Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 289 Simplifying the Problem

"Now the problem seems complicated because we want too much." There were no outsiders around the tent, and after Chu Nan sent Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao and the demon ants to guard outside the tent, he also spoke more casually with Lu Bu.

"Too much?" Lu Bu looked at his son-in-law in confusion, "What does Ziyan mean by that?"

Xuchang has been captured, and Cao Cao has also been destroyed. Soon everything will be theirs?Is this too much to say?
"Let's talk to my father-in-law like this. After we captured Xuchang, the Son of Heaven, the two prefectures of Yanyu and all civil and military officials were the benefits that were placed in front of my father-in-law. The appointment of officials from various places in the two prefectures of Yanyu was a bargaining chip in the hands of my father-in-law. , In addition, the gentry must also use various methods to make friends with the father-in-law at this time, and because we implemented the New Deal before, the poor families and small households in the world are also natural allies of the father-in-law. These things are all available to us, but they are You can’t eat all of it, and that’s why you feel messed up.”

"Why can't you eat all of it?" Lu Bu was puzzled, why couldn't he eat all of it?

"The war has been won, the city and the territory are the direct spoils of our army, and they are naturally edible. Of course, because of Yuan Shao's relationship, some places need to be cautious;

Father-in-law, everyone in the world is here for profit, poor families and noble families come to vote at the same time. My son-in-law has already said that it is because my father-in-law has something they want. When I was in Xuzhou, this thing can be regarded as arable land, but It is different in Xuchang, in addition to cultivated land, there are also rights! "Chunan told Lu Bu what he had analyzed.

No matter whether it is a noble family or a poor family, the reason why they are willing to go for refuge must be that Lu Bu has something they want in their hands. Other princes can also think about whether it is their own personality charm, but Lu Bu... Let's consider it from the reality.

Lu Bu nodded, indeed, but... is there a problem?
"But father-in-law doesn't have enough for both!" Chu Nan looked at Lu Bu and said helplessly.

"Not enough for the entire Central Plains?" Lu Bu asked in disbelief. With such a large territory, is it not enough to support both nobles and poor families?

"Father-in-law, do you remember how much we confiscated after the Chen family fell?" Chu Nan asked without answering.

Lu Bu recalled the scene at the time, and said with some emotion: "This is the first time I know that the family has a lot of wealth. A mere Chen family, its wealth is enough to compare with the Xuzhou government treasury."

Moreover, the treasury was gradually sealed up after a lot of tossing by Chu Nan. When Lu Bu first took over Xuzhou, he was not worthy of carrying shoes for others.

It was also at that time that Lu Bu really knew why, the Chen family was the actual controller of Xuzhou, the wealth of the Chen family and related families covered more than half of Xuzhou, and most of Xuzhou's population was actually supported by the Chen family rather than the government office.

"The gentry in the Central Plains are no worse than the Chen family. If we say that we want to win over each other, it's still the same as before. At what price will father-in-law plan to win them?" Chu Nan laughed.

"Then don't win over, just like before, isn't it good to only use the Han clan?" Lu Bu frowned, what's the difference between this and Xuzhou?

"Currently speaking, it is very rare for the Han people to serve as high-ranking officials such as prefects and governors. Father-in-law, don't forget that Yan Pu, the prefect of Guangling, came here by coercion and lure. In the two counties of Jianghuai, so far, the prefects have been juniors. Son-in-law and collar." Chu Nan said helplessly.

In fact, the prefects of the five counties of Xuzhou and the two counties of Jianghuai were either concurrently served as Chu Nan, or Yan Xiang was coerced and lured to the past. Lu Bu's men, who were qualified to be prefects, could not fill even one county.

The Han family has no shortage of talents, but it lacks high-end talents. This is an unavoidable fact. At least for the time being, the talents of the Han family are not enough to cultivate great talents. It will take some time for the Lu Bu forces to cultivate talents at the prefect level. and tempering, but it is urgently needed at the moment, so the gentry can't use it.

"Then recruit a group of gentry!" Lu Bu said without thinking.

"Let's not talk about whether the nobles will really be used by my father-in-law, but my father-in-law has ever thought that once these noble talents are reused, will the humble talents be separated from us?" Chu Nan looked at Lu Bu with a serious face and said: "This is also what my son-in-law wants. What my father-in-law said, our army is able to have today's strength, relying on the low-level poor families, if these poor families deviate, it will be a disaster for my father-in-law!"

Seeing that Lu Bu was puzzled, Chu Nan said: "Father-in-law is also from a poor family, but have you ever had this feeling that the loyal lord greets you when he needs you, but kicks you away when he has a better choice! To father-in-law No longer as enthusiastic as before, rather cold, and even showed a certain degree of hatred."

Lu Bu nodded silently when he heard the words. Even though he was a military commander, he has encountered such things along the way.

"The mentality of these poor families is probably the same as that of my father-in-law back then. If my father-in-law chooses to win over the nobles and neglect these poor families, what will my father-in-law do?" Chu Nan asked with a smile.

Lu Bu did not answer, but history has already given the answer.

Chu Nan didn't point it out, after all, this resume is not glorious.

The poor family is the foundation of Lu Bu. If he can be recognized by the poor family, there will be no situation where no one can be used after Lu Bu is behind him. The lack of high-end talents can be cultivated slowly.

"So what if no one is available now?" Lu Bu looked at Chu Nan puzzled.

"Use the gentry." Chu Nan said with a smile.

"???" Lu Bu looked at Chu Nan blankly: "Didn't Ziyan just say that he would focus on poor families?"

"Father-in-law, don't worry, as long as we have one thing, father-in-law doesn't need to win them over. They all have to do things for father-in-law. For poor families, father-in-law should be close to him, but for noble families, they are usable but untrustworthy. We will beat those famous people in the court to go. Isn’t it good to be a prefect in a local area?” Chu Nan said with a smile: “In this way, there is another advantage, most of the gentry who are sent to the local area will be demoted, and the local officials will not give them much respect;

And if something goes wrong, they will be reported immediately by poor families everywhere. It is not necessary, but it can separate the two sides. There is no need to worry that after the gentry serve as prefects in various places, they can quickly win people's hearts and gather local forces to fight against their father-in-law. "

"What did Ziyan say I need so that they can be used by me?" Lu Bu felt that what Chu Nan said was right, but how could these gentry be beaten by licking their faces?
"Son of Heaven." Chu Nan nodded and said with a smile: "As long as you hold the Son of Heaven in your hands, you will hold righteousness in your hands. If you only rely on the name of your father-in-law, if you don't make enough compromises, even if your father-in-law comes forward to ask for it, it will be extremely difficult for them." Agreed, but in the name of the Son of Heaven, at least these gentry can't fight clearly, there are always people available."

Lu Bu fumbled for his chin and nodded. He has never been very clear about how to use the Son of Heaven after he got it, but now he understands it.

"When Xuchang is defeated, as long as the emperor does not leave, I think there will be a large number of gentry to flatter my father-in-law." Chu Nan looked at Lu Bu and said with a smile: "At that time, my father only needs to choose someone to be the prefect, of course it must be the University of Chaozhong. If they are sent by ordinary gentry who have no official status or low official status, they will only be regarded as promoted, and officials who are attached to the father-in-law will feel that the father-in-law is wooing the gentry and neglecting them!"

"They will really do what Ziyan said?" Lu Bu didn't believe it. When those scholars faced people with low backgrounds like them, they wished they could keep their eyes on the sky. Don't talk about flattery.

"Yes, father-in-law should have seen the situation when Dong Zhuo was in power. Although my son-in-law has not experienced it, I think there will be many scholars who will take the initiative to defect to Dong Zhuo." Chu Nan affirmed.

Lu Bu nodded in agreement when he heard the words. He followed Dong Zhuo all the way from Luoyang to Chang'an, and finally sent Dong Zhuo away with his own hands. He naturally knew what happened back then. There were quite a few scholars who defected to Dong Zhuo, including Wang Yun. , Shi Sunrui, Zhong Fu and many other celebrities, but in the end it was these people who joined forces with him to kill Dong Zhuo. Lu Bu participated in the whole process from the discussion to the action.

Thinking of this, Lu Bu became more enlightened, and suddenly looked at Chu Nan: "Is Ziyan saying that these scholars will deal with me the same way they dealt with Dong Zhuo?"

Chu Nan wanted to explain, but he didn't expect Lu Bu to realize it by himself. He felt a little relieved, and nodded immediately: "I don't know how to deal with my father-in-law and son-in-law, but I will definitely be like those scholars back then. I will get close to my father-in-law first and let him Put down your guard, and then gradually divide and disintegrate the power around father-in-law until the soldiers are separated, just like Dong Zhuo back then, there are no trusted people around him."

Lv Bu carefully recalled the events back then, but it wasn't that those people made Dong Zhuo relax his vigilance step by step, indulged in pleasure, and alienated his cronies until they seized most of the power in Chang'an, and finally united to kill Dong Zhuo in one fell swoop.

At that time, Lu Bu didn't connect these things together, but felt that these scholars had a lot of ghosts in their stomachs, but now looking at those things in the past according to Chu Nan's words, it seemed like a pile of irrelevant things. When they got connected, Lu Bu's whole body instantly became transparent. So the whole story of this incident is like this?It is not a coincidence of countless small things at all, but a big event is cut into countless parts, and then realized step by step, spliced ​​into the final big event!

As a person who experienced it personally, Lu Bu still had a vivid memory of the process of Dong Zhuo's decline from prosperity to decline. Now that he looks at it from another angle, he feels horrified. These people are too dark, and he seems to be just a sharp knife in their hands.

"That Ziyan asked someone to use them?" Lu Bu looked at Chu Nan with a puzzled expression on his face.

"These things are unavoidable at this stage. The son-in-law told his father-in-law about these things today to help his father-in-law sort it out. After entering Xuchang, the father-in-law only needs to have a rough judgment on who is an enemy and who is a friend. However, after distinguishing between friends and foes, things will naturally become simpler, no matter what they say, after distinguishing between friends and enemies, will father-in-law still be deceived?" Chu Nan laughed.

"Of course not." Lu Bu said disdainfully, thinking he was Dong Zhuo?

"Since they don't, they still have the abilities that their father-in-law needs, why not use them first, and gradually cultivate talents in our army in secret." Chu Nan said with a smile.

"good!"

(End of this chapter)