Three Kingdoms: Daily settlement helps Liu Bei revive the Shu Han dynasty.

Wu County, Qiantang.

Qiantang is located at the southernmost tip of Wu County.

It borders Kuaiji Commandery and is about two hundred li away from Wu County.

The caravan traveled south along the official road.

After marching for two days,

The team arrived ten miles north of Qiantang.

Shen Yi rode alongside Lu Yong and said, "Strategist, ten miles ahead lies Qiantang."

Lu Yong nodded slightly.

At this time,

The scouts reported, "Reporting to the strategist, the garrison in Qiantang City is less than a thousand hundred strong, but the city gates are tightly closed, and they refuse to surrender."

"Who is the county magistrate?" Lu Yong turned to Shen Yi and asked.

"The county magistrate's surname is Chen and his given name is Jing. He is a direct descendant of a small local family."

The army quickly arrived at the city walls.

Lu Yong ordered his men to form a battle formation outside the city.

Four thousand soldiers, their swords and spears like a forest.

Shen Yi rode his horse alone to a point a hundred paces from the city wall and shouted towards the city wall: "Magistrate Chen, Liu Yao has been defeated and Wu County has been lost."

"Your isolated city, how many days can it hold out?"

After a moment of silence on the city wall, a middle-aged scholar leaned out; it was Chen Jing.

His face was pale, and his hand holding the sword was trembling slightly.

Shen Yi continued to shout, "Our lord, Liu Yuzhou, is benevolent and righteous, and never kills the innocent indiscriminately."

If you surrender the city, you might still be able to keep your official position.

But if you resist stubbornly, after the city falls, you'd better think about yourself and your family.

Chen Jing glanced back at the sparse, demoralized defenders on the city wall.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally sighed and ordered his men to open the city gates.

With such a meager annual salary, is it worth fighting tooth and nail with others?

Moreover,

Liu Bei was a member of the Han imperial family.

His reputation for benevolence and righteousness has spread throughout Jiangdong.

The key figures were treated much better than the imperial court...

The door opened.

Chen Jing, accompanied by a small number of officials from the city, went out of the city gate to greet them.

Lu Yong approached Chen Jing, looked at the county magistrate's seal handed to him, and said with a smile, "My lord said that those who govern the people well can keep their official positions."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The Chen family was just a small clan in the area, and the whole family depended on him for their livelihood.

"Thank you, General Lu," Chen Jing said, bowing.

[System Log: Host has captured Qiantang. Today's achievement +1.]

[Current Achievements Pending Settlement: 1 item.]

Lu Yong led his troops into the city, first having Shen Yi arrange for his men to take over the defenses, and then went to take stock of the treasury.

The government's grain reserves were not large, only a little over a thousand shi (a unit of dry measure).

Lu Yong then asked, "Why is there only this much grain stored in the treasury?"

"It is Lu Zhonglang who is here." Chen Jing quickly bowed and explained:

"In the past month, a large number of refugees have flocked to the area, numbering as many as three or four thousand."

I dared not stand idly by, so I set up soup kitchens at the four gates and distributed soup every day.

The city's food reserves were already low, and this further depleted them.

Lu Yong didn't reply, but changed the subject and said, "Take me to see."

"Yes." Chen Jing led the way, first taking Lu Yong and Shen Yi to the North Gate.

Sure enough, a thatched hut was erected on an open space not far inside the city gate.

Three large pots were set up under the shed, and about a hundred refugees were queuing up.

These refugees included the elderly, women, and children; they were all dressed in rags and had sallow complexions.

Upon seeing Chen Jing approach, several elderly people stood up shakily and bowed to him.

Chen Jing waved for them to sit down and said to Lu Yong, "There are over four hundred people at the North Gate, over three hundred each at the West and East Gates, and the South Gate has the most, over a thousand..."

Lu Yong walked to a pot and scooped up a spoonful of porridge with a wooden spoon.

The porridge was very thin; you could see your reflection in it, but it wasn't just plain water.

He put down his spoon, turned to Shen Yi, and said:

"Gongxu, after you go back, write to the lord again and urge him to send a prefect over as soon as possible."

Our entire plan for Wu County can now be implemented there.

Shen Yi cupped his hands and said, "Yes."

Lu Yong then looked at Chen Jing and said, "You opened the granaries to provide relief, and your intentions were good."

However, simply providing porridge is not a long-term solution.

The displaced people have hands and feet; we can't let them be idle.

Road repair, canal digging, house building—everyone who could work was mobilized.

You work a day and you get a day's worth of food.

Those who perform well can settle locally and be allocated land for cultivation.

Chen Jing suddenly realized: "This is the method implemented in Wu County?"

"That's right. You can start implementing it in Qiantang first. If you have any questions, you can ask Shen Gongxu," Lu Yong said, pointing to Shen Yi beside him.

Chen Jing bowed immediately: "Your humble servant obeys."

He then bowed to Shen Yi and said, "Please give me your guidance, sir."

"I wouldn't dare," Shen Yi replied with a bow.

In the past, he had always regarded these county magistrates as high and mighty.

Let alone bowing to him, even just speaking to him would be an honor.

now,

Following the strategist, they punched the governor and kicked the prefect.

The county magistrate would tremble at the sight of them.

The sense of honor and belonging is absolutely amazing.

At this moment, another system notification sounded.

[System Log: Host's detachment Zhang Fei has captured Youquan. Today's achievement +1.]

[Current Achievements Pending Settlement: 2 item.]

After completing their inspection, Lu Yong and his entourage returned to the county government office.

Lu Yong said to Shen Yi, "Write another urgent letter to the lord, and ask him to send someone to Wu County to take up his post as soon as possible."

Shen Yi responded and then began writing a letter to Liu Bei.

Then, the system notification sounded in Lu Yong's mind again.

[System Log: Host's detachment Xu Sheng has captured Haiyan. Today's achievement +1.]

[Current Achievements Pending Settlement: 3 item.]

Lu Yong was overjoyed, thinking to himself, "Three achievements, I've got it all! Just need Lei Hu, come on, let's get a quadruple!"

Lei Hu did not disappoint Lu Yong's expectations.

Just as Lu Yong, Shen Yi, and the others finished discussing important matters...

The system notification sounded again and again.

[System Log: The host's detachment, led by Lei Hu, has captured Piling. Today's achievement +1.]

[Current Achievements Pending Settlement: 4 item.]

"Awesome!" Lu Yong was overjoyed.

He was incredibly excited about tonight's reward.

at this time,

A guard rushed in, knelt on one knee, and raised his hands high, saying, "Strategist, a letter from the lord!"

Lu Yong took the letter and began to read it carefully.

Previously, Lu Yong had written to Liu Bei, asking him to send a prefect over as soon as possible.

However, Liu Bei's reply contained the following:

"You recommend Huai'an, the candidate for Prefect of Wu Commandery."

If you feel there is no one suitable, then you yourself shall become the Prefect of Wu Commandery. Reply immediately.

Lu Yong held the letter in his hand and remained silent for five breaths.

Seeing Lu Yong's smile gradually fade, Shen Yi couldn't help but ask, "Strategist, what's wrong?"

Lu Yong handed the letter to Shen Yi, then silently walked to his seat and sat down.

Shen Yi quickly glanced through it and couldn't help but ask, "Strategist, it's obvious that the lord wants you to be the governor of Wu Commandery."

"Hmph!" Lu Yong snorted and said, "I have more important things to do, and I definitely don't want this prefect position."

Shen Yi replied languidly, "You're still thinking about the nine-to-five job, aren't you?"

"?" Chen Jing was completely bewildered, thinking, "What's going on?"

Seeing Chen Jing's expression, Shen Yi sighed and explained the story of Lu Yong's public demand for a "nine-to-five" job.

Chen Jing's jaw nearly dropped to the floor after hearing this.

Everyone else is desperately trying to climb the ladder.

Why would the lord give him such an important position as governor of a prefecture?

Why does he look like he's being forced to take poison?

After pondering for a moment, Lu Yong said to Shen Yi, "Reply immediately and say that the Prefect of Wu Commandery must be Guan Yu!"

"Oh," Shen Yi replied somewhat reluctantly, bowing slightly.

After all, he followed Lu Yong.

Lu Yong refused the position of prefect, which meant he also lost an opportunity for promotion.

"Strategist, strategist, you need to have the ambition to build a career!" Shen Yi sighed helplessly to himself.