The Three Kingdoms: Steamed Buns and Pickled Cabbage, I Became the Emperor

Chapter 30 A Problem That Makes Ye Chen Feel Difficult

Jiangdu County.

All the power of the local families was wiped out by Ye Chen.

Mi Fang quickly took over the shops of these aristocratic families.

The grain stores that originally belonged to the aristocratic families all hung up the banner of Mi.

Standing in front of the door of his own shop, Mi Fang was full of energy and confidence.

I originally had the mentality of giving it a try.

Go to the Yellow Turban Army commander Ye Chen to discuss cooperation.

Who could have thought that this time I would really be able to hold on to someone so powerful.

With this favorable wind, perhaps Mi Fang would be able to compete for the position of the head of the Mi family in the future.

Now, Mi Fang always has a look of joy in the corners of her eyebrows and eyes.

"People of Jiangdu County!"

"Yellow Turban Army Commander, I am sorry for the difficulties you have been going through recently."

"He specifically told me that from now on, our grain store will only sell a stone of rice for thirty coins."

"General Qu has no other intention than to hope that the elders and folks of Jiangdu County can live a good life in the future!"

"Everyone must remember the kindness that Commander Qu has shown us!"

The guys in all the Mi family's grain stores were loudly reading the pre-written lines at the door.

If for no other reason than to bring fame to Ye Chen.

I heard that the price of rice in the future will be only 30 coins per stone, and it is top-quality refined rice.

This completely excited the people of Jiangdu County.

"Oh my god, Master Qu is so good to us!"

"I didn't expect that in today's world, there would still be such a price for rice."

"That's right. During the heyday of the Han Dynasty, during the reign of Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing, a stone of rice would not have been so cheap!"

"Wow, if it weren't for Qu Shuai opening the porridge stall and lowering the price of food, my family would not be able to survive this winter."

"Yes, it's the same in my family! Qu Shuai can be said to be the savior of our family!"

"Master Qu has been as kind to us as our parents!"

"Hey, brothers, have you heard? It seems that as long as you are a follower of Tianping Dao, a stone of rice can be reduced by ten coins."

"Is it true or not? If it's true, how come you joined the Tianping Dao?"

"That's right. If it's true, that would be great! Taiping Dao is truly the religion of ordinary people like us!"

"Think about the life we ​​lived before, and look at the present. You can buy a stone of grain with 30 coins. Would you have dared to think of this before?"

"General Qu and the Yellow Turban Army are like living Bodhisattvas who save us from suffering!"

"Stop talking. I'll offer the immortality tablet to Qu Shuai after I buy the rice and go home. I'll also join the Tianping Dao!"

"Brothers, let's pool our money and build a shrine for Commander Qu. Burn incense and offer sacrifices every day, and pray for us to have a good life."

"That's a good suggestion. I'll donate ten cents!"

"I'll donate 15 cents!"

"I'm going all in, donating everything! Not a penny left!"

"Stop it, you're a beggar. Even if you want to donate, you have to have money. Why are you still going all in?"

"..."

For a while.

Among the people of Jiangdu County, the reputation of the Yellow Turban Army and its leader Ye Chen has skyrocketed.

There are even quite a few people asking about it.

How can I join the Tianping Dao?

Become a believer of Tianping Dao.

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The first year of Chuping, early January.

As time goes by.

Ye Chen also felt more and more urgent.

He knows.

According to the original historical trajectory.

It wouldn't be long before the eighteen princes formed an alliance to attack Dong Zhuo.

According to his previous thoughts.

He was not going to get involved in this matter.

After all, the identity is here.

He is a rebel of the Yellow Turban Army. If he goes there rashly, his identity will be exposed.

I'm afraid there's no way back.

But with the appearance of Mi Fang.

Ye Chen's thoughts changed.

He could use the Mi family as a cover, pretending to be a Mi family caravan, and see if there was any benefit to be gained.

of course.

In this chaotic world, I want to take my life completely into my own hands.

What matters is the hard power.

Now he has the Yellow Turban Army under his command, plus the newly reorganized officers and soldiers from the former Jiangdu County.

There were no more than fifteen hundred of them.

There are also about 2000 reserve troops.

There are more than 200 war horses in total. It was left to Li Gang, the former magistrate of Jiangdu County, as a legacy.

Moreover, the armor and weapons are insufficient in quantity.

Defending the city is not a problem.

But it is somewhat difficult to stand firm in troubled times.

Don’t say anything else.

Among the eighteen princes, one of them had set his sights on him.

He would probably have to lead his Yellow Turban Army again and hide in Camel Mountain to escape pursuit.

Not to mention the princes.

If there is a prefect in Jiangyin County now, he will mobilize troops from various counties to besiege me.

He could not escape death.

"My lord, the expansion of the army is already underway!"

"As for forging armor and weapons, I'm afraid it will take some time."

"I've already urged Mi Fang!"

"He said he was making every effort to prepare for it! But now that all places are reorganizing their armaments, it's not easy to get pig iron."

Cheng Yu bowed to Ye Chen.

Respectfully report.

However, one can still hear a lot of difficulties in the words.

Nowadays, salt and iron are firmly controlled by local governors and princes.

They don't even have enough for themselves.

How can it be sold easily?

Compared with preparing pig iron, expanding the Yellow Turban Army seemed much easier.

As long as there is enough food, anyone can be recruited.

Furthermore.

After the incident with the noble family, the people of Jiangdu County are now extremely grateful to Ye Chen.

Many people clamored and asked to join the Yellow Turban Army.

The enthusiasm was so high.

However, it is true that quality of soldiers is more important than quantity.

But Ye Chen understood.

He did not expand blindly.

Everything depends on your own situation.

Recruit as many soldiers as you have armaments.

You can't let the soldiers under his command fight on the battlefield wearing cloth clothes.

From this point of view.

Ye Chen claims to be a conscientious boss.

In the Han Dynasty, soldiers generally wore two types of armor.

One is leather armor, which is mostly worn by ordinary soldiers.

Although it has a certain degree of defensive power, the effect is not satisfactory.

Another type is iron armor.

This kind of armor is generally made of fine iron and can protect key parts.

Even if you are struck by a sword or an axe, you cannot be hurt.

The defensive effect is amazing.

But making iron armor is not only troublesome.

For Ye Chen, the key is that there is no pig iron!
Furthermore.

Now the time for the eighteen princes to attack Dong Zhuo is getting closer and closer.

I want to build a batch of armor in a short period of time.

Not realistic.

"Oh! It's just one question after another!"

Ever since he traveled through time, Ye Chen has never had a peaceful life.

As soon as one problem is solved, another new one pops up.

Now I am stumped by the problem of armor.

Let’s not talk about the issue of whether there is pig iron or not.

In this era, the iron forging industry is not very developed.

Even during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, when the Han Dynasty was at its military peak.

There are not many people who can wear iron armor.

The current armor-wearing rate of the Han army is less than 30%.

In other words.

Among the army of 10,000 people, at least 7,000 of them were not wearing any armor for protection.

in this era.

It would be terrifying if the entire army could be covered in armor.

Don't mention anything else.

Think about Meng Huo’s rattan armor soldiers, which gave Zhuge Liang a headache.

It is clear how important armor is to the army.

(End of this chapter)