The Three Kingdoms: A vicious plan was offered, and Liu Bei was stunned!

Chapter 318: Han Xuan is irritable and the nobles are in opposition, and people from Jiangdong want to move to Jiangling

Xiahou Dun followed Luo Yuan for a whole day and finally found out what Luo Yuan did all day.

After going to the countryside, they visited workshops and kilns, and also checked the Yangtze River embankment and the spring ploughing matters. All the officials in the Military Command were very busy.

The farmers haven't even started working yet, but the officials are already working like slaves.

Compared with Luo Yuan, Cao Cao had it much easier.

It was already evening when they returned to the General's Mansion. Xiahou Dun said, "Gongqi, you don't feel tired at all. Many things can be handed over to the people below to do!"

"This is the only time I work hard every year. It is necessary. The superior must know the situation below!" Luo Yuan said: "Now Jingzhou has been incorporated into Jiangling, and there are four or five other counties in my hands. I am very busy this year!"

Xiahou Dun's face twitched. He came here because of Jingzhou. "Can you give Jingzhou to me? We need a port to go south next year."

"How can we give this up? The people are willing to follow me, it's really not possible. Besides, it's useless for you to take Jingzhou!"

"Why is it useless? The army always needs a place to be stationed!"

"You can stay in the lower reaches of Jiangling, which is the county next to Jiangling. That is also my place. I will give it to you and move all the people here!"

"Gong Qi is willing?"

Xiahou Dun simply couldn't believe it. It's not like he had never thought about this, but no prince would dare to agree to it.

Luo Yuan smiled slightly and said, "I am Meng De's son-in-law after all, so I am willing to give you this advantage!"

With a population of over 800,000, that's a huge market and huge consumption!
Jiangling is responsible for production, and Cao Cao is responsible for consumption. Isn't it nice to make money for yourself? When Cao Cao is defeated, where will those troops go?
Won’t the population of the surrounding counties be increased by developing them next year?
Xiahou Dun felt that he had made a profit, and Luo Yuan also felt that he had not lost out.

Jiangling is right next to Chibi, which was actually where Cao Cao stationed his troops. It was normal for the military camp of 800,000 soldiers to stretch for hundreds of miles.
Wait until Cao Cao runs away and I can take advantage of the situation.

As for Cao Cao running to Jiangling, that is impossible. Both Kong Ming and Zhou Yu knew the relationship between him and Cao Cao, so how could they not be on guard?

On the second day, Xu Shu found Luo Yuan with a piece of intelligence: "Han Xuan has been amassing a lot of wealth in Changsha. Someone was killed for saying a few words because of dissatisfaction. After becoming king, Han Xuan has become more and more unscrupulous."

So fierce.

Luo Yuan took a look at the intelligence and found out that there was a Zhang in Changsha. Because Han Xuan asked him for money and food, Zhang complained. That night, Han Xuan sent people to ransack their home and exterminate their entire family.

I'm the king now, so you still have the right to complain? You are being disrespectful to the king, and that's it.

The Zhang family was destroyed, all the men were killed, and the women were sold as slaves.

The Changsha nobles dared to be angry but not to speak out. Han Xuan now had another 200,000 men under his command, and he was a strong and powerful army!
"This is good!"

Xu Shu said, "I think we can start now. What do you think, my lord?"

"Wait a little longer. My original intention was to let Han Xuan be arrogant and let him help us eliminate the Changsha nobles. Now is the beginning, why are you in a hurry?"

Luo Yuan holds Han Xuan as the king. Is it because he likes Han Xuan? He is actually using Han Xuan as a knife.

As Cao Cao was about to march south, the atmosphere in Jingzhou was changing. The princes from all over the country were worried about themselves, and Han Xuan was no exception.

He felt great about being a king, but felt uneasy when he thought that Cao Cao was now just a prime minister.

Are you better than Cao Cao? You must recruit soldiers and horses to expand your strength, so that you can feel a little safe. If so, you need money, food, and population, and you must exploit the Changsha gentry.

The more they exploited the Changsha gentry, the more they hated Han Xuan. How could Han Xuan be hated so easily?

"Han Xuan is already in a difficult situation and has no choice but to go down this path. If he compromises with the nobles, he still has a chance to survive. But since he has started killing the nobles, they will no longer believe him. A war will break out between the two sides, and Han Xuan will definitely win. Once all the nobles in Changsha are killed, it will be time for us to send out our troops!"

You are really calm.

Xu Shu nodded. Luo Yuan was as steady as an old dog. "Kong Ming has already entered Jiangdong. Zhou Yu is not in Lukou. He should have returned to Chaisang to discuss the fight against Cao. Someone from Zhang's family in Jiangdong wants to ask about the Lord's plan!"

"Zhang? Zhang Zhao's family?"

"kindness!'

I go!

What is Jiangdong's important official trying to do?
Just because you are Chairman Cao’s son-in-law, do you think that you and Chairman Cao are a family?

Luo Yuan said: "It seems that they really don't want to fight. The Jiangdong nobles and the Sun family are really not on the same page!"

Xu Shu said: "When the war started, the interests of the Jiangdong nobles were damaged. Sun Ce killed too many people in the past and offended them too much. The Sun family relied on the army to suppress Jiangdong. Now that Cao Cao is heading south, they have a choice again."

What's more, although Sun Quan employed people from Jiangdong noble families as officials, he only valued very few of them. Instead, he valued some people who followed Sun Ce to Jiangdong!
The Sun family was originally outsiders to Jiangdong!

It's normal to reuse outsiders, but the locals are unhappy about it.

Cao Cao is also an outsider. Can't we join him?
Boss Cao has always treated those who surrendered well and made important use of them, which makes him much better than Sun Quan.

After thinking about it, Luo Yuan felt it was very reasonable. The person from Zhang's family was called Zhang Xiong. He was well-dressed and looked smart and capable!

"Sir, Cao Cao is planning to march south. What do you think?"

"I don't need to worry about it!" Luo Yuan said with a smile, "Meng De will not come to fight me. I have a good personal relationship with him and he is my son-in-law. Otherwise, why would you come to see me? Just tell me, you Jiangdong nobles don't want to go to war, right?"

"I really can't hide it from you, Your Excellency. Jiangdong has been pacified with great difficulty. When the war broke out, the people suffered. Jiangdong is doing very well now. Why bother fighting?" Zhang Xiong said.

Jiangdong was not involved in the turmoil at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The local gentry happily exploited the people of Jiangdong and made their lives too good. As a result, Sun Ce defeated Wang Lang and killed Yan Baihu, and the Little Overlord came to Jiangdong.

When Sun Ce arrived in Jiangdong, he brought war to Jiangdong because he wanted to inherit Sun Jian's ambition and establish a foundation in Jiangdong.

The local aristocratic relatives in Jiangdong wanted to scold Sun Ce to death.

Why did you come to Jiangdong to build your foundation?

If the Sun family entered Jiangdong, wouldn't that mean they were trying to steal their foundation? Then they would fight. When the little tyrant died, the Jiangdong cousins ​​were so happy.

What about Zhou Yu and other people who stayed behind to support Sun Ce? None of them had no hatred towards the Jiangdong gentry; their hands were stained with the blood of the Jiangdong gentry.

"That makes sense. Ziwei is right. I also think it's unnecessary. Isn't it good for everyone to live a good life?" Luo Yuan said with a hearty smile, "I'm not lying to you. I don't like war. I like farming. Jiangling reclaimed a lot of land last year. As long as we can farm, it's fine. Isn't it good for everyone to live in harmony?"

"Your Majesty's words make sense, but now Zhou Yu and Kong Ming are instigating war, and my majesty is afraid..." Zhang Xiong habitually looked around and saw that only Luo Yuan, Xu Shu, Pang Tong and others were there, so he boldly said: "I'm afraid that the Wu majesty is going to start a war, and we can't stop it. Since we can't stop it, we can only plan for ourselves!"

(End of this chapter)