At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

"Jiaozhou... It seems that we didn't send an edict to Jiaozhou to let them claim tribute? Does Jiaozhou still not know that I have become emperor? Who is responsible for this matter?"

Guo Peng suddenly remembered this matter.

That's right, Guo Peng even forgot to send an edict to Jiaozhou because he neglected Jiaozhou too much, but then again, he doesn't even know who is in power in Jiaozhou right now, so what else can he say?

"........."

Xi Zhong and Guo Jia also don't know about this matter, this should be asked by Guo Peng's newly appointed minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Xinpi, not them.

And having said that, in such a remote place, maybe there are still a group of primitive people, so what should we care about?

After tidying up Liu Biao, are you still afraid that Jiaozhou will not accept it?

There is no Nanyue King Zhao Tuo in Jiaozhou now.

But it's hard to say, there are many people in the barren land, and the economic benefits of these places are very low before they are developed. During the melee in the Central Plains, Jiaozhou was almost the only pure land in the world, because no one would think of attacking him.

Guo Peng asked the eunuch to send an order to Simpi, and asked Xinpi to start investigating who the current ruler of Jiaozhou is, and then report back.

To solve the problem of Jiaozhou, there is almost no problem. The only problem is how to prevent Liu Biao from escaping to Jiaozhou. If he is really allowed to escape, it must be a disaster. In addition, whether Liu Zhang will send troops to help is also a question.

But after a little discussion, everyone reached a consensus - it's useless.

If Liu Zhang came, he would come, if he went north to Hanzhong, he would beat him in Hanzhong, if he came directly to Jiangling, he would beat a rabbit with grass and eat it with a spoon. When they marched all the way together, they couldn't do anything to Guo, so they just Not to mention the Guo Wei Empire, which was more powerful than it was then.

So there is no need to worry about anything at all. It is better to say that it is not Guo Peng, but Liu Biao and Liu Zhang.

For now, Liu Zhang's proclaiming the emperor and Liu Biao's proclaiming the king have spread within the territory of the Wei State, but they have not caused any waves. As for the people with lofty ideals from all over the world to attack Guo Wei, they only exist in their imagination.

It is a great gift to give these refugees a stable home, a piece of land and some farm tools and seeds so that they can eat.

The township heads and village heads at the grassroots level will also often preach to them the gifts of His Majesty the great emperor to them. Guo Wei really has people's hearts.

Compared with the illusory restoration of the Han Dynasty, it is more popular to be able to eat the food in your mouth.

The reason why these news can spread to the Central Plains is also a businessman's business. Linzi Ying is not just for nothing. If there are spies to do things, Linzi Ying would have taken action to wipe them out.

And as far as the moment is concerned, the ecological situation at the grassroots level of the Wei State is completely different from that of Liu Biao and the others. Most of the farm villages are occupied by villages, and the powerful manors are not.

Moreover, Guo Peng repaired the roads and improved the traffic conditions, which had revolutionized the backward traffic conditions at the end of the Han Dynasty. Those spies in the south of the Yangtze River who wanted to contact the so-called "people with lofty ideals" probably couldn't find a way.

In this case, it can still be spread, which can only be said to be the credit of the business traveler.

Although wars are still fought, the caravan business still needs to be done, and the economy still needs to be developed. Mr. Guo is doing business himself, and other people will naturally do business, bringing the things that the southerners need to the south to sell, and then exchange Get back what the Northerners need.

Such as the famous Shu brocade.

No matter how Guo Peng's relationship with Liu Zhang deteriorated, the supply of Shu brocade never stopped.

The wealthy families in central Shu and the officials of Shu Han liked the standard five baht coins cast by Guo Peng very much. The officials of Guo Wei also liked Shu brocade very much. The dress used by Guo Peng to ascend the throne was pure Shu brocade.

Although the two sides have no exchanges at the military and political level, there are still exchanges in economic and cultural aspects.

Moreover, the borders between each other in this era are not the Berlin Wall, which is not as clear as on the map, and there is no satellite monitoring.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Guo Peng to win over half of the scholars in Jingzhou to his side with a grand ceremony on talents, and directly destroy Jingzhou's culture.

So news of Liu Zhang proclaiming himself emperor and Liu Biao proclaiming king also came and went with the caravans, and the news that the two called on people with lofty ideals to rise up against Guo Wei's puppet dynasty also spread to the Central Plains like a joke.

Those business travellers, indeed, used the tone of a joke to spread this kind of thing.

In their view, if the world wants to talk about war, and Guo Peng says he is number two, who dares to be number one?

If there is number one, Guo Peng will not be the emperor.

Guo himself was the only "benevolent man" who defended the Han Dynasty back then. If Guo hadn't "raised troops to attack" Yuan Shu, the world would be named Yuan now.

So you guess there are no "people with lofty ideals" in the world now?

Chapter 790 Nine Wait until Guo Peng dies, the world will still be the world it used to be

It cannot be said that there are really no "people with lofty ideals" in the area ruled by the Guo Wei Empire.

Even Guo himself will not guarantee this.

These unruly people, these people who are dissatisfied with Guo Peng's rule, must exist, because Guo has indeed suppressed the powerful to a certain extent.

For example, Guo Peng's confiscation of iron smelting tools and prohibition of iron smelting and casting money in Haoqiang's manor made some Haoqiang very dissatisfied. They felt that Guo Peng had violated their interests.

Not only has the right to mint coins been recovered, preventing them from engaging in the manor economy, but they also have to engage in official salt and iron operations to reduce their profit margins.

But the policy is still implemented.

Official figures took the lead in obeying, such as Li Dian, Cao Hong, and Han Hao, they all took the lead in obeying, and handed over the iron smelting tools and blacksmith households in their manors, so as to set an example.

For Guo Peng who honestly handed over these things, he adopted a soft policy, and for those who resisted, he ordered the local county magistrate and township chief to directly cooperate with the local guards to search the manor and force them to buy them.

All iron smelting equipment and blacksmiths must be bought, private iron smelting is never allowed, and the control is very thorough and strict.

If there is any armed resistance, they will be killed without mercy.

Under the background of the establishment of the new dynasty, Guo will not allow anyone to go against his will!

These tyrants were dissatisfied, but they had no strength to resist. After killing a few chickens, the monkey group became honest.

Guo Peng's grassroots villages are more powerful, and the village chiefs and township chiefs in the villages are not just working.

Under Guo's deliberate manipulation, a powerful manor is often surrounded by several farm villages, and they cannot communicate with each other. The farm farms cultivate the fields during farming hours, and practice tactical combat skills to defend their homes during slack.

You let them rebel?

A village chief on a small scale can lead the young and strong in the village to fight, and a town chief on a small scale can hold you down.

And now someone Guo has implemented the old soldiers going to the countryside as a policy.

Through the successful pilots in Qingyan and Jizhou in the early years, after Mr. Guo took the throne, he formally enacted this policy as a bill, promulgated it and implemented it.

Those old soldiers who had physical problems and could not adapt to the high-intensity combat needs of the Wei army, except for some in the army as recruit instructors, were mostly sent to the local townships and villages, as the leaders of the local young and strong, specialized Responsible for leading local young adults to practice tactical combat skills during the slack season.

The Central Plains and Hebei have spread this state of garrison farms encircling powerful manors on a large scale, and the remote areas have not had time to spread it out, but it is just a matter of the past few years.

The tyrants thought that something else would happen, but someone Guo directly took the emperor's seat to do it himself, and became the emperor's old man, the biggest person in the world.

This is great, I don't know when he will do it.

But for the time being, Guo Peng has not reformulated a new tax policy other than promoting the government-owned salt and iron camps and prohibiting private iron smelting and private storage of weapons.

Guo Peng did not collect taxes on the properties of the tyrants and gentry, nor did they collect taxes on their manors with a large population and land, and still continued the tax policy of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

He only squeezed the villagers within the scope of his control, and then demanded that the two official caravans of the Mi family and the Cao family pay heavy taxes, which did not affect other people, nor did he tax the private caravans of the major wealthy families.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, commercial taxes were generally only the city tax and the collection of Shanze garden products. Not only did Guo Peng not expand the scope of tax collection, but he also canceled the tariffs that were once revived by warlords in various places. The business that once withered in the war began to revive.

For these private merchants, he does not collect much tax. At present, most of the fiscal revenue comes from the villagers, and only a small part comes from commercial taxes. Therefore, private commercial trade is gradually developing towards the prosperous period of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

On the various traffic arteries within the territory of Wei State, trade caravans came and went, and a large number of merchants from all over the world poured into the trading centers of various cities, happily conducting commercial transactions with extremely low tax rates, and earning a lot of money.

Guo Peng did not infringe upon the property and commercial interests of the tyrants and gentry, but turned a blind eye to fooling around. Therefore, in the view of the gentry tyrants, this was a way for Guo Peng to compromise.

If the core interests are not damaged, then some scraps will be left to him.

Moreover, he is the emperor on horseback, and the throne was snatched by force. If you want to talk about righteousness and force, even if the world's powerful are tied together, they are not his opponents. Why bother to fight against him?

Wait, when Guo Peng dies, Guo Wei's royal family weakens, and the empire's military power also weakens, then the world will be the same as it used to be, and the land of the surrounding farmers will still be theirs.

Don't look at the government's strict control now, the tyrants are very clear about how their ancestors took advantage of natural disasters and man-made disasters to embezzle land and make money for the country.

According to their words, what a truly powerful family cares most about is inheritance, not temporary wealth.

Their children know how to become strong and powerful. Even if they are deprived of poverty by Guo for a while, as long as they don't die, as long as the control is loosened, and they seize the opportunity for another ten or twenty years, he will still be strong and powerful.

This is something that Li Shu can't learn, and it's impossible to learn. It's not Li Shu who learns this skill, but Min.

They generally believe that Guo's policy is temporary, and the possibility of death is extremely high. As long as his future king can't stick to his policy and control, he doesn't control the land as strictly as he does, measuring the land and inspecting the granary at every turn. , then what are they afraid of?

As long as Guo Peng doesn't touch their core interests, and doesn't run wild on the private land of the tyrants, it's his business how he likes to toss about in his own territory, can he still turn the world upside down?

Up to three to forty years, but one or two generations of effort, the world is still the same world.

Therefore, Liu Biao and Liu Zhang's vague and meaningless call is very boring to them.

Really boring.

Shouting a slogan and spreading some rumors will make us attack together?

What about benefits?

What about the hope of victory?

That animal Guo Peng started as the son of a county magistrate, but Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, the four generations and three princes, were able to overthrow them, and turned themselves into emperors. Such a character, you want us to fight him?

Don't, don't, don't, absolutely don't, I still want to save my head to eat a few more bowls of rice, and save my lower body for a few more years of fun.

This is what is said in the minds of those whose interests have been offended.

The son of the county magistrate of Guo Peng started his business and became the emperor all the way. He turned over countless people along the way. The bones of these people have not been cold for a few years. Everyone still remembers them, and they are full of respect for the new emperor in Luoyang city. .

Right now with Guo Peng?

Sorry, I haven't lived enough.

Therefore, such inflammatory remarks have no market in the land of Wei State, and no one cares about such statements, or mobilize to attack or something, it is a complete joke.

What is Guo Peng worried about?

His prestige and methods have made his ruling foundation extremely solid. The feeling of walking on the ground in 18 years is really good. Once he succeeds, it feels really good.

The prestige of the Han Dynasty?

From the time when Dong Zhuo abolished the emperor, the prestige of the Han Dynasty ceased to exist.

The hearts of the people in the Han Dynasty?

From the moment Xun Yu and Zang Hong were executed, the Han Dynasty had no support.

In March of the first year of Yande, Guo Peng calmly dispatched troops and assigned tasks in Luoyang, while Liu Biao and Liu Zhang were incompetent and furious in the south.

And, where Liu Biao and Liu Zhang can't see, a new conspiracy is brewing.

Since the end of March, when the weather is getting warmer and everything is growing, Liu Biao's condition has worsened.

He coughed almost all day long, and his trachea hurt from coughing. Hemoptysis was not uncommon, and it became more and more frequent, which made Liu Biao very frightened.

You are obviously taking your medicine on time, how could this happen?

Didn't it start to get better before?

Liu Biao didn't know why this happened, but his body was indeed getting weaker day by day.

Finally, in mid-April, Liu Biao's condition worsened and he could no longer handle government affairs. He lay in bed every day and couldn't get up.

Chapter 791 Eight hundred Liu Biao decided to give it a go

At the moment when Liu Biao was seriously ill, Li Dian, the former general of the guard army, and Cao Chun, the right general of the guard army ordered by Guo Peng, each led [-] troops to Chenliu's camp and accepted the command of Le Jin, the general who conquered the south.

The staff servant Guo Jia supervised the army by holding the festival, and on behalf of Guo Peng, he bestowed the festival Yue and the tiger talisman of the whole army on behalf of Le Jin.

As a result, the number of troops owned by Chenliu Daying and the second county of Yingchuan County in Runan County reached 5.

Including the troops brought by Li Dian and Cao Chun, the army led by Guo Lie, the commander of the garrison army in Runan County, the army led by Li Gan, the commander of the garrison army in Yingchuan County, and the army led by Le Jin himself. The scale of 5 people.

The [-] troops will be led by Le Jin, under the supervision of Guo Jia, to march towards Jingzhou as the main force to capture Jingzhou.

At the same time, General Zhu Ling, commander of the Shangyong County garrison, led his troops to attack Xiangyang, and Xu Huang, commander of the Lujiang garrison under the command of Zhang Liao, was also transferred by Guo Jiaji. Jiang Xia.

The entire strategic planning has been completed, and the formulation of tactics has also been completed. Now it is mobilizing the auxiliary soldiers and civilians in the three counties of Yingchuan, Runan and Chenliu to transport materials and prepare for the logistics of the army.

According to the calculations of the accounting and official team brought by Guo Jia, about 80.00% of the logistics preparations can be completed in late April, reaching the level of logistics supplies for the army to go out.

The staff team brought by Guo Jia and the generals under the command of Le Jin designed tactics on the combat sand table and deduced the outcome of the war in order to find the fastest and most perfect solution, and notified Zhu Ling and Xu Huang in advance to cooperate to achieve the greatest extent tactical coordination.

Wei Junzheng Southern Army is intensively preparing for the southward attack route, but at this moment, Jingzhou is not ready for battle at all.

With the army pressing down on the situation, Zhang Yun, the governor of Nanyang County, who was facing Lejin's main force, couldn't see any nervousness at all, so much so that even his subordinates couldn't stand it anymore.

Faced with the pressure of the [-] troops of the Wei army, Zhang Yun didn't seem to care about this matter at all, as if he didn't exist.