Xu Kang never thought that the Liaodong family would cooperate with him, after all, the two sides had different positions.

They were the vested interests of the Han Dynasty, so they naturally maintained the rules and systems that the Han Dynasty had always implemented. But the people under them were the victims of these rules and systems, so they followed Taiping Dao and chose to rebel. As the saying goes, butts

Deciding on a stance refers to the current situation.

But there seems to be no need for me to let them stand on the same ground as me. To me or the Fengtian Army, an obedient family is far more valuable than a family that cooperates together.

Although this may never gain their loyalty, even if the family really offered this kind of thing to him, would Xu Kang still consider whether to accept it?

So in order to make these aristocratic families obedient, necessary measures will be inevitable.

Soon, news of food shortage in Xiangping City spread out from nowhere.

Although Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated, due to harsh natural conditions, grain output has never been high. Therefore, the grain reserves in the entire Liaodong government have never been much. They usually hover between barely enough and not enough.

This time, the Fengtian Army successfully raided Xiangping, which suddenly brought a population of 30,000 to Xiangping, and most of them were pot-bellied people who could eat and drink. This made the already small grain reserves even more depleted.

Therefore, when they learned that food was scarce, many people believed it. The food in the city immediately increased under the manipulation of thoughtful people. In addition, some unscrupulous grain merchants and aristocratic families hoarded food and refused to sell it, which greatly increased the increase in food prices.

As a result, the lives of the people in Xiangping became increasingly difficult, and famine was about to occur.

At this time, the Fengtian Army issued new rules in a timely manner.

That is to say, all the grain in Xiangping City will be purchased by the prefecture at the market price and then sold by designated grain merchants. No private person is allowed to hide it. Anyone who disobeys the order will be punished with rebellion.

All grain dealers must sell grain immediately and are not allowed to hoard it privately to harm people's lives. The price will also be determined by the Fengtian Army. They are not allowed to raise prices without permission. Those who violate the order will have all their property confiscated for disturbing public order.

As for what is public order? Well, who cares about that kind of thing? What the people care about is whether there is food to buy? Can the food really be sold at what everyone thinks is a reasonable price? Others, they will care about those who are for the sake of public order.

Is it the interests of unscrupulous profiteers who don’t take people’s lives seriously just to make money?

Of course, the common people don't care, but some people do. Besides, wherever there is oppression, there is resistance. This is also true for those grain merchants and families with abundant grain reserves. Some of these people make a lot of money by relying on the fluctuations in grain prices.

, I originally thought that I could make a lot of money with this incident, but I never expected that the Fengtian Army who appeared out of nowhere would dare to control the price of food.

As the saying goes, cutting off someone's money is like killing one's parents, and the hatred between parents is irreconcilable.

As a result, many aristocratic families began to connect in series.

As one of the most famous aristocratic families in Liaodong, the Gongsun family's every move will attract the followers of many aristocratic families, so they will naturally become the target of being connected this time.

In the Gongsun Mansion, the Gongsun family has been divided into two factions over whether to participate in this act of blatant opposition to the Fengtian Army's decree. This is mainly because although the Gongsun family also has some grain reserves, the amount is not large.

After eating and drinking, even if all was given to the Fengtian Army, they would not feel bad.

Therefore, some people are naturally unwilling to fight with the Fengtian Army in Xiangping City just because of a little food problem.

However, there are also some people who disapprove of the Fengtian Army and believe that the Liaodong family should unite to resist this forced order. After all, no one can say for sure. If the Fengtian Army succeeds this time, what unreasonable demands they will make next time.

The two sides kept discussing and quarreling. In the end, the side that wanted to unite grain merchants to boycott the Fengtian Army took the majority, and the quarrel gradually subsided.

Compared to the quarrels below, Gongsun Sheng has always dealt with it calmly. He has a habit of being unwilling to express his opinions easily. He usually makes a final decision after the discussion among his subordinates is almost complete.

There are several advantages to doing this. First, it can establish his unparalleled majesty and tell everyone that he is the head of the family and he has the final decision-making power on everything. Second, by listening to other people's opinions, he can further improve his own ideas.

It makes every decision he makes appear wiser.

This time he was also very hesitant about whether to boycott the Fengtian Army's food policy, because if he agreed to boycott, the strategy he had just decided a few days ago to not conflict with the Fengtian Army would be broken. And if he did not agree, then

The united foreign policy of the various families in Liaodong will undoubtedly be disintegrated. Therefore, no matter which policy is adopted, it is not an option he is willing to pursue.

However, after careful analysis, the Gongsun family is one of the aristocratic families in Liaodong after all. Their real source of power is not the Fengtian Army or even the Han Dynasty government, but the huge community of interests formed after joining forces with other aristocratic families.

Faced with such huge strength, even the previous government did not dare to touch it easily.

Thinking of this, Gongsun Sheng finally made up his mind, just when he wanted to announce his decision and make a final judgment on this incident.

"Dong dong", an urgent knock on the door suddenly sounded.

Everyone was startled, and someone shouted, "The Fengtian Army is coming." This caused everyone below to panic and run away, and their expressions changed with horror. Even Gongsun Sheng was speechless for a moment when faced with this situation.

At this time, someone finally had the courage to open the door. Seeing that it was Gongsun's family who came in, everyone couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. At the same time, they looked at each other and walked back to their seats silently.

The outsiders didn't seem to notice the rudeness of these people, and went straight to Gongsun Sheng to report: "Master, it's not good, the Fengtian Army has taken action. They arrested eleven aristocratic families and five large grain merchants at once.

, and said that these people will be tried publicly."

"What! How dare they do this."

"The Fengtian Army is rude and simply lawless."

"What do they mean by force?"

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Everyone criticized him verbally, but they could not hide the fear in their words.

Gongsun Sheng secretly sighed, his usually majestic expression finally weakened, making him look much older all of a sudden.

Unwilling to listen to the noise below, Gongsun Sheng rubbed his forehead and said: "That's enough. They are rebels to begin with. Do they care about the king's laws?" "Stop talking about these useless things. Go and take a look tomorrow.

What on earth is this so-called public trial?”

"Don't we do something?" Some people are still unwilling to sit back and die.

Gongsun Sheng said feebly: "What else can we do?"
Chapter completed!