Chapter 58: Behind the Scenes (1)
In 259 AD, in February of the second year of Jingyao of Shu Han. Padang County, Yongan Governor is stationed in the festival place.
"General Xiaguan appeasement, Fuling County Taishou Guan Yi, Xiaguan Fuling County soldier Cao engaged in Zhao Yi, meet the right general."
"Hehehe, you don't have to be polite. Well, Guowei, Ling Zun and Uncle Ling are okay recently? Oh, it's all good, that's good! β
Following Li Yan, Deng Zhi, and Zong Pre, Yan Yu and Yan Wenping, the new governor of Yong'an in Shu Han, was a native of Nanjun County, Jingzhou, and was over sixty years old this year. He was Zhao Yun's subordinate general in his early years, and followed Zhao Yun into Yizhou many years ago, and then because Guan Yu lost Jingzhou, Yan Yu had no choice but to take root in Yizhou. Over the years, relying on hard work, coupled with the withering of the bigwigs from Jingzhou one by one, Yan Yu slowly climbed up, and finally became a famous general and the commander of the third corps of Shu Han. οΌ1οΌ
"Well, Zifeng and Guowei, please take a seat. First of all, I want to apologize to the two of you, because Yu has just taken over as the governor of Yong'an a few days ago, and I am not familiar with the situation. So it was not possible to send reinforcements in time. Let everyone in Fuling County suffer. β
"Don't dare. In the first battle of the Han Dynasty, the lower officials did not fight well, and the county soldiers and civilians suffered heavy casualties, and the right general was asked to punish him. β
The battle report that Guan Yi handed over to Yong'an and CD after the Battle of Han Fu was finalized long after the people of Fuling County brainstormed. The contents of the battle report were far from the actual situation, and Guan Yi wrote in the battle report that 150 county soldiers were completely wiped out, and more than 800 Bizka warriors were killed. And the harvest was honestly written, but the main credit was transferred to Zhang Zun's head.
"Hehehe, Zifeng is humble. The private soldiers of this step family are very strong. Yan Yu twisted his beard: "More than thirty years ago, the first emperor personally conquered Jingzhou, and Yu followed General Zilong to guard Jiangzhou. Later, the first emperor was defeated in Yiling, and Yu followed General Zilong to Yong'an to rescue the first emperor. At that time, he had a battle with the private soldiers of the Bu family. When the prime minister died more than 20 years ago, Sun Quan sent heavy troops into Jianping County, nominally to help us guard the border and prevent the pseudo-Wei from attacking me, but in fact, it was also to test whether we were in a state of collapse after losing the prime minister. At that time, I had a battle with the private soldiers of the Bu family. The private soldiers of this step family are much stronger than the ordinary soldiers of Eastern Wu, and if you are one-on-one, the private soldiers of the step family are not weaker than the Nanzhong soldiers I led some time ago. β
"As for no difficulty, it is the strongest soldier in Eastern Wu that can be compared to the puppet Wei Zhong Army, Zifeng, you can wipe it all out, it's really amazing. In this way, Deyan is right, the future of my Han will fall on you! β
The lower officials were terrified. It is not worthy of such praise from the right general. β
"Hehehe, this is not a compliment, it is a fact. Okay, it just so happens that Ling Ze is also here now, let's talk about business. β
It's coming, it's coming, hey, who made our officials lower than others, so they had to stick out their necks to be slaughtered.
"Yu first talk about the current situation of the Yongan Legion. The Yongan Legion has 10,000 soldiers, including 7,000 infantry, 1,000 cavalry, and 2,000 sailors. In addition, there are 120 military marquises, 10 captains, 3 military officers, 3 escorts, and 5 adjutant generals. In addition, there will be 300 people in the camp and 600 people who will accompany the team for a long time...... According to last year's account book left by Deyan, the annual expenses of the Yongan Army were 350,000 stone in grain and 25 million in money. β
Seeing that Guan Yi and Luo Xian were silent, Yan Yu was not in a hurry, and arched his hand to the west with a smile: "According to the imperial court's will last year, starting from this year, all the expenses of the Yongan Army will be borne by Fuling County and Badong County. The two Taishou, do you have anything to say? β
To tell the truth, Yan Yuzhen didn't report indiscriminately, 11,000 soldiers, craftsmen, people, plus more than 100 middle and high-ranking officers, only such a small amount of money and food, it is indeed not a lot - you must know that there are cavalry and sailors in it. In addition to wages and rations, the craftsmen who will be working in the camp will consume a large amount of pig iron, coal and other materials as soon as they go to work every day. There is also Yan Yu himself, although the kings and marquis of Shu Han are only virtual lords, and there are no fiefs and lu. But he is a famous general, so this is not low.
But this thing used to be carried by five counties together, but now it is carried by two counties!
"The right general, Guan Taishou, Zhao Zheng, and the Badong County of Xiaguan have 35,000 people and are registered arable land...... Therefore, what Padang County can hand over to the Yongan Army this year is 70,000 stone of grain and 7 million yuan. β
MB's Luo Xianluo Lingze, you want to be shameless! You only pay a fifth of the food, and the money is slightly stronger than a quarter. So the rest of the things are to be carried by my Fuling County?
Seeing Yan Yu and Luo Xian staring at him together, Guan Yi was also very helpless. He got up and arched his hand at the two of them: "Two Shangguan, Fuling County of Xiaguan just experienced a big battle last year, and it cost a lot. This time, Fuling County has to carry all the remaining parts, which is really not enough. β
"Hehehe, Zifeng. Yu doesn't like to hear this. At the end of last year, didn't the Bu family send you 200,000 stone of grain? Ben Jiang didn't deduct a grain of grain, and all of them were released. β
MB's you didn't even send a single reinforcement, so why should you share Lao Tzu's spoils. Dry! In this Yangtze River waterway, the Bu family is stuck in the throat, but Yong'an is also a throat! Lao Tzu's business route was stuck, and he was really helpless! I knew that Lao Tzu had chosen Padang County as a base from the beginning.
But then again, not to mention the former Guan Yi, even the current Guan Yi, is not qualified to take over as the governor of Yong'an. This is the first line of defense against the invasion of Soochow, and it has to be a veteran to be competent. As far as Guan Yi's qualifications are concerned, don't even think about it within ten years.
"General You, my Fuling County has very little arable land, and grain production has always been limited. Therefore, the lower official meant that the grain would not be given to Fuling County, but the imperial court's instruction that Fuling County should support the Yong'an Corps must be completed. Therefore, can Fuling County pay 35 million yuan to the Yongan Corps every year from this year, and the Yongan Corps will purchase military supplies on its own? β
"This ...... Please Zifeng wait. Yan Yu lowered his head and thought for a while before leaving the table and going to the back hall, no need to ask, his staff were all behind the screen at this time to listen to the wall. It's best to give the money to you, and you'll have a lot more chances of getting it than if you were going to get it directly! Your aides will certainly approve of it.
After a while, Yan Yu walked back to the lobby: "Zifeng, Fuling County will only pay money and not pay grain. But 35 million is still a little less......"
"General Right, quite a few. Yong'an is located at the throat of the Yangtze River, and the water transportation is convenient, especially the thousand-stone large ships can be navigated directly, which is much better than the situation of the Wujiang River channel in Xiaguan that can only pass through 500 stone grain ships at most. The cost of grain transportation and the loss of the road must be much lower than that of Fuling County in Xiaguan. In Fuling, 35 million yuan can only buy about 250,000 stone of grain, but in Yong'an, as long as the operation is done properly, it is also possible to buy 350,000 stone of grain. β
"No, Zifeng also said that he would add the loss. And money is still not as stable as food. If there is a disaster year, when the price of rice is high, Yu's soldiers will be hungry. β
"Then, how much does General Right think is reasonable? Please also advise. β
"Fifty million."
"The lower officials can't afford to pay their wives if they sell them. Thirty-six million. β
"How can Zifeng be so tired, 48 million."
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"Okay, okay, for the sake of Guowei's face, the price is forty million! How, this is the final price of Ben. Guan Taishou is not satisfied, so let's hand over the grain. β
"Uh, the subordinate commands!"
"Hehehe, that's fine. Come on, prepare for the banquet, I want to treat Guan Taishou and his party well. β
MB's Lao Tzu is in a very bad mood and can't eat at this time......
After getting out of Yong'an and getting on Fuling County's own official ship, Zhao Yi, who had been sullen just now, spoke: "Brother, this right general is too ruthless." Forty million! The turnover of my Fuxing Club next year is expected to be only 100 million! That's 40 million net profits! β
"What's the solution? Didn't this old thief just say that he was stationed in Yong'an and saw the Bu family's fleet passing by him? Even the amount of grain on it is clear! This is actually telling us that our trade routes are also in his hands! Of these 40 million miles, at least 5 million are for him to buy roads! β
"This Yan Wenping is too shameless! Why did the ancestor promote him back then! β
"Hey, forget it." Guan Yi's later words did not say: Your ancestor was a moral cleanliness patient who cherished feathers excessively. Never form a small group with his subordinates. Wei Yan's subordinate Hu Jidu has been out of the town and the governor of Hanzhong for many years, and this Yan Yu has climbed to the position of the governor of Nanzhong. And this is also the result of Yan Yu putting down his body to curry favor with Huang Hao's eunuch (at this point, he and Yan Yu's eldest brother don't talk about the second brother, they are both TM's eunuchs). However, although Yan Yu relied on currying favor with Huang Hao. But his mind is still clear: Badong was kicked out of the CD because he didn't dump Huang Hao, but Yan Yu knew that Luo Xian was capable. So although he knew that Huang Hao was unhappy about doing this, he still reused Luo Xian. From this point alone, Guan Yi knew that Yan Yu still had a little bottom line.
Hey, this is going to go against the current to the CD. The group of bureaucrats on CD are scum who have no discipline and no bottom line. How much meat will your fat pig cut off in CD?
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Before Yan Yu became the governor of Nanzhong, his person was not found in the history books. His birth and death are unknown, and his past history is unknown. Therefore, Zhao Yunbu's generalization is purely apocryphal.