The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 13 The Crisis of Out of Food

Lao Tzu said: Governing a big country is like cooking small fish.

Lin Chao didn't know whether this sentence was right or not, but now he understands, it's pure nonsense!

After Liu Bei won the entire Zhending, he immediately took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to recruit the soldiers under Chen County Magistrate. Even Lin Xi followed behind the three of them, but handed over all the affairs of the county to Lin Xi. toward management.

There is nothing wrong with doing so, after all, military power is the most important thing, and recruiting real soldiers can greatly enhance Liu Bei's strength.

However, the government affairs of a high-ranking county cannot be handled by Lin Chao alone.

Even though Zhending officials still perform their own duties, the superior has changed to a boss who in their eyes must report. No matter what the matter is, no one dares to make a private decision, and they report it to Lin Chaolai for a decision.

It's fine if it's a big deal, but every detail is reported.

Now Lin Chao's head is getting bigger, even if he pulls Jian Yong, it's useless, the two of them have been spinning for a few days, and when Liu Bei has finished integrating the Zhending soldiers, both of Lin Chao have lost a lot of weight.

Next, seeing Liu Bei and the others enjoying themselves all day long, either drinking or exercising martial arts, Lin Chao couldn't stand it anymore, and simply ordered the subordinates to handle small matters by themselves.After leaving Jian Yong there to deal with government affairs, he had a chance to breathe.

After this experience, Lin Chao swore that in the future, he would definitely recruit a few more civil servants who deal with government affairs, otherwise he would be like Zhuge Liang, who would be exhausted to death.

Thinking of this, Lin Chao couldn't help thinking of Tian Feng who was still imprisoned.

I've been busy these days, but I forgot about this guy.

But Lin Chao didn't care too much, this kind of iron-headed boy would have to hang out for a few more days, first to smooth out the aloofness in his chest, otherwise it would be difficult to recruit him.

But Lin Chao still ordered Tian Feng not to be abused, and served him with good food and drink. If the strong-tempered Tian Feng committed suicide due to the humiliation, it would be ridiculous.

In history, Yuan Shao valued Tian Feng's overall view and excellent government affairs ability, so he promoted him to Jizhou Biejia.The achievements made by Tian Feng are also worthy of Yuan Shao's promotion.

Such a talented person should be subdued no matter what.

At noon that day, after Lin Chao dealt with a few government affairs symbolically, he found an excuse to escape.

"Zi Chu, where are you going?"

Before the footsteps had time to step out of the door, Jian Yong's voice was heard.

Lin Chao yelled in his heart that something was wrong, he turned his head and saw Jian Yong with a pair of panda eyes fixed on him, with a look of resentment on his face.

"Hehe..." Lin Chao laughed dryly, "Xianhe, someone is in a hurry and is about to go to the latrine."

"To the latrine?"

Jian Yong sneered, and unabashedly exposed Lin Chao's true purpose: "Zi Chu, you said you were going to the latrine yesterday, but you never came back. And the day before yesterday..."

I, Jian Yong, have no grievances with you, Lin Zichu, why do you treat me as a fool?
The most hateful thing is that Lin Zichu had the guts to use such a poor excuse three times!
It's an insult to my IQ!
Although Lin Chao has ordered the subordinates to deal with minor matters by themselves, the remaining workload cannot be completed by Jian Yong alone, otherwise his pair of panda eyes would not appear out of thin air.

Facing Jian Yong's questioning, Lin Chao was speechless, and the scene was once very awkward.

"Brother!"

At this time, Lin Xi strode in.

"Zixu, what's the matter?"

Lin Chao quickly changed the topic and asked.

"Brother, Duke Xuande ordered me to call you, saying that there is something important to discuss."

After leaving Anxi for more than ten days, Lin Xi was almost conquered by Liu Bei's personal charm, he obeyed his words, and almost turned into a little fan of later generations.

Lin Xi's words sounded like the sound of heaven to Lin Chao's ears, and he took advantage of the opportunity to descend the donkey and bowed his hands to Jian Yong.

"Xianhe, Duke Xuande called me, we'll talk about it when we come back."

After all, he didn't dare to wait for Jian Yong's reply, and didn't even have the courage to look at Jian Yong's face, so he ran away directly.

Jian Yong looked at his back as he quickly fled, and was stunned for a moment...

Let's talk when you come back, I'm afraid it won't be until tomorrow when you, Lin Zichu, come back!

I shouldn't have agreed to help you handle government affairs in the first place, but now I've ended up in a cocoon.

When Lin Chao walked to Liu Bei's residence, he saw Liu Bei's three brothers drinking wine and eating meat from afar.

Seeing this, Lin Chao almost laughed out of breath.

Feelings, I am so busy these days that I am almost dying of sudden death, but you guys are enjoying your life here!

Liu Bei also had no sense of crisis, he had just achieved the true determination, and at a time of crisis, he continued to play music and dance here, without seeing the next crisis at all.

"Zi Chu is here, come in!"

Seeing Lin Chao, Liu Bei put down half a bowl of wine in his hand, and greeted Lin Chao to take a seat.

"Thank you, Lord Xuande."

Lin Chao was also polite, walked to Liu Bei's lower left seat and sat down.

Here, Zhang Fei came over with a smile on his hand, holding the wine jug, and served Lin Chaoman a bowl.

Since Liu Bei adopted Lin Chao's strategy to win the Zhending, Zhang Fei believed that Lin Chao must have a place as a famous man in the future, so he offered some courtesy from time to time, hoping that Lin Chao would make him famous after he became famous.

At this time, Lin Xi also came back, and sat in the first place under Zhang Fei.

At this time, he has become the third general in Liu Bei's camp besides Guan Zhang!
Liu Bei called Lin Chao to come to discuss matters, but when he saw Lin Chao's pale face and thin body, he couldn't help feeling distressed.

The great talents I rely on should not be destroyed by trivial matters in Zhending County.

"Zichu, although the county is busy with affairs, you can't write a copy, just be careful with your health."

It has to be said that Liu Bei was under [-] years old at this time, and he was far from growing into the troubled hero who was so moody and angry in history.But still has his unique personality charm, that is frankness and sincerity.

Lin Chao could naturally see the sincerity and distress in Liu Bei's eyes, and the resentment in his heart dissipated instantly, but it just felt weird...

Lin Chao was very uncomfortable being looked at by a big man with such pity.

No wonder later generations often say: Soochow controls Lolita, Cao Wei likes his wife, Shu Han is all base.

I have only joined for a few days, could it be that I have been bent...

terrible!

Lin Chao shook his head vigorously to drive out this terrible thought, drank another bowl of wine to calm himself down, and then asked.

"Mr. Xuande, what is calling the court?"

Hearing Lin Chao's question, Liu Bei told Lin Chao about the results of the past few days.

The soldiers in Zhending County have been integrated and absorbed by Liu Bei, and there are now more than a thousand troops on hand.But then another big problem appeared, that is, the problem of money and food.

Traveling all the way from Anxi to Anding, Liu Bei had to throw coins to win people's hearts these few days, and the money and food sponsored by Lin Chao were almost exhausted.

In addition to this problem, there is also a strategic plan for the next step, which needs to be formulated by Lin Chao. This is the reason why Liu Bei called Lin Chao to come over.

"The problem of money and food..."

Regarding this problem, Lin Chao also had a headache.

After all, throughout the end of the Han Dynasty, money and food were an unsolvable problem, otherwise Cheng Yu would not have to make human jerky to serve as military rations.

The grain output in this era is fixed, coupled with successive years of natural disasters and plagues, and the Yellow Turban bandits, the people are precarious, so how can they have the mood to work and wait for the harvest.

This has led to a vicious circle, the more chaos there is, the less people are farming, the less people are farming, the less food, and the less food, the more chaotic...

Nowadays, those who have food in their hands are those aristocratic families, powerful and wealthy businessmen.These people are powerful, they hold a lot of fertile land in their hands, and they have not been implicated by military disasters. They can be said to be very rich.

"Mr. Xuande, I suggest to borrow food from the rich merchants in the county."

Hearing this, Liu Bei shook his head with a wry smile. He never expected that Lin Chao would come up with such a childish idea.

These people do have money and food in their hands, but why should they give you Liu Xuande?

"Zi Chu, this matter is so difficult!" Liu Bei sighed, "It's as hard as heaven to ask these wealthy businessmen to borrow money and food from us!"

"It depends on man's effort, so it may not be impossible." Lin Chao smiled, "Mr. Xuande, how long can the money and food in the treasury last?"

"Up to fifteen days."

It was Guan Yu who answered, and it was also the grain and grass that he led someone to count.

"Fifteen days, it should be too late..."

Lin Chao muttered to himself that he already had a rough plan in his mind.If the planning is proper, not only the money and food can be supplemented, but even the content of the falsely passed Liu Yan order can be realized, and the real governor of Changshan counties can be realized.

On the second day, everything was as usual, Liu Bei was still in charge of recruiting troops, Guan Yu was still training the army, but Lin Chao disappeared, and Zhang Fei disappeared with him.

At the same time, Jian Yong, who was sitting in the county office handling government affairs, came out, took a few people to visit the wealthy businessmen and gentry in Zhending County one by one, and released a message——

Duke Xuande wanted to conquer the Yellow Turban bandits in Heishan, so he temporarily borrowed money and food from these rich merchants and tyrants.

All the wealthy businessmen and gentry dismissed this, thinking it was Liu Bei's trick to defraud money and food, and even sneered at it.

The Black Mountain Yellow Turban has been lying in the Five Elements Mountains for a long time, with a population of nearly [-]. Moreover, the roads in the mountains are difficult to walk, the grass is deep and the forests are dense, what do you Liu Bei use to conquer!

And Jian Yong also had a bad nose, wherever he went, every family had done enough courtesy to treat him as a guest of honor.But as long as money and food are mentioned, they all talk about him, and some even serve tea to see off guests.

After two days in a row, Jian Yong found nothing but was helpless.

These wealthy businessmen and gentry have long taken root in the countryside, their relatives, friends and party are everywhere, their family farms are full of fertile land, and there are a large number of guests. There are no hundreds of servants in any family, and they are all loyal.

If Liu Bei wanted to forcibly requisition food, he would not be able to fight against the combined efforts of these people with just the few troops in his hand.

The most frightening thing is that most of these people also used marriages to win over larger wealthy families.The right to speak of the big man is controlled by these aristocratic families in various states and counties, large and small.

So don't say you can't beat them, even if you can, Liu Bei doesn't dare to fight ruthlessly.

Otherwise, Liu Bei will not be accepted by the aristocratic family in the whole Han Dynasty in the future, and it will be difficult for him to move forward.

Of course Lin Chao understood this, so he didn't expect these local tyrants to obediently offer money and food, and asking Jian Yong to borrow food was just a pretense.

It was also during these two days that Lin Chao paid a lot of money to recruit a group of hunters who were familiar with the terrain of Wuxing Mountain, and took Zhang Fei and Lin Xi straight to the mountain.

He needs to find a group of people who are not afraid of the aristocratic family to force the aristocratic family to donate money and food. .

　It has been signed, thank you for your support.

　　Now that you have signed the contract, try to update twice a day in the future, and try to be worthy of everyone's collection and recommendation tickets.

　　Now that the data is bleak, I still ask for a wave of recommendation tickets.

　　Old Yu thank you!

　　


(End of this chapter)