Chapter 238 Zhao Yun's Objection
So, with this kind of thinking: Why did Guo Jia not say anything in the letter? That's because he couldn't say it clearly. What's not to say it clearly? Okay, even if you didn't think of it at the beginning, you can still think of it now.
No wonder Guo Jia dared to send a letter simply for such a big deal. It turned out that he was confident that others would not be able to catch him at all! Guo Jia might be able to be a tutor for divergent thinking, or to be precise, a consultant for tempting crimes, because the former student figured out the key and that was the tutor's credit, while the latter criminal came up with the means, and the consultant must be cleared!
Moreover, Xi Zhicai personally went to the front line to find Cao Cao in order to surrender the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou. In other words, this matter has been settled on Xi Zhicai, and Xi Zhicai also disdains to do the hiding behavior of Guo Jia. Xi Zhicai must take the initiative and even use all his strength to promote all this!
Then all the spearheads will definitely be focused on Xi Zhicai, and maybe the resentment of the powerful and powerful towards Xi Zhicai will be higher than Cao Cao! Moreover, with Xi Zhicai and Cao Cao's understanding of Guo Jia, and Guo Jia's shamelessness, if you don't say it, you will jump out to help. I guess Guo Jia will stand on the opposite side in a hypocritical way, and act like he is thinking about the powerful and powerful and trying his best to fight for them.
"First of all, we reclaim wasteland on the grounds of military farming, but in fact we directly seize the empty arable land now and distribute these good land to the elderly, weak women and children in the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou. Cough cough, and provide them with oxen, tools, seedlings, etc., which can be put into production directly. It is enough to make a living. As for the 300,000 troops of the Yellow Turbans, we only need to draw their elite troops. The remaining miscellaneous soldiers really let them go to military farming to reclaim wasteland."
It is obvious that although Xi Zhicai's thoughts are extreme, the method is still quite comprehensive, rather than letting Cao Cao directly compete with the aristocratic families. The so-called military farming is just a saying that shifts contradictions, making people who don't know what they think that Cao Cao raised all the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou, but in fact, he used the ready-made arable land of the aristocratic families.
After all, the newly reclaimed land will definitely not have high yields, and it will also cost labor. If you want the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans to surrender with confidence and want them to live and work in peace and contentment, you must provide them with a good life. And you will have to see the results, and it will not make people feel that it is a blank check, so you can only give the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans a good farmland. At least the kind of fields that the elderly, weak, women and children can cultivate normally!
Then the 300,000 army is not so easy to raise. The key is that its combat effectiveness is only 100,000. Then, draw out the elite and the remaining ones will be used as reserve soldiers. They are really arranged to go to farm. Compared with the elderly, weak, women and children, these people have some strength and ability to open up land and farm. Although the output may not be high at the beginning, self-sufficiency should be enough. They can be used to show others. They can also use this to raise soldiers and barely be considered as not to waste training. When necessary, they can be converted into combat-capable troops at any time. This is already the prototype of a military camp.
"Then secondly, the families of the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou must be dispersed throughout Yanzhou! Cough cough, firstly, the land occupied in this way can be dispersed, and the conflicts will not be too concentrated, so that those people can still accept it even though they have complaints. Secondly, it is also to prevent the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou from causing trouble again. Not only is it a problem that these families may cause trouble, because people are dispersed and it is not easy to get together again. The Yellow Turbans of the recruited Yellow Turbans have some concerns and cannot be rebelled again. Thirdly, it can also let the people from all over Yanzhou see with their own eyes that these so-called Yellow Turbans are not terrible vicious people. Cough cough, under normal circumstances, they are also law-abiding or even pitiful good people. In this way, everyone's misunderstandings can be gradually eliminated, and gradually no one will care about the identity of these people as Yellow Turbans. Then our behavior of surrendering the Yellow Turbans can also gain more understanding and support."
"Also, if these Qingzhou Yellow Turbans really live a good life from now on, they will inevitably be grateful to their lords like saviors. Ahem, then they can not only spread the lord's kindness, but also, if there is any accident and rebellion happens, these Qingzhou Yellow Turbans may become the key to our future suppression of rebellion!"
Xi Zhicai said one by one, and Cao Cao's eyes lit up from time to time. Cao Cao naturally thought of some of the key points, but Xi Zhicai said it more detailed and more perfectly. Sure enough, the "professionals" who really came up with this method and studied it carefully are different!
Perhaps after seeing Guo Jia's letters before, Cao Cao had decided to act according to this method, but at this moment, after listening to Xi Zhicai's analysis, Cao Cao truly strengthened his beliefs. Cao Cao was not Yuan Shao. Once he really decided on something, he would not hesitate anymore. I guess no one could change his thoughts at this time.
Just when Xi Zhicai was about to speak, a young general suddenly broke in from outside.
"Lord, I heard you plan to surrender the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou?!"
Cao Cao didn't need to look at it, and he knew that the person came was Zhao Yun, who had made Cao Cao love and hate recently! In order to make his generals mentally prepared in advance, Cao Cao had vaguely conveyed the news that he was preparing to surrender the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou.
As Cao Cao expected, Zhao Yun came to the door.
When Zhao Yun came in and saw Xi Zhicai, he was shocked and said quickly,
"Is something wrong in Dongjun?!"
"Zilong doesn't need to worry. There is no problem with Dongjun, otherwise I wouldn't be so stable now. Zhicai came here this time, which is another important thing. Well, what he said is about surrendering the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou. Maybe Zilong can also come and listen to Zhicai's opinions." Cao Cao comforted, hoping that Xi Zhicai's principles could convince Zhao Yun.
As a result, Zhao Yun got the exact news that he was going to surrender the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou and shouted immediately,
"Lord! Have you forgotten how General Bao Xin died?!"
This is exactly what makes Cao Cao’s headache. Cao Cao feels that Zhao Yun may be too young, and he has good military talents, but he is too righteous and too impulsive. For example, Bao Xin was obviously not familiar with Zhao Yun before, and he had no relationship at all. It was because he saw Bao Xin’s righteous act of sacrifice to save Cao Cao, Zhao Yun firmly wanted to avenge General Bao Xin!
Guo Jia has long seen through this point. He will care about Zhao Yun's justice and irrelevant people and things. Even if Guo Jia makes a mistake, Zhao Yun will only stand on the side of justice, not on Guo Jia's side; and Dian Wei's chivalrousness is more based on personal preference. If Guo Jia, who is already a brother to him, is in trouble, no matter who is right or wrong, Dian Wei will stand on the side of Guo Jia.
Therefore, it was difficult for Zhao Yun to accept Cao Cao's behavior of forgetting hatred for the sake of profit. So as soon as he received the news that Cao Cao was going to surrender the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou, Zhao Yun immediately came over.
Chapter completed!