Three Kingdoms

There is nothing wrong with the art of war.

There is nothing wrong with that statement.

It is even more correct to feed on the enemy.

But the problem is that everything is correct, but this is the result, which is not correct.

Who will bear the responsibility for incorrect results?

The current Jiangdong is not the Jiangnan of the Ming Dynasty.

The economic development of Jiangdong in the Han Dynasty is actually not very high. Although the land south of the Yangtze River is indeed a land of plenty, Yunmengze is still there, and the big lakes such as copper kettles, iron kettles, and tin leather kettles have not yet been fully formed. Of course, for the navy, So much of the land is covered with water, which is naturally good, but for the development of agricultural business, it is a bit troublesome.

Sun Quan originally had a prepared plan. He planned to use some money to purchase some food and grass when the front line was short of food.

But now money is not valuable, food is valuable.

The money that was originally prepared is now like a joke.

The front line lacked food and grass because Huang Gai and Zhu Huan were attacked by Zhuge Liang.

After all, Zhuge Liang is playing with fire. Even if he has not reached the master level, he is at least a high-level proficient. In addition, with the help of fire oil, it is not so easy to put out when it burns. Although Huang Gai took some precautions and divided the food and grass into two places, a lot of them were burned, and some flammable ordnance was also lost.

Although this is indeed Huang Gai's defeat and Huang Gai's problem, victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists. You can't say that you don't give your subordinates a chance to defeat the battle at all, right? But in this case, the missing food and equipment need to be replenished.

But now Zhang Zhao said that he had completed all Jiangdong's budget for this year, and sent grain and grass to the front line without losing a stone. Now he could not squeeze out extra grain and grass for the front line. He said that Huang Gai had to wipe his own poop, and don't stick out his butt. Wait for him to come.

There is also some grain in the Jiangdong Granary, but this grain is used as seeds for farming. Can't we just take all the seeds away and let everyone starve together next year?

If Fei Qian's harvest from the farmland in the northern part of Guanzhong was five, then Cao Cao's harvest from the farmland was almost two or three, while the harvest from the farmland in Jiangdong was only one, or even none. Fortunately, there is still a large amount of area in Jiangdong that has not been developed, so the scope of farming is larger, which makes up for the difference in harvest.

Both Fei Qian and Cao Cao used farmers from the Central Plains in their farming operations. There was not much difference in skills. The difference lay in the use of fertilizers, the arrangement of the agriculturists, and the initiative of the farmers themselves. Because Fei Qian has an agreement with the farmers who farm the fields, after a certain period of time, the farmers who farm the fields will get the acres they cultivate. However, the farmers in the fields in Shandong are just pure tenants. Therefore, they treat their future acres and treat the land that will never belong to them. , the attitude is naturally very different.

The worse farming attitude is in Jiangdong.

Most of the farmers in Jiangdong's fields are a combination of refugees and mountain barbarians. The cost of these cheap labor is almost zero. Jiangdong even needs to send villagers to patrol the fields and use physical punishments such as whipping to urge them to work. Naturally, the treatment is the worst. It is natural to imagine the harvest.

Generally speaking, Feiqian's farmland took more thought and effort, and the harvest was naturally more. Cao Cao's farmland was supported by the Han Dynasty's old foundation in the Central Plains for so many years, so it was not bad. As for Jiangdong, although the harvest is the worst, the investment is also the least. Overall, there is still some profit...

As for the question of why Jiangdong doesn’t improve the treatment of Tuntian employees...

Are you kidding me? Providing a platform for these refugees and barbarians to work in the fields and giving them the opportunity to display their talents is already a blessing from their previous life of practice. Even if it is not for Jiangdong, but for Sun Quan 007 , at least you have to achieve 996, otherwise how can you live up to the kindness of the bowl of rice given by Boss Sun?

So under such circumstances, the grain output that Jiangdong can obtain every year can basically be calculated on the fingers. The front line is important, but the mainland of Jiangdong is not important? Zhang Zhao knew where his butt was, so how could he agree to Sun Quan's request to gather food and grass again?

Zhang Zhao and Sun Quan broke up on bad terms, which is normal.

Anyway, this matter cannot be decided in a day or two.

Logically speaking, Sun Quan should have jumped in a hurry, but this time I don’t know whether it was because Sun Quan had grown up or because Zhang Zhao and Sun Quan had said something. Anyway, Sun Quan was not in a hurry to raise military rations, and Zhang Zhao didn’t get any trouble...

But I don’t know why, the price of food on the Jiangdong market has skyrocketed again on top of the already extremely high price!

The effect of chasing the rise and killing the fall is the same everywhere. The higher the price of food, the more people rush to buy it!

Some people are actually not short of food, but they grab it and resell it...

The combined efforts of several parties killed the people who really needed food, and these people who really needed food happened to belong to the bottom class of Jiangdong society. These people at the bottom don't have much savings, and they don't have any big warehouses, freezers, or cellars to store enough food. Most of them buy every three to five days, and the money for each purchase is just this. Remuneration for labor earned during these days.

Obviously, with the price of food soaring, these people can't keep up with the price even though they work so hard...

Everyone heard that Sun Quan was so worried about raising military rations that he came to Zhang Zhao every three days to discuss it. In order to keep the spring plowing grain, Zhang Zhao fought against Sun Quan and refused to give up a grain of rice.

But the discussion went on and on, and there was no conclusion.

Food prices remain high, and as time goes by, the number of refugees increases.

Grain prices are like a killing knife.

The butcher has the final say on how to kill and where to cut.

As pigs have been slaughtered for thousands of years, they don’t actually have much bargaining power. Even if some pigs screamed, the rest were still in a group of pigs that only knew how to feel good and happy, and they couldn't afford to turn over much because they were so tired of life and how painful it was to use their brains. The waves are coming.

As a butcher, of course he knows how to kill pigs best.

Anyway, the Jiangdong nobles don't know whether the frontline can win, but they have already won.

Even the stupidest nobles have exchanged all the floating money at home for production and living materials. As food prices continue to rise, the prices of these production and living materials are also rising, which means that even if they You can make money just by basking in the sun every day, doing nothing, even sitting paralyzed!

The class that has mastered the means of production and living are overjoyed and sing about good times every day, but for ordinary people in Jiangdong, life has completely collapsed.

Whether they are the original native Jiangdong people or the outsiders who fled from the north, the proletarians without any means of production and living are powerless in front of the butcher's knife.

As the ruler of the Jiangdong regime, it is not that Sun Quan did not lend a helping hand to these refugees, but there were too many refugees and the helping hands were too short and too small. Basically, what could fall on the refugees was a heavy rain of kindness and kindness. Compared with the raging fire burning under the refugees, it is really...

But after all, we can’t say no!

details as follows:

Sun Quan urged the Jiangdong gentry to resolve the refugee issue, and issued a stern warning, declaring that food was for food, emphasizing that the important attribute of food was to provide food for the people, rather than as an investment tool to obtain profits.

Sun Quan once again declared that since the Sun family took control of Jiangdong, this important guiding ideology has been reiterated many times. Not only official announcements, but also private discussions have repeatedly emphasized the importance of "not speculating on food."

In terms of specific measures, the Jiangdong government has also introduced a series of powerful strategies to ensure the stability of the grain market.

For example, speeding up the construction of the transportation industry, building larger ships to transport grain, ensuring the convenience of grain transportation, and reducing transportation costs; solving the problem of congestion in the sale and purchase of grain stores, and arranging soldiers to manage the surrounding areas of grain stores to ensure that people are not congested Instead of demolishing the tower, we will effectively increase the sales hours of grain stores and stipulate that grain stores can sell grain for no less than two hours a day. At the same time, in order to reduce the burden of people purchasing grain, from now on, the bridge tax will be reduced or exempted for people who go to the city to buy grain. , city entry fees and other miscellaneous expenses, truly benefit the people, making the people feel the government's care...

It’s full of love from the Sun family!

As a result, there was once again a wave of thousands of refugees around Jiangdong.

Thousands of refugees set up tents in the surrounding area, dug out various dens, and sold their children, daughters, wives, and themselves. It was really horrible...

Among them, the strong ones were selected, and seven or eight new battalions were established on the outskirts of Wu County. They were equipped with Shi Chang team and Qu Changjun, who were practicing. In an instant, the original Jiangdong army soldiers were replenished. It was damaged, and there was also a lot of surplus labor force. They could use "work-for-relief" to get some gruel to barely survive, and then worked day and night to build the river embankment, not knowing that the original river embankment It just needs repairs, and the compensation given to them is one-tenth of the originally reported budget.

The nobles around Wu County in Jiangdong were originally assigned many tenants because of the Western Expedition. At first, they complained all day long that the people were getting more and more unruly. In the early years, the tenants were so honest and kind. Now they are laughing. He didn't dislike them at all, but burped to express that these refugees were too pitiful and miserable, and he couldn't stand it anymore, so he asked his servants to push these unsightly refugees away.

Even the old bustard who sells meat in the city is so happy that he can shake three times when he walks. A girl bought at a bargain price can be sold at a bargain price after a few years of training. This business is a bargain no matter how you think about it!

Many areas outside the city also fell into chaos, with robbery, theft, murder and arson. There was blood and crying everywhere.

The village is closed.

The city is closed.

The bewildered flow of refugees was running around like headless flies, and then they were either killed, sold, or died silently somewhere.

Corpses abound on both sides of the official road.

Every Jiangdong citizen who was there couldn't understand why, in just a few days, this land of plenty and plenty of refuge had turned into what it is now!

Some people are confused about this kind of thing, but some people are clear about it.

Die in confusion.

Outside the city, there are ghosts and monsters, while inside the city, people are drunk and dreaming.

Zhang Fen was dressed in an ocher red robe, and with a few personal guards, he staggered into a courtyard with crab steps. As soon as he opened the linen curtain and entered, the heat hit his face.

The fragrance of powder, wine, and incense hit me openly, but the smell of sweat, bad breath, and underarm odor spread in private.

Zhang Fen's nose couldn't adapt to it for a while, so he couldn't help but sneeze heavily, which immediately attracted the attention of many drunken young men. Immediately, someone shouted: "Oh, Mr. Zhang is here, why don't you give up your seat quickly!" 』

Zhang Fen is the son of Zhang Zhao's brother. He has skills without learning, and his skills in eating, drinking and having fun are not inferior to others. No, although Sun Quan ordered a ban on the sale of alcohol because of the lack of food and grass in the city, he did not ban the sale of alcohol, so most of the restaurants and shops on the market were closed, but some private courtyards...

Private kitchens and rooms have always been the favorite of the Jiangdong gentry.

At this moment, many members of the gentry clan were flushed with alcohol. When they saw Zhang Fen coming in, someone suddenly cheered, "Mighty Duke Zhang!" 』

"Mighty Duke Zhang!" Ha ha ha ha! 』

This cheer, the knowing drinking, the understanding smile, the inexplicable scratching of the head.

Zhang Fen pointed his hand in the direction of the sound, laughed and cursed, and without explaining much, he glanced around and saw an acquaintance, Zhang Wen's younger brother, Zhang Bai.

Zhang Bai was holding a little girl in his arms, drinking heartily, and his robe was open, revealing some rugged bones and a few black hairs on his chest. There was a lot of wine on his beard, dripping with it, and the brocade robe on his body was dizzy.

Speaking of the friendship between Zhang Fen and Zhang Bai, it is a true friendship that comes from being friends.

Zhang Fen is the son of Zhang Zhao's younger brother. The glory of Zhang Zhao's family is concentrated on Zhang Zhao. Most people don't care who Zhang Zhao's younger brother is, let alone Zhang Fen. The food and drink expenses will naturally not be less, but who Don't take him seriously.

The same goes for Zhang Bai. His elder brother Zhang Wen is so famous. Not only does he have the same name as the previous three princes, but his personality and speech are also the same as those of the third prince Zhang Wen. Some people admire him and others disdain him, but whether he is strange or disdainful, it has nothing to do with Zhang Bai. He It's the passerby who is out of everyone's attention.

Heroes have sympathy for each other, and bears have sympathy for each other.

Zhang Fen sat down next to Zhang Bai's desk, then shook out a pearl, and threw it to the side without looking at it. A servant caught the pearl in a prostrate manner. Pearl, and shouted in an exaggerated voice: "Master Zhang, give me a pearl!" 』

These days, pearls are hard to come by, they are mainly wild, and catching them depends on luck. Moreover, pearls are not easy to preserve and may become dehydrated and oxidized. Therefore, they are rare and more valuable than ordinary gold and silver.

The servant shouted loudly, and there was a response from both inside and outside the house. In a moment, a maid came to him like a butterfly in flowers, cleared up the leftovers on Zhang Bai's desk, and laid out a new table.

Zhang Bai raised his eyebrows, and pinched the soft part of the girl in his arms with a smile, causing the girl to bury herself next to Zhang Bai's neck and moan in pain, but she gave Zhang Fen her charming eyes.

"Where's Xiao Baimei?" Zhang Fen bared his teeth and smiled, "I like the whiter ones today!" 』

The servant was still lying on the ground, "Miss Baimei has a rest today..."

"Have a rest!" ” Zhang Fen popped out another pearl, and then looked at the servant like a worm or a mantis, swooping over and taking the pearl into his hand, “Stop talking nonsense, hurry up! Otherwise, even if I can’t demolish this house, I can demolish you! 』

The servant dared not say anything, but still lay on the ground unable to get up.

Zhang Fen clicked his tongue and popped out another pearl. The servant grabbed the pearl and shouted in a loud voice, "Bai Mei is accepting guests..."

Not long after, a woman with cold-white complexion swayed over, sat beside Zhang Fen, and complained softly, "Young master likes to torment the slave family..."

Zhang Fen laughed loudly, pulled the woman into his arms, and then put his hands on the woman's neck and chest, sniffing. When he was excited, he took a few bites, and saw some bruises on the snow-white skin. Qing then laughed and held the woman in his arms, asking Bai Mei to give him food and feed him.

The children of the noble clan all have hands, but their hands are all grown on the little girl in their arms, and the little girl is responsible for eating and drinking.

Does Hongxiu add fragrance? If it is only used to add fragrance, wouldn’t it make Jiaoniang’s job too easy? How can we help her learn and grow, and how can she deliver more talents to the society?

"Are you... kicked out again?" Zhang Bai laughed and gestured with his chin to ask for a certain dish on the table. Then while waiting for his wife to take it, he laughed at Zhang Fen, "How many times have you been kicked out this month?" 』

"Pooh! Nonsense..." Zhang Fen buried his mouth on Bai Mei's chest and made an inarticulate sound, as if he was talking about something about the Zhang family. How could it be considered rushing? But soon, he changed his face and came closer. Zhang Bai said in a low voice, "Some people are rumoring that my family is responsible for the refugees this time..."

Zhang Bai was choked by Zhang Fen's amazing turn. He coughed immediately and pointed at himself after a while, "Are you not mistaken?" You're just talking about this kind of thing here... and you're talking to me? 』

Zhang Fen said nonchalantly: "Is it possible that you and I have to find a quiet place alone?" I don’t like this... Besides, it’s not a secret... I don’t believe you haven’t heard about it... When I just walked in, those guys were still making noises... I’m just not convinced, this matter... Everyone was trying to reap the benefits and get fat, but in the end, they left a piece of shit on my desk! If it were you, would you be able to swallow this shit? 』

Zhang Bai heard this and looked at the yellow-green leek eggs in the bean plate on the table, and suddenly felt a little sick, "What do you want?" 』

Zhang Fen chuckled, looking a little inexplicably excited, "Would you like to take a gamble?" 』

"bet? Zhang Bai raised his eyebrows, "What are you betting on?" Let’s just say it first, worldly things like money are boring…”

Zhang Fen said with a smile: "Haven't you been thinking about my dancer for a long time?" Just in time, I heard that you got a new singer. It is said that her voice is very soft and charming, especially when doing things... Ahaha, how about just taking it as a bet? I bet that the four leading thieves, Jin, Mao, Chen, and Zu, will be involved with the Gu family...well, maybe there are some other people! 』

Zhang Bai's expression suddenly changed, "You're crazy!" 』

Zhang Fen laughed loudly, "Do you dare to bet?" ! 』

Zhang Bai pushed away the girl in his arms, pointed at Zhang Fen, then trembled with his mouth, speechless for a while, and finally just rolled up his sleeves and left...

In the huge Huaxuan, it seemed to be quiet for a moment, but soon it became noisy again.

Zhang Fen laughed and reached out to grab the girl who was left behind by Zhang Bai, "Come on, don't pay attention to that white-eyed wolf, I love you..."