"you..."
Zhao Mingfan refused to listen, which made Yuan Shao very angry. He was shaking all over and couldn't say a word.
"What do you mean by "you"? You fake teachers who talk about morality and justice, if you really want to do good for the people of Luoyang, then leave Luoyang immediately. Don't try to take advantage of the people here anymore."
During this period, there was less tax payment from the court.
The people paid much less taxes. The reason they had to pay taxes was that the soldiers in the city needed to eat, and the money collected was the soldiers' wages.
Fengyun didn't take more because he had already received a lot of benefits.
Fearing Dong Zhuo's revenge, those ministers and wealthy people sold their properties at low prices, and Fengyun bought them all without hesitation during this period.
It can be said that almost all the best houses in Luoyang are now in Fengyun’s hands, and the rumored burning of Luoyang did not happen.
Those who sold their properties in Luoyang after hearing the rumors are now regretting it to death.
These houses were also eaten by Fengyun.
It can be said that Fengyun is now the largest real estate developer in Luoyang.
Although Luoyang was not burned, housing prices were still not very high because the fake emperor went to Chang'an.
This has led to a significant increase in housing prices in Chang'an.
Fengyun is thinking about how to raise housing prices in Luoyang.
After much thought, he concluded that only by bringing the real emperor could Chang'an be rendered useless.
However, although the officials have not been taken to Chang'an by Dong Zhuo, Luoyang still needs them to maintain the government.
Otherwise, Chang'an would have gotten there first.
So he said to Zhao Mingfan:
"General Zhao, I think we should give you gentlemen some face. Our Han Dynasty really needs officials to govern it, otherwise it will be in chaos. I think we should give the princes some tax benefits."
Yuan Shao, who was about to laugh at Feng Yun, heard the other party say:
"General Fengyun's words make sense. I wonder how much tax revenue you all want?"
Damn! Makes sense? What makes sense? Didn’t I just repeat myself?
Yuan Shao was almost angry to death, his words were ignored, but Fengyun could make the other party change his mind.
But since the benefits came, he didn't have time to be angry.
"We want 50% of the imperial tax revenue."
Yuan Shao made a huge request, but it was immediately rejected by Zhao Mingfan.
"Yuan Shao, don't be so arrogant. Giving you a little benefit is just to give General Fengyun face. Who do you think you are? Take that back and explain it to me nicely, otherwise you won't get a cent at all."
"you..."
Now Yuan Shao was slapped in the face in public. He wished he could dig a hole and crawl into it. It was so embarrassing.
Others don't take him seriously at all.
But after all, he is the leader of the coalition, yet he is worthless in the eyes of the other party.
Not as good as an adventurer.
But he had to step back and let Fengyun speak.
"Then I think we should divide the tax revenue into three parts: one for the court, one for the garrison, and one for our coalition forces. How do you think?"
But Zhao Mingfan didn't even think about it and agreed directly:
"Okay, that's a good idea, General. As long as our garrison wages remain the same, we'll be fine."
What he meant was, you take yours and I take mine.
Fengyun also has his own ideas, not to mention the defenders.
The court will take over the collection itself.
In this way, he would get two-thirds of the benefits, and his share in the coalition forces.
This way you still get the majority.
But the benefits can’t be taken so easily, he added:
"Since Luoyang is now related to everyone, its survival depends on everyone. If a crisis arises in Luoyang, everyone must help, otherwise everyone will benefit. Is this acceptable to everyone?"
"No problem, no problem."
Seeing that they benefited from it, who among them would have any objections?
Then some details were discussed.
While everyone was still discussing, Cao Cao was defeated.
"My lord, give me your robe quickly. I will lead the pursuers away."
"Cao Ren, be careful then."
"If you don't die, I, Cao Ren, will definitely return to find you. If you do, I will die. I will return to serve you in eighteen years."
"Okay, don't worry. If you can't come back, I will definitely take good care of your family. Your children are my children, Cao Cao."
At this time, Cao Ren resolutely put on Cao Cao's battle robe, and then ran in another direction with an army.
Cao Cao returned to Luoyang with the remaining troops.
Cao Cao was ambushed by Dong Zhuo's army because he was chasing too hastily.
Lu Bu, who was originally fleeing, launched a surprise attack and defeated Cao Cao.
This was the first defeat in Cao Cao's life. He did not expect that he would be ambushed by his opponent.
This is also why he doesn’t have a good military advisor now.
He now also realized the significance of a military advisor.
But at the moment, he was only thinking about how to escape.
Only when he saw the number of pursuers behind him decrease significantly could he breathe a sigh of relief.
"Zixiao, I hope you can return safely."
…
When Cao Cao arrived in Luoyang with his remaining troops, he discovered that the allied forces were discussing benefits behind his back.
He stepped forward and asked:
"What are you discussing?"
When everyone saw that it was Cao Cao coming, some people wanted to tell him about their benefits.
But he was stopped by Yuan Shao.
"Hahaha, Meng De, where did you go just now?"
"I went after Lu Bu, but was ambushed halfway and had to flee back."
"Oh, in that case, you should go back quickly. Don't stay in Luoyang for too long, or your men might rebel."
This seems to be good for Cao Cao, but Yuan Shao doesn't want to get a bigger share at all.
But Cao Cao also kept a watchful eye and said:
"What on earth are you discussing?"
Yuan Shao quickly waved his hand and said:
"No! Nothing! We were just discussing when the officials would return to Luoyang."
Cao Cao was not so stupid and asked Fengyun secretly.
Fengyun of course told the truth.
However, Cao Cao was also stubborn and refused to stay.
Instead, he walked away, leaving behind a few words.
"I won't cooperate with you, you little brat!"
This time, the coalition forces made him see through it. These people were all under the banner of opposing Dong Zhuo, but they were all selfish.
Just wanting to benefit myself.
This time, even though he was present, no one spoke up for himself. Fortunately, Fengyun told him the truth.
Otherwise he would still be kept in the dark.
Another person who did not have a share was Sun Jian.
He had been excluded long ago because of the imperial seal incident.
And Liu Bei was able to catch up this time.
It just happened to benefit him.
He swore that for the first time in years he felt like his luck was turning.
Liu Bei happily took his two brothers to wander around Luoyang, since he felt free without any soldiers.
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