Chen Deng is the representative of the largest family in Xuzhou. He is well-read, open-minded, easy to make friends with heroes, and has the ambition to save the world and help the people since he was a child.According to word of mouth among the common people, Chen Deng is good at farming and has great wisdom. Everyone loves and respects him, even though he is still young, but he feeds the common people and helps everyone usher in a good harvest with his wisdom. This alone shows that he is good at practice.Whenever someone commits a crime in the yamen, he will not appease the children of the nobles, but will try it seriously and judge the case according to the Han law, avoiding many unjust, false and wrong cases. Entering Cao Cao's ears, it gave this watery and high-quality cabbage a bright filter.

In the eyes of the Xuzhou aristocratic family, Chen Deng is even more beautiful, elegant, knowledgeable, and a great talent with good family education. He succeeded the head of the family at the age of thirty. Charming.

What's interesting is that Tao Qian recruited Chen Deng forcibly after taking Xuzhou. Tao Qian placed him in such an official position, using responsibility and people's livelihood to force him to bow his head and do things. Chen Deng was not annoyed either. Really go to work in a muffled voice.

Cao Cao learned about Chen Deng from Zhuge Jin, and yearned for him. He showed his desire for this person a little bit, and the dog-headed military strategist Guo Jia took his new partner Cheng Yu, who was cultivating a relationship recently, to help him solve his problems. .

Guo Jia told Cao Cao: "Master, Zhongde and I have a way to persuade Chen Deng to serve you, but you need to send someone to escort us to Guangling to find him."

Cheng Yu said slowly: "Use propriety to move, and use power to understand. My lord, if you want to take charge of Xuzhou, this person will be of great help to you."

Cao Cao thought for a while and said to them: "I still need someone to discuss military affairs with me. You two can only go to one of them."

Cheng Yu hurriedly said: "Feng Xiao's body is weak, and he can't stand the bumps and toils. I'm willing to go through this."

Guo Jia blinked, glanced at Cheng Yu, who was very active, and said seriously: "Zhongde is getting old, and his body is also weak. You have gray hair, how can you stand up to the bumps and toil? It's still up to me, a young man. people go."

Cheng Yu glanced at him, then looked at him again, stroked his beard, his eyes were unclear.

Guo Jia snorted lightly, and quietly moved a few steps away from Cheng Yu.

There was a secret rivalry between the two counselors, as if they were trying to get a job done, Cao Cao felt quite fresh, and it was rare to see the lazy Guo Jia raise his fighting spirit.

"Once Tao Qian dies, the interior of Xuzhou will be empty, let Zhong De go to Guangling with Lu Bu's army!"

After this, Cheng Yu was slightly better, went to Guangling, and brought back Chen Deng and tens of thousands of people he deployed. Cao Cao was overjoyed and brought Chen Deng under his command.

Xiapi is the political center of Xuzhou, where the richest granary, the most elite soldiers, and the largest civil servants gathered in Xuzhou.

The first thing Cao Cao did when he took Xuzhou was to appease people's hearts. He will confer official positions on Xuzhou scholars who are loyal to him, appoint Che Zhou as the new governor of Xuzhou, continue Chen Dengxin's official position of Guangling County, and make Pengcheng Mi Fang took under his command and ordered Mi Lan to be in charge of Xuzhou's finances.

Che Zhou was one of the people who came to Xuchang to join Cao Cao at the same time as Emperor Han. He was a descendant of Cao Cao's father and had a good relationship with Cao Song. The emperor's ministers played a buffer role in building bridges, helped Cao Cao a lot, and won Cao Cao's trust.

On the bright side, Che Zhou is an old minister of the emperor, and he also won the trust of the Emperor Han and his relatives.

Cao Cao thought: Che Laoxin has a strategy for governing the world. He has experienced three emperors since the last year of Emperor Xianling.

So he sent someone to Xuchang to invite Che Zhou over, and allowed him to bring his family to settle in Xuzhou.Compared with Chen Deng and other 30-year-old young people, Che Zhou, who is over half a century old and has outstanding abilities, can stabilize the situation and rebuild Xuzhou.

Cao Cao divided the soldiers in his hands into two groups. The personal soldiers entered the city, while the other armies were led by the generals. Lu Bu led Chen Gongpidian into the city.

In addition to ordering the generals to restrain the soldiers not to disturb the people, Cao Cao also allowed the generals to take turns to take vacations and relax in the city of Xiapi. When Lu Bu waited for the day when he was resting, he took Chen Gong into the city to drink.

The place where men drink and have fun is of course a place of mortals where there are girls serving them. When they are away on a war, the mother-in-law stays at home and has nothing to do with it, let alone just drinking a little wine. Lu Bu has become fatter.

In order to prove to his subordinates that he is not afraid of guilt, he also recruited Lieutenant General Gao Shun.

The city of Xiapi is more prosperous than expected. It used to be a place where big families gathered. Although some people escaped, the girls who stayed here could not escape.Wherever there is demand, there will be people taking risks to make money, and red dust venues will emerge as the times require. Some people pay for consumption, and naturally there will be an endless stream of girls here to perform art and sell themselves.

They chose a private room on the second floor, and invited two girls to play the piano and dance. Chen Gong opened the window and looked downstairs, and found that there were quite a few well-dressed people having fun here, There were also some chatting together here, and what they mentioned the most was Xuzhou, which was now captured by Cao Jun, and what would happen to them in the future. They and their families felt at a loss.

Someone said: "No matter what, even the Chen family has surrendered to Cao Cao, can we still resist?"

"That's right, even Chen Deng has compromised, what can we people from small families do?" Someone sighed.

"I heard that under Cao Cao's rule, more families were supported and clans were suppressed. Even the appointment and dismissal of minor officials were not selected by each family, but from among the common people."

Someone sighed again.

Lu Bu is most annoyed by these things. He likes to drink from a big bowl, so he asked the maid to take away the wine bottle, poured a big bowl into his mouth, wiped his mouth roughly, and said to Chen Gong: "Now This group of people who have no way to escape are like widows whose husbands died and fell into the hands of other men, all timidly waiting to see our lord's attitude through the door."

After he finished speaking, he was overjoyed: "Anyone who can come here to get drunk and sigh is not a capable person, just a bastard, what does the public platform think?"

Chen Gong was used to Lv Bu's harsh words, so he asked back, "According to what you said, wouldn't our lord become a big villain who forced his good into prostitution?"

No matter how stupid Lu Bu was, he knew that he couldn't answer this question. If he answered it, wouldn't it be him scolding the lord?This Chen Gongtai is really nothing, and he is digging a hole waiting for him to jump, so he won't be fooled!

Seeing that Lu Bu was drinking and not talking, Chen Gong shook his head amusedly.

Lu Bu's boss is quite good, straightforward, daring to speak and act, but a little reckless. Chen Gong is used to being a dog chain, and he is very handy in tying people up. Touching his hair, sometimes beating, sometimes stroking, as time passed, Lu Bu couldn't leave him.He only needs to increase Lu Bu's status in the lord's mind, relying on Lv Bu's tyrannical force to stand out among the generals, as long as the lord uses Lu Bu again, even his position will become indestructible, so there is no need to squeeze out like other counselors Drill your head towards the lord!

In order to further stabilize Xuzhou, Cao Cao dispatched Le Jin, Li Dian, Zhang Liao and other generals to the south to ask Yangzhou Shepherd Liu Yao to "beg" for the food and supplies that had been swept away by Ruo Rong. Security and order in Xuzhou.

The army came and went in a mighty way, without hurting the people passing by.Military discipline must be good. In addition to strictly restraining subordinates and formulating punishments, rewards must also be increased, so that they will not violate military discipline for immediate benefits.This group of well-equipped and energetic middle-aged troops traveled to and from Xiapi City. Some patrolled the city in charge of public security, and some went to station troops outside the city. They traveled several times and transported their weapons and supplies to the warehouse in Xiapi City. middle.

Cao Cao also widely recruited the local officials who stayed behind in Xuzhou, from small officials in various towns and towns, to middle-level officials, and even Tao Qian's old subordinates. Xiapi City.

He renovated Tao Qian's original state shepherd's mansion and opened up a lobby that could accommodate people who arrived one after another, or gather people for meetings.

For the sake of their own lives, the officials who lost their masters surrendered as much as they could, and those who belonged to Tao Qian's cronies, such as Mi Zhu and Wang Lang, no matter what they thought in their hearts, at least on the surface they had to show respect to Cao Cao , smart people know how to be tactful and show weakness at the right time. It is not advisable to hit a stone with an egg. What's more, Chen Deng, the head of the Chen family, the oldest clan in Xuzhou, has pledged allegiance to Cao Cao. Here, compared with the real big families like Chen Deng, the rest of the small families are more like fools.

Since then, Xuzhou's officialdom has been temporarily controlled by Cao Cao, and he is only waiting for the old man Che Zhou to take over and rectify the more detailed interior.

Therefore, Xun You's strategy was adopted to win the victory by flooding Xiapi with water. The loss of Xuzhou locals and Cao Jun was not much, but the loss of fields and production reduction. The fields were flooded and livestock were drowned. The village was not strong at all. The huts and wooden houses in the middle of the country were flooded and damaged. If they were not treated, there would be widespread grievances among the people, and the emergence of rebels would not be far away.

The counselors came up with ideas for Cao Cao. Xun You said, "There are still some local celebrities left in Xuzhou. My lord, why not recruit those people to serve as officials, and rely on the reputation of the celebrities to appease the people."

Cheng Yu suggested: "My lord is new here, so I'm not as familiar with the locals. Although some of the clans here have escaped, the rest still have connections. If we want to quell the grievances of the people, we still need their people to do things. But if this is the case, the lord will definitely need some help." Make some concessions for the locals."

The corners of Guo Jia's mouth curled up slightly: "My lord doesn't like those who seek benefits from the family first. In fact, the easiest way is for my lord to send someone to quell public grievances. This can win the hearts of the people and make it easier for my lord to recruit troops here in the future. Therefore, the former army did not plunder the people when they entered the city. The local people here are not very hostile to us. The people who farm the land have a lot of strong laborers. On a good day, whoever they follow, isn't this a good opportunity to manage the reputation of the lord?"

Cao Cao nodded in agreement. He has now entered the stage of preparing for the battle with Yuan Shao, and he also has the idea of ​​​​conscripting troops in various places in his heart. Guo Jia's words are exactly what he wants.

"Just like this, my lord will need to spend money," Cheng Yu said worriedly.

How can there be any reason to capture the next land and let the lord pay for it himself?

If this matter were placed on other princes, they would not necessarily do it like this, but Cao Cao has nothing else but the most money. Liu Hong left him the treasures of an entire mountain and six tombs, except for the old grain that can be used And weapons, mines, and a large amount of dusty cloth and gold and silver jewelry.

The rich and powerful Cao Cao was really headstrong for a while, and adopted the method with the fastest effect and the least side effects.

Since Chen Deng had a new counselor, Cao Cao would recruit Chen Deng every now and then to discuss rebuilding Xiapi, raising fields and farming, or asking Chen Deng about the internal affairs of Xuzhou, or talking to Chen Deng about the general situation of the world. Counselor, Cao Cao is fresh.

Because the new owner showed the attitude of wanting to reuse Chen Deng, the tense nerves of the local people in Xuzhou gradually relaxed.Now that he can be promoted and reused by relying on Cao Cao, Cao Cao has occupied the righteousness of the Han Dynasty and is the lord of the four states more powerful than Tao Qian. If he hangs out with him, he can get ahead better than Tao Qian, and there is more room for promotion.

Because Guo Jia came up with a "bad idea" to make the lord lose his own money and post it to Xuzhou, Cheng Yu would stare at him several times every time he saw him. Fairness seems to be lost in vain.

Guo Jia rubbed his nose and didn't think he was wrong. The lord is not short of that little money. What the lord wants to do now is to prepare for the confrontation with Yuan Shao. Only by understanding the lord's mind can the counselors stand firm. Instead, become the person whom the lord always cares about and relies on the most!

As a counselor, there are many things to think about, how to weigh the pros and cons, to come up with a strategy for the master, and to obtain the maximum benefit with the least effort is the most important thing. Paying out of your own pocket may not make people grateful, losing the master’s money Cheng Yu had been brooding over the bag for a long time, and when he saw Guo Jia, he began to think about it.

Guo Jia was very annoying. For an "old man" like Cheng Yu's age, the more he talked to him, the more he would talk more vigorously. Why didn't he find that he was so verbose before?

In order to block Cheng Yu's mouth, and to draw Cao Cao's attention away from the newcomer, Guo Jia used his brains and came up with an idea of ​​"the best of both worlds".

As soon as he thought of it, Guo Jia packed himself up and went to visit Mi Fang, Prime Minister of Pengcheng. He hinted many times, and then bluffed and frightened him, then Mi Fang was really fooled!

Speaking of Mi Zhu, everyone knows that he is the head of Xuzhou's richest merchant family. The Mi family covers an area of ​​thousands of acres in Xuzhou, owns a mansion, and has many servants. Before Cao Cao attacked, Tao Qian was always by his side. I don't know how many times Tao Qian has stroked the wool.

This time when Xuzhou was breached, the two brothers of the Mi family became the first batch of officials who succumbed to Cao Cao wisely.

The Mi family failed to get out in time before the Cao army attacked, and now they can't leave if they want to leave. Without the support of the next family, Mi Lan, who knows the current affairs, immediately decided to obey the big tree of Cao Cao and rely on the big tree to come. It's okay to protect the family if you can't keep the wealth. As long as you protect the family, you can make a comeback in the future.

After Guo Jia's suggestion, Mi Fang was worried for several days, and finally couldn't hold back, she came to discuss with Mi Zhu quietly: "Brother, when Cao Jun first captured Xuzhou, the government's granaries were insufficient, and Xiapi was flooded and the fields were damaged. It will take a lot of money to rebuild. Money, our family in Xuzhou is well-known for being rich. There are tens of thousands of property, servants, and diners in the family, and hundreds of millions of self-produced products.

So conspicuous, could Cao Sikong tolerate it?Are we about to become a high-profile target? "

When Mi Zhu was told by his younger brother, his heart trembled slightly.

The tree is big and attracts the wind. Their Mi family relied on the hard work of several generations to do business in various places, and accumulated monstrous wealth until Mi Zhu's generation reached its peak. At the same time, it was also missed by those in power.

"Guanzi" said: "Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and the four people are the people of the country."

When the scholars are stable, the peasants are settled, and when the craftsmen are settled, the merchants can be active. The priority of the merchants is lower than that of the craftsmen. Since the Warring States Period, hundreds of years have formed a situation where the status of the merchants is lower than that of the craftsmen.

Troubled times are coming, how can a family of merchants survive in the troubled times?

So Mi Zhu saw the right time and "transformed" himself, changing from a businessman to a civil servant, relying on his temperament and his best way to make money.He can be Tao Qian's cornucopia to keep the family, and then he can also find his own position after the new lord arrives - the little lamb whose wool has been stroked.

Mi Zhu said to his brother: "Tens of thousands of servants and diners can't resist an army of tens of thousands of people. Since we are ready to be loyal to the new master, we have to pay some 'buying money'."

Cao Cao didn't need their help, and he couldn't give charcoal in a timely manner. Naturally, he couldn't maximize his benefits. In the current situation, if he didn't pay some, he might die. Who knows whether Cao Cao will use them to sacrifice to heaven?After all, they are officials who have surrendered.

Mi Fang thought it was true, and when he talked about Guo Jia's insinuation, he became even more anxious: "Then Guo Jia is Cao Sikong's military adviser who is with him all day long. Does he tell me these things to indicate Cao Sikong's thoughts? ?”

Mi Zhu's face changed slightly: "Did Guo Jia come to tell you?"

Given Guo Jia's position in Cao Jun, there is a high probability that this is true.

Cao Cao is really going to attack the Mi family!

From the point of view of the two brothers Mi Zhu, if Cao Cao stroked the wool, they would be relieved; if Cao Cao did not touch them, they would be restless, thinking about whether there would be a bigger murderous opportunity.

Mi Zhu waited and waited, but he didn't wait for Cao Cao to express anything. Instead, he found that Cao Cao had spent money and supplies to rectify the people's livelihood in Xiapi. Before Sikong takes action, we should take the initiative to minimize losses."

Mi Fang panicked: "Are we taking the initiative to donate assets and servants? How much do we need to donate to show our sincerity?"

Mi Zhu pondered, ready to bleed profusely.

"The property in the family, one out of ten, is enough for the children of the family to spend the rest of their lives and have a chance to start again. If Sikong is willing to use the servants in the family, why not our contacts and the list of family diners, for Cao Sikong to choose, whether it is dismissal or appointment, We can't resist, I just hope that Cao Sikong will see that we donate the family property and slaves, and leave a face for the Mi family."

Mi Fang exclaimed, and said that her elder brother gave too much.

Mi Zhu said helplessly, "Don't forget our identities."

They are Tao Qian's former subordinates, and they are surrenders!

Mi Fang stopped talking, lowered her head, and thought about the family's wealth, even leaving a tenth of it would be enough to squander, as long as the descendants of the family are still there, there are plenty of opportunities to continue to work hard to build a foundation.

He gritted his teeth, nodded fiercely, and responded to Mi Zhu's words.

On this day, Cao Cao was discussing major issues with his new love, Chen Deng. Chen Deng, who was under his rule in Guangling, was extremely vigilant against the rising Sun family in the south. After all, Jiangdong was just across the river from Guangling!

He also persuaded Cao Cao not to raise tigers.

Cao Cao said: "Compared to the immature Sun's family, it is the powerful enemy in the north that looms over me and makes me restless. I don't have time to fight in the Jiangdong area, and I don't have time to train sailors."

Chen Deng was extremely regretful. He thought of Yuan Shao who shared the eight states equally with Cao Cao. That's right, that one was the formidable enemy. A group of clans who fled south to open up wasteland in Jiangdong.

The two were discussing, when they heard that the brothers Mi Zhu and Mi Fang had come to visit. Cao Cao hurriedly ordered someone to invite them in, thinking that something had happened!Unexpectedly, the two brothers of the Mi family bowed down to Cao Cao as soon as they came up, respectfully, and solemnly presented him with incomparable wealth, rich granaries, and thousands of craftsmen, diners, servants, and farmers.

Cao Cao’s jaw almost dropped from shock. He knew that there were many wealthy clans in Xuzhou. He listened to the counselors’ advice and made steady progress. I didn't expect the wealthy families here to be so generous, Wan Guan's family wealth can be given away as soon as they say it!

At this moment, the two brothers of the Mi family, who were looking down at the ground, were immediately covered with a filter that shone like Chen Deng in Cao Cao's eyes, exuding a golden light, and taking a deep breath, one could smell the fragrance of wealth .

Cao Cao greatly changed his view of the local clans in Xuzhou. The Xuzhou clan was completely different from what he had imagined, and he was too embarrassed to target the good attitude of giving money.

The two Mi brothers waited for Cao Cao's statement, but Chen Deng, who was with Cao Cao, slipped his hands and spilled tea on his sleeves, dumbfounded: Unexpectedly, the Mi family would pay such a price just to occupy Cao Ying. Take a seat!

He couldn't help being awed, and a sense of crisis also came. The Mi family paid such a high price, it was because the heart was higher than the sky, and the ambition was lofty!

Cao Cao stepped forward, helped the two brothers Mi Zhu up, invited them to sit down and chat with smiles on their faces, and said, "You don't have to do this."

The two brothers Mi Zhu are sincere: You are welcome, my lord, please accept it!

Cao Cao evaded again, his face was down all the time, his sense of majesty became stronger and stronger, and the two of Mi's became more uneasy.The two brothers begged again, and Cao Cao accepted the subordinate's "filial piety" "reluctantly".

Cao Cao's face became even tighter. He was afraid that he would not be able to control the corners of his mouth, so he laughed happily on the spot.

He thought triumphantly: I am really a man of Jingwei Tiandi, and I have attracted so many people to follow me just after I conquered Xuzhou!

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