Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 355 There are two types of people

"Li Dutou, do you know the types of people?"

While wandering around a market near the ferry outside Kaifeng City, Fang Youde asked Li Jiaqing next to him.

The latter was lamenting the forgetfulness of the local people in Bianzhou, which was incredible.

A few days ago, the tooth soldiers of the Crane Control Army killed more than a hundred gangsters near the ferry pontoon. The scene was extremely bloody, with broken arms and limbs scattered on the ground. Although it is not to the point where blood will flow into a river, it is almost at the level of a river of blood.

However, that incident has not happened long now, and the vendors doing business in these markets seem to have forgotten what happened back then. As before, I didn't seem to notice any changes.

Sell ​​what should be hawked, set up stalls where there should be, and buy what should be purchased. It seems that the more than a hundred gangsters who worked in the business died in vain. In fact, they still have to pay the "security fee", which is half a cent more than before, but it is just given to the Xuanwu Army.

"There are two types, men and women."

Li Jiaqing was thinking about something and answered casually.

"No, there is actually only a difference between living people and dead people.

This move is actually a compromise, which creates obstacles to the circulation of Jiaozi and leads to economic chaos. It is a compromise that has to be done as a last resort and is a strategy of fighting fire with fire.

Facing the blade, the current classification of the crowd into threes, sixes and nines has no meaning at all. At that time, there was only the difference between the living and the dead, and this was the real difference. "

This was also the arrangement Liu Yan made in advance in order to give up Chang'an Jiaozi.

"People are only divided into life and death. Why does Commander-in-Chief say this?"

The abolition of Chang'an Jiaozi is already imminent!

Li Jiaqing asked curiously.

Fang Youde said coldly, which made Li Jiaqing's hair stand on end.

Living people have unlimited possibilities, and you can try your best at anything.

Henan merchants who smelled the rumor used various channels to exchange the Chang'an Jiaozi in their hands for Luoyang Jiaozi, or even in kind. They bought whatever they could, but in the end they basically rotted in their hands and let them go. They depreciate.

For example, after Changan Jiaozi was released to Bianzhou, the policy immediately changed. After being circulated for a period of time, some businessmen discovered that the purchasing power of Chang'an Jiaozi in many prefectures and counties in Henan was much greater than that of Chang'an, where it was issued.

Li Jiaqing persuaded him calmly, saying that he did not believe that Fang Youde, who was proficient in military strategy, could not see that for "experts" like them, many things were obvious.

This is to ensure that no merchant will take advantage of the information gap to earn the price difference. However, people in the Tang Dynasty did not have much experience in this, and they were easily taken advantage of.

While they were talking, a middle-aged farmer handed Fang Youde a huge pear and said with a flattering look on his face: "It's hot, Fang Jieshuai will eat a pear first to quench his thirst."

As for giving money, Qiu Ba naturally has no such explanation. Those who served as soldiers in the Tang Dynasty did not get any money, they only had money given by others!

If Hebei launches an attack, the Xuanwu Army will bear the brunt!

Now the Xuanwu Army is in Bianzhou, the place where the Fourth War was fought. If there is any trouble, we will be in a very bad situation as we have no troops at our disposal. "

To put it bluntly, the area is isolated first, then multiple channels are implemented in parallel, and finally the cancer is removed using "surgery".

Fang Youde took the pears, nodded slightly to the farmer very reservedly, and then continued walking forward, without any intention of paying for anything.

"What do Li Dutou think of Hebei?"

A large number of small businessmen went bankrupt and suffered heavy losses. Datang paid a heavy price in the process of exploring the operation of paper money.

In addition, iron coins with a denomination of "one penny" were also minted. With Jiaozi circulating, Liu Yan was not worried at all about the powerful casting iron money, and no fool would do this.

"Commander Jie, I am your old general, so I will speak freely if I have anything to say."

Whatever friendships the imperial court created had little effect on improving people's livelihood, and they only benefited the powerful.

No one thought that Chang'an Jiaozi's depreciation would be so fast! It has depreciated by more than half in just a few months!
This triggered a general boycott of Chang'an Jiaozi by merchants of all sizes in the Henan economic circle with Luoyang as the core, so that effective circulation could no longer be achieved.

Although Li Jiaqing was in Hebei back then, he was a migrant from Hebei and came from the Bohai Sea. He had no position issues or historical baggage. You can also evaluate the problem from a more objective perspective.

When Jiaozi was issued in the Yuan Dynasty, in order to avoid the situation of reselling currency by taking advantage of the information gap, "levelling" agencies were specially set up in each jurisdiction to coordinate the issuance of local banknotes.

"The troubled times are not far away, and then you will understand the meaning of what this commander said today.

This caused market chaos in various states in Henan, including Luoyang, and commercial operations were greatly disrupted.

An Lushan is indeed dead, but the trend of corruption in this world has not changed at all.

"Jie Shuai, I came from Hebei, and you were also in Hebei back then.

In Bianzhou, a place where the canal meets the Yellow River and trade is extremely prosperous, the turmoil caused by currency disorder is particularly violent! Fang Youde witnessed all this with his own eyes and led the Xuanwu Army to maintain order and kill many desperate thugs.

Fang Youde asked meaningfully.

Li Jiaqing looked around and found that it was actually very noisy and no one paid attention to them at all.

He saw that the market was in depression and all businesses were shut down, and he felt that troubled times were not far away.

Fang Youde did not take advantage of his authority to "make a fortune" in the market, which was already a high standard of conduct.

Fang Youde sighed and said.

As a result, many "nimble-minded" traders did nothing but brought silk and went to Chang'an to "snatch up" Jiaozi. Then they took advantage of the information gap to buy supplies in various states in Henan, which greatly pushed up the price of goods. local prices.

At the same time, the imperial court also listened to Liu Yan's suggestion and cast a beautifully made "big coin" with a "face value" of one hundred wen. The copper content in it was far less than the one hundred wen Kaiyuan Tongbao, but it was intended to be used as a piece of money. Hundreds of texts to use.

So the imperial court had to open a new Jiaozi shop in Luoyang and print "Luoyang Jiaozi" with the same style as Chang'an Jiaozi to cope with the chaotic currency circulation. In other words, a "currency firewall" was established to prevent Chang'an Jiaozi from being circulated in Luoyang.

The dead will only be forgotten, unable to see, hear or feel, and can do nothing. "

Li Jiaqing also took it for granted, and even thought that Fang Youde had great personal integrity!
You know, when Qiu Ba went to the market, it was like going to jail for a walk. Of course, he took what he got and was not polite at all.

So he deliberately lowered his voice and said: "In my opinion, the Hebei aristocratic families have occupied so much land. The imperial court's taxes are so harsh, and they also restrict people from Hebei from entering the center. These things are no longer rumors. I'm afraid if there is any There is no way that some people can remain calm like that."

Even he, a Hu man from the Mohe tribe, knows that once he owns land, he must strive for greater political power to ensure that his economic interests are not harmed. As for the imperial court's attitude towards Hebei, it can only be said that it is so abstract that it is difficult to describe it in one sentence.

No matter who the Jiedushi is in Hebei, he will eventually compromise with the local forces and embark on the road of rebellion.

If he happens to be an honest and honest military governor and really doesn't want to cause trouble, then the local forces will cause trouble for him and try to push him down and replace him with someone who can cause trouble!

Li Jiaqing had seen many similar things when he was in Bohai Country. It can only be said that the Tang Dynasty and Bohai Kingdom are both shining under the same sun. There is nothing new under the sun!
Jiedu envoys are replaced every four years. Now that Anlu Mountain is gone, the people of Hebei will always meet the Jiedu envoys they "need". If one doesn't work, they will be replaced by another one. There will always be someone who can!
If the rebellion of the Jiedushi is a small probability event, then if the number of changes of the Jiedu is superimposed and the timeline is lengthened, then the rebellion of the Jiedu will be an event with a high probability. In the Beiting Protectorate, in the middle of Kaiyuan, didn't Liu Huan's rebellion case also happen?

Brother Ji was not stupid at that time!
It was a common occurrence in the Tang Dynasty for a rebel general to emerge from a border town. Whether or not the rebellion can be suppressed is the gold standard for testing a country's strength.

Li Jiaqing's words hit the nail on the head.

Rebellion in Hebei was a matter of time. There had been chaos before during the Wu and Zhou Dynasties, and there would definitely be chaos in the future. I just don't know when exactly it would happen, or what specific events would cause the conflict to break out.

He was not the only one who saw this clearly. “The handsome guy in this section has only figured out some things recently.

By defending Bianzhou, we can save the country for a while. A certain wish does not care about personal gain or loss. "

Fang Youde sighed softly, feeling so filled with emotion that he didn't know how to express it.

Is Hebei the problem of Datang? Yes, but not entirely.

Is the problem of the Tang Dynasty Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong, Yang Yuhuan and others? Yes, but not entirely.

Is Brother Ji the problem with Datang? Yes, but not entirely.

Is the problem of the Tang Dynasty the recruitment system? Still the same, yes but not quite.

At this moment, Fang Youde was very confused. How could he save Datang? There was no answer in his mind. He has done a lot for Datang and changed many things, but he still watched Datang slide into the abyss step by step.

Did I really do something wrong?
Fang Youde asked himself, but no one gave him an answer.

"Jie Shuai, you seem to have something on your mind?"

Li Jiaqing asked in confusion. He found that Fang Youde, who was patrolling the canal today, seemed a little absent-minded.

"Nothing, just worried about the country."

Fang Youde waved his hand and said.

"Jie Shuai, if the sky falls, there will be saints holding it up, so why do you have to worry so much?"

Li Jiaqing asked in confusion. He didn't understand that Fang Youde, at his age, still wanted to do something about the country. Isn't this obviously a problem with him?

"Saint...Oh, saint."

Fang Youde shook his head and sighed, saying nothing.

……

“There are two kinds of people, those who are our friends and those who are our enemies.

In the future, before you do anything, you must understand whether the person involved is our friend or our enemy.

You should have the same attitude towards your friends, be fair, just and open, don't bully your friends, and don't force your friends to become enemies.

We must oppose our enemies with a clear-cut stand and be ruthless in order to eliminate them. We must not be vague about what we want to do, and we must not let our friends be confused about our own position.

Let alone compromise and collude with the enemy!

You see, in this section, Shuai went to Qiuci Town, and Tingzhou actually caused such a big mess, which completely embarrassed a certain person!
Don’t you know where Tingzhou is? That is the rear area of ​​our expeditionary force. Going west from Tingzhou, there will be no big city to replenish the supplies!
Why doesn't the rabbit eat the grass next to the nest? Did I issue military tickets to the Qiu Ba people to force them to buy and sell in Tingzhou? Are you really not afraid that after the expeditionary force goes out, the people here in Tingzhou will have a civil uprising and cut off our food supply? Then you guys will starve to death!
All the Hexi Jiaozi lost this time will be deducted from the money and silk that will be used to reward the three armies in the future, and no individual will be punished individually. A few people make mistakes, everyone is responsible! "

In the government office lobby in the inner city of Tingzhou, Fang Chongyong held a thin wooden stick, pointed at the "Three Major Disciplines, Eight Points of Attention" written on the whiteboard, and sprayed it at the generals present.

"Jie Shuai, I went to Qiuci Town with you. I'm not in Tingzhou at all. Do you have to be punished for this?"

He Changqi complained with an aggrieved look.

"Idiot! Idiot! You idiot!"

The five-colored parrot not far away was flapping and screaming, trying to fly, but it couldn't fly because of the iron rings on its feet, so it had to return to the wooden stick where it was originally standing.

"Uh, so who, take this beast to the backyard."

Fang Chungyong's eyes twitched, and he pointed helplessly at a general who looked a little unfamiliar and suddenly couldn't remember his name.

The man crossed his hands and saluted, suppressed his laughter and took the five-color parrot out of the government office lobby.

"This time, no one in the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army bought or sold by force, so they will not be punished. However, all other armies will be treated equally. As long as one person in the army makes a mistake, it will be deemed that all of them have made a mistake."

Fang Chongyong said righteously.

"Commander Jie, it is natural to be blameless when dealing with soldiers who have made mistakes. But those who have not made mistakes must also be punished. This is a bit unhuman."

Duan Xiushi continued to persuade: "What's more, the army is about to go out, so..."

"This is even more important for those lawless Qiu Ba people to know what it means to have orders and prohibitions, and what it means that the army is a collective!
Someone made a mistake, but his boss did not stand up to stop them, nor did he report them to the superior officer afterwards. This is cover-up, and he is as guilty as the person who committed the crime!

Let them remember this time. Next time they see a colleague committing adultery, don't think that they can stay out of it by pretending not to see it! "

Fang Chongyong fought back mercilessly.

Now Duan Xiushi has nothing to say. Equal rewards and equal punishments are nothing new, but a common military law that has long been shared by armies capable of fighting.

At this moment, Guan Chongsi walked into the hall with a few people. Two people carried a large basket, several large baskets, all of which were called "Hami Melons" by Fang Chongyong in his previous life. They were from Xizhou and Ting. Specialties from Guangzhou, Illinois and other places.

Tingzhou has no shortage of sunshine and no shortage of water, so it is not unusual to have cantaloupe. However, at this time, the cantaloupe was named "Royal Melon" by Brother Ji, and it had a great reputation. The local price of these melons is about ten guan. If they were sent to Chang'an, the price would be more than ten times higher.

"This is……"

Fang Chongyong looked at Guan Chongsi with confusion. He didn't seem to have ordered the purchase of cantaloupe. Why did you send these melons to the government office so openly?

"Ambassador Fang, after you came to Tingzhou, you brought order to the military discipline and even went to each family in person to apologize and compensate for the losses.

These are the thoughts of the people of Tingzhou, and I would like to send you some royal melons to quench the thirst of you and the officers of the Anxi Expeditionary Force. "

An old man wearing a brocade robe saluted Fang Chongyong and said.

"I have no choice but to do it. I have received the wishes of the people, and I must not accept the gift. Well, it's hot and it's troublesome to carry it back and forth, so I decided to buy it without permission."

Fang Chongyong quickly took out a ten-guan Hexi Jiaozi from his arms, handed it to the old man and said: "You must give money when buying things, otherwise you will become a bandit. May I ask the old man's last name?"

"I am the official teacher of Tingzhou, Fang De!"

The old man saluted respectfully and said.

ha?
The eight people present looked at each other in amazement. They were one word short of becoming Ambassador Fang's father. Could this old man come here deliberately to show off?

Fang Chongyong was also a little embarrassed, but now was not the time to get entangled. He forced Jiaozi into the opponent's hands, and politely asked the people who were sending melons out of the yamen. When he came back, he asked He Changqi: "What did the commander just say in this section?"

"Uh, speaking of... eating melon, yes, I just mentioned eating melon!
The weather is so hot! Jieshuai, let's open all these melons now! "

He Changqi said with a smile on his face, pointing to several large baskets placed in the middle of the lobby. This thing was very expensive in Chang'an, but now you can eat it freely, so why don't you enjoy it!
"What a fool! I just wanted to talk about the fight between you and Han Haijun! This incident must be brought back!"

Fang Chongyong pointed at He Changqi and cursed.

(End of this chapter)