I rebelled in the Song Dynasty

After the external military victory, Liu Sheng set about rectifying the people's livelihood in Shuozhou.

Those big families actually dared to take advantage of the Khitan invasion and make small moves. They were desperate.

After a while Liang Shouyi, Mi Xing, Qi Kehan, Wang Liao and others came.

Liu Sheng was still looking at Qi Guanhan, but he didn't make any move when the Khitans invaded this time, which made Liu Sheng even more confused about this person.

Ignoring these, Liu Sheng asked Wang Liao: "Sir, what is the current price of grain in the four counties of Shuozhou?"

When the Khitans invaded, these big families raised prices for their crops, something Liu Sheng never forgot.

“At its peak, food prices soared to [-] to [-] cents per dou.

“After our army released grain, the price of food has almost stabilized at around thirty or forty cents.

Now the price of food has dropped to ten cents, but this is only the price of food in Shuo County and Mayi. "

"What do you mean?" Liu Sheng looked at Wang Liao.

Wang Liao hesitated and said nothing, and Liu Sheng looked at Mi Xing again.

Mi Xing said vaguely: "The general divided four battalions to garrison four counties. Among them, the defenders of Pinglu and Shanyang colluded with those big families to raise the price of food and resell military rations.

"Now the price of food in Pinglu and Shanyang has soared to 140 taels of silver per catty, and they control the city gates and do not allow people to escape. Every person who leaves the city needs to pay ten taels of silver."

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"Bang." Before Mi Xing could finish his words, Liu Sheng kicked the table over in anger.

"Why haven't you reported such a big thing for so long? If I hadn't asked, how long would you have kept it secret from me? Or should you have taken it too?"

"General, forgive me. Previously, the Khitans attacked. Everyone's thoughts were focused on the Khitans. I really didn't expect that they would go so far."

"Foreign enemies can be destroyed with just a flick of the hand, but if the people cannot survive, their death is not far away."

Liu Sheng was almost furious. He always paid attention to people's livelihood, but he never wanted this kind of thing to happen to him. He had just occupied a small Shuozhou and had not yet established a firm foothold.

"Mi Xing, do you know your guilt?" Liu Sheng asked.

"What was the responsibility of the Dark Breath Guard when it was first established? Someone drags him down and beats twenty big boards again, and he will be killed immediately next time." Then he looked at Lu Yan aside and said: "As a deputy general, I don't know how to admonish, drag me down, Hit thirty boards again."

Suddenly the camp was filled with solemnity. Everyone felt that Liu Sheng was really angry. It was not like he was acting like last time, but no one dared to dissuade him.

Liu Sheng continued to issue orders: "Wu Ze, you lead the cavalry battalion and capture the battalion commanders stationed in the two cities. Xie An, you lead the troops along with them. If there is resistance, kill them immediately."

Liu Sheng looked at Liang Shou again and said, "Battle Commander Liang, can all the major families provide the rations our army needs?"

Liang Shouyi smiled bitterly and said, "General, you ask for too much. Fifty thousand dan is more than half of their wealth."

"So, they didn't take my orders seriously? It's really not good for them to take my sword seriously." Liu Sheng said coldly.

"That's it. All the families have pooled their money together. It's exactly fifty thousand dan." Liang Shouyi explained.

But he never thought that Liu Sheng sneered and said: "Each family gathered fifty thousand dan and raised the price of food to force our army to release food. It was a good calculation."

Liu Sheng turned to look at Qi Guanhan and said, "Sir Qi, there are records of families that have raised food prices."

"Yes, yes." Qi Guanhan replied hurriedly, but he was frightened by Liu Sheng's appearance.

After all, he was the only one present who was a surrendered general of Shuozhou. It would be terrible if Liu Sheng felt that he had colluded with those people.

Liu Sheng changed the subject and said: "General Liang, what are you waiting for? Let Mr. Qi lead the way and confiscate all the families who are driving up prices. Anyone who resists will be killed."

"Ah!" Qi Guanhan obviously didn't react. He wanted to say something but didn't dare to speak, so he had to leave with Liang Shouyi.

At this time, only Wang Liao and Liu Sheng were left in the camp.

Wang Liao was very torn. He wanted Liu Sheng to be defeated as soon as possible, but he also wanted to see what Liu Sheng could do. Along the way, Wang Liao could clearly feel that Liu Sheng's kindness to the people was genuine and that he treated the people from the bottom of his heart. The appearance of the common people could not be faked, and was different from everyone he saw. He really wanted to praise Liu Sheng for his kindness, but Liu Sheng was so murderous, and he was afraid that he would be killed one day.

Finally, Liu Sheng said, "Sir, don't you want to say something?"

Wang Liao sighed and said: "I advise the general to refrain from killing. Will the general listen?"

Liu Sheng shook his head and said: "Those people are not of the same mind as us. This time they are driving up food prices. If they don't go well next time, they will tie you and me up and send them to the Khitan army to claim credit. I can't leave this kind of hidden danger behind. I want to Shuozhou must be united as one, and the clenched fist will be more powerful."

Wang Liao retorted: "The general has ever thought about those families that have been rooted in Shuozhou for a long time and are spread across all walks of life in Shuozhou. How many people rely on these big families to make a living. If the general takes over the blame like this, how many people will have their families destroyed. .”

"The general does love his people as his own children, but he doesn't know that he will harm them."

"Those big families are really hateful, but they need to be dealt with slowly." Wang Liao warned.

Liu Sheng smiled because he felt that a counselor was advising him, although he did not feel the need for a counselor.

Liu Sheng's predecessors in his past life told him with their lives that firm faith and absolute firepower are the strongest existences in this world.

Since firepower is truth, any demons and monsters will have no escape from the truth.

Therefore, Liu Sheng wanted to eliminate those who were unsteady and holding back the team.

The cavalry team led by Wu Ze left as quickly as they came, dragging two middle-aged men to Liu Sheng.

Their mouths were still shiny, and Liu Sheng knew what they were doing before they were dragged here.

The two of them were wearing leather jackets that Liu Sheng had never seen before. When they saw Liu Sheng, they even blamed Liu Sheng, "General, what do you mean?"

Liu Sheng sighed and said: "I remember you, you are the fifth battalion commander Bian Ning, and you are the third battalion commander Ai Zhuang."

"I remember the two battalion commanders told me that they joined the army because they were forced by officials to have no way of living. They joined the army because they had a stutter. But they had only had enough to eat for a few days! Why did it change? "

"Don't you have the slightest sympathy?" Liu Sheng stared at them, drew the sword with his left hand and kept putting it back into the scabbard.

At this time, the two finally felt scared and knew why.

He knelt down and begged for mercy: "General, spare your life! We didn't do anything! It was the county magistrate of Pinglu City who told us that the Khitan people were coming and they wanted to seal the city gate. There would be Khitan craftsmen entering the city. We We just sealed the city!"

"Then why do you have to collect ten taels of silver every time you leave the city?" Liu Sheng asked.

The two of them looked at Liu Sheng with innocent expressions and said, "General, this is unfair! Apart from the fact that we just eat and drink on weekdays when the city is closed, we don't know anything else!"

Bian Ning suddenly thought of something and said: "General, the county magistrate gave us [-] cans of money, saying it was for the hard work of the brothers, but there is really nothing else!"

Wang Liao said from the side: "General, I don't think they are lying. They are probably being taken advantage of."

Liu Shenghu was stunned, "Two idiots, I really want to kill you."

This was the disastrous consequence of Liu Sheng's sudden promotion to a peasant officer. He had not received any education or knowledge, and was even being exploited without knowing it.