Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 2143 A Super Long Road

  China, since the period of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, ordinary people are willing to believe in organizations and leaders, and are willing to listen to the instructions of experienced people. This is a good thing, but many smart people in later generations have played this good thing to the point of collapse.

In Huaxia, or Eastern feudal society, a good or bad court, a good or bad leader will greatly determine the direction of the whole country, because this kind of authority originated from ancient times, It has been cultivated from generation to generation, which means that even at the moment of the big man, Liu Xie is almost invisible, but there will still be many people in the countryside, talking about the big man, and reminiscing about the good old days.

  Dahan, Taixing four years, October eleventh.

In comparison, the populations of Yuzhou and Jizhou are more preserved than in history, but when there are more people, there will naturally be more things to do. In addition, Jingzhou affairs, the scheduling of the north-south defense line, and the distribution of logistics materials are almost all under pressure. Xun Yu is alone, and Cao Cao's tightrope-walking character, if he is a proper extreme challenger in later generations, it will also make things more complicated, more unbearable, and more difficult to deal with.

The point is that Xun Yu can't, dare not, and can't let go. He can only pretend to be in control of all government affairs as before amidst the envy, jealousy, or hatred of outsiders, as if he doesn't have any energy. Signs of failure, maintaining a state of high-speed rotation every day, dealing with the affairs of the Han Empire.

In the palace, it seems that this period of time has also subsided a little bit. I don’t know if it is because of the appearance of heirs that made Liu Xie mature, or some other reason. I can breathe a sigh of relief.

   Between the monarch and his ministers, there is a peaceful appearance.

   But, this is just an illusion...

  Conflicts will erupt sooner or later.

   Xun Yu is deeply aware of this.

  Because of authority, as long as it is contaminated, those who can bear it and control themselves are amazing. Most people sink directly and become slaves of authority.

  Will Liu Huihui be able to face it calmly after gaining power? Obviously impossible.

   It’s like Cao Cao and Fei Qian said that although they have peace talks now, what about the future?

   How long will the peace talks be peaceful this time?

  Next time, who will fall?

The big man has come to the current situation, Chang'an Xudu divides the East and West, it seems inevitable, and it seems to be a recurrence of history. At the time of Emperor Guangwu, if Guanzhong hadn't abolished martial arts, then Liu Xiu wanted to get Guanzhong , it will take some effort, but now Hussar General Fei Qian, will he be on his way to a dead end as he was back then?

  Xun Yu's eyes fell on a scroll of letters beside him.

   That is the copied "Jaetian Law"...

  Will this be the dagger that the Hussar General killed himself, or the sharp blade that slashed at the Shandong gentry?

Xun Yu has carefully studied the "Law of Jue Tian" issued by Hushi, and believes that the most important purpose of it is to curb a large number of concentrated land mergers, because it is obvious that if military merit is regarded as a nobility, then most of the Han inland People, for example, in the area of ​​Jizhou and Yuzhou, will not have any great military achievements to be knighted, so naturally they need to pay a higher tax rate. At the same time, as the number of acres increases, the tax rate will also increase. As a result, when the number of fields reaches a certain number, the income generated not only does not increase, but decreases.

   Therefore, Xun Yu concluded that "Juetian Law" will definitely receive a lot of backlash and resistance here in Yuzhou, Jizhou. Within Jizhou and Yuzhou, the land of any famous family has already exceeded the amount stipulated in the "Juetian Law", and it is not easy to make these people pay excessive taxes in a regular manner?

These land annexers, including Xun Yu's family, annexed the land in order to obtain more food and grass, and if the food and grass cannot be converted into money through taxation and other means, and turned into capital for sitting down with the court, then the food and grass What's the point?

  Xun Yu smelled a very dangerous atmosphere in "Juetian Law"...

If you want to avoid the "Juetian Law", it's not difficult, for example, to split the land that originally belonged to the family to the individual, then naturally you don't have to pay high taxes according to the "Juetian Law", but so Once it comes, it will cause more problems, so most families are not willing to split up. After all, whose interests are concentrated in the hands, whose voice will be louder. If it is split up, this family can still be regarded as family?

  Xun Yu felt the strong icy breath in "Jue Tian Lv".

Moreover, in ordinary households, there is no way to store too much grain and grass. Even the best grain and grass stored in ordinary warehouses will be stale in three years, and will definitely start to rot in five years. After ten years or more, you can basically say goodbye The edible category of the children of the gentry...

  So only when a large number of people are concentrated can they have the right to speak. Once dispersed, the family will be over. Once the land cannot be centralized and monopolized, class rule will lose its foundation. An asset like land is always the best asset of the ruling class. It has been like this since ancient times. How could Fei Qian fight against it with his own strength?

  This is really…

   Xun Yu shook his head.

  And from a certain point of view, Dahan currently does not have much arable land, at least not enough to feed the world. In many cases, it is because of the shortage of food and grass in the market that it will trigger a new round of reclamation.

  So, isn’t Fei Qian’s "Jue Tian Lv" putting the cart before the horse?

   Moreover, will the Guanzhong Sanfu land obey the "Juetian Law" so obediently?

   Xun Yu felt that this was definitely impossible.

  So even if you suffer a little bit at the moment, it doesn't matter, after all, you can wait. Perhaps when this contradiction intensifies, it will be an opportunity to regain Heluo and even Guanzhong...

  Probably so, Xun Yu thought, and wanted to meet Guo Jia more and more, but after all, it would take some time to get from Guanzhong to Xu County, so he could only endure it.

  In addition to the conception of the grand strategy, there are also some small things in Xun Yu's hands.

   It's not too small a thing.

  For example, after Liu Biao Bulu in Jingzhou, there is still no specific definite date. Liu Cong is in Xiangyang, and Liu Qi is in Yangcheng. It is still unclear who is the successor, or whether both of them will be lost.

  This is the first thing, the second thing...

With the return of Cao Cao and the promulgation of the so-called "speaking ban", although Cao Cao said "speaking freely", most of the gentry children still said behind their backs that the decree was "speaking forbidden", so the gentry children also It's rare to calm down a bit, at least on the surface, it doesn't matter if there is slander or not.

  Of course, Cao Cao is not idle. In order to reverse the situation in the court, and to make some fun for these gossiping nobles, Cao Cao has already revealed some words and is planning to hold a grand military parade this winter...

   At that time, the emperor will come to inspect in person, and all civil and military officials will be rewarded. Anyone over the age of 60 around Xu County will be rewarded with wine and meat, and the common people will also be allowed to watch along the way, etc.

   It was a great commotion, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.

   This is of course a good thing.

  But a good thing also means one word, money.

  Cao Cao's eyes widened, um, of course, no matter how wide his eyes were, it was only the distance from mung beans to soybeans, "Huh? No money? 』

  Of course Cao Cao's "no money" here is completely different from the "no money" of ordinary people.

Ordinary people have no money, they really have no money, and they have problems even if they can’t spend a penny to eat. Cao Cao’s lack of money just means that the show that he wants to hold may not be able to run well, or he may not be able to do his ideal. status…

Xun Yu smiled wryly, shook his head and said, "Originally in the treasury, at the beginning of the year, there were tens of millions of money, but only a hundred of silk... Although the lord captured Jingzhou and gained a lot of money, but the rewards were also much... plus the debt owed to hundreds of officials before. Salary, expenses for the imperial army, sporadic expenses... Even the dredging of the water conservancy that was originally scheduled for this winter will be moved to next year...』

  Cao Cao frowned, "Tax this autumn..."

   Just said the beginning, Cao Cao figured it out, so he stopped a bit embarrassed.

   Sure enough, Xun Yu went on to say: "... There is still a little Xuzhou left, and the transit route is slow. Even if it arrives, it will be a drop in the bucket... What about Qingzhou, let alone hope..."

  Cao Cao’s several expeditions to the north and south, the taxes have already been eaten until next year, Jizhou and Yuzhou have collected several times, and almost reversed, so the taxes this autumn are just the meaning of various places...

Many people in later generations actually fell into a misunderstanding, thinking that during the reign of the Han Dynasty, it was the same as later generations, or in the Romance, in the game. Occupying a county seat is equivalent to occupying an entire territory, but in fact The current separatist forces in various parts of the Han Dynasty are not just Cao Caofei and his grandson Quan. In many places, counties are even used as units, and each village and township has its own local bully.

The division of forces in romance and games is far-fetched, misleading people, and often even brings together deadly rivals, or temporary alliances that actually operate independently. The typical example is the Xiliang Corps, where Li Guo It is often regarded as the same camp, but in fact, the conflicts between Li and Guo have never been less, otherwise it would not be so easy for Jia Xu to stir up troubles in it.

The real situation in most of the Dahan area is that if the county-level tyrants do not cooperate, the county guard becomes a display; if the county-level tyrants do not cooperate, the governor or the state shepherd becomes a decoration; With cooperation, the emperor becomes a decoration.

The new management organization adopted by Feiqian, the three sets of inspection teams with Bachelor of Agriculture and Bachelor of Engineering, Zhi Yin Supervisor on the surface, and Mohist children in the dark, have just been rolled out, and it is not yet possible to completely control the place. So Cao Cao, who is still using the old method, can't even talk about how strong his control over the lower counties is.

  The most typical chestnut, such as Zang Ba.

In Xun Yu's words just now, more or less, taking advantage of the current power of the army and the opportunity to maneuver, he meant to clean up Zang Ba, at least to beat him up, otherwise the taxes in Qingxu will be passed at any time. With one hand, who wouldn't be uncomfortable?

This time, Zang Ba and the others waited until the end to arrive. Although it did play a certain role, Tai Shici did not come to Xu County again in the end, tearing off the crotch pants of Lao Cao and the others. It proves that as long as Zang Ba and others are still stuck on the road of Xuzhou and Qingzhou for a day, Qingxu will not be able to completely surrender, and eventually become Cao Cao's family property.

  Old classmate Cao nodded slightly, obviously also received the signal from Xun Yu. Too many internal factions is not a good thing, and the reason why the bald-headed Qiang of later generations suffers everywhere in the forest is also because of this.

   Zang Ba was from Hua County, Taishan County, Eastern Han Dynasty. His father was called Zang Jie, and he was a county jailer in Hua County. The county jailer is a county magistrate with less than a hundred stones, regardless of the official size, but such a position is usually held by the local wealthy family, otherwise it will not be able to hold the scene.

  Later, Zang Ba's father, Zang Jie, directly fell out with the prefect because he did not obey the Taishan County prefect's request to privately kill prisoners. A county magistrate with less than a hundred stones has such arrogance, and he must also be supported by his status as a wealthy family. Later, Zang Ba, who was only 18 years old, led dozens of people to attack the **** team in Xishan, Fei County, rescued his father, and killed him. The prefect of Taishan County is simply a replica of Sun Jian.

   Later, Zang Ba took his father and fled to Donghai County, where the Xuzhou Governor's Department was located, and the land of Xuzhou was the place where Zang Ba and others rose. As we all know, Tao Qian's internal affairs are okay, and his wars are not satisfactory, so Zang Ba grew up in the joint crusade against the Yellow Turbans with Tao Qian, and in the process of continuous annexation, he also joined hands with Sun Guan, Wu Dun, and Yin Li. Waiting for people to make peace in one place, and finally formed a huge system.

In the surrounding areas of Taishan County, there have been constant rebellions since the Eastern Han Dynasty. First, there were rebellions by Dong Guodou and Gongsun Ju, and later there were rebellions by Lao Bing and Shusun Wuji. With such continuous rebellion, the Eastern Han Dynasty could not extinguish it in time. Under the circumstances, Zang Ba and others eventually formed a relatively capricious characteristic, which is a kind of necessity.

In Taishan County, which is almost a no-nonsense area, when Zang Ba and others swarmed and strengthened, great changes have taken place in Xuzhou. Tao Qian may have thought about how to deal with them after using Zang Ba, but he did not expect It was he who couldn't get over it first, and entered the gate of hell...

  After Tao Qian died, Liu Bei took over Xuzhou. On the one hand, Zang Ba and others acquiesced in Liu Bei's succession. On the other hand, Liu Bei didn't spare time to engage Zang Ba.

Later, Cao Cao came, but when Cao Cao just came, he encountered Yanzhou's turnaround, and Cao Cao, who was anxious to go home to help the bottle and plate, naturally didn't have the heart to talk about a vigorous love song with Zang Ba, so he just messed around and bought it. He locked the lock, promised some falsehoods, locked it with a click, and left Zang Ba on Mount Tai...

   When Cao Cao finished his work, looking back, Zang Ba and others had actually formed a local separatist regime, and to a certain extent received the secret support of the gentry in Xuzhou and Qingzhou. Anyway, if Lao Cao wants to extend his hand to Qingzhou and Xuzhou, he must first pass the level of Zang Ba. Lao Cao originally wanted to deal with Zang Ba, but then he confronted Yuan Shao again, and then Yuan Shao hooked up with Fei Qian a few times after the fight, but he still couldn't make room to arrange Zang Ba.

  Cao Cao frowned.

   Of course, there is another hidden factor in this, that is, Xuzhou's anti-Cao forces are quite strong.

  Is Lao Cao’s name in Xuzhou? Look at how much Brother Zhu hates Cao Cao. You can know how Cao Cao is evaluated in Xuzhou by poking Lao Cao’s back.

  The bloodbath in Xuzhou, the slaughter and looting benefited for a while, but the common people are also human beings, not grass and trees, so they "children read the shame of their father and brother" and hated Cao Cao very much. So although Cao Cao won Xuzhou in name, it is far from being able to make the people of Xuzhou return to their hearts.

  Of course Cao Cao himself understood this matter very well, so he acquiesced and even supported Zang Ba. In addition to the military pressure used to fight against Yuan Shao's partial army at that time, he also needed to alleviate the internal contradiction of Xuzhou's anti-Cao sentiment.

  However, the development of facts proved that Cao Cao underestimated Xuzhou's anti-Cao forces.

  This can be seen from Changxi's rebellion later...

   Now, it’s a little bit too big.

   What to do, it's not easy to do, because it's not just Zang Ba who is involved, but a group of people. Of course, it is not impossible to say that Cao Cao doesn't care about the three sevens and twenty-ones, and just hit hard with his hands, but the price is very high.

  『Wen Ruo’s meaning, someone already knows it... 』Cao Cao said slowly, 『It’s just that we should do it right now...Zi Lian still has some leftovers, if it’s not enough, Wen Ruo will go find him...』

  『How can General Zilian…』

   Before Xun Yu finished speaking, Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "It's okay, Zi Lian also saved some before, just for these purposes, just go and find them!" 』

  Although the problem could not be completely solved, at least it could be dealt with immediately, so Xun Yu didn't get too entangled, and took Cao Cao's order to find Cao Hong.

   On this point, Cao Cao and Fei Qian are somewhat similar. Both of them are people who don’t value money too much. If the treasury has no money, they will use family money to add it, and they will not be reluctant.

  But Cao Cao and Fei Qian are not the same in details.

Cao Cao himself doesn't know how to do business, and there are not many people who understand economics among the Xiahou family of Cao's family. There is only Cao Hong with a half bucket of water dangling, barely acting as the heavy responsibility of Cao's small treasury. However, Fei Qian's aspect is different. , All kinds of refurbished small things in Guanzhong accounted for more than half of Dahan's market, paper books, tea fans, clothes and leather robes, weapons and war horses, it seemed that everything was being bought and sold...

   This made Cao Cao a little depressed. Obviously everyone is the same. Even when I was in Luoyang back then, I was still ahead. Why is it like this now?

Cao Cao just had an intuitive feeling that something was wrong, but it was quite difficult for him to understand the concept of "product added value". What's more, even Cao Cao was so enlightened that day that he could know what price and value are, and what is use. There are a series of concepts such as value, exchange value, surplus value, etc., but there is still a long way to go from theory to practice.

  So Cao Cao is eagerly looking forward to the return of Guo Jia...

Cao Cao believed that with Guo Jia's wisdom, and after staying in Chang'an, Xijing for such a long time, he must be able to notice some details that Cao Cao could not notice, or grasp some information that Cao Cao did not know, and then as long as Guo Jia After returning, Cao Cao can shorten the distance between him and Fei Qian through learning and imitating, but what Cao Cao never imagined is that this road, this distance, has a total of 1,800 years...

  (end of this chapter)