Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty Chapter 341: vicissitudes of life

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The Zhou Dynasty East Route Army arrived in Xiangzhou in early March, and the whole army temporarily stopped. [.. At this time, it will take time to get the baggage and some soldiers to board the ship and go south. The army will move along the Han River and land, and the march will be much easier. The Xiangzhou officials found an open yard on all sides to serve as the army's entourage. Guo Shao also lived in, and when he had the opportunity, he wrote a letter to Fu Ermei.

He also received some letters from Tokyo. One of them was a private letter from Wang Pu, which Guo Shao immediately chose as the first letter to read...because Wang Pu was a secret envoy.

I originally thought that Wang Pu was making suggestions on the military and political aspects of the Battle of Shu, but the beginning of the article was a reminiscence of a friend. As Guo Shao read, his mind became a little vicissitudes of life...

Wang Pu didn't mention the attack on Shu at all. He believed that the unification of the southern countries was only a matter of time; he mentioned some very long-term ideas. Wang Pu said that his illness was getting worse and he showed no signs of getting better. He might not be able to see that day. After thinking about it, he wanted to tell General Guo.

In recent years, the population of the Central Plains has been declining during the war, and the number of registered households at the time when the government was clear was less than one million households. However, it mainly relied on Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Huaibei and other prefectures to raise hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops, no less than two. One hundred thousand soldiers, hundreds of thousands of banned soldiers and even no production at all depend on the national treasury. Why can we raise so many troops in one place in the Central Plains? The number of people in Shu and Nantang who can support the army is no less than that of the Zhou Dynasty, why?

Wang Puyan, looking at the government affairs files of the central and local governments, believes that the exploitation and taxation at this time has "collected the best of the past and the present" and has reached the point of unscrupulous measures. At this time, it is understandable that in order to survive the war, various countries will inevitably levy and levy many taxes... But since the end of the Tang Dynasty for a hundred years, exploitation has become a common practice. In the future, after the unification of the countries, this fiscal and taxation system may continue: farmers and common people are Excessive exploitation, wealth has been concentrated in the center and important towns.

Money and grain were collected and concentrated, whether it was used to continue decades of poor military violence, or to carve up in Tokyo and other powerful lands to make a few people want to be extravagant and support the prosperous and wealthy of several big cities (the prosperous capitals of Southern Tang and Shu) And cultural prosperity has begun to confirm such a deduction)? General Guo should think about the layout early, otherwise, when the winners are too big in the future, and the tail is too big, there will be great resistance to taking food from them.

Senior officials and bureaucrats, probably most people can't see such things; those who see it will not say it, and it is boring for people in officialdom to say it to cut their own money. The old man couldn't help but want to say this situation now.

...Guo Shao read the long letter several times. Thinking of Wang Pu's lifelong bluntness, the most rare thing is to talk about the pain of the problem (though sometimes it is not very easy to hear), rather than ordinary scholar-officials who just talk about things with high-sounding sages. Now Guo Shao is a little bit more reluctant to be an old man who is more than twice his age, and feels a bit of friendship.

Guo Shao still cannot fully agree with Wang Pu's point of view, because he has been paying attention to the military, and indeed he has not considered the concept of governance too deeply.

Wang Pu’s views are only from the family, but they are undoubtedly quite knowledgeable and thoughtful. Guo Shao also quite agrees with the statement, at least thinking about it, it is really the same... After the Song Dynasty unified China, there was a Song Dynasty that was once praised as the richest and most civilized era, especially the rise of urban citizen culture, which was particularly prosperous; It seems that it is almost the same as the appearance of Nantang State before it lost Huainan, so Wang Pu's statement in the letter seems to make sense.

Guo Shao probably knew some historical knowledge in his previous life. It is said that the Song Dynasty’s fiscal revenue was very high, probably more than ten times that of the Ming Dynasty; but the Song Dynasty’s economic aggregate was not necessarily larger than that of the Ming Dynasty. Under the high financial income of the Song Dynasty, if the people’s burden is not heavy, it seems unreasonable... Maybe the starting point of "to rule the world with scholar-officials" when the Song Dynasty was founded was just to guard against military generals, but the facts caused resources to be biased towards scholar-officials in power. , This is an inevitable situation; why don't people with power fight for their own advantage? People die for money and birds die for food, human nature is nothing more.

Guo Shao remembered that some people said that capitalists are not philanthropists, maybe no one is.

He held Wang Pu's letter in his hand, and suddenly felt the vicissitudes of the world. In the quaint houses in the corridors of the Chinese Army, the faded red paint on the carved windows seems to tell thousands of things that have happened and will happen in the world.

If only Wang Pu's illness can be cured, Guo Shao suddenly cares about him.

...The other letter was from Chen Jiali, saying that a large quantity of goods of the "Shen Chen Li" firm was robbed in Nanping. Guo Shao knew about this when he was in Tokyo. Aunt Sun and the Chen family followed the army and looked after their property.

However, Chen Jiali once again wrote to emphasize that the urgency in her words was very obvious, and it was indeed important for them to want to come.

Guo Shao read the letter again, and when he had time this afternoon, he sent someone to ask Auntie Sun to come over for questioning. Aunt Sun is the woman next to Chen Jiali, who should be Chen Jiali's most confidant, a half-aged mistress in her forties. Guo Shao went to Chen's house several times and it was all things arranged by Aunt Sun.

Not long after, a woman in silk came in and bowed respectfully. She is Aunt Sun.

When Aunt Sun entered the room, Guo Shao was standing in front of a case, staring at the things on it. There is a densely lined picture on the case, which is more complicated than the usual picture with only the road.

Guo Shao raised his head at this time, without any greetings, and asked directly: "How many goods did Mrs. Chen hijack by Nanping?"

Sun Auntie hurriedly said: "If you return to General Guo, there are a large number of precious medicinal materials such as Shu brocade, silk, gems, and Ganoderma lucidum. If they are shipped out of Shu and sold, they will be worth more than 200,000 guan... Those things are not owned by one family. Shen, Chen, and Li’s merchants also have a share in the business owners and some of the merchants who have joined the group; if they can’t get it back, many people who have joined the group will have to go bankrupt and debts. The wife originally wanted to join the army by herself, but later her concubine persuaded her, but it didn’t help. That's it."

Aunt Sun said again in an imploring tone: "This batch of goods is vital to the business. If General Guo can help, you can do anything you want, and I will repay General Guo..."

Guo Shao heard that, for a while, he misunderstood, thinking that Sun Auntie meant that she could do anything to her... Now he looked at this woman. It's a pity that I'm a bit old, at least forty years old, so I really don't have much interest.

I remember Gu Long once said that as long as the tea is hot, it will not be too ugly, and as long as a woman is young, it will not be too ugly. But standing in front of him was a cup of herbal tea. But Sun Auntie is actually a bit attractive, she should have been a beauty when she was young; it is a pity that her skin is a little loose now, and she doesn't have the feeling of rejuvenation, so she doesn't quite like Guo Shao's taste.

Guo Shao put his finger on the map and said, "The army descends along the Han River, passing through Jinkou Town to Jiangling Mansion, and into the Yangtze River. You must go to Jiangling Mansion, the capital of Nanping, if I can help, but Handy. Mrs. Chen doesn't have to give anything in return, I am still a person who remembers friendship."

Sun Auntie said gratefully: "The concubine first thank General Guo for his wife."

Guo Shao pondered for a moment and asked: "Why did the merchant want to transport so many goods across the border from Jingnan, you didn't anticipate the risk beforehand?"

Sun Auntie sighed: "We only blame Nanping Kingdom Lord’s brother Gao Baoxue for being so treacherous. We were careless. Gao Baoxue used to only set up a card to collect tolls, and Jiangling Mansion and Jingmen Army have all taken care of it. , I thought there would be nothing wrong. A little bit of cargo will cost more. This time we shipped a large number of cargo. Unexpectedly, after Gao Baoxun learned about it, he tore his face and swallowed it all!"

Guo Shao laughed after hearing this: "Sure enough, he did. Gao Baoxu did not follow the rules before, but the bargaining chip for betrayal was not attractive enough, it was not about faith."

Sun Auntie said: "General Guo's words are extremely true. It is a sinister heart. In this distress, if the property can be retrieved, the merchant has discussed it with everyone, as long as the cost is recovered and the profit is willing to give to General Guo ."

Guo Shao shook his head and said: "Businessmen are trying to make good money. I can't take advantage of it. Everyone will get the benefits and the way to cooperate. This time the benefits are still yours, and I don't need a penny of the money, but... "

Aunt Sun hurriedly asked: "What General Guo wants, as long as his concubine can do it."

Guo Shao beckoned, and said solemnly: "You come up, I will teach you how to do it." When he saw Aunt Sun coming over, he acted uncomfortably, and immediately said, "I'm not going to do anything to Aunt Sun. Don't worry. ."

Aunt Sun actually watched Qiubo and whispered softly: "Of course I don't worry about my concubine body, I'm afraid General Guo dislikes it."

Guo Shao: "..."

……

Guo Shao made preparations in Xiangzhou and mobilized his army to advance by land and water, and went straight to Jingmen along the Han River. He also sent someone to Nanping State to deliver official documents, and he had to borrow the Yangtze River to arrive immediately and order Nanping State to open and welcome Yunyun.

At this time in Jiangling Mansion, Gao Baorong first received the Zhou Dynasty imperial decree, and then received the military order of the "Marshal of the World Soldiers and Horses" of the Zhou Dynasty. He was at a loss as to what to do.

General Li Jingwei persuaded: "Things are urgent. The Kingdom of Shu is a big country. This week, the army can attack Shu with troops. By the way, it will be greedy for the land of Nanping. The Zhou army wants to go up the Yangtze River, and Jiangling is the base camp for food and reinforcement; Nanping Kingdom Even though he was a minister, how could the Zhou army hand over the rear to others? The final general thought that he should gather troops to guard strictly, and then contact the State of Shu to ask for help and the joint troops to resist the Zhou Dynasty."

Gao Baorong was already very stupid, so he was at a loss and immediately asked, "Where is my brother?"

Li Jingwei said: "Being closed in the house to thank guests."

Gao Baorong said hurriedly: "Hurry up and get my brother."

Immediately, officials led the orders from the palace and rushed to Gao Baoxue's house.

And Gao Baoxu was still at home quietly watching the show. He doesn't like watching beautiful women singing and dancing, and prefers more direct scenes... Let the strong military commanders and soldiers molested the obscene domestic prostitutes in the lobby, and he sits on it while drinking and watching the drama enthusiastically, for fun.