Just as Zhuge Liang expected.
After approaching Rang County, the Xiliang soldiers just attacked for a moment and then scattered and robbed the countryside.
After Zhang Ji's Xiliang soldiers parted ways with Li Jue and Guo Si, they lived a very poor life.
Compared to boring things like fighting, of course, it is more important to grab some food, drink, clothing and use.
Although all the surrounding powerful families gathered in Rang County, their foundation, land and farms are actually outside the city.
Originally, the powerful men were worried about the thieves siege, but when they saw this situation, they felt even more distressed.
They tried to find county magistrate Huang Zhong.
Huang Zhong, who was anxious and angry, glared at the spot.
"There are less than 300 soldiers in Rang County, and it is difficult to guard the city. I don't even care about the people outside the city, so I have no time to save your property outside the city!"
The powerful men were immediately frightened by the tragic reality.
Less than 300 soldiers in Rang County?
Is it difficult to guard the city?
This is definitely over!
It is impossible to expect these powerful men to live and die together with the city.
After seeing the tragic situation of the literati in Wancheng, everyone stepped down.
Even Wancheng, one of the best in the Han Dynasty, could not be defended. With the low walls of Rang County, there was no play to sing.
The powerful men turned their heads and went home to pack up the gold, silver and fine materials.
This chaotic era at the end of the Han Dynasty had already caused panic. Originally, many scholars and officials thought that Jingzhou was a happy place and came from all over Jingzhou to avoid chaos.
For example, the Zhuge family is a typical example.
Zhang Ji's surprise attack on Wancheng completely touched the bottom line of these people's defense.
Think about what Yanzhou is now being harmed? Think about what Qingzhou is now being harmed? Think about what Xuzhou is now being harmed...
In addition to the panic atmosphere created by Zhuge Liang through Pang Ji using small means, these scholars and officials in Rang County all had a strong idea in their minds.
Jingzhou can’t stay anymore!
Immediately, a literati, who was foresighted, asked his family to go out to inquire, and prepared to take action on the houses in the city and the land outside the city as soon as possible.
Unexpectedly, they still made things simple.
Who can leave your hometown and move to Jingzhou to avoid disaster when chaos is about to arise?
In just less than an hour, the best paddy fields outside Rang County fell from 30,000 yuan per mu to 5,000 yuan per mu.
The middle fields like Zhuge's family have dropped from 20,000 yuan per acre to less than 3,000 yuan.
As land and real estate prices plummeted, even the native tyrants in Rang County were unable to sit still.
They have not experienced the fierce melee in the north, and they usually encounter some small-scale clan struggles.
At first, these local tyrants felt that the outsiders were making a big deal and even took the opportunity to buy some, but as the land price repeatedly broke through their psychological bottom line, they became scared.
In order to reduce losses, these local tyrants could only spit out the land they had eaten as soon as possible.
I was even a little shrewd, and was still considering whether to sell it first and take it again after the price was low.
As a result, things became even more uncontrollable.
Some people who realize it later almost blindly followed the market and smashed the market.
Pan Wenli, who was in charge of land registration, was so busy that he almost vomited blood, and quickly transferred some people from the grain cabin to help.
In this chaos, Zhuge Jun's 100 gold disappeared into the bulk transaction without even splashing.
The next morning, Zhuge Liang, who was waiting for the mission to the Western Liang army, got a large deed from his third brother, and was completely overjoyed.
Zhuge Jin was a little confused when he saw it. He touched the land deeds with his hands and shivered a little.
"Is this four hundred acres? Are they still paddy fields?"
Zhuge Jin had long wanted to buy such a top-notch land. This is the foundation that can be passed down to descendants, and even if he has money, he has nowhere to buy it.
If the original price is 30,000 yuan, the four hundred acres of paddy fields alone will be worth 1,200 gold!
Although land prices will definitely decline after the war, they will also have several times the gains.
Zhuge Liang did not have a very intuitive concept. He passed the land deed in his hand and handed it to the butler casually.
Zhuge Liang reminded Zhuge Jun, "You are here to accompany me first. After I leave the city, you and the butler will always pay attention to the market price. When the paddy fields rise to 10,000 yuan per acre, sell them quickly. Remember, don't be greedy."
Zhuge Jun nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
Zhuge Jin asked in confusion, "The land price has been falling now, so it may not be so easy to rise."
Zhuge Liang was full of confidence, "It's okay, after we leave the city to negotiate peace, the land price will stop falling. As long as there is a little good news, those who feel that they have lost or are still lucky will follow the trend and chase after it. It is not difficult for the land price to return to tens of thousands of yuan. After all, this price is only more than 30% of the original price, and many people still think it is cheap."
And then...
"When Huang Zhong shot the thief's head to death and Rang County faces bloody revenge for the Xiliang soldiers, I'm afraid the land price will drop to where it will fall! Haha, hahahahaha."
Zhuge Liang was extremely proud. He seemed to have seen himself successfully reaching the peak of his life with his first pot of gold.
Zhuge Jin felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this.
He said seriously, "Second brother, you did this a little harm to others and self-interest, and this is not what a gentleman does."
Ouch.
Zhuge Liang was shocked and almost forgot that his elder brother was a nerd. If he destroyed it, it would be troublesome.
Zhuge Liang's eyes turned and quickly explained, "Brother, look, although these lands seem to have depreciated, the land is still the same land and the money is still the same. Even though the transactions in the middle have changed, the buyer's money is not less than a penny, and the seller's land also grows the same amount of grain every year. Is this true?"
"This?" Zhuge Jin was stunned by Zhuge Liang's sophistry question.
"So, the land just looks worthless, but there has been no qualitative change in fact. Moreover, there is so much land in the entire Rang County, what I can obtain is just a trivial part of it. Is that right?"
This is true.
No matter how much Zhuge Liang was doing, he could only scoop a few more scoops from the pond.
Zhuge Jin was still dizzy, and Zhuge Liang was already patting his chest and said, "So you don't have to care about these details. I risked my life to go on a mission for the safety of the people of Jingbei this time. Shouldn't I be rewarded? I exchanged it for my hard-working hands!"
When Zhuge Jin heard this, he immediately forgot what happened just now.
Compared with the safety of his younger brother, those are nothing at all!
Zhuge Jin became more emotional again and hugged Zhuge Liang and cried.
"Light--"
Zhuge Liang looked at this funny brother and felt a little disgusted and warm.
Chapter completed!