At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Therefore, the immigrants from all over the Central Plains who heard the news were eager to homesick, and decided to give up their life in Liaodong for more than ten years. No matter what, they had to choose to return to their hometown, or they would never return.

Over time, not only is the population of Liaodong slowly decreasing, but even most of the people doing business in Liaodong are foreign businessmen, and it is rare to see local businessmen doing business other than medicinal materials and animal husbandry.

The local people have gone to plant medicinal materials to engage in animal husbandry, and then earn a lot of money, live a good life, there is no need to take care of other things, the current life is very satisfying for them, and they do not want to change the status quo.

Therefore, some daily necessities are even shipped from Qingzhou and Youzhou, and are not produced locally. Many things produced locally are no longer produced.

Although he has never made an accurate estimate, Gongsun Kang also vaguely knows that the number of farmers and land that are still growing food in Liaodong is very small, and they can no longer be self-sufficient.

Although Liaodong was originally a place of bitter cold, nothing like this happened, and Liaodong was only barely self-sufficient in food, and in times of famine, they had to save money and tighten their belts, living a tight life.

In recent years, everyone has grown medicinal materials and engaged in animal husbandry, so the agricultural production population will naturally be relatively small, and it is difficult to be self-sufficient, especially now.

Now that the issue of food is involved, Gongsun Kang couldn't help but think of some very bad consequences, thinking of the chaos in Liaodong that might happen in his eyes, and the ending is unpredictable.

So Gongsun Kang thought for a moment, feeling uneasy, and decided to send people to various places to formally count grain prices, and then visit various places to count the amount of local grain produced in Liaodong.

This matter will be handed over to Liu Yi, and Gongsun Kang will stay in Xiangping in case of emergency.

Gongsun Du's health is not good now, if Gongsun Du dies soon, Gongsun Kang will take over his position in time.

Gongsundu is not only his son, he also has a younger brother Gongsun Gong.

Although this younger brother is weak and seems unlikely to fight for power, if he is not in Xiangping when Gongsundu is seriously ill, he will feel uneasy.

This is impossible.

Gongsun Kang gave the order to Liu Yi, and Liu Yi immediately took the order and started to act immediately.

He sent officials from Pingzhou Mufu to various places to investigate the specific situation, and asked them to return to Xiangping within a month at the latest to report the news to him and let him know the specific situation.

In order to speed up the efficiency, Liu Yi personally took over the task of going to Zhongliao County to investigate.

In the first ten days of September, with the compilation of a large amount of statistical information, Liu Yi and Gongsun Kang came to a conclusion that shocked them.

Food prices are continuing to rise, and over time, that price is still going up.

The number of farmers who are still growing grain in the five counties of Liaodong is less than [-]% of that in the early Han Dynasty. If Liaodong leaves the grain of Qingzhou and Youzhou, it will not be able to be self-sufficient at all, and there will be a food shortage in a short period of time, and there will be no food at all. less than food.

At that time, everyone will flock to the mountains to eat animals, eat grass roots and bark, or flock to the river and seaside to catch fish and eat them.

This will completely destroy the social order in Liaodong.

This is the fact that they have been ignoring all along, and it is the fact that they have completely ignored by indulging in false prosperity.

All in order to earn more five baht money, indulge in false prosperity, and look at money. As a result, they ignore the conclusions that have always existed objectively and can be drawn with a little investigation.

For such a conclusion, Liu Yi and Gongsun Kang could hardly speak.

They never thought that things that they never cared about would suddenly be counted to such a terrible level.

At the same time, the officials investigating grain prices also discovered a fact that is not easy to be taken seriously.

All the merchants of Wei State who were engaged in grain trade disappeared.

These Wei merchants who were engaged in grain business basically all lived in Liaodong for a long time.

They will do business locally in Liaodong, hire some locals in Liaodong as helpers, build warehouses, and do food business.

These grain merchants come and go every year to buy goods and then sell them in Liaodong, either by land or by water, so it is normal to go back and forth, and no one finds it strange.

But this time, they went, but did not come back as usual.

The folks who are natives of Liaodong feel very strange why the boss hasn't come back yet.

But because the Wei country merchants who were engaged in other businesses were still there, they were still doing business as usual, and even complained with them about the rise in food prices, so they didn't panic, and only regarded it as an accident.

However, as time went by and the amount of rice in the warehouse became less and less, some local folks began to have ideas, so they decided to raise the price of grain on their own.

At the same time, they also felt that something was wrong, why the boss hadn't come back yet, anxiously explained this fact to the officials who came to inquire about the grain price.

These grain merchants were the first group of people who came to Liaodong to do business. They bought local medicinal materials and livestock at high prices, and then sold the grain themselves, thus transforming the entire production system of Liaodong.

They have strong funds and abundant food sources, stabilized the local food prices, controlled the sales channels, and allowed the people in Liaodong to eat cheap food. As a result, more and more people in Liaodong began to engage in medicinal planting and animal husbandry. Non-grown food.

Even Gongsun Du changed his taxation policy. Instead of collecting grain or other things from the people, he directly collected five baht as a tax, and then directly ordered grain from grain merchants for military supplies.

Gongsun Du himself felt very convenient, and never had any doubts.

Later, with the arrival of this group of businessmen, more and more business travelers from Wei State also came to Liaodong to do business.

Agricultural tools, fishing gear, clothes, cloth, daily necessities, etc., there are everything you can think of, so Liaodong's commerce began to flourish and prosper.

To be honest, Liaodong people have never lived such a good life.

With five baht, you can buy all kinds of goods from all over the world. When did such a good thing happen?

They did live a relatively comfortable life.

But now, this group of original businessmen is gone, and the businessmen from the state of Wei who brought them prosperity are gone.

They disappeared collectively, returned to Wei State, and never came back.

In previous years, about three months is enough for most owners to go back and forth several times to dispatch grain, and pile up the granary to the full, so that people feel very at ease and very comfortable after seeing it.

As a result, this time, I haven't come back once in three months.

After doing the calculations like this, Liu Yi suddenly remembered that the first time he noticed the rise in grain prices was three months ago.

Liu Yi suddenly felt that something terrible was happening.

"Young Master, I think the situation is not good. We must prepare in advance. It may not be accidental."

Gongsun Kang frowned and nodded slowly.

He feels that this is not a coincidence. If it is a coincidence, it is impossible for all of them to happen this year. Such things should have happened in the past.

But now it just doesn't.

Is this normal?

unusual.

Totally abnormal.

So, what the hell is going on here?

Chapter 868 870 Eighty-one This is really a conspiracy by the Wei people

Gongsun Kang didn't know what was going on.

Of course Liu Yi didn't know either.

However, Liu Yi suggested that Gongsun Kang immediately collect and manage all the grain he could grasp, and then urgently purchase some grain for storage. There must be grain in hand.

If necessary, collect and buy food from Goguryeo, Buyeo, and Samhan. The more injured food, the better, in case of emergency.

In any case, the supply of food for the army must be guaranteed, and the army cannot be left without food. If the army has food to eat, it can protect the Gongsun family. If the army has nothing to eat, it will be over.

In addition, Liu Yi also suggested that Gongsun Kang must go to Liaoxi County to find out whether there is a large-scale military operation by the Wei army. If there is, this may be a terrifying conspiracy.

A terrifying conspiracy to shake the foundation of Gongsun's regime.

A shocking conspiracy that is irreparable no matter what.

Liu Yi didn't want to believe that this was true, but now it seems that the most optimistic situation may not produce any miracles.

The only thing that needs to be confirmed now is the actions of Wei Jun. If there are really actions of Wei Jun, then the Gongsun regime is in danger of being corrected.

But despite this, when Liu Yi suggested to Gongsun Kang to tell Gongsun Du about this matter so that he could prepare, Gongsun Kang still hesitated.

"Father has not yet recovered from his illness. Isn't letting him know that this kind of thing will increase his troubles now? The doctor said that he should let his father rest in peace and not let him be stimulated. Once you tell your father about this kind of thing... no, no, you must not tell him now. Father!"

"But if we don't tell Junhou now, how long can we wait? What if... what if this is really a Wei people's conspiracy..."

Liu Yi didn't dare to speak anymore, and Gongsun Kang didn't dare to listen anymore.

"Anyway, I can't say it now, but we have to make some preparations, Mr. Liu, please rectify the army, start to drill the army now, check the armaments, and prepare for the worst, in case this is really... we must Be prepared."

Gongsun Kang's face was full of bitterness.

If it's not an accident, if it's not an accident, if it's deliberate...

Now it is impossible to plow the land and wait for the harvest. Now we can only wait, we can only hold on, we can only wait until next spring to cultivate food.

Liaodong was originally bitterly cold, with low grain output, and people generally endured hardships, so they were so obsessed with the previous short-term prosperity.

After waking up from the dream, they now face a situation of no food. Under this situation, can they survive until next year's food harvest?

Gongsun Kang really didn't dare to think about it.

Of course, Liu Yi didn't dare to think about it, he didn't want what he deduced to be true at all.

But this is true, and it is a fact that Liu Yi and Gongsun Kang are completely unable to deal with, and they don't even know it at all.

The army of Wei Jun has already divided into three groups to attack Liaodong.

Zhang Fei and Tai Shici had already set off early, and Yu Jin's main force was the last to set off.

They set off on September [-]th. The main force was [-] Guangyang battalion soldiers and a small number of elite garrison soldiers from various places. They boarded ships at Yuyang Port, set sail, and sailed for the Liaodong Peninsula.

On the second day of September, Zhang Fei led his [-] cavalry to Liaoxi County, where he joined Tian Yu.

According to Guo Peng's direct order, Tian Yu left an army to continue performing martial arts in the places where he often moves, and to act as a deterrent, so as to deter and confuse the Gongsun family. The grassland went straight to Xuantu County.

This route, Xianbei Terminator Zhang Fei has traveled for a while.

In order to hunt down the Xianbei people, there were traces of Zhang Fei everywhere in the prairie north of Youzhou. This road was also specially traveled by the Linziying spies, who drew a road map and recorded it in the archives of the staff desk.

Tai Shici's navy set sail on the fourth day of September and headed straight for the Korean peninsula.

Tai Shici has traveled this route many times.

In a few years, he robbed more than 3 people from the Korean peninsula and destroyed several tribes, which made his reputation spread on the Korean peninsula.

When the Koreans on the Korean peninsula heard that Tai Shici was coming, they ran around in fright.

When Jin set off, both Zhang Fei and Tai Shici had already set off. Because Yu Jin had to reorganize the army, he moved slowly, but after boarding the boat, he was faster and more relaxed.

Near the coastline, the waves are not too violent, and seasickness is not very serious. At least the [-] battalion soldiers who are banned from training have all been on a boat and done exercises, and the number of seasickness is not much.

Of course, there are also those who are seasick and have physical problems. It is very miserable to lie on the boat and vomit in the dark.

Coincidentally, Guo Jin and his group of friends also suffered from this. Only one of them, Lu Yi, was a little better because he was born in Jiangdong and was familiar with water.

Guan Ping, who was the strongest, vomited the most, his face turned blue, and he couldn't even stand upright, while Guo Jin was a bit better.

A group of people vomited so hard that they couldn't stand upright, and Lu Yi was busy taking care of the group of companions who were breathing fragrant.

While he was busy, Yu Jin brought someone over and brought some medicine to the group of boys who were vomiting in the dark, which could slightly relieve the symptoms of seasickness.

After Guo Jin and the others drank the medicine, they felt better. They drank a few more the next day, and finally gained a firm foothold on the ship.

So Guo Jin went to Yu Jin to express his gratitude.

"Your Highness, there is no need to be like this. When I took this group of recruits on board to familiarize myself with the water, some people had difficulty adapting to it no matter what, and they kept vomiting. Later, I asked Doctor Hua, and the doctor gave me a prescription. , this is the way to bring out these recruits."

Yu Jin smiled.

"Then I still have to thank General Yu. This time I came here to observe and study, and I have already caused a lot of trouble to General Yu. Please don't mind General Yu."

Guo Peng saluted Yu Jin.

"Your Majesty trusts me, I will only feel honored, and I will do my best to protect His Highness's safety."

Yu Jin quickly got up and returned the gift.

Just kidding, the prince hid his identity to observe and study in his army, and participated in this battle, which was a pleasant surprise for him.

The prince has never had such experience before this, and he has never been to any army to observe and study, and he has personally participated in the war. The first time, it was in the army he was in charge of, which fully reflected the emperor's respect for him. trust.

It's too late for Yu Jin to be happy, why would he find it troublesome!

The prince, and those partners around him, this is definitely the team that Guo Peng prepared for the prince.

As long as these people don't make any mistakes, they will definitely be important ministers and generals under Guo Jin's subordinates in the future, and such a group of people are now coming to my side, what kind of trust is this?

Today's son spared no effort in his attention and cultivation of the prince. Every time his status was determined, he would immediately confirm the status of the prince and tell the world that the prince he chose was Guo Jin.

On weekdays, he loves the prince very much, trains and cultivates the prince more, invites great Confucianism to teach the prince, so that the prince can start a family and start a business early, this is already an obvious signal.

As long as Guo Jin doesn't make big mistakes and doesn't die early, he must be the next emperor.