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Chapter 388 The power of household taxation

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Yuan Shao heard Zhang He's words and immediately understood what he meant, and was surprised: "You want to leave all this food and grass to the Tengjia Army, you are not seeking skin from a tiger!"

Zhang He smiled bitterly and said: "Now the Tengjia Army is short of food. These 5 million shi of food can be saved to eat. It is enough to feed 500,000 people for a year. Judging from the current situation of the Tengjia Army, Lei Gong will definitely not be willing to let this batch of food be burned."

, instead of escaping back to Jizhou under the pursuit of the Tengjia Army, we might as well use this batch of food as a threat to let the Tengjia Army let us return to Jizhou!"

If this batch of food can really make the Tengjia Army give up chasing them, Yuan Shao will definitely be willing to exchange it, but he is still worried: "I'm afraid that Lei Gong won't, as long as our army of hundreds of thousands is eliminated, the entire Jizhou will be full of Tengjia Army

It’s the treasure in my pocket, Thunder Lord will definitely not lose the big for the small!”

But Yuan Shao felt that this was the only way for them to reach Jizhou safely, so Yuan Shao summoned officers above the rank of captain of the army, told them Zhang He's ideas, and then asked: "Is Lei Gong willing to do such a thing?"

trade?"

At this time, Yan Rou said: "It depends on our strength. General Zhang is right. It is already the spring plowing season. If this war continues, not only will Youzhou's grain production be reduced, but even Bingzhou's grain production will be reduced."

Production must also be reduced. Judging from Lei Gong's past experience, he will not be willing to see the members of the Tengjia Army starving to death, but this is only if we can resist the Tengjia Army's attack. If we are easily defeated by the Tengjia Army,

Annihilate, Lei Gong will never miss the opportunity to capture Jizhou!"

Tian Kai shook his head and said: "Even the general of Zhenbei is not the opponent of Thunder Lord, and our army that has thrown away its armor now is even less the opponent of Thunder Lord! Don't look at our small number, I am afraid that we will fight against the Tengjia Army for 5 days.

We can't even bear it! If I were Thunder Lord, I would not give up the food in Ji County, but I would also annihilate us all, so that Thunder Lord can get the entire Youzhou and Jizhou!"

Pan Feng said: "We don't need to defeat the Tengjia Army. There are many rivers in Zhuojun. We have hundreds of thousands of people and we are constantly defending. Even if one river can hold back the Tengjia Army for 1-2 days, we can still defeat the Tengjia Army in Zhuojun."

We can hold off the Tengjia Army for a month, but Lei Gong cannot!"

Yan Rou thought for a while and said: "We can't let the Tengjia Army see our weakness now, and the food in Ji County is the key. If these food are taken by Lei Gong, not only will we not be able to return to Jizhou safely, but the Tengjia Army will also get

This batch of grain can also be used to attack Jizhou, and then we will die without redemption!"

Xu You said coldly: "It is just a fool's dream to use these grains to contain Lei Gong. Even if Lei Gong follows everyone's idea and wants to get this batch of grain and let us return to Jizhou, Lei Gong has obtained these 5 million stones of grain.

The crisis of Army A's food shortage has been resolved. This batch of food is enough for the Tengjia Army's 200,000-strong army to fight for a year. We are not going to fight Lei Gong when we return to Jizhou. With the strength shown this time, the Tengjia Army will not be able to fight for a year.

It’s enough time for the Tengjia Army to capture the entire Jizhou!”

Xu You's words made everyone break into cold sweat. They were really self-righteous and had never thought about what they would do if Thunder Lord got the food and continued to attack them?

Yuan Shao immediately asked: "Then what should we do? Burn all this batch of grain without leaving a grain of grain for Lei Gong?"

All the generals present felt a sense of pity. Today's big men are very short of food, and now they have to burn millions of stones of food!

Xu You thought for a while and said: "The best way is to leave some soldiers to guard these grains, use these grains to negotiate with Lei Gong so that we can safely exit Youzhou, and then burn all the grains. In this way, Lei Gong

We won’t be able to continue attacking Jizhou!”

Everyone looked at Xu You in surprise. With such a vicious plan, Lei Gong could still let the people behind him go. This was not to kill the remaining soldiers!

Yuan Shao heard Xu You's plan and found that it was the best way to change their current situation! But the only troublesome thing was to arrange the soldiers and generals after the break. It almost took a dead soldier to complete such a task. After all, the 5 million stones of grain were burned.

, will definitely make Thunder God furious, and the fate of the soldiers and generals left behind can be imagined!

Anyone who is not an idiot would not be able to actually follow Xu You's plan. Soldiers with more conscience will not burn this batch of food for their own lives. The worst case scenario is that the soldiers left behind betray them. In this way, not only will Lei Gong get the food,

Even they couldn't escape the pursuit of Thunder Lord!

Yuan Shao looked at the generals around him, but it was a pity that the army avoided Yuan Shao's gaze, and no one was willing to stay! And Yuan Shao's prestige was not as good as Huangfu Song's, so it would be difficult for him to get these generals to do it if he stayed and died!

Finally, Xian Yuyin thought for a while and said: "I can bring people to stay, but this batch of food cannot be burned. If it is burned, the lives of those we left behind will not be saved, but I also have a way to prevent the Tengjia Army from getting this batch of food."

food!"

Yuan Shao asked in surprise: "What can we do?"

Yuan Shao knew that Xu You's plan was not very feasible and too dangerous. Even if someone really wanted to stay and live and die with Jixian, Yuan Shao would still worry about whether the person who said this wanted to betray him!

Xian Yuyin said: "We can use food to keep Thunder Lord's army at the foot of Jixian County for 10 days. This time will be enough for everyone to escape to Jizhou. And we can then distribute these food to the people of Jixian County. There are 20 people in Jixian County."

There are more than 10,000 people, and these 5 million shi of food are only more than 20 shi per person, and they can be divided quickly!"

"Lei Gong is the most famous person. The Tengjia Army claims to be a man of justice for heaven. It also uses strict military discipline to prevent the Tengjia Army from harming the people. Why don't they take advantage of the people! And we only need to disperse these grains in the hands of the people, and use Lei Gong

Judging from his past actions, it is definitely impossible for him to collect it from the people again! Then Lei Gong will not have enough food to continue attacking Jizhou!"

Xian Yuyin's family is a powerful force in Youzhou and is deeply rooted in Youzhou, so Xian Yuyin doesn't want to escape, because even if he can escape, his family cannot escape. His family has been connected with the Tengjia Army for a long time.

Well, because his family is from the Hu people, even in Youzhou, there is not much land, only some pastures and caravans. Compared with the land, the Tengjia Army rarely confiscates caravans and pastures, so even if the Tengjia army

The Jia Army occupied Youzhou, and although it had a great impact on his family, it would not completely destroy his family. He hoped to stay in Youzhou relying on his relationship with the Teng Jia Army.

It can even be said that Xian Yuyin is not the only general in Youzhou. After all, the Tengjia Army attacked Youzhou, and the noble families of Youzhou also contributed their efforts. However, these families are all powerful Han people and occupy a lot of land.

, although they were doing business with the Tengjia Army, they did not want the Tengjia Army to divide their family's land, so these generals did not want to stay like Xian Yuyin, but wanted to stay on the Han side. See

See if there is any hope of defeating the Tengjia Army!

Xu You asked: "What if Lei Gong really confiscates these grains and uses them to attack us? This is an opportunity to annihilate our army of hundreds of thousands. It allows Lei Gong to occupy the rich Jizhou. Lei Gong may not be able to adapt!"

Xu You obviously couldn't trust a Youzhou powerhouse like Xian Yuyin, and was worried that he would turn around and sell everyone out!

Xian Yuyin also knew the worries of Xu You and the others, so he could only say helplessly: "Actually, we don't want Lei Gong to occupy Youzhou even more than you do. If the Han Dynasty is really possible to attack again, the entire Youzhou will definitely win food and Jing Cong, no one

I hope my family’s land will be divided!”

Xu You nodded, recognizing Xian Yuyin's words!

Yan Rou smiled bitterly and said: "I hope that the Thunder Lord will be flexible. If he can really change the Tengjia Army, the Tengjia Army will not be so scary. You don't know, because it has treated millions of refugees and the Tengjia Army is short of food, Lei Gong thought of a solution.

Instead of reducing the number of refugees, the people of Bingzhou were asked to hand in food, and the people of Tengjia Army actually handed it over.

Lei Gong set a quota for everyone's food consumption, and he even set an example by placing himself in the lowest level. After being hungry for more than two years, there was no one in the entire Tengjia Army who disobeyed the food quota system, so Tengjia Army

Even though Army A is short of food, no one is starving to death! Such a scene of everyone working together is too scary for the court!"

"If Lei Gong really robbed the people's food in Youzhou, it would be a good thing for the court. From now on, the members of the Tengjia Army will not trust Lei Gong as they do now, and it will be difficult for them to be united as one!"

Xian Yuyin said firmly: "For Lei Gong, he would rather lose these 5 million stones of grain than lose the people's support, so it is impossible for Lei Gong to confiscate these grains!"

Xu You said: "It's not about ten thousand, it's about the unexpected. The harm of Lei Gong losing his credibility will not be revealed until a long time later, but we may lose our lives!"

Xian Yuyin said: "Even if something unexpected happens, we have distributed all the food to the people. If Lei Gong wants to collect the food, it will not be able to be collected in a short time. With such a long time, I am afraid that Jizhou will have done it long ago."

Being prepared to deal with Thunder Lord is much better than our current situation of being annihilated by the Tengjia Army at any time!"

Yuan Shao thought for a long time and then said: "How many troops do you need to garrison Jixian?"

Xian Yuyin thought for a while and said: "Ten thousand is enough. I will find a way to hold Lei Gong for ten days. After ten days, we will surrender to Lei Gongcheng. I hope the general will arrive in Jizhou as soon as possible!"

Yuan Shao bowed his hands and said, "I leave my safety to the general!"

Other generals also saluted and said: "Thank you, General Xianyu, for helping me wait until the end. We will definitely repay each other in the future!"

Yan Rou thought for a moment and said, "I'll stay and help General Xianyu!"

Although Yan Rou was a captain, his background was very humble. He was captured by the Xianbei people since he was a child and became their horse slave. Later, he tried his best to escape from the Xianbei tribe and returned to the Han Dynasty. Because he was familiar with the Xianbei people, he was attracted by Liu Yu

He was appreciated and became the captain of Youzhou, but he knew that if he went to the hinterland of the Han Dynasty with such a background, he would not be taken seriously by the powerful nobles of the Han Dynasty, and he might even be used as cannon fodder. Yan Rou felt that he would not accept it.

The nobles and nobles of the Han Dynasty were so angry that they might as well take this opportunity to stay in Youzhou!

Yuan Shao thought for a while and said: "Since Lieutenant Yan wants to come and stay, he will assist General Zuo Xian in the defense of Jixian!"

After they discussed it, Yuan Shao continued to lead his soldiers to retreat towards Zhuojun!

But Xian Yuyin asked the soldiers to throw a full 1,000 shi of grain from the gate of Ji County!

Sun Qing felt baffled when he saw this scene!

Xian Yuyin stood on the city wall and shouted to Sun Qing: "Please also ask Commander Qu of the Tengjia Army to come up and talk to you!"

Sun Qing went up and said: "Xian Yuyin, you are at the end of your rope. If you want to survive, surrender is your only way out!"

Xian Yuyin smiled and said: "Jixian is where the army's granary is located. There are nearly millions of grains in Ji County. I want to use this grain to make a deal with Lei Gong Qushuai. You stay in Jixian for 10 days so that our army can return."

When we get to Jizhou, as long as Commander Lei Gongqu agrees, I will be willing to offer these grains to you with both hands!"

Sun Qing was very excited when he heard about the millions of stones of grain. Just as Yuan Shao and the others expected, the Tengjia Army was now extremely short of food. Zhang Baiqi had been urging Xu Wei to end the war, because the Tengjia Army's granary really couldn't carry it.

Come on, the food in the hands of the Tengjia Army is only enough for the Tengjia Army for 3 months. It can barely survive until the summer harvest. However, because the struvite is cut off, Zhang Baiqi is not sure what the output of winter wheat will be this year.

If the yield falls to one stone per acre before the application of struvite, then even if the Tengjia Army members will not starve to death this year, they will not survive next year. If there is another natural disaster, hundreds of thousands of people in Bingzhou will starve to death.

, but millions of people may starve to death.

Now Zhang Baiqi has nightmares every day, dreaming that a natural disaster occurs in Bingzhou, and the entire Tengjia Army becomes victims of the disaster, eating up everything in Bingzhou.

For Zhang Baiqi, the most important thing now is not to fight the Han army, but to open up the Sanggan River as soon as possible and import struvite from overseas in Youzhou to solve the food crisis! Nothing else is important!

Zhang Baiqi's sense of crisis was conveyed to the generals on the front line, and Sun Qing also knew about the food crisis of the Tengjia Army. Now there are really millions of stones of food, which can solve the big problem of the Tengjia Army.

!

Sun Qing stopped smiling and said: "You are at the end of your rope. Surrender is your only way out. But seeing that you have left behind these millions of stones of food, I can plead with Commander Qu to exempt you from punishment.

Let you live in Youzhou as normal people, so you don’t have to leave your hometown!"

Xian Yuyin shook his head and said: "The conditions given by Qu Shuai are too bad. I didn't expect that the food in our hands is so worthless! Then what's the use of keeping it? It's better to burn it!"

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the soldiers on the city wall kept throwing torches on the pile of grain. Soon the thousands of stones of grain were igniting into a raging fire. The whole air was filled with the smell of the grain, making the soldiers of the Tengjia Army swallow their saliva.

Then I looked at the burned food with distress!


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