"The new Guan Tuong has so much gold and money, why not spread the money to the captives and win people's hearts, they will definitely be used by the Lord."

Mi Zhu is worthy of being a businessman, and he is a truly wealthy businessman. When solving problems, he always thinks of using money first.

After Zhou Xing called Liu Bei his lord, Mi Zhu, Jian Yong, Sun Qian and others also began to call Liu Bei their lord.

"No." Zhou Xing immediately objected, "Gathering scholars for convenience will not last long and they will not be loyal for a long time. If you have money today, you can scatter it. If you don't have money tomorrow, I'm afraid they will rebel."

"Yes, the soldiers who sacrificed their lives to attack the city could not gain wealth, but how could the captured soldiers gain wealth?"

Jian Yong agreed with Zhou Xing's intention.

Wang Xiu and others also nodded slightly.

"Then how do you win the hearts of captives?"

Mi Zhu was dissatisfied and looked at Zhou Xing and asked.

"Convince people with virtue!"

Zhou Xing only said these four words, then fell silent and looked at Liu Bei with a smile.

"Military advisor, the thieves are coming and time is running out. If you want to convince people with virtue, it may be too late!"

Of course Liu Bei knows the power of conquering people with virtue, but now there are only a few days before the Yellow Turban bandits will attack. It is too difficult to conquer people with virtue, and these prisoners are all former soldiers of Guan Tong.

Guan Yu, Jian Yong and others also shook their heads silently, feeling that Zhou's military advisor was still too young. If it were so easy to convince people with virtue, Liu Bei would not have only a thousand soldiers left now.

Only Wang Xiu nodded secretly, feeling that Zhou Xing was heading in the right direction, but he didn't know how the other party could convince people with virtue in a short period of time.

"There is enough time. Guan Hai's troops set out from the Lu Township area. They are large and chaotic, and their marching speed is not fast. It is estimated that it will take five days to get here. Moreover, even if the thieves arrive outside the city, we still have time to spare, which is completely enough. ”

Zhou Xing is confident and has obviously thought of countermeasures.

"I don't know how to convince people with virtue?" Wang Xiu couldn't help but ask.

Zhou Xing smiled calmly and said: "We can first take out three thousand stones of food and distribute it to the people who are short of food in the city. The thieves are surrounding the city. If the people are short of food, they will be panicked. But we have food to distribute, which means there is no shortage of food." , can calm the hearts of the people in the city. Lord, we not only have to win the hearts of the captives and soldiers, but also the hearts of the people in the city. Only when the people defend the city together can we cope with it."

"My lord can first distribute food, and then go to persuade the captives, explain them with reason, and move them with emotion, so that they know the lord's kindness. In this way, those who are willing to stay will be loyal, and those who are not willing to stay can be let out of the city... …”

When Zhang Fei heard that the soldiers who had finally been captured were about to be released, he couldn't help but said anxiously: "Let them out of the city? Isn't that just letting the tiger return to the mountain?"

"Yes, if we let them leave, they will definitely go back to help Guan Tong attack the city."

Jian Yong disagreed with Zhou Xing's opinion this time.

"Haha, are they tigers?" Zhou Xing looked at Zhang Fei and asked.

Zhang Fei grinned, those captured soldiers were indeed not tiger soldiers.

Zhou Xing continued: "For those who don't want to stay, it is more reassuring for them to stay outside the city than to stay in the city. Moreover, they may not go out to help with the administration, but may also return home. As long as someone is willing to stay,

These people will be used by us to defend the city and fight against thieves."

"Haha," Wang Xiu suddenly laughed and said, "To convince people with virtue, I understand that letting go of the captives is also a benevolent act by the ruler! First he scattered food, and then he indulged the prisoners. In this way, it is the benevolent act of the ruler.

The name will spread throughout Donglai County, and what you will gain then will not only be the hearts of the captive soldiers and the people in the city, but also the hearts of the people of Donglai County!"

Liu Bei pondered deeply, thinking carefully about the words of Zhou Xing and Wang Xiuzhi, and felt that what they said seemed to make sense, but he was still worried in his heart.

I am worried that none of these prisoners will want to stay. If they are all released, it will not only affect morale, but also tantamount to allowing the enemy.

However, if you stay in the city, you will have to dedicate troops to guard them. Your own troops are small. Moreover, if they escape and cause chaos in the city, the consequences will be disastrous.

Give them the money... Liu Bei didn't dare to think about it anymore. It's not that he didn't want to give up the money, but the money should be given to the meritorious people, not to these captured enemy soldiers.

After much deliberation, I finally felt that strategist Zhou Xing's plan was worth trying. Even if they didn't want to stay, at least they couldn't be left in the city. If they let them go, I would feel more at ease.

Of course, Liu Bei had no idea of ​​killing prisoners at all, and no one in the room thought so.

Liu Bei looked around at everyone. Mi Zhu, Jian Yong, Guan Yu and others did not speak. They neither agreed nor objected to what Zhou Xing said.

"Then follow the advice of the military advisor and distribute three thousand stones of food to the people in the city who are short of food, and then persuade the captured soldiers to surrender."

Liu Bei finally looked at Zhou Xing and said definitely.

He also called the meritorious officer Li Ye and asked him and the county magistrate Wang Xiu to deal with the matter of loose grains.

"Master Mingfu wants to distribute three thousand shi of grain to the people in the city?"

Li Ye, a meritorious officer, thought he had heard wrongly and could not believe what Liu Bei said.

Generally speaking, when a strong enemy attacks, in order to defend the city for a long time, they first collect food from people's homes and manage and distribute it uniformly.

However, the new governor not only did not collect the people's food, but even distributed the food to the people, which was unheard of.

"Not bad, what's wrong?" Liu Bei asked.

"But if the thieves besiege the city for a long time, won't Lord Mingfu be short of food?"

Zhou Xing smiled and said: "Haha, even if there is a shortage of food, it will be because the thieves first need it. If we can defend it for a long time, they may not be able to surround it for a long time. Li Gongcao, the food is not scattered randomly. It must be distributed to those who are really short of food.

Therefore, you need to work with Magistrate Wang to first determine which people are short of food and then distribute it."

"Don't worry, there is enough food in the city. In addition to these three thousand stones of food, Mr. Liu has also prepared ten thousand stones of food. If necessary, he will take it out and distribute it to the people, so that the people in the city don't panic. In addition, you and County Magistrate Wang

It is necessary to recruit a thousand strong people to defend the city together."

In addition to three thousand stones, there are also ten thousand stones!

Li Ye couldn't believe it even more. He looked at Liu Bei in surprise, wanting to hear the new prince say it himself.

"Well," Liu Bei nodded and said, "As Military Advisor Zhou said, as long as Liu Bei has something to eat, the people will not starve!"

"Mingfu Lord! Mingfu Lord!"

The meritorious officer Li Ye suddenly knelt down to Liu Bei, his eyes filled with tears, and he burst into tears.

Liu Bei quickly stepped forward to help Li Ye up and said: "Li Gongcao, I came to Donglai just to let the people of Donglai live a good life, and I will never let anyone in Donglai starve to death in the future!"

"Before, I only heard about General Liu's reputation for benevolence, but today I know it is true! Lucky for Donglai! Lucky for Li Ye!"

Li Ye sighed deeply and said: "Although Ye is not talented, I am willing to use my weak body to help Lord Mingfu defend the city and protect the people of Donglai!"

Wang Xiu and Liu Zheng, two Qingzhou natives, could not help but secretly praise Liu Bei's benevolence at this time, and were glad that they were not with the wrong person.

Even Zhou Xing, who already knew Liu Bei, was secretly glad at this moment that he had chosen the wrong person to assist Liu Bei.

Watching Wang Xiu and Li Ye leave, Zhou Xing said to Liu Bei: "My lord, the former Jun Cheng has left with Guan Tong. I thought Mi Zi Zhong could be the Jun Cheng."

The rank of a prefect is 2,000 shi, and that of a county magistrate is 600 shi. Although his authority is not great, he is still considered an official of the imperial court and is generally appointed by the imperial court.

Now that Liu Bei is the governor, and it is an emergency, it is natural for him to decide the governorship.

Mi Zhu looked at Zhou Xing strangely, thinking that he had often been in tit-for-tat with him, and had even doubted him. Unexpectedly, he was willing to recommend him as the county magistrate.

In fact, Zhou Xing knew how loyal Mi Zhu was to Liu Bei, and some of his actions or words towards him were all for Liu Bei's sake.

So he didn't care at all that the other party had felt sorry for him. Instead, he felt that among all the people now, only Mi Zhu was the most suitable to be the county magistrate in terms of qualifications.

Liu Bei laughed and said: "Hahaha, that's what I meant. Brother Zizhong, you must be the county magistrate."

"Thank you, my lord! Thank you, military advisor!"

After Mi Zhu saluted Liu Bei, he bowed his hands to Zhou Xing with gratitude.

Three days later, Wang Xiu and Li Ye distributed all three thousand shi of food to the poor and food-deficient people in the city.

The reputation of Xinfu Jun's benevolence began to spread in the city, and even some people who secretly thought about opening the city gate for Guan Tong were shaken at this time.

At the same time, there was widespread news in the city that Kong Rong, the governor of Qingzhou, had sent 3,000 troops to help. Although everyone was dubious about the news, they preferred to believe it was true.

Now that there is no shortage of food in the treasury, the people who were a little worried at first began to feel at ease, thinking that Liu Bei could completely defend the city.

Liu Bei had already strictly ordered the gates on all sides to be closed, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were responsible for leading the patrol.
Chapter completed!