The Three Kingdoms: A vicious plan was offered, and Liu Bei was stunned!

Chapter 439: Jiangling Old Man Plans for the Future, Luo Gongqi Recruits Soldiers
Luo Yuan thought about it for a while, and these old guys were useless, so he said, "I have something to tell you, let's see if you can do it."

The old men were shocked. Did the prince want to use them? They were always ready to be summoned by the Military Command.

"Please give me your orders, my lord."

Luo Yuan told them about Liu Bei and the people fleeing, then looked at the old men and said, "We are short of people. There are still many wastelands in Jingzhou that need to be reclaimed. If we can get these people, won't we have the labor force?"

"Sir, why should we let others cultivate our land? We can do it ourselves."

"..."

"That's right. Outsiders are not as hardworking as us, so why should we give them a bargain?"

Luo Yuan was speechless. He didn't expect that these old men were unwilling to accept those people.

This is local protectionism!

The layout is too small.

Luo Yuan said: "They are all Han people. You don't want them to come. You have no generosity. You have reclaimed wasteland and divided the land. You all have it, so you don't want others to be like you."

"Sir, how can this old man and others be so unreasonable? You are looking down on us." The old man was unhappy. You are looking down on us.

It was natural for the Military Government to give land to those newly arrived people to open up wasteland. They didn't do it for this.

Luo Yuan asked the old man to speak, and the old man said, "Conscription. The General Office is not willing to conscript soldiers in the first place. Once those people come, won't they compete with the children for opportunities? If there are too many people, our children will have fewer opportunities to serve in the army. If we don't conscript them, we will naturally welcome it."

Damn, you're looking at the long term.

Serving in the army means promotion. For ordinary people, an official may appear in the family, changing the family's status.

You will be granted the title of nobility immediately.

Although Jiangling does not encourage immediate ennoblement, everyone knows that only by serving in the army can one have the opportunity to become an official. Now that the people of Jiangling can have enough to eat and live a good life, they want to find a way out for their descendants.

Studying to find a way out requires talent. Few children from ordinary families are willing to study, and they never expect their children to have a future by studying.

For ordinary people, the most familiar opportunity to change their destiny is to join the army.

Jiangling has done a very good job in this regard.

Luo Yuan covered his face and didn't want to talk. He thought for a while and said, "Then let's recruit 20,000 soldiers."

"Your Excellency is missing a little."

"If there are too many, you can raise them."

Luo Yuan was unhappy. It was good enough that he could compromise on the conscription, but he still wanted a bicycle?

You know shit, you're just raising soldiers and pigs.

You only know the benefits of being a soldier, but don’t you know the cost of maintaining an army?

Don't reason with them, just make rude decisions, there's no point in talking about reason.

Luo Yuan turned around and left, then issued a notice to recruit 20,000 soldiers.

The old guys felt it was not enough, but they were satisfied, after all, they had conscripted soldiers.

Fanchengzhong

Liu Bei, Kong Ming and others gathered together to discuss their future destination. A fire in Xinye angered Cao Cao, who was chasing them with a large army.

Kong Ming looked at Liu Bei. Across Fancheng was Xiangyang, and the two places were separated by the Han River. "Should we cross the river quickly and take Xiangyang for a rest?"

Liu Bei said: "The people are following us, how can I bear to abandon them?"

I'm talking to you about attacking Xiangyang, and you're talking to me about the people?

Kong Ming's eyes moved slightly. Liu Bei was actually tempted, but he didn't want to be a burden to the people and get a bad reputation.

He himself was unwilling to speak his mind.

Others could not understand Liu Bei's meaning. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others all felt that Liu Bei was righteous. He did not run away for the sake of the people. Such a big brother was loyal and righteous.

Not having the heart to abandon the people is benevolence and righteousness.

Kong Ming sighed slightly, "You can tell the people to go with you if they are willing, and stay if they are not willing."

Liu Bei nodded helplessly, "This is the only way."

People were immediately sent out to tell the people and let them make their own choice. Sun Qian and Jian Yong took people to inform the people.

Cao Cao is coming, and Fancheng can't bear it. Those people who want to go can follow, and those who don't want to leave can stay.

Kong Ming sighed slightly in his heart, Uncle Liu is really a thoughtful man.

When they left Xinye, he strongly requested to take the people with them, but now he lets the people make their own choice.

What other options do ordinary people have to survive?
If you don’t want to die, you can only follow Liu Bei till the end.

"Envoy Yang, Liu Bei has ordered his men to inform the people. Can we take action now?"

Yang Manqing, who was standing by the river outside Fancheng, heard Xiong Ying's words and laughed, "Liu Bei is a hypocritical man. He took the people and fled Xinye. Now that he has a reputation for being kind and righteous, he wants to abandon these people. Fortunately, the lord was prepared, otherwise, I don't know how many people would have died."

Outside Fancheng were common people, so densely packed that you couldn't see the end of the crowd, and there was very little smoke from cooking fires. Yang Manqing understood at a glance that the common people probably had no food.

How much stuff could they carry after running all the way out from Xinye?

Yang Manqing nodded, and Xiong Ying waved his hand. Someone immediately erected a flagpole, and then countless old men emerged from the reed marsh behind them.

The old men and Yang Manqing nodded, then headed towards Fancheng with bags of steamed buns.

A floating bridge had already been built behind Yang Manqing.

Luo Yuan asked her to recruit the people, but Xiangyang didn't dare to say a word. Liu Cong and Madam Cai from Xiangyang were still in Jiangling.

The old man from Jiangling integrated into the people outside Fancheng, and one could tell the difference between the people of Jiangling and these people at a glance.

The old men in Jiangling all have ruddy complexions!

"Do you work, bro?"

"what……"

"Would you like to go to Jiangling to work? You can earn a living by reclaiming wasteland and dividing the land. Would you like to go?"

"We will follow Uncle Liu..."

Pooh!
How can Uncle Liu be compared with my master?

The old man rolled his eyes and went straight to the point, taking out a steamed bun and saying, "Have you ever eaten this? Jiangling steamed buns are so fragrant. Eat one and then follow me. I'll make sure you can have steamed buns every day in the future. Do you want to?"

Looking at the steamed buns, the common people started to speak, "We are waiting to hear what Emperor Liu has to say..."

"Can Liu Huangshu make you full? You stupid son, if you don't want to eat, forget it. I'll find someone else to work for you."

The old man was about to leave, but before he could leave, the old man grabbed him and said, "Brother, I'll go with you. I have a son, daughter-in-law, grandchildren, and I haven't eaten for a few days."

Those who followed Liu Bei all brought their families with them.

The old man was well prepared. He took out the steamed buns and shared them with them. "Go to the riverside over there. My general is waiting there. Follow us to Jiangling and you will have a good life in the future."

Not far from the river, these people took the steamed buns and ran away. As they ran, other people also noticed them and everyone turned around to look at the old man.

"If you want to eat, go to the riverside. There's plenty of food."

The old man felt very excited. Jiangling had food and was not afraid of people eating it. As long as these people did not join the army, they would be good citizens.

If you want to join the army, spit in his face.

There was not just one old man recruiting people, there were hundreds of old men using steamed buns to seduce people. Everyone ran away and there was a commotion.

(End of this chapter)