Listening to the whining chatter of these people, Li Qianzhe's thoughts shifted to other places.

The predecessor Luo Yan said that the reason why the Shu people are greedy and happy is because there are too many poor people and heavy labor, but in Li Qianzhe's view, there is actually another point, and it is a very important reason, that is, the rich want to prosper.

No matter what dynasty, the government controls the relatively strong, but only the Chengdu Plain is a farming area, as for the transition zone at the junction of the mountains and wilderness of the four basins, the control of the government will be sharply reduced, and the voice of the local heroes should not be underestimated.

Take the Qian clan, a wealthy family in Brazil, as early as the Shu and Han Three Kingdoms period, it was already a famous Bashu clan, and it still has a very considerable township capital power until now, and it is also quite relied on by Xiao Ji, the king of Wuling.

Since the Jin Dynasty alone, there have been regime changes such as Cheng Han, Qian Shu, Song Qiliang, etc., including Xiao Ji, the king of Wuling, who is now the emperor of Shu, they are just spectators, and the real masters of Bashu are still the powerful families who have been rooted here for generations.

In order to preserve their own township power, these big clans will also do everything they can. Take this time King Wuling requisitioned all the soldiers and forced the barbarians in the Daba Mountains to flow to the Han in Shannan, in fact, the power of the government alone is far from being able to do this, mainly because these powerful clans passed on the burden of Ding service originally issued to them to the Han barbarians at the lower level, so they can harass the barbarian mountain people in such a deep way.

This kind of operation is familiar and very simple for the Ganbashu clan, as long as they can protect their local interests, they have also used more drastic methods.

Whether it is collusion with the surrounding barbarians, collusion with foreign enemies, or simply closed doors, as long as they can ensure their own interests, they will try any means, which can be described as a hundred taboos.

Otherwise, based on the gap between the rich and the poor in Shuzhong, he would not be able to afford such an evaluation of greed, chaos and hefreude. The poor have only one life, and it will be over after tossing once, and they can neither talk about greed nor feel happy. Only these giants and wealthy clans can continue to create people who are destitute, and then continue to toss to maintain their own interests, so that they have the qualifications to be greedy and happy.

Now these people are gathered here, their faces are full of righteous indignation and complaints, although on the surface it is said that the Western Wei Dynasty forced the price to buy Shu brocade, but in fact, the meaning inside is richer.

It is no secret that Li Qianzhe's origin and his people obey the orders of General Li Da of the Jingzhou Governor's Office, and the market price emphasized by these people naturally does not only refer to Shu Jin, but also includes their respective net worth and investment costs.

Li Qianzhe had already received the full authority of the general, but at the moment he was not in a hurry to throw out the reserve price, but said with a smile: "Whether this matter is reasonable or not, I dare not take it lightly." But King Wuling is still the state lord, so what is his decision on this matter? ”

When everyone heard this question, their faces were even more worried, and most of them sighed silently, and after a while, someone spoke: "The king did not agree to the request of the Wei people to exchange markets, but gave Wei three thousand horses of brocade goods......"

"Is that so?"

Li Qianzhe couldn't help but be quite surprised when he heard this, and only after a moment did he understand the deep meaning of King Wuling's operation.

Once the King of Wuling was forced to agree to it, it directly destroyed a value system formed by the development of foreign trade for many years, and it was an out-and-out thirst quenching.

However, if there is nothing to say, if the Western Wei Dynasty directly raises troops to attack, Shuzhong will inevitably face the bad situation of being attacked by the enemy on the back of the abdomen, and even survival will become a major problem.

If you negotiate with the Western Wei Dynasty on the price of Shujin City, the current King of Wuling does not have such energy. simply choose the lesser of two evils, simply don't even give money directly to the Western Wei Dynasty a batch of Shu brocade, stabilize the other party for the time being, and concentrate on their own plans.

In this way, it not only appeased the Western Wei Dynasty, but also did not destroy the price market of Shu brocade trade, which can be regarded as a slightly balanced countermeasure.

Maybe King Wuling was still satisfied with his response, but he didn't want to think about what opponent he was facing. It was a hegemonic regime dominated by a group of Beizhen soldiers, and Hou Jing was the loser among the townsmen who fled to Nanliang in despair, and these poor guys would know how to stop in moderation?

King Wuling's approach will definitely not be exchanged for the other party's concessions, but instead exposes his cowardice, weakness and other intentions, and will only usher in tough requirements that break through the bottom line even more! It may even be that this step is omitted directly, and the next step will be directly sent to Shuzhong.

Li Qianzhe was not ordered by the Chinese and foreign governments, so he naturally did not know the next step of the country's requirements, but seeing that the people present had gloomy faces when they talked about this matter, it can be seen that in their perspective, King Wuling's approach undoubtedly has another meaning.

Giving up heavy goods in order to form a good enemy state, but in the country, he tried his best to recruit and prepare for war, no doubt in order to compete with Gangneung. This shows that King Wuling has planned to give up his original mission of guarding Bashu and choose to fight Jiangling.

The Bashu people don't care about the hegemony of King Wuling, all they care about is the safety of their own one-third of an acre. King Wuling, who was supposed to be sitting in Shu, was no longer here, and Western Wei was a barbarian posture wandering at the door, which made them both shocked and worried, and they were also full of confusion about what to do in the future.

Li Qianzhe's original situation was similar to that of these Bashu families, and he was very able to substitute for the state of mind of these people, but fortunately, he encountered the active attraction of General Li, so that in the process of changing the general trend, he quickly found his new position, so as to successfully transition and directly take this uncertain and difficult to choose step.

Now he looks at the entanglement of these people with the attitude of a person who has come over, and he is quite embarrassed in his heart. But now that he is on a mission, it is inconvenient to talk to these people about related issues too emotionally.

"King Wuling has many unruly ambitions and no heart to keep his business, and for the people of Bashu, it is a tragedy. In this eventful autumn, you really need to make more plans, or you can avoid disasters. ”

Li Qianzhe sighed, commented on the current situation in Shuzhong, and saw that the faces of everyone around him were pale.

Although it is said that these Bashu clans are local snakes, they still exist after all kinds of military disasters and disasters, but they also need to pay a painful price in the process, and the reason why they can stubbornly exist is also the result of hard work and hard work, and those who can't survive will naturally die.

A middle-aged man of medium stature stepped forward, looked at Li Qianzhe eagerly and said: "Li Hou is a virtuous man on the surface, no matter inside or outside the mountains, there are orders, and now he is also a wise man to protect himself and tend to be auspicious, I don't know if there is a good way to teach me the masses?" ”

This middle-aged man's name is Luo Zongyi, a native of Guanghan, who served as Sima of Brazil County, and the labor and materials consumed in the construction of the sugar city where they were located were all raised by him, and he was also the core figure of trade with each other.

Li Qianzhe's so-called Mingzhe self-preservation, that is, General Li who took refuge in Jingzhou, Luo Zongyi asked him for advice, and what he wanted to hear can be imagined. Even a county Shangzuo has such thoughts, and now the hearts of the Bashu people are scattered, which is probably one of the reasons why King Wuling is eager to attack Bashu.

Another sturdy man with a short figure and good military strength said more bluntly: "Li Hou, you are now following the orders of General Li of Wei to wander within the territory, and we are not alienated because you have defected to Wei, and we still take more care of you, in addition to buying and selling each other to benefit from each other, in order to be able to have one more choice in times of crisis, Li Hou, you must be even bigger."

Now that the king of Wuling is about to abandon the town and leave, and the Wei State is eyeing him again, it has reached the moment when he cannot live without making a decision, Li Hou, what plan do you have to lure the masses, you can tell me now, let me wait for the masses to refer to the details. In short, as long as it is not the envoy of Wei, the ruthless method of using Hua Jin as a sub, everyone can bargain. ”

Hearing this, everyone present, including Li Qianzhe, looked a little unnatural. Although the truth is such a truth, it is said so bluntly that there is a lot less room for dialogue between the two sides.

Li Qianzhe is still down, after all, he has General Li's authorization here, and he is absolutely sure that he can convince these Brazilian giants in front of him, the difference is only how much force they are willing to invest to complete General Li's follow-up plan.

But the faces of those Bashu heroes are a little unpleasant, but no one dares to directly scold this person, it seems that they are a little jealous.

This can't help but make Li Qianzhe a little surprised, this martial artist he also knows, his name is Li Guangci, he was originally a Ba chief, because he was the son-in-law of the Brazilian Qian clan and became one of the famous clans in Brazil, this belongs to those big clans recruited from all sides to play the role of thugs, although the power is strong, but the status is not high, after all, it is highly replaceable.

"General Li is now appointed to assist in the defense of Langzhong, and he is very relied on by the envoys."

Luo Zongyi, who had spoken before, saw Li Qianzhe's somewhat surprised appearance, so he explained in a low voice.

After Li Qianzhe heard this, he had a slight understanding that the city defense of the Southern Dynasty was equivalent to the city defense governor of the Western Wei Dynasty, and the military of a city was under control. Langzhong is also the seat of the county seat of Brazil County, and since this Li Guangci served as the assistant defense of Langzhong, it is equivalent to the remaining general in Brazil County.

Among the Brazilian clans, the one with the highest status in Shu is now the one who served as the assassin of Liangzhou, and Li Guangci is his sister-in-law, and he was promoted to the position of Langzhong to help defense, which shows the trust in his people.

But Li Qianzhe looked at Li Guangci, but he muttered in his heart, he knew that King Wuling was more trustworthy about Qian Yan, and he had not tried to contact him before.

But now the Langzhong assistant who was recommended and appointed by his person wanted to invite himself to join the Western Wei Dynasty, which made him a little unsure whether it was the idea of Yan Yan or Li Guangci's own opinion, whether it was sincere or to set himself up?

If Qian Yan also has the heart to surrender to Wei, with his status in Shuzhong, then there are many operations that can be done, and even repeat the previous capture of Nanzheng City, directly enter Chengdu City to capture the King of Wuling and send Jingzhou to think about it!

So he didn't rush to confide in his conditions first, but clasped his fists to Li Guangci and said with a smile: "I don't know that General Li has been promoted here, it's really gratifying, congratulations!" ”

Li Guangci waved his hand and said: "If Li Hou really has the heart to congratulate me, I will set up a banquet to drink with you in the future." But now is not a good time to discuss these idle matters, since I confide in you, you must give me a reply today, otherwise the people here will not be at ease! ”

As he spoke, he pressed his hand on the handle of his saber, and he was about to draw his sword against each other if he didn't agree with him.

Li Qianzhe was naturally not frightened, seeing that this person couldn't say a few words, he looked vigilant, his heart moved, and he sneered: "There is no shortage of my cronies inside and outside the city, General Li made this gesture, does he think that I don't have the courage to fight with you?" Or are you worried that I'm going to leak this matter to your envoys? ”

When Li Guangci heard this, his expression became a little unnatural. On the side, Luo Zongyi hurriedly opened his mouth and said: "Li Hou should be no stranger to this situation, and a careful inspection can show that all the people who come to see today are carefully selected, and there is no need to worry about the leakage of the plan." To tell you the truth, the envoy does have the idea of following great things, but we and other people in the countryside do not have such a magnificent ambition, but I just hope to be able to guard the peace of the township and not let my villagers suffer disasters! ”

"Yes, if King Wuling goes, no matter whether he wins or loses, I am afraid that Shuzhong will be uneasy. In this time of crisis, only by alliing with the strong can we be secure. We and the masses intend to elect General Li to defend Langzhong, the Sword Pavilion has Yang Tongzhou garrisoned, the Wei people are difficult to break in a short time, Brazil can still avoid the war to watch the development of the situation, but I am afraid that there are Wei soldiers who will cross the mountains and go straight into the ditch, if Li Hou can reject the Wei people outside the mountains for us, then the inside and outside will depend on each other......"

Someone next to him added a speech and put together their plans.

Li Qianzhe originally thought that these people were doing this because he wanted to introduce them to the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion, so he felt that this mission should be completed very easily.

But he still underestimated these wild ideas of the Bashu heroes, they did not want to rush to the Western Wei Dynasty, but wanted to wait and see the situation here at the first time, and proposed to provide Li Qianzhe with manpower and material resources, so that he could help resist the advance of the Western Wei Dynasty at the northern foot of Daba Mountain, and they would settle in the rear to observe the development of the situation.

After understanding these people's thoughts, Li Qianzhe couldn't help laughing, but after laughing for a while, he spoke: "You know that I am now serving General Li, and what basis do you think you can make me abandon him and follow this?" If what I have said moves me, this proposal is not unthinkable. ”

After everyone here heard this, they glanced at each other, and their eyes showed excitement, originally thinking that Li Qianzhe was not easy to convince, but they didn't expect him to say so directly that they could talk about it, it seems that he is not very happy under the rule of the Wei people.