Yanzhou.

Since the Battle of Shouzhang found that Bao Xin's body was not found, Cao Cao mobilized nearly 10,000 people to search around the battlefield for three days, and even issued a huge reward in the surrounding area. It's just a pity that in the end, there was still no result, so Cao Cao sent someone to carve the appearance of Bao Xin out of wood for memorial.

On that day, Cao Cao cried and fainted several times, and his mood was extremely low in the following days, because in his opinion, Bao Xin's death was all because of him. If it weren't for the fact that he underestimated the Yellow Turban Army too much and rushed into the enemy formation too deeply, Bao Xin would not have died in battle to cover his retreat.

This also led to the fact that during that period of time, the handling of prisoners, territorial government affairs, and other things were almost all pressed on Xun You, Chen Gong, Cao Ren and others.

"Everyone, I'm worried about you." Cao Cao looked around at everyone and said apologetically, and at the same time, a hint of relief flashed in his eyes. Yes, he was indeed very pleased, because when he was depressed and didn't have the heart to manage the government, his subordinates helped him complete these tasks very well.

"Zikang, even if my martial arts are not as good as yours, I still have a group of reliable ......subordinates," Cao Cao thought to himself.

Soon, Cao Cao entered the state and began to deal with all kinds of remaining problems. Although Xun You and the others had helped Cao Cao deal with many problems, there were still some major matters, and without Cao Cao personally coming forward, they would not dare to deal with them without Cao Cao personally appearing. Like what...... Those Yellow Turban prisoners.

"Are there more than 100,000 captives?" Cao Cao stroked his beard and groaned.

"Yes, my subordinates thought that they should be persuaded to surrender, and took this opportunity to inform all the Yellow Turban thieves in the state that if they were willing to surrender, the lord would forgive their sins. Although the vast majority of these people do not meet the criteria for military service, if they are allowed to work in the local area to atone for their crimes, it will certainly speed up the restoration of local production. And the strong men among them can be filled into the army......" Xun Yu said respectfully.

"My lord, my subordinates are against it!" As soon as Xun You's words fell, Chen Gong on the side spoke. In a word, the brows of everyone in the room couldn't help frowning.

However, Chen Gong didn't seem to see it, and said in a deep voice with a serious expression, "Among the Yellow Turban thieves who surrendered, the vast majority of them were thieves who followed Zhang Jiao to make trouble during the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the past. At the beginning, the court opened up the net to pardon them, but what was the result? After Sima Ju and others got up, they still chose to continue the rebellion! If the lord has forgiven them now, how can he be assured that they will not rebel again? ”

"This ......" Hearing Chen Gong's words, Cao Cao, who originally thought that Xun You's words were good, couldn't help but start pondering. Because Chen Gong is right about one thing, that is, most of these people in the Yellow Turban Army have participated in the Yellow Turban Rebellion. To put it simply, it means having a criminal record! So, how do you guarantee loyalty? Make sure they don't rebel after submission? At least now Cao Cao doesn't have too many ideas.

"Then what should Chen Beijia do with these captives and the rest of the Yellow Turbans? That's a million people......" Xun You looked at Chen Gong and asked lightly.

"The subordinates thought that they should learn from Li Wushuang and directly demote them to slaves!" Chen Gong's words landed loudly, and everyone was surprised.

"Don't drive Chen! That's nearly a million people! How can they all be reduced to slaves?! Xun Yue on the side retorted directly when he heard this.

"What's not to do?! Didn't Li Wushuang also demote all the Yellow Turban thieves in Baibo Valley to slaves in the past? And the same is true of those mutinous Huns?! Aren't they all in the tens or hundreds of thousands? Li Wushuang was able to do it in the past, couldn't the lord do it? Chen Gong argued, "And if you reduce them to slaves, you can save a lot of money and food." How much is the consumption in various places during this time, I think you will not know, if according to Xun Zhizhong, how much food will it cost to place these million yellow scarves? ”

It's just that Chen Gong didn't seem to notice a trace of embarrassment flashing in Cao Cao's eyes when he mentioned Li Yi. Or maybe you notice it, but you don't take it to heart. At this moment, what he was thinking about was to persuade Cao Cao to agree to his proposal, so as to tell the Yingchuan faction led by Xun Yu that he was the highest staff under Cao Cao.

"Lord, my subordinates think that it is impossible to reduce all the Yellow Turban thieves to slaves! In the past, Li Yi did this because he had completely defeated those enemies, but now, there are only more than 100,000 captured Yellow Turban Thieves, and the number of remaining Yellow Turban Thieves in the state is in the millions! If the lord does not show goodwill, but intends to reduce them to slavery, the only possibility is to make them resist desperately! Xun You looked at Cao Cao and said loudly.

After speaking, Xun Yu vaguely pulled Xun Yue beside him, and suddenly closed Xun Yue, who was about to open his mouth to echo. Seeing this, Xi Zhicai and others on the side were also silent.

Looking at the two staff members who were looking at him with blazing eyes, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a headache. "Speaking of which, Zikang and Benchu also have a lot of children from the family, will they also have this kind of troublesome situation?"

Cao Cao didn't feel that there was a factional dispute under his command, after all, strictly speaking, Chen Gong's side was not a faction. And most of the time, it was Chen Gong who was targeting Xun You. In fact, if you have to say it, it is more like a competition between the old and new staff. However, it was still a dispute that Chen Gong took the initiative to provoke, after all, with Xun You's intelligence and background, he was not worried that Cao Cao would not reuse himself at all.

However, although it was a headache, the problem still had to be solved, so after a moment of silence, Cao Cao turned his head to look at Xun You and said, "Gongda, Gongtai's words are not unreasonable. If you want to settle those millions of people, the money and food you need are not small. Just like Zikang, who owns most of the state and the division, didn't he choose to withdraw because he got more than 500,000 people? ”

When it came to Li Yi, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a little painful. Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he has gone from being a close match with Li Yi to the one who is struggling to catch up behind him. But now, it seems that it can't catch up. This made Cao Cao not want to mention Li Yi in front of his subordinates many times, just like a relatively good person who was not very willing to use people who were better than him as an example.

However, there are many things that really can't be bypassed by Li Yi, just like dealing with prisoners, displaced people, and ordinary people...... In the whole world, Li Yi did the best, and the number was the largest.

Hearing Cao Cao's words, Chen Gong looked at Xun Yu with a sneer in his heart, in his opinion, Cao Cao said this, he must be biased to his side. And Chen Gong didn't believe that Xun You had any good way, just like he said, millions of people...... It's not a small amount.

However, in this regard, Xun You seemed very confident, "My lord, as my subordinates just said, because of the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the state, many places have been abandoned. Therefore, the subordinates thought that most of the Yellow Turban thieves would be subdued and let them go to reclaim wasteland to resume production. Of course, it may cost a lot of money to do so, but in the long run, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. ”

"Moreover, our army can completely gather all the Yellow Turban thieves in one place, give them only the tools they need to ensure that they cannot rebel, and at the same time gather the young and strong men among these people into an army of their own, under the command ......of the lord himself," Xun Yu continued.

"Hmm......" Cao Cao heard this, and fell into deep thought again. Seeing this, although Chen Gong was anxious, he still chose to wait after all. Because he knew that if he opened his mouth to refute at this time, he was afraid that it would only arouse Cao Cao's disgust.

After a long time, Cao Cao glanced at Chen Gong apologetically, and immediately made Chen Gong bow his head in frustration. Seeing this, Cao Cao sighed secretly in his heart, "The desire for power in the public platform seems to be a bit heavy...... Alas, after all, it was the first to follow me, and it was newly recruited...... Well...... Find a chance to make amends. ”

While thinking, Cao Cao said, "Then, let's do what Gongda wants." Publish the news, as long as those yellow turban thieves are willing to surrender unconditionally, I will not be guilty of the past sins! However, ......" changed the conversation, Cao Cao said in a stern tone, "Yu Poison and other first evils are not within the scope of pardon!" And if anyone can offer their heads, not only will they be forgiven of all their sins, but We will also give them a great reward! ”

"No!" Everyone responded in unison.

Soon, after Cao Cao discussed with everyone again, he motioned for everyone except Chen Gong to leave first.

"What else does the lord command?" Chen Gong asked in a deep voice, his mood still very low.

"Gongtai, in the past, when I became the county guard of Dongjun, the first staff member was you...... And the reason why I was able to become a Yanzhou pastor is also because of you...... I remember all the credit you have made...... So, you don't need to worry about anything at all......" Cao Cao said with emotion as he walked in front of Chen Gong.

"My lord, I ......" Chen Gong heard this, a trace of ruddy suddenly appeared on his face, and he opened his mouth to say something.

"I know!" Cao Cao interrupted Chen Gong's words, "You and I have known each other for a long time, and I know everything you think!" And you, too, should believe me! Could it be that I, Cao Mengde, am a person who likes the new and hates the old?! What's more, the talent of the public platform is not inferior to anyone......"

After speaking, Cao Cao patted Chen Gong on the shoulder and strode out. Looking at Cao Cao's departing back, Chen Gong stood a little dazed. After a long while, Chen Gong sighed and left slowly. There was a bit of a lonely look, but I didn't know what I was thinking.

Soon, after Cao Cao's order was disseminated, the Yellow Turban troops in various places chose to surrender one after another. After all, they already have no other option than to surrender. All the Yellow Turban Army was united before, and the 300,000 troops assembled were easily defeated by Cao Cao, so what can they do if they continue to fight?

And the most important thing is that the leaders of the Yellow Turbans such as Yu Poison and Sima Ju either died in Shouzhang, or were beheaded by their subordinates and sacrificed to Cao Cao, or they fled Yanzhou directly with their own soldiers at night. Without these leaders, the Yellow Turbans would be nothing more than an unorganized bunch of thieves.

Plus Cao Cao promised to forgive them their sins and give them land to plant...... How to choose in this case is probably not a difficult matter.

After subduing the million yellow turbans, Cao Cao immediately concentrated them in the area of Dongping Kingdom, on the one hand, it was close to Dongjun for easy management. On the other hand, due to the ravages of the Yellow Turban Army, many places in Dongping Kingdom have become barren land, and it is just right for them to farm.

At the same time, Cao Cao selected tens of thousands of able-bodied men from among these people to form an army, and transferred Cao Chun back from Mount Tai to be responsible for commanding them.

"Zihe, although these people are all thieves and people, as long as they are used properly, they can also burst out with strong combat effectiveness. And...... You also know that I am going to form a tiger and leopard cavalry......" Cao Cao said to Cao Chun in a deep voice.

"Please rest assured! The subordinates will definitely live up to the expectations of the lord! Hearing this, Cao Chun, who was still a little reluctant, immediately said excitedly.

"Well, remember to let the soldiers go to the fields after training and try to solve the food problem by themselves." Cao Cao nodded and said.

"No!"

The other side.

"Rubbish! It's all rubbish! Not only was the army of 300,000 defeated by Cao Cao's battle, but the Yellow Turban Army, which claimed to be one million, surrendered directly in one breath?! Are they all pigs?! Tao Qian roared angrily, obviously very dissatisfied with this result.

Below, Cao Hong looked at Tao Qian tremblingly and didn't dare to speak, as if he was afraid that Tao Qian would vent his anger on him.

Tao Qian couldn't help but be angry, after all, in his opinion, this was a great opportunity to invade Yanzhou! But now? He failed, and he wasted a lot of his money. After all, when he supported Que Xuan, he Tao Qian spent a lot of money and food.

"I just don't know if I've ......been exposed," Tao Qian thought to himself. Although judging from the information he received, Que Xuan had died on the battlefield, who could guarantee that Que Xuan had not told others about his connection to himself?

"Hmm...... Let's wait and see...... Come to think of it, it is impossible for Yuan Shu to sit still. Tao Qian pondered. He didn't want to take the initiative to be an enemy of Cao Cao, after all, Cao Cao defeated the 300,000 Yellow Turban Army in one battle, but his combat effectiveness also made Tao Qian quite jealous. Moreover, for that reason, the situation in Xuzhou made it difficult for him to take the initiative to provoke a war.

But just as Tao Qian thought, Yuan Shu really couldn't sit still. In fact, after learning that Cao Cao had pacified the Yanzhou Yellow Turban, he immediately transferred Ji Ling and Zhang Xun, who were still attacking Yangzhou, back. As for Yangzhou, it was handed over to Sun Ce to be responsible.

"Now that the Yellow Turban has surrendered to Cao Cao, and although Cao Cao has collected the remnants of the Yellow Turban, the loss must be not small. At this time, it is the best opportunity to attack Yanzhou! Yuan Shu looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice.

"Please give the Lord's order!" Hearing this, everyone responded in unison. As mentioned earlier, for Yuan Shu, Yanzhou is obviously more attractive than Jingzhou and Yangzhou without Nanyang.

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