Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 75 The Lobbyist
Wang Xiaowei is a rough and fine person. He looked at Shang Bo's face and said, "Shang Lu Shi looks like a stranger, so he shouldn't be a native of Shazhou, right?"

Immediately afterwards, Wang Xiaowei held the handle of the knife and shouted: "When will there be such a person in Shazhou City! Are you the lobbyist sent by King Jianning?"

Shang Bo just smiled and did not answer Wang Xiaowei's question.

Wang Xiaowei's heart trembled, and he couldn't figure out the depth of Shang Bo. He sat down with the handle of the knife and said:
"Your master has only a few hundred troops, how can he command our Doulu Army?"

Guazhou is not far from Shazhou. King Jianning's family background, Xiaowei Wang, has been found out. This is also the reason why Captain Wu dared to openly attack Yanchi. They expected that Li Yan would only suffer from being dumb and had no strength to retaliate.

Shang Bo said, "Captain, I'm not here to persuade you to surrender."

"Then why did you come to my house?"

"For the lives of Captain Wang's family."

"Bold!"

Unmoved, Shang Bo continued: "Lieutenant Wang, let me ask you, is Datang exhausted?"

Captain Wang thought for a while, then shook his head.

The battle in Guanzhong was fierce, but the new emperor received support from various envoys, and now he has set up his residence in Fengxiang Mansion, which is very close to Xijing.

However, after the Hebei rebels captured the two capitals, and after An Lushan ascended the throne as Emperor Dayan, he began to become unwilling to make progress and unable to continue to expand.

The news of An Lushan's death has not reached Longyou yet, but anyone who knows the military strategy knows that the momentum of the Hebei rebels has been exhausted.

Although Xiaowei Wang is a small captain in Longyou Dao, he can also see that the Tang Dynasty is not exhausted, and it is only a matter of time before the new emperor recovers the two capitals.

Shang Bo continued: "The Tang dynasty is still alive. Isn't it a capital crime for you to openly rebel and attack King Jianning's army?"

Captain Wang didn't speak, Shang Bo continued: "I know what you think, you think Shazhou is remote, and you plan to hold the border hostage to order the court."

"But Captain Wang, if you do this, what good will it do your family?"

Captain Wang was stunned for a moment.

During these days, Shang Bo chatted with the old officials of the governor's mansion every day, and he was very clear about the discord between the five school lieutenants.

He cleared his throat and said, "Yanchi Salt Farm has always been under the management of Colonel Sha's cronies. The salt produced in the salt farm is run by Captain Kang's family. How much benefit did your Wang family get from it?"

Xiaowei Wang was taken aback for a moment, as if thinking about it carefully, the Yanchi salt field produced so much salt, Xiaowei Wang didn't get much money each time.

The seeds of doubt had been planted long ago. The Yanchi Salt Farm was a piece of fat, but Sha Kang and his two firmly controlled the salt farm. On weekdays, Wang Xiaowei and others could not see the account books, and had no idea of ​​the operation of the salt farm.

It is said that after occupying the saltworks, all the income is divided equally, but every time the account is divided, Sha Kang and the two take out some receipts, but divide the money according to the figures they said.

This amount of money is not too much, Wang Xiaowei was even more shaken by what Shang Bo said.

Only Sha Xiaowei and Kang Xiaowei were the most active in taking back the saltworks. Could it be that they really embezzled the profits of the saltworks?

Shang Bo said: "Lieutenant Wang, if you want to coerce border troubles to order the court, you must first have soldiers in hand, right? If you don't have soldiers under your command, how can you bargain with the court?"

"Deploy your elite men to help Colonel Sha take down the salt field. If you win this battle, King Jianning will hate your fifth captain. Sha Kang and the other two took back the salt field, and you still have to share the money from them."

Then Shang Bo took out a handwritten account book and said, "This is the account book we found from the salt field after we occupied the salt field."

Xiaowei Wang picked up the account book and felt angry when he saw the numbers on the account book.

The number on the account book is far greater than the number provided by the two Sha Kangs. These two guys really hid the income of the saltworks!
Looking at Shang Bo's face, Xiaowei Wang secretly said: "No, you can't fall into this guy's trick. This account book is newly transcribed, it must be forged!"

Shang Bo continued: "I know, Captain Wang, you don't believe in this account book, so let me put it more bluntly, how much benefit will your Wang family get if you send troops to help Captain Sha take back the saltworks?"

"It's fine if you win, but if you lose, don't you lose your soldiers in vain?"

"Lieutenant Sha personally leads the troops to battle. As the commander, does he cherish his soldiers, or do you cherish your soldiers more?"

After saying this, Xiaowei Wang finally changed his expression drastically.

When attacking Yanchi, Lieutenant Sha personally led the troops, Lieutenant Kang was responsible for running the army rations, and led the formation in the rear, while Lieutenant Wang Wushi and San Xiaowei sat in the city of Shazhou.

The 200 people that Captain Wang handed over to Captain Sha were all his cronies and subordinates, and they were all elite soldiers who were fed with fine grains every day.

There are 1000 people in Wang Xiaowei's battalion. These 200 people are the backbone of his army and the people who obey his orders most.

If these people were buried, Captain Wang would not even be able to control all the soldiers under his command.

Shang Bo's words were like a seed of suspicion, making Wang Xiaowei feel uneasy.

What if Colonel Sha asked his cronies to die as strikers?What if the Yanchi was captured and the men and horses under him suffered heavy casualties?Didn't that make a wedding dress for someone else?

The monthly money from the salt farm is not too much. Is it worth turning against the imperial court, King Jianning and Jia Cishi for a mere salt farm?

The more he thought about it, the more shaken Captain Wang became.

Shang Bo didn't speak, and waited for Xiaowei Wang to think for a while, then he drew out his saber and said, "To sow dissension!"

Shang Bo's expression remained unchanged and he said, "If I had provoked dissension, Captain Wang would have killed me just now."

Captain Wang hated Shang Bo and said: "Shang Lushi, please stay in our army for a few days! Come on!"

Two personal soldiers rushed in, Captain Wang said: "Shang Lushi, please stay in the camp and serve you with good food and drink!"

"promise!"

Two personal soldiers escorted Shang Bo down, and Captain Wang called his son again.

The son of Xiaowei Wang served as the brigade commander in the army and was also the leader of Xiaowei Wang's personal army.

Seeing his son coming in, Captain Wang said, "Has the army from Colonel Sha moved out?"

"Father, the army is still gathering, and it will start tomorrow."

"That's good, you can go to Xiaowei Sha's account to report now."

Xiaowei Wang's son looked at his father suspiciously, Xiaowei Wang continued: "Remember, you only have one task in this battle, and that is to preserve our soldiers as much as possible. Bring these two hundred elites back to Lao Tzu! Do you understand?"

"understand!"

"In addition, you go and ask Captain Wu and Captain Shi to come over. I have important matters to discuss with them."

Watching his son go out to fight, Captain Wang sat on the chair and let out a long sigh.

That business blog is right, the most important thing is to protect oneself in troubled times.

Imprisoning this Shangbo, in case of defeat, there will be a line to catch King Jianning.

At the foot of Sanwei Mountain, beside the official road.

The player moved quickly and had reached Sanwei Mountain Pass before dark.

Yu Chixin ordered to set up camp near the Sanwei Mountain Pass, set up a simple camp, and wait for the next day's dawn before going to survey the terrain.

In the Doulu Army barracks, Colonel Sha swore oaths and handed out rewards. He finally pulled together a team of 1000 people, and they will be able to set off tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)