"The account books were really burned?"
When the officials and wealthy businessmen in Qi County heard this, they were both surprised and surprised. They immediately understood that what Yuan Ke had just said about letting them go was true.
While they were glad that they did not have to die, they were extremely grateful to Yuan Ke and regarded Yuan Ke as their reborn parent.
Fang Han came over with a torch and burned all the account books.
Seeing the burning large boxes, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.
They all vowed to serve Yuan Ke wholeheartedly.
"Now the account books are all burned."
"You can rest assured."
"It's just that Wang Xuan conspired to rebel and deserves death. I have also heard rumors from the public that this matter is also related to the Wang family in Jinyang County. I don't know if it is true or not. I don't know what you think?"
Yuan Ke asked.
As he spoke, he raised his wine glass and swept it towards everyone present.
The intention of these words was already obvious. He wanted to take advantage of the situation and eliminate the Wang family in Jinyang. However, he was unknown and needed to be jointly reported by the officials and businessmen of Qi County in order to be convincing.
At the same time, he could tie all these people to his boat.
He is also forming cliques for personal gain.
This is a conspiracy.
"Da Sima, this is not a rumor. We are willing to jointly report Wang Huai and Wang Xuan, the head of the Wang family in Jinyang County, for colluding with each other and plotting rebellion."
Businessman Tang Zhan said.
As soon as his words came out, Yuan Ke's plot was revealed to the rest of the confused people. Although they wanted to survive, they did not hesitate. They immediately followed Yuan Ke's words and filed a report against Wang Huai of Jinyang County, who was also Wang Xuan. accomplice in the case.
"I'm willing to report it!"
"I report Wang Huai..."
"Okay, okay, all of you who have the courage to report the Wang family's rebellion are all thanks to my great man. Come, please come to the Four Treasures of the Study and ask everyone present to write a letter of accusation."
Yuan Ke understood that there was no basis for his words and that he had to give a confession on this matter. He had to prove that Wang Huai also participated in Wang Xuan's rebellion and uprooted the Wang family in Taiyuan once and for all.
"yes!"
Half an hour later, one hundred and thirty-eight complaint letters were written.
Yuan Ke collected all these reports.
The two goals of the banquet tonight were both achieved, and he was very happy.
After that, he couldn't help but said softly: "Everyone, I would like to toast you all on behalf of His Majesty. Thank you for not fearing the power and reporting the Taiyuan Wang family for treason."
"please!"
This banquet has come to an end.
Yuan Ke drank the drink very happily.
At night, after drinking, Yuan Ke had no time to rest. He came to his residence and summoned Fang Han, Wang Meng and the accompanying accountant Liu Qian to count the property confiscated from the Wang family.
"Mr. Liu, please tell me the general situation of the confiscation of Wang Xuan's mansion this time."
Yuan Ke asked.
"Yes, sir."
"The land contract we confiscated this time is 200,000 acres. This is only held by Wang Xuan personally. The rest of the Wang family will be counted separately."
"The silver is about five million taels, the gold is 150,000 taels, and there are two hundred large boxes of antiques, famous paintings, and jewelry. Their value has not yet been estimated."
"Thirty pawnshops and thirty restaurants."
"There are about 1,200 properties."
Account Liu Qian slowly told Wang Xuan's family property.
clatter!
clatter!
clatter!
Yuan Ke was extremely angry when he heard this.
One Wang Xuan has 200,000 acres of land in his hands. How much land would the entire Taiyuan Wang family have?
Mainly these properties, because these people have official titles and power, they use various means to avoid paying taxes, and some even put the burden of taxes on the tenants.
At this time, he truly understood why a large-scale Yellow Turban Uprising broke out in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. These aristocratic families controlled too much land. Their more land also meant that the common people had less land.
The common people have no other means of making a living. Without land, they have no other means of survival. If there is no food to eat that day, they will take risks, rise up and rebel.
"Aristocratic families are the source of trouble."
Yuan Ke took action.
He understood that the land from the hands of the aristocratic families must be taken back. This was a temporary solution, not a permanent solution. The most important thing was to reform the tax system and the land system.
Land is owned by the state and cannot be bought, sold or transferred. At the same time, the tax system must be reformed so that both the government and the people pay taxes. Only in this way can the gap between the rich and the poor be alleviated to some extent and the people can be guaranteed a way to survive.
Fang Han, Wang Meng and Liu Qian are all common people without land or other industries. They can also be called "poor farmers". They also hate the aristocratic families and the landlords.
At this time, after hearing what Yuan Ke said, I felt overjoyed.
They feel that people all over the world finally have a way to survive.
"Lord, we are willing to help you clear up the clan and create a way for the common people in the world to survive."
They showed their loyalty to Yuan Ke.
"good!"
.......
Outside Hulao Pass, in the rebel allied camp, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu both received letters from Yuan Wei. The two brothers also read the conditions mentioned in the letters and couldn't help but be moved, so they quietly gathered together to discuss the matter. thing.
"Brother, are the things mentioned in the second uncle's letter credible? Where should we stand?"
Yuan Shu asked.
In the letter, Yuan Wei promised on behalf of Yuan Ke that after the event was completed, he would be the shepherd of Yanzhou, and at the same time, he would also be the governor of Nanyang.
This reward was very tempting, and he was quite moved.
Furthermore, the rebel coalition forces have been attacking [Hulao Pass] for more than twenty days, and have lost many soldiers and generals, as well as a lot of food and grass.
On the other hand, Yuan Ke not only led his army to defeat Han Sui, Zhang Yang, and Wang Kuang in a short period of time, but also recruited hundreds of thousands of troops, and his power increased greatly.
Nowadays, Yuan Ke's power is getting stronger and stronger, and his troops and horses are stronger. When he frees up his hands, their coalition forces have not seen any benefits.
So he had other ideas. For example, he wanted to accept Yuan Wei's proposal in the letter, rebel, and give Cao Cao a fatal blow. After that, he immediately led troops to occupy Liu Dai's territory.
At this time, it is most practical to seize the greatest benefits.
"Yuan Shu, do you want to rebel?"
Yuan Shao also heard Yuan Shu's true intention.
The current situation was beyond his expectation. He also did not expect that his simple-minded rebellious son Yuan Ke was hiding so deeply, secretly raising troops and horses, and then taking advantage of the situation, he seized the opportunity to kill Dong Zhuo and control the court. He had a number of Not to mention a hundred thousand soldiers and horses, he also held the world in command to command the princes. His power was even enviable to him.
However, not only did he not agree with Yuan Ke's success, but he was extremely disgusted and jealous of Yuan Ke's current power in his heart. Because of this, he joined the crusade against Yuan Ke and vowed to defeat this traitor and make him kneel down. Begging for mercy.
He doesn't allow his son, whom he least likes to see, to do better than him.
He wants to pull Yuan Ke off the altar.
"Brother, do we have any other choice now?"
Yuan Shu said.
"Yuan Ke is also a member of our Yuan family. Only by joining forces with him can we obtain greater benefits. Besides, he is your eldest son. As a father, why don't you help him?"
Yuan Shu said this deliberately. He was a good man, so how could he not understand what Yuan Shao was thinking?
It is well known in the world that Yuan Shao hates Yuan Ke, his eldest son.
As for the reason, it’s pretty ridiculous.
Yuan Ke's mother's surname was Sun, and she was the legitimate daughter of the Sun family in Jizhou. She was of noble status, talented and beautiful.
Yuan Shao is also the eldest son of the Yuan family.
For the benefit of the two families, the Yuan family in Runan asked Yuan Shao to marry the Sun family, but the person Yuan Shao liked at the time was none other than his current second wife, Liu.
The Liu family were merchants and were not accepted by the Yuan family in Runan. For this reason, Yuan Shao had no ability to resist the marriage, so he could only welcome Sun into the Yuan family and become his wife. Later, he gave birth to Yuan Ke. .
But because he didn't like Sun and showed extreme disgust towards Yuan Ke, he didn't love Yuan Ke well since he was a child.
As a result, Sun and Yuan Ke were left out in the Yuan family and lived an extremely humble life.
Later, Yuan Shao took Liu as his second wife and gave birth to Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang one after another.
When Yuan Ke was nine years old, Sun died suddenly and for no apparent reason. The cause of death is unknown.
Mrs. Liu made her his wife.
After that, Yuan Ke also lost his support and was abandoned by Yuan Shao within the clan, leaving him to fend for himself.
Fortunately, Yuan Ke was born in the Vajra realm. Although he was thin, he was born with supernatural powers. Although no one liked him, he was carefully trained by Yuan Wei and other elders, and he finally learned martial arts.
"Yuan Shu, that rebellious son does not want to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country and serve the great Han Dynasty. Instead, he imitates the traitor Dong Zhuo and controls the court affairs. He is good at killing courtiers and imprisoning the emperor. How can we help him?"
"The treachery mentioned by my second uncle is over. If you secretly mess around with that treacherous son, don't blame me for being the eldest brother and being ruthless."
"Understand?"
Yuan Shao said solemnly.
Only Yuan Shu understood that the other party was hypocritical, but Yuan Shao was powerful and respected as the leader of the alliance. Although he was dissatisfied, he did not dare to show it easily.
I had to say:
"yes!"
