Chapter 2368 The Price of Greed
?In the dark night, inside Daba Mountain and in the Bashan grassland, there are many shacks, large and small.
The vision under the moonlight was hazy. Gan Ning and his soldiers marched forward along the signs, looking back from time to time to see the formation on the road. In front of Gan Ning, the figures of the advance scout team were already hidden in the woods and shrubs. Among them, nothing could be seen at all, only the white sign poles erected on the side of the road, indicating that these scouts were still moving forward.
?This is less than ten miles away from the Daba Mountain grassland. The scout advance team marched in three columns in front of the brigade to facilitate the attack of the subsequent brigade.
Gan Ning turned his head and looked. There were soldiers marching in front of him and behind him. The cold light of their weapons danced in the darkness. From this angle, it seemed as if these soldiers came from the sky and walked out of the earth. They were silent but carrying Majestic momentum.
? Sometimes Gan Ning would be a little confused. He didn''t know whether it was because of his own bravery that he could lead these soldiers, or whether it was because of his own bravery that these soldiers achieved his own bravery. Anyway, Gan Ning knew very well that when Liu Yan and Liu Zhang were in Sichuan and Shu, those soldiers were carefree, let alone marching at night, even marching during the day...
?Of course, at that time Gan Ning himself was also doing nothing.
??Gan Ning couldn''t help but look at the knife on his back that was missing the bell, then touched the hard lump in his arms and sighed slightly, not knowing what he was feeling.
Suddenly a short scream came from the front.
?Gan Ning raised his eyebrows.
??This is when I encountered a sentry from a foreigner.
??Although the forward scout team will conduct assassinations as much as possible, they are not successful all the time. And as the soldiers approached the Daba Mountain grassland, there were more and more sentinels from the Di and Jin coalition forces.
Soon, a few scattered coalition sentries jumped up from their nests. They did not have the courage to resist, threw away their weapons and fled towards the pasture. Due to the lack of equipment, these coalition sentries did not even have the sounding arrows to alert the police, let alone gongs or fireworks. They could only rely on constant shouting to alert.
The shouts echoed in the mountains, creating a strange and terrifying echo.
The shouting then dropped, and it was obvious that he had been shot. In this relatively dark environment, sometimes you may not be discovered if you don''t move, but you may expose yourself if you run.
The distance of less than ten miles was not too far. Gan Ning controlled the formation, causing the soldiers to speed up a bit. The forward scouts also began to stop concealing their whereabouts and used bows, arrows and crossbows to shoot down the Di Renji who appeared in the field of vision. The continuous screams of the People''s Alliance soldiers also began to attract the attention of some people on the edge of the grassland.
The grassland in Daba Mountain is not too big, but it is not too small either.
Near dawn, when Gan Ning and others arrived near Daba Mountain and began to advance inward from the edge of the grassland, those people in the center of the Daba Mountain grassland did not know anything. Some of them had just climbed up. Throw a few pieces of firewood into the extinguished fire to rekindle the bonfire to cook breakfast. Some people are carrying buckets and preparing to go to the spring to fetch water. They yawn and rub their eyes, and then In the blink of an eye, I noticed something seemed to be moving at the edge of the grassland, and there was a faint sound.
What is that? 』
The man couldn''t react for a moment. He still carried the barrel and walked forward unsteadily. After he saw clearly what it was, he let go of his hand and the barrel fell to the ground. It rolled around twice, and then He let out a shrill cry because he saw the bright and frightening tricolor flag above the swaying queue!
Yes, that is...』
Han people! The Han people are coming! 』
??The shrill shouts woke up all the coalition soldiers in the surrounding dens. They looked up with sleepy eyes. The family members of the Di people, Ji people and Ba people who were busy around them also came out to see what happened.
The three-color flag floated in the morning light, and the Han soldiers in armor were like heavenly soldiers and generals from legends and myths! The sharp edge raised up patches of bright red, so dazzling under the morning light!
This group of Di people stared blankly, and then the next moment they all howled loudly, dropped the pots, pans, wooden poles and sticks they originally held in their hands, and headed away from the Han people like crazy. He ran away, tearing and tearing as he ran, shouting in different accents, "Here comes the Han!" The Han people are coming! 』
These running people soon attracted more people who did not know what was going on. Some people who were not yet fully awake saw someone running away and subconsciously followed them, starting to run away in a panic and disorderly manner. There was a stampede inside the coalition camp.
The first batch of Han soldiers, their swords and guns gleaming in the morning light, rushed into the coalition camp in groups, fiercely assassinating all opponents who dared to stand in front of them, and screams continued. Chaos ripples began throughout the camp...
In the coalition camp, there were not only ordinary soldiers, but also families and families. The old, weak, women and children of these coalition forces panicked under the sudden blow. Many of them were scurrying around like headless flies, making loud noises. The screams all around also made them more and more frightened.
Gan Ning reattached the bell in his arms to the machete on his back. He felt as if he was alive again, as if he could deal a critical attack from the navy even on land. He roared and moved his troops into formation. The two wings were separated, causing the chaos in the coalition camp to spread to both wings. He led the soldiers in the middle and rushed into the coalition camp, driving them away, allowing the chaos to spread, like a fire on the grassland, sweeping across Devour.
??The deeper you go into the coalition camp, the more coalition soldiers with knives and guns appear in front of you.
Di Renren and other coalition forces still adopt the method of setting up camps with the old and weak in the outer circle and the elite troops in the middle. They also use their own old and weak to delay the opponent''s attack. Therefore, the further inward, the more armed coalition forces are.
?Several coalition soldiers attempted to attack Gan Ning from one side. They raised their swords and spears to kill Gan Ning. Gan Ning laughed, and amidst the constant ringing of bells, he chopped down the opponents standing in front of him one by one. Even if the cut down figures sometimes screamed like a female voice, Gan Ning did not Whether you have time to sympathize or hold back, in the face of blood and fire, gender does not have any special preferential treatment.
Just like these coalition forces of Di and Ba people, when facing Han women, they will not have any special treatment. On TV and movies, how can beautiful captives be allowed to dance with bare arms and legs, basically These are all based on the imagination of the civilized world. In the real world of Wuhuanhua, barbarians will only care about whether it is pleasant to use, and then cut off the meat and eat it tenderly.
??The entire camp was shaken. Thousands of barbarians were running around and the chaos had spread to the center of the camp...
Gan Ning suddenly heard the sharp copper whistle on the left wing, and then heard the sound of some bows and crossbows firing. This meant that the left wing''s front had encountered the first wave of strong resistance from the allied camp. , had to use powerful crossbows to carry out fire strikes.
?Subsequently Gan Ning also encountered resistance from the coalition forces. Taking advantage of their old, weak, women and children to delay time, the Di people in the center of the camp organized soldiers and collided with Gan Ning head-on.
Grenadier! ” Gan Ning shouted.
If it had been earlier, Gan Ning would have laughed, attacked with a swaying posture, an unruly pace, and a wanton attitude, and then had a fierce and powerful collision with his opponent, a collision between blood and sweat. But since Zhuge Kongming brought some special people and special "gadgets", Gan Ning completely changed his mind and changed his fighting strategy.
?Two or three small objects with gray-blue smoke were thrown into the array of Di Renmin people. Some Di Renmin people looked at the "little things" bouncing and rolling on the ground with curiosity.
The "gadget" spun around, then stopped, with its round belly pointing upwards, revealing a pattern painted on it, causing several people to tilt their heads and lean over to see what was drawn...
Boom! 』
Boom! 』
??Amidst the huge noise, the people who were close by were thrown up high like rag dolls by the air waves generated by the direct explosion, and then fell down!
??The Han soldiers, who had been prepared for a long time, only endured the attack of the sound for a while, and then charged forward directly!
The corresponding coalition forces were frightened by the loud noise. Just like who was able to release a dragon''s power of fear in the coalition''s queue, the originally neat queue suddenly dispersed, and every one of them was stunned. They all ran away from the explosion point with pale faces and distorted expressions, as if devils would crawl out of the sulfur smoke emanating from the explosion point.
Some older people knelt down on the ground, buried their heads in the soil, and shivered. In their minds, this was not a sound that humans could make. This must have been given by God. Warning, this must be the roar of the earth...
Almost no one was injured. In the coalition camp, the resistance front that was finally organized collapsed. Gan Ning laughed and harvested one enemy after another. The coalition forces who were harassing and cheating had almost no courage to resist. , it seems that the terrifying sound is still echoing in their ears, and the choking breath is still smelling in their noses!
O God! Why is this! ” A Di man roared almost madly. He didn’t know whether he was mad or seeking death, but he stumbled towards Gan Ning.
??Gan Ning chopped it down with a single blow of his knife, and even had the mood to respond, "This is the price of your greed!" 』
??Blood spreads on the grassland of Daba Mountain...
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Greed is not limited to Hu people. Chang''an.
The Mansion of the Hussars General of the Han Dynasty.
A businessman must be very profitable.
There is no doubt about this. It is the same whether it is ancient or modern, China or foreign countries. The only difference is that it is also an essential difference. Chinese businessmen and Western businessmen have different political powers.
?Perhaps because of Qi Guotian and Qin Guolu, after the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, China was very wary of, and even strictly controlled, merchants.
In addition, the Western Association or Chamber of Commerce was created when the city-state was established. It was an organization for civilian practitioners to fight against the aristocrats of the city-state. In the East, cities developed to a certain scale and prospered to compensate for the ruling model. The timing and motivation of the two are completely different, and there was also a fundamental method of governance in ancient China, which was to organize households to equalize the people. People are registered citizens first, and then according to their own needs, they join or participate in a certain chamber of commerce or trade association. This is a profession, not a class.
?Of course, there are not only merchants in the guilds, but also craftsmen''s guilds, but Fei Qian now separated the craftsmen from the chamber of commerce and became the Great Examination Workers.
The craftsman system under Da Kao Gong is not the same as all craftsmen.
Simply put, a craftsman can be a handicraftsman, but a handicraftsman is not necessarily a craftsman. Craftsmen are more specialized in research and inheritance, while craftsmen mainly sell products to support their families.
General handicraftsmen did not join any guilds, nor were they included in the major examinations. They just acted as ordinary producers in society, producing goods to participate in trade and circulation.
The problem now is that money makes people angry.
When you have too much money, people become coquettish.
When merchants were still relatively small-scale, the purpose of doing business was often just to support their families, but there was a certain limit on how much food and clothing each person could spend. When the scale of a businessman''s profit exceeded his expenditure on food and clothing, there was bound to be a problem. With more, the more you keep, the money will swallow the hearts of the businessman and the soul in the heart.
Fei Qian''s eyes slowly swept across the figures below who represented the current business world of the Han Dynasty.
The materials in the Han Dynasty were not as abundant as in later generations, so a large amount of money could not obtain as rich material enjoyment as in later generations. Therefore, it is natural that these people seemed to have encountered a capital bottleneck and were trying to break through.
Authority is unique and wanted by everyone.
But when it comes to how to obtain authority, everyone’s choices are different. Just like after the establishment of the Dahan Chamber of Commerce, these people have the right to speak, and then they regard this right to speak as their own authority.
This is a very common problem, and even in later generations, it has not been completely solved.
?Fei Qian suddenly felt a little funny when he looked at the members of the Han Chamber of Commerce team, who were all looking down, looking like good children.
?These guys…
Everyone of them is really good at pretending.
Everyone has a time when they feel that they are the smartest in the world, or the most narcissistic time. Zhuge Liang is no exception. He calls himself Guan Zhongleyi. Then later generations see how powerful Zhuge Liang is, so they call themselves Guan Zhongleyi. Zhuge Liang of Huaisi, Kongming of Jiaodong, Wolong of Daheishan and so on. Then there are other celebrities in history who could not escape a similar fate, such as Zhang Fei, Xiao Guan Yu, a certain Zhou Yu, a certain emperor...
??The question is, does this self-promotion really establish a goal for one''s own life, or is it just a pretentious and half-empty bucket of water? Do you really have this talent or ability, or are you just pretending to show others?
“Brother Yongyuan...” Fei Qian looked at Cui Hou.
"I don''t dare to call you like this..." Cui Hou lowered his head and quickly saluted with his hands, "My lord, please call me by your first name..."
“Hehe, Brother Yongyuan, I have a question,” Fei Qian asked, “Brother Yongyuan is already famous and has a prosperous family business. What do you want to do now? 』
?Cui Hou shuddered and took a sharp breath.
What does this mean? !
?What happened? What exactly was discovered? Haven''t heard anything? Why did you say that suddenly? Want to settle accounts? Why are there no signs at all? Isn''t this asking me about my personal last wishes? Then the next moment he rushed to the guards and dragged him down to behead him in public?
? Within a moment, Cui Hou''s CPU was operating at high speed, and sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Excuse me, cough..." Cui Hou tried to delay the time by coughing, but the problem is that even if he coughs, he can''t delay it for too long, or even cough too hard, because it would be disrespectful and disrespectful, so he can only delay it reluctantly. After a few breaths, "I...I...don''t understand my lord''s intention..."
The great law of the business world, the secret that is not passed on, 200 to 500 pieces, pretending to be confused.
??This is a really big move, but Cui Hou didn''t use it well.
Fei Qian ignored Cui Hou and turned to Zhuo Liang: "What are your wishes in life?" 』
???Zhuo Liang said quickly: "I, this, I wish my lord''s great cause to prosper and the people to be well, this... I also wish the Zhuo family to be safe and prosperous..."
Fei Qian smiled and did not make any comment. He looked at Cui Hou again and said, "Brother Yongyuan understands?" 』
Cui Hou said quickly: "I also wish the same. I wish my lord to bring peace to the world, control the eight wastelands, establish lasting achievements, and create peace for all generations!" Here is a tail fin attached to do the work of a dog and horse..."
Fei Qian nodded, "That''s all right." 』
The eyebrows of everyone in the hall jumped.
Fei Qian once thought that the commercial space of Dahan was very large, so big that there would be almost no involution. In addition, there are very scarce commodities everywhere, and the increase in productivity will bring more circulation of goods. Therefore, for Dahan’s current situation For businessmen, there should be no capitalization phenomenon similar to that of later generations.
But Fei Qian found that he was wrong. Although these Han businessmen may not have this concept of capitalization, they have already initially embarked on this path.
Testing and even trampling on the edge of the law; colluding with scholars and officials through bribery, cooperation, etc. to avoid risks and increase profits for their business activities; cultivating agents and even directly participating in the formulation and ruling of local and regional administrative regulations, making it more Conducive to the uptake of benefits.
While Feiqian sent people to investigate the Sanfu area in Guanzhong, some problems were discovered...
『Come here, let me tell you about the affairs of Dali Temple Judge Zhang! Fei Qian ordered loudly.
The judge Zhang of Dali Temple was Zhang Shi. Not the little person under the Zhang family in Hanzhong, but the dog that was sent to Hedong to bite the Pei family before.
Not long after, Zhang Shi lowered his head, bowed his waist, walked towards Fei Qian with small steps, and bowed respectfully to Fei Qian. However, he squinted under his robe sleeves and exposed his teeth to everyone in the hall...
(End of this chapter)