Martial Arts: Start with 100,000 Xiliang Cavalry

Chapter 85

"This is the money owed by a woman in your store yesterday."

At the newly opened rouge shop in Nancheng, Jin Yiwei took out eight coins.

"Didn't you say that you don't need money? That girl and I hit it off pretty well. We made an appointment to meet again in a few days."

"This is an order from our lord, please accept it."

After Jin Yiwei put down the money, he turned and left. When Jiasan heard him mention the word "adult", his heart moved slightly.

Jin Yiwei turned and left, Jiasan flicked the finger in his sleeve, something silently attached to Jin Yiwei's trouser leg, followed him out the door.

Another seven or eight minutes passed, and A and San told the clerk to watch the store and went out by themselves.Walking casually as if taking a walk, until she reached the vicinity of Bei'an Prince's Mansion, she thought about it.

"The smell has entered the palace. It seems that the woman...is from the Bei'an palace."

The corners of Jiasan's mouth slightly raised, revealing a smile.

If so, a tactic she's always been good at might come in handy.

After all, yesterday, she had made an appointment with that woman to meet again later.

At this time, she saw soldiers entering the palace.

In the palace, Su Yuan held the information from Chu Changning in his hand.

"The king of Beirong died, and he successfully broke through the royal court of Beirong. Very good."

Although he had expected this result, he was still very happy to see the expectation come true.

It happened that Lu Wuyou was also there, and he congratulated Su Yuan with joy on his face when he learned of this: "My lord, this is really a great thing! After capturing Beirong, there is no need to worry about the future, and there is no need to worry about chaos in the rear."

Without Bei Rong watching from behind, Su Yuan really only cared about the east of Tianmen Pass.

As for Bei Rong going further north, according to the map Su Yuan had seen, there would be a large ice sheet further north.It is extremely cold all the year round, and it is not suitable for survival at all.

I don't know how long the ice field is, and no one in Dazhou went through to see if there were any traces on the other side, but Su Yuan felt that there must be.

The reason is simple, he traveled to this world and felt that this world was similar to the earth.The climate is similar, the sun, the moon, and even the Big Dipper are there.

This means that this is a place similar to the parallel world of the earth. In this way, there must be a warm area behind the ice sheet, and there must be people and countries.

But that was too far away for the current Su Yuan, he still planned to replace Da Zhou first, and then talk about others.

In the letter sent by Chu Changning, he also asked Su Yuan if he would continue to attack other tribes.And he wrote that the envoys of these tribes stationed in Beirong had found him and expressed their willingness to pay tribute to Su Yuan in exchange for asylum.

"My lord, are you planning to accept the tribute from these small tribes?" Lu Wuyou asked.

Su Yuan looked at him: "Worriless, what do you say?"

Lu Wuyou hesitated for a moment, then said firmly: "I don't think the prince should accept it."

"Oh, why?"

"The subordinates believe that the tribute is essentially paid by the princes and nobles for their own safety. But its source is from ordinary people. The more tribute, the harder it is to oppress the people."

"If it is other emperors, it is reasonable to accept the tribute. But the prince once said that all the people in the world should stand up from the oppression of the princes and nobles. Then, the prince should let General Chu reject the tribute proposal, continue to march, and destroy those who ruled. Those who are destroyed, save the people."

When Lu Wuyou said something, Su Yuan burst out laughing.

"Haha, worry-free, what you said really speaks to my heart!"

Indeed, Su Yuan and Lu Wuyou had the same thoughts.

The wool comes from the sheep, and the tribute comes from the people in the final analysis, and the ruler's handing over this thing is not so much protecting the people as protecting himself.

As long as he can continue to live as a ruler, he can naturally enjoy the glory and wealth.As for paying money to powerful foreigners, then pay it, and it will be used as protection fees. The common people don't care, as long as they can continue to enjoy it.

Some emperors may think that it is a very face-saving thing to have tribute from other countries, but Su Yuan doesn't think so.

He said to Lu Wuyou: "You can write the reply letter to Chu Changning, Wuyou, and let him take over other tribes around him on the basis of stabilizing Beirong. Remember to remind him of our consistent policy, don't hurt the people .”

"Yes, I will write it when I get back." Lu Wuyou said, "By the way, my lord, there are many people from other states coming to Mozhou recently, you should know."

"Ah."

Since he proclaimed himself king, more and more people came to Mozhou.

Among them are talents who really agree with his policies and are willing to work for him, and some opportunists come with a gamble mentality. There are also many caravans who fancy Taiyuan's business support policies, and even many spies sent by the capital. Mixed in with these people, rushed towards Mozhou.

This caused the daily flow of people at Tianmen Pass to skyrocket, but there was still no way for contraband to pass through the pass due to meticulous inspections by summoned soldiers.

Su Yuan actually welcomed these people. The more people there were, the better the economy would be. As for the spies from the capital, they couldn't find anything of value at all.

Su Yuan's policies are all open, which is pure conspiracy.If others learn from him to overthrow the aristocratic family and treat the people well, they will become a part of him, and there is no need to beat him.

You have become me, why should I beat you.

But the problem is that others can't learn it at all, because they haven't summoned soldiers, and they can't move the plates of vested interests at will, otherwise they can overthrow you at any time.

Just as the emperor himself is the chosen representative of the most powerful family, it is impossible for him to betray the interests of his own family.

As for spying on the military situation, Su Yuan didn't have to worry about it. There was really nothing to spy on his military situation. It was basically on the surface. It was crushed by the purest strength. The more he knew, the more desperate he would be.

"We must pay attention to talents. People come from thousands of miles to vote, so we must treat them well." Su Yuan said.

Lu Wuyou nodded, and he made a proposal: "My lord, my subordinates have a proposal. The lord can follow the example of the ancients and set up a door guest department, so that some people who are poor and have nowhere to go live in it."

"Okay, you can do it, there should be no shortage of money."

"There is no shortage. In fact, the money confiscated from the major families is enough to last for several years."

"People's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants..."

Once the greed for money starts, it will have no end. People's appetite will only get bigger and bigger, and it can no longer be satisfied.

After Lu Wuyou left, Su Yuan came to the "military situation room" he set up by himself.

There is a huge map hanging on the wall here, including the entire twelve states of the Great Zhou, and some of the passes and main roads are all marked out.

Su Yuan's eyes fell on Mozhou. To the east of Tianmenguan, there was a large pasture. There were many horse farms in it, all of which were opened by Qingzhou.In the past when Su Tufeng was here, most of the Zhenbei cavalry under his command were Qingzhou horses.

Compared with Mozhou, Qingzhou is smaller, but its population is almost three or four times that of Mozhou.

This is normal, the closer to the inland Central Plains, the larger the population.However, Mozhou is located in the frontier, and there have been wars all the year round, so the population has been unable to increase.

However, a large population is not necessarily a good thing. For example, if there are successive years of drought and flood disasters, there may be a major famine.

In the 30th year of Qingxiang, a severe drought broke out in Qingzhou, triggering a wave of fleeing famine, and the population of the whole prefecture dropped by almost a quarter. Jiawu's parents died in that famine.

And beyond Qingzhou and further east, is the capital.

It stands to reason that the capital also belongs to the land of Qingzhou, but as the capital, it naturally exists independently.

Its location is surrounded by Qingzhou, and the cities of Qingzhou are the natural barrier of the capital.If you want to invade the capital, you must first get through Qingzhou.

"Qingzhou..."

Su Yuan already had the idea of ​​attacking him.

He didn't want to stop at all, but every time he landed a place, he had to advance his policy, which would inevitably delay some time.

If it is some small places, such as Beirong, it can be handed over to others.But in a state capital like Taiyuan, he still has to sit in the town himself.

Now, the liquidation of the houses of the major families has been roughly completed, and those who have committed the most serious crimes have also been beheaded continuously these days, and they have died in sevens and eighties.

Taiyuan is approaching stability, and the next step is naturally to go east.

Among the hundreds of officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty, many people speculated that Su Yuan would occupy Mozhou, at least for a few years to recuperate.

Even Emperor Qingxiang thought so, that's why he was so eager to mobilize an army to attack Su Yuan.He was afraid that if Su Yuan occupied Mozhou for a long time, it would become more and more difficult to fight... In the end, Mozhou was really cut off from the territory of Dazhou, then he, the emperor, would definitely leave a bad name in the history.

It should be noted that since the founding of the Great Zhou, the territory has been expanding outwards. If it were in this generation, the entire state would be dug out.That Emperor Qingxiang was about to hang himself, he really had no face to face his ancestors.

However, they were all wrong.

Su Yuan never had the idea of ​​recuperating and resting in a corner.

But to fight Qingzhou, it will definitely not be as easy as Mozhou.

The reason lies in the terrain of Qingzhou, which is not a flat plain like Mozhou.The terrain of Qingzhou, with many mountains and lakes, is not suitable for large army cavalry operations.

In this kind of terrain, the power of Su Yuan's Xiliang iron cavalry will be discounted.

"Maybe I can reenact the Battle of Taiyuan, infiltrate with a physical body, and 'blast' the center."

Su Yuan thought, if a trick is popular all over the world, he can be invincible only by relying on the fact that the soldier talisman can summon soldiers at any time.

……

Gongsun family.

Li Shengtian arrived, and after seeing Gongsun Jie, he directly explained his purpose of coming.

After hearing this, Gongsun Jie expressed his willingness to pay the money without hesitation.

"General, I have plenty of money. I just hope you can break through Taiyuan and capture the traitor Su Yuan alive!" Gongsun Jie gritted his teeth and said, "He executed my son Ling Chi. If I don't take revenge, I will be a father in vain!"

"The general will definitely go all out."

Li Shengtian heaved a sigh of relief. With Gongsun Jie willing to contribute money, he should be able to make up a large chunk of military expenses.

As long as the military expenditure is sufficient, he is sure to win the battle.

It's not that he despises Su Yuan, in fact, he attaches great importance to Su Yuan.

He studied the experience of Su Yuan's rise, and there is no doubt that in his mind, Su Yuan is already a genius general.

Being able to take the small city of Beifeng as the foundation, and successively defeated the Beijiang camp, the Beirong army, and the Mozhou army, this is enough to prove that its ability is extraordinary.

In particular, according to intelligence, he knew that the Mozhou army surrendered without even fighting, which surprised him even more.There is a saying in the art of war that subduing others without fighting is the highest state. Su Yuan can do this, which really makes Li Shengtian afraid.

But he wasn't afraid.

With an army of 45, he can completely adopt different tactics, relying on the supply of food and grass for the entire Great Zhou, even if he fights a war of attrition, it will not be a problem.

After Li Shengtian left Gongsun's house, he hadn't gone far when someone stopped him.

"General Li." The man said respectfully, "Eunuch Fu wants to see you."

"Fu Chengyang?"

Li Shengtian let out a disdainful snort from his nasal cavity.

"I'm running for the army, I'm not free!"

After speaking, he passed the man and continued to move forward.

Li Shengtian had never looked down on Fu Chengyang. The Li family had always hated this kind of eunuch who controlled the government and the public.

As a military family, what fears most is not foreign enemies, but slander from internal officials!

Throughout the ages, how many loyal ministers and good generals did not die at the hands of foreign enemies, but died under the slander of internal ministers?After being suspected by the bewitched emperor, there are countless things about killing loyal ministers and famous generals.

For this reason, the Li family has always disliked Fu Chengyang, but there is nothing they can do about it. In addition, the Li family has been loyal for generations. big.

Li Shengtian just took a few steps, but the man's words made him stop.

"General Li, what Eunuch Fu wants to talk to you about is also about the army."

Li Shengtian turned his head to look, frowned and said, "What?"

"Eunuch Fu is willing to contribute some money for military funding. Moreover, he is also willing to help General Li break through the Tianmen Pass in an easy way."

Li Shengtian raised his eyebrows: "Okay, lead the way. I want to see what Fu Chengyang said about the easy way!"

At the same time, Yu Datong sat on a chair with a gloomy face in the sub-rudder of the Beggar Gang in Taiyuan, in front of all the little leaders of the sub-rudder.

Compared with the last gathering, Yu Datong found that there were two less people.

Undoubtedly, those two also retreated quietly.

"You all heard what I said just now." Yu Datong said.

He told these little bosses about the conversation with Su Yuan just now, and after listening, these little bosses were also a little bit indignant.

"This is too disrespectful to our beggar gang. Disband if you say it is disbanded?"

"That is, in the twelve prefectures of the Great Zhou Dynasty, where there is no sub-helm of our beggar gang, how come he, Su Yuan, is not allowed."

"Even the chief rudder of the capital is fine! He, Su Yuan, has more affairs than the emperor!"

"Never listen to him!"

The little bosses express their opinions, but the core idea is the same, that is, they strongly oppose the dissolution.

This is related to their own vital interests.

If Yu Datong eats meat, then these little bosses can usually drink some broth.After Yu Datong took the money handed over by the bottom beggar disciples, they could also get part of it.

Although there are not many, it is better than plowing the fields, and it does not need to pay the hard work of plowing the fields.

If the sub-rudder is disbanded, Yu Datong will not be able to eat meat, but they will also not be able to drink soup, so they will not do it.

Everyone's reaction was expected by Chase. He pondered for a moment, then said sadly: "Then Su Yuan has given us three days to disband. If we don't listen, I think he will send troops to arrest him after three days."

"This……"

The little bosses looked at each other, some of them knew martial arts, and some were ordinary people.But regardless of whether it will or not, it is by no means an opponent of the Bei'an army.

To be precise, there is no need for any large army, and only the imperial forest army in charge of public security can solve them.

The Taiyuan sub-helm of the Beggar Gang claims to have tens of thousands of disciples, but in fact there is a lot of water.Among the tens of thousands of people, a large part of them don't care about the beggar gang at all, and join in purely to find a backer and make a living.

In a real fight, such people are definitely the first to run, and it is impossible to expect them to contribute.

Excluding these bastards, there are only ten thousand people who can really get together.But these ten thousand people are not concentrated in Taiyuan, but scattered in various cities and even counties in Mozhou.

There are less than three thousand disciples of the beggar gang in Taiyuan.

For such a small group of people, if they want to challenge Su Yuan head-on, they are purely looking for death.

Yu Datong was not stupid enough to hit a stone with an egg, he said to the crowd: "Everyone, my idea is that we pretend to disband, but in fact break up the whole into pieces and act secretly."

"Sneaky action?"

The little bosses all looked at Yu Datong and listened to his detailed explanation.

Yu Datong: "I have already sent a letter to the chief rudder, asking the general rudder to send experts to come over to support. During this time, all of you should carefully investigate the reality of Taiyuan City. It is best to get some important military information."

"Su Yuan rebelled, and the emperor will definitely send a large army to fight against it. If we can provide some military assistance at that time, and cooperate with the inside and outside to help Wang Shi take Taiyuan, rewards will definitely be indispensable."

"I see!"

"The elder said well!"

When the little bosses heard it, Yu Datong's words really made sense.

"Besides, let's spread some news about the Jianghu." Before Yu Datong finished speaking, he said with a resentful expression, "Let everyone in the Jianghu know that this Su Yuan suppressed the martial arts gang and forced the gang to disband. When he becomes Public enemy of the rivers and lakes, let's see if he is doing well as a prince!"

Su Yuan's reputation in Jianghu has long been bad because of the Yunshan faction, and now Yu Datong wants to add fuel to the flames.

He deliberately wanted to blur Su Yuan's targeting of the beggar gang, but to expand the scope to all gangs.He wanted people in Jianghu to think that Su Yuan's goal was to disband all the gangs... In this way, no matter whether it was a decent sect or a demon cult, they would naturally become Su Yuan's enemy and stand against him.

After the little bosses understood what Yu Datong meant, they were all in awe.

They feel that Elder Yu is worthy of being an elder, and his strategy is brilliant!At least they didn't expect this trick at all.

"Elder." A small leader asked, "If you pretend to disband, do you want to organize everyone to beg for food?"

"It can't be organized, let the people below ask for their own. If it doesn't work, go get a piece of land. Isn't the Su Yuan free? You should go get it and sell it!"

"...Well, Elder, you don't seem to know that the land you get can't be sold. And only those who don't have land at home can get it."

Yu Datong was suddenly embarrassed. As an elder, he enjoys worship and has already achieved "freedom of wealth". How can he know the details of Su Yuan's policy.

At this moment, he felt that he had lost face, and he couldn't help but annoyed: "You all talked a lot but didn't do much! Remember what I told you just now? Go do it!"

The little bosses agreed to leave, but none of them noticed that someone had been secretly watching the place where they left, and recorded this place as a meeting point for the beggar gang.

　Remarks:
　　1. Regarding the chapter at 9:5 am, the update time is changed to 1:5 pm.That is, 8:[-] p.m., [-]:[-] p.m., and [-]:[-] p.m....

　　Because the author is not full-time coding, he works part-time at KFC in the morning and codes in the afternoon and evening.

　　On weekends and holidays, KFC is very busy in the morning and has no time to touch the computer, so the update in the morning is often neglected, so we have to adjust the time. Please understand.

　　
　
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