Chapter 19: But seek peace of mind
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He worked hard to sell goods and goods in order to feed and develop the bitter cold place of Liaodong.
Even if he is frustrated, he only thinks that this matter can be tried, but if it is really like what Yan Bei said, it is a little terrifying. Not to mention that Yanbei has some whimsical use of assets to stir up wars, if these places alone can really earn enough wealth, it is the right thing for Liaodong to feed more than 10,000 standing soldiers and horses.
Even the richest county in the world can't support more than 10,000 elite soldiers, right?
When he was a county commander in Handan, he heard that the king of Hanoi was the king of Hanoi, and the county soldiers were famous for their strong crossbowmen in Taishan...... But his Taishan crossbowmen were no more than five hundred.
How many crossbows are in Yanbei's hands?
It's just that the business matters mentioned by Yanbei are too related, and the specific actions cannot be sorted out in a few words.
On the way back, Fu Zhi was full of thoughts about what kind of talent the county government should select to serve as his subordinates after he returned. The officials of Liaodong had killed a lot of people because of Zhang Ju's rebellion, and Yanbei entered Xiangping and killed the county government again...... It is true that Frustration's talent is enough for a thousand miles, but this does not mean that he can afford a county government alone.
Even if they get the names of the Han Dynasty, they can't do everything alone.
Commanders and leaders need accurate vision and correct judgment, and what is implemented is ability. But without this ability, it is impossible to have vision and judgment. Therefore, under normal circumstances, if the commanders of various places do well, they can be transferred to the state capital after three or five years of meritorious service, but if they are county magistrates, most of them will be transferred to other places to become governors.
Just like there is a man named Sun Jian in Jiangdong, who begged for the Yellow Turban and beat the Bianzhang, and later served as the Taishou of Changsha during the District Star Rebellion, and suppressed the huge rebellion in a short period of time, and was named the Marquis of Wucheng. But before he followed Zhu Jun to crusade against the Yellow Turban, such a talented young man had served as a county leader in the three counties for 12 years.
Could it be that he is a young man who has no ability to take charge of himself? No, his talent is very good, and he has a strong ability to do things. But this also happens to be the reason for blocking his ascent, his temperament is heroic and brave, and he is good as an officer, but he can serve as a guard?
It takes more than decisiveness in handling matters.
What he needs now is people around him who are strong in handling affairs, and there are many such people who can make him build an entire county government.
As for Yan Bei, in the opinion of Yan Bei, Yan Bei's talent is just the opposite of Sun Jian. Yanbei's ability to deal with affairs is also very strong, and he is even indomitable without fear of failure. But his personal talent is not as outstanding as Sun Jian...... Although others say that the rebel General Yan has not tasted defeat in a hundred battles, no one in the army knows that it is actually the credit of Lu Yi Gao Ran and others.
Yanbei's talent is not to fight, but to gather people's hope. To put it mildly, this kind of talent is to know people and make good use of them, and they are fair enough. Looking at the big picture, it is a combination of determination and courage, justice and prestige, and it is possible to command all people, and talented people will saddle up the front and back of the saddle.
Walking east from Yuyang County, the scenery is different for hundreds of miles. Compared with Guangyang County, where the state is located, Yuyang County is a different kind of prosperity, with countless wealthy merchants riding ox carts to and fro, black smoke from the suburbs near the city, and the air blowing from the mountains in the south is slightly salty...... This is a place that is deeply loved by the heavens, and the merchants who are entrusted with the powerful are tasked with the mission of circulation, while the powerful clan and the county government have a monopoly on the work of smelting iron and opening mines and drying salt wells.
One side of the water and soil supports the other side, but no matter which side of the water and soil, it is not the common people who are raised. Yan Bei, who started from the body of Weimo, knows too well what kind of life the commoner Qianshou lived, and he knows even more that under such a rare and prosperous magnificent scene, there are mountains of bones piled up by slaves and tenants with their humble blood.
The so-called land annexation does not mean that the Haoqiang clan is really that bad, but that it is difficult for ordinary people to survive if they do not depend on Haoqiang. A strong laborer can cultivate more than 20 acres of land, and a family can cultivate 50 acres. But the grain grown on 50 acres of land is only a dozen stones of corn after one year's consumption, which is only enough to keep the next year's grain...... What about the taxes of the imperial court?
Even if the woman raises mulberry and weaves silk, even if she raises chickens and pigs, even if the field tax of the imperial court is only 30 taxes, which can be called the lowest field tax in history.
Each household pays 200 yuan per year, the middle-aged man in the household also pays 300 yuan, the children under the age of 14 pay 23 yuan per person, the adult head tax is called 120 yuan per year, and the court adds 63 yuan per year to the emperor...... With all these resources, where can the Qianshou who doesn't even have decent clothes afford?
The land is less and less, and in the early years, more people gave birth to children and killed them, in order not to bear the extra 100 yuan of taxes every year, and this situation was not until the first Han Yuan Emperor adjusted the oral endowment to more than seven years old. But this will not actually alleviate the sorrow of many people.
If not, where would there be so much soil for the rebellion of the first Qian?
Yan Bei had already said to the Yellow Turban remnants under his command that the common people are the most scoundrels, and the people may not praise you for the things you do, but they will definitely remember and complain about you if you don't do a good job; Even when complaining becomes a habit, even if you try your best, they will still complain for the sake of complaining.
But Yanbei also knows that the common people are the most lovely and tenacious, even if you don't do a good job, they still just complain gently, but as long as there is a mouthful of food to eat, they will listen to your orders day after day and year after year, even if they strangle their own children, even if their brothers and sisters starve to death by the roadside, they will still work hard.
Because they don't want to die, no one wants to die.
But as long as there is a slight possibility of life, they are willing to wait...... But in the Chuping era, they were still waiting, but what they were waiting for was no longer the court that made them disheartened.
Waiting for the sword heroes who can show them a way out in the boundless darkness.
What we are waiting for is the birth of a hero with one hand!
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After Yuyang, go to the right of Beiping, and walk through the narrow Liaoxi County, the scenery you see is very different. Zhen's entourage looked at the roadside from the beginning of the excitement and expectation, slowly consumed by the fatigue of the journey and the wilderness, when there were no pedestrians for ten miles into the lush deep forest, listening to the ears of the tiger roar bear...... They no longer have any expectations for Liaodong.
Yanbei sent someone to inquire about Gongsun Zhan's station, and heard that his soldiers and horses were scattered and withdrew to the Lingzhi, Yanbei originally wanted to visit, but then thought that more things were better than less and finally gave up. In fact, he didn't really listen to Wei You's words and run in with Gongsun Zhan, he just wanted to take advantage of the visit to meet Liu Guanzhang's three heroes with great spirit.
When passing through Lingzhi, Yanbei cut a few wooden cards, wrote a few short messages, and sent the brave soldiers to stay in Lingzhi, and then handed them over to Gongsun Zhan and Liu Bei and others after they left. The letter left to Gongsun Chan was nothing special, just a low posture saying that in the past, each of them was offended by their masters, and now that they belonged to the Han family, he did not want to continue to be an enemy of General Gongsun, and hoped that Gongsun Chan would forgive him for his rude behavior in the past.
The letters to Liu Bei and the three of them were more ordinary, informing them of the news of now belonging to the Han family, and sincerely inviting the three of them to have time to go to Xiangping as guests, and he would set up a banquet and sweep the bed to welcome each other.
Of course, he also knew that these four letters would probably sink into the sea, and no matter which one of them, he would not reply to him.
But sometimes that's the case, knowing that doing this will not pay off, but still wanting to give it a try.
Even if there is no return, what about peace of mind?
Walking through Lingzhi, it didn't take long to arrive at Feiru, Yanbei had a lot of feelings about this city, but he didn't enter the city, just took a few riders to look at the majestic city from afar and thought about something, and did something he had to do...... When he saw Feiru, he remembered the time when he was a rebel, and he was happy and excited, but those days of swords, swords, shadows, and horns all night long finally disappeared together with the head of Yuyang Tianzi.
Zhang Ju's era has passed, no matter whether the majesty at that time is unparalleled or not, it can not be a lifetime, after all, the dust will return to the dust, and after the flowers bloom for several years, who still remembers that Yuyang Haoqiang was called the Son of Heaven in vain, coerced Hu to ride 100,000 under Jizhou, drove Qingxu to Shuzhou County, and put hundreds of officials to face the south and claim the king.
Yuyang Tianzi did not leave any thoughts to the people, the head of Qiantou under his rule was plagued by the Wuhuan people, and those heroes could only raise grain and grass for him in a vain and unfortunate manner, and the defeat on the last night was the tree fell and scattered, the head of Qianzhou was still the head of Youzhou, and the strong or the strong of Youzhou, only he Zhang Ju killed a good head in vain for the big dream of being the emperor in the Spring and Autumn Period, and ruined the luxury family business.
Zhang Ju is not worthy of people's nostalgia and gratitude, but Yanbei is grateful to him.
After the mutiny on the night of the camp on the bank of the Liaoshui River, his body was sent back by Yanbei to be erected on the top of a barren mountain, but he did not dare to erect a tombstone or send it back to Yuyang...... No matter where his tomb was, he was afraid that it would be dug up and violently corpsed, so he was buried in the land at the foot of Yanbei. It was a good location, just overlooking the city of Fat Ru, which he once ruled, and it was probably the most glorious moment of his life.
I think he is also satisfied.
It's a bit ironic, but it's true, Yan Bei feels that he should be grateful to him. If he hadn't moved to Shuzhou County in the past, he wouldn't have won the official position of the state capital today...... Nothing left in Zhang Ju. The greatest legacy of a great rebellion that endangered the north of the empire was carried into Yanbei's arms.
Although Yanbei used despicable means to kill the Yuyang Emperor, there were some things that he had to make difficult decisions, so in this midsummer, Yanbei, who had fulfilled his wish, deliberately worshipped beside this tombless tomb all afternoon when he returned to Liaodong, poured down two urns of wine, planted plum trees and pines with his own hands, and planted some flowers and plants around the tomb.
After doing all this, Yan Bei was satisfied with the horsemen and led the horse down the trail. The winter in Youzhou comes early, and it is colder than other places, so that there are red plums in the snow in the sky, and the former Yuyang Tianzi will not be too lonely.
It's just that I don't know, Zhang Ju, who is lying three feet under the bone-chilling cold and has no head, can he see it?