Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 2286 Changes in Change

   It was Zhang He who met the Jiankun people first.

Obviously, Zhang He was only confirming the qualifications of the envoy, and could not immediately give Jiankun and his party any treaty, and Zhang He did not have that authority, so after a brief meeting, Zhang He took the Jiankun people to Zhao Yun's camp. go.

  Of course Zhang He didn’t just lead the way, he didn’t do anything else. During the brief process, Zhang He discovered many problems on the sidelines.

  The weapons of the Jiankun people are uneven.

From one aspect, it means that the metallurgical technology of the Jiankun people is not very good. On the other hand, it also shows that the fighting power of the Jiankun people cannot be replaced in an orderly manner. Take the most common arrow rain covering strike as an example, the weight of the arrows is inconsistent , will inevitably lead to deviations in the coverage of Arrow Rain...

  Jiankun people are of different races, there are both yellow race and Semu people. And this may also have caused the discord among the Jiankun people, the conflict between the red-haired and the black-haired people, even though the Jiankun people had made some cover-ups, Zhang Yun noticed it.

  『That’s about it…』

   Zhang Yun said slowly, ending his report to Pingbei General Zhao Yun.

  Zhao Yun nodded slightly.

Apart from the matter of weapons and equipment, the conflicts between Jiankun people are quite interesting. Either the people of Jiankun deliberately showed it, or the conflict between the two sides is already very intense among Jiankun. The cover-up on the surface is not good enough.

  Zhao Yun prefers the latter, but it cannot be said that the possibility of the former is completely absent.

   The time for the official meeting between the two parties is agreed to be three days later.

   During these three days, the Jiankun people also had a general understanding of General Pingbei Zhao Yun, or the entire army under General Hussars.

  For most allies, it seems that in ancient times, there were no telephones, faxes, bank checks, etc., so how to judge whether the other party is worthy of the covenant, then naturally it depends on the items put forward by the other party...

   First of all, look at the equipment. In this regard, the Han people are of course much better.

This is because Fei Qian paid attention to the manufacture and development of equipment, and even for the relatively remote Pingbei general Zhao Yun, he treated them equally, and did not send out any equipment and utensils because of the long distance. When the "armored cavalry" in the army was equipped, the horror and envy were naturally indescribable.

  The evolution of horse armor began a long time ago, but in places like Jiankun, the metallurgical technology is still a bit poor, so it is already very remarkable to be able to meet the armor needs of ordinary soldiers.

   What's more, before Feiqian, in history, the application of horse armor was basically used as a key protection for generals, and most people didn't even think about it. In the "Military Policy Order", Cao Cao stated the comparison of the strengths of the two sides before the battle of Guandu, saying: "Yuan originally had ten thousand collars in armor, and I had twenty collars in great armor; originally there were three hundred horse armors, and I could not have ten." 』Although there is a certain degree of exaggeration, it can also be seen.

Therefore, the Jiankun people saw that the Han people took out more than a hundred pieces of horse armor to equip the cavalry, and seeing the actions and coordination of the cavalry with the horses, it didn't look like a temporary thing, so much in their hearts will mutter...

  The second aspect is of course people.

   Whether a **** is strong or not, and whether it has combat power can sometimes be pretended, but some details cannot be pretended. When the people of Jiankun saw that the Han soldiers were neatly lined up and marching in unison, they were clearly well-trained and sharp soldiers, and the soldiers brought out by Jiankun were not bad, but they seemed to be slightly inferior in spirit and spirit. .

  Even though some Jiankun people are indeed taller than the Han people in terms of body shape, the pride in the bones shown by the Han people is not comparable to these tall Jiankun people...

  The negotiations between the two parties have officially started.

  Well, strictly speaking, it is three parties, but Rou Ran is sitting at the side, so he is not qualified to talk.

   Jiankun people naturally couldn't be cowardly from the beginning. Even though they knew there was some gap, they were somewhat muttering in their hearts, but they didn't let go easily, and even deliberately showed some contemptuous gestures, and sat in front of Zhao Yun.

  Zhao Yun looked at the two Jiankun people, and after sending greetings, he smiled and said, "May I ask you two... who is the envoy?" 』

  The red-haired Hujie Chulin raised his chin and signaled with his nostrils, "I! 』

  The black-haired Po Shihe squinted at Hujiechulin, then squinted to the side, but didn't say anything.

  Zhao Yun nodded slightly, "So, very good..."

  『Now there is a genus of Rouran, and there is a slight dispute with your side...』Zhao Yun said slowly, 『Your side is based in Mobei, and it has nothing to do with it. How can you rob Rouran now? 』

  Hujieqiulin and Poshihe glanced at each other.

  When he came here, Jiankun also had some internal voices, and there were some plans for today's meeting, but he didn't expect Zhao Yun to be so direct, and he raised the most important question without saying a word.

  Although in the grasslands and deserts, what is enshrined is the creed of the weak and the strong, but this creed cannot be clearly stated, and it is impossible to express like a harpy that I just want to bully the weak, and I just have big fists. What's wrong?

   It’s like eating all kinds of corpses, animal corpses, and plant corpses, but those who pounce on and press them to eat raw are called beasts, and those who cook them to make delicious dishes are called gourmets.

   Say there is no difference, there is no difference, and say there is a difference, there is also a difference.

  Therefore, Hujieqiulin said with a blank face: "Rouran... invaded our pasture..."

The old man Rouran on the side couldn't help gnashing his teeth for a few times when he heard the words, but he looked at Zhao Yun and endured it again. He knew that arguing that they didn't encroach on, or that they didn't offend, etc. It is useless, because this is not arguing reason in itself.

   Just an excuse, a reason to hang out.

  Zhao Yun didn’t care about whose so-called pasture belonged to, but nodded, as if he got some answers from Jiankun, “So...you have been hit by snowstorms these few years? Is it badly damaged? Do you want us to help? 』

  Zhao Yun's words were not loud, and the content seemed to have no problem, but it made all the people in Jiankun change color.

  When the old man Rouran saw this, he immediately laughed twice.

  What counts as "helping"?

  Helping to make mistakes is also considered a kind of help.

  Po Shihe stared at Zhao Yun, "General... what does this mean?" 』

"I want to ask Rouran for help, and then Rouran said that there is a problem and I can't help, and then I will ask if you need our help..." Zhao Yun smiled and said like a tongue twister, "I don't mean anything, just this I mean, you should understand what I mean..."

  Hujie Chulin and Poshi River, "..."

  Zhao Yun’s guess was correct, because the harsh winters of the past few years have caused severe snowstorms in Jiankun, which was originally at the northern end of the desert, and had to migrate south as a whole. Of course, there was a conflict with Rouran in the southern part of Jiankun. In history, Jiankun even advanced to the north of Cheshi Kingdom because of this, and once had direct contact with the Tang Dynasty.

   And this time the Jiankun people are willing to come out to contact the Han people, just to see what the attitude and strength of the Han people in the south are, and whether it may affect the progress of the Jiankun people going south to avoid the snow disaster. So now being pointed out so unceremoniously by Zhao Yun, even though Zhao Yun's words are a bit awkward, it still makes the people of Jiankun feel very uncomfortable.

  The temper of Hujiechurin with the back hair seemed to be as irritable as his hair, and he immediately shook his face, "I don't understand what you mean!" 』

Zhao Yun waved his hand, signaling to be safe and calm, and then asked someone to take a schematic diagram, "Come on, look, this is the approximate location of you, Jiankun, and this is Rouran. The area below, of course, is The territory of our Han people...We Han people have always been peace-loving and do not like war...So, if you want to go south from Jiankun, you will inevitably reduce the pastures in Rouran...Now it is very simple...』

  『It is impossible for Rouran to go south...Because I am here...So Rouran can only go east...'Zhao Yun looked at Jiankun and the two,『So my suggestion is very simple...』

  Zhao Yun turned his head and looked at Rouran again, "You two merged into one place and expanded eastward, wouldn't the problem be solved?" Jiankun can gain new pastures, and Rouran doesn't have to lose pastures...the best of both worlds! 』

  『Then what are you doing? ’ Hujieqiulin asked.

"I will provide you with weapons and armor..." Zhao Yun smiled slightly, "According to what my lord Hussar said, it is the most favorable price for you... Well, it is called "Most Favored Nation Treatment"... It doesn't matter if you don't have money, you don't necessarily need it Fur, cows and horses, anything of value can be exchanged... We are easy to talk to...』

  『What’s easy to talk about? ! not good at all! 』Hujie Qiulin glared at him.

   Po Shihe glanced to the left, then to Zhao Yun to the right, and lowered his eyelids...

  …|··|*~●…

  Although it wasn't too much trouble when Huang Quan hijacked Zhang Ze to leave the Hongmen Banquet in Hanzhong, the impact was indeed not small.

  The situation in Hanzhong is getting worse day by day.

   Then finally, like dominoes stacked together, they collapsed with a "crash".

The Zhang family in Hanzhong was not considered a famous family at first, and there were no outstanding descendants in the Three Kingdoms period in history. It is very likely that only Zhang Ze has some reputation, and the rest of them have mediocre qualifications, or He died unfortunately in the troubled times, and there is no family history.

  But now, the Zhang Ze family is a little different, as if they are among the famous families.

   There are people, territory, and authority.

   It seems to have everything.

   It's like everything has come to a head, and the hot cooking oil is blooming. At this time, there are very few people with a calm mind, and most people don’t know who they are, and they don’t even have an impression of who their wives are. After all, there are so many wild flowers outside, all competing for beauty, and my wife hasn’t seen it a few times throughout the year. , Of course, I don’t know if it’s beautiful or not.

   In a sense, Zhang Ze, the governor of Yizhou and concurrently the prefect of Hanzhong, is very difficult to go further.

  As the governor?

  State pastor?

   Or go to Chang'an to hold a position similar to Jiuqing?

On the one hand, there is no space above, and on the other hand, Zhang Ze is also reluctant to open up the situation in Hanzhong with great difficulty. The family arranges one by one, and the oil and water are eaten one by one. A group of people surround Zhang Ze and lick every day. Uncle Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang, Grandpa Zhang screaming, it couldn't be more enjoyable, so why go to another place to suffer?

  It is easier to judge others, but it is more difficult to recognize yourself.

  Zhang Ze was a little hesitant at the beginning, but now...

Especially after learning about the large-scale clean-up of corrupt officials in Longyou, Zhang Ze couldn't sleep well almost every day. After connecting various matters during this period, he finally felt that it was impossible to be good. The situation has reached the point where they brazenly launched a rebellion, letting their disciples hold hostage county and township chiefs in various places in Hanzhong, block the intersections in the north and the south, and at the same time send envoys from the east and west routes to contact Longyou through Yangping Pass. The North Palace of the Qiang people, all the way is Guo Shangyong rushing to Xiangyang...

  At the same time, Zhang Ze assembled a large number of troops, besieged Fangling, and prepared to sacrifice Huang Quan's head to the flag.

Regarding the overall situation, Zhang does not think he can stand alone against Hussar General Fei Qian, but now there are riots in Longyou in the west, and if he cuts off the connection between Guanzhong and Sichuan in Hanzhong, Feiqian will not be able to get in Guanzhong Supplies from the south, and then Cao Cao's soldiers and horses are brought in from the Jingzhou area. If so, it is possible to block Fei Qian's soldiers and horses in the Qinling Mountains, and then Hanzhong will become king on its own!

   It is impossible to say that it is possible to march into Sichuan and Shu with Cao Jun to expand the foundation. In this way, Feiqian may lose the land of Longyou Hanzhong, Sichuan and Shu, and then collapse suddenly, and there is no need to fight...

Zhang Ze originally thought that the siege of Fangling should be easy to capture. After all, there were Zhang Ze'an's personnel in Fangling, but he didn't expect that after Huang Quan rushed back to Fangling, the first thing he did was to wipe out Zhang Ze'an's personnel. Eyeliner, when Zhang Ze came to attack, he had already unified the inside and outside, defending the city, and it was difficult for Zhang Ze to attack for a while.

  Zhang Ze’s plan is very beautiful...

  So Zhang Ze wants to share such a beautiful plan with his friends.

  But when Cao Ren got Zhang Ze's letter, he was not very happy.

In history, Liu Biao controlled Jingzhou. It seems that from Jingbei to Jingnan, across the north and south of the river, there are many soldiers, and there are hundreds of thousands of people. Inside, they all adopt the method of inaction and entrust the administration to the local clans. The places Liu Biao can directly control are the northern part of Jiangling and several counties around Xiangyang, which are probably from Xinye in the north to Jiangxia in the south. Insufficient, in many cases, the local rich can only be appointed as the master book and meritorious service. Apart from collecting food and taxes, many things can't be controlled.

Therefore, in history, when onlookers saw Liu Biao missed opportunities again and again, they inevitably felt that Liu Biao was a waste, and his family was a waste, but in fact Liu Biao wanted to start a war, it was definitely not an easy task The thing is, if Liu Biao leads the army outside, and the rear road is pinched by the big families of Jingxiang, he will be stretched immediately, and there is always a risk of running out of food...

So in history, Liu Biao desperately went to Xiangyang to pull all kinds of food, grass, soldiers, and even reserve population, just to prepare for one day to get rid of the hostage of the local rich in Xiangyang, but he was old, and his two sons were so ineffective that Liu Biao All the accumulated things were given to Cao Cao.

But at the moment, because Jingzhou is basically divided up badly, Jingnan and Jingbei are very weak. After Cao Ren settled in Xiangyang, he faced such a situation, and it was impossible for Cao Ren to conjure food out of thin air, and Jingzhou also had to shoulder the burden of the past. Fortunately, Cao Cao and Fei Qian reached an agreement on the truce of the grain delivery in Yuzhou, and they did not need to mobilize troops for the time being, so they had a certain respite and could focus on resuming production.

First of all, it is naturally agriculture. Cao Ren sent people to first count the land and the number of private households in some counties and towns around Xiangyang, and then plan production and mutual deployment. There are many barren farmlands around, so some people must be dispatched to go there...

In addition, Cao Ren also learned to be like Fei Qian. For those large tracts of land that have been vacated, he ordered that the time for collecting taxes be limited to the autumn and September of five years. , is also not allowed to enter the official.

This hit immediately hit the tailbone of the Jingxiang gentry, and they screamed in pain, because almost two-thirds of these abandoned lands are in their names, and they used various means, or It was acquired by preemption, purchase, or collusion with local officials. Regardless of whether they can grow these lands, anyway, as long as the government comes to investigate, these guys will take out the land deeds and say that there is an owner somewhere. Yes, don't act rashly...

But all the land has to be taxed. If there is no tax, it will be confiscated as wasteland. It will be troublesome immediately, because the Jingxiang gentry may not have enough manpower to cultivate the land for a while. This year it is tentatively set at 65% of the line, starting next year it will be 80%, and the year after that will be full.

In fact, Cao Ren was also somewhat influenced by some thoughts in Guanzhong. He began to look down on these guys, and sometimes felt that these guys were moths, which were of no benefit to the society. But the whole situation was here, and he had no choice but to admit, It would be very difficult for him to break away from these Jingxiang gentry.

  The literacy rate is very low these days, not to mention ordinary people, even poor scholars, there are not many who can really read classics and history thoroughly. It is true that mastering the classics may not be able to do things, but if you don't read the scriptures, not only will you not have a broad vision and a broad mind, but you will not be able to handle official documents and tax calculations. How can you be an official?

  In any dynasty, only by mastering knowledge can it be possible to sit in a management position and have a chance to become a ruling class. Illiteracy may be used to fight, but it is absolutely impossible to rule the country. Therefore, all the guys who advocate the uselessness of knowledge and instigate other people's children to be happy without learning are 100% malicious.

Therefore, Zhang Ze sent a letter to invite Cao Cao to march into Hanzhong to fight against the hussars. Although Cao Ren's eyes lit up, he hesitated the next moment, and after thinking for a long time, he wrote a letter himself, which was merged in In one place, it was urgently sent to Cao Cao's place in Yecheng...

  (end of this chapter)