Dong Ah Hao was a strong household, and when he saw that Chen Xu didn't seem to be joking, he was a little at a loss for a while.

Although they have secret warehouses that store a lot of money and food, if the Yellow Turban Army really occupies Dong'a, it is very likely that they will be searched out if they search carefully.

Although they were very confident in the hiding place of their money and food, they did not dare to gamble, if they were really found by the Yellow Turban Army, the accumulation of these families for several generations might be ruined.

Therefore, as soon as they heard that Chen Xu was really going to lead his troops to leave Dong'e, they hurriedly spoke out to stop them.

Some people may ask, why didn't they take their family's belongings and food with them and return to Puyang with the officers and soldiers?

First of all, the amount of money and food that each of these big families has is not a small amount.

Most of the money in the Han Dynasty was five baht coins and cloth. If it is pulled by a car, it will be loaded in a large cart for a million dollars.

If all the big families in Dong'e transported their belongings to Puyang, even if Chen Xu had 3,000 Puyang soldiers and horses, he would not be able to take care of them.

Secondly, these people understand the truth that wealth is not exposed. It's okay to hide your belongings at home on weekdays, but if you do move out, I'm afraid you will be coveted. Therefore, they could not and did not dare to do so.

Many people are afraid of the powerful forces, but Chen Xu is the leader of the Puyang Righteous Army, not an official of this county; The enemy this time is not the princes of the future.

If it is an official of this county, he will definitely not offend the powerful and rich in these counties, otherwise he will definitely suffer retaliation in the future, and the loss of office and dismissal are the lightest punishments.

How much energy Haoqiang and the big clan have, you can see it if you think about the Sun Quan Jiangdong Group in later generations.

Sun Quan, who is known as the lord of the generation, still can't get rid of the situation of being constrained by the Jiangdong clan, and he has to look at the faces of these people everywhere.

And Sun Ce, who is known as the little overlord of Jiangdong, was also stabbed to death because he offended these people.

If the enemy is the princes, these big families in the county only need to change the banner when the city is broken, and the princes will not only not offend them, but will do everything possible to win them over.

However, their current enemy is the Yellow Turban Army. Most of the Yellow Turban Army were peasants and homeless people, and they hated these powerful and wealthy families, and if the city was broken and these people did not flee, it was difficult to guarantee that they would not end up in a different place.

Therefore, Cheng Yu's strategy to Chen Xu is not ruthless. This is a conspiracy of the sun, even if Dong Ahao is a powerful household, he knows that Chen Xu wants to take advantage of the fire to rob, so he has to pay this money and food.

After all, Chen Xu didn't blatantly ask these people for money and food. Even if they handed over the money and food later, they would show a willing expression.

Dong'e surnamed Xue Fang stopped Chen Xu and said: "If the general has no food in the army, I will discuss it with each family and raise some grain and grass, which will definitely ensure that the grain and grass in the army will be continuous." ”

Chen Xu deliberately looked embarrassed and said: "The officers and men in the army have no military salary, I'm afraid they have no fighting spirit!" ”

His meaning was obvious, not only food, but also money.

When a big family head in Dong'a heard this, he was furious and said loudly: "You are the leader of the righteous army, you have no official and no position, and you must not get an inch!" ”

Chen Xu glanced at the man, his face turned cold, and said, "In this way, the whole army will go out of the city and return to Puyang." ”

After speaking, Chen Xu stopped answering, flicked his sleeves, turned around and left.

Xue Fang and the others were shocked, for fear that Chen Xu would really leave, so they grabbed him and said loudly: "General, slow down, everything is negotiable!" ”

After Xue Fang's persuasion, Chen Xu pretended to stay reluctantly. Then he went to inspect the county seat and appease the army.

Originally, he first ordered to abandon the city and return to Puyang, but now he said that he would not go back, so it was a bit of a change of order, and it was inevitable that the sergeants and soldiers would not complain.

Fortunately, Chen Xu has a great prestige in the army, and he announced that he would pay the soldiers, not only did the soldiers not complain, but their morale was greatly boosted and they cheered.

The heroes and big families of Dong'e gathered together, and their faces were full of resentment. Chen Xu's blatant request for money and food angered many people.

The head of the big family who had just confronted Chen Xu kicked over the desk in the house, and scolded loudly: "Huangkou Xiaoer, you deceive people too much!" ”

Another person with a gloomy face sneered a few times and said, "This person dares to act like this, I really don't know whether to live or die." ”

For a while, the voice of angry scolding Chen Xu was endless.

They are all characters with heads and faces, calling for wind and rain in the county, and even the county order does not dare to offend them, but they don't want to be deflated today on a child who has just reached the crown, how can they not be angry?

Xue Fang waited for everyone's minds to calm down before he spoke: "Now you still have to count on this person to defend Dong'a, don't offend him first, wait until the Yellow Turban Army retreats, and then it's not too late to deal with him." ”

"It's better to raise money and food now, and in the future, he will regret what he did today!"

Although Xue Fang has a better reputation in the county than others. But after all, he is a strong party, and the money and food that Chen Xu asked for is not a small amount, so he is inevitably a little angry in his heart.

The next day, a mountain of grain, grass and money was delivered to the barracks, and the soldiers who received their salaries for the first time were very happy. Seeing that their own commanders would rather offend Haoqiang than fight for the interests of their own people, they all shouted: "I am willing to die for the general!" ”

Seeing that the morale of the soldiers was high, Chen Xu very politely sent away the Haoqiang and big families of Dong'e, with a bright smile on his face.

The total value of money and grain is more than 20 million, although it is nothing for an army, but it makes these powerful and rich people in Dong'an a little broken.

After all, the money in their family did not fall from the sky, but was accumulated little by little from generation to generation. Besides, they are just small landowners in some county seats, and they can't be compared with the capital of a county like Puyang.

If it weren't for Yanzhou's wealth and large population, these people would definitely not be able to gather these supplies. With this money and food, it is enough for Chen Xu to completely defeat Wang Yan's Yellow Turban Army!

The barracks were full of joy, only Chen Jing had a gloomy face.

On this day, the Yellow Turban Army made another tentative attack, and then retreated. Chen Xu, as usual, first went to the county office to talk to Cheng Yu, and then returned to his residence.

He didn't see it, after he left, Cheng Yu looked at him meaningfully. has always been old-fashioned, and there is a weird smile.

Putting down the military book in his hand, Chen Xu rubbed his forehead, feeling a little tired and wanting to rest. At this moment, Chen Jing walked in......

Due to the busy affairs in the army, Chen Xu and Chen Jing are in important positions and are very busy every day. Although the two see each other every day, they don't have much time to communicate privately.

Seeing Chen Jing coming, Chen Xu had some doubts in his heart, and asked out loud: "Ah Jing, why are you here today?" ”

Chen Jing looked at the tired brother, hesitated for a while, gritted his teeth, and said: "Big brother, the powerful and big families from all over the country are colluding to help each other, why did the eldest brother offend the big family of Dong'a?" ”

Chen Jing already knew the advice of Chen Gong before, so he sent Chen Hu back to Chenjia Village, in case he was framed by the Ten Standing Servants in the future, he could also find a way out. Now Chen Xu is behaving like this. If you offend Dong'a Haoqiang, isn't it self-defeating?

It must be known that although the powerful people in various places do not have a deep relationship with each other, and some even have some gaps, if someone dares to blackmail the powerful and big households, they will not sit idly by. After all, if someone else is being blackmailed today, there is no guarantee that you will not be blackmailed tomorrow.

Even the powerful Ten Standing Servants, after having the great enemy of the Shi clan, did not dare to offend these heroes at will. Haoqiang's power in the imperial court may be somewhat weak, but his control over the local area is much higher than that of the imperial court officials.

If any official does not have a good relationship with the local tycoon, let alone whether he can make a difference, even his own net worth and life, I am afraid it will be difficult to preserve.

"Isn't there someone slandering the eldest brother and deliberately harming the eldest brother?" Thinking of this, a cold light flashed in Chen Jing's eyes.

Chen Xu got up, walked to the door, looked at the brilliant starry sky, and said after a while: "Ah Jing, how am I going?" ”

Stunned for a moment, Chen Jing didn't know what Chen Xu meant, so she had to answer truthfully: "Although Chenjia Village has been glorious in its ancestors, it has long since declined, and we can only be regarded as ordinary farmers now." ”

"Yes, farmer." Chen Xu smiled and continued, "Although I have some reputation, after all, my birth is too low, and if I offend the ten permanent servants, how can it end well?" ”

Although Chen Gong had given Chen Xu advice, in Puyang City, when he visited those powerful and powerful people, although those people were very enthusiastic on the surface, Chen Xu still saw disdain from the depths of many people's eyes.

Wanting to rely on the powerful forces to help fight against Zhang Gong is tantamount to a fool's dream. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion was calmed down, Chen Xu would no longer be useless in the eyes of these people, how could they offend the Ten Standing Servants for Chen Xu?

Moreover, even if the Ten Standing Servants did not frame Chen Xu for the crime of fornicating with the Yellow Turban, there would be other excuses.

If you want to add sin, why should you do it? This has been the case since ancient times.

For this reason, Chen Xu has always been very confused about his future. It wasn't until after he had a 'Dong'e pair' with Cheng Yu that he suddenly realized that a crazy idea made his heart pound.