The autumn rain did not fall in Guangling City.
Zhao Chen did not prepare any rain gear, and it seemed that it would not rain today.
A second ago, the dark clouds had tightly wrapped the morning sun, hiding it behind the clouds.
The next second, the warm sunshine penetrated through the layers of dark clouds and shone on the streets of Guangling City.
Liu Bei and Zhao Chen rode horses together. They were not like masters and ministers, but more like two familiar friends. They pointed at the corners of the city and told about the difficulties of the battlefield in the past few days.
Behind him were three generals, Guan Yu with a red face, Zhang Fei with a leopard face, and a gentleman named Jian Yong.
The people in the city came out one after another and lined the streets to welcome him, all because they had long heard of Liu Bei's wisdom and kindness, and knew that as long as Liu Bei took control of Guangling City, Guangling City would have hope, and they would be able to live a good life in this troubled world.
The people are all simple, and their requirements are not high. It is enough to have food to eat, clothes to wear, and a piece of land to farm. They go out to work in the morning and come back at night to have their wives and children warm up on the kang.
But this is the most difficult thing to find in troubled times. The land has been annexed, the houses have been destroyed by war, the food has been confiscated by the army, and even people have been dragged away to join the army.
Peace is easier said than done.
And Liu Bei is their hope, the hope that allows them to live peacefully in troubled times.
Zhao Chen admired Liu Bei from the bottom of his heart for this. Throughout the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he could not find another person who could love the people as much as Liu Bei.
There was a man in simple clothes among the crowd of common people. When he saw Liu Bei leading the way into the Yamen, he hurriedly ran to the alley in the east of the city.
He ran all the way into a mansion and reported everything he saw to the housekeeper named Xu.
The housekeeper surnamed Xu hurried into the study again and told the eldest and second masters all this.
These two people are Mi Zhu and Mi Fang.
Mi Zhu flipped through the letters in front of him and murmured to himself: "It's one day earlier than the agreed time. Entering Guangling City on August 14th is really a strange person. Liu Xuande's military advisor Zhao Chen is really a strange person!"
Mi Fang was also very excited: "Brother, Liu Bei defeated Yuan Shu and defeated Sun Ce. It means that we made the right bet. Betting on the fate of the whole family is considered a right bet."
Mi Zhu nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.
When he first received Liu Bei's letter, he made up his mind to pin the fate of the whole family on Liu Bei. To be honest, he was a little hesitant in his heart.
At that time, Liu Bei only had 3,000 troops and was trapped in Haixi County with no way forward or retreat.
No businessman with a strategic vision would invest money in a project that has a high chance of failure.
With so many projects to choose from around him, Mi Zhu didn't know why he had a soft spot for Liu Bei, and even thought about marrying Liu Bei.
Liu Bei responded to Mi Zhu's firm support with one victory after another.
Unexpectedly, in just one month, he defeated Yuan Shu three times, defeated Jiangdong's little overlord Sun Ce, captured the entire Guangling County, and accomplished what the Chen family had been unable to accomplish for so many years.
More importantly, the difference between before and after is that there is one more person, military advisor Zhao Chen.
This Zhao Chen seems to have the magical ability to turn decay into magic, the ability to turn the tide, and the sharpness of his eyes to see all things.
It seems that in his eyes, defeating thousands of troops is as simple as drinking water and eating.
Without him, it can only be said that Zhao Chen's resourcefulness far exceeds everyone's imagination.
Mi Zhu was very excited because he understood that his strategic investment had once again succeeded.
More importantly, sister Mi Luyun's happiness is already half guaranteed.
"Brother, Liu Xuande can ride side by side with Zhao Houde and stand in front of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. This is enough to show that Zhao Chen's status in Liu Xuande's army is lower than that of ten thousand."
Mi Zhu smiled and nodded: "Hurry and prepare the gift book for donating supplies and present it to Liu Xuande tomorrow."
Mi Fang hurriedly went to the study desk to get the list and replied: "Brother, the gift book has been prepared."
"Okay!" Mi Zhu changed his mind immediately after looking at the gift book, "I can't wait until tomorrow. Let's set off immediately. Being late may affect the entire Mi family."
At this time, Mi Lujun ran all the way into the study, with unbearable joy on his face: "Brother, Military Advisor Houde and Liu Xuande have entered the city together."
Mi Zhu looked at his sister's rosy face and smiled knowingly.
She had never seen her be so interested in a young master from any family. When she was in Xiapi City, many wealthy businessmen also came to Mi's house to propose marriage. Mi Lujun just smiled and refused easily, not to mention taking the initiative.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Chen, who had no family background, no money or power, and had never even met him in person, would actually make his sister Mi Luyun so concerned.
Mi Zhu waved the gift book in his hand in front of Mi Luyun and said: "Sister, sit down peacefully. Brother, I will go to the county government office to meet Liu Xuande and Zhao Houde now. Let's see what my future brother-in-law looks like. Can he be like this?" Extraordinary resourcefulness.”
After being pointed out by her elder brother, Mi Luyun's face became even more rosy, and she covered her face shyly and ran back to the boudoir.
The county government offices in Guangling City are much better than those in Huaiyin City, at least they look new on the outside.
The previous prefect, Wu Jing, was considered a promising man and had a good way of governing counties. However, he fell into the trap of the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Both administration and law enforcement were biased towards the rich, which made the people resentful.
This is inevitable. For people born in this era, it is as difficult as climbing to the sky if they want to break out of the framework of the era.
Unless, like Zhao Chen, one comes from later generations and examines Wu Jing's governance from a historical perspective, one can see the problems at a glance.
Thinking of Wu Jing, Zhao Chen frowned.
Although Guangling City was successfully won, there are still many things that need to be dealt with.
Wu Jing, who belongs to Yuan Shu, can at least serve as a prefect in terms of ability. Guarding a city should not be a big problem, and his governance skills can also be used. However, this person is related to Sun Ce, so it is impossible for him to use him. We can only see what resources can be obtained in exchange.
As for Sun Ce's subordinate Huang Gai, he is a hero of a lifetime and the pillar of Jiangdong. If he can be included in Liu Bei's account, he will have another tiger general. Unfortunately, this level of difficulty is also at the purgatory level.
Sometimes Zhao Chen admires Sun Ce. At least he is trustworthy in employing people and his subordinates are extremely loyal. Unlike other princes such as Yuan Shu, Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo, etc., although they were rampant in the Central Plains for a while, they lacked the excellent skills to control their subordinates. They let their subordinates leave for some benefits or even a nominal jade seal, and in the end no one was left. It can be used, how can it be invincible?
You know, in troubled times, people are the center of things, and no one is nothing.
There is also the issue of reconstruction of Guangling County.
In addition to Guangling City, Huaiyin and Huaipu in Guangling County are pretty good. The third echelon like Gaoyou basically needs to be rebuilt, and the pressure is huge. Since this place is going to be Liu Bei's hometown, it naturally needs to be managed well. At least the Jianghuai Plain should be fully utilized to greatly increase grain production so that the people can have enough food to have the strength to produce.
As if nothing had happened, Liu Bei took Zhao Chen's hand and walked all the way to the county government hall.
He was the most relaxed, with Zhao Chen always making suggestions.
The lobby has been cleared and everyone is sitting down one after another.
Just as he was preparing to discuss matters, he suddenly heard the guards coming to report that Mi Zhu wanted to see him.
