"It's done, the land is clear between the two parties, and we don't owe each other anything."
Gao Shun glanced at the handprints cut on the ground and waved to the soldiers behind him, "Let's go."
By the time Chen Jiang recovered from the shock, Gao Shun and others had already walked away.
Chen Jiang looked at the large area of depression in front of him, thought of the fertile land he had finally obtained, and thought of the land deed that had been fingerprinted, and he immediately collapsed on the ground helplessly.
When the housekeeper saw Gao Shun and others leaving, he hurriedly stepped forward to help Chen Jiang, tears streaming down his face, "Master, they robbed our land in exchange for these shabby places!"
Snapped!
Chen Jiang remembered that he was held up by soldiers just now and no one came forward to stop him. He suddenly became angry and slapped the housekeeper in the mouth with his hand.
"Trash, what did you do just now?"
The housekeeper was slapped in the mouth, and more tears flowed from his face, "Master, it doesn't matter if you hit me, don't get so angry that you make us feel bad!"
Chen Jiang gritted his teeth and said, "No, I can't eat this money-losing man.
Come on, let’s go find Lu Bu now to ask for an explanation. "
Chen Jiang and others returned to the city again and came to the gate of Lu Mansion, but unfortunately, they were stopped by the soldiers in front of the gate.
"No one is allowed to enter without Marquis Wen's order, otherwise he will be killed without mercy!"
The housekeeper hurriedly took out a small bag of copper coins and offered it with both hands, "Master Jun, please inform Marquis Wen that our master has something important to report."
The soldier shook his head and repeated like a puppet, "No one is allowed in or out without Marquis Wen's order. Don't you understand?"
The housekeeper wanted to say more, but he heard the sound of a knife being drawn next to him. He was so frightened that he trembled and retreated hastily.
"Master, he doesn't want to see us!"
Chen Jiang looked at the closed door and understood in his heart that all this was Lu Bu's trick. I'm afraid it would be useless if he waited any longer.
"Let's go back and send a message to Master Gong Yu quickly. I don't believe it. Lu Bu can be bigger than Master Gong Yu."
…
"Ha ha!"
When Lu Bu heard Zhang Hu's report, he couldn't help laughing, "Chen Jiang, you really thought that I would compensate him for the farmland. It's really funny!"
Before Lu Bu measured the land, he had already had the idea to take all the fertile land in Xiaopei as his own and then let the refugees cultivate it.
For those local gentry who are obedient, Lu Bu will leave some corners for them, but if they are disobedient, then I'm sorry, they can only go to that depression.
As for whether those gentry could grow food in that depression, this was not something Lu Bu considered.
Not only occupying these people's land, Lu Bu also prepared to open up wasteland everywhere to plant more land.
In the Battle of Yanzhou, Lu Bu suffered a huge loss in food. As a result, he was defeated and retreated from Yanzhou sadly.
This time, he planned to grow food, so that his troops would never have to worry about food.
Moreover, in the adventure world, he also understood a truth.
Don't underestimate those refugees. If they are united, they will be an immortal force.
When Zhang Jiao gave an order, hundreds of thousands of people rose up in response and stood loyally on his side.
During this period of time, Lu Bu thought about why the teacher failed. What was the reason?
The teacher's troops are not small, but they are still defeated by officers and soldiers who are much smaller than him. What is the reason for this?
Lu Bu imagined the battle between the teacher and the officers and soldiers, and also imagined what the result would be if he commanded it?
In the end, he came to a conclusion, which was, of course, only his personal opinion.
Although the teacher has organizational skills and can call on hundreds of thousands of people to obey orders, he has no military capabilities.
If hundreds of thousands of people are led by clever generals, they will be a terrifying force.
But if led by mediocre people, these hundreds of thousands of people will be nothing more than a group of lambs.
There is a more important reason for this, and that is materials.
Although the teacher's subordinates were large in number, they were not fully equipped and had insufficient food. This was also an important reason for his failure.
Lu Bu would never make the same mistakes that the teacher had made.
What's more, why would he make that kind of mistake now that he has the conditions?
Food can be exchanged for points, and weapons and armor can be obtained from the adventure world.
What he needs now is to get the support of hundreds of thousands of people like his teacher. Then, coupled with the bonus of Adventure World, Lu Bu believes that the height he can reach is definitely not comparable to that of his teacher.
Of course, the main problem now is the refugees Zhang Miao went to recruit.
In the past few days, Lu Bu has been thinking about what attitude he should use to face these refugees.
If you just give these people some food, they will be grateful, but it will be far from the effect Lu Bu wants.
If they come here to eat, then as long as someone else gives them a fuller and better meal, they will turn around and go to that side without hesitation.
Therefore, the teacher's methods must be used to unite these refugees so that they will never betray.
Just when Lu Bu was thinking undecided, Chen Gong, who was standing aside, frowned and said with a worried look on his face, "Marquis Wen, although we got some land, we have inadvertently offended the Chen family of Xuzhou, which may also be very detrimental to us. ah!"
Lu Bu turned to look at Chen Gong and sneered, "Gongtai, what are you worried about? Are you still worried that the Xuzhou Chen family will drive us out of Xiaopei?"
Chen Gong said with a wry smile, "I heard that the new Xuzhou Shepherd Liu Xuande thinks highly of the Chen family and his son. If they say bad things about us in front of Liu Xuande!"
Lu Bu waved his hand, "So what?"
Chen Gong sighed, "Xiaopei is only a county and is lacking in supplies. If our army wants to quickly restore its strength, I am afraid it will need the support of Liu Xuande. If he is offended, it will be very difficult to restore its strength!"
After hearing this, Lu Bu sneered disdainfully.
In the past, maybe he would worry about the lack of food and various supplies, but now, will he worry?
"Gongtai, just don't worry, I will take care of the material issues!"
At this point, Lu Bu's tone paused, "Yesterday, Meng Zhuo said that he had recruited more than 1,000 people to come to the east of the city. Why don't we go and have a look now?"
Chen Gong nodded, but his heart was still heavy.
He had long known that Lu Bu was reckless and willful, but he never imagined that it was so serious!
The princes in the world, even if they are as powerful as Yuan Shao, would not dare to offend the local noble family easily.
But the reckless Lu Bu in front of him had no scruples, as if he didn't know the consequences of offending the family.
These aristocratic families possess not only food and materials, but also the most important talents.
Most of the people who can read and write come from aristocratic families. If they are offended, who will join them?
…
Lu Bu brought Chen Gong to the east of the city. Zhang Miao had already received the news and hurried out to greet him.
"I've met Marquis Wen."
Lu Bu nodded, "Meng Zhuo, where are the refugees we recruited?"
Zhang Miao pointed behind him hurriedly, "There is no place to live yet, so we arranged to go to the woods not far away. At night, they can hide in the woods to rest."
Lu Bu nodded, "Meng Zhuo, let's go take a look."
Zhang Miao cupped his hands and led Lu Bubu and others towards the woods.
As soon as Lu Bu approached the woods, he heard the sound of bustling in front of him, and at the same time, the smell of cornmeal cooking porridge also hit his face.
When everyone walked around the woods along the path, they saw countless refugees sitting in the open space next to the woods, all looking at several steaming cauldrons next to the woods.
As soon as Lu Bu walked out of the woods, he heard someone shouting, "Everyone be silent, Marquis Wen is here."
In just a moment, the originally bustling sounds suddenly became quiet.
Lu Bu came to the edge of the woods and couldn't help but frown slightly when he looked at these refugees in ragged clothes.
These refugees are all sallow and thin, no, those who are sallow and skinny are considered good, and there are many who are already skinny and skinny, with skin folds like tree bark, almost no longer human-like.
They only have one breath left!
The refugees' eyes were dull, showing despair. Only when they looked at the big pot of porridge, a faint light flashed through them.
If other princes saw these refugees, the first order would be to drive them away and stop wasting food.
And recruiting soldiers will never be recruited from these half-dead refugees.
If you want to recruit soldiers from refugees who are so thin that they are just skin and bones, you must feed them and feed them for a month or two before they can return to normal.
Who is willing to spend a month or two of food recruiting these refugees?
With this food, it is better to recruit among the strong people, that will save food more.
Lu Bu frowned slightly as he looked at these refugees. He was not worried about food, but about the number of people.
In the adventure world, he had many successful experiences in recruiting disciples, but facing so many people, he was a little scratching his head.
Do you have to ask one by one? This is simply too time-consuming. Even if you don't sleep every day, I'm afraid I won't be able to influence more people!
Thinking of what happened in the adventure world, Lu Bu's heart suddenly moved, and he thought of Li San and others.
At first, Lu Bu only accepted a few apprentices, but these apprentices took the initiative to recruit more people, which allowed Lu Bu to not only complete the task, but also earn points.
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Lu Bu's lips, and he already had an idea in his mind.
Lu Bu came to these refugees and said loudly, "Folks, since you have come under my rule, don't worry about running out of food."
At this point, Lu Bu said in a louder voice, "I promise you that as long as I have food to eat, you will never be hungry."
When the refugees heard this, they were stunned at first, and the scene became quieter. But after a while, everyone came to their senses. They started talking quietly, and then suddenly became excited.
"Thank you Marquis Wen for saving your life."
"Marquis Wen, thank you. We are forever grateful to you."
Countless refugees were moved by these simple words. They got up and knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly, "Thank you, Marquis Wen."
Lu Bu waved his hand and turned to look at Zhang Miao, "Meng Zhuo, you choose some people with higher prestige among these refugees. I want to say a few words to them."
Zhang Miao nodded and immediately sent people to go among the refugees and select those with high prestige.
Lu Bu came to wait by the woods. After a while, Zhang Miao selected 50 people from the refugees and came to Lu Bu.
"Marquis Wen, they are all prestigious people among the refugees."
Lu Bu looked at the people brought by Zhang Miao, and finally stopped at the young man in the front.
The young man was dressed in ragged clothes, with a sallow complexion and a big square face, only supported by bones at the moment. Although his eyes were weak and weak, there was a hint of unwillingness hidden in them.
"What's your name and where are you from?"
The young man hurriedly handed over his hand and said, "The villain's name is Han Shi and he is from Qingzhou."
Lu Bu nodded, "Han Shi, why did you come to Xuzhou?"
When Han Shi heard the question, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, "There is a natural disaster and man-made disaster. The family has no food to eat and has no choice but to flee."
At this point, Han Shi fell to his knees with a pop, "If Marquis Wen hadn't been willing to give us food this time, I'm afraid, alas!"
When the other refugees saw Han Shi kneeling down, they also knelt down and handed over their hands, "Thank you Marquis Wen for saving your life."
Lu Bu looked at Han Shi and asked slowly, "Han Shi, what did you see along the way?"
Han Shi recalled what happened along the way, his eyes were moist and his voice was choked, "This time, there were thousands of people who escaped from Qingzhou, but only more than 100 people were able to persist to Xuzhou."
Speaking of this, Han Shi thought of his family and shed tears, "The villain saw hunger and bones everywhere."
Lu Bu sighed, "What else did you see?"
Han Shi was shocked, remembering that every time the refugees passed through a city, they wanted to beg for a bite of food, but?
Han Shi gritted his teeth and said, "Marquis Wen, the villain has seen Qing Wu."
Lu Bu looked around at everyone and asked slowly, "What did you see?"
Everyone was touched and couldn't help but shed tears when they thought of what they had experienced along the way.
"Marquis Wen, if you hadn't saved us, I'm afraid we would have become bones on the roadside."
Lu Bu sighed, "Do you know how many refugees there are in the world?"
At this point, Lu Bu didn't wait for anyone to answer, and said loudly, "There are many of them. They are just like you, wandering on the edge of life and death. I wish someone would lend a helping hand to help them get out of this sea of suffering."
When everyone heard these words, some people started crying.
"In this damn world, how can we poor people survive?"
Lu Bu lowered his head and looked at Han Shi kneeling on the ground, and asked slowly, "Han Shi, if it were you, would you be willing to lend a helping hand?"
Han Shi wiped away his tears and nodded repeatedly, "Of course I am willing, but we are too busy taking care of ourselves right now. Even if we want to lend a helping hand, we are unable to do so!"
Lu Bu nodded, with a firm look in his eyes, and his tone was calm and refreshing.
"I am willing to rescue refugees all over the world. Are you willing to help me Yi Bi?"
Hearing these words, Han Shi was stunned for a moment, then kowtowed on the ground repeatedly, "Marquis Wen, I am willing, I am willing that there will be no more hungry people in this world."
When everyone heard these words, they all bowed their heads.
"The villain is also willing to follow Marquis Wen."
