Episode 312. Tamgwan duck (1)
Daechangryeong is in charge of collecting taxes from local government officials, but even after becoming Daechangryeong, Hahudong could not easily leave Cao Cao’s territory. Because of that, I couldn’t collect taxes from the feudal lords in other regions, but recently there was a gap.
Hahudong was thinking about where to pay taxes to fill his back pocket, but he chose Luoyang, which is far from Cao Cao’s view and away from the influence of the fire department.
Luoyang is a wealthy place where the original imperial palace was located, but it is half ruined after Dong Zhuo set fire to it.
But now, the old wealthy and powerful people of Luoyang who survived are rebuilding buildings and buying supplies, and the economy has been reviving for a while.
“Hahaha, when I was walking around the battlefield with Joe and Don. Oh, he said that Jojo was the peaceable Jojo, and Don was a tiger on the battlefield. after. Don General. They are all my brothers and sisters. Anyway, then the enemies set up an ambush…”
Hahudong, accompanied by his subordinates and Luoyang’s dignitaries, was inspecting the homes of wealthy people.
“Ouch, that must have been such a big deal.”
“You can see the wound on this neck. That’s when I was cut by the enemy’s sword. Fortunately, Don-hyung found him at the right time…”
Those who followed Ha Hu-dong were busy nodding their heads at his plausible talk.
In fact, they have no way of ascertaining whether what he is saying is true or false. However, anyway, it was the Hahu surname that held many important positions in the Jojo camp, and now it was their superior who grabbed their leash.
It has no choice but to flatter.
“Didn’t you say that Sagajang over there pays the most taxes in Luoyang?”
The place where Hahu-dong, who had been showing off his courage for a long time, stopped in front of Sagajang, where there is no trace of being burned.
“Yes hahu, Grand Chancellor.”
“Who did the family head say?”
“I’m a Sao Lan, but I’m roaming around various provinces leading the guild, so I’m rarely in the manor.”
“Then who usually comes to meet you when you go to collect your taxes?”
“A man named Sagong, the Vice-Chancellor, greets us.”
“The Vice-Chancellor? Is the general also following the family head to do business?”
“yes.”
“Kuhm, I’m not in a position to meet the deputy general or something… Well, it’s my first on-site visit, so there’s no need to be too strict. Go and tell them I am here.”
“yes.”
Upon receiving Hahudong’s order, the official ran quickly and informed the gatekeeper that Daechangryeong had come out to inspect.
After a while, the Vice-Chancellor came out accompanied by a few people and bowed his head to Xia Hu-dong.
“Sagong, the Vice-Chancellor of Sagajang, sees you, Daechangryeong.”
“Curm! It seems that the family head and the governor are absent?”
“yes. The weather is cold, so please eat inside first.”
“Is it so?”
Xia Hudong smirked and followed the boatman into Sagajang.
‘Ho~. I’ve heard that I make quite a lot of money because I’m good at business, but… This is beyond my imagination!’
Ha Hudong, who entered Sagajang, swallowed his mouth involuntarily as he saw the numerous servants busily running around and the goods being transported.
At this scale, he could fully predict that a large congo would fall on him.
After greeting each other at the guesthouse, we drank tea and talked about the taxes we had paid a while ago.
After finishing the story, there was nothing special about it, but Hahu-dong came out with a small lucky bag in his arms.
Of course, the lucky bag was a small courtesy given by the deputy governor for his hard work during the site inspection.
Xia Hudong returned home after visiting the five families that paid the most taxes that day, including the head of the family home.
“Whoa~. My legs are sore from walking around all day. Let’s see the results of hard work.”
Hahudong opened the small pockets that he hadn’t been able to open because he was paying attention to the high officials and subordinates.
And he frowned.
“Hehe, everyone seems to have looked at me funny. It’s only this much…”
Many pockets all contained silver ingots.
Xia Hudong thought that the pocket should contain gold ingots, not silver ingots.
“Like other places, Sagajang in particular is very disappointing. I guess you don’t know the power I have yet… If it comes out like this, I have no choice but to squeeze you guys out!”
A small family can go bankrupt if it becomes a target of tax officials.
Of course, there is no way that a big family like the head of the Saga will fail, but it will be pretty tiring for a while.
* * *
When he learned that the Chinese and Korean army had surrendered to the fire department, he was furious.
You can’t fight the outside with enemies inside.
Yu Yan led 150,000 troops to attack the Chinese and Korean troops before attacking Jingzhou.
When 150,000 troops arrived, the elder Taesu of the Hanjung Army hurriedly asked Hwabu for help.
Hwabu gave 50,000 troops to Woo-geum to assist the Han-Chinese army, and divided the remaining 150,000 troops into three groups to attack Pagun and Janggagun Geonwigun.
Usually, there are about 50,000 soldiers in the capital of a large castle like Pagun or Zhangjiagun, but at present, most of them were sent to the Shugun, where the will was located, and there were only about 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers.
When more than 50,000 soldiers attacked, the governors of Pagun, Zhangjiagang, and Geonwigun were unable to fight back, locked the gates, and defended themselves, sending messengers to Yuenjisa to ask for help.
Yu Eon was on his way to fight in the Korean and Chinese army, so he had no choice but to think about whether to continue fighting or to turn the army to help the three provinces in crisis.
There was a meeting with the scribes and generals in a hurry, and those dispatched from Pagun, Janggagun, and Geonwigun insisted that the troops be turned around immediately to defeat the invading enemy, and those dispatched from places such as Ikjugun, Wolsugun, and Yeongchanggun occupied the Korean-Chinese army. After that, he insisted that it would not be too late to return the soldiers.
While the arguments of the two sides were tightly confronted without concessions, the will chose to attack the Korean and Chinese forces after struggling for a long time.
“To divert our forces by attacking Pagun, Zhangjiagang, and Geonwigun at the same time is all a ploy by a man called Hwabu. The moment we get caught up in that ruse and turn our troops around, we can’t achieve any results even though we have moved a large army. And all three castles have troops left for the fortress, so it won’t be too late to send reinforcements after we occupy the Korean and Chinese forces as soon as possible.”
Thanks to the movement of 150,000 troops, the amount of military rice consumed was so great that it made my back stagger.
When Yu Yuan chose one side, the guards and secretaries of Pagun, Janggagun, and Geonwigun burst into dissatisfaction, but in the end they had no choice but to follow.
“Criminals, I don’t even call the military council anymore. Wow!”
Jejung, a general who had been dispatched from the Korean-Chinese military, nervously spat and looked at the barracks where the meeting was being held.
Now, the land that Ikjugun is going to attack is the Korean and Chinese Army, where his family, relatives, colleagues, and subordinates are located.
The 20,000 soldiers and generals who came out of the Korean-Chinese army had already been divided into several units and incorporated into the troops that had come from other armies. The testament company was deliberately divided so that it could not use its power for fear of possible backlash.
However, one thing the will overlooked was that the Korean-Chinese army is an army, but on the other hand, it is a religious group.
Sanggun Jejung was one of the top 10 jeju of angels.
Jeju (priest) was the direct disciple of Chidu (religious leader) and had strong authority to receive property and pardon the sins of the priests in Chidu’s absence.
You may think that the forgiveness of sins is a big deal, but those who believe that they can go to heaven only after their sins are forgiven have a prestigious family that they can risk their lives on.
“My general. I’m home.”
After the meeting, after a while, Ma Yul, the bookkeeper, approached Jejung and quietly opened her mouth.
“So what were the bastards discussing without us?”
“It seems that the soldiers of Eosa Daebu have invaded Pagun, Janggagun, and Geonwigun.”
“Ho~. That’s a nice sound to hear. Then, instead of attacking our hometown, we will send our troops to help the forces of Pa, Zhangjia, and Jianwei!”
“The generals and tacticians of Pa-gun, Jangga-gun, and Geonwi-gun agreed to do so, but generals from other regions, such as Ikju-gun and Wolsu-gun, seemed to oppose it.”
“what? Did the bastards talk nonsense about their land not being attacked?”
“yes.”
“So how did you come to the conclusion?”
“It ended up continuing to march and attack our hometown.”
“These bastards to rip to death!”
“It seemed that if I secretly met the secretaries and generals of Pagun, Zhangjiagang, and Gunwigun, I could cause a stir.”
“They must be quite angry. Of course you will. My family and friends in my hometown are under attack by the enemy, and I can’t feel comfortable with the judge.”
“That’s what I mean, General. I think we should delay the desertion a little bit.”
“With only three days left, let’s delay the desertion period?”
“If we move stealthily tonight, we should be able to cause enough trouble tomorrow or in the sand. It is not too late to desert after that.”
“Hmm~. Well, the closer you are, the easier it is to desert and return to Chidukke. okay. I won’t spare my support, so if things don’t go well, go around private houses and kidnap women to seduce the generals and schemers.”
“In this atmosphere, alcohol and meat are enough.”
“The will that the baby is on the fire and watching us, so let’s be cautious when moving.”
“It’s not that I’m moving myself, but the guards mixed in with the soldiers are moving secretly, so there’s no fear of being caught.”
“But just in case you don’t know, pay attention to the guards.”
“All right.”
After Ma-yul disappeared, Je-joong gnashed his teeth to the point of making a loud noise.
“십상시와 붙어먹던 개새끼가 황족이라고 거들먹거리는 게 눈엣가시 같았는데…. 잘 하면 탈영하기 전에 목을 딸 수도 있겠군.”
* * *
Hearing that the army of the will was advancing toward the Korean-Chinese army, the fireman looked at Zhuge Liang with a slightly worried expression.
Hwabu was currently in the main unit attacking the Geonwi Army.
“I thought we would at least send back the valedictorians dispatched from Pagun or Zhangjiagang… but if this happens, aren’t our expectations wrong?”
“There is no need to worry too much because it is a ploy already assumed and conceived that the will of the state will continue to attack the Korean and Chinese troops. Furthermore, those who accompany General Ugeum are the Bangtong and Gahu books. They have an advantage over their opponents in both strategy and martial arts, so they are more than enough to block attacks. Maybe even counterattack.”
“It’s not that I don’t believe in the skills of Bangtong and Gahoo. Isn’t there a big difference in troops?”
“Even if there is a difference in the number of troops, the morale of the military is different, and above all, war materials are abundant. The walls are high and thick, so there is more than enough to overcome the difference.”
“Yes, you are right. Come worry now, what are you going to do? Anyway, now is the time to focus on attacking the guards, so let’s check the plan we’ve laid out.”
“yes.”
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