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Under the excitement of the crowd, Gao Xiu stood up and clasped his fists to Zhao Junsheng and said: "Dutong, the matter has come to this point, we have no camp to choose, why not just follow Gu Bi's wish and go against it!"

Zhao Junsheng's face was very calm, and he asked: "Reverse? Are you confident that you can stop the imperial court's siege?"

Cao Jiao stood up and said: "Dutong, we really can't stop the encirclement and suppression of the imperial court, but we can borrow the power of the Rouran people and choose to temporarily join the Rouran people. When we are strong, we can get rid of the control of the Rouran people."

Hua Mulan was already in a hurry, when she heard that they were discussing the matter of treason, she immediately said to everyone: "No, you can't be arrogant! It is only his own idea that Gu Bi wants to drive you to a dead end, and it does not represent the imperial court I also have this kind of thinking, you can't do this, if you really turn against you, wouldn't you be playing into Gu Bi's arms? Also, even if you go to seek refuge with the Rouran people, will the Rouran people really accept you? Even if they accept you , can you guarantee that the people of Rouran have no idea of ​​using you? It’s fine if you rebel, but treason and defection to the enemy will be reviled forever!”

Zhao Junsheng glanced at Cao Jiao, but said nothing.

Pei Jin immediately said: "Captain Gao, Captain Cao, you all should say a few words less, now is not the time to vent your anger, and you have to find a way to overcome the difficulties in front of you!"

After he finished speaking, he said to Hua Mulan: "General Hua, Captain Gao and Captain Cao are just talking out of anger, so don't take it to heart! We all understand the truth, but we can't wait here to be tricked by Gu Bi Die? Do you have any way to solve the current predicament?"

Hua Mulan thought for a while and said, "I'll go back and ask General Pi to go to the emperor. The Jinling Camp is not just Gu Bi alone, but also King Yongchang and the Fifth Princess. I believe they will not let Gu Bi go his own way and let the situation collapse." bad!"

Zhao Junsheng said to Hua Mulan at this time: "Don't worry, Mulan, our current luggage can last for two months, so long enough for us to find a way! I won't let Gu Bi get what he wants, and of course we won't either. Really rebellious, no one is willing to take this road! Now we have nearly 5000 soldiers and horses, and more than [-] young and strong people. Even if the Jinling Camp does not provide us with supplies, we still have hands to work. Here There are mountains, rivers and lakes, grasslands and fertile soil, we can fish and hunt, open up wasteland and farm land, and we still have some supplies seized from the Rouran people, we can sell them for food if we don’t need them!”

Seeing what Zhao Junsheng said, Hua Mulan was more than half relieved. She knew that although this could temporarily solve the food problem for everyone, it would not work without armory supplies. She had to add it in time, otherwise she would not be able to defend against the Rouran people. She decided to go back to Jinling and promised to meet Pi Baozi, King Yongchang and the fifth princess, and ask them to stop Gu Bi and report the situation to the court.

Early the next morning, Hua Mulan bid farewell to Zhao Junsheng, but Zhao Junsheng did not keep her, and the military order ordered Hua Mulan and the remnants of the Huaishuo army to be transferred back.

Not long after leaving the gate of the camp, Hua Mulan asked Mona Loujin and Wu Luolanqi to lead the remnants of the Huaishuo army to go first. She stopped and said to Zhao Junsheng: "Brother Junsheng, I also know that the situation in the supply camp is very difficult. There are people like Gubi who want to put you to death, there are people from Rouran who are staring at you, the pressure on the supply camp is very high, you must stay rational, it is dangerous for Gao Xiu and Cao Jiao to think like this, how can a person do it alone? Rebellion is easy to say? You must suppress them and don’t let them act recklessly. As long as you don’t give Gu Bi and others an excuse to send troops to destroy you, they will not dare to act recklessly! Also, General Pi has already recommended me to the emperor. Lieutenant-General of Huaishuo Town and the Army Sima of Huaishuo Town, to assist him in rebuilding Huaishuo Town. At present, military invitations have been issued to recruit soldiers from all over the country. Come on, I won't let him cover the sky with one hand!"

Zhao Junsheng was very happy for Hua Mulan when he heard the news, "It would be great for you to be the deputy of the army and the commander of the army. You don't have to worry about my side. I have a sense of proportion in my heart. After you return to the Jinling Camp, you will practice hard. Soldier, General Pi is good except for being greedy for money. He is also an emperor.

The people around the Emperor, as long as he is sure to speak for you, it is no problem for you to hold the position of Army Deputy and Army Sima firmly!I will send someone to send you some money in a few days, you can send some money to General Pi according to your preference, and the matter should be resolved! "

Hua Mulan frowned and said: "This...isn't it good? I, Hua Mulan, joined the army because of my martial arts skills, and I was promoted because of my military exploits. If I did this, wouldn't I get a reputation for being a sneakerhead?"

Zhao Junsheng smiled and patted Hua Mulan on the shoulder: "My silly girl, it's fine if Pi Baozi is an upright and honest person. You don't need to engage in these tricks. As long as you are dedicated to the public and upright, he will appreciate you." , Support you, but he is not a clean person, if you want to climb up, you have to do what you like, we should not be too upright in our lives, as long as we do not violate our own heart, do not violate our principles, and pay attention to some strategies in our actions It's perfectly fine!"

Hua Mulan looked at Zhao Junsheng, bit her lip, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you!"

After sending Hua Mulan away, Zhao Junsheng asked Gao Xiu and Cao Jiao to continue training recruits, while he continued to build a new barracks with more than 4000 civilians.

As the saying goes, a large number of people is powerful, and a new military camp was built in just ten days. The military camp is no longer full of tents, but all of them are barracks, including stables and warehouses. The gaps between them are all sealed with clay and thin mud, and there will be no ventilation in winter. The foundations of the barracks are dug two feet deep, and the wood is inserted in and then rammed with earth. In autumn and winter, there are often those that are blown down or crushed by heavy snow.

In order to prevent rain from leaking on the roof of the barracks, paste the gaps between the planks of the roof with clay, wait for it to dry, then brush a layer of tung oil, and then spread a layer of hay after drying, so that the rain will not leak.

While building the new barracks, Zhao Junsheng also allocated more than half of the villagers and gave them some tools to open up wasteland nearby and plant wheat seeds in the open land.

In order to cultivate enough fields to plant wheat before the weather turns completely cold, the villagers worked very hard. The common people who planed in the soil knew that if they missed the sowing season, there would be no harvest next year, and they would have to starve. abdomen.

When this part of the Minzhuang was still farming, the new military camp had already been built. Zhao Junsheng asked the Minzhuang who built the military camp to continue to build a camp for themselves to help them withstand the wind and snow through the cold winter.

By mid-October, the barracks where the villagers lived were also built, and everyone had a comfortable home.

"Dutong, Pei Jin is back from Shanwu County!" Li Bao, the captain of the personal army and the captain of the Modao team, ran over on horseback and reported to Zhao Junsheng, who was supervising the reclaiming and sowing of the villagers.

As soon as Zhao Junsheng heard this, he immediately asked his subordinates to watch the people working here, and he and Li Bao rushed back to the barracks.

Pei Jin was drinking tea with a haggard face, when he saw Zhao Junsheng walking in, he immediately got up and bowed his hands: "This subordinate has seen Dutong!"

Zhao Junsheng waved his hand: "Don't be too polite, how is the family situation? Last time the Rouran people raided Shanwu County, did the family have any trouble?"

Pei Jin said: "Luckily among the misfortunes, when the Rouran people raided Shanwu County, their family members hid in the cellar where the pickles were stored in time, relying on the pickles for two days, and waited for the Rouran people to leave before they came out, but the family is valuable The Rouran people have plundered all their belongings, and when the subordinates returned, they had been digging wild vegetables outside the city for several days to eat!"

"The situation in the county town can only be described as miserable. Ten rooms are empty. When my subordinates arrived, the streets were littered with corpses. There were not even two wild dogs or cats. There were not many people who survived in the city. Well, the officials who survived in the past few days recruited the people outside the city to clean up the corpses, and it took six days to clean up the city, and more than 20 large pits for burying the corpses were dug!"

Ever since Zhao Junsheng learned that the Rouran people had raided Shanwu County, he had imagined what the Rouran people had done in Shanwu County. Now that he heard Pei Jin say it with his own ears, he couldn't help but tremble all over.

After a long time, Zhao Junsheng calmed down and asked, "Is everything settled at home?"

"I will worry about everything, my subordinates have already settled the house, left enough money and food, at least three months will not be cold or starving!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded, and then began to talk about business, "How is your contact with the businessman who asked you to contact?"

Pei Jin cupped his hands and said: "According to Dutong's order, my subordinates have inspected businessmen in several nearby state capitals in the past half a month, and only one person meets the requirements of Dutong. This person is named Qiao Yicheng. He is a Han. He was originally in Shuozhou. He was a small official, but he didn't have much backing in the officialdom, and he accidentally offended a high-ranking official, so he couldn't get along in the officialdom, so he had to quit the officialdom and start a business with some of the money he saved when he was an official. With a shrewd mind, some contacts in the officialdom and familiarity with the officialdom, the business can be regarded as prosperous, but this person has recently encountered troubles, and the business has been suppressed by his peers. Many goods are backlogged and cannot be sold. A large number of goods have been confiscated by the government on the charge of adultery with Rouran, and it is time to get angry!"

Zhao Junsheng touched his chin and asked, "Where is this person now?"

"The subordinates have already brought him, and he is in the barracks next to him!"

Zhao Junsheng thought about it and said, "Bring him to see me tonight!"

"Yes!"

It was getting dark, everyone in Nantian Castle had dinner, Pei Jin brought businessman Qiao Yicheng to the lobby.

After Pei Jin's introduction, a tall and thin businessman in his 40s stepped forward to salute Zhao Junsheng: "Caomin Qiao Yicheng pays his respects to Du Tong!"

Zhao Junsheng observed Qiao Yicheng without speaking.

Qiao Yicheng was also observing Zhao Junsheng at this time, he was also very curious about Zhao Junsheng, it was not easy for a Han Chinese to achieve this position.

After a long time, Zhao Junsheng said: "Qiao Yuanwai, right? I don't want to talk nonsense, let's get straight to the point. I have a lack of food and clothing. There are 6000 people here. If you can give me half a year's worth of food, grass and clothes Ben Dutong's subordinates have enough food and clothing, and the three passes of Da'eshan Fort, Tunzuoshan Fort, and Nantian Fort can allow you and your caravan to pass through unimpeded, no matter what goods your caravan sells to Monanmo North, the capital can guarantee that no one will dare to investigate!"

Qiao Yicheng gasped when he heard that, and thought that Zhao Dutong had the guts to let the caravan go out of customs and trade with the Rouran people just for the food and grass of 6000 people for half a year!

Chapter 335 Forming the Cavalry

Qiao Yicheng recovered from the shock. He quickly deduced the reason why Zhao Junsheng did this. It must be that the garrison could not raise food and grass in a short time. He calmed down and said to Zhao Junsheng: "For As far as businessmen are concerned, if they can go out of customs and do business with Rouran people, this is a business that is sure to make a profit without losing money. Then the family will be exterminated! The general can find the grass people to discuss this matter, obviously they can trust the grass people, the grass people are very honored! It’s just that half a year is too short, the caravan can only go three times at most, now It’s late autumn again, and the road will soon be blocked by heavy snow, and we can only make two trips at most within half a year..."

Zhao Junsheng pointed to Ma Zha next to him, motioning for Qiao Yicheng to sit down and talk.

"Thank you Dutong!"

Zhao Junsheng went back to the desk, sat down and said to Qiao Yicheng, "Mr. Qiao must have guessed that there is a shortage of food here in the capital! This time, the Rouran people went south to raid Caogu and robbed the entire area south of Yinshan Mountain and north of the Great Wall. Ben Dutong can't think of other ways at the same time, but Ben Dutong can't let the soldiers under his command suffer from cold and starvation, and the superiors don't distribute supplies to Ben Dutong, so Ben Dutong has to find a way by himself!"

"Half a year is just a trial period. If Qiao Yuanwai's business is doing well, we can continue to cooperate, but how to cooperate must be discussed separately! Qiao Yuanwai lost money, and it shouldn't be too much, after all, it hasn't been long, let's pretend nothing happened, you don't know Ben Dutong, and Ben Dutong doesn't know you, it's as simple as that!"

Qiao Yicheng took a deep breath, cupped his hands and said, "Dutong is a fastidious person, and so can the grassroots. The grassroots can guarantee to raise 6000 people's food, grass and clothes for half a year within half a month and send them here to Dutong. It’s just that Caomin now has a large amount of goods that have been sealed up by the Shuozhou government in the warehouse, and [-]% of Caomin’s family property is on this batch of goods. If they can’t unseal and sell this batch of goods, Caomin really can’t spend money to buy food and clothing. !"

Zhao Junsheng thought for a while and asked, "Who did you offend?"

"Shi Yang Yiqian, governor of Shuozhou! Caomin didn't offend him, it's just that Caomin's business has grown in recent years, he has made some money, and has some family background, so some colleagues are jealous, and Yang Yiqian is the backer of one of them. ".

"Understood!" Zhao Junsheng nodded, and asked Pei Jin: "Is the official document ready?"

"Ready!" Pei Jin said, and took out a customs clearance document and handed it to Zhao Junsheng.

Zhao Junsheng took a look at the customs clearance document, put it on the desk, picked up the seal of the capital commander of the Jinling Camp and stamped it with a big seal, and then handed the customs clearance document to Qiao Yicheng, saying: "With this customs clearance This document proves that your Qiao family caravan is a military procurement caravan under the jurisdiction of my Jinling camp, and the Shuozhou government should not make things difficult for you anymore!"

At this time, Pei Jin cupped his hands and said, "Dutong, since the other party has already set their minds on Qiao Yuanwai, he must have found out about him. At this moment, he suddenly took out the customs clearance document and turned Qiao's caravan into a military purchase." Caravan, Yang Yiqian will definitely doubt the authenticity of the customs clearance document. Although the customs clearance document is no problem and can withstand investigation, what if he delays? He can delay time, but the stomachs of our soldiers I can't delay, I have to open my mouth every day to eat!"

Hearing Pei Jin's words, Zhao Junsheng thought about it and found it reasonable, so he immediately said to Pei Jin: "Well, you go there yourself, and go to Shuozhou with Qiao Yuanwai... In addition, Go to Gao Xiu to pick two hundred soldiers and horses, make the scene a little louder, scare Yang Yiqian, meet with Jian first, and see his attitude, if he doesn't show face, beat him hard, and let him deal with this matter immediately It's over. Let the Shuozhou government understand that I, the commander of the Jinling camp and the defense envoy of the Yinshan defense line, are not to be trifled with! Whoever dares to touch the people of the Dutong, the Dutong will make him pay the price!"

Pei Jin agreed: "Obey!"