(Note: The more than 3,000 words in this chapter were updated yesterday and updated this afternoon and evening.) )

The wooden door seems to be soaked in the rain and has not completely dried, making a long sound,

"Crunch ......",

It slowly opened.

Bai Mingzhe was wearing the clothes of the feudal monarch, wearing the Liu crown invented by Liu Bang, his eyes were blazing, and his demeanor was majestic, appearing in front of everyone.

Suddenly, all the people gave up their hands and shouted: "Meet Taiyuanjun!"

Bai Mingzhe raised his hand and said, "Gentlemen, please come in!"

"No!"

After a while, Ye Chuping and Zhang Bo entered the room, and everyone else continued to wait outside.

After Bai Mingzhe personally poured a bowl of water for each of them, he knelt down, looked at Ye Chuping, who was symbolically drinking water not far away, and asked with a smile: "Chuping, your speed is faster than I imagined, let's introduce this brother."

"No!" Ye Chuping respectfully put down the bowl of water and bowed his hand, "Bai Gong, this is Zhang Gong, the official position is the captain of Liang Guo, on the orders of His Majesty and the order of the king, I am here to take over Gaomi County." ”

Worried that Bai Mingzhe didn't know this person, he added: "Zhang Gong is the concubine of General Zhang Yu. And General Zhang Yu is a lieutenant with the same reputation, and he is one of the heroes of the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion! ”

When Bai Mingzhe heard Zhang Yu's son, he immediately sat down and said hello, "It turned out to be General Zhang Yu's son-in-law, disrespectful and disrespectful!" In the past, Ling Zun and Lieutenant Qing defended the Liang State, and jointly built the last barrier of the vassal states to defend Chang'an, and the name of brave martial arts spread all over the world, and I have been friends for a long time. If you have the opportunity to go to Liang Guo, I hope Zhang Gong will introduce you. ”

"Don't dare to call the public, Taiyuan Jun just call me Uncle Zhang. Taiyuan Jun sees the adult, it is the honor of the adult, how to introduce it? Uncle Zhang's face was ruddy, excited, and he responded respectfully, "I was ordered to lead a thousand soldiers who participated in the pacification of the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion here, what Taiyuan Jun wants to do, just do it!" As long as it's not a rebellion, I'll be a thousand people at your disposal! ”

"The soldiers came in a hurry, presumably tired from the journey." Bai Mingzhe looked at the door and shouted, "Dong Wen, go and arrange it immediately, let the wine and food in the whole Gaomi County prepare wine and food, and send it to the soldiers of the Liang State who came here in three days!" Older people eat it first, and older people eat it later. ”

Although he knew that the youngest soldiers who participated in the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms were thirty-seven or eight, he didn't know how to describe it, so he had to use older and older to describe it.

Coupled with the fear of drinking and making mistakes, he could only treat guests in batches like this.

Taking Gaomi County is undoubtedly choking the choke point in the west of Jimo City, and it would be strange to say that the Taishou named Ma Ning didn't do anything.

If you are not afraid of the open land, you are afraid of the darkness.

Danger has to be guarded against!

After receiving the order, one of the lieutenants at the door immediately went to prepare the food and drinks, perhaps so fast that everyone even heard the sound of "dong dong dong" stomping on the ground.

After Bai Mingzhe smiled at Uncle Zhang, he refocused his attention on Ye Chuping, "Chuping, is there an edict and an edict to convey there?" ”

"Bai Gong, I was worried about the safety of the king, and after sending the documents of the king to Weiyang Palace, I immediately went to the Liang State to transfer troops, as for the holy will...... Your Majesty should send other Imperial Historians to convey it. Oh, on the way back, he met Feng Ju who went to Chang'an to send the documents for the establishment of the Nanzhong Army in the pavilion, and calculated the time, he should have returned from Chang'an. The squire who delivered the order should also be on the way. ”

Bai Mingzhe nodded and said in a deep voice: "Since this is the case, I will stay for a few days."

Although Uncle Zhang is not highly educated, his thinking is very quick, and he quickly caught a word, "Shou? Why did Taiyuan Jun say this? ”

Bai Mingzhe sighed heavily, "Gong Zhang doesn't know, Jiaodong County...... I'm afraid that there has already been an Emperor of Earth. Before you came, I investigated here for a long time, and the information I got was not optimistic! ”

"Listen to me!"

Bai Mingzhe motioned for Ye Chuping to go out,

"Bai Gong, subordinates retire!"

"Crunch......" The door closed again after a lengthy sound.

There were only two people left in the house, and Bai Mingzhe had nothing to hide, his face was solemn, and he said directly: "Zhang Gong, I got the following news, after I finish talking for a while, please comment on it."

"No!"

"The merchants who stayed in this guest house told Yu Wu that all the merchants who passed through Gaomi County would have to pay a tax of 10% of their profits! And the merchants who trade in Gaomi County have to leave 20% of their profits as taxes! Although 20% is very high, far exceeding the standard set by Chang'an, but even so, many small businessmen will choose to do it in Gaomi, Jiegen, Yeyi and other places, just because the tax in Jimo City is 40% of the profit! ”

"Compared with the small merchants, the big merchants are much more miserable, and they are forced to trade in Jimo City. If you find that someone is not trading in Jimo City, not only will all the gold and silver be confiscated, but you will also send special officials to their homes with atonement documents to ask for the atonement! ”

Uncle Zhang exclaimed, "Even if the tax is different from Chang'an, why is it different from the county?" This is a big crime that violates the laws of the Han Dynasty, why didn't any businessman go to Chang'an to file a complaint? ”

Bai Mingzhe paused slightly and explained: "The Taishou of Jiaodong County has already been taken care of in Chang'an. As long as someone reacts to the problem of Jiaodong County, they will be detained by the people of Chang'an and then escorted to Jiaodong County for processing! And the people who were bought, it is said that the highest official position has reached Jiuqing. ”

"Under Jiuqing? A thousand stone was bought! Uncle Zhang was dumbfounded.

Good guy, it has infiltrated the upper echelons of the Han Dynasty, and Jiaodong County is enough for cattle.

How much does it cost, how much money?

"It's nothing. It is said that Ma Ning, the county guard of Jiaodong County, has unified the local Haoqiang, and his orders are absolutely authoritative in Jiaodong County! Even if it is the liehou family of Qidi, they have to give some face. Bai Mingzhe added, "Although I don't know how much taxes Jiaodong County pays to Chang'an every year, but just by virtue of the unification and strength, the taxes withheld by Ma Ning will definitely not be less." He doesn't have to do it himself, he just needs to let Haoqiang collect the money, and he is responsible for scoring points to achieve enough. ”

"Bang!" Zhang Bo slapped the table violently, his face was ugly, as if he had eaten a fly, and roared: "How can this be reasonable, this is almost a new princely king...... Taiyuan Jun, who is humble and talented, is willing to take a thousand elites of the Liang Kingdom to occupy Jimo City, capture the Jiaodong County Guard, and correct His Majesty's imperial authority. ”

"Zhang Gong is not in a hurry!" Bai Mingzhe drank all the water in the bowl and sighed, "This matter is not so simple, don't forget, there is a king in Jiaodong - King Kang of Jiaodong!" Although King Kang has a weak personality, as a prince king, his control of power should not be too bad. It's easy to capture Ma Ning, but I'm worried now that there are people behind Ma Ning...... A person who is inconvenient for us to take it with our hands. ”

The implication of his words is very clear, I am afraid that behind Ma Ning, standing is King Kang of Jiaodong!

Although this speculation is a bit bold, however, the probability is high.

The history books clearly record that when Liu An, the king of Huainan, tried to rebel, Liu Ji was ready to respond.

After the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, Chang'an had long since collected taxes, military power, and even the appointment and dismissal of officials, leaving only funds for the princes and kings to buy daily necessities. This Liu Ji, where did he get the money to buy equipment and recruit soldiers?

The cost of building armor and supporting soldiers is not low in this year.

If Liu Ji hadn't embezzled the financial taxes of Jiaodong County, Bai Mingzhe wouldn't believe it!

Zhang Bo said sadly: "If Ma Ning is really standing behind King Kang of Jiaodong, it will be difficult for us to do it." Without Your Majesty's will, we have no power to move the princes and kings. ”

After the Han Dynasty was divided, a large number of vassal states were scattered across the territory. If the two of them do it to King Kang of Jiaodong without authorization, they are provoking the princes and kings of the world! It's going to be attacked by a horde.

"I have carefully considered the question of how to take down Ma Ning." Bai Mingzhe crossed his hands and put them in his sleeves, "When the army I mobilized arrives, I will first station around Jimo City and exert oppression, so that it will be forced to open the city defense of Jimo City and let my army station." If he does, then it will be much easier for us to investigate him for corruption. Even if King Kang of Jiaodong is in Jimo City, it is impossible to meddle in the affairs of the Wunan Zhong Army. ”

He paused slightly, and said solemnly: "Of course, if you don't comply, I have to drag him out!" It just so happens that I plan to run the salt industry in Jiaodong County. The salt-producing areas of Jiaodong are mainly from the east, and if they want to transport salt out, the Huai River is their only route! With Gaomi County as the boundary, block the east-west traffic, block the route, intercept the merchants, we produce our own salt, sell it ourselves, and cut off the economic source of Jimo City! If Ma Ning or Jiaodong Kangwang want to break this situation, there are only two possibilities. ”

"First, send people to Chang'an to ask for help, so that Your Majesty will give up the plan of the official camp for salt production in Jiaodong."

"Second, before the arrival of the edict of Chang'an, integrate the forces of Jiaodong County, make the first move, and kill us here!"

Bai Mingzhe took a breath, squinted his eyes, and said calmly: "The chance of the first possibility is only two percent. I am sent by His Majesty, and everything I do represents His Majesty's will. Since I dare to carry out the official camp of the salt industry, they should understand that this matter has been acquiesced in by His Majesty. Even if you send someone to Chang'an, it won't help. ”

He smiled slightly and looked at Uncle Zhang, "Therefore, if they want to break the deadlock, they only need to capture Gaomi County with lightning speed before the Chang'an documents arrive!" ”

Bai Mingzhe got up and poured water for Uncle Zhang and himself again, "Whoa!" ”

The sound of clear water pouring and his deep voice blended into one, telling the next heavy chapter, "The Art of War" said: Ten are to surround it, five to attack it, and to divide it if it is doubled, the enemy can fight, if it is less, it can escape, and if it is not, it can be avoided. Therefore, the small enemy is strong, and the big enemy is also captured. Jun came with a thousand people, for them, it is not clear whether we have reinforcements, plus Gaomi County is a small city, once they start, the old forces of Jiaodong County should organize an army of 6,000 to 8,000 people to attack. ”

"As far as I know, there are more than 4,000 defenders in Jimo City, and the local powerful domestic slaves and retinues are gathered together and recruited a part, and they can fight nearly 10,000 soldiers. Really do it, we will suffer! ”