The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 224 Mohan’s Revenge

Zhao An naturally received Mo Han's letter immediately. Although he had cavalry on hand, his cavalry was used more for scouting than for direct combat.

So Zhao An immediately notified Ge Xin, who was still in Youzhou, and asked him to lead the cavalry to the market first to maintain order in the market.

To be honest, it was precisely because of such an excuse that Zhao An was able to lead the army to intervene.

Otherwise, how should Zhao An deal with the relationship with the Tuoba tribe? He might have to wait for Liu Tai to make a decision.

But now, Zhao An led his troops to occupy this market, and then immediately arranged for these foreigners to move to Youzhou.

And Cao Yi also quickly dispatched supplies to prepare for this wave of population.

Cao Yi didn't know that Wei Xiong Jidan and others wanted to join Liu Tai, but everyone in Liu Tai's army knew that Liu Tai was almost obsessed with human resources.

Not to mention, for example, Zhang Song in Jizhou, his greatest contribution was the continuous purchase of people from Shile's territory.

Don't worry about how Zhang Song did it, just ask if Zhang Song can do it.

Regarding this, both Shi Le and Zhang Bin issued orders to prohibit human trafficking.

For this reason, Shi Le personally encouraged farming and mulberry cultivation and treated the people favorably. It can be said that he almost displayed the virtues of ancient monarchs as much as possible.

But it still couldn't stop Han people from fleeing to Liu Tai's territory, or some Jie people took the initiative to contact Zhang Song to sell various people, including Zahu and Han people.

It can only be said that the Chinese culture was not thorough enough. The system implemented by Shi Le was somewhat similar to the Roman civil system.

To put it simply, the Jie tribe has a completely different identity from other races. They are superior to others and have privileges.

No one was surprised by this. After all, if Shi Le's family was not noble, then who was noble?

But the problem is, just because they come from a small clan, you can't expect other people in the Jie clan to be as wise, intelligent, and forbearing as Shi Le. Even in the history of China, there are many wise monarchs and heroes of foreign races.

The best among the other Jie tribe is Shi Hu, but the question is, does Shi Hu regard others as human beings?
Under a similar civil system, the Jie people feel superior to any other foreign race.

Others are like slaves, especially the Han people. They cultivate the land for themselves and are originally their own lambs.

Under such circumstances, it would be easier if Zhang Song did not engage in human trafficking, but the problem is that Zhang Song intended to engage in human trafficking.

For many Jie people who enjoy killing people, they have gradually restrained their murderous intentions and chose to sell Han people. After all, the price is too high.

As for the ban issued by Shi Le, it seems to these Jie people that it is a ban against other foreign races, not against themselves.

After all, how can I be the same as other alien races? Especially when the profits of human trafficking are so high, it is not even a Jie tribe that does this, but the Jie tribe as a whole is starting to find ways to obtain human beings for trading.

Shi Le couldn't stop this at all.

Because this is the overall will of the entire Jie clan, and many of Shi Le's generals are even involved. If Shi Le touches this, it will almost shake Shi Le's foundation.

Therefore, after Shi Le managed it several times, he could only draw a red line and the people who were engaged in farming or production could not move.

Of course, this incident was not all bad, because as the number of gangsters in their territory gradually decreased, the Jie tribe began to organize people to hunt Liu Tai's Jizhou border, and then sold the captured Han people to Zhang Song. This incredible operation.

After Zhang Song reported this operation to Liu Tai, Liu Tai only ordered to strengthen the training of the government soldiers and asked Zhao An to select certain subordinates to enter Jizhou to strengthen grassroots contacts in Jizhou and conduct professional training.

Even tunnels were excavated to make it more and more difficult for foreigners to plunder. Along the way, he helped Liu Tai complete the training of his soldiers and cultivate hatred for Shi Le's forces.

Because many of the actions of the Jie clan have broken through Liu Tai's understanding of people, but Liu Tai himself did not want to issue an order for massacre.

After all, I have to consider the political impact. I may not say it is as white as snow, but at least it cannot be as black as purple.

Therefore, I need a force that hates the Jie tribe. When the time comes, let them be responsible for escorting the Jie tribe prisoners.

Even so, Zhang Song's human trafficking business has not stopped. He is still the kind that as long as you dare to sell, I dare to buy!
Under such an operation, everyone under Liu Tai's command knew that Liu Tai attached great importance to population and labor. As for the person who attached the most importance to them, it was naturally Cao Yi.

Cao Yi was building the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, even if he was only building the section of the canal from Youzhou City to Jinkou, he wished he had unlimited manpower.

As long as they are engaged in engineering, no one will dislike the fact that they have a lot of labor on their hands. They will only hate that these laborers do not work 24 hours a day. It is best to be able to complete the tasks assigned by them tirelessly without food, drink, or payment.

Therefore, at this moment, the Tuoba tribe was suddenly in civil strife. When Cao Yi knew about it, his eyes lit up. He immediately raised resources from Youzhou in order to take advantage of the Tuoba tribe's civil strife to plunder a wave of labor force.

As for how to arrange the labor force, for Cao Yi, his Grand Canal project was just the beginning. He only hated the lack of labor force, and there was no need to worry about too much labor force.

Even so, Cao Yi received a report that about [-] laborers were coming to him. Cao Yi was more or less surprised, but he wrote to Liu Tai just in case. Liu Tai sent some grain from Qingzhou.

It has to be said that because of the opening of the Bohai Sea Channel, the cost of transporting grain from Qingzhou to Youzhou has dropped to a considerable level.

In order to further reduce transportation costs, the canal from Jinkou to Youzhou City still needs to be completely excavated.

This is also the reason why Cao Yi went crazy about labor.

But going crazy, he immediately made a preliminary classification of the labor force he took over.

Those who know how to speak Chinese, whether they are Han Chinese or foreigners, can leave it to their own hands to dig the canal.

As for those who couldn't even speak Chinese, they were sent to Lu Chen's hands to educate them first, so that they could learn Chinese and Chinese etiquette first.

To be honest, Wei Xiong, Ji Dan and Mo Han didn't understand at all how they could send away 3 people today and 5000 tomorrow after Liu Tai's army took over their 5000 Han and foreign people. In the blink of an eye, this A population of more than 3 people was transferred cleanly.

It seems that they are already familiar with how to handle the transportation of people.

Zhao An came to Wei Xiong and Ji Dan and saluted them.
"The two generals are willing to surrender to our army, and our army is naturally sincerely looking forward to it. In the past few days, Duke Liu's decree has finally been delivered to me after working hard."

Wei Xiong and Ji Dan couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva at this moment. They knew very well that now was the time to decide their own destiny.

To be honest, with the population being transferred batch by batch these days, Wei Xiong found that he had no chance to negotiate terms at all.

Because facing Zhao An's fully armed regular army, his own private soldiers in the Tuoba tribe were simply not enough.It's not that Wei Xiong thinks that the personal strength of his soldiers is worse than that of Zhao An's army, but that Zhao An's army has already encountered scale armor as long as it reaches a certain level, and those ordinary soldiers also wear leather armor, which can be said to be armed. to the teeth.

As for the weapons in the hands of his men, it's easy to say, but when it comes to armor, it's really not much better.

After all, for aliens, the biggest problem is basically armor.

They lack fuel, craftsmanship, and craftsmen, which means that the aliens basically have no armor. Even if it is leather armor, the actual armor wear rate among the aliens is not high.

Therefore, both Wei Xiong and Ji Dan were sure that if they were to attack Zhao An at this time, they would probably be killed.

"The Duke gave you two choices. One is to station at the border, and the other is to move to Qingzhou." Zhao An said to the two at this moment.

Hearing this, Wei Xiong and Zhao An couldn't help but look at each other.

Jidan couldn't help but said: "General, I wonder if you can tell us, what is the difference between stationing at the border and moving to merge with the state?"

Zhao An nodded and said, "Everyone should know that we do not give too much preferential treatment to aristocratic families. We have the "Thousand Fields Tax" and the "Corvee Tax"."

Wei Xiong and Ji Dan couldn't help but smile bitterly. Liu Tai's attitude towards the aristocratic family had passed the aristocratic family meeting and spread to some extent.

Under such circumstances, everyone knew Liu Tai's "Qianda Tax" and "Corvee Tax" against the aristocratic family.

Wei Xiong and Ji Dan were somewhat prepared to take refuge with Liu Tai.

In the final analysis, it is still the same sentence. Compared with others, Liu Tai is indeed a better choice. After all, Liu Tai only cares about money rather than his life.

If we lived in a peaceful and prosperous age, the people would naturally cry out for money rather than their lives when they had enough to eat. However, living in such a troubled world, even the ordinary people knew that life was much more important than money. At least they would still have life in the future. There is hope.

But it is precisely because they have taken refuge with a foreign race that they know it is not easy to be a second-class citizen!
Zhao An continued, "If you choose to go to Qingzhou, you need to accept these two regulations."

"Could it be that if we choose to station at the border, we don't have to bear the "Thousand Field Tax" and "Corvee Tax"?"

At this time, when they heard this, they couldn't help but become clever. Ji Dan spoke first.

"Of course not, and if you are stationed at the border, you are allowed to deduct taxes by capturing foreigners!" Zhao And said,

"Because the two of them are from aristocratic families living in the frontier and are more familiar with the situation in the north, Duke Liu gave them a tax exemption according to local conditions.

Of course, the final choice still needs to be made by both of you!
But please rest assured, whether you two choose to station at the border or go to Qingzhou, you will be awarded the position of two thousand stones as a reward. "

Wei Xiong and Ji Dan couldn't help but look at each other and understood that this was indeed an opportunity. Ji Dan said:

"This news is a bit sudden for us. I wonder if we can wait until we discuss it with the tribe before making a decision!"

"You just need to inform me before I lead my army to leave the market!" Zhao An replied facing the two of them at this moment.

After hearing Zhao An's words, the two nodded and said goodbye to Zhao An, and then began to discuss.

As the two people left, Zhao An met Mo Han. Zhao An said to Mo Han: "Mr. Mo, please sit down."

Because when Zhao An took over the market, Wei Xiong and Ji Dan had already become market managers. In addition, compared to Wei Xiong and Ji Dan's aristocratic family, Mo Han was somewhat lonely, so Zhao An chose to meet him last. Mohan.

Mo Han bowed respectfully to Zhao An, then carefully sat down and said, "Mo Han has met the general. Can he please show his favor?"

"Mr. Mo is telling a joke." Zhao An said to Mo Han, "Mr. Liu heard about Mr. Mo's deeds and gave Mr. Mo two arrangements."

"I'd like to hear the details!" Mo Han said quickly to Zhao An.

But Zhao An did not give in and continued, "One is to continue to stay in Youzhou, and the market affairs between the foreigners and alien races in Youzhou can be left to Mr. Mo to take care of it. The other is to go to Qingzhou to join the army for the prince. Or main thin.”

Mo Han thought for a while and said, "I choose to make meritorious deeds in Youzhou first, and then go to Duke Liu's side. Otherwise, Duke Liu is surrounded by talented people, and I don't know when I will show up."

"Oh?!" Zhao An couldn't help but feel a little interested when he heard Mo Han's words.

Mo Han said to Zhao And, "Excuse me, General, can General Liu Tai inform my army about the attitude of the Tuoba tribe?"

"Liu Jungong has been granted leave by His Majesty's holy grace and has the power to deal with the entire territory of Youzhou." Zhao An couldn't help but say.

Mo Han couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he heard this, and said, "Liu Kun was cowardly and incompetent to cede the land of Youzhou to Tuoba Yilu. Now Tuoba Sixth Cultivator has killed Tuoba Yilu and invaded the Tuoba tribe, but it is unpopular. It’s time for our army to take advantage of the situation and regain the entire territory of Youzhou!”

Although the essence of Youzhou in Wang Jun's hands is in Liu Tai's hands, the northernmost counties were promised to Tuoba Yilu by Liu Kun in order to gain Tuoba Yilu's support. The king's Daijun was sent out at that time.

"Do you want me to attack the Tuoba tribe at this time?" Zhao An couldn't help but think deeply at this moment.

"No, the general only needs to continue to open the market and trade with Tuoba Sixth Cultivator and Tuoba Pugeng of the Tuoba tribe respectively, so that these two people can weaken each other's strength.

If you wait until the time is right to attack, you can annex the two of them in one go. Otherwise, if you intervene in the Tuoba tribe at this time, it will inevitably make the Tuoba tribe unite.

This is Guo Fengxiao's plan to decide Hebei. "Mo Han said very seriously and urgently at this time.

When Zhao An heard this, he was quite surprised by Mo Han, because the strategy discussed by Liu Tai and others was the same.

But Liu Tai added one more thing, which was to take advantage of the trend to acquire the labor force and population of both parties to weaken the other party's war potential.

But in essence, there is no difference at all from what Mo Han said.

"From now on, you will serve as my adviser and take care of the markets of Youzhou and foreign tribes!" Zhao An said to Mo Han.

"No!" Mo Han heard Zhao An's words and suddenly said, "Also to inform the general, Tuoba Sixth Cultivator used a powerful crossbow to kill Tuoba Yilu in front of the formation. There must be another force in the Tuoba tribe. Foreign forces!”

"Strong crossbow?!" Zhao An couldn't help but narrowed his eyes, but said to Mo Han, "I understand."

(End of this chapter)