Zhao Mu moved very quickly.
Starting from the southernmost county, they first received money and food, then returned the Yellow Turban, then investigated the officials in the name of colluding with the Yellow Turban to appease the people's anger, and finally confiscated the family property.
The whole set of movements was smooth and natural.
If any official hears the news and escapes, he will be beheaded immediately without pardon!
As for those who colluded with the officials, Zhao Mu would ignore them if they behaved themselves. As for those who wanted to stand up for him, Zhao Mu would not even give them the right to negotiate. He would directly suppress them with the excuse of colluding with bandits.
Their fierce actions made the Pei Country's despots not dare to act rashly!
Who would dare to compete with Zhao Mu if he confiscated his family's wealth without a word of disagreement?
Xiahou Yuan from Beibei County was the same.
In less than a month.
The officials of the Pei Country's counties and the wealth of some of the powerful families were all confiscated!
What was surprising was that…
Such an act that was similar to bandits, the people of the Pei Country's counties actually sang and danced in celebration!
One could imagine.
Compared to Zhao Mu's suppression of the officials, these people usually had a lot of resentment!
Qiao County.
The money and grain that they had stolen from Pei Country's counties were all hoarded in Qiao County.
Both Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ang were stunned when they saw the mountain of money and grain, as well as the statistics from the clerk.
"I didn't expect these officials to be so rich!”
"Mr. Zhao, why don't we investigate the officials of the neighboring county as well?”
Xiahou Yuan swallowed his saliva and was eager to try.
Zhao Mu smiled secretly.
Ever since Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong started to sell official positions, there were very few officials in the counties who weren't greedy.
Not to mention, Cao Song himself was a huge greedy person!
Why did the Yellow Turbans like to attack the government office?
Wasn't it because the government officials were rich?
With Cao Cao's personality, after he took over Yuzhou, he would definitely get rid of these corrupt officials.
However…
These officials weren't fools. After knowing that Cao Cao was going to settle the accounts, they would definitely donate money and flee.
It seemed that the government was clean and peaceful, but the money and grain in the counties were all taken away.
Instead of letting these officials run away with the money, it was better to strike first and leave the money and grain that the officials had embezzled for the development of Yuzhou.
As for Xiahou Yuan's suggestion…
"General Xia Hou, we can't monopolize the benefits. Report to Cao Gong about the situation in Pei Country.”
"Leave the officials of the neighboring counties to Cao Gong.”
It was time for Pei Guo.
Zhao Mu decided to leave.
Qiao County had always been too dangerous. There was Yuan Shu in the south and Tao Qian in the east. A war could break out at any time.
What was that?
You said that you wanted to defend Qiao County to the death and annihilate the enemies one by one?
What did this have to do with Zhao Mu?
Zhao Mu was not a general, and the soldiers around him were hired soldiers from the Xu family!
The matter of fighting Yuan Shu and Tao Qian had to be left to the professionals!
"Zhongkang, tell your clansmen to prepare to migrate.”
Zhao Mu had secretly found Xu Chu and was prepared to move the entire Xu Clan's fort to Yingchuan.
Xu Chu was not stupid.
He knew that the location of Qiao County was a place that could easily lead to war.
After all, there was Yuan Shu in the south and Tao Qian in the east. If Cao Cao occupied Yuzhou, Yuan Shu and Tao Qian would definitely not sit idly by!
What Xu Chu was worried about was whether Yingchuan was safe and whether it could become the new home of his clansmen.
"Jing Lue, why are you so sure that there won't be a war in Yingchuan?”
Xu Chu actually wanted to go to Ye City more.
After all, Yuan Shao of Ye City was currently the strongest.
Because it was the strongest, Ye City was also the safest!
Or they could go south to Xiangyang to avoid the war.
Although Liu Biao of Xiangyang was not very eye-catching, with the natural barrier of the Yangtze River, he could avoid disaster for more than ten years.
"Because the Cao Guild will welcome the emperor to Yingchuan and respect the emperor to command the four directions!”
"Whether it is Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, or people like Tao Qian and Liu Biao, none of them dare to openly attack Yingchuan.”
"At most, they will use the name of helping the king and clearing the side of the king. But even so, no one dares to slaughter the people of Yingchuan. This will make them bear the name of rebellion!”
"Only by staying in Yingchuan will your people not suffer from the war!”
Zhao Mu clearly told Xu Chu the future direction of the Cao Corporation's strategy.
Xu Chu had to stay by Zhao Mu's side. This was the guarantee of Zhao Mu's safety.
Zhao Mu's identity would offend many people for a long time in the future.
It was normal for those who couldn't do anything to Cao Cao to use Zhao Mu to test his bottom line.
Zhao Mu didn't want to transmigrate and die from an assassin's assassination.
Seeing Xu Chu's hesitation, Zhao Mu continued," Zhongkang, Yingchuan is in a state of chaos. If we go early, we can still get some good land. If we go late, even if we move over, we will still be at the edge of Yingchuan.”
"Moreover, we must reach Yingchuan before the spring plowing, or it will affect the autumn harvest next year.”
"If you can't decide, how about I persuade your father and Brother Ling myself?”
Finally, under Zhao Mu's persuasion.
Xu Chu and his son decided to move their entire clan to Yingchuan.
Thousands of men and women, dragging their children, slowly walked towards Yingchuan.
Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ang stayed in Qiao County to deal with the aftermath.
At the same time.
Xiahou Yuan's battle report was also sent to Cao Cao, who was still in Runan.
When he first read the battle report, Cao Cao did not notice anything strange.
Looking at the loot, Cao Cao was stunned.
"80,000 gold and 120,000 dans of grain?”
"Did they empty the entire Pei Kingdom?”
Cao Cao felt a little dizzy.
Compared to Runan, Pei Country had very few Yellow Turban.
Cao Cao had wiped out almost all of Runan's Yellow Turbans, but he had only received twenty thousand gold and fifty thousand stones of grain.
In the end.
How many times had Xiahou Yuan's side army grown?
When Cao Cao saw the end and Xiahou Yuan revealed the source of the money and grain, Cao Cao's eyes lit up!
Cao Cao slapped his thigh and was overjoyed."Jing Lue is right! Why didn't I think of this move!"
The number of corrupt officials in Runan County was no less than that of Pei Country!
Cao Cao did not touch these officials for the time being because he was worried that the impact would be too great.
After all.
He was here to deal with the Yellow Turban, not to punish corrupt officials.
Cao Cao was worried that the officials of the various prefectures would gather their troops to resist!
However, seeing Zhao Mu's methods, Cao Cao suddenly realized something.
He thought too highly of Runan's officials!
"Zhicai, I have a plan. Help me discuss it!”
Cao Cao's eyes flashed with a cunning look!
How could the Yellow Turbans be as rich as corrupt officials!
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