Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 434 Protection Fee

Bocai shook his head and said: "North Woju has been destroyed by Xingba, and Dongwoju still exists. Besides, the king of Goguryeo fled to Buyeo in the north, and there is a country named Sushen in the northeast of Buyeo. I heard that Buyeo's land is fertile, The grain is abundant, and there is a lot of surplus grain. There are people in Sushen called Yilou, who likes to raise pigs, eat their meat, and wear their skins."

Zhou Cang looked at the map, and Fuyu and Sushen should be Jilin, Heilongjiang, and northern North Korea, so the local people should be the ancestors of the Jurchens.

"According to my calculations, Fuyu's population should be about [-], and Sushen's population is about [-]. As for those who are scattered and hidden in the mountains, it is impossible to estimate. Although the population is small, everyone can fight and has a strong ability to survive."

Unbeatable Xiaoqiang?Zhou Cang smiled at Chaobo, "What should you say?"

"Xianbei's internal struggle is when we use our troops to Fuyu and Sushen. First, we can fill the land of Liaodong and have more than enough food for ourselves. Second, we can destroy the two countries before they rise, so as not to raise tigers. Third, we can obtain two The country can form a trend of squeezing the east and south of Xianbei, and it is easier to use troops. Therefore, although it is not easy to take the two countries, it must be taken first!"

Zhou Cang gave a thumbs up, "Well said! Send someone to Goguryeo to invite Zang Ba to discuss matters."

To send troops to Fuyu and Sushen must borrow Goguryeo, and use Goguryeo as the rear base camp, and they need to make a good plan with Zang Ba.

"Last time, I ordered Tai Shixiang and Sun Da to go up Hebei, what did they find?"

"Tai Shixiang set out along the Liao River, but found its source in Hebei. It passed Wuhuan, Xianbei and other tribes along the river, with a total length of nearly [-] miles. Sun Da followed the Yalu River to the southern foot of Changbai Mountain, with a total length of about [-] miles. Along the two rivers The water and grass are luxuriant and the land is fertile.”

It seems that the plan to use the waterway to go north will not work.Zhou Cang waved his hands helplessly, "Then let them make the graphics and come back."

Bo Cai said: "General Xingba has ordered that Tai Shixiang, General Dinghai, sit at the mouth of the Liaohe River, and governor of the four seaports of Liaokou, Huludao, Yingkou, and Lushun. General Staff Sun Da went to Jeju to supervise the building of ships."

Gan Ning's determination to destroy the Japanese is not dead, this is to hand over the control of the inner sea to Tai Shixiang, and concentrate on the outer sea.Zhou Cang originally planned to delay it for a few years, because the currency crisis in Liaodong had to be carried out earlier, so he simply followed Gan Ning's wishes. "Send an order to Xu Sheng, General of Crossing the Sea in Guangling, ordering him to take the Crossing Sea Camp north to Jeju."

It will take at least half a month from Jinzhou to Guangling, Xu Sheng needs half a month to organize the army, prepare supplies, and hand over the defense, and it will be at least two months after he arrives in Jeju.Zhou Cang issued a military order without waiting to discuss with Gan Ning.

On the second day, Zhou Cang inspected the military camp. The Hurricane Battalion in Qu’a had already been formed. The biggest advantage was that the Hurricane Battalion was not short of good horses. Ben was a lowly herdsman or slave at the bottom, but was rescued by Qua and became a warrior, so he was grateful to Qua, and Qua's ability was the key to conquering these people.Hu Ren is good at riding and shooting, and he has become a pediatrician in front of Qu'e. With the guidance of a famous teacher like Huang Zhong, and half a year of real target practice in Wuhuan, Qu'e's level has naturally improved greatly.

On the third day, accompanied by Pei Yuanshao and others, Zhou Cang set off for the border to inspect the exchange market with Xianbei.Originally, the market was scheduled to open every Friday. Because more and more tribes came to exchange, the market has become the norm. Although the various shops are relatively simple, they are all surrounded by tents and fences. The variety is complete, such as salt, ceramics, silk Cloth was the main item of exchange, and there was even Jian’an paper and furniture for sale, which Pei Yuanshao said were mainly favorites of tribal leaders and nobles.Every five days is a big city, when the leaders of various tribes and officials of Xuantu County exchanged bulk items here, and herdsmen traded cattle, sheep and furs every day.

When the market first opened, there were some people who bought and sold second-best goods, and were directly beheaded by Guan Hai. Since then, both sides have become more orderly, although there are also cheaters, but it’s all about you and me. Wish, Guan Hai didn't pursue it.

"Is there a market for fruit wine here?" Zhou Cang asked as he passed by a wine shop.

"The amount is very small, and only some leaders buy a small amount, or come in for a few drinks during the exchange. Now the wine shop has become a gathering place for these small tribes."

Qu A said: "I think they are not used to the taste of fruit wine, if Lanling wine is sure to sell well." After finishing speaking, Qu A felt aphasia, immediately shut up and stopped talking, Lanling wine is Dian Wei's favorite.

Zhou Cang nodded and said, "It's cold in the north, it seems that there is a surplus of food, so we should prepare some spirits for them."

"Spirited wine?" Guan Hai's eyes widened, looking a little salivating.

"It's strong wine, your mouth is slippery when you drink it, and it will give you a splitting headache after drinking it." Zhou Cang chuckled.

"It would be great if there were tea leaves now." Zhou Cang thought to himself, it's a pity that there is no tea in the north, Anhua's tea bricks are in Jingzhou, let alone Pu'er in Yunnan, I don't know if Fujian's white tea, Dahongpao and Tieguanyin are available now , Maybe let Han Yue or Zhang Jin go to the south of the Yangtze River after returning to Xuzhou, this is called making money.

"One more thing." Pei Yuanshao said hesitantly. "Since last year, several small ethnic groups wanted to leave their tribes and join Xuantu. After careful inquiry, I found out that they did not want to pay tribute to the tribe anymore, and they wanted to do this because they had traded with us and tasted the sweetness. Anyone who moved into Xuantu I accept all those who live in tutu, and those who don’t want to move in, I dare not promise for fear of causing conflict.”

Zhou Cang chuckled: "If you want to get cheap from both sides, how can there be such a good thing?"

Looking up from a distance, there is an endless prairie. To conquer this prairie, you must first conquer the prairie people.Zhou Cang said, "It's not uncommon to join the Xuantu. The herdsmen in the [-]-mile zone without troops can apply for my Xuantu's protection. These herdsmen don't pay taxes or do hard labor. You need to pay a protection fee, the specific amount you agree on, don’t charge too much. If the Xianbei people refuse to accept it, Guan Hai, you know what to do!”

Guan Hai clapped the sword in his hand, "The general will understand!"

Uh, how did Guan Hai become a protection fee?Zhou Cang glanced at Bo Ba, "Ba'er is not young, let him do it, if there is a conflict, you can go on."

"Thank you uncle!" Boba was overjoyed.

Zhou Cang stayed at the border for two days and did not catch up with the big market. Calculated the time of the round trip for about five or six days, Zang Ba should have rushed to Xuantu and left Boba to collect protection fees. Zhou Cang was in a hurry again Hurry back to Xuantu.

On the second day after returning to Xuantu, Zang Ba arrived, accompanied by Yang Mi and his eldest son Zang Ai.

"General Xuan Gao has worked hard all the way." Zhou Cang cupped his hands, and Zang Ba had the official position of the Northern Court Guard, so Zhou Cang was extremely polite.

"It's really hard for you to cross the sea and come to the north."

"I would also like to thank the general for giving me a great gift the day before yesterday."

"What's the point of worrying about trivial matters." Zang Ba waved his hands and said, "I don't know why the envoy invited me here to discuss with you?"

(End of this chapter)