Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

The aristocratic family will definitely not sit idly by and wait for death!
Each family will inevitably actively seek a way out.

The group represented by Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong, and mainly composed of the aristocratic families of Wu County and Kuaiji County, has been tied to Liu Bei's group in many aspects.

Their demands were obviously not completely consistent with those of the other four counties' aristocratic families in Yangzhou.

The aristocratic families represented by Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong hoped to have a stable seat at the table of Liu Bei's group, and for this purpose they would even be willing to secretly hinder Liu Bei.

The aristocratic families in the other four counties were more deeply aware of the threat posed by Liu Bei. Once Liu Bei dominated Jiangdong, the interests of most of the aristocratic families would inevitably be damaged.

Therefore, driven by many factors, the aristocratic families of the four counties of Yangzhou chose to form an alliance and fight back when Wu County seemed to be in a weak state with many flaws.

It can be said that Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong were like the fish hooks that Li Ji deliberately threw into the deep water of Jiangdong, stirring up the water and attracting all the fish hidden under the deep water.

Otherwise, if Wu County continues to be strong, there will be no place for the aristocratic families.

Either the Jiangdong noble families fought back early and united to exclude Liu Bei's existence;

Or they would choose to follow their hearts under the absolute strong pressure from Wu Jun, which would then turn into hidden dangers that would be more difficult to deal with afterwards.

After all, Liu Bei implemented benevolent policies, acted benevolently at home, and established himself in the world in the name of benevolence.

If every noble family chose to welcome the royal army with all their hearts, Liu Bei would not have carried out a massacre without any reason and directly attacked the Jiangdong noble families who surrendered on the surface.

In this incident, every family had their own ideas and goals, and they all thought they were scheming against others.

Unfortunately, when they were using Yangzhou as a chessboard to gamble and gain benefits, they had no idea that they were also chess pieces in the hands of Li Ji and Jia Xu.

Li Ji likes this saying very much: Clean the house before inviting guests.

If it is used in Yangzhou at this time, it means cleaning the house before moving in. Otherwise, cleaning after moving in will be much more troublesome.

The martial law imposed in various parts of Wu County was intended not only to prevent the noble families from causing chaos out of desperation, but also to prevent spies from passing on intelligence.

It was still the Yin hour, the sky was not yet bright, and it was still dark.

In the area where the military households lived, faint lights of oil lamps were lit up in each of the new residences.

Each strong man put on leather armor in the dark with the help of his mother or wife...

Almost all the women had tears in their eyes as they said goodbye to their sons.

Cow two.

He was originally from Beihai, Qingzhou. His family had been farmers for generations. There were three brothers in his family. Since his father could not read a single word and Niu Er was the second child, he was simply named Niu Er.

Since the three brothers were almost as strong as calves, the men in the family worked in the fields day and night, and occasionally went hunting and fishing in their spare time. After paying various heavy taxes, they could barely make ends meet.

In fact, Niu Er didn’t understand the meaning of those unnamed taxes.

All I know is that the county magistrate requires so much money to be paid. If you don’t pay, your land will be used as collateral or even your house will be demolished.

Of course, as a new county magistrate would be appointed every once in a while, sometimes the taxes to be paid would be more, and sometimes less.

This is also what Niu Er is most proud of. The three brothers in his family are all very strong. They are not only good at farming, but also hunting and fishing. Unlike some of their neighbors, they do not have enough strength in their families and cannot pay taxes. In the end, they were forced to sell their land and no one knew where they went.

Niu Er believes that with his own strength and enough efforts, his family will be able to live a good life.

Until the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out that year, Niu Er's proud and satisfying life was completely shattered.

In order to avoid the Yellow Turbans, Niu Er and his family took their remaining food and hid in the mountains. His father caught a cold and died of a serious illness in the mountains. His eldest brother Niu Yi also fell to his death while trying to find some herbs to treat his father's illness in the mountains.

After the Yellow Turban Rebellion was over, Niu Er brought his mother and younger brother Niu Xiao out of the mountains again, and returned to the fields passed down from generation to generation, ready to work hard again and resume their previous life.

The next year, the family's surplus food was used up, and the harvest was just around the corner.

The subsequent drought and plague plunged Niu Er's life into despair.

escape!
Escape! ! The plague spread, and in order to survive, Niu Er, his mother and his younger brother Niu Xiao had no choice but to leave their hometown and flee southward.

However, his younger brother Niu Xiao eventually died of an accidental infection with the plague.

Only Niu Er carried his old mother on his back, relying on the strength he was proud of in the past, and walked one road after another, eating whatever he could find, and fled southward.

Until he arrived in Xuzhou, Niu Er would occasionally get one or two bowls of porridge from the porridge stalls to feed his old mother.

Moreover, Niu Er learned from the people who distributed the porridge that this was a gift from Liu Xuande, the governor of Wujun, and if he went to Wujun, he might even have rice to eat.

With hope rising in his heart again, Niu Er once again carried his old mother on his back and continued to head south. He crossed the Yangtze River on the ferry arranged by Liu Fujun and arrived in Wujun.

In the refugee camp where countless refugees gathered, there was indeed porridge to eat every day, which made Niu Er very grateful to Liu Fujun...

Even though the porridge became thinner and thinner, and even contained a lot of sand and gravel, Niu Er only cursed the corrupt officials inwardly and was still very grateful to Liu Fujun.

Until, Niu Er witnessed the legendary Liu Fujun up close, and saw Liu Fujun drinking the gravel porridge with the refugees with tears in his eyes.

At that moment, Niu Er secretly vowed in his heart that after repaying his mother for raising him, he would die for Liu Fujun to repay the great grace of saving his life.

Soon, Niu Er found an opportunity to repay Liu Fujun and joined the "work-for-relief" program...

Niu Er didn’t quite understand the details, but he could still understand that working could feed him and his old mother could also have enough to eat.

As for the subsequent talks about dividing the land and houses, Niu Er actually didn't quite believe it.

But after Niu Er had been digging the river for nearly a year, what made Niu Er ecstatic was that he was actually allocated a house and land.

Although the field could only be considered newly reclaimed land, it was a good thing for Niu Er that he could not have dreamed of.

At this moment, Niu Er only hoped that the taxes could be reduced.

However, when the next harvest season came, Niu Er was worried when he learned that he would not have to pay taxes for five years, but he would need to pay part of it to repay the loan.

Niu Er didn't understand what was said, but when he saw that there was still 70% of the harvested grain left in the house, Niu Er knew that this was the kindness from Lord Liu.

Praise Liu Fujun!
That day, Niu Er and his old mother knelt in front of the longevity tablet set up for Liu Fujun at home to express their sincere gratitude to Liu Fujun again, and hoped that Liu Fujun could stay in Wu County forever instead of being replaced by other corrupt officials.

The days are getting better day by day.

Niu Er's strength and hard work brought his family a good harvest year after year.

In the past five years, Niu Er not only married a woman he loved, but also gave birth to two big fat sons...

Until about half a year ago, a minor official came to where Niu Er lived and promoted some kind of "military household system".

Over the years, Niu Er has been able to understand a lot more words.

After learning that the "military household system" was a policy promoted by the benevolent Lord Liu and the wise Lord Li, and that one would enjoy a series of preferential treatment after becoming a "military household", Niu Er took the initiative to join the military household without hesitation.

With his strength far exceeding that of ordinary people, Niu Er was easily selected as a military household.

Afterwards, Niu Er and his family moved to a new place. From his superior, who was a guard of Li Juncheng and always boasted of his wisdom, Niu Er learned that the area they lived in was named "Wu Yisan Military Settlement" and there were about 500 households living in this military settlement.

Afterwards, Niu Er's life became more regular. During the non-busy farming season, he would farm with the women in his family on odd days, and on even days, his superiors would conduct various military drills and battle formation exercises.

They were allowed two days off every month, and even received a hundred bucks as military pay.

This made Niu Er feel a little ashamed. He felt that he joined the "Military Household System" out of the idea of ​​repaying the benevolent Lord Liu, but he still made money from Lord Liu every month.

Until yesterday...

The boss, who always had a smiling face, summoned all the people in the military settlement and spoke with a stern expression.

"Brothers, someone wants to destroy our lives..." (End of this chapter)