If you don't wear women's clothes, the big man will die!

That's ten thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars!

Rough calculations, it is enough to recruit and form an excellent army.

Lu Zhi was pleasantly surprised and thanked the emperor for his grace, with a sincere smile, and a little bit more confidence in going to quell the rebellion this time.

Cao Cao was especially dissatisfied: "What can I do with ten thousand dollars?"

He has [-] pocket money!

Cao Cao felt that his own father was sending beggars away, and thanks to Lu Zhi's ignorance, he acted as if he had found a treasure.

Lu Zhi stroked his beard with a smile: "There are so many things that can be done with ten thousand dollars! With these, all uncontrollable factors can be controlled."

Seeing Lu Zhi's innocent and simple smile, Cao Cao felt a bit sad for some reason.

He couldn't help but reflect on his lavish spending in the past. Since he was a child, his father has never treated him badly above property. It is difficult to understand Lu Zhi's mood because he has worried about money.

This batch of military salaries is enough as the starting capital for Lu Zhi to flex his muscles. Some people have such ability to create astonishing miracles under limited conditions. Cao Cao’s experience of following Lu Zhi to Jiujiang County has become what he is The experience of gaining the most precious experience allowed him to see what a real good official is!

The imperial edict, transfer order, manpower, and funds are all ready, and Jiujiang County is in dire straits. Lu Zhi said to Cao Cao without further delay, "Go back and prepare. We will set off in the afternoon. The sooner we arrive, the better."

Cao Cao agreed, turned around and rushed back home to prepare the burden.

Cao Song was busy with official business and was not at home. Only his mother, Mrs. Zou, and his younger brother Cao De, who was a stumbling toddler, were at home.

"Mother, I'm going to put down the rebellion soon," Cao Cao said to Mrs. Zou, "Father allocated too little public funds. I don't know when I will be able to come here. That's why I wanted to borrow some money. I will write the IOU, and I will pay back the money when I receive my salary later.”

A woman from Zou's backyard has limited vision, and she only heard that her grown-up son was going to suppress the rebellion, and her heart was seized at once.There are only a few men in the Cao family, and she has placed all her hopes in her life on her son. The younger son has just reached the age of walking, but the eldest son has grown into an adult and has become a man she can rely on.

Mrs. Zou wiped her tears: "Master, why are you so heartless? It's so chaotic outside. Why did the court just ask you to suppress the rebellion? Master is sitting in the position of Jiuqing, so you can't even protect your own son?"

Cao Cao was frightened by her tears, and it was difficult to explain the reason to his mother, so he could only ask her anxiously: "Mom, it is safe for me to go this time. Can I ask how much money my family can borrow with an IOU? Father is busy with business. , but I'm leaving this afternoon."

As soon as Mrs. Zou heard that it was okay, there was no time limit for preparations, so they set off in the afternoon?Complaining even more about Cao Song, who didn't tell her anything, he turned around and opened the warehouse, counted the cloth, silk and chestnuts for Cao Cao, and gave him five catties of gold for private storage. These cake-shaped and horseshoe-shaped gold , each catty is worth at least [-] yuan!

Mrs. Zou was busy working for Cao Cao back and forth, packing up the luggage to go on the road, and asked him, "Are there enough people to transport the goods? Are there enough people to protect?"

Cao Cao replied: "Mother, don't worry, there will be a regular army of [-] horses accompanying you!"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zou added another [-]% to his luggage, for fear that his son would become thirsty or hungry outside.

Cao Cao was in a hurry, and before Cao Song returned, he had brought his men to meet Lu Zhi at the east gate of Luoyang.

When Cao Cao stayed by Liu Hong's side, he would always persuade this and that, making Liu Hong upset, but now that he is gone, Liu Hong is lonely and missing, and sometimes asks a group of eunuchs: "Has Lu Zhi left?" Where is Lu Zhi? Will there be any accidents on the way?"

All the eunuchs waiting on the side thought that His Majesty was concerned about the rebellion in Jiujiang County, so they didn't think too much about it, and they all comforted him: "Lu Zhi is well prepared both civil and military, and he will surely quell the rebellion."

Cao Jie, the only one who knew the truth, was busy with government affairs outside, and Liu Hong had no one to tell, and he couldn't get interested in doing anything, and his subordinates couldn't attract his attention when they offered everything they cherished.

Liu Hong's eyes were stained with a little melancholy, and he began to regret sending Cao Cao out. Jiujiang is so far away from Luoyang, and the road is difficult. Now it's early spring, and it's freezing cold when it rains, and the roads are all muddy.

The more Liu Hong thought about it, the more worried he became, and he turned his head and called Cao Song, the chief minister, to the front of the imperial court.

Cao Song seldom saw His Majesty outside the court meeting. When he was under the same roof, he was surrounded by eunuchs who held great power, which made his hair stand on end, for fear of offending the eunuchs or offending him. His majesty's holy face.Cao Jie, the only one who cooperated with the emperor, was not by the emperor's side, and there was no one to help Cao Song ease the tense atmosphere.

Cao Song's thoughts kept wandering in his mind, and he recalled in panic what he had done wrong in recent days?Thinking about whether his son Cao Cao did something wrong?

After a while, Liu Hong sighed softly, and said slowly: "The team to suppress the rebels has left Luoyang."

Cao Song's face changed slightly, and he also became worried: "Why did you leave so early?!"

Liu Hong is sad, he is so mournful and has no energy.

Cao Song was worried and nervous, like a frightened bird.

When Cao Jie came to hear the news, he saw a pair of sad faces facing each other.

Cao Jie resisted the urge to reveal his fragrance, and reported: "Your Majesty, there is news from the guard of the east gate of Luoyang that Lu Zhi has brought a lot of luggage to Jiujiang, which has exceeded the quota given by the imperial court."

Because they were born in poverty, Emperor Liu Hong and Empress Dowager Dong had the "greed" to collect money in their bones. The emperor was extremely sensitive to the softness of gold and silver. If Zhi failed to go to Jiujiang, they could arrange their own manpower to go to Jiujiang to make war money!

Hearing this, Liu Hong said generously: "Let's write to ask if Lu Zhi's luggage is enough. If it is not enough, it's okay to add more. What he wants to do is to suppress the rebellion. If anyone comes to stop it at this time, or deduct the army's salary and luggage, then He is the sinner of the whole big man!"

As soon as this remark came out, the audience fell silent.The emperor obviously planned to support Lu Zhi in suppressing the rebellion, and all the eunuchs stood in awe, not daring to make any small moves, and even those who had corrupted some of the ink before became cautious, lest they would be caught and their heads would fall to the ground.

The military pay was distributed to [-] yuan, which was too little, stingy and excessive, but it was exploited layer by layer, from eunuchs to courtiers. After the division, if Cao Jie still monopolizes the power as before, at least ten times more than now will be allocated!

You can't give too much in the public account, so as not to be eye-catching and others will take away the wool, but you can quietly give Cao Cao money in your own heart.Cao Song had already made up his mind to send some money to his son, and suddenly he heard the news that the counter-insurgency team was on the way, and he couldn't help feeling disappointed.

As soon as Cao Cao left, Liu Hong's heart also flew away, worried that he would not live well, worried that he would suffer and be hungry outside, worried that he would be bullied, worried that he would be injured because of the blindness of swords on the battlefield... ....

Cao Jie listened to the emperor's chanting, and was dragged by Cao Song, his face turned blue day by day.

Liu Hong couldn't lift his spirits for several months. It wasn't until his subordinates presented new beauties and new playthings that his mood gradually improved.

Cao Cao followed Lu Zhi all the way along the Yellow River. Along the way, Lu Zhi not only led the way accurately, but also explained the customs and customs of the past for him.

Nearly [-] cavalry were escorting him, and Xiaoxiao, an ordinary bandit, did not dare to offend him.Since graduating from university, this is the first time Cao Cao has participated in real military life. Long before that, Duan Ying had given actual combat courses to Tai students. He can still handle tasks with ease, and is willing to accept Lu Zhi's opinions with an open mind.

Lu Zhi was already ready to be a babysitter. In his opinion, the group of students who only read sage books had just stepped into the officialdom, and they could hardly get rid of their literati aura. He even thought that Cao Cao do not understand anything.

To his surprise, whether it is setting up camp, looking for water sources, digging pits to make fires, taking precautions in the wild, or even observing the weather within half a day, seeing that it is about to rain can prevent it in advance.All the theoretical knowledge that has been studied and practiced has been applied by Cao Cao to practice. Lu Zhi could not help but look at him with admiration. He was surprised: "How can you know everything? Understand everything? Could it be that reading sage books can make you even marching?" Are you comfortable?"

Under the systematic study, Cao Cao has personally experienced the battle between Duan Ying and the Qiang people. There is no better teaching material than the large-scale 3D actual combat presented in front of his eyes. When he was studying in Taixue, he had solid theoretical knowledge and had a systematic way It is another kind of experience to keep giving him practice materials.What the other students heard was the dictation of General Chang Sheng, but Cao Cao not only heard the dictation, but also watched the "expansion film" in person!

Cao Cao answered Lu Zhi with a smile: "When I was studying in Taixue, the teachers of military courses were General Duan Ying Duan and Qiao Xuanqiao Sikong. It's better to travel thousands of miles'. When I was studying, I was tired and tired, and I wanted to be lazy, but now I think about it, and I realize how valuable the teachings of the gentlemen were at that time."

Lu Zhi was very surprised. A talent like him who grew up in a poor family did not know how the highest universities in the Han Dynasty taught students.All he knew was that Taixue was a sacred place for students to yearn for, where there was a wealth of books and pavilions, and there were countless words of sages waiting for students to study.Lu Zhi also yearned for Taixue, but unfortunately he didn't have enough status, so he could only imagine it out of thin air.

"I have visited and studied private schools in various places. In my impression, I saw that the best private school is Yingchuan Private School, followed by Jingzhou. There are many famous people living in seclusion and many private schools have been opened there, but as far as I know, there is no private school. Set up practical courses for the students," Lu Zhi said with emotion: "It's no wonder that people say that the students who graduated from the Taixue are better than those from other private schools. The education they receive is different, and their vision is different. He is more capable of taking up important positions, and if the students who graduated from the same class as you have extensive knowledge like you, the big man will not worry about having no successors."

Cao Cao felt that this was unreasonable. It would be great if everyone had the opportunity to learn more knowledge.

Lu Zhi was born in a poor family, and he has personally experienced how hard it is for students from poor families to study. When he was young, he traveled all over the counties in order to worship the great Confucian Ma Rong as his teacher, and experienced too many hardships and pains.

For the poor students, he felt pity in his heart. From his personal behavior, he subsidized the poor students to go to school. opportunity.

Lu Zhi refused to be an official. He didn't subsidize students for the sake of fame and fortune. During the Jianning period, seeing the people who were devastated and their talents wandering in the wilderness, Lu Zhi made up his mind to become an official, a good official for the well-being of the people !

Cao Cao talked with Lu Zhi along the way, and he was already attracted by his hearty and generous personality. Lu Zhi is 19 years older than him, almost double his age. Lu Zhi has been sharpened by the big and small things he has experienced in the past few decades. He has become a resolute and stable character, and the years have precipitated the light of wisdom in his eyes, and his height of eight feet and two feet, his strong figure, and the appearance of a sword at his waist are full of the beauty of masculine strength.

A 20-year-old boy is in the recommendation period of youth and adulthood. Cao Cao will gradually experience the world, and instinctively seek to become bigger and stronger, and become the mature man in his ideal.

What should a real man look like?

Young people always like to think about such questions, and Cao Cao is no exception. His masculine thinking is awakening, his strong instinct is awakening, and Lu Zhi is telling him what a real mature man is by a practical example.

It was already summer when the group entered Yangzhou, and the continuous rain made people feel stuffy and wet. Lu Zhi told Cao Cao: "There will be the first tough battle to be fought next. You and I will split up and take the lead. Some people enter the prefect's mansion from the entrance of Jiujiang County in a fair manner. You take the rest of the people and go secretly to recruit young men near the village. If possible, recruit as many as a thousand people as possible, and give them the most basic training. , Come to Jiujiang Taishou Mansion to rescue me and join me."

Cao Cao was startled and said, "Why do you want to do this? Is there anyone else who wants to plot against us?"

"The powerful relationship among them can't be explained clearly for a while, so I can only briefly explain to you," Lu Zhi didn't have much time, and spent about half an hour explaining to Cao Cao the behavior of powerful landlords in various places.

Generally, when local officials arrive at difficult places, they need to contact the local rich and powerful landlords. The process of contact is also a process of exploration by both parties.

Lu Zhi explained to Cao Cao: "The first step, they will give me a warning first, which is regarded as a slap in the face. It is said that a strong dragon will not overwhelm a snake. I was sent from Luoyang. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. They are used to running amok here. , must give me a shock at the first meeting, in order to be able to hold me in the future."

Cao Cao learned so much in Taixue and read so many sage classics, but none of the classics told him the unspoken rules of being an official.

Cao Song taught him earnestly, but Cao Cao didn't listen to him, and he didn't believe in his father's ability from the bottom of his heart.

Later, after being exposed to the education of "Thick Black Studies", Cao Cao understood some subtleties, but after all, he had too little contact and insufficient practice. When he listened to Lu Zhi's analysis for him, it seemed that the door to a new world had opened, and he nodded his head like a garlic. , looking eager for him to say more.

A student who is eager to learn like Cao Cao can always arouse the desire/desire of gentlemen to say more.

Lu Zhi couldn't help laughing, and he couldn't help but go into more detail: "Then they should win me over, the so-called collusion between officials and businessmen, this is how officials and officials come together, they will use various methods to bribe me, let me take people With short hands and soft hands, I was dragged into their quagmire and became a protective umbrella for them to run rampant in the future."

Cao Cao said angrily: "These people are too much, do you think everyone is as greedy as they are, seeking the people's fat and anointing for their own selfishness? If you encounter honest officials, the first thing to do is to kill them!"

Lu Zhi shook his head: "If I don't cooperate, they will jump over the wall and buy people to kill me. In the chaotic governance areas of various places, how many years will not disappear a few officials who went to office? Are they really missing? Or was he murdered by someone, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, who can tell?"

Cao Cao patted his chest and assured Lu Zhi: "Prefect Lu, don't worry, I will definitely protect you. I will recruit strong men to form an army. As long as our fists are strong enough, we will not be afraid of their plotting."

Lu Zhi sighed softly, looked down at Cao Cao who had just reached his chest, couldn't help rubbing his head, as if caring for his younger generation, and patiently explained: "Next is the fourth point, the rebels in Jiujiang County The garrison is on the other side of the river, and what is different from other regions is that the small wealthy families here are frightened and migrated one after another, and the land falls into the pockets of the big families, and they do not move at all, waiting to reap the benefits!"

"Big family, they are not afraid of death, and they will also be wiped out by the rebels?" Cao Cao was surprised.

"They have a trilogy," Lu Zhi said: "They will also unite with each other, and even choose to cooperate with the rebels for the sake of profit. And the fifth point is that most of the rich families who dare to occupy good land in the local area and search for the riches of the people , there are backers behind you."

Those backers are, of course, people in high positions in Luoyang. Apart from the rich and powerful, the worst people are the relatives of the eunuchs!

Lu Zhi patted Cao Cao on the shoulder and said patiently: "The people you have come into contact with so far may include simple people and students with high morals. I think you may not have come into contact with truly heinous villains."

Cao Cao really wanted to say that he had been in contact with Jian Shuo's uncle, wasn't he?

Lu Zhi said in a serious tone: "There are still ignorant and greedy people in this world. Most of the tyrants are not good people. Even if you speculate on them with the greatest malice, you will find that what they have done is worse than you expected. Darker, more disgusting."

When Lu Zhi mentioned them, the look of disgust in his eyes could not be faked. Cao Cao guessed that maybe he had been assassinated before, so he would have the emotion and care he is now.

Lu Zhi was faced with an unprecedented and severe situation. He not only had to fight the local tyrants, but also the barbarians. What happened to the previous Jiujiang prefect during his tenure was only recorded in the files of the prefect's mansion.

Lu Zhi needs to go to the prefect's mansion to attract all eyes from the bright side, and then let Cao Cao act outside, and finally cooperate with him from inside to outside.

After a heavy rain, Lu Zhi stepped into the muddy water and hurried to his post with two entourages. The eyeliners who were always watching the Jiujiang prefect's mansion moved and rushed to tell each other.

Under the guidance of Lu Zhi, Cao Cao avoided the towns and villages where the rich and powerful families were located, and led 300 people to the remote villages to recruit strong men. With sufficient military funds as the backing, Cao Cao's unsparing style quickly recruited dozens of men for him. Male, after asking, it might be difficult to recruit more people.

The people in the village told Cao Cao: "The nearby villages were either ransacked by the rebels, or they were captured by wealthy households and made slaves. They did it a little bit more secretly in the past few years, but in recent years they have been directly forced!"

There are three processes for the rich to occupy the land. They will first occupy the good land and tamper with the land markings. The common people are forced to reclaim wasteland for their livelihood. After the wasteland becomes fields, they will stand up and say that the land is theirs.

They set high taxes, and when the people's harvest is not good and they still don't pay the tax, they let them pay off the debt with their own bodies. Over time, the people lose their status as good citizens and become their slaves.

Since the rebellion broke out, the tyrants didn't even want the last fig leaf on their faces, and openly snatched people to work as slaves. If the men dared to resist, they would kill their wives, children, and mothers, which often worked.

Cao Cao was furious when he heard this: "There is no wrong law at all, the local government doesn't care?!"

The old man asked sadly, "How does the government manage?"

There are so many people who are in collusion with each other, those who are willing to take care of it are killed, who dares to take care of it?

The land of Jiujiang has been persecuted for a long time, and the people are living in poverty. The men were either killed by the rebels, or they were targeted and captured as slaves.

The old man in the village advised Cao Cao: "If the little general wants to recruit more men, he might as well go to the deep mountains. When the rebellion broke out, the only men who were not considered slaves hid in the deep mountains with their families. There are no fertile fields in the deep mountains. I'm afraid life is not easy, the food and salary you give are generous, why don't you go to the mountains to search and see if you can recruit them."

Cao Cao thanked the old man, and led nearly 400 people to explore the deep mountains pointed by the old man, looking for traces of people's survival.

For several days in a row, although he found traces, he couldn't see anyone. Cao Cao wondered: "It looks like there are people living there, why can't we find anyone for a long time?"

"Would they have seen the general bring so many people, and they were afraid that we were the officers and soldiers who came to arrest them, so they hid?"

Someone raised doubts, but Cao Cao was taken aback.

Yes!

He brought a group of nearly [-] strong men here to search the mountains aggressively. It's no wonder that the people didn't scare them away.

Cao Cao then came up with a way. He ordered the strong men to cook grain and grass into porridge. A group of people beat gongs and drums in the deep mountains, shouted loudly, and told the residents in the mountains: "The imperial court sent generals to suppress the rebellion and punish the powerful. !"

Let's talk about the purpose first, and then the treatment. After wandering in the mountains for half a day, finally a middle-aged man boldly appeared in the eyes of everyone and came to contact Cao Cao.

Cao Cao first invited the man to have a full meal, and then moved him with emotion and reason, and assured him that the prefect Lu sent by the imperial court would seek justice for the people. Now recruiting men is not for slaves, but for Incorporated into the military camp, as well as military registration, if you get credit, you can get rewards in the future.

After hearing this, the strong man seemed to be moved. He went to the deep mountains, invited their leader, and introduced them to Cao Cao.

The leader used to be a hunter nearby and was skilled in game hunting. Seeing that Cao Cao had really come to recruit troops, he said to him, "In my deep mountain, there are nearly 800 adults and 1000 old and weak women and children."

"Everyone is from a nearby village and gathered here, but in the eyes of the government, those of us who have entered the mountain and lost our household registration as good citizens have long since become 'bandits'."

Nearly 800 people, [-] old and weak women and children who are lagging behind, can barely make ends meet by eating wild fruits and game. If it comes to winter, it is unknown how many people will starve to death.

Maybe in the future they will really become bandits, farming in the mountains, and robbing passing merchants, just to survive.

The leader asked Cao Cao: "The big guys are all men with families. What we men have to do is to protect women, the elderly and children. If we all go away with you, what will happen to the old and weak women and children in the back mountain? Men can’t abandon their wives and children. If a general wants to conscript, I can allow nearly [-]% of the men to go with you, but it depends on the willingness of the big guys. If there are too many, it’s not enough, and the others have to guard the mountain.”

The leader is honest and strong. He may be illiterate, but he has a heart to protect the old and the weak. People recommend him as the leader because he is kind and just.

Cao Cao followed the leader to the cottages they built, all kinds of broken thatched huts made of wood and straw mats, women and children weaving cloth, old people washing clothes, plowing land, and even children scattered around the mountains to collect wild fruits. There are also strong men who cultivate a few acres of land and go out to hunt.There was a lot of people in the entire village, and everyone was busy making a living. They were poor and barely covered, and the rags on their bodies were woven and mended by women and children.

But each of them has perseverance and a smile on their faces. Life is difficult, and every day they live is earned. They hope to survive, and everyone works together to fight against the disaster.

After the leader arrived, he called everyone in a loud voice, and talked about the fact that the new prefect sent people to recruit soldiers: "The salary is good, there is military pay and food, everyone can do it, and I will not stop anyone who volunteers to sign up." When the number of applicants reaches [-]%, I will call it a stop."

The words of the leader calmed down the flustered women, but unfortunately, since he finished presiding, no strong man was willing to sign up for Cao Cao.

"Boss Jiang, it is impossible for us to abandon our mother-in-law and join the army! If we die outside, what will happen to the elderly and children at home?" A strong man shouted harshly, and everyone who greeted them agreed.

Among them, who is not a family member?

Seeing that the time agreed with Lu Zhi was only half a month away, and he had only recruited 100 people so far, Cao Cao was anxious.

There are nearly [-] strong men in front of him, and they are here for nothing, so why not make him greedy?They were unwilling to join, and they went to the nearby villages to find people, and they didn't know how many days they would be delayed.

Cao Cao thought for a while and looked around. Those old and weak women and children were all thin and miserable. The only thing better than the beggars he had seen before was that they still had some energy and strength to work.

Cao Cao counted the money in his pocket, gritted his teeth, and said to the crowd: "You can bring the old and weak, women and children to join, and the food and necessities of your family will be deducted from your military pay, how about it?"

Everyone shouted in surprise: "Really?"

This conscription even takes care of their family members, isn't it equivalent to bringing a group of oil bottles that eat food for nothing?Since ancient times, who would conscript soldiers to do such a thing?As for Cao Cao, the money in his pocket was not spent as money. In order to achieve his goal, he took all 800 people in the mountains with him.

Don't think that women have no fighting power. Under the crisis of survival, these women will burst out with a stronger desire to survive than men, and they can become a group of fighting power by picking up sticks one by one.

After experiencing the battle of defending the city in Xingyang, and seeing mobs who were killed by men, women and children, Cao Cao did not dare to despise the "old, weak, women and children".

He recruited nearly 500 men, and formed a group of women to supplement the combat power. He added the regular army he had brought with him. He gathered a total of 800 people. Using the cottage as a base, he began to train for this group of people. How to replenish the wear and how to arrange [-] people, he kept digging out the knowledge he had learned in his mind, made weapons from wood, raised silkworms and weaved cloth, made mud nests, and searched for all resources in the mountains.

Send regular troops scattered around to purchase food and tools, arrange for the elderly, women, and children to be responsible for logistics, sundries, and transportation, recruit strong men for combat and discipline training, teach them how to use limited resources to create materials that are enough to survive, and raise mountains Rabbits, pheasants, and wild ducks, half a month passed quickly, and the whole cottage appeared to be thriving.

Cao Cao became the new leader of this group of people, and the original leader Jiang Qin asked himself to be his deputy, assisting him in his work, eager to learn the knowledge Cao Cao taught them.

Cao Cao also selected 100 members of the regular army who already had a training base, and added one more intensive training to serve as scouts to collect news from all over the country for him.

After one month in total, Cao Cao led the people down the mountain and went straight to the Jiujiang prefect's mansion where Lu Zhi was.

Cao Cao was afraid that Lu Zhi would really be killed, so he was almost stuck on the timing. As soon as the appointed time came, he led a mighty group of people to the city, and ordered the guards to open the gate with his seal of riding superintendent.

The eyeliner of the tyrannical landlord rushed to report that Cao Cao had rushed to the prefect's mansion with his men. He gave an order, and dozens of officials in the prefecture's mansion were subdued by the group of strong men, and they did not dare to act rashly.

"Where did Prefect Lu Zhi go?" Cao Cao shouted and asked them, and got a reply that Lu Zhi was in the Yamen warehouse, and hurried to meet Lu Zhi.

Ever since Lu Zhi entered the Taishou Mansion with his two servants, he has been under strict surveillance by the eyeliners. All the officials in the Taishou Mansion have become minions of the powerful landlord!

"If I swagger and bring 300 people here, they might make a lie with me, and then inform the people behind the scenes to reinforce the manpower." Lu Zhi laughed gratifiedly when he saw Cao Cao: "When they saw me, they only brought [-] people." The two servants didn't even do anything vain, and they told me directly, asking me to stay in the prefect's mansion honestly and obey their arrangements."

Cao Cao relaxed and said, "Fortunately, Prefect Lu stayed behind and asked me to secretly recruit soldiers. Otherwise, let alone conscription, when their reinforcements arrive, we may not even be able to leave the city."

In the past month, Lu Zhi has not been idle, he is like a silent bastard, cowardly, as if he is really afraid of the oppression of the rich.Those people gave him bribes, and he accepted them carefully, and locked himself in the warehouse all day without seeing anyone.

"I have sorted out the government's inventory for nearly half a year," Lu Zhi said to Cao Cao, "whether it is the financial ledger, or the household registration of the people in the jurisdiction under the jurisdiction, the directory of the rich and powerful, as well as various files and cases, all have been recorded here. .”

He nodded his head and raised a confident smile: "After holding back for so long, it's time to exert strength."

Lu Zhi believed that to suppress the rebellion, internal stability must be solved first. He did not give the rich and nobles a chance to react, and immediately ordered Cao Cao to bring his men to search the homes of the rich and nobles on the list!

Nearly a thousand people who were organized into the army rushed into the homes of nearly ten local powerful families, arrested nearly a hundred powerful people, and detained more than a thousand members of the families and household members.

For a while, the prisons in Jiujiang Taishou's Mansion could not hold people.

Lu Zhi said to Cao Cao: "These are the crimes committed by these people. You send people to the streets and alleys, beat drums and gongs to inform the people, and return them to slavery to obtain the household registration of good people."

Cao Cao brought the list of crimes, and after only a crude glance, he was already stabbed by the bloody crimes in it.

"In order to hide from other people/wives, nearly ten people were killed, even the newborn children were not spared!"

"In order to snatch the fertile land close to the water source, the homes of the common people who vowed not to be slaves were set on fire and killed. The fire stretched for dozens of miles and killed nearly a hundred families!"

"Searching for treasures by clever means, buying and selling the children of good people, raping and killing women!"

Such things that are inferior to animals are all heinous crimes committed by these villains. If it weren't for these 1000 men and horses, if they hadn't been caught off guard, Cao Cao could hardly imagine that once these people could breathe Opportunity, what kind of insane things will be done again.

Lu Zhi ordered: "Behead all the ten powerful households and parade their corpses in the street!"

Cao Cao responded loudly, and led his men and horses through the streets and alleys, beating gongs and drums to announce the matter. The people who had been oppressed for many years gathered one after another, applauding, excited, and those who threw stones at the corpse with tears in hatred.

Punishment of ten tyrants made Lu Zhi gain a firm foothold in Jiujiang County. When he first arrived, he frightened the crowd with killing and killing. Ask the prefect to uphold justice.

All the people's fat and people's anointing collected by the ten powerful families over the years, and the piles of granaries were all rushed into the government account. Lu Zhi put all of these into the reconstruction of Jiujiang, and kept nothing for himself.

Even the salary awarded by his superiors was used by Lu Zhi for construction. He didn't go home to rest all day long, but stayed in the prefect's mansion every day.

Cao Cao was stunned. There is actually someone in the world who can be so selfless as an official. How can he not admire him? !

So Cao Cao also dedicated his salary to the construction.

Hearing this, Lu Zhi scolded with a smile: "The boy has a flexible mind and knows how to imitate. I am the prefect of Jiujiang, and I am an officer. I have no reason to treat my subordinates badly, and I don't need you to donate your salary. As long as your salary can What is it for? Hurry up and take it back, and buy yourself two clean clothes for yourself.”

Cao Cao shook his head: "The prefect is righteous and a man of great virtue. I also want to learn from the prefect and do what I can."

Lu Zhi sent someone to return the salary to Cao Cao, and said loudly: "Then do what you should do. You are the cavalry captain sent by the imperial court to assist me. It is not the responsibility of the city to build the city, but to conquer and protect it! "

You know, Jiujiang County has a total of fourteen counties!

From Shuxian, Linhu, Xiang'an... to Anfeng, Yangquan, and Wanxian, six of them fell into the hands of barbarian rebels.

Lu Zhi arrested Haoqiang, established a model, killed the assassins, and killed the most powerful group of people, leaving behind a group of leaderless Xiaohaoqiang, who was so intimidated by him that he did not dare to act rashly.

"The next step is to recruit those trilogy and strong men, and fill them all into the army," Lu Zhi rubbed his eyebrows. He had not been able to sleep well for several days, and now his eyes are bloodshot.But even so, he is still like a sea god needle, sitting in the prefect's mansion to give orders and start the layout.

Cao Cao was so busy that he didn't touch the ground. Seeing that Lu Zhi didn't sleep, he didn't sleep either. Relying on his inner body protection, he rushed to the front line of Lu Zhi's deployment.

Lu Zhi, who just came to Jiujiang, was faced with a difficult situation where no one was available. Cao Cao's omnipotence made him more and more comfortable. Whenever he gave an order, this energetic boy could always rush out and get things done right away.

Originally, he planned to take him to study, to fool around with his qualifications, but unexpectedly, he became an indispensable right-hand man!Lu Zhi praised Cao Cao very much. Whenever he chatted with others, he would mention this young and promising junior: "If it weren't for Cao Cao, it would take at least half a year for my arrangement to take shape. Now that I have him, it will take two months finished."

Busy with recruiting manpower to form an army, busy with settling down common people, counting household registrations, and sorting out injustice cases in the account books.

All the resources that can be used have been used to the extreme by Lu Zhi. He even issued recruitment orders in various counties: inviting talented people to come to work.

Then, people who are literate and know how to do things are constantly promoted from the existing people, and those who choose the poor and the right