August 15, the first half of the month.

This is a festival with a very long history in Chinese civilization, and it is a very memorable day for the people of Middle-earth all over the world.

After all, the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the night of reunion.

Although it is difficult for people today to verify the ins and outs of the Mid-Autumn Festival, we only know that this word was first seen in the "Zhou Li", and the "Book of Rites and Moon Order" said: "The moon of mid-autumn nourishes aging, and the porridge diet is practiced." ”

Lu Qian is not a sentimental poet, and he will not express his feelings through scenery and feelings. He didn't even know that moon cakes had not spread in the Northern Song Dynasty. But this did not delay him on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, 'doing' two major events that shook Qilu and even shook the world.

First, Zhao Mingcheng and Li Qingzhao appeared in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, to be precise, Zhao Mingcheng himself appeared at Lu Qian's Mid-Autumn Festival moon viewing banquet. What the hell is this.

You know, this master is the son of the former prime minister. It stands to reason that he should be a standard supporter of the old Zhao family, but now he is in the same league with Liang Shanbo's nest of anti-thieves? You can feel the shock.

Zhao Mingcheng in the official history, after the end of bad luck, came out for the second time, and the starting point was the prefect of Laizhou. Because of his mother's funeral, he went south, and became the prefect of Jiangning, the mayor of Nanjing. He was not yet forty years old. Under the enveloping system of the old Zhao family's favored ministers, Zhao Mingcheng's political invisible capital is so huge.

Therefore, when Zhao Mingcheng became Lu Qian's honored guest, and sang a double reed with Lu Qian at the banquet, so he was appointed as the young supervisor of the Information Department of the Propaganda Department, which can be said to have stunned countless 'guests'.

These people include the local gentry with a good reputation in Qingzhou, as well as Zhang Shuye, Han Cunbao, Xu Jing, Quan Bangyan, Chen Wenzhao, etc.

Looking at Zhao Mingcheng, the former son of the chief minister, he became an official under Lu Qian in a grand manner, and his eyes flashed with absurdity. This is more shocking to them than hell.

Can you think of Abe's son clamoring to join the rabbit nationality and shouting that he loves the white rabbit the most?

For them, it was a game-changing scene.

And this subversion to a certain extent represents the shock set off by the 'Zhao Mingcheng' turmoil, which will be like a mudslide among the doctors of Shilinshi. It can bring huge shock waves to the literati and doctors, and to the gentry and the common people.

Lu Qian admires such a person. has an identity background, cultural literacy, and a pair of soft bones, which is simply a perfect interpretation of what a puppet is.

As for Li Qingzhao, he was warmly entertained by Pan and Cheng Ernu in the back house, and at the same time, there were also Lin Niangzi and Xu Niangzi, the relatives of the leaders of Liangshanbo, of course, Hu Sanniang was also among them. It's just that she is destined to be hit, and she loves to dance with knives and guns by nature, and she is very incompatible with the atmosphere inside.

Second, Song Jiang took refuge in Liangshan.

Although Song Jiang was just a small official in Yuncheng, he was not valued by the gentry and literati at all; Its name on the rivers and lakes is also ridiculous for many literati and doctors. In terms of its own energy and influence, Song Jiang is simply a small shrimp. However, Song Jiang's surrender directly brought a Dizhou, and brought a big victory to Liangshanbo, which made countless gentry and literati who were interested in Tokyo scold.

You must know that Dizhou is located on the north bank of the Yellow River in Jingdong, and its geographical location is not important, and its cultural wealth is not outstanding. If you talk about meaning, it can only be said that its existence can bring a shield of defense +1 for the barriers of Qingzhou and Zizhou, and for Liangshanbo. But the offensive and defensive battle in the same period had a different meaning.

That represents the complete defeat of the Cangzhou official army and the unbearable battle of the Hebei forbidden army. After all, there were only 1,000 rebels in Dizhou City, and the Liangshan Army that rescued Dizhou only had 1,000 cavalry, but just 2,000 cavalry killed 20,000 Cangzhou troops.

Yes, 20,000 Cangzhou troops.

Cangzhou Mansion went out with all its might, and there were 30,000 garrisons, how could it be possible to only dispatch 10,000 people.

With such news announced, this Mid-Autumn Festival moon viewing banquet will be completely lively.

As a result, after the banquet was over, Lu Qian rewarded the people present with gold and silver coins, and those gentry and wealthy families all realized that the gold and silver coins were finely made, and no one thought too much. But I don't know how far-reaching the face of this gold and silver coin will have on Middle-earth in the future.

First of all, the money is gone.

There is a lot of silver in China in this time and space, and it has generally become a circulating currency. So much so that when the taxes were paid, many people paid them in silver. This tax silver is fragmented and shapeless, from the county government to the state government, it is impossible to deal with a large amount of broken silver, so it can only dissolve silver, so naturally there is silver consumption.

In the official history, this is a new term that became popular after Zhang Juzheng's 'one whip method'. A whip law stipulates that all taxes are levied and the silver is handed over to the state treasury, and the broken silver paid by the people is melted and recast into silver ingots. The "fire consumption" imposed at the time of taxation is actually much greater than the real "fire consumption", and the difference goes to the officials. After the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains, they inherited this mantle and carried it forward. "Fire consumption" continues to increase: the fire consumption of ordinary states and counties reaches two or three yuan, or even four or five yuan per two. However, remote states and counties pay less taxes, and fire consumption is several times higher than that of regular taxes. Otherwise, how could there be such a thing as "Kangxi Kangxi, eat bran and drink thin".

At present, the money consumption of time and space is not as great as that of the official history, because part of the taxes paid by the people are taxes in kind, and there is also a lot of copper.

However, Lu Qian considered that in the future, if Japan's gold and silver deposits were to be developed, there would be no shortage of gold and silver in China; And in terms of this tax, we will definitely focus on exploring commercial taxes in the future, and gold and silver will gradually become the mainstream. If left unchecked, the fire will intensify.

Of course, Lu Qian can restrict the share of fire consumption, but he feels from the bottom of his heart that the "fire consumption" thing should not exist.

And the county-level government has the right to melt down the tax silver and recast it, which will inevitably breed many moths.

Similarly, Lu Qian also wants to make money. It goes without saying how profitable it is to mint gold and silver coins.

Like a summer wind, the news spread throughout Shandong and also to Heunginfu, which is adjacent to Gyeonggi Road, in a few days. Just like the news of the uprising in the southeast was reported to Tokyo by officials of Liangzhejiang Road in a short period of time. In fact, the momentum of Manichaeism was too strong, and the slogans shouted were too frightening.

What "the tiller has his field, and the dweller has his house"......

What "where the world is in the field, and the people of the world plough together, if there is not enough here, then move to another place, and if there is not enough in that place, move here; ”

What is "the world is everywhere uneven, and no one is not full of warmth"......

Then there is the killing of Zhu Mian and the removal of the corrupt officials.

The temptation is enormous. In the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of people were gathered, and the people were like clouds.

They first killed Cai Zun, the Muzhou regiment training envoy, and the militia in Muzhou was against Manichaeism, that is, the grandson was against his grandfather, and he was pressed to the ground and rubbed again. Then in Xikeng, Qingxi County, 5,000 permanent officers and soldiers were annihilated on Liangzhejiang Road, and the soldiers and horses were killed, and then, the righteous army swept the entire Muzhou by victory.

Attacking the city and seizing the pool, Fang La called himself the Holy Prince, and built the Yuan "Yongle".

This momentum is more fierce than that of Liang Shanbo. Just after the incident, it was already Jianyuan "Yongle".

The officials of Liangzhejiang Road did not dare to conceal it, and urgently reported to Tokyo, and then many rumors have also flown to Tokyo City. Let everyone in the world know the name of Jiangnan Manichaean Fang La.

However, the first target of Tokyo City is still Ryoyamabo. Who called Liang Shanbo too close to Tokyo, that is the existence that can kill the city of Tokyo with one eye. Of course, Emperor Daojun of the Imperial Palace was very angry, and he pulled Cai Jing, Liang Shicheng, and Tong Guan all squirted violently.

Now Tong Guan has not left Tokyo, and Zhao Liangsi came to play for him first.

In a manor in Jiyin, Fucheng, osmanthus blooms in August, and the garden is full of faint fragrance. In a flower hall, Zhao Liangsi was talking with a person.

"Zhige, the secret agent we sent has already found out the news of Lu Rebellion. The main force of the army was deployed in Qingzhou, and then divided the troops into Jeju and Yizhou, and Sun Li led troops to sweep in the hinterland, and the defense was tight, and it was impossible to find anyone who was willing to contribute to the country. The man handed over a secret message.

Zhao Liangsi took the secret letter, read it, stood up again, and walked back and forth in the lobby. Liang Shanbo's strength is not bad, and what makes him unbelievable is that in the huge land of Qilu, he can't find a person who is willing to destroy his family for the country. It's ridiculous.

This Lu Qian rose quickly, but he acted in a disciplined manner. His main force is Qingzhou, Yizhou, Jeju, and Songjiang in Dizhou.

And Qilu is vast, and the Western Army is very strong, which Zhao Liangsi also thinks deeply. But in this battle, the western army only came 50,000, and the troops were still a little scarce. And because of the Yizhou incident, the Jiangnan Navy Division was not allowed to go north, and the lack of sailors to help him really brought heavy strategic pressure to Tong Guan.

Even if he was able to fight effectively on land in the coming day, Lu Qian made people guard Liangshanbo, and he led his troops to retreat in great strides, and Tong Guan could still drink all the 800 miles of water in one gulp, so that the army could attack the cottage directly?

Otherwise, Tong Guan would have to divide an army to confront the bandits in Shuibo. But the thief army has water conservancy, 800 miles of water, and most of them are empty for sorties. Not only can the left-behind troops be anxious, but also occupy the key points of water and land in Jingdong, which greatly threatens the logistics lifeline of the army when pursuing. If the grain route is cut off, the western army under Tong Guan can only retreat backwards, no matter how strong its combat strength is.

This situation is not broken, and the Liangshan bandit army is almost invincible. This is something that Tong Guanwan cannot tolerate.

This 'master' has something, and the 'slave' obeys it.

Although Zhao Liangsi was rewarded by Zhao Ji, he knew 10,000 who his real backers were. If Tong Guan has a problem, he has to solve his problems. Unexpectedly, this Liang Shanbo suddenly got such a big chassis, and he could still save his breath.

"This golden gunner Xu Ning was originally a general of the imperial court, can you persuade him to abandon the darkness and turn to the light?" Zhao Liangsi asked again.

"This one is hard. Although the golden gunner was in Shuibo, he had already sent his wife and children to Qingzhou. His life was saved by a land thief, and he was very loyal. The deputy general Liu Tang was one of the thieves who followed the land thief early before and after the saddle. The two naval leaders, Ruan Xiaoqi and Zhang Shun, are all land thieves. ”

The leader of the secret agent dressed as a scholar was busy talking to death, and Zhao Liangsi of the province was worried about what happened, and he didn't take the lives of his subordinates seriously.

When Zhao Liangsi heard this, he looked up to the sky and sighed.

"Is there a reply from Zong Ze?"

As the most eye-catching object on Liangshan Boming's face, Zhao Liangsi has already started to attack Zong Ze. At first, there was some news, but soon there was not a word. Zhao Liangsi knew in his heart that there might be a change in that Zongze, but he didn't need to give it a try at this time.

"So that Naoka knows. The villain sent two groups of people to contact Zong Ze, but they were all lost in the sea, and no news came back. ”

In this way, everything is in plain sight.

Zhao Liangsi grabbed the cup and slammed it on the ground, "Rebel ministers, rebels, villains, all should be killed, all should be killed." ”

This old Zhao family can't stand the scholars of the Central Plains, first Zong Ze, and then Zhao Mingcheng, all of whom are villains who are greedy for life and afraid of death.

"Don't hook up with these thieves again, just ask people to post notices and spread rumors. When the Privy Counsellor breaks through the Liangshan bandits, someone will naturally come to join him. He waved his hand and told the leader of the spies to stand down. Zhao Liangsi pondered for a moment, then wrote a letter. Summoned his entourage and asked him to quickly return to Tokyo's Tongguan office.

Although several weeks have not been successful, Zhao Liangsi has finally been able to visit a capable general.