Fantasy Three Kingdoms: Four knots in Taoyuan at the beginning

Chapter 88 085, lure and kill it, divide it with soil
No matter what Cai Mao had in mind, what Cai Mao said was right.

Chen Yuan nodded: "What De Gui said is true, can you teach me?"

Cai Mao said: "Those who are not attached to the masses are not benevolent enough, and those who are attached but not governed are not righteous enough; if the way of benevolence and righteousness is followed, the people will return to them like water, so why not ask about the strategy of raising troops?"

Cai Mao's words mean that as long as the rulers are benevolent and righteous, the people will naturally be willing to submit, and conscription will no longer be a problem.

Chen Yuan curled his lips when he heard this.

This is a piece of talk, anyone will say it, and it is correct in theory.

However, the practicality is too poor, bad reviews.

However, he still admired on the face: "De Gui's words are also Yong Ji's theory."

Kuai Yue was listening and couldn't help interjecting.

"He who governs peace puts benevolence and righteousness first, and those who govern chaos first seek authority. There are not many soldiers, but there are people to win. The bandits and commanders are more greedy and violent, which is a problem for the subordinates. The more educated people are, the more they are taught to benefit them, the more they will come. The king punishes him for his innocence, and he uses it after caressing him. The people of a state have a heart of joy, and when they hear of the king's great virtue, they will surely die. The soldiers gather and attach themselves to Jiangling in the south, Xiangyang in the north, and the seven counties of Jingzhou. It can be passed down."

Chen Yuan nodded after hearing what Kuai Yue said.

Take a look at Kuai Yue, that's what they call strategies.

One sentence clarifies the gist.

Those who govern peace come first with benevolence and righteousness, and those who govern chaos first seek political power.

In times of peace, the way of benevolence and righteousness can be used first, but if you want to rule chaos, you must use the way of power and strategy.

This Kuai family is worthy of inheriting the knowledge of strategists, and the word "scheming" is enough to explain everything.

Therefore, Chen Yuan praised: "The strategy of alienation is also the strategy of criminals."

Good guy, Chen Yuan is indeed the master of Duan Shui, he is so good at it, even the rain and dew.

Compared with Kuai Yue, Cai Mao seems a little offended.

However, this guy still has some castles, and nothing is revealed on the surface.

Instead, he asked: "I don't know if the State Shepherd's Mansion has a plan to get rid of the sect thieves?"

Chen Yuan nodded: "The strategy of virtue and the strategy of different degrees are both excellent strategies. The two of you are indeed wise and resourceful, but there are still shortcomings."

"Where is the lack?"

Chen Yuandao: "With the strategy of the two of you, only remove the appearance, not the root."

Cai Mao continued to ask: "How to get rid of the root?"

Chen Yuan did not answer Cai Mao's question, but instead asked Cai Mao: "De Gui knows that sect thieves are prevalent, what is the root cause?"

Cai Mao didn't even think about it: "The leader of the thieves is greedy and cruel, and the thieves are restless."

"The leader of the thieves is nothing to worry about, and his subordinates are also worried about them. Why are the thieves so uneasy?"

Cai Mao was taken aback by these words.

However, Cai Mao is also a learned person, and Mencius naturally read it.

"It's uneasy, probably because it has no property."

That's right.

"It has no permanent property, what is the reason?"

This question directly stopped Cai Mao.

Because the reason is that these tyrants annexed land unscrupulously, turning a large number of self-cultivating farmers into tenants, that is, slaves of tyrants.

The slaves could not bear the oppression, so they would naturally become the so-called clan thieves under the instigation of their fellow clan members.

Therefore, these sect thieves hated the powerful at the beginning, but after a while, they changed.

The leader among them was corrupted, and he began to collude with the powerful, becoming more and more cruel and greedy, and naturally he could not treat his subordinates well.

This is the story of a dragon slayer turned into a dragon.

Moreover, although the leader colluded with Hao Qiang, he didn't completely listen to Hao Qiang's words. At most, he was a collaborator, and his appetite was getting bigger and bigger.

Therefore, both Cai Mao and Kuai Yue actually hope that someone will get rid of these sect thieves.

It's not that they don't want to make a move, they don't have a name.

Here I have to talk about a system of the big man. If you are powerful, you can have slaves, and you can even have many, but there is one thing, that is, you cannot have soldiers.

At least, you can't have soldiers in name.

This rule was abolished not long ago.

Because of the Yellow Turban Uprising, the imperial court's military strength was insufficient. You must know that the Central Army of the Han Dynasty is only tens of thousands, not to mention the local counties and counties, which are pitifully small.

Except for some official counties and counties such as the so-called Huqiang Zhonglang General and Hun Zhonglang General who have been set up on some borders, there are a large number of frontier troops, and other counties and counties basically do not have much military strength.

As soon as the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, the court suddenly found that there were not enough troops, so what should we do?
Then let the localities recruit their own troops.

Once this hole is opened, it will be amazing.

This is also one of the reasons for accelerating the demise of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Because of the support of local tyrants, the strength of local officials has expanded dramatically.

The prefect governor, Zhou Mu, etc., can mobilize tens of thousands of troops in a short period of time, which directly creates conditions for the formation of princes.

Speaking of which, the Kuai family and the Cai family have actually recruited some soldiers, but they have not received any training, and I am afraid that they will be powerless to deal with the sect thieves.

And if you lose more, it will be even more distressing.

Therefore, this is also the reason why they supported the State Shepherd's Mansion to suppress the rebel sect thieves.

However, if they act according to their wishes, wouldn't the State Shepherd's Mansion become a powerful gatekeeper?

It is absolutely impossible for Chen Yuan to do so.

The sect thieves want to be peaceful, but they cannot be so peaceful, they must be fundamentally peaceful.

These sect thieves are the natural allies of the State Shepherd's Mansion, because they have no permanent property. As long as they can give these lands and let them have a foundation to settle down, they will definitely become the most loyal subjects of the State Shepherd's Mansion.

Of course, the thieves still have to be killed. These people are already broken and have no value in saving them. Kill them to avoid future troubles.

And to distribute land to these people, the first thing must be to seize part of the land from the powerful.

Chen Yuan saw that Cai Mao was silent, so he continued: "It is not difficult to deal with these sect thieves, if you lure the head of the thieves and kill them, and divide the thieves with the land, you will be able to make peace. , do you think so?"

Kuai Yue suddenly realized.

This is to take the meat from their mouths.

The land is the meat.

Fortunately, Kuai Yue had already made preparations. Although he felt distressed, it was not unacceptable.

Cai Mao is different.

Just kidding, I actually snatched the meat from the head of my Cai family.

You, Chen Zichu, think highly of yourself.

Cai Mao asked with an ugly face: "Is this the intention of not driving, or the intention of the state shepherd?"

Cai Mao wanted to figure out whether this was Chen Yuan's own intention, or whether it represented Liu Bei's attitude.

Chen Yuan looked at Cai Mao's ugly face, and didn't take it seriously: "This is the plan of our prefecture's shepherd's mansion. Does De Gui have any doubts?"

When Cai Mao heard that it was a plan made by the State Shepherd's Mansion, he immediately understood that this was Liu Bei's intention.

Okay, Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, a mat-weaver and shoe-shoe seller, really thought that being the shepherd of the state would give orders to Jingzhou.

Then you can think too simple.

Cai Mao's face returned to calm: "There is no doubt, although this strategy is good, but my Cai family is powerless to help, please don't forgive me."

(End of this chapter)