Chapter 532: Don't let the people down
"They want to hoard Juqi, just because they feel that the decisive battle is coming, and the army is most short of food, even if Xuande Gong loves the people like a son, I am afraid that it will be difficult to take care of the rear at this time, so they want to use this matter to arouse the anger of the people." Ugh
"To put it bluntly, they just want to stir up civil unrest, and then use this to reach out to Xuande Gong to ask for power."
"But there's one thing they've apparently forgotten."
Chen Feng took a deep breath, and under Liu Bei's expectant gaze, he slowly spoke: "Before that, Xuande Gong had sent tens of thousands of soldiers who were wounded on the battlefield to the rear, and also gave them the responsibility of protecting the territory and the people."
That's right.
Just when Cao Liu was about to fight a decisive battle, the rear of Liu Bei's group caught fire, and the reason for the fire was mainly because of the price supervision system set up by Chen Feng before.
Since this price control system is a wartime system, many people did not dare to confront it at all.
And because of this, the people can be regarded as living a good life for two years. Ugh
In the past two years, the people have really eaten and clothed warmly, and have lived quite happily.
However, when the people were happy, those wealthy families couldn't stand it.
It's a time of war!
What is the most valuable thing in wartime?
Isn't it just food?
But because Liu Bei didn't want to affect the lives of the people, he directly locked the price of grain.
Is there still a heavenly principle? Ugh
Is there still justice?
And also......
That's all their money, their money!
Therefore, after enduring it for two years, they finally couldn't bear it anymore.
In other words, after Liu Bei led his troops out of Jingzhou and walked towards the Central Plains step by step, Jingzhou's military strength was already weak, and they felt that they could do it again.
Isn't it just a regulatory system?
We don't sell food, see what you do! Ugh
"So, Ziji wants to rely on these people to snatch food from those wealthy families?"
"Not good."
Liu Bei waved his hand, frowned, and said, "In this matter, Ziji should not do it, so as to save his reputation."
Although Chen Feng had always done this before, there was still an excuse to say at that time.
For example, Sun Quan's power is huge, and he may counterattack at any time.
This sentence alone is enough for many people to swallow a breath.
After all, they were originally on Liu Bei's side, and if Liu Bei was finished, they would probably not be too happy, especially since Sun Quan still had his own people's feelings...... cough, that is, the military leaders including Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others. Ugh
Think about it, if these people go to Jingzhou, how much they will have to pay.
In such a situation, they are naturally able to endure it, and sometimes even some friends are cut off by Chen Feng's appointed 'cool officials', and they will also express their understanding very generously.
In order to protect the interests.
But now it's different.
Jiangdong has been pacified, Liu Bei has started the Northern Expedition, what worries do they have?
Taking 10,000 steps back, even if Liu Bei's Northern Expedition fails, as long as there are fierce people like Zhuge Liang and Wang Quan, can Cao Cao still go south?
Apparently impossible! Ugh
So, for the sake of the overall situation of the Northern Expedition, you must always give us a little opening, right? ….
We've all been bullied by cool officials for so long!
If you are bullied again, be careful that we do things.
Anyway, the Northern Expedition is the big picture for you, and it is for us...... That's hard to say.
It is precisely because of the above reasons, as well as the most popular reputation problem of the current era, that Liu Bei, who knows very well that he does not want Chen Feng to get involved, or rather, he does not want his reputation to be ruined because of this.
To put it simply.
Liu Bei knew that in the past, no matter how uncomfortable those people were, no matter how much they scolded the 'cool officials', they would never scold Chen Feng's head. Ugh
Chen Feng can fight.
If he goes down, Jiangdong may counterattack at any time, you ...... Are you on your way?
No one thought they could do it, so they endured it.
But now it's different.
Although the Northern Expedition is the overall situation, strictly speaking, it really has nothing to do with those landlords.
Under such circumstances, if Chen Feng continues to be in a high-pressure state......
I'm afraid his reputation will become smelly in an instant. Ugh
Based on the idea of protecting the short, Liu Bei didn't want Chen Feng's reputation to be insignificant.
What's more, he didn't want Chen Feng's reputation to be a little bad at all.
After all, in Liu Bei's heart, Chen Feng and Zhuge Liang have always been his destiny.
If the Mandate of Heaven is broken, then what is good?
"Xuande Gong is thinking about it."
Chen Feng shook his head and said, "Although I feel in my heart that even if I still follow the previous method, my reputation will not be stinky because of this, at most it is a little harder, everything must be done personally, everything is fair and just, in that case, no one can say that I am not good, but ......."
In a word, it is to learn Zhuge Liang. Ugh
If you really learn it, and you do it, with the current situation of Cao Cao's power, Chen Feng's reputation really can't stink.
Unless he is unjust.
But......
"This is a good method, and it should be done with caution!"
Before Chen Feng finished speaking, Liu Bei's eyes lit up and he exclaimed: "Ziji is really resourceful, he can even think of such a method, so ......
"You know me, and I can't do that."
Chen Feng doesn't want to be Zhuge Liang. Ugh
Liu Bei frowned and said, "Besides, is there a better way for Ziji than this method?"
"Yes!"
Chen Feng said confidently: "The solution is very simple, as long as it is ......."
In fact, he had already thought of a way, so he would naturally not be stumped at this time.
"It's a good idea, but it's a pity......
After Liu Bei listened, his expression was very complicated, with both appreciation and disappointment.
"It's not a pity at all!" Ugh
Chen Feng rolled his eyes again and said speechlessly: "Judging from the development speed of Xuande Gong, in a few years, I am afraid that the whole world will ...... You can't just pick it up for me then, can you?"
"Don't say it, don't say it!"
Liu Bei's eyes instantly lit up again, "When the world is over and the matter of recuperation and recuperation will all depend on Ziji!"
"Don't even think about it!"
Chen Feng was speechless and said, "Let's not talk about whether you will make Kong Ming, Yuan Zhi, Guangyuan, and Shi Yuan ...... Even Jiangdong Lu Boyan and the others who had just taken refuge were disappointed, the most important thing is that if you leave everything to me, then I will have to live at least twenty or thirty years less." ….
"It's not that serious, Zhang Cang ...... at the beginning"
Liu Bei waved his hand, he had read some books during this time, and he directly came up with a fairly intuitive example. Ugh
"Zhang Cang has never been on the battlefield."
Chen Feng hurriedly interrupted and said, "This is a small matter, and the big thing now is ...... It's time for us to go back and rest."
He didn't want to go on and on with these questions.
"The decisive battle is coming, and it is indeed time to recharge your energy."
Liu Bei nodded subconsciously and was about to get up, but suddenly he sat back and stared at Chen Fengdao, "Ziji will leave at this time, isn't he afraid that the plan will not be implemented due to the delay in time?"
After finishing speaking, he was afraid that Chen Feng would continue to take things seriously, so he rolled his eyes and said, "The people are all looking at you!"
"Once the price of food is inflated...... Thinking of such a horrible sight, I want to bring my troops back and kill them cleanly!" Ugh
"Ziji, this is a big deal, you can't ignore it."
"Feng, I'm going to do this."
Chen Feng patted his ass and walked straight out.
"How?"
Liu Bei chased after him and ran out, and after his figure passed, many core civil and military officers saw it, and they all gave birth to a sentence in their hearts.
It's not like a human master!
"Is that your solution?" Ugh
Night falls.
Liu Bei, who drank one after another and watched one song and dance after another, grabbed Chen Feng's shoulder, "Such a solution, really, really feasible?" Ziji, you, don't you want to deceive me......
"How dare you."
Chen Feng hurriedly shook his head, hugged his fists, and then suppressed his voice and said, "The reason why Feng participated in so many banquets is to select the children of the family who are loyal to Xuande Gong and use their strength to accomplish what Feng wants."
"After all, it's really not convenient for me to come forward with this."
"I think you just don't want to come forward!"
Liu Bei rolled his eyes, and then said, "That's it, since Ziji has a magic method, I won't ask more, as long as Ziji doesn't disappoint the people." Ugh
"Absolutely not."
Chen Feng replied firmly.
A worm