Chapter 139

Although drunk, he still knew how to do a favor.

Liu Bei laughed heartily and didn't refuse.

"Then many thanks, Brother Brother Wenju!"

"My lord!"

Taishi Ci bowed deeply; he had long belonged to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei helped him up.

"Good, with Taishi Ziyi's help, my heart is very comforted. How about you serve as a Captain first?"

"Thank you, my lord!"

Liu Bei added,

"Taishi Ziyi, you should also bring your mother over. I know some medical skills and can help the old lady take a look."

Taishi Ci was even more moved and secretly decided that he would definitely work hard to kill the enemy to repay the lord.

Wu Wu Anguo on the side shouted in his heart,

"My lord, why don't you yield me to Lord Liu Xuande too!"

The live broadcast room barrage exploded.

"Damn, this Kong Rong is afraid he has a pear-yielding syndrome!"

"Yield Lu Bu? This Kong Rong's bragging is also quite big!"

"The big-eared thief and that Taishi Ci had long looked at each other!"

"This Taishi Ci is quite fierce, his martial arts are slightly worse than Zhao Zilong's, but stronger than Zhang He and Xu Huang's."

"The big-eared thief is crazy, he took in over ten thousand Huang Jin soldiers. These people have bad military discipline and eat a lot!"

Liu Bei returned to the military camp and called Guan Hai.

"About how many Huang Jin soldiers are there in Qingzhou?"

Guan Hai thought for a while.

"My lord, big and small, there are about nearly a million people, and over thirty thousand elites."

Guo Jia and the others all gasped. One-fourth of the people in Qingzhou had become Huang Jin soldiers...

What Liu Bei needed most at this time was population. There was still a large amount of land and grassland in the Hetao Plain that needed people.

"Guan Hai, you send people to all parts of Qingzhou to summon the Huang Jin soldiers. Those who are willing to follow me will be fed, and they will be given land in Bingzhou."

"Yes!"

Liu Bei added,

"But say the ugly words first: if they still want to rob, then don't come, otherwise I won't be polite."

Guan Hai knew that the lord's military discipline had always been strict, so he cupped his hands.

"Yes, my lord, I will send people out to contact them immediately."

"Good, you go down and rest first."

After Guan Hai went down,

Guo Jia sighed.

"My lord, I am truly impressed by your big move. A full million people. Hedong in our Bingzhou only has three million people in total. Suddenly adding one million makes it a large state with a population of over four million!"

"Yanzhou and Yuzhou, these important places in the Central Plains, only have four million people, and Jizhou only has over five million."

Liu Bei nodded.

"Fortunately, we planted potatoes on a large scale this year, otherwise I really wouldn't dare to take so many people in one breath."

"Guo Fengxiao, if there are really a million people, the food, clothing, and expenses along the way will not be small. Help me think of a way."

Guo Jia wrote a word on the table with water.

Liu Bei's eyes lit up.

"Guo Fengxiao truly understands me!"

Guo Jia cupped his hands.

"My lord, the Huang Jin Army in Qingzhou has been a disaster for a long time. My lord took the initiative to help Qingzhou solve this big problem. Shouldn't the noble families in Qingzhou express something?"

Liu Bei nodded.

"Good, tomorrow I will go with Kong Kong Beihai to meet the famous scholars and noble families in Qingzhou."

Liu Bei must take these million Qingzhou commoners.

Historically, Cao Cao took in these thirty thousand Qingzhou soldiers and tens of thousands of family members. Although he was often short of grain, his combat power increased greatly, allowing him to fight everywhere.

These Qingzhou soldiers had bad military discipline, but they were numerous, and one could always pick some good ones.

Population at the end of the Han Dynasty should be considered the most important resource!

In Linzi City, the seat of Qingzhou,

Zheng Xuan, Peng Qiu, Bing Ding Yuan, and other famous scholars,

the Sun family, the Wang family of Donglai, the Hua family of Gaotang, and others all came.

Zheng Xuan and Lu Zhi were considered fellow disciples. Liu Bei invited him to be a guest in Taiyuan and incidentally give lectures to everyone at the Taiyuan Academy.

Zheng Xuan readily agreed. He hadn't discussed the Dao with Brother Zigan for a long time, and he could also meet old friends and incidentally meet Cai Yong.

Having these masters of classics join the academy briefly could also attract a group of excellent young people.

Liu Bei drank more than ten rounds with everyone, and suddenly his eyes turned red.

Zheng Xuan asked,

"Liu Xuande, what's wrong with you?"

Liu Bei looked at the wine in his hand and sighed.

"Everyone, this time I came to Qingzhou and saw Qingzhou being ravaged by the Huang Jin Army, so I wanted to do something for the commoners of Qingzhou and migrate these Huang Jin soldiers to live in Bingzhou."

"One is to solve the problem of too many Hu Ren on the border of the Han Dynasty, and the other is to solve the banditry in Qingzhou. It's just that my ability is limited, and the grain and grass in the army are only enough for ten days. I don't know what to do."

Everyone was shocked, especially those noble families. They originally thought that Liu Bei would take those Qingzhou Huang Jin away and they would have a good life, but they didn't expect...

Zhang Fei said carelessly,

"Big Brother, you have no way either. Since there is no grain, let's go back early."

"There is no grain in the army, and when the million Huang Jin soldiers mutiny, we won't be able to stop them!"

As soon as Zhang Fei said this, everyone was anxious.

A million Huang Jin commoners had already gathered. If Liu Bei didn't take them away, wouldn't they turn Qingzhou upside down!

"Lord Liu Xuande cannot leave."

"Take all these Huang Jin soldiers away."

"Lord Liu Xuande, I am willing to send ten thousand shi of grain!"

"I will also give eight thousand shi!"

Liu Bei's eyes were red.

"Everyone is truly a family of accumulated goodness, but I cannot ask you to send it. Consider it borrowed, and I will write you an IOU!"

Everyone was moved.

"Lord Liu Xuande is of high righteousness!"

Liu Bei soon received promises of over forty thousand shi of grain.

Liu Bei struck while the iron was hot and wrote them IOUs on the spot!

"Everyone, a million commoners can only survive with your help. Your high righteousness will definitely be passed down for generations!"

Liu Bei bowed deeply.

Everyone hurried to return the salute!

Almost every noble family in Qingzhou had Liu Bei's IOU!

Some people were even preparing to frame it and pass it down as a family heirloom!

The live broadcast room barrage exploded.

"Damn, the big-eared thief is truly awesome!"

"Crowdfunding again! Did you pay back the grain from the warlords last time!"