Chapter 66: The Stranger (1)
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6 Yao and the others slowly moved forward, and before they had gone far, the news that Wei Cao had returned with the high-ranking officials of the imperial court and that the Xianbei people had been defeated had already spread throughout many camp villages. (Please search Bayi Chinese Net, the fastest updated novel website!) In many dock forts, there are already people rushing here.
Most of the subordinates that Wei Cao relied on to lead the Jin people were the children of his own clan, such as Wei Qin, Wei Chong, Wei Qing, etc., and Wei Xiong, who was known for his bravery, was also one of them; In addition, he also cited the six surnames of Jia, Duan, Fan, Wang, Li, and Guo as allies, and selected the heroes and fighters of his clan as their minions. When Tuoba Yihui was in power, most of them used Jin people to do things, and Wei Cao and others also made meritorious deeds to repay each other, so many of the children of several families were high-ranking officials such as generals and marquis. 6 Yao came to the source this time, and wanted to meet these characters.
But these people in front of them don't look like homeless leaders. As they ran, they were still talking to the people around them...... Ahem, 6 Haruka really doesn't know how to describe it.
When I looked at it intently, I saw a person, a scarf and a feather fan, a crane soap, a tall and strong figure, a face like a crown of jade, and sharp eyes; Looking at the next person, it is also a scarf feather fan, a crane soap silk, tall and strong, with a face like a crown of jade, and sharp eyes; Then there is the third person, who is still a scarf feather fan and a crane soap, tall and strong, with a face like a crown of jade, and sharp eyes. These three people are dressed up and down, and their appearance is more like carved out of a mold!
6 Haruka restrained his urge to rub his eyes, fixed his concentration and stared carefully, and finally the three of them were different in age and teeth, and their beards were not similar. The first person is about forty years old, and a chest-length hair under the chin flutters in the wind; the second man had five locks of long beard; The third person was the youngest, a young man in his twenties, with two black mustaches on his upper lip.
The three of them have not yet approached, and they are still more than ten feet apart. Before 6 Haruka could greet him, the three of them were already excited.
For that man, he sighed with emotion: "Sigh! The clouds are from the dragon, the wind is from the tiger, and the saints are all visible. Today, there is wind and clouds, and sure enough, the nobles came, and the weather was extraordinary! ”
The second person was moved by Mo Ming: "What my brother said is true." The elite is in the middle of it; Seeing a gentleman, happy and ceremonial. Seeing the gentleman walking in a tiger's step, he had to be admired with joy and dance! As he spoke, the two looked at the dust together.
As soon as the two of them fell to the ground, the third person was already in tears: "Those who are good at fighting are not martial, and those who are good at fighting are not angry, and this general is also called." The appearance of the general, sincerity and harmony, we can see the dignity of the face, and we are very relieved! Before the words fell, he also fell down with a pop.
These three people opened their mouths and chanted repeatedly, and they actually quoted the words in Zhou Yi, the Book of Songs, and the Tao Te Ching. 6 After all, Haruka had not studied for many years, and for a while he only felt that his words were extremely humble, and he was stunned for a long time before he understood their meaning. Looking at the three of them bowing together, they were even more welcome.
"Where can a despicable man dare to be so praised?" 6 Yao waved his hand again and again, and looked at Wei Cao suspiciously: "I don't know if these people are ......"
The three of them raised their heads, and all three of them smiled brightly, and replied earnestly:
"It's just a matter of being diligent, and it's a bit of a word."
"Reluctant below, the word is second."
"It's not just a simple way, it's a good word."
The three brothers said in unison: "We are three brothers of the same mother, who have been at home with their families all over the world since childhood, and have been doing business for more than 20 years!" ”
Wei Cao interjected at this time: "General 6, the three Fang brothers are big businessmen who travel between the grasslands of Northern Xinjiang and the mainland. They sold a large number of cattle, horses, livestock, iron tools, salt, and other goods, and did a great business. Over the years, many of the salt, iron and other materials needed by the Jin people of Weiyuan have been traded by Fang's Kunzhong. ”
"Oh?" 6 Haruka suddenly raised his interest. He hurriedly stepped forward and said repeatedly: "The three of you are so polite, it's really a shame." Hurry up, please ......"
Seeing the appearance of the three Fang brothers walking freely among the heavily guarded community of the Wet Source Fort, they were obviously very familiar with this place. Wei Cao, as a Jin person, was able to pull such a force that was almost independent of the Hu clan in the grassland, presumably relying on the support of the Fang brothers.
When the Great Jin Dynasty was founded, agriculture was the most important, and Emperor Wu had deliberately warned the county state planners and the chief of the prime minister to make the most of the geographical advantages, and forbade food and food vendors to protect the agricultural production population. However, such a ban was ineffective, and as the country gradually stabilized, the pursuit of wealth could not be curbed by the royal family and the princesses. For example, Sima Nan, King of Jingling, Sima Yan, King of Wu, Langya Wang, Yingchuan Yu, etc., all personally ran businesses to make profits. During the Taikang period, the economic power of the merchants and the clans were entangled with each other, and they expanded rapidly, and the wealthy and wealthy merchants took advantage of the light capital and accumulated heavy assets to manage their profits, and the business and trade of the prefectures and counties in the world were extremely prosperous. At that time, Fu Xuan, a famous minister and lieutenant of Sili, wrote a book and recorded: "There are all special cities, and there are merchants in the city, and businessmen are rich in the office." There is also Zuo Si's "Sandu Fu" with magnificent rhetoric, which is a grand spectacle.
Unfortunately, the good times were short-lived. After Taixi, the Central Plains was in turmoil. In just a few years, Li Shu died in the road, starved all over the wilderness, and the famous city and county turned into ruins. The most basic forms of agricultural production have come to a standstill, and the old commercial economic system has completely collapsed. In the past few years, 6 Yao has been in northern Xinjiang and rarely seen business travel. I only remember that Yecheng is very prosperous near the left, but that is the result of the rich families in Hebei gathering to avoid the war, which is not the norm.
In such an environment, it is even rarer for large businessmen to travel thousands of miles to their homes and countries to sell merchants. You must know that livestock, iron horses, and salt are the main materials for the border market. The former was of great strategic importance to the Central Plains regime and the latter two to the steppe regime, and generally speaking, the flow of these materials would also be strictly controlled. Wealthy businessmen who are able to traffic such goods between multiple regimes with delicate ties to each other clearly have a special status.
6. Haruka will never underestimate the power of businessmen. He knows very well how important a long-term and effective channel for trading strategic materials is. At a critical moment, hundreds of horses and hundreds of sophisticated weapons are enough to have a survival effect on ordinary steppe tribes.
6 Yao originally intended to show favor to the Jinren of Weiyuan, and he would not slack off on the three brothers of the Fang family. He helped the three brothers up one by one, and this small action made the three of them jump for a while.
Fang Qinzhi said happily: "General Shenwu, and so gentle and polite!" ”
Fang Mianzhi was also happy: "How respectful the general is, how ugly the villain is." The general is so polite and virtuous......"
Fang Jianzhi wiped his tears with 6 Yao's sleeve, and said: "I don't want to be in the grassland, when I went to the country for thousands of miles, I actually heard the sound ......of the imperial court."
The three of them shouted: "It's really a blessing for me to wait for three lives!" Thankfully! Luckily! ”
"The three really don't need to be so polite...... "Such an overly strong number of roads is really unbearable for 6 Yao. He pulled it twice before snatching back the sleeves of his robe stained with Fang Jianzhi's tears, and turned to Wei Cao with a wry smile: "Duke Deyuan, the three Fang brothers are human beings...... Are you so eager on weekdays? ”
Wei Cao has not yet answered, He Yun on the side is a hunter of Taihang Mountain, and occasionally sold some animal skins and tiger bones in the past, and I don't know how much he will be exploited by profiteers, so he has never liked this generation. So He Yun snorted lightly and muttered: "If you are used to selling your mouth, you must be a profiteer!" ”
His voice was extremely low, but somehow he was heard by the three Fang brothers.
Fang Jian's eyes flickered, and an arrow stepped in front of He Yun: "What this general said is very wrong. We are not profiteers, but good businessmen who are not deceived by children! ”
On the side, he took a few steps closer and said to Fang Jian in a serious voice: "Brother Xian, this general and I have never known each other in our lives, even if there is some misunderstanding, it is ordinary. You must know that the road knows the horsepower, and we will see the hearts of the people over time, we only have to treat people with sincerity, so why do we need to deliberately justify? ”
Fang Qinzhi abandoned 6 Yao, paced over steadily, and scolded the two younger brothers: "What Ji Cai said is absurd, but the second prince is also very rude!" This general is so majestic, he must be a powerful general under the command of the 6 envoys. What a lofty position, how far-sighted, and how keen-eyed! What this general said, how can it be wrong! ”
Fang Jian said happily: "Brother taught me a lesson! It turned out that I spent the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and I thought badly! He scratched his head and said in confusion: "Then, according to my brother's intentions, are we actually profiteers?" ”
Fang Qinzhi felt that there were some loopholes in his words, his face turned red, he ignored Fang Jianzhi in the entanglement, and turned to He Yun to give a deep salute: "But I don't know the name of this general?" How to call it? Could it be that the surname is Ding? Or is it Xue? Or, surnamed Liu? Last name Shen? What's the last name? Surname Chu? Surname Ni? Surname Jiang? Surname map? ……”
Fang Mianzhi circled He Yun for half a circle, and when he saw the longbow He Yun was carrying behind him, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he clapped his hands and said, "I see that the general is equipped with a longbow, and he must be a warrior who is proficient in archery." It's a pity that the bow is poorly maintained, the bow tire is slightly deformed, and the patent leather on the surface has also been taken off a lot. I just have an ancestral bow here, the bow is strong, the feel is excellent, it is suitable for the use of strong men for meritorious service, and the price is also very fair, the purchase of this bow also comes with two bowstrings made of tiger tendons, it is really worth the money! General ......"
He Yun didn't hear what he said later. All he could see was thousands of flies buzzing overhead, and thousands of pheasants and ducks making noise. Talking to yourself, how did you end up in such a situation? He Yun scolded angrily in his heart, but he couldn't hold back the magic sound in his mind, and finally faltered and was about to faint.
6 Haruka saw that his old subordinates who had followed him for many years were about to be embarrassed, coughed lightly, and was about to come forward to solve the siege. saw the guard on the opposite side slamming his eyes to stop him. 6 Yao hesitated slightly, and was pulled a little farther away by Wei Cao: "General, be careful!" ”
"What?" 6 Haruka was stunned.
Wei Cao said with a bitter face: "The caravan of the three brothers of the Fang clan will bring all kinds of materials here every year to sell, and they are our old friends of the Jinren of Weiyuan. In my opinion, they are considered to be innocent, and their business methods and background are even more extraordinary. It's just that the personalities of the three Fang brothers are ...... This one...... This and this ......"
Wei Cao took 6 Yao a few steps away, wanting to say something, but finally couldn't speak, and let out a long, deep sigh in vain.
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The three Fang brothers who appear in this chapter are based on the three Fang brothers in "Extraterrestrial". Thinking about the first time I read Wen Yan's works, it was fifteen years ago, which makes people spontaneously feel that time flies, and the years are like a shuttle.
In fact, several plots in "Fufeng Song" were originally designed as extras to "Exotic Chronicles". I would like to pay great tribute to Wen Yan with these three characters :)