Chapter 779: Situation

The next day, Zhang Fei met with Chen Tai, the envoy of Wei.

As a messenger, Chen Tai naturally couldn't talk about things with red mouths and white teeth, and handed over a letter of state from Cao Rong, the prince of the prison state.

This is a letter of begging to surrender to the country, first of all, he poured out his father Cao Pi who was persecuted by someone and practiced demon magic to become a ghost; and very rationally agreed with the content of the Han army's article related to his father Cao Pi's guilt.

At the same time, I hope that Zhang Fei can understand the people of the four prefectures of Hebei, accept the invitation of Wei to surrender, and turn the war into a jade silk.

Of course, as a son of man, Cao Rong hopes to avenge his tragic death.

Finally, Cao Rong reaffirmed the two basic principles of the human race and the demon race, and the supremacy of the Han family.

If Zhang Fei is interested in sending someone to Yedu and can reach the intention of surrender, Cao Rong will send Situ Wang Lang, who is familiar with Guandong's affairs, to Linzi to formally discuss the surrender.

During the meeting, Zhang Fei expressed his recognition and commendation to Cao Rong, the prince of Wei Jianguo, who was deeply aware of the spirit of righteousness; At the same time, he said that he did not know about the victimization of Cao Pi, the lord of Wei, and that he needed to seriously investigate, and hoped that Cao Rong, the crown prince of Wei Jianguo, could provide more relevant evidence.

At the same time, in view of the livelihood of the people in the four prefectures of Hebei, Zhang Fei said that he would ease the trade embargo and expressed interest in sending envoys to visit Yedu.

Receiving the surrender of Wei, such a big matter is definitely not something that Zhang Fei can call the shots; It is necessary to reach a certain tacit understanding with the DPRK and China in order to achieve a final word.

After Wei retreated to Hebei, there was also a certain shortage of salt.

Hedong Yanchi is very important, but it is limited by transportation capacity and cannot meet the vast territory east of Taihang Mountain.

The Bohai Rim is dominated by saline-alkali land, swamps, and rotten land, and in terms of the current population distribution, it does not have the conditions to boil sea salt.

Qingzhou, which is an important place for salt production, is supplied to Hebei nearby.

The benefits of fish and salt are also the fundamental reason why the Qi State is hegemonic in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the Qi State, which monopolizes sea salt, taxes the princes and other countries, and it is difficult not to compete for hegemony.

Yuan Shao was in Hebei back then, and the fundamental purpose of supporting Yuan Tan to control Qingzhou was to obtain salt from Qingzhou.

For the time being, Guanzhong and Hebei are competing for Shanxi, that is, for the place of victory, and they are also fighting for the most important salt pond here.

When the imperial court was ready to start the salt of Kabeifu, it was the moment when Beifu sent troops to the east of the river.

Table salt, most likely, is the trigger for the next war.

Now, Cao Rong, the crown prince of Wei Jianguo, has the intention to beg for surrender, and this kind of major matter must be discussed and weighed repeatedly, and it is not something that Zhang Fei can arbitrarily decide.

However, economic trade can open up the door and let Qingzhou's rich and cheap sea salt be exchanged for the rich livestock resources in Hebei.

Salt can't boost Qingzhou's productivity, but livestock can.

When it comes to economic trade, even if the government's monopoly on salt is to be traded abroad, it is impossible to conceal information.

At the Linzi Post House, Jiang Wei studied the documents as he had done in the past, analyzing the political tendencies of the four Kanto states.

In the end, it is to support the Beifu, which represents the advanced productive forces, can make the people of the world live a good life, and no longer repeats the old road of the two Han Dynasty; still supports the Han family and respects the son of heaven of the Han family.

During the Northern Expedition that year, due to Zhang Liao's stubborn resistance, the offensive situation was not smooth, and the military rations could not support it for half a year.

In order to avoid the failure of the labor and mobilization of the people, it will damage the spirit of the whole army and the morale of the people; At that strategic turning point, the first emperor released Tian Xin and gave Beifu the authorization to act freely, which is equivalent to Han Xin who opened up the second battlefield during the Gaozu period.

Therefore, the armed march of Beifu broke through Yunxian, the important transportation point garrisoned by the Xiahou Shang army, and advanced eastward at a speed beyond the expectations of Su Ze's Yanzhou army, and ran directly in front of the Yanzhou army, and Su Ze could only surrender in accordance with the people's will.

Beifu only incorporated most of the Yanzhou troops who were willing to fight against Ge, and 5,000 people were released, but under the leadership of Yang Jun, they almost succeeded in supporting Liu Xie's restoration again.

The Yanzhou Legion quickly collapsed, and Cao Zhi's Qingzhou Legion had not yet completed its assembly, so it could only be scattered in various places, fighting separately and falling into scattered sand.

Cao Zhi himself was blocked by Tian Xin in Pengcheng, Xuzhou, and the entire army of Qingxu and Xuzhou was captured by the prestige of the Beifu army, and completely withered and lost the courage to fight again.

However, at that time, Tian Xin refused to accept the Kwantung scholars to join the Northern Prefecture, otherwise the Qingxu Prefecture would expel and tie up Cao Zhi and formally surrender; Tian Xin will also become the second Qi Wang Xin of the Han Dynasty.

It was when Tian Xin refused to unite with the Kwantung scholars that the Kwantung scholars supported Cao Zhi and rejected the surrender of the Han army through Cao Zhi's mouth.

And what kind of thoughts do the people of these four states think now?

The people of Xuzhou have been tortured by the first emperor and the general, and the general sent Wei Yan over, and the Xuzhou scholars and clans were suppressed and almost did not dare to speak loudly.

Qingzhou is under the governance of Zhang Fei, and the scholars are also the objects of suppression, and the channels for entering the government and economic rights and interests are stuck to death, as well as normal taxes and rents, and the levy of forced labor, the scholars want to cry without tears.

Yanzhou has almost become a no-man's land, Yuzhou is gradually recovering, Pang Lin does not do additional suppression of the economy of the Shi people, but only restricts the starting point of the Shi people, and at the same time promotes the township primary school, the county middle school, and is also digging the roots of the Shi people.

The defeated have no human rights, and the scholars of these four states belong to the severely restricted and persecuted people under the rule of the Han Dynasty.

In dealing with the initiator of the Beifu, as long as the scholars of the four states have a little ability to think and distinguish between right and wrong, they will know that the Beifu is the culprit of their current disaster.

In particular, the scholars of Yanzhou almost succeeded in supporting Liu Xie, and the scholars of Yuzhou and Qingxu also rushed to make efforts...... This is a black account that cannot be cleared.

It is also destined that the scholars of the four states, at least the scholars over the age of ten at present, have a kind of 'original sin' that cannot be washed.

Even if they enter the office, they are destined to stop at the Qipin County Order.

If it were possible, the Kwantung scholars would prefer to embrace the Great Wei rather than the Northern Mansion.

Jiang Wei read the same information repeatedly for almost three days, but he still couldn't find an entry point where the Kanto scholars could forgive Beifu; I couldn't find the key point in Beifu that needed the assistance of the Kanto scholars.

Zhang Fei, Wei Yan, Pang Lin, and Xu Shu were able to govern the people of the four states with the harsh laws of the Han family, but now there are no large-scale rebellions and rebels; Then in the future, if the northern government accepts it, it will also be able to suppress the Kanto scholars.

After 30 years of suppression, after two generations, after the death and disappearance of the contemporary scholars, the remaining scholars and new scholars will have no gritted teeth and deep memories of Beifu, and the ban can be gradually lifted.

In the past 30 years, not to mention the educational intensity of Beifu Guanzhong, only refer to the current development trend of Pang Lin's education in Yuzhou...... Thirty years later, today's scholars are no longer ordinary people, and there is nothing to worry about.

Without the prestige of knowledge, it will be difficult for scholars to agitate for anything; When the knowledge is spread among the people, even if there are prestige scholars who take the lead in agitating, others will not be too active if they have no vital interests.

In this way, Jiang Wei sentenced the Kanto scholars to death in his heart and began to brew the relevant recital.

Sending 6,000 cattle, horses and sheep to Zhang Fei was intended to express the deep feelings of the two princesses, and sending people to actually investigate the position of the four states in the Kanto region was also an important part.

Jiang Wei remembers very clearly, and every Guanlongshi person remembers very clearly how the word 'Xizhou' was coined in the past 100 years, and how majestic the Guandong scholars were when they were strong, and how they turned Liangzhou into a money bag for all parties.

As for the scholars and people who died tragically in the turmoil in Liangzhou...... No one will record it.

Since the Kanto people have coined the term Xizhou, in the future, either the Kanto region will suppress the West State, or the West State will suppress the East State.

It can be thought of the richness of the Central Plains and Hebei, and even the development potential of Jiangdong is above Guanlong, and even the potential of Lingnan in the future is also above Guanlong.

Jiang Wei only sighed at this, and only felt that his shoulders were heavy.

Fortunately, in the next 30 years, Hebei and Kanto will be suppressed and unable to raise their heads, and the development of Jiangdong and Lingnan will take a long time, which is enough to establish Guanlong's absolute advantage.

As for Yizhou, the country of abundance, it has been destroyed by the new currency, and the Yizhou scholars have been divided internally, supporting the high-ranking officials of the imperial court, and resisting the imperial court and suffering various liquidations.

The whole world is like a game of chess, and Guan Long will ride the dust!

Therefore, Jiang Wei is very confident.

When he burned these documents, his own soldier Jiang Peng came to report: "Du Lieutenant, Fan Jiang, Lieutenant of Qi State, asks to see you." ”