In the Jianye government office, Zhou Yu was asking for a light. The more money and grain in his mansion, the more he frowns, because the whole mansion has less than 20,000 gold in money and food. What is enough, Jiangdong lost 70,000 horses in the battle above the Yangtze River, and one person can't afford to pay thousands of dollars. What's more, Zhou Yu wants to allocate extra money and food from the treasury to form a new army.
"Mr. Zhang Zhao, what do you think of this soldier giving a hundred dollars?" Zhou Yu asked Zhang Zhao who was next to him. Zhao couldn't handle it alone, so Zhou Yu came here.
"Great governor, a hundred dollars? This is inevitable, it is too little!" Zhang Zhao was a little embarrassed, one life, and it was sacrificed by you Jiangdong, so you can give a hundred dollars, now because Jingzhou's trade routes have been closed. It was cut off, and the sale of grain and grass was gone, so the grain became a hundred dollars per liter. Could it be that a human life is worth a liter of grain.
"I also know, but this treasury, in the treasury is, hey!" Zhou Yu suddenly put down the bamboo slips in his hand. There has never been such a loss in China, and every time there is a loot, even if it is a small loss, it will not lose much. It has always been fighting to support the war. Now it is better on the Jiangnan battlefield. Defeated, the biggest shortcoming of the Jiangdong Army was exposed all of a sudden, that is, the lack of internal foundation, unlike Jingzhou Liu Biao, even if Liu Biao loses half of the country, he Liu Biao can make a comeback. That's why. That's because Liu Biao is rich.
But Jiang Dong freed up all his money. Just count on winning the war, once there is a big failure, the whole organization will be in bad luck.
"Mr. Zhang Zhao, I wonder if I can borrow some money from Mr. Zhang? Don't worry, Mr. Zhang. I will pay back the money to Mr. Jiangdong as soon as I get the tax next autumn!" Zhou Yu said to Zhang Zhao who was next to him. It is equivalent to borrowing money from the gentry in Jiangdong, just because Zhang Zhao represents the gentry in Jiangdong.
rest assured? What Zhang Zhao is most worried about is Jiangdong's taxes now, not to mention that the autumn harvest is half a year away, if the money is sent out, Jiangdong will be finished. So who would he ask for money with? Even after the autumn harvest, Jiangdong's taxes would probably only be enough for his soldiers and horses, so how could he still afford money
So immediately Zhang Zhao was crying, "Great governor, it's not that Zhang Zhao doesn't lend you, but the landlord's family has no food left. In the battle of Wancheng, our Jiangdong gentry went out with the lord, and a total of 100,000 yuan was paid. Great army. But in the end, only Fanji can come back, these are the private servants of the clan. Not only will they suffer huge losses if they die in battle, but they will also be compensated.”
Zhou Yu's face was a little cold when he heard Zhang Zhao cry poorly. The Battle of Wancheng is a good way to say that the Jiangdong gentry joined the lord Sun Ce to fight against foreign thieves, but in fact, it was the Jiangdong gentry who saw the Lujiang River. Liu Mang cleaned up those original local snakes. It can be said that it was a power vacuum period. They all wanted to get a piece of the Lujiang cake, so they spared no effort to send troops to go there.
But Zhou Yu couldn't do anything about it. It was true that all the gentry in Jiangdong were injured in that battle, and later they redeemed the money of those gentry children. That time can be said to be a loss-making business.
"Great governor, that's not counting. The last time the second son went to war, the Jiangdong gentry paid both money and grain. Don't you remember the governor? With the two supplies, how can there be any extra money? Heck!" Zhang Zhao groaned again.
It was true that Sun Ce knocked out a lot of money that time, which made the Jiangdong gentry feel distressed, but in the end Sun Quan still lost.
"Hey, this second son." Zhou Yu also stomped his feet fiercely. He had already talked to the lord. The best thing for this second son is to keep him in captivity, or simply send him to Xudu as a hostage. Staying in Jiangdong, this second son is not incapable, but the more capable he is, the more worried Zhou Yu is. One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers.
"Could it be true that I can't help the lord a little? Now, when Jiangdong lives and dies, Mr. Zhang Zhao, you and I are all for Jiangdong and the lord." Zhou Yu said earnestly to Zhang Zhao.
"In that case, my Zhang family is willing to give five hundred gold." Zhang Zhao said to Zhou Yu.
"Hehe," seeing Zhang Zhao taking the money, Zhou Yu was not only not happy but angry, "Mr. Zhang Zhao, do you really think I, Jiangdong, are beggars?" Zhou Yu snorted coldly, five hundred gold, it seems It's a lot, but for the Zhang family, a big family in Jiangdong, five hundred gold is nothing at all.
"Since Mr. Zhang Zhao is like this, then I will make it clear that the Zhang family, the Wu family and even my Zhou family will give me two thousand gold. One thousand gold and five hundred gold will come out. There are also some small gentry, eight hundred gold!"
"Great governor, where, how can there be so many?" Zhang Zhao was also bitter, and the Zhang family's income this year could not reach two thousand gold.
"I don't know how you took it out, but if you can't get it out, then I, Zhou Yu, will send someone to get it out myself." Zhou Yu was also furious. In the past, he was afraid of offending the gentry, but now he is not afraid. If there is no money to comfort the soldiers who died in battle, if there is no money to reorganize new troops, then Jiangdong is almost finished.
"Old minister, the old minister has to bring the words!" Zhang Zhao sighed and knew that Zhou Yu had no choice.
"Then Mr. Zhang Zhao, please come as soon as possible." Zhou Yu pretended to see off the guests.
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Zhang Zhao is a representative of the Jiangdong gentry, just like the Kuai family is to Jingzhou, so when Zhang Zhao goes there, the patriarchs of the Jiangdong gentry will come to discuss, and Zhou Yu's words are brought to him.
As soon as the words fell to the ground, the pot exploded immediately below.
"How can this be done, eight hundred gold, how can I get it out?" A patriarch of a Jiangdong noble family stood up and spoke.
Eight hundred gold is not much, but you have to know that so far, the entire Jiangdong basically has no harvest or benefits this year. All are posting backwards. The last battle in Wancheng. The Patriarch of the He family took out two thousand servants with good armor and wanted to make a fortune in Lujiang, but who would have thought that one of his troops was wiped out at that station, and his two All the servants of the Qian family are finished. Not only did they not make any money, but they were also educated, and two or three thousand gold was invested in it.
Later, when the Second Young Master went to see a doctor, he still took the money, although it was not much, there were about two thousand gold, but it was still a business that was not profitable. If it goes on like this, it will be five thousand gold. Such a small family is already hurting, and now they have to spend eight hundred gold, isn't it terrible.
"Patriarch He, you only have 800 gold. I have 1,500 gold, which is almost twice as much as yours. How can my Hao family have it? It can only be sold by the seller." The Hao family The Patriarch also said with a mournful face.
"No, we can't afford so much money. We must ask the lord, is this going to force us to death!" Someone shouted loudly in dissatisfaction.
"Ask my lord. Hehe, it's not like you don't know about the relationship between my lord and the governor," Zhang Zhao sneered. Zhou Yu and Sun Ce are the brothers who worshiped him. Now, can you still sue the governor?" Zhou Yu's words basically represented Sun Ce.
"That's the way to do it!" The group of people panicked. After paying the money, they are basically bleeding. Moreover, if the money is given, it is basically a waste of time, so most people don’t want to give it, but it’s okay if you don’t give it. Zhou Yu, the governor, has let go, and he will come in person . At that time, people and money will be empty.
"Anyway, this Jiangdong is almost the same, we just don't let it go together, I don't believe it, he Zhou Yu really did something to us!"
"What if the governor really dares to do something?"
"If that's the case, then it's a big deal and we will go to the north of the Yangtze River." The patriarch of the Jiangdong gentry is a bit arrogant. No wonder, this person was a bit at odds with Sun Ce, and he got along with the Xu family back then. Relatively recently, although Sun Ce didn't bother him, he didn't have any good influence on Sun Ce.
"On the north bank of the Yangtze River, if you say that the people present here are all human beings, how could they not know what it means? On the north bank of the Yangtze River, that is Yangzhou Liu Mang."
"Are you crazy? It would be a disaster if someone discovers such nonsense!" Some patriarchs timidly yelled angrily at the person who proposed to go to the north bank of the Yangtze River. If Zhou Yu and others heard this, then None of these people can escape.
"What are you afraid of! There are no outsiders here, and I'm just talking. Could it be because of this that he, Zhou Yu, can drive us all to death? Who will give him money if he kills us?"
Zhang Zhao waved his hand to stop the fight between the two. It is true that this is his Zhang family's territory, so safety is guaranteed, but Zhang Zhao still shook his head, "This Jiangbei is not allowed."
"Why can't I go to Jiangbei!"
"This is Liu Mang and Liu Hanyang from Jiangbei, do you understand?"
"I don't understand!"
"If you go to this Jiangbei, what if Liu Mang and Liu Hanyang also want you to wait for money? Besides, what can you bring to Liu Mang and Liu Hanyang when you arrive in Jiangbei? Have you forgotten that the battle of Wancheng was the first time? You almost killed Liu Mang and Liu Hanyang!"
It is true that if Liu Mang hadn't been lucky in the battle of Wancheng, he might have died in the hands of these people, so it is not very reliable to seek refuge in the past.
"Is there no other way to choose?" someone questioned.
"Yes!" Zhang Zhao seemed to know something and said to the crowd, "If I, Jiangdong, change my master, who do you want?"
"Second son!" The gentry on the spot said in unison.
"Xu, just wait and see what happens!" Zhang Zhao said to the crowd, "If you don't change the owner, then I will pay the money as usual. If you return the owner! Hehe!"
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After Zhang Zhao left, Zhou Yu was busy with more things. Since Zhou Yu dared to say that to Zhang Zhao, then he knew that Zhang Zhao would definitely bring so much money.
Zhou Yu did some calculations, and the amount of money was about 50,000 gold. With that amount of money, a new army of 10,000 people could be formed after removing the pensions for the soldiers who died in battle. It's not that there is no power to fight.
Just when Zhou Yu seemed to be a little relaxed, a few soldiers suddenly ran in over there.
"En?" Zhou Yu couldn't help frowning when he saw these soldiers, because these soldiers were responsible for information under Zhou Yu's subordinates. Once they appeared in person, it meant that something urgent had happened.
Sure enough, the soldier in black knelt down in front of Zhou Yu, "Reporting to the governor, the young bird sent information."
"Bring it up." Zhou Yu blocked the left and right and went down to a secret room with his hands. He took the information from the black armored man, and only after looking at it did he realize that something really big had happened.
"Xu Gong?" Zhou Yu thought about this person in his heart, "Isn't he dead?"
It can be said that Xu Gong is known to many people in Jiangdong, because this person successively served as the captain and prefect of Wu County. Later, after Sun Ce entered Jiangdong, other Jiangdong counties surrendered, only Xu Gong was He didn't deal with Sun Ce, he was unruly, and wanted to send a secret letter to Cao Cao, asking Cao Cao to pay attention to Sun Ce, but Sun Ce found out that he was ruthless and uprooted Xu Gong's family.
Zhou Yu was still around when Xu Gong's family was beheaded.
"It's absolutely true, Xiaoniao said that he was right, it is indeed Xu Gong!" the black-clothed soldier said to Zhou Yu.
Xu Gong is not dead? This is a bit of fun, no matter whether Sun Ce killed Xu Gong's family or Xu Gong betrayed first, the hatred between Xu Gong and the lord Sun Ce cannot be resolved.
"Where did this person go?" Since Xu Gong is not dead, he must be eliminated.
"This Xu Gong left the city with a team of soldiers."
"Out of town? Which direction.?"
"West." The soldier in black said to Zhou Yu.
"West?" Zhou Yu widened his eyes and wanted to stand up, but sat down again. "Go, help me find out where the Second Young Master is. Let the Second Young Master come to see me."
The black armored soldier beside him didn't know why Zhou Yu wanted to investigate the second son, but he still took orders to go.
"Xu Gong, Xu Gong didn't die? Is it the second son's dereliction of duty? Or did he run away?" Zhou Yu was thinking in his heart, and he wanted to ask Sun Quan whether Xu Gong had been killed at the beginning, because he had killed him at the beginning. The main person in charge of Xu Gong's family is Sun Quan, so Zhou Yu needed to find this person.
Soon the soldier in black came back, "Where is the second son?"
"Reporting to the governor, the second son is not in the mansion!"
"What! The second son is not in the mansion, have you asked his housekeeper where the second son is?"
"I heard from the housekeeper that the second son seems to have left the city!"
"Huo!" Zhou Yu suddenly stood up, Ximen? Out of town? The lord left the city to hunt through the west gate, Xu Gong also left the west gate, and the second son who was directly related to Xu Gong also left the city.
"Not good!" Zhou Yu is such a smart person, he immediately discovered the strangeness, Xu Gong is not dead, this is inseparable from the second son Sun Quan, if Xu Gong escaped, then he should not have appeared in the scene In Jiangdong, it is about running as far as you should. Now that Xu Gong has left the city, Sun Ce has also left, and Sun Quan has followed. Zhou Yu has already seen the relationship between them.
"Hurry up and follow me." Zhou Yu stood up. He wanted the armor on the boat, but the armor was too troublesome, so he directly picked up the long sword beside him and "prepare the horse and go out of the city."
"What happened to the governor?"
"My lord is in danger!" Zhou Yu replied and immediately rode away, followed by the soldiers in black. (to be continued..)