Chapter 182: Grain Requisition
The famous prisoner army in history, at this critical moment, finally gradually took shape, and whether Zhang Han could bring a heavy blow to the army of the Six Nations as in history, everything was also in the fog.
Pengcheng, Liu Yuan was preparing for war, but received a letter from Xiang Liang asking for rice and grain. This made Liu Yuan furious, Xiang Liang did not conquer Li You for a long time on the grounds that the generals were not subject to foreign military orders, and now the situation is tense, and Li You cannot stay for a long time. However, the latter brazenly asked for rice and grain, which was clearly to let himself feed Xiang Jiajun.
Liu Yuan would never agree to this kind of thing that harms himself and others. He immediately instructed his guards to find Xiao He and hand over the letter to the latter, and Liu Yuan said, "What is Xiao Xiancheng's opinion?" ”
After Xiao He checked it, he also snorted coldly, and he replied: "Xiang Liang is a good plan, this is to put pressure on the lord with the great righteousness of destroying Qin, if the lord does not produce food, I am afraid that he will be scolded by the people of Chu State." ”
"Yes, that's right." Liu Yuan also knows the deep meaning of this.
Xiao He thought about it, smiled freely, and said, "However, this may also be an opportunity for the lord." ”
"Xiao Xiancheng, what does this mean?" Liu Yuan looked at Xiao He suspiciously, and immediately asked.
"Lord, Xiang Liang is now short of food, and if he is requisitioned from the two counties of Donghai and Huiji, he will definitely have a long way to go. That's why we asked for rice. Xiao He analyzed, "However, the lord can also rely on this matter to ask the king of Chu for grain collection and collect all the rice and grain from the two counties of Donghai and Huiji." Second, you can also take Xiang Liang with rice and let him break Li You as soon as possible. ”
Hearing this, Liu Yuan squinted his eyes slightly, and planned in his heart, and after a moment, he patted the case and said: "Xiao Xiancheng's words made me suddenly, this Liang wanted to put pressure on me, and it also made me seize an opportunity." ”
With Xiao He's suggestion, Liu Yuan immediately got up and went to the county office, and when he saw Xiong Xin, Liu Yuan said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the general Xiang Liang sent a letter to ask for food, and his army food and grass are in an emergency. ”
When Xiong Xin heard this, he smiled, this Liu Yuan seemed respectful, but Xiong Xin didn't dare to worry about his identity as the king of Chu. So, he said in a deep voice: "If Vice Admiral Liu has any proposals, I don't have to worry about it." ”
Liu Yuan nodded, and said again: "Yuan thinks that now that the alliance is about to resist Qin, my Chu army is indeed short of food and grass, so the king might as well issue an edict to collect grain and gather in Pengcheng." How to dispatch grain and grass can also be decided by the king in the future. "Gather the world's grain to gather in Pengcheng, this is Liu Yuan's response, it can be said that the bottom of the kettle is drawn, once it is completed, Xiang Liang's army will also be controlled by it.
Xiong Xin took a deep breath, Liu Yuan's plan was shocking. Xiong Xin was powerless to stop him, and he knew that he was a puppet with no decision-making power at all. Therefore, Xiong Xin also agreed: "According to what Vice General Liu said, you can collect grain in the text." However, General Xiang was short of food, and I am afraid that it would not be conducive to the war. ”
"Your Majesty, rest assured, now the general has 30,000 troops, and Li You only has 10,000, and the destruction of the enemy army is just around the corner. Our army is overstretched with food and grass, and we can only allocate ten days for the general. Liu Yuan continued to analyze, the reason why he provided ten days of grain and grass was to give Xiang Liang the last plate, and if Li You was not broken for ten days, his rice and grain would be cut off. In order to form an alliance, Li You must be destroyed!
With the name of the king of Chu, Liu Yuan also wrote out the document of the grain collection non-stop, and then he ordered the soldiers of Pei to send the document to all parts of the Chu State. As soon as this article came out, it choked Xiang Liang's life, the original East China Sea and Huiji County, although it was under the control of Xiang Liang, but the text was known to the world, if Xiang Liang went to stop it, it would be disrespectful to the king of Chu.
At least Xiong Xin is still the nominal king of Chu, and he is the king of Chu recognized by the people of Chu.
After the text, Liu Yuan instructed Xiao He to prepare ten days of rice grain, and then ordered Lu Shizhi to lead the troops to escort him to Yongxian. Standing on the city tower, watching the departure of the rice grain convoy, Liu Yuan smiled slightly, this time, Xiang Liang had to fight. Although it is a little cold on the castle tower, such as the cold of spring, it is now February, and the cold winter is gradually leaving, and in a few days, the spring harvest is coming. And Pei County also came with news that with the guarantee of irrigation such as reservoirs, this year will also be a bumper harvest.
Rice grain is the basis of marching and fighting, and the bumper harvest also indicates the prosperity of the Pei army. It is inevitable that there will be a lot of war in the alliance against Qin, and sufficient rice and grain will also provide a guarantee for the Pei army.
Collecting grain is a burden for the people, but fortunately, Liu Yuan is benevolent and righteous, and he has not turned into a greedy jackal, and the rice and grain he levied also takes into account the current state of the people's grain reserves. As for some large clans, Liu Yuan levied them according to the normal proportion.
Liu Yuan collected the grain in this way, separating the big clans from the common people, which not only ensured the amount of grain requisitioned, but also reduced the burden on the people. However, the only hidden danger is that it will cause dissatisfaction among the big clans. Between the common people and the big clans, Liu Yuan chose the former. He is different from Xiang Liang, Liu Yuan was born from ordinary people, and his greatest support also comes from these people, which can be seen from Chen Sheng and the forces behind him. Whether it is Chen Sheng or the other forces that defected to him, they are all from ordinary people. On the contrary, most of the people who defected to and supported Xiang Liang were from big families.
Liu Yuan and Xiang Liang are the concrete embodiment and relative embodiment of the family and the people. Therefore, it is impossible for Liu Yuan to destroy the foundation of his people because of the grain levy, and this classified levy came into being.
Maybe this will bury many hidden dangers, but let Liu Yuan deal with these family problems in such a short period of time, this is also a fantasy, and the family can not solve it in a day. Rather than not pleasing both ends, it is better to completely favor one side and make ordinary people more supportive of themselves.
Liu Yuan's decision was not right or wrong, he just chose a path that was more suitable for him. And after the release of this article, it was indeed like a thunderclap, shocking people, many big clans and families were angry and complaining, while the people praised and supported, and the grain collectors in various places were also busy. Surabaya County is the foundation of Liu Yuan, and its influence is very widespread, and the big clans do not dare to show too fiercely. However, the East China Sea and Huiji, I am afraid that there is a lot of resistance.
In Yongxian County, in the camp of the Xiang family's army, Xiang Liang finally waited for the rice grain, and along with the rice grain, there was also the news of the grain collection in Zhuwen. When Xiang Liang heard this, he was immediately shocked, and Liu Yuan's response also made him a little flustered, but fortunately, Xiang Liang had experienced strong winds and waves, and quickly calmed down.
Fan Zeng also heard about the text, and then checked the rice and grain sent by Liu Yuan, which was only enough for them for ten days. Although Liu Yuan did not explicitly let them attack the city, they could see the clues from this rice grain. Fan Zeng sighed, Liu Yuan's plan to use the King of Chu to collect grain has completely put the Xiang family's army into disadvantage.
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