Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

After that, Jia Xu continued to pick up the bamboo slip in his hand, and while gently twirling his thin beard with one hand, he carefully read the information in the bamboo slip.

Anyone who takes a look at Jia Xu in this way will really feel that Jia Xu is really a celebrity and a gentleman, and people will subconsciously feel good about him.

However, the bamboo slips in Jia Xu's hand recorded information about the counties in Yangzhou, and "poisonous schemes" almost sprung up from Jia Xu's mind like bamboo shoots after a rain.

"Ugh……"

After a moment, Jia Xu sighed helplessly.

"Why did father sigh?" Jamu asked.

Jia Xu replied. "But it is Li Zikun who has so many demands that makes him worried as a father. Even though he has many more convenient strategies in his mind, he cannot use them, so he is helpless."

Perhaps, Li Jiming didn't draw too many lines on Jia Xu's face, but Jia Xu also knew that it was not advisable to go too far and not to damage Liu Bei's name of benevolence and righteousness, which was much more difficult.

And this is why Jia Xu deliberately cultivated Jia Mu in the direction of a true gentleman.

What Jia Xu is good at is a poisonous trick, but it is not a noble strategy after all.

Playing with people's hearts too much and breaking through the bottom line made Jia Xu understand the shackles of his life, and he must be extremely cautious, otherwise he will die a violent death.

Fortunately, Jia Xu knew that he was of sufficient value to Li Ji, and Liu Bei was a benevolent gentleman, and the same thing would not happen to him.

However, just because Liu Bei is like this does not mean that Liu Bei's successors will be like this in the future.

Therefore, for the sake of Jia Mu's future safety, Jia Xu taught Jia Mu the way of a gentleman, and did not want him to be exposed to the so-called poisonous tactics.

Suddenly, Jia Xu's eyebrows twisted, looking at Jia Mu who lowered his head and said nothing, he noticed something and asked.

"Mu'er, why did you keep silent when Zikun was mentioned."

"Yes, I dare not hide anything from my father."

Jamu quickly replied.

"My son had met Mr. Zikun before. Mr. Zikun studied my son carefully and concluded that my father...his father hides his inferiority in his son. He should be famous and resourceful. He should ask his father for advice or go to Rende Academy for further study." ”

When Jia Xu heard this, his face turned a little green and he shouted.

"Shuzi!"

Suddenly, Jamu was so frightened that he knelt down quickly.

Seeing this, Jia Xu pulled Jia Mu and said. "It's not you that I'm scolding as a father, but that Li Zikun. It's so despicable to drive a wedge between you and my son. It's really hateful."

After a pause and watching Jia Mu get up obediently, Jia Xu couldn't help grinding his teeth and said. "From now on, you should avoid Li Zikun and have no more contact with him."

"Yes, father."

Jia Mu responded obediently, but the fingers hidden in his sleeves couldn't help but rub a hard object.

It was a small piece of iron representing Jin Yisi's identity.

Moreover, Jia Mu couldn't help but recall the scene in the government office that day when he met the famous Li Zikun.

As charming as the rumors say, he is not much older than Jia Mu but he is already famous and has become a counselor that countless people have to look up to.

Jia Mu also personally experienced the sand table deduction of "Four Crosses of Red Water".

Can't be broken!
Only when he stood in front of the sand table did Jia Mu clearly feel the insurmountable gap between himself and Li Sanqian.

Although they are of the same age, why can Li Ji be like this... as if he is standing in the clouds.

This made Jia Mu, who had only studied Confucian classics under Jia Xu's strict orders since childhood, generate strong envy and admiration in his heart.

A man should not be a master in a small desk, but should be like Li Zikun, who became famous at a young age and was chased and challenged by thousands of scholars.

Unconsciously, Jia Mu even felt that his father Jia Xu, whom he admired in the past and seemed to be able to see through everything, had already eclipsed Li Zikun.

There is a sentence that Jia Mu deliberately hid from Jia Xu.

That was the encounter that day in the government office. It was not Li Ji who took the initiative to ask Jia Mu, but Jia Mu who couldn't bear the admiration in his heart and took the initiative to talk to Li Ji.

After expressing his desire to follow Li Ji and work for him, Li Ji quietly stared at Jia Mu for a while.

【Are you interested in becoming a Jin Yisi? Monitor everything secretly and become the eyes and ears of the Lord and me. 】

At this moment, Jia Xu didn't notice that Jia Mu's face, with his head lowered, was completely devoid of his usual well-behaved look. Instead, he had an excited smile on his face.

Hiding the truth from his father, who seemed to be able to see through everything in the past, gave Jia Mu an unparalleled sense of accomplishment.

The secret inspection records everything, which gives Jia Mu a sense of satisfaction and enrichment, instead of the empty tool man who only recited scriptures in the past.

'Father, you have your way, and I also have my choice. ' Jia Mu thought silently, his filial piety towards Jia Xu was still there, but it did not prevent Jia Mu from recording Jia Xu's every move through his own eyes, and then reported it to the system of the Jinyi Division and submitted it to Liu Bei and Li base.

Even when Jia Xu angrily called Li Ji an "arrogant son" just now, Jia Mu would not have the slightest thought of concealing it for personal gain.

What Jia Xu didn't even know was that even the intelligence compiled by Li Jiling Jinyi Division in his hand was actually compiled by Jia Mu.

Years of training in Confucian classics may have made Jia Mu not good at strategy and governance, but Jia Mu knew how to be more like a Confucian scholar and more in line with the image of a harmless gentleman in the eyes of the world. Moreover, Jia Mu had the ability to have a photographic memory. Able to record everything you see accurately.

Jia Xu knew nothing about this, and was completely unaware that his eldest son, whom he regarded as a gentleman, had already fallen into the arms of Li Ji and sold him out.

Even before Li Ji could hook his fingers, Jia Mu took the initiative and threw himself into Li Ji's arms.

Under the escort of hundreds of soldiers, Jia Xu quickly arrived at Shu County, the seat of Lujiang County.

Lu Kang, the governor of Lujiang County, personally led a group of officials from Lujiang County to wait at the city gate in advance, which could be said to have given Liu Bei enough face.

After all, in addition to being the governor of Wu County, Liu Bei was also the governor of Yangzhou, and Lu Kang was originally from the Lu family of Wu County.

Now that the huge Lu family is still staying in Wu County, Lu Kang will naturally not lose Liu Bei's face, and even takes the initiative to lead a group of officials to wait at the city gate.

Although Lu Kang is already around sixty years old, which can be considered a long life in this era, he is still in quite good condition. The vitality shown in his words and deeds seems to be the same as that of an ordinary middle-aged man.

Therefore, although Jia Xu may not be good at talking, he can also be said to be a person who is good at dancing. After the two parties chatted for a while, they began to call each other brother and brother, as if they were old friends reunited after not seeing each other for a long time.

Later, after the banquet arranged by Lu Kang for Jia Xu was over, Lu Kang asked.

"Wen He is here on behalf of Mr. Liu Fu. I wonder if there is any serious business?"

Jia Xu's face seemed to be a bit drunk, and he said with a rosy complexion. "It's not my lord's business. It's actually an order from the imperial court and I have to come."

"Oh? I wonder what the imperial decree is?" Lu Kang asked again.

"Does Brother Ji Ning know about the great disaster in the Central Plains?" Jia Xu asked.

"Of course I know, and I also know that Mr. Liu's generous efforts in disaster relief and rescuing the people are very benevolent and admirable." Lu Kang said with emotion.

"That's exactly what happened."

Jia Xu shook his head and said. "If we just provide disaster relief, the refugees cannot be resettled. Therefore, after the imperial court learned about this, it ordered that the refugees be resettled within Yangzhou. The Lord is the governor of Yangzhou and supervises them."

After a pause, before Lu Kang could digest the news, Jia Xu dropped a bombshell and said.

"My lord has already estimated the number of refugees. Including those who will be able to escape to Wu County one after another, the total number is 800,000."

"Therefore, it is settled that each county in Yangzhou will receive 130,000 refugees for resettlement."

One hundred and thirty thousand? ! !
This news almost completely stunned Lu Kang.

Yangzhou can be said to be vast and sparsely populated, but it does not mean that Yangzhou currently has enough cultivated land.

Lujiang County is not Wu County. First, it directly wiped out 70% of the aristocratic families in the county, freed up a large amount of land occupied by the aristocratic families and gave it to the refugees. Then it mobilized a huge amount of manpower and materials to start vigorously developing water conservancy and reclaiming fertile land.

If we take it seriously, there is no excess farmland in Lujiang County waiting to be distributed to the refugees.

And even if Lu Kang intended to let the resettled refugees reclaim wasteland and resettle them, the treasury of Lujiang County would still be empty.

"inappropriate!"

Lu Kang, who was well aware of the limited capabilities of Lujiang County, spoke urgently.

"Wenhe, it's not that I didn't respond to the imperial decree intentionally, it's actually that Lujiang County is completely incapable of resettling 130,000 refugees."

Immediately, Jia Xu threw the wine cup in his hand to the ground and said angrily.

"Then why is it that Wu County, led by my lord, can resettle 130,000 refugees, but Lujiang County, led by Brother Ji Ning, cannot? They are both in the Yangzhou area, what's the difference?"

This sentence can be said to have blocked any evasive words from Lu Kang.

They were both governors of Yangzhou, and Liu Bei had only been in office for one year. Why could Wu County resettle 130,000 refugees, but Lujiang County could not do anything?
Under almost the same conditions except for all external factors, doesn't the biggest variable lie in the governor Lu Kang?
This made Lu Kang's face turn red all of a sudden, he was angry but didn't know how to speak.

Jia Xu, on the other hand, seemed to be really drunk. He stood up swaying, then flicked his sleeves and said.

"Anyway, this... this is an order from the imperial court. If Brother Ji Ning does nothing, don't blame the lord for reporting this matter as the governor and taking away Brother Ji Ning's position as county governor. If someone else can do this, The governor of the matter is in charge."

For a moment, Lu Kang, who was treating Jia Xu kindly, had a change of expression. He stood up, cupped his hands, gestured to the left and right, and said.

"Wen He was drunk, but he didn't help Wen He down to rest."

Immediately, two minor officials rushed forward to help Jia Xu, but Jia Mu, who was sitting behind Jia Xu, saw this and quickly helped Jia Xu before leaving the government office and heading towards the post house in the city.

After Jia Mu helped Jia Xu return to the post house and closed the door, Jia Xu's eyes returned to clarity almost instantly, without any hint of drunkenness. (End of chapter)