Emperor Road of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 182 The Strong Heart of the Anshi Clan (Part [-])
When Liu Yu and Jia Xu were talking about the alliance, Du Ji was also in the yamen, talking about interests with the nobles.

With Liu Yu's strength, why would he care so much about these powerful nobles?Many people can't understand, especially those soldiers.They were stubborn, thinking that with the strength of their lord, should they still be afraid of these powerful nobles?
They said that if these people refused to obey, they would be killed directly; they also said, if these people dare not obey, are they not afraid of being killed?

In fact, Liu Yu could kill one family of nobles;He has that strength, and he dares not be opposed by anyone.But if he really did this, those gentry tyrants would never cooperate with him again.Maybe they surrender temporarily, but if they have the chance, they will definitely bite Liu Yu back.

The one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world, and without the support of all the powerful nobles in Runan, it is impossible for him to stay in Runan for long.In that era, although the gentry tyrants and the common people were two classes, the common people believed in the gentry tyrants.Without the support of the powerful gentry, it means that there is no support from the common people.This is not fake, you can know it by looking through the history books.

In addition, there is another important reason, which is the attitude towards the nobles.He didn't wait to see the gentry tyrants in Runan so much, and killed them as soon as he said, what would the gentry tyrants in other places think?
Therefore, he did not dare to kill the tyrants of the gentry without authorization. It would be fine to kill one or two families openly, but he would not dare to kill a few families outrageously and unreasonably.Not only Liu Yu didn't dare, but Cao Cao didn't dare either.Don't you see the consequences of Cao Cao's killing and surrendering, it almost made him lose Yanzhou.Since then, Cao Cao has not killed the nobles without authorization, even if he did, there are good reasons.

In the mighty history, the gentry tyrants have never disappeared. Killing is destroying, and it is useless.On the contrary, isn't it better to fight a group and win a group than kill?

He has that status, and the nobles will not refuse.In this way, he can use each other with the gentry tyrants, isn't it better than killing?
"Boss Du, my Zhang family is willing to donate food and grass in exchange for the Yuan family's farmland." Among the group of people, Zhang He, who was old and strong, shouted with his neck thick.While yelling, he poked the ground with his crutches, making a thumping sound.

However, even though he was so hoarse, his voice quickly disappeared from the crowd.Yuan's family used to be the largest family in Runan, his family's fields are so numerous that everyone admires it.In contrast, the other aristocratic families that were exterminated are much worse.

Du Ji immediately shouted loudly: "Stop, stop, let's sit down and talk slowly, otherwise it will be like yesterday, and we can't talk about anything all afternoon."

Liu Yu engaged in such a negotiation not only to distribute Runan's interests, but also to raise food and grass.The tax collected by Runan is not enough to support him in the coming year.If it hadn't been for the extermination of several gentry tyrants, he would have been short of money and food long ago.

However, the food and grass were limited, and he recruited many soldiers, and he also gave porridge.He couldn't be blamed for recruiting more soldiers. Those young and strong refugees were the easiest to cause trouble, so it was better to recruit them into the army.Porridge is also a must, otherwise if the refugees riot...

"What Master Du said is that we should sit down and talk slowly. Everyone should do what they can, but don't be greedy." Hearing Du Ji's shout, Zhang He immediately echoed.And when he said this, everyone couldn't help but calm down.

Seeing this, Du Ji couldn't help frowning, thinking that the prestige of this family is too high, and it may be difficult to control it.

"Okay, let's talk about the Li family first..." Without thinking too much, Du Ji immediately began to speak in an orderly manner.He started with the smallest family, not only the fields, but also the houses in the city, as well as some servants and maidservants.

Of course, it is impossible for Du Ji to allocate houses and fields to these gentry tyrants.For example, Du Ji kept silent about a large piece of land owned by the Yuan family.When Zhang He asked about it unwillingly, Du Ji replied indifferently: "Young Master said, if Mr. Zhang has any objections, you can ask Young Master."

Zhang He's body trembled when he heard this, but he still remembers Liu Yu's murderous look in his eyes, Liu Yu left a deep impression on him that night.

Of course, these fields are not given to them for free, but they are exchanged for money and food.However, Liu Yu didn't buy it expensively, so he just made a good relationship and bought a support.Not to mention, this trick worked well, and broke up the gentry tyrants of the Yinyin Alliance all at once.

If there is distribution, there will be unfairness, especially if this is deliberately instructed by Liu Yu.In his words, if the distribution is fair, they will not support themselves; if the distribution is unfair, they will definitely turn against each other.What he said was good, no one guessed him, they were all jealous of each other.

For example, He Cheng, his distribution is relatively small. Although his family is no better than the Zhang family, he can still afford these cheap fields. However, the Zhang family occupies the majority, and he has money but no land to buy.He also found Zhang He, who also agreed to resell it to him, but the price was more than twice as high.In this way, how can He Cheng not hate the Zhang family?

Not only the He family and the Zhang family, other families also have a faint sense of hostility, especially those who have hatred in the first place.However, Zhang He discovered that it seemed that his Zhang family had the most hatred...

"Okay, everyone, let's do this for today, let's talk about other things later." After a whole day of quarreling and slapping on the table, it was finally settled.

With a sigh of relief, Du Ji said a word to everyone, and then everyone left one after another.And Du Ji didn't stop much, and went directly to the prefect's mansion.

When he came to the prefect's mansion and reported to Liu Yu with a smile on his lips, he suddenly found that Liu Yu was frowning.

"My lord, what's the matter?" Du Ji asked softly as he walked in without knowing why.

Liu Yu was awakened by Du Ji's voice, and immediately frowned, and said with a smile: "It's nothing, the matter of the alliance has been discussed, but it is indeed as I thought, this alliance is useless. By the way, how is your matter?"

"It's already been done. There is enough food and grass for the coming year. These gentry tyrants have also been initially divided, and a lot of fields have been reserved." Du Ji didn't ask further, and replied, "In addition, the Qiuxian Hall has also started. Work has started, and I believe it will be finished soon.”

"Okay, so I can rest assured. Things have to be dealt with one by one. Tomorrow, we will send Jia Xu away first, and then talk to Zhang He and He Cheng." Liu Yu was in a good mood and couldn't help praising Once, and then said with a smile.

Du Ji was a little confused and asked, "Hecheng, is there anything special about this person?"

"Hehe, Bohou doesn't know yet. This person has business dealings with the Cai family in Jingzhou. Although his family is run-down and has not had contact with the Cai family for a long time. But once there is a big business, the Cai family will definitely continue to cooperate with him. .” Liu Yu smiled and explained for Du Ji.

When Du Ji heard the words, he suddenly realized, and then suddenly said: "Young master, you and Liu Jingzhou are both clansmen of the Han family, why don't you contact him, maybe you will gain something unexpected."

"That's right, we really should get in touch with each other." Liu Yu heard the words, thought about it carefully, and said happily, "It's not just Liu Jingzhou, but also my uncle. It is said that he is doing poorly now and is being suppressed by Sun Ce. Hehe, I always feel that there is something wrong with him. A lot to do."

(End of this chapter)