"Lao Dian, let me prepare a table of wine and food. Today, I, Zhicai, and Zichu will have a few drinks with Gong Jin."

Qin Qi said.

"As you command!"

"General Qin, the next step for the Xiakou Army should be to capture Xuzhou!"

Zhou Yu said.

"Yes! Xuzhou is a wealthy area with a large population, at least three million or more. The people cannot be ravaged by the war. They must be rescued to preserve the vitality of the Central Plains race and allow the Central Plains civilization to be passed on."

Qin Qi said.

"General Qin, the grassroots people have also observed what the Xiakou area has done over the years, and they are basically people-oriented.

Put the interests of the people first. In the eyes of the general, the people are more important than the emperor and the eunuch's family."

Zhou Yu said.

"Gong Jin, you actually already have the answer to this question in your mind. Over the past few days, I hope you have some understanding of the policies implemented in Xiakou.

In my heart, the interests of the people are above all else. Whether the emperor or the eunuch, they are just small boats sailing on the sea.

People are like water. As the saying goes, water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. If a dynasty cannot benefit the lives of the people in the world, it will

They will only go their own way, squeeze the people, and deny them any room to survive, and they are not far from destruction.

Just like the current Han Dynasty, the Yellow Turban Army pulled off the fig leaf and exposed the true face of the Han Dynasty.

This is not the fault of the Yellow Turban Army. Even if there was no Yellow Turban Army, there would be other organizations that would rebel. The people would not have enough food to eat and their livelihood would not be secure.

If you don't follow the people who are willing to rebel, you will definitely die. Although rebellion is a serious crime of annihilating the nine tribes, but people will starve to death, will they still worry about annihilating the nine tribes?

In this case, it is better to rebel together, maybe there will be a chance of survival. The chaos in the Han Dynasty was not caused by the Yellow Turban Army.

It is not caused by the common people, but by the national system and policies that are not adapted to social progress and the advancement of civilization.

There must be a new system, and guidelines and policies must be promulgated, so that they cannot restrict social progress and the advancement of civilization.

This is the general trend and no one can stop it. Anyone who dares to stop it will be crushed by the wheels of history."

Qin Qi said.

Zhou Yu nodded.

"General Qin, if you want to change, it will touch the interests of many people. Aren't you afraid that the big families will unite to oppose him?"

Zhou Yu said.

"Afraid! But I have no better way. Over the years, I have been using gentle methods.

Try not to resort to bloody measures. I hope that through a gentle transition, both the big family and the common people can

I can understand the various guidelines and policies formulated by our Xiakou area. I did not beat anyone to death with a stick.

It still gives the big family a direction to transfer funds. The purpose of vigorously developing industry and commerce in the jurisdiction is to let the big family understand,

Industry and commerce can also obtain greater profits, even more profitable than farming. Gradually, big families will be guided to invest their funds in industry and commerce.

Give up the land in your hands. The entire Xiakou area is developed around this goal. Like the minimum wage standard,

It is to tell the big family that they cannot exploit the people. Regardless of whether they are servants or maids, they must pay the minimum salary.

As a result, costs are increased, and large families do not make much profit from the planting industry. Coupled with the stepped tax policy and regulation,

The servants, maids, etc. in the big family will be slowly released. National literacy is also an effort for the rise and rejuvenation of the Central Plains race.

Only when the people are literate, understand the truth, and have ideas, will they not be easily enslaved and will they have the spirit of resistance.

Only then will the country have hope, and only then will the Central Plains race have a chance to rise."

Qin Qi said.

"Of course, the most important thing at the moment is to pacify the world as soon as possible and not let the Central Plains fall into war for a long time.

The people of the Central Plains can't afford to be hurt! Before the Yellow Turbans rebellion, the entire Han Dynasty had a population of nearly 60 million.

What about now? There are more than 40 million at most. If the chaos continues, I don’t know how many people will die. War continues.

It will give the grassland barbarian races time to recuperate. When the population of the Central Plains drops to a freezing point,

The grassland race will definitely take this opportunity to go south and invade the Central Plains region. When the time comes, how can we, the Central Plains race, resist?

They will become the prey of barbaric races on the grasslands, and the entire Central Plains race is in danger of genocide."

Qin Qi said.

Others don't know the historical development trend, but Qin Qi understands it clearly.

Three hundred years of darkness.

The Three Kingdoms were in turmoil for decades or hundreds of years, causing a massive decline in the ethnic population of the entire Central Plains. There were only a few million people in the world.

There were hundreds of thousands in Shu, more than a million in Soochow, and millions in Wei. Their combined population was less than 10 million, which was reduced from 60 million to several million.

What a concept is this!

What followed was the Wuhu Chaos, a melee that lasted for more than three hundred years, and the Central Plains race was almost exterminated.

Since Qin Qi came to the Han Dynasty, this kind of thing will definitely not be allowed to happen. It must be stopped to ensure that the people of the Central Plains survive to deal with the massacre of the grassland races.

"My lord, the food and wine are ready."

Dian Wei Dao.

"Send it in. It's rare to relax. Let's drink and chat with Gong Jin. There are no superiors or subordinates, only friends."

Qin Qi said.

"As you command!"

Bang!

"Come! Gong Jin, Zhicai, Zichu, Lao Dian, let's go one by one."

Qin Qi said.

"Gong Jin, I know that you are a great talent with both civil and military skills, and you are also a talented and beautiful woman in our Xiakou area.

You are not young yet. Are you really unwilling to go out and do something useful for the common people in the world and the people of the Central Plains?"

Qin Qi said.

"I also know that you and Sun Ce are good friends and close friends. Otherwise, I would not have come to visit Sun Ce in prison.

However, have you ever thought about what kind of disaster it would bring to the people in Xiakou area once Sun Jian and Sun Ce successfully attack Xiakou City?

How many people will die? This is something I will never allow. I also know that Sun Ce is a rare talent.

But what? He is too ambitious and will not surrender to anyone. He just wants to conquer the world by himself. Temporary surrender and compromise,

The purpose is to obtain soldiers and horses. I will not give Sun Ce a chance and will only let him stay in prison.

Wait until the world is peaceful before releasing him. If Gong Jin wants to wait for Sun Ce to come out before supporting Sun Ce,

I suggest that Gong Jin give up on this idea! I will not release Sun Ce until the world is peaceful."

Qin Qi said.

Zhou Yu was extremely surprised!

Never in his wildest dreams would he have imagined that Qin Qi knew Sun Ce so well that she could guess their ambitions.

"My lord, even if Sun Ce is released, he won't have any chance. Next year we will capture Xuzhou.

Devouring Yanzhou. When the war between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan is over, it will be the turn of the Liaodong Zhao Yun Corps to take action and capture Youzhou in a short time.

At that time, we don’t have to be afraid of Yuan Shao, he can be destroyed at any time.”

Xi Zhongdao.

Liu Ba also nodded.

"If it hadn't taken time to digest the territory, our Xiakou Army would have been fully capable of taking over Xuzhou and Yanzhou in one fell swoop this time.

But if that happens, it will drag down our food reserves and delay the development process of our Xiakou area."

Liu Badao.

hehe!

"Paling the world will be slower. Let Lao Cao clean up some big families in Yanzhou first, and then we will take them over. It is in our interests."

Qin Qi smiled.

Actually?

Qin Qi is worried about the coming of the plague. She remembers that in the past few years, plague will appear in the Central Plains, and many people will die.

The Xiakou area must store a large amount of food and medicinal materials, make every effort to rescue the people, and receive disaster victims and refugees.
Chapter completed!