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Chapter 33: Going out to collect food, Zhang Yue's distant cousin
In Handan City, after ten days of brainwashing, the captured Bingzhou Army had changed into the uniforms of the Shennong Army and hung up Jiang Cheng's "Yan" flag.

Of course, this is just the surface.

When Jiang Cheng began to review the prisoners, the real difference became apparent: although the prisoners were obedient, they were more out of fear and were not actually convinced.

Makes everything done slowly.

Without forcing them with swords or knives, if you ask them to carry something, they will take a long time.

This is also the reason why when people were forced to work in ancient times, they were whipped with whips to force them to work - you can't expect any efficiency under coercion.

In modern factories, no one takes screwing seriously, regardless of piecework.

Man is not a tool without thoughts!
"stand at attention!"

"Take a break!"

"Run, walk!"

"Count!"

The leading soldiers gave orders, and the troops immediately moved in accordance with the orders.

There was no resistance at all.

On the contrary, each of their eyes was filled with fanaticism, as if they were the genuine Yellow Turban Army.

"Mr. Gongtai, how did you train?" Seeing the expressions of the crowd, even Zhang Jue was shocked. He also used honorifics in his speech, showing enough respect.

Although the method of training soldiers came from Jiang Cheng, the one who actually did it was Chen Gongtai in front of him.

Strategy is important, but execution is equally important.

"Nothing, just three points, salary increase, big promises, and collective honor!" Chen Gong smiled and said, "I first doubled their military pay. This is a benefit that our Shennong Army already has. The soldiers know how much their former masters give them, and their guard will naturally be lowered."

Zhang Jue nodded to this.

Money may not be the most useful thing, but it is definitely the most practical thing.

He has read Jiang Cheng's "Economic Theory" many times.

"Secondly, I promised them a bright future." Chen Gong said, "I promised each of them a house, a working ox, a wife at public expense, and a hundred acres of good farmland."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhang Jue frowned immediately.

Puzzled, “But how do we fulfill this?”

Houses are easy to deal with, as you can build anything you want once you have mastered cement. But there are only a limited number of oxen to work, a limited number of fertile fields, and a high price for a bride.

If everything is included, how much would the expense be?
"You can't look at it that way." Jiang Cheng said, "We give them cattle and fields, and the food they grow is our food reserves. As long as there are more, it will not be expensive. And after they marry, they have to have children, right? Raising children costs money, and raising women also costs money. All this is our tax revenue!"

Jiang Cheng paused for a moment and continued, "On the surface, we are spending money to help our soldiers marry wives, but in reality, we are using their money to support the women and children of our Yellow Turbans!"

Facts in later generations have proved that there is no need to rob people to get money out of their pockets.

Anyone who collects taxes for a hundred years is a fool.

If you are trapped by a mortgage for decades, that would be a stroke of genius.

The role of the economy is to make the lower-class cattle and horses willingly contribute their value. Of course, Jiang Cheng will not be so shady, nor will he sit back and watch the capital grow.

But the truth is, only when the people are rich can the country be strong!
"Finally, it is to build a sense of collective honor!" Chen Gong added, "This is actually very easy. The court's oppression of the lower classes has reached a critical point. Soldiers, who should be respected, have become "military households" that are inferior to scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, and even worse than merchants because of the court's oppression. Internal corruption and various forms of empty salaries have made them miserable. Ten thousand coins of military funds are distributed to soldiers, but less than one thousand coins are given to them. Such soldiers have no loyalty!"

What he did was to elevate the status of military personnel.

It changed the original forced labor service into a kind of honor, and directly raised the soldiers to a position comparable to that of nobles.

Anyway, the Yellow Turbans had no nobles, so they just boasted as much as they could to make the soldiers feel respected and needed, so that they would completely hate their previous lives.

This is not Chen Gong's treachery.

But the imperial court was really inhumane and over-exploited the people, causing many soldiers to be unable to even afford to marry.

Because they have no land and their wages are embezzled!

Moreover, soldiers are soldiers. They are not allowed to have thoughts or demands. In fact, once the attitude of treating people as human beings is adopted, the reorganization is half successful.

Strict military discipline is the most basic thing that can gain the support of soldiers.

"With them, it's not impossible to hold Handan City." Chen Gong frowned and said, "But the biggest problem is that we originally only had 5,000 people and didn't have much food. Now we suddenly have nearly 20,000 more people. In just ten days, our food and grass have run out."

There is no doubt that not only Huangfu Song was forced to go to Liangshan, but Jiang Cheng was also short of food.

"I'll go there myself!" said Jiang Cheng.

……

After reviewing the army, Jiang Cheng did not delay. That night, he left Handan City under the cover of darkness under the escort of Dian Wei and headed straight to the rear of the Yellow Turban Army in the Taihang Mountains.

Zhang Yue was responsible for allocating food and fodder in the rear.

After finding her, Jiang Cheng didn't even try to be intimate with her, but directly asked about the food and grass. Zhang Yue looked embarrassed and shook her head and said, "It's troublesome to collect and transport the food for 20,000 troops."

She felt that Jiang Cheng should retreat as originally planned.

More people is fine.

It can be arranged.

But if they defend the city, the difficulty will increase sharply. Given the current situation of the Yellow Turban Army, it will be a complete adventure.

"It's not easy. Twenty thousand people are too big a target. We can't just leave the city and shake off the pursuers with the original five thousand cavalry." Jiang Cheng shook his head and said, "Besides, having a city is better than having none. As long as we still occupy Handan, we are the righteous army. But if we completely go into the mountains, we will become bandits!"

The battlefield changes rapidly, and many times, plans cannot keep up with the changes.

"Then I will try my best to raise money!" said Zhang Yue.

Then, after finishing the serious business, the two of them will do some natural things.

A loud “report” sounded.

Then, someone shouted, "Fish have been caught! Uncle has caught a lot of fish!"

This made Jiang Cheng stunned.

"What's going on?"

After some inquiries, he finally learned that he was a distant cousin who had gone to Zhang Jiao to seek refuge. He practiced the Taoism left by Jiang Cheng and developed an "unparalleled magical power" with which he caught many big fish.

Since most of the Zhang family's soldiers were of the same generation as Zhang Yue, Zhang Jiao's cousin was nicknamed "Big Uncle".

"What did he achieve?" Jiang Cheng asked.

Hearing this, Zhang Yue smiled and replied: "Thunder Method, the real control of thunder and lightning!"

(End of this chapter)