Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

The targets of Gan Ning's looting and attacks in Ba County were not only the bandits and robbers lurking in various places, but also the officials and merchants who were rude and contemptuous of Gan Ning.

The main character is free and at ease, and he values ​​righteousness over money. This is the Jinfan Thief.

In other words, Gan Ning could no longer bear the pressure from his family, and the Gan family of Ba County was no longer able to cover up for Gan Ning, so Gan Ning had to go ashore and become a minor official in Ba County.

However, Gan Ning, who was free-spirited by nature, had always despised the act of looting civilians. Looking at the traces left in this small village, anger welled up in his eyes.

By the time Gan Ning reached the center of the village, Sima Yi had already shown up and was waiting for him.

"Meet General Gan."

Sima Yi bowed to Gan Ning with full courtesy.

Gan Ning dismounted, walked up to Sima Yi and said.

"Are you the Marquis's disciple Sima Yi?"

"I am Sima Yi. I am very grateful to you for troubling General Gan to come here to cooperate with me."

Sima Yi hinted at the identity of the person in charge through his words, so that Gan Ning would not underestimate his age.

Gan Ning, who was never a fool, naturally understood this. He frowned slightly and pointed out the answer directly.

"Don't worry, since the Marquis trusts you, I will cooperate with you. I just hope you don't bring shame to the Marquis' reputation."

Upon hearing this, Sima Yi's smile widened and he warmly invited Gan Ning into the house to discuss the matter.

Before this, what Sima Yi feared most was that the newcomer would rely on his seniority and look down on his age, or that he was trying to secretly seize power.

For example: Zhang Fei, or people with similar personalities to Wei Yan.

Fortunately, the Marquis made very appropriate arrangements.

Unlike Zhang Fei and Wei Yan, Gan Ning was neither arrogant nor someone who was interested in vying for fame and power.

Relying on his status as the Marquis' disciple, it is enough to make Gan Ning obey his orders temporarily, which is undoubtedly a good thing for Sima Yi.

As for going into the house to negotiate, it was just to clean up a relatively clean house in this small village.

Sima Yi also casually introduced the situation of this small village. Since it was quite close to the fields of the powerful Zhang family in Dan County, the Zhang family had long intended to encroach on the fields belonging to this small village.

When the young and strong men were forcibly conscripted, Zhang secretly pushed for it and directly conscripted 70% to 80% of the young and strong men in the village.

After Yuan Shu's order to "fortify the city and clear the countryside" came down, Zhang relied on his status as a clan member working in the county government office and gathered twenty or thirty people in the name of government officials to "fortify the city and clear the countryside" in this small village.

The young and strong men in the village were either forcibly conscripted into the city, or the rest left the village to escape the disaster. How could the remaining group of old, weak, women and children be a match for the group brought by Zhang?

After a round of looting and plundering, they took away the little food and money left in the homes of a group of elderly, weak, women and children in the village. They even took advantage of the chaos to do many things that angered God and man, and finally set fire to cover up their traces.

Without the young and strong men and the stored food, a group of old, weak, women and children could not survive even for a few days and had to leave their homeland and flee for their lives.

"When I settled in this village, there were only a dozen or so elderly people left, helpless and waiting to die."

When Sima Yi said this, there was a hint of sadness in his tone.

"The next step is to wait until the village is completely deserted. Zhang will then use his connections in the government to manipulate the government, and all the land belonging to this small village will be in Zhang's hands."

Gan Ning was furious. He firmly remembered the name of Zhang from Dan County and asked, "Then the county government of Dan County did nothing about it?" "General Gan, in troubled times, there is order everywhere."

Sima Yi said this, and almost couldn't help but secretly mock Gan Ning's naivety.

Could it be that after staying in Jingyang for too long where order still exists, he thought that government agencies in other places would function normally?

Before the chaotic times came, the phenomenon of local wealthy and powerful families annexing land through various means was quite serious.

The coming of troubled times and the collapse of order will only exacerbate this phenomenon. Otherwise, for many aristocratic families, wouldn’t this troubled time have come in vain? Did the imperial court also collapse in vain?

Moreover, local princes often need to rely on powerful families to stabilize their local areas. As long as the powerful families can provide enough benefits to satisfy the princes, the princes will often turn a blind eye to this situation.

The princes gained benefits and support, and the powerful families got the land they wanted.

In prosperous times, the people may still be able to make some noise, but in troubled times they cannot make even the slightest sound.

In troubled times, the quality of people's lives depends entirely on luck and the character of the local princes or officials.

Before this, Yuan Shu looked down on the local people's meager living conditions, but the people of Yuzhou lived quite well.

But as Yuan Shu was forced into a desperate situation, the implementation of one tyranny after another seemed like light snowflakes, but when they fell on the shoulders of local people, they were like an iceberg that was enough to crush everything.

To Sima Yi, this was just an unknown little village, just a small microcosm of Yuzhou.

"General Gan, the people's resentment around Dan County is already quite intense. Signs of famine are already quite obvious. Many people have even begun to flee to the surrounding counties."

"And I have secretly sent a number of people to disguise themselves as refugees and wander around the villages, secretly spreading the news of the extravagance and corruption of the wealthy families in the city..."

"If we just wait a few more days, or if someone raises their voice, many desperate disaster victims will surely rise up in rebellion."

Sima Yi briefly introduced the current situation to Gan Ning. As for how many people Sima Yi had deployed and how much effort he had put in, he had no intention of explaining it in detail to Gan Ning, a military man.

"What should I do?" Gan Ning asked.

"Have you not seen Chen Sheng and Wu Guang in the past, or heard of the great and virtuous teacher?"

Sima Yi said this in a somewhat sinister tone.

"When the people are in trouble, they think of Chen and Wu. When the people are hungry, they think of Zhang Jue. What General Gan needs to do is to be a Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, or a great and wise teacher."

"A snake cannot stand without a head. Even though the people are resentful, if no one raises their hands and calls for help, the victims will become refugees and scatter in all directions due to hunger."

"Furthermore, since most of the young and strong people in the surrounding areas were also forcibly conscripted into the city, most of the victims outside the city are elderly, weak, women and children. Without the courage of General Gan, it would be difficult to accomplish the task."

Gan Ning finally heard the content that interested him the most. His hands unconsciously clasped the thick iron chain around his waist and said.

"It's just that I have no experience in being Chen Sheng and Wu Guang or being the Great and Good Teacher. How can I raise my arms and call for action?"

"This is easy to hear."

After Sima Yi finished speaking, he took out a brocade bag from his bosom and handed it to Gan Ning.

But before Sima Yi could finish saying when to open the brocade bag, Gan Ning opened it on the spot and took out the paper to read, which made Sima Yi's face turn slightly green. (End of this chapter)