As soon as Chen Deng was mentioned, Tao Ying was a little angry, how many people in Xuzhou died on the northern battlefield because of Cao Cao's invasion, and how many people would die tragically under Cao Bing's knife, and he wanted to lead the troops to the north, Chen Deng said that there was no food and grass!

"Yes, there is indeed no grain and grass in the city, but the Gan family is engaged in grain trading, and the Gan family took the silver to buy the grain in Peiguo, Yuzhou."

Li Dian prayed again, when he heard that Chen Deng actually took his own money to buy food, but he didn't know at all, Tao Ying let him go, but it involved spending money, why didn't he tell himself?

What's more, all that money is of great use! Whether Pengcheng can be developed into the center of the Han Dynasty in the future can be counted on with this money!

So Tao Ying asked again: "Who let you use the treasury?" Why didn't anyone come to tell me? ”

A series of questions, Li Dian asked a little overwhelmed, just as Li Dian didn't know how to explain it, someone came not far away to donate property, Li Dian was busy leading Tao Ying to watch.

In a pavilion three miles outside the city, a lot of people gathered around, and there was a large board erected in the pavilion, which said "donation place", and next to it were many people counting all kinds of donated items, and there were countless merchants around who drove the carriage to load those fancy items into the carriage.

Seeing what was in front of him, Tao Ying understood. It turned out that Miss Gan didn't want too many people to starve to death, because there were too many dead, which was an ominous edict and a damage to yin morality.

So Miss Gan sent her family to find Li Dian, and it happened that many people from the wandering Pengcheng family also wanted to come back, but they were afraid that Tao Ying would kill the rich and help the poor, so those who did not occupy a lot of land donated their money to the government, and then the government divided the land with them.

The money she got was taken to Xiaopei by her father, who bought grain and grass from Xiaopei and brought it back, so that the refugees would have something to eat.

Chen Deng thought of another way, that is, to let these people play to their strengths, so some blacksmiths began to make arrowheads, and some people began to make bows and arrows.

This is just a corner of Pengcheng, outside the south gate is basically a large number of people gathered to make bows, arrows, knives and guns and other weapons, there are blacksmiths outside the north gate to make farm tools, anyway, the people need farm tools to reclaim the land.

The iron needed to build agricultural tools was made from weapons captured on the battlefield, and the good agricultural tools were sold to the common people, and many poor people could not afford to buy them, so they wrote IOUs and sold them at the market price, and used the grain to pay off their debts after the grain was harvested in the following year.

Anyway, in order to be able to let more people survive, Chen Deng really worked hard!

Tao Ying nodded at them, and suddenly remembered his own family, his own family members were now arranged by themselves to produce paper in Xiaoguan, why not let more refugees learn to make paper together?

At that time, more people will learn to make paper, and then they will collect the paper from the people, give them money, and then sell the paper to other big states, how good it would be!

It's just that there is no time to really deal with these now, because he has decided to go to the prison now, then let it go, and then lead the troops to the north.

After sending someone to reward the Gan family, Tao Ying rode a horse and went straight to Pengcheng Prison, which was guarded by Xu Sheng's brother outside the prison, because Xuzhou was Tao Ying's second brother, so no one dared to break into the prison.

At this time, there was not even a single prisoner in the prison, and thousands of people still broke the law every day, but the offenders were all escorted to build the city wall without exception, no matter how big or small the crime was, they were all escorted to the city to build the city.

So now there is one person living in the prison, and that is Yu Ban!

Tao Ying entered the prison, Yu Ban was dancing the sword in the prison, Tao Ying applauded and walked all the way in, seeing Tao Ying coming, Yu Ban hurriedly said: "I've seen the lord!" ”

Tao Ying didn't talk nonsense, pointed outside and said: "Wen Ze, I've been thinking about when I can let you out, and today's opportunity has finally come!" ”

"My lord, what chance? I really want to go out, although no one treats me badly here, but I can't serve the Lord, I really ...... in my heart."

Yu Ban sighed as he spoke.

Tao Ying pointed to the jailer and said, "You go and fetch the general's cloak, and you go and pick a fast horse!" ”

A few jailers went out, and Yu Ban didn't know what the opportunity would come until he put on his armor and picked up his weapons and walked out. Seeing that Tao Ying was so anxious to use himself, Yu couldn't help but ask: "The lord asked me to put on armor in prison, could it be that someone in the city has rebelled?" ”

Tao Ying laughed out loud after hearing this: "No, I have asked Li Dian to order a thousand elite soldiers, these thousand soldiers and horses are all veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time, and I have selected three hundred cavalry, and the cavalry is also the most warlike cavalry in Xuzhou, not to mention the training of my third brother, they have learned the combat methods of the northern white horse Yicong." From today on, this elite army will be handed over to you, let's lead them to the north today to show their strength! ”

walked all the way to the outside of the prison, and as soon as he saw the sun, Yu Ban's eyes stinged, and he was really a little unaccustomed. Slowly standing outside the cell door, it took a long time to get used to it.

Brother Xu Sheng looked at Yu Ban, and then asked Tao Yingji, "Prime Minister, now that General Yu has been released, where are we going?" ”

After the jailer asked, Tao Ying also hesitated, and then Yu Ban hurriedly bowed: "Lord, I am worried that I don't have personal soldiers, can I transfer them to my subordinates as personal soldiers?" ”

Tao Ying nodded and said, "Very good!" ”

So the jailer also rejoiced, they could become the general's most trusted soldiers, which was a joy for a soldier, but fortunately he was not protected as a prisoner during this time!

ordered a thousand soldiers and horses from Pengcheng, Tao Ying let Yu Ban be the commander, and he himself was the supervisor, and the two led the troops to the East China Sea. When he was about to leave the city, Yu Ban looked at a palace rising from the ground, and looked at the scrawny Cao Cao's troops, those were his former subordinates!

Yu Ban's heart is a little desolate, sometimes he votes for the wrong master, how great is the sacrifice? Especially when Yu Ban and Tao Ying passed by a dilapidated city wall, suddenly a very tall but very thin slave suddenly stopped Yu Ban's war horse and cried.

"General, take me away, I still have a wife and children at home, ......"

Witnessing so many comrades-in-arms die like this, that person was really unwilling in his heart. Yu Ban couldn't make the decision, turned his head and couldn't bear to look at it anymore, but his eyes were already moist.

Tao Ying pointed to the man and said, "Who are you?" ”

Seeing that the young man in front of him was Tao Ying, the ruler of Pengcheng, the man hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy: "Lord Yuguo, I am willing to surrender, I am willing to surrender, I am the vanguard under Marshal Yu, I am willing to take refuge in Xuzhou!" ”

Seeing that his survival ** is so strong, and then look at the other people's tall horses, he is thinner, if he eats fatter, maybe he is a good fighter! So Tao Ying pointed at him and said: "Okay, you get up, as long as you don't fight for Cao Cao in the future, I will naturally not kill you!" General Yu, gather all your former generals and subordinates, who are not tired to death, to go out with us. ”