Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

The rest of the officials saw this scene, but they did nothing, because none of them were from Jingzhou. Although they had family members in Jingzhou, their family business was not there. It was natural not to be generous to others and do things for Jingzhou people before Li Yi made a statement. make a decision.

However, this does not mean that they do not pay attention to this matter, because although this is a matter of Jingzhou, it also represents Li Yi's thoughts and attitudes, and they cannot but care.

Li Yi tapped his fingers lightly and remained silent.

Li Yi had thought about similar things before and was very tempted, but because of the resistance in it, Li Yi never put it into action, but he didn't want Kuai Liang to bring it up before him.

Aristocratic families are greedy, or human nature is inherently greedy. Most of the means of production such as fields are in the hands of local aristocratic families.

Under Li Yi's command alone, there are not a few families whose land properties are calculated in thousands of acres, and there are many more. For example, Kuai Liang and Cai Mao are the top clans in Jingzhou.

As for the top families in the world, such as the Yuan family in Runan, Li Yi doesn't know how many lands they have, but most of the local fields belong to them, so many that they can't even count.

Under normal circumstances, for the government, it doesn't matter how much land the landlord's family has. Anyway, they plant more and pay more, just like enterprises of later generations. As long as they pay taxes honestly, they are not afraid of you becoming bigger.

But the question is will the family be so honest?

For example, the Kuai family, it is said that they own more than 2000 mu of land, but Li Yi checked, and the Kuai family was registered by the government, but only [-] mu of land. In this regard, it is not wrong to say that they are moths on the big man Pass.

Of course, the Kuai family's actions were not aimed at Li Yi. They wanted to cheat under his nose. They stole a little this year, hid some next year, and accumulated "family heritage" year after year.

And it’s not just the Kuai family who do this, all the aristocratic families in the world basically do this, so a ridiculous situation arises, no matter how the government digs up wasteland and encourages farming, in the end, the land that can be taxed every year is less and less, the country Assets continued to be lost, until finally the "capital chain" was broken, disrupting the great man's country.

Naturally, Li Yi would not turn a blind eye to such a vicious disease. He had always thought about solving this problem, but this chronic disease had penetrated into his bones. As long as he did it, it would be easy to push the aristocratic families at the end of the Han Dynasty, that is, the intellectuals at the end of the Han Dynasty, to the opposite side. The risk is too great, too tiring, Li Yi easily doesn't want to do that.

In Li Yi's plan, the best way is to wait until the world is settled, and he will use his prestige to unify the world to prepare a "miracle" and invite representatives of those aristocratic families to come to watch the ceremony. Give both kindness and strength, and re-establish the rules for the family, let them spit out what they shouldn't eat, so that the turmoil should be minimized.

However, Kuai Liang is now proposing to let the aristocratic families in Jingzhou move to Yanzhou. In the process, it is natural to replace them according to the land registered by the government. Not to mention one-to-one, even if it is slightly more favorable, Li Yi is empty-handed. It is definitely a clever plan to get quite a lot of land, and the vacant land in Yanzhou will be cultivated by someone so that it will not be wasted.

However, those Jingzhou aristocratic families suffered great losses, and they were unwilling to do anything. Jingzhou was the base of Li Yiqi's family, and other places were fine. Jingzhou must not be messed up.

Li Yi thought about this matter for a while, didn't say anything, just looked at Kuai Liang quietly, Kuai Liang was never a reckless person, since he dared to raise this matter, Li Yi thought he must have something to say later.

Sure enough, Kuai Liang felt that Li Yi was almost thinking, so he took the initiative to say: "Please rest assured, my lord, as long as my lord nods, my subordinates are willing to do their best to make this happen."

Everyone couldn't help but glance at Kuai Liang. Before, some people thought that a military adviser and a governor of the Kuai family were a bit too much, but now it seems that Li Yi's reuse is indeed right, because who can do it for Li Yi like others? What about offending the world?

Li Yi took a deep breath and asked, "How are you going to do it?"

It was an inquiry, not a direct rejection. In fact, Li Yi had already expressed his attitude to a certain extent. As long as conditions permit, he actually wanted to touch those aristocratic families.

This is not in line with Li Yi's initial thoughts, but Kuai Liang's proposal just touched him a lot. Kuai Liang has the courage to do this. If he refuses, it would be too irresponsible.

The few people who just expressed their opinions were secretly grateful for the choice just now, and those who had nothing to do with this matter for the time being were also thinking about it. Li Yi's attitude had already shown a tendency, and how they should choose was the most appropriate.

Kuai Liang cupped his hands and said: "My subordinates think that this matter should be divided into two steps. One is the emigration itself. The Lord's emigration should be voluntary. A wise man understands that the Lord is far-sighted and naturally follows. However, some fools don't understand the Lord. In a deep sense, someone needs to be an example, and the subordinates are not talented, and they are willing to be the pioneers."

Li Yi was a little surprised when he saw Kuai Liang's eyes, but soon turned relieved. Kuai Liang always gave people the feeling of being gentle, a bit like a good old man, but after hearing what he said just now, Li Yi finally understood Well, the two brothers are actually the same kind of people, they just behave in different ways.

Li Yi asked: "If someone is dissatisfied and thinks that this move is for the benefit of the people, what should I do?"

Kuai Liang said sternly: "Forgive me for speaking bluntly. It may be difficult to put this matter in Yangzhou, but in Jingzhou, with the prestige of the lord, who dares to be dissatisfied? What's more, this move is not to fight for the interests of the people, but to benefit the people." , is for the benefit of the world, and those who criticize secretly must be treacherous villains!"

Li Yi nodded lightly. As Kuai Liang said, his prestige in Jingzhou is so high. Those who still resist his government orders under such circumstances will probably never be used by him. Naturally, they are treacherous villains. Deal with those You are welcome.

With a decision in his heart, Li Yi was not in a hurry to express his position, and continued to ask: "Mr. said there are two steps, why is the second?"

Hearing this, Kuai Liang heaved a sigh of relief, he knew that the matter was probably all right, his expression was slightly relieved, and he cupped his hands and asked, "Dare to ask my lord, where will the General's Mansion be located in the future?"

Li Yi was startled, he was about to say that he was in Jingzhou, but he immediately understood that Kuai Yue wanted him to open a mansion in Yanzhou.

Li Yi didn't speak, got up and walked to the map, Kuai Liang followed behind Li Yi, and said: "Before, the Lord's sword pointed to the southeast, and it was a great good to establish a foothold in Jingxiang, but now the southeast has been under the Lord's command, and Jingzhou has become the rear. If the lord continues to stay in Xiangyang, although there is nothing wrong with it, it will be useless, and Jingzhou has been stationed with heavy troops all year round, which consumes a lot of money, but it is a pity that there are no strong enemies around Jingzhou."

"Now it is inevitable for the lord to take the Central Plains. What people in the world care about is how the lord will choose after taking the Central Plains. Whether to accept it as soon as it is good and return to Xiangyang, or to make persistent efforts and advance bravely. The lord's words are related to the fate of the world, and even more related to the world. The princes choose between life and death."

Kuai Liang stretched out his hand between Yingchuan and Chen Liu, and said: "My colleagues support the appointment of the lord as a general. The court may not like it, but it is relieved in its heart. After all, the lord did not directly haha. For the time being, it is not bad for the court. Tolerable, however, if the lord establishes a mansion here, it will inevitably make people think that the lord intends to go west, so the court will inevitably be tense, and Li and Guo will inevitably be unaware of the panic."

Kuai Liang pointed to Yanzhou again, and said: "Yanzhou is not used. If the lord opens a mansion in Yanzhou, it means that the lord will be in the north in the future. In this way, the pressure in Chang'an has dropped sharply, the emperor is weak, and Li Guo and others have no ambitions. If you are not reconciled, you can only stand on the mountain and watch the tigers fight to see who is better, the lord or Yuan Shao."

"However, such a situation is definitely not what Yuan Shao wants to see!"

Kuai Liang pointed to the northernmost place in Yanzhou and said: "Let me assume that if my lord sets up the General's Mansion in Dong'e, and then moves Jingzhou soldiers and their families here, Yuan Shao will be like a light on his back, day and night. It's hard to sleep, and the line of the Yellow River can contain twice as many soldiers as Yuan Shao, so how much time does Yuan Shao have for the Northern Expedition to Gongsun Zan?"

With that said, Kuai Liang withdrew his hand, bowed to Li Yi and said: "Besides, just now, my subordinates advised the Lord to move to Yanzhou. If you only talk about serving the people, although the reason is not bad, it is inevitable that it is weak, and the world is so ignorant. It is inevitable that some people will not understand the good intentions of the lord, but if it is announced at the same time that the General’s Mansion will be established in Yanzhou, the lord will be stationed in Yanzhou, and the important military and government affairs in Xiangyang will be moved northward in the future, and my subordinates dare to say that there will be countless people who will follow the lord northward at that time!"

Li Yi looked at Kuai Liang with admiration in his eyes. If there were some minor hidden dangers in the previous emigration, as long as he opened a mansion in Yanzhou, these two things go hand in hand, which can minimize the possible consequences. disadvantages.

At this point, Li Yi had no more hesitation in his heart, took Kuai Liang's hand, and said with a look of relief: "Mr. is really a national scholar!"

Kuai Liang didn't dare to take the credit, and leaned forward and said: "This subordinate is just confessing what he thinks in his heart, and he must never deserve such praise from the lord!"

Li Yi patted Kuai Liang's shoulder hard, then looked at the crowd and asked, "What do you think?"

In fact, when Kuai Liang proposed to allow Li Yi to open a mansion in Yanzhou, that is, when the general and political center was moved to the north, many martial arts actually had a choice in their hearts, because it would be too convenient for Li Yi to establish a foothold in Yanzhou in the future.

The most intuitive thing is that with Li Yi in charge later, stabilizing the situation in the Central Plains will definitely get twice the result with half the effort. There is also the military aspect. If Li Yi stays in Yanzhou and issues military orders, the frontline soldiers and horses can respond in two days. If Li Yi stays As for Xiangyang, if there is a situation on the front line, ten days will pass after coming and going, and it will take time and effort to mobilize troops and horses.

Therefore, Xun You was the first to come out and said, "My subordinates seconded the proposal!"

"The final general agrees!"

"Seconded"

Soon, people who had not expressed their views before also stood up and unanimously agreed to locate the General's Mansion in Yanzhou.

Li Yi nodded in satisfaction, and then asked Kuai Liang: "Since you have made such a remonstrance, I think you have already made some plans. I don't know what you think is the most appropriate place to locate the general's mansion?"

Li Yi's eyes were full of anticipation, but to his surprise, Kuai Liang bowed and said: "My lord, please forgive me, although my subordinate was appointed by the lord to be the governor of Yanzhou, but he is really not very familiar with Yanzhou. Dare to speak falsely."

Li Yi nodded and said with a smile, "Mr. is modest."

Kuai Liang bowed again, looking like he was apologetic, but Li Yi didn't quite believe it. He felt that Kuai Liang must have made a choice in his heart, but he was not as aggressive as Kuai Yue. Today, Kuai Liang's two proposals were both It is a big matter, and it has all been passed. If he continues to talk, it will inevitably make people feel that he is too strong, so he chose to remain silent, leaving the final finishing touch to others.

Li Yi is a person who is very considerate of his subordinates, so instead of persecuting Kuai Liang, he asked everyone, "Where do you think you can start a government?"

Everyone was very interested at first. After all, this is a big event. After Li Yi conquers the world, he may set up his capital in this place and participate in it. They are all very happy, but they really have to make a choice At the time, everyone hesitated, there were too many things involved, and it really couldn't be decided just by looking at the map.

Of all the people, that is, Li Yi thought the least. Seeing that the scene suddenly became quiet, those usually resourceful men frowned and pondered. Feeling a little dull, he asked, "Does the military advisor have any good ideas?"

Kuai Yue shook his head and said, "This subordinate's knowledge of Yanzhou is also limited, and this matter needs to be carefully considered."

Li Yi looked left and right, and suddenly realized that his old team was really not familiar with Yanzhou. If he had to say something, it was the newcomers Wei Xu and Hao Meng.

So Li Yi looked at Wei Xu and asked, "General Wei has been in Yanzhou for a long time, what do you think?"

Wei Xu secretly said bitterly, he is a newcomer to such a big matter, and he is still a martial artist, so he dared to say something good, but he was also a little happy in his heart, because Li Yi's attitude obviously regarded them as his own.

Wei Xu got up and bowed to Li Yi, thinking while saying: "The last general is dull and dare not talk about big things, but from the east of Changyi, Shanyang, Rencheng, and Dongping have been devastated by the war on equal terms. Most of the cities are dilapidated. Comparing with the prestige of the lord, there are still some cities in Chenliu, Jiyin and other places that are not bad, but the specific choice will end up being a rough person, so I dare not speak in vain."