Great Wei Nengchen

Immediately afterwards, another important news came. In order to cope with the famine, Cao Ying began to implement the "quota system". All the people in Hebei must declare their gender, age, and address, and then receive a monthly "food stamp" thing!

From then on, grain was sold by the government in a unified manner, and the people had to buy food stamps. If there was only money but no food stamps, they would not be able to buy a grain of grain, and the common people’s grain stamps also had quotas:

Adult men - 25 catties of rations per month, adult women - 14 catties of rations per month, children under the age of 60 - [-] catties of rations per month, as for the elderly over [-] years old, the government will send [-] catties of grain per month, and no charge A penny!

In addition to food, salt, meat, cloth, candles, cooking oil... All daily necessities are supplied by ticket. Anyone who dares to trade in private will be caught and punished!

Such an excellent solution was naturally thought of by Xiao Yi. In the original red world, there was a famine in the 70s and [-]s, and there was an extreme shortage of living supplies. The people's government relied on 'food stamps' to alleviate the crisis to the greatest extent. Otherwise, I don’t know how many people will starve to death!

There are two advantages to doing this: one, to eliminate waste and save food, and each person will have one ration in the future, so no one can be greedy for more, let alone speculate, otherwise, your whole family will be hungry!

Two: Relying on food stamps to control manpower, the Han Dynasty had a habit of hiding the population for a long time. Many children were born without declaring their household registration, so as to reduce taxes and avoid labor!

Nowadays, food is supplied by ticket, and it is impossible to hide it, unless someone is hungry. In this way, the government can collect more taxes and have more labor force. In the future, when there are wars, the source of soldiers will be more sufficient!

As soon as this strategy was put forward, it was unanimously supported by civil and military officials. The prime minister, Cao Cao, was also ecstatic. He said three "good" words in a row, calling it a good strategy for Anbang to govern the country, and it will be promoted nationwide!

It is conceivable that with a small food stamp, you can control the population of the whole country and the distribution of food. At that time, you will really be in charge of the world!

Then again, there are policies on the top and countermeasures on the bottom. Some rich and powerful people will definitely find ways to get supplies, and some treacherous people will continue to take risks for huge profits, and the black market will emerge as the times require. up!

This is determined by the laws of the market, and no one can forcibly stop it. In the original red world, we have encountered the same problems, militia raids, urban management crackdowns, and small foot detectives running all over the streets... still can't put an end to private transactions, this is called "needs" Existence, existence is reasonable! '

Since it can't be stopped, it's better to push the boat along the way. Xiao Yi secretly sent people to open more than a dozen black markets in hidden places in Yecheng, selling all kinds of daily necessities, especially luxury goods, at dozens of times the price!

On the one hand, a large amount of money was obtained and used as military expenses for the Northern Expedition. Anyway, it was illegal profits. Whoever earns this kind of money is not earning it. It is better to hold it in your own hands, and you can also secretly reconcile the market!

On the other hand, those who are willing to spend a lot of money to buy things are either noble families or local tyrants. It is a good thing for the country and the people to weaken their economic strength!

"It is said that Xiao Lang is as cunning as a fox, as fierce as a wolf, and as brave as a tiger. It is indeed true. He is indeed a genius in governing the country. No wonder he is willing to be his concubine with the pride of a younger sister!"

After a business war is over, Zhen Yu is convinced that he loses. It is difficult to be an enemy of such a powerful person, so let's make friends with him!

In addition, the two strategies of "separation of relatives, stealing the day and changing the day" have failed, and there is no need to "drain the fire from the bottom of the pot". We should bring back the family children and re-negotiate the big deal!

Thinking of this, Zhen Yu arranged manpower and prepared to hurry up and call back the 28 disciples who went south. But before the messengers left, these family descendants came back, but what came back were 28 bloody corpses!

"The Seventeenth Young Master's team just came out of Yecheng Baili, when they were robbed and killed by a group of black-clothed horse thieves. Young Master was killed by an arrow, and the guys suffered heavy casualties!"

"The Ninth Young Master was also robbed and killed by a man in black near the Cangting Pavilion. He was stabbed six times and died, and all his belongings were looted!"

"Young Master 21 is the worst. Resting in the inn with two concubines, he lost his head in his sleep, and his body was naked... Woohoo!"

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A large group of bruised fellows knelt down and wept in the meeting hall. This time they went south to buy food. They thought it was a good job, but they didn’t receive any food, and lost their heads instead. Who did this cruelly?

The Zhen family is the number one chaebol in the world, with powerful strength and deep foundation. Those who dare to touch this behemoth with such ruthless methods are by no means ordinary people!

"Such a vicious heart, such a vicious method, this is to kill them all, do you really think the Zhen family is made of mud?"

Honest people are also angry. Dozens of family members died tragically, driving the eldest son Zhenyu almost crazy. Although he doesn't like his cousins ​​and thinks they are greedy, blood is thicker than water after all!

It's not hard to guess the murderer, the biggest suspect is Xiao Yi, he has the motive to kill, the ability to kill, and the courage to kill!

The situation is critical and the situation is complicated. At this point, Zhen Yu doesn't know what to do, so he runs to the back house in a hurry to invite his uncle to come out of the mountain!

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"In disregard of the feelings of relatives, Xiao Yi sealed up the grain store and business of the Zhen family, and secretly dispatched troops to rob and kill 28 of the family's children. This enmity is irreconcilable, and I ask my uncle to come forward to preside over the important event and serve the Zhen family. Ask for justice - woo woo!"

In the back house of the Zhen family, in front of a quiet courtyard, Zhen Yu knelt on the bluestone steps, crying and telling what had happened, while kowtowing desperately.

"Long! -- Da! Da!"

After a while, the wooden door of the small courtyard opened, and an old man in his sixties walked out, with eight-character eyebrows, flat nose bridge, catfish mouth, sesame teeth... His appearance was extremely ugly. wealthy people!

In recent years, Zhen An has been tired of the world, indifferent to fame and wealth, and has been living in seclusion in a small courtyard, planting flowers, feeding fish, raising birds, reading books... living a leisurely life, if not for the drastic changes in his family, he would not have come out!

"Businessmen - travel across the five lakes, across the four seas, sell goods, connect the world, gather and disperse thousands of gold in their hands, and keep their minds calm. It is a profession that benefits the country and the people!

But these years, the Zhen family has gradually degenerated, living extravagantly, being rich and benevolent, blindly exploiting the people, and not knowing how to treat others generously. "

After walking out of the small courtyard, Zhen An didn't talk about revenge, but instead taught his nephew a lesson. This is also what troubled him most. The family has no successors. The only excellent bloodline is a girl, otherwise the head of the family...

"No matter what the Zhen family did wrong, it's enough to confiscate the money. Why bother to kill them all? How can we not avenge the lives of the 28 children?"

Once an honest person loses his temper, the consequences will be quite dire, Zhen Yu now has one thing in mind - the blood of the Zhen family cannot be shed in vain!

"Everything in nature is immortal. Death is not terrible. What I fear is that I don't know how to die. Poor Zhen family's 28 children, I'm afraid they will be fools until they die!"

Mentioning the tragic death of a family member, Zhen An also felt a burst of heartache, but there was a gleam of light in a pair of old eyes--"There is another hidden story in this matter, the murderer is definitely not Xiao Yi!"

Chapter 1065 The black hand behind the scenes - Cao Cao!

"This old man and Xiao Yi once met. This man has great ambitions, good plans, extremely intelligent mind, and has the air of a king. Although he kills people like hemp, he never kills innocent people indiscriminately. He neither kills relatives nor friends. , Do not kill women!

Mi'er and him are extremely affectionate, and they gave birth to a son-in-law. In view of the relationship between husband and wife, he will not kill the children of the Zhen family, because they are both his eldest and younger uncles! "

Zhen An has no good looks and no temperament, but he can become the world's number one chaebol thanks to a pair of discerning eyes. He has read countless people and never made mistakes. Therefore, he dares to judge that the murderer is definitely not Xiao Yi!

In addition to intuitive judgments, there are two logical inferences:

First, the 180 people Xiao Yi killed were all profiteers, shopkeepers, and local tyrants, but the head of the powerful family did not touch any of them, which showed that he had a bottom line in his work, and only wanted to get food, not to be an enemy of the gentry. Why bother to kill the children of the Zhen family?

Second, if Xiao Yi really wants to kill someone, he can lead his troops to surround the Zhen family and arrest people according to the law. It's a typical example. There is nothing to say about killing you. Why send someone to lay an ambush halfway, and then pretend to be a horse thief to kill people?

"What my uncle taught me is that my nephew is so dazzled by hatred that he can't tell right from wrong, true from false. There's something hidden about this matter!"

Zhen Yu also came to his senses, Xiao Yi was known as 'killing gods in this world', killing 28 members of Zhen's family was like crushing a bunch of bedbugs, why bother?

Then came the problem, since Xiao Yi didn't kill the person, who is the murderer behind the scenes, and what is his purpose, those who can do this are definitely not ordinary people!

You know, the strength of the Zhen family is not weak, the caravan has a large number of guards, and is well-equipped and well-trained. Ordinary bandits don't have the guts or the strength!

But the other party not only did it, but also did it cleanly and beautifully. He robbed and killed 28 sons of the Zhen family in one fell swoop, and ran away without a trace afterwards. There are only two people in Jizhou: one is Xiao Yi and the other is Cao Cao!

"Tick!-Tick!...Why did he do this? Isn't he afraid of angering the gentry group and turning the world against him?"

Presumably at this point, Zhen Yu's face was pale, sweat was profuse, and he almost collapsed on the ground. He would rather believe that the former killed people than doubt the latter!

Who is Cao Cao - the regent and prime minister of the Han Dynasty, the most powerful man in the world, if he wants to deal with the Zhen family, he will not kill dozens of people, but ransack the family and exterminate the three clans!

The only hope now is that Cao Cao is afraid and does not dare to massacre. No matter how arrogant he is, he can't be an enemy of the world's nobles, right?

"Hehe! - You guessed it, right? A blind man rides a blind horse and faces an abyss in the middle of the night. The Zhen family is already on the verge of life and death. If you take one wrong step, you will be doomed immediately!

Besides, the Zhen family is just one of the gentry, and does not represent the gentry in the world. Who would offend the 'uncrowned king' for us? As for his purpose-kill three birds with one stone! "