Naturally, Xu Kang would not postpone such an errand that could lead to power. He immediately provided several low-level official positions to his Xu clan members to completely control the matter.

In fact, there is not much technical content in repairing the city wall, which is just to make the city wall taller and wider. In addition, Xu Kang is fair in his work. Not only does he not deduct the rations of the migrant workers, he also rewards some who perform well out of his own pocket. The enthusiasm of the migrant workers is unprecedented.

Improved, project quality has also been guaranteed.

Not to mention that Xu Kang was leisurely working as a contractor in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but the most serious economic crisis since the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty broke out in the imperial court.

Yongzhou and Liangzhou have been affected by wars all year round, and their agricultural development is weak. In the past, they relied mostly on support from Shandong states to barely maintain stability. For this reason, many ministers even proposed to abandon Liangzhou.

Now, not only has Shandong lost its tax revenue, but Yongzhou has also had an influx of millions of people, which has caused a sudden increase in material consumption in the two states, reaching the point of being overwhelmed.

In order to solve this financial difficulty, Dong Zhuo racked his brains and even sent Liu Qi, the commander of the Si Li School, to register the so-called subjects who were "unfilial as sons, unfaithful as ministers, unclear as officials, and disobedient as brothers". Anyone who was registered

All of them were executed and their property was confiscated. Although a lot of property was collected for the court, due to the corruption of officials, unjust prisons were everywhere, and the entire Yongzhou suddenly fell into a boiling public resentment.

Dong Zhuo saw that this trick was not working, so he resorted to damaging tactics. He destroyed a large number of five-baht coins in circulation, and even ordered all the bronze figures, bells and horses near Chang'an to be broken, including those cast by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty when he was seeking immortality.

dew tray. Then they were cast into small coins and used to purchase various materials in the Guanzhong area.

However, this kind of small money is crudely made. Not only is it lighter than the original five-baht coin, but it also has no heraldry, and the edges of the money have no outline and are not resistant to wear and tear. The result is severe inflation; currency devaluation and price surge. The most serious

At that time, it even reached the point where it cost tens of thousands of dollars to buy a stone of grain. After the economic crisis, the currency crisis increased, so that the people no longer used copper coins to trade, and all returned to the primitive society of barter.

Xun You came to the door of Sikong Mansion in Chang'an and was quite moved when he saw the tall gate tower. Under the guidance of his servant, Xun You walked into the bedroom.

"The Eight Dragons of the Xun Family, Ci Ming is Unparalleled"

There are great works such as "Li", "Yi Zhuan", "Shi Zhuan", "Shang Shu Zheng Jing", "Spring and Autumn Regulations", "Hanyu", "New Book", etc., and he was called a great scholar at the time.

When Dong Zhuo came to power, he forced him to become an official. He was first made Prime Minister of Pingyuan, and before he took office, he was promoted to Guang Luxun. He served for three days and was promoted to Sikong. In terms of favor, he was even more favored than Cai Yong.

It's a pity that he is not a nerd like Cai Yong. Not only was he angry about Dong Zhuo's atrocities, but he was also always ready to overthrow him.

Seeing Xun You coming in, Xun Shuang waved his hand and drove all the servants out, saying in a low voice: "Coming?"

Xun You looked at the white-haired old man on the bed, and felt a little choked for a moment, and said: "Yes."

"Is it okay being in the military?"

"Everything is fine."

"What kind of person is Xu Kang?"

Xun You thought for a moment and said: "A person who is afraid of death is also a person who values ​​love."

Xun Shuang was stunned for a moment, then sighed and said, "So he can't be used by us?"

"He only promised to help in his own way when the time was right."

Xun Shuang sighed again and said: "Even the Yuan family, who are deeply favored by the emperor, can't be trusted. How can we blame others? I'm afraid there is only one person who can deal with Dong Zhuo now."

Xun You was surprised and said: "Who?"

"Wang Yun."

"he?"

"Wang Yun is the representative of the Bingzhou family. Even though Dong Zhuo doesn't like him, he has to use him. Only he has the chance to integrate the forces in Bingzhou and compete with Dong Zhuo's Liangzhou army."

"But even so, the difference between him and Dong Zhuo is too far."

"So we have to help him. In the past, our Shandong family placed our hope on Yuan Shao and other princes, hoping that they could use force to rectify the imperial court, so we refused to cooperate with the Bingzhou forces. Now at this time, we have no choice."

"As long as Dong Zhuo still controls the army, we will never be able to do anything to him."

"But at least we can protect the emperor and prevent him from doing whatever he wants." Xun Shuang's cloudy eyes looked upward, and he murmured after a while: "There will always be opportunities in the future."

Xun You walked to the street in confusion. His heart-to-heart talk with Xun Shuang could not explain his doubts. Dong Zhuo's strength seemed to be invulnerable. In addition, he was also very well-defended. It was almost impossible to kill him.

It is as difficult as climbing to the sky.

Xun You looked up and saw that the sky was gray, making people unable to feel the slightest warmth.

As winter gradually approaches, the disadvantages of lack of food become apparent again, and emergency documents from all over the country come in like snow flakes. The ministers of the imperial court ask Dong Zhuo to allocate food to save the day. But Dong Zhuo does not care about this at all. He must first ensure that

It was the food supply for the army, and then his family's enjoyment and squandering, and he didn't even bother to look at the ministers' opinions on disaster relief.

In Dong Zhuo's view, as long as the hundreds of thousands of Liangzhou troops are stabilized, his rule will also be stable. As for those grassroots people, there will always be some left when the spring comes and the flowers bloom.

In the backyard of the Cai Mansion, in the thatched pavilion, Cai Yong poured glass after glass of strong wine into his mouth. Countless people died of hunger and cold, but he was helpless. Although he also asked Dong Zhuo for food,

But it's like a stone sinking into the sea, with nothing to say.

Now Cai Yong really couldn't think of what to do, so he could only drink to drown his sorrows.

Xu Kang sat opposite Cai Yong and snatched the wine bottle from his hand.

Cai Yong was furious and said: "You are so impudent..."

A pamphlet fell in front of Cai Yong with a thump. Xu Kang said: "This may help the teacher relieve his worries."

"Do you know what bothers me?" He didn't want to think about who could easily provide food and clothing for hundreds of thousands of victims. Cai Yong picked up the booklet impatiently and wanted to throw it aside, but in the end he couldn't help but flip through it.
Chapter completed!