Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

The government ordered the restoration of the coinage system of the Tang Dynasty the year before last, and more and more coins began to flow into the market. Shi Congyun directly communicated with the officials of the minting supervisor, and directly exchanged the gold and silver belongings at home for coins of similar value, and even exchanged them for coins of similar value. Some "deals".

Shi Congyun is very rich now.

Over the past three years, Shi Congyun has made a fortune with all kinds of rewards from the government and the dividends captured on the battlefield, and another "gift" from officials from all walks of life in Beijing. Historians have become more and more powerful. The more people came to deliver things, every time Shi Congyun won a battle on the front line, there was a rumor in the rear, and people came in an endless stream.

In the Five Dynasties, it was not just about bribery or closer relationship, but also the meaning of "protection fee". In the past few dynasties, military generals became big and then acted recklessly, taking advantage of colleagues and other civil servants, looking at whose daughters were beautiful Just occupy it, exterminate the family if they are unhappy, and ransack the house if they have more money.

Many people have been afraid for a long time, so when they saw the rise of a general family, they made filial piety to protect themselves.

Although the government was relatively loose in this regard, Zhao Chao and others did not deal with the bribes they asked for everywhere in Huainan, or they might have taken into account the power of the Zhao family. No matter what, Shi Congyun did not dare to risk himself.

He was afraid that he would leave something to talk about, and if the officials wanted to punish him in the future, they would just find a reason for it.

But things can not do without ah!

These are people's fat and people's ointment, if I don't accept them, how can I be worthy of the people of the world!

With a benevolent heart with the world in mind, Shi Congyun felt that he had to accept it, otherwise it would be easy for these corrupt officials in the capital.

But he didn't dare to come forward, Shi Yanchao wouldn't do this kind of thing, the aunt and the aunt didn't know the way at all, the aunt used to be an ordinary person who didn't understand anything, and the aunt was a standard lady who didn't leave her home and didn't step out.

So the important task of helping him earn money fell on Zhao Shijian. He has been with Zhao Ying for a long time, learned a lot, and has a lot of grassroots experience. However, Zhao Shijian refused at first, fearing that his grandfather's reputation would be damaged.

Shi Congyun didn't take it seriously, Zhao Ying was dead long ago, what's the use of fame?Under his coercion and temptation, Zhao Shijian couldn't beat him, so he could only agree with aggrievedness. Usually, he was fighting outside, and Zhao Shijian had to be responsible for receiving "gifts" in a decent and reasonable manner at home, and kept them properly.

After all, "gifts" are not collected indiscriminately. Some things can be accepted and some cannot be accepted. Some people can accept them and some cannot. Zhao Shijian may know these things better than him. Du, and the prime minister of the central government, confiscated the "gift".

Before the Chinese New Year, he also asked Zhao Shijian to take stock of the small warehouse in the backyard, checked all the accounts, and made a valuation. All the gold, silver, treasures and treasures in the mansion are worth about [-] coins.

These things are also done by Zhao Shijian, and outsiders cannot be allowed to do them.He really didn't know how much some strange things were worth, such as the hand-painted paintings of a certain famous artist who had the most gifts, or the various treasures handed down from the Tang Dynasty, he didn't know whether they were worth money or not.

The old lady and the young lady don't have the ability to do these things, he and the old father are often not at home, and Luqiu Zhongqing is an outsider, so they are not suitable, so Zhao Shijian can only keep them.

As for Fu Jinling...not to mention how capable she is as a fifteen or sixteen-year-old child, even if this kind of thing is left to a Fu family to manage Shi Congyun, she doesn't feel at ease.

Moreover, regardless of whether the relationship is good or not, such a rich woman must think clearly whether she is on the side of her husband's family or the family. There are many lessons in history.

The most famous argument is the model of the Spring and Autumn Period, "You can find another husband when he dies, but there is only one father!" big.

Shi Congyun is not at ease, although ruthless, but the fact is like this, Fu Liu is more of a bridge between the two families, there is nothing else, and it is not worthy of trust, the only thing he can do is to let her live well .

He remembered that in history, Fu Liu was married to Zhao Guangyi and was Zhao Guangyi's queen. Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a sense of revenge.

This is also why the most powerful Jiedu envoys in Chen Qiao's mutiny later, Li Yun and Li Chongjin all rebelled, but the Fu family did not take any action, and expressed their willingness to go to the capital to meet Zhao Kuangyin.

The reason is simple, Fu Liu married Zhao Kuangyin's younger brother Zhao Guangyi.

If the Zhao family and the Fu family had no relatives, then Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Qiao's mutiny was to oust the queen of the Fu family, and it was hard to say whether the Fu family would sit idly by.

This is the meaning of marriage!

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It is said that the family is rich, Shi Congyun also understood for the first time what the concept of Wanguan is, more than 30 cars!Others were silver ingots that had not been fully converted into coins.

He plans to take the money to the front to reward the soldiers.

Because he found that the reason why soldiers burned, killed and looted frequently occurred, apart from the restraint and discipline issues, the biggest reason was that the central government’s reputation had been bankrupt since the Five Dynasties, and the soldiers’ rewards could not be guaranteed.

Slowly, the soldiers stopped working. They didn't see money and didn't work hard, but the central government was fragmented, and they didn't have the organizational ability to raise enough property rewards. They wanted soldiers to contribute, so they could only guarantee that the soldiers would let go to grab them after every battle. .

If the central government has credibility, it can wait until the end of the war and then pay the rewards. The Han and Tang empires are like this, but in the past few decades of the Five Dynasties, the country's reputation has long since gone bankrupt, and the soldiers don't believe in the court after the war. Slowly give them rewards, if they can't get them in a short period of time, they might mutiny immediately.

To solve this problem, Shi Congyun's small coffers finally played a role.

In the past when he attacked the Shu Kingdom, he opened the treasury to reward the soldiers after the siege, which was really convenient and calming people's hearts.

But now this trick doesn’t work anymore. Shouzhou, Luzhou, and Chuzhou along the Huaihe River are full of golden cities and ponds, which can easily become a protracted war that cannot be defeated for a long time. How to reward and reward the soldiers who have made meritorious service? soldiers?

If in the past, it was reported to the imperial court, the imperial court had its own rewards, but now the imperial court has no such ability at all, and Shi Congyun himself is eager to establish his reputation in the army, so he can only pay in advance by himself!After the city is broken, use the treasury to make up for your losses.

Grass-roots reputation is very important, and Shi Congyun knows this truth well through history!

During the Battle of Huaihai, more than 500 million migrant workers supported the front line, far exceeding the PLA troops fighting ahead!

Such a strong logistics support is of great significance to the victory of the entire war!

Why are people so active?In addition to spiritual encouragement, there are also practical guarantees in actual actions. At that time, the People's Liberation Army gave a small guarantee to the migrant workers who supported them that they would not have to pay taxes for the next ten years.

And these old people later recalled that they did not have to pay taxes for ten years because of this.

The problem is that the enemy on the opposite side can also write the same empty promise. If they can attract more than 500 million logistics personnel in this way, will they still fail miserably?

The key is that their government has no credibility, and the people don't believe it!No matter how hype is said, the key is whether the soldiers and people at the grassroots level believe it or not. This is the importance of credibility at the grassroots level!

Shi Congyun believes that in high-level political and military struggles, reputation or not is not important, it all depends on interests.

But when dealing with the common people and soldiers at the bottom, he must establish a personal reputation!

If on that day he can guarantee with one sentence, let millions of people spontaneously fight for him, what a scene it will be, who else in the world is an opponent!

Of course, these are just thoughts, you can't go a thousand miles without taking a single step, and now he wants to take it step by step, first establish credibility among his own army, and then establish credibility among the people.

On the 23rd of the first lunar month, the Chinese army slaughtered cattle and sheep to sacrifice the flag, and then hundreds of warships raised their sails, stretching from head to tail, stretching for dozens of miles on the Bian River, and officially began to march towards Huainan.

This road is very roundabout, because you can't go straight, but go along the river, so it's not so convenient to walk.

Shi Congyun is standing at the bow of the flagship ship of the Chinese army. This is a five-deck ship. In fact, in this era, only ships of this size can be called ships. It can carry four hundred armored soldiers!Sailing in the river is a giant.

The houses in the mountains and forests on both sides of the strait suddenly seemed to be shorter than him.

This time was different from the previous ones. This time he went south, Shi Congyun was full of anticipation, looking forward to seeing Shao Ji, Wang Zhong, Shi Yanchao, Dong Zunhui, Luo Yanhuan, Wang Shenqi, Gao Huaide and others, and even Li Chongjin and Zhao Kuangyin again.

Sometimes he would think that it would be great if Lao Zhao wasn't Zhao Kuangyin, then he might be a friend he could make friends with, a fierce general he could trust...

Although Li Chongjin spoke harshly and had a feud with him, he did not expect that when he returned to Daliang last year, he not only reminded him, but also spoke good words for him in front of the officials.This person is actually not bad, but his temper is a bit stinky, Shi Congyun had such an idea in his heart.

With the wind blowing on the river and looking at the familiar Zhengzhou City on the plain in the distance, Shi Congyun felt much more open in his heart.If he can take Shao Ji, Wang Zhong, Shi Yanchao, Zhao Kuangyin, Li Chongjin, Li Chuyun, Si Chao, Pan Mei, Wang Shenqi, Dong Zunhui, Luo Yanhuan and others to fight, maybe the Khitan army will not be able to fight. So terrible.

But then he laughed at himself, it was just his imagination.

On the afternoon of the eighth day of February, the fleet led by Shi Congyun entered the Huaihe River along the Yingshui River and arrived at Xiacai.

Many recruits on the fleet were not used to it and were seasick, but they got used to it after vomiting along the way.

Li Chuyun in front sent someone to bring news that the officials had crossed the Huaihe River from Xiacai five days ago and were camping south of the pontoon bridge, and told him to go see Sheng as soon as possible.

Shi Congyun tidied up, and the soldiers helped him put on his armor, pulled his horse off the boat, and then headed east. He was familiar with this place, but he hadn't seen it for more than half a year. The original farmland and waist-deep A muddy road has been trampled out of the barren grassland by the passing troops, and the surrounding areas are bare, which shows how frequent battles are fought in the vicinity.

Fortunately, there was someone leading the way, otherwise he might not be able to find where to go.

After a while, he saw the big banner of the Son of Heaven in the distance swinging against the strong spring breeze.

There are several circles of people and horses outside, with a radius of about one mile.

The outermost area was surrounded by cars, a solid wall was erected, and a fence was erected. The last time the officials came to Huainan, there was no such posture. He thought to himself that the war seemed more tense than last year.

He was about to go inside, but found a lot of people standing outside, all looking at him.

Being stared at by hundreds of big men, Shi Congyun felt uncomfortable all over, but there was an inexplicable emotion in his heart.

He could tell at a glance that those people in the distance were Wang Zhong, Shao Ji, Wang Shenqi, Gao Huaide, Dong Zunhui, Luo Yanhuan, and many commanders of the Crane Army, commanders, Du Yuhou, etc. Hundreds of people.

"Why are you staring straight at me, have you never seen such a handsome man!" Shi Congyun cursed, and everyone burst into laughter.

Gao Huaide came over with a laugh, and patted his shoulders twice, his hands were still as strong, but this time Shi Congyun didn't grin his teeth, and didn't move a bit, after all, he has grown up...

"Whether your father will come in Yangzhou or not, they are looking forward to the stars and the moon, but they are looking forward to you! Hahahaha!"

After Gao Huaide finished speaking, Wang Zhong also jumped out excitedly: "Brother Yun, you are finally here! I am so angry that you are not here!"

These words seemed to speak out the hearts of the people, they immediately opened up their chatterboxes, came up and surrounded him, started complaining in a hurry, and immediately became a mess.

Shi Congyun's head was full of black lines, and suddenly his head grew dizzy, and he cursed: "Shut up the fuck!" The surroundings became quiet in an instant, even though he hadn't been for half a year, everyone was still used to listening to him.

"The official is right in front of you. If you are arguing, go back to the camp. I will go to the camp after meeting the official. I will talk to you one by one." Shi Congyun said and waved his hands.

Everyone cheered, and then dispersed, and returned to the camp excitedly.

Shi Congyun glanced at it, then turned and walked towards the official tent in the distance. The official must have discussed the battle arrangements with him.

I was a little excited, this time his thoughts were very clear!He hoped that he could take command and command the three armies to preside over the counterattack against Southern Tang.

Thinking about it while walking, there are four people who can compete with him in status and qualifications - Li Chongjin, Zhao Kuangyin, Zhang Yongde, and Shi Yanchao.

Zhao Kuangyin is guarding Qingliuguan, Zhang Yongde is guarding Cai Fuqiao, Li Chongjin is besieging Shouzhou, and his father Shi Yanchao is guarding Yangzhou. Thinking about it this way, it seems to be stable, and suddenly there is a feeling of pride!

Just as I was thinking about it, I accidentally stepped in the mud and got half of my boots wet...

Chapter 145: All Recruits!Master Shi!

On the banks of the Huaihe River, spring is just in time, weeds are growing wildly everywhere, the vegetation and forests on both sides are dense, and the soil is moist and moist. Shi Congyun unluckily pulled the weeds on the roadside and wiped the mud off his boots.

More than ten steps away from the big official tent, there are densely packed guards in black armor and dark red sand-proof robes. Most of these soldiers are masters of the eastern and western imperial guards.

This kind of burqa is not the long burqa of the later Ming and Qing Dynasties. It only covers the shoulders and the armor on the body, and is tied around the waist to prevent sand and dust from entering the gaps in the armor and preventing the metal armor from heating after being exposed to the sun for a long time.

In the Ming Dynasty, firearms began to rise, and the heavy iron armor became less and less suitable for the battlefield, so the defense power declined, but it was several times lighter, and the cotton armor suitable for firearm warfare gradually became the mainstream.Burqas, cloaks, and the like gradually lengthened and became decorative items.

Seeing so many guards, Shi Congyun suddenly felt guilty.

Walking outside the big tent, the commanders of the Eastern and Western Divisions were waiting outside to bow their hands to Shi Congyun. The two knew each other, so they didn't question him much, and let him in directly.

It was still a sunny day outside, stepping into the emperor's big tent, the surrounding light suddenly dimmed, and a refreshing breath made him feel refreshed.

The big tent is complete with tables, chairs and other furniture, and there is a map on the long table in the middle, which is not that extravagant.

Shi Congyun found that Li Gu and Wang Pu were in the tent.

It's been a long time since I haven't seen Wang Pu, his spirit is a little low, his eye sockets are sunken, seeing him reluctantly smile and cup his hands.

Shi Congyun didn't dare to be negligent, he quickly responded with his hands clasped, and then saluted the official, who nodded and asked him to stand up.

In fact, he had heard a lot of news and understood why Wang Pu was depressed. Last winter, Wang Pu's father passed away. He was a dutiful son, so he applied to go home to keep his father's filial piety.

At the beginning of this year, because of the deterioration of the war in Huainan, the officials forcibly issued an edict to let Wang Pu end his filial piety and return.

Wang Pu didn't know whether it was true filial piety, or he was afraid of doing things around the official family, so he wrote four times in a row saying that he would keep his father's filial piety for three years!Ask the officials to let him go back and continue to observe his filial piety.

Guo Rong was furious, and almost wanted to punish Wang Pu. Fortunately, Fan Zhi and others interceded for him, but Wang Pu was so frightened that he didn't dare to keep his filial piety.

Shi Congyun didn't understand how the always wise Wang Pu would do such a wave of operations. Maybe he had his own reasons. People are such animals, who knows for sure.

Although Wang Pu is the prime minister, he is only in his 30s, but Li Gu, who is in his 50s, looks a lot more energetic.

Shi Congyun vaguely remembered that in history, Li Gu seemed to be demoted because Guo Rong blamed him for retreating in the Battle of Zhengyang, and then he was transferred back to Beijing Road and contracted paralysis.

But now, because he, Shi Yanchao, and Li Chongjin rushed to rescue Zhengyang in time, and under Li Gu's dispatch, they defeated the Southern Tang army in the south of Zhengyang and beheaded the Southern Tang general Liu Yanzhen.

Not only did the officials not punish Li Gu, they still made him prime minister for Huainan's logistics and supply affairs, and even rewarded him. History seems to have changed a bit.

Li Gu was talking to the officials, so he ignored him for the time being, "The Zhaoyi Army's tax tribute this year has been reduced by about half..."

Shi Congyun stood aside with self-knowledge, he couldn't get in the way of what the officials and Li Gu said.

Wang Pu explained to him in a low voice next to him: "Originally, the government used to send the tax tribute from Zhaoyi Town to Heyang for the past two years, and directly from Yingshuiyuan to the front line to support the army, but Li Yun's side has been increasing year by year. The annual pay is too small, and all kinds of reasons are fabricated.”

Shi Congyun nodded in response.

I was surprised why Wang Pu was so friendly and close to him, and quickly realized that, yes, he is now the fourth in command of the front office of the palace, a veritable position and weight.

Although Wang Pu said before that he admired his literary talents, he never took the initiative to strike up a conversation with him, and his attitude was very high-spirited. Now he has begun to put down his airs and take the initiative to talk to him.

It was originally a change in identity.

In today's Jiedushi system, the Jiedushi of foreign towns can collect taxes from the prefectures and counties they govern, and then turn over the taxes to the treasury after removing the expenses. This is also a drawback left by the end of the Tang Dynasty.

For those towns close to the capital, it is okay, the supervisors sent by the emperor will supervise them. For example, Cao Bin, the supervisor of Hezhong Prefecture, mainly supervises the taxes and tributes of Hezhong Festival Town.

However, in the border towns farther away, and those Jiezhen towns that the imperial court relied on, the Jiedu envoys were not afraid of the imperial court at all, and basically gave as much as they wanted.

With financial power, political power, and military power in hand, if you become the emperor yourself, it will gradually snowball and grow bigger and bigger, and the emperor doesn't dare to take care of it. If these people are in a hurry, they can just wave their arms and start rebelling. This kind of thing has been too common these decades.

Nowadays, the important borders of the Zhou Dynasty are difficult to be calm, Zhaoyi, Tianxiong, etc., almost all have this nature, and the officials can only try to get along with them and calm their emotions as much as possible.

But some people are very arrogant.

For example, Li Yun, the Jiedu envoy of the Zhaoyi Army, inspected Taifu and Tongping Zhangshi, and governed the five prefectures of Ze, Lu (zhisuo, now Changzhi, Shanxi), Xing, Ming, and Ci in Shanxi.

Able to fight and fight against the Northern Han and Khitan for the Great Zhou Dynasty, chasing and fighting against the Northern Han all the year round, it is the Great Wall on the border of the Zhou Dynasty.

This is not the first time, Li Yun has privately used the taxes handed over to the treasury several times, and even took in fugitives from all over the world, the court can only turn a blind eye.

The most extreme time was last year because of personal grievances, Li Yun imprisoned and tortured the military supervisor Guo Rong sent to Shanxi!

The nature of this incident was very bad. Pan Mei told him in private that the officials were so angry that they dropped the bowls and chopsticks in their hands. There is no penalty.