Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 383 Prelude
It seemed that Chu Nan was really at the end of his rope.

After discussing with the big tycoons to get the promised rice, they immediately sent people to cook porridge in various streets and alleys of Xuchang for relief, so that those who could not afford the food would not starve to death.

However, five thousand shi of grain sounds like a lot, and it would be a drop in the bucket if it was used to help hundreds of thousands of people, although it would last two days longer than directly distributing grain or selling it at a low price.

But what's the use?

The prices in Xuchang cannot be solved by porridge that can’t eat enough for two days. Five thousand shi of grain is still obtained from others.
What Xuchang lacks now is a complete supply chain. Without the continuous delivery of supplies to Xuchang by wealthy merchants from all over the country, this city will not last for too long before it will collapse on its own.

The gentry in Xuchang knew this well, and so did the wealthy businessmen who came and went. They didn't believe that Chu Nan didn't know, but they were a little surprised that Chu Nan still refused to bow his head and admit defeat.

After all, at this point, the general situation is set, unless the military rations are used, but in that case, it is very likely to face the mutiny of the hundreds of thousands of troops in the Central Plains.

As a matter of fact, the soaring prices in Xuchang were not controlled by the gentry at the beginning, but as this matter was not resolved later, the gentry also saw an opportunity.

Chu Nan didn't have any connections and resources, but he was in charge of the court's finances. Even though Lu Bu was powerful, this matter still made many people jealous and dissatisfied. This was the first major issue after taking office, and he couldn't solve it. What face did he have to continue to be in charge of the household department?
Lu Bu is a vulgar martial artist, so it’s fine if he doesn’t understand these things. One of you, Chen Gong and Chu Nan, is a former celebrity, and the other is a businessman. Can’t you see the truth in this?
How dare you take over the imperial finances without the support of the gentry?What do you use to take over the finances?Is that ridiculous Xuzhou Chamber of Commerce?

The reason why the gentry is important is not only because they occupy a large number of production resources, but more importantly, an invisible network covering almost all aspects of the world has been established on this basis. This network covers all walks of life and includes all industries. People's basic necessities of life.

As long as people live in Dahan, they can only live under this huge network that is as indestructible as the Skynet. Anyone who wants to break through this huge network will be resisted from all sides, and in the end they will either die of exhaustion or be defeated. assimilation.

Chu Nan's murder of scholars did tear a gap in this impenetrable giant net, but it also created the chaos of Xuchang's current prices.

This is a counterattack from the gentry, a war without swords!

If Chu Nan still wants to abide by the rules, then he can only bow his head and give up the power of the Ministry of Households in the end. It is not that you built the six departments, but these six departments belong to you. Only the grassroots forces can support it.

You, Chu Nan, built the Six Departments out of thin air and thought that the rights could be transferred, but you don't know that this is just a rootless weed.

If you don't abide by the rules, Lu Bu's power will soon be completely collapsed due to financial collapse, and there will be nothing to fear!
They believed that the price incident in Xuchang would make Chu Nan and Chen Gong aware of the importance and irreplaceable and indispensable characteristics of the gentry.

If you want to continue playing in this game of power, cooperating with the gentry is the best choice and the only choice.

There are some things that the gentry have, but not the poor. The root of the gentry, superficial fame and visible wealth are just two sides. The real power is built between the two. It can be said to be the foundation, or it can be said It's Fuyin. In short, if you want to succeed, it is unrealistic to avoid the gentry.

Of course, the nobles don't want to lose both sides, so they are willing to accept upstarts like Chu Nan, but the premise is...you have to be a dog!
"Winter is coming, but the weather is getting colder and colder. This winter will be very difficult." Situ Mansion, Zhao Wen drank warm turbid wine, admiring the sense of vastness and loneliness when everything in the courtyard withered.

Opposite him, Kong Rong was not in the mood to drink. He frowned and looked at Zhao Wen and said, "Brother Zirou, Xuchang is full of starvation now. If this continues, the court may be in danger, and they can't do anything else!"

"If this problem is not resolved before winter, many people will die in Xuchang. Everyone knows this, and Lu Bu naturally knows it too. Wenju doesn't have to worry." In Situ's mansion, Zhao Wen drank warm wine and looked at the slightly irritable Kong Rong shook his head.

They are not traders, at most they are bystanders, but they can probably expect this ending. The counterattack of the gentry has begun. Sometimes wars may not have gunpowder, and counterattacks may not necessarily require the use of weapons.

"This Chu Ziyan has some abilities, don't be careless, we might as well..." Kong Rong wanted to add fuel to the flames, and the ghost town-like appearance of Xuchang was definitely not what he wanted to see.

"Don't break the rules." Zhao Wen shook his head and looked at Kong Rong seriously: "Then just hand him the handle of the knife and let it take its course. Chu Ziyan is talented and ambitious. He wants to Breaking the situation established by the gentry for thousands of years, but how can it be so easy? It is not surprising that the young man is proud and arrogant. After this incident, he will restrain himself. You and I can just watch, and we must not intervene in it."

This is a contest between Chu Nan and the entire gentry class, and there is no need for anyone to take the lead. From the beginning of Chu Nan's unrestrained dealing with the gentry, this result has already begun to brew. Until now, it finally broke out for the first time through the Xuchang price incident.

"Brother Zirou, if Lu Bu speaks, we really want to make a move?" Kong Rong frowned. Since he had taken the initiative, why didn't he take advantage of the victory and pursue the attack, instead he wanted to share the court with Lu Bu?
"Naturally, a martial artist is needed to level the world, but I need to wait to rule the world. Chu Nan is young and vigorous, and Chen Gong thinks he is noble. They are all too naive, but the Han Dynasty Guozuo has already declined. If it is true Let Xuchang suffer from starvation and freezing to death in this winter, and future generations may be scolded together with Na Lu Bu when they talk about you and me."

"Vulgar warriors probably don't care about this, but you and I are celebrities in the world, so we can't bear this stigma." Zhao Rou nodded with a smile.

"Oh, I feel chest tight when I think of having to share the court with that vulgar warrior in the future!" Kong Rong snorted coldly.

"The future will be long, so why bother to compete for a short period of time? Besides, it is necessary to pacify the world and revive the Han Dynasty, and he is indispensable! Compromise is sometimes to win more." Zhao Wen tightened the brocade robe on his body, looked at Kong Rong and smiled He said: "At the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, the weather is getting colder. Isn't it beautiful for you and me to warm up wine and talk about the world here? Why bother to think about these troublesome things?"

"That's right." Kong Rong nodded, lifted up the glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp, but he didn't want to savor the taste like Zhao Wen did.

Like Zhao Wen and Kong Rong, there are many other people watching this change in every corner of Xuchang. This matter of prices seems trivial, but it is a silent confrontation between abnormal Lv Bu forces and gentry forces.

On the street, Chu Nan and Lu Lingqi drove slowly in a carriage, and opened the curtains. From time to time, people on both sides of the street could see numbness and despair in their eyes.

The dust splashed by the upper-level game is like a mountain falling on ordinary people, which is enough to crush all their expectations for the future.

After watching for a while, Chu Nan put down the curtain of the car window and closed his eyes silently.

Lu Lingqi stretched out her hand, let her husband's head rest in her warm embrace, and gently pressed his temple.

"If you don't look at it." Lu Lingqi said softly. She is Shura who walked out of the darkness. She is used to seeing the sufferings of the world, and her heart has long been numb, but her husband is not.

"If you don't watch it, it doesn't mean you don't have it." Chu Nan closed his eyes, and said softly, "I was also responsible for today's situation. Although I was prepared, I still felt guilty when I saw it."

"If you don't do it, then it is." Lu Lingqi felt a little bit sorry for her husband, but her cold face in front of outsiders was rarely filled with tenderness at this moment.

Chu Nan shook his head, but did not speak.

Lu Lingqi was silent for a while and then suddenly said: "Have you ever regretted it, my husband?"

"Regret?" Chu Nan shook his head: "This world is sick, very serious, there are abscesses, if you don't cut it, it will continue to spread until it fails. If you cut it, you will have short-term labor pains, but in exchange for it, you can recover. At this moment, I am the one who cuts the abscess. I will not do this. Our descendants will suffer even more in the future. The scholars want to use this to make me bow my head. They look down on all living beings one by one. You know, they are the abscesses!"

"In the past, I actually wanted to be a scholar. It's nice to be a scholar. If you don't have to give birth, you will have inexhaustible wealth for a lifetime." Chu Nan didn't enjoy the beauty, but closed his eyes and said with a tired look on his face: "But thinking that some things will happen in the future, and future generations will suffer catastrophes unseen in a thousand years, I want to do something for this era, even if I fail in the end, it will not be in vain to come to this world."

Rarely, from Chu Nan's words, she could hear a bit of exhaustion, and Lu Lingqi inexplicably felt a little distressed.

"I don't understand important national affairs, but if my husband needs it, I am willing to be a sharp knife in my husband's hands, cutting all injustices!" Lu Lingqi's voice was not high, but she was determined.

Chu Nan opened his eyes and looked up, well, his wife's face was still attractive from this angle, maybe it was because she was pregnant, but at this moment, Lu Lingqi had a faint maternal radiance on her body.

You won't treat me like a son, will you?

My husband still likes the shy look when you call me daddy.

Chu Nan struggled, got up from his wife's soft embrace, leaned on the carriage and smiled, "It's okay, it's only been a few days, the situation has been set up, those people are probably waiting for me to bow their heads to beg them , I have to go to the court in a few days to see what kind of expressions those people will have when they find out that they are not that important, it must be wonderful."

"As long as my husband likes it." Lu Lingqi smiled, she rarely smiled, but now she smiled, but it was extremely touching. Even though they had been married for a long time, they still couldn't help but feel their hearts throbbing at this moment, a heartbeat that was not mixed with desire.

　I finally caught up. Tomorrow...the day after tomorrow, I will try to return to normal time and post it
　　
　
(End of this chapter)