Liu Xian's surprise was not the attack and plundering of the Beihai County area by the Taishan Yellow Turban Army. Instead, he was surprised that this Liu Jie would have such an operation, and actually sent money and food to those Yellow Turban thieves or Taishan thieves in exchange for those thieves not to invade Beihai County.

And Kong Rong was surprised that Beihai was actually threatened by the Taishan Yellow Turban Army. Some counties close to Mount Tai have been attacked by the Taishan Yellow Turban Thieves, which makes him feel a little flustered for no reason, and he is a little afraid to imagine that the Taishan Yellow Turban Army has come to Beihai City.

This is also the reason why he is not in his position and does not seek his own government, Kong Rong is not an official in the imperial court, which also makes his news a little closed. His Kong family's industry is not all over the county, and he has not deliberately used his own industry to set up an intelligence system like Liu Xian, so he really doesn't know too much about the current situation in Beihai.

If it weren't for Liu Jie, the Taishou, who talked about these things this time, he might have been kept in the dark.

"What the hell is going on? When did the Tarzan Yellow Turban Army start to come out of the mountains to plunder? Also, Liu Taishou, you ...... When did you get in touch with the Tarzan Yellow Turban Thief? And how much grain were delivered to them? Kong Rong's expression became solemn.

In Beihai, Kong Rong not only has to consider his own big Kong family, but also the people of Beihai. This is the fundamental place where he has a foothold, and once he is plundered by the Yellow Turban Bandits, he really can't imagine it. He feared that everything he had would be ruined.

"Master Kong, this, this is dealing with those bandits and Yellow Turbans, this is not just Ben Taishou's business. This is the result of the deliberations of the officials below, as well as the officials of the prefectures. Then...... No, no, in fact, we are close to Mount Tai, especially some of the local people in the Mount Tai area, they originally had that tradition, they would pay a part of the grain to the thieves in the mountains every year when it was time to harvest the grain, as a kind of customary rule, as long as the village paid the money and grain, they would not suffer from the robbery of the thieves in the mountains. Later, there were Taishan Yellow Turban thieves who sent a plate to various county towns and asked for money and grain from each county, and if they did not pay a certain amount of money and grain, then they would attack those county seats. ”

"How can this be true? These thieves are really too lawless, and they dare to blackmail the heads of our imperial courts! And waiting, even at the request of those thieves, paid in full? Kong Rong was really angry at the moment, and his face turned red with anger.

"Kong, Kong-sama...... This、This is also the helplessness of the lower officials。 Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, our Beihai region has been in danger, and those bandits who were difficult to exterminate have also rebelled under the banner of the Yellow Turban Army. The thieves are powerful, our entire Beihai County, there are less than 5,000 officers and soldiers in total, this Beihai County, and more than a dozen county seats, these officers and soldiers have to guard everywhere and maintain order in each county town. We are no match for the Yellow Turban Thieves, who claim to be hundreds of thousands of troops. This is only a last resort, so I spend money and food to buy peace. In fact, not only our Beihai County, but also other counties and counties, where they have not been attacked and plundered by the Yellow Turban Thieves, basically have such transactions. ”

"You guys, you're really angry, old man. Have you not encouraged the arrogance of those thieves by doing so? And the truth that three-year-old children understand, how can those thieves be satisfied? If one succeeds, then there will definitely be a second and a third, and the money and food demanded will definitely increase each time. Even if you can have a temporary peace, it will not be a long-term solution. Kong Rong rebuked with some bitterness.

According to Kong Rong's character, he would rather die than have a false relationship with those thieves.

"I, we are just trying to calm those thieves first, it's just a stopgap measure. Thinking that the imperial court defeated the Yellow Turban Army, it would definitely continue to send a large army to suppress the remnants of the Yellow Turbans. But I didn't think about it, the imperial court did not send a large army to our Qingzhou at all, but made the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou more and more fierce and powerful. Until now, there has been no action from the imperial court to send a large army to exterminate the Yellow Turban Army of Mount Tai. Our local government in Qingzhou is also constantly explaining the situation to the imperial court and asking the imperial court to send troops. But our words are slight, and there is no news of the recital sent to the imperial court, and I don't know if it has reached the emperor's hands. ”

Liu Jie wiped the sweat oozing from his forehead and tried his best to explain to the angry Kong Rong.

The imperial court sent a large army to Qingzhou to exterminate the Taishan Yellow Turban Army? That's impossible. Kong Rong is also quite clear about this. Hearing Liu Jie say this, he couldn't help but be silent and didn't continue to reprimand Liu Jie.

Only then did Liu Xian speak: "Father-in-law, as the so-called snake has a snake path, and a rat has a rat path. In today's world, it is right to be able to survive, no matter what method is adopted, living is the last word. And there are some objective facts, which are not something that can be changed by Lord Liu Jie, nor can you change it by your father-in-law. So, don't be angry and worried about such things. ”

Liu Xian knew that after Kong Rong led Beihai, he also suffered the same thing, the Taishan Yellow Turban Army asked him for money and food, Kong Rong refused to give it, and as a result, Guan Hai, the leader of the Taishan Yellow Turban Army, led a large army to besiege Beihai, and was almost broken by the Yellow Turban Army. As a result, he happened to be rescued by Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei who passed through Beihai, and Guan Hai was also beheaded by Guan Yu.

Liu Xiandao: "Whether it is Beihai County or the dozen or so county towns below, there are certain restrictions on the number of officers and soldiers in the government. Beihai County cannot have more than 2,000 soldiers, and the following counties cannot exceed 200, and only a few large counties are allowed to have 400 officers and soldiers. And what about the Yellow Turbans? The entire Mount Tai claims to have hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban troops, and they can easily dispatch one or two hundred thousand horses to capture a county seat. Therefore, no matter what, we cannot ignore such an objective fact. Beihai County can live next to the thieves for the time being, which is already an outlier. ”

This is indeed an outlier.

Liu Xian asked himself, if he was Guan Hai, he would definitely not just die according to Taishan. He will definitely send troops to seize Beihai County, and then Donglai County, and control the entire Shandong Peninsula in his own hands. Hundreds of thousands of troops, as long as they are integrated and reorganized, and after a certain amount of regular militarized training, they can do a great deal. It's a pity that Liu Xian really doesn't know how Guan Hai led the hundreds of thousands of Taishan Yellow Turban Army, nor does he know how he plans to develop.

In fact, it is not only the Yellow Turban Army here in Taishan, but also the Yellow Turban Army in Montenegro. Sometimes, if you look at the problem from the standpoint of the Yellow Turban Army, then there will be doubts, Zhang Yan and Guan Hai, they each have hundreds of thousands of troops, but they have not been able to develop. This is really a waste of such a good family foundation.

Sometimes, Liu Xian also thinks that if he is not a member of the Han family, he is simply a disciple of Zhang Jiao, and he is a public Taiping Dao god, so that he has a certain right to speak in the Yellow Turban Army, and after the death of the three Zhang Jiao brothers, he can command those Yellow Turban Army, then Liu Xian thinks that it may be better to mix, and will overthrow the rule of the Han Dynasty more quickly and seize the Han Dynasty.

If Liu Xian can become the leader of the current Yellow Turban Army, he must first be strict in military discipline, and then find a way to seize food, and with food, he can raise the army and train the army. According to Montenegro or Mount Tai, first attack some territory to build a solid rear of the Yellow Turban Army. On the one hand, this big rear can be developed, and on the other hand, it is possible to keep training troops in four directions. It won't be long before something big happens.

Strictly speaking, it is indeed difficult for the officers and soldiers of this court to get the Yellow Turban Army in Montenegro and Taishan, and they don't know whether these leaders of the Yellow Turban Army are pigs, and they can't develop.

This is actually a historical limitation, where do those leaders of the Yellow Turban Army know how to develop? If everyone is like Liu Xian, who is a time-traveler in the later generations, and has more than a year of knowledge, then the situation is completely different.

"So what's the situation now? Is the North Sea at risk? Kong Rong calmed down a little and asked in a slow tone.

"It's hard to say, now is the time when the green and yellow are not harvested, and our local governments can't come up with much food. It is estimated that the thieves in the mountains are also about to run out of food, so they will come out of the mountains to plunder. However, for the time being, a large number of Taishan Yellow Turban troops have not been found. The thieves who attacked some of our counties were also about a few thousand, but they attacked several counties at the same time, and together, they might have about twenty or thirty thousand thieves. ”

"Twenty or thirty thousand? This is a problem, if they join forces, it can be enough to pose a threat to Beihai City. Kong Rong said worriedly.

"This is also what this official is worried about, he is worried that they will come straight to Beihai County, after all, only our Beihai County will have enough money and food for them to plunder." Liu Jiedao.

"No matter what, I have to guard against it. What do you think? Taishou-sama, what are you going to do? Are you ready to deal with the Tarzan Yellow Turban Thief? By the way, since there is a thief army, virtuous son-in-law, you and your Liu Mansion caravan should not stay in Beihai for a long time. In this way, it is better to escort Xue'er and her mother to your Liulin Village to live temporarily for a while, and by the way, you can also get married. When Beihai is truly safe, I will send someone to pick up my wife back. ”

Kong Rong felt that the situation was a little serious, and thought that now Liu Xian's Liu Mansion caravan was outside the city, which was indeed unsafe, so he wanted Liu Xian to leave Beihai and take his daughter and wife away.

"Master Kong...... This official doesn't know how to prepare to deal with the enemy, only to send a fast horse to ask the government above to send officers and soldiers to suppress the bandits, and the lower official called the adult, just to ask everyone to come up with ideas, perhaps, the adult has been an official in the court, there should be a courtier who is good friends with the adult in the court, right? Can you write a letter and ask them to say a few words in front of the emperor to explain the danger of our Beihai and ask the imperial court to send a large army to Beihai? ”

"Please send an army from the imperial court? Alas...... This...... I'm afraid this is unlikely......" Kong Rong listened to Liu Jie's words, he couldn't help but shake his head a little gloomily and sighed.

Kong Rong knows very well that today's imperial court will no longer care about the life and death of the Han Dynasty, and the imperial army is basically guarded in the main Guancheng around the capital Luoyang, that is, the Eight Great Guan Towns.

The imperial court was controlled by relatives and eunuchs for one reason, and it was also that the current imperial court could not afford the cost of a large army, and it was difficult to send an army of about 100,000 troops and horses as far as Beihai to attack the Yellow Turban Army of Mount Tai.

The imperial court had an order to the state assassins or state pastors, ordering them to clear the remnants of the yellow turbans as soon as possible, and many things could be handled by the assassins or state pastors. However, even if it is a thorn or a state pastor, they themselves will not conjure up a large army in vain, and they will not conjure up money and food. Without money and food, how easy is it to eliminate the yellow turban thieves in the states?

Look at Jizhou Muhuang Fu Song, what action he wants to take, he must get the support of the imperial court, without the support of the imperial court, he has no way to support his military horses.

Looking at Youzhou Mu Liu Yu again, he is blind without money and food.

Whenever a war is fought, money is fought.

"So, what should I do? There were no officers and soldiers sent by the imperial court, and we didn't have so much money and food to satisfy the appetite of those yellow turban thieves. With our current officers and soldiers, they are no match for them at all. Liu Jie heard Kong Rong say that there would be no officers and soldiers sent by the imperial court, and he was really anxious.

Perhaps, Liu Jie may have the intention of fleeing first and escaping Beihai in case the Yellow Turban Army really kills Beihai.

There are really a lot of such situations in this period of the Han Dynasty. The Yellow Turban thieves came, and the officials of the government fled the fastest. No way, killing officials eats big households, wherever the Yellow Turban Army goes, the first people to suffer will be the officials and officers of the government.

If there is no accident, including the officers and soldiers of Beihai City, they may all disperse in a hurry.

"It's really not a realistic thing to ask the imperial court to send troops to deal with those Yellow Turban Army, in fact, even if the imperial court will send a large army, I'm afraid it won't be too late in time. Brother, in fact, this Taishan Yellow Turban Army may come to the city at some point, right? Liu Xian asked at this time.

"This ...... This is not certain, anyway, it was two or three days ago that the county town below Beihai was attacked. Liu Jie's expression was indeed very flustered, and his face turned a little blue.

Liu Xian thought for a moment and said, "Father-in-law, it's been several days since my Liu Mansion caravan came to Beihai City, and those Yellow Turban Soldiers must have received the news. Even if they didn't plan to attack Beihai City directly, since the Liu Mansion caravan was there and carried so many goods, it would definitely attract them. Therefore, I estimate that the Liu Mansion caravan will not be in a hurry if it wants to leave. In case this is on the road and they block the road and rob and kill, it will be even more troublesome. ”

"That's right, so what should I do now?" Kong Rong was also a little flustered.

Now Kong Rong doesn't have any soldiers and horses in his hands, maybe only a few hundred of the Kong family's guardians, but this bit of people and horses is nothing in front of the twenty or thirty thousand Yellow Turban Army.

"Father-in-law, brother. You don't have to worry, it's nothing more than soldiers coming to block it, and water is coming to cover it. Since I have met it, let my son see how powerful this Taishan Yellow Turban Army is. ”

Liu Xian said calmly.