Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 423 Take advantage of his illness to kill him
Chapter [-] Taking advantage of his illness to kill him

Chen Ying was a little surprised, he didn't expect that Hou Mo and Chen Qian would send his confidant Yu Qing to the northern plateau of Hangu Road overnight.However, upon seeing Yu Qing's arrival, Chen Ying also knew that it seemed that what he asked for from Hou Mo and Chenqian's club had something to do with it.

Otherwise, Hou Mo Chenqian would not have to send Yu Qing here at all, and could even find an excuse to send him away.Chen Ying also knew that it was a favor for Hou Mo and Chen Qian to help him, and it was his duty not to help him.After all, Luoyang is Wang Shichong's lair, and it must have been run by him in an impenetrable way.Carrying out the task of rescuing Shan Xiongxin's family members is undoubtedly pulling teeth out of a tiger's mouth. Even if they can be surprised and successfully steal Shan Xiongxin's family members out of Luoyang City and march all the way to Guanzhong, they will definitely be chased and intercepted by Wang Shichong's troops.

Carrying out this task, whether successful or not, the loss will not be light.

Chen Ying looked at Yu Qing staring straight at him without saying a word.

Chen Ying sneered and said: "I know this matter is a bit difficult to say, if Hou Mo Chen is not capable of handling this matter, I also understand. Now that you are here, I understand the meaning of the elder brother, let's talk, this time Whatever the job requires me to do, as long as I can do it, I have nothing to say!"

Yu Qing smiled lightly, but still didn't speak.It made Chen Ying feel a little inexplicable, and he didn't understand why.

After a long time, Yu Qing sighed and said: "In the second year of Wei Yong'an (15 A.D.), a refugee rebellion broke out in Qingzhou. Hundreds of thousands of thieves, like locusts crossing the border, destroyed villages and villages along the way, and massacred countless cities. Back then, the ancestors followed Dazai Yuantian Mu pacified the Qingzhou Rebellion. Thousands of people from Licheng, Qi County, Qingzhou followed Lingzu. They fought dozens of battles and finally put down the Qingzhou Rebellion. Surviving 549 people became the followers of Lingzu's relatives. Dou Tai, Fu Hongnong, Kesha Garden, Zhanhe Bridge, and Pingji Hu ruled the world. Later, in the 3000th year of Datong ([-]), he was promoted to the general of the Zhu Kingdom and transferred to Shaofu. The relatives of Lingzu Following Yi Cong, the number of people expanded from more than [-] to [-]..."

Listening to Yu Qing's eloquence, Chen Ying gradually understood.

There is a saying that one will succeed and ten thousand bones will dry up, which is roughly the truth.After Hou Mo Chen Chong became the general of the Zhu Kingdom, he gave his property and land to these surviving Yi Cong soldiers.

That is to say, as long as the Hou Mo Chen family is still there, the more than three thousand righteous soldiers don't need to worry about life problems.This is of course grateful, but more, it is an act of buying people's hearts.

But later, Hou Mo and Chen Chong were killed, and these Yi Cong also sacrificed their lives to avenge Hou Mo and Chen Chong, and killed Yu Wenhu's family, all overtly or secretly.However, during the period of Yu Wenyong and Yang Jian, the Hou Mo Chen family gradually recovered, and these descendants of Yi Cong also became the retainers of the Hou Mo Chen family, following them from generation to generation.

The two sides have formed an alliance of interests to advance and retreat together. However, as Yang Guang came to power and vigorously suppressed the family, the Hou Mochen family, who has been a general for generations, has been suppressed again. Hou Mochen's family has no talents who are good at management, so life is getting more and more difficult.The family members of the 3000 Yicongs, more than [-] families, after decades of development, although the number has been reduced after the war, the total population of the [-] Yicongs now has more than [-] people in all parts of the country, which has more than tenfold .

At this time, the support of these 4 horses has become the biggest burden for the Hou Mo Chen family, especially when Chen Ying wants to see the Wubao and controls so much surrounding land, Hou Mo Chen Qian will think about it. This burden was transferred to Chen Ying.

Looking at Yu Qingqi's Ai Ai, she said, "I don't know... Goro, what do you think?"

There are more than 40 people, which is equivalent to the population of the four upper counties in the Tang Dynasty, and most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled.With such a large population, it needs to eat more than [-] shi of grain every year, plus oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar, and consumes about [-] to [-] guan a year (it is enough for ordinary people to spend a year with more.) Not to mention the sunset of Xishan Hou Mochen, even a family like Hongnong Yang, can't afford it.

However, Chen Ying was not only not afraid, but worried about his own manpower shortage.After this battle, Chen Ying knew that Tang's internal conflicts would become more and more acute in the next period of time. Chen Ying was going to quit the court and manage his business empire in Qinglin.Economic development is good, but the shortage of manpower is Chen Ying's shortcoming. With more than 4 loyal and reliable people, Chen Ying is confident that he can build his business empire well before the Xuanwumen Incident.

Seeing Chen Ying's hesitation, Yu Qing thought that Chen Ying didn't want to take on this heavy burden.He slowly put away the Golden Tiger Token, and staggered towards the outside.

"Uncle Yu, why did you leave?" Chen Ying asked in feigned surprise, "How do you plan to arrange these people?"

Yu Qing was originally a well-rounded character. Hearing what Chen Ying meant, he didn't seem to want to refuse.Yu Qing said happily, "Wulang, are you willing to take over the Golden Tiger Order?"

Chen Yingdao: "Brother's words are not bad. Yicong shed blood for Hou Mo Chen's family at the beginning, and now no matter how difficult it is for Hou Mo Chen's family, they can't let them shed tears again. How about this, Jin Hu ordered you to take it back first, but this More than 3000 households and more than [-] people, I am in charge!"

"However, Goro now owns only [-] mu of land, which may not be enough to accommodate so many people!"

"That's right, those fields can be taken care of by a maximum of 3000 to [-] people, and they're still elite!" Chen Ying said with a relaxed smile, "But who said there's only one way to cultivate land in this world?"

"If they don't farm, what do they eat?"

"If you don't farm, you can work!" Chen Yingdao: "I now have a carriage workshop, a Chidao workshop, a high-carbon steel workshop, a high-manganese steel workshop, and a spring steel workshop in Chang'an. , or high manganese steel, even spring steel is in short supply. If there is enough manpower, I plan to increase the production capacity by ten times or even twenty times. I don’t know how heartbroken I am. Uncle Yu, don’t worry, I will order Ge Tong to design Zhuangzi now, and construction will start immediately in the spring. Eight Zhuangzi will be built on the outskirts of Chen’s Wubao, east, west, south, north, and each Zhuangzi will house 5000 people. It won't be long before you will find a city outside Chang'an City."

At this time in the Tang Dynasty, there was not too little arable land in Guanzhong, but too few people, and it was impossible to grow it.However, a large amount of land is in the hands of aristocratic families. Whenever natural disasters and man-made disasters occur, these clans use various means, either by robbery or arrogance. price, to purchase the land in the hands of farmers.

The purpose of Chen Ying's establishment of various factories is not actually to make money, but to give the elites and aristocratic families of this era another way to develop the industrial economy and let them understand that the output value of land is far lower than industrial manufacturing. , can also delay land annexation.

In the end, Yu Qing left the Golden Tiger Order and left, but before leaving, Yu Qing told Chen Ying that he would go out to Luoyang himself, and was going to direct the hidden stake in Luoyang to handle this matter.

After Yu Qing left, Chen Ying immediately summoned the four lieutenants of the Beiwei Army to come to the tent of the Chinese Army to listen to Hou's orders.

Although the battle on the first day of the first month of the third year of Wude caused Chen Ying to suffer a heavy loss, Wang Renze did not take advantage of it. If compared, it was Wang Ren who suffered a big loss.

With the loss of his two generals, Shan Xiongxin and Guo Qing, and more than [-] troops, Wang Renze's strength has been greatly damaged.

As the saying goes, take advantage of his illness and kill him.

Naturally, Chen Ying would not be soft on Wang Renze.Chen Ying looked at the four lieutenants under his command, and his eyes finally fell on Liu Tong: "Liu Tong!"

"The last general is here!" Liu Tong stepped forward and responded.

Chen Yingdao: "My general now promotes you to be the Zuo Deputy Lieutenant of the Beiwei Army, commanding 1000 or [-] soldiers and horses of the Fourth Regiment of the Beiwei Army, and ask Xiang Xiang to be your backup. Go east immediately, go down the ice surface of the Yellow River, and wait for the opportunity Take Hangu Pass, seal Wang Ren, and retreat to the back of Hangu Pass."

Liu Tong was very surprised. He was Chen Ying's confidant, but Chen Ying himself served as the captain of the Beiwei army, and he, the deputy captain in name, was actually the executive captain of Beiwei.However, this Captain was two ranks higher than the other Zhechong Captains, and was on the same level as the Deputy Commander of the Left and Right Guards. Suddenly, Liu Tong became a senior general under Chen Ying's command, which made Liu Tong very uncomfortable.

However, he was not overjoyed, but said worriedly: "General, although Wang Renze is losing and his morale is low, he still has more than [-] troops, and with only [-] There are more than a thousand soldiers and horses, and the strength may be insufficient."

Chen Ying smiled lightly, but did not answer.

Liu Tong did not leave, nor did he stay.

For a long time, Chen Ying looked up at the sky, and said indifferently: "When the enemy enters, we harass, when the enemy is stationed, we attack, when the enemy is tired, we attack, and when the enemy retreats, we pursue." Do you understand?You only need to achieve sixteen characters, and Wang Ren can only stay in the fertile land of Hangu Dao. "

(End of this chapter)