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

Chapter 345: Luo Gong asks Lu Zijing, Xu Shu does not allow Yang Manqing

In this era, the common people were the ruled and had no say at all. The princes communicated with the local authorities through the gentry.

Under the big aristocratic families there are countless small aristocratic families. The aristocratic families, big and small, form local clans, monopolize local production materials, and further control a large number of local people through land debts.

The emergence of Jiang Ling has a very bad impact on Jiangdong.

In the past, the gentry in the south had no choice but to rely on the Jiangdong regime. Sun Quan was the most powerful, and if they wanted to survive, they had to listen to Sun Quan whether they wanted to or not.

But Jiangling appeared. Jiangling was advanced, had good hygiene, good policies, and prosperous industries. Its lord Luo Yuan was also very open-minded, but the rules were a bit strict. When the gentry arrived in Jiangling, they could not raise slaves or exploit the people at will.

But as long as you follow the arrangements of the Military Command, there are still many benefits.

For example, a noble family like the Tao family was just a family that raised silkworms and planted mulberry trees for Sun Quan in Jiangdong, and was at most a vassal. But when they arrived in Jiangling, they transformed themselves into an independent entrepreneurial family.

Although we can no longer monopolize the high-end silk business, we can still teach and educate people!
The social status has greatly improved, and the family's prospects are far better than when they were in Jiangdong.

How could the people of the Tao family not work hard for Luo Yuan when they arrived in Jiangling? It was only after they arrived in Jiangling that they discovered that they were also very important.

The entire Jiangling has various industries that can accommodate the talents of the gentry.

Jiangdong's territory is larger than Jiangling, but when it comes to industry and stage space, it is completely inferior to Jiangling.

What industries does Jiangdong have? Aren’t they just food, clothing, housing and transportation? The main thing is farming. Without new industries to accommodate those gentry, there will be no development for those gentry!
When the Jiangdong nobles arrived in Jiangling, they had their own eyes to see for themselves, without Luo Yuan's explanation. They could not become landlords in Jiangling, but they could often burn porcelain, make white paper, and make toilet paper. Families with the skills could apply to the Military Government.

Lord Luo will support you, give you a head, and help you develop industries such as carpentry, ironwork, and construction. Even if it is brick making, if your family is good at it, he will support you.

When the Jiangdong nobles, big and small, arrived in Jiangling, they felt that spring had arrived. From a social perspective, Jiangling's economy was booming.

Moreover, relying on the water conservancy of the Yangtze River, the products of Jiangling can be transported to the territory of Jiangdong for sale, and can enter the northern market.

After all, Luo Yuan was Sun Quan's brother-in-law and Cao Cao's son-in-law, the two largest camps in the world, and the goods from Jiangling could flow freely.

Jiangling is now a port, a free port city, with the same status as Hong Kong. It is now a place for goods to be transferred between the north and the south.

Just by looking at the tariffs, Luo Yuan can live a happy life.

How could the nobles not come to such a good place?
Luo Yuan and Lu Su said, "This is really not my fault. They came here because they thought Jiangling was a good place. Jiangdong should not look for the reason in itself. Why did the nobles want to come to Jiangling instead of staying in Jiangdong?"

Lu Su was speechless and felt that it made sense.

The reason why the nobles were willing to come to Jiangling must be because Jiangdong was not a good place.

But he couldn't admit it.

"In short, Gongqi, don't accept any more people from the gentry. The Marquis of Wu is already a little annoyed. It won't be good if he gets angry," Lu Su said kindly.
"So I gave you the news from Han Xuan. Will this make Marquis Wu not angry? After all, we are all family."

Is that what you mean?
Lu Su felt that he understood Luo Yuan's meaning. Luo Yuan did not want to make enemies with Jiangdong and used intelligence to make up for Jiangdong.

Intelligence is certainly not as important as population, but this is Luo Yuan's compensation and the feeling is different. When has Luo Gongqi ever been so polite to others?

Before, I would do it if I didn't agree.

I didn't expect that I would be a human being now.

This is really a big improvement.

Lu Su didn't stay to eat the grilled fish, but took the information and left. Luo Yuan felt very sorry for Fa, because he was a man like an old ox, easy to use and obedient, but also easy to deceive.

Luo Yuan had originally intended to give Sun Quan the information about Han Xuan, but he had not yet figured out how to get the information to Sun Quan, and he did not expect Lu Su to come.

It's simply God's will.

As for the population issue, how could Jiangling possibly indulge Sun Quan? If you don’t agree, come and fight me.

The arrival of those noble families in Jiangling brought a huge group of high-end consumers to Jiangling, giving Jiangling the foundation to issue new currency.

The consumption capacity of ordinary people is limited, and the gentry is the main channel for the circulation of money.

Luo Yuan was happily eating the grilled fish. Xu Shu came over after smelling the aroma and asked, "Is Lu Su gone?"

"Let's go. I'm embarrassed for having lied to him so many times. Next time he comes to Jiangling, I will make it up to him!"

Xu Shu didn't think there was anything to be embarrassed about. Mobilizing Jiangdong to threaten Han Xuan was something he and Luo Yuan had discussed together.

Jiang Ling felt that it was not the right time to attack Changsha, so he let Jiang Dong and Han Xuan play around and wait until Han Xuan took action against the gentry in Changsha before Jiang Ling took action.

The plan has already been made, just execute it.

Luo Yuan is just pretentious. You are the lord, do you need to be pretentious? Shouldn't you be dark-hearted and thick-skinned?

What's the point of learning Sun Quan's friendship?
"My lord, do you have no shame?"

Luo Yuan's face twitched, and he looked at Xu Shu and said, "Don't be so direct, okay? I still have some dignity to maintain."

Folding his hands, Luo Yuan said: "Zhao Yun who was beside Kong Ming has disappeared. He must have gone to look for Han Xuan. Han Xuan will make a move soon. I wonder how Shi Yuan is doing?

Pang Tong traveled to all places, but no news came back. Communication was really inconvenient at that time.

Xu Shu said: "Wuling and other prefecture governors may not dare to be our enemies. Shi Yuan has many friends and should be able to handle it."

With many friends and connections, Pang Tong could find people to help him in case of unexpected situations. Besides, he was also smart, which was his asset.

Those princes might have deliberately made things difficult for Pang Tong, but they certainly did not dare to kill him.

After all, Luo Yuan is not easy to mess with!

Xu Shu came to Luo Yuan to talk about something else, "Most of the nobles in Jingzhou don't cooperate with Shi Tao and are unwilling to hand over their land. They are making a lot of noise!"

Shi Tao went to Jingzhou and wanted to promote Jiangling's political model, but there were far more gentry in Jingzhou than in Jiangling, and they all banded together to resist him.

Luo Yuan knew about this a long time ago, and now that Xu Shu has said it, those people will definitely make even more trouble.

"Have you started?"

"That's not the case yet, but it does seem like that," Xu Shu whispered, "Jingzhou is close to Jiangling, and the policy of the Military Control Office has been issued. It's not that the Jingzhou nobles don't understand, but they are pretending to be dead and are unwilling to hand over their land. They also want to participate in other industries, thinking that the Military Control Office needs them to rule Jingzhou!"

Just dream!
Luo Yuan didn't care: "Let Yang Manqing go to Jingzhou and take charge of the affairs of the nobles. She can do whatever she wants!"

Xu Shu was shocked. Yang Manqing was a ruthless woman. Xu Shu quickly said, "You don't have to do this."

If Yang Manqing went to Jingzhou, could those nobles still survive?
(End of this chapter)