"Then that's it, I'll be more of a bookish and wise brother this time."
It only took Li Shushi more than an hour to force Dong'a City, which Bu Ji had besieged for more than a month, to force the opponent to raise the white flag. Of course, Li Shushi had the right to dispose of the spoils after the war, and Bu Ji had no objection to this.
All the soldiers in Dong'a City who had caused Bu Ji a lot of trouble were swept away by Li Shushi, leaving no one left for Bu Ji.
Leaving the other side to choose their own people, anyway, whether it is fortune-telling or Li Shushi, all they can produce is the Yellow Turban Army. Because even if Cheng Yu surrendered, he did not forget to destroy the military talismans in the government office.
In fact, Li Shushi has always avoided the number of Yellow Turbans under his command being too large, and he has never stopped diluting the color of the Yellow Turbans in himself. However, in view of the strong combat effectiveness of his troops, Zhang Jiao acquiesced to this small move.
In general, the people did not suffer much loss except having to leave their homes to go to the battlefield with Zheng Buji and Li Shushi. On the contrary, under Li Shushi's distribution, they were able to return to their place of origin and obtain a piece of land for farming.
Presumably, the experiences of the powerful landlords were much more tragic than those of the common people. Confiscating their homes was definitely a minor matter. If they had been a bit more domineering, many common people would have come out to counterattack under Li Shushi's secret instigation, and they would have definitely been more aggressive than Li Shushi.
It also needs to be clean. They are afraid that after Li Shushi leaves, the powerful landlords will take back the land they just acquired.
Therefore, even though Li Shushi was just a bandit in the eyes of the court, as long as the land policy was against him, in the eyes of the people, Li Shushi's troops might be what they expected. I have to say that it is very satisfying to stand on the shoulders of history.
Of course, the landlord class cannot all be killed, and Li Shushi does not intend to become a class enemy. For example, the famous Xue Fang escaped this time by virtue of his huge reputation. And compared with those powerful people who were dismembered, they were able to survive intact
If he preserves his family's real estate and manages it properly after the war, the richest man in Dong'a will have no problems.
It has to be said that although Bu Ji's character is questionable in Li Shushi's opinion, under his restraint, the military discipline of the Yellow Turban Army is pretty good. At least it is much better than the mountain bandits in Yuzhou, perhaps because it is relatively close to Zhangjiao.
Probably a close relationship.
The trophies shared by tens of thousands of Yellow Turban Army soldiers after the war were used for consumption. This massive consumption power immediately boosted the already destroyed economy of Dongga. The direct result of this was that the number of people who volunteered to join the army made Bu Ji
He smiled from ear to ear, and his face became much better towards Li Shushi, the person who came up with the idea.
I'm afraid that the only depressed living person in the entire Dong'e City here is Cheng Yu who is currently trapped in Li Shushi's formation. Oh no, he should be called Cheng Li now. This uncle who originally planned to kill Cheng Ren was used by Li Shushi as Xue Fang's
After threatening their property and life, looking at the powerful landlords who had their families wiped out by speculators, they had no choice but to accept Li Shushi's conditions and join the den of thieves.
The only thing that Li Shushi regretted was the strategist troops under Cheng Yu. What we have to admit in this era is that the popularization rate of knowledge is so low that even the western mountainous areas of modern China may not be able to compete. Of course, compared with the European Middle Ages,
That's more than enough. Cheng Yu is a top student who graduated from a "prestigious school", so all his subordinates can afford the tuition.
A large part of these people have been taken care of by the red-eyed people, and it is obvious that the remaining three or two kittens cannot join Li Shushi's army, which is almost labeled as a "class enemy".
"I said, Uncle Zhongde, don't look so sad. Look at Dong'a now. Aren't there a lot of heartfelt smiles on the faces of the people? Well, well, well, let's reorganize the wealth that was originally concentrated in the hands of a few people.
Distributing and stimulating consumption is the best solution for national stability, otherwise a large amount of wealth concentrated in the hands of a few people will only bring social instability."
"Although I don't understand some of the words, what you said is not unreasonable. But you have to understand that a family will never exist alone in this world. I'm afraid that once you leave, families in other areas will settle accounts with these people.
ah."
After seeing Li Shushi's approach, Cheng Yu had to admit that this method was very easy to win the support of the people. And compared with those illusory righteousness, this method was more able to gain the support of the people and would not be lost due to the change of rulers.
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"Haha, do you think that when you get something and an unrelated person comes to ask for it, you will return it to that person, even if the thing does not originally belong to you. The people have already received the sweetness, and human nature is greedy.
In order to protect the benefits they have received, the energy burst out by those who have lost hope in life is absolutely terrifying."
Seeing Cheng Yu's intention to refute, Li Shushi shook his hand at him, took a sip of water and continued.
"And to tell you the truth, the Yellow Turbans riot was actually planned by the man from Luoyang. Don't be in a hurry to refute me. I'll do the calculations for you. I'll give you your opinion after you hear my calculations.
Not too late."
Seeing Cheng Yu's anal fissure, oh no, Uncle Ganglie seemed a little dissatisfied with Li Shushi's slander against the emperor, so Li Shushi had no choice but to use his lord's authority to suppress the other party's dissatisfaction.
"Let's first talk about the losses caused by the Yellow Turbans' turmoil. You see, for the imperial court, the most important losses were taxes, corvees and related income in the war-torn areas during the war, as well as the food, grass and equipment consumed during the war.
Attrition, of course, there are also the pensions and rewards for soldiers after victory, the tax losses from enfeoffments after the promotion of generals, and the increase in salaries."
Cheng Yu thought for a while, nodded and agreed with Li Shushi's statement, and added another point: "The comfort of the refugees caused by the war."
"That's right. Then let's calculate the income of the imperial court. Those local officials deposited a large amount of grain, grass and money into private treasury. These things are not available to the imperial court. But after the war subsided, who did the money go to?
In the treasury?"
Cheng Yu just wanted to refute, but suddenly he thought of the astonishing private treasury of Dong'a County Magistrate who had long since escaped and was missing, and the retort he wanted to say suddenly got stuck in his throat. Don't forget, he robbed the county magistrate's private treasury in the first place.
It was he and Xue Fang who replenished the military supplies. Seeing that Cheng Yu, who originally wanted to refute, suddenly fell silent and looked a little depressed, he guessed it.
"It seems that the same situation exists in Dong'e County, so don't tell me that the property in the private treasury will belong to the new local officials. It is the imperial court, because these properties that have not been registered in the original books will be the spoils of war after the war.
Naturally, they returned to the imperial court. Many local aristocratic families were also captured by these Yellow Turbans.
If the army kills them, then whose land and treasures belong to them? Or the imperial court. Even if they are divided by us, the imperial court can obtain more taxes and people from these divided lands than in the hands of powerful men, so whether it is for appeasement
The people's will is still to increase taxes, and the court will recognize these fait accompli, right?"
Seeing Cheng Yu's face gradually changing color, Li Shushi was in a very happy mood at this time. The big liar was indeed an invincible existence.
"In addition, the imperial court also has a very good financial source, which is the various captives obtained after the victory, whether they are soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army, ordinary people who were carried away, or soldiers of the imperial court. Most people with no background will
To become a domestic slave, a domestic slave also needs to be bought. Especially after the baptism of this turmoil, that is,
Even in order to protect themselves, each family had to work hard to strengthen their own forts and cultivate more private soldiers and local warriors. In this way, the court made a small profit from it. Therefore, the court may have lost a little at that time.
But the compensation is not much. As long as the land obtained after the war can be used, the court will definitely make a profit without losing anything."
Cheng Yu did not expect that Li Shushi would settle accounts like this, and his surprise was palpable: "I didn't expect that my lord is so good at calculation. If you become a businessman, all the shops may be closed down. Zhongde admires him."
I looked at Cheng Yu with a smile: "Uncle Zhongde, you don't understand the way of business at first glance. There is a saying that 'a single tree cannot make a forest'. If all the shops are closed, I will not be far away."
Already."
Seeing that Cheng Yu had been successfully fooled, Li Shushi lost no time in continuing to attack.
"All the calculations I mentioned above are not immediately apparent. Many projects will take ten years or even longer to appear. But I am afraid that if there is a major turmoil in the court during this period, not only will more expenditures be required
, and it will also worsen the country’s finances, which were already improving. So, the person in Luoyang made a risky move.”
Although Cheng Yu was just a scholar and not good at financial issues, his political acumen was something even a nerd like Li Shushi couldn't match. So he nodded in agreement with Li Shushi's statement without hesitation.
"And I don't know if Uncle Zhongde has heard of Jingzhou Tongyuan and Bingzhou Li Yan." Li Shushi continued to play his cards.
"Both of these two men are our loyal and loyal men. It's a pity that the year has not changed, otherwise they would be comparable to flying generals."
I have to say that this was really beyond Li Shushi's expectation. He didn't expect Cheng Yu to be a fan of Old Man Tong and his cheap grandpa. Seeing Cheng Yu's eyes shining, Li Shushi suddenly felt that he didn't want to say what he said before.
It doesn't matter.
"Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong outside the door are the direct disciples of Mr. Tong Yuan, and I am the successor of the mantle that Mr. Tong Yuan is looking for for his junior brother Li Yangong. Speaking of which, Mr. Tong nodded and agreed to come to help Zhang Jiao this time.
of."
Hearing Li Shushi's words, Cheng Yu was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly.
"My lord, there is no need to say these things. Since I have decided to follow you, I will never go back on my words, so you don't need to say these things."
"Don't you believe it?"
"No, I just feel that once my lord's actions are known to interested people, I'm afraid there will be some trouble."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Li Shushi patted Cheng Yu's back vigorously. Of course, he originally wanted to pat his shoulder. "Uncle Zhongde, we can definitely trust him. So, I will treat Uncle Zhongde more in the future."
Please give me some advice."
"Thank you immediately for your lord's trust, and the hard work of dogs and horses will be rewarded." Cheng Yu is also a very knowledgeable person.
But speaking of it, Li Shushi’s formation now has an alchemist, a horse strategist, a strategist, and a troublesome tsundere loli who doesn’t know what profession he is but is suspected to be very powerful. It seems that the civilian army is short of a Taoist priest.
, this more or less made Li Shushi look forward to Jia Xu even more.
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