I am not an ant thief in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 258, Announcement order
Compared with Han Sui and the others, Ma Teng is an honest man, and he has long thought of returning to the big man, so Dong Zhuo is not worried that he will not work hard, but Han Sui is a cunning fox. He was the first to join the Xiliang rebellion. Everyone else thought that he died for various reasons, but he was alive and well. From this we can see Han Sui's ability, so Dong Zhuo didn't really believe in Han Sui!

Jia Xu smiled wryly and said: "From the information we have obtained, although Han Sui is also harassing the Tengjia Army in Shuofang County, Han Sui will take advantage if he has an advantage, and run away if he has no advantage. Fight more.

Wang Lei of Shuofang County immediately recruited 5 troops after Han Sui attacked Bingzhou. Han Sui is now complaining to us again and again, saying that the Tengjia Army has many soldiers, strong combat power, and the natural danger of the desert. It is difficult for them to defeat the Tengjia Army. The Tengjia Army and even the Tengjia Army plan to counterattack Xiliang. We need to increase our support, otherwise Xiliang will be occupied by the Tengjia Army! "

Dong Zhuo said angrily, "Han Sui, an old fox, actually only eats and doesn't work!"

Dong Zhuo paid Han Sui 10 shi of grain as a start-up fee, and then gave Han Sui 10 shi of food and grass every month. Han Sui took Dong Zhuo's 30 shi of grain and salary, but only harassed him in Shuofang County. , and even wanted to threaten him, you must know that he doesn’t have much food and grass in his hands now, seeing that this war will empty the court, this damn Han Sui is still cheating him on food and grass, how can this not make Dong Zhuo angry!

Dong Zhuo said angrily: "Tell Han Sui that if you want food and grass in the future, you can exchange the heads of the Tengjia army for 10 stones. If he can kill 1 Tengjia troops, the real truth Just give him 10 shi of food and grass, and if he can kill 10 people, the truth will give him 100 million shi of food and grass!"

Jia Xu said worriedly: "Han Sui is not only old and cunning, but also ruthless. If the Prime Minister really uses this method to lure Han Sui, maybe he will really massacre hundreds of thousands of ordinary members of the Tengjia Army. It will be impossible for the court to Take out millions of grain, grass and stones, if the prime minister can't produce these grains, Han Sui may turn against us, and Han Sui will lead troops to attack Guanzhong and we will be in big trouble!
Dong Zhuo sneered and said: "I know Lei Gong the truth, he cares about the life and death of these ant people the most. Over the years, most of the battles that Lei Gong fought were for these ant people. Han Sui dared to slaughter the people of the Tengjia Army, not to mention 10." With thousands of people, the Tengjia Army will not let him go. At that time, Han Sui will not need truth to remind him. He will do his best to survive! Maybe even ask truth to support him. Let Han Sui spit out everything he ate!"

After speaking, Dong Zhuo issued an edict, ordering Liu Ai to supervise Han Sui, and at the same time told Liu Ai that as long as Han Sui dared to kill, he would dare to kill him!
However, Han Sui, Ma Teng and his like played a role in containing the Tengjia army, which did not change the current battle situation much!Moreover, Shang County and Shuofang County are also far away from the main battlefield of Youzhou!

Zhu Jundao: "Minister of the State, the main force of the Tengjia Army is now in Youzhou, and the territory of Bingzhou is empty. If the Prime Minister raises an army of 10 from Yong'an County in Hedong County to attack Taiyuan County and directly penetrate into the confidants of the Tengjia Army, it will definitely It will cause chaos in the rear of the Tengjia Army, and the Tiejia Army in Youzhou, which is unstable in the rear, will definitely be defeated, and the Tengjia Army will be wiped out at that time, and the Prime Minister will be able to make an indelible contribution!"

The attack direction Zhu Jun said is the direction Duan Yan is attacking now, but Duan Yan is short of troops and dare not attack the densely populated Taiyuan County, but to attack Hexi County, but the best attack direction along the Fen River Valley is indeed Taiyuan County. It's just that Dong Zhuo didn't dare to leave Luoyang City with too many troops, so he could only turn a blind eye to Taiyuan County!

Dong Zhuo looked at the vast map of Han, surrounding the entire Bingzhou, and the Youzhou area was full of wars. Among them, the situation in Youzhou was already in jeopardy, and Juyong Pass was breached. The iron cavalry swept, after all, the Yanshan line of defense had been breached by Lei Gong, and the method Zhu Jun said was indeed a way to change the current weak strategic situation of the big man!

Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru and said, "Wen You! Do you want to lead an army of 10 to attack Taiyuan County!"

It is impossible for Zhu Jun to gain Dong Zhuo's trust, even Jia Xu and Dong Zhuo don't trust him very much, so he wants to hear Li Ru's opinion!

Li Ru thought for a while and said, "President of the country, I am more worried about our logistics than attacking subordinates. Counting Han Sui and Ma Teng's army, the imperial court now has to maintain the logistics of an army of 40. It took two months to fight the imperial court. The national treasury is half empty, and although winter is coming soon, my subordinates think that since Lei Gong has already broken through Juyongguan, it is impossible to retreat, and a stalemate with the Tengjia army is inevitable."

"I'm afraid this war will not end in a short while. Although Jizhou and Youzhou still have food and grass, they have to maintain 30 troops to fight. The granaries of Jizhou and Youzhou will be exhausted quickly. Soon, the 40 troops All the food and grass needs to be supported by the imperial court. That is to say, even if the imperial court’s money and food are reduced, it will last for 3-4 months at most. Compared with attacking Taiyuan County, the subordinates feel that the prime minister should find a way to raise and maintain the 40 army. Money and food, if the army runs out of food and grass, the Tengjia army will conquer the entire Youzhou without a fight."

Zhu Jun and Jia Xu were shocked when they heard Li Ru's words. They hadn't really thought about the matter of food and grass, because they expected that the war would not be delayed for too long when it snowed at most, but now Lei Gong After breaking through Juyong Pass, it is obvious that Lei Gong cannot retreat even if it snows. If Lei Gong does not retreat, Huangfusong's army will not be able to retreat. The protracted nature of this war is inevitable!The materials consumed for one month and half a year are completely different!

But this happened because the war couldn’t stop. During the first emperor’s period, the imperial court had difficulty maintaining an army of 10. The suppression of the rebellion in Xiliang was also intermittent.

But Zhu Jun and Jia Xu knew that the court had been busy killing each other for more than a year, and finally waited for Dong Zhuo to defeat Yuan Shao and the others, the prefects in the world were finally shocked, and handed over their taxes with a guilty conscience.

But the war between Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao affected several states, and they were all the richest states and counties in the Han Dynasty. Even if the other counties paid taxes, the overall tax revenue of the imperial court was still reduced to the lowest point in history, not even 10 billion yuan. Come on, and this amount of money is not enough to consume half a month of war!
The strength of the current imperial court is not as good as that of Emperor Ling, and even the price of goods is not as good as that of Emperor Ling. The price of a single grain has tripled. This is also the reason why Dong Zhuo consumes so fast, the inflation is too fast.

Even if Emperor Ling was unable to mobilize 40 troops to fight, let alone the current period when Dong Zhuo was in power, if the source of money and food, especially the source of food and grass, could not be found, this war would really not last!The situation in Youzhou is sure to be defeated!
Dong Zhuo and Li Ru were shocked by what Dong Zhuo and Li Ru said. Now he only has 200 million stones of grain and grass in his hands in the entire Luoyang city. This amount of grain and grass is impossible to sustain a 40 army. The 20 troops in the state will definitely be wiped out by Lei Gong, and the situation of the imperial court is really in jeopardy now!

Dong Zhuo immediately ordered a little Huangmen: "Go and invite Yang Situ, Zhang Sikong and Yuan Kai here!"

Not long after, Yang Biao, Zhang Wen, and Yuan Kui all came to Shangshutai!
Dong Zhuo said: "The truth is that I need your help. Now the imperial court has 40 troops fighting against the Tengjia Army, and Juyong Pass in Youzhou has been captured by Lei Gong. This war will not end anytime soon. , but the imperial court can’t maintain the 40 troops in battle!”

Although Yang Biao, Zhang Wen, and Yuan Kai knew the current situation of the court clearly, they thought to themselves and knew that Dong Zhuo was right.

During this period of time, the price of grain in Luoyang City remained high. The highest time was when Yuan Shao established the Kwantung Allied Forces. At that time, the price of one stone of grain was as high as 1000 renminbi. Later, when Dong Zhuo defeated Yuan Shao’s Kwantung Allied Forces, the price of grain in Luoyang City dropped to about 300 renminbi. And when fighting with the Rattan Armor Army, it will increase by 500 yuan, and it is still increasing slowly. With such a food price, even if the court has more money, it will not be enough!
Of course they looked at Dong Zhuo blankly, wanting to see how he would solve the food crisis next!
Dong Zhuo continued: "In order to maintain the 40 army for half a year, there are still millions of civilians to support. The court must prepare at least 1000 million shi of grain, or even 1500 million shi of grain. Now we have to find a way to get this 1500 shi of grain, if you can't find that much grain, Youzhou will definitely be captured by the Tengjia army!"

Yang Biao and Dong Zhuo are still in the honeymoon period. During this time, the caring clan has occupied the entire counties and counties of Yanzhou, and even the land of Hedong has begun to be invaded by the Kansai clan. It can be said that Yang Biao has now completely replaced Yuan Wei and became the number one in the world. The status of the head of the family.

So he asked first: "How does the Prime Minister plan to raise the 1500 million shi of grain?"

Dong Zhuo said: "Although the money received by the imperial court is not much, the grain and grass should still be in the local area. The truth is that Yanzhou will give 300 million shi of grain and grass, Qingzhou will give 100 million shi of grain and grass, Xuzhou will give 200 million shi of grain and grass, and Yuzhou will give 300 million shi of grain and grass. Jingzhou provided 200 million stones of grain and grass, and Youzhou and Jizhou provided 400 million stones of grain and grass, which is enough to sustain the army for half a year!"

Yang Biao said in surprise: "Minister of the State, this year the Central Plains was in turmoil. Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and Yuzhou have all experienced the turmoil of the Yellow Turban Army. Now the imperial court does not reduce or exempt taxes, and has to collect so much grain. This is not to force the Central Plains again. The people! And these places are thousands of miles away from the Youzhou battlefield, how did these grains reach Youzhou?"

Dong Zhuo said: "Yuzhou, Jingzhou's grain and grass are transported to Luoyang City, Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou are directly transported to Youzhou!"

Zhang Wen stopped and said: "Minister, this year the entire Central Plains has been devastated by millions of Yellow Turbans. There is already a shortage of food. If the people's food and grass are collected again, the Yellow Turbans in the Central Plains will rise again. At that time, the imperial court will have to face it." The Rattan Armor Army and the Yellow Turban Army are attacking from both sides!"

At this time, Li Ru snorted coldly and said: "Everyone knows the difficulties. Otherwise, how could the Prime Minister call everyone? What is important now is to find a solution to the problem. Otherwise, how will we fight this battle? It is impossible to let the soldiers go hungry Fight the Rattan Armored Army!"

Yang Biao, Zhang Wen, and Yuan Kai also felt that this matter was very difficult to handle. As long as they were not crazy, they would not collect taxes from the people at this time. It would set fire to them, but the expropriation of the nobles, as long as it spreads, they will definitely arouse the hatred of the nobles all over the world. They don't care about the crisis of the court, they only care about whether their own interests have been lost!

Yang Biao thought for a while and said: "The imperial court has a lot of money, why not go to Jizhou to buy grain, so as to avoid the pain of thousands of miles of transportation!"

Dong Zhuo sneered and said, "Jizhou, the nobles in Youzhou are willing to provide food? And they can provide 1500 million shi of food? We must know that we are fighting hundreds of thousands of Tengjia troops. We need not only food and grass, but also a lot of food. The consumption of advanced weapons and armor equipment, these all cost money to manufacture. To satisfy the 40-strong army, it will cost more than one billion yuan every month. If the price is sold to the imperial court, the truth is that he is willing to spend the 200 billion yuan!"

These Yang Biao stopped talking, and now the whole Dahan is short of food. Originally, Youzhou and Jizhou were already the places where the price of Dahan’s grain was the lowest, but after the war, the price of grain in the two places soared to 1000 yuan a stone. Dong Zhuo’s price is not at all. Someone will buy grain and grass to the court!

Zhu Jun thought for a while and said: "The price of grain in Jizhou and Youzhou is not high this year. If it weren't for profiteers who bought low and sold high, the price of grain would not have soared to the level it is now! Increase the tax revenue to fill the treasury, and even confiscate the property and food of these profiteers to replenish the treasury!"

This is already the best way Zhu Jun can think of. The people at the bottom can't squeeze out oil and water. Protective umbrella, but when the court needs to kill pigs, the nobles don't want to become pigs themselves, so they can only throw out their own men!
Yang Biao thought about it for a while, although it would cause a little loss to the nobles, but it had been reduced to the minimum, so he said to Dong Zhuo: "Minister of the State, the promulgation of the order is related to the stability of the Han Dynasty, and it is related to the ongoing In the war in Youzhou, it can be said that a little carelessness will cause turmoil in the country, we must plan in advance and make a perfect plan!"

Dong Zhuo nodded, of course he knew that this kind of thing must have the support of Yang Biao and the others, otherwise, would he have a few former disciples in his hands, how would he implement the policy of suing the order, and how would he copy the homes of these big businessmen!
However, Dong Zhuo still seriously warned Yang Biao and the others: "This matter is very important. Once the news is leaked, the big Han merchants may hide their property overnight and flee in all directions. Therefore, from now on, every move of you will be monitored by the truth. According to this policy, the truth can only order your disciples and old officials to harvest food and grass in the Central Plains according to the amount just mentioned. Although the Central Plains will be in turmoil, the truth will close the eight gates of Luoyang and keep it to yourself! In short, the truth can survive Go down, but the powerful and noble families in the Central Plains may not be there!"

Dong Zhuo has now mastered the knack of communicating with the nobles and nobles. He knows that the nobles and nobles are people who don’t remember what to eat. If you treat them well, they think they should. If you give them a hard lesson, they will be obedient!

Dong Zhuo was warning Yuan Wei not to cause trouble. If he dared to influence the implementation of the warning order, Dong Zhuo would dare to abandon the entire Central Plains. Let's see who is afraid of whom!
Yuan Wei just looked at Dong Zhuo and didn't say anything. After failing to challenge Dong from the Kwantung Allied Forces, Yuan Wei had already kept a low profile.

Then Yang Biao, Zhang Wen, and Yuan Kai called their disciples and old officials to discuss the issue of the promulgation order. The court was about to fight Lei Gong, and the court lacked money and food, and the vitality of the Central Plains was severely injured, and there was no money and food to collect. .

The noble families in the Central Plains were even more frightened by the outbreak of millions of yellow turban thieves this year. In the Central Plains alone, hundreds of noble families were slaughtered. This bloody incident told the noble families in the world that the people have been squeezed to the extreme. If the pressure continues, the people of the world will die with them, and their Wubao is not capable enough to protect the safety of their family. These grassroots people they look down on now really have the ability to die with them.

When the people really have the ability to hang the nobles, the nobles will really care about the voice of the people, so even if it is for their own safety, they can no longer continue to oppress the people of the Central Plains.

Yang Biao and Zhang Wen discussed for several days. Although many ministers were reluctant to part with their own money bags, facing this unprecedented war, the Luoyang civil and military officials of the imperial court discovered that now the entire big man can get these money bags. The only money and food left is the group of merchants.

After several days of heated debate, Yang Biao and the others unanimously passed the order to sue.It just controlled the scope of the spread. In order to avoid social turmoil, the warning order was only implemented in Sili, Yanzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou, Yuzhou and Nanyang counties of Jingzhou for the time being.These places are places where merchants gather and there are many powerful people.Moreover, these places are close to the battlefield to check the money and food, and it is convenient to transport it to the battlefield!

In the middle of October in the first year of Chuping (AD 190)!

The emperor decreed to issue a decree to encourage the people to expose merchants who evaded tax evasion.

Dong Zhuo, Prime Minister of the State, personally presided over the prosecution and mobilized tens of thousands of soldiers to arrest big businessmen throughout Luoyang City and confiscate their property.And just one merchant in Luoyang City was confiscated by Dong Zhuo with more than 300 million shi of grain and more than 30 billion in money.

Dong Zhuo was pleasantly surprised by such a large income, and he immediately issued an order to order officials from all over the Central Plains to act according to the imperial court's will, not to let a businessman go, as if he would kill his mistakes and never let them go.

Dong Zhuo even gave the task quotas to the prefects in various places. As long as enough merchants are caught and enough money and food are copied, the extra steps will be reserved for their local prefects as financial revenue.Come boost their motivation!But if the quota set by Dong Zhuo cannot be fulfilled, Dong Zhuo will directly dismiss these prefects!
Dong Zhuo's actions terrified the merchants of the entire Han Dynasty, and they fled Luoyang City one after another, but they did not expect that the warning order would spread to the entire Central Plains, making them inescapable!
With financial retention, counties and counties in various places actively searched for large and small merchants in their own territory. The county guards led officials and soldiers to block the market directly, and then arrested merchants one by one and confiscated their property. They didn't care at all. These merchants are not hoarders.

In the eyes of these counties and counties, this means that the imperial court wanted to kill the merchants as pigs, and they did not think that any of the merchants was innocent, so the entire Han Dynasty began to massacre the merchants because of the order.

It can be said that as soon as the warning order came out, the entire Central Plains became bloody and bloody, and the officials in charge of the complaint became more and more cruel, greedy, and unscrupulous. They also expanded their words intentionally or unintentionally, even Even small businessmen were ransacked and blackmailed by them.

Yuan Shu even led troops to directly arrest merchants. Any merchant who resisted a little would be executed by Yuan Shu. It's a shame that they even killed their own people, but they have to hand over half of their family property in order to survive. Yuan Shu's greedy appearance can't even be tolerated by the local elites in Yuzhou. They have appealed to the court one after another, wanting to be punished Yuan Shu!

But Yuan Shu was more sensible this time, and he ordered Ji Ling to bring 300 million shi of grain and 60 billion money, saying that it was from the upper realm to the court.Of course, he left tens of billions of money for his family. After all, the vitality of Yuzhou is still there, and it is still one of the wealthiest states in the Han Dynasty. It's Yuan Shu's return!

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed by Yuan Shu's confession. Not only did he not pursue Yuan Shu's responsibility, but he also praised Yuan Shu, saying that he was a minister of his country, and even rewarded Yuan Shu as a Guanneihou!

Yuan Kui vomited blood in anger when he found out about this. Yuan Shu took over the sky in his hometown. From Yuan Kui's point of view, Yuan Shu, a prodigal son, was digging out the foundation of the Yuan family in Yuzhou. In Yuzhou, how could the nobles from all over the world be close to the Yuan family? Without the support of these nobles, how could the Yuan clan have the current status? Being manipulated by Yuan Shu in this way can be said to have offended the nobles of the whole world. The decline of the clan is obvious. If he had known that Yuan Shu was such a prodigal son, he would rather not have such a son.

With remorse, Yuan Wei couldn't afford the illness, and soon passed away!

At this time, Yang Biao and Zhang Wen had realized that the development of the situation was out of control. They found Dong Zhuo and wanted Dong Zhuo to abolish the warning order.

But Dong Zhuo smiled and said: "For the victory of the big man, it is worthwhile to kill some merchants. You don't know that since the announcement of the order, the imperial court has received tens of millions of shi grains, and the money has exceeded 200 billion. These money and grains are enough for 40 troops. After fighting Lei Gong for a year, these businessmen deserved to die for the big man!"

(End of this chapter)