Chapter 375 Swarming in
The news that Wei Teng received Liu Feng’s commendations and rewards spread like the wind.
Since Jia Kui took over Shangyu, local nobles in Shangyu have donated a total of more than 62,000 acres of land, of which 850,000 acres were donated by the Wei family.
At that time, including the remaining local dignitaries in Shangyu, they all felt that Wei Teng had lost his mind and gone crazy. Even if he wanted to please Liu Feng, he could not afford to give away his family's lifeblood.
But now it seems that people from other counties don’t know it yet, but the local powerful people in Shangyu are already filled with regret.
They never dreamed that Liu Feng's reward would be so generous.
Snow salt and frosted sugar have long become popular high-end foods in Kuaiji. They are the favorites of high-ranking nobles. They spend a lot of money, gold and silver to buy them, naturally knowing how expensive these things are. , how tight the market is.
What made them even more jealous was that Weitten not only received financial compensation.
Liu Feng has continuously recruited Wei Teng as his servant in the past few days and awarded him several awards.
There are rumors that Liu Feng has promised Wei Teng an official position, but for the time being, Jia County Zun cannot do without Wei Teng. At this time, there are many affairs in Shangyu County that need Wei Teng to handle, so this Put it aside for the time being and wait for a while before asking Wei Teng to take office.
Compared with economic benefits, Wei Teng's political gains are more enviable and jealous to the point of jealousy.
It’s just that Wei Teng has been admired by Jia Kui and Liu Feng successively, and Jian is obviously attracted to him. In addition, the Wei family is still the first-class wealthy family in Shangyu, so jealous people can only keep it in their hearts for the time being. Dare to criticize Wei Teng.
In addition, another aspect of the effect also began to slowly appear.
Liu Feng did not expect that the first person to appear would be Gu Yong.
When he heard that Lu Meng came to report and Gu Yong asked to see him, Liu Feng thought he had heard wrongly.
At this time, Gu Yongzheng should be organizing the people's summer harvest in Shanyin and taking this opportunity to cultivate the fields. Why did he come to Shangyu?
But he soon realized that it was obviously impossible for Lu Meng to deceive him in this regard.
So Liu Feng immediately responded: "Invite Yuan Tan to meet in the back hall."
"Here!"
Lu Meng took the order and left.
Soon, Gu Yong entered the back hall under the guidance of Lu Meng.
After sitting down, Liu Feng asked doubtfully: "Yuantan, why are you here."
"I have something important to see the general, so I asked for leave from the county."
Gu Yong first bowed respectfully to Liu Feng, and then explained: "But please don't worry, general. Everything in the county has been arranged. If there are any mistakes, I am willing to be dealt with by the general."
“I already know Yuan Tan’s abilities, so I won’t worry too much about them.”
Liu Feng nodded. He was really not worried about this: "I just don't know what Yuan Tan is here for?"
Gu Yong quietly took a deep breath, then took out a silk letter from his arms and said respectfully Reach out.
When Xu Chu, who was behind Liu Feng, saw it, he immediately strode forward, took the silk book from Gu Yong's hand, and then handed it to Liu Feng's case.
Liu Feng glanced at Gu Yong in surprise, then opened the silk book and started reading.
Looking at it, the corners of Liu Feng's mouth turned up slightly. This Gu Yong is really interesting.
This silk book is actually a great gift. It clearly records Gu's 41,000 acres of fields in Wu County and even Wu County, as well as the locations of these fields.
Gu Yong was willing to dedicate all these fields to the shogunate of Liu Feng's southern conquering general.
When Liu Feng finished reading the silk book and raised his head again, Gu Yong preemptively said: "Yong is brave enough to ask the general if he has the ambition to conquer the fields?"
Liu Feng's eyes were exposed. With a clear look, Gu Yong would act like this if he didn't move, and he would like him as soon as he moved. No wonder he was able to win the favor of brothers Sun Ce and Sun Quan.
After Sun Shao's death, he was immediately promoted by Sun Quan to be the second prime minister of Soochow.
However, the matter that Gu Yong mentioned now was indeed something that Liu Feng was very important to. He immediately expressed his position: "It is indeed true. Nowadays, more than half of the land in the world belongs to high-ranking nobles, but the common people have no place to stand up and do good things." People are starving to death all over the country, and evil people are looting in groups, but the nobles are able to live in luxury and indulge in luxury. This is really the greatest injustice in the world today. "
"Tian Ji's affairs are especially evil."
Liu Feng looked at Gu Yong with burning eyes: "The common people barely have enough food for the night. Not only do the wealthy families have thousands of fields and occupy all the sacred land, but they also have to pass on their own land to them. Yuan Tan thinks that this is Is it reasonable? "
Gu Yong was shocked. He knew very well that what Liu Feng said was true.
If nothing else, even if the Gu Yong family did not pass on the land tax to the common people, the Gu family's fields are really worth thousands of fields. Moreover, there are almost no good paddy fields in Wu County. All are owned by the four major surnames.
There was a lot of cold sweat on his forehead, but his expression was still respectful and calm.
After all, he had guessed this scene before coming here.
"The general's words are deafening and thought-provoking."
Gu Yong immediately knelt down and said: "Yong knew that his sin was serious, so he was willing to dedicate his land to the general's mansion and serve as a dog and horse for the general to conquer the fields and rivers east of the Yangtze River. The power!”
Gu Yonghui acted like this, but he also felt a sense of crisis. He realized that the four major surnames were probably not as indispensable to Wu Jun as he thought. More importantly, after hearing Wei Teng's deeds, he really felt scared.
Gu Yong felt that his brother-in-law and nephew were not ordinary people. There was a high probability that they would imitate Wei Teng and donate their family fields to the Zhengnan shogunate.
In the previous choice, Gu Yong was already a step behind and became the last among the four major surnames in Wu County.
Therefore, Gu Yong felt that he could no longer stay at the end this time. Moreover, he was the one who left Liu Feng the closest at this time, which made Gu Yong realize that this might be a God-given opportunity.
This is the reason why he decisively asked for leave and came to Shangyu to see Liu Feng and donate his land.
After hearing what Gu Yong said, Liu Feng sighed, stood up and walked to Gu Yong: "Yuan Tan, the land you donated will not be distributed to the poor, but will only recruit homeless envoys. Its tenant species.”
Liu Feng currently needs to hold a lot of land in his hands. In the future, he will also plant Champa rice, peanuts, sesame, soybeans and other crops on a large scale. He directly owns the fields and can arrange them as he likes, without the laborious and dangerous process of guiding people to plant seeds. .
Gu Yong immediately kowtowed and replied: "Since the land has been dedicated to the Zhengnan Shogunate, its use is naturally based on the general's head. Moreover, although Yong is not a talented person, he is also quite knowledgeable. The general must be Only when he has other great uses can he be so decisive. Yong Zi will not hinder the general's actions."
Liu Feng laughed, Gu Yuantan is indeed known as a clever and quick thinker.
So, Liu Feng patted Gu Yong on the shoulder: "Yuantan's words really fit my heart. I accept this compliment shamelessly. But in the future, Yuantan still needs to work hard for me. Help me conquer Tianjiangdong."
Gu Yong kowtowed in support without hesitation: "Yong worked hard to achieve the general's ambition."
Liu Feng was overjoyed and helped Gu Yong up personally. The two sat down hand in hand and talked about everything.
That night, Gu Yong stayed in the county house, talked with Liu Feng until dawn, and slept on the same bed.
Gu Yonghui's big reaction and change was also stimulated by the outcome of the powerful Beihui nobles. These people were forced to leave their homes and were escorted northward by Liu Feng to Shouchun.
In the future, he will continue to be sent to Luoyang. I heard that he will be handed over to the emperor for punishment.
The people of Wujun have a very complicated view of the people of Kuaiji. On the one hand, Wuhui does not separate the families, and the two sides have always been one big piece.
For a period of time after the founding of this dynasty, Wu County and Kuaiji County were originally one county. During the Qin Dynasty and the Western Han Dynasty, Kuaiji County was also called Wu County.
It was not until the period of Emperor Shun of the Eastern Han Dynasty that the famous "Wu Hui Division" occurred. From then on, Wu County and Kuaiji went their separate ways.
It’s just that people from the two places have a lot of contact. Generally speaking, people from Kuaiji are more fierce and fierce than people from Wujun.
Because Wu County was developed early, it has a good economy and fertile land. It also has a huge advantage, that is, there are no large-scale Shanyue and Nanman tribes in Wu County.
Of the four counties in Jiangdong, only Wu County is like this. The other three counties, including Danyang County, all have a large number of mountain Vietnamese barbarians.
Gu Yong was from Wujun. Although he was very knowledgeable, he looked at people in Kuaiji and felt that he was similar to his neighbors.
Roughly speaking, he is a kind of distant poor relative who is relatively cruel and savage, but also quite righteous.
Overall, it feels quite superior.
It was only the appearance of Liu Feng that broke this feeling.
In just half a month, Liu Feng not only suppressed the resistance of the powerful gentry in Kuaiji, but also sent all of them to the Central Plains.
When Gu Yong learned about this, he felt a chill, and an unfamiliar word popped into his mind again.
That is the tomb system of the Former Han Dynasty.
When he thought of this, Gu Yong became anxious, like an ant on a hot pot.
Don’t look at it now that the people of Kuaiji committed suicide and rebelled, so they were treated like this.
But who can guarantee that Liu Feng will not attack Wu County after he has completely settled Kuaiji County?
You must know that the people from Wujun are much softer in character than the accountants, and I am afraid they will be more easily rubbed by Liu Feng.
Considering the attitudes and possible trends of the other three surnames of Gu, Lu, Zhu, and Zhang, Gu Yong decided to completely bet on Liu Bei and Liu Feng, father and son, and prepare for the future.
This is how Gu Yong took leave and went to Yu to donate most of his family's land.
There are many smart people like Gu Yong.
In the following days, the other three surnames of Gu, Lu, Zhu, and Zhang also sent letters one after another, offering land and property.
The Lu family donated 340 million acres, the Zhang family donated 37,000 acres, and the Zhu family also donated 38,000 acres of land.
Most of these lands are within Wu County, and the proportion of paddy fields is very high, reaching one-third.
The four families of Gu, Lu, Zhu and Zhang together dedicated 150,000 acres of land to Liu Feng.
You must know that the entire land of Wu County is less than two million acres. The four families of Gu, Lu, Zhu and Zhang dedicated one-twelfth of it to Liu Feng in one breath. This is not all they have, nor No wonder the four major names in Wu County are so famous.
It is strange to say that before dedicating the land, Gu Yong was always trembling and walking on thin ice, feeling that Liu Feng looked at him differently and that he would be in danger at any time.
But after donating the land, Gu Yong calmed down immediately and no longer felt the anxiety and uneasiness he had before.
In the next few days, there were also powerful nobles in Shangyu County who donated land.
However, they naturally cannot compare with Gu Lu, Zhu Zhang, and most of the offerings range from hundreds to thousands.
Regardless of the amount of land, Liu Feng seriously accepted it, appeased it, and promised financial compensation.
As for political status, Liu Feng can give opportunities, but whether he has the talent and whether he can grasp it is not something Liu Feng can guarantee.
Wei Teng had already obtained from Liu Feng the ten stones of frosting sugar, fifty stones of snow salt, and fifty stones of sesame oil that he had brought with him.
Under Wu Fan's suggestion, he carefully threw out one-tenth of the amount of goods to test the water. Unexpectedly, they were all sold out in an instant, and the price was 30% higher than Liu Feng's price. .
Of course, there is also the factor that Liu Feng gave Wei Teng 10% of his profit, but more importantly, these things were in such short supply that the powerful gentry in Kuaiji were willing to buy them at a premium.
In addition, Jia Kui also took the opportunity to start preparations for field cultivation during the summer harvest, and reserved various information to prepare for the field cultivation.
Liu Feng stayed in Shangyu for ten days before continuing his journey to the county.
The situation in Beihui is constantly changing for the better. In addition to the summer harvests that are actively carried out in various places and the information prepared for field expansion, good news has also come from various places.
Due to the shortage of food in the past, no troops were mobilized in the counties. They relied entirely on Liu Feng to transport food to the counties to support them.
As the summer harvest unfolded, more and more grain was harvested, which not only relieved Liu Feng's pressure, but also made the grain and grass in the hands of the governors of various counties more abundant.
Food is the courage of the army. With food and grass, the acting county officials from various places in Beihui were originally generals, and naturally they began to get ready to take action.
Previously, during the summer harvest period, many Shanyue thieves from various places came down from the mountains to rob, and there were even some Shanyue thieves who attacked villages in an attempt to plunder the summer harvest grain.
Not to mention other places, even Shanyin County has five or six groups of Shanyue bandits with thousands of people.
However, these Shanyue bandits were disorganized and poorly armed, and could not even afford much leather armor. However, the Kuaiji Mountain where they lived was on the other side of Jingruo Lake, far away from Shanyin City.
Pan Zhang was well prepared and sent land and water scouts to monitor the main descent.
As soon as these Shanyue bandits came off the mountain, they were discovered by the scouts of the Southern Conquest Army. Before they could poison the place, Pan Zhang personally led his men and beat them back.
Pan Zhang also set a trap, eating two of the opponent's troops in one go, and captured more than a thousand prisoners.
However, this is not much of a threat to the mountain bandits. Almost all of them huddle in mountainous areas, and they are still deep in mountainous areas.
Because if you live in an outer mountainous area close to the plains, you will be easily discovered by the Han people, and then in turn, you will be wiped out by the Han tyrants.
The living conditions of the Shanyue people are very harsh, so they have developed a ruthless personality that ignores death.
For them, the value of an iron weapon is already more than their lives.
After the summer harvest in each county was completed, each county began to attack Shanyue one after another.
The first batch of people to take action were the counties and cities near Shanyue, including Shanyin County. Pan Zhang personally led two thousand elites into Kuaiji Mountain, fought consecutively, and defeated three large and small strongholds in two months.
(End of this chapter)