0767 There is a good way to get rich
Nanliang is a hidden danger to personnel, not to mention Li Tai, even a person like Duan Shao of Northern Qi who is not often active in the Huainan region can see it very clearly. As an insider, Wang Seng must have sensed it, but what can he do?
Chen Baxian is not just a simple military leader who took advantage of the situation, not only has excellent ability and a majestic pattern, but his subordinate troops have also been fully tempered by the Lingnan counterinsurgency. These soldiers were willing to follow Chen Baxian north to quell the Hou Jing Rebellion, and their internal feelings and trust surpassed those of most armed forces.
If you want to remove Chen Baxian's military power with a written order, even Emperor Xiao Yi can't do it, and Wang Seng Debate can't do it.
Since you can't weaken the strength of the other party, you need to face up to the existence of the other party and give matching treatment. But in this way, the generals of the Jiangling family under Wang Shengbi did not agree.
Today's Chen Baxian can indeed be called the No. 2 person in the Southern Liang military, Wang Seng Bian sits in Jiankang, Chen Ba first sits in Jingkou, when Wang Seng Bi led the army out to fight, Chen Baxian guarded Jiankang on behalf of each other, on the surface, it seems that they cooperate with each other tacitly.
However, the reason why Jingkou can become an important town is either because it has a solid and solid control over the land of Sanwu, or because it can echo with Guangling and other places in the north of the Yangtze River. Otherwise, Jingkou is just an isolated city on the south bank of the river.
After Hou Jing's rebellion was put down, Wang Shengbi arranged his henchmen and Jiangling's descendants in the land of Sanwu. Although Chen Baxian sits in Jingkou and has a slight trend of Shaanxi, he only has a city in Beijing.
Therefore, when the Northern Qi frequently attacked the south and disturbed the south, Chen Baxian also frequently used troops in the north, hoping to recapture Guangling and other important towns in Jiangbei, so as to open up his own living space. If you can't open up outward, then you have to ask inward.
Even if he knew that Chen Baxian was not credible, Wang Shengbi did not have the courage to directly disarm Chen Baxian from military power and dismantle his armament, nor could he coordinate internally and cede enough interests to appease and tolerate Chen Baxian, and it was only a matter of time before they broke with each other.
If Wang Shengbi is a well-domesticated horse, then Chen Baxian is a fierce horse that survives in the wilderness. The endurance of the two is similar, and sometimes Chen Baxian still gives people a kind of rough work, but when it comes to the real crisis, the performance of the two will be very different.
In the face of the extreme pressure of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Wang Sengbi finally failed to bear it and chose to give in, but Chen Baxian chose a path that was diametrically opposite, more difficult and more brilliant, and the gap between them may be this resilience in their personalities.
When it comes to Chen Baxian's difficult founding of the country, he has to take a mouth of Northern Qi Gaoyang, take the most abundant family background, and do the most ignorant things.
In the north, he chased Zhuhu and beat him up, successfully cleared the obstacles for the rise of the Turks, and became the overlord of the steppe all the way. When it was his turn, although he also passed the addiction of a founding macho man, known as the hero of heaven, he ended up dying.
Li Tai didn't want Wang Xuan to die in Chen Baxian's sneak attack, but for this one thing, it was only to the point, if he used too much force, he would be suspected of sowing discord.
Putting aside these distractions, Li Tai began to select the personnel who would accompany Wang Xuan to help in the battle.
This time, the battlefield of the Southern Liang and Northern Qi battles was near Dongguan in the south of Hefei, which should be dominated by water warfare, and Li Tai did not expect the thousands of elite cavalry sent to play much of a helping effect.
This time, he arranged for his nephew Li Zhen to lead the team, no matter what talent he is, he will always grow after full training and ability. In the short term, there is no water war here in Jingzhou to hone in, and it is just right to send Wang Seng to observe.
In addition to Li Zhen, he also arranged for Han Baohu to go with some young generals who he was more optimistic about, which was not only a tempering, but also a test. As the forces advance to the front line of the Yangtze River, the water war tasks of the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion will inevitably not be too small in the future.
As soon as he saw off Wang Seng and his party, Li Xian, the younger brother of Li Qianzhe in Shannan, led another group of men and horses to escort the goods to Jingzhou.
"Why are there so many brocade goods?"
When he saw that Li Xian's bill of goods recorded that there were more than 20,000 horses of Shu brocade alone, Li Tai couldn't help frowning, and then said: "Before Shu was not flat, it was necessary to carry out commerce and trade to promote personnel cooperation, so it was necessary to visit and buy brocade goods. But now that the land of Bashu has entered the rule of the king, it is no longer appropriate to be greedy for material resources and abandon favors. ”
Before buying and selling Shu brocade, there was a special purpose, and the appeal of interests was secondary. Now that the dust has settled, it can be regarded as a situation that Li Tai hoped, and he also hopes that this situation can continue to be maintained without any negative changes.
At this time, seeing that Li Xian had transported so much Shu brocade, Li Tai couldn't help but be a little worried that Li Qianzhe still couldn't change the content of his previous actions, and relied on strong soldiers and strong horses to loot in Bashu.
After hearing this, Li Xian hurriedly lowered his head and said: "What Lord Lang told before, the servant brothers must not forget it for a while. Brother is now in Badi, first to proclaim and appease, and only those who do not transform will go back with swords. As for the goods brought back here, they did not come from the people of Bashu, but were obtained from the military offices of Chengdu......"
After listening to Li Xian's explanation, Li Tai realized that he had misunderstood Li Qianzhe.
After Yu Wengui arrived in Chengdu, due to the previous looting and destruction of the city, Chengdu can be described as a depressed market and all industries are in ruins. Originally, the army's supplies were already insufficient, and with the arrival of the men and horses brought by Yu Wengui, the logistical pressure was inevitably greater.
Therefore, Yu Wengui was cleaning up the rebels in the surrounding areas, and at the same time, he was still actively restoring the livelihood industries in the city, and in order to obtain supplies, he also opened a military market in the suburbs east of Chengdu to encourage the military and civilians to trade materials and exchange goods in the market.
These garrisons in Chengdu City have abundant goods and materials on hand, and almost the entire city has been looted in a few days. But the looted goods could not be used for food consumption, so they were all anxious to convert them into food supplies.
Li Qianzhe was stationed in the suburbs of Chengdu with the army at that time, and saw that there were enough goods in the military market but there was a shortage of grain and rice ingredients, so he ordered those local tyrants in Langzhong, Brazil to deliver grain and rice materials to Chengdu, and exchanged for a considerable amount of goods at a small price. The more than 20,000 horses of Shu brocade and other goods transported to the city were part of the military market trade.
In later generations, when many people talked about the military doing business, they were full of complaints to vent. But in fact, as early as the Warring States Period, the military market was an important way for the army to obtain supplies.
In today's period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the nature of the army's private affairs is extremely high, it is difficult to have an overall overall plan for the distribution of materials, and there is no unified plan for the distribution of spoils, so the role of the military market is even more obvious.
When Li Tai heard this, he couldn't help but be moved. He had ordered Li Qianzhe to go to Shuzhong to conduct trade, and he still had the Shu brocade in mind to empty the treasury in Shuzhong, so as to delay the overlord and use this to attack Longyou trade.
But facts have proved that even if he masters the scarce and expensive frosting sugar, it is difficult for the pure market behavior to empty Shu brocade, an important strategic material in Shu. So in the end, he basically gave up this idea, and instead hoped to intervene in the attack on Chengdu, but was so affected by the big minds in Brazil that he couldn't participate in the siege of Chengdu at all.
A plan that had been abandoned, but I didn't want such a turnaround to happen again. The Shu brocade that was coaxed by the Shu soldiers can now be easily bought directly in the Chengdu Military Market.
Of course, Li Tai didn't want these Shu brocades to flow into Guanzhong in batches, but he also understood that once he bought a large amount of money, he would inevitably add other variables. For example, the market fluctuations are too violent, and even have a bad impact on the morale of the military.
After a little muttering, he came up with a cross-regional delivery plan, that is, the soldiers first issued their own quantities of goods, conducted a market valuation, and then temporarily stored these goods in the military warehouse, and then sent a letter to his relatives in the customs to extract the corresponding money, and then his relatives issued tokens, and finally Li Tai sent someone to receive the materials in the warehouse.
The soldiers are out in battle, their own safety can not be guaranteed, and the spoils obtained may be lost at any time, through this method can directly return the spoils to the relatives at home, undoubtedly greatly relieved the worries, to ensure the safety of property. These soldiers can also travel lightly and are no longer cowardly.
First of all, can you win the trust of others, secondly, whether you have enough money to receive goods and pay for them, and thirdly, even if you have credit and money, there are many ways to make money, who dares to deal with these poor guys in the army?
It happened that Li Tai was satisfied with all three, so he soon wrote down his idea on paper and prepared to send it to Yu Wengui. Yu Wengui was responsible for calling on the soldiers to store the loot in the warehouse, and after the inventory and valuation, Li Tai organized the Qu League personnel to pay the money in Guanzhong, and the materials in the warehouse were naturally arranged by Li Tai to go to Longyou for sale, and the profits generated were then discussed and distributed among each other.
When Li Tai's letter was delivered, Yu Wengui immediately showed great interest, and even sent his henchmen to Chubei to discuss the details. Putting aside the benefits involved, this incident alone has made him attach great importance to the morale of the soldiers.
Not to mention that Yuwengui also has a large group of people eating horses and chewing horses, of course, he will not be too hot for money. He naturally does not have the same strong financial and personnel foundation as Li Tai in Guanzhong, but he only earns a management fee in Shuzhong, which is also a very considerable income!