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To deal with the Cai family, a strict plan must be formulated.
After listening to Xi Zhicai's report, Chen Yuan's mind began to spin crazily.
The foundation of the Cai family is in Caizhou. The caravans, in-laws, and powerful people connected with them are the tentacles of the Cai family.
The Cai family used marriage alliances and interest exchanges to weave a large network covering Jingzhou.
Thinking of this, Chen Yuan suddenly thought of a question.
Is there any connection between the Cai family and the Jiangxia Huang family?
Will the Jiangxia Huang family sit back and watch the Cai family be destroyed?
Is there any connection between the Cai family and those wealthy families in Nanyang?
Will the wealthy Nanyang family sit idly by and do nothing?
In this way, Cai has become the key to Liu Bei's complete control of Jingzhou.
This is a crisis, but also an opportunity.
If it can be handled well, maybe we can take advantage of the situation and completely penetrate the power of the State Mufu into Nanyang and Jiangxia, instead of just having a nominal control like now.
Chen Yuan thought for a while and found that this matter was simpler than he had originally thought.
I'm afraid it won't be enough to rely on one's own efforts.
It's time for Liu Bei's army to unleash its energy.
"Brother, the matter at this time is of great importance and involves many things. I think we need to put our heads together."
Liu Bei nodded. He also felt that this matter was not trivial and he needed to convene people to discuss it.
But you need to think about finding those people.
Gu Yong counts as one, Xi Zhicai counts as one, Tian Feng counts as one, and Jushou counts as one.
People from Jingzhou must also bring one.
Otherwise, once it is implemented, they will feel distrusted.
The two brothers from Jingzhou who can be trusted are Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue.
But Kuai Yue is now the governor of Guiyang in Guiyang, so let's call Kuai Liang over.
Bringing a military advisor from Jingzhou also has an advantage, that is, it can help them identify those powerful men in Jingzhou who have the closest relationship with the Cai family and are most likely to join the Cai family in resisting Liu Bei.
At that moment, Liu Bei sent people to invite Gu Yong, Tian Feng, Ju Shou and Kuai Liang.
Without much effort, the four of them arrived in the secret room.
After the greetings, everyone sat down one by one.
When Chen Yuan explained what had happened, all four of them looked shocked.
Regarding matters related to the Cai family, Chen Yuan was first in charge, and later Xi Zhicai was in charge, and no one else knew about it.
Now that they heard that they were preparing to deal with the Cai family, the four of them were naturally shocked.
Kuai Liang naturally knows the reputation of the Cai family best.
He didn't expect Liu Bei to be so courageous and wanted to get rid of the Cai family.
This really feels like risking the disapproval of the world.
Kuai Liang thought so, and Gu Yong, Tian Feng and Ju Shou naturally thought so too.
Tian Feng has an upright character, much more upright than Jushou.
Therefore, Tian Feng asked directly: "My lord really wants to deal with the Cai family?"
Liu Bei nodded: "Cai has ulterior motives, oppresses the people, and uses various means to annex land. It has become a cancer in Jingzhou. It will be difficult to get rid of it."
"My lord, aren't you afraid of risking the disdain of the world?"
Chen Yuan interrupted and said, "What Mr. Yuan Hao said is wrong."
Tian Feng looked at Chen Yuan, waiting for Chen Yuan's explanation.
"Cai is certainly the most powerful person in Nanzhou. Once he is touched, it will inevitably cause turmoil. If it is not handled well, it will have an extremely negative impact on Jingzhou."
"However, getting rid of the Cai family is not only beneficial to Jingzhou, but also in line with the emperor's wishes."
Everyone here knows what Chen Yuan said.
The emperor was naturally very happy to see the powerful suppressed, because this was what he wanted to do.
Now that Liu Bei has done this, how could the emperor stop him?
Maybe he will even get a role model from the emperor's clan and be praised as a great minister of the country.
I saw that Liu Bei and Chen Yuan had made up their minds and had considered the consequences.
Tian Feng said nothing more.
Anyway, Cai is not a powerful person in Hebei, so just get rid of him.
Among the people present, Kuai Liang is the only one who has some relationship with the Cai family.
But since the Kuai family got on Liu Bei's chariot, the relationship with the Cai family has basically dropped to a freezing point.
Therefore, Kuai Liang naturally had no objection to getting rid of the Cai family.
And maybe you can get some benefits too.
After getting rid of the Cai family, if the Cai family's caravan can be annexed, the Jingzhou Chamber of Commerce can be formed.
Then, wouldn’t it be nice if everyone gets rich together?
Who doesn't envy the huge wealth that the Cai family gains every year from the rivers and waterways?
It's just that due to the huge power of the Cai family, it was impossible to take action.
Now that Zhou Mu wants to touch the Cai family, that would be great.
Everyone has lost their opinions and unified their thinking. The next step is to formulate countermeasures.
None of the people here are among the top smart people in the world.
Xi Zhicai introduced the basic situation of the Cai family, and Kuai Liang supplemented from the side.
As the two powerful men in Xiangyang, some information about the Kuai family is a very beneficial supplement to the information Xi Zhicai has.
The most important thing is that the Kuai family basically controls some powerful people who are connected with the Cai family.
If you don’t tell me, you don’t know. If you tell me, you will be shocked.
Throughout Jingzhou, every county has powerful men who are in collusion with the Cai family.
Moreover, what shocked Chen Yuan was that many powerful people in Nanyang and the Huang family in Jiangxia were indeed closely related to the Cai family.
The main interest lies in the great rivers and waterways.
The Cai family monopolized the Han River waterway and the Dajiang waterway with the Nanyang powerful people and the Jiangxia Huang family to distribute profits.
The benefits of this are eye-catching.
According to what Kuai knows, the money these three companies get from this every year is no less than ten thousand taels of gold.
Liu Bei's eyes turned red when he heard this.
Well, Liu Bei was also forced.
The main reason is that the current state pastoral government is too short of money.
Not only did he have to pay taxes to Luoyang, but he also had to feed the army and officials.
Not only Liu Bei was jealous, but Gu Yong's eyes were even redder.
You must know that Gu Yong is responsible for the specific government affairs. He has long been driven crazy by money.
Therefore, Gu Yong was most in favor of getting rid of Cai.
Chen Yuan synthesized the information and said: "The situation is obvious. To get rid of Cai, we must not only eliminate Cai's support from Luoyang, but also his alliance in Jingzhou, and his own power.
Therefore, this action must be carried out with the cooperation of the military, so as to crush the top of Mount Tai, eradicate the weeds, and avoid future troubles."
Xi Zhicai added: "We must also consider the attitude of Liu Yan, the clan leader, and Liu Shijun. After all, he is related by marriage to the Cai family."
Everyone looked at Liu Bei. Liu Bei still needed to express his stance on this issue.
Liu Bei looked solemn: "Brother Junlang will understand how to eliminate harm to the country. After getting rid of Cai, I will write a letter to Brother Junlang explaining everything. Gentlemen, don't worry about this matter, just leave it to me."
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Seeing that Liu Bei had taken over this problem in a comprehensive manner, everyone no longer considered Liu Yan's problem.
In fact, even if Liu Yan was dissatisfied, he had nothing to do with Liu Bei.
Besides, Liu Yan is not necessarily dissatisfied.
To put it bluntly, dealing with powerful people is what every grandmaster and prince named Liu wants to do.
It's just that sometimes, when the situation is pressing, we have to rely on powerful forces.
If I really had the chance, I would definitely do it ruthlessly.
Liu Yan's problem is solved, and what remains is Luoyang's problem.
Mainly Zhang Wen.
The strength of a San Gong is still very strong.
Especially among Zhang Wen's old men, there were three fierce men, Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian and Tao Qian.
Now Dong Zhuo is in the middle rank, Tao Qian is the governor of Xuzhou, and Sun Jian is the commander-in-chief of another department.
Of course, Dong Zhuo had a bad relationship with Zhang Wen, and Zhang Wen also looked down upon this barbarian from Longxi.
However, Tao Qian, Sun Jian and Zhang Wen still have a good relationship.
Once it gets started, Zhang Wen will definitely not give up.
Once he deals with Liu Bei in the name of Sangong, it will be really tricky.
Therefore, Zhang Wen must be brought down.
When Ju Shou talked about this issue, Chen Yuan said with a smile: "Yuan has asked someone to deal with this matter. It won't take long. This person's position as one of the Three Officials will definitely be in doubt. He may be dismissed from office."
No one here knows anything about Chen Yuan's dealings with Zhang Wen.
I can't help but sigh at the depth of Chen Yuan's calculations.
This guy is so scary.
Liu Yan solved it, Zhang Wen solved it.
The rest are the Nanyang powerful people, the Jiangxia Huang family and other powerful people in Jingzhou.
These problems are actually easy to solve.
Chen Yuan planned to annihilate the Jingzhou tycoons who had connections with the Cai family in one fell swoop.
This requires all the outstanding people here to provide countermeasures.
As soon as Chen Yuan expressed his thoughts, the other four people fell into deep thought.
After a while, Xi Zhicai said: "I have a plan, please refer to it for details."
Everyone looked at Xi Zhicai.
Xi Zhicai said: "How about surrounding the spot and calling for reinforcements?"
As soon as Xi Zhicai said this, everyone's eyes lit up, and it was obvious that they all understood what Xi Zhicai meant.
The point is the Cai family's Caizhou, and the support is the powerful people in Jingzhou who are in collusion with the Cai family.
Once Liu Bei surrounded the Cai family and the news spread, Jingzhou's powerful people would definitely take action.
At that time, you can take action in a targeted manner.
However, one thing that must be done well with this strategy is that it cannot cause major unrest in Jingzhou.
After all, the Cai family's influence spread throughout Jingzhou.
If it's not handled properly, the entire state will be in turmoil.
But as long as every powerful person associated with the Cai family is monitored, there won't be much of a problem.
Jinfengwei is about to come in handy.
The timeliness of information transmission is very important here.
"Zi Chu, is there anything wrong with Jin Fengwei?"
Chen Yuan affirmed: "Don't worry, everything is safe."
Once the problem of information transmission is solved, it becomes a problem for the government and the military.
It was only after Kuai Liang spoke that they discovered that many officials in the county government were appointed by powerful men who had good relations with the Cai family.
If this problem is not solved, the government will really have big problems.
Fortunately, a large number of imperial students have been sent to each county. These imperial students can take over the post of county magistrate at any time.
Although there are definitely some people among them who are unqualified, but the matter is urgent, so this can only be done first.
The issue of official evaluation should not be brought up until Jingzhou is completely stabilized.
But just in case, the talents recruited in Juying Pavilion have their place to fill the vacancies.
The army needs to change its defenses.
The four counties in Jingnan are okay. Speaking of which, Zhao Yun needs to rush back to Lingling as soon as possible and take up residence in Lingling, just in case.
Nanjun is the place where Cai's forces are most entangled, so each county needs a general to garrison it to avoid chaos.
Fortunately, Liu Bei now has many generals under his command, so it is not a big problem to satisfy more than a dozen counties in Nanjun.
It is enough for a county to have a third-level and fourth-level leader.
Now Liu Bei's first-class strong men are Tong Yuan and Li Yan, as well as Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Tai Shi Ci, and Dian Wei.
Yes, during the period when Chen Yuan left, for some unknown reason, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Tai Shi Ci, and Dian Wei Jin were all promoted to the first level.
Very incredible.
The seven major products are enough to cope with all changes.
After the discussion was completed, the study of the opening ceremony of Xiangyang Academy was completed.
The rest of the specific matters will naturally be left to others to take care of, and Chen Yuan doesn't want to have to work hard.
I haven't seen my little wife for many days.
Therefore, Chen Yuan wanted to escape.
Liu Bei stopped him directly: "Zi Chu, there is one more thing. When is the opening date of the hospital?"
It is already November in winter, and the coldest month of winter is naturally not suitable for opening a hospital.
Chen Yuan thought for a while and said: "Let's set it on the second day of February next year. The dragon will raise its head on the second day of February, and everything will be fine."
Liu Bei thought for a moment and realized that this was the right time.
First, we have to wait for the printed books to come out so that we can invite talents from all over the world.
Secondly, we have to wait for the scribes and warriors to arrive from all over the world.
Speaking of this, Chen Yuan suddenly thought of a question: "Brother, have you ever invited Meng De to send his eldest son to Xiangyang Academy?"
Liu Bei was stunned.
Chen Yuan knew at a glance that Liu Bei had not invited him.
If I remember correctly, Cao Ang was already six or seven years old at this time.
Chen Yuan still felt very sorry for Cao Ang.
Cao Ang is not as vicious as Cao Pi, nor as frivolous as Cao Zhi. He is a kind man and very filial.
It would be great if such a person could inherit Cao Cao's legacy.
Moreover, such a person also conforms to Chen Yuan's three views standards.uu Kanshu www.uukanshu.com
It's a pity that he died in Wancheng later because of Cao Cao's illness.
Bringing him to the academy might change the solution to his early death.
This also saved his life.
"Brother, Meng De's eldest son Cao Ang has a gentle nature and is very talented. I think he is very in line with the enrollment standards of our academy. Brother Meng De, you might as well write a letter with Brother Meng De and ask him to send it to you. The academy is full of talented people. I think Brother Meng De
I won’t refuse.”
Liu Bei naturally had no objection.
Liu Bei still had a very good impression of Cao Cao. When Liu Bei was ridiculed by the scholars in Luoyang, Cao Cao was the only one who dared to say a few words for Liu Bei.
Liu Bei immediately wrote a letter. In the letter, he described the teachers and students at Xiangyang Academy. He invited Cao Cao to send Cao Ang here and also strongly invited Cao Cao to come to the academy to have a look.
At this moment, Chen Yuan suddenly relaxed his mind.
Since Cao Cao's son has been invited, let's also invite Yuan Shao's son, Gongsun Zan's son, Liu Yan's son, etc.
Anyway, one person teaches, and a group of people teaches.
If we can really improve the relationship between these second generations, maybe we won't have to work hard to unify the world.
At that moment, Chen Yuan told Liu Bei all the princes he could remember.
Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, Liu Yan, Zhang Lu, Tao Qian, Dong Zhuo, Han Sui, Zhang Yang, Ding Yuan, Liu Dai, Liu Yao, Yuan Shu, etc. were all invited.
The content of the letter would be better, just change the name.
Liu Bei felt a little helpless when he heard so many people, but he didn't say anything.
However, when Chen Yuan talked about another group of people, Liu Bei immediately gave up.