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Once winter begins, it will be difficult for people on the pass to have a pass. The north wind is chilly, and the coldness seems to have eroded into the bones. The snowy scents fill the sky, and the white patches are all in the sight.

As a last resort, the defenders on duty had to light a bonfire on the city wall and curled up to keep warm.

The training and singing under the city have never stopped. There are rumors in the army that the thieves under the city are not only wearing leather jackets, but also wrapped in cotton cloth. They are wrapped like rice dumplings, and are not afraid of the cold at all. Occasionally, some thieves under the city come to the moat to dig ice and get water. They are wearing thick boots, and they are indeed tight leather jackets. They are wearing light armor on the outside, which is thick enough to keep the cold. However, this suit is a bit bulky and does not seem to have much impact on them. After all, daily training and food are good. These strong guys have already developed a pair of steel and iron bones and have long been no longer afraid.

The defenders were only envious. Even the imperial guards could not be so extravagant. Compared with the people under the pass, they suddenly felt that one in the sky and the other in the underground, which made people want to die.

In Qin Shaoyou's warm tent, more than a dozen charcoal basins were burning with red charcoal fires, and they were placed around the big tent. It was already warm as spring. The generals in the army were already hungry and thirsty, and the sounds of asking for battle continued.

We had been staying at this pass for a long time, and everyone had already held their breath, but these voices of fighting were suppressed by Qin Shaoyou again and again.

Qin Shaoyou obviously did not want to attack Hangu Pass, or, for him, he had more important things to do than breaking through this iron wall.

Nearly 80 million jin of money had been squandered, and then Yang Wulian, who was familiar with the construction of the canal, took his disciples and grandchildren to collect and hire 130,000 civilians to build canals everywhere, and the canals in various counties and states were started at the same time. Almost all the most advanced equipment was used, and now all the river sections have become quite good.

Of course, I wanted to make the canal look a little bit of a prototype and finally connect with other canals. But it was still very early.

However, because of the large amount of local people's efforts, and the officials stationed by the Shence Mansion and the Five Military Mansions gradually accepted the rights of various prefectures and counties, the local governors and private soldiers also began to select a group of strong people to go to Weizhou to train training. The seven towns in Huainan have now gradually been controlled by Qin Shaoyou.

The land of chu women is always the most attractive, and major commercial banks have spontaneously acted. Although the transportation is not convenient enough and many regulations are not perfect enough, for those tycoons, making money is the second priority. The most important thing is the first opportunity. If you wait until the canal is built and everything is perfect, you will have no chance to go there. I am afraid that at that time, there will be no share of your spare parts. Big merchants and small merchants are different. Especially those kind of commercial banks composed of large merchants, they have a relatively long-term vision and will not care about temporary gains and losses. So although the seven towns now have many problems, they are still willing to make capital and formulate various plans for southward advance. A large number of commercial talents have been dispatched there, and they have begun to hire some manpower, and they would rather lose money. They also maintain their existence there first.

In this way, on the one hand, a large number of canal construction workers, coupled with commercial employment, the seven towns created many job opportunities out of thin air, and cracked down on the powerful, tried their best to liberate slaves and released a lot of labor. Therefore, this prosperity made with money has begun to ferment in the southern states.

In fact, the repair of rivers and trade and the crackdown on the powerful are complementary. The reason why Wang Mang's new policy failed was that although he cracked down on the powerful and liberated his slaves, he seemed extremely advanced and was a virtuous policy for the first time, but he did not know that even if these slaves were released, you could not provide them with their jobs and provide them with their hands to maintain the capital for food, clothing, housing and transportation. In the end, once these people left their original "master", they would inevitably become refugees, and instead became the main force against Wang Mang. Once you want to build the rivers and start trade, you would inevitably need a lot of manpower. If you don't crack down on the powerful, where can you get enough manpower?

Both of these two links are indispensable. Qin Shaoyou is very lucky. In other words, because Shence Mansion has enough money to dispatch, he can become a fat man in one go. Thinking about the fact that he had developed five towns, he could only build the canal, but the money and food he could take out was only 20 to 30 million yuan, which could not be squandering like today. On the other hand, thanks to the growth of the merchant group, these people's capital is already stronger than before, and these wealthy giants have a deeper understanding of trade. Whoever masters the present can master the future and who can explore the present

In the market, whoever can make a lot of money in the future will no longer be short-sighted and careless, they only look at the gains and losses in front of them. They have a farther eye, and they no longer care about how much they can earn after investing in money. They focus on the prospects, and any female land in Chu is almost the goal they compete for. In Luoyang and the five towns, the trade pattern has been roughly stable, so even if they invest astronomical money, it is difficult to shake the market and it is difficult to get a piece of pie from their opponents. However, the seven towns in the south are different. Whoever gains a foothold first will get the future.

This kind of fight has actually begun quietly. Even if it is to lose money, merchants and shopkeepers of the business have already begun to make arrangements. They are not stingy with money to acquire land, and hire a large amount of manpower, even some workshops. Even if they know that people in the southern states cannot afford to consume for the time being, they still have to build them first and hire a large amount of manpower to maintain operation. The warehouses that are not needed for the time being are springing up like mushrooms after a rain. Markets in the cities of various prefectures and counties have become the target of fighting. Various garment shops, inns, and taverns are the first to open, waiting to be connected.

This all-round infiltration has reached the extreme madness of some extent. It is precisely because of this that the seven southern towns have almost been controlled steadily in the hands of Qin Shaoyou.

The vast majority of people either work farming or become hired workers to build rivers, or they are recruited to the army, or they are hired by major commercial banks, and the idle people are gone, and the powerful people who are attacked are alone, and in the end, there is no choice but to submit.

Even the southern states were more enthusiastic about the Five Military Prefectures, and this sudden improvement in living standards, especially after a large number of employed workers, made them find a new way out. Therefore, the government orders of the Five Military Prefectures were very smooth, with the support of the bottom, and the powerful had completely curled up. The support of merchants, this momentum could destroy all opposition forces at any time.

In this warm tent, urgent reports are heard every day, and the news brought by one after another is good. Qin Shaoyou urged Yang Wulian to continue to speed up the construction period, and at least some of the main roads of the canal should be completed immediately. For the defenders on the pass, he took a more tender offensive.

The war has been fought for so many years. What's the point of fighting again?

Attacking one's heart is often more effective than killing one.

Therefore, he heard that many defenders were frozen to death on the pass, and typhoid fever caused a lot of losses on the pass. Qin Shaoyou actually sent people to enter the pass, saying that he was willing to provide a batch of medicinal materials and heating clothes so that the defenders on the pass could survive this cold winter.

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Wei Xuanzhen was actually a little confused at this time.

In fact, most people are in a different mood from him.

Originally, Qin Shaoyou's envoy entered the pass, but Wei Xuanzhen probably thought that Qin Shaoyou was planning to persuade him to surrender.

Humph, surrender? Of course, this is impossible. Wei Xuanzhen is not a fool. Others have a way out. But he has no way out. If he wants to surrender, it will be crazy.

It happened to be the right time, just in front of everyone, let everyone see their determination.

So Wei Xuanzhen set up a formation and looked at Qin Shaoyou's envoy. The other party saluted: "I have met Shizhong Wei."

Shi Zhong Wei…

The other party is still polite.

Wei Xuanzhen looked at the generals with a cold face, then smiled and said, "No need to be too polite. Now that the two armies are fighting, then Mr. Qin will call you here, what's the matter?"

"His Highness of the King of Wei heard that the soldiers at the pass were short of food and clothing, especially in this cold winter, many people caused the cold and did not have enough to keep the cold. They were willing to send a batch of clothes and herbs to allow the soldiers at the pass to overcome the temporary difficulties. His Highness of the King of Wei said that since the two armies were fighting, if one day attacked Hangu Pass, the soldiers of both sides would be their own masters and fight hard, but His Highness of the King of Wei had a good life and did not want these soldiers at the pass to be hungry and cold, so he ordered me to come. Please rest assured that all the supplies will be transported to the pass at that time. At that time, the Shence Army and the Five Military Camp were willing to retreat ten miles and let the soldiers at the pass transport the supplies into the pass, and would never take advantage of this to invade."

After these words, everyone was shocked.

Then is Qin Shaoyou crazy? Where is there anyone in this world? He still thinks that his opponents are not wearing warm enough and not seriously ill enough.

this……

Wei Xuanzhen was stunned for a moment. His first reaction was that Qin Shaoyou must have had some conspiracy, right... There was definitely some conspiracy. You must not be fooled by Qin Shaoyou. Qin Shaoyou must have to win people's hearts. Humph... Such a trick of worms actually dares to show off.

He was about to refuse harshly, and even scolded him a few words.

But at this time, the generals below had strange expressions.

At least Zhang Jin was a little anxious at this time.

He hurriedly said, "Shizhong Wei, since this is Qin Shaoyou's kindness, as long as they don't play tricks, why should I do this? As long as they don't play any tricks, I'll see that Qin Shaoyou can't play any tricks."

Zhang Jin was afraid, just afraid that Wei Xuanzhen would refuse harshly, and then he was ruthless.

Wei Xuanzhen was not sure about the situation in the army, but Zhang Jin knew it.

This year's cold winter is colder than in previous years. Many soldiers have summoned Hangu Pass. To be honest, many people have already begun to miss homesickness. This emotion has already begun to be infected. In fact, it is okay. As long as you are restrained, there will be no big mistakes.

But the problem is that it has always been cold. Although the court will supply all kinds of cold-proof items, the court's ability is limited after all. In addition, the organizational chaos, many cold-proof items are distributed in the hands of the soldiers, most of the cold-proof items are not enough to shelter from the wind and rain. In this case, everyone was so cold that their hands and feet were cold, and many people were already ill due to the wind and cold.

Under such circumstances, the army was already resentful, but in fact it was not bad, but they were afraid of comparing everything. Look at the Wei army under the pass, they were all wrapped tightly, with fur and cotton coats, and they could not be poured in without the wind and water. They looked at themselves with freedom. Then look at themselves? This comparison made them even more resentful.

In addition, many familiar robes fell ill, but the medical level in the army was limited after all, and the things that kept warm can only be said to be barely freezing. I had to persevere like this, and when the spring began, things would be over.

But Qin Shaoyou gave a big gift. In front of so many people, what would happen if he refused?

If those big-headed soldiers hear this news, they will immediately be resentful to the Wei family. Oh, we were driven so much to ensure that your Wei family is starving and cold and die of illness, no one will care about it. But our enemy, Qin Shaoyou, is polite to us and cares about our bodies. You are good. You are enjoying wealth and honor in Chang'an. Even in Hangu Pass, they live in a warm tent. They refuse to take out clothes and medicines to help everyone overcome the difficulties. In fact, the supplies sent by Qin Shaoyou kindly are actually sternly rejected.

Zhang Jin could almost imagine what consequences would be caused once such emotions permeate the army.

This consequence was too unpredictable. Zhang Jin was afraid that Wei Xuanzhen would refuse, so he quickly jumped out to change Wei Xuanzhen's intentions.

Wei Xuanzhen was stunned for a moment and looked at her son-in-law incredibly.

But soon, he seemed to understand the meaning of his son-in-law, because he clearly felt that the eyes of many generals were flashing with heat, leading troops to fight, especially at this time, seeing his subordinates all turned blue with cold faces, some people might die at any time once they fell ill, even if they were heartbroken, they would most likely feel compassion.

Now, no matter what Qin Shaoyou’s idea is, at least he is willing to give these things to him, and give goose feathers thousands of miles away. The gift is light and affection is heavy.

[The 515 is coming soon. I hope to continue to hit the 515 red envelope list. By May 15th, the red envelope rain can give back to readers and promote works. It is also love, so it will definitely be better!] (To be continued.)
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