I practiced magic in the Three Kingdoms

Taishi Ci specially cleared out several houses to house the wounded soldiers.

During the Qin and Han dynasties, there were very few proper doctors, and even military generals who were injured could only rely on their physical strength to survive.

Those who can endure it will live, and those who cannot will die.

In history, Taishi Ci died of illness at the age of 41, when he was in his prime, because his health was damaged by years of war.

If this is the case for a first-rate general who has left his name in history, one can imagine how ordinary soldiers are treated.

The house was originally the home of the village chief. It was a courtyard with four entrances and four exits, many rooms and a fairly large interior space. But the environment was a bit bad at this time. There were even wounded soldiers with difficulty walking who just found a corner of the wall and started to urinate.

Wang Jing led the medical soldiers into the house and smelled a lot of odor. He immediately ordered: "Hurry up and send someone to clean it up. No one is allowed to urinate or defecate anywhere in the house!"

Given this environment, not to mention the wounded soldiers, even normal people would probably get sick if they moved in.

"Open the windows! From now on, all places where wounded soldiers recuperate must be ventilated and kept clean!"

Wang Jing was really speechless, but given the cultural level of the Qingzhou soldiers, it was too difficult for them to understand the importance of hygiene. It would be better to write it into the military regulations and enforce it.

While inspecting the scene, Wang Jing ordered people to record various detailed requirements so that they could be used as the specific basis for formulating relevant regulations in the future.

After dealing with the hygiene issues, the next step is to start formal treatment.

Wang Jing led the team personally and demonstrated to the group of half-baked medical soldiers behind him how to deal with various wounds, such as using alcohol to clean the wounds, applying ointment to treat external injuries, and how to use needles and thread to suture the wounds and then bandage them with gauze.

After a few days, the effect was immediately apparent.

After simple bandaging treatment, the casualty rate of the wounded soldiers was greatly reduced.

Moreover, the wounds of the wounded soldiers healed very quickly. Some of the soldiers who were seriously injured and would definitely die, in Taishi Ci's opinion, were actually saved in the end. He was so unbelievable that he almost thought that Wang Jing knew some magic or Taoist techniques.

Taishi Ci was so shocked that he could not help but come to Wang Jing and ask, "My lord, I have heard that during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the great and wise teacher Zhang Jue could cure diseases with magic water. Is yours..."

Wang Jing's method of treating the wounded, using alcohol and gauze, really makes people wonder whether he and Zhang Jue have learned the Taoist methods in "Taiping Yaoshu".

Taishi Ci's question made Wang Jing laugh and cry: "Ziyi, stop talking nonsense. I am obviously practicing serious medical skills. How can this be related to Taoism?"

How would ordinary people understand medical principles like viral or bacterial infections causing wound ulcers?
But if you talk about sorcery and Taoism, everyone will understand it immediately.

Wang Jing was planning to popularize the relevant knowledge in the army, but Taishi Ci suggested: "My lord, this matter is not urgent. In fact, Taoism has its own advantages."

"Ok?"

Seeing Wang Jing puzzled, Taishi Ci explained in a low voice: "When this matter spreads, the soldiers in the army all think that the lord is the man of destiny, so he is favored by heaven and is blessed by the Taoist magic. And our army has this medical skill, the casualty rate in the battle will definitely be greatly reduced, which can boost the morale of the army."

Wang Jing instantly understood what Taishi Ci meant.

To ordinary soldiers, the truth is not important. Just like during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Zhang Jue, one of the Five Symbols of Emperor Xuanzong, was famous for his ability to cure diseases with talismans and water. He could even use three talismans of heaven, earth and man to make his Yellow Turban warriors invulnerable to swords and spears. As a result, in the battle, the Yellow Turban warriors fought bravely without fear of death, and in the early stages they directly defeated the government troops from all over the place.

It is precisely because of this that Taoism has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in the imperial dynasty, so much so that in many places, the reputation of Taoists even surpasses that of local aristocratic families.

Nowadays, Wang Jing’s battlefield medical methods are almost as effective as Taoism!
Therefore, allowing rumors to spread is not a bad thing, but a very good thing.

Ordinary soldiers know that they can get treatment even if they are injured, so they will naturally be more courageous to fight for their lives when they engage in battle.

Who wouldn't want to do that if they didn't have to die and could still have a bright future?
Anyway, the fact that medical skills are Taoist methods was not spread by me, so the worst that can happen is that I can clarify it later.

Thinking of this, Wang Jing felt at ease.

Afterwards, Wang Jing asked about Heihu Mountain and Liujia Village. He learned from Taishi Ci that Liujia Village had been committing crimes crazily decades ago. After Ye Zhao took office, Liu Heihu and others only became more unscrupulous.

Over the years, they have robbed so much money and killed so many merchants that even they themselves probably can't count them.

When Taishi Ci thought about how many people had suffered during the years when Liu Heihu was rampant, he felt very upset: "Yanzhou is located in the heart of the Central Plains, with many roads leading to all directions. There are many merchants coming and going, so there are also many local bandits. However, in Liujia Village, killing and robbing is considered an industry. The division of labor is very clear and professional, the methods are vicious, and the efficiency is extremely high. It has become a local scourge."

"Yanzhou is rich, so this kind of thing is unavoidable. We can only do our best to rectify it."

Wang Jing knew very well that public security issues often represented the reputation of the imperial court, and the large number of bandits meant that the central government's control over the local areas was weakened.

As for bandits, they are just small fry. The ones who really wreak havoc on the local area are actually the aristocratic families and wealthy clans.

They controlled a large population, had land and food, and because of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the imperial court had to relax restrictions on private casting of armor and weapons. Therefore, the richer the place, the more rampant private armed forces among the people.

Liu Heihu and Liujia Village are just a microcosm of the troubled times.

If he were an ordinary prince, he probably wouldn't want to get involved in such matters. As long as his subordinates paid tribute on time, who would care where the money and food came from?

But Wang Jing is different. He is a man with great ambitions. He wants to thoroughly promote the transformation of Chinese civilization and give everyone a better future.

Therefore, he would never tolerate the existence of a village like Liujia Village. Once discovered, he would send troops to wipe it out without any discussion.

Liujia Village may have its own difficulties, or perhaps it was forced into doing so, but since it has made a mistake, it must bear the price.

With Wang Jing's iron-blooded suppression, the atmosphere in the entire Yanzhou changed. Although some local forces might still dare to set up checkpoints to block the road in private, no one dared to do so on the official road.

Once discovered, Wang Jing will send troops to encircle and suppress you. No matter who your backers are or what connections you have, you will end up being hanged.

Even the county magistrates of several counties who set up checkpoints in order to make money were dismissed by Wang Jing, their heads were chopped off, and their entire families were exiled to Bingzhou. Finally, this evil trend was suppressed.

Yanzhou then became prosperous, and merchants from all over the country flocked to Yanzhou to do business, because when doing business here, they did not have to worry about being extorted, and the cost of doing business was greatly reduced.

Because of the war in the north, a large number of people and resources from Jizhou poured in, and the reconstruction of Yanzhou became faster, absorbing a large amount of private wealth.

Wang Jing's luck also expanded rapidly, and his Destiny Emperor Star became more and more dazzling.

But Wang Jing was not satisfied with this. Instead, he set his sights on Xuzhou in the south.

Guo Jia seemed to see Wang Jing's intention, so he asked tentatively: "My lord, do you want to take Xuzhou?"

Wang Jing did not hide his thoughts, but smiled and asked, "Why, is it not possible?"

"Yanzhou has just been conquered, and the training of the 100,000 Qingzhou soldiers has not yet been completed. Now is not the best time to annex Xuzhou. I suggest you continue to wait and see."

Guo Jia had some understanding of Tao Qian and knew that he was not easy to deal with.

Tao Qian himself had certain political and military talents, and he was by no means a armchair strategist. Instead, he was a veteran on the battlefield who had led troops and fought in battles.

What's more, Tao Qian had a Danyang soldier force of about 10,000 people. With such an elite force, it was not difficult for Tao Qian to defend Xuzhou.

Wang Jing sighed when he heard this: "I want to wait, but I'm short of money."

Building a medical camp from scratch made Wang Jing poor, and he was very short of money, so he set his sights on Xuzhou. At the same time, it was also for revenge. Wang Jing did not forget that it was Sun Guan who came to cause trouble and wanted to attack the road construction team and destroy the road construction in Yanzhou.

How can I not take revenge?

Wang Jing then expressed his thoughts and discussed them with Guo Jia and Xun You.

Guo Jia understood what Wang Jing meant: "My lord, you just want the population and wealth of Xuzhou? That's easy to do."

Wang Jing spread his hands and said, "I'm not stupid. Right now, the governance of Yanzhou alone is already too much for me. If I take Xuzhou, wouldn't that just be asking for trouble?"

To govern a territory, a large number of civil servants are needed. Wang Jing has not yet resolved the gap in Yanzhou, so it is naturally impossible for him to attack Xuzhou.

A large territory is not necessarily a good thing. If you cannot digest the occupied land well, the larger the territory you rule, the higher the chance of a bankruptcy.

Wang Jing did not want to fight to the death in the front, only to have the fruits of victory in the rear swallowed up by the aristocratic families and powerful clans. Therefore, every step of Wang Jing's strategy was to proceed steadily and cautiously.

Whenever Wang Jing occupied a piece of land, he would immediately implement new policies. He would first establish military offices in various places, then recruit refugees on a large scale to carry out military farming, and at the same time promote the development of local industry and commerce, as well as the training of various technical talents.

Otherwise, how brave and powerful the former overlord was, and his skills were unstoppable in the world, even gods had to bow down to him, but in the end, didn’t Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang ascend the throne?
It can be seen that simple conquest by force is not feasible. The Cao Wei regime in history also pushed forward all the way, but it could not push forward until it reached Chibi. The failure in the naval battle alone led to the outbreak of various internal contradictions.

As a result, in the end, Cao Cao completely lost the opportunity to unify the world. In the end, his foundation was usurped by the Sima family after only eight generations, ending in disgrace.

These lessons from the past must not be ignored.

The two counselors, Guo Jia and Xun You, also believed that the current strategic decision should be made slowly rather than quickly: "My lord is only in his early twenties. Among all the heroes in the world, my lord is the youngest. The time is on my side, so any strategy should not be rushed. Just take one step at a time and outlast the opponents. Even if we need to be impatient, they should be the ones to do it."

Among the heroes of the world today, except for Wang Jing, those in their thirties and forties are already considered young. For example, Tao Qian is already sixty-one years old, and Liu Biao is fifty-one years old. These are old antiques who are over fifty years old and have one foot already in the coffin. They are the ones who really need to be eager to win.

On the other hand, Wang Jing is only in his early twenties. If he works hard for another twenty years, he will only be in his forties. He is in the prime of life, so why should he rush?

Guo Jia glanced at the map of Xuzhou and Yanzhou, thought for a moment, and then made a suggestion to Wang Jing: "My lord, if you want to seize Xuzhou's money, food and population, you may try the same old trick again."

It is obvious that Guo Jia wanted to use the same method he used to deal with Yuan Shao to deal with Xuzhou.

Wang Jing also thought this suggestion was good: "As long as Xuzhou is in chaos, the population and wealth will naturally flow to Yanzhou. The question is how to push the situation in a direction that is beneficial to our army."

The Chen State of Chen Wang Liu Chong and Xuzhou of Xuzhou Governor Tao Qian, both places had relatively stable political situations because their rulers had made sufficient preparations in advance. Therefore, they took advantage of the chaos in the world to suck blood from the surrounding neighboring states and counties and achieved great development.

For example, King Chen Liu Chong inherited the title of King Chen after his father Liu Cheng died.

During the Zhongping period, the Yellow Turbans revolted, and the county officials and soldiers all abandoned the city and fled. Liu Chong recruited soldiers to defend himself. At that time, there was famine in the world, and the princes no longer enjoyed taxes and taxes. Instead, they were repeatedly robbed, and some even wandered and died in the wilderness. Only the State of Chen remained rich and powerful, and people from neighboring counties flocked to it. The State of Chen had more than 100,000 people and became a powerful force in Yuzhou.

Tao Qian was no simple man either. When he first took office as the governor of Xuzhou, Xuzhou was in a state of famine and hunger due to the war. Tao Qian recommended Chen Deng, a native of Xia Pi, as the commander of agriculture to implement military farming in Xuzhou.

As soon as Chen Deng took office, he inspected the suitability of the land and made full use of the irrigation methods, showing extremely outstanding talents.

Thanks to the efforts of Tao Qian and Chen Deng, agricultural production in Xuzhou was restored and developed, and there was an abundant supply of japonica rice and sufficient food in the area.

At the same time, the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou and Yanzhou in the north rose one after another, but Xuzhou was relatively peaceful. The people were prosperous, and the granaries were full of grain. Refugees from Qingzhou, Yuzhou and other places also flocked to Xuzhou.

The reason why they were able to deal with Jizhou at the beginning was that there were loopholes within Jizhou that could be exploited, such as the conflict between Han Fu and Yuan Shao, and the discord between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan.

Precisely because it was full of cracks inside, Wang Jing was able to create trouble by using a small force to achieve a great effect.

Wang Jing hesitated, "Xuzhou is different from Jizhou. Under Tao Qian's governance, Xuzhou is now a united front. There is no way to create civil unrest."

Guo Jia smiled calmly: "My lord, there are no flaws inside, so let's introduce the problem from the outside."

"External import?"

Wang Jing fell into deep thought after hearing this, and then he thought of something and suddenly realized: "Feng Xiao means, Taishan bandits?"

"Of course!"

Guo Jia's answer was also decisive: "The Taishan bandits are led by Chang Xi. My lord, all you need to do is release Chang Xi and secretly support him in harassing Xuzhou. In this way, Xuzhou will inevitably be in chaos."

Wang Jing thought about it and raised another question: "With Chang Xi's ability, I'm afraid he is no match for Zang Ba and Sun Guan. The elite Danyang soldiers under Tao Qian's command are also not easy to deal with."

When it came to military operations, it was Xun You's turn to speak. He suggested to Wang Jing, "Our army can set out from Rencheng, deploy troops in the lake and land areas, and attack Xuzhou in the name of chasing bandits, so as to share the pressure with Chang Xi and other Taishan bandits."

"Okay, you two are indeed the pillars of our army. Let's act according to this plan!"

This strategy of diverting disaster to the east really made Wang Jing very happy.

With the strategy arranged by Guo Jia and Xun You, it would no longer be difficult to seize Xuzhou. He was in a good mood: "This battle is not for complete victory, but for training troops. Therefore, the candidates for the main force of the battle should be the soldiers from Qingzhou."

Rencheng, Sishui River sand mining site.

This place looks like a production facility, but it is actually a prison, because all the workers here are prisoners. Those who have committed crimes but are not punishable by death are imprisoned here.

In this era, it is not popular to talk about human rights.

Being in prison does not mean being locked up in a cage and well fed. Instead, you have to do hard labor, and the labor intensity can be very high. Among those who have served more than five years in prison, less than half can get out of prison alive.

"Everyone, work harder. Haven't you eaten yet?"

The jailers in charge of guarding the prison were all veterans from the military, each of them strong and powerful, full of murderous intent.

All the bandits and tough guys are nothing but a bunch of stinky brothers in front of these ruthless guys who dare to rebel. They are really not worth mentioning.

The jailer waved a whip, and if he saw anyone not working hard enough, he would whip him without saying a word, until the person's skin was torn and flesh was exposed, and he would not stop until the person rolled on the ground and wailed in pain.

"You scum are all prisoners who have committed serious crimes. If you hadn't shown some mercy, you would all have been dragged to the market and beheaded! Now you're not working hard, are you afraid of losing your life?"

The prisoners detained in the sand mining site were basically bandits who had been wiped out recently. Those who had committed heinous crimes were all executed, and the rest were those with relatively minor crimes.

But the jailers had no good temper when dealing with them. They would beat and scold them at will, and it didn't matter even if they beat them to death. Anyway, there was a death target in the sand mining field, and as long as not too many people died at one time, no one cared at all.

On the contrary, because of the construction project of Rencheng Camp, the sand mine needs to provide a large amount of sand and gravel as building materials, so the task is very heavy. If it is not completed, everyone from the prison wardens to the jailers will be punished.

Therefore, these days, the pressure on mortals has become more and more severe. Anyone who dares not to work will be beaten to death.

Chang Xi, standing by the river shoveling sand, had dishevelled hair and a numb look on his face as he worked. Anyone who came and saw him would not recognize him as the once powerful leader of the Taishan bandits.

Chang Xi was filled with despair. In this government-run sand mining site, the lives of the prisoners were like grass, just a kind of consumable "resource". No one cared whether they lived or died.

Thinking back then, Chang Xi was still wondering, if Wang Jing wanted to recruit him, how many times should he refuse before agreeing?

But now, he just wants to kneel down and call him daddy. (End of this chapter)