Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei seeks the master and seeks to conquer the world

Chapter 110 Harvesting the hearts of the people, Chen Yuanlong's admiration

Yangdu City.

Liu Bei, Zheng Ping, Tao Qian, and Mi Zhu entered the banquet, and the guests and hosts took their seats.

The fire adds warmth, and the wine is fragrant.

Although it is cold winter, there is warmth in this living room.

The music sounded, and a group of graceful dancers danced lightly, adding a touch of elegance.

Perhaps because he is used to the simplicity in Qingzhou, Liu Bei is not used to warming wine and dancing.

Even if the ban on alcohol is lifted, Liu Bei will not prepare wine and dances for banquets in Qingzhou.

Baishui hospitality has become Liu Bei's standard for hosting banquets.

But this is Yangdu City, Tao Qian's place after all.

Warming wine, playing music and dancing is still one of the etiquettes for hospitality.

At the end of the song and dance, Zheng Ping, who saw that Liu Bei was uncomfortable, raised his glass and stood up, and saluted Tao Qian and Mi Zhu: "Liu Shijun, Tao Shijun, farewell to Mi, please stop singing and dancing for now."

"There are still scholars outside here waiting for the result of this discussion. If you only focus on drinking and dancing here, I am afraid that the hearts of the scholars will be chilled."

Liu Bei also took advantage of the opportunity to get up: "Tao Shijun's hospitality has been paid for in the wine and dance. But the villagers are still suffering from hunger and cold, so Bei really has no intention of drinking."

"In the future, when there are no more hungry people in this village, Bei will definitely hold a banquet in person to make amends, and will not return home until he is drunk with Tao Shijun."

Mi Zhu was quite shocked by this truthfulness.

Thinking of this, Mi Zhu also said: "I have heard that in Qingzhou, Shijun Liu entertained the sages with white water. The white water is clear, which shows Liu Shijun's benevolent heart."

"I am ashamed that I failed to remind Tao Shijun, and instead used common things."

Tao Qian laughed loudly: "Liu Shijun is even a sincere person, it's my negligence."

With a wave of his hand, Tao Qian asked the dancer to step down.

"Liu Shijun, you said in your letter that you need to meet with me in person to discuss the resettlement of [-] villagers. Could it be that Liu Shijun doesn't trust me?" Tao Qian calmed down slightly, and got to the point.

Liu Bei shook his head slightly: "Tao Shijun misunderstood, it's not that he didn't trust him, but because of trust, he came in person."

Paused.

Liu Bei asked in a concentrated voice: "May I ask Mr. Tao to resettle these [-] villagers, but he wants to gather villagers in the East China Sea to farm?"

Seeing that Liu Bei asked frankly and directly, Tao Qian did not hide anything: "If the [-] villagers are scattered and resettled, it is difficult to guarantee that they will have enough food."

"And only giving money and food without letting them pay for labor will also breed laziness among the villagers. If there is negligence, it may also breed rebellion."

"Only in the East China Sea country, the garrison decree is promulgated, which is like a military order to govern. Work at sunrise and rest at sunset."

"In this way, not only can the villagers have enough to eat, but it can also give them hope of surviving in the coming year."

"Does Liu Shijun think that there is something wrong with this method of farming?"

Liu Bei shook his head again: "There is nothing wrong with the farming method. Even in Qingzhou, some villagers will adopt the farming method."

"I just don't know, how many years will Tao Shijun plan to farm?"

several years?

Tao Qian was slightly taken aback.

He really didn't think about such a problem.

Tuntian, of course, has been farming.

Only by farming all the time, can this money and food be produced continuously!

Tao Qian didn't understand Liu Bei's meaning: "Liu Shijun, is there still a time limit for this farm?"

Liu Bei nodded: "Mr. Tao, the garrison law is only a temporary solution for the survival of the villagers, not a long-term solution. If there is no fixed number of years, what is the difference between these garrison villagers and the private slave tenants of wealthy families?"

This old man treats them as private slaves and tenant tenants!
Tao Qian's heart sank, and he understood the reason why Liu Bei came to Yangdu City to discuss in person.

"Liu Shijun, you should also know that it is not easy for me to raise money and food for the hungry people. If you can't support yourself, how can you talk about relief?" Tao Qian's eyes froze slightly, and he was less polite.

If this is not beneficial, why bother to settle the hungry people?

Liu Bei looked at his words and saw Tao Qian's steadfastness, and his tone was even softer: "Tao Shijun is a benevolent person, and he must have the people in his heart."

"I also know that it is difficult to raise money and food to relieve the hungry people, so I will not object to Tao Shijun gathering the hungry people to farm."

"It's just that I have one condition, and I hope Tao Shijun can agree."

Tao Qian frowned slightly: "Liu Shijun, I can only promise, and I can promise the conditions within my ability."

Liu Bei laughed lightly: "Tao Shijun rest assured, it's just a very small condition."

"I hope Tao Shijun can promise when resettling these villagers that if one day they don't want to be farmers, they can leave at any time!"

Leave if you don't want to be a farmer?

Tao Qian frowned even tighter: "Mr. Liu, garrisoning the fields is like running an army, and the laws are not strict. How can the villagers in the garrison fields be able to farm with peace of mind?"

"If you want to leave as you please, wouldn't that disrupt the order?"

"If there are deserters in this army, they will all be executed!"

Liu Bei had expected it a long time ago, and made another deep bow to Tao Qian: "Tao Shijun, I know this condition is a bit harsh, but I promised the villagers that Tao Shijun is also a benevolent gentleman and will definitely treat them kindly."

"So I don't want these villagers in the East China Sea to think that Tao Shijun and I are people who betray humanity."

"In order to express my apology, if any villager in the farmland wants to leave, Qingzhou will pay Tao Shijun a year's worth of food and money based on the number of people."

"I also ask Mr. Tao to take pity on these villagers who have left their hometown, and agree to my exaggerated request!"

This--

Tao Qian looked at Liu Bei with a three-point surprise.

Liu Bei's attitude was very gentle, with righteousness and reason first, and interests second, which made Tao Qian feel a little embarrassed.

Let's promise, the money and food obtained from the farm will be reduced.

After all, in order to retain these villagers, there must be concessions in the proportion of the harvested grain.

If you don't agree, Tao Qian's reputation will be affected.

The scholars in Yangdu City are all staring at this meeting between Liu Bei and Tao Qian. If Liu Bei walks away directly, the resettlement of refugees will be interrupted.

The eyes of the scholars would be focused on Tao Qian, to explore what made Liu Bei leave angrily.

"This Liu Xuande is deliberately using righteousness and reason to suppress this old man." Tao Qian suddenly became more annoyed.

In order to chase fame, Tao Qian's meeting was widely spread in Xuzhou.

When he thought he would gain both fame and fortune, Liu Bei suddenly imposed conditions temporarily.

This made Tao Qian a little bit hard to get off!

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit tense, Mi Zhu hurriedly approached Tao Qian to persuade him: "Your envoy, most of the villagers who want to leave the fields are rebellious. Letting them return to Qingzhou will not be harmful to the envoy."

"Most of the farmers in the fields, if they have enough food to survive, why would they leave?"

Mi Zhu's reminder made Tao Qian react.

The Tuntian people who want to leave must be dissatisfied with Tao Qian.

As long as those who are dissatisfied are sent back, the remaining villagers will not be encouraged and will not leave with resentment.

This will not only prevent Tao Qian from chilling the hearts of other villagers when he punishes the rebellious villagers, gain a wave of faith and benevolence, but also fulfill his promise to Liu Bei.

"Liu Shijun is benevolent, but this old man is a bit petty." Tao Qian figured out the key point, and promised: "As Liu Shijun said, if there are villagers who are willing to leave, this old man will not stop them from leaving. "

"As for the compensation money and food, there is no need. Is this old man greedy for profit?"

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard the words, and bowed again: "Tao Shijun is benevolent! Hundreds of thousands of villagers can meet Tao Shijun, three lives are lucky."

Tao Shijun got the advantage, so he laughed back at this time: "Compared to Liu Shijun's benevolence, this old man is nothing but the light of a firefly."

"The old man heard that Liu Shijun gave Mi Zizhong two agricultural books, so I don't know if I can have the audacity to ask for a copy."

"With the help of agricultural books, the people in the fields can get more food. This is the blessing of all people."

Liu Bei said with emotion: "Tao Shijun don't worry, this time I brought the "Book of Si Sheng", "Simin Yueling" and "Quyuanli", and I will send someone to Tao Shijun later."

Seeing Liu Bei's generosity, Tao Qian said generously, "Mr. Liu, you are the most forthright person I have ever met."

"As the saying goes, a gentleman votes for me and repays him with a peach. If Liu Shijun needs it, I will do it wholeheartedly!"

Liu Bei took advantage of the situation and asked, "Mr. Tao, I came from Linzi and passed through the counties of Langya Kingdom. I saw that the city and countryside are in decline. I don't know why?"

Seeing Liu Bei asking about Langya Kingdom, Tao Qian couldn't help sighing: "Mr. Liu, it's not that I don't want to take care of it, it's just that I can't take care of it."

"Langya Kingdom has a vast territory, and Kaiyang has Zang Ba stationed troops to form its own line. Although Langya Kingdom belongs to Xuzhou, it is actually not restricted by the old man's government order."

Liu Bei was overjoyed secretly, and said awe-inspiringly, "Your Majesty Tao resettled [-] hungry people in Qingzhou for me, and I can't repay you! If you don't mind my crossing the border to govern, I would like to restrain the counties and townships in the northern part of Langya Kingdom for you."

"I will not take any of the money, food and taxes from these counties and towns in the future, and I will give them to Mr. Tao."

Tao Qian moved when he heard the words.

Not only did Zang Ba of Langya country listen to the instructions but not the propaganda, most of the counties and towns in the north did not take Tao Qian seriously.

Tao Qian's decrees cannot be restrained, and money, food and taxes are even more empty talk.

Now that Liu Bei is helping to restrain him, and he can get money, food and taxes for nothing, how can Tao Qian not be moved?

As for cross-border politics, it is just Liu Bei's modest words.

Liu Bei really wanted to take care of him, but Tao Qian couldn't stop him.

Just as Tao Qian occupied some counties and townships in Peiguo, the governor of Yuzhou did not dare to say much to Tao Qian.

"How can I let Liu Shijun contribute in vain?" Tao Qian said generously, "I will give Liu Shijun fifty-fifth of the money, food and taxes!"

Liu Bei thanked again: "I just found out today that Tao Shijun is a great sage who truly cares about the country and the people!"

It's always a pleasant word to hear.

Tao Qian was praised by Liu Bei for a while, and all the resentment towards Liu Bei that he didn't have much in his heart was swept away.

Immediately.

Tao Qian and Liu Bei left the discussed matters on the silk paper one by one, and then discussed the details carefully, perfecting the content of the official silk book.

Subsequently.

Both Liu Bei and Tao Qian signed their names and affixed the governor's seal on the official silk document.

Zheng Ping and Mi Zhu also signed and left the seal as Bie Jia.

There are three copies of the silk book, one for Liu Bei, one for Tao Qian, and the other for the announcement to all scholars in Yangdu City.

Neither Liu Bei nor Tao Qian would miss this opportunity to promote the name of benevolence.

As soon as the notice is issued.

The scholars gathered in Yangdu City were in an uproar.

Before the announcement.

Zhao Yu, Zhang Zhao, and Zhang Hong stood side by side, staring at the content of the notice, unable to speak for a long time.

a long time.

Zhang Zhao sighed lightly: "Mr. Xuande is a true gentleman!"

Zhang Hong also said: "Although the method of garrisoning fields can obtain a lot of money and food through large-scale collective farming, it is also a good way to resettle the hungry people, but the law of garrisoning the fields is like governing the army, and the laws are strict. It won't be much better."

"Thus, farming has always been a stopgap measure. After the crisis of food shortage, the farmers will be resettled in various townships and assigned their fields."

"And there are few people like Governor Liu of Qingzhou who keep the Qingzhou household registration of the hungry people who came to the East China Sea to farm, and allow them to return to Qingzhou at any time."

Zhao Yu also said: "Tao Shijun wants to obtain money and food through these [-] hungry people farming, but with Tao Shijun's past style, he is not sincerely helping the hungry people."

"Liu Shijun must have seen through Tao Shijun's purpose, but he had to use Tao Shijun to share the pressure of resettling the hungry people in Qingzhou, so he used this method to ensure that these hungry people will not always be private under the garrison law. slave."

"Those who can think deeply to this extent must truly love and pity the people."

"Brother Zibu, brother Zigang, are you still trying to persuade me to go to Qingzhou?"

"Although Zhao Yu is not talented, he is willing to follow a benevolent gentleman like Liu Shijun, and make a little contribution to Qingzhou!"

Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong were also greatly shocked.

In terms of deeds and mind, Liu Bei has achieved the ultimate.

Liu Bei is already doing his best to keep the villagers of Qingzhou alive in every way he can think of!
How can such a heartfelt not be shocking?

the other side.

Lu Su's eyes looking at the notice also gradually became serious.

"Mr. Xuande of Qingzhou has a heart of benevolence, courage, and thoughtfulness. He can be called a hero in the world."

"The world is in chaos. I donate money to save my neighbors and accumulate fame. I just don't want the Lu family in Dongcheng to follow the crowd."

"Now that Duke Xuande of Qingzhou is self-denying and serving the people, how can he not help him with all his strength?"

"It's just that this matter is important, so I have to go back and discuss it with my grandmother."

"Grandma always told me to marry a wife and keep children, but in this troubled world, if one side cannot be stable, it will also harm my wife and children."

A man only suffers from fame but not establishment, not from being without a wife.

In troubled times, how can you protect your wife and children if you don't have fame?

The young governor of Lu Su has a clearer view of the world than his peers.

That's why he practiced civil and martial arts diligently, distributed money to save his neighbors, and gathered his hometown to train bravely, all he wanted was to preserve the Lu family in Dongcheng in this troubled world.

But now, Lu Su has a new idea.

When a man is dealing with affairs, if he can meet the wise master and assist him with civil and military affairs, it will be a blessing!
Before the announcement.

A scholar from a different place was full of emotion in his heart.

Some admired Tao Qian, and some admired Liu Bei.

And more unofficial scholars like Zhao Yu, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, and Lu Su also had a direction to choose.

in the crowd.

Chen Deng, who came to Yangdu City quietly, looked more excited after reading the content of the notice and listening to the discussions of the scholars around him.

Originally he was ordered by Chen Gui to inquire about the news, but now Chen Deng had the idea of ​​visiting Liu Bei.

"Such a hero, wouldn't it be a pity if I, Chen Yuanlong, couldn't talk freely with him!"

(End of this chapter)