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Chapter 421: The Exchange of Interests

There are three heads hanging on the north gate tower in Chengdu.

Outside the city gate, there were piles of heads on both sides of the street. These beheaded people all followed Jia Long, Li Yuan and Choi Hyuk to fight and were eventually killed.

The heads were piled up like hills, and a cold smell appeared. It made people feel cold on their backs when they looked at them. Passersby saw the heads piled up in mountains and felt countless pairs of cold eyes staring at them, and their hearts were trembling, especially three heads hanging above their heads, which was even more creepy.

This scene fell into the eyes of those who are interested and knew the profound meaning. As for ordinary people, they just saw the thick white bones, which made people feel a little scary, and didn't think there was anything strange.

"Wheel! Wheel!"

A carriage ran across the street, passed through the city gate, and headed towards the provincial and ministerial palace.

In the carriage, there was an old man wearing a navy blue brocade robe. The old man was named Xu Han. He was a wealthy family in Chengdu. His chambers of commerce were spread all over Yizhou. He was rich and powerful. However, because of this man's agile mind and good at judging the situation, he was not wiped out by Liu Yan.

Xu Han sat cross-legged, opened his slightly narrowed eyes, and whispered: "Where have you been?"

Outside the curtain of the carriage, the servant sitting with the groom heard Xu Han's voice, his body straightened, and hurriedly replied: "Master, the carriage enters the city and will be able to reach the provincial palace in another quarter of an hour."

Xu Han said: "Well! Hurry up and hurry up and arrive early."

The servant bowed and said, "No!"

The carriage fell silent again and became silent. Along the way, the carriage galloped quickly. When the carriage stopped outside the provincial and ministers' mansion, six carriages had already stopped outside the mansion. Three of them had already got off the carriage and entered the mansion; three of them had just got off the carriage and were about to go to the mansion.

The three of them walked together, and the person in charge was an old man, who was about the same age as Xu Han.

The three of them heard the whistle of Xi Yuyu, the horse pulling the cart. They looked back and saw Xu Han's carriage stopping, and they all stopped and waited.

Xu Han lifted the curtain, and the servant immediately brought a wooden bench next to the shaft of the car, asking Xu Han to come down.

"Brother Xu, you're one step late!" Among the three people waiting for Xu Han, the oldest man who saw Xu Han come down and immediately met him.

This person's name is Wang Li. Like Xu Han, he is also a businessman. His family is one of the few big families in Chengdu. Like Xu Han, he was able to survive under Liu Yan's butcher knife because he did not interfere in Yizhou's internal affairs and was not dealt with by Liu Yan.

It can be said that Liu Yan's massacre of the Yizhou tribe solved a big problem for Wang Can.

Without Liu Yan's butcher knife to kill more than ten major families in Chengdu, Wang Can faced more complicated things. Even now, Wang Can face many major families in Yizhou. Fortunately, these people are more responsible and have not interfered in the internal affairs of Yizhou. The people who were eliminated by Liu Yan were trying to restore the glory of the major families in Yizhou and attempted to undermine Liu Yan. Without this group of people, Wang Can would be even more relaxed.

When Xu Han saw Wang Li, he laughed and greeted him, bowed and said, "Brother Wang, you are polite."

Both of these two are very old and are outside of their sixties.

After the two of them met, two middle-aged men behind Wang Li walked up and bowed, "I've seen Mr. Xu!"

Xu Han nodded slightly and nodded to greet him. One of the two middle-aged people, one of whom was named Zhou Lan, was named Zhou Lan because one of them was an official in Chengdu and had a little strength in the family, so he could barely be considered a powerful man. The other was named Bian Yi, who lived in Chengdu for the past, belonged to the scholarly family and was also one of the most numerous families.

Xu Han and Wang Li walked together and walked towards the mansion.

Zhou Lan followed behind the two and asked, "Old Xu, the prefect Wang summoned us to discuss matters. Has Mr. Xu discovered it?"

Xu Han looked at Zhou Lan and said lightly: "Zhou Lan, the era of Liu Yan's rule has long been gone, and Zhao Wei, Jia Long and others were also killed. Now the person who is in charge of the overall situation is not "Premier Wang" but "Wang Yizhou". Do you understand? This person, you have to learn to judge the situation and change yourself. Do you understand?"

After hearing this, Zhou Lan's body trembled and then said respectfully: "Thank you Mr. Xu for your advice, I will be taught."

Xu Han showed a teaching-worthy expression and nodded and said, "This time Wang Yizhou summoned us. The specific matter is unknown, but according to one principle: 'Persist in the bottom line and cooperate with Wang Yizhou', this is the best strategy."

"Thank you Mr. Xu for your advice!"

This time, not only Zhou Lan, but also Bian Yi looked respectful.

When Wang Li saw Xu Han telling the two of them, he smiled slightly.

After entering the gate, he didn't say anything and went straight to the hall of the provincial governor's mansion. Outside the hall, Wang Can had already arranged for the servants to receive the gentry and clans coming. When the servants saw someone coming, they immediately greeted him with a smile. When Xu Han, Wang Li, Zhou Lan and the servants beside Bian Yi saw the servant walking up, they immediately took out the famous thorn from their sleeves and handed it out.

The attendant checked and led everyone into the hall.

Immediately, the attendant arranged for four people to sit down and then left with the servants beside the four people.

Among them, Xu Han and Wang Li were the oldest and had a high prestige. They were arranged to sit in the front, one on the left and one on the right. Three people arrived in the hall and were arranged to sit down. When the three people saw Xu Han, Wang Li and others coming in, they all stood up straight and nodded. Seven people sat in the hall, waiting for Wang Can to appear.

Soon, calm footsteps came from outside the hall.

The seven people looked in the sound and saw Wang Can walking in.

Wang Can was wearing a black official uniform and a big shirt with a big collar. The collar was surrounded by gold wire, revealing a sense of nobility. He wore a long crown on his head, a beard on his lips, and a black beard grew under his jaw, which was set off by a beard, making him look more mature. This is because Wang Can kept growing his beard and did not shave off his beard.

"You guys, you're polite!"

Wang Can entered the hall, bowed his hand slightly, and then walked towards the main seat of the hall.

After Wang Can sat down, the seven people in the hall stood up straight and shouted, "Greetings to the prefect Wang (Wang Yizhou)!" Because they had no unified speech, they seemed a little noisy.

Wang Can smiled and glanced at the seven people sitting in the hall. The seven people spoke at the same time, but they were different. Wang Can saw Xu Han and Wang Likou sitting in the front and on both sides called Wang Yizhou, while the rest of the three were also called Wang Yizhou, but two were called Wang Taishou.

Zhou Lan and Bian Yi had been reminded by Xu Han, both of whom were called Liu Yizhou.

In addition, the person who called Liu Yizhou was a fat man, with two lumps of fat on his face. When his body twisted, he felt that the fat on his face was trembling.

The other two people who said they were the king and prefect looked at each other, with an awkward expression on their faces.

Wang Can smiled in his heart. Judging from the title alone, he could see the beauty of it.

The title of the person who can judge the situation immediately changes with Wang Can's status. As for the other two, although the title has not changed, it cannot be said that they have bad intentions. It is just that these two people are not as smart as the rest of the people and do not know how to adapt to the times and change flexibly.

Wang Li bowed slightly and bowed, "Wang Yizhou, I wonder what important things are there to inform me?"

Xu Han continued: "As long as Wang Yizhou gives orders, my Xu family is willing to support him with all their strength, and there is no other word."

With two old foxes Wang Li and Xu Han, the rest of the people spoke one after another, willing to support Wang Can. In fact, Xu Han's words were a bit exaggerated, but they revealed a message that they were willing to tie the family to Wang Can's warship.

Aristocratic families are the root of this society.

In history, Cao Cao once used poor scholars to fight against the aristocratic families, but eventually lost.

However, Cao Cao did not understand that even if the poor scholars were used to suppress the aristocratic families, they would become famous, and become new nobles and new aristocratic families. It can be said that as long as it is in this era, the aristocratic families would not be destroyed.

The aristocratic family is a double-edged sword, which can only be used reasonably and completely eliminated is impossible.

This era is the era of a large family.

As for the royal court, it is the most powerful family.

Wang Can understood this truth, so he did not pursue and fight. During his tenure as Hanzhong, Wang Can destroyed the Fang Ju family, shocked the Hanzhong clan, took the Hanzhong clan for his own use, and began to promote talented people from the clan into Hanzhong to appease the Hanzhong clan. Now, Wang Can seized Chengdu, but has not pacified Yizhou yet. He only killed Jia Long, Li Yuan and Cui He, and did not implicate the other families.

Wang Can looked at the people in the hall, thought for a while, and said, "You guys, there are two main purposes to call you here today. One is that Zhao Wei's rebellion, more than 80% of Chengdu officials were shot and killed by Zhao Wei's archers, which caused the Chengdu government to fall into a crisis and it was difficult to continue to maintain it. It is necessary to recruit talented people from your family to fill the gap."

"ah?!"

When everyone heard this, they exclaimed, with an incredible expression in their eyes.

The recruitment of talented people from the family to fill the gap is a matter of falling from the sky and reaching the sky in one step.

However, Xu Han also understood that things could not be that simple.

Wang Can commanded Yizhou, not a bad person, and it is impossible for him to sell Chengdu's official position to the people sitting in the hall just to show goodwill to the great tribes of Yizhou. Moreover, what Wang Can needs is talents, and it is impossible for him to arbitrarily throw the appointment of the official position to a person who doesn't know the big words. It must be assessed.

Xu Han bowed and said, "Wang Yizhou, I wonder what the second purpose is?"

Wang Can glanced at Xu Han and thought to himself that the old man was so calm that he made Wang Can look at him with admiration.

He glanced around everyone, and the noisy sound in the hall stopped immediately and disappeared.

Wang Can said with a smile: "The second is because Liu Yan sent a large army to fight with Hanzhong twice, with countless casualties, deserted fields and suffering, and the prices of people were in trouble, making it soaring, making it difficult for the people to live. I decided to reduce taxes and unify the prices of Yizhou. The prices of all food will be temporarily arranged by the government so that the people can recover."

In times of trouble, there are solutions to troubled times.

In the face of difficulties, the people have no money to buy grain. Wang Can can only adopt a planned economy, forcibly suppress the rising prices, and give the people a way out. In the peaceful and prosperous times, it is impossible for the government to force the price of grain. It can only be determined based on investigation, then the price is determined and coordinated.

When Wang Li heard this, his evaluation of Wang Can rose to another level.

Those who have attained enlightenment will have many helps; those who have lost their enlightenment will have few helps!

As the saying goes, those who win the hearts of the people will win the world. Wang Can temporarily unifies the price of grain and considers the livelihood of the people, and is called the Lord of Benevolence and righteousness.

This approach is beneficial to Wang Can, but it does not harm at all, but it causes certain losses to the big families present. However, Wang Can threw out a big radish in advance, making it impossible for everyone to refuse. Once he refuses, it is impossible to enter the officialdom in Chengdu. This is an exchange of interests, and these families are tied to Wang Can's chariot.

Seeing everyone pondering, Wang Can asked, "What do you think?"

These seven people were all quick-minded and immediately bowed: "I wish to drive the king Yizhou!"
Chapter completed!
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