"Since ancient times, the people have taken food as the sky, but Qingzhou has been plagued by famine for many years, and the people have no livelihood, so they are forced to rise up and become thieves. Fang Cai was still polite, Guo Yuan was not polite at this time, because Xu He's foreshadowing gave Guo Yuan confidence, and he decided that the yellow scarf present would be a blow to the head, and only when the pain was heartbreaking enough could he wake up completely enough.

"You!" The Yellow Turban Army, who has always prided itself on justice, was said to be a thief, and Zhang Rao was about to have a seizure when he heard it, but he was glared at by Xu He fiercely, and sat down angrily. When many Yellow Turban generals looked at Guoyuan, they already showed a bad look.

Xu He said apologetically: "The husband is careless, please don't mind Mr. Guo." ”

Guoyuan said: "Thieves, don't produce, rob goods, and cut off people's livelihoods. Everywhere they went, the countryside was deserted, and the people were displaced. Today's Qingzhou is like this, no money, no food, no cultivators, no grain in Qingzhou, you want to go to Yanzhou, but the leaders only know about looting, but have you planned for the future, this time to send troops to Yanzhou, not to mention whether it will be like last year's three defeats, return with a feather, even if you rob enough grain and grass to live this year, then next year, where to grab it on the sea next year? If Yanzhou is robbed, it will become the next Qingzhou, and the leaders have robbed all the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, where else can they rob it in the future? ”

"This? Please sir don't hesitate to teach me. Guoyuan's words were sharp, and after some questioning, Xu He's question was speechless and silent.

Guo Yuan said again: "The marshal also said before, I just hope that his subordinates can live well, and he is already satisfied, and I think that the marshal also thinks that looting is not a long-term solution." Only by basing ourselves on ourselves and developing agriculture can we fundamentally solve the problem. ”

"Development of farming? Hum! What you said is light, our Qingzhou has been suffering from famine for many years, and this year's drought is almost a foregone conclusion, and we can't even eat, who still has the heart to farm? A cold snort interrupted Guoyuan's words. Guo Yuan looked intently, and it turned out that it was Sima Ju, who had been sitting beside Xu He and had never spoken, and suddenly spoke.

Sima Ju is tall and manipulative, but the bridge of his nose is hooked, with a wild atmosphere between his eyebrows, he was born as a thief, and joined the Yellow Turban a little later than Xu He, but he was extremely bold and fierce, and soon became the deputy commander of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, commanding 50,000 Yellow Turbans, and Xu He faintly had a tendency to fight against him.

Sima Ju was ruthless and never left room to rob the people, so he had a lot of money and food, and he attracted some people to follow over the years, and the leader Zhang Rao was one of them.

Sima Ju was born in a reckless manner, he only knew how to rob homes and houses before, how could he know how to develop the economy, this time he sent troops to Yanzhou, he was fully supportive, and he listened to Guoyuan's long-winded talk for half a day, and his brain hurt, and he couldn't help interrupting Guoyuan's words.

"Listen first, Mr. Guo has a point!" Xu He saw that Sima Ju was coming out, and frowned slightly, in the past two years, Sima Ju was proud of his troops, and gradually did not listen to his orders, Xu He has been forbearant in order to avoid fighting in the same room.

However, Xu He intuitively felt that this dispatch of troops to Yanzhou was related to the survival plan of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, and one wrong step was likely to cause millions of Yellow Turbans to fall into a place of no return, and these vulgar warriors in the tent were not far-sighted masters, and this Mr. Guo seemed to be very talented, if he could give advice, he might be able to show the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans a clear way.

So this time Sima Ju spoke out against it, and Xu He rarely reprimanded him.

Unexpectedly, Sima Ju didn't give him face at all this time, and still said coldly: "Okay, as long as this Mr. Guo can get us millions of grains and grass, enough for us to eat for millions of mouths a year, let's naturally let the subordinates cultivate the land honestly, Mr. Guo, where is your grain?" Without food, do you think that just by your words, you will let us tighten our bellies like fools? ”

"Sima Ju!" Xu He said angrily, Sima Ju also stood up without showing weakness, the two looked at each other angrily, like two angry roosters, and the other leaders in the big tent involuntarily divided into two camps.

Seeing that more than a dozen leaders were all on Sima Ju's side, Xu He was stunned and said, "How many of you are in favor of sending troops to Yanzhou?" Have you thought about it, if you go to Yanzhou, you will probably never return? ”

"Dashuai, I know that you are thinking about us, and I also know that what Mr. Guo said is beneficial, but we can't help but think about our inferior brothers."

"Yes, Dashuai, there is no food and grass, what do the people under his hands eat?"

The leader of the yellow scarf who followed Sima Ju complained to me every word, and Sima Ju said proudly: "See, handsome!" It's all chosen by the brothers themselves, and I didn't force anyone! Brothers, listen, if you are willing to follow me, go back to pack up immediately, and if you don't want to go, stay here and drink the northwest wind with the handsome! With that, he laughed and walked out.

In the blink of an eye, more than 30 yellow turban heads led most of them away, and only a dozen people were left in the originally full tent, and everyone hesitated You look at me, I look at you.

Guo Yuan saw Xu He's sad face, pondered for a while, and said with a long smile: "It's good to go!" With these people gone, Qingzhou happens to have a lot to offer! ”

Everyone was hesitating, and when they heard the laughter, they immediately looked at Guoyuan suspiciously.

Guo Yuan smiled, and said: "Qingzhou is vast, and it may be difficult to feed millions of people, but now that half of it is gone, it is still very easy to feed the remaining half of the people." The marshal can know that if the chaos has appeared today, the princes of all sides have supported their troops and become independent, attacking each other and expanding their territory. Jizhou Yuan Shao, Youzhou Gongsun Zan and other forces all have a covetous heart for Qingzhou, Qingzhou Yellow Turban self-protection is still timeless, Sima Ju does not know whether to live or die, and wants to plunder Yanzhou with a group of rabble, I expect that he will die without a place to bury in the near future! ”

Everyone agrees that Guoyuan's words are reasonable, Qingzhou is adjacent to the sea, and the fishery and salt industry resources are abundant, but fishing and boiling salt as a business can feed a large number of people, and the river network in the territory is dense, not all fields have no harvest, if you can save money, just feed six or seven hundred thousand yellow scarves, there is not much problem.

Guoyuan whispered a few more words to Xu He, Xu He nodded solemnly, and cheered up to everyone: "Those who are willing to stay today are all life and death brothers who are willing to share weal and woe with me Xu He!" There are no outsiders here, so I'll tell you a secret. Brother Pei and this Mr. Guo are now the generals under the command of General Zhang Liao, the Taishou of Julu, and General Zhang's wife is the righteous daughter of my great virtuous teacher! ”

"Wow!" As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the tent, and everyone looked at Pei Yuanshao and Guoyuan in disbelief.

Guo Yuan stabbed Pei Yuanshao, who had been drinking with his head bored, Pei Yuanshao scratched his bald head, stood up hard, and said: "My old Pei is stupid, and I don't know what to say, but my old Pei never lied to my brother!" That's right, the lord of my family is the Taishou of Julu, the Jianyi general Zhang Liao Zhang Wenyuan who was sealed by the imperial court, and Miss Zhang Ning is now also the wife of the lord of my family! ”