The fate of Gao Shun and Chen Gong naturally resonated with the trap camp. Gao Shun single-handedly brought up the trap camp. At this time, Gao Jin said his words, and many soldiers in the trap camp obediently put down their weapons.
Gao Jin didn't need conclusive evidence, he just needed Lu Gu to be suspected of killing his uncle. With this suspicion, he would no longer be able to legitimately take over Lu Bu's position.
At this time, Lu Gu's face was pale, but he could not refute. He knew that Gao Jin was talking nonsense, but he could not find a reason to refute. As for Xu Si, he also felt that a disaster was coming, bit his lower lip, and laughed loudly.
Smiling: "Gao Jin, you are indeed glib..." He glared at Gao Jin angrily, and then winked at Lu Gu.
Lu Gu's eyes were dull, obviously not understanding Xu Bang's deep meaning. Xu Bang wanted to show his last trump card simply because Xu Bang had been forced to the last corner of the cliff and there was no way out. But Lu Gu was different, saying
After all, he still has a way out.
What Gao Jin wants is nothing more than military power, and Lu Gu is related to him by marriage after all. If he gives up voluntarily, there may be a way to survive. If Lu Wanjun is moved out now, not only will he be convicted of parricide, but he will also be the last to die.
All ties of family affection are cut off, and when the time comes, there will really be no way to go to heaven or to go to earth.
He said with a gray face: "My uncle raised me up. How could I commit the murder of my uncle? Please let Marquis Dongwu investigate clearly."
These words were tantamount to making a major concession to Gao Jin, or in other words, giving up the fight completely.
Although Lu Gu was ambitious, he was a young man after all. He knew that the situation was over, but he still had no determination to become a benevolent person. At this time, he knew that there was no possibility of a comeback, so he finally decided to compromise.
Gao Jin laughed and pressed closer: "You said it was not you who killed the lord, could there be someone else?" His eyes fell on Xu Si. No matter what, someone must stand up and take the blame for this matter. Xu Si and Xu Si
Although they have no big grievances, their respective positions are different. Since they are determined to seize power, someone must shed blood.
Xu Bang's heart suddenly dropped, and he glanced at Lu Gu angrily and glared at Gao Jin.
How could Lu Gu not understand that Gao Jin's voice-over was just a step down the ladder for him? He hesitated for a moment and said: "Yes, this matter was entirely done by Xu Si. Xu Si instigated the relationship between me and my uncle... and then
He also persuaded me to kill my uncle and seize power. My uncle and I share the same love as father and son. How could I do such a rebellious thing? I just never thought that a few days later, my uncle would suddenly contract a strange disease and die."
He immediately put himself aside from the relationship as soon as he said this, which was also his best choice.
"Take it!" Gao Jin shouted coldly.
At this time, there was no need for Gao Jin's henchmen to take action. The trapped soldiers standing next to Xu Si had already pounced on Xu Si and grabbed his hands.
Xu Bang laughed coldly, looked at Gao Jin bitterly, then looked at Lu Gu who didn't dare to look at him, and cursed loudly: "It's not enough to make a fool of yourself!"
Gao Jin sneered and said, "Let's see how rampant you will be." He got off his horse, walked to Lu Bu's coffin, supported the coffin, and said, "Funeral!"
The mournful music sounded and the funeral continued, but in an instant, the situation changed drastically.
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The funeral lasted for several days. Lu Gu was sent to observe mourning, and all the generals gathered in the Prefecture Mufu. Tian Feng, Chen Qun, Zhang Liao, Zang Ba, Yu Jin, Sun Guan, Qiao Rui, Wu Dun, Li
Feng and others were all lined up on the left and right.
After a while, a group of soldiers and servants gathered around Chen Gong, and Gao Shun and his two men came in. The two of them obviously did not suffer much in prison, but they seemed to be in good spirits. They smiled bitterly at each other, looking at Gao Jin with guilt.
Then they all saluted and said: "My lord."
Gao Jin said in a gentle tone: "You two have suffered."
Chen Gong nodded slightly and sighed. Many things were indeed caused by God's will. He wanted to be loyal to Lu Bu, accept Lu Bu's order, and protect Lu Gu. Who would have thought that Lu Gu would face him with the butcher's knife? If it weren't for Gao Jin
, I'm afraid he will spend the rest of his life in a dark prison...
As for Gao Shun, he also felt that he couldn't lift his head at this time, so the two of them silently stepped aside.
Gao Jin took care of the case, and then he felt that his hard planning was not in vain. He looked at Zhang Liao first and said, "Wen Yuan came from the East China Sea, is there any news?"
No one would have thought that the first time Gao Jin came to power would be interfering with the East China Sea. Zhang Liao was also confused and said: "My lord, I don't know what kind of news it is."
"Salt pond!" Gao Jin said the important thing hidden in his heart. In fact, he valued the salt pond of the East China Sea very seriously, but it was just hidden in his heart. If he wanted to occupy Xuzhou, the salt pond of the East China Sea was indispensable.
Zhang Liao said: "There are 3,346 acres of salt ponds in the East China Sea, and all the products produced are high-quality green salt. After the Major General came to power, the salt ponds have been distributed to more than 30 wealthy families in Xuzhou. Nowadays, various
The aristocratic families have hired laborers to mine and made huge profits."
Gao Jin nodded, looked at Chen Gong and said, "What do you think, Mr. Chen?"
Chen Gong coughed and said slowly: "Does the Lord want to impose heavy taxes on various families?"
Gao Jin shook his head slightly, then turned his gaze to Tian Feng: "Where is Mr. Tian?"
How could Tian Feng not understand Gao Jin's intentions? Chen Gong's method really has the best of both worlds. On the one hand, it can profit from the salt pond, and on the other hand, it can stabilize the family. But Gao Jin is not an ordinary person after all. He smiled slightly
He said: "Could it be that my lord wants to take back the family's salt pond and implement Guan Zhong's official, mountain and sea policy?"
The so-called policy of viewing mountains and seas originated from the policy proposed by Guan Zhong of Qi State during the Spring and Autumn Period, which was to implement a monopoly on salt and iron. Qin Shang Yang's reform, controlling the benefits of mountains and rivers, also implemented a monopoly on salt and iron. At that time, the products of mountains and seas were mainly
Salt and iron were monopolized by the government, and the taxes were included in the price, so that the people could not avoid the taxes and did not feel the taxes. In the early Han Dynasty, the private sector was opened up, making the merchants who dealt in salt and iron richer than the princes. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was forced by financial pressure and opposition.
The merchants were disgusted with "not being able to cope with the public needs", so under the auspices of Sang Hongyang, they "caged the salt and iron" and took the salt and iron management back to the government and implemented a monopoly.
In places where salt and iron are produced, salt officials and iron officials are set up for management. The salt monopoly is produced by salt residents under the supervision of the government, and is purchased by the government at a fixed price, and is transported and sold by the government. The iron monopoly adopts the government's unified management of iron ore mining.
, steel smelting, iron casting and sales and all other aspects. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the salt and iron monopoly was abolished and a taxation system was implemented. Since then, salt and iron began to become a magic weapon for wealthy families to make a fortune. This was also the reason why powerful families began to rise in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
One of the main reasons is that the taxes collected by the imperial court were limited, but some wealthy families used the income from salt and iron to become extremely wealthy.
In the past, salt and iron had been controlled by aristocratic families. After the Troubled Times, due to wars, the production of salt and iron began to fall into chaos. Until Lu Bu pacified the East China Sea, the aristocratic families began to reshuffle the cards. The newly rising aristocratic families had already focused on this piece of fertilizer.
meat, and in order to gain their support, Lu Gu also allocated the mining of salt ponds and iron ore.
But now, Gao Jin is no longer willing to adopt this policy. The first fire of his administration will be on the salt pond.