Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 82 Thirty percent? Two percent.

However, the richest people in this era are by no means wealthy businessmen, but large families with roots in the Han Dynasty for four hundred years.

Naturally, Li Ji would not place all his hopes on the Mi family, or in other words, the Mi family alone may not be able to fully support Li Ji's expected consumption of money and food.

Moreover, the marching speed was much slower than Li Ji expected, which also resulted in the arrival of Wujun being much later.

'I don't have much time to play some power and profit games with Wujun's local families...'

Li Ji thought to himself, then called Xia Houlan, wearing rain gear and headed towards Jia Xu who was camping next to him.

When Li Ji walked into Jia Xu's tent, he was shocked to find that Jia Xu was sleeping during the day, listening to the sound of the drizzle outside the tent, sleeping so peacefully and comfortably.

Li Ji waved Xia Houlan to retreat, then walked to Jia Xu's side, coughed a few times, and said.

"Ahem, Wen He, how did you know that a disaster was coming?"

Jia Xu opened his eyes unhurriedly and showed no intention of getting up. Instead, he lazily turned over and said.

"With you, Li Zikun, in front of you, what difficulties can there be? Don't disturb others' dreams. I was busy all night last night."

Li Ji was so angry that Jia Xu laughed for a moment. As the current general manager of Liu Bei's army, how could Li Ji not know what tasks each person was assigned?
  Jia Xu just wanted to do it and was given the task of summarizing the daily military consumption.

With Jia Xu's ability, this kind of thing might not take more than a quarter of an hour to complete.

Seeing Jia Xu's posture that looked more like a salted fish than himself, Li Ji felt no envy in his heart and said with a sneer on his face.

"Does Wen He not know that when there is no danger, I am the biggest danger?"

Immediately, Jia Xu sat up suddenly as if some power button had been pressed, and said with a serious look like a gentleman.

"Zi Kun is joking. The current situation of Xuande Gong is not optimistic. He is blocked by road weather and will not be able to reach Wujun until early September or late September."

"Now, there is less than half a year left before spring plowing next year. If we cannot control Wu County within half a year and develop Wu County quickly, the so-called ruling the world with one county will become a joke. In the eyes of Xuande Gong Reputation will be damaged and may even lead to a series of hidden dangers.”

"In such a situation, how can Zikun say that there is no danger? He should make a decision quickly."

Li Ji heard this and said.

"Don't Wen He have a clear understanding of the current situation? Now that the crisis is here, how can Wen He sleep peacefully during the day?"

"It's just that I think too much and feel sleepy." Jia Xu replied.

"Wen He was only thirty-seven years old. He was in his thirties. How could he sleep when he was starting a business and making great achievements?" Li Ji asked again.

"I can't sleep, and my pretensions to wealth and fame are like floating clouds."

Jia Xu replied with the air of a gentleman who has seen through the world.

"No, Wen He can't sleep."

Li Ji narrowed his eyes and continued without waiting for Jia Xu to refute. "Wen He doesn't want my lord to have a unstable foothold in Wu County. There are a lot of dangers lurking in the dark, right?"

"Perhaps my lord and I will not get in the way by then. If an assassin secretly assassinates Wen He, how can Wen He sleep peacefully?"

After Jia Xu heard this, he thought for a while, turned his head and looked at Li Ji deeply.

With Jia Xu's low-key style, he never offends others easily. Even if he does offend someone, Jia Xu usually won't let the other person continue to be a good person.

Under such circumstances, Jia Xu would generally not be the target of assassins sent by others.

However, how could Jia Xu sense from Li Ji's words that Li Ji was going to personally send assassins to scare him?

Li Ji responded to Jia Xu's concerned look.

"That makes sense..."

Jia Xu nodded and said in approval.

"I can't sleep. How can Zikun think I can sleep peacefully?"

"Naturally, everyone in Wu County is united and no one dares to think of harming the Lord."

After a pause, Li Ji sat down and said.

"The last governor of Wu County was during the Xiping reign, and then during the Guanghe reign, there was no governor in Wu County for six years. What do you think is the reason?"

"It's nothing more than a tacit understanding."

Jia Xu replied casually.

"There is a tacit understanding among the local aristocratic families in Wu County. None of the local aristocratic families want one party to be the sole governor of the county, and they do not want outside officials to override them. Since you can buy an official from Shi Chang's Office, you can also bribe Shi Chang. Chang Shi has left the post of Wu County Sheriff vacant."

When Li Ji heard this, he couldn't help but look at Jia Xu deeply.

Not only is his age and experience far greater than that of Li Ji, but more importantly, Jia Xu comes from a poor family and has contact with countless aristocratic families. He knows these things very well and can be said to have revealed the secrets in one word.

"Yes, in this case, if the lord takes office in Wu County, he will definitely not get the support of the local aristocratic families unless he enters into a marriage or promises a large amount of benefits."

"And if we want to develop Wu County, it will inevitably have an impact on the interests of local aristocratic families. It is expected that the conflict between the two parties will be difficult to reconcile."

In a gentle tone, Li Ji said words that were a bit dangerous in Jia Xu's ears, and he vaguely understood what trouble Li Ji brought to his door this time.

Jia Xu twirled his beard and tried his best to persuade Li Ji, saying.

"Zikun, maybe we can talk to the Wujun family first. Not all families are unreasonable." "No, God's will is like this, what can we do?"

Li Ji sighed and said.

"If my lord could arrive at Wu County early, I might have the time and leisure to take a gentler approach, but the rain has been continuous and the time has been wasted on the march."

"Besides, if you deal with one batch first, the remaining batch will be easier to talk to. Wen He, are you right?"

Jia Xu showed a tactful smile and said.

"Zikun, I am actually from the north. As I traveled south, I gradually felt unaccustomed to the local environment."

Hearing this, Li Ji looked a little more sad and said.

"In this case, if Wen He settles in Wu County from now on, his life will be short-lived. Anyway, if Na Ji goes to prepare for Wen He's funeral in advance, he will definitely bury Wen He's glory."

Seeing Li Ji stand up and leave, Jia Xu knew that Li Ji was trying to squeeze him, but he still subconsciously grabbed Li Ji's wrist and said.

"It is not something that cannot be overcome if we are not acclimated to the local environment."

"Can you really overcome it?" Li Ji asked again.

"Of course you can." Jia Xu replied.

"That's right, I'm afraid that the local aristocratic families in Wu County will also be dissatisfied with my lord." Li Ji said.

"That can be overcome." Jia Xu replied.

"It's just that I'm also worried that if Wu Jun becomes a river of blood, it may damage the lord's reputation." Li Ji said quietly.

At this moment, Jia Xu couldn't help but curse Li Ji in his heart.

I know that you, Li Zikun, seem to be gentle and elegant, but you are definitely not a kind person. He wants to kill people, but he doesn't want to see blood, and he doesn't even want to bear a bad reputation.

No bitch can build an archway...

(PS: The chastity arch is not a unique product after Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism. The earliest chastity arch came from a widow named "Qing" during the Qin Shihuang period, and was a chastity arch named "Huaiqing Terrace" that was personally rewarded by Qin Shihuang.)
  However, despite the scolding, Jia Xu also knew that this was undoubtedly a secret agreement between Li Ji and him: many matters that were inconvenient to be handled by benevolent people needed to be handled by Jia Xu.

"Is there a list of Wujun aristocratic families?" Jia Xu asked.

Li Ji smiled and took out a bamboo slip prepared in advance from his sleeve and handed it to Jia Xu.

Naturally, Li Ji still knew nothing about Wu Jun's current specific information.

However, the number of Wujun aristocratic families was recorded in the imperial court.

Therefore, this bamboo slip is based on information that Lu Zhi checked from the imperial court. It may have many incomplete details, but the quantity will not be too different from the actual number.

Wu County now has thirteen counties, namely: Wu County (governing office), Lou County, Wuxi, Piling, Qu'a, Dantu, Yangxian, Wucheng, Youquan, Haiyan, Yuhang, Qiantang, and Fuchun.

There are more than 70 people registered in the household register, and there are more than aristocratic families, large and small, with an average of about three in each county. It can be said that the cake of Wu County is clearly divided.

Of course, on the other hand, there is no single dominant family in Wu County, which is a great advantage for Li Ji who wants to rectify the Wu County family.

In the absence of a leader, it is much simpler to divide and disintegrate, win over and attack.

It's a pity that Li Ji wants to use the "strategy simulator" to deduce a practical strategy, which requires a lot of accurate information.

Therefore, when Liu Bei decided to open up a road for the refugees to go to Wu County as much as possible, and the marching speed would inevitably be further affected, it would be better to send Jia Xu to Wu County first to deal with the family problem and solve Liu Bei's control as much as possible Wu Jun’s initial resistance.

After Jia Xu thought for a long time, he put down the bamboo slips in his hand and asked with a serious expression.

"How much?"

Killing chickens to scare monkeys, how many percent should be killed?
  Li Ji thought for a moment, raised three fingers, and replied. "Thirty percent."

After hearing this, Jia Xu began to think deeply again.

Leave 30%?

After a moment, Jia Xu spoke.

"Since Zikun has decided not to talk to the local aristocratic family in Wu County first, there seems to be no need to talk later. Thirty percent is a bit too much, let's say 20%."

"Twenty percent is fine, but 30% is best..."

Li Ji nodded and agreed, not forcing Jia Xuchu to kill too many people by trick.

"Then leave this matter to me, but I need Zhang Fei and five hundred cavalry, and make sure Zhang Fei listens to my orders." Jia Xu made his request.

"can."

After a pause, Li Ji continued.

"However, the lord will not agree subjectively, but objectively I can guarantee that the lord will not pursue it, so Wen He can let it go. What I want is a group of obedient local aristocratic families when the lord arrives in Wu County, and a group of people who will assist the lord in governing Wu County, not a family vying for power."

Jia Xu smiled meaningfully and replied.

"Don't worry, Zikun. Since I have joined Xuande Gong, I still need to do something. This little thing will definitely not cause any problems. The remaining aristocratic families will definitely obey and be grateful to Xuande Gong. .”

(End of this chapter)