Chapter 1946 Chamber of Commerce domestication, poor strategy
When the world is prosperous, it is all for profit; when the world is crowded, it is all for profit.
In most of the time, human beings are always busy for various interests.
Baishi Qiang is no exception.
This time, Baishi Qiang, as the "contractor" for transporting cattle, sheep and horses, will get close to 30% of the total revenue from the conquest of the Western Regions. That is to say, if ten sheep are transported from the Western Regions to the Longxi Pasture, Baishiqiang will get three of them. Of course, if three died on the way, then Bai Shiqiang would get nothing. In an even more extreme situation, if five died, Bai Shiqiang would have to pay two...
Of course, Baishi Qiang is not responsible for the damages caused by the enemy''s attack or plunder, so the safety along the way is the responsibility of the general hussars. Similarly, these hussars and horses escorted along the way are actually a kind of surveillance and monitoring.
Three draws out of ten doesn''t seem like much, but you must know that this battle of the Western Regions involved thousands to tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses, and there was also the famous man who was famous all over the world in the early Han Dynasty. Dawan **** BMW! If there are ten thousand cattle and sheep, this trip to Baishi Qiang can get three thousand, if there are one hundred thousand, thirty thousand!
When Wei Qing conquered the Xiongnu, the number of cattle and sheep captured at that time was in the millions...
The Chuanshu Zhuo clan originally wanted to compete with Baishiqiang for the transfer of cattle, sheep and horses, but Baishiqiang snatched it to death, so they had to settle for the next best thing, responsible for allocating all kinds of materials needed from Sichuan to Longxi, in exchange for One-tenth of Bai Shiqiang''s income.
Because the Zhuo family does not have to bear the risk of loss, the natural income is also reduced a lot. In fact, it''s not that the Zhuo family can''t beat Bai Shiqiang completely, but the Zhuo family is still a little timid and dare not directly take high risks, so...
Li Nagu, the leader of Baishiqiang, roared loudly, confirming the manpower and various supplies over and over again, counting the number of shepherd dogs, and checking various situations among them.
Baishiqiang has the guts to undertake this transshipment, not because Linagu is stupid and unaware of the risks, but Baishiqiang from Linagu, who has always been a middleman in the Western Regions and Xiqiang, is naturally very familiar with the route. Gained ample experience, and in the process of transportation, also promoted a new breed of dog, Shepherd Dog.
Some people in later generations believe that foreigners are superior to others, so foreign dogs are naturally noble...
But in fact, the time when China domesticated dogs can be traced back to the Neolithic Age.
Even in a sense, it is with the help of dogs that human beings have achieved some development and evolution faster, such as learning to mark their territories, learning to track prey, etc., and the Chinese Garden Dog has gradually become a The Chinese omnipotent dog has become a symbol in the memory of many Chinese people.
Baishiqiang''s shepherd dogs are domesticated dogs because of the long-term transportation of cattle and sheep. These guys will patrol around the cattle and sheep, and they can serve as guards, guards, and retrievals without special instructions from the owner. A series of tasks have greatly reduced the burden on the Baishiqiang shepherds.
While Bai Shiqiang was preparing, and then went to the Western Regions, the other large chambers of commerce were also intensively carrying out various tasks, preparing to receive various materials from the Western Regions.
On the whole, merchants in the Han Dynasty paid more attention to honesty, but this honesty was not a quality that these merchants possessed from the beginning, but that there was special legislation to regulate it from the beginning of the Han Dynasty.
Urbanization is a symbol of the development of human civilization and an important distribution center for commercial logistics in the Han Dynasty. The prosperity of commerce drove the development of cities. Chang''an, Linzi, Chengdu, Handan, and Nanyang all became metropolises where goods and merchants gathered. Put the focus of commercial regulation on commercial central cities, and set up customs markets for centralized management.
And this kind of management is not only reflected in the balance and balance, but also in the supervision of the quality of the products sold. Those who can arrest and sue will be given away. 』That is, if the cloth sold does not meet the legal size, it will be confiscated to the government. If someone can report and capture the seller, he can get this batch of goods as a reward.
At the same time, if there is commercial fraud, it is also strictly punished. "All deceitful people get something, and those who sell, trade and buy and cheat people are all caught in the same law as robbers. Those who are able to arrest are like officials, and the officials who catch one will be eliminated." Shu two years old. 』That is, the stolen goods obtained by commercial fraud are regarded as theft. If someone can report or capture the fraudster, he can be exempted from two years of corvee, and so on.
In addition, the Han Dynasty emphasized agriculture and not business, and once a businessman made a mistake, he was often punished severely, so the businessman was naturally trembling and operating with integrity...
After all, if there was a slight act of dishonesty in the Han Dynasty, the price would be unbearable. Compared with later generations, it is the opposite. Being dishonest can obtain a lot of benefits, and the risk borne is just that little , even if you are caught, it is nothing more than a painless fine, so integrity... what is integrity?
In the feudal dynasty, the attitude of the ruler determines the status of the merchant.
Feiqian attaches great importance to business at present, and the status of merchants has naturally improved, but this improvement is also limited, and it is far from being comparable to those who passed on the scriptures to their families. Therefore, these members of the "Dahan Chamber of Commerce" want to further improve themselves He naturally hopes that through this battle of the Western Regions, he can show some strength and gain more attention and authority.
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Different from the bustling businessmen who were chasing profit, what the Western Regions people in Haitou smelled was not the smell of copper, but the smell of blood.
In the early morning, Haitou, or Moon Lake.
Moon Lake is probably like a round shape that has been bitten, almost in the shape of a moon around the twelfth or thirteenth day of the new year. It is a bit round, but not very round. The arc side faces east, and the gap side faces west.
The arc of the entire lake is slightly longer in the south and slightly shorter in the north.
The water of the lake is clear, and there is a layer of faint mist floating on the surface of the lake. There are some fine hoarfrost on the long grass that has gradually turned yellow by the lake, which symbolizes that the bleak and cold winter is approaching step by step.
At the same time, death is approaching.
Que Su stood by the lake, took a few deep breaths of the icy air, then squatted down, picked up the lake water to wash his face, and drank a few sips of the cold lake water. a shudder.
Where the future will go, Que Su is very confused. This sense of powerlessness about the future and the destiny of his own tribal country deeply makes Que Su feel pain and helplessness
Although it is said that a strategy to meet the enemy has been discussed, Que Su does not know whether it will work or not. This is indeed a must for the Han people, but whether the Han people can be dragged here has become the key to the key...
Breeze blows. Ripples rippled gently on the surface of the lake. Que Su stared blankly, confused for a moment.
『Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu』
In the distance, suddenly there were a few black spots shaking, accompanied by the sound of a long horn, the shrill and desolate horn instantly shattered the tranquility of the morning.
Que Su was startled, and turned his head to look east.
In the cold wind, although Que Su couldn''t hear what the clansmen were shouting from afar, the warning horns and the distorted faces of those clansmen all indicated the same thing, the same Meaning, "The Han people are coming, the iron cavalry of the Han people are coming..."
Que Su was shocked, his heart beat violently, and a strong suffocation suddenly invaded his whole body, making him almost out of breath. He shook twice in pain, managed to stabilize his body, and took a few quick breaths In a loud voice, he shouted sharply: "Quick, go and inform Polar Bear and Amsi!" The Han people are coming, coming! 』
At this moment, Que Su seemed to smell blood, a very strong smell of blood, and this smell of blood seemed to emanate from his own body...
Lu Bu led Wei Xu, Jiang Jiong, Meng Hong, Yun Er and others, as well as eight thousand cavalry, all the way from Yumen Pass to the field twenty miles east of Moon Lake.
The big saber armor is distinctive, the banners are flying, and the momentum is vigorous. The sound of drums and horns sounded one after another, resounding through this area where winter is approaching.
Western Regions.
Scouts and messengers rushed back and forth, and the tense atmosphere before the war shrouded the world.
『Daduhu, it seems that only Yanqi people are here. These Yanqi people are centered on the lake and lined up on three hills near the lake, forming a defensive formation in the shape of a character. 』
『General Protector, some traces of war horses have been found in the northwest direction, and the scouts are trying to find a way to bypass them for detection...』
『Da Duhu, the Yanqi people have finished their formation...』
Lu Bu smiled and said, "Here we come to play this game again. It seems that he wants to wait for work with leisure. He shoots from above, and then when the battle is deadlocked, he will attack us from the flank..."
Jiang Jiong sneered twice: "Hmph, even if he can defend to the side of Kucha and wait for someone to come to help, I''m afraid there will be only half a breath left..."
Lu Bu laughed loudly and gave orders continuously.
『Order! Mengshi Yunshi, leading thousands of riders, stays here, protecting the rear wings! 』
『Order! Wei Xiaowei, leading a thousand riders, searched for the enemy south, looking for an opportunity to attack! 』
『Order! The rest of the soldiers, get off their horses and get ready, eat a little, and prepare for battle! 』
Departure, preparation and preparation, the cavalry of the Han army carried out these matters very naturally, and there was not even much tension. Many cavalrymen who were preparing to fight took out the fried beans they were carrying, ate a handful for themselves, and then filled a few handfuls for their big companions, and there were loud noises one after another.
Lu Bu looked at Yanqi''s defense line in the distance, shook his head and said, "These barbarians, do you really think I''m going to charge directly? There is probably a horse trap on the front... Hey, sometimes I really think they are so stupid... Three hills, and archers on the hills? The traces of war horses were deliberately left in the northwest direction, and we were intentionally found, so that we could avoid the northwest direction? Do you think someone is a fool? 』
Jiang Jiong glanced at Lu Bu, then blinked twice, didn''t say anything, thinking back in his heart, Lu Bu seemed... so what, he seemed to have been trapped by Cao Cao? Is this a loss and a memory boost? It''s just that if you compare the barbarians in the Western Regions with Lu Bu at that time, which one will be slightly stronger and smarter?
The preparation time passed quickly. Lu Bu saw that his subordinates were almost ready, so he drew Fang Tian''s halberd in one fell swoop and shouted: "Send the order!" drum! Trumpet! follow a certain! Kill it! 』
『Bypass the front and attack from the side! Head northwest! 』
Lu Bu took the lead, and the two tall and long feathers on the helmet were proudly raised in the wind...
Normally speaking, if there are traces of enemy cavalry in the northwest, it is safer to go south. After all, if you go in a direction with traces of enemy troops, you are likely to be flanked by the enemy on both sides.
But, Lu Bu, courage is more fat.
Que Su looked at the cavalry of the Han army galloping towards the sky, looked at the smoke and dust rising into the sky, and heard the thunderous shouts of killing, a trace of fear appeared in his eyes, and the muscles on his face twitched involuntarily. Que Su finally understood why the strange look in the eyes of Qiuci Baixiong when he talked about the cavalry of the Han army represented what it meant.
Damn it, if I knew that I couldn''t promise to stay here as bait!
『Send someone out again! Que Su shouted, "Tell Polar Bear and Amsey!" Get them up to speed! 』
Que Su turned his eyes to look at the western sky, and said in a low voice, as if speaking to himself, but also to the people around him, "Amsey will be in the afternoon at the earliest... We must stick to it, we must stick to it..."
The guards around Que Su stared at the direction the Han people were heading, and couldn''t help but clenched their hands tightly.
Almost there, almost to the area with traps!
Last night, under the cover of the night, after being exhausted in going in and out with sticking buttocks and mud, I finally dug a lot of large and small horse pits in front of me, even the guards of Que Su and others did not. Exception, even now the dirt on the hands has not been completely removed...
And now the horse trap is about to come in handy!
All the hard work will be rewarded!
However, the smile that appeared gradually disappeared in the next moment...
『Han people...Han people actually, around, around... around...』
Could it be that the trap is too obvious?
Not so much. Although it is not ruled out that there are some differences between the new and old soils in some horse pits, Que Su has personally inspected them and found no particularly conspicuous problems. How did the Han people see the difference?
Didn''t they leave traces in the northwest direction on purpose?
why why? !
『Blow the horn! Trumpet! Let''s kill, kill..."
Because of the change of Lu Bu''s route, Que Su could no longer continue to wait on the small hill as planned, and the trap was bypassed. Then only by relying on the impact from top to bottom can he gain some advantage.
The trumpets blared, the drums sounded like thunder, the galloping horses and the shouts of soldiers merged into a torrent. The iron cavalry of the Han army collided with the Yanqi people''s horses like a stormy sea, carrying roaring wind and thunder. Moon Lake trembled and groaned during the collision. Thousands of huge waves suddenly splashed on the battlefield during the collision, and huge ripples rippled amidst screams and blood.
Long arrows are like locusts, war horses are like flying, countless spears and war knives are flying in the air, the sound of fighting and the sound of gold and iron, accompanied by the earth-shattering drums and horns, resounded through the field. The fierce battle has been extremely fierce from the very beginning. …
The horns were shrill, and the Yanqi people, with their blood-red eyes, rushed towards the Han cavalry bravely like a wolf. Que Su kicked the horse''s belly fiercely, and the horse rushed down the small hill, "My sons, follow me and kill, stop the Han people, stop them..."
On the hill, the archers of the Yanqi people started shooting frantically, providing fire support for their own cavalry rushing down the hill, but the Han cavalry commanded by Lu Bu killed the Yanqi people back step by step in a short time, even He had to retreat under the hill, and with the support of the archers above the hill, he barely maintained the front line.
After dismounting from his horse, when Yun Er attacked the flanking hills, he took the lead and waved the iron rod like a wheel, smashing the **** of more than a hundred steps to **** flesh, flying stumps, and successfully broke through the western barrier. The Yanqi people''s battle line on the small hill completely disrupted the original layout of the Yanqi people in the shape of Pin.
The leader of Yanqi, Que Su, led the soldiers to counterattack three times, but they were all beaten back by Meng Hong and Yun Er.
With a hill as a fulcrum, Lu Bu led the cavalry to gallop and fight fiercely, like a machine that never knows how to get tired, cutting off the connection between the remaining two hills of the Yanqi people! At this point, Lv Bu completely forced the Yanqi people into a corner, trembling under Lv Bu''s wild laughter.
Only then did Que Su understand the power of the cavalry of the Han army. He hurriedly commanded his personal guards, and crazily attacked Wei Xu''s encirclement circle on another hill. It came out, but I didn''t expect that it was something that Lu Bu had already planned...
For on-the-spot command on the battlefield, looking for opportunities to change, as a front-line commanding type, Lu Bu has been practicing for many years, and it has almost become an instinct.
Although it was said that Que Su rescued the Yanqi people on another small hill, Lu Bu also showed great power and attacked continuously, biting off several pieces of meat from the Yanqi people, killing the Yanqi people crying and howling, causing death and injury everywhere .
Although it is impossible to continue fighting for a long time because the horses and soldiers also have to rest, Que Su did successfully drag the time to after noon, but the wear and tear of the Yanqi people made Que Su''s face pale and distressed. Tolerate.
Que Su looked up at the sky and looked at the dazzling sun. For the first time in his life, he felt that the sun was moving so slowly. The continuous impact and rescue also made Que Su''s physical strength drop to a very low level. Dazed.
The Yanqi men and horses around were also wounded and timid, and even their eyes were scattered and at a loss.
"damn it! Kucha and Shache, when will they arrive! 』
Que Su slashed the sword on the land in front of him in pain, staring at Lu Bu below the hill, staring at the high feathers on top of Lu Bu''s head, he knew that even if he could survive in the end, the scene in front of him , It will also become his nightmare for the rest of his life.
(end of this chapter)