"Why is Kong Ming so panicked?" Ye Long saw Zhuge Liang's hurried look and thought something bad was going to happen. Something bad must have happened, otherwise a person like Zhuge Liang would never show such an expression.
Li Jin was also a little surprised and stood aside with his hands down.
"Lord, there is no food in the city. Our army can still eat for about ten days. If we add the more than 10,000 surrendered troops in Changyi, the food will only be enough for eight days. After eight days, we will run out of food..." Zhuge Liang said with his fists clasped.
He looked a little nervous.
I should have known that in times of war, besides people, food is the second most important thing.
If there is no food, what happened to Yuan Xu will happen.
Even if Ye Long personally trains soldiers, he will inevitably have bad emotions. Even if it does not reach the point of rebellion, it is easy to leave Ye Long.
"Isn't there just no food? What's the big deal? There are only eight days left, and our food and grass will definitely be delivered. There's nothing to worry about." Ye Long said nonchalantly.
"Lord, we all wore combat boots and combat vests, and it took us half a month to come from Fengqiu. The weather is like this now. We need to transport food and grass and watch the sky brightly. From the day after tomorrow, it will last for half a month. Due to the blizzard, the logistics troops transporting grain and grass cannot reach Changyi." Zhuge Liang sighed and said.
Originally, it would take about ten days for the food to arrive, but now they will encounter blizzard weather for half a month. By the time the food arrives, they will probably all starve to death.
In fact, before sending out troops, Zhuge Liang reminded Ye Long that when marching and fighting, food and grass go first. However, Ye Long was afraid that the enemy would discover him if he secretly transported food and grass, so he set off first with the food and grass behind him.
Originally, the logistics troops transporting grain and grass were not very fast. It was still a blizzard, and the carriages could not move at all. Sometimes they had to go around the original route. Therefore, when Ye Long's army captured Changyi, the grain and grass had not yet reached Dongyang...
"Immediately go to Dongyang to transfer food and ask the guards to provide food to support Changyi. No matter what, the soldiers cannot go hungry." Ye Long couldn't help but frowned.
There was definitely no food in the garrison barracks in Changyi City. There was no food in the city, but he was surprised. Even if the county magistrate gave Yuan Xu a large amount of food, there should be surplus food in the granary.
Now that Zhuge Liang said there is no food, there are only two possibilities. One is that the Changyi City granary is really out of food, and the other possibility is that the county magistrate has hidden the food.
But now is not the time to pursue the county magistrate, we should find a way to solve the current situation of no food to eat.
Ye Long knows the importance of food now.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms were in turmoil. Due to long years of war, the people were displaced and had no fixed residence. They could go wherever they went, and there was no stable environment to sow food.
So a lot of land is wasteland... This has also led to the people being destitute and devastated, leading to the situation of cannibalism.
And those princes were not much better. They were busy fighting and fighting for territory all day long, without thinking about opening up wasteland for farming. Food was also bought, so the price of food was very high and there was an extreme shortage.
He clearly remembered that people under Big Ear Liu Bei also engaged in cannibalism. In the end, his soldiers had no food, and finally they all abandoned him. In the end, Big Ear Liu Bei gave birth to his two brothers. He is a polished commander.
After visiting the thatched cottage three times, he invited Zhuge Liang out. After taking Yizhou, Zhuge Liang governed the country and dealt with internal affairs, and Liu Bei's life gradually improved.
"The grain reserves in Dongyang City are just enough. If the grain is transferred from Dongyang, the defenders of Dongyang City will be hungry." Zhuge Liang said directly.
He has thought about this method. If possible, he would arrange it and come to report to Ye Long? If he comes to report the situation to Ye Long, it must be because he has no clue. Even if there is a clue, it still requires Ye Long's order.
There are some decisions he can't make.
"Then let Jia Xu and the others provide food. They have to hold on for at least a month. When the food and grass arrive, these won't be a problem." Ye Long said.
"There will be a blizzard that will last for half a month the next day. Even if Jia Xu and other wealthy families agree to provide food relief, it will not be delivered. Even if we go to deliver the order now, it will only pass in one day, and the time cannot keep up." Zhuge Liang He said with a grimace again.
Ye Long rubbed his head with a headache. How could he forget about the heavy snow that would last for half a month the day after tomorrow?
If this is the case, it will be unrealistic no matter where the food comes from, so if you want to solve the food problem, you have to find a way to solve it yourself.
Ye Long felt a little sad. Ever since a helpless person developed a kind of rice in this world, which solved the big problem of people not having enough to eat, people in this world have forgotten the feeling of hunger.
In the era when Ye Long lived, it was even more unlikely that there would be a problem of lack of food. Unexpectedly, in these troubled times of the Three Kingdoms, he was troubled by food.
Even in the Central Plains, although there is a shortage of food, it is not as serious as the Three Kingdoms in these troubled times.
Therefore, we must find a way to solve the problem of food.
Otherwise, in the future, it will definitely become the biggest hidden danger for him to attack the city.
"Lord, why don't we start with the clans in the city and ask them to provide food relief. However, the Chen family cannot move now. We can only start with the small clans and see how the wealthy clans headed by the Chen family react." Li Jin thought about it. I thought, stood up and said.
He is a smart man, and he is also a sensible man. He knows that his current lord does not seem to like seeing the wealthy clans, and he is worried that he has no excuse to find trouble with these wealthy clans, so he will not send it here.
However, he still advocated not making enemies of the Chen family. After all, the Chen family was too powerful in Jiyin County and was a local snake.
"Yes, my lord, there is only this way now. However, the clans in the city, especially the Chen family, are strong and have thousands of private soldiers. All the wealthy clans in Changyi City are headed by the Chen family. If the Chen family is not acceptable, , It is impossible for those wealthy clans to provide food for us." Zhuge Liang nodded.
"The Chen family is a wealthy clan in Jiyin County, and even in Yanzhou as a whole. Although it is powerful and has strong financial resources, it is just like merchants. Those scholar-bureaucrats from the wealthy clans, on the surface, follow the Chen family's lead, but secretly they don't know what they have in mind. Well. Kong Ming, go and order the troops now. I want to meet this Chen family and see how strong his bones are."
Ye Long stood up, and after pondering for a moment, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.
"Here." Zhuge Liang looked serious, and then retreated directly.
Li Jin hesitated and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything.
In his opinion, he is just a surrendered soldier. It is a great gift for Ye Long to value him so much and appoint him as the battalion commander.
Now that he has just joined Ye Long's camp, he still has to keep a low profile. There are some things he can say, and some things he cannot say. For example, Ye Long has given an order, and no matter how many opinions he has, he has to keep his mouth shut.
Although he didn't think it was a good idea for Ye Long to move the Chen family.
However, it seems from the rumors that Ye Long is very unpopular with the aristocratic family. Even if Ye Long does not move now, the Chen family will do so in the future.
Otherwise, the Chen family will definitely be a huge hidden danger.
Soon, Zhuge Liang gathered 10,000 elite soldiers and waited for Ye Long outside the city.
Zhuge Liang's move to mobilize his troops fell in the eyes of the wealthy Changyi clan.
Many people are wondering what Zizixing wants to do when he has just taken Changyi and is now deploying troops in the city... In their opinion, it is impossible for Zixing to touch them.
They indeed guessed correctly that Ye Long would not touch them because of these small clans, Ye Long would not feel a sense of accomplishment if he moved.
What he wants to touch is the Chen family.
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Changyi City, in a certain wealthy clan.
A young man knelt down in front of an old man and reported on the situation in the city.
After listening to the young man's words, a trace of confusion flashed in the old man's eyes. "Zhao'er, what do you want Zixing to do when he mobilizes troops?"
"My child guessed that Zixing wanted to attack the clans in the city." Dong Zhao, a young man, thought for a while and said.
This young man is Dong Zhao, a wealthy family in Jiyin County. Originally, the Dong family did not live in Changyi. There was a flood in their hometown two years ago, and then the family moved to Changyi. In the past two years, they gradually stabilized in Changyi.
Dong Zhao, courtesy name Gongren, was born in Dingtao, Jiyin. During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Wei was a counselor, important minister, and founding father.
Dong Zhao was promoted to Xiaolian when he was young, and later served as a member of the army under Yuan Shao. He had many military exploits, but Yuan Shao believed in the slander, and Dong Zhao had no choice but to leave Yuan Shao and go to Zhang Yang. When Zhang Yang led his army to welcome Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhao accompanied him and worshiped him as Yilang. Later, he met Cao Cao in Luoyang and suggested that Cao Cao welcome Emperor Xian of Han to Xuchang. Dong Zhao has since become Cao Cao's adviser.
But now Dong Zhuo has not been promoted as a filial and honest man, so he has not yet joined the court as an official, let alone joined the army under Yuan Shao.
After all, the world is completely different now.
The Yellow Turban Army, which was originally wiped out, has survived for so long. Huangfu Song, who defeated the Yellow Turban Army, is still Ye Long's prisoner.
"Yizixing is so courageous. The wealthy clans in the world are originally one. Since his appearance, it seems that he wants to break this situation." The old man exclaimed.
"Father, Yizixing is from the Yellow Turban Army and is a thief general. He is different from other princes. Many princes need the support of big clans to stick to their own territory. But Yizixing is different. He does not need to look at the clan's face, and he dares to fight against him. The clan takes action." Dong Zhao thought for a while and said.
"He has offended the clan giants in this way. Even though some clan giants obey him on the surface, they are extremely jealous of him in their hearts. If when the enemy attacks, the clans in the city betray and open the city gate, then Yizixing will definitely lose."
"In the child's opinion, this is Zixing's way of controlling people. Looking at Hanoi County alone, he used force to tie the Hanoi clan to his chariot. Those clans must have resentment in their hearts. But he brought The huge interests and benefits of those clans alone require a lot of food, weapons, and armor for his hundreds of thousands of troops to eat every day, and all of these things are provided by the clan, and the money he pays is One-third higher than the market price.”
Dong Zhao said calmly.
After the name Zixing spread all over the world, he deliberately used his network to inquire about many things about Zixing.
Cooperating with clans and paying for food is just one of them.
After hearing what he said, the old man's face moved slightly.
"Not only that, Yizixing has now established a medical school in Hanoi County. The children of those clans are eager to squeeze in and get into the medical school, because the dean of the medical school is the miracle doctor Hua Tuo, and they can get the true biography of the miracle doctor Hua Tuo. The family will benefit for life. Moreover, the medical school is open to children from poor families, so that those children from poor families who have no way to study have a place to learn medical skills. Anyone who graduates from the medical school can also join the military camp and receive a salary." Dong Zhao added.
"...the money that Zixing brought?" the old man asked in surprise.
Zixing's army is hundreds of thousands, and even if each person is given ten dollars... that is still a huge expenditure every month.
"Borrowed! He is a real genius, or a business wizard." Dong Zhao blinked and said with a smile.
"What's the meaning……"
"Zhixing opened a bank in Hanoi County. Anyone who deposits money in the bank under his name can receive a fixed monthly payment for a period of time. In the words of people in Hanoi County, it is interest... so many clans' gold and silver The treasures are all stored in the bank owned by Zixing. Dad, tell me, taking other people's money and paying interest to other people...isn't this a loan?" Dong Zhuo said.
"Uh... In this war-torn era, those wealthy clans dared to deposit all their money with Yizixing? If Yizixing died, wouldn't all the money be wasted?"
"The imperial court compromised and appointed him as the governor of Hanoi. In addition, he has hundreds of thousands of troops. How can Yizixing be defeated? Unless all the princes in the world attack it together. But now those princes are busy fighting for their own territory, and there are still people in the court. Dong Zhuo is causing chaos in the government, and Zixing will not dare to confront him as long as he does not seek death."
"The most important thing is that the Sima clan, Zhang family, Pang family and other big clans in Hanoi are completely tied to Yizixing's chariot. The Zhang family even married their young daughter Zhang Chunhua to Yizixing, making it clear that they are in league with thieves. One step leads to darkness. Just imagine if Zixing moved other clans, would the clans in the world possibly unite to deal with Zixing? At least the clans in Hanoi, Dongjun, Yingchuan, and Chenliuguo would not, because their current wealth and lives are all in Zixing On the body."
"Especially in Yingchuan County, there are so many wealthy clans, especially the Xun family, which is no weaker than Diamond! Even the Xun family deposited their money in Zhi Xing's bank. In order to get Zhi Xing's interest, how could they let Zhi Xing get into trouble? "Dong Zhuo told all the situation at this time in one breath.
The old man was shocked when he heard this.
Doesn't Yizixing really want to destroy the wealthy clan? Isn't this good cooperation?
"Yizixing first beats the clan, gives you a mallet, and then gives you a candy, threatening and coercing, and these clan giants will obey. After all, the meaning of the existence of clan giants is to seek benefits for their own family, who They will cooperate with anyone who can give them benefits! Isn't it the same with our Dong family?"
"Now that the Han Dynasty is falling apart and in danger, Yizixing has been appointed as the governor of Hanoi. In the future, he may become the shepherd of Yanzhou, with millions of troops, and become the strongest prince in the world. Many clans are waiting and watching, and of course some clans have already made their choices. Dad , it’s time for us to make a choice." Dong Zhuo thought for a while and said.
"What did Li Jin come here to say to you today?" the old man thought for a while and asked.
"The kid didn't say anything. He just invited him in and had a cup of tea. Zhi Xing's intention... was to let the kid be his aide. The kid didn't agree or refuse. He completely listened to his father's decision." Dong Zhuo said.
"My father is old and you are old too. You have your own ideas. This Ye Zixing must be a talent. If you want to follow him, my father will not stop you. The fate of my Dong family will be in your hands in the future." The old man. Said leisurely.
"Haier understands that the Dong family will not be allowed to decline in the hands of Boyer. The Chen family united with other clans and county magistrates to evacuate the granaries in the city. Now Ye Zixing's army is short of food. If it goes on for a long time, there will be chaos. Boyer wants to take out Fifty thousand shi of grain to support Yizixing. With these 50,000 shi of grain, Yizixing’s 100,000-strong army can survive the torrential rain for half a month and hold on until the grain and grass are delivered.” Dong Zhuo nodded heavily and then said his idea.
"Fifty thousand dan! That's half a month's worth of food for an army of 100,000 people... If you give out 50,000 dan of food, the Dong family will have no food left."
"In Zixing's words, this is called investment. If I invest in Zixing to help him survive the difficulties, he will definitely return the capital and profits to the Dong family! This is an opportunity." Dong Zhuo said.
…
"This is the Chen Family's Wu Fort? Is it so impressive?" Ye Long led 10,000 elite soldiers and went directly to the south of the city.
Ye Long did not choose to move the Chen family's mansion because it was unnecessary. There was nothing he wanted in the mansion. Instead, he came to the south of the city and wanted to move the Chen family's Wubao first.
Don’t your Chen family have five thousand private soldiers?
When I was besieging Changyi, I didn't have time to take care of you. Now that I have my hands free, I have time to educate you.
The Chen family kicked Li Jin out of the house, which was a typical slap in the face to Zixing.
The money and food of the Chen family must be hidden in Wubao, so as long as Ye Long captures the Wubao of the Chen family, he will have the lifeline of the Chen family in his hands.
Looking at the huge Uburg in front of him, Ye Long exclaimed inwardly, is this the Uburg? It’s simply a small city!
No wonder there are five thousand private soldiers hidden in it.
Outside Wubao, there are hundreds of acres of land cultivated by the Chen family. These hundreds of acres of fertile land are bound to have a bumper harvest in the coming year.
Ye Long looked at these fertile fields and his mouth almost watered.
However, the Chen family's land cannot be touched yet. They can be beaten to get them to provide money and people, but their land must not be touched. For their wealthy family, land is life.
If the Chen family's land is moved, other clans will also resist if the Chen family resists.
"Whoever comes down from the fortress, retreat quickly. If you go further, I will be waiting with bows and arrows!"
Just when Ye Long was amazed, a middle-aged man in Wubao who looked to be in his forties or fifties stood on the city wall of Wubao, looking at Ye Long and others and shouted angrily.
This person is the steward of the Chen family, responsible for the entire affairs of the Chen family's Wu Fort.
In fact, when Ye Long personally commanded 10,000 elite soldiers and rushed to the Chen family's Wu Fort, he had already received the news and notified the head of the Chen family immediately.
However, he was not afraid of Ye Long's 10,000 elite soldiers.
The Chen family has been inherited in Changyi for more than a hundred years and has developed into the number one clan in Changyi. Even the governor of Jiyin County, Yuan Xu, has not given face to it. It has become a real local snake. How can it be afraid of Ye Zixing, who has just arrived.
"I am the general of the garrison in Changyi City, Yizixing! I heard that there are private soldiers hidden in the Wu Fort of the Chen family. Do you know that in addition to the defenders, private soldiers are not allowed in Changyi. Please open the Wu Fort quickly. , otherwise I will attack it!" Ye Long looked at the middle-aged man and said coldly.
"I don't know the general of the garrison. Retreat quickly, otherwise don't blame me for being rude." The middle-aged man said with a frown.
"It seems that you are not going to drink the wine as a penalty. Li Jin, take Wu Fort for me." Ye Long sneered and directly gave the order to attack.
"Here!"
"Shield soldiers, crossbow soldiers, follow me to attack the Chen family's Wu Fort." Li Jin shouted loudly, and then he rode Juechen, taking the lead, and rushed towards the Chen family's Wu Fort.
"kill!"
Two thousand shield soldiers behind Li Jin rushed forward with round shields.
Then there were the crossbowmen hiding behind them.
It is very difficult to use arrows from bottom to top when attacking a city and it is not effective. Choosing a crossbow with fast speed and greater lethality is the best choice.
"Stop them. Anyone who dares to step into Wubao will be killed without mercy." The old housekeeper shouted with a dark face.
Soon the war broke out.
The Chen family is worthy of being a big family that forges weapons. It is well-equipped. Even though Ye Long's soldiers are very capable, they actually ended up in a stalemate with the private soldiers of the Chen family in Wu Fort in a short period of time.
Zhuge Liang frowned slightly as he watched the two parties fighting. He felt that something was wrong.
Although the bows and arrows of the Chen family's private soldiers were also blocked by the shield soldiers, the crossbows of the crossbowmen had no significant impact on the Chen family's private soldiers.
And the crossbows used today are all of this kind, which can only be fired single-shot. They can be very effective in sneak attacks, but they have very little effect if they are used to attack cities.
"Kong Ming, do you feel that the crossbows used by these crossbowmen are a bit redundant? They don't work at all in battle. Sometimes it is better to shoot with a crossbow than a bow and arrow, which is faster and more practical. If we can develop a kind of crossbow that can A crossbow that fires more than a dozen rounds is extremely lethal." Ye Long looked at Zhuge Liang and said calmly.
"Fire a dozen crossbows at once...shoot the crossbow continuously! My lord, I understand." Zhuge Liang's originally doubtful heart suddenly became enlightened.
"My lord is really a strange person." Zhuge Liang gave a thumbs up.
"I am also somewhat interested in this strange technology. It is difficult to transport food on current roads, especially in mountainous areas. Food must be transported around the mountains. I have an idea in my mind. If it can be successfully developed, it will definitely be a masterpiece in the world. !" Ye Long thought for a while and said.
Since he has reminded Zhuge Liang to make the Zhuge Liannu, Wooden Ox and Flowing Horse must also be reminded.
These two items were originally made by Zhuge Liang. As long as he gave a little help, Zhuge Liang would be able to develop them quickly.
"Oh? My lord is actually interested in strange skills and tricks. I wonder what my lord has in mind?" Zhuge Liang was a little surprised.
Ye Long's talent as a strategist and resourcefulness have impressed him, but he didn't expect to be involved in strange skills... He is really an all-round talent.
So Ye Long told the general situation of the wooden cow and the flowing horse. As for whether he was right or not, he didn't know. Anyway, it was based on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms...
After listening to Ye Long's words, Zhuge Liang fell into deep thought. After a long time, he said, "The idea is good, but this kind of small car can transport too little food. One transportation requires many people to follow it, which is a waste of manpower. But the advantages are still Yes, it is said that before the soldiers and horses move, the food and grass go first. If this kind of car is built, it can secretly transport food and grass, which is easy to hide and difficult for the enemy to find. It is worth a try."
He was not as excited or surprised as he imagined, because in his opinion, this was not the most perfect thing and the effect was not very significant.
"Well, you can do your own research. Whether it can work or not, and how effective it will be, you will know when it is developed." Ye Long nodded.
While the two were talking, Li Jin and his elite soldiers had already captured Wu Fort, and then 10,000 elite soldiers poured into Wu Fort.
Although the private soldiers of the Chen family are well-equipped and occupy the favorable terrain of Wu Fort, their shortcomings are revealed when facing the regular army, especially in terms of attacking and defending the city. There is a slight difference between the two.
And Wu Fort is not very high to begin with, so its defensive power is naturally no better than that of a city wall.
The elite soldiers brought by Ye Long have conquered many cities.
So when the situation of Ye Long's elite soldiers stabilized, the Chen family's private soldiers were no match for them.
Especially when Li attacked Wubao and 10,000 elite soldiers poured into Wubao, the gap became even greater.
The battle started hastily and ended quickly. It only lasted less than an hour and the battle was over.
When Ye Long sent out troops, he had already given the order to attack the Chen family's Wu Fort. There was no need to cause too many casualties.
It is said that the private soldiers in the Chen family's Wu Fort are his own soldiers. It is unjustifiable that his own people beat his own people and kill them.
Therefore, after Li attacked Kewu Fort, he did not let these 10,000 elite soldiers kill him. He just knocked them to the ground and captured them directly.
Ten thousand elite soldiers fought against the Chen family's five thousand private soldiers, but in the end, less than twenty people were killed... Not many were seriously injured, but many were emotionally wounded.
After all, there are always casualties in battles.
The housekeeper of the Chen family was now ashen-faced. He was tied up and brought to Ye Long. All the private soldiers of the Chen family in Wubao were captured, squatted in the corner, and surrendered.
The housekeeper stared at Ye Long bitterly, "Yizixing, if you attack the Chen family, you are attacking the wealthy clans in Changyi. Aren't you afraid that all the clans will unite to resist you?"
He really didn't expect that even the 5,000 private soldiers in his hands and the 10,000 soldiers and horses in Ye Long's hands could not withstand it. He was still on the defensive side. He was not able to defend for an hour before he was captured by Zixing's soldiers and horses. fort.
"Hey, you know who I am. Also, can you call Zhi Xing's name? Give me a slap." Ye Long stretched out his finger, picked out the deafness, and then said jokingly.
"Lord, I'll do this, I'm good at it." When Bai Changyun heard this, he became excited and walked up with his sleeves rolled up.
Li Jin scratched his head in embarrassment. He originally wanted to do this, so he raised his hand, but Bai Changyun rushed to do this rough job with him... There was no way, he had no choice but to let go.
There was a "pop" sound, and the loud sound of the earbazi came out.
Bai Changyun slapped the housekeeper directly, but he did not stop and slapped him several more times before he said, "Do you know who you are? Do you know who the person in front of you is? You are worthy of it." My lord is talking like this? Chen Tai'a is here, so he has to respectfully call him the Governor of Hanoi, you know, do you remember?"
"I know, I know... I remember it." The housekeeper's eyes were filled with stars, and the world was spinning. There was still blood in his mouth and nose. Those slaps made him confused... especially the two front teeth that were knocked out. go out.
"Now I'm asking you a question, and you answer it. If I don't hear what I want to hear, I'm sorry. I'll have your fingernails pulled out one by one. Do you understand?" Ye Long stood beside the housekeeper. In front of him, he said in a cold voice.
"I know, I know." The housekeeper cried bitterly and nodded quickly.
Although he had never personally experienced the pain of pulling out nails, he had tried it on others, and it was very miserable!
Seeing the pain of those people, he never wanted to try it himself in his life.
"Where is Chen Tai'a now and when will he come over?" Ye Long asked.
This Chen Tai'a is the current head of the Chen family. He is over sixty years old and is a very shrewd person.
Speaking of the Chen family, they were originally ordinary people. Chen Tai'a's grandfather was born as a farmer and only knew how to blacksmith. By chance, he rescued a high-ranking official in Yanzhou, and his opportunity came.
With the support of the high official in Yanzhou, Chen Tai'a's grandfather slowly established the foundation of the Chen family. After another hundred years of development, the Chen family became a wealthy family in Yanzhou, and even the top wealthy family in Changyi.
However, many wealthy clans, especially those scholar-bureaucrats, despised the Chen family's origins from the bottom of their hearts.
However, the Chen family has always been on good terms with Yanzhou officials, and secretly recruited private soldiers with the permission of the government, forcing more and more families to obey him. After all, no one has more money, no strong connections, and no more soldiers. I can't do it without bowing my head.
"The head of the family is not in Changyi... I don't know when he will come back." The housekeeper said without thinking.
"I'm not in Changyi, do you think I'm a fool? It seems like you want to taste the feeling of having your nails pulled out. Chang Lun, please pull out two for me first." Ye Long said with a sneer.
Chen Tai'a is not in Changyi, but all the clans in Changyi City are so obedient, and they all close their doors to thank guests? Don’t you see Li Jin he sent?
This Chen Tai'a may be hiding in this Wu Fort, because he easily captured Wu Fort, and this Chen Tai'a is scared!
All the clans in the world know about his suppression of clans.
But while suppressing, it will also give them benefits. Even so, no one wants to be someone else's subordinate.
Originally, for those clans, they had a cooperative and equal relationship with the local magistrates, or now the imperial court.
But Ye Long's appearance and Ye Long's actions changed the relationship between the clan giants and local officials.
The clan no longer has a leading role, and they can only obey Ye Long. Although their interests are still guaranteed, they can't live with their face...
Ye Long is not afraid of oppressing these clans. Even if they want to betray, there is no chance. No matter where they are, among the defenders in the city and among the clans, there are his people. Those who have resentment against him in their hearts may betray him. The clans are all under his supervision.
The most important thing is that he is good to the people. Under his leadership, the people can eat well and sleep well!
Therefore, the common people have become the most informants in his city, and any disturbance will fall into his ears.
And strive to win over what Dong Zhao said: Those clans that store their gold and silver treasures in his bank and want to earn interest will not want him to fall. If he falls, those people's money will be gone.
Combining many reasons, he is not afraid of those people betraying him. One or two are not important to him at all.
After Ye Long finished speaking, Bai Changyun took out the dagger he carried with him and grabbed the butler's hand. He lifted the knife and dropped it with such precision that the butler's nails were directly uncovered by the dagger.
Before the butler could ask for mercy, he watched his nails being lifted open, and the heartbreaking pain made his body tremble.
Finally, he let out a miserable cry.
"Where is Mrs. Chen?" Ye Long asked in a deep voice.
"I really don't know... Maybe he's in the Chen Mansion. He's really not here. I don't know..." Keyan was trembling, his face pale.
"How much food and how much gold and silver are there in Wubao?" Ye Long saw this and did not press the steward.
It doesn't matter where this Chen Tai'a is. All he wants is money and food from Chen Tai'a.
"Two hundred thousand taels... all the food is hidden in the cellar of Uburg, and there are probably several million taels of gold, silver and jewelry." The steward covered his hands, not daring to tell lies at all, and told everything honestly. .
After hearing the butler's words, Ye Long took a breath of cold air.
Two hundred thousand stones! It can feed an army of 50,000 for two years, and an army of 100,000 for one year!
And this Chen family, with only a few members, actually hid 200,000 shi of food in Wubao.
There is so much food, but they are not willing to use it to help the people! It is really hateful and can be killed!
"Kong Ming, give me an order to open a warehouse at Chen Family Wubao tomorrow to raise food! All civilians in Changyi City can come to receive food. All gold, silver and jewelry will be confiscated and used as military pay. And tomorrow I will let all the Get all the Changyi clan over here, if one person is missing, I will destroy the entire clan!"
Ye Long tried his best to calm down his emotions and control his anger.
He originally planned to let the Chen family go, but he just planned to get food early and take away the Chen family's private soldiers.
But he didn't expect that the Chen family would have so much food.
There are so many people in Changyi who are homeless and hungry, but these clans have no sympathy at all. Even if one family contributes a little money and food, it can save a large number of people.
But they didn't!
When the Yellow Turban Army revolted, why did they destroy clans wherever they went and plunder the families of these clans for money and food?
Because some wealthy clans go too far! Where does so much food come from? Instead of the people farming the land for them, in the end they only gave them a little bit of food.
This is exploiting and defrauding people.
However, the Liu Han court is now inactive and does not care about the life and death of the people. How can such a court and such a country not decline?
After knowing that the Chen family had stored so much food in Wubao alone, Ye Long was more determined to weaken the family.
Just one Chen family is so rich, what about all the aristocratic families? If they unite, spend all their wealth, and support a certain prince... they can create an army of millions in an instant.
But the premise is that there must be so many people in this country.
No wonder Cao Cao was able to rise in Yanzhou. He had two strong backings, the Xiahou family and the Cao family!
There is also Sun Quan, who can firmly control Jiangdong and has nothing to do with the family.
As for Liu Bei, the identity of Uncle Liu is not necessarily true. Even if it is true, the royal family surnamed Liu is about to be destroyed, and the emperor is a puppet. What can be given to him?
Wanting money but not having money, asking for troops but not having soldiers is the worst...
Liu Bei's good days began when he was the shepherd of Xuzhou. The Mi family loyally supported him. Without the Mi family, Liu Bei would have been a poor boy.
"Here." Zhuge Liang was shocked. Hearing Ye Long's words, it seemed that he was going to do something big. I'm afraid this matter would have a big impact on the pattern of this world.
Seeing Ye Long's firm expression, he knew that he could not stop it, but Zhuge Liang had ten thousand supports to open warehouses to increase food supplies and relieve the people.
After all, those who win the hearts and minds of the people win the world. If you win the hearts and minds of the people, you have already won half of the world.
"Bai Changyun, Li Jin, you two lead an army to blockade Changyi. Don't let any clan members escape Changyi City. One person leads an army to seize all the shops and iron shops of the Chen family! Seal all the shops and iron shops of the Chen family for me!" All belongings will be confiscated." Ye Long issued another order.
"Here!"
Li Jin and Bai Changyun shouted excitedly.
Although Li Jin was worried about the consequences of Ye Long's order, it was really satisfying.
Not to mention Bai Changyun. He is a commoner and hates clans very much. Now that he can personally seize the most wealthy family in Changyi, the Chen family, a wealthy clan in Yanzhou, it feels really good.
"Remember not to hurt anyone, but if anyone dares to stop him, no matter who he is, he will be killed without mercy!" Ye Long warned again.
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A strong wind swept through the entire city of Changyi.
The Chen family was immediately sealed off by Zixing, who had just arrived.
Some clans who were friendly with the Chen family directly launched a mutiny to stop Ye Long or even capture Ye Long.
However, there were hundreds of thousands of troops in Changyi City, and the city gate was blocked. Those clans that resisted were the turtles in the urn, and were eliminated one by one by Ye Long.
Ye Long's thunderous and bloody methods finally shocked other aristocratic families.
Subsequently, major aristocratic families headed by the Dong family visited Ye Long overnight, but they were all rejected by Ye Long.
He only said that everything should be discussed in front of the Chen family's Wubao tomorrow.
Many people spent the day in fear and uneasiness, and the next day they had been thinking about finally arrived.
Outside Chen's Wubao, people had already gathered in the early morning. It was so crowded that it was so dark that there was no end in sight.
Most of these people are common people in Changyi City.
There are tens of thousands.
The scene was chaotic for a time. If Zhuge Liang hadn't brought heavy troops to maintain order, many people would have been trampled to death.
If someone attacks Changyi at this time, it will definitely be a hit, because the current defenders of Changyi are used to maintain order in the city.
People are still gathering at Chen Family Wubao... more and more people are coming.
But the real owner never showed up.
This makes those clans worried.
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