People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 133 Learned
After driving Zhang He away, Tian Shitou, along with Zhang Baiqi and the captives, swaggered on the way "home". As long as these three or four thousand people did not take the initiative to cause trouble to others, others would not cause trouble to them.

Of course, the biggest reason why they are so ostentatious is their confidence in their own strength. If the officers and soldiers dare to come, they will let them taste their power!
This made Zhang Baiqi and Huang Long, who were used to being chased and blocked by officers and soldiers, feel proud.

It seemed that for a long time, I had been living the life of a rat in the gutter, but now, with the help of my brothers in Youzhou, I can finally stand in the sun.

The army was not moving in a hurry, and the soldiers in the front were walking leisurely. Along the way, the Yellow Turbans of Youzhou and Zhang Baiqi were talking and laughing. Most of the time, the Yellow Turbans of Youzhou were describing their own situations, while the other side were listening with wide eyes.

This kind of scene also happened to the generals of the Yellow Turbans. At this time, Tian Shitou was vividly describing his own experiences over the years, and Zhang Baiqi and Huang Long were listening with great interest, and would marvel at it from time to time.

After such detailed understanding, they finally knew how their brothers in Youzhou had gotten there.

It turned out that the Yellow Turban brothers in Youzhou also experienced many life and death disasters. They fought against the plague, they struggled to survive in the siege of officers and soldiers, and they also used their flesh and blood to pry open the city gates, and finally they were able to take root and settle down in Yuyang.

In order to build and develop, they also try their best to learn, and in order to practice their ideals, they dare to turn the knife towards themselves.

Although their strength is growing step by step, they do not engage in war, but constantly consolidate their own foundation, proceed step by step, do not pursue temporary momentum, and just concentrate on doing things. When the time comes, they will naturally expand.

"Now our Yuyang factory needs people, farming needs people, and fighting also needs people. Brothers can all be employed if they come later."

Tian Shitou rode his horse slowly and just smiled when he talked to them. This friendly attitude made Zhang Baiqi and Huang Long feel much more at ease. At least for the time being, it seemed that the other party did not treat them as outsiders and ignore them.

Although they have not actually arrived in Youzhou, they have already seen the strength of the Yellow Turbans in Youzhou.

Just look at these Yellow Turbans around me, all of them are tall, strong and thick-chested warriors. They must have eaten well and trained well on weekdays to have such an elite army now.

Zhang Baiqi Huanglong also inquired with these soldiers and learned that the regular Yellow Turban Army received daily pay even when they were not fighting, and the reserve troops also received money every day when they were fighting.

They had three meals a day and only one meat meal every few days. They conducted training exercises every day and had all the weapons and armor available.

When they heard these things, Zhang Baiqi and Huang Long couldn't help but be secretly amazed. They finally understood why the Yellow Turban brothers in Youzhou were so good at fighting.

The sources of combat effectiveness are nothing more than equipment, food, and training. The Yellow Turban brothers in Youzhou have maxed out these items. Their treatment is even more exaggerated than that of officers and soldiers, and they can even get military pay. It would be strange if they can't fight with such a set of equipment.

In terms of training alone, most local county soldiers only had a major exercise every half a month or even a month, and they could not even think about training every day. As a result, the officers and soldiers were really not enough to fight the Yellow Turbans.

Zhang Baiqi and Huang Long looked at each other, and although they didn't say anything, the message in their eyes was the same.

The brothers in Youzhou really have money and food.
"Our leader said that even though we changed our sect in Youzhou, we are still Yellow Turbans and part of the Yellow Turbans. The two generals and other Yellow Turbans are also our brothers.

Now that we have made some progress in Youzhou, we cannot forget our brothers in other places. As long as they are willing to come, we will all be one family in the future."

Xu Chen specifically told Tian Shitou to say this in order to directly show Youzhou's open-minded attitude. Zhang Baiqi and Huang Long, who heard this, did relax.

Now that they have clearly seen the strength of the Yellow Turbans in Youzhou, their thoughts have changed.

Originally, I just wanted a small group of people to come over first to see what it was like. If it really was a good place, then the elderly, the weak, women and children behind would follow.

Now they no longer have any doubts about the strength of the Yellow Turbans in Youzhou. The fact that they can afford such an army is enough to illustrate the situation of the brothers in Youzhou. Their strength and ability are guaranteed. Isn't this better than hiding in the mountains?
What they are worried about now is the other party’s attitude. What if the other party dislikes them?
Now that they have a clear answer, they feel relieved.

"I heard that our leader teaches his brothers to read every day. Is this true?" Zhang Baiqi's eyes flashed, and he called out the name of leader very smoothly.

Tian Shitou looked at Zhang Baiqi for a second, then smiled: "Of course it's true. Our officers can now read and do arithmetic, but these are just basic knowledge. What the commander will teach in the future will be more in-depth. And how much we can learn will determine our personal future. If we can't learn well, we can only be ordinary officers and soldiers."

"Haha, the Yellow Turban Army in Youzhou is pretty good. There's nothing wrong with being a big soldier." Zhang Baiqi laughed but felt some pressure in his heart.

It turns out that these brothers from Youzhou are all scholars now.

Moreover, this piece of information also made him realize that although the Yellow Turbans in Youzhou are doing well now, they probably also have their own rules.

But it’s not easy to find a place to settle down nowadays, so there’s no need to worry about rules or regulations.

Huang Long also started talking: "Those people from aristocratic families are all scholars who pass down knowledge from generation to generation. They are not easy to pass on knowledge to others. It is because our leader is broad-minded and willing to take the brothers with him to move forward together."

Tian Shitou deeply agreed with this, and this was also what made him particularly respectful and grateful to Xu Chen.

In this era, knowledge is actually a concrete resource. If a noble family masters a subject, they will have a stepping stone to enter the official career and can also use the knowledge to recruit disciples.

The so-called aristocratic families are also academic aristocrats. Only in this way can there be a family like the Yuan family, where three generations of the family have been officials for four generations and their students and former officials are spread all over the world. This is also the essential difference between aristocratic families and powerful families.

It is incredible in itself that Xu Chen can recruit so many students and spread knowledge so widely.

Although Xu Chen's knowledge is not the mainstream knowledge of the time, for these Yellow Turban peasants, any knowledge is extremely valuable.

"Our leader is a man of great wisdom. Not only did he create a large sky lantern to carry people up to the sky, he also created a microscope to allow us to see the microscopic world.

Although I don’t quite understand these things now, they are very impressive anyway.”

At this point, Tian Shitou turned his head and looked at them, laughing: "Brothers, when you arrive in Youzhou, you can also learn from the leader in the future."

　I was busy today so I lost a thousand words. I will make up for it tomorrow. I will write three chapters tomorrow.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)