Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3228 People

In Chang'an, within the three auxiliaries, local soldiers began to be mobilized to participate in the war.

Most of the soldiers in these places are retired or have participated in certain basic training. They only need a little intensive training to quickly adapt to the needs of war.

The pay of this group of soldiers is the same as that of other ordinary soldiers, and they also enjoy the cumulative rewards of wartime meritorious service.

During the mobilization and recruitment, there were even fights in many places. In order to prove that they were still capable of going to the battlefield, some usually good-tempered people also fought with others with blushing necks, just so that they could have a Quota.

After all, the treatment of Hussar's soldiers when they retire makes many people jealous.

Although there are some people with bad habits who will spend all their retirement expenses in a short period of time, neither these people themselves nor the people around them will think that this is the fault of Qiusi, because it is absolutely Most veterans have more or less changed their original life trajectories and have a certain amount of property savings.

Creating something from nothing is the hardest thing.

In the Han Dynasty and the feudal dynasty that followed for a long time, the more stable it was, the less room there was for the people to change their class. The reason why Fan Jin became a classic and the reason why Kong Yiji dared not take off his long gown was because Society's fault tolerance rate is too low. In a feudal dynasty with a very low fault tolerance rate, the children of the gentry can study freely and fail to start a business, but as long as ordinary people take off their long robes, their previous continuous resumes in the school will be interrupted immediately and become a piece of waste paper. open!

Therefore, even if Ding Juren's child is a scholar, he can still get the position of county magistrate through being filial and honest, but Kong Yiji can only face the frail body under his long gown and understand what it means that the feudal class is insurmountable, and he should not think too much.

The most critical reason why Fei Qian has received enthusiastic support from ordinary people in the military system is that Fei Qian allows ordinary people to see a tangible future, whether it is life or death.

This is similar to the pension system of later generations. It is an important means to maintain social stability and encourage people to work hard.

After Guanzhong Sanfu has absorbed a large number of people for several consecutive years, some of them have successively sent messages back to their original hometown. Therefore, in Shandong, Guanzhong Sanfu naturally has some "fame" among the people, and is particularly attractive to poor people. In the past few years, when the system in Shandong has not improved and oppression is still brutal, even if there is no war, there are still many refugees fleeing famine. The legendary Guanzhong Sanfu who can have enough to eat has become the first choice of these refugees.

This is also one of the reasons why Shandong is gradually dissatisfied with Fei Qian.

Strictly speaking, Shandong does not really support Cao Cao in defeating Fei Qian, but they absolutely support maintaining the stability of Shandong's political structure for another three to five hundred years. If such a war can be passed, both It restricted Fei Qian from continuing to promote the New Deal to confuse people, and allowed Cao Cao to focus on the outside world and not cause trouble for them internally. That was simply the best of both worlds.

Regarding this recruitment, the public's enthusiasm also caused some people among the three assistants of Chang'an to completely shut up.

And in order not to hinder spring plowing, Xun You also deliberately controlled the number of people who came to sign up and carried out certain screening. After all, this year's spring is not very friendly. Although Chang'an has experience in dealing with late spring cold, there are still some fields that have been affected by the disaster.

Zao Zhi was also busy taking the agriculturist to inspect the farmland conditions in Sanfu, Chang'an, so that the damaged farmland could be replanted with other crops, such as sorghum, in a timely manner. Although sorghum is less tasty than millet and its yield is lower, it is still food to some extent.

At the same time, due to the reappearance of the late spring cold, both residential buildings and greenhouses require a large amount of bricks and tiles. This has caused the demand for bricks and tiles to continue to increase. The brick-making factories at the foot of the Qinling Mountains have almost never stopped work.

And these workers, who are freed from agricultural constraints, also have higher consumption power than the agricultural population.

Furniture, clothing, food and other industries that serve the needs of workers are also booming.

This caused a very strange phenomenon to appear in the Sanfu of Chang'an, which was incomprehensible to the children of the traditional gentry. It was clear that the fighting was fierce at Tongguan, but the Sanfu in Chang'an did not seem to be affected much by the war...

This is indeed surprising to many people and difficult to understand.

Wei Kang, an idler in Chang'an, looked dumbfounded at the old man wearing an ordinary soldier's armor who was standing on the stage, cheering...

This man in armor was obviously a little old, and he had passed the limit of being able to fight on the battlefield.

After all, not everyone is honest.

But in addition to fighting hand-to-hand on the battlefield, there are actually some jobs suitable for people who have battlefield experience and are loyal supporters of Fei Qian...

The old soldier shouted in his hoarse voice, "Victory belongs to the big man!" Belongs to Hussar! 』

A group of veterans who signed up for recruitment also raised their arms and shouted, "Victory belongs to the big man!" Belongs to Hussar! 』

Emotions are contagious. After several consecutive chants, even the people passing nearby joined the queue to respond, and the scene suddenly became very lively.

"Who gave us the shirts?" ! 』

"It's a hussar!" 』

"Who pays our soldiers?" ! 』

"It's a hussar!" ! 』

"Who gave us victory?" ! 』

"Hussars!" Horse! ! 』

"Hussars!" Won victory! Won victory! Horse! 』

"Oh oh oh..."

Wei Kang looked at them with a complicated expression.

He just came out to hang out today. After all, he had been bored at home for a long time. But he didn't expect that not long after he came out, he saw a scene that made him more and more panicked.

To be honest, Wei Kang is very cautious now, careful in his words and deeds. He can't talk about my father being Wei Duan every day. How can he be comfortable and happy?

Obviously impossible.

But in such an atmosphere, Wei Kang could only close his mouth tightly, not even daring to breathe loudly. He was afraid that if some inappropriate words came out of his mouth, he would be criticized by these fanatics. The guy was so beaten that he couldn't take care of himself...

Like his younger brother.

It wasn't until Wei Kang had walked far away in silence and looked back at the noisy stage and crowd that Wei Kang slowly and with difficulty exhaled a breath.

He is too difficult.

There are many people who are as difficult as Wei Kang. He is just a microcosm of the original gentry children among the three assistants in Chang'an during this period of time. Wei Kang's discomfort is because Wei Kang doesn't want to change.

This is not the same as simply taking off the gown.

After all, if you want to "take off", you must first "take off".

For people like Wei Kang, Fei Qian was very tolerant. He did not ridicule him from a high position, nor did he say that he would not take advantage of the opportunity given to Wei Kang to make nine thousand a day. Instead, he provided another long gown. It's a pity that Wei Kang has never been willing to change.

After all, the current environment of the Han Dynasty is like this. There are still very few people who can wear long gowns. It is not like the Ming and Qing Dynasties in later generations, when long gowns became the emperor's new clothes. People thought they were wearing them, but in fact they were not, so there was no way to take them off. Don’t take it off.

Of course, there are also some noblemen, like Du Ji, who have adapted to the changes in the new era and devoted themselves to it.

As for the people of the Han Dynasty in this era, they have been confused followers for most of the time. They are not aware of political changes and system changes. They only know whether the food they eat every day, the clothes they wear, and the firewood they burn are all good. Is it cheaper and better than before, or is it more expensive and worse...

"Fucking weird Zaozijing..."

Wei Kang looked at it from a distance, and then whispered.

The Wei family values ​​​​tradition, so their industries are naturally mostly related to traditional agriculture. However, jujube played a great role in the agricultural development of Sanfu in Guanzhong, making Wei and other people like Wei's family more attractive. The profitability of the family that sucks blood and makes money in agriculture has dropped significantly.

With more food to eat, the people have free time to think about this and that, and their grievances can be calmed down more easily. That's why when the veterans shouted "Hussars" on the stage, so many people would follow suit and shout, Otherwise, if your stomach is empty and your hunger is unbearable, how can you have the time and energy to shout slogans? This also makes it possible that at some point someone wants to incite these three auxiliary people, but either no one listens at all, or they are beaten up.

The world is tough!

Wei Kang was filled with emotions.

You know, usually after spring plowing, when there is no harvest, it is the happiest time for Webster and others, because at this time, a large number of farmers have to come to Webster for loans because they have no savings, and they have to thank Webster, after all, only People with great kindness will be willing to lend them money.

Loans from great philanthropists are not only convenient to borrow, but also take a long time to repay. There is no problem if you want to pay them back for twenty or thirty years. It is best to empty the eight wallets of the people, so that they can live and die for generations to come. Repaying the loan...

Although the Han Dynasty would charge a loan tax for lending money, there were policies and countermeasures. Even if Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty and others imposed taxes on these moneylenders in a short period of time, after the gust of wind passed, what should be done would still be done.

It's a pity that such a wonderful thing was ruined by Fei Qian and Zao Zhi.

Wei Kang didn't dare to scold Fei Qian, couldn't he just scold Zao Zhi?

Cursing Zaozhi destroyed China's thousand-year heritage and wiped out the three or four hundred years of hard work of the Han Dynasty.

Of course, not all gentry children in the Han Dynasty are greedy, but the vast majority of the old gentry, especially the gentry and gentry who rely on the land for survival, will inevitably embark on this blood-sucking path when they grow stronger.

Wei Kang no longer wanted to hang out, so he returned home and sat in the hall, like a decayed statue. After the old colors faded away, what was revealed was nothing more than mud and decayed wood.

Wei Duan walked in and when he saw Wei Kang looking like a fool, he was furious and said, "Shuzi!" What kind of ugly behavior is this? ! 』

You can't blame Wei Duan for being angry. Now that Wei Duan has fallen into such a situation, he is closely related to Wei Kang.

Wei Duan even sacrificed his own black gauze hat to barely save Wei Kang. When the sacrifice was made, it was out of love for the child, but after the sacrifice, Wei Kang didn't make much progress, so he naturally felt uncomfortable. In fact, Wei Kang is not completely devoid of progress. At least now he no longer dares to shout in the street that my dad is Wei Duan. However, it is obvious that such progress does not make Wei Duan feel happy.

"Father..." Wei Kang quickly saluted Wei Duan, "My son... went to the market and saw... in the market... there were many people shouting "Hussar"... This, this Hussar... Now the people I only hear the name of the hussar, but not the emperor's favor. This, this... I'm afraid..."

"Shut up! Wei Duan said fiercely, and then he stretched his head and looked around in a panic, and found that no one was paying attention here, and then he exhaled, "How dare you lie like this?" Do you still want to harm your father? ! 』

Wei Kang's eyes widened, "This is at home..."

Halfway through the words, Wei Kang looked at Wei Duan's face and was suddenly startled. His expression also changed. He couldn't help lowering his voice and said, "No, no way... everyone in the family has children who have been born for many years..."

Seeing that Wei Kang understood, Wei Duan's face became slightly better, and he also sat aside and said, "You Wen Si..."

"How can this be? impossible! Wei Kang looked around in horror, as if a thief trying to assassinate him would appear around him at any moment, and murmured repeatedly, "How is that possible?" We...our family...Father, how do you know this...this matter? 』

Wei Duan looked at the sky, and then said after a while: "Two days ago, I heard that... there was an official in Chang'an Yin who was dismissed from his post because he insulted the hussars in private... This man was rude and disrespectful, and he deserved the blame for his dismissal... But I heard that he laughed at the hussar when he was having a banquet with relatives and friends..."

"Is that what the banquet person announced?" ” Wei Kang whispered.

"not necessarily. "Wei Duan shook his head, "I heard that there were people in the office who were collecting rumors... Some people said that he was the one who beat up his followers at home some time ago, and his followers were the ones who came out with a grudge..."

"This..." Wei Kang suddenly remembered that he actually beat and scolded his servants at will.

The father and son sat in silence for a while, both looking sad.

Why is this world so difficult?

After a while, Wei Kang whispered: "Father... we... what will happen next... if there is no further progress, we will be sitting on nothing..."

Webster hasn't had additional revenue in a long time.

Webster has a lot of acres of land, but whether in feudal society or in the capitalist era, the original value of agricultural products is not high. It requires additional production to achieve higher value. Therefore, after returning to the landowner industry, the Weishi family's income has dropped by more than 100 million points compared with before in the current environment of Guanzhong Sanfu...

To maintain the dignity of a noble family, various expenses are indispensable. For example, servants at home perform their own duties. If a servant who raises horses is asked to work part-time to wash clothes in the ditch, even if the servant can do a good job, he will be laughed to death by other nobles and become a joke after dinner, perhaps for more than ten years. It gets mentioned every year.

Therefore, all Wei Duan can think of is to cut down some expenses as much as possible. In the past, when the years were good, the bonuses and holiday allowances given to servants are naturally gone now, and various excuses will be used from time to time, such as being late. Leaving early or other deductions...

As a result, the servants in the family naturally complained, and Wei Duan also felt more unsafe. More importantly, they felt more or less that if this continued, the Wei Duan family would be in danger. It’s over! Either it slowly declines with little by little consumption, or it may be implicated and ruined in a certain turmoil, just like the little official of Chang'an Yin.

Previously, Wei Duan was careful to maintain consistency with Fei Qian Pang Tong as much as possible on the surface, but this did not mean that he approved of the new policies promoted by Fei Qian Pang Tong in his heart.

In Wei Duan's plan, a big battle like Fei Qian and Cao Cao will inevitably consume a lot of money, and if Fei Qian loses after spending a lot of money, food and manpower, then Wei Duan will immediately add insult to injury and completely destroy the previous one. All the grievances of Wei Duan will be repaid tenfold. If Fei Qian wins, then Fei Qian, who has consumed a lot of money, food and manpower, will definitely find an old landlord like Wei Duan to lend a hand. In this way, Wei Duan can unite everyone and hold the money and food. Talk to Feiqian...

After all, during the Xiqiang War, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty even sold the three princes in order to maintain military expenditures and government expenditures.

But the problem is, Wei Duan never figured out how Fei Qian could survive, and it seems that he still has some strength left, and there is no need to rely on these "saviors" who were originally the third assistant in Guanzhong!

Where did Fei Qian get all that money and food? !

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty couldn't gather all the strength of the whole country. How can Feiqian be so virtuous...

Now, Wei Duan is very embarrassed. If he continues to store the grain and grass stored in the warehouse, the price will become worse every year. Once it cannot become a bargaining chip for Feiqian, then these grains and grasses will have almost no value, or in other words, there will be no additional added value at all. They can only go through ordinary agricultural product sales channels, which will be a big loss. If you deliberately If you engage in hunger marketing and deliberately raise the price, then I heard that Sizheng is watching it with eager eyes, fearing that it will be a double-take?

Neither the left nor the right is right. Wei Duan is so worried!

"Father, I heard that...Pang Shiyuan and the young master are not in Chang'an..." Wei Kang suddenly whispered, "If something happens...won't the price of food rise?" 』

Wei Kang also knew about the current situation of Webster and what Wei Duan was worried about.

Wei Duan's heart skipped a beat, "What do you want to do?" ! 』

The shadow of the past still lingers in Wei Duan's heart.

If he is allowed to follow the trend, he can do it secretly, but if he is asked to jump out again, he really doesn't have much courage anymore.

Of course, this may also be because Wei Duan no longer has many chips in his hands.

"No, Father..." Wei Kang came closer, "I just want to say... find a reason to sell the grain our family has hoarded... Selling grain is not illegal, right?" If we can't sell this food and grass now, we'll lose it all! By then... now, Young Master Pang Lingjun has taken away a lot of people, and some places may not be taken care of..."

"Selling grain?" Wei Duan mused, "Selling grain is of course nothing...but how to sell it?" 』

Financial pressure also forced Wei Duan to carefully consider Wei Kang's proposal.

Indeed, if we don’t take advantage of the current war and the price of grain is not low to find a good opportunity to sell it, is it possible to wait until the war is over and the price of grain and grass for the autumn harvest is low before selling it?

"Father..." Wei Kang remembered the scene he had seen on the street before, showed some sarcastic smile, and told Wei Duan, "The people can do it but not know it. Since the hussar's subordinates can incite Public opinion, why can’t we? 』

Wei Duan narrowed his eyes, "You mean..."

The two heads were pressed together, like two rats plotting in a den.