This is actually thanks to Xu Wei and the others. Back then, they wiped out hundreds of noble families and killed hundreds of thousands of powerful noble families in Jizhou. It can be said that the entire family of noble families in Jizhou were wiped out by Xu Wei and the others. The rentier class killed them all, leaving tens of millions of acres of land free.
Now these lands were incorporated by Fu Bian into national land in the name of the imperial court. He used these lands to resettle millions of refugees in Jizhou. In this way, Fu Bian cut off the source of troops of the Yellow Turban Army! At the same time, he sent 50,000 troops to station in Zhongshan State, Zhao State, and Wei County strictly controlled the expansion of the Yellow Turban Army to Jizhou. Under Fu Bian's tactics, the Black Mountain Yellow Turban Army gradually declined.
Originally, Zhang Yan planned to take advantage of the autumn harvest to find a way to plunder Jizhou, because he knew that half of Jizhou had no autumn crops due to the war. Even if Fu Bian had the captured grain, he would not be able to survive for long. Sooner or later, the people without food would suffer. Revolt again!
But Zhang Yan miscalculated!
Jizhou is worthy of being the granary of the Han Dynasty. Even though Zhang Niujiao and the others smashed half of Jizhou, the spring plowing of the remaining half of Jizhou was not affected. And this autumn, the remaining half of Jizhou had a bumper harvest of grain, and the lack of noble gentry and their Exploitation, the food in half of Jizhou is enough to feed the people of Jizhou.
Moreover, Fu Bian kept his promise and did not collect any taxes from the people this year, allowing the people to recuperate and recuperate. With sufficient food in their hands, the people naturally could no longer follow the Yellow Turban Army in rebellion. Jizhou, which had been in turmoil for several years, appeared for the first time. A stable situation has been established. Seeing that the family has enough food for two years, Jizhou now even looks like a peaceful year to the people.
So the people composed a song and said: "The world is in chaos, the market has become a ruin, the mother cannot protect her son, the wife has lost her husband, and the husband has changed, so he can live in peace again."
The people had a bumper harvest of food, but it didn't mean that he had no money or food at all. The food that Xu Wei planted in Wei County was all cheaper than Fu Bian. Fu Bian of Wei County alone received several million dan, plus the other people who were massacred. The grain harvested in the land of the noble clans this year in Jizhou has harvested tens of millions of tons of grain. It can only be said that if the clan falls, Jizhou will be full. If a war breaks out, the noble clan will be harmed, and everyone else will benefit.
Fu Bian handed over 5 million stones of grain and 200 million yuan to the court. When Emperor Ling, who was worried about the war in Xiliang, heard about this news, he said in front of all the civil and military officials that Fu Bian was an unprecedentedly loyal minister, and asked all officials to report to the court. Fu Bian learns!
Emperor Ling was a trustworthy businessman. When he saw that Fu Bian had handed over 500 million yuan worth of grain and still had 200 million yuan left, he continued to let him be the shepherd of Jizhou. Even if the officials opposed him, he didn't think so. There were too few officials like Fu Bian who could lead troops in battles, guard a side, and make money. He wished there were more such officials, so how could he possibly remove Fu Bian.
After the autumn harvest, Fu Bian became famous in Jizhou, and the people were willing to believe him! They thought he was a good official who made decisions for the people. This even affected the Yellow Turban soldiers who went up the mountain. He kept sending people up the mountain to persuade the Yellow Turban soldiers to come down. Fu Bian Not only did Bian not hold them responsible for the rebellion, they also arranged land for them, and it was the best land in Jizhou.
The soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army were willing to believe the words of Fu Bian, a good official, but at the same time they could not stand the temptation of fertile land and began to find ways to escape down the mountain. Zhang Yan could not stop them despite all his efforts.
Even Fu Bian sent people up the mountain to persuade Zhang Yan and other leaders to come down and let go of their past.
Zhang Yan himself and many of the Yellow Turban Army generals were somewhat agitated. They felt that taking refuge in the imperial court might not be a way out when there was no chance of winning!
Of course, there are those who want to surrender to the imperial court, but there are also those who do not agree to surrender to the imperial court. The relatives and friends of these generals have died at the hands of imperial officials. They cannot accept being colleagues with these enemies. Zhang Ning and others are the ones who are unwilling to surrender to the imperial court!
Zhang Ning said angrily: "You can surrender if you can't hold it any longer. When the Great Master's uprising failed, my father hid in the mountains and thought about surrendering!"
"Now that he still has 100,000 people in his hands, he is starting to want to surrender!"
"Has Fu Bian come up the mountain?"
"He surrendered without a fight!"
"I want to use my father's blood to make him a marquis and prime minister!"
Zhang Baiqi also said: "We don't want to surrender to the court, but we can't bear it anymore. More and more people are fleeing from the mountain. Those who stay on the mountain have no hope. Everyone is making noise every day! There are many Everyone left Heishan, Qigu, and Yu Du in despair, leading people to Mount Tai. Bai Rao, Guo Daxian and the others fled to Hexi. And we heard that Qu Shuai was doing well in Mayi and defeated tens of thousands of horse thieves some time ago. So the commander came with his people to seek refuge with the commander-in-chief, and asked the commander-in-chief to take in those of us who were in trouble!"
After hearing what happened to Zhang Baiqi and the others, Xu Wei's men looked at each other in shock, not knowing what to say.
Wang Lei even said angrily: "This Fu Bian didn't take away our credit. We worked so hard to grow the food in Wei County, but now he has taken it all away, not to mention that it has also made his reputation. This is simply too deceiving!”
Huang Long on the side also smiled bitterly and said: "The commander-in-chief didn't leave these grains, and our Yellow Turban Army wouldn't be in such a difficult situation!"
Xu Wei said seriously: "But without this food, we don't know how many people in Jizhou would die!"
Xu Wei's contribution is not only the millions of grains cultivated, but also the preservation of tens of millions of grains in the entire Wei County. It is precisely because of these grains that the food problem did not cause famine in Jizhou this year!
Xu Weidao said: "Forget it, it doesn't make any sense to say this now! Mayi is undergoing great development now and needs a lot of talents. I can't wait to see you all come!"
At least there is a sense of friendship, and Xu Wei does lack talents here, so Xu Wei plans to accept them, but he still has to take the initiative.
He said: "But some things still need to be explained in advance. Since you have come to Mayi, you must obey our orders and abide by our rules here. If you break my rules here, don't say that I am unkind!" "
Zhang Baiqi said: "This is what should be done,"
Zhang Ning said: "As long as the commander-in-chief continues to fight against the imperial court, we are all willing to become your subordinates!"
Xu Weidao: "The person I offended was Zhao Zhong of Changqiu. He has a high position in the imperial court. Even if I rely on the imperial court, there will be no good results. You can rest assured about this, but we must also pay attention to methods when fighting the imperial court. Now we have the strength Weak, we can only develop in a low-key manner, you have to listen to me on how to fight the imperial court!"
Xu Wei didn't want to be dragged into war with the imperial court by Zhang Ning and others. In his opinion, the imperial court only had a few years to live. Once Emperor Ling died, everyone would be busy attacking Dong Zhuo and he would take the opportunity to occupy Bingzhou. This would not be easy. !