At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 363, Kuai Che’s plan and money offensive
Monan Trading Company Meeting Hall.

All the workshop owners and caravan shopkeepers in Pinglu Fort will gather together.

There is also a simple desert map hung in the meeting hall, which records the places with lush water and grass, the gathering places of tribes, and the trade routes that they spent countless time and lives exploring.

In terms of accuracy alone, the map of the desert drawn by these caravans was more accurate and perfect than the one in Han Xin's hand.

Linghu Yun, the local workshop owner, hesitated and said: "Will our plan succeed? This is 1000 million acres of land. Even if it is pasture, the emperor and the court will find it difficult to agree."

Other workshop owners also looked at Kuai Che, the head of the Monan Trading Co., worriedly. They planned to use 10 billion to buy tens of millions of grasslands in the desert, which was his proposal. However, most of the workshop owners were opposed to such a thing, mainly because they felt that they did not have the ability to do so. He was not qualified, and even worried that such behavior would arouse the wrath of the court.

However, the huge profits brought by woolen cloth make it difficult for them to abandon the pastures in the desert. Without mastering the raw materials and pastures, it is impossible for them to obtain huge profits from woolen cloth.

In the past two years, the number of textile machines has continued to increase, but the increase in the number of wool has not kept up with the speed of the textile machines. This has caused the price of wool to rise year after year. The current wool cloth is more than three times what it was two years ago. The entire northern herdsmen are therefore Benefiting from this, the price of sheared wool alone is about one-tenth of that of a sheep every year.

This made many textile factory owners angry. They worked hard to build textile factories, train craftsmen, and sell woolen cloth, but in the end their money was taken away by those stupid Hu herdsmen. This is all money taken from their pockets. It is because of this unwillingness that they want to control the pastures themselves.

Kuai Che, the head of Monan Trading Company, smiled and said: "Look, everyone, this is the map of the desert that we drew together with all the caravans. Such a vast territory, with a mere 1000 million acres of land, is not worth mentioning for the entire desert.

The emperor's suppression of powerful landowners is obvious, but the emperor's support for merchants is also extremely obvious, and he even raised the industry to the level of a national one for the first time. There were originally many powerful landowners and sages in the Sage Association, but two years ago the emperor went on a general strike and eliminated a large number of powerful landlords and sages. A large number of sages from farmers and workshop owners began to pour into the Sage Association.

Faced with this problem, Kuai Che did not resign himself to fate like other workshop owners.

Someone knows the Emperor well. Your Majesty is a person who believes in meat rotten in a pot. Our identity is the best guarantee. If such a vast territory in the desert is not given to us Han people, why not give it to those barbarians for grazing? Wait. After they grow stronger, they will attack my big man again.

Kuai Che looked around and said: "We want the governor of Monan to see our strength, and the emperor to see that we can help the Han Dynasty defeat the Huns. In this world, if you show your abilities and don't build military merit, who can take us seriously? ?”

Kuai Che continued: "The emperor is a man who knows rewards and punishments. If we deliberately make merit, the probability of this happening will be greater."

After leaving Chen Yu, Kuai Che settled in Yanmen County. In order to make a better life, he opened a textile factory, and then he got out of control. Within a few years, Kuai Che's textile factory became the entire Yanmen County. The largest textile factory in the county, he accumulated tens of thousands of dollars and became the richest man in Yanmen County.

Are you kidding me, facing such a large territory as Monan, you still encounter the problem of lack of wool?
If there are no sheep, they will go to the desert to catch them. If there are no herdsmen, they will go to Monan to hunt grass and valleys.

Kuai Che believed that if the Han emperor continued to do this, the Han Dynasty would definitely be the emperor of merchants and nobles. That's why he didn't buy land in Yanmen County, but opened a textile factory and became one of the workshop owners.

"The powerful landlords of the Han Dynasty have been abandoned by the Emperor. Whether we can share the world with the Emperor depends on our abilities."

Yes, Monan Trading Co., Ltd. was established by Kuai Che. At first, he thought that Chen Yu was not the master of the Ming Dynasty. If he continued to stay with Chen Yu, Xiang Shang might have his head chopped off by the Han Emperor. For the sake of his own life , Kuai Che left him.

Kuai Che is the sage of Yanmen County. It is precisely because of this status that he proposed at the meeting of sages of Yanmen County that in order to better develop the textile industry in Yanmen County, the Monan Governor's Office should help them develop it. As for the grassland in Monan, this proposal was naturally approved by the sages of Yanmen County, so the Monan Trading Co., Ltd. rented and planted millions of acres of grassland.

Then he looked at the workshop owners and caravan stewards present and said: "Now is the time for everyone to start their own relations and tell those stupid Huns tribal leaders that now is the best time for them to seek refuge with the Han. The Huns' broken ship is about to sink." ”

He also used this level of government-business alliance to get through the Monan military and got Han Xin to agree to the naturalization bill of the Han Dynasty. The Monan soldiers helped them pick up herders.

Kuai Che found that the sages of the Han Dynasty were very interesting. This thing was to insert the powerful nobles of the Han Dynasty into the system of the Han Dynasty court. With the support of the Han emperor, they played an increasingly powerful role and truly connected with the people of the world. (Nobles and powerful people) share the world.

Kuai Che said contemptuously: "A small tribe with dozens or hundreds of people has no right. Tell them to count their cattle and sheep and sell them to us. It is better to come to the Han Dynasty and be a rich man than to be the leader. If they really want to control people, we can't We can let them keep the owners of the textile workshops and pastures in charge of the people. We also need some leaders who are familiar with the Huns to manage them."

"Whether our work can be successful? Whether the desert can be controlled by us depends on everyone's ability."

This is not something that anyone with a brain would think of!
Of course, the national conditions of the Han Dynasty were special, and the Han Emperor could not spare him even if he created slavery, and many special methods could not be used.

Then Kuai overnight encountered a problem that other workshop owners encountered, that is, insufficient raw materials, which made it difficult for the textile factory to produce at full capacity.

A caravan manager said: "But many leaders are reluctant to part with the power in their hands and are unwilling to take refuge with the big man."

So Kuai Che joined forces with other workshop owners to establish the Monan Trading Co., mainly because they combined their strengths to better influence the Han Dynasty.

Kuai Che said confidently: "As long as Li Canjun is willing to report this matter to the emperor, half of our problems will be solved."

All the workshop owners and caravan treasurers were excited after hearing Kuai Che's words. These merchants were also allowed to participate in military affairs and could even affect the survival of a big country. This filled their hearts with an unprecedented sense of pride.

On March 9, the eighth year of the Han Dynasty, the Monan Governor's Mansion joined the army and brought 20,000 cavalry north to support the Han Xin Department. At the same time, people from Monan Trading Company also came to support Han Xin.

Baiyue Mountain, the frontline camp of the Han army.

The 2 troops brought by Li Zuoche greatly alleviated Han Xin's shortage of troops.

Li Zuoche also brought a proposal from the Monan Trading Company, and even said that Kuai Che was willing to help the Monan Governor's Palace annex the Aries Division.

Han Xin sneered and said: "Kuaiche is still the same as before. He always likes to stir up trouble and gossip, but the people facing him are the Huns, and they don't follow the tactics of the politicians."

Han Xin is a military strategist, so naturally he cannot like the tactics of a political strategist.

But Li Zuoche thought for a while and said: "Monan Trading Company also has a lot of power in the desert. It may be able to help the governor. It doesn't hurt for the governor to meet them."

Han Xin gave Li Zuoche a face and met with Kuai Che.

As soon as Kuai Che saw Han Xin, he said: "Captain, you have rashly launched the Northern Expedition before my Han Xin stockpiled enough food and grass, just because you discovered the flaw in the Aries Department and wanted to clear this obstacle for the Northern Expedition in advance. I don't know what the villain said. That’s right.”

Han Xin nodded and said: "That's right!"

"The desert is vast. If our Han Dynasty and the Huns compete for this land, it will be difficult to end the war in a short time. The court's strategy has always been to absorb the Huns' tribes in order to weaken the Huns, and the general also has Such thoughts?"

Han Xin said: "My Han Dynasty's strategy has always been to kill and injure the enemy's effective forces."

Kuai Che said with a smile: "There are more than 6 members of the Aries tribe in Monan. According to the current approach of the governor, even if the core strength of the Aries tribe can be severely damaged, most of the small members of the Aries tribe can escape back to Mobei. , Calculated by small people, the number of these Huns is 7 to . If they go to Mobei, they can add tens of thousands of elites to the Huns. "

Han Xin was helpless about this. The environment in Monan determined that the Aries tribe was extremely scattered. In order to prevent small tribes from defecting to the Han, the Aries King dispersed these tribes near Mobei.

Han Xin did not have enough troops to encircle and suppress these small tribes. He could only target the relatively medium and large tribes of the Aries tribe. As for the small tribes who wanted to escape, he had no choice. Monan was too vast, and the resources in his hands were Twenty thousand people cannot blockade Monan.

Kuai Che said confidently: "We, the Monan Trading Company, can help the general keep these Aries tribesmen and lay a solid foundation for the Monan Governor's next Northern Expedition."

Han Xin looked at Kuai Che and said: "If you can really do this, I will be willing to write to the emperor to allocate a piece of pasture in Mobei to your Monan Trading Company, and even be willing to state your credit to the emperor."

Kuai Che said happily: "Thank you very much, Commander." Monan, where the Buffalo Department is stationed.

Fan Kuai escorted Niu Ke, the leader of the Buffalo Tribe, to the Buffalo Tribe's headquarters.

By this time, the Buffalo Tribe had long known that the Han army had defeated their warriors, and even the clan leader had been captured.

The entire bison department was extremely panicked for a while, not knowing what to do next?
Some people want to flee to Mobei and ask Shanyu to help them take revenge.

However, some elders objected. All the young men of the tribe were captured by the Han people. If they went to Mobei, the Buffalo tribe would be swallowed up by other large tribes, leaving nothing behind. We should find a way to contact the Han people and redeem all the young people from the tribe.

Others thought that other small tribes should be gathered to resist the Han army.

The elders had different ideas, and no one could convince anyone, so they were deadlocked.

When Fan Kuai led 1500 men and horses to fight over, the Buffalo men hurriedly gathered 500 men and horses to meet the enemy.

But among these 500 people, hundreds of them were children of twelve or thirteen years old. They were excitedly riding on horses that did not match their height, with a somewhat brave and fearless look on their young faces.

There were also more than two hundred elderly people over forty years old. Their numb eyes had a look of fear as they looked at the powerful Han army outside the tribe, knowing that if the war started, they would definitely die.

500 people formed a formation, some old and some young, so naturally it was hard to say how powerful they were. But for now this is the only thing the Bison Tribe can do.

The new leader of the buffalo tribe led them to stand ready, while the buffalo tribe behind them quickly brought their livestock and prepared to escape from this place.

The cattle looked at the warriors around him. He only hoped that he could resist his master for two hours to buy time for his tribe to escape.

But at this time, Fan Kuai came out and left one person behind.

Niu herd was surprised to find that her father was still alive, albeit in an extremely miserable state.

Niu Ke said angrily: "Our buffalo tribe has always been pro-Han, and the Han-Hungarian family is closely related. It has always been the leader of our tribe who taught you, how come you have completely forgotten it now?
"The heavenly soldiers of the Han Dynasty are here. Why don't you kill the cattle and sheep to entertain them? Then you lead the troops to fight here. What do you want to do? Do you want to rebel?"

Then Niu Ke looked at Fan Kuai and said with a smile: "The child is ignorant. General, can you allow me to educate him?"

Fan Kuai nodded in agreement.

Niu Ke immediately walked slowly towards the bison army formation.

After Niu Ke came over, his son immediately cut off the rope on Niu Ke's body and said in surprise: "Father, it's good that you are back. Let's escape right away."

Niu Ke said: "Where to escape, not to mention whether we can escape now. Only a few hundred young people in our tribe are in the hands of the Han people. The old and young fled to the desert. That is not a sheep entering a tiger's mouth."

Compared with the big men who still have some rules, the Huns are just a natural law of the jungle. They used to have the protection of the Aries, but now the Aries are almost gone. If they go to Mobei, they will only be eaten by other tribes. Clean and tidy.

Niu Ke said: "You let all the tribesmen come out, we will join the big man."

Niu herd was shocked and said: "Didn't you say that if we go to the Han Dynasty, our buffalo department will be finished? The Han and Hungarian families are deceiving the Han people in the Central Plains."

Niu Ke smiled bitterly and said: "If we don't go to the Han Dynasty, the Buffalo Department will still be ruined. Now people have to bow their heads under the eaves. The marriage between the Han and Hungarian families was fake before, but it will be real in the future."

Niu Ke took the last of his tribe and slowly approached the Han army. Then he dismounted and threw down his sword. Niu Ke knelt down to Fan Kuai and said, "My buffalo tribe is willing to surrender to the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and I beg the general to take him in."

Fan Kuai said expressionlessly: "Follow our army south."

Then, under the leadership of Niu Ke, thousands of people from the Bison tribe slowly followed Fan Kuai southward.

And this kind of thing still happens in the Tianlang tribe and Zang Hong tribe. The Han army brought their captured young men. As soon as these people appeared, the two tribes had to surrender.

The other two pillars of the Aries Tribe, the Red Sun Tribe and the Golden Eagle Tribe, were so frightened after learning about the Battle of Moon Worship Mountain that they did not dare to stay in Monan and directly brought their own tribes to flee to Mobei.

As a result, the organizational structure of the Aries tribe in Monan completely collapsed. A large number of small tribes in Monan were in a panic, but there was no one to command them.

At this time, there were rumors all over the grassland that Han heavenly soldiers had entered the grassland, and even their king had been killed by the Han people. If they did not flee to Mobei, they would all be killed by the Han people.

Such rumors were everywhere on the grassland, and no one dared to bet on whether they were true or false. So the small tribe of Aries took all their belongings and began to flee towards the desert.

But at this time, their old friend, the Han caravan master, appeared in front of their tribe and comforted them not to panic or to flee their home. What does the change of head above have to do with small tribes like them?
Whether it is the Chanyu or the emperor of the Han Dynasty, they do not have to collect taxes.

Mao Dun also carried out reforms, or Chineseization, of the Huns. In order to improve their strength, Mao Dun deployed tens of thousands of people to build a military-industrial system belonging to the Huns. However, with the economic strength of the Huns, they simply could not afford to support tens of thousands of unemployed people. artisan.

In order to solve this problem, Mao Dun asked Zang Yan to help him design the Huns' taxation system.

Zang Yan learned from the tax system of the Han Dynasty and levied no land tax but property tax. A tax on cattle and horses was created in the desert. That is, for every cattle, sheep and war horses that herdsmen raise, the herdsmen must pay a leg of tax (a quarter of the tax) to the Chanyu every year.
From then on, the herdsmen who were poor in the desert and only had cattle and sheep were also taxed.

The merchants of the Han Dynasty continued to tell the herdsmen that they were just herders, and the current war was just a change of boss at the top. Could it be that the Han Dynasty would kill them all.

It is impossible to kill all of you, who will graze the big man's cattle, and who will provide wool for the big man's textile factory.

Moreover, the emperor of the Han Dynasty was much better than the Chan Yuke. The taxes collected by the emperor of the Han Dynasty were even lower. After becoming Han people, they could buy food at lower prices, Han handicrafts, various iron tools, and also use their own livestock and wool. By selling it to the Han at a high price, they can live as richly as their compatriots in the Han.

These shopkeepers explained the path clearly, and the accounts were clear. People from these small tribes understood that it was better to become Han people than Huns, so they stopped running.

And for the leaders and shamans of these tribes.

These shopkeepers said directly: "As long as you can bring people from your tribe to the territory of the Han Dynasty, I will give you 100 yuan for each tribe, whether they are old, weak, women or children, the price will be the same. If you can bring 100 tribesmen to the territory of the Han Dynasty, I will give you 1000 million yuan. If you can bring 1000 people to the Han Dynasty, I will give you million yuan.”

Then the shopkeeper leisurely said: "You must know that even in my big man, if you have a net worth of tens of millions, you are the top rich man. You can go wherever you want and live whatever kind of life you want. Even if you If you want to manage people again, you can open a workshop in the Han Dynasty. It will definitely make more money and manage more people than your shabby tribe. "

These tribal leaders were directly overwhelmed by the merchants' money offensive.

Then a magical scene appeared. They were obviously two warring parties. Instead of fleeing the battlefield, the Huns tribe continued to migrate southward under the leadership of their leaders and shamans.

In the past, such a thing would have been stopped by the Aries King, but now there is no such obstacle. As long as they bring their tribes to the Han's territory, they will be picked up soon. Han Xin was surprised to find that the Han took over the Baiyang. With 70% of the Yang tribe, his early strategy was perfectly realized.

(End of this chapter)