Chapter 12: Revenge
"Coalition capital contribution by government and business?" Mi Zhu was a little surprised, "This matter is unheard of, I don't know how to operate?" β
Zhang Hao took a sip of water and explained: "To put it simply, Zizhong pays the money, and our county government organization contributes manpower. β
Then he made a profit by buying and selling cattle and sheep, and renting cattle and horses. At that time, the county government accounted for seventy percent, and the son Zhong accounted for two percent. β
"And what about the rest of the Ichsei?"
"This Cheng will be taken out and let the local squires in Fang County share it, and their support will be indispensable for such a thing."
Mi Zhu took a sip of tea, thought for a while, and said with a smile: "This matter sounds very interesting, I think you can give it a try, I will pay five hundred gold, Mingde said, account for two percent of the shares." β
opened his mouth to be five hundred gold, which stunned Zhang Hao, and slandered: It's not a rich man, this five hundred gold is the same as five hundred gold. I've only met him twice, and he gave me the money without blinking an eye, is this ancient man so arrogant in making friends?
"Thank you so much." Zhang Hao bowed to Mi Zhu. Zhang Hao is also a trustworthy person, since people believe in themselves so much, they can't let Mi Zhu lose money.
"Mingde is not polite, it's just five hundred gold, if it's not enough, Mingde will send someone to mention it to me." Mi Zhu said indifferently that this money would be earned back in a month for him.
"I still have something to go back to Donghai County, so I won't delay Mingde to handle official business. Five hundred gold and alfalfa seeds will be delivered when I return to Tokai County. Mi Zhu got up and took his leave.
"That being the case, I'll send Zizhong, and you and I will have a date later." Zhang Hao also got up to send Mi Zhu out.
"There will be a date later."
After getting into the carriage, Mi Zhu said to one of his cronies: "You rush back to Xuzhou first, take five hundred gold from home, and then order someone to find some alfalfa seeds, and send them to Fang County to hand over to this Zhang County." β
The cronies hesitated for a moment and asked: "The lord has a prominent position in Xuzhou, and the various county guards and even the assassin history have a lot of friendships. Why are you so interested in a small county? β
"You don't understand, some people should be befriended at the end of the day, and the benefits are the greatest." Mi Zhu said with a smile.
"Just like Fan Li helped Goujian, the king of Yue, when he was at his lowest point, and finally helped Goujian defeat his husband, became famous, and became the Tao Zhu Gong admired by the world."
"LΓΌ Buwei made a heavy bet on Yiren when he was just a proton, and made great contributions to Yiren's return to Qin to succeed the Qin throne, and finally became the prime minister of a country with a businessman."
"These sages are the best example of this." Mi Zhu said slowly, but he ignored the result that Fan Li went into hiding in the rivers and lakes in order to save his life, and Lu Buwei leaned towards the government and the opposition but could not die well.
"What kind of little person like him, how can he be compared with King Yue and King Qin."
"How can it not be compared, my Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty was just a scoundrel before he made his career. How do you know if he won't fly in the sky? β
Mi Zhu waved his hand and motioned for him to stop talking. "Okay, I'll think about it, just do what I say."
"No."
The carriage slowly departed, and Mi Zhu, who was sitting in the carriage, closed his eyes and recalled that he had seen the continuous disasters and the displacement of people, so he asked a fortune teller to predict the future for him.
He still remembers the diviner who said: "The Han family is about to fall, the world is about to be in chaos, and the hexagram shows that the noble man of your life is in the north at the moment." β
So he took the opportunity of this family caravan to Youzhou, wanting to get acquainted with the heroes of Youzhou.
But they are either greedy for their own money, or they despise themselves because of their status as businessmen like Liu Yu.
Until he was extremely disappointed and was about to go home to watch the changes, he saw Zhang Hao in Fang County, and Zhang Hao made him feel different.
This man who is a few years younger than himself, whether he dares to do anything, personally leads his subordinates to pursue Hu Lu, or he has novel ideas and wants to make profits for the people, Mi Zhu feels that this person is not simple.
The most comfortable thing for him is that he does not covet his own money, nor does he discriminate against his identity, but gets along with himself as an equal.
So Mi Zhu felt that it should be him, but for the sake of prudence, Mi Zhu decided to befriend him first to see the after-effects. If you are really a noble person, today's kindness will definitely be rewarded in the future.
After Mi Zhu left, Zhang Hao quickly wrote the battle report, and then sent people to the vassal mansion and the assassin's mansion respectively.
However, the war report sent to the Assassin's Mansion was accompanied by an official document, asking the Assassin's Mansion to allow him to build a ranch, and attached a plan drawn up by Zhang Hao.
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"I didn't think I'd have a time when I looked away." Gongsun Chan looked at the battle report in front of him, his face expressionless.
Guan Jing didn't look at Gongsun Zhan's expression next to him, and said to himself: "This Zhang Hao was born in the scholar clan, I thought he was a child of the other scholar clan who only knew how to read, with enthusiasm but impulsive brains. I didn't expect him to really have some ability, and he used these rabble to annihilate the Wuhuan cavalry. β
"Hmph, it's just his luck, if it weren't for the stupidity of those Wuhuan people, this kid would have been captured as a slave. It's really a credit for nothing. Gongsun Chan said disdainfully.
He also knew that Zhang Hao's second uncle had once been the Taishou of Lelang County, and he had a good relationship with Liu Yu. But Zhang Hao told himself that day that he had nothing to do with Liu Yu.
In addition, the Gongsun family is also a prominent family in Youzhou, because Gongsun Chan is the concubine of the family, and he was just a small official in his early years, and he suffered from the eyes of the clansmen. At this moment, I took it for granted that Zhang Hao looked down on himself and deliberately lied to deceive himself.
"You all look down on me one by one, and one day I will become the figure who makes you unattainable, and make you pay the price for your contempt for me today."
The more Gongsun Chan thought about it, the more angry he became, and his senses for Zhang Hao had declined infinitely.
Guan Jing was still over there and said to himself: "In time, this Zhang Hao may not be able to become the leading Confucian general in the border county of Youzhou. β
Bang! Gongsun Zhan slapped the table suddenly, stood up and shouted: "These Wuhuan people are really white-eyed wolves who can't be raised, regardless of the kindness of the imperial court and Liu Tingshi to them, they have repeatedly entered the prison and killed the border people, which is unbearable. β
"No."
Gongsun Chan was the only one left, and after a long time, he opened his mouth and whispered: "Zhang Hao, a small county Cheng, is not worth mentioning.
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"Kill me, don't let anyone go!" A Han army general led a cavalry team to charge against a Wuhuan tribe, which was Gongsun Zhan's subordinate Shan Jing.
The Wuhuan people in the tribe were defenseless against the sudden attack, and the young men were killed by the Han army before they could get on their horses. Old and young, women and children scattered and fled, but there was no faster than a four-legged horse.
It wasn't long before there were no living people left in the small tribe, except for one herdsman.
"Take everything you can with you, and burn the rest of the fire. You go and tell the other Wuhuan people that this is the fate of killing my Hanmin. β
The Han army calmly left, and the entire tribal camp burst into flames.
"My lord, it's not good, my lord, Gongsun Chan sent troops to kill all the people of a small tribe on the border, and burned the entire camp."
A ranger panicked and ran into the camp of the vassal state of the leader of the Wuhuan kingdom, who was greedy for the king's tent.
At present, Wuhuan has not yet formed a unified nation, but is scattered in Shanggu, Yuyang, Youbeiping, Liaoxi, Liaodong vassal states, Liaodong and other border counties to form tribes. And each border county tribe had a leader, who called himself an adult, until he was later united by Qiu Liju, the leader of Wuhuan in Liaoxi.
"What do you say, we have been at peace with him for so long, why did he send troops to attack?" The greedy king was furious, he felt that this was Gongsun Zhan's provocation to himself.
"It was the son of the tribal chief who led troops into Han land without authorization and attacked and killed Han people, so he sent troops to retaliate." The man said with a shudder.
"What about the people who invaded the Han land?" The greedy king asked.
"It is said that the whole army has been wiped out."
"Hmph, there is no evidence, it must be that Gongsun Zhan deliberately provoked, deliberately fabricated the facts, and said that we attacked and killed Han Min. Come, gather all the warriors for Lord Ben, and Lord Ben will go south to ask Gongsun Chan for an explanation. β
At this time, a cronie beside the greedy king persuaded: "My lord, think twice, this matter should be dealt with by Liu Ming, the assassin first." If we send troops without permission, then whether it is right or wrong, the court will send troops to wipe us out, while the other Wuhuan people who live in different counties will only sit back and watch us perish. β
"It's better for us to occupy the righteousness and sue Gongsun Zan first, even if it is really our people who are at fault first, Liu Mingfu will only calm things down, and will make double compensation in order to appease us."
The greedy king calmed down, thought about it for a while, and felt that what his cronies said made sense, and if he could get more benefits without spending a single soldier, it would naturally be excellent.
As for the Wuhuan people who were killed, the greedy king can only say that you blame yourself for not handling it well, and you can't blame others for your death.
"What you said makes sense, then send you to sue Liu Yu."
"No."
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The battle report was delivered quickly, and Liu Yu got Zhang Hao's battle report and Zhang Hao's request to build a ranch a few days later.
"This Zhang Hao, I didn't expect such a big thing to happen just after taking office." Liu Yu looked at the battle report and documents, and stroked his beard, which he usually cherished very much.
"It's just that I didn't expect this kid to have the talent to lead soldiers, and this plan to build a ranch also has some merits. I'll just let you try it. β
Liu Yu agreed to Zhang Hao's suggestion, and then wrote a piece of music showing Zhang Hao's exploits.
At this time, Gongsun Zhan sent someone to Liu Yu to bring a report of his army to retaliate, and at the same time came the subordinates sent by the greedy king to complain.
As soon as they entered the door, they glared at each other fiercely, and they quarreled before they came in, and almost used force, so their subordinates had to let them see Liu Yu together.
"Qi Yu assassination history, a few days ago, a small tribe of the subject country Wuhuan sent troops to attack Shanghe Township, Fang County, killing more than 500 Han people and capturing more than 400 people.
Out of righteous indignation, Gongsun Changshi sent troops to exterminate the tribe and avenge the Han people who died. We killed a total of ...... in this battle."
Before Gongsun Zhan's subordinates finished reporting, the greedy king's cronies interjected: "Don't slander us, there is no such thing at all, it is completely Gongsun Zhan who sent troops without authorization, killed my herdsmen, and blamed us afterwards, please assassinate Lord Shi to make the decision for us." β
"You Yidi, despicable and shameless, do such a thing that has lost your conscience, and you dare to bite us back. Do you really think that my sword is not good? β
"You can't be bullied by us, and we dare to speak wild words when we slander us, and when Lord Assassin Shi makes a decision, do you dare to share life and death with me outside?"
With a bang, Gongsun Zhan's subordinates pulled out their swords and pointed at the Wuhuan man.
"There's no need to assassinate Shi to decide, I'll kill you right now."
"Enough!" Liu Yu slapped the table and shouted, "What kind of system, is there still a history of thorns in my eyes!" β