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The former minister of Jinan was transferred to Le'an County to be a taishou, which was considered a flat adjustment and there was no dissatisfaction.

After the handover, Fang Liang received a letter from Gao Shun, which Fang Liang attached great importance to and transferred a junior civil official and junior military attache to rectify the defense of Dongpingling, and then he rushed to the front line of Licheng.

The siege of the city for more than a month made Qu Shuai very uncomfortable.

The measure taken by Fang Liang was that the Yellow Turban Army could enter Licheng from outside the city, but could not go out from inside and outside the city; Even those who enter the city will be searched and will not be allowed to carry any supplies.

However, Qu Shuai Buji also saw a clue from it, that is, the Youzhou army did not kill them all.

After Fang Liang arrived in Licheng, he no longer arranged cavalry to patrol around Licheng every day.

The next day, on the tenth day of the seventh month of the leap month, Fang Liang arranged all his troops at the east gate of the city, and transported the ladders, wells, and chariots to the city to make it look like he was going to attack the city.

Fang Liang personally climbed to the top of the well and fired several arrows at the Yellow Turban Army in the city, and several unlucky Yellow Turban soldiers were killed by arrows. Fang Liang's archery skills are superb, and his strength is great, and the arrow passes through his chest.

There was a cry of surprise from the city.

The Yellow Turban Army itself lacked archers and could do nothing against Fang Liang, so they had to retreat back to a safe distance and watch the well from a distance.

Fortunately, the Youzhou army did not attack, which frightened Qu Shuai Bu into a cold sweat.

The other defenders also felt lucky, the opponent was too powerful, and they could shoot and kill from such a distance.

The officers and soldiers outside the city were also cheering for Fang Liang.

The earth-shattering shouts frightened the Yellow Turban Army at the head of the city; The morale of the Youzhou army is high, and the morale of the Yellow Turban army is even lower, forming a very obvious contrast.

Subsequently, Fang Liang ordered the troops to be collected and returned to the camp.

This is true for 3 days in a row.

The morale of the Yellow Turbans was suppressed to a minimum.

On the night of the third day, Fang Liang quietly sent a junior civil official to enter Licheng through the west gate.

He was brought before Buji.

Bu Ji was left with only two cronies, Zhang Bo and Liang Zhongning.

"Tell me, who are you? What's up? ”

"Qu Shuai, I am from outside the city, I hope you will lead the people to withdraw from Qingzhou, otherwise we will attack the city."

Bu Ji said in embarrassment: "There are so many people, how can you evacuate?" Your cavalry charges, and they still have a way to live? ”

"Qu Shuai, you can only take half of the population in the city, as for who to take and who to stay, we don't care, we must evacuate tomorrow night, and we will take over the city early the day after tomorrow."

"You're not going to catch up?"

"You evacuate at night, the cavalry is inconvenient to pursue, this is your last chance."

Bu Ji was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly said, "Okay, let's think about it and then give you an answer." ”

"We don't need to reply, just look at the results, if so, we can make some secret transactions in the future and give you the help we can, otherwise, there is no need for you to exist."

Bu Ji was a little displeased with the other party's domineering, but the other party was able to make some transactions with them in the future, but he was very excited, which was equivalent to having a secret backer, the previous speculation was true, the Youzhou army did not have too much hatred for them, and did not want to kill them; So he asked, "How do you settle those who remain?" How to trade? ”

"The resettlement conditions refer to Jizhou, and they will be given land, and a part of the grain will be distributed before the next harvest season to maintain their livelihood; As for the transaction, we only need gold, precious jade, copper coins, antiques and other materials, and you can buy grain, salt, cloth, leather armor, weapons and other materials, and you must appoint someone to contact us. ”

After thinking about it for a while, Bu Ji said: "Okay, the contact person on our side is Xu He, this is the one, how can I contact you?" ”

The person who came glanced at Xu He and said: "We will establish a manor at the foot of Ma'anshan in the southwest of Licheng, and I am the manager of the manor, Zhao Jin, just send someone to contact me when the time comes." ”

"Yes, Steward Zhao."

"This matter must be kept secret, otherwise we will only kill people and wipe you out."

Bu Ji immediately assured: "Steward Zhao, rest assured, I will send the most loyal disciples to participate in this matter, and it will be kept absolutely confidential." ”

Zhao Jin said again: "This time, you only need to take away weapons, food, and cloth, and as for other materials, they will be regarded as the cost of our resettlement of the remaining population." ”

Bu Ji felt that those copper coins and other materials were of little value to the Yellow Turban Army, and they were not as affordable as food and cloth, and they were not light in weight and inconvenient to transport, so he readily agreed to Zhao Jin's request.

"Alright, farewell, remember, we'll take over the city the morning after tomorrow."

After Zhao Jin returned, he made a detailed report to Fang Liang, and Fang Liang was very satisfied.

On the thirteenth day of the seventh month of the leap month, the troops went to the east gate of Licheng as usual to line up, and Fang Liang went to the east gate as usual to inspect a circle, and now the Yellow Turban Army did not dare to show their heads, and they all hid behind the battlements, for fear of being hit.

Qu Shuai Bu discussed with several generals and took only the elite soldiers and regular soldiers and their families, and the others were all left.

It was decided to take away most of the grain, cloth, and salt, not the copper coins, and most of the gold.

It was decided to evacuate to Chixian County, Xuzhou on the night of the thirteenth day of the seventh month of the leap month, and take a risk, betting that the Youzhou army would not pursue, and that the Youzhou army would not cross the border to clear them, otherwise they could only be trapped in Licheng.

Fang Liang was very satisfied with Bu Ji's departure with such an interest.

On the 14th, Licheng was successfully accepted.

The Yellow Turbans in Licheng were full of fear, they were abandoned by Qu Shuai, and they didn't know how the government would treat them.

The rest is handled by the junior civil servants.

First of all, 5,000 households were selected as hired farmers for the future estate; The remaining personnel were resettled in the counties. For Jinan, the most scarce thing now is the population, as long as it survives this winter, the situation will be improved after the wheat harvest next summer.

Xu Huang led his troops to be stationed in Licheng, and temporarily served as the county commander of Licheng, actively resettled the population, first planted vegetables and other crops, and then prepared houses for autumn plowing and winter.

The 7 Tun cavalry and 8 Qu infantry brought from Youzhou went to support the battle of Guangzong; The officers and soldiers stationed in Licheng were 10 tun cavalry and 8 qu infantry recruited in Qingzhou; 3 Tun junior cavalry, baggage and 2 tun senior infantry with Fang Liang stationed in Dongpingling.

Subsequently, Fang Liang sold tens of thousands of acres of land to three junior civil officials at a low price in Jinan, allowing them to form a large estate; One of them is Zhao Jin's Ma'anshan Manor, with an area of 30,000 acres, and the price is particularly cheap due to its proximity to the state border; Another manor is located in Zouping County, spanning the north and south of Jishui, with an area of 40,000 acres, close to Le'an County; The last one is located in Zhuxian County, near Pingyuan County, with an area of 50,000 acres.

The three estates were distributed in a triangular pattern, which could support each other, and all were close to the border of Jinan, which was convenient for contact and trade with other counties.

Then he sent people to Qi and Donghai to buy manors, each manor was very small, but the cost was a lot, which made Fang Liang very distressed, and finally decided to buy only a manor of more than 10,000 acres in Dong'anping County; This manor is located in the northwestern part of Beihai Kingdom, very close to Linzi to the west, bordering Le'an to the north, and is sandwiched between Qi and Le'an County, which is very convenient for future actions.

Xu Huang's army was stationed in Jinan to block the Yellow Turban thieves in Yanzhou and Xuzhou.

Liu Kang, the king of Jinan, was afraid of Fang Liang's army and the Yellow Turban thieves of Yan and Xu to attack, so he obeyed Fang Liang's words.

Fang Liang drastically rectified the local officialdom, resettled the displaced people, banned the temples, and developed industry and commerce, so that the situation in Jinan quickly stabilized.

Gao Shun sent another letter, asking Fang Liang to continue to expand the army, recruit all qualified cavalry and excellent infantry into the camp, and suggested that he recruit troops in Taishan County.

Qingzhou Thorn Shi Huang Wan was moved to serve because of his meritorious service in quelling the chaos.