Chapter 109 Rich Woman's Address Book

Chapter 109 Rich Woman's Address Book

Chapter 109 Rich Woman's Address Book

February 2nd is the day when the dragon raises its head. Generally speaking, it is the time for spring sowing.

After the matter was settled, the tension in Yiquanwu was no longer high. The farmhands laid down their weapons and began to prepare for the spring sowing.

Shao Xun walked around the fort.

The only thing these forts rely on is their strategic location.

The terrace where Yiquanwu is located is forty to fifty meters high, isolated on three sides, with only one slope for going up and down.

We can no longer rely on siege equipment, we can only rely on human lives.

Attacking up the slope, exposed to the enemy's crossbows - if they have crossbows - this is a bloody path.

If the other side used some wooden sticks and rolling stones, the casualties would be even greater.

When they reached the fort, they set up ladders and rushed forward like ants. Some of the best soldiers who had experienced many battles were pushed off the city walls and were either killed or injured - the walls of the fort seemed to be about three meters high.

It's definitely not worth a head-on attack.

Either launch a surprise attack or negotiate, and the other party will pay some money and food, send a hostage, and then promise to send troops to help you fight, and that's it.

The Du family is not a family without roots.

The late Du Yu had a great reputation. His eldest son Du Xi was Shangshu Zuocheng, his second son Du Ji was the prefect of Xinping, and although Du Dan and Du Yin were farmers and scholars at home, it was easy for them to get official positions - if Mi Huang had not intervened, Du Yin would most likely have been the prefect of Hongnong.

With such a family background and such strong power, it would be best if the issue could be resolved peacefully.

After all, the two leading the troops, one is about to take office as the governor of Hongnong, and the other will soon be a general in the palace. They are both court officials, not bandits, so they still have to abide by the rules.

"I asked for 30,000 hu of grain for you. Is it enough?" Most of the commanders of various forts in Yiyang County had arrived. After arguing with them for a long time, Mi Huang walked out of the tent and pulled Shao Xun aside to talk about something.

"I only need 20,000 hu of grain," Shao Xun said. "You don't need to give me all of it at once. Just send me a little bit every month. Can I exchange the remaining 10,000 hu for some oxen, farm tools, and seeds?"

"Everyone is short of these things." Mi Huang said, "In the whole county, only Yiquan, Heshui and Yanggong Sanwubao can make large quantities of farm tools and weapons, raise silkworms and weave cloth, and domesticate calves."

"Can you think of a solution?" Shao Xun asked.

"I'll try my best." Mi Huang nodded and said, "I'm a new official, so brothers Du Dan and Du Yin should give me some face. However, young master, aren't you spreading your business too wide? Many people are occupying land to build docks and accommodate guests, but not many are as anxious as you. Just like the Yunzhong Village you just conquered, you should first settle two or three hundred households, take it slow, spend a few years to gain a firm foothold, and then expand it little by little, isn't it good? Aren't all the docks in Yiyang built in this way? Yiquanwu was even built during the Cao Wei period. At first, it was just a separate courtyard. It took three generations to run it and it has become what it is today."

"Given the situation, we have to be anxious," Shao Xun said.

Mi Huang was skeptical.

The general situation? The general situation is very good now. Sikong only has one last enemy left, Sima Yong.

"If you really want to get things done quickly, there is only one way." Mi Huang said.

"Please enlighten me, Lieutenant."

"Get a wife."

Shao Xun was speechless. Does that mean he sold himself out?
He actually wasn't that opposed, the key point was that he couldn't sell it for a good price right now...

"Please weigh the pros and cons." Mi Huang said.

Shao Xun only weighed it for a second before asking, "May I ask which women in the capital are waiting to be married?"

Give me the rich women's contact list, quickly!

Mi Huang was shocked by Shao Xun's straightforwardness. For such a big event as marriage, does it depend on whether the dowry is generous or not?

He thought about it carefully and said seriously, "Wang Huifeng is the first choice."

"Lieutenant, this is the second time you mention this person." Shao Xun said helplessly.

"It's because of you that I mention her so many times." Mi Huang said in a tone of regret: "Wang Huifeng is the former crown princess, she is extremely chaste. Although she is a widow, she may not be willing to marry you. If Wang Yifu really agrees, and Wang Huifeng is forced to marry you, you can be happy. After this girl marries, she will be devoted to you, diligently serve her parents-in-law, and manage the family business carefully. If you are fighting outside, she can even help you manage the fortress to ensure that there will be no fire in the backyard. I don't want to introduce ordinary people. At most, I will mention her sister Wang Jingfeng."

From Mi Huang's tone, Wang Jingfeng is just a pretty vase with no real ability. Wang Huifeng is resourceful and a chaste woman, so she may not be willing to marry again.

Shao Xun shook his head and asked, "What else?"

Mi Huang glanced at him and said, "Go and ask the princess to arrange a marriage for you. The Pei family has many women, and they are very rich, but to be honest, it may not be easy to get a widow."

When he mentioned the word "successful", Mi Huang's face turned red, as if this word was not very nice.

"Princess..." Shao Xun subconsciously felt that something was wrong and might mess things up.

"This won't work, and that won't work either. There's nothing we can do." Mi Huang said earnestly, "Do you really want to take root in Yiyang? Building a fort is very expensive, and there aren't many nobles in the capital who have the ability to do so."

"How could that be?" Shao Xun asked in surprise.

"Why not?" Mi Huang asked curiously, "I can't build a fort in Luoyang. I don't have the money or the people. The money and grain troops from the East China Sea can't fly to Luoyang."

"Are there no rich people in the capital?"

"The richest person in the capital now is Wang Yifu, followed by Queen Yang." "Huh?" Shao Xun's eyes lit up and asked, "How can Queen Yang be rich?"

"After Yang Xuanzhi's death, no one from the Yang family stayed in the capital. They all returned to Qingzhou." Mi Huang said, "When Zhao Wanglun was defeated, the Sun brothers exterminated three clans. Some of the wealth was confiscated, and some fell into the hands of the Yang family. The wealth of the Yang and Sun families in the capital is now managed by the Queen's trusted aides. What do you think?"

The Sun brothers mainly refer to Sun Xiu and Sun Qi.

Sun Xiu was Sima Lun's confidant and had repeatedly extorted Shi Chong, who was ranked first on the rich list. It is not necessarily true that all of his wealth was confiscated.

The main reason why Yang Xianrong became the queen was due to the efforts of Sun Xiu - Sun Qi was Yang Xianrong's maternal grandfather.

"Lieutenant, can I borrow money from the Queen?" Shao Xun asked.

"It's better not to." Mi Huang shook his head and said, "How can you repay a favor after you owe it to someone? What if the queen wants you to kill her..."

Mi Huang closed his mouth.

I have said so much because of the life-long friendship between the two of us. I cannot say any more.

Shao Xun already understood.

The power of the Luoyang court is now gradually becoming clear.

Sikong occupies one piece, Wang Yan occupies one piece, and those who respect the emperor should be counted as the third piece.

From beginning to end, Sima Yue was unable to completely control the court like his predecessors. From the very beginning, he cooperated, cooperated, and cooperated again.

Before he knew it, Shao Xun had become qualified to join the vortex of the imperial court, although when others thought of him, they mostly wanted to use him as Lu Bu.

He silently calculated the assets on hand.

Shaoyuan (formerly Huangfu Shang's manor) has expanded a little bit, and now has more than a hundred households. The output of this manor is mainly used to support the daily life, study and training of the Donghai and Luoyang student soldiers - all the Donghai student soldiers who were originally incorporated into the kingdom's central army were separated and became Shaoyuan's benefactors.

Pan Garden was also occupied. Although Mi Huang asked him to return it, he kept delaying.

There were dozens of households in Pan Garden, mainly farmhands, craftsmen, and servants who followed him to Biyong. After some of them had established families and careers, they came to him and asked to be his followers.

Shao Xun settled them in Pan Garden to farm.

The owner of Jingu Garden had fled back to Leling State and had no intention of coming back. Shao Xun was waiting to see if anyone would compete with him for the land. If no one was around, he would just take it over, along with the nearby fields.

This would not be without consequences, but he was prepared to bear them.

Because Jinguyuan is so high quality.

The park covers a vast area, with mountain springs, artificial rivers, ponds, orchards, grasslands, and numerous pavilions. The main body is built on the mountain, which is relatively dangerous. If you spend money to renovate it, it will be a fortress that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Considering that it is near Luoyang, this waste of money is not worth spending, and it is not meaningful, but Jingu Garden is still useful.

Spring ploughing was approaching, and some things really should not be delayed, because a delay could often take a whole year. He had urged Mi Huang to send troops out for this reason.

In an agricultural society, everything revolves around farming.

"Lieutenant, how long will you stay here?" Shao Xun asked.

Mi Huang was shocked. He felt that Shao Xun accompanied him on this journey to the west mainly to take care of his own business, and everything else was just incidental.

I heard that they attacked another bandit camp in Kinmen Mountain last night.

According to the guide, Jinmen Village was "mountainous and fortified", extremely dangerous, and there were two hundred bandits guarding it.

As a result, it seemed that the battle was taken with only over forty casualties. Mi Huang was shocked when he found out about it.

In ancient times, when attacking a city, it was normal for the attackers to suffer three times more casualties than the defenders, and five or six times more was also common, unless the defenders were the kind that would collapse at the first blow.

The fact that he was able to capture the stronghold by surprise with such minor casualties undoubtedly encouraged him to continue doing this in Yiyang.

Do you still have time to intimidate me?
"We have to stay for five or six days." Mi Huang calmed down and said, "It's not that simple to haggle back and forth. Some people can't make the decision and have to go back and forth between their own fortress and Yiquanwu. Well, if you have something to do, go by yourself. Go quickly and come back quickly! I will lead the army."

Mi Huang raised his voice a little when saying the last sentence.

Even though he is always called a mediocre general, he is still a general. He has the ability to build a stronghold and defend himself. He cannot let others look down on him.

"Lieutenant, the leader of the camp, Li Zhong, is quite knowledgeable in military strategy. If you have any questions, you can ask him. The leader of the camp, Gao Yi, is skilled in military skills and is extremely brave in charging into battle. Although Yang Bao, Huang Biao, Yu An, Zhang Gu and others are not very special, they are capable of dividing defense areas and defending themselves." Shao Xun said, "In short, if you need to deploy troops, you should consult Li Zhong. If you need to break through the enemy's formation and kill the general, you can ask Gao Yi. The rest of you, just lead the troops to guard the camp."

"Okay." Mi Huang nodded. Before he finished speaking, he could not help but ask, "Young Master, why do you occupy the land, build a farm, and keep so many farmhands?"

Occupying land and building forts is the instinct of every noble or powerful family, but none of them are on such a large scale as his, which is something that Mi Huang finds difficult to understand.

"Lieutenant, do you think Luoyang is really stable? Liu Yuan has won victory after victory in Bingzhou, and Sima Teng cannot stop him. If he marches south in large numbers, how can we resist him? To be frank, I'm afraid." After saying that, Shao Xun saluted and left in a hurry.

Mi Huang frowned and fell into deep thought.

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)