Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 102 Not a Son of Man
  Perhaps Liu Bei, as the upper echelon, had good intentions. Resettling a large number of refugees from the Central Plains would not only increase the population of Wu County, but also the talents among the refugees would bring a lot of technology to Wu County.

Skilled craftsmen, experienced farmers, and some declining scholars, etc., will promote all-round progress in the relatively backward Jiangdong land.

Population integration, cultural collision, technological reform...

In the long run, this will have countless benefits for the land of Jiangdong.

But if it is given blindly, it will become the source of unrest in Jiangdong.

No one wants to see outsiders easily obtain things that are difficult for locals to obtain, and then hostility and conflict will arise...

Moreover, outsiders will not cherish things that are easily obtained, but will gradually develop a sense of taking them for granted, which will not only not promote the progress of Wu County, but will lead to psoriasis that cannot be lost.

Maybe Liu Bei couldn't see this far, but for Li Ji, even without the "strategy simulator" deduction, he had seen too many such situations.

Looking at Liu Bei who was deep in thought and silence, Li Ji did not make any noise to disturb him, but emptied his mind while tasting the fruit snacks.

If it were just to manage a county, it would not be difficult based on Li Ji's current ability. The difficulty was that he needed to make all preparations for the subsequent development of Wu County.

In addition, in order to avoid omissions, Li Ji would often use "strategy simulators" to deduce major government affairs, which made Li Ji feel quite tired.

'After Wu County gets on the right track, a large number of trivial government affairs still need to be decentralized, and we need to find an honest person to share them...'

Li Ji chewed the fruit, enjoying the sweet juice exploding in his mouth, and thought about it secretly.

Li Ji could accept working overtime for a month and a half for a while, but Li Ji couldn't stand it if it continued like this.

Li Ji didn't want to be Zhuge Kongming who did everything, and eventually exhausted himself to death. On the contrary, other civil servants did not train themselves enough, and after Zhuge Kongming died, they would not even be able to find a leader.

'That's right, I will tell my lord when the time comes that it is to train my colleagues, not just for laziness...'

'It's just that, being taken advantage of... ahem... where can I find an honest person? '

Li Ji felt a headache when he thought about this problem.

That old cunning guy Jia Xu is definitely not an honest person. If he is expected to handle a large number of tedious government affairs diligently, Li Ji might as well think about how to find foreign aid to be more reliable.

At this time of 184 years, Sun Ce was only 9 years old, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce were also 9 years old at the same year, and Wuhou Zhuge Liang was only 3 years old...

Many of the wise ministers and celebrities Li Ji knew well could not even hold a milk bottle firmly, let alone a writing brush.

"Zi Kun's long-term thinking is not unreasonable."

Liu Bei let out a long sigh, and then said. "Fortunately, Zikun warned me, otherwise I would definitely have caused a catastrophe and I would have regretted it."

"It's Ji's job to check for the lord's mistakes and fill them up," Li Ji replied.

"Zikun, just being so harsh on the refugees will probably make the refugees dissatisfied, right?" Liu Bei asked.

Li Ji shook his head and said.

"No, Lord, the refugees have nothing, so as long as they can get food and clothing for a while, the refugees will be grateful. Therefore, strict requirements are set at the beginning of resettling the refugees. Not only will the refugees not be dissatisfied, but it will also make the local people feel happy. balance."

Liu Bei nodded, already roughly understanding Li Ji's harsh intentions towards the refugees.

Moreover, Liu Bei put himself in his shoes and thought about it. For the refugees, they had lost everything and had to leave their hometown in order to survive.

Many times, it is not impossible for refugees to sell their children and daughters, or even exchange their children for food, in order to obtain temporary food and clothing, let alone a loan from the government?

Staying alive is the first need pursued by refugees.

However, Liu Bei still looked unbearable as he spoke.

"It's just that the income earned by the refugees' hard work for the rest of their lives will have to be used to repay the loans. How is it different from the walking dead? How can you talk about working hard for the people to live and work in peace and contentment?"

Li Ji said with a smile.

"Lord, the so-called borrowing is, firstly, to balance the conflict between the local people and the immigrants; secondly, it is also to provide both kindness and power when settling the refugees, so that they will not dare to take everything they get for granted and become lazy; thirdly, Well……"

"It should be noted that the real creditor is the lord alone. If the lord is kind-hearted, he can find some reasonable excuses to forgive part of it in the future."

"In this way, the resettled refugees will have more hope in their hearts, and they will surely be more grateful to the Lord."

When Liu Bei heard this, his expression could be described as overjoyed, and only then did he realize the profound intention of Li Ji's seemingly harsh method of resettling the refugees.

Such an arrangement would not only eliminate the conflict between the local people and the foreign refugees, but also prevent the resettled refugees from slacking off. More importantly, Liu Bei controlled the refugees' loans and could use those loans to extend kindness at any time.

Faintly, Liu Bei even saw that in such a system, there was a line from top to bottom, and Liu Bei could control all the people.

Liu Bei said excitedly.

"Zi Kun is really a talented person in governing the country. He can only have Zi Kun to help him prepare for the great fortune in this life."

"My lord has been praised too much. There is also lord's wisdom here. Otherwise, no matter how clever the plan is, it will be nothing more than a castle in the air." Li Ji replied. After all, if Li Ji's lord is replaced by Yuan Shu from Liu Bei, no matter how clever this strategy is, Yuan Shu will only feel bored when he looks at it, and he will only say the following sentence:
  Li Zikun, look at it, there is no need for such trouble for the common people, just watch me increase taxes, increase taxes, and increase taxes and that will be it!
  If it were Cao Cao who was short of food, maybe there would be no refugees in Cao Cao's eyes. Wouldn't they be walking around with military rations?

Come into my granary quickly and help me with great things!

After all, all the expenses for resettling the refugees at this moment are borne by the Wujun government, and 70% of Wujun's aristocratic families are borne by them. The loans owed are completely used by Liu Bei to manage the refugees.

It was a warning to the many refugees who had just entered Wu County that Liu Bei could reasonably and legally take back everything they owned by relying on loans.

"My lord, the only problem is that this method should not be proposed by my lord..." Li Ji reminded him.

Even though this method has many benefits, it is quite harsh on the refugees. If Liu Bei proposed it on his own initiative, it would definitely damage Liu Bei's reputation for benevolence.

"It cannot be brought up by Zikun." Liu Bei added, deliberately wanting to protect Li Ji's reputation.

"It's just that, in this way, there are people under the lord's command who have enough status to propose this policy..."

Li Ji fell into thinking, and then looked at Liu Bei.

The generals do not need to consider it, it must be proposed by the civil servants.

Liu Bei currently has only three real civil servants under his command: Li Ji, Jia Xu, and Jian Yong.

Excluding Li Ji, the only choice is between Jia Xu and Jian Yong.

"It's better to let Xianhe propose it." Liu Bei thought about it for a long time and said.

After all, compared to Jia Xu, Liu Bei was obviously more familiar and understanding of Jian Yong. This time he slightly wronged Jian Yong, and he would just find a way to make up for it in the future.

Li Ji shook his head and said. "No, my lord, it would be more appropriate for me to propose it from Jia Wenhe."

"No, Wen He is also a gentle gentleman and has great kindness to Zi Kun. How can he be wronged?" Liu Bei frowned and refused.

Li Ji explained slowly.

"As the saying goes: Don't avoid relatives when promoting virtuous people. This is actually a policy of great benefit to the people of Wu County. The temporary grievances are nothing. Moreover, everyone knows that Xianhe is an honest man, and he usually lacks quick wit. Even if Claiming to propose this plan will also make the world suspicious."

"On the contrary, Wen He has always been scheming, and he is not very familiar with the other generals. It would be quite reasonable to propose such a harsh and vicious strategy."

Liu Bei still hesitated.

"My lord, just make more compensation to Wen He from now on." Li Ji advised.

"Forget it, it's up to Zikun to tell Wenhe. If Wenhe doesn't want to, he can't force it," Liu Bei said.

Li Ji said with a smile. "Don't worry, my lord, Wen He will definitely be willing."

Then, the next day, Liu Bei specially convened a meeting with his subordinates and generals to discuss how to resettle the refugees.

Jia Xu immediately proposed such a harsh and vicious resettlement policy, which immediately aroused the objections of Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, and Jian Yong.

However, when both Liu Bei and Li Ji had the same intention, Jia Xu easily persuaded everyone and passed the policy at the meeting.

After the meeting, Jia Xu hurriedly walked out first, and Li Ji who followed closely behind him could hardly catch him.

"Wen He, wait a moment, wait a moment..."

Li Ji trotted after him, then barely stopped Jia Xu and said.

"Wen He, it's rare for me to find such an opportunity for you to propose a poisonous plan in a reasonable and legitimate manner, so that even if you try another poisonous plan in the future, the lord will be more considerate of you. It's okay if you don't treat me and say thank you. Why are you in such a hurry? go?"

"You Li Zikun, how can you still act like a good boy when you get an advantage?"

Jia Xu said angrily. "If I had taken half a step slower just now, I would have been stopped by Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and others. How could I have escaped by then?"

"Furthermore, if I get slapped by a homeless person on the street in the future, will you be responsible?"

Li Ji said with a smile. "Responsible, responsible, I will be responsible for taking care of you in your old age."

"Not a son of man."

Jia Xu rolled his sleeves and wanted to run away again.

Wu County will not be able to stay for a while.

Jia Xu knew that Li Ji would definitely publicize that this strategy was proposed by Jia Wenhe, and then on the premise of safeguarding Liu Bei's reputation, he could quickly start to truly promote the resettlement of the refugees.

Jia Xu naturally doesn't care much about reputation.

But Jia Xu was worried that if he stayed in Wu County any longer, he might be beaten by homeless people who appeared out of nowhere with sacks on them when he walked on the street. It would not even be possible for him to become so angry that he would be splashed with blood every step of the way.

(End of this chapter)