In September 184 AD, the mighty Yellow Turban Rebellion achieved great results. Eleven of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty were swept by the Yellow Turbans, and a large number of the gates of the states, counties, and counties were broken by the Yellow Turbans, and the grain and grass in the city were plundered. In Xuzhou, except for a few large cities such as Xuzhou City and Beihai County, there is still the power to protect themselves, and the rest of the cities have fallen. Although there are not many towns in Youzhou and Jizhou in the north, the Yellow Turban forces have penetrated deep into the Taihang Mountains, forming a horn trend with the three Yellow Turban generals of Yecheng, Julu, and Guangzong.

In the western region of Sili, Bai Rao, Yang Feng, Yu Poison and other forces successfully used the vigilance of the imperial court to capture the border of Hedong and coerced the forces of the Hedong Wei family to their chariots. The war also followed the fall of the Hedong region in the west of Sili, and Rao Shao went to Liangzhou and Bingzhou. The two states of Liang, which originally had more than enough self-preservation, were also slightly powerless in the face of countless yellow turban thieves, so they could only resist the superior forces and a few important cities, and implement the clear of the wilderness.

In the southern region, almost the entire territory of Jingzhou fell, and most of Jiaozhou was still under the control of the Yellow Turbans. Compared with the Yellow Turban in the north, the Yellow Turban Supreme Commander in the south made Zhang Mancheng continue to mobilize a large amount of grain and grass from nearby at the time of the great victory, and there is a great tendency to refuse to defend Wancheng. It is worth saying that in Yangzhou, with the fall of Shouchun, Yangzhou, a "pure land" other than Sili and Yizhou, no longer exists, and the Yellow Turban and Yangzhou counties continue to loot, and a large number of materials are transported to Zhang Mancheng in Wancheng.

If there is any difference between the Yellow Turban and the history of this time, then the only reaction of the players is - strong! This time the yellow scarves are simply so powerful that they are boundless, and the yellow scarves seem to have laid down a lot of county towns in history, but most of the yellow scarves that have no siege equipment in the state-level cities can only stare dryly. But the "Firmament" game directly gave every player a big slap in the face, and these yellow scarves were often full of tricks when they besieged the fortified city: what counter-plots, tricks to lure the enemy, and earthwork methods were one after another.

There is only one thing that players can't understand, that is, there are two "enclaves" in Yangzhou. One of these two enclaves is Lou County under the rule of Wu County in Yangzhou, and the most famous place in this place is naturally Mingyue City, the first city in the world. And since the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Uprising, it seems that he has not seen this place at all, and he has never reinforced this place since he simply sent a force back, and even later captured the Yangzhou Governance Office Shouchun did not look at Lou County again - this feels like Lou County no longer exists, and it really makes countless players dumbfounded.

And another "enclave" is also related to this Mingyue City, that is, Haiyan County, which is in Yangzhou. Haiyan County, which is far away from Lou County, broke out a battle between players on a large scale not long after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and as Mingyue City showed his fangs in this battle, and after the "Xudu Yama" that was circulated among players appeared, the retreating Yellow Turban Army directly forgot about Haiyan County as if they had completely forgotten Lou County.

I have to say that now all the imperial court forces and players in the entire Yangzhou territory are concentrated on these two enclaves! And there are many people who want to enter the territory of Mingyue City through Lou County, but the city lord of the first city in the world among this player is very ruthless, and any player who wants to blend into Mingyue City no matter which camp you are in has only one word - kill!

As a result, Lou County is already overcrowded, and the Scarlet Rose in Haiyan County has taken the opportunity to gather a large number of players to replenish itself. Even Yuan and others, who had rebelled against the Seven Wings Covering the Sky before, successfully formed an alliance of their scattered unions, forming a horn with the place where Rose City was located. For this sudden rise of player power, Rose City not only did not fight, but also vigorously cooperated with it, which made many players who were looking forward to watching it lose their attention.

In Bright Moon City, Xu Yang has been keeping the entire Bright Moon City in a dormant state since the last time he transformed a dragon and snake battleship for Bright Moon City! The poor are good alone, and the rich are both the world. Xu Yang naturally has his own Mingyue City is still only a "poor" stage, so after completing Haiyan County's call for help, Xu Yang will let the entire Mingyue City shrink its forces and build the defense of Mingyue City and Lou County!

At the bottom of the council hall, Zhang Zhao put away the letterhead that had been read in his hand and said, "Lord, the one just now is the distress letter from the county guard of Danyang County. He hopes that we can be blessed by the lord General Zhendong to help clean up the yellow turbans in Danyang County, and ask the lord to decide! ”

After listening to Zhang Zhao's report, Xu Yang nodded silently, looked at the group of civil and military officers below and said, "This is already the seventh letter for help, and none of you are curious about why this official received a letter for help but did not send troops?" ”

The question thrown by Xu Yang is okay with Zhang Zhao, Xiang Shou and other civil officials, but the generals such as Xiang Hu and Huang Chen all look like they want to speak and stop, thinking that they want to know the answer but don't dare to speak.

"Lord, I don't know if my lord has been delaying in sending troops to aid Danyang County, but I'm afraid that we won't have enough troops in Mingyue City? Not enough to deal with the Yellow Turban Bandit raid? Huang Chen, who has never liked to think about it, was the first to stand up and say.

I saw Xu Yang, who was above the high position, shook his head with a smile and didn't say anything.

Xiang Hu: "Lord, but because the Yellow Turban of Danyang County is powerful......"

Still smiling and shaking his head.

Xiang Fu: "But it's because the yellow scarves in Wu County haven't been cleared yet?" ”

Still smiling and shaking his head.

……

The people below kept guessing every word, but they all saw Xu Yang's response, and they just shook their heads with a smile.

Seeing that everyone racked their brains and didn't say a reason, and Zhang Zhao and Xiang Shou, who were good at thinking as civil officials, obviously looked lively, Xu Yang finally spoke: "What you said can be used as a reason to reply to Danyang County, after all, the yellow turban thieves in the world are big now." Although General Ben is the general of Zhendong of the Great Han Dynasty, the imperial court has never given me a single soldier, and even the defense of Mingyue City depends on our strength to achieve self-protection. ”

"Then, since the will of the imperial court to suppress bandits has not yet come down, we will wait for the will of the imperial court first, otherwise even if I am the general of Dahan Zhendong, the responsibility of transferring troops without authorization is not something that we in Mingyue City can bear. And once the unauthorized transfer of troops arouses the vigilance of some well-intentioned people in the imperial court, everything in Mingyue City may be wiped out overnight! In the current troubled times, this official can't protect the whole world, but this official wants to protect the Bright Moon City that he has built! So, do you understand? ”

Do you understand? Zhang Zhao below was thoughtful, this is what this confidant is here today, if it is spread out, it will obviously be suspected of great rebellion. And the lord also said in his words that Bright Moon City must protect itself first in the troubled times, it seems that this is the time for the lord to let everyone choose to take sides!

As smart as Zhang Zhao immediately understood Xu Yang's thoughts, after all, although the world is chaotic, this world is still the world of the Han Dynasty! At this juncture, it is like a bandit, and Xu Yang's reason for not aiding Wu County or Danyang County for a long time, just blindly sticking to Mingyue City is also very "selfish", that is, he must ensure that Mingyue City is safe. But such a "selfish" confidant present felt that it was so deserved!

My own lord is the general of Zhendong of the Han Dynasty, but the court once gave us a soldier? Now everything in Bright Moon City is not developed by his own lord? In this case, then I am on the road, it is self-preservation, and there is nothing wrong with it. As for aid? Hehe, you can apply to the imperial court for reinforcements first, after all, this powerful general Zhendong really can't spare a hand to help them.

"Subordinate Zhang Zhao, I am willing to follow the lord to the death......"

After figuring out what his lord meant by letting everyone express his position, Zhang Zhao was the first to take the lead and responded loudly on his knees.

"The subordinates are high, and they are willing to swear to follow the lord ......"

followed by Gao Chong, the most powerful person in Mingyue City, and his voice with Zhang Zhao was almost one after the other.

The rest of the people saw that the two of them suddenly swore allegiance to the death, and they also understood the meaning of Xu Yang's words, and swore allegiance to Xu Yang again! These people have not received any great grace from the imperial court, and they have always had their status in Mingyue City, since the Yellow Turban wants to do something in this world, then they naturally have to defend Mingyue City first. As for other states, counties, and counties, I'm sorry, you can go to your court for refuge first......

Xu Yang also took advantage of today's opportunity to give himself a prestige in Mingyue City, which he had already prepared. After the Yellow Turban Uprising, the troubled times were completely opened, and the so-called Han court was in name only, and he took the first step to put a psychological imprint on these henchmen, and let them gradually lose confidence in the court, which could also save a lot of trouble in the future.

"Everyone, please get up! Although the current task of this official is to protect myself in Mingyue City, and I can put aside requests for help from other counties for the time being, I still have to properly accept the displaced people who come to Mingyue City, and carefully filter out the possible spies among them. Xu Yang said slowly.

As soon as he heard that it was Mingyue City's daily internal affairs, Xiang Shou, who was half a body behind Zhang Zhao, stood up and talked eloquently about Mingyue City's policies for the acceptance of homeless people. And these policies are also discussed by everyone, and they are implemented after they are refined. This is also a method that Xu Yang thought of, after all, one person counts the short, and the two count the long, and the strategy discussed by everyone is naturally more perfect.

Later, after listening to some of the recent developments in Bright Moon City, Xu Yang found a relatively big problem - he was short of money! Because after the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Uprising, the prices of the whole country almost collapsed, if it weren't for the relative self-sufficiency of Mingyue City, and a lot of grain stocks, I am afraid that it would have been in turmoil long ago! And what made Xu Yang feel the lack of money was not the food problem, but the military salary!

That's right, Mingyue City now has its own special troops led by the city guards and various generals, plus the navy led by Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin, with a total of more than 300,000. And since the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Uprising, various troops have been frequently mobilized, and the consumption of troops in wartime can be said to be three times that of peacetime, which makes Bright Moon City's originally abundant funds a little unable to keep up with it all of a sudden! After all, the consolation money for the dead in the war, the salary of each soldier when the troops are mobilized, and the various materials consumed in the war, and the wear and tear of weapons are not a small amount of silver taels.

Listening to the numbers reported by Zhang Zhao, Xu Yang suddenly felt that one head was two big! There may be a salary gap of three million gold for his own troops next month, and this is still a situation where a large number of soldiers will not be killed in this month! If there were more deaths, then Xu Yang had no doubt that this number could soar directly to five million.

"Uh, Zibu, the gap of three million, are you sure you didn't miscalculate?" Xu Yang rubbed his forehead and asked in disbelief.

You must know that Mingyue City and the seven towns under its jurisdiction only have an income of nearly 10 million gold a month, but these revenues are only a total amount, and if they are really implemented into government revenues, they are not so high! And the gap of three million gold, this gap will be even bigger next month, how can this not make Xu Yang have this question?

Zhang Zhao, who was asked, said calmly: "Back to the lord, this number is just a rough estimate of the minister. After all, the number of soldiers in our Bright Moon City is 300,000, and none of the eighth-order soldiers have to ...... their monthly salaries, plus the cost of troop training ......, and the cost of equipment repair ships is ......."

Listening to the numbers that Zhang Zhao said, Xu Yang suddenly felt that the current income of Bright Moon City was a little unable to keep up! This is also normal, at present, Mingyue City mainly relies on agriculture, animal husbandry, sericulture and other industries to drive development, as for the forging and smelting of Jinge City, Xu Yang is firmly in his own hands, and has no external ideas at all! Are you kidding, selling the weapons you build to a potential enemy, and then having the enemy come and chop yourself with their backhand? Xu Yang didn't want to do this kind of stupid thing......

"Well, this official knows about this matter, and I will find a way to solve the problem of missing funds before the end of the month......" Xu Yang said, "But now that the world is in chaos, this business is not easy to do, otherwise it would be better for us to set up a caravan in Mingyue City." Do you also have any thoughts on this growing military spending? ”

The people below have been thinking about it for a long time, and it is nothing more than disarmament or lowering the salary standard of the troops. However, these two items were denied by Xu Yang, and if his troops want to maintain combat effectiveness, then they can't use these two self-destructive Great Wall damage moves. Disarmament? Now the 300,000 troops in Bright Moon City and the population base of 3 million are indeed a bit much, but at this juncture, isn't it telling the Yellow Turban to rob themselves? Xu Yang doesn't want to do the thing that lures the wolf into the house!

As for lowering the wage standard? Well, the soldiers fought and fought outside, and when they came back, they found that they had received less money as a result of the fighting. Even if some soldiers have a very high sense of collective honor, not for food and pay to kill the enemy, but this will always chill the soldiers, Xu Yang doesn't want to make such an unwise decision!

"That's it, I'll figure out the funding thing!" Xu Yang listened to the answer below, knowing that there was still a lack of a person who was good at business or financial management in Mingyue City, and now these people have no problem managing internal affairs and fighting wars, but business and financial management are really specialized in the art industry.

After finishing speaking, everyone was ordered to carry out daily patrols and drills, after all, the Yellow Turban was cholera outside, and although Mingyue City was not disturbed by the Yellow Turban, it could not ignore the daily training of the troops.

Sitting in the hall, Xu Yang rubbed his forehead and kept thinking about the great power of business and financial management in the Three Kingdoms, thinking about it, it was nothing more than three families: Changshan Zhen family, Xuzhou Mi family, and Jiangnan Lu family. These three are all real wealthy businessmen at the time of the Three Kingdoms, and the amount of materials donated Xu Sunshine is looking at the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and he feels that compared with his current Mingyue City, it is two dimensional spaces.

But even if these three families are now the general of Dahan Zhendong, they can't please move the characters among them, Changshan Zhen's family is the farthest away from Mingyue City, where neither Yuan Shao nor Cao Cao will let him reach out in the future, and Xu Yang is the first to send it out. The Mi brothers of the Mi family in Xuzhou are not bad, but in Xuzhou, even a powerful figure like Shi Taoqian has to give the two of them some face, and I, the famous general of Zhendong, am afraid that he will be politely rejected.

The last remaining one may be Lu Su, the great benevolent man in Jiangnan, a good friend of Zhou Yu in history! And the financial resources of the Lu family in Jiangnan and Lu Su's personal strength are proper, there is nothing to say, not to mention the overall planning of Mingyue City's money and food, even if it is the entire Yangzhou, it is estimated that it is a matter for Lu Su to move his mouth, not to mention that this Master Lu is still an excellent diplomat, if he can really win over Xu Yang, he is naturally very happy. But thinking about this kind of historical celebrity with a historical mission, or Lu Su's level, the helpless Xu Yang could only give up!

"Hey, the famous general of history is not a general! But where am I going to make money? Three million deficits......" Xu Yang said helplessly to himself.

Money naturally has to go to the rich, who is the richest in the world now? The wealthy gentry of the clan must be the richest, but Xu Yang has not done it since he confiscated several houses in Lou County at the beginning of the Yellow Turban last time! And since he wants to copy the gentry in other regions, he has to go to the aid of other counties first, which is just said that he will go out to clear the wind without helping, is it too tasteless?

But I can't help myself, rob others to be rich and help myself poor! Or don't use a large number of soldiers? Take the elite route yourself?

Suddenly, Xu Yang thought of the scene when the Chen family was confiscated in Lou County, generally speaking, some big family gentry often have some underground secret rooms in their homes, if they sneak in quietly and then ......

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on the corner of Xu Yang's mouth, it seems that he is short of money, so he can only take it from the world first! As for the future, then wait for yourself to win the world and thank the people of the world!

Thinking of this, he quickly summoned Gao Chong, and asked people to inform Han Mengxing to combine with the sword guards in the Bright Moon City Square, and there was a very important military operation to be launched!

After arranging everything, Xu Yang actually entered the Great Sumeru Mountain to check it out, and then teleported all the sword guards of Gao Chong and Han Mengxing into it, ready to carry out his own plan......