oppressed is one.

Being respected is also one.

At this time, the big men, not only the status of the merchants, but also the big households are not much better, they are not the tyrants of later generations.

After they realized their gaffe and calmed down, Huo Shan continued to say to himself:

"So, I reported this matter to His Majesty, but what I didn't expect was that His Majesty refused such a good thing."

Everyone was nervous.

"I asked His Majesty why, His Majesty only replied me with eight words, do you want to guess the eight words?"

The faces of the people were very ugly, Huo Shan saw that they should not, and continued:

"Big households have no grace, merchants have no faith!"

Everyone's faces became even uglier.

"You are indeed not very good in His Majesty's mind. If you don't talk about Your Majesty, just talk about me. I didn't have a good impression of you before, but after this battle, I have changed my opinion of you."

Everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and their faces improved a little.

"However, you also know that His Majesty loves me very much!"

Seeing Huo Shan's triumphant look, everyone had no other emotions but envy, who hasn't had a dream at night if he was Huo Shan.

But when everyone heard this, they didn't know when they felt a hint of anticipation.

"I beg Your Majesty, I said to Your Majesty, why don't you try it first, let's do an experiment with the Qiang land first, to see if you are really useless!
This is the opportunity I asked for you, or the opportunity I asked for for me, for you, for the common people, and for the great man. "

Seeing that everyone was about to speak, Huo Shan hurriedly continued:

"But the ugly joke is up front, the big man's money will not be given to you directly.

At the beginning, I will only give you about [-] to [-] percent, and the remaining [-] to [-] percent, you need to pay in advance, and the court will give you the rest of the money after everything is completed.

The purpose is to prevent you from doing some tricks inside. What I want is a city that can be used for 100 years or 200 years, and it will collapse in a few years.

Whether the wages of the people are in place is also a criterion for judging.

However, I can promise here that if there are no problems, the follow-up money will definitely be given to you. My promise from Champion Hou may still be of some use.

This matter has basically been settled, but the details need to be discussed again. This project is too big for you to handle. I have invited the entire Han Dynasty and powerful merchants to Chang'an.

Why did I tell you first, you should know it in your heart.

I'm going back to Chang'an tomorrow. When the sun rises tomorrow, I'll only wait for you at the East Gate. "

Huo Shan finally sent a wave of verbal bombardment, just to let them know that I am not begging you, but giving you a chance.

In his capacity, this is normal, and they would probably be worried if the discussion was really nice.

Huo Shan gave Liu Ju and the others a wink, and they started to walk out surrounded by the crowd.

After getting on the horse, Liu Ju couldn't hold back and asked in a low voice:

"how do you feel?"

Huo Shan looked up at the sky:
"Stable!"

(End of this chapter)