Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 524: Observe business and know trends
As soon as Chen Zhi opened his mouth, another question came up that everyone didn't expect.

In fact, the reason why these families are wary of Chen Zhi, or even hostile, is not only because the Zheng family was devoured by Chen Zhi, and they were devastated, but also because of the list that Chen Zhi brought out before——

Previously, several families realized that Chen Zhi was difficult to move, so they turned their guns and wanted to take refuge there and betray their friends in the county. However, what they didn't expect was that Chen Zhi would simply take away the talk of all the families in this generation. , they were all invited, and each of them was given a list.

The contents on that list are frightening to read——

What was recorded above was clearly a crime committed by these families behind their backs. There were many secrets in it that others should have no way of knowing, and it was not known how Chen Zhi knew about it.

The Wang family, Tang family, etc. all secretly guessed that Chen Zhi might have built an intelligence network of his own in a very short period of time, reaching deep into all major families.

To this end, these families also conducted a large-scale screening of their clan members, servants, etc., hoping to find hidden spies. However, Chen Zhi's spies were not found. Other families, as well as informants from the General's Mansion, They caught a few of them, and for a while, several families were in turmoil, and everyone was in danger.

But these are just remedies, and they still don't help how to deal with Chen Zhi.

The direct descendants of several families are all worried about how to calm down the problems caused by the list.

Although among today's aristocratic families, which family has not committed one or two violations of law and discipline, those families with pure family traditions cannot prevent it, let alone these border families?

But the problem is that those families have sufficient background and backing, and have huge inheritance inertia and authority. Even if someone takes advantage of them, they can still survive by cutting off their tails, or they may not be affected at all.

In this regard, these families on the border are completely incomparable. If only people from the county, county, or even the state get these black materials and want to deal with many families, it will actually be okay. At most, they will have to pay a little. For a price, the trouble can be calmed down, or even the troublemaker can be killed.

The problem is, Chen Zhi's background is extraordinary. When he makes such a move, he also learns from the Zheng family's mistakes. Of course, many families are in danger.

Of course, they also realized that Chen Zhi would not take the blame for the entire Daijun family in one fell swoop, because at that time families of all sizes had received the list, which meant that Chen Zhi had taken advantage of every family. Although they don't know how Chen Zhi's intelligence network achieves this, it does not prevent them from understanding that once Chen Zhi goes too far, the entire Dai County will become his enemy!
"Prefect Chen, you said that Dai County is about to fall into a catastrophe. We don't know whether it is true or false, but one thing is very clear, that is, the list you brought out is too dangerous for us people. I Needless to say, the history of the Wang family in Daijun is needless to say. Today, on behalf of the Daijun family, I would like to ask you, what are your plans for the list?"

Wang Huo from the Wang family seemed to be elected to take the lead in negotiating with Chen Zhi.

Compared with the catastrophe mentioned by Chen Zhi, what they were more concerned about was obviously the threat that was right in front of them.

"The things on the list are just to remind everyone." Chen Zhi crossed his hands calmly, met Wang Huo's gaze, and said to him, "If I want to fight with you all, it's not too difficult. This is the bottom line, you should be warned about the Zheng family."

"Prefect, are you threatening us and other families?" Wang Huo raised his eyebrows, and his momentum did not flinch. He was not as powerful as the county governor, but he had the backing of many families in Daijun. In Daijun, this Even though he has three acres of land, he is still tough enough.

"It's not a threat, it's just a demonstration. Let you know that my news is not false, so what I am going to show you next is also true." Chen Zhi said, and with a wave of his hand, the servant came over and gave him Everyone present presented a list filled with words.

Because they had learned from the past, when everyone saw this list, they couldn't help but tremble in their hearts, thinking that it might not be another evidence of guilt, so they looked at each other, and then reluctantly reached out and took it over to take a look. , everyone’s eyes widened.

Chen Zhi looked at everyone's expressions and said to them: "Everyone, what I am showing you this time has the same content, and what is written is also true. It records the movements of several Xianbei tribes in the border areas. You are all smart people. You have lived here in Daijun for a long time, so it is impossible that you do not know what the things listed on this list mean."

"Is this...the movement of these Xianbei tribes to start a war?" Wang Huo looked at it for a few times, then raised his head and looked at Chen Zhi with some uncertainty.

"Remember what I just said?" The smile on Chen Zhi's face has disappeared. He looked directly at Wang Huo and solemnly nodded: "I said, Daijun will be in danger. Facing the war on the border, a family's No matter how much property you have, what's the point? The Hu people will not abide by the rules of the Han Dynasty. Once they attack, no land deed, house deed, or place of origin can restrain them, and everything you have will be taken away by them!"

It turned out that the list in the hands of these people was written about the trends of several Xianbei movies, and it also mentioned some preparations they had made recently.

This information was not fabricated by Chen Zhi out of thin air. His intelligence network has not been established yet. Although spies have been sent outside the Great Wall and some of them have already landed, they are not enough to spy on these information. Therefore, the source of these information is actually Ji County.

The news was obtained directly from the General's Mansion through Zi Shu's origami.Wang Jun traveled across the north, and there were several tribes serving as captors and thugs. In terms of understanding and mastering the information about the Xianbei people, there was no one in the entire Central Plains who could match him. Chen Zhi relied on Zishu origami to collect information about Wang Jun. After analysis, we can still grasp the war preparations of the northern tribes.

This time, I selected a few from them, combined them into a list, and gave them to Wang Huo and others for a look.

"How can we be sure that the content here is not made up by you, the eunuch?" Tang Dian frowned and asked the question in his heart. This was also the voice of many people present.

After all, there have been many wars in this northern border area, and wars in the entire grassland have often affected this area. Therefore, most of the time, there is an aura of imminent war. This is also the case now. Several counties actually have signs, but Who can be sure that this is not a small-scale conflict, but a war if you say it is?
"It is actually very simple to verify." Chen Zhi was not surprised by this question and had already prepared for it. "I mentioned many details above, such as the properties Duan Xianbei purchased in Youzhou, and many of them were obtained through secret means. You can find out the iron pots and other iron utensils that have flowed into its territory by sending people to inquire around Jixian County."

The so-called secret route is actually smuggling.

The salt and iron franchise of the New Han Dynasty was controlled by the court from source to sales. Exports were strictly restricted for potential rivals, the grassland tribes, and would not be easily opened up. Such large-scale iron exports were even more difficult.

Due to the limitation of iron smelting level, the use of iron tools by this grassland tribe has never been able to meet the demand, so smuggling has become a main choice, which has also brought generous rewards to many interest groups in the Central Plains.

Chen Zhi then said: "You all have your own sources of information in Jixian County. As long as you send someone to investigate the recent flow of ironware and compare it with past records, you will know the increase. It will be self-evident whether what I said is true. ”

This is not a bluff. These Daijun families also have their own news channels in Jixian. Even if their power cannot expand, they are always paying attention to changes there, including prices, products and trade with Xianbei.

They live in a place where border wars are frequent, so of course they will try to predict the pattern of wars, so they have long discovered that whenever there is a war in Xianbei, the prices of some products on the market will increase, and a large number of products will be exported and smuggled outside the Great Wall. .

Iron pots, shovels, farm tools and other ironware are one of the representatives.

Just as Chen Zhi said, you can see the clues by comparing the flow of ironware. Seeing Chen Zhi's seriousness, others also knew that the prefect did not dare to joke about such a matter. If it was true... …

"If it is true, then according to what is written on this list, then this war is not a small fight, but a big fight!" Wang Huo and others looked at each other, and they all saw worry in each other's eyes. .

"Then let's report to the imperial court as soon as possible!" Zhu Xian spit out such a sentence, and then noticed that everyone's eyes were strange, and he knew that he had said something wrong.

"It is not impossible to report to the imperial court," Chen Zhi said, "but this time, more than just Xianbei were involved. If one is not careful, it is possible that the imperial court has not responded yet, and there has been movement in Youzhou, and In fact, it is not easy for the imperial court to get involved in this grassland matter. Even though the leaders of several Xianbei tribes have been canonized by the imperial court, they will not listen to the imperial court on this matter, and it will expose us."

This may not sound like anything special, but the underlying meaning was understood by most of the people present——

The first one is related to the ethnic group. The court's words will not work, and the court will not use weapons rashly because of this. Even the Huns have appeased, let alone Xianbei?

Secondly, not only Xianbei was involved in this matter, but also the actual ruler of Youzhou, Wang Jun. It was useless to report it to him. On the contrary, it would expose oneself, and it would be even more offensive to inform the court beyond him.

In summary, they knew about this and were unable to change it, so they could only wait passively.

"How can this be good?"

When they thought about the outbreak of war and the involvement of several tribes, the impact it would have on Dai County and the disaster it would bring to their own families, everyone finally lost their temper.

Chen Zhi had just received the news and analyzed the situation. It took a long time to prepare and lay out the plans at every level. Now, even if these families heard the news in advance, they did not expect it to be so bad, and they immediately lost their minds.

But suddenly, someone asked: "Aren't there still General Wang Quan's troops?"

(End of this chapter)