Spring and Autumn I Am King

ps: The second chapter is dedicated. There will be something to do tomorrow, and there will be more changes in the evening.

Qi Hou handed over his youngest son to the ladies, and let them go back to the bedroom on their own. The face that was like a spring breeze was suddenly covered with a layer of frost.

"Wandao has another robbery?"

Jishui and Pushui were in the territory of Xilu. When the salt policy was implemented, Qihou had the mental preparation that these two waterways would be cut off by the Zhao clan, but the noon road was at this juncture...

"In the area of ​​Yangjin Road, didn't the widows send troops from Xue, Yangzhou, Yangqiao and other cities to patrol along the way? There are also soldiers guarding Lushe on the Weiguo side, how could the whole road be interrupted and all the merchants have been robbed. !"

Bao Mu said with a bitter face, "Doctor Pingyin thought it was a small group of pirates at first. After all, there were not a few stubborn people who fled to the mountains and forests to take risks last year, so he only sent a team of fifty people. Xiaorong went to inspect, but he never returned. Doctor Pingyin was surprised, and sent a company commander who had experienced battles to go there. He happened to block the robbers on the road. Egg, as expected, with a whistle, there were hundreds of bandits around in an instant, and a full 200 soldiers were also trapped. Those who escaped sporadically only said that the leader of the other party used his troops like a god, and he came and went like the wind! and also……"

"what else?"

"That group of thieves 9♂ leaders called themselves Liu Xiazhi!"

"Liu Xiazhi, isn't it the robber of Onozawa..."

This person is also a familiar old friend of the Qi people. In previous years, the merchant ships of the Qi state that passed through the Pushui River were looted by him. It was easily wiped out by the Zhao clan, and the Qi merchants applauded and cheered. Who would have guessed that Xingjing had not been there yet, and this water duck shook with drops of water, and went ashore to run the noon road to rule the roost!

Bao Mu nodded and said: "Roof Zhi was defeated by Zhao Wuxi last year. Some people say he died, some say he hid and fled elsewhere. Some say he surrendered to Zhao and became a retainer of Zhao Meng. Now it seems that the latter It's true. In the battle of the snowfield a few months ago, it was this person who cooperated with Zhao Bing to flank our army! In the eyes of the subordinate, his attack on the Wudao now is not an ordinary looting, but Zhao Wuxi. Instructing is to retaliate against Qi's salt policy!"

Qi Hou gritted his teeth with hatred: "Transfer troops! If Xiaorong and pawns are not enough, then send a brigade, led by Doctor Pingyin himself, to clear the way. The few people don't believe that Robber Zhi has such great ability!"

Bao Mu was speechless. Qi's military system, a brigade of 2,000 people, was equivalent to the sum of the soldiers in several cities in Pingyin. As soon as the war ended, so many troops were dispatched. Just for a group of thieves, this is too big.

Although this move is suspected of killing chickens with the knife of slaughtering cattle, but I think the road should be smooth soon?

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However, Qihou and Bao Mu underestimated Liu Xiazhi. He really had the ability to retreat from the siege of 2,000 people without affecting his looting.

When the robbers were in their prime, they ran rampant in the surrounding countries, with Onozawa as the center, reaching Taishan in the north and Huaisi in the south. It is west to Dahe and east to Lucheng. Nothing is not his scope of activity. In the towns passed by, big countries defend the city, small countries protect the city, and the encirclement and suppression of 2,000 soldiers seem to be commonplace.

What's more, this harassment of Wudao was supported by Zhao Wuxi. When Master Qi came, Robber Zhi, who didn't want to confront him, turned his head and led people back to Xilu. Under the protection of Zhao's strong crossbow, the Qi people on the opposite side could only stare blankly. If they insisted on blocking here, in a few days, news of the merchants being looted again would come out from the other end of the noon road, so that Qi people would pay attention to this and the other.

This is the robber Zhi imitating the tactics of Sun Wu and Wu members. He divided the more than 1,000 bandits under his command into three groups. They attacked Qi and quickly retreated. They took turns to intrude on the Noon Road. Qi aided and then retreated. As always.

Therefore, when the time arrives in March, the sycamore trees begin to bloom, the voles change into birds such as cranes and quails, the sky begins to appear rainbows, and when the duckweeds begin to grow in the water, the situation of the midday road not only does not improve, but has a tendency to further deteriorate. .

Not only the "Yangjin Road" in Qi, but also the passage in Wei was affected. Of the ten motorcades passing by, at least eight would be stolen and patronized, and all the goods were swept away. Therefore, some businessmen who urgently need to go to Linzi would rather go to Pushui and Jishui to be exploited by the so-called "anti-monopoly tax" rather than pass the afternoon.

However, the strategic resources such as gold from Chu State, copper and tin from Wu State, horses, leather and feathers sent by Qin didn't pass the test, and they were all collected by Zhao Wuxi. If you come across what Xilu needs, you can buy it at the original price. If you don't need it, please go home and come back next time.

In a sense, Qi's salt policy and Zhao Wuxi's "anti-monopoly tax" are one of the ways of economic sanctions. Don't you want me to be unhappy by not selling salt to me? Then I'll go with you, and your goods don't want to easily pass through me!

However, Qi State is a big country rich in resources after all, and it has an inherent advantage in this war without gunpowder smoke. For a small economy like Xilu, it is impossible to completely cut off the transaction. If all Jishui and Pushui were to be banned, although Qi would be punished, it would be suicidal for himself. Once the merchants detour, the economy will be stagnant, and there will be a shortage of sympathy, not just salt!

At that time, the people will suffer from a lack of salt, the country will not have enough resources, and there will be complaints from both top and bottom. Once the contradictions in the newly occupied areas are provoked, it will be enough to not have a headache for a long time.

Guan Yiwu understands this truth best, so he advocates "closing the city without levy", and attracting foreign businessmen with discounts such as free reception at post stations in China. Once successful, Qi will be able to obtain special products from foreign countries. These traders spend money, silk and gold in Qi when they stay, and how can they come back empty-handed when they leave? Qi's fish salt was dumped as ballast cargo.

Wu Xie's purpose is basically the same. He set up checkpoints on two rivers, but did not block the road. When the robbers ravaged the noon road, the merchants had no choice.

So for a while, in addition to some merchants stagnant in Taoqiu, the merchants who passed through Jishui and Pushui increased instead of decreasing, especially those who transported grain, fish, vegetables and fruits, and could not afford the price of waiting.

Although there were also complaints, the complaints of the merchants in this era were insignificant to the rulers. Standing on the Yuncheng Wharf without a shirt, he couldn't help but sighed how wonderful this idea was: "Even Guan Zhong himself has to rely on the city's ridicule instead of solicitation to attract Human, Zigong's method of attracting more merchants after adding taxes is really unique."

Wu Xie sometimes can't help but think that he has a talent like Robber Zhi. Sending people to block the enemy's trade routes and make your own trade routes prosper is also a good way to make money!

In the process of the rise of the bones of the modern Western European maritime powers, all of them did this! The Dutch plundered the merchant ships of Spain and Portugal, and after they became coachmen at sea, they were regarded as fat sheep by Britain and France. For countries with weak commercial power and lack of resources. This is a great way to defeat a powerful enemy.

So at sea, so on land!

"But this valve can't be opened indiscriminately. In Xilu, only Liu Xiazhi can do this. If the rest of the unauthorized bandits are imitators, they can eliminate and merge them one by one!"

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Wuchen swiped a large pen and wrote dense seal characters on a piece of newly made light yellow rattan paper. After drying, he solemnly affixed the seal of Xiao Sikou, as well as his own private seal...

Millennium time. The dark ink marks gradually became blurred, and the bright red cinnabar gradually faded...

This piece of paper, which is as light as a feather, has finally become a precious cultural relic placed in the glass cabinet of the storage room for everyone to sigh. Its value is as heavy as Mount Tai!

Some people praised it, saying that this was the gate that opened the great era; some people scorned it, saying that it was a criminal evidence of blatantly acknowledging the acts of robbers, and it was a stain that Zhao Wuxi would never erase in his life!

Time reversed to a thousand years ago, and it was originally sealed in a bamboo tube. It was carried by Yu Xi, a shirtless cronie, and rushed to the noon road.

a few days later. Standing on a looted doctor's carriage of the state of Qi, Liu Xiazhi held this thin order with a strange expression.

In the policy order, Zhao Wuxi recognized Liu Xiazhi, who was pardoned from death because of "the prodigal son", as a "righteous man" who assisted Jin and Lu in the name of the small Sikou of the State of Lu. Serve. Wash away the heinous sins committed in the past.

Zhao Wuxi authorized Liu Xiazhi, allowing him to hunt down and plunder the merchants, motorcades, and fleets of warring countries such as Qi, Wei, and Zheng. In addition to the above-mentioned powers, Xilu regarded the group of thieves under Liu Xiazhi as "mercenaries", allowing them to keep some of the privately plundered property, and had the obligation to assist Zhao's fight against Qi.

After scanning it again. The gradually excited Liu Xiazhi showed a smile and read out its name in front of all his subordinates:

"This is a privateer's order!"

That's right, this is a power of attorney, a "Privateer's License"!

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While Zhao Wuxi stabilized his position and began to dispatch chess pieces to counterattack, as his opponent, Qihou Chujiu was a little furious.

After rushing around for a few days in a row, Doctor Pingyin finally sent someone back to complain. The noon road's robbery was unresolved for a while. Could it be that Guo Xia should lead an army there? As a result, the food over there could not support the consumption of the army.

At that time, Guan Yiwu applied the technique of lightness and weight to the struggle between the vassal states, and achieved the effect of winning without a fight.

But now, Guanzi's disciples and grandchildren in Qi country are playing light and heavy techniques, but they have encountered a strong counterattack!

When all the officials were silent, they heard a loud "bang!", and Qi Hou's fist slammed heavily on the table.

Before everyone could come down and apologize, this action caused Chu Mou to cough violently, and his body began to get cold again. The roar of Zhao Wuxi during the battle of the snowfield seemed to be right next to his ears.

He drew his sword, as if to dispel the echo, his voice was loud, as if to hide his fear.

"The dignified and dignified monarch of three thousand rides can't win the battle against the son of the Zhao clan in the small state of Wanhu in Shangxi Lu, and can't control the skill of light and heavy?"

Qi Hou kicked Liang Qiuzhu, who came to comfort him, down the steps~www.wuxiaspot.com~ His eyes seemed to be spitting fire, which was already starting to pique.

"If you can't come up with a way to counterattack today, the ministers must not retreat to the court, and they must not use food!"

The doctors of Qi Guoqing looked at each other in dismay, and after a moment of sullenness, the resourceful Chen Heng stood up and put forward an idea.

His eyes full of jealousy lifted up: "Don't be annoyed, Your Majesty, the last time we fought was through the power of Zhao Qing from the Jin Dynasty, and now that Zhao Qing has returned to the country, Zhao's son has become a lonely tree with no support, an orphan without a nest. Bird. Although he relied on the talent of jumping beams given by his guard Jia Duanmu, this battle for goods and colonies was repeated, but it was useless after all. Because Qi is a big country with mountains and seas, it will win! Xilu is a small state that lacks salt and lacks people. We must lose! The minister has a plan to solve the danger of the road being blocked!"

ps: Thanks to book friend Qibu Mo Sunlight, man line 31, second reincarnation, Chen Dingguo,,, take the toothpick to win the chicken, fat Sana reward! ,

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