Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

The snow in Yuzhou this year is heavier than in previous years, but the people in Yuzhou are living a much more relaxed life than in previous years.

There is no other reason, it all comes from the grain stored in the rice jar at home.

If you have food at home, you will not be worried.

Whenever people thought of this, many of them secretly built shrines for the "Saint Huang Tian".

Just to cover up their tracks and avoid being reported to the authorities, the people did not dare to directly build a temple in the name of "Huang Tian Saint", but instead gave it some misleading names.

And because the "Huang Tian Saint" always appeared with a mask, the shrine he built was also covered with a mask, with only a simple yellow line painted on the forehead to symbolize the identity of the "Huang Tian Saint".

Because of the abundance of food, the young and strong people no longer had to risk going out hunting, fishing or digging for vegetables that winter.

In cold weather, many young and strong men choose to stay at home with their wives to work on the land.

In fact, in this cold winter, many men and women of marriageable age choose to get married, making the people in Yuzhou more cheerful this winter.

It is foreseeable that the number of newborns in Yuzhou next year may break the record high in the past decade.

However, as county governments across Yuzhou posted notices for land inventory and distributed them to each village for reading, requiring each village to cooperate, it was like pouring a bucket of cold water on the people of Yuzhou in this cold winter.

Can the people of Yuzhou withstand the investigation?

If it were the year before last, the people would certainly not be afraid.

Why not afraid?
Because no.

But this year, after the Yellow Turbans' sweep, the money and grain that "Saint Huang Tian" plundered were truly divided equally, and the land he obtained was also distributed to the local poor people.

In other words, "Sage Huang Tian" was killed by destiny and burned himself in the flames. Otherwise, if the news of "Sage Huang Tian"'s defeat was heard, there would definitely be many people in Yuzhou who were willing to risk their lives to support him.

But precisely because many people have some land of "unknown origin" in their hands, many people feel that this is aimed at them.

For a time, voices of discussion from the public suddenly arose, and there were many protests and oppositions, and the resistance seemed enormous.

As the relevant documents and information were delivered to Ruyang, the worry on Zhuge Liang's face became increasingly obvious.

For Zhuge Liang, who still lacked experience in governing, this situation was undoubtedly extremely tricky. When he reported to Li Ji, he sighed with distress on his face.

"Teacher, the land survey is obviously a good thing for the people, so why is the biggest resistance coming from the people?"

Zhuge Liang, who was young but precocious, seemed a little frustrated.

When investigating the land, one had to be most wary of possible sabotage by powerful families, but what Zhuge Liang never expected was such strong opposition from the people.

"If the land is not checked and the government does not issue land deeds to the people, do the people think they can keep the land they own?"

"If it weren't for the benevolence of the Lord, the teacher would have sorted out the entire Yuzhou officialdom, making the aristocratic families in various parts of Yuzhou dare not act rashly. I'm afraid they would have used various overt and covert means to seize the land back."

The worries of teenagers are different.

However, Zhuge Liang, who was dedicated to the public, was troubled by his administration and felt both frustrated and ironic.

It is a policy that is obviously beneficial to the people but harmful to the aristocratic families, but in the end the people oppose it and the aristocratic families support it.

Seeing Zhuge Liang's rare look of frustration, Li Ji found it rare.

It was not until Zhuge Liang confided all his anguish to Li Ji and gradually calmed down that Li Ji pushed a cup of tea to Zhuge Liang and said, "Liang'er, remember this: don't underestimate the power of the people, and don't overestimate the vision of the people."

"What's more, we, the governing party, naturally see the whole picture, but if we ask the people to always consider the whole picture, wouldn't that be asking too much?"

"What's the difference between this and the people asking 'why don't they eat meat' when they are starving to death?"

Of course, there was no allusion to "Why not eat meat porridge" at that time, but after Li Ji gave this example, Zhuge Liang instantly understood the similarities between the two.

This made Zhuge Liang look ashamed immediately.

Zhuge Liang couldn't understand why the people didn't understand that the government's policies were benevolent and beneficial to them, but Zhuge Liang had never personally experienced the people's situation.

Especially since the people of Yuzhou had just experienced a year of turmoil and famine, they were terrified of poverty and hunger. It was rare for them to get some more land, so naturally they were unwilling to let it go.

Li Ji paused for a moment and then continued.

"Of course, what's more important is that corrupt officials have repeatedly appeared in local government offices. How much prestige do they have among the people?"

"It is perfectly normal for the people to have concerns and worries about such a policy that is so personal to them."

Liu Bei's prestige in Yuzhou was naturally not low, but if one expected to rely on Liu Bei's personal prestige to make the illiterate people in various places endlessly support the government, it would be pure wishful thinking.

Looking at the current situation in Yuzhou, I am afraid that most people are still unable to tell that the government of Yuzhou has undergone fundamental changes.

Just like, the common people would not care much about the issue of "change of emperor", nor could they figure out how deep the connection was between Uncle Liu, the governor of Yangzhou, and the government of Yuzhou.

After being enlightened by Li Ji, Zhuge Liang came to his senses and understood the problem.

Zhuge Liang thought for a moment and then asked.

"Teacher, how can we win the trust of the people? How can we make them believe that the land inventory is beneficial to them?"

"This is easy to hear."

Li Ji took a sip of his tea and then spoke.

"Another announcement will be issued, stating that the Yuzhou government is now temporarily under the jurisdiction of the lord. In accordance with the lord's benevolent thoughts and in view of the frequent opposition from the people in various places, the government has decided to postpone the land inventory."

Changing orders every day?!
Zhuge Liang stared at Li Ji in a daze, unable to react for a moment as to why he did so.

Zhuge Liang now knew very well how crucial the land inventory was. This was not a matter of one city or one place, but a major event that concerned the entire Han Empire in the future.

For this reason, Zhuge Liang had already made up his mind to persevere despite the resistance even if there would be some bloodshed and sacrifice.

"Can……"

Before Zhuge Liang could ask, Li Ji raised his hand to interrupt.

"Liang Er, what do you think will be the reaction of the people of Yuzhou after this announcement is released? And what will be the reaction of the powerful families of Yuzhou?"

Zhuge Liang followed Li Ji's words and answered without thinking.

"Once this incident happened, the people's view of the government will definitely change greatly. They will also understand the relationship between the lord and the Yuzhou government, and their trust in the government will be greatly enhanced..."

"As for the aristocratic families in Yuzhou, they will naturally be anxious and worried." (End of this chapter)