Cao Cao pointed to a strong man among the four and said to Chen Gong with a smile: "This person is my younger brother, Cao Hong and Cao Zilian!" ”

As soon as Cao Cao's voice fell, Cao Hong got up and bowed to Chen Gong, "Cao Hong has seen Brother Gongtai!" ”

"I've seen Brother Zilian!" Chen Gong also got up and returned the salute.

After introducing Cao Hong, Cao Cao pointed to a person next to Cao Hong and said with a smile, "This person is also my younger brother, Cao Ren and Cao Zixiao!" ”

"Chen Gong has seen Brother Zixiao!"

"I've seen Brother Chen!"

After the two of them were polite, Cao Cao still thought about introducing the remaining two, but before Cao Cao could open his mouth, the two had already stood up.

"I am the brother of Brother Mengde, my name is Xiahou Dun, this is my brother Xiahou Yuan!" Xiahou Dun pointed to Xiahou Yuan beside him, and introduced to Chen Gong with a big grin.

When Chen Gong heard this, he also hurriedly saluted the two.

"I've seen two brothers!"

Seeing that everyone had finished being introduced, Cao Cao laughed and said to everyone, "The four brothers are really timely!" Cao was worried that there was no one to help him, and several brothers came in time! Hahaha~"

Hearing this, Cao Ren and the four of them also clapped their hands and laughed.

"I waited until I heard that the clan brother had raised troops in Chenliu, so I hurriedly came to meet each other overnight, just thinking that I could break into the next career with the clan brother!" Cao Ren laughed loudly.

After everyone chatted for a while, Cao Cao happily took everyone to Zhang Miao to visit the door first, and then introduced everyone to each other.

Cao Cao's side is in full swing, and Liu Yi's side is also busy.

After Zhang Chun was captured in the dense forest outside Wangdu, he was pressed by Liu Yi in the dungeon of Zhuo County.

"Lord, when did you kill that Zhang Chun to avenge San'er?"

Since coming back, Cheng Yu has asked Liu Yi more than once how to deal with Zhang Chun's affairs. Seeing that Cheng Yu asked again at this time, Liu Yi looked at Cheng Yu with a murderous face, and said with some concern, "Sir, San'er's death has nothing to do with you, I hope you can come out soon!" ”

Hearing this, I saw Cheng Yu reply solemnly, "If I can't kill Zhang Chun with my own hands, this anger in my heart will be difficult to dissipate!" ”

Liu Yi went to Cheng Yu's side and patted Cheng Yu on the shoulder.

"Go and bring Zhang Chun out!"

Seeing that Liu Yi said that he wanted to take Zhang Chun out of the dungeon, Cheng Yu suddenly showed a cruel smile.

"Yes!"

After speaking, Cheng Yu turned around and ran out of the house.

Cheng Yu had just run out of the main hall where everyone was deliberating, and outside the door, Xi Zhicai walked in with a cloth.

"Lord, what's wrong with Brother Zhongde, in a hurry?" Looking at Cheng Yu, who was trotting all the way to the outside of the house, Xi Zhicai asked Liu Yi in puzzlement.

Hearing this, Liu Yi smiled bitterly and said to Xi Zhicai: "I'll ask him to bring Zhang Chun out!" ”

Hearing Liu Yi's words, Xi Zhicai frowned, thought about it and said, "Lord, since the death of General Wang, Zhong De's temperament has changed a lot, and his subordinates have heard about Brother Zhong De in Wangdu City before!" ”

Xi Zhicai didn't say it explicitly, but Liu Yi knew what Xi Zhicai said. That day, I looked at the capital in the city, Cheng

In order to force Zhang Chun to comply, Yu once cruelly threw Zhang Chun's son a few years old to death in the city, which caused people in the army to criticize Cheng Yu's move a lot.

"Alas~ Forget it, San'er's matter is a piece of Mr. Cheng's heart disease, if you can't get rid of his heart disease as soon as possible, I'm afraid something will happen sooner or later!" Liu Yi said helplessly.

Xi Zhicai also nodded when he heard this.

After the two sighed for a moment because of Cheng Yu's matter, Liu Yi turned his head to Xi Zhicai and asked, "Hey?" Zhicai, did you come to me for something? ”

Hearing this, Xi Zhicai hurriedly handed the cloth in his hand to Liu Yi.

"Lord, last year's year was not good, the harvest of crops was less than eighty percent compared to the previous year, and the reason for repairing the palace again, now we don't have much grain in our treasury to feed soldiers!" Xi Zhicai said to Liu Yi with some worry.

Hearing this, Liu Yi hurriedly looked at what was written on the cloth and found that it was recorded in various expenses and accounts of money and grain.

"Why do you spend so much money every month now?" Liu Yi looked at the accounts in his hand and frowned.

Seeing Liu Yi like this, Xi Zhicai replied helplessly, "Originally, it was just the cost of the army, if we save money, we can almost last for two years, but recently there have been plague disasters in many places in Youzhou, and the state pastor has specially ordered all counties to allocate funds for disaster relief, and we are now the richest county in Youzhou in the eyes of outsiders, and the state pastor also asked us to donate more!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Yi was a little dissatisfied in his heart.

"Doesn't the imperial court care about disaster relief? Why do you still let us take the lion's head? ”

Seeing Liu Yi talking about the imperial court, Xi Zhicai shook his head and sighed, "Lord, it's not that you don't know the current situation of the imperial court, where does the imperial court still have the energy and financial resources to manage our poor place!" ”

Youzhou is located in the northernmost part of the Han Dynasty, belongs to the bitter cold land, has always been the poorest state and county in more than a dozen states, in time there are Liu Yu and Liu Yi two kinds of policies to benefit the people, in a short period of time Youzhou is still unable to get rid of the status quo of poverty and suffering.

"It's all to blame on this thief! Now we have to pay for disaster relief! After Liu Yi scolded, he then turned around and sat on a chair beside him, and Xi Zhicai also sat next to him when he saw this.

"Zhicai, look at which place we spend the most now, and strive to save some!" After thinking for a while, Liu Yi asked Xi Zhicai.

When Xi Zhicai heard this, he made a simple calculation, and then said to Liu Yi, "My lord, for now, the cost in the army is the largest, and the county towns can still hand in some monthly services every month, but since the matter of General Wang, the counties have increased their guards, and in addition to the cost of raising soldiers, the counties have not handed over the monthly service for nearly half a year!" ”

Seeing that Liu Yi said that Liu Yi and they had no income for half a year, Liu Yi suddenly felt a little embarrassed in his heart.

"What about the money that you have received from the city?" Liu Yi remembered the property he had obtained in Wangdu City after he had killed Zhang Chun before.

"It's all in the treasury, but that money is only enough to last us for half a year!" Xi Zhicai said in a deep voice.

"Go and call Si'er over, I'll ask him how he is doing!" make

As one of the most trusted people around Liu Yi, Cui Si not only manages intelligence, but also manages the only money-making restaurant on Liu Yi's side at this time.

After a while, Cui Si walked in.

"Lord, what do you call me?" As soon as he entered the main hall, Cui Si walked to Liu Yi's side with a big grin.

Seeing Cui Si's hurried appearance, Liu Yi couldn't help but be a little curious.

"Si'er, what have you been busy with lately?" Liu Yi asked curiously.

Hearing this, Cui Si grabbed the teacup on the table, took a sip, and then bared his teeth and said to Liu Yi, "Lord, don't mention it, Mr. Cheng asked me to inquire about the big families and businessmen in the major counties and counties in Youzhou." ”

After speaking, Cui Si began to complain to Liu Yi again, "Lord, you said that this Youzhou is so big, I can't finish inquiring about it for a while!" Besides, when some of the big families heard that we were asking about them, the guys were all armed as if we were going to rob them! ”

Hearing Cui Si's words, Liu Yi and Xi Zhicai glanced at each other, with a puzzled look in their eyes.

"Holy! Mr. Cheng didn't really want to rob those big families, right? Liu Yi screamed.

Cui Si on the side hurriedly shook his head when he heard this, "No, when I first started, I thought he was going to do something to those big households, but then I asked him, and he said no!" ”

Hearing Cui Si say that Cheng Yu didn't want to rob the money of big families, Liu Yi and the others relieved themselves.

Just when the three of them couldn't figure out the reason for Cheng Yu's move, they saw Cheng Yu running over in a hurry.

"Lord, Zhang Chun brought it here!" Cheng Yu said to Liu Yi expressionlessly.

Hearing this, Liu Yi shouted, "Okay!" Then he suppressed the doubts in his heart and walked out with a few people.

After walking out of the courtyard, I saw Zhang Chunzheng being crushed in a prisoner cart made of logs.

At this time, Zhang Chun had long since lost his domineering attitude, but was piled up in the prisoner car like a pile of dead meat, looking at the chilling wounds on his body, Liu Yi knew that this kid must have been whipped by Cheng Yu.

Zhang Chun, who was blinded in the prisoner car, suddenly didn't know where the strength came from, and suddenly stood up and pounced on Liu Yi, but as soon as he got up, he was pulled tightly by the iron cable on his body.

"Liu Yi, kill me! Please! Kill me! Zhang Chun's red eyes widened, and he shouted to Liu Yi with his mouth open, because the tension was too big and he might not have entered the water for a long time, Zhang Chun's mouth opened, and his wrinkled lips cracked, and blood gradually flowed down.

Although there was a cage imprisoning Zhang Chun, Liu Yi and the others were still taken aback by Zhang Chun's sudden suddenness.

Looking at Zhang Chun, who was not like a human or a ghost, Liu Yi glanced at Cheng Yu, who was expressionless, and couldn't help but start to feel a little frightened, "This old boy is a little ruthless!" ”

Listening to Zhang Chun's howl, Liu Yi was a little unbearable, so he waved his hand and ordered the guards beside the prisoner car, "Pull out of the city!" ”

Then he turned to Cui Si and said, "Go and call Yide, they all!" ”

Half an hour later, everyone

escorted Zhang Chun to a pine forest outside the city.

Looking at the lush pine forest, two tombs separated by more than ten meters are standing among them.

The old tomb in the back belongs to Lu Duyou, and the slightly new tomb in front is that of Wang San and his wife.

Looking at the tombstone made of bluestone slabs, with the names of Wang San and his wife written on them, Zhang Chun knew that today was his death, but not only was he not afraid. On the contrary, there was a look of relief on his face.

Liu Yi opened the wooden door of the prisoner car, and then pulled Zhang Chun out.

Looking at Zhang Chun, who was kneeling in front of Wang San's grave, Liu Yi looked at Cheng Yu and nodded.

Seeing this, Cheng Yu snatched the long knife from the hands of the soldiers around him, and then beheaded Zhang Chun on the spot without hesitation.

Zhang Chun's head fell to the ground, and the knife in Cheng Yu's hand fell to the ground immediately.

"General Zhang, your revenge, I finally avenged you!" Cheng Yu knelt in front of Wang San's grave and said with tears in his eyes.

Everyone felt sad when they saw this, and after Liu Yi stepped forward to comfort Cheng Yu for a few words, he immediately asked people to start burning paper money in front of the graves of Wang San and his wife and Lu Du.

When everything was done, the people returned to the city in grief.

After everyone remembered Wang San and his wife, Liu Yi called everyone together and began to discuss financial matters.

"Sir, I heard Si'er say that you asked Si'er to send people to inquire about the gentry and merchants in various counties, I don't know what the intention is?"

Cheng Yu, who was able to avenge Wang San, was finally relieved of Wang San's death. Seeing Liu Yi ask about himself, Cheng Yu returned to his previous appearance of not being surprised.

"My lord, now that the money and food in the county are stretched, my subordinates are familiar with the situation in each county through General Cui's intelligence during the time when the lord is not in the county." Cheng Yu said respectfully to Liu Yi.

"Tell me about it!" Liu Yi said with a smile.

Hearing this, I saw Cheng Yu stand up, take out a simple version of the map he drew from his arms, and present it to everyone.

"Lord, because of the previous war, the original gentry in Youbeiping County have almost moved west to the four counties of Yuyang, Shanggu, Guangyang, and Dai County, and these gentry are entangled in their families, and it can be said that they are a force that should not be underestimated!"

Hearing Cheng Yu say this, Liu Yi not only asked with some doubts, "Then there is no big household in our Zhuo County?" ”

Hearing this, Cheng Yu shook his head helplessly.

"Most of these people have funded Gongsun Chan to fight against the lord, because of Gongsun Chan, they are afraid that the lord will find their back account, so these dare not come here!"

Hearing this, Liu Yi couldn't help but wonder.

Then Cheng Yu continued, "Although these people didn't dare to come here before, I have already sent someone to contact them, and under the coercion and temptation of their subordinates, most of these people have agreed to move their families to us!" And agree to hand over a part of the family property! ”

Hearing this, Liu Yi immediately covered his face and smiled bitterly. I thought to myself, "You old boy, I don't know how to intimidate people!" Also the whole coercion and temptation! What's the difference between this fucking and robbery? ”

The drama on the side heard this,

After thinking about it, he got up and asked, "Brother Zhongde, although this move can solve the urgent need, but after all, these big families have their own weapons, and now they are forcibly called here and take their money, I am afraid that it will cause dissatisfaction and I am afraid that it will become a disaster in the future!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Yi also frowned and looked at Cheng Yu.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Cheng Yu confidently said to Liu Yi, "Lord, please rest assured, those people's subordinates have been pacified!" ”

"Oh? How did you appease it? Liu Yi asked curiously.

As soon as Liu Yi's voice fell, he saw Cheng Yu take out another cloth, and then knelt in front of Liu Yi and said solemnly, "Please also ask the lord to forgive Cheng Yu for being the master without authorization!" ”

Seeing this, Liu Yi was puzzled and took the cloth in Cheng Yu's hand, and then opened it to take a look.

I saw that there were some names written on the cloth that Liu Yi didn't know at all, and there were positions behind the names of people who were appointed, but these positions were all small and fictitious positions, and they had no rights.

"What is this?" Liu Yi looked at Cheng Yu with some puzzlement and asked.

Seeing Liu Yi's question, Cheng Yu raised his head and replied, "The subordinates have made their own decisions and promised some capable people and some official positions among these wealthy gentry clans, so as to win over the hearts of the people and eliminate their dissatisfaction!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Yi looked at the official positions privately promised by Cheng Yu again, and found that many of them were village-level cadres below the county level, so he smiled and said, "It's okay, you can just call the shots for this little thing!" After speaking, Liu Yi stepped forward and helped Cheng Yu up.

"Sir, you're doing a good job, but to be on the safe side, I have two more requirements!" Liu Yi said.

"My lord, please speak!"

Hearing this, Liu Yi said to Cheng Yu solemnly, "First, the private soldiers in these gentry's families cannot exceed five hundred, and those who exceed five hundred will be treated as rebellion!" Second, each of the wealthy gentry must send their direct children to the school palace to study! It's said that it's here to learn, but it's actually a proton. ”

Hearing Liu Yi's words, Cheng Yu said respectfully, "Obey the order, and the subordinates will immediately send people to contact those gentry!" ”

Seeing this, Liu Yi nodded, "Well, there is also the fact that we can't blindly ask people and not give people some sweetness, you go and tell them, as long as they are willing to come, I will give them their mansion and land for free, what do they have when they are elsewhere, and when they arrive in Zhuo County, I will give them the same!" ”

Cheng Yu was overjoyed when he heard this, and he had a better grasp of recruiting those gentry.

Then everyone discussed in detail about these gentry.

After everything settled, Liu Yi turned his head and said to everyone, "It's not enough to rely on the support of these people, you still need to be hard to strike iron!" We have to have our own industry, at present, relying on Si'er's restaurant alone can no longer meet the expenses of the army, if you want to expand your power in the future, you must also think of his way of making money! ”

When it came to making money, Cui Si on the side suddenly lit up.

"Lord, why don't we let the soldiers go to business when we're fine?"

Hearing Cui Si's words, Xi Zhicai on the side shook his head and said, "It's too time-consuming to go to business, and besides, if the army goes out to do business, what if there is really a war?" ”

"What's that going on?" Cui Si had a sad face

said.

Just as everyone was discussing, an idea suddenly popped up in Liu Yi's mind.

"Huh? Why don't we collect rent? ”

"Collecting rent?" As soon as everyone heard Liu Yi say that they would collect rent, they stopped the discussion and looked at Liu Yi suspiciously.

Liu Yi nodded and said, "Since we don't have time to do business, then we might as well develop more shops, and then lease them to those people who want to do business, so that not only can we collect rent, but also drive the economy of the entire county!" ”

The reason why Liu Yi was able to come up with such a way to collect rent was because of his experience in his previous life. You know, in today's society, if anyone has a few stores in a luxurious area of the city, they can eat and drink just by renting every year!

Among the crowd, Cui Si is very familiar with the business part, and when he heard Liu Yi say that he wanted the developer to collect the rent, he hurriedly stood up and said to Liu Yi, "Lord, the shops in the good area of this city have long been occupied, there is no good location, no matter how many shops we open in time, then no one will rent it!" Can't we still go to other people's hands and grab the shops? ”

When Liu Yi heard this, he looked at everyone and smiled.

"I have a way!"

(End of chapter)