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

Chapter 85 It is my duty to borrow food to save the people

"The yellow scarves in Qingzhou are not a temporary disaster, and uncle doesn't have to blame himself too much." Zheng Ping calmed down slightly: "The most urgent task is to discuss how to resettle the more than [-] refugees outside the city."

Kong Rong was one of them.

Although the Yellow Turban Bandits retreated, the more than [-] refugees were still under the city.

"Xuande, what do you think?" Kong Rong didn't ask Zheng Ping, but looked at Liu Bei.

Since Zheng Ping entered the drama city for the first time, he has been making a name for Liu Bei, and he even wants Liu Bei to be the governor of Qingzhou.

Kong Rong also wanted to know how Liu Bei would deal with these refugees who had joined the Yellow Turbans.

Without hesitation, Liu Bei's tone was a bit more serious: "It is my duty to feed the Han people and save the Han people. It is already very sad that the people are bewitched by the yellow scarves because of lack of food, and they have to wander around looking for food and become refugees."

"If I wait to see the danger and don't help, the refugee will only have a dead end, how can I bear it!"

"Kill Zhang Rao, the first thief, and we got some food, which can feed the refugees in this city for four or five days."

"I wonder if Wen Jugong can raise some more food to resettle the refugees?"

In Liu Bei's words, he has defined this group of Yellow Turban refugees as refugees who had to leave their homes because of the Yellow Turban bewitching, instead of treating them as Yellow Turban descendants.

This change in title is also Liu Bei's attitude towards these refugees.

Kong Rong was a little surprised.

In all fairness, Kong Rong's handling of these refugees is basically to let them return to their hometowns, and then issue decrees to allow county and township officials to settle them properly.

It seems that there is nothing wrong with it, but in fact it is too bookish.

If you can have food when you return home, why should you be a refugee?
Therefore, Kong Rong was shocked when Liu Bei said that he wanted to raise food.

"Xuande, do you know how much food is needed to resettle these refugees?"

"Not only do we have to let them survive this winter, but we also have to help them cultivate in the next year, and then until next autumn, it is possible for the refugees to be self-sufficient."

"Even if the old man can raise some food, how can it be possible for these more than [-] refugees to eat for a year?"

"Based on the old man's original intention, the refugees will be given rations for a few days, so that they can go back to their hometowns for food, or go to other counties to join relatives."

As usual, there is nothing wrong with Kong Rong's handling method.

After all, to provide food for more than [-] refugees for a year, no prefect of any prefecture country dared to pat his chest to guarantee.

It is Kong Rong's "benevolence" to be able to distribute food rations for a few days to the refugees so that they can return to their hometowns or go to relatives!

However, this was not what Liu Bei wanted.

Liu Bei shook his head lightly, concentrating his voice: "Mr. Wen Ju, I entered Beihai from Gaotang County. Along the way, there were refugees everywhere, starving and dying everywhere. Those who still had food at home feared the refugees like tigers. How could the refugees have any relatives to go to? ?”

"Distributing rations for a few days can certainly demonstrate benevolence, but it will only make them starve to death a few days later, and it will not change the general situation."

"When the rations are exhausted, you will either starve to death, or change your son to eat. Such a tragic situation, can Mr. Wen Ju really have the heart?"

Kong Rong was silent.

How could Kong Rong not know what Liu Bei said?

What if I can't bear it?
It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, there is not enough money and food in this treasury!
a long time.

Kong Rong sighed: "Xuande, this old man is not a cruel person! If we only need to raise food rations for the more than [-] refugees for a few days, this old man is confident that it can be done. But if we want to resettle them, there is nothing this old man can do. "

"Uncle, Mr. Liu Fu, let's stop this discussion for now." Zheng Ping interrupted: "Discussions like you can't reach a conclusion even after dark. I will draw up the resettlement plan, and you are responsible for signing and approving it. gone."

"These refugees are from the North Sea country, so they can only be resettled in the North Sea country."

"The treasury has no money and food, but the powerful gentry of the Beihai Kingdom have money and food. As long as they are properly allocated and assisted by other strategies, it will be no problem to keep these more than [-] refugees alive until next autumn."

Kong Rong was terrified when he heard that, and shook his head again and again: "Xianmou, do you want the powerful gentry of Beihai Kingdom to provide money and food to help the refugees?"

"It's impossible! It's absolutely impossible."

"The money and food of the powerful nobles are not brought by the strong wind. It is good if they don't make trouble. How can they be willing to use money and food to help the refugees?"

"Even if some powerful nobles are benevolent, they are just a drop in the bucket."

"If the old man issues these decrees, at least half of the people will oppose them!"

Kong Rong often dealt with the powerful gentry of Beihai Kingdom on weekdays. He didn't know everything about these people's thoughts, but he could also know the general idea.

It's okay to have a meeting together, tout each other's reputation, and then do something within our ability.

But if they were asked to provide money and food to help the refugees, they would definitely jump up and scold Kong Rong angrily.

Kong Rong's reaction was within Zheng Ping's expectation.

After all, Kong Rong himself is a nobleman, and he is also a great scholar of the noble family who talks and laughs with great Confucianism and has no contacts.

For ordinary people, although Kong Rong has a heart of benevolence, he will never do his best to help. This is determined by Kong Rong's background, status and ability.

If you insist on allocating money and food to the powerful gentry to save the people, it will definitely arouse the hostility of the powerful gentry towards Kong Rong.

This is a thankless task, and there is no right or wrong.

Zheng Ping smiled calmly: "Uncle, whether the powerful nobles are willing to give money and food to the refugees does not depend on whether they are benevolent or not, but on whether they can benefit from helping the refugees!"

"If giving relief to the refugees would benefit the powerful gentry, not only would they not oppose the decree, but they would even scramble for the relief."

"The prosperity of the world is all for profit; the hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit."

"The same is true for helping the refugees!"

Kong Rong was stunned, and couldn't understand Zheng Ping's words: "Xianmou, can it be profitable to help the refugees?"

Ying Xun on the side also looked at Zheng Ping in surprise.

Relief to refugees is mostly a thankless task, so how can it be profitable?

Could it be that the powerful gentry are still allowed to be greedy for money and food for the refugees?

Zheng Ping asked instead: "Uncle, have you ever heard of "Book of Si Sheng" and "Monthly Order of the Four People?"

Kong Rong nodded: "The "Monthly Decree of the Four People" written by Cui Shi of Boling, and the "Book of Sisheng" written by Sishui Sishengzhi, are also transcripts in the old man's collection. But these are just two agricultural books. , what does it have to do with helping the refugees?"

Zheng Ping chuckled: "Although "Book of Si Sheng" was written in the previous dynasty, it has been handed down to the present, and most of them have been scattered all over the world, and there are very few who can copy the entire copy."

"The "Monthly Order of the Four Peoples" has only been written for more than [-] years, and only some aristocratic families have transcripts."

"But my nephew not only has the complete copies of these two books, but also the complete copies printed on Zuo Bo's paper and bound into volumes. There are quite a few of them!"

"In addition to this, there is also the curved plow that can increase the speed of plowing several times, and it has also been successfully improved."

"In short, my nephew can enable the powerful gentry of the Beihai Kingdom to realize intensive farming and increase food production."

"It's also possible that these powerful gentry, on the premise of focusing on agriculture, can also engage in business and trade to obtain more wealth!"

"Although some of the powerful gentry in this North Sea country have already begun to try to combine agriculture and commerce, they lack more professional guidance and more advanced tools."

"And these, my nephew can provide!"

"What they have to pay is just some money and food that are temporarily unused."

"As for the opponents that uncle said, there is no need to pay attention to it!"

"People have their days of aging, and this powerful noble family also has its days of decline."

"Government orders are fair! Those who cannot keep pace with the times and only think about sticking to the rules are destined to be replaced by emerging ethnic groups, and the weak will prey on the strong. This is one of the laws of the world."

The emergence of any advanced ideological decree will cause struggles between old and new interest groups.

This is the case with common reforms in the Warring States Period.

Some gain, others lose.

But compared with the reforms of the Warring States Period, Zheng Ping's method is softer.

Because Zheng Ping uses not only advanced thinking, but more importantly, advanced productivity tools!
With a lot of benefits, let the powerful nobles take the initiative to chase.

And in the process of chasing, he will take the initiative to suppress the old interest groups for Liu Bei.

Although the powerful gentry will gradually become stronger in the pursuit of interests, for Liu Bei, the most urgent task is to solve the problem of food and drink for the 10,000+ refugees in the Beihai Kingdom.

If you are worried that the powerful gentry will not be able to get rid of it in a few decades, and you don't go to rescue the more than [-] victims in front of you, then it is purely unfounded.

Any decree is to resolve the current contradictions.

And often the government decrees with merits for thousands of years will be blamed for the present.

It's all the fault of the present age. Doesn't the execution of this decree become someone else's wedding dress?

Zheng Ping thought that he did not have the consciousness to make wedding dresses for others.

Conflicts that have not occurred in the future can be avoided and postponed, but if the current conflicts are not resolved, they will not even have the qualifications to live.

Kong Rong looked at Zheng Ping in astonishment, unable to speak for a long time.

Zheng Ping's idea is too bold!
Is this going to change the current pattern of the powerful nobles in the entire Beihai state?
It is said that businessmen are profit-seeking, but the powerful gentry are actually more profit-seeking.

"Xianmou, although what you said is very good, the powerful gentry of Beihai Kingdom may not be credible." Kong Rong pointed out the core key of Zheng Ping's plan.

No matter how extravagant the words are, someone has to believe them!
Zheng Ping calmed down and said: "Uncle, if I tell these more than [-] refugees that I can let them get more food next year as long as I take out the extra money and grain on their bodies, they will definitely not believe it."

"But the same plan, if the powerful gentry of Beihai Kingdom believe it, it is not difficult!"

"In the name of Mr. Liu, the Zheng family, the Kong family, and the Pingyuan Palace jointly act as guarantors. Who would dare not believe it?"

Liu Bei's faith in saving Beihai, Zheng Xuan's reputation in the country, Kong Rong's reputation as a scholar, and the royal name of Emperor Huan's younger brother, King Pingyuan.

In addition, the future benefits that Zheng Ping planned for the powerful nobles were enough to tempt the powerful nobles of Beihai.

As Zheng Ping said, if such a promise is made to more than [-] refugees, the refugees will only feel that their little money and food will be robbed again.

But the powerful nobles are different.

They are not short of money and food, and have the basic conditions to take risks and pursue more benefits!
Zheng Ping's daring to believe so firmly is also based on the reputation of Zheng Xuan and Kong Rong.

If even Zheng Xuan and Kong Rong's joint guarantor cannot be trusted by the powerful gentry of Beihai Kingdom, who can be trusted by their guarantor?

When Kong Rong looked at Zheng Ping, he was instantly surprised, and even more surprised in his heart.

Joint guarantee?

Xianmou is so convinced, can he bet all this on Liu Bei?
If Liu Bei broke his trust with the people of Beihai Kingdom, then Zheng Xuan and Kong Rong would also have to bear the infamy.

How did Jiang Ji die?

It was because of being a guarantor for the old thief Sima, and then he was pissed to death by the old thief Sima breaking the contract.

Even Liu Bei, who was on the side, was in a difficult mood at this time.

Although Zheng Ping had told Liu Bei about the resettlement plan, Liu Bei was still moved by Zheng Ping's words, "In the name of Mr. Liu, the Zheng family, the Kong family, and the Pingyuan Wang's house will jointly serve as guarantors." .

This is betting his wealth, life and reputation on himself!
With such kindness, how can Liu Bei not be moved?
"How lucky to have Xianmou's trust! This life will never fail you!" Liu Bei looked at Zheng Ping with firmness.

Behind Liu Bei, Guan Yu, who had been squinting his eyes and listening quietly, suddenly opened his Danfeng eyes.

But there is no killing intent in these eyes, but respect!

"Xianmou respects Duke Xuande so much?" Tai Shici stood on the left side of Zheng Ping, looking at Liu Bei with more serious eyes.

Although Liu Bei treated Tai Shici very politely, Tai Shici did not agree to Liu Bei's recruitment, but only temporarily obeyed Liu Bei as a friend of Zheng Ping.

Compared with Liu Bei, Tai Shici preferred Liu Yao from the same county.

But now, because of Zheng Ping's admiration for Liu Bei, Tai Shici gradually has the heart to choose the main examination school.

The ruler chooses the minister, and the minister chooses the ruler.

Taishi Ci originally had great ambitions, and the matter of choosing the master would not be decided rashly just because of Liu Bei's courtesy.

And the most surprised one was Ying Xun.

Before Zheng Ping came to borrow troops, Ying Xun didn't even know who Liu Bei was.

Through the contact along the way, Ying Xun only felt Liu Bei's Hongya faith.

Ying Xun has always admired his elder brother Ying Shao, so although he has admiration for Liu Bei, but not much.

At least in Ying Xun's heart, his elder brother Ying Shao is the first-class sage in the world.

But now, Ying Shao saw a shocking and inexplicable scene.

The shocking thing is that the son of Beihai Zheng Xuan wants to block the reputation of the Zheng family and the Kong family and come to protect Liu Bei!
What is puzzling is that this is the Beihai country, not Pingyuan County. Even if they want to be guarantors, aren't Liu Bei and Zheng Ping the guarantors for Kong Rong?

Seeing that everyone was stupefied, Zheng Ping gave Liu Bei another look.

Liu Bei understood and bowed solemnly to Kong Rong: "As the saying goes: benevolence should last forever! Please, Mr. Wen Ju, help me borrow money and food to save more than [-] refugees in the Beihai country!"

"Xuande, you—"

Seeing Liu Bei bowing down and making a big gift, Kong Rong had mixed feelings in his heart.

This time, Liu Bei was worshiping for these more than [-] refugees.

Although Liu Bei was willing to save these more than [-] refugees, without Kong Rong as a guarantee, it would be impossible for the powerful gentry of the Beihai Kingdom to trust Liu Bei.

After all, Liu Bei's reputation is not enough to make the powerful gentry of Beihai Kingdom willing to spend their money and food.

a long time.

Kong Rong sighed: "Xuande has the heart to save the people, and my son-in-law has the ambition to bring peace to the world. If I continue to push back, I will become a villain."

His eyes became firmer, and Kong Rong stepped forward to help Liu Bei: "Old man, I will protect Xuande and save the people with food!"

(End of this chapter)