People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 73: The Master’s Opinion! (Please read on!!!)

The villagers' meeting was effective, as can be seen from the villagers' happy cheers. The operation of a supervision mechanism ultimately not only helped the Yellow Turbans purify themselves, but also won the hearts of the local people.

Now that the Yellow Turbans have just gained a foothold, such a corruption case has occurred. Although it was just a bag of rice collected and a piece of land marked out, the harm did not seem to be very great, but Xu Chen was very clear that this was just the beginning. Once he stretched out his hand, there would be countless times afterwards.

As the Yellow Turbans grow stronger, such incidents will only become more frequent and worse.

"This villagers' meeting is a very good self-monitoring mechanism. It can be made into a custom in the future. Each village should hold a meeting every six months or a year, and the same applies to the higher-level village headquarters.

I probably won't need your three hundred guards to protect me. When the time comes, three hundred people may not be of much use. Your actual duty is mainly to supervise.

To do these things well, you as the captain of the army have a heavy task. It is not enough to rely on you alone. You need to train all 300 guards under you.

I think with three hundred fields and stones, it will be enough for self-monitoring for a long time. When the territory is larger and the organization is more complex, we can think about the rest later."

Xu Chen and Tian Shitou sat on the ridge of the field together, watching the newly elected team leader shuttling back and forth in the fields to organize the people to carry out farming activities. While watching, he was also explaining the work to Tian Shitou.

Now we have entered the spring ploughing season, which is the most important time of the year. People are busy, and the scene of their labor makes people feel fulfilled and at ease.

Most things in the world are hard to achieve results despite hard work, but farming is the only option. As long as you work hard and God doesn't play tricks on you, you will surely have a harvest in the fall.

At this time, the farmers were working hard to plant seeds, and Xu Chen himself was also sowing seeds, but these seeds were of ideas and systems.

"This villagers' meeting is an excellent example. From now on, you, the military commanders, should spread this case to every village and every group to warn them and make all the Yellow Turbans aware of it.

There will be more and more such cases in the future. You can collect some classic cases and use them as teaching materials in the future."

Having said that, Xu Chen stood up, patted his butt, and smiled at Tian Shitou.

"Supervising the army is a knife that I use to attack the Yellow Turbans. Now that you know how to use this knife, you don't need me to watch you from the sidelines anymore. Don't let me down."

Xu Chen's words "Don't let me down" were actually quite meaningful, but when he saw Tian Shitou laughing and saying it clearly, he knew that Tian Shitou didn't understand.

Of course, it’s not a bad thing not to realize it. He actually hopes that Tian Shitou will never realize it. When he finally realizes it, he’s afraid that he will be disappointed.

After finishing this matter, Xu Chen went back to Yuyang City under the protection of Tian Shitou.

Just as he returned to the office, Wang Dang came to visit him.

In the past few months, he has been focusing on organizational construction, and at the same time, he has opened literacy classes to teach senior officers literacy and basic math operations. He is also investigating the situation in Yuyang and thinking about the economic industry, which has kept him busy and dizzy.

On the contrary, General Wang Dang did not have to worry about anything. He only had to train his 1,500 standing officers. His life was much easier than Xu Chen's.

Xu Chen could only sigh in his heart. It was still okay now, but as the business expanded, talents would become increasingly scarce. Now it was even difficult to find someone to share the work. Among the Han captives, he had discovered the name of a top talent. If he could recruit him, he would be able to use him.

But he also knew that unless this kind of person came to him on his own initiative, no matter how much he tried, it would be useless. So he could only let this guy continue to reclaim the land. At the very least, he could make use of his value as a labor force.

Wang Dang naturally had no idea of ​​the mess in Xu Chen's mind. As soon as he entered the government office, he sat next to Xu Chen and his expression became serious.

"Recently, our scouts have discovered that there is a lot of traffic between Guangping, Luxian, and Pinggu, and they have all started to prepare supplies. This must be a conspiracy between them. Then the target can only be Yuyang. I'm afraid that the war will come soon!"

After Wang Dang explained the situation, he took the map from the desk and unfolded it in front of Xu Chen.

Xu Chen took a careful look and found that Guangping, Luxian and Pinggu were half surrounding Yuyang. Unless the Yellow Turbans retreated and fled outside the county, they would have to face them head-on.

Of course, even if the Yellow Turbans had a way to retreat, they would not abandon Yuyang and leave.

However, Xu Chen did not think the situation would be that dangerous. First, he had confidence in his own side, and second, the enemy might not be that powerful.

"Without the governor of Yuyang County, it took these counties three months to show signs of working together. This is obviously not going smoothly. If they are not united, their fighting power will probably not be that strong."

Xu Chen tapped the desk with his fingers, talking as he thought.

In fact, even if these counties didn't come to find me, I would have to go and cause trouble for them.

Yuyang County is too small. Even if we only need to support a standing force of 1,500 officers, it will be too much and we have to expand the living space as soon as possible.

Wang Dang also pondered and said, "We are still in the spring ploughing season. Whether it is them or us, we can only go out after the spring ploughing season."

Xu Chen nodded: "This battle is inevitable. Instead of waiting for the enemy to attack together, it is better for our army to take the initiative to attack and seize the opportunity. If we can concentrate our superior forces to break through his city first, then it will be much easier to fight later."

Wang Dang naturally had no objection to this. According to his thinking, this was the way to fight.

The 5,000-strong army brought by the Yellow Turbans is very powerful. They can be invincible in any county, but at least they will not lose. Now they can also organize the local population of Yuyang to strengthen the army, which makes the conditions even better.

Although he had enough confidence in his own combat capability, Wang Dang also understood that war was dangerous and could not be taken lightly, so naturally he would make the combat plan in whatever way was advantageous.

Wang Dang said: "In this case, our army's work of recruiting troops and preparing materials needs to be carried out at the same time as spring plowing. Only in this way can we attack ahead of the officers and soldiers."

Xu Chen thought about it and made a decision immediately: "My neighbors store grain and I store guns. My neighbors are my granaries. Even if military preparations will affect spring ploughing to some extent, as long as the war is successful, the spring ploughing in their counties will be for us. There is no need to worry about the gains and losses!"

When Wang Dang heard the clever words, he chuckled and bowed to Xu Chen to flatter him: "Master, your opinion is great!"

(End of this chapter)