When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 396: Shijia
"General! You are so confused! The General's seal is just bait! It is to lure the fish to compete for food! What should we do if our food supply is cut off?"

When Tian Feng learned that Yan Liang was determined to hunt down Li Jue and Guo Si and to defend Bingzhou to the death, he instantly lost his appetite even for his favorite food. He even put aside the corn that the servants had prepared for him, put on his coat, and rushed to the provincial government without stopping. He learned the whole story from Yan Liang and hurriedly spoke to persuade him.

Yan Liang frowned slightly. He was not the kind of person who would not listen to advice, nor did he not believe in Tian Feng's talent. It was just that he felt that the situation was not as dangerous as Tian Feng said. The Yuan family had three officials in four generations.

Yuan Shao occupied the rich land of Jizhou without a single soldier. In addition, he heard that his good friend Wen Chou defeated the Qingzhou bandits and surrendered hundreds of thousands of people. The situation was very good. Although Youzhou was missing, it was still connected. Besides, the governors of Yanzhou and Yuzhou were all friends of Yuan Shao. Looking at the territory influenced by Yuan's power, it can be called a solid rock, not a copper wall. Even if Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei came to fight in person, they would have to consider whether their fangs would be broken by this "solid rock"!
"Yuan Hao, don't worry. If an enemy comes, we will stop him. If a flood comes, we will block it with earth! I don't believe that Liu Xuande can reach Jinyang unimpeded!" Yan Liang consoled him, his tone full of pride. Now that Fengxian was in his hands, he had a surprise force. He had also tried to test the strength of the Bingzhou cavalry led by Lu Bu. If he had to find a word to describe it, it would be brave. It was definitely not inferior to Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, and Chen Dao. It was even better.

"Ugh."

In sharp contrast to Yan Liang was Tian Feng, who lowered his head dejectedly. It was useless to say more now that things had come to this point. Before this, he and Yan Liang were as close as brothers. Yan Liang also obeyed Yuan Shao's instructions and listened to his advice on everything.

However, everything changed with a letter, which was the good news for Wen Chou. Xu You, a counselor and good friend who had followed Yuan Shao for many years, became the chief counselor, Shen Pei was in charge of the military, and Ju Su was the supervisor. Wen Chou became a general and successfully defeated the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou.

On the surface, it seemed so, but through a letter from a good friend, he learned that Xu You seemed to have taken the credit for this matter. Many Yellow Turbans surrendered without a fight when they saw Wen Chou's army, saying that Yuan Shao was some kind of immortal, which was related to the previous Taiping Sect.
The acquisition of hundreds of thousands of young and strong men was great news for the whole Jizhou. It seemed to have diluted the previous unhappiness and the sense of crisis. No, to be precise, the whole army was filled with joy.

Ugh

Tian Feng couldn't help but sigh again, his gaze flew uncontrollably to the east, Shen Zhengnan, Ju Gongyu, what on earth are you two doing!
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At this moment, the provincial capital was crowded with people and the noise was as loud as thunder. If it were not a provincial capital, one would have thought it was a bustling market town.

The petty clerks were running back and forth with mountains of official documents, their busy foreheads covered with beads of sweat.

"My dear! This is the food and grass we have consumed recently!"

"Don't drive! This is the most urgent thing in recent days!"

"Beijing! This is the person who has been causing trouble recently."

Things came one after another, and Ju Su was so busy that he was exhausted. This time, the two-front war achieved remarkable results. Qingzhou far exceeded his expectations. He gained hundreds of thousands of young and strong people. It was a good thing, but when these young and strong people moved to Jizhou, it became a big problem. Different customs, different identities and various reasons made the young and strong people in Qingzhou often conflict with local residents. The number of troublemakers increased visibly, and the consumption of food and grass soared. It was really a headache.

"Gong Yu, have you thought of any good idea?" Shen Pei walked up to Ju Shou.

Ju Su rubbed his sore and swollen forehead, "There are some signs of improvement. By the way, Zhengnan, has the impetuous atmosphere in the Japanese army improved recently?"

"This..." Shen Pei looked embarrassed and lowered his head in shame.

Needless to say, Ju Shou knew that Shen Pei's handling of the matter was not ideal, but this matter was not something that could be influenced by one or two people.
"My dear, have you been busy lately?"

A proud voice came, followed by a man dressed luxuriously. He was handsome, and anyone who saw him would call him a "gentleman". However, his eyebrows were full of arrogance, so arrogant that he almost looked down on others. "Xu You. Xu Ziyuan." Shen Pei's eyes darkened, and he said the name of the man in front of him. He said unhappily: "What are you doing here?"

Xu You raised the corner of his mouth and said proudly: "What? I can't come? Without me, Benchu ​​can get the young and strong men of Qingzhou?!"

"You" Shen Pei frowned, but he didn't say anything in the end. It's true that he really hated Xu You's arrogant look, but Xu You was right. Xu You made a great contribution this time, and Yuan Shao praised Xu You's intelligence many times at the banquet.
Xu You did not pay much attention to Shen Pei. In his opinion, Shen Pei was of average intelligence and not a big shot. He stared at Ju Shou and asked with a smile, "Ju Biejia, I persuaded hundreds of thousands of people to surrender. Please don't let my hard work go to waste!"

"You!" Shen Pei glared at Xu You, gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and was about to punch him in the face.

Ju Su was quick to grab Shen Pei's arm and said to Xu You calmly, "Please don't worry, Ziyuan. I won't let your hard work go to waste."

"Good! Then let's wait and see! Hahaha!" After saying that, Xu You laughed loudly towards the sky and went out.

Even though Xu You's back had completely disappeared from his sight, Shen Pei still glared at the direction where Xu You left, and said bitterly: "This boy is not worth having a say with! Xu Ziyuan has really lost all his dignity for money! The Xin brothers gave him money and drove him to humiliate us. How hateful!"

"Zhengnan, be careful with your words." Ju Su reminded, "We are all under the rule of Lord Yuan, so don't mention this again. If you start a quarrel with him, wouldn't that be exactly what the Xin brothers want?"

Shen Pei said ashamedly: "You are right. In this case, we must handle this matter properly and not let people talk about it. I will help you! By the way, how much more do you have?"

Ju Su smiled, handed the written paper to Shen Pei, and explained: "Since there are too many young and strong people in Qingzhou and it is difficult to manage, I plan to let them live together in Yecheng, set up a separate household registration, called Shijia, and the men will be soldiers. When the father dies, the son will inherit, and when the elder brother dies, the younger brother will inherit. They will serve as soldiers for generations. In peacetime, they will cultivate the land, and in wartime, they will fight. The Shijia can only marry with other Shijia families."

"What if the soldiers flee?"

"If a soldier deserts, his family will be severely punished, in serious cases, they will be executed or made into slaves by the government. Once they are naturalized, they cannot leave. Only those who have made military achievements can be exempted from becoming civilians. Only those who have made special contributions can be given a title. The sons of soldiers cannot become officials."

“Good, good, good!”

Shen Pei showed a look of delight and clapped his hands in applause. If the plan was implemented, there would be sufficient military force. Who said these people were the remnants of the Yellow Turbans?

But the next moment, Shen Pei's smile froze.

Wait a minute, is this what you call progress?

You are too modest!

(End of this chapter)