Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 655 Loan
Xiangyang City, Guansi.

Liu Chan sat on the couch, looking at the IOU on the case table, which was quite interesting.

At the beginning, Lao Liu stationed troops in Xinye. Although Xinye had a small city and few people, Lao Liu unceremoniously chose to explode his troops.It is difficult to subsidize military use in Xinye taxes, so Lao Liu chose to win over investors.

At that time, Lao Liu often went to Nanyang and Xiangyang to greet the gentry, and was busy drinking and eating. When the friendship was strong, he asked the gentry for investment.

The wealthy Jingbei gentry were also optimistic about Lao Liu, and they more or less lent some money to Lao Liu.Lao Liu was also polite, and wrote an IOU, promising to pay back three times when he had a foundation.

In the back, I visited the thatched cottage three times and asked Zhuge Liang to come out. Zhuge Liang is not a god, and he cannot generate a lot of money out of thin air.So in order to continue to explode the army, Zhuge Liang used his extensive network in Jingzhou to help Lao Liu connect with the bridge and become a middleman.Lao Liu borrowed a lot of money from Huang, Cai, Deng, Chao and others.

For example, I borrowed 300 million yuan from Xi'e Chao in Nanyang, 1000 million from Xiangyang Huang, and nearly 2000 million from Xinye Deng.

After the big Han completely pacified Jingbei, everyone unanimously gave the IOU written by Old Liu to Lu Zhi, the governor.Unable to make up his mind, Lu Zhi went south to Xiangyang and handed over the IOU to Liu Chan.

Liu Chan did the math, and in total, Lao Liu borrowed more than [-] million yuan. If he paid it back three times, it would cost about [-] million, almost [-] million.This nearly [-] million yuan is not too much for today's big man, and it is not too much to say less.Wanting to pay it back is just a question of Liu Chan's words, but the deep meaning of it still needs to be deliberated.

Liu Chan leaned back, leaned on the table, and said, "Gongyuan, Shiying (Lu Zhi), what do you think?"

"Yes!" Liao Li straightened his back and said, "The Taiwei thought that Hu Zun, the old general who rebelled against the Wei Dynasty, was a talented person, and he was a stable person. He knew the Qiang affairs in the Northwest, so he could be appointed and reused. Let him lead the army to the west, and he will surely help Ma Hehuang also settled the war."

Hu Zun, his bones are quite hard.He was captured in the battle of Gaoping City. Because his family was in Wei, he has been unwilling to surrender to the big man.After the big man exchanged his family back, Hu Zun finally let go of his willingness to play for the big man.At the beginning, he was a partial general and was promoted to general Yokono the following year.

Liao Li pondered for a while, stroked his beard and said: "After thinking about it, I think that what he wants is to see His Majesty's heart for His Majesty."

Liu Chan relaxed and straightened his face, opened the memorial, and read it.After a while, Liu Chan closed the memorial and said in a deep voice, "Call Deng Ai!"

Liu Chan raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Okay!"

During the Battle of Luoshui Beiyuan, Xia Houba attacked Liu Chan's army. At that time, Habayashi was severely damaged, and Shangwu Jingbei's disciples were just allowed to fill the spot.

Liu Chan nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "Gong Yuan and Shi Ying's words are quite reasonable!"

In Liao Li's view, Ma Di still had some talent. In this battle, most of the troops of the Han Dynasty went east, and only a small part of the troops stayed in the northwest.It is reasonable for Ma Di to fight like this.It's just that for His Majesty who is demanding, he must be dissatisfied.

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Now that Jingbei is peaceful and the overall situation is settled, these gentry submit the original IOUs, and their primary purpose is definitely not for money.

Liu Chan put down the teacup, leaned on the table, and said: "Deng Zhong is not very old, and he has made great achievements in this battle. Today, shooting people with a bow, if it is not for the poor martial arts, but if you can shoot the red tassels and fall, you know it should be just a threat. As for taking credit, he entered the city before Wei Yan defeated Wu. At that time, the two armies were fighting, and the outcome was unknown, but now they enter the city first to consolidate the great city of Han. How can they claim credit?"

"No!" Lu Zhi responded after taking the order.

After a pause, Liu Chan said: "Since this is the case, according to Shiying's words, the money will be returned ten times. And according to Gongyuan's words, the children of Shangwu Chongwen from Jingbei gentry will either enter Yulin or Wudan Academy. If you borrow money from a big man, the big man should repay you with wealth."

Hearing this, Liao Li knew that Liu Chan was dissatisfied with the Qiang rebellion in the northwest, and put pressure on Ma Di, so he could only pray for Ma Di.

When the big man's situation was most critical, Cao Rui was in the north and Lu Xun was in the south, attacking the big man from both sides.If they want money, they will basically hand over the IOU to Liu Chan at that time and ask for money, lest the big man will be defeated and unable to ask for money.As for the big man, considering appeasing the emotions of the inner gentry, there will be no shortage of money, and he will basically hold his nose and give it.

After a pause, Deng Ai kowtowed and said: "I love my son very much, so I ordered him to serve with the army. I thought he would be a teacher, and I hope he can promote my Deng family. If there is any deviation during his tenure, your majesty can punish him according to military law, and I will not be punished." complain."

"Wait." Liu Chan called Liao Li, and said, "Write a letter and tell Ma Di. If the Northwest Qiang incident does not subside before March next year, let him return to Chengdu to retire!"

Deng Ai looked at the floor and said: "Your Majesty, no matter what Wei Liang said, Deng Zhong shot people with a bow is a big mistake and cannot be forgiven lightly."

Lu Zhi, who was kneeling on the table, cupped his hands and said: "I think these people should be loyal and good men. When the late emperor was in danger, he borrowed money and food to use as military resources. You need to know that the late emperor's army was only three thousand at that time. However, Xinye was able to borrow 30 million yuan to pass on to His Majesty. I think that although the name is a loan, it is actually a gift. For [-] years, the three times the profit cannot be compared, and it is necessary to repay it ten times to show my gratitude to the big man. heart of."

The reason why the big man gave up continuing to fight was not only because the soldiers were tired and difficult to fight.Part of the reason is that there was a turmoil in the northwest, and Ma Su didn't have many soldiers, so it was difficult to quell it.Soldiers from the northwest must be sent back as reinforcements to quell the war in the Hehuang area as soon as possible.

Liu Chan looked at Huang Quan's recommendation and didn't object. He said, "Yeah. Make Hu Zun the general who conquers the captives, and lead the elite cavalry to go west with three thousand horses to help Ma Di stabilize Hehuang."

"Your Majesty, I just arrived at a letter this morning. It is the general of the left, Wei Yancan, the general of the town, Deng Ai, and his son, Deng Zhong. It is said that Deng Ai ordered his son, Deng Zhong, to rob his colleagues. Shoot tassels with arrows. I hope His Majesty can make a judgment on this matter with sageness, and it will not cool the hearts of soldiers to fight."

So Liu Chan asked his attendants to pass Wei Yan's memorabilia to Deng Ai, picked up the teacup himself, and said, "Without him, it should be that the two sons competed for military exploits and caused disputes. Please read it first, and then discuss punishment."

This time, Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang went south to attack Jingbei, and Huang Quan led Liu Yin, Jiang Wei, and Hu Zun to Man Chong.He performed well in this battle. After chatting a few words, Huang Quan found out that he had outstanding talents. He knew about the war in the western frontier and believed that he could assist Ma Di in defeating the enemy.

Hearing what Deng Ai said, Liu Chan felt relieved, knowing that this matter had nothing to do with Deng Ai, because it was on Deng Zhong and Wei Liang.

Liu Chan opened the memorial and said, "Does the Taiwei recommend any talented people to serve as officials?"

Liao Li cupped his hands slightly, and explained: "The Jingbei gentry did not offer this coupon to His Majesty when His Majesty entered Nanyang and Wu Wei attacked, asking for money and food, so I thought he didn't want money and money."

Deng Ai was taken aback for a moment, thinking that His Majesty called him to discuss important matters, but he still replied honestly, saying: "I would like to report to Your Majesty, my subject Deng Zhong followed Fu Qian to the south and recruited Jing Man in Jingzhong, thinking that the future plan will be for the Wu affairs in the south. .”

Liao Li stroked his beard, thought about it and said, "Your Majesty, do you know what they mean?"

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"Rong Chen explained it for His Majesty?"

Liao Li handed over the memorial with no expression on his face, and said.

After a long time, Deng Ai, who was wearing armor, took off his sword outside, entered the house on foot, and knelt down to salute.

Liu Chan tapped the handrail with his index finger, and asked, "What is the meaning of Gongyuan?"

Liu Chan took a sip of his tea and said slowly, "Didn't you dig into the inside story?"

When Deng Ai saw the contents of the booklet, he was startled, knelt down and kowtowed and said: "I am impatient, greedy for merit, and disturbing my colleagues. I hope that your majesty will punish you, so as to serve as an example to others."

Liao Li saw that the affairs were finished, so he took the opportunity to send up the memorial from Guanzhong, and said, "Your Majesty, the Qiang rebellion in the northwest is still in progress, and Mahehuang is difficult to overcome. Taiwei (Huang Quan) thought that the elected virtuous general would serve as a general and help Mahehuang to calm down. Qiang chaos."

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Liu Chan pointed to the two rows of couches, and said, "Scholar, take your seat."

Liu Chan looked gentle and asked, "Where is Qingzi recently?"

After a pause, Liu Chan said decisively: "This matter is just a dispute between the two because of meritorious service, not because of what Wei Yan said is so serious. However, capital punishment is inevitable, but life crime is inevitable, so I whipped him eighty lashes. He was specially appointed as Captain Yao Yao, and served under Qing's account."

Deng Aiwei raised his head and said: "Thank you for your benevolence, I will punish Deng Zhong to accuse General Zuo."

Liu Chan stepped forward to help Deng Ai, and said: "Your Majesty, please stand up. When teaching your son, you should put reason first, and don't be too angry and belittled."

"Thank you for your majesty's concern, I will live up to your majesty's concern."

(End of this chapter)