The problem of surrendering three hundred thousand moth thieves gave Cao Cao a headache for several days, kept him awake at night, and made the entire Yanzhou officials helpless. The problem was actually solved in this wine shop.
The key is that the solution is so clever and so perfect.
It's just like what Yi Xiaotian said, running a mill with picked wheat is useless.
Cao Cao looked at Yi Xiaotian again, his eyes full of reverence. He must be a god descending to earth, right? Otherwise, how could he predict everything and predict everything...
How much experience does this require? How familiar with the Yellow Turban Army.
Could it be that Yi Xiaotian was also a Yellow Turban thief back then?
As soon as this idea appeared, Cao Cao shook his head violently. If Yi Xiaotian joins the Yellow Turban Thief, the current world will be in a different situation. If it is not protected, the sky will really die, and Huang Tianzhen will really stand up.
Fortunately, Brother Yi's ambition is not in this, which makes Cao Cao feel relieved!
Is he a rich man?
This dream is very good and very reassuring.
Ha ha ha ha…
A laugh that shook the rubble.
It must have been several days since Cao Cao laughed so heartily. The last time he laughed so much was when Xun Yu came!
The last time, it seemed that it was also because of Yi Xiaotian and his sixteen-character mantra for breaking thieves...
"It's God's will." Cao Cao raised his head and looked at the sky, feeling convinced. "This is the noble man sent by God to help me, Cao Cao, achieve hegemony!"
He looked up at the sky and sighed.
But this behavior is a bit lacking!
In broad daylight, Ah Man raised his head towards the sky. He was very good at it. Yi Xiaotian even doubted whether Brother Man was stimulated and became neurotic?
"Brother Hiding? Are you...are you okay?"
"No...it's okay!" Cao Cao came back to his senses after being reminded by Yi Xiaotian.
He looked back at Yi Xiaotian, and was about to say something, but just looking at it...he suddenly remembered a new question, or in other words, a new doubt!
"Brother Yi, what you just said is reasonable, but there are still hidden dangers in accepting surrender."
"Hidden danger? What hidden danger?"
"Yes..." Cao Cao's expression returned to seriousness and his tone became meticulous.
"Brother Yi, think about it, these thieves have all rebelled. Cao Cao can give them fields and let them farm, but he can't completely trust them? If it were Brother Yi, would you trust a group of capable people?
The person who has a criminal record? If you don’t have enough protection, when will they stab you in the back, then..."
What Cao Cao mentioned was another issue that would arise during the surrender meeting, the issue of loyalty of these Yellow Turban thieves...
After all, they are not directly affiliated with the army, and they are not officers and soldiers. They do not have any loyalty to the emperor and patriotism in their minds. They are really good at stabbing in the back.
"Hide it from my brother? Why do you always worry so unfoundedly?" Yi Xiaotian asked scolding.
"This is not unfounded worry. These three hundred thousand Yellow Turban thieves are in Yanzhou. I am trembling in my heart. I am always afraid that they will rob my shop and take away my gold!" Cao Cao deliberately looked worried and frowned.
Wrinkled tightly.
"Brother Hide, I'm not telling you, you just eat carrots and don't worry!"
Yi Xiaotian stood up and spread his hands.
"Have you forgotten? What are the Yellow Turban thieves? After all, they are farmers!"
"Why do they want to join the Yellow Turbans and start an uprising? Is it because they don't have enough food? Join forces to fight against the local tyrants and grab food."
"Brother Hao, think about it, what is the dream of a group of hungry and cold-blooded farmers? Is the sky really dead? Is Huang Tian going to stand up? Is there a change of dynasty?"
"Wrong, what they want is just to have food to eat and clothing to wear; what they want is just not to have to wander around and endure famine everywhere; they just want to live a relatively comfortable life without being precarious or losing their lives at any time!"
Having said this, Yi Xiaotian raised his hand.
"Cao Cao surrendered them, gave them arable land, and allowed them to cultivate. They could already have food and clothing without wandering around. If someone bullied them, Cao Cao could still make the decision for them and send troops to protect them!"
"What do they need to pay? It is just to hand over the part of the grain they cultivate every year to Cao Cao as protection fee. For poor farmers? Is there a better life than this? So, not only will they not rebel, they will also support Cao Cao
, if someone dares to bully Cao Cao, they will pick up a hoe and fight the thief desperately if they can't protect him!"
Word by word, sentence by sentence, these words came out of Yi Xiaotian's mouth and reached Cao Cao's ears continuously.
Cao Cao only felt that he had benefited a lot...
Well...that's it!
It was because his thinking was complicated. He only considered that these thieves had criminal records, had rebelled, and were hidden dangers.
However, he never thought about why these farmers had criminal records? Why did they rebel?
They also want to survive!
The people of the Han Dynasty are simple and kind-hearted. Their requirements are actually very simple. As long as they can have enough to eat, have clothes to wear, and have a house to live in, they will never do such stupid things as rebellion...
When Cao Cao was young, he also traveled across mountains and rivers and experienced the hardships of people's livelihood.
After Yi Xiaotian's reminder, he seemed to be able to feel the hearts of these farmers and empathize with them...
Huh... exhale a long breath.
Cao Cao couldn't help but shake his head. Why didn't he, Cao Cao, think of such a simple truth?
He looked at Yi Xiaotian again. For the first time, he felt that Yi Xiaotian's wisdom and insight were not so unattainable. He just got closer to the people and had more contact with them.
I can better understand the difficulties of people's livelihood and the suffering of the people.
OK! OK!
With applause in his heart, Cao Cao looked at Yi Xiaotian, and for a moment he didn't know how to express his emotions.
Now I pat my forehead...
"Brother Yi, I didn't expect that the person who best understands the people, the farmers, and the Yellow Turban Army is actually a wine shop owner in Suanzao County!"
"Low-key, low-key." Yi Xiaotian waved his hand, "I only understand a little bit, a little bit..."
Being praised by Cao Cao like this, Yi Xiaotian felt a little embarrassed.
Suddenly, he thought of something.
"Brother Hao, now that we have finished talking today, I will give Brother Hao another strategy. Brother Hao can offer advice to Cao Cao. This will be of great benefit to Brother Hao's business, Cao Cao's overall situation, and the governance of Yanzhou.
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Um...strategy?
Cao Cao was startled, his ears immediately perked up, and he listened attentively.
His heart is like a mirror.
There has never been any flaw in the strategy proposed by Yi Xiaotian.
Even Cao Cao's ability to become Yanzhou Mu and his ability to secure his position as Yanzhou Mu are closely related to the strategy proposed by Yi Xiaotian.
This time? What will Yi Xiaotian propose again?
"Brother Yi, I would like to hear the details!"
"Brother Hi, you should probably know that most of the 300,000 Yellow Turban troops in Yanzhou are Qingzhou people."
"Of course I know this!"
"You should also know that the Yellow Turban Army is said to have 300,000 people, but in fact, there are only 50,000 people with families and families who can actually fight!"
Yi Xiaotian went on to say...
"Brother Yi, what do you mean?" Cao Cao seemed to have figured out something, but he was not sure. When the words came to his lips, he closed his mouth again, but he still listened attentively.
"Brother Hide, you can suggest a plan to Cao Cao and let Cao Cao select the strongest men from the Yellow Turban thieves to form the Qingzhou soldiers. In this way, the Qingzhou soldiers can concentrate on fighting, and their families can farm with peace of mind, live in peace, and complement each other. This is a
