Cao Thief

Chapter 166 The Great Earthquake of Shangtun ([-])

"There are a lot of good fields in the hands of the princes, but no one cultivates them, and some are even abandoned."

Deng Ji sat in the flower hall and talked eloquently, "This county needs land for cultivation, and a large number of villagers need to participate in it. What the princes have is exactly what the county lacks, and what the county has is exactly what the county has. It is something that you are lacking. Therefore, I have a suggestion. You can follow the example of Xu Du and lease the land from the government, and then send people from this county to cultivate it... However, this county will not be able to give you enough for a while. Qianbo, if you want to come, you also know that there are a lot of bad coins nowadays, even if I give you Qianbo, it may not be useful. Therefore, this county brainstormed and came up with a way to get the best of both worlds."

Huang Zheng and others listened attentively to Deng Ji's explanation.

What is the purpose of that 'salt guide'?They couldn't figure it out for a while.

Deng Ji took a sip of his wine, still looking unhurried.

"The people are your people, and the fields are your fields, but they are managed by the government in a unified way, the land is measured, and the enthronement list... In return, this official allows you to trade salt in Haixi. Huang Xingshou's There are two copies of this salt quotation. One is kept by the government, and the other is in your hands. You should know the profits of the salt industry if you are a businessman.

Since the reign of Yuanshou in this dynasty, the sale of private salt has been banned, and the government has unified the purchase and sale of salt.Now, I have an opportunity for you to trade salt openly under the administration of Haixi County... No need to pay taxes, how much salt you can get depends on how much grain you can hand over... Grain for salt, my lords What do you think? "

Huang Zheng and others were pleasantly surprised!

And the local gentry who stayed behind were also a little moved.

"Of course, you can also sell the land directly to the government. The county is willing to buy it at a price that is [-]% higher than the market price, and will never let you lose money.

It's just that this population still needs to be registered. "

After Deng Ji finished speaking, he stopped talking.

"Xiaomin chooses the first type...but Xiaomin still has a question, the source of this product..."

"Don't worry about the source of goods. After the next year, the county has already selected a place to cook sea salt."

"Hai Xi, do you want to boil the sea?"

People couldn't help being surprised.

You know, four years after Yuanshou, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there were only 28 counties under the rule of the Han Dynasty, and 36 counties had salt farms and government monopoly.Originally, the salt trade existed as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and it was initiated by Guan Zhong, the famous minister of Qi State.

It's just that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty monopolized the salt industry in the hands of the government in order to attack the Xiongnu and increase the treasury.

From salt making to selling, the government buys it in a unified manner and sells it exclusively.

Huang Zheng and others naturally knew that the profit from selling salt was huge, but it was a pity that they had no way to get involved in it.

But if Deng Ji opens up the salt market in Haixi, it will undoubtedly point out a way for them to make money.Although the Lianghuai salt industry was controlled by the Mo family before, the situation has changed now.As long as Deng Ji can open the salt market, people like Huang Zheng are enough to deal a heavy blow to the Mi family.

Why can the Mo family sell private salt?

Isn't it because they are strong and have government support?
Now, Deng Ji is willing to support them and open the salt market to legalize private salt.

How can Huang Zheng and others not be moved by it?
Moreover, they don't need to spend too much, they only need to rent out the land and arrange personnel to cultivate it, and they can exchange it for salt when the harvest is good.

Land is meant to be cultivated.

People... It's even simpler. There are so many low-class people in this world, are you afraid that you won't be able to recruit people?
As long as you can get the salt that Deng Ji said, you can officially get involved in the business of selling salt, which is more profitable than farming.

"Little people are willing to serve adults."

Huang Zheng once again expressed his determination.

"Targeting the land to benefit the country, Xiaomin also agrees with Deng County Magistrate's move."

Pan Yong also got up and stood with Huang Zheng.

However, although the two of them stood up to express their support, it does not mean that other people will agree.

This is not only a matter of interests, but more importantly, it also involves the security of Haixi.

Wang Cheng said with a hoarse voice, "Dog officer, don't be complacent, get through tonight before it's too late."

Deng Ji shook his head and sighed, "Xue Ziyang, you really don't cry when you see the coffin. If that's the case, the county will invite you to move and watch a good show."

"What do you mean, good show?"

"You can ask Mr. Wang about this."

Deng Ji looked at Wang Cheng with a smile, and Wang Cheng's expression suddenly changed!
————————————————————————————

On the Haixi city tower, a beacon suddenly ignited.

It was almost midnight, and the beacon fire seemed particularly abrupt.

On the pitch-black plain, many ghostly figures suddenly appeared in shadows.There were a large number of these people, sneaking towards Haixi City Gate.At the same time, Haixi's city gate suddenly opened, allowing a spacious passage.

A man in black stood behind the city gate, beckoning and shouting: "Guan Shuai, follow me quickly."

The leading pirate, nearly forty years old, was born burly and strong.

Seeing the man in black waving, he nodded.

Pulled out a nine-foot broadsword from the horse's back, and pointed forward, "Children, light the torches and charge!"

"Come on!"

The torch was lit, and in the blink of an eye, it became a sea of ​​flames.

One by one, pirates dressed in black, covered with leather armor, with yellow scarves on their foreheads and armed with weapons, rushed towards the gate of Haixi City, holding torches and clamoring.

The leader of the thieves did not act immediately, but secretly observed the movement.

After the pirates rushed into the city gate, they saw that the city gate was quiet and completely silent.The man in black who opened the door just now was waving at them at the entrance of the city gate, then turned and left.

"Brothers, go!"

Seeing this situation, the pirates can still live there patiently.

To be honest, being a pirate is not easy.Usually living alone on the island, he will not be dispatched easily.It was better in the past, the princes fought in a melee, and no one cared about them at all.But after Cao Cao unified Qingzhou and Yanzhou south of the Yellow River, his tentacles gradually spread to Xuzhou, and after capturing Langya and Donghai counties one after another, the space for the pirates' activities was suddenly compressed to the extreme.

Except for Guangling County, it is difficult for them to act on a large scale.

The coastal population of Donghae County is sparsely populated, and there are not many rich households.All in all, Guangling County is the richest.

If this is the case, the pirates' harassment of Guangling County must also be restrained.Too often, it will inevitably trigger a joint attack from the local family.In that case, they will lose more than they gain.Being a pirate is a science, and success does not depend on being able to fight and kill.

This pirate attack was almost four or five months away from the last time.

There isn't much food left on the island, so this time, we can solve the people's livelihood problems...

After all, Yuzhou Mountain is not just a few thousand pirates, most of the rest of the Yellow Turban Army who escaped from Qingzhou are their families.

It is entrenched in Yuzhou Mountain overseas, with a population of up to [-].

With such a huge population base, the life of the pirates is also difficult...

Therefore, once there is an action, these pirates will appear particularly excited.

The leaders outside the city saw that the pirates rushed into the city without any resistance, so they finally felt relieved.

"The commander-in-chief is really clever. It's best to do this kind of effortless action in the future, so that the brothers can be happier."

After finishing speaking, he waved his big knife in the air and shouted loudly: "Follow me to charge!"

In an instant, the pirates outside the city shouted in unison, and the yellow foreheads on their heads were particularly eye-catching in the dark night, rushing towards Haixi like locusts.

In the city, there was still no movement.

When the leader rushed through the doorway, he suddenly reined in his horse.

"Guan Shuai, why don't you leave?"

"There seems to be something wrong..."

"What's wrong?"

"I can't say it, I just feel that something is not right!"

As he said that, the leader wanted to give an order, and the pirates pushed forward slowly.

But at this moment, there was a sudden rumble of war drums from above the city.

Immediately afterwards, many people appeared from the roofs of the eaves on both sides of the long street.With the sound of war drums, they didn't shoot their bows and arrows, but grabbed the bags beside them, opened them, and poured beans on the long street.Not only on both sides of the long street, but also above the city gate.Dozens of sergeants stood up and poured down bags of beans, which immediately spread all over the ground and could be seen everywhere.

Round and hard beans, rolling on the ground.

Before the pirates who were charging could figure out what was going on, they fell to the ground one by one with a plop.

The leader yelled badly: "I've been fooled!"

He pulled his horse and wanted to leave, but the ground below the city gate was also full of beans.

The war horse Xi Yuyu let out a long hiss and slipped directly to the ground.This is not an ordinary slip. After stepping on the bean and falling, the shinbone twisted and could no longer stand up.The pirate standing outside the city gate couldn't help being stunned when he saw the man turning his back on his back.

There is an ambush...

The pirates outside the city yelled and turned their heads to run away.

Suddenly, he stopped again.

It turned out that behind them, a group of people appeared at some point.

Black helmets and black armor, all with big knives and round shields, squatting halfway, the round shields stood on the ground, forming an extremely strong shield wall.

Behind the shield wall, the sword was shining, murderous.

As soon as the pirates stopped, someone hissed and shouted: "Fall!"

Hula, the shield soldier stood up, and at the same time turned his body slightly. After covering his shoulders with the round shield, he took a big step forward suddenly, and with a long bang, he stood on top of the round shield.

"Invincible!"

"Invincible..."

One after another, they roared in unison, echoing in the night sky.

Although there are only more than a hundred people, it makes the pirates have a tragic feeling of fighting with thousands of troops.

"Trapped into camp!"

Someone suddenly shouted.

"It's Lu Bu's camp..."

The cries of 'trapping the battle' made the pirates have an illusion.

They have raided Guangling many times, and of course they have also heard the legend of the most elite camp under Lu Bu's command.

According to legend, once out of the trap, no one can fight.

Now, are they facing the camp?

Doesn't that mean that there are more camps hidden in the small Haixi City.

The Yellow Turban Army is a mob; the pirates who emerged from the Yellow Turban Army are no better, they are also a mob.

In an instant, there was chaos outside Haixi City.

But the sword and shield soldiers with only a hundred people pressed on step by step.

The moment the two sides disarmed, someone in the crowd shouted: "Break the formation, shield attack!"

The iron shield was rolled out with enormous power.A dozen pirates were hit by the iron shield, and their bones were broken.At the same time, the steel knife waved, bringing up streaks of blood.These sword and shield soldiers are like killing machines without any emotion. Every time a knife falls, someone will fall in a pool of blood.

At the same time, the situation in the city became more and more chaotic.

After the sacks of beans slanted down, in this long street, almost no one could stand under the gate.

Cao Peng appeared on the battlement and shouted loudly: "Shoot the arrow!"

The beans suddenly stopped being clear, replaced by crazy arrows like raindrops.

In a small space, there are people everywhere.

Almost no aiming is required, just shoot the arrow down.

Feng Chao stood beside Cao Peng, shooting arrows.

A sharp arrow whizzed away, and screams continued from downstairs of the city gate. Pirates fell in a pool of blood, unable to fight back.

At the same time, groups of people appeared in the alleys on the long street.

These people were standing at the entrance of the alley, holding steel knives and waving them wildly.

In short, every time a knife falls, someone is bound to be injured.On the long street, blood flowed like a river.Bean grains soaked in blood water are more honest, and every step forward will cost a huge price.

"Use corpses as footsteps!"

The leader of the pirates hissed and roared.

"Rush forward, and you'll be fine if you rush over."

The pirates suddenly came to their senses and began to rush forward stepping on their companion's corpse.

At this time, if there is any mercy, they will definitely die on the street.Dozens of pirates managed to rush out of the beans all over the ground, unexpectedly they faced each other, and a group of people flashed out.

The attire of this group of soldiers is different from that of the shield soldiers outside the city.

All of them had spears in their hands, but behind each of them was a basket.

There are five short spears placed in each basket.

A team of ten people lined up in the middle of the long street.Seeing the pirates rushing over, the spearmen in the first row refused to fight, but squatted down instead.

The spear in his hand pointed diagonally, not moving at all in the air.

The spearmen in the second row stepped forward and picked up the short spears carried by their comrades in front, and threw them neatly.

Ten short spears roared and flew out through the air. With a series of dull sounds, the six pirates who rushed forward were pierced by short spears.

"Throw the spear!"

Pan Zhang appeared behind the crowd and roared at the top of his throat.

Spears were thrown, streaks of lightning streaked across the air.

Dozens of pirates fell into a pool of blood in an instant, motionless.

The cold attack is enough to make many people feel chilled.

"Stop, stop... We surrender, we surrender!"

The pirates who had just rushed out saw their companions being killed so cruelly, as if they had lost their souls, they dropped their weapons and squatted on the ground.

"No surrender, no surrender...follow me."

The leader swung his knife and shouted, and if he didn't pay attention, he fell to the ground with a plop.

He got up, his face was stained with blood, seeing the defeated pirates, his eyes turned red anxiously.

"Where's Xue Zhou? Why hasn't Xue Zhou come to meet him?"

He shouted, raised his head suddenly, and saw Cao Peng standing on the top of the city gate.

Rolling his eyes, he turned around and ran towards Chidao, "Kill him, let's kill him... as long as you kill the dog officer, there is still a chance of life."

Not all the pirates were devastated. Hearing the leader's call, they immediately rushed towards Chidao following the leader.

Pu Yangkai stood beside Cao Peng, shaking his head again and again, and kept sighing.

"Stubbornness, stubbornness!"

"Because of this, they must be exterminated."

As Cao Peng said, he waved his hand.

Several healthy soldiers immediately grabbed the sacks and came to the end of the road.

Seeing that the pirates were about to charge up, these pawns were not only not nervous, but happy.

They said that the sack was opened, and Hulala poured out the beans in the bag.The pirate leader who rushed to the front was caught off guard, guessed the rolling beans under his feet, fell down on his head, hit his head hard on the ground, and was thrown bloody.

"Feng Chao, kill him."

Cao Peng gave an order.

Without further ado, Feng Chao bent his bow and set an arrow, aiming at the pirate leader who was rolling on the road, and when he let go of his fingers, the bowstring clanged.

A cold light flew from the top of the city, and the pirate leader had just stood firm while leaning on the wall of the passage, when Li Ya had already arrived.

puff……

The long arrow pierced through the face of the pirate leader.

He opened his eyes wide, as if unwilling to do so, he fell headlong from the road, and when he landed on the ground, he made a "puff" sound.

----------------------

The first update of NO.30 will be released first.

On the last day, there are less than 23 hours left, and the old and the new will continue to charge... There is no guarantee of how many updates will be made. In short, it will be uploaded after writing, and it will never be less than yesterday's number of updates.We have been chasing for 30 days, and the decisive battle has finally arrived!
(End of this chapter)