The Three Kingdoms: My Wife is a Great and Good Teacher

"Qingjun, go ahead." Zhang Jiao said with a smile: "Jiao'er doesn't believe that Qingjun hasn't thought it through."

"Yes, Master, what should we do?!" Baoer was also eager to try.

Seeing this, Liu Zhaoqing no longer pretended to be humble in front of his family. He asked the three people to sit down first, and then took three celadon tea cups from the table next to him.

Push one of the teacups toward the center of the table.

“It takes three steps to save the people.”

“The first step is to strengthen our ability to resist disasters.”

"We have to increase publicity for the disaster. I have already talked to the county magistrate. Now is not the time to cover up the truth. We must make sure that all the people in the county understand the severity of this disaster and take it with the utmost care."

"And this propaganda is not just about propaganda about disasters. We have to release a 'recruitment letter'."

"A recruitment letter?" Bao Er was puzzled. "What is that?"

"We need to recruit heroes from Hebei to come to Pingyuan County to help the people fight the disaster." Liu Zhaoqing replied, "The fish in the foreshadowing are so fierce. If we don't have enough heroes, even if we can survive the crisis, Pingyuan County will suffer huge losses."

Zhang Jiao frowned slightly: "But... according to Qingjun's words: We are powerless now, and the Yellow River turmoil will not only affect Pingyuan County, and recruiting heroes from Hebei may not necessarily be effective."

"That's right, so we have to use what we do best to expand its impact." Liu Zhaoqing nodded.

"What are you best at?" the little girl said softly.

Baoer clapped his hands: "Money!"

Little girl: “…”

Liu Zhaoqing looked at Baoer with approval. She was worthy of being with him for five years. She understood him as well as Jiaoer.

"There are many counties along the Yellow River, and their governors or provincial governors are far more prestigious than us, so apart from using the name of disaster relief, we can only use money and other treasures to make up for it. A large reward will surely attract brave men."

"Then the second step is to stabilize the people's hearts and minds."

Liu Zhaoqing pushed the second teacup in front of him and said, "We need to unite the people of Pingyuan County. As the foundation of Pingyuan County, they are the most important. If they panic, even if we can resist the disaster in the front, the back will be in chaos. In the end, we will end up with a situation where we can protect the fields but have no compassion for the farmers."

"As for how to do it, I have already talked to the county magistrate. He will issue a document to recruit talents who are slightly inferior to the outstanding ones to defend the city. Baoer, you have the vision to investigate good servants. When the time comes, you can use your family's money to go with the people in the county magistrate's mansion to recruit ordinary brave men in Pingyuan County. These will be the forces to protect the people and maintain stability in the rear, rather than going directly to the front line to fight disasters."

Baoer nodded slightly.

"What about the third one?" Zhang Jiao asked.

“The third step is to establish the belief that you will win.”

Liu Zhaoqing pushed the last teacup to the front.

"This is actually the most critical step, which directly determines whether the first two steps can be effective. If there is no belief in victory, the front line will collapse, the rear will be in turmoil, and Pingyuan County will be wiped out by the Yellow River."

As he spoke, Liu Zhaoqing looked at Zhang Jiao: "And this step requires Jiao'er's help."

"Me?" Zhang Jiao was slightly stunned.

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That afternoon, Liu Zhaoqing personally spent half an hour drafting the recruitment document.

Afterwards, she found Gong Du and asked about her Tianci training. This time, her Tianci, which could "speak bird language", came in handy.

Liu Zhaoqing asked Bo Cai and Gong Du to take the letter of recruitment he wrote to the county magistrate's mansion, meet up with Jian Yong, the county magistrate's aide, and copy the book together with other civil servants in the county magistrate's mansion.

While copying, he asked Liu Bei to summon the carrier pigeons from Pingyuan County to the county magistrate's office. Then he asked Gong Du to communicate with the carrier pigeons and let them fly to different places in Hebei with the documents to deliver a large number of recruitment letters.

At the same time, Liu Zhaoqing also asked Baoer to take Liu Pi to carry out the second step - recruiting brave men, and this step would be assisted by Guan Yu from the county magistrate's office.

The criterion for recruiting brave men who can maintain order in the rear during a disaster is whether they can be braver than Liu Pi. Otherwise, it would be useless if they cannot even kill a single fish.

In addition, one's own moral character must also be guaranteed. Otherwise, if one embezzles something, it would be like a bad apple spoiling the whole barrel. Guan Yu happened to have some insights on judging people's character.

The third and final step, Liu Zhaoqing did not need to prepare it himself, but handed it over to Liu Bei.

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The fourth day of February.

Early in the morning, Pingyuan County was like corn in a hot pot, noisy and noisy.

A "letter to the people" from the county magistrate's office in the early morning caused the people of the entire city to panic. The document, written by the county magistrate himself, described the severity of the Yellow River chaos and also explained its urgency.

Although soldiers had been maintaining order for a long time, there were still many people who wanted to escape from Pingyuan County.

As for these people, Liu Bei simply ordered his soldiers to let them go.

However, many of them escaped from the county town, but soon after, they ran back with pale faces.

"Great disaster, great disaster!"

"The Yellow River is roaring! I see a man-eating monster floating above the Yellow River!"

In just one night, the Yellow River had opened up for most of its course. The ferocious creatures in the river could not be heard clearly within the county town, but once they left the county town and approached the Yellow River, the monsters would naturally roar as they smelled the scent of humans.

But even so, there were still some who insisted on escaping, and most of them were nobles and wealthy merchants. Liu Bei did not stop them. When everyone was almost panicked, he ordered Zhang Fei to post the document drafted by Liu Zhaoqing to recruit brave men next to the "Letter to the People".

In addition to the huge benefits that can be obtained from recruiting brave men, this document also provides rewards for ordinary people who stay in the city.

"Anyone who stays in the city to fight the disaster and wears a yellow scarf on his sleeves until the disaster is over will receive a thousand coins and ten pieces of cloth..."

In addition, a "recruitment letter" also spread from the market at noon that day.

"Heaven is unkind and has made the people suffer. Today, the chaos of the Yellow River is a hundred times greater than before. Pingyuan is exhausted and destitute. This is truly a critical moment for survival... I ask all the righteous men in the world to save the suffering people from the water and fire. The Yellow Turbans of Pingyuan promise: Any outstanding person who comes to Pingyuan will be rewarded with 100,000 coins, 200 pieces of cloth, and 50 catties of gold..."

With the circulation of this document, the people of Pingyuan County really believed that the officials of Pingyuan County would never abandon the people of Pingyuan County.

However, some people gradually became curious about how the county magistrate would redeem the reward money.

Later, someone discovered a name from the documents, and this name gradually spread in the market, that is - Yellow Turban.

Chapter 32: The Intentions of the Yellow Turbans

The "Yellow Turbans" were not a certain person, nor a certain place in Pingyuan, but a temporary organization for saving the people established by people with lofty ideals in Pingyuan County.

This was the answer given by the county magistrate’s office.

As for who the ambitious people were who formed the "Yellow Turbans", the county magistrate's office did not say anything further.

However, truth cannot be hidden. There are not many people in Pingyuan County who have such financial resources. It is up to later generations to find out the truth.

At this moment, in the southern part of Pingyuan County.

On the fifth floor of the Hundred Plays Theater named Zui Mengdie, the magistrate of Pingyuan County, dressed in plain clothes with stains on the hem that he had no intention of washing, was pacing back and forth.

As the highest point in Pingyuan County, Liu Zhaoqing's Baixi Tower is the best place to observe the Yellow River besides the city wall.

Although there is no major chaos in the county at present, if Liu Bei shows anxiety and goes up to the city wall frequently, it may cause panic among the people.

So this place became Liu Bei's temporary office for the next two days.

"It's still steaming... The ice in the river has broken up and started moving downstream. If this continues, the Yellow River will burst in less than two days and the water level will rise dramatically..." Liu Bei looked at the Yellow River with a worried look on his face.

"And...if the strange phenomenon of the fish collectively crashing into the river bank was really caused by a ferocious beast, then the disaster may come even faster."

Liu Bei stayed awake the whole night last night. He couldn't sleep.

"Dong dong!"

At this time, there was a knock on the attic door. Liu Bei's eyes lit up and he quickly ran over to open the door.

Sure enough, I saw Liu Zhaoqing.

"Zhao Qing, how is it?" Liu Bei spoke with hope.

Liu Zhaoqing said straight to the point: "General Guan just sent someone to report that he has recruited more than a hundred brave men in the city who can serve as soldiers to pacify the people."

"More than a hundred..." Liu Bei muttered to himself, "Although not many, they can temporarily fill in the team to maintain order."

"Where is that hero?" Liu Bei asked again immediately.

This is the most important thing. Maintaining order and helping the people can be done even without using too much force.

However, to fight against disasters and deal with possible ferocious beasts, it definitely requires outstanding people.

Liu Zhaoqing shook his head: "No outstanding person has come yet."

Hearing this, Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, then bit his lip and said, "How could it be... Is it possible that there are no more heroes in this world who serve the people and the country?"

"Sister Xuande, don't worry." Liu Zhaoqing immediately comforted her. "It's been less than a day since the recruitment letter was distributed. Hebei is so big. With the speed of pigeons, they are only a short distance from Pingyuan County. Moreover, pigeons are weak, and many of them will be killed by birds of prey along the way."

"Could it be that our offer is too low?" Liu Bei asked again.

Liu Zhaoqing shook his head: "This kind of reward is already a huge sum of money. Moreover, the fundamental purpose of the high reward is not to attract outstanding people with the reward, but to attract civilians to spread the song to each other through this huge reward, so as to speed up the spread of information. In this way, it can be heard by those outstanding people who really have ambitions to serve the country and the people in the shortest possible time."

"There are many famous people in Hebei, and there must be many talented people who are not after money, but for the people."

Liu Zhaoqing's words calmed Liu Bei down a lot.

She sat on a chair nearby and sighed, "Zhao Qing is right. I was anxious. As a county magistrate, I should be more prudent, and I should also trust Zhao Qing more."

"Zhao Qing's English calligraphy is very good, and the article is full of compassion. If a righteous man with the ambition to save the people sees it, he will definitely feel the same way and think he is a soulmate."

"Sister Xuande, you are too kind. The article was just a patchwork of my own and it doesn't deserve such praise." Liu Zhaoqing shook his head and said.

"If that's true, then if Zhao Qing gets serious, wouldn't he be able to be like Mr. Lu, writing something earth-shattering and shocking with his lofty spirit?" Liu Bei said with a smile.

Liu Zhaoqing didn't know how to explain it, so he scratched his head awkwardly and changed the subject.

"Zhaoqing came here not only to report bad news, but also to report good news." Liu Zhaoqing said.

"Just now, General Fei and Tian Yu sent a message. With the help of the large number of refugees and farmers recruited yesterday, the tributaries around Pingyuan County have been almost widened today. The drainage channels that were previously flooded and suspended due to breaches will be fully completed tonight."

Liu Bei perked up: "So fast?!"

"Yes, with the help of Sister Xuande's third sister, it is like the help of a thousand people." Liu Zhaoqing said with a smile.

"That's true. Third sister is indeed suitable for doing this kind of thing." Liu Bei nodded.

"However, this is also thanks to Zhao Qing. If it weren't for Zhao Qing's 'Three Steps to Save the People', Pingyuan County would not have been able to deal with the Yellow River Rebellion in such an orderly and efficient manner." Liu Bei sighed.

This is not an exaggeration at all. Liu Bei even felt that he was being conservative. It can be said that without Liu Zhaoqing's help, Liu Bei might still be maintaining the panic of the people in the county. Things like digging canals, recruiting warriors, and recruiting outstanding people would never be carried out at the same time.

If Liu Bei thought that Liu Zhaoqing was a talented person with unique ideas when he first met Liu Zhaoqing, now in her eyes, Liu Zhaoqing is the most dazzling strategist she has ever met since she started her official career.

Maybe even “this life”.

"My three steps are just talk. Without Sister Xuande's strong support, they would not have been implemented so smoothly." Liu Zhaoqing shook his head and said.

Liu Bei also understood Liu Zhaoqing's modesty, so he didn't say much about it.

Then he asked, "By the way, Zhao Qing, why did you perform such a great and righteous act in the name of 'Yellow Turban'? Wouldn't it be better to use your own name?"

In Liu Bei's eyes, she felt that people who did things like Zhao Qing had not yet become famous, and that this was really a waste of talent.

So she even deliberately mentioned whether she should publish these documents in the name of Liu Zhaoqing to tell the world that it was he who paid the reward, but Liu Zhaoqing refused, using a word that she didn't quite understand.

"What does this 'Yellow Turban' mean?" Liu Bei asked curiously.

Liu Zhaoqing was silent for a moment, then replied, "I am a commoner. No matter where I am or when I was, I have never been a member of an aristocratic family or a noble. When I was a child, the most common scene I saw was going to the fields with my grandfather. I will always remember what my grandfather looked like at that time."

"He has his back to the sky and his face to the earth. The towel on his shoulders is his whole home."

"The meaning of 'yellow turban' is - the common people."

long silence.

Liu Bei felt as if something was blocking his chest, and finally he couldn't help but shed tears.

Seeing this, Liu Zhaoqing, who was standing by, felt a little regretful.

Did I say too much...

-

It took more than ten minutes for Liu Bei to calm down.

Liu Zhaoqing had long heard of Liu Bei's reputation as a crybaby, but when he actually met her, he discovered that she seldom cried. This was the first time he saw her cry.

However, Liu Bei did not become depressed because of his tears. After wiping away his tears, his expression became even more determined.

"Is there anything else Zhao Qing wants to talk to me about?" Liu Bei asked with a smile, his eyes red, as if he had never cried.

"Yeah." Liu Zhaoqing also knew that Liu Bei's worries had completely disappeared, and said, "I wonder how the preparations for the task I asked Sister Xuande to do are going?"

Liu Bei nodded and said, "I called Xianhe to do this yesterday. It should be completed around afternoon today."

Then she looked puzzled: "It's just... Zhao Qing, do we really have to worship the Yellow River at this time? How can we build up the people's belief in defeating such a ferocious Yellow River..."