This kind of chaos actually started when Chu Nan invaded Ruyin. However, Xiahou Dun was there at that time. The nobles were very restrained, or they did not dare to confront Chu Nan directly. They pinned their hopes on Xiahou Dun and waited for Xiahou Dun.
Take action, and then they beat up the drowned dog.
However, the outcome of the matter was unexpected for everyone. Xiahou Dun was defeated in one battle. Not only was he defeated, the news that Xiahou Dun and Cai Yang died in the battle spread like a plague.
In a short period of time, it was difficult to get reinforcements, and just as everyone feared, Chu Nan began to implement his ghost new policy in Runan.
To be honest, there were widespread complaints about Runan being governed under Yuan Shu, but the complaints made by the people were justified. After all, under Yuan Shu's governance, Runan truly made the people miserable.
However, the Runan nobles should not complain, because they are the actual beneficiaries under Yuan Shu's governance. Yuan Shu has a standard concept of respecting the nobles. In Yuan Shu's mind, there are only two kinds of people, nobles and non-gentry. The nobles are born noble.
, they should be aloof, and non-gentry should do their own thing well and serve the nobles with peace of mind.
There is actually no problem with this governance method in this era. As long as the nobles support it, no matter how bad the underground is, there will be no trouble. Yuan Shu's support from the nobles before he became emperor was definitely the highest among the princes.
If Yuan Shu had not proclaimed himself emperor, perhaps he would not have been defeated so quickly, or even defeated. But if he had become emperor, those nobles who enjoyed the benefits of Yuan Shu's governance could only take advantage of the dividends that Yuan Shu brought to them and scold Yuan Shu.
In the end, Yuan Shuzhong betrayed his relatives and left, and Runan returned to Cao Cao. Cao Cao actually wanted to rectify Runan, but time was short, and how could the nobles be willing to spit out the meat they had in their mouths?
The land of Runan was full of refugees. Cao Cao wanted to start farming here, but he found that almost all the cultivated land in Runan had been taken by the nobles, leaving no room for them. He wanted to follow Chu Nan's example and take back the cultivated land that did not belong to these people and resettle it.
Of course, for the refugees, the methods cannot be as drastic as those in Xuzhou. They still have to negotiate with the Runan gentry to gain hope through compromise.
However, before the discussion has been completed, Lu Bu has already attacked, and now he has begun to gather the refugees and check their household registrations. How can these people be willing?
However, with the lessons learned from Guangling and Jianghuai, this time, the nobles did not fight against Chu Nan, but a large number of officials sent from Xuzhou died inexplicably these days.
Ruyin, Yamen.
"Lord, our people are dead like this!?" When Wei Yan, Cao Xing, and Wei Yue came in, they saw Xue Nian and others sitting. Wei Yan stood down and asked Chu Nan.
"Of course not." Chu Nan looked unhappy and sneered: "If they want to reason with me, I can still talk to them, but now... there is no need!"
"Zi Yan, this Runan is different from Xuzhou. It is now a world of gentry, and our chamber of commerce is here..." Xue Nian couldn't help but want to persuade Chu Nan not to be impatient and to take his time.
"The Chamber of Commerce is here to use us. If one day, it wants to check and balance me, then there will be no need for the Chamber of Commerce to exist!" Chu Nan looked at Xue Nian and said coldly.
Due to their previous trade relationship with Yuan Shu, Chu Nan's chamber of commerce has many contacts with wealthy businessmen from aristocratic families in Runan. These people obviously want to suppress Chu Nan from this aspect and force Chu Nan to compromise.
As for the death of officials, it can be seen as a disincentive given to Chu Nan by these Runan nobles. So what if you can defeat Xiahou Dun? In front of us, you still have to behave obediently.
However, this powerful move obviously did not scare Chu Nan.
"Wei Yan, Cao Xing, Wei Yue, Zhou Cang!" Chu Nan looked at the four generals who came in.
"The last general is here!" The four generals took a step forward and saluted Chu Nan.
"Go investigate the case yourself, our people cannot die in vain!" Chu Nan took out four command arrows and handed them to the four of them.
"Lord, we don't know how to investigate the case!" Zhou Cang took the order arrow and looked at Chu Nan blankly, wasn't he a bodyguard? What does investigating the case have to do with him?
"Wen Chang and others will tell you how to check." Chu Nan looked at Zhou Cang and smiled: "It's very simple."
"Don't worry, my lord, I will understand!" Seeing Chu Nan's gaze, Wei Yan nodded knowingly, got up and left with the other three.
Seeing this, Xue Nian could only sigh. After this battle in Runan, the future commercial network will have to be rebuilt.
"Tell me what you have to do next." Chu Nan looked at everyone: "It is urgent to check the cultivated land. There will be troops to protect you. In addition, the recently collected refugees will be resettled as soon as possible. The old rule is to come out of the cultivated land.
Previously, these people repaired city walls, dredged rivers, etc., and distributed food as needed. The last time the food was withheld happened again, and this time the Nine Tribes were killed."
Seeing that everyone's expressions were not so good, Chu Nan stood up and said, "I know that to save the people, we must save the officials first, and we have to feed you before we can pass on. But please make it clear first, you are not officials! Before you become officials, you will be
You lost your virtue first because you think no one can replace you?"
Today's Chu Nan is no longer the amiable young man of the past. In other words, he can be amiable on weekdays, but when he gets angry, he possesses a power that is awe-inspiring.
"It doesn't matter if you don't dare or if you dare, I only care about the results!" Chu Nan looked at everyone and said: "You and I have a good relationship, but you can betray me for profit, and I will kill you for profit.
The Nine Clans shouldn’t expect this friendship to be useful, right?”
Many people were sweating on their foreheads. Although Chu Nan's voice was dull, they could hear the murderous intention beneath the dullness, and they all lowered their heads.
"Of course, I still hope that our friendship can continue. After all, there is a long road ahead. If ten or twenty years from now, you and I can still sit together and talk about the world, I think that will be more interesting than anything in the world.
I'm happy." Chu Nan sighed, walked to Xue Nian, patted him on the shoulder and said, "By then, chambers of commerce will be spread all over the world and control the world's wealth. Do you think... how good would that be?"
"What my lord said is true." Everyone couldn't help but be attracted by the world Chu Nan described and bowed one after another.
"Go and do something. It will be very busy recently, and a lot of people will die, but no matter what happens, if you do your own thing, you will never go wrong." Chu Nan waved his hand and motioned for everyone to go to work and busy themselves.
thing.
Everyone resigned and turned around to leave. It wasn't until everyone except Chu Nan's mansion breathed a sigh of relief.
"This Ziyan is becoming more and more unhuman!" someone complained secretly.
Xue Nian did not answer. In fact, he also had this feeling. The higher he went, the greater the gap between him and his former friends. Especially this kind of superior-subordinate relationship. Once established, it would be difficult to be as close as before.
If we still treat each other as friends, it will definitely be uncomfortable. This is why these chamber of commerce elders feel uncomfortable and awkward about Chu Nan being so unkind. After all, in their eyes, now that Chu Nan is prosperous, they should take care of those in the past.
Friends are what they should be.
But Chu Nan is thinking about the bigger situation. Xue Nian has only figured this out recently. What he faces is not as complicated as Chu Nan, but there are still many people asking him to do things, and Fan Fan shows a trace of kindness.
, I won’t say all of them, but most people will be able to catch a big snake on a stick and wrap it around you, which is really uncomfortable.
"If you don't want to be replaced, just do your own thing. My lord is not wrong. He just didn't pretend not to see the things that are waiting for you behind the scenes to enrich your own pockets!" Xue Nian knew that his words were useless and would cause such things.
He was disgusted by people, but he couldn't help but mention it. After all, they were friends who worked together in the past. Now they are prosperous, and he doesn't want these former friends to end in a miserable way.
Cheng Yuan of several chambers of commerce nodded with a smile on his face and said nothing more, but Xue Nian was a little desperate. He understood why Chu Nan said what he said before. Chu Nan probably also knew that these people would not listen. He
This is preparation for taking action against the Chamber of Commerce.
Although he understands, looking at these self-righteous guys, Xue Nian can only choose Mingzhe to protect himself. It is necessary to eliminate them, just like Xuzhou can develop more vigorously after eliminating the nobles, not to mention these people rely on Chu Nan's relationship to some extent
, some are arrogant, even Chu Nan doesn’t take them seriously.
But these people don't understand that it may not be easy for Chu Nan to find a general or counselor, but it is too easy to find a merchant to replace them. It is they who rely on Chu Nan, not Chu Nan who relies on them. Sometimes the real people may not be the same.
Easy to use!
And what happened was just as Xue Nian expected. A few days later, someone was directly arrested for tampering with the wages of refugee relief workers. Someone secretly colluded with the wealthy merchants of the Runan gentry and tipped off the news, which almost caused the soldiers to be ambushed.
He was quickly arrested later.
And the result, without exception, was the annihilation of the three tribes!
Chu Nan struck so decisively and ruthlessly that the members of the chamber of commerce who thought Chu Nan was just scaring them were shocked. They did not expect Chu Nan to be so ruthless and so ruthless.
However, it was obviously too late to beg for mercy at this time. The three clans were wiped out, and he himself was killed. Xue Nian watched numbly as the last group of people were dragged away, saying nothing and being unable to say anything.
After all, this was their own fault. Chu Nan gave these people a chance to change their ways, but they never accepted it. They even betrayed Chu Nan's interests and colluded with the enemy. No matter what Chu Nan did, it was not considered serious.
"A new batch of chamber of commerce members have arrived!" Tian Yang brought a group of people over. Seeing Xue Nian sighing, he said with some humor: "What's the shame of this? There are some things that should be taken and some things that should not be taken. As a merchant, even
Even if you don’t understand this clearly, you are asking for it if your family is destroyed.”
"In the end..." Xue Nian smiled bitterly and shook his head. Of course he knew it, but he was still a little disappointed. Not long ago, these people who were thinking about how to use their status to gain benefits in Runan were high-spirited a few days ago, but in the blink of an eye they were...
This is a situation where everyone is being executed. Even before entering this officialdom, I have already experienced the dangers involved.
"Do your own thing well, and don't touch things you shouldn't touch. My lord is not someone who doesn't care about old times, but these people have gone too far!" Tian Yang directed people to take over the matter, patted Xue Nian on the shoulder and said, "You deserve it!
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Maybe, I might really not be suitable for officialdom~