Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 739: Layout of the Three Barbarians
After making an agreement with Wu Yuan and letting Wu Yuan go to see his daughter Mei Zhen, Yang Yuan then lay down on Duozi's soft and elastic thighs.

He closed his eyes and thought about the two place names.

Xuzhou, Wumeng...

Duozi's slender fingers fell on his head and gently massaged him.

In Yang Yuan’s original plan, after stabilizing Lizhou Central Road, his first target would be Lizhou East Road.

By taking advantage of the conflict between the Wen family and the Guo family to control Lizhou East Road, even though the Wu family in Lizhou West Road is the strongest, they will have no choice but to submit.

The Wu family army in Lixi was not an enemy and did not show any intention of rebellion.

It's just that its tail is too big to be removed. There are indeed some illegal and disorderly things in its army, and its generals have indeed formed a factional consciousness, which is also an objective reality.

Therefore, the court must take measures to prevent problems before they occur.

However, to achieve all this, Yang Yuan needs to spend a huge amount of money.

How to solve the problem of the source of funds is a huge problem.

However, Wang Changsheng has now discovered rich copper and gold deposits in Liangshan Prefecture that can change the entire Sichuan-Gangster region.

With the help from Yang Liangao coming to him, he would never give up this godsend opportunity.

That's money, the key to solving countless of his problems.

Organize militia, reform the military system, build highways, relocate government offices, develop firearms, open up mines, and promote culture and education...

All of these things, each and every one of them, requires a huge amount of money.

Yang Yuangui is the lord of twenty-two states, but what he lacks most now is money.

Military affairs have always been a money-eating beast and a bottomless pit.

In fact, Yang Yuan was living a life of poverty.

He didn't want to create various taxes and impose miscellaneous taxes to exploit the people in Sichuan.

The reason why the central Sichuan region now seems to be thriving is mainly because Yang Yuan adopted the method of sharing benefits and laying eggs by borrowing chickens.

Therefore, he mobilized the power of the powerful and wealthy gentry in the Sichuan-Gang region to the maximum extent.

But this is also because all these major events have just begun.

Therefore, what is being spent now is only the initial investment, so the huge funding gap has not yet been reflected.

And later...

However, once Liangshan Prefecture is taken, this problem can be easily solved.

However, if we have to plot our way into southern Xinjiang while managing these major events in central Sichuan, how can we spare the energy to plan for Lidong?

I need... someone qualified to work with me!

Yang Yuan pondered for a while, and a suitable candidate gradually emerged in his mind.

After solving this troublesome matter, Yang Yuan felt relieved and finally in a good mood. He couldn't help but raise his hand and casually play with the soft thing.

Duozi's delicate body trembled, and her cheeks turned red.

But she just had a dizzy face and bent down obediently to make it easier for Yang Yuan to do it, so that her husband wouldn't get his arms sore from lifting the weight.

In secret, Fan Qing was still guarding.

This guy is so stubborn, thinking that since she is someone's bodyguard, she should do her job conscientiously.

Besides, her elder brother was going to see Meizhen, and there would probably be some conversation between the father and daughter, so she was not in a hurry to go over.

Unexpectedly, Yang Yuan suddenly became frivolous again.

I recalled how he had just discussed official matters with his eldest brother and talked about the world, with that arrogant, dignified and solemn look on his face.

Look at his disgraceful behavior now.

A word suddenly emerged in Fanqing's mind:

Clothes beasts.

Thinking of this, Fan Qing couldn't help but recall the scene he saw that night, and couldn't help but spit in his heart, what a beast in human clothing!
Then, Yang Yuan went even further and Fan Qing had no choice but to run away.

In fact, it was broad daylight and in the flower hall at the back house, so there was no need for her to stay by their side all the time.

Fan Qing herself didn't realize that she was just looking for a reason for herself, a reason that would allow her to openly admire Yang Yuan.

But she couldn't bear Yang Yuan's current condition.

The scenes she saw that night have become her unforgettable nightmare.

But every time in her dreams, she would constantly put herself into the story and couldn't stop.

So, she would always get up early to change and wash her clothes.

When Mei Zhen woke up, she saw her aunt sitting cross-legged on a cushion and chanting scriptures.

Pure and simple like a lotus, with a majestic and solemn appearance.

Now seeing Yang Yuan and Duozi being intimate, Fan Qing was frightened and ran away in shame.

……

Yang Yuan was still thinking: "As long as this person can help me stabilize Lidong, I can free up my hands to plan for the southwest.

If we want to seize Liangshan Prefecture, our troops from central Sichuan need to pass through two areas that the imperial court has insufficient control over.

One of them is Wumeng.

There are seven barbarian tribes in Wumeng: Ayulu, Ameng, Kuishan, Baoman, Luluman, Momilan and Wudeng.

The second is Xuzhou.

There are three barbarian tribes in Xuzhou: Mahu barbarian, Nanguang barbarian and Shimen barbarian.

Xuzhou is a semi-autonomous place and it also has a local government.

However, the local government had limited ruling power, and its decrees did not go beyond the city walls, and it was heavily dependent on the autonomy of the three barbarian tribes.

Although Yang Yuan didn't think the Three Barbarians Tribe would amount to anything, it was still necessary to win them over in advance.

The best way at the moment is still to restrain.

Both parties benefit from it, cooperate with each other, and their interests are bound together...

As Yang Yuan thought about it, he rubbed and caressed it unconsciously with one hand.

The hand sometimes moved to the left, as if the seven barbarians of Wumeng were in its palm.

Sometimes he was on the right, as if the three barbarians of Xuzhou were in his palm.

Then, the seven barbarians and the three barbarians became enraged and gradually their anger rose up.

Duozi's eyes were wet, as if water was about to drip out.

She suddenly let out a moan and fell forward softly.

Yang Yuan was originally lying on her legs. When she fell like this, her hot cheek pressed against Yang Yuan's thigh.

Liu Yanran walked slowly into the flower hall, carrying a plate of cut fruits and vegetables.

It is not easy to get fresh fruits and vegetables at this time of year.

When Yanran saw the appearance of the two people at the table, her face immediately blushed.

She spat lightly and said coquettishly, "How ridiculous, in broad daylight." Liu Yanran took a step back and was about to close the door and leave.

Although Yang Yuan didn't look up, he knew that she was coming.

"Yanran, come in."

Liu Yanran bit her lip, walked in with a red face, closed the door tightly, bolted it, and then walked over slowly with the fruits in her hand.

She knelt beside the table and placed the fruit plate on the table.

Then she picked up a piece of fruit pulp with a bamboo stick, held it between her red lips and white teeth, and then crawled on her knees, swaying her round face, as she crawled forward.

Fan Qing came back quietly.

In her opinion, after avoiding Yang Yuan for a while, it would be time to end it.

He couldn't really do anything in broad daylight.

As a result, when she came back this time, she was frightened.

Fan Qing quickly covered her eyes with her small hands.

Then, her ten fingers quietly bloomed like a night-blooming cereus on a moonlit night.

Between the fingers, a pair of big watery eyes appeared, with clear black and white.

Pooh!
He really...

"A clear mind is like water, and clear water is the mind. There is no breeze, no waves."

"Namo, Heluotan, Duoluoye. Namo Aliye. Balukediti, Shuobolaye..."

……

Xuzhou, now Pingshan.

Meng Qingguo, with two followers, was walking in the vast mountains and forests with their horse bags and saddle bags on their backs.

He had already entered the ruling area of ​​the Mahu barbarian tribe.

Among the three barbarians in Xuzhou, the Mahu barbarians are the most powerful.

The mountains and rivers here are lush and green, full of the feeling of primitive forests.

However, the road here is not very difficult to travel.

There are obvious signs of artificial leveling and expansion on the ground.

Because there are many big trees here, all of which are giant trees that have grown naturally over hundreds or thousands of years.

Such huge trees are essential whether they are used to build luxurious villas and palaces or ships and warships.

This is a treasure gifted by nature to mankind. However, they have been growing here for thousands of years, withering and flourishing every year, and the people of Xuzhou are not aware of their value.

Later, as more and more Han people lived here, they began to go into the mountains in groups, cut down large trees, and then transport them out of the mountains to sell them to other places.

As a result, the local Rong people realized that these huge trees that they were so familiar with could actually be exchanged for a lot of money.

From then on, they took advantage of the geographical location of the tribe and began to seize logging rights and drive out the Han people who came in to cut down trees.

However, many Han people have made their living from this and naturally are unwilling to leave.

A small group of Han people cutting down trees could not defeat the Rong people who drove them away.

But the Han people began to stick together.

As a result, the Han people gathered together and went up the mountain to cut wood again, and the Rong people could not defend themselves.

This is a vast mountain range, so large that it is impossible to see it all.

If the Han people encountered a lone Rong hunter in the mountains, the Han people would naturally kill them because their relatives or friends had been shot by the Rong people.

As a result, the hatred between the two sides became deeper and deeper.

Under such circumstances, the Han people, who are relatively small in number, dare not enter the mountains easily.

However, Meng Qingguo was not worried about this.

Because he had been to Shimen Man first.

When he rushed from Shimen Man to Mahu Man, he had already changed into the clothes of the local warriors.

He also brought a token given to him by Shimen Man Daguitou.

Therefore, he had no fear on this trip.

Meng Qingguo was a businessman who was dependent on the Wu family in Lixi.

In fact, the Meng family's current foundation was built by acting on behalf of the Wu family and doing business that was inconvenient for the Wu family to do, and it expanded step by step.

He has already come into contact with the big bosses of the Shimen barbarians and the Nanguan barbarians, and the next one is the Mahu barbarians.

This time, Meng Qingguo just wanted to do some business with them to lay a foundation for mutual friendship.

Because he also knew that the big devil of the three barbarians in Xuzhou was not completely stupid.

If you jump right into the point when you first meet them, it will inevitably arouse their suspicion.

However, he still has a backup plan.

The Twelve Young Master sent over two hundred soldiers from Lizhou West Road, and they are already on the way.

They are all elite Western troops who have experienced many battles.

They break down into pieces and come all the way here, and when they arrive, they will break down into pieces again.

At that time, they could pretend to be Han people going into the mountains to cut wood, or they could pretend to be Rong people trying to stop the Han people.

As long as some brutal enough massacres are committed, fierce conflicts will inevitably break out between the Rong people and the mountain people, who are already incompatible with each other.

This conflict could turn into a raging flame, burning the entire Xuzhou, and then spread to the entire Sichuan Gorge.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, the imperial court once implemented a tea monopoly.

Like salt, it can bring continuous and stable tax revenue to the imperial court.

At the same time, it was also an important economic means for the Song Dynasty to sanction the Jin Dynasty.

Since the Jin people were unable to buy tea from the Song Dynasty, they turned to buying tea from Western Xia and Tubo.

But where did the tea from Xixia and Tubo come from?
River Gorge.

Due to the huge profits, a large amount of tea flowed from Sichuan to Tubo and Xixia, and then to the Jin Dynasty.

Therefore, the Song Dynasty strengthened its border defenses to control the smuggling of tea.

Blocking people's way of making money is like killing your parents.

Wang Xiaobo, a tea merchant from Qingcheng, therefore gathered a crowd to rebel, and this great turmoil shook the whole of Sichuan.

Meng Qingguo was absolutely sure that as long as he added more wood and fanned the flames, he could also start a fire that would plunge the entire Sichuan Province into corruption.

By then, Yang Yuan would have to get out of Sichuan. If the imperial court wanted to mobilize the Wu family army to quell the rebellion, hehe...

The official title of Sichuan Xuanfu Envoy, which was once a short-lived title, should now reappear in the world.

This was Twelve Young Master’s brilliant plan, and he was the executor!

(End of this chapter)