The Three Kingdoms: Summoned generals at the beginning, shocking Cao Cao

Chapter 337

Liu Bian did not go out with the brigade, but went straight to Anyi in a carriage with his concubines under Zhou Bo's escort. He wanted to see the current situation of Anyi.

Shangling, the magistrate of Anyi County, is actively recovering the losses caused by Dong's rebellion, and the people have already received a notice from the government to distribute rice, noodles and meat on the 30th of the twelfth lunar month.

The official list was posted at the entrance of each alley, and the confiscated money from the Dong family had been transferred to Chang'an. The remaining large amount of livestock and grain, except for a small part, were used to serve the army, and the rest were stored outside the city.

The Ministry of Households has ordered him to reward the people in the territory according to his needs, and the excess can be used to exchange for money, prepare city defenses, and build roads.

Liu Bian was very satisfied with the contents of the official list. He had a good impression of Shang Ling as a good official who knew how to consider for the people.

Anyi has just gone through the war, and if the people are given money to buy food, it will be difficult for them to buy it.

After passing the county government office, Liu Bian and his concubines went to the restaurant for dinner.

Liu Bian asked: "Now that Dong's rebels have been eliminated, how is the store's business doing well?"

"It's very good. There is an endless stream of businessmen coming and going, and they can make some money every day."

Liu Bian asked again: "Compared to when Mrs. Dong was still there?"

As soon as the shopkeeper heard that he was interested, he walked out of the counter and poured a jug of wine for Liu Bian himself: "In the past, Mrs. Dong took advantage of the tricks, and my restaurant had to pay five taels of silver per month. Basically, besides living, It’s all handed over to the Dong family, and the shops in the city are almost the same size, just enough for food and clothing.”

Liu Bian said, "Oh, that's not easy."

The shopkeeper turned around and shouted, "Hurry up and serve the food."

Put the jug on the table: "Now life is not only a hundred times better, the county magistrate is also sympathetic to the people's feelings, and rents a lot of land that Dong's plundered and seized to the common people at a very low price, and has opened many workshops. I am still in it If you become a shareholder, you can get a dividend of 40 taels of silver at the end of the year. This pot of wine will be given to the guest officer."

Liu Bian and the others got into the carriage and continued on their way after dinner. He had to spend the night in Huayin, and went straight to Chang'an tomorrow to prepare for the New Year Festival and thank the officials.

After entering Huayin City, it is obvious that the atmosphere here is much more serious than that in Anyi. I learned from Song Ran that rebels from all counties in the Kanto region are detained here, and many people have been killed these days.

Liu Bian and the others came to stay at the Taishou's Mansion last time, so obviously they can't stay at the Taishou's Mansion again this time.So he found a good-looking inn to stay in. The roast lamb in the inn was delicious, and everyone feasted on it. Several of his concubines arranged their own rooms.

Song Ran lit the lamp for Liu Bian, and a middle-aged man dressed in coarse cloth knelt on the ground. He was Wu Ji, the prefect of Huayin, who came to see Liu Bian in secret.

He was originally an official of the lower province, and because of his deep study of the law, Fang Xuanling arranged for him to come to Huayin to preside over the trials of various rebellious families.Many court and central officials were involved. He had no heirs and was not afraid of revenge, so he killed all directions in Huayin.

Liu Bian: "Wu Ji, tell me how to deal with the aristocratic families in Huayin?"

There are still some powerful families who are actively cooperating with the governance of the great man, and it is not easy to directly attack them. Some powerful families put most of their family property into the construction of workshops, just to save their lives.

If they are treated with high pressure and let them rise up to resist, it will have a bad impact on the authority of the imperial court in Kanto.Wu Ji didn't have a good impression of the powerful family. He was often bullied when he was a commoner, and his father was beaten to death by the powerful family.

Wu Ji said: "Your Majesty, according to my opinion, we can't let the aristocratic families be left alone. This will make them continue to fight against the imperial court after eliminating their fear. I think the best way is to divide and disintegrate."

When Liu Bian heard what he said, he became interested and asked him to get up.

"Tell me carefully."

After thanking the gift, Wu Ji said: "I think that the clans of the aristocratic family are not monolithic. It is nothing more than conflicts of interests, and they come together to protect their own political interests.

The new reforms introduced by His Majesty will have a huge impact on their political and economic interests, so they will cause chaos.

His Majesty had previously promised that those who actively cooperate with the reforms, and those who performed outstandingly in the reforms, would be awarded dismissal or titles.Now that it is nearly the end of the new year, some people can be introduced to meet His Majesty in Chang'an, and His Majesty will bestow some grace.

I will use these people to promote His Majesty's new policies and wisdom, and I will be able to win over some aristocratic families. As long as I open the gap, I will be able to divide them.Then by secretly searching for evidence of their crimes, continue to clean up those rich and unkind family members to suppress them. "

Liu Bian nodded in agreement, and asked Wu Ji to report to the imperial court, starting with the counties in the Guandong.

After Wu Ji left, Song Ran took a memorial from the imperial guards, which was presented by Du Yu who was far away in the Xiongnu grassland.The memorial said that Du Yu had gained a lot in the Xiongnu grassland, and had initially stabilized the situation of the Xiongnu.

Now he is discussing the plan of building the city with Bing Jianxiu, the guardian of the Xiongnu, and hopes that the imperial court can support it.They also sent a map marking the location where the city needs to be built.

The two of them made a table together, hoping to build cities and garrison troops in these places, so that they would no longer be afraid of the rebellion of the Huns. These places are the throats of the Huns. Once the city is built here, the flow of materials and personnel in the Huns Migration will be placed under the eyes and ears of the court.

Du Yu also requested that the area of ​​arable land be greatly reduced in the Xiongnu territory, that the inland no longer provide seeds, but that the inland provide food, and the Huns exchanged livestock for living food.Increase their dependence on the imperial court and dare not rebel easily.

Liu Bian: "Exactly. Instruct the Minister of Finance to formulate a specific plan, which will be implemented in the next year."

Zhao Feiyan and Sun Shangxiang secretly waited outside the door for Liu Bian to handle official business. The two of them wanted to take Liu Bian for a stroll in the street. Although Huayin had detained many serious offenders, there was no curfew, and there were still many vendors on the street. sell.

Zhao Feiyan was a big foodie, and Sun Shangxiang didn't give in. The hawking outside made them restless. If it wasn't for Baosi taking care of Gao Hui who was sick during pregnancy, the two of them wouldn't be begging Liu Bian.

Song Ran opened the door and saw the two ladies and cats at the door, so he hurriedly saluted.Liu Bian called them in: "What are you two doing sneakily?"

The two exchanged eye contact, urging each other to speak first.Zhao Feiyan couldn't bear it anymore, and said: "Sister Hui'er has been vomiting during pregnancy and can't eat anything. We want to go to the street to buy some food that we don't usually eat, and see if sister Hui'er can eat some."

Liu Bian didn't know that the two of them wanted to go shopping in the street under the guise of being good for Gao Hui, so he said, "Let the guards accompany you, I have to deal with some things."

The two of them didn't want Liu Bian to accompany them, but when they saw that he agreed, they turned around and left.Liu Bian watched the two people leaving, thinking that he would find something for them to do when he returned to Chang'an, otherwise he would drive them crazy.

(End of this chapter)