Chapter 687 Clarification of doubts
The treatment provided by Wang Yu to Chen Zhi was exactly the same as that of ordinary homeless people, a small courtyard was divided according to the resident population, and a living allowance before employment was provided, which was not a preferential treatment, but it was not harsh.
Chen Zhi is not a stupid person, he felt that Wang Mo had something peculiar in the teahouse, but he didn't pay much attention to the principle of managing himself and ignoring nosy. But now that the other party has been following him to the door, he no longer realizes that the other party has done something, and Chen Zhi is not worthy of Liu Bei's attention.
"It's a friend of the child's new acquaintance......" Chen Zhi knew that he couldn't hide, and he didn't mean to avoid it, so he explained a few words, sent his mother back to the room to rest, and then turned to Wang Mo, solemnly extended the guest, and invited the other party to his room.
"The humble room is small, not a place for hospitality, but it is not deliberately neglectful, it is really due to the conditions." Seeing that Wang Mo was looking at the interior layout when he entered the door, Chen Zhi explained, his tone and demeanor were neither humble nor arrogant, neither the embarrassment caused by poverty and poverty, nor the resentment of the treatment provided by Qingzhou.
Seeing all this in his eyes, Wang Mo's evaluation of Chen Zhi was also higher, and he said in his heart No wonder General Zilong strongly recommended it, this person is indeed a little unusual.
"The poor and the lowly cannot be moved, and the mighty cannot be bent, and this is the husband. Uncle came to Qingzhou as a guest, and the reception was exactly the management of the Honglu Pavilion, but now such a scene, but Mo is derelict in his duties, ashamed, ashamed. ”
"It turns out that the third son is the third son, to the lack of vision, I don't know in person, and I treat it slowly, please forgive me. As for the praise of the honorable driver, those who die for the rest of their lives cannot afford it. Chen Zhi smiled bitterly: "If you hadn't lived in Gaotang for a few months, you wouldn't know that you would have been a useless person, and what you really feel ashamed of is to be there." ”
Wang Mo nodded noncommittally, and suddenly changed his words. asked: "Uncle Zhi has been in Gaotang for several months, what do you think of this place?" ”
"Well...... Chen Zhi was stunned, and then replied calmly: "Qingzhou is prosperous, and it has long been rumored outside, although it is in Yuzhou, but I have heard a lot, but I have really seen it on the spot, experienced it, and then I understood." The goodness of Qingzhou is far from being described by the word prosperity. If you have to describe it, well, maybe you can use the word harmony......"
If Wang Yu was there in person, he might have already begun to roll his eyes when he heard this. Crab? What a familiar term? If Chen arrives at the prosperous world again, he will definitely ask the other party if he has also crossed over.
But Wang Mo thought so. In Wang Yu's new policy, there is an ultimate goal, everyone in the world is like a dragon, which essentially means that all living beings are equal. Although this goal is far away, it can only be regarded as a beginning. But since the direction is correct, some things will be reflected in the bits and pieces of daily life.
Just like the liveliness and unavoidance in teahouses and wine shops; Just as the officials stepped down from their high positions and participated in civil affairs; Open government decrees, academies with no classes, and equal treatment for all professions. Everything is embodied in an atmosphere of equality and freedom.
It's like someone circled a piece of peach in the mountains and forests in various ways. Carnivores and herbivores live in peace, and only when they are out will they show their sharp claws and fangs.
Described as harmonious. Indeed, it is appropriate.
"Uncle Zhi seems to be unfinished?" With a good start, it is much easier to carry on with the conversation, Wang Mo has been working in the Honglu Pavilion for more than a year, and he has a lot of experience in this area.
Wang Yu threw Chen Zhi in Gaotang and ignored it, in fact, it was a subtle meaning, so that he would unconsciously integrate into Qingzhou, and then recruit into the army. Although this takes longer, it is much more effective than torture and coercion. What Wang Mo has to do now is to arouse Chen Zhi's thinking in this regard.
"It may be that I have too little knowledge, and in Gaotang, there is always a feeling of unreality." Although Chen Zhi is not completely scheming, in front of the skills honed by Wang Mo and Wang Yu's intentions, his dim sum machine is really not enough, and he is unaware of it.
"For example?" Wang Mo then asked.
"For example, those tea customers in the teahouse......"
Chen Zhi is cautious by nature, but after living in Gaotang for so long, he has been somewhat infected, and directly talked about the most sensitive topic: "Now that there are many wars in Northern Xinjiang, and the surrounding forces are ready to move, generally speaking, the people should not know much about this, only the celebrities of the Gaomen may talk about it, and they can ...... in Gaotang."
Those topics in the Qingzhou teahouse and wine shop may be commonplace and not surprising from the perspective of later generations, but in this era, they are the preserve of the upper class. Ordinary people have no channels to get information, and often only when the soldiers are in the city, they will sense the impending disaster and try to escape and take refuge.
Chen Zhi has never been in officialdom, but he has been by Liu Bei's side for a few days, and he has always thought that the latter is a rare benevolent monarch and the lord of the people. However, in terms of information transparency, Liu Bei is worse than Qingzhou? Of course, there are good reasons for the latter: the people are ignorant, what if they share this bad news with the people and cause panic?
Chen Zhi has always felt that Liu Bei's concerns are very reasonable, but what he saw and heard in Gaotang subverted his long-standing concepts.
The situation in Qingzhou is good now, but there are also many hidden worries. The prosperity of the Gaotang Dynasty is very prosperous, but this big bazaar is not guarded by majestic city walls, and there is no dangerous pass to rely on, after the Taishan army went north, the south is completely lost.
Now that Wang Yu is not leaving, Huang Zhong's Thunder Army is also there, it doesn't matter, when the battle in the north is more intense, the war in Wei County resumes, Wang Yu and Huang Zhong go north and west respectively, for the enemies of Qingzhou, Gaotang is a big piece of fat!
As long as a brigade of elites, lightly armed and simple, and a roundabout assault, it can deal a fatal blow to Gao Tang, who does not have enough troops to protect it. With the importance of Gao Tang, presumably the princes who were enemies of Wang Yu would not even dare to take this risk.
If the people were unaware of this, the atmosphere in Gaotang would be easy to understand now, but now that all kinds of analyses have spread to every household, it would be strange that the people don't even have the slightest panic.
Before meeting Wang Mo, Chen Zhi didn't want to make himself look too different, although he was strange in his heart, he never asked others. Now that he knew Wang Mo's identity, and the other party took the initiative to provoke this topic, he also took the opportunity to ask.
"Strange, not strange." Wang Mo smiled slightly: "First, the people are full of confidence in my lord and the hussars, and they don't think that the northern Xinjiang can cause much trouble to our Qingzhou army." Second, even if there is a case, everyone has nothing to fear, there are nearly 100,000 men in Gaotang City alone, and most of them maintain military training more than twice a month......"
"Uncle Zhi should know about the Battle of Yuanshan commanded by General Yuan Zhi, right? At that time, the situation was also very critical, the main force was all in the Gaotang Dynasty and Yuan Shao decisive battle, there were only thousands of officials and veterans who served as pavilion chiefs in the territory, and Zang Ba's soldiers and horses were 30,000 or 40,000 people, all of whom were accustomed to bandits for many years, and they had licked blood on their heads, which could be described as a huge disparity between strength and weakness. ”
"That's true." Chen Zhi nodded, he had also been a bandit, and he knew very well the difference between a militiaman with simple training and a bandit who had been in battle and killed people. The gap in combat power between the two sides cannot be filled by two or three times the number of people.
The use of militia to fight is not the first initiative in Qingzhou, but the generals who used to fight with the militia called them Minzhuang, not the militia. Not even soldiers, the combat power is naturally nothing to look forward to, in fact, the battlefield where the people are strong and active is often in the battle to defend the city.
He praised from the bottom of his heart: "General Yuan Zhi is clever and clever, and he uses soldiers like a god, so he has to be valued so much by the hussar general." ”
"Yuanzhi's use of soldiers is inherently unique, but that battle can be won, in fact, it depends on the militia." Wang Mo smiled and shook his head, denying Chen Dao's statement: "After completing the assembly, Mr. Yuan Hao only said one word to boost morale...... Behind is the homeland, and the fate is in the hands! With this belief, 100,000 militiamen went into battle to meet the enemy, and finally defeated the Taishan bandits who had been rampant for many years in a battle. ”
"Is that so......" Thinking of the majestic scene of 100,000 people rising up to defend their homeland, Chen was stupid for a while.
"It's the same this time, if things are not harmonious, and if there is an enemy attacking, the 100,000 people of Gaotang will still take up arms and protect their homeland. It is precisely because everyone has such confidence and self-confidence that they can talk and laugh freely and lightly. ”
Wang Mo said proudly: "It's a big deal, let's fight the battle of Yuanshan again, why be afraid?" This kind of people's heart is much stronger than that of Tianwei Xiongcheng, which is also the biggest difference between my Qingzhou and other princes. ”
Chen Zhi was silent for a moment, exhaled a long breath, and sighed: "The hussar general's mind and courage are like a god. ”
Wang Mo felt that the heat was almost over, and directly threw out the invitation: "Uncle Zhi, aren't you tempted?" Don't want to do your part to defend your homeland? ”
"This ......" Chen Zhi hesitated for a while, and then did not hide it, briefly explained his situation, and then said with a wry smile: "Thanks to the care of Wang Junhou and General Zilong, the third prince is gracious, but I am afraid that I will not be able to fight again, and I can only lose you." ”
"That's fine." Wang Mo lowered his head and pondered, Chen Zhi was a little worried, whether the other party would think that he was saying a pretext, and then become angry or something. But to his surprise, after waiting for a while, Wang Mo did not laugh angrily, grabbed his hand, and said in a very sincere tone: "This is very good!" ”
"Huh?" Chen Zhi was so surprised that he was at a loss, very good? Well, isn't the other party here to solicit himself?
"Don't hide it from Uncle Zhi, before Mo came, what I was always worried about was that Uncle Zhi missed his old master and refused to go out. Since there are no such ties, things are easy to do. ”
Wang Mo clapped his hands and said lightly: "If you can't go into battle, you can also train soldiers, Uncle Zhi won't even forget the previous leader, right?" It turned out that General Ze was presiding over this matter, and now he is leading his troops north, and Shu Zhi is just taking on this burden. Well, without further ado, Uncle Zhi will follow me to see the lord. ”