The Han army, which was armed to the teeth, could be said to be invincible in the vast land of the Han Dynasty. But in Liu Xin's view, every victory was actually gained with human lives and money. So before launching the war, Liu Xin Xindu will first calculate the economic balance. If we can get some compensation through war, that would be great.
When others fight wars, in addition to plundering wealth and land, they will also replenish their own army with surrendered enemy soldiers and forced civilians. Cao Cao often does this kind of thing. But Liu Xin only needs wealth and land, but not These troops surrendered.
In the past, these surrendered troops would be added to the engineering team. But now the engineering team has been reorganized into the Engineering Corps. It is a special army. In addition to some hard work, tiring work and dangerous work require a small number of slaves to do Except for this, all other work is done by skilled engineering soldiers themselves. After being registered, the captured surrender soldiers will be ordered to disarm and return to their fields and be sent back to their hometowns.
As soon as Zhang Fei and Zhang He entered the city last night, they were busy searching for Yuan Shu and looking for the whereabouts of Liu Bang. They did not bother to raid the homes of Yuan Shu's subordinates and wealthy nobles. However, Zhang Fei implemented a harsh curfew after entering the city. .I didn’t expect them to transfer their property overnight.
Just when Xu Chu was escorting General Yang to get the imperial seal, Liu Xin was sitting in the hall and looking through some volumes from Lujiang County. These volumes were still written on bamboo slips. There was a tall scroll in front of Liu Xin. A bunch of records are all about the field situation in Lujiang and the counties under its jurisdiction. This is what Liu Xin is most concerned about now.[
Liu Xin knew very well that although these noble families in Lujiang were rich, they were probably not as good as Yuan Shu and his subordinates in terms of money. It was not yet known what the property status of Yuan Shu's subordinates was. But where he is now This prefect's mansion is equivalent to Yuan Shu's home. Judging from the situation in the treasury, the property here is not enough to cover one-tenth of the military expenditure. It is even more conceivable how much property other subordinates and noble families have. And know it.
However, what Liu Xin is more concerned about is the large amount of land controlled by these noble families. The Yellow Turban Uprising that almost shook the Han Dynasty that broke out a few years ago was actually due to serious land annexation. A large number of farmers lost their lives. Thinking that it would continue, he rose up under Zhang Jiao's seduction.
In Liu Xin's memory, such a situation would occur at the end of every dynasty. A large number of lands were annexed by powerful bureaucrats, and farmers were forced to become vassals of landlords. Immediately afterwards, the crisis of these dynasties came. Since Liu Xin Knowing this historical pattern, he wanted to change it. But the only thing he could do was to control as much land as possible in the hands of the state. Let the state become the largest landowner. Then the state would rent these lands. Farm the land for farmers, and let the state adjust rents and taxes to ensure that farmers can have enough to eat and farmers will not rise up in rebellion.
The situation of these noble families has been basically controlled by the Phantom Secret Agent. Now, Liu Xin is making suggestions on how to deal with them based on the Phantom Secret Agent's report. Those who have the closest contacts with Yuan Shu and have supported Yuan Shu many times will have all the land. Those who have a normal relationship with Yuan Shu and have had certain contacts with him will have part of their land confiscated. Those who have never listened to Yuan Shu's instructions can be preserved.
Liu Xin did not need to do these tasks personally. But Liu Xin suddenly became interested and had to go through all the information one by one before giving up.
The fourth generation and the third prince of the Yuan family. Their disciples and old officials are all over the world. This is not a joke. There are indeed many noble families in Lujiang City who are firm supporters of Yuan Shu. All the books related to these people have been copied by Liu Xin A big "X" was drawn with a red pen. What awaited them was the fate of having their entire family wiped out.
And more noble families donated some money under Yuan Shu's coercion. Although they were just reluctant, Liu Xin, who had been looking for opportunities to weaken the power of these noble families, naturally would not let them go. He was also fighting with them. A "circle" is drawn on the relevant volume. At least half of their land will be confiscated.
After sorting all these volumes, Liu Xin finally had only one volume left. This was the only noble family that did not support Yuan Shu. Liu Xin was a little curious as to how this family escaped Yuan Shu. It's blackmail.
Jushou seemed to know what Liu Xin was thinking. He smiled and said: "Back to my lord, my subordinates were quite surprised when they saw this information. Later, they sent someone to inquire carefully. Only then did they understand. This family's surname is Qiao. He was a prominent local family in Lujiang and had always been unafraid of Yuan Shu. He refused several of his offers. When Yuan Shu sent troops to come to the house forcibly, their family leader Qiao Yuan actually showed his determination. When Yuan Shu heard the reward, he actually ordered the withdrawal of the soldiers. Let this family go."
Liu Xin laughed and said: "I didn't expect that there are such tough guys in Lujiang City. I should go and see them sometime."
Ju Shou also smiled and said: "Judging from his method of dealing with Yuan Shu, I'm afraid it's smelly and tough. But don't make the lord unhappy. Hahahaha..."
Before he could stop laughing, the guard outside the door suddenly walked in. He raised his hands and said, "Please tell me, my lord. There is a man outside the door who calls himself Liu Bei. He has come to surrender. Please make your decision, lord."
There was a "pop" sound. The scroll of bamboo slips in Liu Xin's hand fell heavily on the table.
"What did you say? Liu Bei came to surrender." Liu Xin stood up and looked at the guard with a shocked face. After a while, he calmed down, waved his hand and said, "Well, bring him in."
"Wait a minute." Jushou stretched out his hand to stop the guard and asked, "Is Liu Bei coming alone or with others?"
The guard held up his hands and said, "Sir Huiju, Liu Bei has a young man with him. Do you want to let the young man in with him?"
Jushou's heart tightened and he did not answer. Instead, he turned to look at Liu Xin. Liu Xin looked indifferent, as if he hadn't realized who the young man who came with Liu Bei was.
In fact, when Liu Bei came to surrender, Liu Xin had already thought of Liu Bang. When Liu Zhong found such a child, he didn't even let Liu Xin take a look. Now more than ten years later, he unexpectedly met him here. Liu Xin felt like she couldn't laugh or cry. But she didn't know how to face Liu Bang. She just wanted to get rid of this matter. So Liu Xin ordered her guards to bring Liu Bei in without asking.
But now that Jushou had made his words clear, Liu Xin could not continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb. She could only wave her hand and said, "Bring them both in."[
After a while, Liu Bei came in with a chubby young man. Liu Bei was still the same as before, with a big face and big ears. His hands were lowered to his knees. He walked to the opposite side of Liu Xin and sang a deep "fainuo". He said: "I am the pastor of Xuzhou, Liu Bei pays homage to your lord. .”
The chubby young man looked obviously a little nervous. But under Liu Bei's constant gestures with his eyes, he finally walked up to Liu Xin hesitantly. He knelt down with a "plop" and kowtowed repeatedly: "Unfilial son Liu Bang, see you." More than my father."
This embarrassing situation finally appeared. An imperceptible bitter smile appeared on the corner of Liu Xin's mouth. She raised her hand and said: "You should get up first, Liu Bang. Let me ask you. Why don't you stay in Juchao properly?" .What are you doing here in Lujiang?"
In the past few years, the Phantom Secret Agent has developed extremely rapidly. It is difficult for them to escape the eyes and ears of everything happening in various places. But Liu Bang only moved here after Yuan Shu had just occupied Lujiang. At that time, Liu Xin and Jushou They all ignored him. Who would have thought that this would lead to the situation today.
When Liu Bang saw Liu Xin and Yan Yue's expressions, he felt reassured. He quickly got up from the ground and said, "Back to my father, I was coaxed by Yuan Shu to move to Lujiang. But I almost missed it." It's a big deal for my father. Please forgive me."
At this point, Liu Bang made a move to kneel down again.
Liu Xin waved her hand and said, "Okay. You go down and have a good rest first."
Seeing Liu Xin, he didn't ask any more questions. He asked someone to take Liu Bang down. Liu Bei also felt a little uneasy. He cupped his hands and said, "Master Liu, I'm..."
Jushou sneered and said, "My lord didn't ask any questions. Just stand aside."
Liu Bei was bluntly contradicted by Ju Shou, but his face remained calm. He cupped his hands and stepped aside. This palace is truly unparalleled.
Liu Xin secretly admired him. No wonder Cao Cao was regarded as his rival in history. He really had extraordinary abilities. He couldn't help but said lightly: "Liu Bei, you still dare to come to see me. Do you remember what I said to you back then? Fake My dear, sins can be forgiven."
After Liu Xin finished speaking, her eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Liu Bei asked back: "Dare you ask Master Liu, are you considered a relative of the emperor?"
Liu Xin was stunned. Liu Bei actually dared to ask such a question. Did he have evidence that he pretended to be a relative of the emperor? This is impossible. The only one who knows about this matter is herself, Ma Yun and adoptive father Liu Kai know about it. Now. Liu Kai has long since passed away. He and Ma Yun will never talk about it. And there is a mother-of-pearl box as proof. Who dares to doubt his identity as a Han clan clan member.
The most important point is that for so many years, Liu Xin has been pretending to be a royal relative. It’s like telling a lie a thousand times and taking it as the truth. Now Liu Xin feels that he is originally a member of the Han family. His words and deeds There will never be any flaws. Then who else would be idle and doubt his identity.
After thinking about this, Liu Xin's face returned to calmness. She said coldly: "It is clearly written in the royal genealogy. Liu is a genuine Han clan clan member."
Liu Bei didn't seem to notice the change in the expression on Liu Xin's face. He lowered his head and continued to ask: "Then let me ask Master Liu. Mr. Liu Bang is your eldest son."
After the brief hesitation just now, Liu Xin is now able to cope with it. He does not have to worry at all that Liu Bang will tell Liu Bei that he is not Liu Xin's biological son. Not to mention whether Liu Bang knows about this. Even if he knows, it is impossible. Say it. Because the name "Liu Xin's eldest son" is his current talisman.