After Lu Bu was scolded by Duke Qiao, he was so angry that he stopped visiting the powerful Lujiang family.
Lin Mo agreed. It would be better not to deal with this situation now. Mr. Qiao was respected among Lujiang scholars. If he hadn't been dealt with, most of the other big families would also be able to act as if they were both superficial and mysterious.
This kind of conflict is easy to reconcile and can be resolved when Liu Ye comes back.
The gentry's annexation of local land and refusal to pay taxes is not new today. It is normal for them to look down on Lu Bu, who represents a lowly status, because the two have opposing interests.
But they didn't dare not even buy Liu Ye's account.
In addition to Liu Ye's great prestige in Yangzhou, Liu Ye's surname Liu is too crucial. He is the successor of Liu Xiu, and represents the imperial power to a certain extent. Coupled with his status as Yangzhou counselor, the nobles cooperate and contribute money when they should. Give food, give food.
Therefore, in many places there were situations where imperial power suppressed the situation, and the nobles while trying to get rid of it were trying to get rid of it.
For example, Liu Zhang of Yizhou and Liu Biao of Jingzhou were typically puppetized by the gentry.
However, this problem does not exist in Lu Bu's case. It was Lin Mo's idea to push Liu Ye to this position. Simply speaking from the perspective of balancing the noble clan, he is nothing more than the 'puppet imperial power' in Lu Bu's hands.
Of course, Lin Mo knew very well that Liu Ye was a counselor first and a tool second. This cannot be reversed.
Lu Bu is not waiting idle. Flooding here in the Lujiang River is particularly serious. I heard from locals that excessive rains since last year have caused many rivers such as Changshui and Anhui to be levied, and many villages along the way have been affected.
Near Wan County, he even personally led people to build a dam. The local villagers also wanted to thank Lu Bu for holding the few eggs.
People who had never seen Liu Xun even dared to say to his face that "Marquis Wen is much better than Prefect Liu", which made Liu Xun curse in his heart.
Lu Bu knew very well that for ordinary people like them, officials represented by powerful families would not care about their lives.
Otherwise, I wouldn't have risked my life to get here from Jiuyuan.
However, too many sections of the river were damaged. This problem gave Lu Bu a headache. He wanted to repair them all, but he didn't have so much money or so many people.
Liu Ye happened to be back at this time.
"Marquis Wen, I have lived up to my trust and convinced Zheng Bao and Zhang Duo to lead their troops to surrender. The two men have a total of fifteen thousand bandits."
hiss...
Lu Bu was smiling, but in his heart he was cursing.
The more soldiers and horses, the better. If you have money and food, you can quickly expand your army at any time. The problem lies in the word "poverty".
Why did Zhang Ji run from Guanzhong to Nanyang to fight with Liu Biao, and finally died on the battlefield?
Isn't it just because I have no money or food and want to plunder?
Every time there is an additional team of people, it is not enough to simply feed them. Their equipment needs to be updated regularly. You must not lose their salary. If they are injured and die, you have to pay pensions.
In Lu Bu's expectation, they should disband on the spot, and then Zheng Bao and Zhang Duo would bring some of their cronies over. That would be no problem. There would be 15,000 people, and it would be difficult for people not to panic.
Lu Bu is so poor now that he can't even spend money to build river embankments. How can he get so much money to settle these bandits?
Therefore, when the two armies are fighting, the victorious side will occasionally kill and surrender soldiers. In addition to worrying about these people rebelling, settling them requires a lot of expense, which is far less straightforward than wielding a sword.
If I had known earlier, I would have let Zang Ba go, Lu Bu muttered in his heart.
"Very good, very good. The autumn harvest will be here in a few months. This year's harvest in Xuzhou will not be less than one million stones no matter how you calculate it." Looking at Lu Bu who looked melancholy, Lin Mo reminded him at the right time.
I forgot that the investment in Quyuan plows has increased the area of land reclamation, and the harvest will definitely increase several times.
The gloom in Lu Bu's brows instantly dissipated, seeing how Yunwen was particularly close to him today.
"Marquis Wen, Zheng Bao, and Zhang Rang will arrive with their troops in three days. Once they surrender, the surrounding bandits will not be a problem. However, there are Chen Lan and Lei Book in Tianzhu Mountain. I wish..."
"No need to work hard Ziyang."
Before Liu Ye could finish speaking, Lu Bu waved his hands repeatedly, "If you go there again I will run away," "What about that? Chu Nan has already ordered his troops and is preparing to level Tianzhu Mountain."
Wei Yue has been very murderous recently. Whether he was beating Shouchun or Liu Xun, he had no chance to take action. He had suppressed all his energy and just wanted to vent his anger to Chen Lanleibu.
There are benefits to wiping out a cottage. Even if you surrender, you have to do whatever I tell you to do, and you can also rob you of the money and food you have accumulated over the years.
Zheng Bao and Zhang Duo must have a lot of money, but if they surrender, you can't rob them alive.
Liu Ye wanted to persuade him again, but Lu Bu dismissed him by saying that he had a more important task to hand over.
It can't be regarded as perfunctory, after all, Liu Ye's intervention is indeed needed to deal with the nobles headed by the Qiao family.
"I am the counselor of Yangzhou, and it is my duty to do this." Liu Ye agreed readily. He was very familiar with Lujiang, so he had this confidence.
After Liu Ye left, Lu Bu rubbed his brows and said weakly: "Xuan Gao, Zheng Bao and Zhang Duo's people will be left to you and Zhongtai. Those who should be laid off don't be polite.
In addition, let them abide by military rules. "
"Here!" Zang Ba cupped his fists and bowed.
Zang Ba and Sun Guan were both Taishan bandits, and they knew the bandits' character best, so it was perfect for them to train them.
At the end, Lin Mocai added: "General Zang went to Xixi Jing. He has a drawing of the damaged river embankment. When the time comes, he will lead the bandits to repair the nearby areas first."
"How could I forget this?"
Lu Bu chuckled, clapped his hands and said, "That's it."
Free labor, don’t use it in vain.
If anyone can't bear this hardship and refuses to give up, if he wants to fall into the trap again, the next time we meet, we will fight with each other.
"Report!"
A scout ran in with a bamboo slip in his hand, knelt down on one knee and said, "Report to Marquis Wen, Nanyang is coming with a horse to report."
Lu Bu stood up and took the bamboo slip. The content on it made Lu Bu frown at first, and then burst into laughter.
News about the Battle of Wancheng!
Lin Mo knew that this must be the case, so he quickly came over.
However, the above content made Lin Mo's expression solemn.
How could this be? Dian Wei is not dead, nor is Cao Ang...
This is troublesome. Dian Wei is a fierce general. Such a person is definitely a general at the level of Dajun on the battlefield.
One Lu, two Zhao, three Dianwei, four passes, five horses and six Zhang Fei. This is one of the twenty-four mighty generals of the Three Kingdoms rated by later generations. It is unknown whether it is true or not. What is certain is that Dian Wei is indeed very strong.
Lin Mo felt slightly uneasy.
In addition to Dian Wei being a top-notch warrior, the wheel of history has changed, which seems to tell Lin Mo that your prophetic skills will be completely useless.
Lin Mo let out a long sigh, but in stark contrast, Lu Bu was still laughing.
"Zhang Xiu, a common man, was just like his uncle Zhang Ji when he was under the command of the traitor Dong. He looked down on me and shared his anger with people from Xiliang such as Hu Zhen and Li Jue. The Bingzhou brothers under his command were often ostracized by them.
Oops, I didn’t expect it, but now I have fallen into this situation..."
This is a kind of elated joy. His face seems to have written thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi. Don't bully the heroism of young people who are poor.
He didn't even hide his villainous face at all, and said: "Damn it, he deserves to be chased for hundreds of miles!"
My father-in-law is quite vindictive...
Lin Mo scratched his head. That must have happened six or seven years ago, and he still hasn't let it go.
However, this reminded Lin Mo, "My father-in-law knows Zhang Xiu, why not try to use it for your own use when he is at the end of his rope?"
