Although Yu Fan and Yu Fan had extraordinary status, it took a lot of trouble to meet Wang Yu.
Yicheng City was overcrowded and the traffic was extremely congested. It took a lot of time to get out of the city. When we arrived at the Qingzhou Military Camp in the East City, we saw the same busy scene. There were too many people coming to visit the Hussars General.
Seeing this, Yuan Yin's dissatisfaction was almost written on his face. Yu Fan was better than him, but he was not in a good mood either.
The scene in front of him clearly shows that Wang Yu is not only instigating among the people, he is also wooing the wealthy!
This is a terrible sign.
The princes do not care about the common people. Unless they are incited to rebel, the common people will not have any impact on the general trend of the world. Otherwise, how can they be called grass people? It is because they are as humble as weeds.
Even though they are greedy for small profits now and are reluctant to leave, when the Qingzhou Army leaves, Yicheng will soon return to his original state. Wang Yu's name is only mentioned in casual chats as a source of entertainment and conversation.
People are very forgetful. Of course, if Wang Yu included the Yicheng area under his rule, things might be a little different.
But the wealthy family is different.
Yu Fan was also from a famous family, and he was quite familiar with the style of the family. Ordinary families focused on continuing the family, so they would not easily establish strong enemies. It was normal to waver on both sides.
The hostility towards Qingzhou was mainly due to the fact that after Wang Yu took over, he was too persistent in suppressing the powerful and even seemed a little paranoid, which aroused the hostility of the family. Now Wang Yu has extended an olive branch by revising the policy.
Of course, it is impossible for the noble families not to accept it.
The problem is, these people are acting too eager now.
If Wang Yu didn't come up with more tangible benefits than overseas development, Yu Fan would definitely not believe it. But what exactly Wang Yu used to attract wealthy families, he couldn't exactly grasp.
The success of Wang Yu's political strategy meant that the foundation of his rule was weakened for the Huainan Army, but for Yu Fan, it meant that he had fewer chips in his hand.
Mediation was only one of the purposes of his mission this time. More importantly, he wanted to try to weaken the threat posed by Sun Ce's army, which was the top priority of Kuaiji County.
According to his original plan, with the help of the Wang family's connections in Donghai, he could act as a middleman between Wang Yu and Xuzhou's powerful men, solve the Xuzhou problem, and then borrow power from Qingzhou to counter Sun Ce.
The results now show that Wang Yugen can deal with the powerful people without his help. In this case, what is the point of his trip?
After waiting in uneasiness and doubt for an unknown amount of time, Yu Fan and Yuan Yin finally waited for Wang Yu's summons.
Following the soldiers to the central military tent, the soldiers went to report. The two of them were waiting outside the tent, but unexpectedly heard Yuan Shu's voice coming from inside the tent.
"Brother Pengju, you still have a way. After arriving in Huainan, I have been feeling unhappy..." Yuan Shuzheng was praising Wang Yu while pouring out his bitterness. Hearing Yuan Yin roll his eyes, Yu Fan also cursed in his heart.
Endless.
Who doesn't know that you, the general, were driven all the way from Chenliu to Huainan like a sheep? If you can still feel good like this, then you are sick. A disease that only feels good after being beaten!
"This Huainan is really too remote. There is no fun at all. Not to mention Luoyang, even Runan's hometown can't compare. It's just that there is no enjoyment. This place is still poor, and the little tax it receives
, it’s not enough to raise troops, that is to say, the Yuan family still has some foundation, otherwise, it will really embarrass people to death."
Yuan Shu sighed and said: "Let's talk about Lu Kang. As the governor of Yangzhou and the general of the Han Dynasty, I was short of money and asked him to provide some support, but he refused and called me a traitor... Dear brother
, you give me your opinion, if I don’t give him some color, won’t all the counties under my jurisdiction follow suit?”
You don't need to look at it to imagine what Yuan Shu looks like now. He will beat you if you don't pay him. It is indeed a very righteous reason.
"Just wait until the trade route is opened. The commercial tax collected alone will be enough for you. In fact, as long as the goods circulate, the price will soon drop significantly, and the money will become more valuable by then, and you
, there is no need to always fight and kill, as long as you grasp the trade routes and special zones, no matter how thorny you are, you have to be obedient. This is called channel is king!"
"Yes, yes, that's the truth." Yuan Shu said yes repeatedly, and he must have laughed so hard that he couldn't even open his eyes.
Yu Fan and Yuan Yin looked at each other with surprise and uncertainty in their hearts. It sounds like what Wang Yu used to bribe Yuan Shu was the benefits from opening trade routes, but what do the so-called special zones and channels mean? It sounds right.
So weird?
In surprise and confusion, the voices in the tent stopped, thinking that the guard finally found the opportunity to announce the arrival of the two men.
Sure enough, the next moment, the previous guard came out of the tent and greeted the guests: "Two gentlemen, my master has invited you."
"Huh?" Yuan Shu was already half drunk. He looked up and saw Yuan Yin. He let out a surprised sound, and then laughed heartlessly: "Third brother, why are you here too? You're here just in time. Today I
Having a hearty drink with my dear brother Pengju not only cleared up all the old grudges, but also settled a big deal... Haha, come on, come on, I'll tell you, so that you can have fun together."
As he spoke, he waved vigorously to Yuan Yin. The latter had no choice but to wink at Yu Fan, and then walked forward slowly. As soon as he got close, Yuan Shu grabbed him and put his arms around his neck, proudly
He smiled and said: "Pengju and I have discussed it. The land that originally belonged to Henan and Xuzhou, north of the Huaihe River, and south of the Suishui River will be used as a special zone!"
"Huh?" Yuan Yin was first shaken by him, and then heard an even more shocking news. He was so shocked that he fell to the ground. He stammered and asked: "Second brother, what did you say?
What special zone?”
"It is a place that belongs to two families at the same time, but neither of them has direct jurisdiction. One family only gets half of the tax..." Yuan Shu explained patiently. It seemed that he really wanted Yuan Yin to share his achievements and happiness.
.But Yuan Yin became more and more surprised as he listened. After hearing this, his eyes almost popped out of his head.
"Second brother, are you saying that we don't want such a large piece of land anymore?"
When Yuan Shu was strong, he once occupied most of Xiapi and the entire Pengcheng Kingdom. Later, he replaced half of Qiaojun with Pengcheng and Liu Bei, which was almost the southeastern part of Qiaojun.
The so-called special zone mentioned by Yuan Shu basically takes away 80% or even 90% of the expansion results of the Huainan Army over the past year. Except for the hundreds of miles of land south of the Huaihe River and around Huailing, the Huainan Army
Two years of hard work have been in vain.
"Why don't you want it anymore?" Yuan Shu squinted his drunken eyes, and the boss scolded him unhappily: "Third brother, you have really become more and more active in the past few years. Why are you so slow? I have explained it in such detail, why don't you?
Do you understand? It’s just that in name, you don’t have direct jurisdiction, and the money collected is half of the family. Do you understand?”
"You still don't understand? Why are you so stupid?" Yuan Shu said in a tone that said he hated iron and steel: "Pengju took out the territory from Zhuyi, Fuli, and all the way to Xiaqiu, while we took out the territory from Xu County
Go to Yicheng, then go to Qiao County and take out this area. Each family will get half the harvest, and the harvest will be half for each family. Don’t you understand?”
"..." Yuan Yin understood, so he wanted to cry.
He understood that his second brother had been deceived by Wang Yu. The area from Zhuyi to Xiaqiu was clearly the place Wang Yu used to force Ji Ling to break the alliance and sneak attack as an excuse to force it from his own side. Now,
As soon as the hands changed, he actually used it to become a shareholder...
Is there any justice and justice in this world?
Thinking of those Qingzhou businessmen in Yicheng City who spared no effort to make speeches, Yuan Yin suddenly understood that Wang Yu's calculations did not stop there!
Think about those ignorant people. Although most of them are unwilling to leave their hometowns, their hearts are definitely closer to Qingzhou. Once the news of this bullshit special zone spreads, it would be strange for those ignorant people not to celebrate with gongs and drums!
With Wang Yu's ability to win over people's hearts, within two or three years, this special zone will no longer be a family, but will have the surname Wang!
Without using any soldiers, just relying on Wang Yu's own mouth and the shouting of a few lowly merchants, he could conquer a county hundreds of miles away... Even if Zhang Yi is resurrected, it will be nothing more than this, right?
Of course, Yuan Yin would definitely not think that this was because Wang Yu was so eloquent. It was clearly because his second brother was short-sighted and could only see the small area in front of him, so he was deceived so easily.
"The rest of Qiao County will be merged into Runan, Pengcheng and Peiguo. This special zone will be converted into another county, and its name will be Sui'an... How about the name I gave it? Sui, follow it, follow it.
An, hahahaha..." Yuan Shu didn't think he was stupid. He shook his head and became more and more proud as he spoke. Finally, he burst into laughter with a loud voice that made the wine in the wine bottle jump.
Yuan Yin looked at Yu Fan and saw the same dull look in the latter's eyes.
Changing the jurisdiction of the county is nothing. Anyway, Yuan Shu intends to proclaim himself emperor, and Wang Yu even changed his reign name. This trivial matter is not even a trouble. The problem is that Wang Yu doesn't know what medicine he gave Yuan Shu, and it has already been done.
He was dead set.
Yuan Yin's whole body was cold, and his heart was twitching. Could this be a sign of the union of the two families?
While he was trembling, he heard Yu Fan ask softly: "I dare to ask General Yuan, you said that the two families are not under direct control, so what about the governance of Sui'an County..."
"There are not many people who want to be officials?" Yuan Shu waved his hand, pointed outside the tent and said with a smile: "You saw it when you came, right? Those people dared to come here after hearing the news... How about it? Zhong
Xiang, are you interested in giving it a try?"
"I'm..." Yu Fan didn't expect that Yuan Shu would attack suddenly, and was immediately confused by this question.
"Anyway, Wang Jingxing can no longer support him in Kuaiji. Instead of trembling in Kuaiji, why not come to Sui'an and be a prefect? What about you, Yu Zhongxiang? Peng Ju values it very much, so why not just become a staff member under him?
Everyone is happy, haha."
Lame, completely lame!
In the eyes of Yu Fan and Yuan Yin, Yuan Shu has become a saint. If not, why would he wholeheartedly plan for Wang Yu? Are there really huge benefits in this so-called special zone?