Chapter 655 Open Source
Feng Yong led the army into the Fox Catching Valley. He was still a little confused on the way. If necessary, should he learn from the old demon Zhuge in the novel and set fire to the Fox Catching Valley?
Just heard that it is easy to shorten your life?
Before he could make up his mind, the rebellious Qiang Hu came out and surrendered.
Seeing Qu Shuai, a Qiang man who was taller than himself, standing in front of him respectfully, bending down, with a flattering smile on his face, holding a dead head in his hands and handing it to him, Feng Yong remained silent for a moment. Didn't react.
He blinked, his eyes fell on the head in the opponent's hand, and he covered his nose, "Ye Mo'er's head?"
“Yes, my lord.”
The stone bone healer's waist bent even lower.
Feng Yong waved his hand, and Huo Yi came over to pick up the head and take it for verification.
Feng Yong breathed a sigh of relief. Well, I am a good person, and I will not do such sinister and immoral things as setting fire to the valley.
Just when he was brought to the flat land, he took a breath of cold air.
"How many people did you...kill?"
The high pile of corpses in the middle of the flat ground was the most eye-catching. Although he didn't get closer, Feng Yong could still vaguely see the ground, which was oozing with dark red.
Not far from the pile of corpses, there was a group of women and children, separated into separate groups, huddled in fear and trembling.
"Sir, according to custom, except for the sheep slaves, no strong people from this tribe can be left behind."
Zhi Shigu answered cautiously.
fart!
What about humanitarian spirit?
Feng Yong looked at everything in front of him, his heart hurt so much that he couldn't breathe. He pointed at everything in front of him with some trembling, and asked tremblingly, "You, how could you do this?"
Cruel!
Barbaric!
Lagging behind!
Simply inhumane!
Wouldn’t it be better to let them undergo labor reform?
A bunch of losers!
“Gather those women and children and place them well.” Feng Yong directed, and then asked, “Where are the cattle and sheep of the Yego’er tribe?”
Zhi Shigu’s face stiffened, and he said in a hushed tone, “It was too chaotic at that time, maybe a lot of cattle and sheep got lost...”
"You fart!" Feng Yong pointed at his nose and yelled, "You killed the best members of my family and divided up all the cattle and sheep in my family. Do you think I don't know?"
Feng Langjun pointed at the poor women and children and said sadly, "Winter is coming. What will you let those women and children eat and drink? Do you want them all to freeze to death and starve to death?"
After being educated by Feng Langjun, Zhishigu expressed his shame and said that he would find the lost cattle and sheep of the Yego'er tribe as soon as possible.
“Don’t worry, if you are confused and realize your disloyalty, you can be regarded as knowing the righteousness. I will not treat you badly. You don’t have to worry about the food this winter.”
"I will first lend you a batch of grain for the winter, and I will also lend you a batch of clothing and blankets for the winter. When you settle down next year, I will slowly return it."
"As long as it is repaid within three years, then I will only charge 10% of the interest. It's not much, right?" Feng Yong said shamelessly, "It doesn't matter if it's cattle, sheep, wool, or the food you grow. , can be used to pay off debts."
"Longyou has initially decided that the government will exempt taxes next year, so you don't have to worry about paying it back. But you have made mistakes after all, so you must be punished to show fairness."
"At the earliest by the end of the year, or at the latest by the beginning of next year, I will rebuild Pingxiang City. At that time, I will select people for corvee service according to the size of your tribe's population."
Feng Yong naturally knew that the Qiang and Hu people in Longyou would have a hard time this year, so he would not push too hard.
Otherwise, even if they are suppressed by force for a while, hunger and death will drive them to rebel again. This is human survival instinct.
Zhishigu didn’t expect that the legendary Feng Langjun would be so generous. He hurriedly knelt down and choked with sobs, “If I had known that Feng Langjun was so benevolent, I would have wished that my entire family had joined him. How dare I do the opposite?”
All the Qushuai who had just surrendered behind Zhi Shigu knelt down and repented one after another.
For them, 10% interest is not much, really not much.
Qianghu people most of the time have a low status in front of the Han people and are often oppressed.
They also farmed land, but they usually had to bear more taxes and corvees than the Han people. Sometimes the government would even unreasonably take away all the grain in their hands.
In addition to the government, local powerful people often joined the ranks of enslaving them.
If they really dared to borrow food from the Han people, maybe the entire tribe would have to sell themselves to pay off the debt the next year.
It is precisely because of this that they support Guo Huai so much who can allow them to live a stable life.
So Zhi Shigu’s extremely moved behavior is not all acting.
Fairness is the quality that Hu people value most.
Otherwise, Feng Yong would not have been able to spread word of mouth among the barbarians with just a white horse alliance.
What is virtue?
Feng Langjun’s behavior is called virtue.
So Feng Langjun persuades people with virtue.
Standing on the other side, Qushuai, the first Qiang and Hu to join, saw this scene. The pores in his body seemed to be opened, and his vanity felt completely satisfied.
The grain he borrowed will not only be returned at half price, but also he can follow Feng Langjun to quell the chaos and rebuild the city, and he can also offset the debt. Compared with these people, it is like taking the grain for free.
Glu Congbao was even in the mood to secretly grab a handful of fried noodles from the dry food bag and stuff it into his mouth.
Although Feng Langjun taught everyone to mix it with water and eat it, many people actually feel that it is more delicious to put a handful into their mouths from time to time and eat it dry, hold it for a while and then swallow it.
Glu Congbao stretched his neck, swallowed the fried noodles, and licked his hands again. This time, his mouth and stomach were satisfied - this dry food is so delicious and convenient.
The rebellious Qiang in Hanyang County would form a group, and Feng Yong was mentally prepared for this.
But they were all blocked in the valley, and then suddenly started fighting among themselves. Finally, someone came with the head of the culprit and bowed to him and nodded and said, "Sir, this way, please!"
This was something he didn't expect again.
Seeing that two months' worth of food suddenly turned into less than one month's worth, and it was barely enough to eat under planned rationing, Feng Yong was a little caught off guard.
So he could only stay in Qingshui and wait for Dongfeng Express to deliver food.
Fortunately, the largest tribe among the rebellious Qiang and Hu tribes was wiped out, leaving a lot of cattle and sheep, as well as some millet and grains, so as long as the Dongfeng Express can be delivered on time, there is no need to worry about food shortages.
In fact, Dongfeng Express arrived faster than Feng Yong expected. He waited less than ten days before Xu Xun personally escorted the food.
If it weren't for the scarf on his head, which could prove his identity a little, some people would believe that he was a Guizhou leader who didn't know etiquette.
Xu Xun drank the water that Feng Yong poured himself and wiped his mouth, his image became even worse.
“Brother, did the little brother arrive in time?”
"Yes, very timely." Feng Yong nodded, "Fortunately you are here, otherwise I would have to take them back to resettle them if I have so many people."
Xu Xun’s eyes lit up after hearing this. He came over and asked, “Brother, how much did you get for this labor?”
“We have no labor, and we have suffered a big loss this time.” Feng Yong felt panicked when he mentioned this. “The entire tribe was wiped out by the rebellious Qiang Hu, leaving only a group of women and children.”
"Huh? No labor? I even brought extra guards with me..."
Xu Xun suddenly looked disappointed.
“If we don’t have this batch, then there will be another batch? Besides, even if we don’t have strong labor force, why don’t we just raise the price of female workers?”
Feng Yong is not good at leading the army, but doing business is still good.
After all, he was the person who dug out two months' army rations from Longyou's rations.
“Female worker? What female worker?”
Xu Xun is a little confused. Aren’t all female workers in Nanxiang signed a contract? It's registered, so how can you just sell it?
"This aristocratic family from Shu has five workshop quotas. How can they just buy wool? How can they weave cloth without female workers?"
Feng Yong made a "tsk" sound, a little dissatisfied with Xu Xun's reaction. I originally wanted to put more burden on you because of your diligence, but with your reaction, I'm not in the mood.
"How to comb the wool and how to use the loom, do those women know it naturally? Don't they need to be taught? When it comes to the operation of the workshop, who has more advantages than Nanxiang?"
"We will first teach a group of female workers and then introduce them to the newly opened workshops. This will not only relieve the urgent needs of those who are planning to open workshops, but also give those barbarian women a new way out. Isn't it wonderful?"
ˆ Labor agency company specializes in introducing skilled female workers, and the price is negotiable.
But before that, the female workers must be registered as household members and sign a three- to five-year contract, so that the aristocratic families will not squeeze them to death in the past few years.
How to teach Hu women to weave, Nanxiang has accumulated the most advanced experience.
Of course, if the aristocratic families could change their position and stop advocating that women are "weak" and "feminine", and instead vigorously advocate the liberation of women, Feng Yong would have no problem with it and would even raise his hands to welcome it.
But according to the aristocratic family’s urinary nature, they must be hesitant to open this mouth before they have tasted the sweet and incomparable benefits of the workshop.
Huge women were their largest source of weavers when they opened their workshops because they were not bound by ethics.
These days, Qu Shuai always invites Feng Yong to their clan as a guest, and also tries his best to keep Feng Yong in the master's tent for the night.
Very hospitable, especially the hostess.
Fortunately, Feng Yong was determined, because he couldn't stand it and the smell was too strong, so he was really in no mood.
So how much etiquette do you expect them to observe?
Women, in many cases, are just like cattle and sheep, just property.
If these assets can be exchanged for more assets, a fool will not exchange them.
Xu Xun’s IQ is still online after all. After listening to Feng Yong’s analysis, I was extremely excited on the spot.
Brother, what you said is very good!
Think about the Nanzheng workshop, which only grew in size thanks to Nanxiang’s help.
Sichuan aristocratic family wants to open a workshop, can they leave Nanxiang?
Not to mention that they can’t find enough female workers, even if they can find them, can they start working immediately?
Is there a quota?
What’s the matter with having a quota?
You don’t need weavers to open a workshop? How to manage so many weavers? How to use the loom? How to wash wool? How could it be started without anyone’s guidance?
No wonder my brother said at the beginning that he and others should not grab the quota in this workshop. Looking at it this way, grabbing the quota is just the beginning.
Without a strong family background, how can ordinary people afford it?
Brothers are asking for money, food, and people at the front, and brothers in the guild have to grit their teeth to support themselves when they are eating chaffy vegetables at the back. Isn't it just to wait for a big bite at this time?
So two days later, regardless of fatigue, Xu Xun took Dongfeng Express to open a temporary wartime transportation route and sent people to Pingxiang.
Feng Yong from Longyou used his sword to kill the chicken, and the progress was pretty smooth.
Cao Xiu of Yangzhou felt that even if he didn't kill a chicken with an ox-sword, he could probably chop a pig's thigh with a ox-sword. Unexpectedly, he hit the basalt rock.
Not only did he cut out a few sparks, but the knife was also curled up and his arm was even numb from the shock.
After setting up camp in Shiting, he personally led an army of 60,000 to Wancheng, intending to defeat the Wu army under the city, but unexpectedly he got into Lu Xun's pocket.
Fortunately, Cao Xiu's troops were large enough. Even if Lu Xun had a strategy, it would not be enough to surround the entire Wei army in a place like this.
What's more, although Cao Xiu underestimated Soochow's military strength, he was still cautious at the last moment when facing the enemy who was waiting for him.
So although Cao Xiu was defeated in the battle of Wancheng, the Wei army retreated to Shiting after leaving 5,000 corpses behind due to the bravery of Jianwu General Wang Ling.
Wu Jun pursued him all the way.
At this time, Cao Xiu was very fortunate that he had already arranged an ambush on both sides of the stone pavilion. He thought he could counterattack.
It’s just that when a general with an intelligence of over 70 encounters a commander with an intelligence of 98, he will be beaten.
Lu Xun first sent the left and right governors to lead their men in turn to attack Cao Xiu's ambush in order to be prepared and unprepared. The Wei army's ambush was suddenly defeated.
Lu Xun did not give Cao Xiu a chance to breathe, and then attacked the Wei army camp at night.
The Wei army could not stop it now and retreated continuously. Cao Xiu finally lost control of his army and everyone abandoned their baggage and began to flee.
Countless cattle, horses, donkeys, mules and vehicles were abandoned in the camp and on the road, blocking Soochow's pursuit.
Zhu Huan saw that his subordinates were all grabbing supplies. He was furious on the spot. He drew his sword and killed two of them. He shouted loudly, "The bandit was defeated at the right time. How could he let the thief chief Cao off because he was greedy for a small fortune?"
At present, the troops are working hard to clear the road and prepare to continue the pursuit.
Lu Xun had no choice but to send people to make a big detour, trying to get to the front to block the rocks.
When Cao Xiu first arrived at Wuqiangkou when he went south, he was reminded by Man Chong's letter that he noticed Wuqiangkou, so the Wu soldiers originally ambush nearby had no effect.
The rapid defeat of Cao Xiu's army at this time was a bit beyond Lu Xun's expectation. He had to temporarily send people to bypass the battlefield and try to take a small road to cut off the Wei army's retreat.
At the same time, Jia Kui led his army to advance by water for 200 miles, and captured the Wu scouts who were sending military intelligence. Only then did they know that Cao Xiu had been defeated in Shiting.
One thing that made him more concerned was that Lu Xun had sent troops to Jiashi to prepare to cut off the retreat.
"General, our total number is only a few thousand, and Wu Lu Shao said there are nearly 90,000 people. If we go like this, I'm afraid it won't help. We might as well wait for General Manchu to arrive behind us. Let’s go again.”
Hu Zhi said hesitantly.
Jia Kui shook his head directly, his face solemn and anxious, "Cao Xiu's defeat was like a landslide. He can't advance and fight, and he can't retreat. He is afraid that he will be unable to stop Wu Lu's pursuit, so now is a critical moment of life and death."
He had a very bad relationship with Cao Xiu. He used to call him "Da Sima", but now that Cao Xiu led one hundred thousand soldiers to death, he no longer had any respect and simply called him by his first name.
"Based on the current situation, Cao Xiu may not be able to support him till dawn, and it will take at least two days for General Man to lead his army here. If we had waited for the rear army, Wu Lu would have cut off the retreat long ago."
"No matter how much reinforcements we have by then, it will not help. The Wu army is now blocked on the main road, and even if Lu Xun sends out troops to break up the rear, they can only use small roads, so there will definitely not be too many troops."
"As long as we rush to Jiashi before them, we can seize the opportunity first and dampen the enemy's morale. When the Wu Lu light army comes and sees that we have defended the dangerous place, they will definitely retreat without knowing the reality."
Jia Kui and his generals explained all this and rushed directly to Jia Shi without stopping. At the same time, they set up many flags and drums along the way as suspicious soldiers to slow down the Wu army's pursuit.
(End of this chapter)