Chapter 181: The Aristocratic Family is in an Uproar
"I didn't expect that Tian Chengshou could win over Lu Bu so easily." Feng Ji looked at the information in his hand with a slightly ugly expression.
"As expected, isn't it?" Xun Chen said calmly.
"Lü Fengxian was simple-minded and greedy for money, so it was not surprising that he was bribed by Tian Ze with a little money and grain. But although he had no ambition, he was unwilling to be inferior to others, and Bingzhou was his hometown."
"What Tian Chengshou did is indeed beneficial, but it also strengthens Lu Fengxian's power. As long as he still wants to take over Bingzhou, there will inevitably be a battle between the two." Ju Su said.
Xu You said with a little greed: "Youzhou is really rich! It's a pity to give so much money and food to a man like Lu Fengxian."
Feng Ji glanced at Xu You indifferently.
Influenced by his talent, this guy has almost reached the point of loving money more than his life. If he doesn't restrain himself, he will definitely cause trouble in the future.
But now is a critical time for Yuan Shao, and they need Xu You's ability, so he doesn't want to remind him.
"Do you think Tian Chengshou will attack Jizhou or Bingzhou?" Feng Ji asked.
"Bingzhou." The three said without hesitation.
Tian Ze's style of doing things has never changed. He plays his cards openly and directly tells them that he is not interested in Jizhou for the time being and his target is Bingzhou.
There are too many noble families in Jizhou, and Yuan Shao's military force is too strong. Once it is captured, it will be surrounded by enemies and be besieged by Lu Bu, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and Tao Qian.
Tian Ze would never do such a thing unless he was crazy.
"That's going to be interesting to watch. Lu Fengxian, whom Tian Chengshou fattened up, will have to deal with him alone in the end. Why bother?" Feng Ji said with a slightly sarcastic smile.
Ju Shou shook his head slightly: "That's not how it's calculated."
"From a purely military perspective, your calculation is correct. But from a domestic perspective, Tian Ze only needs to defeat Lu Bu and occupy Bingzhou."
"Doing so will greatly reduce the difficulty of governance and lay the foundation for future governance. It is profitable from a development perspective."
"Lü Fengxian now has an army of nearly 50,000, and 20,000 of them are Bingzhou cavalry. Neither we nor Cao Mengde will sit idly by and watch Tian Chengshou take Bingzhou. It will probably be a little difficult for Tian Chengshou to win." Feng Ji said disdainfully.
"Another point is that Lu Fengxian is now deeply loved by the people of Bingzhou. Whether Tian Ze kills Lu Fengxian or drives him away, I am afraid that the people of Bingzhou will feel resistance. Unless..." Xun Chen said this and suddenly thought of a possibility.
His eyes turned sharply to Ju Shou, only to see Ju Shou nod slightly.
"Tian Chengshou, are you playing with such a big thing? Isn't he afraid of playing with fire and getting burned?" Xun Chen said in disbelief.
"Tian Chengshou has always been very ambitious and courageous, hasn't he?" Ju Su's eyes darkened slightly, he sighed lightly, and then quickly calmed down.
"This is the best opportunity for us."
Feng Ji and Xu You were both wise men of the time. Although they didn't think of it at first, they immediately understood it after seeing their reactions.
"Then we'd better plan the Xuzhou matter together. This is the best opportunity." Xu You stared at Xun Chen and said solemnly.
According to his talent, Xuzhou is of vital importance to them and is their only chance of victory and survival.
Xun Chen heard this and groaned for a moment: "The time is a little too tight, but it's not impossible. It's just..."
"Just what?"
"I need intelligence on the three main advisers of Tao Qian, Cao Cao and Liu Bei. The more detailed the better. It would be best if I could know their talents or approximate effects." Xun Chen said.
His talent was extremely effective when he was not paying attention, but he was afraid that the other party would be on guard. If he encountered someone with a talent that was a natural counter to his own, it would be difficult.
Upon hearing this, Xu You looked at Feng Ji and Ju Su.
Feng Ji sighed and said, "We will persuade the lord. You can take all the gold, silver and jewelry in the mansion at will. If it doesn't work, I will make you spit it all out."
Xu You smiled confidently: "Don't worry. The more money you have, the more information you can get. If you pay enough, I can find out everything about Tian Chengshou for you."
"Forget it. Even if you empty the lord's treasury, you won't be able to find out much information about Tian Chengshou." Feng Ji said.
When it comes to keeping secrets, Feng Ji admires Tian Ze the most, who is really watertight. Even with his talent, he can't detect many flaws, and many of the places that seem to be flaws are actually traps. The spies sent to Liaodong never return.
"By the way, how are the noble families heading to the Northeast Plain doing now?" Feng Ji suddenly looked at Ju Su.
Ju Su revealed a barely perceptible hint of embarrassment.
He was the only one among the four people present who was born in Jizhou. The Ju family behind him had quietly infiltrated a branch of the family as early as when Tian Yuan ceased hostilities.
Not only did they know about this, but Yuan Shao also knew about it, but he didn't say much about it. Especially after the Jixia Academy was opened, even Yuan Shao's Yuan family arranged a branch to go in, and the families of the other three did the same, which was even less of a big deal.
However, unlike them who followed the path of the Hundred Families, the Ju Family entered the scene in advance as a noble family under Tian Ze's rule. Tian Ze had no grudges against the Ju Family's awkward position, nor did he treat them differently, and even took the initiative to let them reveal the news.
After all, Tian Ze has always been playing open tricks. I will tell you clearly what I want to do, but you still have to cooperate with me.
The more you know, the more you should cooperate with me, because you will be more aware of the pros and cons.
"The Northeast Plain is very good." Ju Su said with a complicated expression.
On the northeastern plain, Ju Ping, the current patriarch of the newly settled Guangyang Ju clan, was sitting together with other powerful families, nervously looking at Tian Ze, Chen Gong and Zhang Zhao on the stage.
On the wall hung a map of the vast Northeast Plain, with tens of millions of acres of land, crisscrossing rivers, various roads, water conservancy plans, and the two large canals that ran through the Northeast Plain all clearly visible on paper.
Everyone's eyes revealed irrepressible excitement and excitement.
After waiting for a long time, I finally waited until today!
It was worth it that we all worked diligently and conscientiously for Envoy Tian, and finally the day came when the clouds and fog cleared.
Envoy Tian is truly so wise!
What kind of people were those who did evil things before? They had corrupt family traditions and brought disaster to the local people. How could they be worthy of being on the same level as people like me.
Good kill!
Now there are only more than 20 people sitting in this room. Envoy Tian once promised to give them at least 10 million acres of land for management. After cost-effectiveness, each family will have nearly 400,000 acres on average, which is probably richer than their original assets.
Moreover, these are all fertile lands!
Looking at these family heads sitting like elementary school students, staring at him eagerly, Tian Ze shook his head slightly.
As expected, people still need to get rid of their mystique.
The so-called respected family heads now seem to be no different from ordinary people, all seeking fame and fortune. It's just that they want more and have a longer-term vision.
"You all know why I summoned all the family heads here today, so I won't waste any more words."
Tian Ze casually drew a circle in the lower left corner of the map, and then hung up the second map.
Looking at the size of the circle and the river veins on the second map, all the family heads suddenly widened their eyes.
Could it be!
They had already explored the map of the Northeast Plain and studied it countless times, so they naturally knew the area represented by the circle that Tian Ze drew casually.
"This time, the area of land I give you is..."
"Fifty million acres!" Tian Ze said word by word.
The whole place was in an uproar!
All the families' eyes suddenly showed wolf-like looks.
Sent!
Fifty million acres, cost-effectively speaking, each family can get no less than two million acres on average.
what does that mean!
In one leap, they possessed a land foundation that surpassed the first-rate families in the Central Plains, and were directly on par with the top families such as Yuan, Yang, Xun, and Chen!
You have to know that they were just a group of second- or third-rate families before.
At this moment, these noble families secretly hated each other. They hated why Tian Ze didn't kill a few more noble families. The Jiang family, Fei family and other families among them also did some immoral things, they could be completely destroyed!
If there were a few fewer aristocratic families, they would be able to get at least 100,000 acres more land.
In their eyes, the heads of the Jiang family, the Fei family and other families were trembling all over, half excited and half scared.
Feeling the strong malice around me, I couldn't help but swallow.
No, I must strictly regulate the family tradition when I go back!
Take those people with bad morals to the farm to farm, and let them come back when they have changed their bad habits, so as to avoid bringing disgrace to the family.
There are also some bad things that happened in the past that need to be compensated for as soon as possible and the mess must be cleaned up.
They are all thousand-year-old foxes, so don't let these people catch you by the tail.
(End of this chapter)
