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

Chapter 474: Boss Cao insists on his own way, Luo Gongqi is helpless and speechless

Luo Yuan was speechless. Cao Cao was just arrogant and stubborn. He didn't want to pay any attention to Cao Cao, but after thinking about it, he still had to persuade him.

Once a plague breaks out, it would be terrible.

"Yes, yes." Luo Yuan said quickly: "You must know how to prevent the plague. Is it okay if I'm wrong? Listen to me, I've discussed with Governor Zhang. We've opened a new open space outside Jiangcheng. You can gather all the patients there. Governor Zhang will treat them."

Luo Yuan had been prepared. In fact, even if Cao Cao didn't come to him, he would go to Cao Cao. At present, there was nothing wrong with the people of Jiangling, and the main problem was Cao Cao's army.

War is war, but Luo Yuan doesn't want a plague to spread.

Cao Cao shook his head: "Just return those deserters to me, and don't worry about the rest."

"..."

Luo Yuan was a little annoyed. Why would Cao Cao not listen to advice?

As for the deserters, they have already gone into his own pocket, so how could he possibly return them to him?

After thinking for a while, Luo Yuan said, "Meng De, think about it. Think carefully before you speak. It's simply impossible to talk to you. Can't you tell the difference between the important and the unimportant?"

Cao Cao said angrily: "You are disrupting the morale of our army."

"What the hell is this? Does your rubbish army need me to mess it up?" Luo Yuan said as soon as he saw it. "Does your army have any discipline? I'm flattering you by saying you have discipline. Don't you know what's going on?"

Luo Yuan was very angry. It’s for your own good, okay? Do you really think that everyone wants to harm you?

Luo Yuan slammed the table and said, "Either listen to me and think carefully, or get out, Cao Mengde. If you weren't my father, Cao Jie, why would I care so much about you?"

"I saw that you were having a hard time so I wanted to help you once, is that all?"

Luo Yuan despised Cao Cao, but he didn't need to be afraid of him. "Go away, go away. We can't talk anymore, right? Hurry up and leave. If you don't leave, I'll chop you to death."

Xu Shu felt it was a bit absurd yet exciting to see Cao Cao almost going crazy.

My lord, you are really rude.

Cao Cao stood up and turned to leave. When he reached the door, he turned back and said, "You are not worthy of being my advisor."

Luo Yuan suddenly became furious, but at least he controlled his temper and rolled his eyes at Cao Cao.

Trash Cao Cao, you will regret it one day.

Xu Shu poured Luo Yuan a bowl of rice wine and said, "My lord, calm down. Cao Cao is a face-saver. If he doesn't want to, then forget it. Why should my lord be angry?"

Luo Yuan took a sip of the iced rice wine, but still felt uncomfortable. He didn't care about Cao Cao. He couldn't bear to see those soldiers from the north die of the plague.

If Cao Cao didn't obey, the consequences would be predictable. If a plague broke out in the army, there would be no point in fighting.

At this time, even diarrhea can lead to death.

You won't cry until you see the coffin, and you won't feel pain until you suffer a little.

Luo Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Forbid the people from contacting Cao's army. Station troops in Jiangling and around Cao's army to prevent their people from running over. Everything should be arranged according to the epidemic prevention manual of Governor Zhang. No delay is allowed."

In order to prevent the plague, Luo Yuan discussed it with Zhang Zhongjing last year and made a lot of preparations. Jiangling also prepared a large amount of medicinal materials.

Now it is just a sign that needs to be controlled, so it is not a big deal. But if we leave it alone, once the plague spreads, even if it is just ordinary diarrhea, the consequences will be very troublesome.

Luo Yuan had better make preparations first and protect the people of Jiangling. Fortunately, he had made corresponding preparations when building the military camp for Cao Cao.

Luo Yuan left a ten-mile barrier between Jiangling and Cao Cao's camp. Cao Cao was just being stubborn.

It is not easy for a tyrant to listen to others.

Luo Yuan could only do his own thing. Jiangling sent out troops and stationed them between Cao's army and Jiangling. Luo Yuan also asked the people to dig ditches!
Cao Cao received the news when he returned to the military camp.

"What does Luo Gongqi mean by stationing troops? Why is he digging trenches?" Cao Cao was speechless.

Xun You and the others were also unclear, so he went to see in person. Luo Yuan and Xu Shu were directing the people to assign tasks. Cao Cao got angry when he saw Luo Yuan: "What are you going to do now?"

"It's just digging ditches, Meng De, you don't have to worry about it. It's just for next year's farming and drinking water." Luo Yuan said, "There is absolutely no other intention. Don't think too much."

"Really?" Cao Cao was very skeptical!
But this time, Luo Yuan brought only civilians with him, and the army was stationed far away, so it seemed that there was no danger.

"Really? The land here is destined to be reclaimed next year. How can we farm without water? The people are idle now, so we should find something for them to do. Meng De, don't worry about it."

"You are extremely treacherous. I am worried and I have to keep an eye on you."

There is really no trust between people.

Luo Yuan nodded speechlessly, "As long as you like it"

I won’t say any more. It’s tiring to talk too much. Luo Yuan made all the arrangements and left. Cao Cao nodded in satisfaction after seeing him leave. Luo Yuan must have had other plans, but gave them up when he saw me coming.

It must be so.

Cao Cao also stationed an army nearby to monitor Jiangling day and night. After seeing no movement of Jiangling troops for several days, Cao Cao came to believe that Luo Yuan just wanted to dig a ditch. He ignored Luo Yuan and began to train day and night on the banks of the Yangtze River.

During the past few days in Jiangling, Luo Yuan discussed with Zhang Zhongjing how to prevent the plague.

"Jiangling has not yet officially reported the plague you mentioned. I have asked my disciples to visit various places." Zhang Zhongjing's face did not look very good. Once a plague occurs, people will die in large numbers.

But the population of Jiangling is really too large.

A tiny place has a population of millions. Zhang Zhongjing suggested that Luo Yuan disperse the population.

"Jingzhou is now deserted. Why not move the people of Jiangling to Jingzhou?"

"It's already being done." Luo Yuan said, "It's just that it's not that easy to relocate the people."

To relocate the people there, they need to build houses, repair roads, and establish villages. The common people have no assets at all, and if the military headquarters doesn't make good arrangements when they relocate, they will die.

All the craftsmen in Jiangling were transferred out to help the people build houses. Thousands of villages were built near the road from Jiangling to Jingzhou, but it was still not enough.

Luo Yuan also felt the disadvantages of dense population. Jiangling has a population of over one million, but the agricultural population is only 200,000. The rest are mainly businessmen and workers. These people no longer farm and are the main contributors to Jiangling's taxes.

A plague may break out now, and the dense population becomes a huge weakness.

We are already trying to relocate the population, but we don’t know if it will be too late.

Things like epidemic prevention cannot be solved by the government alone; the people still need to watch it together. After talking with Zhang Zhongjing, Luo Yuan ordered the village heads, neighborhood heads, retired veterans, and militia in Jiangling to take action.

These people also have to patrol day and night, keep an eye on every household, not allow people to drink raw water, hide patients, and send any patients to the hospital.

The whole Jiangling began to monitor each other.

(End of this chapter)