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"These aristocratic families have business dealings with my Youzhou, and they know the policies and resources of my Youzhou best, so they can't be said to be exclusive.

The most important thing is that Yuan Shang squeezed them too hard. He asked for too much food and grass from them every year, but gave too little in return.

Now, they understand that the lord will rule Zhongshan forever, and they are all busy looking for connections, hehe, the last general has received a lot of gifts, all thanks to the lord. "

Zhang He is not an idiot, he knows that some of his shady actions will definitely be found out by his lord.

Therefore, he would rather make it clear to Chen Feng directly. If Chen Feng is unhappy, then he has to restrain himself in the future.

"Well, you did a good job, and you contributed a lot this time."

Chen Feng nodded. Although Jia Xu had made a lot of preparations for the fine work and the caravan, if Zhang He, a local general from Hebei, hadn't come forward, those aristocratic families would not have bowed their heads so easily.

"The lord gives orders, and they dare not disobey. The fact that these aristocratic families can exist in Hebei for such a long time is enough to show their intelligence. Hehe, they are the ones who know the current affairs the most."

"This is different. This time, you did really well."

Chen Feng shook his hands and achieved such a result. There is indeed too much credit for Zhang He.

"The situation in Zhongshan is indeed a bit different from other places. Most of the aristocratic families here rely on business to maintain their family survival, so they are less dependent on land.

In addition, I can provide them with more opportunities to do business, so it is not difficult to get back the excess land from them. Of course, you play the role of a link in this.

Later, you can disclose some information to them. Regarding business matters, as long as it does not involve confidentiality or military affairs, I can give them the greatest discount.

If they want, I can sell them merchant ships and let them trade in more places.In addition, huh, huh, tell them that my business is very big and I need some agents.

In view of the fact that the Zhen family and other big families cooperate with us to count the population and land, I can consider letting the children of their families become officials under my command.

As for the official position, whether it is to manage people's livelihood or business, or to hold an important position in the army, it must be determined according to their ability.

But one thing, you have to tell them, if anyone is corrupt, or colludes with foreign enemies, hehe, my butcher knife, Chen Feng, can be unsheathed at any time. "

"No, I will understand in the end."

With Zhang He, a general from Hebei, as an intermediary, Chen Feng's meaning quickly spread among the local families in Zhongshan.

After all, the Zhongshan aristocratic family is mainly engaged in business, and they know how to weigh the pros and cons. All the aristocratic families calculated their own gains and losses, and in the end, they all chose to obey Chen Feng.

One of the most important reasons for being able to win and appease Zhongshan so quickly is because Zhongshan's aristocratic families all have their own businesses.

"Fortunately, it's Zhongshan. If it's easy to do other places, I'm afraid those aristocratic families should direct Jia Ding against me."

Chen Feng's expression was both joyful and anxious.It was Jia Xu's suggestion to attack Zhongshan. After repeated analysis, Chen Feng also believed that this place was the most suitable place. After all, there are many businessmen here.

Land, of course, is also one of their sources of wealth, but, compared to doing business, the benefits brought by land are not much.

How much benefit can the land bring to them?All the aristocratic families have calculated this account clearly.The most shrewd ones are businessmen like them.

Only one mu of land can grow so much corn, even in a famine year, it can't be exchanged for much money, because the price of grain will also be restricted by the government.

Of course, in a famine year, food is indeed very precious, but as a businessman, you can't always look forward to a famine year.

Moreover, if there is enough food in the hands of the famine year, many people will turn their attention to them, which is not a good thing.

This point, the Zhen family is most aware of, these years as relatives with the Yuan family, the Zhen family has provided food and grass, not because the Zhen family has it in the warehouse, and there is still a lot.

Everyone is innocent, but pregnant is guilty. This is the truth.In the time of war and chaos, what the princes of various places need most is food. Could it be that, as an aristocratic family, you can't give it?

Chapter 306 Expansion of Influence 2

Doing business is different. The profit of a caravan traveling from north to south definitely exceeds the sum of their land profits.

Moreover, many such caravans can be organized and run many times a year.Some aristocratic families with a broader vision focused on merchant ships.

They had already found out clearly that one merchant ship going south for trade was definitely worth the trade volume of two or three caravans.

"Hehe, it's okay. Fortunately, these aristocratic families in Zhongshan understand the benefits of doing business better than anyone else, which saves me a lot of trouble."

After finally meeting such a group of aristocratic families who like to do business, Chen Feng has no reason to be unhappy.

Driven by these interests, the aristocratic families in Zhongshan made wise decisions, especially when Chen Feng revealed that the children of these aristocratic families were allowed to become officials. This news can be said to make the local aristocratic families ecstatic.

They all hope to let the children of their families become officials, so that their business can grow bigger and bigger, and they can get more resources and opportunities.

They don't need these family children to embezzle and open the back door, as long as these family children can give some convenience without violating the regulations, it is enough for them to make a fortune.

"Zhongshan must not be lost, Zhongshan must not be lost,,,,,,"

Yuan Shang was about to go mad with anger, he was very clear about the importance of Zhongshan, otherwise, he would not have sent his second brother to Zhongshan in person.

Zhongshan is one of the grain-producing places in Hebei. In addition, it belongs to Jizhou, and the terrain is also very important. Therefore, for Yuan Shang, Zhongshan cannot be lost.

"Changshan, Zhongshan, and Hejian can provide me with about half of the grain and grass in Jizhou every year, especially in Zhongshan, where the aristocratic families and merchants not only provide grain and grass, but also money.

Now Zhongshan is occupied by Chen Feng, Changshan is disturbed by Zhao Yun, and most of Hejian is almost lost. This almost took away most of the wealthiest land in Jizhou. "

Yuan Shang's anger is justified. The wealth of Jizhou is well known in the world, and in Jizhou, the wealth of Hejian, Zhongshan and other places is known to all Jizhou people.

However, Chen Feng has now occupied these territories, so how can he not be angry.In front of the heroes of the world, Chen Feng snatched a large piece of treasure land from him.

"Here's an order for Chang Shan's army to defeat Zhao Yun's troops and turn to Zhongshan, and I want them to take back Zhongshan.

Bingzhou's army should deal with Zhang Liao as soon as possible, and then support Changshan and Zhongshan.

Yuan Shang's order cannot be said to be wrong. The key point is that he does not know how much manpower and material resources Youzhou has invested in this war.

Zhang Liao has 5 soldiers and horses, most of which are cavalry, while Yuan Shang's soldiers and horses in Bingzhou add up to [-] soldiers and horses. It sounds like a lot, but if each city is divided, it will weaken its strength.

Furthermore, only in terms of the command level of the generals and the elite level of the soldiers, the strength of Yuan Jun in Bingzhou is not enough.

In particular, some armies forcibly recruit local civilians into the army, which further reduces the combat effectiveness of the army.

Zhang Liao has already gained a foothold in Xinxing and Taiyuan, and now it is very difficult to get rid of him.

In terms of field battles, Jizhou soldiers and horses are not good, and in terms of siege, Jizhou soldiers and horses are no match for the elite under Zhang Liao's command.

On Changshan's side, Yuan Shang deployed [-] soldiers and horses, which sounds like a lot, after all, Zhao Yun just led the local people to revolt.

Although some local garrisons joined Zhao Yun's team, Zhao Yun's soldiers and horses could not exceed 1 elite soldiers, and the rest were just peasants who had just put down their hoes.

It's a pity that Yuan Shang ignored those cavalrymen. He naively thought that those cavalrymen were really young and strong that Zhao Yun had brought out to fight against the barbarians.

With the arrival of Cao and Wei Yue, Zhao Yun now has tens of thousands of cavalry at his disposal.

Only relying on these tens of thousands of cavalry, Zhao Yun was sure to fight those Jizhou soldiers and horses. If Chen Feng hadn't repeatedly asked him not to fight recklessly, those Jizhou soldiers and horses would have been ashamed.

"Zhangwu and Bohai, two good places near the sea."