The Rise of the Three Kingdoms from the Ten Changshi Rebellion

Chapter 231 Tools
For a time, the rule of Jiangdong's four major families began to waver.Because it would neither hurt the bones nor hurt Sun Ce's reform strength, the four major families had to compromise.

Sun Ce is full of energy, sweeping the world, sweeping the world, and sweeping the Yangtze River.

Compared with the euphoria of the grandson, Liu Biao and Liu Zhang of the old royal family are going through a difficult time.

Liu Biao and Liu Zhang, who followed the old system of the Han Dynasty, did not survive the war of power. The literati and poets of the two places gathered together, and all walks of life also prospered.It seems that it must be a paradise on earth, but in fact, the inner troubles are endless.

Let’s talk about Liu Biao first.He is 61 years old.He is not as energetic as he was when he was younger.All he has is an old and frail body, and a tough, tough housework.

At that time, Liu Biao came to power alone, succeeding Wang Zhui as governor of Jingzhou.Conquered the Cai family from Jingzhou by means of marriage, and at the same time used the Kuai brothers to deter the Cai family, and finally became the governor of Jingzhou.But just as the old man was about to be buried, this family matter made him extremely anxious.

According to the usual practice, the only one who can inherit him is the eldest son Liu Qi.It's just that Liu Qi is modest and cowardly by nature.Can he really keep Jingzhou as his heir?Assuming that keeping him is one thing, the question is whether the situation can be stabilized after his death.

In addition, Cai Guoqiang continued to encourage his elder brother Cai Wei to support his son Liu Zong to ascend the throne.At the same time, he killed Liu Qi several times.After the failure, he probably met Liu Qi, and his reputation was ruined, which made Liu Biao doubt whether Liu Qi could survive.before entering the soil.

Do you want to deal with it?Almost all of Jinzhou's military power is in the hands of Cai Tao.Zhang Yun, commander of the navy, was called Cai's loyal dog.The only ones who can be used are Liu Pan's nephew and veteran Wang Wei's subordinates.It's a pity that one of them can't fire at close range, and there are very few soldiers under him in his old age.

So Liu Biao also has a headache, or is it appropriate to replace Liu Zong?As long as the real estate is arranged for Liu Li, even if he dies, he can count on the real estate to live a stable life, right?

At this time, Liu Biao checked the tax situation in Jingzhou.At that moment, he vomited three liters of blood and fell unconscious on the ground. If the servant girl hadn't found out and recovered soon, Liu Biao would have returned to the west long ago.

Why is this happening?

Just because he checked Jingzhou's tax situation in recent years, he suddenly found a lot of news that shocked him:
There are many shops in Xiangyang City, and the products are amazing, but the biggest problem is that most of the products here are from Zhang Lubu.Jinzhou is still on the dining table, leaving only some low-value local dishes.

Although these shops can also bring him a lot of tax revenue, in Jingzhou, where business is scarce, the number of freelancers in the area has fallen to a dire level.The worst thing is that the masters responsible for making weapons for Jinzhou soldiers also moved to Zhang Luba, and Zhang Luba imported all the weapons in the past two years.

Jinzhou people can eat salt without fear, but the salt tax has been zero for three years.In other words, almost all the snow salt sold in Jingzhou is smuggled.But it happened that this piece of smuggled snow salt was hung out.

The most important thing is that he vomited blood, and a large number of luxury goods flooded the market, making Jinzhou officials mostly live a luxurious life.How to use official salary to achieve a higher quality of life?As a result, assisting in smuggling, embezzling public funds, accepting bribes, and using power for personal gain have become the norm, and illegal crimes are actually directly regulated by the law!

Although Jinzhou still looks so peaceful, people's life is still smooth.In fact, the people downstairs are already complaining that the officials and the vegetarian dishes in the corpses are completely superficial and even more disgusting.

There is salvation in everything, and when the inflection point comes, riots are absolutely inevitable.Add to that three years of running budget deficits, and it will be a challenge to pay for it with everyday silver, let alone suppress popular uprisings.

Liu Biao woke up for the first time, with tears streaming down his face.The huge Jinzhou that has been worked hard in the past is now like a building that is about to collapse. It is full of flaws and there is no time to collapse.

Sadness and anger aside, at least Liu Biao is not dead yet.He shoulders the task of a new father, which is to try his best to rule Jingzhou steadily until his heir can support Jingzhou.

Compared with Liu Biao, Liu Zhang's life is miserable, but not too bad.

After all, there are many difficulties in getting in and out of Basha. Even if a caravan wants to get in, it often takes more than six months to get in and out.Coupled with the constant robbery in the high mountains and between the mountains, only three or four of the ten caravans were able to reach the Kingdom of Shu safely.

So while it's filled with tons of cheap stuff, the economics haven't had much of an impact.Liu Zhang's headache is politics.

My son has lived in Chang'an for several years.The first two years were fine, and there were still a few letters to answer.There has been almost no news in the past two years, and it is not known whether he is still alive.

If so, then I'm done, and eventually, my son can go on to have kids.I bloom in spring and autumn, and my wife and concubines are also very strong. I gave birth to two children in a few years.

There was only one thing that depressed him the most, and that was Chang'an's increase of troops in Hanzhong.Silian Jin Machao led [-] cavalry from Cilian, younger brothers Ma Dai and younger brother Ma Xu, and [-] elite infantry Chen Binyang guarded there.At the same time, General Zhang Liao led Cao Xing, Song Xiangjia and other deputy generals in Chen Yiguan, and could launch an offensive against the Shu area.

If Chen Bin was fine, Liu Zhang, the boss of Chang'an, would not be able to guess.Everyone should be a relative, so the first thing to do is to fight the rebels such as Yuan Shao and Zhang Lubu.What was it like when you attacked yourself for the first time?

Fighting is okay.While I don't like violence, I'm not, right?But the problem is that they are the emperor of the real brand. If he issues an order as a thief, even if he becomes a traitor, the originally obedient family will probably leave.

Why did you say that?Quite simply, if you win, of course you get nothing.But once she loses, those who follow her to fight the family are "thieves" in name.It can be big or small, different people have different opinions, that's all easy to say.If you don't know yourself, certainly don't expect to preserve the wealth your ancestors built up over the years.

In this world of self-cultivation and self-cultivation, do you expect the officials of these aristocratic families to follow them after death?Even if Liu Zhang is a fool, doesn't he know that although he has been the prefect of Yizhou in the past few years, he is actually a stomping tool in the hands of these aristocratic families?
For this I have a headache, the days have not been published!The only thing that can be expected is that the soldiers in Chang'an just had a whim to make the soldiers here stronger.The war or something is just a joke.

Liu Biao and Liu Zhang were worried about their problems, but Yuan Shao, who lived in Hebei, was now full of joy.

"How are you preparing? Yuan Shao asked Zhu Shou in a special post, and Zhu Shou reported while reading official documents.

"Everything is ready. Zhang Yan, who was wandering around the mountains, has surrendered. Han Meng and Yu Yi have also settled in Huguan, preparing to attack Shandong! At the same time, Yang Liangwen and Zhou can attack Pingyuan and Baima at any time..." Although Du Chu I don't support Yuan Shaonan, but Yuan Shao has repeatedly ignored their excuses, so he can do what he can and try to arrange everything as well as possible.

"What about weapons?

"After the master's inspection, it was confirmed that Zhang Lubu's thin steel was obtained through coal smelting. After the master's efforts, a large amount of steel was released, and the corporals completed the restoration;!

"Very good, continue to prepare. The autumn harvest is when our army goes south!" Yuan Shao put the paintbrush in his hand at this time, his eyes were full of indignation.

(End of this chapter)