Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

For a moment, Jia Xu couldn't help showing a look of helplessness on his face.

Looking at Jian Yong's extremely angry look, he seemed to be about to draw his sword or order someone to take him down at the next moment.

However, things come to pass, and Jian Yong is an out-and-out gentleman, so he may not be able to accept this truth.

What's more, this kind of thing should not be made public or even leave corresponding documentary records.

Immediately, Jia Xu took the document Liu Bei gave him from the corner of the desk, raised it and said.

"Xianhe, the order given to me by my lord is 'No refugees shall starve to death, everything else is allowed'. Can any refugees starve to death now?"

"you!"

Jian Yong opened the bamboo slip in Jia Xu's hand and looked at the brief sentence on it. For a moment, he felt that the breath was stuck in his throat, which was neither going forward nor retreating.

"Xianhe, you and I should each perform our duties. Don't say too much."

Jia Xu cupped his hands and replied.

"Even if Xianhe wants to report the matter to the lord, it doesn't matter, but before the lord comes down with other orders, Xianhe is asked not to get involved in this matter."

"Humph!"

Jian Yong stood stunned for three to five breaths before he walked away.

Obviously, Jian Yong should have gone to make a report.

However, Jia Xu is even more confident about this.

Even if Liu Bei didn't know the whole story, Li Ji must have reported it in advance.

Moreover, Jia Xu knew very well that hungry refugees were not really human beings.

Jia Xu, who has seen countless horrific and unbelievable things happen to hungry refugees, knows that most of the time they are just a group of beasts that only act based on instinct.

Now trying hard to prevent the refugees from starving to death is already a great act of kindness.

If he really wants to feed all the refugees, does Wu Jun have the ability?
No!

Jian Yong was too naive and had limited vision, and he was not in the position of Li Ji to take charge of the overall situation. That's why he was so naive and followed the usual practices to feed every refugee.

'This moment, that moment...'

Jia Xu sighed secretly, and felt that Li Ji sometimes had too many bottom lines.

If it were really based on Jia Xu's idea, it would be possible to select those relatively strong or skilled people from among the refugees, and quickly settle those people in Wu County.

As for the others, wouldn’t they just be used as food?

In this way, Wu County can quickly recruit the elites among this group of refugees from the Central Plains without consuming much food. Not only will it not affect the development of Wu County, but it can even greatly accelerate the progress. Isn't it wonderful? ?

And this is not a kind of kindness. It does not require those refugees who will die sooner or later to suffer from hunger, but it can also allow some refugees who may die to live.

Unfortunately, Jia Xu knew that neither Liu Bei nor Li Ji would accept this clever plan.

Liu Bei would not accept it in any case. Jia Xu felt that Li Ji would not accept it within the scope of the Han Dynasty.

After that, Jia Xu tidied up a bit and hid a breast shield in his robe. Then, under the protection of six armored guards, he began to inspect the distribution of porridge everywhere in the refugee camp.

Complaints and protests were still serious, but without the gangsters who wanted to riot, the unarmed and hungry refugees could only simply protest.

And under Jia Xu's secret guidance, many refugees' grievances were directed at Li Can, a grain official.

'Very good, everything is very good...'

Jia Xu nodded secretly, everything went as he expected.

Most of the refugees who protested were the ones who had been overfed by Jian Yong before.

The subsequent refugees who were still being sent from the north bank of the Yangtze River were already dying of hunger. They were already grateful for every bite they had, and naturally they would not make any protest.

As the number of people living in refugee camps continues to increase, the voice of this kind of protest will naturally be further diluted, and eventually become nothing.

Afterwards, just pick off Li Can's dog head and show it to the public, and find a large amount of money and food in Li Can's home as evidence.

Then this matter was recorded by historians. It was because Li Canmo was greedy for food without damaging Liu Bei's reputation. Jia Xu didn't even need to take the blame.

what?
Li Can's family has only four walls.

Can Jia Xu still be unclear about this matter?

But Li Can's family has no money and food, and Wu County's treasury has plenty. All he needs to do is transfer some of the money and food between the two.

'What a troublesome little thing. '

Jia Xu secretly said to himself, and after confirming that there were no problems, he prepared to return to his tent to drink tea and rest.

Suddenly, there was a burst of cheers at the entrance of the refugee camp.

"Mr. Liu Fu?"

"It's Mr. Liu Fu. It's really Mr. Liu Fu who's here!"

"I didn't expect that the dignified Mr. Liu Fu would come here in person..."

……

As Jia Xu heard the noises made by the refugees, he was slightly startled at first, and then his expression changed slightly.

'It's going to happen! If the lord really comes in person, something will go wrong! Jia Xu immediately hurried towards the direction of the commotion under the protection of his personal guards.

The banner with the word "Liu" representing Liu Bei was erected.

When Jia Xu arrived, he saw Jian Yong saying something next to Liu Bei from a distance, and there were many refugees around who seemed to be shouting about the gruel.

Seeing this scene, Jia Xu frowned slightly, and could only bite the bullet and walk quickly towards the path opened by the guards to salute Liu Bei.

"Lord."

"Wen He, you're here."

Unlike the furious rage that Jia Xu imagined, Liu Bei's expression was as gentle as before, and he patted Jia Xu's arm and said.

"Wen He has been working hard these days, but Wen He seems to be thin..."

When he said this, Liu Bei's voice paused. Feeling the fleshy feeling from his palms and Jia Xu's body that seemed to be rounded again, his voice couldn't help but pause.

Since the severe drought and epidemic in the Central Plains caused countless refugees to flee, Wu County's civil and military officials from top to bottom were almost too busy to lose weight. This made Liu Bei subconsciously encourage each of his subordinates.

Unexpectedly, Jia Xu not only did not lose weight, but instead settled in Wu County with his family. Jia Xu had a tendency to be broad-minded and fat, but his body gradually became rounder.

"Anyway, thank you for your hard work. Wen He was responsible for distributing food to tens of thousands of refugees without making any mistakes. It is already a great achievement."

Liu Bei encouraged him warmly, which made Jian Yong, who was standing next to Liu Bei, unable to help but hesitate to speak. It also made Jia Xu shrink his head, worrying whether Liu Bei was saying something sarcastic.

It’s just that this shouldn’t be the case!

Even though the lord didn't know the whole story before, but on the premise that Jia Xu had never stolen any food, the lord's character would never push his subordinates to behead because of this.

However, at this moment, some of the refugees around Liu Bei were still shouting protests and the grain official Li Canmo's corruption of grain, which made Jia Xu unconsciously feel a sense of crisis, for fear of involving himself.

More importantly, Liu Bei's appearance put things into a dilemma.

If Liu Bei does not deal with this matter, it will definitely damage Liu Bei's reputation for benevolence; if Liu Bei kills grain officer Li Can in advance, it will be really difficult for Jia Xu to maintain this good situation.

"My lord, how come you are here? You should stay in Wu County and take care of the overall situation." Jia Xu asked bravely.

"Wu County has Zikun taking charge of things in all directions. Even if he stays in Wu County, it will be of little use. It is better to come over to appease the people and confirm with his own eyes the condition of the refugees..."

After a pause, Liu Bei lowered his voice a little and said.

"The more important thing is the food issue. In preparation for this trip, I also wanted to go to Xuzhou to visit the counties to borrow food. I stopped by to see how you and the refugees are doing."

food!

In a word, if one considers all-out disaster relief and rescuing the people, Wu County's food supply is far from insufficient.

Therefore, as the county governor, Liu Bei had already planned to go to Xuzhou to borrow food in person to meet his urgent need.

However, this couldn't help but make Jia Xu smile bitterly in his heart.

The appearance of Liu Bei completely disrupted Jia Xu's plan.

Jian Yong glanced sideways at Jia Xu, then stretched out his hand towards Liu Bei and said. "Lord, please come this way. This is the nearest porridge distribution point."

Seeing this scene, Jia Xu couldn't help but wonder if Liu Bei's arrival was specially invited by Jian Yong.

This made Jia Xu helplessly shake his head, inexplicably understanding why Li Ji did not have sole power before, but he firmly grasped the right to speak, probably because he did not want to see this situation arise.

"Have a look."

Liu Bei nodded, and then followed Jian Yong towards the nearest porridge distribution point. Jia Xu could only follow helplessly, thinking about whether there was any way to save Li Can for the time being.

It would be a pity to remove Li Can's head now.

Soon, Liu Bei walked to the porridge distribution point and saw the sand and gravel porridge that was difficult for ordinary people to swallow.

However, Jia Xu was a little surprised that Liu Bei was not angry, but ordered the porridge pawn to serve him a bowl in front of many refugees.

Then, Liu Bei walked to a higher place holding the bowl of porridge and spoke loudly.

"Everyone, I am Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, the governor of Wu County!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings suddenly became completely silent, and even those who could not hear clearly from a distance had soldiers repeating Liu Bei's words.

"Please forgive Liu Xuande for his incompetence. Wu County has limited money and food, so he can only provide you with such unpalatable food. But in order for more people to survive, please forgive Liu Xuande for his helpless actions."

"But! Maybe God has not shown mercy to you, and maybe the disaster relief from the court has not arrived yet, but I, Liu Xuande, will never give up on you even if I risk everything."

"As long as Liu Xuande still has such a bowl of gruel to drink, he will certainly be able to provide you with this to fill your stomach. I will definitely not let any of the people who are willing to believe that I, Liu Xuande, come to Wu County starve to death!"

"This thing may be difficult to swallow, but I, Liu Xuande, eat it with you and live it with you."

After saying that, Liu Bei raised the bowl of porridge in his hand in front of everyone's gaze, and then drank it in big gulps.

Some refugees who were relatively close to Liu Bei could even clearly hear the harsh sound of Liu Bei's teeth grinding against sand.

In less than a moment, Liu Bei finished the bowl of gravel gruel, and even turned the bowl over to signal to everyone.

Immediately, Liu Bei walked down from the height with a calm expression.

The next moment, bursts of moved cries suddenly broke out with Liu Bei as the center.

This scene was even more astounding to Jia Xu, and he even had a feeling of 'it can still be like this'.

Sincerity is the ultimate skill...(End of this chapter)