Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 2368 The price of greed

  In the dark night, in the interior of Daba Mountain, in the Bashan grassland, there are many shacks, large and small.

The vision under the moonlight was hazy. Gan Ning led his soldiers forward along the sign, and looked back at the formation on the road from time to time. In front of Gan Ning, the figure of the advance scouting unit had been hidden in the forest and bushes. Among them, it is completely invisible, only the white sign pole erected on the side of the road, which means that these scouts are still moving forward.

  It is less than ten miles away from the Daba Mountain Grassland. The scout advance team adopts a three-column approach in front of the brigade to provide convenience for the subsequent brigade to attack.

Gan Ning turned his head to look, and there were soldiers marching in front of him and behind him, the cold light of their weapons jumping in the darkness. Looking at it from this angle, it seemed that these soldiers came from the sky and walked out of the ground, silent but with Majestic momentum.

  Sometimes Gan Ning would be in a daze, not knowing whether it was because of his own bravery that he was able to lead these soldiers, or whether these soldiers had achieved his own bravery. Anyway, Gan Ning knew very well that when Liu Yan and Liu Zhang were in Sichuan and Shu, those soldiers marched at night, not to mention marching at night, even marching during the day would be foolish...

  Of course, Gan Ning himself was fooling around at that time.

  Gan Ning couldn't help but look at the back knife he was carrying without the bell, then touched the hard lump in his arms, sighed slightly, and didn't know what he was feeling.

   Suddenly there was a short scream in front of him.

  Gan Ning raised his eyebrows.

   This is the sentinel who met the Di people.

  Although it is said that the striker's scouting unit will carry out assassinations as much as possible, but not all of the time they can succeed. And as the soldiers approached the Daba Mountain grassland, more and more sentries were sent by the Diren and Cong people's coalition forces.

   Soon, a few scattered coalition sentry spies jumped up from the nest. They didn't have the courage to resist, and threw away their weapons and fled towards the grassland. Due to the lack of equipment, the sentries of these coalition forces did not even have sounding arrows to call the police, let alone gongs or fireworks. They could only call the police by shouting non-stop.

  The shouts echoed in the mountains, forming a weird and terrifying echo.

   Then the shouting became low, obviously he was shot. In such a relatively dark environment, sometimes you may not be found if you don't move, and you will expose yourself when you run.

The distance of less than ten miles is not too far. Gan Ning controlled the formation, which made the pawns speed up a little bit, and the scouts of the forward began to stop hiding their whereabouts, and shot and killed Di Renchen who appeared in sight with bows and crossbows. The continuous screams of the soldiers of the People's Alliance Army also began to attract the attention of some Di people on the edge of the grassland.

  The pasture in Daba Mountain is not too big, but it is not too small either.

At dawn, when Gan Ning and others arrived near Daba Mountain and began to rush inward from the edge of the grassland, those people in the center of the Daba Mountain grassland did not know anything, and some of them had just climbed up. A few pieces of firewood were thrown into the dying fire, so as to rekindle the bonfire for cooking candied meat, and some people carried buckets and prepared to go to the spring to fetch water, yawning and rubbing their eyes, and then In a blink of an eye, it seemed that something was moving at the edge of the grassland, and there was a faint sound coming out.

"what is that? 』

The man couldn't react for a while, he still carried the wooden barrel, and walked forward swayingly, until he saw what it was, he loosened his hand, the wooden barrel fell to the ground, rolled around twice, and then Just let out a shrill cry, because he saw above the swaying queue, there was a bright and frightening tricolor flag!

  『Yes, that’s…』

  『Han people! It's the Han Chinese who are here! 』

  The piercing shouts woke up all the coalition soldiers in the surrounding nests, and looked up with sleepy eyes. The family members of the Di, Jian, and Ba people who were busy around also came out to see what happened.

  The three-color flag was floating in the morning light, and those Han soldiers in armor were like heavenly soldiers and generals killed from legends and myths! The sharp sharpness raises pieces of bright red, so dazzling under the morning sun!

This group of Di people stared blankly, and then they howled loudly at the next moment, dropped the pots, pans, wooden sticks and sticks they were holding in their hands, and moved away from the Han people like crazy Running away, and tearing at the same time, shouting with different accents, "Han people come!" The Chinese are here! 』

These running people soon led more people who didn't know why. Some people who were not fully awake saw someone running away, so they subconsciously ran away, and began to flee in a panic and disorderly manner, which also made There was a stampede within the coalition camp.

Rows of swords and guns of the first batch of Han soldiers shone brightly in the morning light, and they rushed into the camp of the coalition army in groups, fiercely assassinating all opponents who dared to stand in front, screaming continuously, Chaos ripples across the camp...

In the camp of the coalition army, not only ordinary soldiers, but also families and children. Under the sudden blow, the old and weak women and children of the coalition army panicked. The screams all around made them even more frightened.

Gan Ning reattached the bell in his arms to the machete on his back, feeling like he was alive again, as if even on land, he could unleash a critical strike from the navy. Separated into two wings, the chaos in the camp of the coalition army spread to the two wings, and he led the soldiers in the middle, rushed into the camp of the coalition army, drove, and let the chaos spread, like a fire on the grassland, sweeping devour.

   The deeper you go into the coalition camp, the more coalition soldiers with knives and guns appear in front of you.

  Di Ren and other coalition forces still adopt the old and weak in the outer circle, and the elite troops in the middle camp, and use their own old and weak to delay the opponent's attack, so the further inward, the more armed coalition forces.

  Several coalition soldiers tried to attack Gan Ning from one side, and they came to attack Gan Ning with their swords and guns in hand. Gan Ning laughed loudly, and cut down the opponents standing in front of him one by one amidst the jingling bells, even if sometimes the cut-down figures uttered female voices, Gan Ning did not Free to sympathize or hold hands, in the face of blood and fire, gender does not have any special preferential treatment.

Just like these coalition forces of the Di people and the Ba people, when facing Han women, they will not have any special preferential treatment. On TV and movies, what beautiful captives can be made to dance with bare arms and thighs, basically It's all due to the imagination in the civilized world. In the real chaotic world, the barbarian only cares about whether it is pleasant to use, and then cut off the meat and eat it tender or not.

  The entire camp was shaken. Thousands of barbarians ran wildly in it, and the chaos had spread to the center of the camp...

Gan Ning suddenly heard the sharp copper whistle from the left wing, and then heard the sound of some bowstrings and crossbow arrows shooting, which meant that the left wing had encountered the first wave of strong resistance from the camp of the coalition forces. , had to use a strong crossbow to carry out fire strikes.

   Subsequently, Gan Ning also encountered resistance from the coalition forces. Taking advantage of their own old and weak women and children to delay the time, the Di people in the center of the camp organized soldiers and ran into Gan Ning head-on.

  『The grenadier! ’ Gan Ning shouted.

If it was in the earlier days, Gan Ning would have laughed loudly, fought with a swaying posture, unrestrained steps, and a dissolute attitude, and then had a fierce and powerful collision with the opponent, blood and sweat, But since Zhuge Kongming brought some special people and special "gadgets", Gan Ning completely changed his mind and changed his fighting strategy.

  Two or three small things with gray-blue smoke were thrown into the formation of the Diren people, and some Diren people looked curiously at the "gadgets" bouncing and rolling on the ground.

  『Little gadgets』spun around, then stopped, the round belly of Guludu turned up, and then revealed a pattern painted on it, which made a few people tilt their heads and lean over to see what it was painted on...

  『Boom! 』

  『Boom! 』

  Among the huge noise, the people who were close by were thrown up high by the air waves generated by the direct explosion like rag dolls, and then fell down!

  The Han soldiers who had been prepared for a long time only endured the attack of the sound waves for a while, and then charged forward directly!

And the corresponding allied forces were frightened by the loud noise, just like someone in the allied army's queue you could release a fear of dragon power, the originally neat queue spread out at once, and everyone All of them were pale and fled from the explosion point with distorted expressions, as if a devil would crawl out of the sulfurous smoke emanating from the explosion point.

Some older Di people knelt down on the ground, buried their heads in the soil, and shivered. In their consciousness, this is not a sound that humans can make, it must be given by God Warning, this must be the roar of the earth...

Almost no one was injured. In the coalition camp, the resistance line that was finally organized collapsed. Gan Ning laughed and harvested one enemy after another. , They still seem to be hearing that terrifying sound in their ears, and they still smell that choking breath in their noses!

  『God! That is why ah! 』A Di man roared almost crazily, he didn't know whether he was insane or looking for death, but he stumbled towards Gan Ning.

  Gan Ning unceremoniously chopped it down with a knife, and even responded in the mood, "This is the price of your greed!" 』

  Blood is spreading on the grassland of Daba Mountain...

  …(*dish`)…

  Greed is not limited to barbarians.

  Chang'an.

  Han Hussar General Mansion.

  Businessmen must pay attention to profits.

   There is no doubt about this, whether it is ancient or modern, Chinese or foreign, it is the same. The only difference is that it is also an essential difference. Chinese businessmen and Western businessmen have different political powers.

  Perhaps because of Qi Guotian and Qin Guolu, in China after the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, merchants were very defensive and even strictly controlled.

  In addition, the Western Bank or the Chamber of Commerce was formed at the beginning of the establishment of the city-state. It is an organization for civilian practitioners to fight against the nobles of the city-state. The East, on the other hand, prospered in order to compensate for the ruling model when the cities developed to a certain scale. The timing and motivation of the two are completely different, and there is also a fundamental law of governance in ancient China, which is to organize households and Qimin. The people are first of all registered citizens, and then according to their own needs, join or participate in a certain chamber of commerce or association, which is a profession, not a class.

  Of course, there are not only merchants in the guild, but also craftsmen’s guilds, but Feiqian separated the handicraftsmen from the chamber of commerce and became a big test worker.

  The artisan system under the Dakaogong is not equal to all handicraftsmen.

   To put it simply, a craftsman can be a craftsman, but a craftsman is not necessarily a craftsman. Artisans are more specialized in research and inheritance, while handicraftsmen mainly sell products to support their families.

  Ordinary handicraftsmen did not join any guilds, and they were not included in the scope of Dakaogong. They just acted as ordinary producers in society, producing commodities to participate in transactions and circulation.

  The problem now is that money will attract people.

  When there is more money, people will show off.

When merchants were still relatively small, the purpose of commerce was often to support their families, but everyone had a certain limit on food and clothing. When the scale of businessmen’s profits exceeded their food and clothing expenses, there must Save, and the more money you save, the money will swallow the heart of the businessman openly and secretly, and stir up the soul.

   Fei subconsciously glanced slowly over the figures below who represent the current business world of Dahan.

  Materials in the Han Dynasty were not as rich as later generations, so a lot of money could not obtain as rich material enjoyment as later generations, so naturally, these people were trying to break through as if they had encountered a capital bottleneck.

   Authority is unique and everyone wants it.

  However, in terms of the way to gain authority, each person's choice is different. It's like after the establishment of the Dahan Chamber of Commerce, because these people have the right to speak, they take this right to speak as their own authority.

   This is a very common problem, even in later generations, it has not been completely solved.

  Fei Qian looked at these members of the Dahan Chamber of Commerce with lowered eyebrows and lowered their eyes, who looked like obedient babies, and suddenly felt a little funny.

   These guys...

  Everyone is really good at pretending.

Everyone has times when they think they are the smartest in the world, or when they are the most narcissistic, just like Zhuge Liang is no exception. Huaisi Zhuge Liang, Jiaodong Kongming, Daheishan Wolong and so on. Then there are other celebrities in history who cannot escape a similar fate, such as Sai Zhang Fei, Xiao Guan Yu, a certain Zhou Yu, a certain emperor uncle...

  The question is, is this self-proclaimed, really setting up a goal in life, or is it just a half-baked bucket of water? Do you really have this talent, or do you pretend to show it to others?

  『Brother Yongyuan...』 Fei Qian looked at Cui Hou.

  『I don’t dare to address you as the lord…』 Cui Hou lowered his head and hurriedly cupped his hands in salute, 『My lord just calls me by my name…』

  『Hehe, Brother Yongyuan, I have a question,’ Fei Qian asked, 『Brother Yongyuan has already achieved great success and a prosperous family business. Now I don’t know what wish do you have? 』

   Cui Hou shuddered and took a sharp breath.

   What do these mean? !

   Something happened? What exactly was discovered? Didn't hear any wind? Why did you say that suddenly? Going to settle accounts? Why are there no signs at all? Isn't this asking about my personal last wish? Then the next moment, he rushed up to the guards and dragged him down to behead him for public display?

  In an instant, Cui Hou's CPU was operating at high speed, and sweat came out on his forehead.

"I'm here, cough cough..." Cui Hou tried to delay time by coughing, but the problem is that even coughing can't be delayed for too long, or even cough too hard, because it would be disrespectful, so it can only be forced to delay After a few breaths, "I... I don't understand what my lord means..."

  Business Dafa, secrets that are not passed on, two hundred and fifty styles, pretending to be confused.

   This is a really big move, but Cui Hou didn't use it well.

   Fei Qian ignored Cui Hou, turned around and asked Zhuo Liang, "What wish do you have in your life?" 』

  Zhuo Liang quickly said: "My lord, this one, I wish my lord great success and the people's well-being, this... this one also wishes Zhuo's peace and prosperity..."

   Feiqian smiled, did not give any comment, looked at Cui Hou again and said: "Brother Yongyuan, do you understand? 』

  Cui Hou quickly said: "I also wish the same, may the lord calm the world, rule the eight wildernesses, make great achievements for thousands of years, and create peace for all ages!" The next thing is to attach a tail wing and do the work of a dog and a horse...』

   Feiqian nodded, "Everything you said is good. 』

  Everyone in the hall jumped.

Fei Qian once thought that Dahan’s commercial space is very large, so large that there is almost no involution. In addition, there are very scarce commodities everywhere, and the improvement of productivity will bring more commodity circulation. Therefore, for Dahan’s current As far as businessmen are concerned, there should be no capitalization phenomenon similar to that of later generations.

  But Fei Qian realized that he was wrong. Although these big Han businessmen may not have this concept of capitalization, they have already embarked on this road initially.

Probe at the edge of the law, or even trample on it; collude with scholars and officials through bribery, bribery, cooperation, etc., to avoid risks for their business activities and increase profits; cultivate agents, and even directly participate in the formulation and ruling of local and regional administrative regulations, making more Conducive to the uptake of benefits.

  During the investigation of the Sanfu area in Guanzhong by people sent by Feiqian, some problems were discovered...

  『Come here, tell Judge Zhang of Dali Temple! ’ Fei Qian commanded loudly.

  The judge Zhang of Dali Temple is Zhang Shi. It wasn't the little man under the Zhang family in Hanzhong, but the dog that was sent to Hedong to bite the Pei family.

   Not long after, Zhang Shi lowered his head, bowed his waist, approached in small steps, and respectfully bowed down to Fei Qian, but squinted his eyes and showed his teeth to everyone in the hall under the sleeve of his robe...

  (end of this chapter)