Chapter 746 Stuff

   "Auntie, if this is done by someone else, in another place, it will definitely not work like this."

  Zhang Xingyi moved a chair and sat in front of the couch, "But the Huqiang Captain's Mansion is different. That, uh, Brother Feng's is also different."

   "What's different?"

   Huang Yueying asked Zhang Xingyi with burning eyes.

   "Because Captain Hu Qiang is the elder brother of the Feng family!"

  Zhang Xingyi said naturally:

   "Whether this Longyou is a Hu tribe or a local big family, or even an aristocratic family from Shu, they only recognize two people."

  Zhang Xingyi raised a finger, "One is the prime minister, needless to say."

   Then raised a second finger, "There is one more, brother Feng."

   "When Longyou was first pacified, the big clan in Longyou even wanted to send kabuki and concubines to their residence in order to show their attachment."

   Zhang Xingyi said this with a righteous face, "It's just that brother Feng's family is not good at sex, so he sternly refused."

   "However, the Dahan's today's Hu Qiang Xiaowei Mansion is very different from the past. It is not just as simple as taking care of the Hu people."

   "Those people mentioned above, just divide the grassland, and I don't know how many people's interests are related to it."

  The tribe has its own fixed pasture.

  The rich families in central Shu came to Pingxiang to open workshops and paid money and food for the pastures. It must not be because there is too much money and food and no place to spend it.

  As local snakes, it is naturally impossible for the local rich in Longyou to just watch others go to their own territory to eat meat.

   Currently, the most successful participants are the Jiang family, one of the four surnames in Tianshui, and the Li family in Longyou.

  The Jiang family released Jiang Wei, the Liangzhou sergeant, although there was a certain amount of gambling involved.

   But more, the Jiang family felt that the Han Dynasty had great hopes for the Northern Expedition.

   After all, judging from the situation at the time, as soon as the Han army left Qishan, all counties in Longyou rebelled against Wei and returned to Han, and the situation was very good.

   So the risk of this gamble is not too high.

   It turned out afterwards that the Jiang family had indeed won their bet.

   "It's just that the current thing that is being ruled by the Qiang Xiaowei's Mansion has never happened before. Not to mention the Qiang Hu, even the aristocratic family has no rules in their hearts."

   "It's definitely not acceptable to use other people's excuses to welcome guests and receive gifts like this. But Brother Feng is different. After all, with his reputation..."

  When Zhang Xingyi mentioned Feng Yong's reputation, not to mention Huang Yueying, even Guan Ji who was leaning on the couch looked at him strangely.

   Zhang Xingyi sensed the look in the eyes of the two, and quickly defended, "I mean brother Feng's reputation for making money, not other reputations..."

   Yes, the more you draw, the darker it is!

   "Oh, anyway, what I mean is that Brother Feng is no better than others. This time, on the surface, he is accepting gifts wantonly, but in fact he is trying to calm everyone's hearts."

  The look on Huang Yueying's face became more and more strange: "I always think your words are weird. You accept gifts like this, and you still have a good thing?"

   Seeing that Zhang Xingyi wanted to say more, Huang Yueying waved her hand, "But what you said makes sense."

   "Feng Mingwen really acts differently from others. When other officials say they want to collect money, it is likely that they are greedy for money. But Feng Mingwen said that they want to collect money, and no one will say that he is greedy for money."

   "After all, he is the most famous money-scattering gentleman in the big man. I don't know how many people can give him money by pointing to him!"

  Zhang Xingyi giggled, "Auntie spoke thoroughly."

  Now the place ruled by Huqiang Xiaowei's Mansion, things are quite different from usual.

  In the past few years, these wool notes can really be used as hard currency, which is about the same as five baht.

  All kinds of wool produced by Nanxiang and Nanzheng are in great demand.

  I don't know what's going on these years, the winter is getting colder every year, let alone the northern land.

  Last year when the big Han conquered Longyou, just to supply sweaters and blankets to the garrison in Longyou, the wool materials produced by Nanxiang and Nanzheng ran out of stock.

  For a whole winter day, not to mention high-quality woolen materials, not even ordinary goods can be seen in Jincheng's market.

   On the other hand, on Nanzheng's side, because the workmanship was not up to standard, a batch of low-grade goods were also purchased by Huqiang Xiaowei's Mansion.

   Then there was another credit contract in the hands of Huqiang Xiaowei's Mansion-the debtor is the Hu tribe.

   Let alone have a way to get the woolen materials and sell them to Soochow and Cao Wei.

  Cao Wei spent several times the price, and finally saved a batch of woolen materials, which were directly used by the elite soldiers in Guanzhong, and even the Luoyang Central Army could not use them.

   These things, not to mention people who have quotas for woolen workshops in their hands, or those who don’t, their eyes are all red.

   Once Huqiang Xiaowei’s Mansion proposed the grassland poverty alleviation contract system, as long as there is ability, which one is not rushing to ask for it?

  The Qianghu people in Longyou are a little confused: In the past, the Han people robbed us of our things, but now they are rushing to give us things instead?

  So the head of the tribe, who was more alert, tried his best to inquire about the news: Is this thing reliable?

  The officials who went out to protect Qiang Xiaowei's mansion looked at the tribal leaders who came to inquire about the news with disdain on their faces.

  What are you afraid of? If they give it, you want it!

   This matter was Feng Langjun's idea to improve the lives of the Qiang and Hu brothers in Longyou.

  You don’t believe in others, don’t you believe in Feng Langjun?

  As long as you are willing to be the people of the great Han and pay taxes according to the rules of Huqiang Xiaowei's Mansion, all this is true.

  The tribal princes came in a daze, and went back in a daze.

People from the    clan asked: "Why do the Han people help us?"

   "Because this is the rule set by Feng Langjun, as long as we are the people of the big man, they will help us live a good life."

   "They gave us food, will we have to double it in the future?"

   "You don't need to pay it back, just follow Feng Langjun's instructions and hand over the wool and some cattle, sheep and horses to pay off the debt."

   "Do you have to pay a lot?"

   "Not much, don't pay it all at once, pay a little every year, there will be enough livestock left, and there will be enough food for the winter."

  Recalling the food that the big man lent to himself last winter, all the clansmen nodded: "Hello big man, Feng Langjun is really our great benefactor!"

   "So we still feel at ease as the people of the big man."

"right!"

  …

   There are two ways to feel at ease as a citizen of a big man.

  One is farming, which is basically fertile land in the south of Pingxiang City and the border with Zuli in the north.

  One is to herd cattle, sheep and horses on the pasture designated by Huqiang Xiaowei Mansion, and this kind is all in the north of Pingxiang City.

   It’s not that no one has mentioned that Longyou has a vast land, and there is no shortage of grain in the middle of Sichuan. Didn’t all the grain last year be transported from the middle of Shu?

   Therefore, it is suggested that the south of Pingxiang should also be designated as grassland.

   Then Feng Junhou gave him a straight slap and scolded him for being short-sighted.

  Lao Tzu personally asked the prime minister to set aside Chenggu County next to Nanxiang to supply food to Nanxiang. Do you think I am full?

   Then he said something that others could not understand.

  What is the primary industry is fundamental, what is not enough food supply, everything is beach construction and so on.

   If you don’t understand, you don’t understand, but Feng Junhou attaches great importance to farming, that’s for sure.

   Otherwise, the second lady of the Xu family wouldn't have made it through because she knew how to farm.

  There are a large number of personnel who specialize in instructing the cultivation of Qiang Xiaowei's mansion and Hanxia under his command.

   Some of these weird things under the rule of Huqiang Xiaowei's Mansion, some even Zhang Xingyi didn't understand clearly.

   Not to mention those outsiders.

  Since there is no way to explain it to them, then there is no need to explain it, and express it directly with actions.

  Look, I even accepted the gift, what are you afraid of?

  I can't smash Feng Langjun's golden signboard, can I?

  Huang Yueying understood what Zhang Xingyi meant, looked at Guan Ji, and asked, "Then Feng Mingwen, do you know about this?"

   "The messenger has just been sent out, and it hasn't arrived in Jincheng yet!"

   Guan Ji replied.

  Huang Yueying glanced back and forth between Guan Ji and Zhang Xingyi, "Is he so relieved to leave all the affairs of this family to you?"

   "Let you take his reputation...well, this," Huang Yueying suddenly remembered, this guy's reputation doesn't seem to be great?

  Zhang Xingyi said with a smile: "He said it himself, women can hold up half the sky."

  Seeing Zhang Xingyi's smile, Huang Yueying secretly sighed in her heart.

  Feng Mingwen's views and practices on women, in the eyes of the world, are a bit too shocking.

  But for such high-minded and proud women as Sanniang and Siniang, they are like honey, making people want to stop.

  In August of the seventh year of Jianxing, the generals Wei Yan and Feng Yong of the Han Dynasty respectively led the army to break the golden city of Yuzhong, and crossed the river and ordered to live in the city, so as to force Wuwei County of Liangzhou.

  Cao Wei Liangzhou Inspector Xu Miao hastily ordered Xiping County Guard General Lu Pan to return to the defense and abandon Xiping.

   At the same time, Wei Yan divided his troops and led ten thousand people to cross the river westward and go northward along the Huangshui River.

  The cities of Huangshui, Po Qiang, Anyi, etc., were unable to resist, and surrendered in anticipation of the wind.

  The Han army went straight to the west capital of Xiping County, officially declaring that Xiping County had once again become under the rule of the Han Dynasty.

  The news of success in the west continued to spread, and Chen Zhen, the great Han Wei Wei who was sent to Soochow, although he was burdened with the task of forming an alliance with Soochow.

  However, in the court of Soochow Wu, they praised the benevolence of the great Han, in order to implicitly express their dissatisfaction with Sun Quan's proclaiming emperor.

  Chen Zhen's words are sharp, coupled with the fact that Han Zuo is preserved, he is called orthodox.

  Sun Quan of Soochow Wu had just proclaimed himself emperor not long ago.

   More importantly, Sun Quan said in the imperial edict that the great man no longer exists and there is no way to save him. He was very "sad" in his heart:

  The Han family was replaced and could not be saved, so why would they compete?

   Then he emphasized that the rules of the world were broken by Cao's father and son, and he just had to be the emperor:

  Han Xiangguo has twenty four generations, and four hundred and thirty four generations in the calendar year.

  The evil minister Cao Pi then seized the artifact, and Pi Zirui succeeded him as the next generation, making his fame and disorder.

  Quan feared the destiny and dared not disobey, so he chose the first day of the year to go to the altar for sacrifice, that is, the emperor.

   First stepped on the big man, then stepped on Cao Wei, and then said that he was the emperor in accordance with the destiny.

  Cao Wei needless to say, but these words are not willing to admit that Ji Han, an ally in the west, is the Han Dynasty.

  Chen Zhen went to Soochow as an envoy, looked around at the monarchs and ministers of Soochow, and said: "I went to Wu as an envoy with the great Han Wei Wei, so why do you say that there is no Han family left?

  Soochow rulers and ministers could not be right.

  Sun Quan felt guilty, and subconsciously looked down to the front, only to find that Zhang Zhao was no longer in his seat.

  Recalling the first day when I became emperor, I was so satisfied that I forced my teacher to sweat on the ground.

  In the end, he had to return his official position and the army he commanded on the grounds of old age and physical illness.

  Although he has the honorary title of Assistant Wu General, he actually has no real power.

  In addition, every time Zhang Zhao met in court, he was always strict and vigorous, and his righteousness was manifested in color.

   Repeatedly bluntly admonishing and offending the will, in order to save worry, Sun Quan directly ordered him not to go to court again.

  Chen Zhen ordered the courtiers to be wrong, which made Sun Quan feel regretful:

  If Zhang Gong is here, even if the Han envoy is not broken, his arrogance will be restrained. How can he be as boastful as he is now?

  Chen Zhen defeated the monarchs and ministers of the Eastern Wu and let out a breath of anger. Then he took out the document bestowed by the emperor of the Han Dynasty and handed it to Sun Quan, as well as the letter of the prime minister of the Han Dynasty.

  The Kingdom of Shu sent envoys to congratulate him as the emperor. Sun Quan thought this was a happy thing, but he didn't expect it to make him aggrieved.

  He flipped through the letter of credence given to him by the Emperor Dahan with some gloom. He sat up straight after reading half of it.

   His eyes lit up, and his mouth unexpectedly let out an involuntary snort.

  Sun Quan's strangeness made the Wu officials below a little strange: What did the Lord of Shu say above to make His Majesty so happy?

   "Okay, great!"

  After Sun Quan finished reading the national letter, a smile appeared on his face unconsciously, and the sulking just now was swept away.

   "The emperor of Han wants to share the world with me, how can I not do it?"

  It turned out that this letter of credence stated that the Han Dynasty wanted to make a formal alliance with Soochow to destroy the Cao bandits and divide the world.

  The ministers of the state of Wu heard this and all looked at Chen Zhen.

  Damn it, you obviously came here to make a covenant with us, but you just satirized us?

   What do you mean by this?

   Only Sun Quan, who was at the top, said happily again, "Han and Wu are originally an alliance. In fact, there is no need to say more in the letter of credence."

  Chen Zhen sneered in his heart, and said to himself: Soochow, you are a fool! If you didn't like to take advantage of others, why should the big man be like this?

   "Return to Your Majesty, this time is different from the past. Your Majesty is honored, and the two countries of Han and Wu are countries of brothers. You should go to the altar to sacrifice to the heavens, so as to tell the emperor, the queen, the mountains and rivers."

   "In this way, everyone in the world knows the heart of the Han-Wu alliance. In the future, the two countries must not betray the alliance, otherwise they will be sent by heaven, and the gods will spit on them."

  The smile on Sun Quan's face froze.

  The ministers of Soochow Wu were even more upset!

What do you mean? Obviously don't trust us?

   Actually let our boss go to the high altar to swear to the emperor, Tu Shanchuan, and the whole world?

  Who had the idea?

   It's so vicious!

  Chen Zhen laughed again, "Your Majesty, after the prime minister pacified Nanzhong, he also set up high altars in Weixian County and Pingyi."

   "I made a covenant with the rulers and elders of the southern Zhongyi people, and even set up a monument as a record to show that I will never forget it!"

   "It is precisely because of this that Nanzhong has been able to gradually establish discipline in the past few years, and Han and Yi get along peacefully."

  Hearing this, Lu Xun couldn't help squinting at Chen Zhen: Are you **** joking?

  At the beginning when Zhuge Liang sent troops to Nanzhong, it was when he was the governor of Jingzhou that he spared no effort to understand the situation in Shu.

  So he knows that this is simply farting!

   Sun Quan was relieved when he heard Chen Zhen's words: It turns out that Shu people like to make oaths on the altar, but they didn't mean to target themselves.

   "It is indeed a good idea to go to the altar to tell the queen, Tu Shanchuan, and the world, but I don't know who proposed it in the first place?"

   "Jiequanting Hou Feng Mingwen."

  The corner of Lu Xun's eyes twitched: Xiao Wenhe is really vicious!

  (end of this chapter)