Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 416
Fan Zhi never expected that three years later, he would still go to Hexi.

When the gangsters in Tokyo controlled by Zhang Liecheng approached him, Fan Zhi only hesitated for a moment before agreeing to go to Hexi.

After all, in Tokyo, there is no way for him to rise up. Who would dare to use a person who is so deeply entangled with Zhang Tianwang to occupy a high position?
The route to Liangzhou this time is the same as last time.

However, the Qinzhou Xiongwu Army sent him to Weizhou last time as the imperial army, but this time, the Qinzhou Xiongwu Army has become Liangguo's force.

Moreover, Yan Jin of Qinzhou, who was sitting in the town this time, did not plan to send the Xiongwu army to escort Fan Zhi and others to Liangzhou.

As the only two special figures in Liangguo, Yan Jin is also the deputy ambassador of Longyou Dao, the governor of Qinzhou, the chief soldier of Xiongwu Town, and the envoy of Qinzhou Township.

Among these four positions, the first two are in charge of the people, and the last two are in charge of the army.

Although the officials of Liang country did not deliberately distinguish between civil servants and military officials, there were already agreed rules.

That is, Ambassador Dao and Deputy Ambassador, who are senior civil affairs officials, can no longer serve as commander-in-chief to suppress such military officers.

The only two exceptions are Yan Jin and the governor of Shanzhou, the deputy general of Hanhai Town, and Fan Quan, the patrol envoy of Huangshui.

One of them had to face Fengxiang's Qin King Li Congxuan, and then peek into Guanzhong, and the other was responsible for deterring the various tribes of Tubo on the plateau, so they were special existences that the soldiers and civilians would grab.

Yan Jin, apart from being unparalleled on the battlefield and more handsome, has another great advantage of being cautious.

He knew that Zhang Zhao had the habit of being too arrogant at the end of the time, and he was always in the habit of restraining the superior, so he paid special attention to this aspect.

He was especially careful about using the mighty army, and of course he would not send someone to escort Fan Zhi.

After entertaining Fan Zhi for a meal, they arranged for them to go to Liangzhou together with the merchants from the Hexi Chamber of Commerce.

The Hexi Chamber of Commerce is now a semi-official organization under the Ministry of Commerce of Hexi Liang State.

The chairman, Cao Wantong, has a post in the Ministry of Commerce to join the army. The leaders of the major merchants on the Silk Road, as long as they join the Hexi Chamber of Commerce, they can basically hold official positions under the Ministry of Commerce.

The advantage is that you can see officials without kneeling, and you are not subject to censorship by ordinary officials. Moreover, you don't have to be talented in the Liang Kingdom for this position, and any merchant can be a merchant no matter where you are from.

Of course, the benefits of joining the chamber of commerce are not without cost. The price is that they have to assist the Ministry of Commerce of Liangguo in collecting business taxes.

Specifically, it is a tax package. Every big businessman must promise a certain amount of business tax every year, and only those who can complete it are eligible to hold a position in the Ministry of Commerce.

The second major aspect is the circulation and supervision of bank notes, especially the identification and crackdown on counterfeit bank notes.

Last month, there was a case of Khotan merchants forging bank notes. The Ministry of Commerce immediately notified the major merchants in Khotan and asked them to send caravans to guard Xiaoqi.

It only took ten days to catch him, and he was sent to Liangzhou in twenty days. Then he was tried again, his head was lost, and his wife and children were slaves.

Of course, the Ministry of Commerce actually has a secret organization—Jinyi Envoy, which belongs to the secret service organization directly under Zhang Zhao but attached to the Department of Security of the Ministry of Commerce.

Anyone who joins Jinyi Envoy can get a piece of Jinyi as a reward, hence the name.

Currently under the control of Zhang Liecheng, the members are mainly Sogdian merchants, big and small, as well as other races. They spread all over the area from Dunhuang to Kaifeng, Tokyo, and even started to develop in Houshu and Southern Tang.

In addition to searching for information and buying bribes, the Jinyi envoy's biggest mission is to maintain the normal operation of the Silk Road.

. . . .

As soon as Fan Zhi came out of the Qinzhou governor's office, he saw the street market outside the office, which was very lively.

A dazzling array of goods, shouting one after another, came too late yesterday, did not realize that this Qinzhou is already so lively.

Fan Zhi's wife also came from a family of petty officials, and was a native of Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo.

The bustling street market quickly soothed the restless hearts of the people rushing all the way from Tokyo.

For her husband's trip to Hexi this time, although Fan Zhi's wife was psychologically prepared, she was still quite afraid.

It is not a peaceful day at this time, even in Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo, robberies are not uncommon.

Even many soldiers with no money changed into civilian clothes and started to rob houses directly.

This is the case in the Capital of the Son of Heaven, not to mention Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo.

Yang Guangyuan and his son in Luoyang, Xijing, blackmailed rich businessmen when they saw them.

They even dared to kill someone like Fan Yanguang who had an iron certificate in the alchemy book, and they were merciless against businessmen and ordinary people.

Fortunately, the brocade envoys who escorted them were very experienced, and they often traveled with several caravans, so they were much safer.

But once they passed Chang'an, their feelings were quite different.

The order in Chang'an City was actually better than that of Kaifeng in Tokyo and Luoyang in Xijing. When they entered Chang'an City, although the soldiers of the Jinchang Army collected taxes ruthlessly, they still didn't dare to beat people at will or withhold goods.

After arriving at Fengxiang Mansion, Fan Zhi, his wife and Liu Tao's family members who accompanied him felt a strange feeling, as if they had changed places after arriving here.

However, although the Fengxiang Army in Fengxiang Mansion collects a little less tax than the Jinchang Army in Chang'an City, the overall appearance is very bad, and it seems a bit too lazy.

Fengxiang Mansion reveals a kind of, uh!How should I put it, if Fan Zhi knows the word lying flat, he will definitely find it very appropriate.

From the Fengxiang mansion up to Qin Wang Li Congjiao, down to the soldiers of the Fengxiang mansion below, they all revealed a strange temperament of lying flat.

'Boom!Boom!Boom! There was a sound of hurried footsteps, and Fan Zhi looked in surprise.

I saw a group of soldiers running from a distance, they were even wearing military uniforms with the phoenix logo of the Fengxiang Legion on their bodies, more than [-] people with swords, rushed towards the Qinzhou Governor's Office.

Seeing this scene, Fan's wife and Liu Tao's old mother cried out in shock.

Fan Zhi was also so frightened that his legs trembled, he quickly hugged his son in his hands, and ran to both sides.

"Hahahaha!" There was a burst of laughter, and the pedestrians and vendors on the whole street burst into laughter. Only then did Fan Zhi realize that they were the only ones running away, and no one else moved.

"Is this Sheren from the state of Jin? He must have thought there was a mutiny! Don't be alarmed, Your Majesty is benevolent, it's a good idea to send Yan envoys to rule Qinzhou. I haven't had any troubles in Qinzhou for several years. "

An old man selling cotton cloth, with a toothless mouth, said cheerfully to Fan Zhi.

"Zhang Weng is right. The people in Xiongwu Town are all Haoerlang. When the King was taken to Hunhe, even the Khitan Emperor was afraid of them, and he insisted on being brothers with the King.

I heard that all the top and bottom have been rewarded like heaven and earth, it's beautiful, no one is causing chaos, these soldiers who came from Fengxiang Mansion, probably came to seek refuge. "

Another Sogdian who sold Hubing also assisted.

Only then did Fan Zhi, his wife and Liu Tao's parents feel relieved, and Fan Zhi was secretly startled at the same time.

This Qinzhou originally belonged to the imperial court, and it was only two years since it was allocated to Liangguo, but now it has been assigned to King Zhang.

Sure enough, when these twenty or so strong Fengxiang soldiers arrived, they didn't mess around at all, but under the leadership of a leader, they squatted and rested outside the Qinzhou Governor's Office.

It was only then that Fan Zhi saw that when they came, a small school from Xiongwu Town followed with a few soldiers.

After the small school arrived with these Fengxiang soldiers, they immediately went in to report.

After a while, the judge of Qinzhou came out in person, and invited Fan Zhi and the strong man of the Fengxiang Army in.

As soon as a few people entered, Yan Jin was already waiting in the main hall. The strong man of Fengxiang Army immediately bowed down when he saw Yan Jin was in the upper seat.

"A certain Xu Jiu is the head of the Fengxiang Army's left battalion. I pay my respects to Shijun Yan!"

"Get up and talk. A few days ago, King Ya of the Fengxiang Army came over. If you come again today, is King Qin so mean to others?"

After Yan Jin signaled Fan Zhi to sit down, he let the strong man named Xu Jiu stand up, and then asked with a frown.

Hearing Yan Jin's question, Xu Jiuda was indignant and said loudly.

"Since the last war, the king of Qin has become more stingy. Every day he either drinks and entertains himself, or invites the actors around him to sing and dance for fun. The warriors in the camp sometimes default on their wages.

Our martial arts skills cannot be wasted in the hands of such people, and we have crossed the border to vote, please take in Yan Shijun. "

Yan Jin's frown deepened, and he said with a wry smile at Fan Zhi.

"Brother Wen Su, look, this King of Qin is very unrestrained, he doesn't care about anything but having fun, he looks like I, the governor of Qinzhou, is his subordinate."

After finishing speaking, Yan Jin looked at Xu Jiu again and said: "You Xu Jiu is good at spears and sticks, and you are especially good at archery. I have heard of it, but the rules of my Daliang are different from those of the Qin Palace.

Your Majesty intends to summon warriors recently, so if you really come to vote, then go to Liangzhou, if you don’t want to go to Liangzhou, a certain person will give you ten guan coins, and you should go back to live in peace! "

Fan Zhi frowned, he finally found the source of the rotten temperament of Qin Wang Li Congxuan and Feng Xiangjun.

It turned out that Li Congxuan was originally the second generation of Quan. Since he was a child, he liked drinking, feasting, singing, dancing and poetry. He was not very interested in military affairs and had no talent.

Four years ago, he managed to pull himself together and promoted the Zhangyi Army's rebellion. As a result, Zhang Zhao appeared to snatch the fruits of his victory.

Then he was so angry that he went to Zhang Zhao to settle the score, and was beaten and defeated at the foot of Mawei Slope. After mediation by An Shenqi, he paid 35 guan before he escaped.

However, after paying Zhang Zhao 35 guan, after returning to Fengxiang, Li Congzhen, whose treasury was almost empty, was reluctant to pay for the soldiers and cash in the rewards.

It didn't take long for the military chaos to break out, and it was only through Yan Jin and Jinchang's army Jiedu envoy An Shenqi who sent troops to calm it down.

Since then, Li Congzhen has been completely laid flat, and only a few hundred soldiers are guarding him, while the rest of the Fengxiang Army are completely ignored.

The generals below saw that there was no trouble, and those who were unwilling to be poor, basically ran to Qinzhou, and those who stayed in Fengxiang Mansion were basically just making a living.

Xu Jiu thought for a while, and felt that there was no good place to go.

Now that he ran out of Fengxiang mansion, he can't go back to Fengxiang again, right?At the moment, there is only one trip from Liangzhou.

"Then thank you Yan Shijun for your guidance, I will go to Liangzhou later!"

"Very good!" Yan Jin nodded in satisfaction, and then raised his hand to Fan Zhi.

"A certain has just received a decree from the king that a large number of imperial examinations will be held in Liangzhou in March next year, and there will be three subjects of literature, martial arts, and agriculture.

The texts include Ming Jing, Ming calculation, policy theory, etc., military equipment such as guns and sticks, riding, archery, generals, etc., and agricultural equipment such as farming, breeding, and water conservancy.

It was ordered that Qinzhou athletes, regardless of their suitable status, as long as they have a skill, they can go to Liangzhou to prepare for the exam.

Fortunately, brother Wen Su is here, so please go to Liangzhou together. I heard that brother once presided over the imperial examination in the previous dynasty, so please call me Qinzhou Erlang on the way. "

(End of this chapter)