The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 290 Food Road

Chapter 290 Food Road
Inside Chenliu City, Wang Yi stood in the hall. On both sides of him sat the city's nobles, all dressed in rich attire.

"Everyone, I invite you here today because I have something rich to give you."

"The Prime Minister and the General are facing off at Guandu. Do you know how many officials in the court have contacted the General? Half of them have already written letters, ready to pledge their loyalty to the General."

As soon as the voice fell, a cry of surprise was heard in the hall.

Wang Yi heard it clearly, and a smug look immediately appeared on his face. These local tyrants were indeed a group of ignorant people.

"The general has a million soldiers and controls the land of Hebei and Gaoyu. And what about Qin Shou? Although he occupies the Central Plains, he is actually surrounded by enemies on all sides. He has only a few hundred thousand soldiers. How can he be a match for the general?"

"Qin Shou is very harsh to us powerful families. You may not know this! Many powerful families in Xuzhou have been in trouble and have been ordered by Chen Gui to confiscate their property and exterminate their families. I think it will be our turn soon."

The exclamations of the people in the hall became even louder.

In fact, these people don’t care about who owns the country, they only care about their own interests.

These two items can affect their interests.

It is well known that the Cavalry Corps treats the aristocratic families very badly. It is rumored that the Prime Minister's Office has decided to abolish the poll tax and collect taxes based on the amount of land. How serious is this?
The reason why aristocratic families are called aristocratic families is not only because of their long history, but more importantly, the families have a lot of land. If taxes are collected based on the land, what will happen?
"You are all smart. The general is leading a million-strong army, like a mountain falling from the sky. The cavalry will definitely be unable to resist. The general is the descendant of three ministers in four generations, and he comes from an aristocratic family. It is a blessing for us to have such a person in charge of government!"

Wang Yi looked at everyone with a smile.

"Brother Li, although we have some money and food, it may be difficult to transport it to Hebei to support the general!"

Someone hesitated.

Everyone agreed that if they supported Yuan Shao, they and others would benefit, but how to support him also required strategies and methods. It was undoubtedly unrealistic to directly send money and food.

"Yes, even if we want to send money and food, we can't cross the Yellow River! I heard that the Cavalry is on the bank of the Yellow River. There is a beacon tower every hundred steps. It is very difficult to cross."

Immediately, people started complaining.

"Humph, there are beacon towers every hundred steps. How scared are you of the general?"

Wang Yi said with disdain after hearing this.

Everyone nodded. If the Cavalry Army was really powerful, they would not have taken such an approach. After all, isn't it all due to strength?

"Everyone, we have a foothold in Chenliu. What do we have? In addition to money and food, we also have connections. In Chenliu, as long as we unite, what can be hidden from us?"

Wang Yi said complacently: "Although we have few private soldiers, if we gather together, there will be quite a few of them. We have the advantage of the terrain. If we can find out the route and time of the Cavalry Army's food and grass transportation, we can easily destroy their food supply route."

Wang Yi glanced at everyone, and his implication was that he wanted everyone to unite and destroy the Cavalry Army's food supply route.

"The Cavalry Army has no food and will be defeated in three to five days. The general's troops will arrive in Yanzhou within half a month. By then, the general will definitely reward us according to our merits, and we can all enjoy wealth and honor."

Wang Yi persuaded.

Everyone nodded after hearing this. If it took a long time, it would naturally not work, but if it took ten days or half a month, it would still be acceptable.

After all, the Central Plains is so vast that by the time Qin Shou reacted, food shortage on the front line had already become a foregone conclusion. In this situation, the only thing Qin Shou could do was to find food and resist Yuan Shao's attack.

As for who destroyed the food supply route, I think it would be impossible to find out in a hurry.

"In that case, everyone should gather our servants together, distribute weapons, find the supply route of the Cavalry Army, seize the food and grass, and we can get more."

There was a gleam in Wang Yi's eyes.

Everyone nodded in agreement after hearing this. The opportunity was right in front of them, and these local tyrants were instantly tempted.

At Guandu Harbor, Qin Shou was sitting in the camp with a piece of white paper in his hand, and Jia Xu and others also had a piece of white paper in their hands.

Paper appeared very early. It was invented by Cai Lun. However, Cai Lun paper was very expensive, inconvenient to write on, and contained a lot of impurities, making it very difficult to spread and promote.

But all this is different in the Cavalry Corps.

The paper is as white as snow and as smooth as a mirror to the touch. Its quality far exceeds that of Caihou paper. It is cheap and suitable for large-scale promotion. "How is the quality of this white paper?"

Qin Shou said with a smile.

These white papers were all developed based on his ideas and handed over to the Ministry of Industry. Now it seems to be successful. Maybe it is not as good as the white papers of later generations, but it is a remarkable progress at present.

I wrote a few words on the white paper, quite smoothly.

"Congratulations, my lord. Congratulations, my lord. This item can be passed down through the ages."

Jia Xu exclaimed.

The others also nodded.

The appearance of white paper is also a kind of cultural governance. Especially since everyone here is smart, they naturally know the importance of white paper.

"Reward the relevant craftsmen generously, and give them 100 gold coins each time."

Qin Shou made a decision immediately.

"My Lord, is this 100 jin too much?"

Xun You hesitated.

"You just said that this item can be passed down through the ages. For such a great contribution, a reward of 100 gold coins is too little for me."

Qin Shou shook his head and said, "I want this to spread throughout the world. If someone creates an object that can be passed down through the ages, I will still reward him."

"Lord Shengming."

Although everyone does not like strange and lewd techniques, if there is something that can be passed down through the ages, everyone will be proud.

"My lord, my lord."

Huang Zhong strode in.

"My lord, the scouts reported that one of our grain trains was robbed. The soldiers and civilians escorting the grain train were killed, and the grain and grass were stolen."

Huang Zhong reported loudly.

"How dare they rob our food supplies? Where are these bandits from?"

Qin Shou laughed in anger, with murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

Up to now, his food supply has never been robbed!
"My lord, the scouts reported that one of our grain transport teams was robbed."

Lei Bo also walked in at this time.

"Interesting? Where did Yuan Shao's troops enter Yanzhou from?"

Qin Shou said coldly.

He instantly realized that something was wrong and it was not the work of some bandits.

"My lord, I'm afraid more food and supplies will be looted next."

Jia Xu said quietly.

"I think this incident was not caused by Yuan Shao, but by those local tyrants colluding with each other to destroy our food supply."

Xun You guessed.