Inside the city of Nanchang.

The news that Lu Bu and Sun Ce were blocked by the potters in Duchang County reached Yuan Shu's ears, and once again shocked the Yuan family's sister-in-law.

Lu Bu, Sun Ce...... These two lines of soldiers and horses could not defeat the Jinling army

The thief surnamed Tao, the soldiers and generals under his command are all gods and demons reincarnated

Yuan Shu went to Yan Xiang to discuss a solution.

"The Tao family's thieves' combat power is getting stronger and stronger, and it doesn't matter if he defeated Yuan in the first battle of the year, but now even Lu Bu and Sun Ce are not his opponents combined...... What should happen now, Yan Jun, I want to personally lead the troops to fight with Sun Ce and Lu Bu to fight the pottery merchants, what do you think?"

Yan Xiang shook his head and comforted: "Now Lu, Sun Xin is defeated, morale is low, Ming Gong led his troops to fight the pottery merchants again, even if he wins, the loss is too large, which is not conducive to the hegemony of the Ming Gong, the current plan is to hold on to Nanchang and confront the pottery merchants in the north of Yuzhou, and then send people to Hebei, unite with Yuan Shao, attack from the north and south, and divide the land of Xuzhou equally......"

"What!"

Yuan Shu was immediately furious when he heard this, and he stammered a little when he spoke: "It's ridiculous that you asked me to unite that Yuan family's house slave!" ”

Yan Xiang patiently persuaded Yuan Shu and said: "If today's situation is different from the beginning, the forces of the world have become, Yuan Benchu occupied Jizhou and Merge Prefecture, and now he is planning the land of Qingzhou, the strength is not strong, but his former two arms Cao Cao and Tao Shang are now enemies with him, Tao occupies the land of eight counties, full of wings, has become a climate, this is true for Ming Gong, and it is also true for Yuan Shao...... Now is not the time for you to dwell on those old feuds between brothers, but to think of brotherly love and work together for the world. ”

Yuan Shu's face was very bad, and he was silent when he heard the words.

Obviously, he couldn't accept Yan Xiang's suggestion.

Yan Xiang sighed and continued to convince him: "The two heroes of the Yuan clan have always been opposed to each other, imagine that with the power and prestige of Yuan Shao and Ming Gong, if the brothers work together and the north and the south echo, the world may have been stable a long time ago, so why wait for such a passive situation today." ”

Yuan Shu thought carefully for a while, but in the end he still didn't cross the hurdle in his heart.

Let yourself take the initiative to find Yuan Shao united, he can't let go of that shelf.

Even if it was a union between the two Yuans, at least Yuan Shao had to take the initiative to beg him.

"No!"

Yuan Shu finally came to a conclusion: "Let me unite with that house slave, it is better to take my life." There is no need to mention this again...... Immediately ordered Liu Xun to collect grain and grass in Huainan and transport it to Nanchang, where he was going to fight a protracted war with the thief surnamed Tao to see how long he could last. ”

Yan Xiang saw that Yuan Shu did not accept his words, and felt deep regret in his heart.

"Ming Gong, our Jiujiang County's harsh taxes are heavier, there are too many soldiers, and with Lu Bujun's new investment, the pressure has increased a lot...... At present, the grain is already at its limit, and even if it is forcibly requisitioned, I am afraid that there may not be any gains. ”

Yuan Shu pondered for a long time and said, "Then collect grain in Yuzhang County!" ”

Yan Xiang hurriedly said: "Yuan Gong can't, although Yuzhang County has a vast area, it is a remote place, the people's livelihood is not rich, and the population is not large, Ming Gong is new to Nanchang, it should be to appease the people, win the people's hearts first......"

"You're such a fool!" 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 strangers are not included in the county household register on weekdays, and they are both short of taxes and food. ”

Yan Xiang panicked when he heard this.

He hurriedly dissuaded Yuan Shu and said: "Baiyue is fierce and easy to rebel, Ming Gong can't think too much, treat them, you need to use grace and power, slowly try it, plan a proper strategy is, if the means are too impatient, once there is a change, it is too late to regret it......"

"Joke! Which one dares to rebel" Yuan Shu sneered: "It's just a few people, the son-in-law of the third prince of the fourth generation of Yuan, how can this matter be decided to levy some grain taxes on them, you don't have to care, I will let Le deal with this matter when I go back." ”

Yan Xiang persuaded him bitterly, but Yuan Shu had already made up his mind, and he didn't urinate on him at all.

……

Yuan Shu took Nanchang City as the center and began to collect the counties in the south, including Haidu, Jiancheng, Nancheng, Yichun, Luling, Anping, Ancheng and other counties, and both the Han and Yue tribes began to impose taxes on grain and grass.

The potters were based on Duchang County, pacifying the people and the common people, and subduing Poyang, Pengze, Chaisang, Liling and other counties in the north of Yuzhang County.

The two princes in the huge Yuzhang County, one south and one north, expanded their spheres of influence with each other, and faintly formed a confrontation trend.

Because of the need to collect the counties north of Yuzhang, the generals under the command of the pottery merchant have gone to the surrounding places of Duchang County in recent days to appease the people, and he himself is personally responsible for pacifying the people in Duchang County.

In recent years, the harvest of grain in Jinling City and Hangzhou City has been even greater than before, mainly because after many failures in the experiment, hybrid rice has finally made a breakthrough, the growth cycle and maturity rate have been more rapid, and it has reached the level of at least two crops a year, and the people's livelihood in Danyang County, including Xuzhou, is becoming more and more abundant, and the amount of taxes and grain is also increasing day by day.

The soldiers under the command of the potters would send grain from Jinling City to this place, instead of collecting grain locally, because they were not short of food at all.

With this foundation, in order to establish his prestige more quickly and win the hearts of the people of Yuzhang County, he decided to open a warehouse in Duchang County to release grain.

On this day, the potter, Xu Chu, Pei Qian, Pei Guang and others were at the door of the grain depot, widely posting notices and opening warehouses to help the people.

For a time, Duchang County has been around the township, the people of the pavilion flocked to it, and everyone was grateful to the potters.

Unless it is to catch up with the flood disaster, under normal circumstances, the administrative authorities are extremely reluctant to do so, not that the people in power are not sympathetic to the people, but once the treasury is emptied, this year's ruling ability will inevitably be stretched, including road construction, bridge construction, urban construction, land opening and other important political matters will not be able to develop at all...... In ancient times, the productivity was low, and the annual tax payment was so small, and if you did this, you would inevitably not be able to do anything else.

But it is clear that Tao Gongzi's current situation is very different from that of other people in power.

The prince of Taiping is not bad for money!

Before the granary, all the people were chanting "thanks to Tao Taifu", "thanks to Tao Taiping", "thanks to Taiping Gongzi" and other words, for a time the mountains shouted tsunami, the masses collectively worshipped, the pottery merchants stood on the high platform, waved to the big guys, and for a time the prestige reached its peak.

The taste of being loved is really different!

It's so cool! I'm a gentleman!

"Folks! You have suffered! After repelling the Yuan thief, Tao will definitely not continue to stay here to disturb everyone, and will definitely withdraw the army back to Jinling, and will not touch the people of Yuzhang County...... Everyone, just rest assured. ”

After listening to the potter's shout, many people shouted that they would not allow the potter to go.

"Taifu, please! You stay! ”

"Prince Taiping loves the people like a son, and it is our blessing to be able to live under the rule of Gongzi!"

"Taifu is a rare gentleman in the world, and we and other small people are willing to follow Taifu to the death."

"Please don't abandon us!"

"If the prince of Taiping is gone, and the thief comes back, then what should we do?"

"Taifu, I want to marry you!"

The potter turned his head to Xu Chu and Pei Qian and said, "See, this is public opinion!" Look at this cry, it's so real! ”

Xu Chu and Pei Qian glanced at each other, not knowing how to pick up this conversation.

Looking at the stupid appearance of the two of them, the potter couldn't help but sigh, and he was very anxious for their wisdom.

The clever generals have been let out, leaving these two stupid things behind.

One is called a tiger idiot, and the other is a famous thief and a loser, looking at their bear color, they really don't have any eyesight.

"You're applauding!" The potter reminded them.

"Oh!"

Xu Chu and Pei Qian reacted at this time.

They clapped their hands and signaled to the Tiger Guards behind them, and saw all the soldiers "crackling" together to applaud and congratulate the potter's actions and prestige.

The potter nodded with satisfaction, this is like words!

This is like the treatment of a leader who is loved by the people.

At this moment, in the crowd of people, a voice that did not conform to the main theme of harmony sounded in the audience, as if a stone was thrown in the calm lake water, splashing a wave.

"Potter dog thief! Watch me slaughter you today! ”