Chapter 720 Chen Gong's Stratagem
Chen Gong, whose courtesy name is Gongtai, was from Dongwuyang, Dongjun. He has been well-read in poetry and knowledgeable since childhood. This man once saved Cao Cao's life when he was defeated and was chased by Dong Zhuo.
But later, because Cao Cao killed his uncle, the two had a disagreement, so they abandoned Cao Cao and left.
Later, Chen Gong traveled around and wanted to find an aspiring lord, but unfortunately he was spread all over the world and could not find a lord who could satisfy him.
In desperation, Chen Gong only wanted to come to Chang'an City to find Wang Yun and asked Wang Yun to help him find a free job in Chang'an City.
But what he didn't expect was that as soon as he arrived in Chang'an City, he heard the shocking news of Dong Zhuo's murder, and the death of his friend Wang Yun.
Chen Gong was happy and sad about this. The joy was that the traitor was dead, and the world was about to see the clouds and mists.
Sadly, his good friend Wang Yun died unfortunately for the country.
After entering Chang'an City, the first thing he did was to go to Wang Yun's mansion to pay his condolences.
Later, he heard that General Lu Bu was opening a warehouse to release grain, so he became very interested in this matter.
In Chen Gong's impression, Lu Bu should be a man with extraordinary force but very low credit. Because he killed his adoptive father Ding Yuan for a Red Rabbit Horse, he even reduced his credit to him to the extreme.
However, as the assassination of Dong Zhuo spread that day and the rumors about everyone, Chen Gong had some different views on this Western Liang general.
So Chen Gong decided to go and meet Lu Bu in person to see that it was not the person he wanted to find.
As a result, it was gone. After seeing him, Chen Gong was very surprised. Lin Feng's answer surprised him even more. Chen Gong immediately confirmed that this was the wise and heroic lord he was looking for!
Chen Gong knelt in convincingly when he bowed, and he had never been as happy as he is today in his life.
Lin Feng naturally would not let Chen Gong kneel on the ground. He hurriedly helped Chen Gong up from the ground, and then looked very lucky and said with a smile: "It turns out to be Chen Gongtai. I have to help from my husband and win 100,000 soldiers!"
Chen Gong stood up, stroked his beard, and said with a smile: "My lord is humble. I think even without me, Chen Gong, you will definitely achieve great fame and fortune."
Lin Feng shook his head and said with a smile: "I may be able to lead troops to fight, but I am not as good as my husband when it comes to planning and winning thousands of miles away, internal affairs, diplomacy, etc. I still have this self-knowledge."
"The lord is so humble." Chen Gong laughed, pointed to the soldier who was serving porridge, and said, "If you open the warehouse and release grain to help the victims, you can see that the lord's wisdom is not inferior to me."
Lin Feng shook his head again, and he said seriously: "Whether you believe it or not, I will open the warehouse and release grain to help the victims this time. What I think is more for the people. I hope they don't let them eat in the Yizi, and I hope they can live well. Of course, I don't deny that I said I want to win the hearts of the people, but this is spontaneous by the people, not by my deliberate actions."
Chen Gong looked at Lin Feng's extremely serious expression and was suddenly moved. He bowed with conscience again, "The righteousness of the lord will definitely be praised by everything. You are the true monarch of your kindness."
Lin Feng looked into the distance and said a language that only he could understand, "I just hope that fewer people would die."
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and the princes in various places were constantly quarrels, and the people were displaced and had no food to eat. Many people starved to death because of this.
This chaotic era that lasted for more than a hundred years was almost severely damaged for the Han people, which led to the occurrence of the chaotic world later. So Lin Feng is just thinking about saving some blood for the Han people to avoid being bullied by outsiders in the future.
According to Lin Feng's idea, his own people can fight behind closed doors, but they must not be bullied by outsiders. This is a matter of principle and cannot be changed!
Chen Gong's view of Lin Feng was once again higher, and he admired him more.
But while admiring, he was also a little worried and asked, "Lord, we can open the warehouse and release grain like this. How many days should we know if we can ask?"
When Lin Feng heard this, he scratched his head and smiled bitterly: "The news of opening warehouses and releasing grain has spread very quickly recently. There are many people from other places who have consumed a lot of food and grass. In addition, we have to supply the army to consume less than fifty days."
"I'll see Taixuan on the fifty day." Chen Gong shook his head and expressed his different opinions. "The news of the lord's opening of grain in the warehouse may have spread to hundreds of miles at this moment. At that time, it will not be the current population, but thousands of refugees coming. Do you dare to ask if you will continue or stop at that time?"
"This~" Lin Feng was suddenly in a dilemma.
Chen Gong analyzed the pros and cons for Lin Feng, "If the lord stops supplying because of limited food and grass, someone will probably use this to damage the lord's reputation and scold him as a hypocrite and can only do superficial skills."
"But if we continue to supply, let alone the people in the city, even our own army will not be able to provide, and then the morale of the army will inevitably be in chaos."
Lin Feng listened to Chen Gong's analysis and felt that the matter was very serious. "Sir, you are talking about it, but since this matter has begun, we cannot stop. I don't know that sir has no good plans."
Chen Gong smiled slightly and said, "I have a solution, I don't know if the lord can adopt it."
Lin Feng hurriedly urged: "Sir, what are your tricks? Please tell me quickly."
Chen Gong pointed to the refugees not far away and said, "As the saying goes, it is better to teach people how to fish than to teach people how to fish. Instead of opening a warehouse to release grain, the lord is better to open a warehouse to release seeds. Now all outside the city is deserted and fertile land. As long as we plant seeds, we will definitely have a good harvest next year."
"So what I mean is to organize these refugees, give them good seeds and land, and let them open up land and farm on their own. We can first exempt them from taxes for one year, and we will collect taxes in the next year."
"In this way, it can not only solve the current problem, but also provide great guarantees for the future lord's food and grass reserves. The most important thing is that if these people eat only every day and don't do it, they will easily develop a habit. At that time, lord, do you think you are killing them or not?"
Lin Feng listened to Chen Gong's words and savored it carefully, then showed a sudden enlightenment. He smiled and said, "Sir, it is indeed far-sighted. This plan is very good. This can solve my big problem. Mr.'s plan!"
Chen Gong didn't expect Lin Feng to be so cheerful, and asked in disbelief: "Lord, will you adopt it?"
Lin Feng asked with a smile: "Why don't I use such a good plan?"
Chapter completed!