Chapter 1958 Difficulty in front of the eyes, the caravan is in chaos


    The policy of "salt and iron monopoly" originated from Guan Zhong of Qi State in the Spring and Autumn Period. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Sang Hongyang, Kong Zhi and others perfected this system, and then it was abolished. It was not until after the Anshi Rebellion that it became a custom and was used by successive dynasties, becoming an important economic guarantee for the centralization system of China.


    The disadvantages of "salt and iron monopoly" are very obvious. It is so obvious that even in later generations, there will still be a large number of vested interests, and they will absorb a lot of benefits under the banner of strategic reserves and the people''s livelihood, especially when there is corruption. It''s just one pot.


    However, we also need to pay attention to the fact that the "salt and iron monopoly" is to a large extent an important means for maintaining the stability of the Chinese feudal dynasty. irresponsible.


    After Xun Yu returned to the Shangshutai, Man Chong glanced at Xun Yu before preparing to greet him, but he couldn''t help but looked at Xun Yu''s face carefully in surprise, because Xun Yu was obviously under a lot of pressure these days, so although there was no He showed some distress, but naturally he would not have a happy face, but after the main hall played right today, there seemed to be a little joy in his eyebrows...


    Xun Yu seemed to have sensed something from Man Chong''s reaction, then exhaled slightly, and said, "Your Majesty asked today about the franchise of salt and iron..."


    Man Chong was obviously taken aback for a moment, and then asked, "Your Majesty''s intention..."


    Xun Yu shook his head and said: "Your Majesty read "On Salt and Iron", and I was a little confused. I asked Yu, and a certain person had little knowledge and couldn''t understand it, so please read "On Salt and Iron" again..."


    Man Chong raised his eyebrows slightly, nodded, and said nothing.


    Xun Yu has little talent and little learning?


    But Man Chong somewhat understands where Xun Yu’s joy comes from. After all, as the emperor, it is the emperor’s important responsibility to master the macro-strategy issues. How can they match the throne if they are well-dressed?


    Liu Xie has finally touched the foundation of the country. Although it is still superficial, it is not a small progress after all.


    Just…


    Xun Yu didn''t continue to say anything, but continued to devote himself to the complicated and vast writing. Man Chong tilted his head slightly, then shook his head and smiled, and continued with the matter at hand.


    Xun Yu, who was looking at the writing, moved the corners of his eyes slightly, and he knew it when he received Man Chong''s expression of shaking his head and smiling. In Xun Yu''s view, Liu Xie is a kind of progress, but for Man Chong, this kind of progress is far from enough, at least until he has formed a deeper understanding of himself, Liu Xie should not It is inappropriate to ask Xun Yu, or even anyone...


    From this perspective, Liu Xie is still very young.


    Meals are always eaten in one bite, and roads are always taken slowly.


    It still needs a process, the only problem is, at this time, I am afraid that there will be some...


    Xun Yu raised his head and looked to the west.


    …@(￣-￣)@…


    North of Youzhou, Yuyang.


    Some smoke and dust gradually rose in the distance, and along with the wind, there seemed to be some sound of horseshoes and wheels.


    Cao Chun took a deep breath.


    Cao Chun likes war horses, and he also likes galloping on horseback. He is obsessed and intoxicated by the sense of speed that he cannot enjoy on the ground while listening to the sound of the wind whistling past his sides. Therefore, Cao Chunyi chose to command the cavalry without hesitation, the only cavalry in the Cao family.


    Cao Chun read Cao Cao''s reply.


    I don''t know if it''s because of the messenger, or if it wasn''t sealed properly, the silk cloth in the bamboo tube was damp.


    Because the text is arranged vertically, and most people in the Han Dynasty read their writing without adding sentences, it is difficult for Cao Chun to judge whether Cao Cao said "it is advisable after careful inspection" or "it is not advisable to be cautious", because in The two words between "need to be cautious" and "advisable" just happened to be blurred...


    Cao Chun carefully inspected and even let a caravan pass by, and confirmed that there were no hussars following the caravan. The caravan just passed under his nose carelessly.


    This hussar, does he think that no one dares to touch his caravan?


    Or maybe Zhao Yun, who was stationed at Changshan, took it lightly?


    Cao Chun couldn’t tell what caused it, but he knew that many of the things transported by these caravans were what he wanted...


    As for whether the action will attract large-scale revenge from the hussars, it is possible, but the possibility is not very great. After all, dead people can''t speak. A caravan disappears, and it''s not possible to find out until it goes back and forth. At that time, who can be sure that it must be Cao Chun''s work?


    Even if someone in the caravan escapes, Cao Chun is not worried, because he has already dressed up as a Xianbei. Isn’t it normal for Xianbei to rob a Han caravan? It has nothing to do with the Cao family...


    At the same time, when Cao Cao entered Jizhou, Jizhou would naturally become Cao Chun''s most powerful support, unlike the situation where Yuan Xi was alone and helpless, and Youzhou was about to enter the freezing season, under the heavy snow, Even if Zhao Yun wants to do something, it is impossible. When he collects these caravans, replenishes Yuyang''s supplies, repairs the city defense, restores people''s livelihood, and waits for the next spring, hehe, the overall situation is settled, so what are you afraid of?


    The key is to get through the current embarrassment. If you can''t even survive the present, what is the future?


    Cao Chun was cautious, thought it over, and even discussed with Ju Shou, and finally decided that he still wanted to vote.


    Ju Shou was also quite surprised, because he didn''t expect Cao Chun to agree to his suggestion and pretend to be a Xianbei person. After all, at least Yuan Xi would not do this matter even if he was beaten to death.


    If the blame is placed on the Xianbei people, it seems that they can make a move, and the reason why Jushou finally decided to take the risk is because the supplies that were originally scheduled to arrive in Yuyang have not arrived, and if you don’t do this, you will lose The rice is in the pot...


    Cao Chun raised the weapon in his hand, and deliberately uttered a cry similar to that of Xianbei people: "Woo ha ha..."


    Although Cao Chun was not used to the felt hat on his head, and always felt a little light, as if he would be blown away by the wind in the next moment, he still led his men, each holding their weapons, and lined up all the way towards the distance. The coming caravan rushed over!


    The two sides were getting closer and closer, and Cao Chun also saw that the caravan was obviously flustered, and then sporadic arrows shot towards them. Cao Chun turned his body slightly, dodged a few arrows that were obviously not accurate, and then shouted again: "Woo ha ha..."


    "Oh ah…"


    『Hoo hoo...』


    Cao Chun''s subordinates also shouted in disorder. Anyway, they don''t need any special orders to rob the caravan. The more chaotic they are, the more they look like Xianbei people.


    The speed of the horse was getting faster and faster, and the whistling wind filled my ears. The dense horseshoes quickly rose and fell on the grass, making a deafening roar.


    Cao Chun suddenly turned his hair upside down, and a tingling coolness swept over his body in an instant, and then he saw someone in the caravan standing on the roof of the car, raising his bow to aim at Cao Chun, and the next moment he shot out!


    Cao Chun is also a cavalry general who has experienced several times in the battlefield, and his reaction speed is not slow. He immediately tilted to one side suddenly, almost as if he fell on the side of the horse, and pulled the horse to the side as well. Moved a step...


    Arrows roared past!


    Cao Chun looked at the trajectory of the arrow. If he hadn''t pulled the horse a step horizontally, the arrow would have been nailed to the horse''s head now! Cao Chun gritted his teeth tightly, so he could not yell at him. Cao Chun expressed his deep abhorrence for this vile behavior of shooting horses instead of people!


    However, Cao Chun just pretended to be a Xianbei person, and he didn''t understand how Xianbei people cursed, so he could only utter a roar of unknown meaning, "Oh convex (艹盘哗)!" 』


    The man on the roof of the car missed the shot, so he didn''t continue to shoot. He jumped down from the car, landed on the horse''s back, and immediately hit the horse and left. After all, the distance between the two sides is gradually shortening, and there are only more than a hundred steps, and for the cavalry, this distance is almost reached in a blink of an eye.


    Cao Chun was furious, and immediately hung up his sword and bowed and returned an arrow, but he shot hastily and was not very accurate. The man easily dodged and fled all the way without looking back.


    Cao Chun could only vent his anger on other caravan members, and led his men into the caravan!


    In a blink of an eye, the screams of human beings before death erupted in this land, accompanied by the sound of spears and knives stabbing into flesh, and the noise of bone cracking and blood spurting, covering up the sound of wind and horseshoes.


    Soon, just as Cao Chun expected, the battle didn''t last long and ended.


    Apart from the nasty guy at the beginning, many people in the caravan escaped, but many were killed by Cao Chun, and Cao Chun also injured four or five people here, and two died.


    Cao Chun got off his horse, helped his men organize the supplies, **** the scattered items again, and then greeted them to walk in a circle to Yuyang, not forgetting to clean the vehicle...


    After Cao Chun and the others left, the person who fled first appeared on the battlefield again. He jumped off his horse and carefully checked all kinds of traces, and even checked the wounds of the dead caravan personnel. Picking up something and carrying it with him, he mounted his horse again and headed west.


    …(*`ェ*)…


    『Sure enough...』 Sima Yi pointed to a few arrowheads and one or two broken gun ends on the table, "It must be Cao who pretended to be a Xianbei and robbed the caravan..."


    Zhao Yun nodded slightly.


    Cao Chun pretended to be a Xianbei person, but he only dressed up the appearance, and did not understand the essence of the Xianbei people.


    What is the essence of the current Xianbei people?


    …


    So, if they are really Xianbei people, even broken arrows and gun heads are good things, so why would they stay on the battlefield? Only Cao''s soldiers, who were also Han Chinese, were used to turning a blind eye to such almost discarded items and left them at the scene of the crime.


    Zhao Yun pinched his beard and snorted coldly, "I really dare to do it..."


    Sima Yi laughed, and said: "It must be that Yuyang is in short supply...Fang is so concerned about money, food and utensils, otherwise it will only be a hindrance, and burning will be..."


    Zhao Yun nodded, "So, we will follow the policy..."


    Sima Yi cupped his hands and said, "I take orders!" 』


    …(*^__^*)…


    "what! ”Gongsun Du’s general Liu Yi was furious, “Why do you want to increase the price? And it has increased by as much as 50%! 』


    Fat meat is passed through, where will there be some oil and water?


    So originally Liu Yi was thinking about how much income he could earn once he went to a caravan, but now he suddenly asks that all the products in the caravan have increased in price by 50%. go out? How can this be tolerated?


    『General Liu, there is nothing we can do. The Xianbei plundered our caravan, and we suffered heavy losses...』


    "what! You have suffered losses, it is your business, why increase my price? ! ’Liu Yi sneered, but he wondered in his heart, the Xianbei people knew that they were going to send the caravan from Liaodong, but they still looted. Could it be that the Xianbei people didn’t take the previous covenant seriously at all?


    Having said that, I need to remind the lord not to trust these Xianbei too much, and be careful of these guys going back on their word...


    『General Liu Mingjian, aren’t these products going to be sent to the general? If the general does not want these supplies, we will not be robbed by the Xianbei, and naturally we will have no losses! So this loss, of course, has to be added here! If the general is not willing to accept this price, then it is okay to cut off the deal...』


    『Uh…』Liu Yi felt that this statement seemed a bit wrong, but for a while he couldn''t figure out what was wrong.


    Not trading? Not to mention whether Liu Yi can still get the profit of the price difference after the deal is not done, just say that these years in the land of Liaodong, after cutting off business and trade, there is no bright and beautiful lacquer bowl and lacquer box, no comfortable and delicate silk silk cloth, no They bought light and easy-to-use porcelain pots, no water-polished bronze mirrors, no cooking seasonings with different fragrances, etc., and then took a broken wooden bowl with incomplete paint and wore rough sackcloth, and ate. After enjoying the benefits brought by the caravan with the tasteless and bitter wild vegetable porridge, then continue to cut off the trade?


    Liu Yi took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said, "Damn Xianbei dog!" No way! We will continue to trade! But the price can''t go up! 』


    "General Liu, it can''t be done. This price is already for the sake of the general''s face. We have taken a step back and suffered a part of the loss. Otherwise, we will directly double it... After all, the safety of this journey is worrying, and the transfer is not easy. If we lose There is no profit in overweight, and no one is willing to risk life and death to transfer here...』


    『In Xianbei, someone sent someone to talk! Xianbei people will never loot again! ’Liu Yi said in a deep voice, ‘That’s the price, it can’t be raised! Absolutely, no price increase! 』


    『This…』the shopkeeper of the caravan said, 『Since General Liu said so, then trust the general for a while... Don’t raise the price for the time being, but if the Xianbei people come again...』


    Liu Yi slapped his chest loudly, "Put it on someone!" 』


    …ヽ(｀⌒)…


    Xianbei Royal Court.


    『Asshole! Budugen said angrily, "I didn''t send anyone!" If you say no, there is no! If it wasn''t for General Gongsun''s face, I would kill you immediately! roll! Get out! 』


    The envoy sent by Gongsundu ran away with his head in his arms. After escaping from the Xianbei royal court, he went to Liaodong. He didn''t notice the tail that followed him behind him, but now it was gone.


    Bu Dugen was out of breath, obviously still angry.


    Of course, when anyone is wronged, they will feel angry. This is a very normal reaction, but such anger is often considered as anger from embarrassment.


    After the anger subsided a little bit, Budugen suddenly realized that this Gongsundu, didn''t he promise to be good friends together, walk together for the rest of his life, cut off his hands and drank blood wine, and now, unexpectedly, unexpectedly, Sneaky, no, hooked up with the hussars openly?


    Also sent someone to tell me about the caravan with Hussars?


    What do these mean?


    Budugen suddenly felt a little cold behind his back.


    『Come on! order! Budugen shouted loudly, "Pack up your bags, we''re going to change to another pasture!" 』


    『My lord, this...why is this? The pasture here is the best around here, there is no better place... 』The guard was a little puzzled.


    Budugen insisted, "No! Must change place! Go and send the order! 』


    The location of the royal court has been exposed, which means it is no longer safe. Bu Dugen didn''t want to repeat the incident of Kebineng''s royal court being attacked by hussars back then. Now that Gongsun Du has already started trading with the hussars, who knows if Gongsun Du will also use the location of the royal court as part of the deal to sell it for a good price?


    Change place! The location must be changed!


    "and also! Order to go down! Do not tell any outsiders about the location of the royal court! You are also not allowed to bring anyone to the royal court! Bu Dugen added, "Han people are unreliable!" All Han Chinese are unbelievable! 』


    Sure enough, all Han people in the world look like birds!


    Budugen''s ignorance karma is raging in his heart!


    However, Gongsundu and Hushi have caravan exchanges? There must be a lot of good things in this caravan, right?


    Budugen looked at the tribesmen who were busy bundling tent felt, and then saw that some obviously damaged linen and felt were carefully rolled up and bundled, his eyebrows twitched, and he couldn''t help pinching his beard and thinking.


    if we assume…


    I obviously didn’t do it, and then I was wronged by Gongsun Du. I was really upset, and Bu Dugen felt that Gongsun Du might not believe that I really didn’t do it, so why not do it once? How about supplementing the cost of utensils in the winter at home?


    Bu Dugen was thinking, as if he had made a decision, and his mood gradually improved, with a smile on his face.


    …~(@^_^@)~…


    And somewhere in Youbei, in a newly built military camp, a person also smiled.


    "Got you…"


    Sima Yi smiled slightly, looking at a certain point on the map.


    『So, you are hiding here...』


    (end of this chapter)