Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 31 Business in the World

"Is the emperor three or two years old this year?"

"At his age, what kind of imperial edict can he write for me?"

The current emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty is Sima Dan, who ascended the throne last year.

Sima Dan was a young emperor who ascended the throne at the age of two and was only three years old this year.

There is no doubt that an emperor of this age is just a puppet.

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Xie Yi's face.

Indeed, what kind of imperial decree can a three-year-old emperor issue?

The so-called imperial edict is nothing more than the opinions of the important officials in the court.

As long as your family background is high enough, it is not difficult to get an imperial edict from the palace.

However, in the past, everyone knew about such things and would not try to sabotage them.

No one is like Lin Dao, who points it out directly to his face.

Xie Yi felt a little embarrassed.

He simply pretended not to know and went straight to the main course.

"The emperor appoints General Qihuo as a temporary general, General Suppressing Bandits, Commander-in-Chief of All Military Affairs in Ji Province, Governor of You Province, and Commandant of the Wuhuan Guard."

After putting away the imperial edict, Xie Yi solemnly took out several imperial edicts and certificates of appointment, as well as several seals, and presented them respectfully.

Afterwards, he took out two gate flags, a dragon and tiger banner, a staff, two halberds, and two leopard tails, a total of eight items.

Looking at all these things, Lin Dao was a little confused.

There is no doubt that these things touched upon his blind spots in knowledge.

This is nothing.

Qin Lang and the others standing by were already flushed with excitement and trembling.

"Master Lang."

Lotus Sun stepped forward, knelt, and quietly explained for Lin Dao.

Jie is the flag festival.

All generals who are away from home are given flags and staffs.

There are three types of flags and banners: envoy-held flags, flag-holding flags, and temporary flags and

The highest rank was the envoy with special powers, who could kill officials below the rank of 2,000 stones.

The next level is to hold a special authority, which allows one to kill people without official positions, and in the army, one can kill colonels and sergeants below the rank of 2,000 stones.

As for the fake general, he can only kill those who violate military orders while he is in the army.

The so-called "jiajie" is a borrowed word and is regarded as a borrowed section.

The emperor would lend the flag and staff to his ministers who were performing temporary tasks to intimidate others.

Compared with the first two types, the holiday is temporary in nature.

For generals going on expeditions, holding a military seal has become standard.

As for the specific object of the festival, it is a bamboo stick about seven or eight feet long, decorated with a yak tail at the top.

Gate flags, dragon and tiger flags, banners, leopard tails, etc. are all the flags in the flag section, which are flags and banners.

Reaching out to pick up the bamboo joint and looking at the yak tail, Lin Dao nodded repeatedly, "Now I understand. So this is the Jiedushi's joint."

"This is what Su Wu stood with his imperial seal when he was captured by the Xiongnu."

"This section represents the imperial power's right to kill."

"The emperor, through the Jie, delegated the right to kill on behalf of the imperial power to the generals going out to war."

It is not just the right to kill people, what is really important is the right to execute officials and captains below the rank of 2,000 stones.

The general was away, issuing civil and military orders.

Anyone who dares to disobey will be killed immediately if his salary is below 2,000 shi, and will not be punished.

This is the legendary proof of legal killing.

If they don't want to be killed by the General Holding the Imperial Seal, the officials and captains must obey his orders and do their work well.

Otherwise, if you get beheaded, you will have nowhere to seek justice.

Sun Rong continued to explain.

The so-called bandit-suppressing general is just one of the miscellaneous generals.

Although it is a miscellaneous title, he can still command troops legitimately.

The Qihuo Army is a military organization, so it is only natural to confer the title of general on General Qihuo.

The commander-in-chief of all military affairs in Jizhou, both at home and abroad, is the Grand Commander-in-Chief of Jizhou.

The entire Jizhou military force is under the management and mobilization of the Grand Commander.

"It's quite a name."

Hearing this, Lin Dao shook his head and laughed, "In Jizhou, besides the beggars' army, where else are there any troops from the imperial court?"

Although he is called the Grand Commander, it is just an empty title.

Sun Rong added, "The Governor of Youzhou and the Captain of the Guards of Wuhuan have always been appointed together."

"Those who serve as the Governor of Youzhou usually also serve as the Protector of Wuhuan."

The Inspector was the governor of a province during the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, and was the highest administrative officer of a province.

This means that the entire Youzhou is under the jurisdiction of Lin Dao.

However, Youzhou is now occupied by the Xianbei Murong clan.

This is also an empty title.

During the Jin Dynasty, the status of the colonel in the army was relatively high, second only to the general.

The highest-ranking military commander in the Jin Dynasty was the Inspector of the Capital, who was responsible for guarding the capital.

The general in charge of the garrison troops in the border areas is usually also called the colonel.

Such as the Protector of Wuhuan, the Protector of Xiwu, the Protector of Nanman, the General of the Central Army of the Xiongnu, etc.

The essential meaning is the protector of these places.

The most numerous barbarian tribe in Youzhou was the Wuhuan, so the governor of Youzhou was usually appointed together with the commander of the Wuhuan protection team.

"Strange." Lin Dao said seriously, "Guangzong County belongs to Jizhou. Why is the governor of Youzhou appointed here instead of the governor of Jizhou?"

"This is the will of the court." Xie Yi said with his hands behind his back, "It is because the court values ​​General Qi Huo."

What the hell do you value!

They are all empty names without any real support.

The reason why General Qihuo was appointed as the Grand Commander of Jizhou was because the Qihuo Army was originally active in Jizhou, and this righteous title had to be given to him.

Otherwise, the name will be wrong and the words will not go smoothly.

As for arranging Qihuo Shuai as the governor of Youzhou and the commander of the Wuhuan Guard.

This was an additional arrangement made by Xie An, which was to set a trap between the Qihuo Army and the Xianbei Murong clan.

The Murong clan's territory was in Youzhou, but the governor of Youzhou was Qihuo Shuai.

Conflicts will naturally arise between the two sides, and in this way they can be divided and resolved.

The war hasn't even started yet, but they've already started planning what will happen after the war and digging a hole first.

This is the style of doing things by the aristocratic families.

Although Xie An had not yet entered officialdom, his abilities and skills were already in place.

This careless action laid the groundwork for future wars.

"Master." Sun Rong pointed at several imperial edicts and official certificates on the table.

"This is an imperial decree. It's on record with the imperial seal."

Lin Dao nodded repeatedly, "I understand. This is the letter of authorization."

He understands the concept of a power of attorney.

He pointed at the imperial edict and asked, "Why is the name blank?"

Sun Rong glanced at Xie Yi and explained, "The imperial court and the Qihuo Army haven't had any contact in several years. I don't know the Qihuo commander's name."

Now it makes sense.

Before Xie Yi and his group set out, they had no idea who the current Qihuo Shuai was.

The way to deal with such things is to write the name of the beggar general directly on the imperial edict.

As for the Gaoshen, it is basically the identity card of officials.

It contains name, place of origin, age and special physical features.

Similarly, the certificate of appointment is also blank, and Lin Dao can fill it out himself.

He reached out and picked up a seal, looking at the words "Seal of the General Who Suppresses Bandits" engraved on it.

Lin Dao sighed slightly, "I know this, the official seal."

"Thank you, Governor."

Lin Dao, with a normal expression, asked, "What does the imperial court want the beggars for?"

We haven't been in touch for several years, and I have sent you a few righteous gifts since then.

Lu Xun once said, "If you show kindness to others without any reason, you must be asking for something from them."

Sure enough, Xie Yi only had one sentence here.

"Send troops to suppress the Stone Bandits!"

Xie An arranged all this in order to use the Qihuo Army to cause more trouble for Shi Hu.

If we can hold back some of the Jiehu forces and create opportunities for Huan Wen to attack Cheng Han, that would be a win.

It doesn’t matter if you fail, you didn’t pay anything anyway.

Lin Dao was silent for a moment.

After a moment, he told Qin Lang to "send Governor Xie to rest."

Xie Yi knew that the Qihuo Army was composed of various groups of people.

Such a major matter must be discussed carefully before a decision can be made.

People who learned the news came one after another to discuss the matter.

"Except for these flags and documents," Sun Dalang shouted, "the court has given us nothing. Do you expect me to work for the court?"

"It's not like I gave you nothing."

Qin Lang sighed slightly, "At least he was given an official title."

"Official title? Then why not allow him to open a government office? Why not give him a title? And not even mention of honors."

"If we accept this, we will have to go to war with the Jiehu."

"If the Jiehu are fully mobilized, they can mobilize an army of one million."

"A million-strong army is just bullshit. Most of them are just old, weak, sick, and disabled people."

"They are so poor that they have to eat dirt."

"Those who eat dirt are the common people, while the elite Jiehu eat meat."

Blocking out the quarrel over there, Lin Dao turned to look at Liu Hu, "What do you think?"

"My Lord's opinion is my slave's opinion."

Liu Hu replied in a deep voice, "My lord, if you want me to fight, I will go into battle and kill the enemy, and bring you the head of the stone thief."

Lin Dao was slightly moved.

He stood up and walked to the back tent. "I will seriously consider this matter."

"Everyone go and do your own thing."

Back in the modern world, Lin Dao sat down on the chair and started surfing the Internet.

If you are unsure about anything, ask Baidu or post a reward online.

Let’s listen to what constructive suggestions the omnipotent netizens can give.

"This is a good thing that comes right to your door. Why hesitate?"

"The reputation of righteousness has been offered to us, and the men from the north have flocked to us. Just feed them slop and give each of them a piece of rebar!"

"The people upstairs are going too far. They should at least be given some feed."

"If we have money and food, we should recruit soldiers and slaughter the Tartars."

Lin Dao looked through the replies carefully, searching for useful information.

A reply from a netizen named 'Xiao Lian' caught his attention.

This netizen wrote a lot of words, and the words are reasonable.

"OP, I read your question."

"Your hypothesis mentioned that we could purchase supplies from the modern world and bring them over. Do you know what that means?"

"This means that you have the support of an entire industrial Cthulhu behind you!"

"With this power, all kings, generals, and historical figures are just little Karami."

"As for the funds to purchase supplies."

"As long as you have supplies, you can recruit an army."

"If we have troops, we can just rob them."

"Precious ancient medicinal materials, calligraphy and paintings, antiques, jewelry, gold, silk, tea, coal, wood, rare animals and fish, etc., these are all sources of funds."

"Of course, the prerequisite is to arrange reasonable shipping channels."

"Remember, never farm."

"It's not like my soul traveled through time, and I can still run back and forth to bring supplies."

"This huge advantage must be utilized. Only a fool would farm."

"One last thing to say, if the owner of this building can really travel back and forth, please be sure to accept my knees!"

“I want to wear it too~~~”

"Go through fire and water, OP~~~"

Looking at the long reply, Lin Dao fell into deep thought.

"As expected, the talents are among the people."

"The talents of a county are enough to change dynasties."

He reflected on himself.

I made a little money from time-space trade, but am I getting carried away?
"Becoming a time-space merchant is just the beginning. Once you have accumulated enough capital, it's time to start other businesses."

"Now the scale is getting bigger and bigger, and even the Later Zhao and Eastern Jin dynasties have come into contact with it."

"It's pointless to use petty tricks to cheat people with the intention of making money from business."

Lin Dao leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest.

"Next, it's time to do big business."

"Business in the world!"

Hundred-ton King Crane Armored Cavalry
(End of this chapter)