Spring and Autumn I Am King

ps: Chapter 2, ask for a recommendation ticket!

Taoqiu was originally a sleepless city. Because of the prosperity of extravagant industries such as horse racing, racing, cuju, and women's lug, the western area of ​​the city was full of feasting and feasting all night. While devouring countless money, silk, gold and jade, it also created countless wealth for the city. . ︾Music︾Wen︾Xiao︾Said|

When the night life of the nobles and the light warriors just ended and a ray of sunshine appeared in the east, Taoqiu's market opened again. From the morning market to the evening market, goods from all over the world are traded here, and nearly 10,000 merchants and craftsmen rely on this to live.

The only city that never sleeps in Kyushu in the fifth century BC was bustling all day long, but now, it has gone silent because of a government decree.

It was a dark night without the moon, and the five fingers could not be seen. Just after a team of Cao soldiers patrolling Lilu left, a small wooden door opened in a remote alley. The man leaned against the door and looked out.

The middle-aged man in Zaoyi was named Tao Ang, whose courtesy name was Zisi. He was a merchant from the state of Cao who was in business with Duanmuci in his early years. After the business failed, he came to Taoyi and became a city clerk. Later, he was persuaded by Zigong to follow him for Zhao Wuxi. Doing things and running extravagant businesses, Taoqiu has been able to develop to such a point in recent years, and he is indispensable.

However, this hard work is now all fed to the dog, and anyone will be depressed.

He waited anxiously at the door for a while, when he heard a short but powerful cicada chirping at the intersection. The man was relieved and shook the lantern slightly, and someone came over there.

It was a handsome scribe in white clothes, and there was a short stature that didn't look like a northerner. He walked briskly, and his eyes watched vigilantly at the light warriors around him.

Tao Ang went up to greet him and cupped his hands: "Zigong. You're finally back..."

Duanmuci also saluted: "These days, Zisi has been wronged."

"No grievances, no grievances, just suffocation in my heart. This Cao Jun is not doing a good business, but he is messing with the Gongsun Jiang who is only good at talking..."

Tao Ang said halfway before staring at the short Qingxia and asked, "This strong man is looking at the face. I don't know..."

Zigong introduced: "It's my own. The hero Shijun from Chu State."

Tao Ang is very knowledgeable, and immediately said, "I admire, Shi Jun can accompany Zigong deep into the tiger's den, which is really courageous."

"Tiger's den? Far from talking." Shi Qi shook his head and said in a blunt Zhongyuan Yayin: "Your arrangement is extremely appropriate, the merchants who enter the city in the surrounding Wuyi, and the light chivalrous youths in the city are all willing to serve. , and even the patrolling pawns have benefited. Turning a blind eye to our swaggering past, it is actually very easy to come here from outside the city."

Tao Ang smiled: "I don't dare to take credit, this is what Tao Zhu left behind..."

Shi Qi looked at Zigong squarely. His name is "Tao Zhu", which is said to have been taken by General Zhao. He thought to himself that this son looked like a gentle and elegant Confucian businessman. He didn't show off the mountains or the water, and his clothes were not luxurious. Who would have thought that he would have such a level of identity and appeal. If he could see this, this trip to Taoqiu would not be the same. Run in vain.

Zi Gong just smiled lightly. He regarded himself as the master of this place: "You two, this is not the place to talk, let's go first."

When Zigong and Shi Qi entered the house, they found that there were dozens of people in soap clothes with thick hands and feet and tall stature. They were talking about something in a low voice. Unstoppable, he got up and surrounded them with a hula, and drew out his self-defense knife and halberd.

Zigong was accustomed to danger, and without blinking an eye, Shi Qi stood silently in front of him, revealing the dagger at his waist, and the murderous aura from his body made people dare not step forward rashly, this guy is a desperado.

Tao Ang hurriedly asked everyone to be calm, and then introduced: "Zigong, this is the Cuju team in the extravagant place, Gongsun Jiang is the whole city, and all the men of the right age are required to serve in the military and go to the battlefield, and they are among them. , those who don't want to join the army came to join me... Why are you still standing? This is the Tao Zhujun I talked to you on weekdays, why don't you hurry up and meet?"

"Tao Zhujun!" When those Cuju players heard the name, they bowed their heads as if they had been struck by lightning.

This mysterious businessman known as "Tao Zhu" is not only the financial master of General Zhao of the State of Lu, but is also said to be the one who created the extravagant business, and is their current parents of food and clothing!

"It was my incompetence that caused Taoqiu to make such a big mistake, causing the second and third sons to suffer."

Zigong asked everyone to hurry up, and after he and Shi Qi changed their clothes, Tao Ang told them about the "reverse actions" of Cao Boyang and Gongsun Jiang these days.

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"Gongsun Jiang was originally just a hunter in a district. He won Cao Jun's favor with his archery skills and allowed him to participate in government affairs. This person does not understand the way of businessmen, the market conditions, and the reason why Cao Guo can be so rich, but he is very Knowing what Cao Jun likes, the first thing he did after he took office as Sicheng was to double the tax on merchants and all walks of life, and double the extravagant industry. "

"Next, Gongsun Jiang, who was rewarded by Cao Jun, went a step further and increased the annual service time of the people from one month to two months. He also forced the clans and big merchants in the city to lend money and grain to Sichengshu, and he used the wealth to work in Taoqiu. Five acropolis were built around in one go, but the city was established, but Taoqiu's merchants, Baigong, officials and people have been tossed enough."

Tao Ang said, Zigong was holding the syrup and drinking, and nodded slowly. All of these things happened last year. It happened when the Zhao family was fighting to the death with Fan, Bank of China, and Handan. He was also running around between the various forces, and he had no time to care about the troubles of Cao Jun and Gongsun Jiang. Now it seems that Still careless.

"If that's all, it's okay for me to endure it. Where are the merchants in the nations who are not exploited by carnivores, come when they are called, and leave when they are called? But this time they went too far and didn't ask questions. The Chinese people's opinion directly issued an order to declare war on Song. It's a joke. Although I don't understand this kind of war, I know that the cost of internal and external costs, the use of soldiers, the materials of glue and paint, and the armor of vehicles cost money. Last time Gongsun Jiang has not repaid the loan, so he forced our merchants to contribute again. It is called Ge Mao Qian, and the income accumulated in the past year was all stolen by him in the name of the government!"

"We still need soldiers to fight, and soldiers are naturally recruited from the people of the country. Cao people have been engaged in all kinds of work in the field of goods all the year round, and have long since stopped holding swords. Now they have been stripped from their respective industries by Gongsun Jiang, and two farmers outside the city are selected for one. Ding, so that farming is abandoned. Ten rooms are nine empty. The merchants in the city join the army. Markets wither, hundreds of workers join the army, and workshops are closed. Even the extravagant places are not spared. The Cuju players are going to hold spears in the front row. In the past, the car drivers who were famous in the country of Cao and made countless people crazy must also give up the business of earning thousands of dollars a day and board the chariot in armor..."

Speaking of righteous indignation. Tao Ang clapped the table and said angrily: "Who doesn't know that fighting is killing people, so no one wants to be a soldier, they are all forced! And the enemies are still Zhao and Song. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Cao Bo is crazy, he and Gongsun Jiang don’t want to live, and Taoqiu’s scholars, farmers, businessmen, and industry still want to live!”

Listening and listening, Zigong's brows clearly showed a hint of anger, but his face became more and more calm. He also felt ashamed in his heart, the change of Cao Guo had a great relationship with him. To say it's too young is negligence. To say it is too big is to turn a blind eye to the crisis and to take responsibility for it.

"Zisi." He asked, "To what extent are the people of the Cao country angry with Cao Jun and Gongsun Jiang, or, in other words, to what extent can they do to end this tyranny?"

"It's like the degree to which the people of Xia hate Xia Jie, the degree to which the people of Zongzhou hate King Li of Zhou and Duke Rongyi, the degree to which time is exhausted, and you are all dead!"

Tao Ang was very angry. You must know that a few years ago, he thought that he was from Cao, and he questioned whether Zigong arranged extravagant careers in Cao for Zhao Wuxi, and whether he wanted Cao to indulge in luxury and pleasure Yuli, lost the combat effectiveness.

Now this situation has been accumulating hard to come back. After a few years of loose and fun, Cao people are very dissatisfied with Gongsun Jiang's sudden tightening of the military policy. Whoever takes away their good days and who forces them to go to the battlefield is that Forcing them to die!

Don't you do business well? What war are you fighting! Most people think so.

Even Tao Ang changed his attitude unknowingly. The monarch did not sympathize with the suffering of the people, but only knew how to condone Gongsun Jiang, so his anger towards the officials of the state of Cao **** his loyalty as a Cao man.

"At least, that's what the cuju players who were hunted down everywhere, the businessmen who lost their jobs, and the workers who worked hard all day without a rest. There have been plans, it's better to **** to the north and enter Dayozawa than to be Cao Jun. Burial. Even those who have been drafted into the army are still complaining in their hearts and are unwilling to serve. Many people are still discussing that they still have to resist the people of Song, but if they encounter Zhao Bing, they will defect!"

The retired veterans of the Zhao family are important consumers of Taoqiu, and they have repeatedly crossed the border. The information was almost collected, Zigong smiled slightly, and he made up his mind.

"Zisi, to tell you the truth, Zhao and Song reacted very quickly, and they have already attacked Cao Guo from the north and south. This time Cao Guo picked a very critical point. With the temperament of the lord, I am afraid that he does not intend to let Cao Jun go. But attacking the city will inevitably cause great damage to both sides. So I plan to subvert the rule of Cao Bo and Gongsun Jiang before the army attacks Taoqiu, and let the people of Cao regain peace with the least bloodshed and the cost."

Tao Ang was stunned when he heard the words, and then he was overjoyed: "That's right, the Cuju players outside the door and I are willing to help Zigong, and the people who have suffered from tyranny in the past two years are also willing to follow!"

"There are tens of thousands of people in Taoqiu, which is the basis for overthrowing the tyranny, but if no one is righteous, most of them will endure it silently. Therefore, we need not only manpower, but also money and people who can act as a rallying point. ."

Zigong said: "Although there is no grand duke in the state of Cao, but Gongsun Jiang has risen to Dasi City as a mere hunter, there must be many nobles who are dissatisfied. These people used to haunt a lot of extravagant places, and they are still in my hands. You have made a bet, and you have a lot of friendship with me. I will write a letter now, and you will send someone to contact the more reliable ones, test their opinions, and promise to lure them with interests..." To these people who are easy to take refuge in powerful forces, In the name of Duanmuci, a pedestrian from the Zhao family, I should persuade them to do anything.

"In the few years I was in Taoqiu, I had already squeezed out the Qi merchants and Zhengshang who were enemies of the Zhao clan, and now there are thirteen big merchants left in Taoqiu, all of whom have a hundred fortune and more than a hundred children and servants. They have business dealings with the Zhao family, and if Cao Zhao turns his face, their interests will be severely damaged. So this time, they are our allies, so let’s gather them and gather in the east of the city tomorrow night to discuss big plans!”

For these merchants who had difficulty trusting the nobles, Zigong needed to act in the name of Tao Zhu. This Zhao Wu Xie gave his name full of wicked taste, but he was very credible in the industry and commerce, and his credibility was at least stronger than that of the Cao State government. Zigong believed that these shrewd partners could clearly judge which side was the best. is the winner.

Continuously issuing orders, Zigong seems to have regained his passion to fight with the merchants of Qi and Zheng in this city. After Tao Ang agreed to make arrangements, he found that his voice was a little hoarse. After taking a sip of water, he found that Shi Qi was staring at himself fixedly.

"What do you see me doing?"

Shi Qi lowered his head: "Zigong looks like a great general who commands battles~www.wuxiaspot.com~ I've never been easy to convince people, but this time I admire you very much."

Zigong smiled in the sun: "I'm just a little angry, just like Mr. Ji Ran, I'm angry at the ignorant rulers and mediocre ministers who are not democratic, I want to teach them a lesson, in the final analysis, I'm just a lowly born Wei businessman, I can't help feeling sad for Taoqiu rabbit death. "Actually, after staying in this city for a few years, Zigong is not only sad, but Taoqiu is more like his new home, except for his unfamiliar hometown of Wei and Lu, where the Master has left.

Therefore, if he wanted Taoqiu to avoid the **** disaster before he was besieged by the Zhao Song army, he could only restore the order here.

"Cao Boyang still regards me as a self-made little businessman who came from the Song Kingdom a few years ago, and refuses to see me. He thinks he is still a high-ranking, invincible monarch, but in my heart, Cao Bo is really self-absorbed. Goodwill, but also from the people of the country..."

Zigong seemed to be indifferent, but his heart was already turbulent. He put his hands behind his back and looked at the night outdoors. There was no wind in the fields. Is this the calm before the storm?

Given by him Duanmu, by his "Tao Zhu", the big riot set off by one hand! (To be continued.)