Lu Bu’s Life Simulator

The floods have now come to an end, and the refugees in various counties were also distributed along with the increase in official land. Although a lot of them were sucked away by local wealthy families, some fled to Nanyang and Shu during this period, but because no large-scale In the chaos of war, Lu Bu's policy was timely, and it was basically stabilized.

At least people can survive on this land.

Next, what Lu Bu wants to attack is not the hundreds of officials in the court. They are not a big threat to Lu Bu now. The real threat is the local nobles. Many policies to benefit the people of the imperial court will have problems when they reach the township level. The strength of the local nobles Although the individual is scattered weakly, but as a whole, they are the ones that affect people's livelihood the most.

These local wealthy families are often the downstream of the aristocratic families. The aristocratic families obtain the support of these local aristocratic families through political asylum, and these local aristocratic families get rich by sucking the blood of the villagers.

This is the Guanzhong ecological chain summed up by Lu Bu since he entered Chang'an.

It is not easy to break this ecological chain, because the imperial court’s control of the areas below the county level basically depends on these local wealthy families. If you want to break this ecological chain, it is tantamount to breaking the previous imperial court’s governance model, and new rules must replace this wealthy family system. , This is also the last step for Lu Bu to hold Guanzhong in his hands. As long as it succeeds, it will completely break the roots of those aristocratic families.

"Ru thinks..." Li Ru frowned in the Weiwei Office, thinking deeply: "At present, it is not difficult to achieve what the lord said. It is better to use the army to intervene, directly destroy it, or find some excuses from the villagers. No matter what, it’s fine, but it’s hard to eradicate the wealthy clan, the old ones are gone, and new ones will appear, but it’s feasible to kill a group of them.”

What is a wealthy family?

Most of the so-called nobles are officials who have retired and returned to their hometowns. Different official positions have different powers. Although they have resigned, they still have some connections in the court. Regardless of policy interests, or natural disasters and man-made disasters, taking the opportunity to acquire land, they can do it very easily.

Downstairs from the countryside is the li, and the li is another kind of ecology, most of which is a family system. If it is said that the township is still affected and controlled by the county, the ecology there is completely individual, and there are no family rules to enforce the imperial court's laws here. .

It's no problem for Lu Bu to fight a group of powerful families, but the new managers will soon form new powerful families, and if they want to completely destroy them, they may have to be slaughtered directly, and each family is usually a clan.

Of course, because a large number of people from Luoyang have been relocated from Guanzhong, many of the new resettlement houses are filled with miscellaneous surnames, but after dozens or hundreds of years, these miscellaneous surnames will gradually separate, and eventually there will be only one or two common surnames left.

Li Ru thinks that this powerful family can beat some of the aristocratic families in Guanzhong, or those who resist Lu Bu's new tax system, and kill them directly, but it is best not to completely destroy this rich family system, because there is no better system to replace it and rule the world You can't just rely on killing.

"What Wen You said is not bad." Lu Bu thought about it carefully, and he really didn't have any good way to eradicate this rich family system. If he couldn't, then let these rich families lean on his side.

The big family Lu Bu will not try to win over, these families are not drawn over, the more you lick your face to win over, the more they will think highly of themselves and will not take you seriously.

As long as you seize the momentum, the family will naturally come to vote.

Li Ru was slightly relieved to see that Lu Bu did not insist on using the land tax to wipe out the wealthy clan. After all, the scope of the attack was too wide, and it was very likely that someone would take the opportunity to over-enforce the law during the implementation process.

In short, the land tax has been quelled with the grievances of the generals everywhere, and they have settled down in Guanzhong. Whether the courtiers are willing or not, it is impossible to restrain Lu Bu in terms of taxes.

The Xiliang gentry began to take root in Guanzhong, and it would also become a thorn in the hearts of these original Guanzhong aristocratic families. However, according to Li Ru's understanding, at this time, many Guanzhong aristocratic families are very likely to have begun to win over the Xiliang gentry. Hold together.

But no matter what, after these three months of water control, plague control, and resettlement of refugees, Lu Bu has completely stabilized his position in Guanzhong. It is impossible to shake Lu Bu's position.

Lu Bu suddenly turned his head, looked at Jia Xu who was flipping through the files and asked with a smile, "Wen He has read the files here for a long time, can you teach me anything?"

Jia Xu was startled when she heard the words, then nodded and said, "My lord, there is one thing that needs to be prepared."

"Oh?" Lu Bu looked at Jia Xu. Usually, Jia Xu seldom said anything, and seldom said it outrightly when asked. Now he suddenly said it directly, which made Lu Bu feel a little uncomfortable.

"Although the people have been resettled, there has been heavy rain in Guanzhong this year, not to mention that there is no harvest, but this year's autumn harvest is worrying. Next year or even the year after that, even if the weather in Guanzhong is good, there will be a shortage of food. If there is a catastrophe, I am afraid it will be another one. A catastrophe!" Jia Xu looked at Lu Bu and said.

This year, due to the heavy rain in Guanzhong, there was no harvest in many places. Although Lu Bu raided many people and obtained a large amount of grain, so that Lu Bu had grain to use for work, there will be a shortage of grain next year and the year after, and the grain may not be enough. Coping through the storm.

Lu Bu nodded when he heard the words: "I will order people to build new granaries around Chang'an to store grain. The grain and grass hidden by the grand master in Meiwu should be able to tide over the difficulties, but Wen He's worries are not unreasonable. Wen You, you said that the princes now Among them, is there anyone willing to sell grain?"

Lu Bu hadn't thought about asking all the localities to pay taxes. Now he holds the emperor, but the princes of the four directions stopped paying tribute to the court after the battle of Hulaoguan. If they want to get food and grass from the princes, they can only buy it.

"Yizhou is the land of abundance. The Central Plains has been in war all these years, but Yizhou is not damaged. You can give it a try." Li Rusi thought.

In this troubled world, food is the hard currency. Among all the forces in the world, if it is said that food and grass are abundant, no one can compare to Yizhou Liu Yan.

Lu Bu nodded when he heard this, and Liu Yan was one of them.

Jia Xu on the side smiled and said: "Yuan Shao has newly acquired the land of Jizhou, my lord can offer him the position of general in exchange for Yuan Shao's tribute."

The imperial court made Yuan Shao a great general. As long as Yuan Shao accepted it, he would definitely have to pay a batch of tribute, otherwise he would be ignorant. If he refused, it would be better, and God would not accept it. Lu Bu could call on the princes of the world to discuss it.

Not to mention Gongsun Zan in the north, even Cao Cao, who is attached to Yuan Shao, will probably turn against Yuan Shao. Of course, he may not turn against him. Of course, even if he pays tribute, Yuan Shao will only pay a batch of tribute this year. It is wishful thinking to ask him to pay tribute every year. .

"General?" Lu Bu thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Give him the position of general!"

A general has the right to command the soldiers and horses of the world. To a certain extent, the power of a general overlaps with the imperial power. Once this right is given, Yuan Shao has the autonomy to recruit and train soldiers and horses.

But the problem is... Even if he doesn't give it, now that Yuan Shao is in a position to train and mobilize troops, the court can't control him, but if he really seals this, Yuan Shao's prestige will still increase by one level.

But the most important thing is... In terms of official position, Yuan Shao has surpassed Yuan Shu. Now the biggest threat to the court in the Kanto region is Eryuan. Yuan Shu occupies Yuzhou, Nanyang, and half of Yangzhou!

Regardless of population or territory, even if Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are combined, they are barely equal to Yuan Shu!

Based on everyone's understanding of Yuan Shu, he is not a broad-minded person, and he has deep prejudices against his elder brother. If Yuan Shao is given the position of General at this time, and Yuan Shao accepts it, it is a recognition of the Chang'an court. Even if the alliance of the Kanto princes existed in name only, it was completely disintegrated.

After all, you have accepted the appointment of others, and if you continue to denounce it, you are guilty of the following crimes. Yuan Shu may have a north-south dispute at that time.

On the one hand, Lu Bu can have enough time to restore people's livelihood in Guanzhong and accumulate strength;

It has to be said that Jia Xu's move is very clever, throwing out the false name of a great general can cause chaos in Kanto, whether Yuan Shao takes it or not is a problem.

Li Ru and Jia Xu were also very pleased with Lu Bu's courage to send the general out without hesitation, which showed that Lu Bu had enough foresight and was very clear about his position.

Now that the vassals of the Central Plains are separated, and the chaos here in Chang'an has stopped, what is needed is low-key development. It is best not to make too many big moves at this time, otherwise it will be easy to reunite the alliance of vassals that has gradually split.

The food problem has been solved, and Lu Bu has sorted it out. Next, it is time for Lu Bu to go to the court to meet those courtiers who have always wanted to see him, but I don’t know if these people still have the heart to meet him now?

Of course, before that, there are still some small matters to be dealt with, such as marrying Diao Chan, which was delayed for nearly a month because of water control and plague control. Now that I am free, it is time to deal with it. Traveling around Guanzhong for the past few months, it is inevitable that he has neglected his wife and children. Taking a concubine this time is considered a major event for the Lu family, and the Yan family is basically in charge of the Lu family.

"If you two are okay, you must come and have some drinks." Lu Bu smiled at the two of them when he left.

"Definitely." Li Ru and Jia Xu stood up. Although taking a concubine is not a big deal, the people they invite are basically relatives and friends, and they will not invite outsiders. Lu Bu invited them because he valued them both. don't go.

Lu Bu returned home all the way. The whole Lu Mansion had been decorated and looked quite festive.

The little white raccoon who has grown up is not afraid of life because the Lu family often comes and goes, but when he meets Lu Bu, he instinctively feels fear. She just huddled in the corner and looked at Lu Bu vigilantly, which made Lu Lingqi quite unhappy.

"During this time, madam has been tired!" In the evening, the so-called Xiaobiesheng was newlywed, coupled with Lu Bu's amazing physique, as soon as he entered the door, Yan was forced to embrace Lu Bu on the bed impatiently, and turned upside down. After that, looking at his weak wife, Lu Bu felt a little pity.

Yan Shi gave him an annoyed look, she was too tired to speak, and let Lu Bu play tricks on her, but leaned her body in her husband's arms, enjoying the heartbeat and warmth of the man at this moment...