"Encircle and suppress Liu Bei?" When they saw the messenger sent by Lu Bu, Chu Nan was no longer in Ruyin. As the conflict with the gentry became more and more intense these days, the gentry's counterattack became more and more fierce. Wei Yan and others took Jiang Huai
The army was suppressing them everywhere. After sorting out the rear, Chu Nan quickly brought Huang Zhong to the front to take charge.
As for the rear, I'm not too worried. The areas that have been sorted out will basically no longer be able to resist.
The biggest difference between Runan and Xuzhou is that in many places, the distinction between the gentry and the Han people is not as clear as in Xuzhou. The two sides are interconnected, and intermarriage is not uncommon.
What's more important is confidence and trust. The trust of the poor family in the aristocratic family is obviously greater than that of Chu Nan. Not all poor families are willing to accept Chu Nan's win over. At least in Runan, there are not many poor families who are willing to trouble Chu Nan to recruit.
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In their opinion, Xuzhou must be defeated, Lu Bu must be defeated, and Chu Nan must be defeated, so they were unwilling to get on the Chu Nan train.
Even if the Xuzhou Army and the Jianghuai Army have not yet been defeated, and Cao Jun has even defeated generals Xiahou Dun and Cai Yang, they firmly believe in this.
The strategy that Chu Nan used very smoothly in Xuzhou encountered difficulties here, and it became less smooth.
Despite this, Chu Nan firmly believes that he is going in the right direction. The root of the problem is not that his actions are too violent, but also in everyone's confidence. The poor people here have no confidence in Xuzhou's future, and they have no confidence in Lu Bu's future. They don't
I believe that a warrior like Lu Bu can achieve final victory.
This is just like a small country in the future. No matter how favorable the conditions you offer, you can't attract top talents because no one thinks your country has a future.
The conditions offered by Chu Nan were actually not generous. At most, they were a little better than before, but the price was that Chu Nan had squeezed their upper limit.
Of course, if we can defeat Boss Cao and then Boss Yuan, then the problem will be a different matter. Let alone the poor family, even the aristocratic families will probably have to lick their faces and join in. But the problem is that by then,
Why should I use you?
And Chu Nan definitely needs to attract talents now. What he has to do is to give these poor families confidence in the future, believing that following them will have a bright future.
"I know, wait a minute!" Chu Nan nodded to show that he understood, and asked the messenger to wait and finish the current matter first.
After arranging the messenger, he looked at the dozen recently discovered talents from humble families in front of him, and said calmly: "Everyone, I think you all know the truth. We are all well-educated people, so I won't show off to you.
There are indeed variables in the battle between Xuzhou and Cao Jun. Nan also understands that you are hesitant to move forward and will not force it, but there is something I want to tell you."
Chu Nan stood up, looked at the talents he had discovered, and said calmly: "If everything is ready, what's the use of you? I want to gain benefits but don't want to take risks. There is no such good thing in the world. Think about it carefully.
I still have military affairs to attend to, so I won’t keep you all here.”
After saying that, he gestured to Huang Zhong with his eyes. Huang Zhong stretched out his hand and said to everyone: "Everyone, please come."
A group of talented people from poor families who were selected by Chu Nan looked at Chu Nan with complicated eyes. At this moment, they were indeed a little moved by Chu Nan's words, but it was obviously impossible to make an immediate decision. After all, this was about their own future.
How can we make hasty decisions on important matters?
And... won't the clan be wiped out after all this is said? No one dared to move. They stayed where they were and looked at Chu Nan hesitantly. It was true that this man had been really murderous, wild and unreasonable since he entered Runan.
They had just silently rejected Chu Nan's solicitation. Will this bring disaster to the family?
Although Chu Nan has not taken action against a small and humble clan like theirs, what if it happens?
Chu Nan didn't use emotions to control these people. This was not a war, it had to be used for a long time. Even if he could control them through emotions for a while, he couldn't control them forever. Once the emotional effects faded, they would still be swayed by their own rationality.
, then it will become even more unpleasant.
"Don't worry, Nan sincerely invites you. Even if you don't agree, Nan will never do anything to attack each other with swords! I still have some moral integrity!" Seeing that everyone is not leaving, Chu Nan will not think that they are here first.
My heart was moved, obviously because I was afraid that he would not be able to love her, and that love would lead to hatred.
Everyone silently despised them. During this period, how many families were accused of being blamed for no reason because someone in the local area instigated rebellion?
Wherever the Jianghuai Army passes, as long as there is resistance or rebellion, the first thing the Jianghuai Army will do is not to suppress the rebels, but to pull out the largest family in the area... and exterminate it.
It makes no sense. Do you want to use the blood of the rich clan to scare these rebels?
This is also the reason why these poor people are unwilling to agree. How can such violence last long? Although Chu Nan has never taken action against the poor people, they are still afraid.
As a result, rebellions broke out all over the place, and many local nobles even united to organize troops to defend the city, which gave the feeling of a separatist regime in Runan.
However, Chu Nan did not change his strategy in this regard. He was still like plowing the court and sweeping holes. In the place he occupied, the common people did not commit any crime, but the nobles immediately destroyed them with thunderous means if there was anything wrong.
By dividing the land, people's hearts and minds were won over, but the talents of the poor families could not be won over by just a few pieces of land. Moreover, Xuzhou's new policy could not bring many benefits to the poor families. It would be difficult for them to develop into a real big business.
Gentry.
Of course, in terms of business, Chu Nan treats these people very favorably, and can also create a lot of wealth. However, wealth without a foundation is like a castle in the air, which may collapse at any time.
What is a foundation? Naturally, it is cultivated land.
In this regard, Xuzhou is very stuck, and there is not much private farmland. When he was in Xuzhou, Chu Nan also allocated some to poor families and local wealthy families, but in Guangling and Jianghuai, this share
It became less. When it came to Runan, the share of private land given by Chu Nan was even smaller.
However, we have a basic talent team. Chu Nan is very stuck in this aspect now. If you don’t want to, that’s fine. I won’t make it difficult for you. As long as you don’t do something like that, where an official disappears as soon as he takes office. Chu Nan
Nan basically won't embarrass these poor families.
Of course, the killing of several county magistrates who had just taken office, and the subsequent disappearance of more than twenty local families also made the Runan nobles dare not mess around. Now, among the thirteen counties occupied by Chu Nan, even if they are still
There were still some wealthy families, but no one dared to use this method to resist the officials sent by Xuzhou.
They found that when they abided by the rules, Chu Nan was willing to tell them the rules, but if they played tricks, Chu Nan's tricks were more violent and unreasonable. They didn't even need evidence, they just grabbed them.
The biggest kill.
Nowadays, the big families in each county are no longer the big families before. At least three top families have been replaced. The first family, the second family, and the third family, which were originally the most powerful, have been wiped out one after another, and the fourth family has no sense of existence.
Upper position.
Some are even the fifth and sixth families. Even if these families are not poor, they are just about the same. They have little influence on the county. Especially under Chu Nan's ruthless killing, they dare not do anything extraordinary based on their influence.
He is as obedient as a sheep, so now Chu Nan's rear is quite stable.
Correspondingly, the unoccupied counties resisted Chu Nan's invasion with the most intense attitude.
Everyone cursed Chu Nan's words in their hearts, but they also breathed a sigh of relief. They knew that Chu Nan was still reasonable as long as the rules were not broken, so they immediately said goodbye to Chu Nan and left.
"Lord, there are not many people defecting to Runan now." Huang Zhong looked at Chu Nan and asked, "How about being more relaxed?"
The so-called relaxation is to use more land to win over people. These lands are considered private lands and only need to be paid taxes. According to the new tax law, they are actually similar to public lands.
"We encourage private land to be reclaimed by ourselves. The government office can encourage us to borrow three years of grain to cultivate new fields. However, we cannot relax the existing private lands and can only continue to tighten them. Otherwise, we only need to relax a little. These people
Then you will try your best to obtain more private land." Chu Nan shook his head: "And even if your generation is fine, what about future generations?"
"We have to build a strong city wall to prevent them from taking chances. Even if future generations gradually tear down this wall, it will be their fault, not us!"
At the end, Chu Nan sighed: "It's very tiring to walk like this, but General, you might as well take a look at our rear. As long as there is no foreign enemy attacking, there is no need to worry about the instability of the rear."
Huang Zhong nodded silently. He didn't hold these views as deeply as Chu Nan. Now that Chu Nan had made the decision, he couldn't say more.
"General Han Sheng, you have to go with me to my father-in-law this time to help him encircle Liu Bei!" When Chu Nan said this, his brows suddenly wrinkled, and his fortune began to turn bad. This battle...is it dangerous?
Chu Nan was a little surprised. Only Lu Bu could fight against Guan and Zhang. Now that Huang Zhong and himself were included, it would be no problem to bring down a second master, right? Why was there such a bad omen?
"General, take your orders!" Huang Zhong agreed and immediately went to prepare his troops.
Nowadays, the 30,000 Jianghuai troops in Chunan have been reduced to less than 30,000 after the last battle with Xiahou Dun. Most of them are under the leadership of Wei Yan and others to suppress bandits and suppress aristocratic families. Those who stay in Chunan, except for Huang Zhong's three
In addition to the thousand archers, there are only two thousand guards. Since Lu Bu and Lu Bu are going to encircle and suppress Liu Bei, it is natural that the entire army must be dispatched.
The two gathered their troops and horses, and followed the messenger sent by Lu Bu all the way to find Lu Bu.
"General Huang and Liu Bei should not be underestimated. The two generals Guan and Zhang are as brave as generals. Don't be careless when fighting." Along the way, Chu Nan checked the changes in fortune, frowned slightly, and explained to Huang Zhong.
The horror of the two of them.
If he can fight with Lu Bu, he is naturally a powerful person. Huang Zhong nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, my lord, the general will be careful in the end."
He actually doesn't quite understand why Chu Nan is so solemn.