I am not an ant thief in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 262, respective difficulties
Xu Wei has thousands of years of knowledge, so naturally he will not be frightened by this difficulty. At worst, he will buy war bonds. If they want to die without a burial place, judging from Zhen An's donation of money, they also have this intention, presumably they know their current situation.

Although the government of the Tengjia Army does not have much money, it hides wealth from the people. The living conditions of ordinary people are much better than those of the Han people, let alone merchants. Earning a lot of money, it can be said that the current Bingzhou is the most profitable place for the whole big man.Getting some money out of their hands is enough for Xu Wei to fight for another year.

If it still doesn't work, then simply learn from Hope Country and turn the entire Rattan Armored Army into a wartime state. You can even learn from Daqin and fight hard to consume. There are even better than Daqin's army that pretends to be a country. Qin Dynasty can do this , Why can't the Rattan Army do this!

However, the news from Zhang Baiqi also surprised Xu Wei, he was surprised that Huangfusong could hold on better than himself, it turned out that Dong Zhuo helped him behind.The warning order is really a seven-injury boxing, killing the enemy 800 and stopping the loss 1000, but in the current state of the small peasant economy of the big man, as long as there is food, half of the problem will be solved, and the remaining weapons and equipment The court has its own arsenal and less The government can make it, but it doesn't necessarily use merchants.In this era, it cannot be said that businessmen are useless, but they are indeed not as important as agriculture and industry. It can be seen from the ranking of scholars, agriculture, industry and commerce, which is based on the experience of the ancients!
There is no way this is the case in this era. The Three Kingdoms have been bartering for a long time. Although it is so troublesome, everyone can still live.The reason why the status of merchants is low is because without merchants, although life is difficult, they can still survive, but without workers and peasants, they really cannot survive.

Although Dong Zhuo's Seven Injuries Fist will face serious problems in the future, but now it has been used to solve the problem of the court's lack of money and food. Huangfusong has no shortage of money and food to confront himself!
And Zhang Baiqi said that the cholera big man’s economic system would collect and scrape the few supplies of the big man. Xu Wei agreed. No one in this world knows what will happen to this better than himself. I hope the country is not like this. Every time a crisis occurs, it prints money , Purchase global supplies to reduce your own inflation.Xu Wei was deeply affected by it back then. He encountered an economic crisis as soon as he finished his studies, and it was endless. It was difficult to find a good job.

But because of Dong Zhuo's random massacre of businessmen, the Dahan's economy has come to a standstill, and he is about to face a serious economic crisis. If Zhen An and the others make trouble again, maybe the Dahan will enter the era of bartering decades earlier!The only thing that makes Xu Wei feel a little regretful is that they still have to pay copper coins instead of a blank piece of paper. In this era, copper coins are also an important strategic material, especially since Xu Wei has produced bronze live cannons. It's even higher!

Xu Wei thought for a while and then thought of the soil beetle next door. He could use woolen cloth as an equivalent to make ten-cent bills. It seems that the Tengjia Army can also learn from it, using Mayi's wool as collateral to issue banknotes and Paper was used to harvest the supplies of the big man, but Xu Wei thought, if the big man's powerful clan really came to him to transport the woolen cloth and turned around and sold it to Huangfusong, then he would be in a cocoon, after all, woolen cloth is also a kind of non-lost in this season. Strategic supplies for food!
Xu Wei thought for a while and decided to add more time to the extraction of these woolen cloths. If he wants to get them, he will have to wait half a year. After all, the war should be over after half a year. high.

However, this cannot be regarded as paper money. It should be a bond. The wool cloth of Mayi is used as collateral to issue bonds to purchase various materials entered by the big man. The amount of wool cloth in the hands of the Rattan Army is enough to exchange for The big man has tens of billions of goods. Without so many goods, the price of the big man will not skyrocket, and the money Dong Zhuo grabs will depreciate several times, making it difficult for Dong Zhuo to obtain enough goods. The common people were angry with Dong Zhuo.

And now those who still have supplies are probably the nobles and the nobles. When I defeat Huangfusong, and then attack the nobles, these things will still return to my hands after a circle, which can be said to kill three birds with one stone.

Xu Wei thought about it for a long time, and after making sure that there was no big problem, he explained the issue of bonds to Zhang Baiqi and the others clearly!

Divide the words!

The big tent of the Han army!

Huangfusong dealt with the military situation passed on from everywhere!

As his deputy, Xu Rong was assisting them!
"Why do you think that there are not enough medicinal materials to be transported? Could it be that the officials of the court just looked at the soldiers of the big man and died of serious injuries because of the lack of medicinal materials!" Huangfusong said angrily when he saw the letter delivered by the doctor behind him.

During the battle with the Tengjia Army, his men suffered heavy casualties, and he also attached great importance to the wounded soldiers. As long as they could be healed, he was an experienced veteran. To Huangfusong, an experienced veteran was better than five soldiers. The new recruits must be strong, especially when the fighters of the Rattan Armored Army are more elite than the fighters in his hands, every veteran in his hands will increase his chances of winning by one point.

But now one of these veterans died because of a simple injury that could not be taken care of. How could this not make Huangfusong angry!
On the other hand, Xu Rong, who had read the letter requesting support for medicinal materials, said to Huangfusong with a wry smile: "Duke Ming, the imperial court has now issued an order to sue the entire Central Plains, and the medicinal material merchants were either killed by the imperial army or went into hiding. It is very difficult to buy medicinal materials to treat tens of thousands of wounded soldiers, I am afraid that we will have to find a way to solve the problem of medicinal materials!"

Huangfusong frowned when he heard this, Dong Zhuo launched the warning order to support his army, he couldn't say anything, he could only say to Xu Rong: "It's not that the merchants in Youzhou have not been affected, look for some medicinal materials from Youzhou Merchants solve this problem. Our soldiers are not as elite as the Rattan Armor Army. If these veterans are injured due to the problem of medicinal materials, we will not be the opponent of the Rattan Armor Army. We must take good care of their injuries. thing!"

Huangfusong thought for a while and said, "Go and find a way to contact the nobles in Youzhou and let them come over with a batch of medicinal materials!"

Now at this time, there are only tens of thousands of medicinal materials that can be used by the elites!

Xu Rong nodded: "This subordinate will let someone do it later!"

At this time, Ju Yi broke in and said, "Ming Gong, has the woolen cloth issued by the court arrived? If not, the soldiers of our Shield Knife Battalion may be so cold that they can't even hold their knives! It's really cold in Youzhou this winter." , I can’t believe it, Xiliang isn’t as cold as it is here!”

Huangfu Song was surprised: "I wrote to the imperial court in October asking to transport 10 bolts of woolen cloth. Could it be that he hasn't come yet?"

Xu Rong smiled wryly and said: "The imperial court managed to get 3 pieces of cloth, but they are still on the way. They said that we should figure out other ways, and these cloths are still on the way!"

Huangfusong asked: "Why are there so few? I remember that the price of woolen cloth has been dropping these years, and now it is no longer comparable to the price of ordinary silk! Isn't woolen cloth everywhere in the whole man? How could it be possible to get less than 50 yuan?" A piece of woolen cloth?"

Now the entire Mayi has become the largest textile center in Dahan. In recent years, not only the Rattan Armor Army has expanded its production, but Zhen An and the others have also expanded their production capacity. Now Bingzhou produces more than [-] million pieces of wool cloth every year. Naturally, it is impossible for Bingzhou to eat After buying so much woolen cloth, Zhen An’s caravan sold the woolen cloth all over the thirteen prefectures of Dahan, and the Hu merchants even sold all over the desert. Now the caravan has gone as far as the sixteen countries of the Western Regions. .

But even though the market already has tens of millions of square kilometers, it was quickly filled by this tide of woolen cloth. In a few years, woolen cloth has dropped from a high-end product comparable to Shu brocade to a textile that is not even as good as ordinary silk. Even judging from the trend, its status will soon be comparable to that of linen.

Xu Rong said helplessly: "Ming Gong, the woolen cloth of the entire Han Dynasty is produced by the Rattan Armor Army. There are only a small amount of woolen cloth in other places, and the price is also expensive. Now we are fighting with the Rattan Armor Army, and the Rattan Armor Army's woolen cloth has already disappeared I seldom go out of Bingzhou. When the warning order came out, the merchants in Bingzhou didn’t dare to appear big men. Naturally, the court couldn’t find woolen cloth. Because of the lack of woolen cloth, the price of woolen cloth has soared to 1 yuan. , and there is still a price but no market!"

The advantage of suing the order is that you can get a lot of money, but the disadvantage is that you can’t buy things even if you have money. Even now, craftsmen in small workshops in various places dare not make various materials and tools, for fear that the court will regard themselves as businessmen. At that time, the money will not be earned, and the life will be gone. It can be said that the economic activities of the entire big man have basically stopped!

Huangfusong can get enough money and food, but there is only money and food!

Xu Rong could only helplessly say: "Duke Ming, the only thing the court can provide us with is money and food, the weapons and armor we reported, and other logistical supplies. It will be very good when we have [-]% here. Give me some money, and we can buy some supplies in Youzhou so that it will be faster!"

Ju Yi was surprised and said: "We still have to confront the Tengjia army in the wild. We don't even have winter clothes. Our 20 army can have combat effectiveness. If Lei Gong attacks us now, we will become lambs to be slaughtered! Or let These 20 troops only stay on the kang!"

Speaking of which, the 20 army of the big man has not been frozen to death, thanks to the kang invented by Xu Wei, and the hornet's nest, even with these two magic weapons, Huangfusong's 20 army can still confront him!

Xu Rong thought for a while and said, "It's hard for me to help you with the winter clothes, but there are abundant coal mines in Youzhou, so I can find a way to get the folks to make more briquettes for you!"

Ju Yi rolled his eyes at Xu Rong and said, "Then I want to command the army on the kang to fight against Lei Gong!"

Then he said to Huangfusong: "Duke Ming, if we really can't get winter clothes, we should retreat now! Although this may not keep Youzhou, it can keep our 20 army. With this 20 army, we can still We can guarantee Jizhou, otherwise, when the weather gets colder, most of our 20 troops will be frozen to death, and the army will definitely be destroyed by a blow from the thunderbolt. At that time, not to mention keeping Youzhou, even Jizhou will be lost!"

Huangfusong thought for a while and said, "I'll figure out a way to make winter clothes. The Rattan Armor Army can make woolen cloth. The local aristocrats in Youzhou want it, and many parents know how to make woolen cloth. The woolen cloth in their hands will not be less. Let's find him to buy!"

Then Huangfusong said to Xu Rong: "Since the imperial court can hardly support our other supplies, you can ask the Prime Minister for money, and we will buy it in Youzhou. There are hundreds of powerful families in Youzhou, and with their property, they can support us. Our 20 troops!"

Xu Rong said helplessly: "Now Youzhou is a war zone, and the prices of all kinds of goods are skyrocketing. I am afraid that it will be difficult for us to purchase enough logistics materials if the Prime Minister gives money, and the subordinates are worried that they will not sell them. Give us!"

Huangfusong said with a cold face: "We are not protecting their family's safety by climbing the ice and snow. If they are still so ignorant, you can tell the families of these powerful and noble families that the order of suing is not impossible in Youzhou. Let them be more interesting, don't force me to use 20 troops to grab it!"

Then Huangfusong said to Xu Rong: "These words, you have told the noble families in Youzhou exactly, our army wants to survive this winter safely, the imperial court is unreliable, and there are only noble families in Youzhou. The materials needed can meet the needs of our 20 troops!"

Xu Rong was surprised and said: "Duke Ming, if you threaten the families like this, I'm afraid they will sue the court, which will be detrimental to Duke Ming in the future!"

Huangfusong said nonchalantly: "What disadvantages can there be? Lei Gong is about to capture the entire Youzhou, and these people are still guarding their property. Are they waiting to be harvested by Lei Gong?"

Rather than being hanged to death by Lei Gong, and their family property and land were distributed to the people by Lei Gong to buy people's hearts, it is better to use them all to help us defeat Lei Gong. Although their family property is not preserved, their lives are saved. The land is also preserved! "

Ju Yixing smiled and said: "Minggong is right. Anyway, he will lose his family property. It's better to fight with Leigong. Even if he fails, it doesn't make Leigong feel better. This is the true nature of my generation! You want to learn from those noble families in Bingzhou, who were hanged by Lei Gong's public trial one by one, crying, and the members of the family still dare not avenge their own families!"

"I heard that under the rule of Lei Gong, there are still many big families with more than 2000 shi. They did not escape from Bingzhou at all, but lived cautiously under Lei Gong's rule. They became high-ranking officials, and their former disciples and family status in Bingzhou were all wiped out by Lei Gong. Now they can only live in front of merchants in Bingzhou. If they dare to appear in the big man, they might be slaughtered by Fatty Dong! "

Ju Yi doesn't have much affection for the noble families in the Central Plains, especially those families with little knowledge. Lei Gong is going to invade Youzhou. They don't want to support them, but hide in their own fort one by one. The family Xiaowubao can withstand Lei Gong's hundreds of thousands of troops!

The thing that made Ju Yi dissatisfied the most was that he knew that most of the noble families in Youzhou had their children in Bingzhou. It can be said that they were on two boats among the big Han army and the Tengjia army. The army slaughtered them. They worked so hard in Youzhou not to protect these short-sighted aristocrats.

okay!But they have joined forces with the Tengjia Army first, what is the point of all they did in Youzhou!
It's better to go back to Jizhou and let these noble families in Youzhou fend for themselves, and see if Lei Gong will let their families go!Ju Yi dared to bet that Lei Gong would hang them all!

Huangfusong looked at Ju Yi with dissatisfaction and said, "You have time to make trouble here, why not think of a way to deal with Lei Gong, Lei Gong will definitely launch an attack after winter, what will we use to resist then!"

Speaking of business, Ju Yi also became serious. He first asked Huangfu Song, "Minggong, have we produced Leigong's gunpowder?"

Yes, on the side of the big man, the black powder has returned to its original name, because if it is called Tianlei, it will easily affect the morale of the army, making the soldiers think that Lei Gong really understands the law of thunder, so the Taoist doctor who made the black powder gave it after thinking about it. The name of a gunpowder, after all, its raw materials are medicinal materials, and it has fire, so the name gunpowder is worthy of the name!

Ju Yi now attaches great importance to gunpowder. He has experienced hundreds of battles. Not long ago, he was almost hacked to death by soldiers from the Modao Camp. But the battle he fears the most is Lei Gong's use of black gunpowder a few months ago. The battle to break into their camp.

Lei Gong's attack was really lightning and thunder, the sky was rolling with thunder, like the end of the world, but not only the soldiers were afraid, even he himself was afraid. He saw that many soldiers were blown to pieces by Lei Gong's black powder. With a look of shock on his face, he was shocked that his martial arts were useless in the face of black powder.

Ju Yi keenly felt that after the appearance of black powder, the fierce generals who are enemies of thousands of people will become the best, this thing is the enemy of all their fierce generals!

They were defeated by the gunpowder in Lei Gong's hands at the beginning. After Huangfusong used the gunpowder in his hand to demonstrate to the army, he broke the superstition about Lei Gong and let the soldiers know that Lei Gong can't do magic. An explosive weapon.After the soldiers learned about it, they eliminated their fear of the unknown in their hearts, which prevented the entire army from being defeated!

Xu Rong sighed and said: "Our black powder can't be said to be without progress, but its power is indeed inferior to Lei Gong's. Lei Gong's black powder can open mountains and crack rocks, and ours can't even kill a bird, and sulfur and saltpeter are all consumed. Very quickly, the imperial court issued a warning order, so that we could not find the raw materials for making black powder that we wanted to buy. Even if we really made black powder as powerful as Lei Gong, it would be difficult to make it as powerful as Lei Gong at one time. Use thousands of pieces!"

Huangfusong couldn't help sighing, this battle was too difficult, and he couldn't find a way to defeat Lei Gong at all!

Ju Yi said, "You don't have to worry too much, Mr. Lei. The gunpowder has never been used by Mr. Lei since the last time. It can be seen that this gunpowder is not only hard to get for us, but also for Mr. Lei!"

Huangfusong shook his head and said: "But now Lei Gong has a winter to replenish the gunpowder. We are not as good as Lei Gong in field battles. The defense against Lei Gong's gunpowder and crossbow bolts is also powerful. Now we cannot attack or defend. The weather has maintained the current situation, but when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, the possibility of our defeat in the face of Lei Gong's attack is too high!"

This is something that makes Xu Rong and the others helpless. Lei Gong’s most powerful thing can’t even be said to be gunpowder. This thing is small in quantity and can only be used as a surprise soldier. Lei Gong’s real power is hundreds of trebuchets that shoot more than 300 steps. This Shooting far surpasses all the weapons of Huangfusong, so that they can only be beaten even in the camp.

There are also a lot of exaggerated bows and arrows. In the past few months of their battle with Lei Gong, Lei Gong has shot millions or even tens of millions of arrows.Such an exaggerated rain of arrows made Xu Rong and Ju Yi suspect that all the long arrows in the world are in the hands of Lei Gong, so he can use them so unscrupulously. All casualties were caused by the crossbow arrows of the Tengjia Army.What Huangfusong and the others feared most about the Rattan Armored Army was also the endless crossbow arrows!

It was these two weapons that made it very difficult for Huangfusong to defend. If it wasn't for the cold weather that made Lei Gong's crossbow arrows lose their power, if Lei Gong attacked for half a month, Huangfu Song's army might collapse!
Ju Yi scratched his forehead and said: "If we want to continue to fight Lei Gong, we must find a way to get these equipment from Lei Gong. Lei Gong has trebuchets, and we also need to equip them. We need to use trebuchets to replace large trebuchets. For crossbow arrows Let Fatty Dong recruit all the crossbow arrows in the entire Central Plains arsenal!"

But Huangfusong shook his head and said: "It's useless. The trebuchets in the Luoyang arsenal only have a maximum of 200 steps, and they can only shoot tens of kilograms of projectiles, which is completely incomparable with Lei Gong's. Not to mention the crossbow arrows. The entire Central Plains is already in turmoil. It has been 4-5 years, how much inventory will there be in the arsenal, and those who can be recruited have already been recruited by the general!"

Xu Rong pondered for a long time and said: "Ming Gong, we have tried our best in Youzhou, but we are really not as good as others. If we want to change our situation now, we can only let the Prime Minister lead the northern and southern armies to attack Taiyuan from the east of the river. , the entire Sili has an army of 18, and it would be a waste to garrison Luoyang City like this. If the Prime Minister leads an army of 10 to attack Taiyuan, Lei Gong will not say that he will retreat, but at least he will return to rescue!"

Huangfusong thought for a while, and found that there was only one way to change the situation of the battle. Lei Gong was so powerful that it would be difficult for the big man to win if he didn't try his best!
Thinking of this, Huangfusong began to write a letter to the court, asking the court to send Dong Zhuo to attack Taiyuan County!

(End of this chapter)