The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 207 A Feast for Crows ([-])

Xiling controls the throat of the Yangtze River waterway.It is the dividing point between the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River.Regardless of politics, economy, or military affairs, they are all crucial points.

The Bu family has been cultivating Xiling for 30 years.He is the emperor of the whole Xiling.The Bu family occupies more than [-]% of the fields around Xiling.There are countless manors under his command, and the population under his control is no less than [-].

For decades, the Bu family relied on the strong support of the whole family in the Soochow court, and they have been firmly seated in the official position of the governor of Xiling.After the family collapsed, they quickly hooked up with Puyang Xing again, and continued to maintain their control over Xiling.However, when Pu Yangxing fell from power, the Bu family suddenly found that their family was becoming more and more isolated and helpless in the Soochow political system...

At the beginning of the second year of Ganlu (265), the Soochow court issued an order to strictly investigate the hidden population in various places and strictly implement the relevant regulations on household tax.

In March, the Wu family, based in Qiantang, Wu County, was stabbed for the first time.

The founder of this family is Wu Jing, the uncle of Sun Ce and Sun Quan brothers.In the early years, when Sun Ce crossed the river to start a business, Wu Jing helped him.It can be regarded as one of the founding heroes of the Soochow regime.It's a pity that Wu Jing died early later. Two grandsons, one Wu An followed Lu Wang Sunba closely, and made trouble for Sun He all day long. Later, when Sun Quan gave Sun Ba his death, he was also chopped off incidentally.The other grandson, Wu Yan, was even worse. He managed to escape the Nanlu party struggle and killed Sun Quan.As a result, Sun Jun killed Teng Yin, and as Teng Yin's son-in-law, he was also chopped off.The Wu family declined and completely withdrew from the mainstream political arena of Soochow.

Anyway, the Wu family is the founding hero of Soochow.The accumulation of generations is a big business.A small tenth of the land in Qiantang County belongs to the Wu family.The current head of the Wu family is Wu Jing's great-grandson Wu Jia, who is no more than a county magistrate.Tsk tsk, the family is so rich, but they don't have a strong force to protect it, your father is still the royal party of Lu, who will it if you don't?

In March 265, Shangshu ordered Zhong Hui and Xie Fan Governor Shen Ying to lead a part of the Jie Fan Army to attack Qiantang, and conducted a thorough investigation of the Wu family's tenants, serfs, and generals.After more than ten days, the results are as follows:
The Wu family in Qiantang, before the incident, reported to the court that their own land was 130 mu, and the reported population was 15 people.After careful investigation, it was found that the Wu family had more than 18 mu of land, 17 family members, and more than [-] family members, family members, kabuki, maids, and domestic slaves.There are more than [-] serfs attached to the Wu family's land and not listed in the government register.In total, more than ten thousand people.The cumulative tax evasion over the years has reached [-] billion!

Sun Hao instructed: order the Wu family to pay back the tax and impose corresponding fines.

Zhong Hui reported that the Wu family could not pay the relevant amount in full.

Sun Hao instructed: ransacked the house, and the Wu family was exiled to Guangzhou.

It should be said that when Sun Hao and Zhong Hui had just attacked the Wu family, they aroused the dissatisfaction of the vast families of Soochow: hiding the population and land was something that all the families of Soochow were doing.The household tax has not been seriously implemented in our place for hundreds of years.It's just you two bastards who have a lot to do.What do you want to do?

Yes, the Wu family is in decline.It has nothing to do with us.But he is a member of our family after all.Is your emperor testing us by picking a weak chicken to kill?See our reaction?If we don't respond, will you really start to check the household tax on a large scale?OK!Then we will show some reactions to you, the emperor!
However, before the aristocratic families of Soochow joined together to launch a collective attack, Sun Hao's next move made everyone angry.

After obtaining the property of the Wu family, Sun Hao immediately allocated [-] acres to the governor Shen Ying. The reason is simple: to be loyal to the king, to be loyal to the country.Wu Xingshen's family property increased by more than [-]% in an instant.

This is a very strong signal: First, the handle of the knife is in my hands, don't jump, whoever jumps will kill whoever.Second, obedient babies have sweets to eat.

If Sun Hao's actions were only temporarily suppressing the dissatisfaction of the majority of the aristocratic families, then the misfortune of the next family would completely reassure most of the aristocratic families in Soochow.

In May, another wealthy family in Qiantang County, the whole family, was confiscated by Zhou Chu and others.

Back in the day, the whole family was dominated by the Soochow court because of Sun Luban.It's a pity that after Sun Quan and Sun Jun died, Sun Luban had no father to protect him, and no adulterer to shield him.The whole family fell straight down instantly.Some were forced to surrender to Wei by Sun Chen, and some were hacked to death by Sun Chen.Up to now, the prosperity of Zhongming Dingshi in the whole family in the past has gone, and the whole family left in Soochow, only Quan Cong's youngest son, Quan Wu, is left.Quan Wu is now just a minister.Facing the emperor's butcher's knife, the whole family has no ability to resist.

After the whole family was confiscated, Zhou Chu also got [-] mu of land as a reward.

Then in June, Zhong Hui made another move and copied the Lu family.

The founder of this Lu family is Lu Dai. As a representative of the Huaisi faction, Lu Dai’s long life was dedicated to continuously expanding the territory of Soochow (exploiting Fujian, poaching the three counties of Jingnan from Guan Yu, and deciding Jiaozhou).It's a pity that he was also a supporter of the King of Lu during the Southern Lu party struggle.

The Lu family later cultivated Jiaozhou deeply and became the super local tyrant of Jiaozhou.This time, Zhong Hui personally led a team to Jiaozhou to check the Lu family's household tax, and the harvest was naturally huge.When Zhonghui returned to Jianye, Sun Hao immediately granted Zhonghui the title of Marquis of Jieyang (Marquis of the county, the fief is in today's Shantou).

At this point, the aristocratic families of the Soochow Wu are all self-righteous and feel the taste.

His Majesty the Emperor didn't really want to check the household tax throughout the country, but to clean up the remnants of the Lu Royal Party in the name of checking the household tax.

Therefore, those of us who were princelings can sleep in peace.

Do not!Wait a minute, can't sleep!The Wu family, the whole family and even the Lu family may have been rich in the past, but they have long since declined. The taste of these few families is like chicken ribs.And now among the remnants of the Royal Lu Party, the strongest, richest and most coveted is the Bu family from Xiling!
Didn't you see that the few poor ghosts who helped His Majesty cleanse the remnants of the Lu Royal Party received a huge reward!What if the Bu family, who has become very rich these years in cooperation with the Fuxing Society in Xishu, is taken down? !This picture is so beautiful, I don't even dare to think about it!
So, at the end of June of this year, the Soochow family who thought they had seen the situation clearly filed a letter to impeach Bu Chan for his various illegal acts.Ask His Majesty the Emperor to thoroughly investigate all crimes committed by the Bu family.

It can be said that since Guan Yi encouraged Zhong Hui to come to Sun Hao, the history of Soochow has changed profoundly.

In the historical plane, although Sun Hao also relied on the princelings in the former Nanlu party struggle as his base, and then cleaned up other forces.However, he was strongly stimulated by the too sad life experience when he was a child, and at the same time, there was no one around him who convinced him to guide him.So Sun Hao's cleansing of the Eastern Wu Dynasty Hall seemed too impatient and cruel.

Due to excessive impatience and brutality, the Soochow family, especially the Jiangdong clan, fought fiercely against it.It made Sun Hao want to seek cooperation with Bu Chan (Jingzhou Gang) to suppress the Yangzhou Gang.On the plane of history, Sun Hao once briefly moved his capital to Wuchang, which is a clear proof.

But now it is different, with Zhong Hui's guidance and help, and Guan Yi's reforms ahead.Sun Hao's various political measures in Soochow have become more methodical and skillful.While gaining practical benefits, it did not overly stimulate the Soochow family, especially did not arouse the resentment of the main families in Wu County and Kuaiji County.Therefore, at this time, Sun Hao does not need to rely on the Bu family from Jingzhou to suppress the family from Yangzhou.

Then, tragedy struck for the Bu family.

Although Bu Erye is stupid, he is not a waste.The Wu family, the whole family, the Lu family... the comrades-in-arms of the Royal Lu Party in the past fell one by one, and he knew who the next one would be.As the only family with considerable power in the remnants of the Lu Royal Party.Of course the Bu family is not willing to sit still.

Still the same sentence, if you don't give me a way out, I won't give you a way out!

From June of this year, Bu Erye began to actively contact Chen Can in Fuling County: Tell your boss, do you want Xiling?I give it to you for nothing.

Chen Can, who sits in the old nest of the Fuxing Society, is no longer the foolish and sweet person he was back then.Immediately after receiving Bu Chan's letter, I asked a key question: If you raise the banner of my big man in Xiling, you will definitely be attacked by Soochow.Then I, the big man, sent troops to help you out, right?After the siege is cleared, do you still want to continue to be the Governor of Xiling?

Bu Chan said, yes, I like being the governor of Xiling.I will be loyal to the big man and look after Dongdaemun for you.Since then, your Padang County has become the mainland.The high annual military expenses of the Yong'an Legion can be saved.

Seeing Bu Chan's attitude, Chen Can immediately lost interest: Uh, brother, for the sake of the happy cooperation between our Fuxing Society and your Bu family for so many years, you can send one of the sons to our big man——your family That emperor is a cruel man.Sooner or later, after the ransacking of the house, the barbarians will be targeted.In order for your Bu family not to be a successor, you'd better make preparations early.

But Bu Chan, who has been an emperor in Xiling for so long, is willing to give up Xiling?Well, you Shu Han dare not send troops, right?Then I will contact Jin Guo!
(End of this chapter)