Three Kingdoms: Fusion of Entries, Change of Destiny

Chapter 60 To protect the family, we must first give them a home.

Just as Bian Rang was leaving, Cao Yan heard the system's notification sound.

[Congratulations, you have successfully saved Bian Rang, one of the historical figures who was mistakenly killed by Cao Cao.]

Cao Yan quickly checked the system and saw the completion progress in the conditions for the task [Trust Your People],

[Quest Completion Conditions: 1. Rescue three historical figures who were accidentally killed by Cao Cao (1/3).]

"It's a good start, keep it up!" Cao Yan was secretly excited.

……

The leader, actually left like this...

But the celebrities and wealthy people who were still in the lobby were not idle either. They donated generously, some donated money, some donated grain, to invest in the future of their families.

It's just a few hundred thousand refugees, and everyone can get through it by gritting their teeth.

At the same time, Cao Yan assured everyone: "Among these hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban refugees, women, children, the elderly and the young actually account for the majority.

We can select the strong ones from among them and form an army to defend Yanzhou.

The rest, that is, their families, can be asked to till the fields or do other work.

In this way, soldiers can defend their country and families can farm peacefully.

From then on, these hundreds of thousands of people no longer had to wander around, and every family, young and old, could live a good life, with enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear.

The only thing they had to pay was a certain amount of taxes to the government per household every year.

Is there a better place to settle down than Yanzhou?"

“It’s the same old saying: If you can live a peaceful and happy life, who would risk their life to rebel?

With a good life, even if the soldiers on the front lines wanted to rebel, their families would stop them."

"Therefore, you all don't need to worry about the refugees rebelling again. As long as we treat them well, they will repay us with gratitude!"

Cao Yan’s words have made it very clear.

In addition, the huge potential demonstrated by the Cao Group finally made these aristocratic gentry who were only interested in making money feel relieved.

Hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban refugees were divided into two groups: soldiers and their families.

Soldiers fought on the front lines, while their families worked in the fields behind the scenes.

In other words,
In order to protect the safety of their families, their fields and houses, those Yellow Turban soldiers who were recruited would not only not harbor rebellious thoughts, but would fight bravely, earn more merits and win more benefits for their families.

Is this a bond in another sense?

In this way, the issue of loyalty of the Yellow Turban surrendered soldiers, which worried the Yanzhou gentry the most, was solved in an instant!

"What Cao Zhonglang said is absolutely right!"

"With a family as a bond, I believe those bandits... and soldiers wouldn't dare to rebel!"

"I'll offer 10,000 dan of grain! Could you let my Shanyang Wang family sell the new paper?"

"Wang family of Shanyang?" Cao Yan's heart moved when he heard this, and he threw an [Insight] at the man.

He remembered that Wang Can, one of the Seven Sages of the Jian'an Period, seemed to be from the Shanyang Wang family, but now he seemed to have moved to Jingzhou with his clan to avoid the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou.

"Wang Qian... is Wang Can's father?"

The system shows that this person's name is Wang Qian, and his entries are one purple, two blue, one white and one gray.

He once served as the chief secretary of General He Jin, so he was considered to have some abilities.

At this time, someone else shouted:

"The Zhang family of Chenliu is willing to pay 10 million yuan, plus 5,000 dan of grain!"

"The Yuan family of Runan is willing to pay 30 million yuan, plus 20,000 dan of grain!!!"

"Hiss!!!" Everyone gasped.

The Yuan family is so wealthy and domineering!

Cao Yan looked and saw that it was Yuan Xu, the prefect of Jiyin County.

Lao Cao had saved his life in times of crisis before, and he was returning the favor.

However, Cao Yan waved his hand and said, "The new paper issue is of great importance. We don't plan to sell it to outsiders at the moment."

“Alas…” “What a pity.”

Cao Yan looked at Cao Cao at this time.

The two brothers exchanged glances for a moment, and finally Cao Cao nodded slightly, as if he had agreed to something.

Then Cao Yan said to them, "But we still have many specialties that we need to sell.

If you are interested, you can come and join the gathering in early June."

Everyone looked at each other and expressed their determination to come and see it for themselves, and began to say goodbye to Cao Cao.

quickly,

Except for Li Qian, Wei Zhen, Zhang Miao, Bao Xin and others, everyone else left.

Li Qian, Wei Zhen and Bao Xin are all our own people.

Zhang Miao was a good friend of Cao Cao and one of the first two people to support Cao Cao's taking control of Yanzhou, so he was also considered half of Cao Cao's family.

"My lord, I never thought that you could accomplish such earth-shaking things in just a few months!" Bao Xin said with emotion.

When Zhang Miao heard Bao Xin's address, his eyelids twitched.

He didn't expect that Bao Xin would call out the word "Lord" so straightforwardly in front of him.

Is this a disguised way of forcing him to recognize Cao Cao as his master?

Just as Zhang Miao was struggling internally, Cao Cao replied, "Brother Yuncheng and Mengzhuo, you are all family, so I will not hide anything from you.

Taking control of Yanzhou is the first step for us to achieve great things.

No matter how the future is planned, quelling the rebellion of the princes is the top priority.

In the future, I will need your full support to manage Yanzhou!"

Bao Xin and Zhang Miao nodded slightly, agreeing with Cao Cao's words.

At this point, Xun Yu stepped forward and said, "My lord, since you have secured the support of the vast majority of the Yanzhou nobles, we can write a letter to Yuan Shao, asking him to submit a petition to the court on our behalf, requesting the appointment of Governor of Yanzhou."

Cao Cao smiled and said, "Wenruo, I'll leave this matter to you."

"Yes!" Xun Yu agreed.

At this time, Cao Cao suddenly turned his attention to Guo Jia and others.

Xun Yu quickly introduced Cao Cao, "My lord, this is the good friend that Zhicai and I often talk about, Guo Jia, also known as Guo Fengxiao, from Yangdi, Yingchuan.

He is a man of extraordinary wisdom and insight, and can always see the crux of the matter. He can give unique and accurate insights when others cannot see the situation clearly.

Now, I am temporarily serving in our army."

Xun Yu pointed at Guo Jia and introduced him to Cao Cao first.

Guo Jia was dressed in a plain robe, with a slender figure and a slightly thin face, but his eyes were extremely bright, revealing a sense of agility and intelligence, and there was a free and unrestrained style in his every move.

Cao Cao felt that Guo Jia "was deeply in his heart" at first sight.

The two of them do have similar personalities, are not bound by etiquette, and have similar interests.

Guo Jia also fell in love with Lao Cao at first sight. He also felt the same curiosity as many others: "Cao Cao and Cao Yan are clearly brothers, why are there such big differences in temperament and appearance?"

Although he was thinking about it, Guo Jia did not hesitate in his actions.

He took two big steps forward, straightened his body, bowed, and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner:

"I have heard of your great name for a long time, and it is as famous as thunder in my ears.

It is a blessing to see you today.

I am willing to offer you advice and suggestions, and serve you like an ox or a horse... Pah! I am willing to serve you like a dog or a horse!"

"Work like an ox or a horse?" Zhang Miao, Wei Zhen and others were dumbfounded.

But Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and the others smiled bitterly to themselves and shook their heads helplessly: "Listening to Zi'an muttering 'oxen and horses, oxen and horses' every day, we've really been led astray by him without realizing it..."

Cao Cao, however, was unfazed. With a smile on his face, he quickly stepped forward and helped Guo Jia up, saying, "I've long heard of Fengxiao's reputation. Having your help today is like having wings on a tiger! From now on, all military affairs will depend on your care, Fengxiao!"

Guo Jia raised the corner of his mouth and replied confidently: "Don't worry, my lord. Jiading will do his best."

(End of this chapter)