Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 451 Zhu Xuan
Weizhou is located in Guixiang County, Tongtai Station.

Han Quanhui went up to the second floor and looked at the bustling crowd on the street in amazement.

"During the Tianbao period, the registered permanent residence in Hebei accounted for almost one-third of the country's dynasty." Feng Wei understood Han Quanhui's surprise. In fact, when he saw Weizhou City, he was also shocked.

In today's world, there are still such a huge city, such a large population, and such a prosperous business?
He now suspects that the population of Hebei is not much smaller than that of Tianbao.

How many years have passed since the Anshi Rebellion?The subsequent rebellions did not cause much disaster.Weizhou is also a well-known metropolis in Hebei, and its population is increasing rapidly. How many people should there be at this time?

"Feng Shijun, a post general said that there are no less than [-] households living in Weizhou City, more than [-] temples, and more than [-] monks and nuns. I didn't believe it at first, but I believe it now." Han Quanhui sighed.

Feng Wei was also speechless.It can support more than 7000 monks and nuns, and there are so many yamen troops. It is estimated that there are no less than [-] households in Weizhou Guangcheng, and there may be more.

He estimated that the number of more than 300 million people in the six prefectures of Weibo during the Tianbao period was not true. Could it be that there are 300 million people at this time?
A few years ago, Le Yanzhen built the city wall of Weizhou, and the city was eighty miles around, no smaller than Chang'an.At that time, tens of thousands of conscripts were expropriated in the counties of Guixiang and Yuancheng in Fuguo. If one household was expropriated for one Ding, the two counties probably had [-] to [-] households each, which is very scary.

The household registration account book that Wei Bozhen presented to the imperial court was nothing short of a joke, just to save taxes.

"In terms of household registration and wealth, aren't the towns in Hebei the best in the world?" Han Quanhui had voted for Shao Shude a long time ago, and now he was considering the issue from the perspective of the Shuofang Army. Isn't Hebei's strength so powerful?
"Don't worry about Han Gongjian, the towns in Hebei are sluggish, it's not as good as it was decades ago." Feng Wei comforted, and then sighed: "But it's really a prosperous household registration and wealth accumulation."

During the Pang Xun Rebellion, Zhang Yunshen, the governor of Youzhou, gave the court 50 dendrobium rice and [-] stone salt with a wave of his hand.

When Wang Shizhen served as Chengde Jiedu envoy, in addition to the normal tax offerings, he paid extra money every year, "hundreds of thousands".

When suppressing Huangchao, Chengde Town also provided a large amount of goods and soldiers, and gave them every year.

When it came to Wang Rong, he was more like a boy who spread wealth, not to mention the wealth dedicated to the court, there were a lot.He also gave Zhu Quanzhong, Li Kuangwei, and Li Ke money to buy peace, gave Li Ke 20 bolts of silk, 50 cash, 20 grains, and 20 cash to Li Kuangwei. Zhu Quanzhong was far away, but He also got 20 coins, but all of them went downhill.

The two looked very worried.

Marshal Shao has really worked hard to rule the country. After ten years of efforts, the people's lives are stable and prosperous. However, the congenital conditions are too poor. Compared with Hebei, they are still far behind.

Wei Bo's financial resources should be stronger than the three towns of Chengde, Youzhou, and Yichang.It was heard that Luo Hongxin didn't even bat an eye, and directly gave Zhu Quanzhong hundreds of thousands of cash and silk, telling him not to come and beat him. This happened not once, but twice.

After giving the money, Zhu Quanzhong wanted to plunder it before leaving. Maybe the harvest would not be worth millions?It is almost twice the annual fiscal revenue of Shuofang Shizhou.

Luo Hongxin, the prodigal son!
Of course, the two of them didn't know that compared to Luo Hongxin, his son Luo Shaowei was even more prodigal.

When the soldiers of Weibo were killed, Xuanwu soldiers entered Weizhou. In half a year, Luo Shaowei killed 70 cattle, sheep and pigs to feed these people. The food was not mentioned, and later he bribed millions of pieces of silk to let them go.

Zhu Quanzhong attacked Cangzhou, and Luo Shaowei transported grain from Yecheng. There was an endless stream of vehicles on the five-hundred-mile road, mobilizing tens of 10 people to support the Xuanwu army.

After Quanzhong proclaimed himself emperor, Luo Shaowei cut wood to build [-] water tankers, and sent millions of stone grains to Bianzhou a year.

Hebei, from the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty to the end, has been the most populous and wealthiest area, and has never been surpassed.

Now it is Li Keyong and Zhu Quanzhong's cash machine...

"Han Gongjian, the commander-in-chief still thinks highly of you, so just say something straight." After returning to the room, Feng Wei said.

I have long heard that Hebei is rich and prosperous, but that is just "hearing", and there is still a big difference between seeing it with my own eyes.

"It's okay to make an envoy, so listen." Han Quanhui said briskly.

"Luo Hongxin was beaten several times by Zhu Quanzhong, and he has already written a letter to surrender. The matter has spread to the six states. Luo Hongxin is also a seven-foot man, and his heart is probably full of shame." Feng Wei said: "Seeing that he allowed Li Keyong to borrow In other words, if you rush to help the brothers of the Zhu family, you can see that he is not sincerely submitting to Zhu Quanzhong."

"But I'm waiting to see you, Luo Shi went out to hunt for an excuse, and he didn't want to get involved with us at all, so there's nothing he can do." Han Quanhui sighed: "This man has lost his nerve, and he is no different from Shi Pu."

"We still have to wait for the opportunity. The commander-in-chief's reputation in the Central Plains is still not loud enough. Last year, he went out to the east and made Shanguo bow his head. This is the first piece of land he has obtained in the Central Plains, and it is still not enough." Feng Wei said: "Don't worry. Daddy Although Shuai has returned to Lingzhou, it does not mean that the battle will stop. Li Tangbin has an overview of the overall situation in Shaanxi and Guo, and he will assess the situation."

The two prefectures of Shaanxi and Guo belonged to the Henan Province. They were indeed the first territory that Shuofang's army had acquired in the Central Plains over the years, although it was a marginal place that was not very rich.

"That's right, if Zhu Quanzhong can make a fool of himself again this year, Luo Hongxin and others may have ideas." Han Quanhui agreed, "Not only Luo Hongxin has ideas, but people like Yang Xingmi also have ideas."

It is said that Marshal Shao had previously wanted the imperial court to seal Xingmi as the Huainan Jiedu envoy.In fact, he didn't need to think about it at all, the court officials wanted to do it themselves.

Balance is almost a traditional skill engraved in the bones of Nanya court officials.

Just as Feng Wei was about to continue to say something, loud shouts suddenly sounded outside the station.

Han Quanhui was startled, and immediately sent his followers out to inquire about the news.

Sui came back half an hour later, and said: "The Hedong soldiers and horses who passed by the road saw that Weizhou was really rich, so they couldn't help looting it. Weibo's army was dispatched, and the Hedong army was startled away, heading towards Yunzhou. .”

Feng Wei and Han Quanhui looked at each other helplessly.

These gangs!

……

After leaving Weizhou, the north-south water transportation center of Yongji Canal, the mission continued on its way.

They crossed the river at Puyangjin.

At this time, Puyangjin was just a ferry without a floating bridge, so it was also called Desheng Ferry.

After crossing the river, it is Puyang County, where Puzhou is located.

Zhu Xuan had just arrived in Puyang with more than ten thousand troops, and joined the local soldiers and horses in Puzhou. Hearing the arrival of the angel, he immediately greeted him personally.

"Shuai Zhu—" Han Quanhui was at a loss when he saw that Zhu Xuan didn't put on a ceremonial guard of angry horses in fresh clothes, but a large group of murderous warriors.

"Han Gongjian." Zhu Xuan took Han Quanhui's arm and said with a smile: "I know what the king is here for, why is it so urgent? Quanzhong has sent a large army into Puzhou, and it won't be too late to receive the order after defeating them."

"Where is Zhu Shuai going?" Han Quanhui was a little anxious, this is not in line.

"The king of Longxi County sent troops to help, so we will meet him. This is a big event, the angel will go back to Puzhou and wait." Zhu Xuan said without hesitation, and then ordered him to take the mission back to Puzhou.

Feng Wei silently observed the appearance of the Tianping Army.

There are probably more than a thousand soldiers around him, both on foot and cavalry, and they look pretty good, he reckons this is the last elite Zhu Xuan has on hand.

The main force of the first wave of the Tianping Army had already been annihilated by the Bian Army. Most of the current Tianping Army are former state soldiers, county soldiers, and even newcomers recruited from Tutuan Township.

The battlefield makes people old!

The rookies entered a brutal war as soon as they came up, so the elimination rate and casualty rate naturally needless to say.But correspondingly, he has also received a lot of training in a short period of time, and his strength should be okay.

Well, the equipment is also a bit poor, and the armor rate is not high.Years of wars have probably brought the Tianping Army's finances to the brink of collapse. It is normal to not have enough armor and equipment to use.

"Shuai Zhu, can you take a step to speak." Seeing that Zhu Xuan had mounted his horse and was furiously planning to join the Jin soldiers, Feng Wei ran up to him and said.

"You are?" Zhu Xuan turned to look at Han Quanhui.

Han Quanhui lowered his voice and introduced: "This is the envoy of Shuofang Town, Fengweifeng Xisou, who is related to the king of Lingwu County by marriage, so he can be trusted. He can say anything."

Zhu Xuan was immediately moved.

"Zhu Shuai defeated Qin Zongquan in the past, and saved Quanzhong from danger. Quan Zhongen avenged his revenge, and he was extremely shameless. My lord really couldn't see it. He said that Zhu Shuai is a hero in the world. How could he be bullied by a villain like Quan Zhong? So he sent me to Puzhou Meet with Zhu Shuai, and discuss the plan to defeat Quan Zhong." Feng Wei directly pulled the reins of Zhu Xuan's war horse, and said eagerly: "Quan Zhong has many soldiers, and he is old in fighting. Zhu Shuai has only a few soldiers and horses. If you suffer a loss, it is better to lead the troops back to Puzhou, and then make a long-term plan."

Zhu Xuan really didn't bother to listen to what others said.However, Feng Wei represented Shao Shude, the king of Lingwu County who went out to Henan last year and defeated the Bian army, but he was a little hesitant.

"The king of Lingwu County wants to lead his army eastward to attack Luoyang?" Zhu Xuan slowly let go of the reins in his hand and asked.

Seeing this, Feng Wei was relieved.

What he is most afraid of now is that the Tianping army will go out to fight in waves and bury the last batch of them who can fight.

This gang of warriors, none of them counted very much in their hearts!
Don't you know how many catties you have?Not to mention that the combat power may not be comparable to that of the Bian army, but the difference in numbers is too big.

The vanguard of the Bian army is estimated to be no less numerous than the Tianping army, not to mention the main force of the Chinese army led by Quan Zhong.Zhu Xuan led more than [-] troops to the west to fight against him. No matter how he thought about it, he was unreliable.

"My lord has returned to Lingzhou. Before leaving, Li Tangbin, envoy of the Tianzhu army, was appointed as the envoy of the Guansai system in Weihan, and the military power of Shanguo is in his hands. According to the command of the general, he should go east. "Feng Wei's words were actually problematic, but he couldn't care less, and immediately replied.

"Okay!" Zhu Xuan jumped off his horse when he heard the words, and laughed loudly: "Xia's army can restrain Quanzhong when he goes east, so that he can't come here with all his strength. Xuzhou Shi Sikong has also led more than ten thousand soldiers and horses to come here. He has just arrived in Yunzhou. In addition to the Taining sergeant led by my younger brother, it seems that we have a good chance of winning this time against Quanzhong."

What?Shi Pu and Zhu Jin also come?
Feng Wei was a little uneasy, why do these people like Lang Zhan so much?Especially at that time, Pu, everyone understood the reason why the lips were dead and the teeth were cold, but why did you come here from Xuzhou?

"Shuai Zhu, why don't you retreat to Puzhou after gathering the Jin soldiers, and discuss what to do carefully."

"Alright, let's strike first."

(End of this chapter)