The news that Lu Bu and Sun Ce were blocked by pottery merchants in Duchang County came back to Yuan Shu's ears, shocking the legitimate son of the Yuan family once again.
Lu Bu, Sun Ce... these two groups of troops couldn't defeat the Jinling Army.
Could it be that the little thief named Tao and his soldiers are all reincarnations of gods and demons?
Yuan Shu went to Yan Xiang to discuss a solution.
"The Tao family's little thieves are becoming more and more powerful in battle. Even if they defeated Yuan in the battle of Ruxuwu, now even Lu Bu and Sun Ce combined are no match for him... What should happen now, Lord Yan,
I want to personally lead the army with Sun Ce and Lu Bu to fight against the pottery merchants, what do you think?"
Yan Xiang shook his head and consoled him: "Now that Lu and Sun Xin have been defeated and their morale is low, Ming Gong leads his troops to fight against Taoshang again. Even if he wins, the loss will be too great, which is not conducive to Ming Gong's hegemony. The current plan is still
Quan Qi held fast to Nanchang and confronted the pottery merchants in the north of Yuzhou, and then sent people to Hebei to join forces with Yuan Shao, attack from the north and the south, and divide the land of Xuzhou equally..."
"What!"
After hearing this, Yuan Shu became furious and stuttered a bit: "It's ridiculous for you to ask me to unite with that Yuan family's slave!"
Yan Xiang patiently advised Yuan Shu: "The current situation in the world is no longer the same as before. All the forces in the world have become established. Yuan Benchu occupied Jizhou and Bingzhou, and now he is planning the land of Qingzhou. His strength is not weak, but his two former
With only Cao Cao and Tao Shang in his arms, they are now enemies of each other. The Tao family has occupied eight counties and has become full-fledged. This is true for Ming Gong, and it is also true for Yuan Shao... It should not be you now.
When you are entangled in the old grudges between brothers, you should think of brotherly love and work together to help the world."
Yuan Shu looked very unhappy and said nothing.
Obviously, he could not accept Yan Xiang's suggestion.
Yan Xiang sighed and continued to comfort: "The two heroes of the Yuan family have always been against each other. Just imagine that with the power and prestige of Yuan Shao and Ming Gong, if the brothers worked together and echoed from the north to the south, the world might have been stable long ago, and
Why wait until we are in such a passive situation today?"
Yuan Shu thought carefully for a while, but in the end he still failed to cross the threshold in his heart.
Let him take the initiative to find Yuan Shao Lianhe, he can't let go of his airs.
Even if the two Yuans united, at least Yuan Shao would have to take the initiative to ask him.
"No!"
Yuan Shu finally came to the conclusion: "For me to unite with that slave, it would be better to kill me. There is no need to mention this matter again... He immediately ordered Liu Xun to collect grain and grass in Huainan and transport it to Nanchang. He was going to be here with Tao.
The little thief plays a protracted game to see how long he can hold on."
Yan Xiang felt deeply regretful when he saw that Yuan Shu did not accept his words.
"Ming Gong, our Jiujiang County has heavy taxes and too many troops. Coupled with Lu Bu's army's new investment, the pressure has increased a lot... The current food supply is already at its limit. Even if we force the recruitment again, I'm afraid it will be too much."
You may not be able to gain anything.”
Yuan Shu pondered for a long time and said: "Then we will collect grain from Yuzhang County!"
Yan Xiang hurriedly said: "Mr. Yuan, no, although Yuzhang County is vast, it is a remote place, the people's livelihood is not rich, and the population is not large. When Ming Gong takes over Nanchang, his priority should be to appease the people and win over the people...
"
"You are so confused!" Yuan Shu waved his hand impatiently and said: "There are not many Han people in Yuzhang County, but aren't there still those Baiyue tribes? These foreigners usually do not enter the county household register.
, both lacking taxes and not paying food, Yuan came to Yuzhang this time and had to clean up their problems. In this troubled time, it is time for them to make some contributions to the court."
Yan Xiang panicked when he heard this.
He quickly dissuaded Yuan Shu and said: "The Baiyue are strong and easy to rebel. The Ming Dynasty must not push them too hard. To deal with them, you need to use both kindness and power. You need to plan it slowly and plan a proper strategy. If the method is too hasty, once there is a change,
, I regret it too much..."
"What a joke! Who dares to rebel?" Yuan Shu sneered: "He is just a troublemaker. He is the legitimate son of the fourth and third princes of Yuan Mou. How can he levy some grain tax on them? This matter is settled like this. You don't have to worry about it. I will let Le handle the matter later.
That’s it.”
Yan Xiang tried hard to persuade him, but Yuan Shu had already made up his mind and refused to pee on him at all.
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With Nanchang City as the center, Yuan Shu began to collect counties in the south, including Haihun, Jiancheng, Nancheng, Yichun, Luling, Anping, Ancheng and other counties. Both Han and Yue tribes began to impose grain and grass taxes.
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The pottery merchants based themselves on Duchang County to appease the people and common people, and conquered Poyang, Pengze, Chaisang, Liling and other counties in the north of Yuzhang County.
In the huge Yuzhang County, one in the south and one in the north, the two major princes expanded each other's sphere of influence, forming a faint confrontation.
Because of the need to consolidate the counties to the north of Yuzhang, Tao Shang's generals have gone to various places around Duchang County in recent days to appease the people, and he himself is personally responsible for appeasing the people in Duchang County.
The grain harvests in Jinling City and Hangzhou City have been greater than before in recent years. Mainly because after many failed experiments, hybrid rice finally made a breakthrough. The growth cycle and maturity rate are faster, and it has reached the level of at least two crops a year.
The people's livelihood in Danyang County, including Xuzhou, is becoming more and more prosperous, and the amount of taxes and grain payments is also increasing day by day.
The soldiers under the pottery merchant would dispatch grain and fodder from Jinling City instead of collecting grain locally, because they had no shortage of grain at all.
With this foundation, the pottery merchant decided to open a warehouse in Duchang County to store grain in order to quickly establish his prestige and win the hearts and minds of the people in Yuzhang County.
On this day, the pottery merchant, Xu Chu, Pei Qian, Pei Guang and others posted notices at the entrance of the granary to open warehouses to help the people.
For a time, people from Duchang County and surrounding villages and pavilions flocked to the pottery. Everyone was grateful to the pottery merchant.
Opening warehouses to help the people, unless there is a flood disaster, is generally very reluctant to do so by those in power. It’s not that those in power don’t care about the people, it’s just that once the warehouses are emptied, their ability to govern this year will inevitably decline.
Will be stretched thin, including road construction, bridge construction, urban construction, land opening and other important political matters cannot be developed at all... The productivity of ancient society was low, and the annual tax was only so little. If you do this, you will definitely do it.
Nothing else.
But it is obvious that Mr. Tao's current situation is very different from that of other people in power.
Mr. Taiping is not short of money!
In front of the granary, all the people shouted "Thank you Tao Taifu, thank Tao Taiping, thank you Mr. Taiping" and other words. For a moment, the mountains roared and the tsunami roared, and the crowd worshiped collectively. The pottery merchant stood on the high platform and waved to everyone vigorously.
Time's reputation has actually been achieved.
The feeling of being loved by others is indeed different!
It’s so cool! I am indeed a gentleman!
"Folks! You have suffered! This time Tao raised troops to Yuzhang, not for the city, but to drive away the violent Yuan and bring prosperity to this place. After repelling the Yuan thieves, Tao will definitely not stay here to disturb everyone.
, we will definitely withdraw our troops and return to Jinling, and we will not touch a single thing belonging to the people of Yuzhang County... Just rest assured."
After hearing the potter's cry, many people shouted that they would not allow the potter to leave.
"Master, please! Please stay!"
"Young Master Taiping loves the people like his own son. It is our blessing to be able to live under his rule!"
"The Taifu is a rare gentleman in this world. We, the common people, are willing to follow the Taifu to the death."
"Please don't abandon us, Master!"
"If Mr. Taiping leaves and the traitor Yuan comes back later, what should we do?"
"Master, I want to marry you!"
The pottery merchant turned to Xu Chu and Pei Qian and said, "Did you see it? This is public opinion! Look at this voice, it's so real!"
Xu Chu and Pei Qian looked at each other, not knowing how to answer this question.
Seeing the two people's dumbfounded expressions, the pottery merchant couldn't help but let out a long sigh, feeling worried about their wisdom.
All the smart generals were released, leaving only these two stupid things.
One is called a tiger idiot, and the other is a famous thief and prodigal. Look at the two of them, they really have no eyesight at all.
"You should applaud!" the pottery merchant reminded them.
"oh!"
Only then did Xu Chu and Pei Qian react.
They clapped their hands and signaled to the Tiger Guards behind them, and saw all the soldiers applauding enthusiastically to congratulate the potter on his actions and prestige.
The pottery merchant nodded with satisfaction, this is what he said!
This is how a leader who is loved by the people should be treated.
At this moment, among the crowd in the audience, a voice that was extremely inconsistent with the harmonious theme sounded in the audience, like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing a ripple.
"The potter is a thief! Look, I will kill you today!"