On May 15th, only five days after the battle between Cangting and Dongwuyang, Dongjun was fully recovered. Gongsun Xun had no reason to occupy those county towns anymore, so he immediately gathered more than 20,000 prisoners.
The whole army came to the big city of Puyang, the capital of Dongjun County, to assemble.
By this time, Gongsun Xun already knew that Guan Yu had taken in a young horse thief named Pan Zhang, and also knew that a man named Yu Du had killed the Dong'a County magistrate to avenge Wang Du... but he felt sad for a moment.
But I'm afraid it was just a sigh. He handed over the divine white horse to Guan Yunchang, told him to educate Pan Zhang well, and reported the news of the death of Dong'e County Magistrate to the central government. The rest could only be like that.
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if not?
In fact, although Gongsun Xun himself could not be said to be depressed after that battle, he seemed to be unable to let go of it for a long time. Under such circumstances, he had no time to express his feelings even after Liu Bei received such a deep stab, let alone Pan Zhang.
Woolen cloth?
It is said that when he entered Puyang City that day, the handsome man with five senses went to visit the wounded and sick who were placed there...of course, including Liu Xuande who was unlucky or lucky...and then hurriedly
He returned to the official temple of the county government occupied by him and led all the officers and civil servants in the army to listen to a long report from the army commander Shi Wangxiu.
The report was very long, but whether it was the elimination of prisoners, selection, establishment, or the discussion of the military merits of each department, everything went smoothly.
This is not to say that these arrogant soldiers are all good people and are unwilling to care about things that are related to their honor and practical benefits.
It means:
First of all, there is indeed something commendable about Wang Shuzhi, and he is generally fair;
Secondly, these officers who can come to the hall and find a stool to sit on all start with at least 600 stone Qu Junhou. For them, the most important 'personal promotion' is actually only controlled by Gongsun Xun and the center.
There is no point in talking nonsense here... but in fact, Gongsun Xun's recommendation and description of their military merits had been sent to the capital a few days ago;
Thirdly, after all, after that battle, Gongsun Xun's prestige in this army has reached a certain level. In front of him, no one dares to act recklessly! In addition, Gongsun Xun has been acting aggressively in the past few days.
He rarely showed a smile, so Cao Mengde sat there obediently, watching his nose and heart, not daring to talk nonsense!
Therefore, this large-scale military meeting seemed calm until the end, until Wang Xiu suddenly read out a series of numbers at the end!
"How much?" Gongsun Xun, who was almost drowsy and asleep, was suddenly startled.
"Eighteen cities in one county, plus the Cangting camp of the bandit army, obtained a total of more than 300 jins of gold, more than 500 jins of silver, more than 100 pieces of brocade, more than 10,000 pieces of cloth, and more than 300,000 yuan in money."
Wang Xiu held the account book and read it over again. "The rest of the armor and weapons have already been added to the army and cannot be counted. The grain and grass have been piled up too much and have not been counted yet."
The hall was also silent for a moment.
The number was so huge that whether it was Cheng Pu, Guan Yu generals, Lu Fan, Lou Gui, Shen Pei and others, or Cao Mengde who was sitting nearest, or even Gongsun Xun who was used to seeing large sums of money, they all couldn't bear it at this time.
There was a moment of silence.
After a long time, the Chijie Zhonglang general asked seriously: "Uncle, why do you still have so much money and silk? When I conquered Goguryeo that day, although there were a lot of gold and silver treasures, the money and silk were not as good as here.
, but it seems not worth mentioning!"
"Junhou." Wang Xiu replied seriously after covering up his papers. "Without him, Dongjun is really too rich, and Goguryeo is not comparable."
Gongsun Xun was speechless again.
Of course what Wang Xiu said was the truth. The reason why there were so many seizures was because Dongjun was too rich.
You must know that Dongjun has a population of more than 600,000 and is far more lush than Goguryeo. More importantly, Dongjun spans the Yellow River and has a long and narrow terrain. It is almost located in the center of the Han Dynasty. It is like a first-class thoroughfare on all sides.
Land, where the wealth is.
In such a large county, there are powerful families and wealthy merchants accumulated over hundreds of years. Even if the Yellow Turban Army avoids and woos many powerful families, and even if there are many treasury dens when the city is restored, their profits will be openly shared by grassroots soldiers and local armed forces.
Even though a lot of property was scattered, there was still so much left!
The three words "war wealth" are worthy of the name.
In fact, Gongsun Xun, who kept silent, thought about it for a long time, but in the end he could only laugh dryly: "I never thought that Dongjun was so richer than Goguryeo."
This is a typical nonsense sentence used to cover up a faux pas!
When Cao Mengde saw this, he simply raised his hand and congratulated him: "Wen Qi, why should you think too much? You deserve it."
The generals also congratulated him one after another, without any intention of discussing this huge amount of money.
What does it mean? Why did Gongsun Xun lose his composure? Why did all the generals in the army below Cao Cao congratulate him?
The answer is very simple, because the treasures that Wang Xiu was thinking of, except for the grain, grass, and ordnance at the back that were to be used for the army, the gold, silver, money, and silk in the front were actually Gongsun Xun's private property!
That's right! Many of the rich and powerful people in Dongjun who were involved in the war had accumulated their wealth for more than a hundred years, and even the official treasury, after passing through the Yellow Turban Army, now naturally became Gongsun Xun's 'capture'! Moreover,
The officers and soldiers below have already taken away their share in the process of 'receiving' and 'pursuing' to various counties. The fact that this money appears in Wang Xiu's account book itself shows that it has been paid from scratch.
In the end, according to the rules, it belongs to Gongsun Xun alone!
Moreover, this was acquiesced and even encouraged by the imperial court.
Even this figure that once shocked Gongsun Xun is still reasonable... For example, there are more than 10,000 pieces of cloth, which seems to be a lot, but Dong Zhuo, as Zhang Huan's army commander, independently led the generals to cooperate with Zhang Huan.
After defeating the Qiang people, the imperial court rewarded him with nine thousand pieces of cloth as compensation since he did not directly capture them.
So all in all, Gongsun Xun can dispose of this huge amount of property as he wants without taking any political risks or even moral risks... because at this moment, the entire Han Dynasty has already disposed of this huge amount of property.
The money was recognized as Gongsun Xun's private property.
This is a rule for leading troops in war these days!
"I……"
Gongsun Xun hesitated to speak. He wanted to say something or make some arrangement, but in the end he just waved everyone away and was at a loss for a while.
Such behavior does not mean that Gongsun Xun was dazzled by the money. He has not been so embarrassed! Dong Zhuo, who was not rich, knew that after receiving the reward of nine thousand pieces of cloth, he would not keep any piece of cloth and give it all to his subordinates.
, why is Gongsun Xun, whose family has a billionaire family, so short-sighted?
In fact, if the wealth was a little less, Gongsun Xun might immediately gather the entire army and distribute all the wealth in public to invite military morale.
The reason for hesitation was that the amount of money was indeed much beyond his imagination. In addition, the previous discussion with Cheng Yu about the post-war situation and the scene on the river embankment made this man with five senses come to Dongjun on a mission.
General somewhat developed some sympathy for the people of East County after the war.
Therefore, he instinctively wanted to use this wealth to benefit the local people.
However, the crux of the problem is that in his haste, Gongsun Xun could not think of any way to directly benefit the people at the bottom! Because any method must go through the hands of the local powerful families, and the local powerful families also suffered heavy losses.
, passing through their hands can only mean that they will take away all this property as soon as Gongsun Xun leads the troops... Such a move is meaningless!
Otherwise, you can't just queue up and get paid, right? If that's the case, what do the army sergeants think? If you don't pay us, give it to those people?
"Your Majesty!" Just when Gongsun Xun was frowning in reverie, the guard in front of the hall suddenly reported. "Wang Changshi left and came back again, asking to see your Majesty."
Gongsun Xun's heart moved and he quickly let the other party in.
"Are you thinking about how to use these seizures to help the local people?" Wang Xiu still held his own account books and got straight to the point.
"Please teach me, Uncle Zhi." Gongsun Xun said directly without standing up.
"There is no good way." Wang Xiu said calmly. "Every county in the East County has been wiped out. All powerful families have suffered from military disasters. It is nothing more than different shades. The princes use frivolous money to save the people. You are here to do everything possible.
All is well, once you are ordered to leave, this money will not escape the right hands of the local tycoons."
"You can't just sit back and ignore it, right?" Gongsun Xun frowned even more.
"You might as well share some military rations." Wang Xiu suggested softly.
Gongsun Xun remained silent for a moment.
Seeing this, Wang Xiu hurriedly explained: "These days, I have been floating down the river with the judge Sima. I have seen that both sides of the Yellow River in the entire East County have been poisoned by military disasters. The young crops in the fields have been trampled and destroyed. Not even three out of ten can survive... So many people are dead at this time."
If there are many people, it may not appear that there is famine, but after this year's autumn harvest, there will definitely be trouble! Therefore, no matter how much extravagant wealth the prince keeps, it is not as good as leaving more food in the Puyang treasury."
Gongsun Xun finally nodded slightly and smiled.
He stood up and came to Wang Xiu in the hall, patted him on the shoulder, and gave some encouragement: "Uncle Zhi's benevolence is indeed the only thing he can do. In this case, you go back and calculate and see how much military rations can be spared."
After saying this, he turned around and sat back down.
"Actually, the prince might be able to write to the court to request that Dongjun be exempted from taxes for one year." Wang Xiu couldn't help but continue to remonstrate.
"I already gave this advice to the emperor when I was performing military exploits after the war." Gongsun Xun answered without turning his head. "The angel should be here in the next two days. Just listen to the news!"
"My subordinate is presumptuous." Wang Shuzhi was stunned for a long time, watching the other party sit down calmly, and then he came back to his senses slightly. "But in this case, the Lord has actually done his best, why do I still feel that the Lord's expression is
Buyi, are you unhappy?"
"Because treating the symptoms does not cure the root cause." Gongsun Xun sat down and said frankly. "What you and I said are all just to relieve the temporary difficulties. Even the expedition against the Yellow Turban bandits this time is just an act of scraping away the carrion, and the big man is actually seriously ill...Uncle
What do you think?"
The lobby of the county mansion was deep and vast, and the Yi followers stood in front of the hall with swords to block the way. Therefore, there was no third person in the hall who could hear these words. When Wang Xiu heard these words, he was startled at first, and then remained silent for a long time.
"Why doesn't Shuzhi say anything?" Gongsun Xun asked, staring at the other party.
Wang Xiu held the account book and asked slowly: "How do you want me to answer?"
When Gongsun Xun heard this, he immediately laughed and said: "Since Shuzhi is unwilling to answer, I probably understand your intention... Don't worry, I don't mean to force you, nor do I mean to risk the disdain of the world. I just want to
You know, depending on our age, we will still have a lot to do in the future, and if the current situation disrupts the natural flow of time, are you still willing to follow me?"
"What did the Lord say?" Wang Xiu couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the words. "Since the Lord appointed me to my home in Beihai in the past, our status as monarch and ministers has been determined. From that day on, my subordinates have never thought about it.
I will abandon the monarch and leave! What I am worried about today is just that I am afraid that the monarch will go against the trend and lose his virtue, that's all... You must know that the monarch's previous actions were not in any way disappointing to the world.
Xiu is always proud of this!"
"I definitely understand!" Gongsun Xun also let out a sigh of relief after hearing this, and then stood up again and came to the hall. He smiled and patted the other party's shoulder for the second time. "It's really great to be followed by Shu Zhi.
My Gongsun Xun is lucky! But being recognized by Shu Zhi is what I am most proud of... Shu Zhi, you have to know that the talents under my command now are considered to be of great caliber. I can only ask you about this, is it?
There is a reason."
"I'm ashamed of myself!" Wang Xiu bowed and replied.
"Your Majesty!" At this moment, Yi Cong outside the door raised his voice again to report. "The judge Sima also left and returned, and came again to ask for an audience."
"Invite him in." Gongsun Xun was naturally obedient, but he looked much more energetic.
Wang Xiu stepped back a few steps and stood aside, while Shen Pei Feng Feng Huo Huo came in with his sword in hand. When he saw Wang Xiu here, he was slightly startled. Then he simply ignored him and directly bowed his hands in the hall, and then raised his voice to ask.
: "I wonder what your Majesty plans to do with the seizures?"
"What do Zhengnan think?" Gongsun Xun asked with a smile.
"I am here to give you some advice." Shen Pei said sternly. "If your family is rich, why should you stick to mere possessions? Why not take them all and reward them to the generals in order to comfort the morale of the army!"
"It's true that heroes think alike." Gongsun Xun chuckled again. "Shuzhi also suggested that I do this just now!"
The judge raised his hands to Wang Xiu from a distance, and Wang Xiu also quickly held the account book and leaned forward to face him.
"That's it." Gongsun Xun nodded. "After the central government's decree arrives and the destination is determined, you two will work hard to organize a military parade outside the city. We will take advantage of the situation and reward all the 300 million yuan and 10,000 pieces of cloth.
Get down!"
The judge became even more excited when he heard this, and quickly praised him again: "The generosity of the prince is enough to make the whole world look at you!"
Gongsun Xun smiled and said nothing.
But at this time, the loyal servant outside the door bowed for the third time and reported back: "Your Majesty, Marquis Chengjun is also here."
"Let him in."
Cheng Lian also rushed into the hall in a hurry, and saw Wang Xiu and Wang Xiu who were not familiar with each other. They greeted each other before paying homage to Gongsun Xun in the hall.
"What does this mean?" Gongsun Xun asked with his hands behind his hands and raised his eyebrows.
"I take the liberty of asking you to give me your words..." Cheng Lian lay on the ground and said carefully. "I haven't followed you for several years, but Lian has never forgotten your kindness and will never dare to do anything to you.
No disrespect at all! In the past, the old men of Bingzhou, Wei Yue, Gao Shun, and I all came from poor and humble backgrounds, but now I am the only one without a title given by the emperor. It is really embarrassing!"
"I've prepared it for you, and I'm just waiting for you to come." Gongsun Xun immediately responded proudly. "Incorruptible people live on the sidelines, so let me call you upright! You come out of the country and serve me with bravery as your pawn.
, if you rely on me like this, you won’t achieve much in peacetime. But now that the world is in turmoil, no one can say what will happen in the future... If you can keep your heart in mind, stay upright, and serve me loyally, you will be able to serve me in the future.
Maybe one day I will be able to wear green and purple and honor my ancestors!"
Cheng Lian kowtowed and expressed his gratitude. Wang Xiu held up the scroll without saying a word, and his eyelids twitched as he reviewed the match.
——————I am the dividing line with twitching eyelids————
"In the past, Taizu broke the Yellow Turban in Dongjun and got a huge sum of money. He used his family wealth to scatter it all to the outside world. At that time, Dongjun was washed away by war and was in ruins. Wang Shuzhi privately gave advice to the people in order to seek virtue.
On a few days, Shen Zhengnan also arrived, admonishing him to distribute all the wealth and silk among the superiors and subordinates in order to improve the morale of the army. Taizu thought about it again and again, so he changed his chapter to distribute military rations to the people and distribute wealth and silk among the army. The superiors and inferiors praised him for his virtue."——
"New Book of Yan". Volume 68. Biography 18
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