Xuande

Chapter 785 Then Be Grateful
For Liu Bei, he wants a lot.

He wanted the redistribution of wealth in Jiangbei and the stability of the empire's fundamentals.

He also wants the development of Jiangnan.

One policy, he has to use two effects, a group of people, he has to use it twice, so he is the only winner, or the one who wins twice.

But it cannot be said that people who have been used by him twice will have no gains at all. As long as they are courageous and lucky, the family's reproduction and branching will be objective gains. The family can also benefit, and the desire to pass on is also can achieve.

Maybe a certain branch will flourish in the future?

To be honest, Cao Cao felt that Liu Bei could give everyone a little compensation when he had an absolute advantage, which is considered kind-hearted. of.

If you say grab it, grab it, the empire that grabs "halves the domestic household registration", Liu Bei is much more kind-hearted than others, although it is also a robbery, but at least it will draw a big cake for you and let you see hope.

The risk in the south of the Yangtze River is high, so the imperial court will also contribute money and efforts to help you create a relatively peaceful and stable environment, and then you will invest and produce to turn the barren land into ten thousand hectares of fertile land. Isn't this a good win-win situation?

You get the land and property, and the court gets tax revenue and a place where people can easily live. Isn't this a win-win situation?

What bike do you want?
Cao Cao also really felt that this was the maximum compromise Liu Bei could make in the current situation. Anything beyond that was not in line with Liu Bei's current military and political strength.

A mighty and powerful king is negotiating business with you, you'd better be grateful.

Because he could have done without.

He could have robbed, and could have acted recklessly with the powerful army he controlled, but he followed the rules, and he himself was willing to abide by the rules he set.

Then thank you.

So Cao Cao nodded in agreement, thanking Liu Bei for thinking so much for them.

Finally, Liu Bei held Cao Cao's hand and led him out of the study.

"You and I have known each other since we were young. I treat you differently from other people. You have always supported me, and you are even willing to make such a big sacrifice. I am very happy in my heart, Meng De. For you, my The expectation is not limited to a governor of Sizhou.

In addition, for Zixiao and Zihe, my expectations for them are not limited to the present. In the future, the strategy of the big man will go out. I need a lot of generals to fight for me and expand the territory for me. Create more brilliant achievements than now. "

Cao Cao's heart was beating thumpingly, his face was flushed, and he was agitated.

He himself can feel that his heart is beating faster now, and his expectations for the future are even higher.

Again, Cao Mengde deeply understands that political progress and wealth progress are completely different things for people of his level.

If he wants to own wealth, it is easy for him.

Even if the full tax is paid, even if hundreds of thousands of acres of land are paid in full, his family can still own huge assets. There may be some losses in terms of land income, but the family heritage is still there. Selling part of the land will Can solve problems easily.

But with his current political status and power, it will be very difficult if he wants to go to the next level.

The senior official position of the big man, one radish and one pit, he has paid a lot to Liu Bei, supported him a lot, and has a high political awareness. If he doesn't find another way and overtake in a corner, how can he let Liu Bei promise him a better job? future?
He has enjoyed enough wealth, he has never been short of money, he doesn't like money at all, he prefers power and status now, and he wants to show his political ability on a higher stage.

So, trading the wealth of the Cao family for a brighter future is worth it.

And on this basis, it is already extraordinarily merciful to find a way to comfort those clansmen who have no official status!

After the news of Cao's decision came out, Liu Bei's rule of "replacing Jiangbei land with Jiangnan land" was also released, and discussions began in a small area.

To be honest, this news shocked the core power circle quite a bit.

Everyone looked at Cao Cao with admiration, and at the same time felt the fiery desire for power in Cao Cao's heart, so they also felt a sense of urgency.

This sense of urgency is a kind of promotion and a sense of competition for the people and families who have decided to go with Liu Bei. They feel that the Cao family really has a big plan.

But for families that haven't been identified yet, it's burning in flames.

Ever since, Xiahouyuan and Xiahoudun couldn't continue their warm and affectionate way of doing things, and gave the family an ultimatum.

Promise, if there is any good thing in the future, everyone can enjoy it together. They will use their own money to compensate for the economic loss this time. In the future, everyone can go to Jiangnan to obtain more land and earn back the loss.

But not agreed.

I will definitely not let you have a good time before I am unlucky, and I will pull you as a backstop even if I die, do you believe it?

Xia Houyuan was wearing a military uniform, and frightened many people when he uttered such unabashedly threatening words to the gathered clansmen.

The weapons of criticism cannot replace the criticism of weapons. After Xia Houyuan held a weapon to criticize them, they deeply realized their mistakes and decided to make the right choice.

So on the third day after Cao Cao made the appearance, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun jointly made the appearance, expressing to Liu Bei the Xiahou family's intention to follow him.

You are our only sun.

We will never turn our backs on you.

The Xiahou family has made the right choice. They will fully accept Liu Bei's request to save land, and a considerable number of clan members have the idea of ​​selling excess land to the court.

They hope to control their land quota within a certain range. If it is beyond the range, they hope that the imperial court can keep their promise and buy it at market price.

Liu Bei was very happy, summoned Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun, held their hands intimately, drank a pot of wine with them, looked forward to the future together, and discussed with them about the Xiahou family sending people to the south to open up wasteland.

This made Xiahouyuan and Xiahoudun very happy.

Zhen's side is actually the most anxious, because Zhen Yan has always regarded himself as Liu Bei's number one follower, and now Cao's and Xiahou's are chasing after him, how can he swallow this breath?

He followed Liu Bei earlier than Cao Shi!
Only a few veterans from Youzhou can compete with him in terms of qualifications!
But now Cao and Xiahou are ahead of him!

He has been communicating with the family for half a month, and most people have been persuaded by him, but there are still a small number of people who are unwilling, thinking that the compensation he gave was not enough, and he paid too much.

What they mean is that they didn’t have to pay so much taxes before, but now they have to pay, not once, but permanently every year, and you only give us a one-time compensation, isn’t it a bit too small?

Zhen Yan has given out all he can in exchange for the support and cooperation of the clansmen. The attitude is very satisfactory, but some people are still dissatisfied.

Zhen Yan couldn't bear it any longer, and directly sent a letter to Liu Bei, saying that the Zhen family had decided to follow Liu Bei's line in an all-round way, never abandoning it, never falling behind, no matter what problems there were, the Zhen family could solve them.

Please Liu Bei send people to save the fields.

At the same time, Zhen Yan sent someone back to tell the family that he had made a decision to follow Liu Bei's policy, and if anyone in the Zhen family disobeyed, the consequences would be very serious.

He will use coercion.

They will be regarded by Zhen Yan as immoral people who do not pay attention to the interests of the family but only to their own interests. Can't get any little care from Zhen Shi.

Zhen Yan is not interested in how the Zhen family reacts to this kind of ultimatum. He only knows that there is his power within the Zhen family, and his power can help him compel him to fulfill his request. It doesn't matter.

He is the person with the highest power status in the family, even the family law and family rules are Schrödinger's existence to him.

Those sanctimonious clan elders each have their own way of life and their own ideas. If they blindly care about the immediate interests and not the family's long-term development plan, Zhen Yan doesn't mind using coercive force to help the family "change the dynasty".

Even the Great Han Dynasty can "change the dynasty", so why can't the Zhen family do it?

Don't push me into a hurry, don't push me into a hurry, none of you can think of a good end, I don't have a good life, and you don't want to live a better life than me!

The power in Zhen Yan's hands and his connections in Jizhou are enough to make insects within a family kneel down and sing conquest to him. The opposition within the Zhen family is suppressed and the family's will is unified.

Therefore, the problems of the three old troubled families, Cao, Xiahou, and Zhen, were solved in this way. Instead of throwing the problem to Liu Bei, they solved their own problems with their own means and methods, and left it to Liu Bei. Liu Bei's is a memorial to the three problems that have been solved.

And more than 20 mu of land transaction requests.

There is no way, there is too much land, the tax is too heavy, and there are so many labor costs, storage costs, logistics costs, and some maintenance of the land, and we have to pray that there will be no natural or man-made disasters.

Among them, the sudden increase in labor cost is a major factor. Originally, the labor cost of family servants was well controlled, but now there are no domestic servants as the main labor force, and it is necessary to hire labor from the market for agricultural production. greatly increased.

In this way, when the family owns so much land, it is hard to say that it will not lose money after paying the tax. Once it loses money, there is no need to hold so much land.

Therefore, each of the three families took the initiative to conduct a large-scale actuarial calculation with the elite power of the clan, and calculated the various costs and estimated income required to maintain the land holdings, as well as the expected taxes to be paid.

According to calculations, if we continue to maintain such a large amount of land, we will definitely lose money, and the family needs to lose money to cultivate the land. If this kind of thing continues, sooner or later, the family's foundation will be ruined.

So the three families unanimously made the decision to sell part of the land to the imperial court, and based on precise calculations, each reached a sales quota that maximized the interests of the family.

In the future, although there will be less land, there will always be some profit, and it will not lose money, and that's it.

Liu Bei was satisfied with this and praised Cao, Xiahou and Zhen.

It wasn't until this time that Xun Yu realized that the situation he was in was quite dangerous and embarrassing.

Even the Cao family, the Xiahou family and the Zhen family who were in trouble have already dealt with themselves ruthlessly and solved all the things that should be solved. Then, what else can the Xun family say?

Super rich like the Cao family are willing to accept land and pay taxes for their political future, and even persuade the family to sell so much land. The family property of the Xun family is far less than that of the Cao family. Can't they make a decision?
What do you mean by Xun Shi?
Xun Yu felt that a huge crisis was looming, so he quickly made a solemn representation to the acting patriarch Xun Su, asking him to make a decision immediately, and there should be no delay!

After Xun Shuang died of illness, the Xun family had no leader, so they had to push out Xun Su, the only one who was still alive in the eight dragons, and let Xun Su be the patriarch of the family.

But Xun Su thought he didn't have such talent, so he was unwilling to say anything, so he refused several times, and even traveled far away from his family to resist.

Finally, under the critical situation, the Xun family needs a leader to lead them forward, but after losing Xun Shuang, the newcomer has not yet risen, the old has no energy, and only Xun Su can barely support the facade.

After all, it is the last "dragon" among Xun's eight dragons.

However, Xun Su still has a clear understanding of himself. He thinks that he can temporarily act as the patriarch of the family. .

But is this acting patriarch easy to do?

Such a big family, so many people, so much land and property, so many differences of opinion, Xun Su, a mediocre person, really can't control it.

So even though Xun Yu repeatedly asked Xun Su to make a decision and analyze the pros and cons, Xun Su still couldn't make up his mind.

He's never been one to make decisions.

When Xun Shuang was still around, he was in charge of giving opinions, and Xun Shuang was in charge of making decisions. He knew what making decisions meant to a family, but he was not a person who liked to take responsibility, so he gave ideas but didn’t make decisions. .

But now that Xun Shuang is gone, no one can give him advice.

So Xun Su kept procrastinating until Cao's, Xiahou's and Zhen's made a decision.

Xun Yu couldn't bear it any longer, so he found Xun Su and told him his interests.

"If you can't make a decision and solve this matter before your majesty asks, your majesty's opinion of the Xun family will be even worse. At that time, even with Gongda and I, the situation of the Xun family will be very bad. This is very important for the Xun family. Say, it is already the moment of life and death!"

Xun Su still hesitated.

"Wen Ruo, I know what you said is right, but...but I can't ignore the demands of so many clansmen. The clansman is the Xun clan, and there are no clansmen at all. Without the support of the clansmen, how can the Xun clan be called Xun clan?" Shi?

Moreover, they own a lot of land. They didn’t pay taxes in the past, but now they pay taxes. I can almost understand the figures. There are too many, and it’s normal that the clansmen can’t accept it. Otherwise... Wen Ruo, you go and Your Majesty, discuss it, can you give me some exemption? "

Xun Yu closed his eyes in pain.

"Uncle, the Cao family, the Xiahou family and the Zhen family have already agreed to His Majesty's request. Their respective families have solved this problem and have decided to accept the imperial court's Dutian. Even the Cao family can accept Dutian and are willing to pay so much Too many taxes, think about it, might His Majesty exempt the Xun family?"

Xun Su lowered his head and stopped talking, his face full of hesitation.

"How can this be good..."

Xun Yu looked at the hesitant Xun Su, and thought of Xun You's warning.

Xun family, is there really no hope?

But he...

After all, they are still descendants of the Xun family!

When things came to an end, Xun Yu had no choice but to give up his fantasies about Xun Su, persuasion from family to family, statement of interests from family to family, explaining the current general situation, talking about Liu Bei's iron fist and the tragic survival of Cao's, Xiahou's and other families move.

They have already done so, the Xun family can no longer have any hope, any hope is doomed to fail, only by cutting off the tail can they survive.

(End of this chapter)