At this time, even Liu Yu's expression changed, and Meng Huaiyu even yelled: "That's nonsense. This is just to rob other people's family property. How can there be such a shameless thing?!"
Zhou nodded: "At that time, Huan Xuan came to the capital and killed Beifu army generals at will. Gao Su, He Heng, Zhu Qianzhi, Sun Wuzhong and other veteran generals were all killed on the basis of a crime.
Not to mention Liu Laozhi. Veteran generals are like this, let alone us junior generals. What's more, Meng Yanda was just a state leader at the time. If you want to kill him, you don't even have to face any charges. The same situation applies to Zhuge
Changmin, that's because his wife has no friendship with Liu Tingyun, so Huanxuan won all his family's property in the name of gambling, leaving only a mere hundred acres of land and a house. Compared to him
Jia, Liu Tingyun is very polite to me."
Ling'er said angrily: "Mother, that woman is so bad, and you still speak for her!"
Zhou shook her head: "Liu Tingyun is dead, and there is no need for me to say good things for her. But from her perspective, the then Queen of Huanchu, Liu Tingyun, followed her emperor husband into Jiankang, and her mission was to collect
The land, manors, and industries of Wu will be distributed to the Jingzhou soldiers from Conglong."
Liu Yu nodded: "It is true. Huan Xuan went to the capital in the name of attacking Sima Daozi. However, as Sima Daozi was a member of the clan, he only had some properties in Jiankang City. For the land of Sanwu, he had almost no
There was no foundation. If he had many manors, then his son would not have to think of any way to join the army. Therefore, by eliminating Sima Daozi, he only gained political power, but there were no economic manors or industries.
It cannot be said that Huan Xuan became the emperor alone, but the soldiers' work was in vain."
Meng Huaiyu suddenly realized: "I understand, so Huan Xuan wants to use this method to seize the land of aristocratic families and nobles and distribute it to the people of Jingzhou."
Liu Yu sighed: "Yes, that's it. Huanxuan's entry into the capital and proclaimed himself emperor meant that his ruling territory was transferred from Jingzhou to Jiankang. It also definitely meant that these tens of thousands of soldiers would settle here and become the central army of the Chu Dynasty. Externally
They can fight against the Hu, and internally suppress the aristocratic families and indigenous people in Wu. Huan Xuan himself came up with the idea of gambling to win other people's property, while Liu Tingyun interviewed the wives of the heads of various aristocratic families, and used both soft and hard tactics to get them to take the initiative
Offer your property so that you can pass through safely."
Ling'er said bitterly: "Isn't this the same as the bandits and bandits collecting protection money and filial piety money? The majestic king of a country actually behaves like this. If the mistress hadn't agreed directly at that time, I would have
I want to scold that woman."
Meng Huaiyu's eyes widened: "Aunt, did you agree directly?"
Zhou sighed: "Yes, I knew she would make such a request before I went there, because Huan Xuan had already obtained all the land and industry of Zhuge Changmin's family through gambling. He also forced General Sun Wuzhong to death.
If I don't agree, it's very likely that our entire Meng family will be accused of colluding with General Sun to commit rebellion and all of them will be killed." Liu Yu nodded and said seriously: "Yes, for the Jingkou area,
What Huan Xuan wants is absolute control. He wants to control the family property, land, and family members of all Beifu Army soldiers in his own hands. Only in this way can he use the Beifu Army with peace of mind. I, Liu Yu, retired from the army and returned home.
At that time, he dispersed his family property and distributed it to many comrades-in-arms, leaving only half an acre of land and a house for himself. Zhuge Changmin was still puzzled by this, but soon he understood this kind of gain and loss.
I feel it. But, I don’t think Liu Tingyun is looking for your sister-in-law just for the sake of the Meng family property."
Zhou nodded: "Yes, her real goal is not my family's land and industry, but her hope that Yanda will cooperate with Huanxuan and become his eyes, ears and eyes among the generals in Beifu."
Meng Huaiyu spat on the ground: "You are really despicable and shameless. You actually want to bribe your uncle to become a traitor to the Beifu Army and become his spy."
But Meng Huaiyu's expression soon changed: "But according to your uncle, if you don't agree, you will die. What should I do?"
Zhou said calmly: "These have long been part of our previous calculations. I told Liu Tingyun at that time that the comradeship of brothers in the army cannot be threatened with life and death, just like Liu Laozhi, Sun Yat-sen and others.
Until their death, none of the brothers in the army betrayed them. If everyone in the Beifu army was bribed to become spies and informers became common, such an army would have no fighting capacity at all."
Liu Yu nodded and said: "This is so impeccable that even Huan Xuan must have to accept it. Because Huan Xuan once approached me personally and asked me to take over Beifu, but the price is to control every move of his brothers for him.
, report to him at any time. I rejected him immediately, and it was also with your words, and in the end Huan Xuan had nothing to do with me. He is also a leader of troops, and he knows that if an army monitors each other and has constant informants, that is
There is no way to go to war, because on the battlefield, the most important thing is trust, the trust that depends on life and death."
Meng Huaiyu applauded: "What Brother Jinu said is so good. On the battlefield, you have to leave your back to your comrades for protection. How could you not have such trust? My aunt, how did you get through this?
?”
Zhou smiled slightly: "I promise Liu Tingyun that although Yanda will not serve as Huanxuan's spy, eyes and ears in the Beifu Army, I can become her partner, run the industry in Jingkou with her, and control the livelihood of the Beifu Army's family members.
, let the family members of the Beifu soldiers work in the shops and taverns she opened in Jingkou, and gradually gave these people some dividends, making them the second and third shopkeepers. The Huan family would not care about this small industry, but
If you use it to win the hearts of the Beifu soldiers, it will make the Jingkou Beifu soldiers truly willing to serve Da Chu!"
Meng Huaiyu opened his mouth wide: "It's such a cooperation. My aunt, I later saw that many family members of Jingzhou soldiers were also doing business in Jingkou. Brothers like Zhu Lingshi and their subordinates all set up shop in Jingkou.
Oh, I remembered, there was a dyeing shop that used to belong to your sister's house. Was it transferred to these Jingzhou elders in this way?"
Zhou nodded: "Yes, that's it. Some of the properties of us Jingkou people were first given to Huan Xuan, and then distributed by him to the Jingzhou soldiers who wanted to settle in Jingkou. And Liu Tingyun and I started the business
The role of matchmaking in the middle. This is our initial cooperation."
This chapter has been completed!