Grain is the main way for the Jiangdong family to control the tenants, mainly by adjusting the land rent and grain prices, and then using loans and other methods to let the tenants repay the debts that can never be repaid, so as to achieve the goal of using land to control the population.

Land, food, and population are the iron triangle of the Jiangdong family to maintain their own interests, and they are indispensable.

For example, without the grain link, the Jiangdong family will not be able to control the local food price, in addition to the possibility of losing money, the most important thing is that the tenant may be seduced away by the family with food, and the tenant is the main source of the Jiangdong family's private soldiers.

One might ask, "Is there no law?" ”

The ancients would reply, "Hehe." ”

The so-called "imperial power is not under the county", the ancient state administration was only at the county level, and the following townships were the world of the family clans, which had their own set of survival rules.

Especially after the Yellow Turban Rebellion of the Han Dynasty, the imperial court allowed the prefectures and counties to organize their own armed defense against thieves, and the local heroes also rose up with the trend, and each could gather to protect themselves, which was a great chaos in the world.

All the stories of the Three Kingdoms introduce the chaos of the princes, but the chaos between the townships is excessive, and it is likely that a small Romance of the Three Kingdoms is being staged every day.

Getting an island country may be a Warring States epic.

For example, if Wanling Lingfei's tenants were less than half, then his house would probably be patronized by the Yellow Turban or Shanyue that appeared out of nowhere.

After his whole family died, 100,000 acres of fertile land became ownerless, and at this time, no one would think about where the Yellow Turban thief came from.

Therefore, when Yan Lan heard that Lu Su asked him to take out 200,000 grains, he almost didn't get angry, even if there was no loss in temporary storage, it was equivalent to a desperate plan for the Fei family, a family standing on the cusp.

His family's 100,000 acres of fertile land is not an acre of wasteland, the so-called big fish eat small fish, small fish eat dried shrimp, the grain grown in the land not only needs watering, but also a little blood is indispensable.

The concubine is now facing a dilemma, if you take out the grain, you will lose the tenants, and then you may face the situation of family destruction and death;

If you don't take out the grain, you can't keep the official position of Wanling Ling, and without this official position, it is simply wishful thinking to keep his family's 100,000 acres of fertile land.

No matter which decision you choose, there will be no good fruit to eat, so you can't hold your breath at this time......

"Lu Zhonglang, are you trying to force my concubine to death? Are you going against all the Koto families? General Zhengdong is Yuan's son-in-law, and he will allow you to do this......"

When she said this with a hideous face, she suddenly said as if she had thought of something, "Okay, wow, I know what's going on, I'm afraid this grain store also sells grain, right?" ”

Lu Su frowned and explained: "Don't be annoyed, the head of the concubine family, there is no intention of persecution......

"Let me ask you if this grain store sells grain or not?" Fei Lan interrupted Lu Su and asked loudly.

The grain store is indeed selling grain, but it is easy to cause misunderstanding, so Lu Su did not say it clearly, but since it was recognized, Lu Su did not disdain to lie, and said directly and honestly: "Sell." ”

"Hahaha, I knew it!"

Yu Lan suddenly laughed: "Okay, you Lu Su, in the name of General Zhengdong, you pretend to be public and private, and you say that you want to set up a grain store, but you want to take the opportunity to snatch our family's grain for you to buy and sell."

You are really a white-eyed wolf who can't be raised, my concubine family gives you tens of thousands of grain shares for you to resell every year, not only are you not grateful, but you actually want to swallow all my family's grain, and don't leave a little way for my family, you are so repaying my concubine's family?

It is said that businessmen are unrighteous, and the ancients did not deceive me.

I will report to General Zhengdong, I don't believe that General Zhengdong, as the son of a family, would do this kind of self-digging thing, it must be your mischief! ”

Lu Su said coldly: "The head of the concubine family said carefully, if you are sincere in harming you, you can directly investigate the whereabouts of Danyang's 60 million taxes, why bother to come to the door in person to ask for it?" ”

“！！！” When she heard the word "tax", she was shocked and silent.

Liu Miao fled; Yuan Yao became the master; Danyang County's taxes are gone. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that ninety percent of them may have been swallowed by Fei Lan taking the opportunity to steal it.

Lu Su can take the opportunity to bring down the concubine family, or he can take advantage of the concubine's weakness to persuade him to support Yuan Yao, so as to use the relationship between the concubine family to drive other families that have a relationship with him.

Compared with those taxes, it was more in Yuan Yao's interests to obtain the support of the concubine family, so Lu Su chose the latter.

Seeing that the concubine was weak, Lu Su held back his unhappiness and continued to persuade: "The Yuan family entered Jiangdong and was rejected by the local family, and General Zhengdong very much hopes to alleviate this situation.

However, according to the current productive forces of Jiangdong, whoever occupies it will not be able to do anything, and will only be destroyed by the Central Plains forces in the end. Therefore, General Zhengdong is bound to change the status quo.

Rather than being changed in the future, it is better to send carbon in the snow now, follow General Zhengdong to look at the world, don't be the dog who guards the success, only cares about one acre and three points of land, and misses the opportunity. ”

With a shocked expression, she said, "Listen to what you mean, not only do you want me to hand over the grain, but also let me hand over the land and tenants in the future?" ”

Lu Su frowned and said: "It's not to hand it over, but to improve and increase production, which is good for everyone." ”

"The benefits? Yes, it is good for you, a merchant, to increase the production of grain; It is good for the Eastern Army; It's also good for those mud legs; It's not good for me! ”

Yu Lan said unceremoniously, "Let's not talk about the cheap grain hurting the peasants, let me ask you, if there is too much grain and those mud legs are enough to eat, who will come to be a tenant for me?" If there are no tenants, who will come to me as a private soldier? There are no private soldiers, who will help me resist when the mountain goes down? ”

Lu Su said: "Naturally, General Zhengdong resisted. ”

Yu Lan snorted coldly and said, "How to block it?" Stay at my door every day, or wait until I'm dead to get justice?

You are a dignified military advisor and will come to be a lobbyist, I thought you had any opinions, but I didn't expect that not only did you want my food, but also didn't want to let go of the land and tenants, I think you are deliberately unable to get along with the Jiangdong family.

I don't know if this is your idea or General Zhengdong's, but I advise you to do it yourself, it's not a joke to shake the Jiangdong family at all. ”

After saying that, he got up and continued: "Lu Zhonglang doesn't need to say more, what is the relationship between the families in the nearby counties and my concubine family, I think you know, so you don't have to be a lobbyist anymore, so as not to waste time." ”

Saying that, Fei Ran no longer paid attention to Lu Su, turned around and walked directly to the hall, and said as she walked: "If you want to change the family, you must first accept the family; If you want to change the world, you must first calm the world. Lu Zhonglang also asked to 'go slowly', and Ben Lingjun 'didn't send it'. ”

After speaking, the concubine also disappeared at the screen, leaving Lu Su alone in the hall, which can be described as extremely rude.

"Hey, the summer worm is still not enough to talk about ice."

Lu Su got up and sighed, looked at the direction of the disappearance with a look of regret, and then shook his head and turned to leave......

Lu Su's plan to persuade the concubine family failed, after leaving the concubine's house, he did not leave Wanling, but came to another mansion to post a visit, the mansion door plaque is written with two big "Tao Mansion" words, which shows the surname of the main family.

This Tao is the original Xuzhou Mu; That is, the protagonist of the "Three Lets of Xuzhou" - Tao Qian, Tao Gongzu's family.

Tao Qian is a native of Wanling, Danyang.

Moreover, when Tao Qian was alive, the Tao family was originally the first family of Wanling......