Is this a godsend?

"No, what I mean is..." The young man stroked the tiger's head, "Don't you know that these people have soldiers and armor, and they are so numerous that they are very difficult to deal with?"

"That……"

"So..." the young man said decisively, "I need to pay more!"

"what?"

"I said, these people are hard to deal with. If you want me to do it, you have to pay more, understand?"

"This..." The village elder who escorted the tribute gritted his teeth, took out a small piece of shiny gold and quickly stuffed it into the hands of the young man. The latter put the weight on it, and with amazing experience, he could tell that it was...

"Golden!" The young man's eyes lit up, "It's easy to handle!"

As a result, the young people from Zhaodi named Ming, who were "add money laymen", "clearly marked prices", "accounting masters" and "future God of Wealth", slapped the tigers on the head, and rushed out one by one.

The 24 bright pearls on the top of the head shine brightly, and the person who is illuminated by the light seems to be petrified. The connection between the nerves and the body is momentary, and there is a disconnection in less than 1 second.

Just this moment of disconnection is enough for their dog's head to be smashed to pieces by a copper whip, or their throats to be bitten off by a black tiger.

All the pirates are like playing games and encountering network fluctuations, stuck into a PPT, one second they are still moving smoothly, the next second their bodies are not in control, and when their hearts are screaming crazily for me to move, they will move again. Suddenly recovering, I let myself fall over too hard, and before I got up, I couldn't control it again.

The one-tap and one-tap movements, in front of Ming, who is skilled in martial arts, seemed to be sending his head to the door, and he was still chanting, "Eighty, eighty, eight... No, this is forty"

A bandit with armor is 80 bei, and an ordinary barbarian and thief is 40 bei. He clearly marked the price, and each sum will be deducted from the value of the previous piece of gold. More refunds and less compensation~

Soon, these robbers were all smashed to pieces.

"I figured it out, you didn't give enough before, and you still have to make up for about 300 shells. You can choose a few."

"Please, please take care of yourself..." The businessman was too frightened to speak, and he handed over all the belongings in the convoy tremblingly, and Ming picked and picked for a while, "I said that I need to pay more, so this roll of cloth I just took it, almost enough." He is not a robber, he will not open his mouth, money is equal to goods, and making money in a proper way is his creed.

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Bursting Myth and History:

Ming, a man of the Shang Dynasty, was enfeoffed in the State of Zhao, known as Zhao Gongming, he was stingy, and he always weighed pennies and bahts, but the judges were fair, and everyone who asked for it was convinced; he was good at judging from the important and the heavy, determined the balance, and used the bronze coin model to make Zhao land rich .Later generations believed that there was a way to make money and the ability to judge business disputes.Over time, he was regarded as the god of wealth by merchants, and many people worshiped him.

Chapter 72 Nine to Five

The so-called general is out, and the emperor’s fate is not accepted. The root cause is the long traffic and communication time at this time. The king of Shang in Lutaiyuan’s understanding of the front line basically has a delay of half a month to a month. If you want to play remote command, probably the only way to lose is to wear pants.

And Song Jixiang Sanbao especially likes to play this kind of long-distance command, and everyone can see the final outcome. Zishou will not make this kind of mistake. On the one hand, Huang Feihu's foundation is too shallow. Without that prestige and ability, let alone a reliable Fei Lian.

On the one hand, what they brought with them was the Luodong Army, not the Shang Army. Why were these people attached?It's not because the merchant army can't live, so it's attached. In other words, if you let them rebel against the merchant army, even if it's not a scene that depends on the call.

Of course, it's not a problem to let them fight Cheng Zhou, because they are not familiar with Cheng Zhou, and they don't know the combat effectiveness of Zhou's army, so they won't feel afraid.

Compared with the front-line military newspapers, Zishou is better at judging the situation of the war from the logistics supplies. A steady stream of food, arrows and various supplies are collected from surrounding villages and towns, and then sent to the front line. Most of these materials come from A small part of the families of the people who served in the service came from the nobles who were conscripted, and some came from the private treasury of the King of Shang.

This logistical structure greatly reduces organizational pressure, but it also means that long and frequent wars are a huge burden for families serving many people. Therefore, it is also an army with its own dry food. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty conquered the Huns The consequence is that half of the country goes bankrupt.

The son served in the war, the wife and father needed to prepare dry food, equipment and supplies to send to the front line, and the young brother had to carry the production work of the family. Basically, he came twice, and a middle-aged family was completely bankrupt.

Of course, if this kind of process is not frequent, and like the merchant army, every time they go out, they will almost certainly gain something, then everyone will still be happy when they hear the battle, and actively send food and troops to fight.

"It seems that the Luodong Army did not take down Tongguan, but it's okay, let's see how Ji Kao chooses." Zishou shouted, "Come here, send this letter to the Flying Tiger Army."

The King of Shang's order is very simple, it must be withdrawn before the next year's spring plowing. In other words, the Luodong Army will only persist in Tongguan for two months. This is a death order, in other words, it is putting pressure on Ji Kao.

He had to choose between being self-reliant or connecting with Zhou Wuzi, Li Yingwai, otherwise, the merchant army would withdraw, and Zishou had done his best and won a generous and virtuous name, but Ji Kao would get nothing, because the next step was Zishou. He was granted the title of Marquis of Jin.

After seeing Cheng Zhou's inability to advance eastward and Ji Kao's weakness, the princes of Jin could no longer support Ji Kao, or could no longer find a reason to support Ji Kao - then this matter had to become a direct confrontation between Shang and Zhou. Shou didn't earn a point, so it can only be said that he didn't lose money.

However, he did not lose money, and Ji Kao was about to lose money as his pants, and Zi Shou was only short-term. When Ji Chang died and Ji Tang gave birth, he would have the pleasure of watching him for a whole week. Tangzi was adopted by Ji Kao, and then attacked in the name of Ji Fa killing his father.

Just as Zishou cannot be remotely controlled, Ji Fa also cannot be remotely controlled, and compared to Zishou, who has a queen overseeing the country and the slightly bigger threats from his brothers have all been dispatched to Qidi, Ji Fa's problem is even more serious. serious.

He has other brothers and sisters, and there are Ji Kao's supporters in the country, and even Ji Chang's courtiers. He can't stay in Tongguan for a long time, but when the time comes, Zishou can go there himself. Zhou needs to divide his troops, while Shang can combine the two armies force to attack.

At that time, the natural danger of Tongguan will be unreliable. Once Tongguan is broken, Zishou can summon all the princes of the world to attack it in the name of punishing the people. The Guanzhong Plain is not as fertile as the Lianghe Plain, but it is also a large plain. Those fiefdoms are small and the places are poor. The nobles of Jindi are all watching eagerly.

At that time, Ji Tangzi will succeed Uncle Zhou, and then find a way to get rid of Ji Kao who is in his hands, and then adopt him back, so that the son is still his own, but Cheng Zhou's status as a prostitute for nothing - this idea is not right. What Zishou thought was thought of by Yuan Shao 1000 years later, and Zishou sighed: Is this fucking okay?After that, decisively copied it as it was.

Of course, this method earns less. The most profitable is that Ji Kao is self-reliant, and then becomes a dog in the hands of a big businessman. , and then made him Uncle Zhou and his son Marquis of Jin.

When Ji Kao has dealt with Ji Fa's power almost, it will be his turn to get rid of Ji Kao, and then let his son inherit Uncle Zhou, and then come back as an adoptive person—this way, the huge manpower and effort of storming Tongguan will be saved. Material loss.

At the same time, Xi Qi said, "I finally understand that Zhou's troubles are not outside, but inside, and they must start within the Xiaoqiang!" This is a kind of luck, because it means that your heir is very good and can carry forward the family business, but it is a disaster to have several wise and powerful sons.

"Brother, can there be a way? Now that the test is rebellious, the merchant army is actually attracted to attack it."

"Hey~ The top priority is to help Tongguan as soon as possible, and then find a way to deal with Young Master Kao, at least so that he will no longer be used by the King of Shang."

It is a big taboo to be close relatives. Although Ji Fa calls himself Shangfu, he is an outsider after all. If he blatantly intervenes in the matter of abolishing the establishment, he will be suspicious in the future. After all, you can find a way to kill my brother and help me come to power, right? You can also kill me and let my younger brother take the stage. Are you a dictator?

Maybe Ji Fa and Ji Chang don't have this idea now, but if Lu Shang really did this, there would indeed be such troublesome consequences, but if he didn't, he felt that Cheng Zhou's ship would sink.

"Shang Wang Shou is an extraordinary person. This person has a thick face and a dark heart. He is greedy and tyrannical. He is cunning and cunning and has the ability to cover up his mistakes. If he is controlled by the way of a gentleman, he will definitely suffer!" Lu Shang said to Ji seriously. Chang said, the core meaning is that the king of Shang on the opposite side is a dog who is unclear about whether he is a human being or not. If you still want to use the plan to deal with people to fight against the opponent, it will not end well.

If you follow the rules, but the other person doesn't, you will suffer a lot.

For example, in this era, there are indeed things such as free battle cards. After all, it is not the Warring States period when the rites collapsed and the music was destroyed. The soldiers are strong and the horses are strong. Even if you win the battle, you may not be able to get this fiefdom.

In addition, both sides are nobles, or even relatives. In many cases, the war is simply a matter of looting and burning villages and consuming excess population.

Even if the Shang and Zhou dynasties fought each other, it would be useful. However, unlike what the literati and scholars thought, the meaning of hanging the card for avoiding battle is the same as surrendering with the white flag. To put it bluntly, it means surrender without fighting.

Hanging up the free card means that the opponent will not take the initiative to attack you, but on the other hand, you must give up your benefits, which is to give you a chance to exit the battlefield with dignity.

After all, these warriors and nobles are very precious, maybe both of them are relatives, and if they refuse to fight, if they continue to fight, they may encounter such a thing in the future, besides, they will lose a large amount of ransom ——Hanging up this sign is to give money to the other side, just like the European nobles who lost a war and asked for ransom to guarantee their lives.

However, Lu Shang felt that if the King of Shang was facing this ghost thing, he would most likely do it. You hang up the waiver card, and he collects the money. After collecting the money, continue to find an excuse to start the fight and capture you again. To collect a sum of money, and finally find a way to kill these captive nobles legally and reasonably, swallowing the family property and fiefs on the opposite side is something that the King of Shang can do.

At that time, I am afraid that Zhou Jun has a slight upper hand, and the merchant army on the opposite side will give up the battle card, and then send money to buy peace.

Lu Shang was not afraid to speculate on Shang Wangshou's thoughts with the greatest malice, and when he began to try to stand on Shang Wangshou's standpoint and think in the way of Zishou, he reviewed Zhou's response and this era. The war mode of the battle mode made the whole person terrified and broke out in a cold sweat.

"Soldiers, the way of life and death must be observed!"

"The king of Shang has no virtue, but I can't be without virtue." Ji Chang smiled wryly. Lu Shang mostly thought from the perspective of national strategy and military strategy. In other words, he started from protecting Cheng Zhou's strength and military victory. , but Ji Chang's starting point is the Ji family.

"Ji Zhou established the country with benevolence and morality, and conquered the people with virtue. If he practices business law, why don't the princes invest in business?"

The reason why everyone supports Cheng Zhou is Cheng Zhou's "lenient benevolence". What is lenient benevolence means that these princes have more preferential treatment and decentralization. I won't be used to you.

And if the business law is used, it means that Zhou Bo, like the Shang king, has the right to seize the life and death of the princes under his rule-just kidding, why do everyone support you to become Zhou and oppose business?

Isn’t it just that businessmen don’t be human for too long, car people every day, whoever develops a little bit will give you a car, and whoever has a little bit of resources will give you a car, and then transfer it to your own people?If you, Ji Chang, follow the example of the King of Shang and do this, tomorrow, all the princes of Chengzhou will support Ji Kao, maybe he, Ji Chang, will be drowned in the latrine tonight.

"..." After listening to Ji Chang's reason, Lu Shang also fell into silence. It is a dilemma. Shang is a country maintained by pure martial virtue, while Zhou is maintained by benevolence, so there are some things that King Shang can do. Do it, but Uncle Zhou can't do it, and if Uncle Zhou learns from the king of Shang, what should he do without talking about these princes?Just the three-faced barbarian who was finally pushed down is hard to stand up to.

Zhou relied on this kind of generosity and benevolence to subdue the barbarians. He was able to settle down on this land surrounded by barbarians on three sides, and he subdued these barbarians for his own use by adopting sons and other methods. The method-then it is really necessary to fight every day. How many families in Chengzhou can withstand this kind of consumption?

It's okay to beat the barbarian, he still has to maintain a confrontation with Shang, and with Cheng Zhou's family fortune, he can go bankrupt and hang himself within a year at most.

"At present, the priority is to defend Tongguan. If Tongguan can't be defended, everything is empty talk." Lu Shang can only use this method. If Ji Kao can't be dealt with, he can only wait for other variables , I hope Guang Chengzi and those people can be of some use.

Lutai City, "This is Lutai, it really is vast." Ming raised his head and looked at the city wall, while those merchants continued to drive their carts to Modu, offering contributions to the ancestral temple and also to the King of Shang, although the King of Shang lived in Lutai Garden , but the legal capital is still Modu.

"Recruitment list, let me take a look." The recruitment list at the door is very conspicuous, Ming hurried over to look at it, and there was a small man wearing a pink trimmed rabbit fur cloak who was looking at it together, and the two of them collided directly , "What's the matter with you?" The weak voice was a girl.

"Sorry, let me see, didn't you mention the treatment? This soldier, didn't you mention the treatment of talents in this recruitment list?"

"Ah, this..." The guards were also stunned. What kind of question is this? Some asked what kind of talents the king of Shang wanted, some were arrogant, and some were as weak and confident as the little girl in the cloak who just arrived. None, except for those who didn't ask about treatment.

"If you want to pay homage, you can hold this wooden slip to meet the King of Shang." The guards could only let him talk to the King of Shang.

"Oh, is the price negotiable? I understand." Ming confidently picked up the wooden slip and strode towards Lutai Garden.

"I said, what's the matter with you, why didn't you say anything when you bumped into someone?"

"Ah? Oh~" Ming touched his body, took out a bronze shell coin, thought for a while, put it back, took out a bunch of shells from his rucksack, picked the smallest one, and dwarfed it in front of him. In the dazed eyes of the tall girl, put it in her palm, "This is the two sides."

"...?" The latter looked at Ming who was striding away in a daze, and threw the shell on the ground forcefully, "Stop!"

Lutaiyuan "Why is it so noisy outside?" Zishou was reading the part about the supply needs of the front line, and Zhong lay on the side, sorting the processed documents into the basket, ready to move them away and distribute them to his subordinates for execution.

"Your Majesty, two strangers have come and started fighting at the door." The guard said helplessly.

"Such a big commotion? I thought a troupe was coming..." He thought it was a troupe. He really heard the sound of tambourines and pan bells. , what is this for?Zishou beckoned, Xiao Lianjian flew into his hand automatically, and walked towards the door holding the blade.

"I said, didn't I pay you money? You're trying to blackmail me!" Ming Hao beat the woman with a copper whip, but just released the pearl to try to fix her, but the magic weapon in the opponent's hand was not easy.

The sound of the tambourine in his hand gave him a feeling of being forced to dance. When the bell in the other hand rang, he was in a trance, and the pearl above his head naturally flickered indefinitely.

This is the first time he has seen this kind of interfering magic weapon, and this girl also has a small red drum-shaped magic weapon on her waist, a jade pestle, and a jade-inlaid gold lock hanging on her chest. Where did this guy get so many magic weapons? Yes, and where did this guy get such a strong energy.

Lost for a moment, six long red belts flew out from the girl's drum-shaped magic weapon, directly wrapping around his limbs, head and body, and instantly felt the energy and physical strength of his whole body drain at an alarming rate.

"Definitely!" Mingzhu's brilliance flourished, like a great sun, forcibly wrapped Ming and took him away, and then escaped for a while.

"Hey, it's a bit of a skill to be able to avoid my six soul banner!" The girl nodded, and then saw King Shang who was watching a play. She wanted to say something, but when she saw the light shining slightly in his hand, After the sword, his expression twisted.

That kind of expression, if you have to describe it, it's like someone holding an assault rifle and was about to threaten, when he turned his head and saw a log transport truck parked next to it, and the driver was squatting beside the car, smoking, with his hand in his hand. Pinch the transmitter in this state.

"Great King" the girl bowed her head, and Ming could only shake his head, and put down the matter of asking her for soup and medicine for the time being. Now it's time to talk about the treatment, "Great King."

"Come in and talk, don't fight any more." Zi Shou rubbed his forehead. The fight between the two was like a dance. If it weren't for the six red belts at the end, it would have been like a dance between two people. No physical contact of any kind.

"Let's talk about it."

"My name is Mingming, who has a magic weapon to fix Haizhu, is good at beating people, raises a black tiger, likes money and silk, doesn't like to owe favors to others, is not picky about work, and has strong self-management skills..."

"Only nine to five at work?" Zishou seemed to see a familiar modern social animal.

"Uh, what is nine to five?"

"Oh, I just go to work after eating morning food, and eat Yanshi (dinner) after get off work."

"That would be the best, but how much is the annual salary? Is there any rest day? If you are urgently recruiting on the rest day, is there..."

"Overtime pay?"

"Yes, yes, yes, yes!" Ming suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment in his heart. The former boss, every time he mentioned these treatment matters, his face turned black. They would rather give fiefs or something than pay wages. You Ask him why he doesn't want to seal the land?He doesn't know how to farm, so what is he doing here?

It would be good to find slaves and manage fiefdoms, but it is not in line with his life philosophy and code of conduct to bring his own dry food for free service. How can such a thing happen if he wants to prostitute for nothing without paying him!

"Annual salary~" Zi Shou thought for a while, and set a salary for him according to the middle-level nobleman, "How about six hundred shi?"

"What kind of rice? What kind of rice?" If it was a person, I would like to thank you at this time, but Ming began to discuss the quality and type of Lumi in a serious manner, how to pay, and switch to other types of Lumi and remuneration. Folded geometric.

Fortunately, it was Zishou who met him. If he was the king at this time, he had already considered kicking him out, "What about the work content? Let me tell you first, I will not do work beyond the content."

"Unless you add money?"

"Yes, unless you get paid more," he said confidently. If you don't get paid more, you won't work overtime. That's reasonable, right?

"We will discuss the specific job content later, but the biggest job now is that you are responsible for recruiting other aliens, and then go to the front line of Tongguan."

"War? Yes, but, specifically..." "For details, go talk to the front-line coach. Regarding the salary, come back and ask me to get it." Zi Shou rubbed his head.

"No problem." Ming thinks this is also a solution. It is rare to find such a master, so don't be too picky.

Chapter 73 Hanging Pot to Help the World

"Then what about you?" Zi Shou looked at the little girl who lowered her head weakly, "What ability do you have?"

"I, I'm not here to contribute." The little girl said coyly, "I came to see what my future husband-in-law looks like, but this bastard bumped into someone and ran away, insulting me with shells."

"oh, I see."

"You hurt me, I haven't asked you to pay for the soup and medicine!"

"Soup? Okay, I'll make you a picture right now."

"Ah?" Ming was stunned for a moment, what do you mean I will make a picture for you, you are going to kill him directly, so you don't have to pay for it?

"Okay, okay, this is the palace of the widow, not the street, we have to go out and fight." Zishou waved his hand, it turned out that it was the owner of the flowers and plants, so there was no need to care about it, he was not a fan of Cao thieves, The harem is entirely voluntary.

"Where is your husband-in-law from? I'll send you there." See whose daughter-in-law this alien girl is. Anyway, it was normal for women in the Shang Dynasty to go to the battlefield, and the daughter-in-law of one of the nobles under his command can also be recruited to the battlefield. , There were not no female generals in the Shang Dynasty.

Even when the aristocratic family was in crisis, it was normal for women to wear armor to defend the city. Therefore, in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, and even the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, not one or two women were skilled in bowing and horses, especially the main wives.

She is qualified to use the honor guard of her husband's chariot. In other words, she needs to learn how to drive a chariot in order to support her family and noble face when her husband is away—of course, everyone has a different opinion on how effective she is in combat, at least she will not be judged by others. Armor crushed or rendered useless.

"I do not know."

"Ah?" Although walking marriages are quite common in this era, but you don't know who your husband is, so what are you doing in Lutai Garden?

"Because someone said that my husband-in-law is here, let me find the biggest one here." The girl said, even in the palace, she refused to take off her cloak and hat, looking very vigilant.