Invincible from the beginning of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 109 Opposite sides

Finally, Zhang Ming led the team into Youzhou.

At this time, Youzhou was calm on the surface, but inside it was turbulent.

The decree has been spread to Youzhou, and Zhang Ming has the power to distribute taxes in the entire Youzhou.

"Mr. Lu, do you dare to come to Ji County with me?"

Jixian County, the seat of Youzhou Prefecture, Zhang Ming wants to control Jixian County, so there is no way to avoid it.

"Master Taishou, this subordinate is Liaodong Biejia now. The Taishou has orders, so how dare you disobey them." Lu Zhi said.

Zhang Ming nodded, and then ordered: "The team is heading to Ji County, and will stay in Ji County for a few days."

When Zhang Ming approached Youzhou, the prefects of all counties were very nervous.

The rebellion of Bian Zhang and Han Sui had just been wiped out, and the same was true of Gongsun Zan, who took office as prefect of You Beiping.

Gongsun Zan has ideals and revenge, but these must be based on money.

The taxes have been paid, so why does he use to arm the army.

The prefects of Youzhou, no matter whether there is any revenge or not, are always unwilling to hand over the power of taxation.

Gongsun Zan has been frowning for more than ten days.

That day, when he heard that Zhang Ming entered Youzhou, he was very depressed.

At this time, his cousin Gongsun Yue came to him.

"Brother, are you still worried about taxes?"

Gongsun Zan didn't answer, but it was obvious that he was worried about this.

Gongsun Yue hesitated for a long time, and stood in front of Gongsun Zan for a long time.

Seeing that he had something to say, Gongsun Zan said, "There are no outsiders here, so just speak up if you have something to say."

Gongsun Yue took a deep breath and said: "A few days ago, the Yuan family sent people to look for me to get rid of Zhang Ming, but they Yuan family kept us safe."

Gongsun Zan was taken aback, opened his eyes wide and said, "But the Yuan family of the fourth generation and the third lord? They don't know about murdering high officials in the court, but they will kill all the families."

"Brother, in today's world, if you don't have soldiers or money, you're just someone else's fish."

"No." Gongsun Zan flatly refused and said, "Killing court officials without authorization is tantamount to treason. If we ransack the family and exterminate the family, our Gongsun family will be destroyed forever. Even if the Yuan family can let the court not pursue it, we will be at odds with morals and will lose all the support of the people."

"Brother, if Zhang Ming is killed by bandits"

Gongsun Zan didn't speak any more, but sat on a chair and fell into deep thought.

"Prepare me invitations and gifts. I'm going to Ji County to wait for Zhang Ming."

After sighing, Gongsun Zan said angrily, "You are so foolish that you actually handed over the tax revenue of a state to a prefect."

It is impossible for Gongsun Zan to hand over all the taxes if he wants to be courteous first, but if Zhang Ming agrees, he may be able to pay a small amount of money to Zhang Ming every year, and the two parties will not interfere with each other afterwards.

"Also, let's go to Ji County together for the rest of the eunuchs."

Gongsun Zan wants to unite everyone to oppress Zhang Ming and make him voluntarily give up his power of taxation.

When Zhang Ming and the others arrived in Ji County, Gongsun Zan and the others had also arrived.

Gongsun Zan came directly on his horse, much faster than Zhang Ming with a lot of luggage.

Entering Jixian County, Zhang Ming did not go directly to Gongsun Zan and the others, but first found a place to live and inquired about information.

Zhang Ming first called Guan Zhang Zhao and Xi Zhicai.

"The prefects of Youzhou gathered here just to force me to give up my right to tax. Now that Gongsun Zan is taking the lead, they may be difficult to deal with."

Xi Zhicai saw that Zhang Ming was determined to confront everyone and asked for this tax.

From Xi Zhicai's point of view, he should take his time, but Zhang Ming obviously didn't intend to do this.

"My lord, although we have the power to tax, without the cooperation of the prefects of the counties, we may not be able to achieve any results. Why don't we talk to them about how much to pay each year? I guess they are willing." Xi Zhicai said.

What Xi Zhicai thinks is also what the prefects of the counties think, and both sides can compromise.

"Hmph." However, Zhang Ming snorted coldly and said, "I'm not optimistic about this world. Sooner or later, there will be chaos. Let's intervene in the counties as soon as possible, so that if something happens in the future, we can deal with it in advance."

Zhang Ming didn't make it very clear, he didn't directly say that the world is about to go into chaos.

Xi Zhicai did not continue to persuade.

Zhang Ming said to Guan Zhangzhao: "Zilong, you escort Yan'er and the baggage team back first, and Yun Changyi De Zhicai will meet them with me."

Everyone promises.

Zhang Ming was in a meeting here, and so were Gongsun Zan and the others.

The rest of the eunuchs gathered in the private room of Tangling Restaurant to discuss matters.

"Prefect Gongsun, Zhang Ming is acting according to the order. We must cooperate, but we can't hand over all the taxes in vain. If Zhang Ming squanders them, how can we maintain the operation of the county? It's not a big mess."

Several eunuchs nodded in agreement.

Gongsun Zan was filled with righteous indignation seeing each one, and he was convinced that he was dissatisfied with the court's decision.

Gongsun Zan looked around and said, "My lords, we can only abide by the court's order, but if there is no tax, Zhang Ming can't force us to pay it, or he will collect it himself?"

"We can't resist the imperial court's decree. We should negotiate a solution with Zhang Taishou. It is best to pay a fixed amount. The situation of each county is different. For example, some counties have been harassed by Wuhuan and Xiongnu all the year round. Let alone taxation, it is good to survive. , so we all talk to this Zhang Taishou together, and we must come up with a proper solution, otherwise the government of each county will not be able to operate.”

When Gongsun Zan greeted him, everyone agreed.

With Gongsun Zan taking the lead, the next thing will be simple. If Zhang Ming disagrees with the prefects of various counties uniting, the final result is that Zhang Ming will not be able to collect a single copper coin in taxes.

Both parties have completed their internal discussions.

Zhang Ming waited in Ji County for two days, and finally officially posted posts to the prefects of the counties.

"Tonight we will reserve the entire Dongling Restaurant, and invite all the eunuchs, the second brother and the third brother. You and the other two will each lead 100 people to guard the entrance of the restaurant, and the rest of the soldiers will stand guard on both sides of the street."

This is the rhythm of full martial arts.

"Here."

It is not easy for others to book Tangling Restaurant, but it is easy for Zhang Ming.

This Luo Quan had also secretly gone to Ji County to cooperate with him.

Zhang Ming posted posts to the prefects of the counties.

Gongsun Zan lived in a temporary courtyard, looked at the posts, and asked the soldiers to report the situation outside.

Gongsun Yue was also at the side, and after the reporting soldiers left, Gongsun Yue said: "Brother, this Zhang Ming's handwriting is not small, it is not so easy to take over the entire Dongling Restaurant."

"The visitor is not kind, I'm afraid there will be a lot of Zhang Ming."

"Brother, if Zhang Ming really refuses to cooperate, then let him disappear." Gongsun Yue repeated the old matter and wanted to kill Zhang Ming, but Gongsun Zan didn't think it was necessary to do that.

With the cooperation of the Yuan family, perhaps the court could really be fooled, but the eyes of the people in the world are discerning, and the cost of murdering a party's prefect is too high.

Both sides are ready, it depends on how to talk tonight.

In the evening, Zhang Ming arrived early and prepared everything in Tanglin Restaurant.

The lobby of Tanglin Restaurant has been arranged to become a large banquet hall, which can accommodate hundreds of people at the same time.

(End of this chapter)