novelhk Chapter 491
Chapter 491
Yecheng.
Yuan Shao kept reflecting.
Thinking about the gap between his military power and that of the Tang army.
He summoned the eight counselors to meet privately in the lobby of the mansion.
Discussing the general situation of the world and how to develop Jizhou better.
And in which direction to expand.
Tian Feng took the lead and said, "My lord, the most important thing now is to stabilize Jizhou internally, appease the people's livelihood, and let the people resume farming."
"After the grain production is stable, the territory can be taken to a higher level."
"Increasing military strength is a matter of course."
Yuan Shao nodded, but said nothing.
Such a fair suggestion is really good and must be implemented.
But he did not agree with his idea of urgently improving strength.
Guo Tu, Feng Ji, Ju Su, Shen Pei, Xin Ping, and Xin Pi stood up to express their opinions one after another.
Xu You listened silently.
After everyone finished speaking, Xu You stood up and said, "My Lord, Jizhou is in danger!"
The shocking words and tone instantly attracted the attention of everyone in the hall.
"What does this mean?" Yuan Shao frowned.
Xu You continued, "Tanghai is in the north, separated from Jizhou by the dispensable Youzhou."
"There will be a direct conflict at any time."
"Let me ask, with the military strength shown by Tanghai in Luoyang, can our army resist it?"
There was complete silence.
How could the other seven counselors in the hall not understand this truth.
"I understand it, but how should we deal with it?" Yuan Shao asked.
"I am telling this story to remind my Lord that Jizhou may seem calm, but in fact it is about to face a storm." Xu You said.
"In extraordinary times, extraordinary things should be done."
"The reason why Tanghai's soldiers are strong is that they have enough food to eat, plus exercise, so they keep their bodies strong."
"The reason why Tanghai's soldiers are invincible is that the salary is high enough, which is worth the soldiers' lives."
"If we can surpass Tanghai in these two places, the military strength will increase visibly."
"It's only a matter of time to surpass Tanghai."
Yuan Shao had already considered all this, and he thought more deeply.
He pretended to hesitate, "But to do this requires a huge amount of money and food. Although Jizhou is rich, it cannot support such a large amount of consumption. What should we do?"
Xu You said proudly: "I have already sent people to inquire and give advice to the lord!"
Under the attention of several other counselors, he held his head high and spoke eloquently: "To improve military strength, money and food are needed, and who has the most money and food in the territory?"
"It's nothing more than the clan landlords."
"The early Yellow Turban Rebellion was related to those clan landlords who were frantically annexing land."
"And, as far as I know, many The landlords also relied on the Yellow Turbans to accomplish various unknown things during the Yellow Turban Rebellion. "
"They are really conscienceless."
"My lord can thoroughly investigate Jizhou now."
"Find out those clan landlords who are endangering the interests of the government."
"Collect the land for military settlement."
"Collect the money and food for the army."
"It not only punishes the thieves and the rioters, but also stabilizes Jizhou."
"It can also nourish the army and improve its military equipment."
"This is a plan to kill two birds with one stone!"
After saying this, Xu You was even more proud, holding his head high and looking down on the world.
Yuan Shao was very happy.
He had already made up his mind to deal with the clan landlords in Jizhou.
Even if he didn't deal with them all, he had to get rid of five out of ten.
But he couldn't bear the stigma.
Xu You's plan just hit the mark.
"This...is not good." Yuan Shao was still hesitant.
Xu You made a desperate remonstration, "The world is about to be in chaos, and assisting this move is to save the people of the world."
"What's more, those clans and landlords must have committed various illegal acts."
"My lord, you are doing this for the people of Jizhou."
"The specific actions can be taken by the eight of us."
"My lord, just give the order."
Yuan Shao declined twice, and finally "could not stand" the desperate remonstrances of Xu You and other counselors.
He ordered the eight counselors to thoroughly investigate the entire Jizhou, and each person was responsible for an area.
The families that colluded with the Yellow Turbans and sought personal gain in the chaos must be brought to justice.
Under the various means of the eight counselors, the entire Jizhou entered an unprecedented bloody storm.
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Nanyang.
Yuan Shu, who returned from Luoyang, rarely indulged in the decadence of life and luxury.
He handled official business for many consecutive days, as if he had suddenly come to his senses.
Such actions made many old ministers of the Yuan family who came to surrender feel deeply moved.
Finally got a wise master.
Liu Bei came to seek refuge, and Yuan Shu warmly entertained him according to the advice of his advisers.
Make a big splash.
The reputation of being respectful to the wise and humble spread widely, allowing Yuan Shu to gain a reputation as a wise master among the people.
As his reputation spread, more people came to seek refuge with Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu was not stupid, as he had too many people from aristocratic families under him.
He immediately stated that he would definitely maintain his rule with a large family.
He would definitely not follow Tang Hai's example of crossing the river.The bridge demolition incident.
Use this to win over the noble families in Yingchuan.
The changes in Jizhou and Xuzhou are still spreading.
The news makes the noble families in Yuzhou and Yanzhou tremble.
Whether it is Tang Hai's butcher knife or Jizhou's reversal of the case.
It is obvious that they want to kill these noble families, and it is a comprehensive treatment without leaving any incense.
This makes the noble families realize that if they want to retain their bloodline and status in this increasingly chaotic world, they must unite together.
Yingchuan is adjacent to Nanyang.
With the support of local noble families, Yuan Shu's army entered Yuzhou.
The Runan noble families responded one after another, and for a time Yuan Shu's army progressed extremely smoothly.
Took over many cities in Yuzhou.
Seeing that the momentum was not right, Yuzhou Mu led his troops to fight.
But he was defeated by Yuan Shu's army.
Yuzhou Mu was also betrayed by the noble generals in the formation and died on the spot in the chaos.
Yuan Shu obtained Yuzhou at the lowest price.
He appeased the noble families and stabilized his territory, and his strength soared for a while.
However, Yuan Shu stabilized the noble families on the surface, but secretly met with Liu Bei.
In the secret room, the candlelight flickered, mottled on the wall, and reflected the jumping light and shadow.
Yuan Shu carefully asked Liu Bei about what he encountered in Tanghai.
After Liu Bei told him about the various situations, Yuan Shu was moved for a long time.
As a child of a noble family, how could he not know what those families did privately.
In the past, it was the court that was hurt, so he was unwilling to intervene.
But it is different now.
Nanyang and the entire Yuzhou are under his control.
Become his private property.
Whether it is the population or land in the territory, or money and grain, in his view, they are all his things.
The noble families must not be allowed to embezzle.
On the surface, he said that he and the noble families jointly govern the territory, but only ghosts are willing to share power with others.
Liu Bei suggested: "My lord, we can do two things at the same time."
"My lord, if you are in the open, appease the families in the territory."
"Also, you can order people to patrol the cities in the territory in the name of the law."
"Secretly have people bribe the people and accuse the local wealthy and powerful families of being rich and unkind."
"Also, unite with other clans that have a grudge against you, first defeat some of the families, and weaken their overall strength."
"Gradually divide and eat them."
"Divide them so that the families cannot unite."
"Intensify the contradictions and let them fall into internal strife."
"Then your lord's status and power will be safe!"