Heroes in the Three Kingdoms - C279

Faced with the headache of money and food, I raised my right hand and put my index finger next to my ear. But he had to remember, he could not use the consumption of people’s energy to get a large amount of money! After all, exhausting the people’s energy was a path of self-destruction! It would be wrong to make a simple decision on fiscal matters! He definitely could not ask the people for a lot of money! If you really can’t gather much money, then use those powerful clans to attack and make them spit out more money! Anyways, after Jiang Ren died, the Scholars’s forces were severely injured, and if they wanted to gather people to rebel, the power would not be enough! ”

Chen Zhi expressed his opinion: “But what if the Scholars and Liu Yan colluded? Fourth brother, you can only force Scholars into Liu Yan’s embrace, and will allow Liu Yan to become stronger in our army, then Liu Yan will have the ability to rebel! “Fourth brother, please think twice!” I waved my hand and smiled faintly at Zhi Zhi. “Second brother, it’s not that fourth brother doesn’t want to hear those good words of yours!” But I really can’t bear to see the people after the disaster and then suffer even more from the incompetence of the government! As long as they could make the citizens’ lives better, what else could they not do? Money, food! What I need right now is food and money to calm the citizens down! “I don’t care about that much anymore!” “Sigh!” Chen Zhi sighed helplessly.

After Chen Zhi went to do what I had instructed, I turned to Zhang Yan and asked: “How is the situation now? Has the flood been effectively controlled? ” “This…” Seeing that I was too tired to go against the flood, Zhang Yan couldn’t help but to lie to me. I pointed ahead and said, “Come! “Let’s go take a look!” I spoke as I walked forward. Zhang Yan saw that he was helpless and had no choice but to follow me.

On the other hand, in the midst of the flood, six people were trapped on a slope of a dozen square meters, surrounded by water. There was a big tree at the top of the hill. A cloth was hung on the tree to serve as a signal for reinforcements.

One of them, a short soldier sitting on a tree trunk, said, “Ah! For us to be able to leisurely enjoy the flood and get such preferential treatment from the flood, who else could it be? ” A sturdy man replied, “Damn it, the rain is still falling!” He had been trapped for nearly two days! If this continued, it would be strange if he didn’t starve to death! Sigh! He had finished all the rations he brought! Damn it! ” The short soldier replied, “That’s right! The rain continued to fall and the water continued to rise. It seems like we have to feed the fish! Who told me to eat so much fish in my life? Being eaten by a fish after death could be considered as repaying the debt! For the time being, we are not in a rush, but that skinny guy just got sick at this moment! “Sigh!”

A common man and a common woman lowered their heads. The common man said, “I’m sorry, it’s all because of us, that’s why you …” Seeing that his two soldiers were complaining randomly, which made his uncle ashamed, he reprimanded, “What nonsense are you two spouting!”

The little man grinned and said, “Senior, don’t keep a straight face all day! Look at the water dripping off your face! Even before the flood went up to feed the fishes, at least it would look a bit prettier! Otherwise, he would lose a lot of money! If even fish were unwilling to eat it, wouldn’t that be a great loss of face? “Haha!” The short man smiled and shook his head, causing a large amount of water to splash out. The Count said sternly, “Be more serious! Don’t be so unruly in front of the people, not like a soldier! “Otherwise, don’t blame me for serving you by martial law!” “The short one stuck out his tongue.

This soldier of mine is a joker,” he said to the man and the woman. Please do not stand on ceremony. ” The man and woman didn’t dare to face the elder, because they felt deeply sorry for him. If it weren’t for the four of them saving them, they could have taken the boat and left to save them. As a result, the boat broke and sank, and the four of them even dragged the two of them up the hill to temporarily hide. The Count knew what the two were thinking and could not help but sigh.

The stocky man kept wiping the water on the body of the petite man who was recuperating with his eyes closed. “Skinny, are you alright? You! Come back if you’re sick! “I don’t want to live anymore!” “AHH!” “I …” The thin man struggled to open his eyes. The burly man raised his head to look at the thin man and shook his head. He knew that if no one was able to save the thin man, the thin man’s condition would be even worse, and his life would be as thin as a thread!

The Count looked around and saw a vast expanse of water, with no end in sight. The rain was still falling. Although the water had been restrained, the situation was still not looking good! It was not easy to recede from the flood! Whether the cloth that was hanging on the wall could be seen was questionable. More importantly, he couldn’t guarantee how long the six of them could last! Because without food and clean water, people will starve to death if the flood doesn’t rise! Yes! He could not drag this on any longer. While he still had sufficient stamina, he would risk everything to escape by a fluke.

On the other side of the hill, with his back to the man and the woman, he gathered the thin man and the strong man. “I don’t need to say anything more about the current situation!” Seeing this, the thin man said: “Uncle, what plans do you have? “Who asked us to be your subordinates!” The sturdy man nodded and said, “That’s right! “Please give the order!”

The Burgomaster nodded and said, “Very well! I want to cut down this tall tree on the slope. If we have a tree trunk, we can use it to lean against the shore! Skinny, you should be familiar with this terrain, right? As long as they could reach the shore, they would have a chance at survival. But if we are still here, no one can guarantee whether someone will save us! I can only gamble everything on this! ” The skinny man and the muscular man nodded in agreement.

The captain’s sharp eyes looked at the two men and said, “The two of you, remember that you are soldiers. No matter what, even if you have to sacrifice your own life, you have to protect those two men’s lives and your sick comrade!” said the Burgomaster, pointing to the man and the woman. Although the skinny guy was joking, he still knew his own identity and knew about his responsibilities. He immediately replied, “Uncle, don’t worry! I will do it! ” The sturdy man also said, “Uncle, don’t worry!”

“Don’t worry,” he thought to himself, nodding his head. “As your officers, even if I have to sacrifice my life, I will ensure your safety!” “Uncle!” The lanky man gave a laugh and said, “Okay! Let’s start cutting down the trees! ”

The chief told the peasants and the women and the sick that he was going to cut down the trees, hoping to escape by climbing them, and when he had finished, he began to cut down the trees. Just as the tree was about to fall, the thin man excitedly shouted, “Look! There was a boat! It must be the rescue ship! ” His words immediately lifted everyone’s spirits.

Just as expected, the soldiers of the Fan Li Army were searching the ship for the culprit. When they saw the cloth hanging on the tree from afar, they immediately rushed over, just in time to save them.

The rainy day lasted for nearly two months, after which the flood slowly subsided. The lower houses were still half submerged, and the trees were relieved by the flood, their branches flapping gently in the wind, telling of the joy of its rebirth.

I and my group of generals followed me on the muddy road. On the road, there was still water soaking, but it was still passable. Many citizens and soldiers were busy using ladles or brooms to clear the water off the road to ensure that it was clear. If the piles of mud were serious, they would have to be shoveled out. Naturally, there would also be hardworking citizens.

Wuu!” This good crop had become like this! It was about to be harvested! A year of hard work was all in vain! How can we live without food in the future? “Sigh!” An old man stomped his feet helplessly. The young man sitting next to the old man was not so pessimistic. He plucked a piece of corn from between the stems and leaves of the tree. After looking at it, he examined the tree carefully, grinned and said, “That’s great!” This corn tree is still alive! “Haha!

The crops on the high ground were lucky to survive and the crops that had been submerged for a long time could no longer be reared. As the flood had come too quickly, it was needless to say that they had suffered heavy losses due to the lack of harvesting time. To do this, they would have to rely on buying fodder from the outside for emergency response.

I asked seriously, “How is it? “How is it going buying food from outside the city?” Dou Fu replied: “My lord, the land of Yangzhou has also been affected by the flood. Not only is Sun Jian refusing to sell our rations because we have submitted to the Chinese bandit, he is instead amassing troops at the border and seems to have intentions of invading! And Liu Bei of Ba Shu strictly ordered all merchants within the borders to not allowed to buy food for us! Although Mr. Zhou Zheng wanted Zhuge Liang to beg for mercy, but Zhuge Liang went to inspect. For a moment, he didn’t know where he was! However, the better part is that the southern Founan does not prohibit people from selling food to us, but Founan has experienced a lot of turmoil, how much food can the country give us? “Sigh!”

Looking at Dou Fu who had a troubled expression, I knew his problem. As long as my family had business for generations, I was very clear that as long as Shang Jia risked his life, as long as I had a hundred times the benefits, they would still rush over! I appeared very calm, but my words were loud and clear, “The news spread that our army is purchasing grain at a high price! It was several times more expensive than the food from other places! “That way, we can buy more food!” Dou Fu looked at Chen Zhi and said aloud: “But our buying power …”

I stared at Chen Zhi and said, “Think of a way! I have to think of a way! Also, if anyone in my territory gives me money or food to help the affected area, they can be exempted from punishment and even be given a free body! Also, the Scholars is still dishonest right now, send people to investigate, if they find out the culprit, they can confiscate a certain amount of his family property! “Especially those who have accumulated a lot of knowledge, they are going to give us an even harsher blow!” “Sigh!” Chen Zhi sighed helplessly.

I looked up at the sky, the brilliant purple clouds, silently prayed in my heart that I could get out of this crisis.

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