The Necromancer of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 48 The way to deal with Yuan Xianxin
When the head of the Zhen family was removed, Zhen Yan was extremely depressed.

When he came to Taiyuan, Zhen Yao intended to comfort him, but unexpectedly Zhen Yan was full of spirit.

Zhen Yao was confused: "What exactly does elder brother do under the young master's hands?"

"My lord granted me a fortune-gathering order." Zhen Yan replied, "Most of the money in Taiyuan comes from me."

"Wealth Gathering Order?" Zhen Yao asked, "What is that?"

"It's the official who collects money for the son."

"There was such an official position in the Han Dynasty?" Zhen Yao had never heard of such an official position.

Zhen Yan replied proudly: "The young master is the governor of the county, so what officials in Taiyuan, isn't he the one who has the final say?"

Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Emperor Ling issued an order to recruit local braves from all over the country, and the authority of local officials has been infinitely enlarged.

It was from then on that heroes from all over the country supported themselves and gradually formed a separatist regime.

As the sheriff of a county, Yuan Xu certainly has the right to decide to confer local officials.

However, Zhen Yao has never heard of a county guard who would brazenly issue a wealth collection decree and announce to the whole world that he has officials who specialize in money collection...

He smiled embarrassingly with his head full of the Hubei line: "Young master will leave such an important matter to the second brother?"'

"Of course." Zhen Yan asked him proudly, "Have you heard of the Taiyuan Auction?"

Taiyuan held two auctions, and the news had already spread.

As the head of the Zhen family, how could he not have heard of it?

He nodded.

Zhen Yan went on to say: "I am the one who organizes the auction. The rare treasures given by the young master are all from the auction. With all these benefits, do you think I will still miss the position of the head of the Zhen family?"

Zhen Yao opened his mouth slightly, his face full of astonishment.

He couldn't believe that Zhen Yan, who was so depressed a few days ago that people worried that he might commit suicide at any time, now seemed to be a completely different person.

From Zhen Yan's gaze and expression, it can be seen that he is full of fascination for the future.

Zhen Yao said: "Brother thinks it's good, that's the best."

"When do you plan to go back?" Zhen Yan asked.

"I can't go back right now." Zhen Yao replied, "I have to leave for Ye City tomorrow morning."

"Going to Yecheng?" Zhen Yan asked suspiciously: "The supplies have been sent to Taiyuan, what are you going there for?"

"My lord wants me to send the supplies." Zhen Yao replied, "Send it to Taiyuan, just pass through him."

Zhen Yan already understood.

He chuckled: "It must have been a wild goose plucking the hair, and the plucking is very clean!"

"Brother has not been with the young master for a long time, but he knows him very well." Zhen Yao said: "He did leave [-]% of the copper coins, and the hair is very clean."

Zhen Yan laughed loudly: "As expected! As expected!"

Zhen Yao only stayed in Taiyuan for one night, and set off for Yecheng early the next morning.

He is still on the way, Cao Cao has got the news.

Inviting Guo Jia to the study, Cao Cao asked him, "The Zhen family in Zhongshan sent supplies to Yuan Shao. What do you think the Yuan family will do?"

"Yuan Shao was defeated in the battle of Guandu." Guo Jia replied, "He holds a grudge against this, and sooner or later he will use troops against the lord."

"I also wanted to send troops to Hebei for a long time. If Yuan Shao doesn't get rid of the instability in the north, this battle will be fought sooner or later." Cao Cao said, "But Yuan Xianxin has the ability to drive dead bodies, which hinders me a lot."

"The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly." Guo Jia said: "It's nothing to be afraid of him driving dead bodies."

"Feng Xiao has an idea to deal with it?" Cao Cao's eyes lit up.

"Isn't a dead body afraid of fire?" Guo Jia smiled slightly: "It will be burnt to ashes, let's see what he can do."

Cao Cao came to a sudden: "If it wasn't for Feng Xiao's advice, I almost forgot that it can be set on fire."

He then asked: "Send troops to Hebei, where should I start?"

Guo Jia ordered the guards to fetch a map.

The guard sent a sheepskin map.

He spread the map in front of Cao Cao: "Our army once defeated Yuan Shao at Guandu. Although this place has fallen into the hands of the lord, the Yuan family will definitely deploy heavy troops along the way. It is absolutely inappropriate to take this road."

"Where does Feng Xiao think is the right place to go?" Cao Cao asked.

Pointing to Li Yang on the map, Guo Jia then drew a line to Cangting: "This place is located between Qingzhou and Jizhou, walking from here will definitely catch Yuan Shao by surprise."

"I'm not worried about Yuan Benchu..." Cao Cao frowned slightly, as if thinking about something.

"My lord is only worried about Yuan Xianxin." Guo Jia said, "When our army invades Hebei, he will definitely come to help. At that time, we only need to intercept him halfway, and he can be dealt with."

"What Feng Xiao means is to find a place here and set him on fire?"

"Exactly." Guo Jia replied, "With such a long battle line, isn't there even a place to set fire?"

Cao Cao and him looked at each other and laughed loudly: "Feng Xiao still understands me."

On the other side, Zhen Yao sent supplies to Yecheng.

Yuan Shang was ordered to count.

In the treasury compound of Yecheng, after inspecting the carts of supplies, Yuan Shang was at a loss.

There is a lot of food, but the copper coins are much less than in previous years.

The strange thing is that the Zhen family actually sent many live chickens and ducks...

"It seems that the number is not right?" He asked Zhen Yao: "Why are there so few copper coins?"

"Actually, there is not much." Zhen Yao replied: "Sooner or later, the Yuan family will send troops to Cao Cao and send copper coins. It is better to have more food."

"But the food is not much more than in previous years." Yuan Shang still felt that something was wrong.

"There is not much food, but there is more meat." Zhen Yao pointed to the chickens and ducks on the car: "These are not available in previous years."

The Zhen family has sponsored the Yuan family for many years, and indeed they have never sent meat, let alone live chickens and ducks.

Looking at the chickens and ducks on the car, Yuan Shang still felt strange.

He asked Zhen Yao, "Why do these chickens and ducks look like this?"

The feathers of the chickens and ducks on the car were snow-white, which Yuan Shang had never seen before.

"The Zhen family bought them from Taiyuan." Zhen Yao replied: "The fourth son is promoting white-feathered chickens and ducks in Taiyuan. I thought about buying other people's chickens and ducks. I might as well buy from him."

"I understand." Yuan Shang vaguely sensed something, and he didn't ask further: "Your Lao Patriarch personally sent supplies to Yecheng."

"Third Young Master, you don't need to be too polite." Zhen Yao replied, "The Zhen family is under the protection of the Yuan family, and that's what they should do."

"Patriarch, please go to rest first, I will send the list to my father right away." Yuan Shang cupped his hands: "I will take my leave first."

Zhen Yao sent Yuan Shang out of the treasury, looked at his back, and felt a little scared.

A lot of copper coins were sent to Taiyuan, but Yuan Xu exploited [-]% of them and replaced them with chickens and ducks.

Yuan Shao recently prepared his troops for war, just when he needed money.

But don't make any trouble because of these...

After leaving the treasury, Yuan Shang went straight to Yuan Shao's residence.

He was talking with Mrs. Liu, when he heard that he was coming, Yuan Shao ordered the guards to invite him in.

Coming in front of Yuan Shao, Yuan Shang bowed and said, "Report to father, the supplies sent by the Zhen family have been counted."

(End of this chapter)