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Chapter 1058 Food - noble clans and clans, competing for interests!

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    The Chinese nation is ingenious, hard-working and simple, and their endurance is amazing. They can build a shack without a house to live in, and they can hug together to keep warm without a blanket to keep out the cold. They accept the hardships and work hard. As long as there is a mouthful of food in the bowl, they will  There will be no rebellion. The problem is that there is a serious lack of food now!

    Cao's army launched a large-scale Northern Expedition, dispatching hundreds of thousands of soldiers, millions of civilians, and countless livestock and vehicles. Every day, people ate and fed horses, and the material consumption was extremely huge. In order to support the frontline war, Xun Yu and Xun You brought their children with them.  Officials worked day and night to raise food and grass, and many died from exhaustion!

    Even so, logistical supply was still difficult. Due to the shortage of food and grass, Cao Cao prepared to withdraw his troops several times. Fortunately, he persisted tenaciously, and then he conquered Yecheng, captured Yuan Shang, and achieved a brilliant victory!

    Victory came at a heavy price. Cao's army suffered more than 80,000 casualties and countless wounded. More importantly, after nearly a year of fighting, the treasury of Henan, Yan, Xu, and Si states were already depleted.  It's all gone, no food, no money!

    Someone can¡¯t help but ask, Jizhou is a famous grain-producing area with thousands of miles of fertile fields, millions of households registered, and it can just collect grain and grass locally, and it can also save the pain of long-distance transportation. It can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone!

    The answer is: Although Jizhou is rich, it is strong on the outside and cadre on the inside, but it really has no food to collect. This bad situation is all thanks to the Yuan family and his son!

    The Yuan family has dominated Hebei for more than ten years. They have built a lot of construction projects, indulged in extravagance and lust, imposed exorbitant taxes and levies, and continuously drafted civilians into the army. They have left a good and fertile land with tuberculosis and seven injuries, destroyed all the young and middle-aged men, and left all the countryside deserted.  Otherwise, there wouldn¡¯t be so many refugees if there was a snowstorm!

    "How long can the camp maintain its food reserves? How is the price of food in Yecheng? Can Wen Ruo and Gongda be asked to quickly raise some food and grass?"

    Cao Cao was proficient in strategy, so he naturally knew that "the army will perish if it has no supplies." Once the soldiers were hungry, they would plunder the people and corrupt the place; at worst, they would mutiny and raise their troops to rebel!

    "There are only 100,000 hu of grain left in the camp to supply the soldiers and provide relief to the victims. Even if they live frugally, it can only last for about 20 days. The price of food in Yecheng is as high as 40,000 to 50,000 qian per hu, which is normal in normal years.  Dozens of times, the imperial court no longer has the financial resources to buy it!

    The treasury of Yan, Yu, Xu and Si states have been completely depleted. Xun Yu and Xun You tried their best, but they could not raise much food. Moreover, it snowed heavily and the roads were blocked. Even if they had food, they could not transport it.  Don't come!  "

    Cheng Yu had a wry smile on his face and touched the silky hair on his temples. They were all acquired through hard work recently. He has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of thousands of refugees. He has great abilities, but he can't feed so many mouths!

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Hundreds of thousands of indigenous residents in Yecheng are also faced with food shortages. Once famine and riots occur, internal and external troubles, the consequences will be disastrous!

    What¡¯s even more difficult is that you have to pretend to be nonchalant even though you are exhausted both mentally and physically and have trouble sleeping and eating. Otherwise, if you let people know that food and grass are running out, countless troubles may arise!

    "I have ordered Zhong Yao, the governor of Xiliang, and the tribes of Xiqiang and Xiongnu to raise a batch of cheese, butchers, cattle and sheep as soon as possible and drive them all the way east to alleviate the famine in Hebei!

    He also asked Zhang Xiu to lead the Xiliang soldiers to clear the snow and dredge the roads, and then stationed at Baima Ferry. As soon as the grain and grass from Xuchang arrived, he immediately escorted them to Yecheng!  "

    Xiao Yi stroked his left rib with the same frown. His two measures were just a drop in the bucket and could not fundamentally solve the problem. If he wanted to feed millions of soldiers and civilians, he must use some extraordinary means!

    "It is better to divide the troops and station them in Qingzhou and Bingzhou to alleviate the food shortage in Jizhou. As long as we wait until the end of spring next year, things will be much easier to handle!"

    "It's snowing heavily and the roads are blocked. We can't let the soldiers march hungry. Besides, there's famine everywhere, and there's no food in Qingzhou and Bingzhou!"

    "If it really doesn't work, we can only disperse the refugees by force and leave food and grass to support the troops and horses. If a few refugees starve to death, Hebei is still ours. If the soldiers starve to death, everything will be over!"

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    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????: ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? out of the blue, but they are all ineffective. If they really want to "kill the people to raise the army", they are afraid of losing the hearts of the people in Hebei, and those who lose the hearts of the people will definitely lose the world!

    In fact, everyone knows in their hearts that Hebei is rich and has a profound cultural heritage. It is not that there is no food, it is just that it cannot be produced because the food is in the hands of the noble families!

    The noble family has a great business, there are hordes of mules and horses, and there are mountains of food, which is enough to solve a famine. The problem is that they are unwilling to donate food, let alone relieve the victims, because of the disaster in front of them.The disaster is of great benefit to them!

    First of all - gather wealth. In years of famine, rice is as valuable as pearls. The nobles have food in their hands, which can be exchanged for a lot of money. The price of food in Yecheng rises three times a day, which is also caused by their behind-the-scenes operations and hoarding. As for how many people starved to death  , the wealthy people don¡¯t care at all!

    Secondly - annexing land. Land is the lifeblood of the people, but under the conditions of hunger and cold, they can only dig meat to mend the sores and sell it at a low price in exchange for food rations for the whole family to survive. Looking around, the vast hectares of fertile land of the nobles  , Villa orchard, are all made this way!

    Finally - livestock slaves, people pawned their property, but still had difficulty surviving. In the end, they had nothing to sell, so they could only sell their own bodies. In years of famine, only a few liters of grain could be exchanged for a strong slave, or a beautiful one.  Slave girl!

    All the noble families in the world keep a large number of slaves, ranging from hundreds to thousands. There are also some super aristocratic families with more than 10,000 slaves, and they are obedient to their masters. With a little training, they can create a army.  The army is the capital of rebellion!

    Therefore, the more serious the disaster, the greater the number of refugees, and the greater the interests of the noble clans. Naturally, they will not donate food for relief. Instead, they are afraid that the situation will not be serious, and secretly obstruct the disaster relief!

    Money, land, and population are the lifeblood of the country. As long as these three are controlled, the gentry clan will expand infinitely, and they will even become the actual rulers of the court. Half of the responsibility for the decline of the Han Dynasty lies with the clan clan.  On your body!

    Of course, as the controller of the dynasty, he also suppressed the power of the clan. For example, after Qin Shihuang unified the world, he destroyed the weapons of the world and cast them into twelve golden men. He also forcibly moved 60,000 wealthy households from various places to Xianyang City to monitor their every move.  Move!

    Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was more domineering. He appointed Zhang Tang, Zhao Yu, Ning Cheng, Yizong a bunch of ruthless officials to kill local powerful people, prevent land annexation, and safeguard the interests of the country!

    The problem is, when you meet the Mingjun Holy Master, you can still intimidate the nobles, but when you meet the unprincipled and ignorant emperor, you can't do it at all. Emperor Shun, Emperor Zhi, Emperor Zhang, Emperor Huan, Emperor Ling the monarchs of the late Eastern Han Dynasty were more powerful each generation.  A generation of waste. The wealthy families took the opportunity to annex land and raise private slaves. It¡¯s no wonder that the country is not in chaos!

    Now, this problem has arisen again. If you want to solve the famine problem, you must obtain a large amount of food. If you want to obtain food, you must attack the noble clans. This determination is not easy to make!

    "I want to imitate Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and use the whip of a king to whip the noble clans and make them obedient. How about handing over the food in their hands?"

    Cao Cao held the sword in his hand, with murderous intentions in his eyes, and was ready to use force to solve the problem. Anyway, there was no other way, so he might as well break the situation with force. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could kill him, why couldn't he kill him?

    "The power of the clan is deeply rooted and has great influence. If it affects the whole body, it may cause drastic changes. Prime Minister, please think twice?"

    "Hebei has not yet been completely pacified. If we frighten the noble clans at this time, it may cause great chaos. If the Yuan family takes the opportunity to make a comeback, the situation will be unpredictable!"

    Guo Jia and Cheng Yu quickly dissuaded them. At least 80% of the officials in the world were from the gentry, or were related to the gentry. Once they offended this behemoth, how would they clean up the mess?

    Cao Ying has always been a meritocracy, looking for, promoting, and re-employing children from poor families, trying to cultivate a common people group. However, it will take a long time to fight against the noble families.  Woolen cloth!

    Xiao Yi also shook his head frequently and opposed the use of force to solve problems. On the one hand: the gentry is deeply rooted and has influence throughout the government and the public. If there is a head-to-head confrontation, it is hard to say who will lose and who will win, or even both sides will suffer!

    On the other hand, Cao Cao, a traitor in troubled times, would not do it himself even if he had to deal with the noble clans. Instead, he would borrow a knife to kill people. As for the sharp and handy knife, I am afraid it is Xiao Yi himself!

    In this way, it not only shocked the noble clan and consolidated the foundation of the Cao family, but also made Xiao Yi's hands bloody, made countless enemies, and lost the opportunity to conquer the world. It can be said that it is the best of both worlds!

    Xiao Yi¡¯s goal in life is not to be someone else¡¯s knife, but to be a sword holder. Naturally, he must firmly oppose it. He only kills for the country, not for others!

    In this way, everyone discussed repeatedly and worked for most of the night without any results. They had to go back to rest and think about whether there were other ways to get food in the short term!

    Inspecting the camp - encountering an assassination, plotting late at night - without a good plan, Xiao Yi was exhausted physically and mentally, so he returned to the bedroom and fell asleep. He slept until noon the next day, and then got up from the bed!

    At the same time, a soldier came to report that his lifelong friend Liang Xiaoyu, the second richest man in the world, came to visit him!

    "Haha! ¡ª¡ªThe God of Wealth is here, and the food problem will be easy to solve. Please invite him in quickly!" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)It'll be easy to handle. Please invite him in quickly!  "(Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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