That night, the city lord's mansion was still brightly lit, and the soldiers of the White Horse Cavalry were all gathered together, eating or chatting.
Gongsun Zan, on the other hand, stood solemnly in front of a map, pondering his next objective.
Today's events in Morro City also gave him a deeper understanding of the deep-seated hatred between the Parthian people and those nobles and lords.
This situation is undoubtedly good news for Gongsun Zan.
As he pondered, Gongsun Zan couldn't help but recall a saying the emperor had once uttered: "A single spark can start a prairie fire."
Looking at the surrounding cities on the map, Gongsun Zan suddenly felt that while carrying out his original plan, he might be able to stir up a great storm within Parthia territory.
Just then, the guards who were standing outside the door brought Karami in.
"General, I have already taken stock of all the property of the nobles and rich people in the city."
Among them, the gold and silver jewelry, converted into the equivalent of 1,532,000 taels of silver in the Han Dynasty, the grain totaled 15 shi, and the cloth, iron, and salt were all clearly recorded. Please review them, General!
As Karami spoke, he handed the ledger in his hand to Gongsun Zan.
Gongsun Zan took the ledger and saw that Karami not only used Chinese characters to record things, but also recorded each day clearly and concisely.
"Great job!"
Gongsun Zan looked at Karami with admiration, then ordered, "Take out 150,000 taels of silver and distribute it to your soldiers. Keep half of the remaining gold, silver, grain, cloth, salt, etc., in the treasury, and distribute the other half to the families according to their population!"
"Here you go!"
Karami simply nodded in agreement to Gongsun Zan's instructions without asking any further questions.
Seeing that Karami was about to leave, Gongsun Zan immediately called out to him, "By the way, I have a question for you!"
"General, please ask!"
Gongsun Zan looked at the map and said in a deep voice, "Are the situations of the surrounding cities similar to those of Moro City?"
"It's all the same. The city lords and nobles of each city amass their wealth by oppressing the common people."
They had initially restrained themselves somewhat, but after Parthia suffered defeats at the hands of the Han and Rome, they became increasingly outrageous.
Now that the Parthian king has been executed by the Han envoy, these fellows are free from restraint and have become even more unscrupulous.
Upon hearing Karami's words, Gongsun Zan grunted and continued, "If I were to raise an army of commoners to attack those noble lords, would that be feasible?"
“It’s feasible!” Karami nodded without hesitation. “These people have long been dissatisfied with those noble lords.”
The main reason it failed was that the scholars and knights here belonged to the noble lords, and the common people were unorganized and unguided.
If the general could raise his arm and call to arms, I believe the people would flock to him!
"good."
Upon hearing this, Gongsun's face lit up with joy, and he immediately instructed, "In that case, when you distribute gold, silver, and grain to the people tomorrow, tell them this."
"Tell them that I am prepared to lead them to rescue more people from their suffering and to slaughter those damned noble lords!"
"yes!"
Karami agreed and then bowed and left.
Nothing was said that night.
Early the next morning, Gongsun Zan sent his soldiers to follow Karami through the streets of the city, carrying gold, silver, grain, cloth, salt, and other valuables.
"Bang bang bang..."
Arriving at a house, Karami stepped forward and knocked on the gate.
Who is it?
A voice came from inside the courtyard, its tone tinged with timidity.
Karami replied with a smile, "Don't be afraid, it's the Han army coming to bring you warmth!"
"They're here!"
Upon hearing that it was the Han army, the voices in the courtyard relaxed slightly.
Soon, with a creak, the door was opened and a middle-aged man walked out.
Upon seeing Karami and the Han soldiers standing at the door, the man quickly stepped forward and saluted: "What brings you here, gentlemen?
"No need for formalities." Karami waved his hand with a smile, then asked in a friendly manner, "May I ask how many people are in your family?"
"My family consists of a wife and two sons, a total of four people!"
Although he didn't know why they were asking these questions, the man still answered his family's situation truthfully.
Karami glanced at the somewhat dilapidated house in the courtyard, then turned to the Han soldiers beside him and explained the family's situation.
“Give him forty taels of silver, four shi of grain, four chi of cloth, and four jin of salt!”
As the Han soldiers spoke, they took the relevant items from the large carts behind them and presented them to the man.
"this……"
The man was taken aback when he saw what was being handed to him, somewhat puzzled.
Karami explained with a smile, "The Han army said that these things were all plundered from you by those noble lords in the past. Now that they have been brought to justice, these money, grain, and supplies should naturally be returned to their rightful owners..."
Is this true?
Upon hearing Karami's explanation, the man looked incredulous. He had lived his whole life paying tribute to his superiors and had never been given anything in return.
“Of course.” Karami raised an eyebrow: “Do you think the Han army is lying to you?”
The man quickly shook his head: "No...no, the Han army avenged us, they are our benefactors, how could they lie to us?"
Karami laughed and said, "In that case, accept it. With the Han army here, no one will be able to bully you anymore!"
"Thank you, Han army! Thank you, Great Han! Thank you..."
The man accepted the items with a grateful expression, then bowed deeply to the Han soldiers, repeatedly expressing his gratitude.
"By the way, General Gongsun said he plans to lead a team to kill all the noble lords and rescue more people. Would you like to join?"
"Yes, I am willing to follow the Han army!"
Upon hearing Karami's question, the man agreed without hesitation.
Originally, the Han army was seen as a symbol of justice and strength in their eyes. Now, the Han army has helped them avenge their grievances and has also given them so much money, food and supplies.
Moreover, the things the Han army was doing were all for the good of the people, so he was naturally very happy to follow them.
Karami smiled and said, "Alright, take your things back first, settle things at home, and then go to the city lord's mansion to register!"
The man nodded hurriedly, "Yes, I will definitely go!"
Karami smiled and waved, then led his men toward the next shop.
Like this man, the people who received money, grain, and supplies were grateful and expressed their willingness to follow the Han army and fight the noble lords to the death.
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