There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

Persuading farmers to teach farming and mulberry, accumulating grain and storing food, and diligently cultivating military equipment, this is what Han Hao is really good at. Wang Kuang must have seen this, so he not only gave him the right to be in charge of military training, but also full power Responsible for government affairs and taxation in Hanoi.

But so many things are entrusted to him alone, it is really a capable person who works hard, but the job is just a job, the pottery merchant secretly asked Wang Kuang how much salary he gave him for a year, this prefect of Hanoi really knows how to manipulate people.

"Han is in charge of the training of Mount Tai soldiers, and is also responsible for Hanoi's agricultural and mulberry taxation. It's really hard work. I don't know how much the current agricultural taxation in Hanoi County can reach?"

According to the idea of ​​the potter, Han Hao is the leading figure who helped Cao Cao implement farming together with the famous scholar Zaoyi in history. For him, it should still be within the scope of his ability. One is to find out the facts, and the other is to take the opportunity to find out how much Han Hao's agricultural taxes in Hanoi County can be collected in a year. He learns from learning experiences.

Unexpectedly, when the potter asked this sentence, Han Hao's face turned red, and his expression became extremely awkward in an instant.

That's not hypocrisy, but a kind of shame from the heart. The potter doesn't understand why Han Hao is so embarrassed?

Facing the potter's problem, Han Hao hesitated for a long time before confiding to the potter about the amount of Hanoi County's agricultural tax collection this year.

Hearing this number, the potter was a little confused

Seeing the surprised expression of the potter, Han Hao hurriedly hissed at the potter in a low voice: "Young master Tao, don't give me the fact that Hanoi's agricultural tax is low."

"So few!" The potter opened his eyes wide and shouted in surprise, causing all the people around him to turn their heads to watch.

"Don't quarrel with me." Han Hao's expression was as if he had swallowed a fly, and he finished his sentence with a dark face.

The pottery merchant hastily apologized and said, "I'm sorry, Han Zong, Tao didn't do it on purpose, but I didn't expect the tax in Hanoi County to be so low. The agricultural tax of the three counties and three countries in Xuzhou, at least one county, seems to be from your Hanoi county. More than double, and as far as I know, Hanoi County should be considered a big county in the border of Sili, right?"

Han Hao couldn't help but smiled wryly when he heard the words: "You have 70 counties in Linhuai County of Xuzhou, and 24 counties in Donghai County. With a population of more than 86, Mr. Tao, do you think Hanoi County is considered a big county?"

The pottery merchant couldn't help being surprised when he heard the words, and said strangely: "Since this is the case, the boy watching Korea is not a mediocre person, nor is he a person who fills his own pockets. This amount of money"

Han Hao chuckled, shook his head and sighed: "Young Master Tao, most of the reclaimable land belongs to the distinguished families in Hanoi. Young Master Tao is from a famous family, so he must be much clearer about it than Hao. Bar."

Hearing this, the potter's face turned red, he really didn't understand.

"I know about the many prominent families in Hanoi." The potter said curiously, "But what does this have to do with not being able to collect agricultural taxes? Can the prominent families pay less tax?"

Han Hao took a deep look at the pottery merchant, his expression seemed to be looking at an idiot, and the answer contained in it was quite obvious through this expression.

The potter suddenly realized: "Looking at the expression on Han's face, I can tell that the noble families in Hanoi can pay less tax. Is this the reason?"

Han Hao grinned and said in a low voice: "Young Master Tao, you know if you know it. Could you please stop saying it in front of so many people? It's embarrassing."

There are many famous families in Hanoi, among which the most influential one is the Ping family in Pingyi, whose ancestor was Han Aihou, the king of Korea during the Warring States Period.

Later, there was the Li family of Yewang County. It is rumored that the ancestors came from the surname Ying, and the generation of the current head of the family has grown stronger. The head of the family, Li Shao, once served as the governor of Jizhou. Family fame, after Yuan Shao replaced Han Fu to lead Jizhou, he was appointed as the prefect of Julu by Yuan Shao, and was later dismissed due to vacillation.

The Zheng family in Ji County is a branch of the Zheng family in Xingyang. The ancestors of the Zheng family in Xingyang can be traced back to the state of Zheng, which was enfeoffed by King Xuan of Zhou. The leaders of the Zheng family in Xingyang are famous scholars Zheng Tai and Zheng Hun. In history, Zheng Hun served as an important member of the political departments of Cao Wei. Under the leadership of these two people, the Zheng family gradually developed into one of the five surnames and seven clans in Chinese history. The head of the Zheng family in Ji County is It was Zheng Yan, the elder brother of Zheng Tai's clan. Although his reputation was not as good as Zheng Tai's, he should not be underestimated.

There is also the Sima family of Wen County. The head of the Sima family, Sima Fang, was the head of Luoyang before Dong Zhuo moved the capital. He is now going to Chang'an with the emperor.

There are other prominent families, although they are not as powerful as the above four, but they have been established in Hanoi for many years, and some families have their roots here for hundreds of years. The prominent families occupy a lot of land in Hanoi, and they raise livestock in the county Most of them are owned by famous families, and many famous families took advantage of the Yellow Turban Uprising to plot land, monopolize important economic industries, and colluded with each other. The power is extremely powerful. Many industries and economic lifelines related to taxation in Hanoi County are controlled in the In the hands of these prominent families, Hanoi has repeatedly replaced the prefects. Many policies regarding the economic direction of the county must be discussed and weighed by the incumbent prefects and the chiefs of the prominent families before they can be implemented.

Not to mention letting these prominent families pay agricultural taxes, if these ancestral families don't cause trouble for Wang Kuang, Wang Kuang will burn the incense.

This time Bao Xin and the pottery merchants led the troops to Hanoi, and the heads of the noble families naturally knew that Wang Kuang had asked their permission in advance to bring foreign troops into the country. The head of the family naturally also needs to participate in it.

The Xuzhou army and Bao Xin's foreign soldiers were stationed in the outskirts of the city, and the main characters followed Wang Kuang into the city and entered the prefect's mansion, and at this time the prefect's mansion had already held a banquet.

Waiting for them in the prefect's mansion are not only Wang Yun and Huangfusong's former colleagues Da Si Nong Zhou Zhong and Wei Wei Zhang Xi, but also the leaders of Hanoi's famous families and the current patriarchs of Hanoi's four prominent families: the Ping's family in Pingyi The master Pingzheng, Li Shao, the head of the Yewang Li family, Zheng Yan, the head of the Zheng family in Ji County, and Sima Lang, the acting head of the Sima family in Wen County.

After the main characters entered the main hall, Wang Kuang introduced them to everyone, and then everyone took their seats.

After everyone was seated, Wang Kuang ordered the waiter to fill everyone's cups with wine, then raised the cups, and said with a smile: "Today, the house is full of guests, and the young and long salty gatherings really add to the splendor of Wang's mansion! Wang prepared a little thin wine for Wang Situ, Huangfu Zhongcheng, Yuncheng and Mr. Tao take the wind and wash away the dust! Come on, wait and drink this cup to the brim!"

"Wait a minute."

Among the four prominent families in Hanoi, the head of the Ping family, Pingzheng, spoke first, and said, "Don't be in a hurry to drink. I might as well listen to you. The Prime Minister of Jibei and Mr. Tao from Xuzhou are not comfortable operating in Yanzhou and Xuzhou. Come here to Hanoi." The land, but what is it for? First explain the matter clearly, and the wine will be sweet."

Wang Yun was expressionless when he heard the words, as if he had expected it. After all, this old man was from the Wang family in Taiyuan, and he was also a leader among the party members. He was very clear about the influence of the gentry in the local area. First, tracing back to the source, it is much stronger than the origins of these famous families present here.

But Huangfusong seemed thoughtful.

The pottery merchant secretly thought, what are we doing here, how could they not know?Now ask the other way around, it’s clear that it’s intentionally ugly

It seems that these prominent families in Hanoi do not want us to come here to conquer the Baibo army.

Bao Xin put down the wine cup in his hand and said in a bold voice: "I have heard for a long time that the Yellow Turban bandits in Baibogu from Pau City gathered crowds to harass one side. Let’s lead troops together to suppress this bandit! The top is to serve the imperial court, and the bottom is to save the people of one side. I wonder if Duke Ping is satisfied with such an answer?”

Facing the tone of Bao Xinyi's righteous words, Pingzheng was not at all moved, but turned his head to look at Wang Kuang, and said, "Your Majesty, General Bao said that he came here to join you in suppressing thieves, I wonder if there is such a thing? The old man, etc., do not know the details."

Wang Kuang laughed, and said: "I mentioned something in the letter with Wang at the beginning. Sending troops is a big matter, and it needs to be discussed in a long-term way."

Li Shao, head of the Yewang Li family, cupped his hands at Bao Xin, and said, "General Bao, Hanoi has its own soldiers and horses, as well as local officials and troops. There is no need to bother outsiders with regard to suppressing thieves, General Bao. Waiting for people to come all the way to lead troops in person, it would be hehe."

The implication is that Bao Xin and others feel that their hands are too long.

The noble family has no private soldiers, but they are in charge of the local economy, land and many other contexts. As the prefect of the imperial court, Wang Kuang can hardly subdue the people at any time, so he is quite constrained in his work.

Some people may think that it is very easy for an officer to deal with the local gentry. After all, there are soldiers and generals, and it is enough to dare to resist and kill. But to be honest, this kind of thinking is too naive.

Wang Kuang was sent by the imperial court to serve as the prefect of Hanoi. He had soldiers and generals in his hands. It would not be difficult to use force to frighten and kill these gentry. Biaozi like Dong Zhuo, after all, are a rare species. It is unrealistic to deter local tyrants only by force, unless they are forced to the last step.

Chapter 1 Contradictions

Hearing that the patriarch of a prominent local family in Hanoi spoke so impolitely, Bao Xin was about to get angry when he frowned, but the potter beside him patted his leg lightly under the table to signal Bao Xin to be calm.

But seeing the pottery merchant smiling friendlyly at the heads of several aristocratic families, he said: "I have admired the names of the Ping family in Pingyi and the Li family in Yewang county for a long time. It is a great honor to meet the two elders Tao today, but I don't understand. Although I waited for this trip to suppress the thieves, although it happened in a hurry, and it was too late for the officials and people in Hanoi to know about it, but if it succeeds, it would be for Sili and Bingzhou to wipe out the trouble. Conflict, I wonder if there is some misunderstanding in the middle?"

Pingzheng and Li Shao looked at each other, each stroked their beards, neither said a word.

Over there, there is Sima Lang from Wen County, who is nineteen years old, not a few years older than a potter, but he is quite kind.

Sima Lang smiled at the potter, and said kindly: "Young Master Tao, you and General Bao are here to suppress bandits in the local area, regardless of success or failure, you have good intentions."

The potter raised his brows, thinking in his heart, he is also from a famous family, let's see how much Sima Lang can talk, and then look at those few!

However, his words obviously have more to say.

Sima Lang continued: "However, the Baibo army has been lingering in Sanhe for several years, and they are numerous and powerful. Last year when the rebels went south to fight against Niufu, they also plundered Hanoi and slaughtered the people. The troubled side has no peace."

Huangfu Song said beside him: "Since this is the case, shouldn't they be exterminated?"

Sima Lang shook his head, and said: "Easier said than done? Not to mention whether Baibo's more than [-] troops can wipe out all of them. The fortifications of the Baibo valley from the city of Po have been repaired by Guo Da like an iron fortress, and the local government troops attacked If you don’t advance, you can’t fight! You are here, and you will fight the Baibo army. If you win the fight, it’s fine. If you lose, you can lead the army back to Yanzhou or Xuzhou, but if the Baibo army comes to Hanoi in the future to seek revenge Revenge, but teach us Hanoi people what to do?"

The head of the Ping family, Pingzheng, said calmly: "It is not enough to win the battle. If you want to fight, you must completely wipe out the Baibo army, leaving no one behind! Otherwise, Hanoi will suffer revenge from the Baibo army!"

Zheng Yan, the patriarch of the Zheng family in Ji County, who had been silent all this time, got up and added: "You two, it's not that I'm being overly hypocritical, it's just about the people's livelihood. If you two want to fight, you must ensure that you can kill all of the Baibo army. If Buliu can't do it, please ask the two superiors to stop their troops, and don't cause trouble for Hanoi."

Bao Xin couldn't help being furious when he heard the words: "March and war is not about eating, how can you win if you win, and lose if you say you lose, what? If you can't guarantee victory, I can't move this bandit?"

Pingzheng stroked his beard, nodded and said: "General Bao, please try to be as lenient as possible and don't do anything."