People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 33: Throwing money!

The wealth accumulated by the aristocratic families in their era was indeed exaggerated, and only Xu Chen, who came from later generations, could look upon it calmly.

The Yellow Turbans and the common people present were all red-eyed. Anything here was a good thing that they had been longing for but could not get before!

When Xu Chen finished speaking, the entire office erupted in huge cheers. The children jumped up and down with their saliva dripping, the adults were so excited that their faces turned red and they couldn't speak, and the elderly even knelt down to express their gratitude to Xu Chen.

"The Taoist is a kind man, a great kind man. How could we be so lucky to meet such a kind man?"

"In my entire life, this is the first time I've met someone who treats us common people as human beings. Those so-called officials are not even as good as a hair of the Taoist priest!"

"We should believe in this natural way, because it is the only one that is truly good for us!"

"Am I dreaming? So many things are just given to us like this?"

The people were ecstatic but also shocked. They couldn't imagine that they could actually encounter such a good thing.

In the past, whether it was an official or a noble, they all wanted to exploit themselves, and they had long been accustomed to it. From generation to generation, they even began to think that this was natural.

It was not until the Yellow Turbans came that they brought with them the slogan "pursue equality and defend rights", which suddenly woke up many people and realized that things were not supposed to be like this.

And now, the Yellow Turbans even distributed these countless wealth without reservation. What they said were not just talk, but they really did it!

"All materials must be distributed to households, and no one can claim them again. No matter who you are, if you find someone cheating, you can report it directly. Once verified, that person will lose the qualification to receive the distribution!

You guys follow the rules, I guarantee that every household will get an equal share, so don't rush to grab, just listen to the arrangements."

In fact, distributing materials is not an easy task. At least for a group of peasants, it is really difficult for them to roughly divide and evenly distribute the value of these various types of materials.

Xu Chen first gave instructions and warnings to the people, and then he found some people to assist in the work. These people were none other than the Han officials who had been captured by the Yellow Turbans before.

All the officials and clerks of the Zhuo County government office fled as soon as the Yellow Turbans entered the city, so Xu Chen could only force the captives to obey him.

When more than a dozen prisoners stood in front of him, Xu Chen did not have a very good expression. He knew that these people looked down on the Yellow Turbans and looked down on him even more.

"It's fine if you don't work for the Yellow Turbans, but today we are distributing supplies for the benefit of the people. If you don't even cooperate with this, then you are unworthy of being officials. I will send you off."

Among these people, Xu Chen only knew the identities of Zhang Zhongjing and Fu Xie, whom he captured personally. He was not in the mood to pay attention to others.

At this time, the Yellow Turbans were not yet stable, so there was no need for them to do anything. Only after they occupied some territory would they be considered valuable. Before that, there was no need to spend energy to subdue them.

In this case, in order to save trouble, Xu Chen just threw down this harsh threat and turned away, leaving a group of people staring at each other in bewilderment.

"You are so rude. Since you asked me to do something, I should treat you with courtesy. Was that the attitude you used to ask for help just now?"

"He actually threatened us with our lives. Does he think that this will make us surrender? He underestimates us!"

"That's right. We are loyal to our king and our country. We cannot serve the enemy no matter what!"

All of a sudden, several captured Han officials began to speak confidently, and each of them looked like they were willing to die bravely and refuse to surrender.

But as time went by, they looked at each other and gradually became silent, and the atmosphere became a little cold. Ju Shou and Fu Xie looked at each other and knew that someone needed to step out to give them a way out, otherwise no one would be able to save face.

"Haha, you are all loyal men. If you are harmed by the thieves, it will be a loss to our Han Dynasty. It is better to think about preserving yourselves for the time being.

Although Xu Chen is a demon, what he said is not wrong. We are not being driven by the thieves today. We are actually working for the people. What is there to be ashamed of?"

After Ju Shou said this, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief without leaving a trace.

Then they looked embarrassed, as if they were doing something extremely reluctantly.

"I don't want to be with bandits, but I have to do this out of concern for the people."

"My dear brother, you are absolutely right. We are doing everything for the people. This is not because we are afraid of death."

"Yes, yes, yes. I think the people of Zhuo County seem to be waiting impatiently. Let's not delay any longer."

Although some people said they were not convinced, their bodies were very honest. Under the fierce gazes of several Yellow Turbans, they all walked over honestly and began to count and distribute the supplies.

Ju Shou shook his head and went forward with Fu Xie helplessly.

They didn't care about doing this, they just admired Xu Chen's approach. They didn't expect that this little demon was so courageous that he could abandon the stable city and take the initiative to go out to seek a chance of survival.

When they saw that they were going to give the people a lot of wealth, they naturally understood that doing such a thing showed that the Yellow Turbans had no intention of defending the city at all.

Xu Chen's choice undoubtedly made them look up to him, but it also made them more worried. If the rebels were too powerful, it would not be good news for the government...

Xu Chen on the other side did not walk far, he was just supervising from a distance. When he saw that the captives finally chose to cooperate, the corners of his mouth curled up.

This kind of thing will happen a second time if it happens the first time. When the so-called scholar deceives himself and takes the first step, his psychological defenses have actually been breached.

They can now use doing things for the people to cover up their behavior of submission, but won’t they be able to do so in the future?

It seems that not all officials of the Han Dynasty are so noble and loyal. This is normal, otherwise there would not be the subsequent story of the Three Kingdoms.

Under the leadership of these captured Han officials, the originally chaotic distribution work suddenly became much more stable. Every time the people received supplies, they were overjoyed and kept saying things like "Thank the gods of nature, thank the heavenly master".

The wealth accumulated by the aristocratic families from generation to generation was distributed in one day.

Normally, the powerful rely on these things to control the lives and production of countless people, but now they have all been returned to the thousands of people in Zhuo County.

This move not only made the people burst into tears of gratitude, but also caused an inexplicable change in the mentality of the Yellow Turbans themselves.

Before this, the Yellow Turbans were no different from the common people. They were also born into the same peasant family, and when they saw the enormous wealth, they were drooling over it.

They originally thought that they would feel heartbroken and reluctant when distributing these things, but when they really saw the happy smiling faces of the people, they inexplicably felt a sense of satisfaction.

Suddenly, they seemed to have a deeper understanding of the teachings preached by Xu Chen. Isn't what they are doing now the practice of this teaching?

(End of this chapter)