Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 202 Devouring Popularity
In the early morning of winter, the sky is always bright very late.

The rooster crowed three times, and the people in the village woke up one after another. The farming season was over, and there was usually nothing to do in winter. At most, they would go fishing by the river to improve their food.

Although the government office will collect taxes, in the township, people occasionally catch a fish to eat, not to mention that this kind of thing is difficult to investigate, even if they see it, no one will really take it seriously. The government order does not go to the countryside It's not that the government office doesn't want to go to the countryside.

But today's morning is destined to be a little different. Amid the hurried footsteps, the villagers are a little curious to see the officers and soldiers in different uniforms speaking in the village.

"From now on, the counties in Lujiang River will be brought under the control of Xuzhou Mu. According to the new decree, the grain tax will no longer be paid on the basis of the head, but will be paid according to the amount of arable land. In the past, a family of five had ten mu of land. Pay the tax for five people, if you have two acres of land or five people, now you pay according to the land, no matter how many people you have, you only pay according to the land!" The leader should be a general, and he read the decree loudly.

The common people watched this scene numbly. In fact, to them, they didn't care who was the ruler here, but the new tax law was interesting, but no one cheered.

They knew very well that whether the so-called new policy could be promoted would depend on the opinions of the three elders and the big figures in the clan. If the three elders did not speak up, no matter how good the new policy was, it would be useless. No one would listen to him.

"Everyone, have you cleared it up?" The officers and soldiers were not surprised to see that the people were numb, and said with a businesslike look: "Now, start to measure the cultivated land, and pay taxes in the future according to the cultivated land measured today."

At this moment, the people began to commotion.

Is this going to be real?

Among the crowd, they looked in the direction of the three elders. According to this calculation, how much tax would the three elders have to pay in the future?Most of the cultivated land in the village belongs to him.

Sure enough, as the Xuzhou general was about to start measuring, a group of people rushed over aggressively and shouted at the officers and soldiers: "Outsiders, get out, you are not welcome here, let alone Xuzhou people!"

"Which one is the three elders?" The general shouted, frowning when he saw the battle.

"This old man is the third elder in this village, but this is the opinion of the people, and I don't care about it..." The third elder stood up with a smile, with a tone of peace, but before he finished speaking, the general suddenly drew his sword , A knife stabbed into this person's chest!

"The lord has an order, but there are rioters in the middle of the place, kill the three elders first, then punish their clan, and seize the fields!" The general withdrew his knife indifferently, looked at the rioters who rushed up and seemed at a loss, and said sharply: "This I will only say it once, if you put down your weapon at this time, you can still be punished lightly, and if you dare to resist, you will be killed without mercy!"

The three elders stared at each other in surprise. It was the first time in their entire life that they saw someone doing things like this!No matter what, as long as there is trouble, kill the biggest one first! ?
What is this routine?
Regret?

They didn't give them a chance to regret it at all, and doing it was the ultimate move.

All of a sudden, the three elders were killed, and their families were quickly found and wiped out.

"According to the new policy, when the three elders die, their arable land belongs to the imperial court. However, the local people can obtain the right to cultivate according to their household registration. They only need to pay [-]% of the grain as tax every year, and an additional [-]% of the grain as tax. The rest is all yours. "The general said the order without emotion, and said indifferently: "Now the registration is started, those who are willing to accept the new policy can come to plow the fields, and those who dare to stop will be killed!"

Accept, why not accept! ?Why not?

After the initial astonishment, the people quickly realized, why didn't they accept such a good thing?

Although it is no different from being a tenant for the three elders in the past, more than half of the food is their own, and the rent and tax are much less, and there is no need to look at people's faces.

Some small and medium-sized households in the township reacted quickly and came to claim the land one after another. The prosperous families took advantage of it at this time and could claim more land.

Although the largest family was directly wiped out, this place will be divided into several clans with large numbers of people and power. In this countryside, it is difficult to survive without clans. Even if you don’t provoke people, you are weak. Bullying, occupying your fields, what can you say?
Sue the officer?

For this kind of thing, you will be fined some money and food at most, and when the person leaves, I will definitely teach you to make every day should not be called and the ground is not working.

However, the local clans obviously cannot be disintegrated now, and even the local clans are now the target of Chu Nan's wooing. Naturally, they will not offend them at this time. As long as the population is prosperous in the New Deal, more land can be distributed, and the tax is not high. This is good for the local clans. Very friendly.

Similar things keep happening in the territory of Lujiang, and Chu Nan has Lujiang prefect Yin, he is the regular Lujiang prefect, since it is difficult to take Lujiang in a hurry, then don't rush to take it, there are only a few cities on the left and right. no.

After returning to Wan County, Liu Xun was surprised to find that Chu Nan's whereabouts seemed to have disappeared, as if he had stopped moving after taking Shu County.

But when they sent people to investigate, they found that the other party's people were oppressing goodness in various villages and doing evil everywhere.

"Zi Yang, what do you think Chu Nan is doing when he's lying down? Isn't he crazy?" After learning what Chu Nan had done these days, Liu Xun looked at Liu Ye in puzzlement and said.

Now that you send troops to attack, you just attack the city, but suddenly quit halfway, what does it mean to send the army to the countryside to bully men and women?
"Of course I'm not crazy, this prefect looks farther than the general!" Liu Ye raised his head, glanced at Liu Xun, shook his head, and said with a rare seriousness on his face.

Liu Xun: "?"

I always felt that the way Liu Ye looked at me was not right, but I couldn't tell what was wrong. After thinking for a while, Liu Xun decided not to think about it, and looked at Liu Ye and said, "Zi Yang, this Chu Nan divided the soldiers and horses into small groups and scattered them around. , can our army take the opportunity to attack and retake Shu County?"

The soldiers and horses were all separated, and the defense of Shu County must be empty. Liu Xun felt that this was a good opportunity, and it might not be possible to capture Chu Nan alive in one fell swoop.

"If I were a general, what I should think about at this time is not defeating the enemy, but how to defend myself?" Liu Ye sighed.

Liu Ye frowned even more when he heard this, and was about to speak, but saw a personal guard come in, bowed to Liu Xun and said, "General, General Qiao Rui, please see me."

"Please." Liu Xun nodded. Qiao Rui used to be the same general under Yuan Shu as him. Unfortunately, after Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, Qiao Rui noticed that the situation began to change subtly. During the battle with Cao Cao, he feigned death and escaped after returning to Wan County. Inviting Liu Xun to help hide it, so Yuan Shu was not liquidated. Now that Yuan Shu has been defeated, although he is not dead, he basically can't find the trouble here. Qiao Rui no longer has to hide his name like in the past. Wan County is also outside the big counties of Lujiang River, and it is also because Liu Xun and Qiao Rui are close friends, and with the help of the rich people in the Qiao family, the odds of winning will be higher.

"Brother Bonian, why are you interested in coming to my place today?" Liu Xun calmed down and smiled when he saw Qiao Rui.

"I don't know what happened recently? In the past, this place was also a place where people's popularity gathered, but recently I practiced awe-inspiring spirit and realized that this popularity has dissipated. Brother Zitai, what have you done recently?" Qiao Rui is a middle-aged Confucian general with a refined and handsome appearance. Yi, the look at Liu Xun at this moment is indeed a bit strange, as if looking at a scumbag.

After all, Liu Xun was fine before he came. Although he is no longer an official, as a big family here, he is responsible for the livelihood of thousands of people. Naturally, some popularity will gather on him. However, these days Qiao Rui found something wrong. Popularity is rapidly dissipating, and it is manifested in the awe-inspiring aura, which is the awe-inspiring aura that can be recovered quickly after being cast, but now it takes a long time to recover.

Except for Liu Xun's outrageous actions, Qiao Rui really couldn't think of anything that could make Wan County's popularity fade away at such a speed.

Although he is a good friend and has helped him at critical times, but if Liu Xun really did something outrageous, Qiao Rui felt that he had to stand up and persuade him to change his ways, otherwise he would have no choice but to break up the relationship.

Liu Xun: "..."

Facing Qiao Rui's questioning eyes, Liu Xun said with a gloomy expression: "Bonian, you should know my character. Besides, I have been in the mansion for the past few days and have not issued any government orders. How can you blame me for this!?"

Qiao Rui frowned slightly: "Why?"

"How do I know?" Liu Xun was obviously dissatisfied with his friend's questioning, and he should never question his own character.

Qiao Rui sat down, frowned and asked, "What happened recently?"

"If you talk about the matter, it is that Chu Nan divided the soldiers and horses into small groups, sneaked into the people, and caused chaos everywhere. In the village, many high-minded people were slaughtered by him for no reason, and even the family was exterminated. Do you think it has something to do with it? ?” Liu Xun looked at Qiao Rui and said.

"It's just killing the elders in some places. It shouldn't be like this, and it was killed by the Xuzhou army, so it shouldn't fall on us." Qiao Rui frowned: "Then what else did Chu Nan do?"

This Liu Xun didn't ask in detail. Hearing this, he called the person who reported today and asked the reason.

"New deal? Redistribution of cultivated land?" Qiao Rui keenly grasped the key to Chu Nan's doing these things, and nodded in a daze: "No wonder it is like this! Zitai, you... don't even know what he is going to do."

"What happened?" Liu Xun looked at Qiao Rui in confusion.

"I am afraid that the people of all counties are now leaning towards Chu Nan. If this is the case, even if I invite famous Confucians from all over Lujiang to help you, I am afraid I will not be able to help you!" Qiao Rui sighed.

Famous Confucianists are not just famous Confucians. Confucianists at this stage are in an awkward situation. Words of Dharma already have a certain power, but the powerful words of Dharma will consume his arrogance just once, and even It is possible to backfire on itself.

It is also because of this that he is extremely dependent on fame, or in other words, on popular popularity. Chu Nan's work in the countryside is tantamount to digging out the roots of these Confucian scholars. Without popular popularity, the ability these Confucian scholars can display is absolutely Limited, at most, it is not enough to strengthen the lower city wall and strengthen the lower defense equipment. If you want to use it on a large scale, it is not enough.

"Chunan traitor, you are so hateful!" After hearing Qiao Rui's explanation, Liu Xun punched the table angrily, and said angrily, "I'll order troops now, and wipe out all the soldiers he released! "

"General, it's best not to do that!" Liu Ye said.

"Zi Yang, why?" Liu Xun frowned in confusion.

"The opponent has already gained popular popularity. At this time, a large number of troops are dispatched to pay up, regardless of the outcome, the general here may attract public resentment!" Liu Ye laughed.

If popular popularity is the rejuvenation medicine for awe-inspiring aura, then public resentment is a poison for awe-inspiring aura. Those who are light will regress in cultivation, and those who are serious will stagnate for life, and it will be difficult to break through to a higher level.

"Then what should we do!?" Liu Xun asked anxiously. If according to what Qiao Rui said, he might run away again before the battle started, but where can he go now?
(End of this chapter)