Yanzhou. Taishan County. Nancheng County.

Tao Ying took the request for help document sent to Taishan County by the Bian County magistrate, and first took a look at the signature.

"Chen Yi?"

The document was personally drafted by Chen Yi, the Prime Minister of Lu.

"Is he the son of Chen Fan who does not sweep the whole house but is determined to sweep the world?"

Tao Ying shook his head, "If you don't sweep one house, how can you sweep the world?" Although it was a fabricated saying by later generations, he agreed more.

"October is almost here. This may be the prelude to the resurgence of a large number of yellow turbans in Qingzhou and Xuzhou in history!"

After hurriedly reading the document, Tao Ying already had an idea in mind.

"It's just that there seems to be no record in history that the State of Lu also suffered from the resurgence of the Yellow Turbans?"

Worried that his memory would be wrong and disrupt his plans, Tao Ying's brain worked quickly, searching for historical information about Yuzhou and Lu.

"At this time, the Yuzhou pastor was Huang Wan, one of the three state pastors appointed by Emperor Ling. It was this year that Huang Wan led his troops to pacify Yuzhou where thieves were rampant, and his reputation was greatly shaken."

It is precisely because Huang Wan, the only Zhoumu with a foreign surname who is extremely skilled, is in charge of Yuzhou, and the whole state is playing a game of chess, with such coercion, that the Yellow Turban bandits did not choose Yuzhou to attack, but picked Tao Qian, a soft persimmon.

"Could it be that these 'unsighted' Yellow Turban bandits are just passing through the State of Lu?"

The State of Lu belongs to Yuzhou, but is surrounded by Yanzhou on almost three sides. Part of it borders Donghai County of Xuzhou, and Taishan County blocks its north and entire east.

"No, if we let this group of bandits enter Taishan County, I will be under great pressure."

When the Yellow Turbans cross the border, the first place that will bear the brunt is Taishan County, the "den of thieves". Tao Ying is naturally unwilling to let the war burn on his own territory again, or to let it enter Xuzhou through Taishan County.

"To defend the enemy outside the 'national gate', this is the best choice."

Tao Ying, who had an idea in mind, raised his brows and handed the document to Sun Guan. He also wanted to hear the opinions of his team members.

"Zhongtai, tell me what you think."

Sun Guan, the document asking for help, had already read it. He looked at Tao Ying, his brows slightly furrowed, and a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.

"My lord, although I am dying, the time is not yet ripe for me to rescue Bian County at this time. Our soldiers have not started training yet and if we send out troops in a hurry, it may not be possible."

Mi Fang, who came after hearing the sound, nodded in agreement.

"Lord, if the weapons of the soldiers are not unified, it may be difficult to form a joint force in battle."

The newly recruited soldiers don't even have decent weapons in their hands. They are still using various weapons that the Yellow Turban bandits in the past had picked up for themselves.

"Unifying the weapons of the Xuanjia Army is indeed a top priority right now."

Tao Ying also knew this. This was why when he divided his troops, he deliberately kept all the 700 infantry contributed by the Mi family in Nancheng, so that Mi Fang's tribe could quickly build up combat strength, so as to hold the base camp and defend the abdomen of Xuzhou.

"Fu Yi, Wen Heng, what do you think?"

Tao Ying looked at Ji Ling and Yan Liang again.

"I also believe that sending troops at this time would be too risky."

Ji Ling was a cautious man in leading troops, and he also agreed with Sun Guan and Mi Fang's views.

"My lord, these yellow turban bandits are vulnerable to a single blow. As long as we give Liang 300 troops, we will definitely defeat them!"

Yan Liang was different, his eyes flashed, and a look of disdain appeared on the domineering Lingguan's face.

"Haha, Wen Heng is domineering!"

Tao Ying praised Yan Liang's heroic words without any disguise.

"The Xuanjia Army should have the spirit of domination over anyone else than me!"

Tao Ying understood that neither Ji Ling, nor Sun Guan, nor Mi Fang were afraid of death, but in the current situation, he hoped that his subordinates would all be like Yan Liang, with more muscles in their minds and less reason.

"If I don't have the courage to despise everything, how can I quickly open up the situation? When will Taishan County be pacified? How will we seek Qingzhou?"

With a plan in mind, Tao Ying's cold eyes glanced at the team in front of him one by one, and directly issued the order.

"The order is to order Sun Kang from Nanwuyang, Wu Dun from Liang Fuli, Sun Guan from Fenggao, and Ji Ling from Chi county."

"The end is here!"

Upon hearing Tao Ying's order, the four of them looked solemn, and immediately walked to Tao Ying, and all clasped their fists to accept the order.

"I order the four of you to lead our troops, prepare enough rations for one day, and immediately go to the State of Lu with our guards to defeat the Yellow Turbans and relieve the danger of the State of Lu."

"The general will get his order!"

The four of them bowed to Tao Ying and shouted in agreement.

Since Tao Ying gave the order, they will not question it again.

"Polu Colonel Yan Liang."

Hearing Tao Ying order his general, Yan Liang was already feeling itchy and full of fighting spirit. An excited light flashed in his eyes, he let out a thunderous roar, and he couldn't wait to clasp his fists towards Tao Ying to accept the order.

"The end is here!"

Yan Liang's sudden thunderous roar not only dwarfed the previous momentum of Ji Ling and the other four people, but also almost sent Tao Ying, who was just around the corner, to the Western Paradise.

"Damn, brother, can you be louder? Just send me to see Yu Ji!"

Tao Ying suppressed the buzzing and dizziness in his head and gave Yan Liang the order.

"I order you to be the vanguard, command all the cavalry, and set off first."

"No!"

There was another thunder, and Yan Liang was the icing on the cake for Tao Ying, who had not yet woken up. Under the glare of Tao Ying, who was shocked, he turned around and hurriedly ordered his troops.

"You are really not a human being. You must guard against thieves, thieves and Yanliang. Otherwise, sooner or later, I will go to see Yu Ji because of him!"

The generals who were called out went to the school grounds to reorganize their troops, and Tao Yingze told Yin Li alone that he would go north to Mou County alone tomorrow.

"Zilu, originally we didn't have much food, but since we want to help the Lu State suppress the rebellion, the money and food originally allocated to Zhongtai, Botai and others will come from the Lu State, and their money and food will be left to you and taken to Mou County.

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"When Zilu went to Mou County, he not only wanted to appease and resettle the Yellow Turban bandits and bandits from all over the country, but also organized a large number of manpower in Mou County to mine iron ore and coal using a work-for-relief method. If there are new people in the future, I will give priority.

Replenish your department."

Yin Li was originally a bandit in Mount Tai, and he was familiar with all the hills of Mount Tai. He had no problem recruiting and settling these people, but he was worried about lack of food. Now that Tao Ying has relieved his worries, he is naturally overjoyed.

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"Don't worry, my lord, the etiquette will live up to your trust!"

The excited Yin Li bowed deeply to Tao Ying, and then a trace of doubt appeared on his face.

"My lord, my subordinates at the iron mine know this, but what is this 'coal'?"

Hearing Yin Li's question, Tao Ying suddenly slapped his forehead and remembered that people in this era had not yet improved their understanding of coal, so naturally they didn't know what "coal" was.

"Damn it, it's all because of Yan Liang's spiritual officer's two urging roars that made my head turn into a mess!"

Tao Ying, who was secretly making excuses for himself, asked Yin Li to popularize the concept of coal.

"In the mountains of Mou County, there are a large number of black stone mines, and they are very easy to mine. Like many iron mines, they are all open-pit mines. This kind of black stone can burn, so I call it 'coal'. Zilu only needs to organize people to mine it with all their strength.

OK."

Today's Mou County area is the Laiwu area in later generations. Laiwu has been rich in copper, iron and other mineral deposits since ancient times, and mines iron ore, mainly surface mines.

In the Xintai area, the reserves of copper and coal mines are very large, especially coal energy. The estimated reserves have reached more than 1.3 billion tons. This was also the original intention of Tao Ying's idea of ​​​​Taishan County.
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"You must remember not to light a fire in the mining area, otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous!"

Having said this, "Prophet" Tao Ying, who originally had a calm face, looked at Yin Li's eyes and gradually became serious and cautious again.

"Brother does not want to be a sinner of history, and let a rare resource turn into a mountain of flames that will never go out because of a word from my brother."

Seeing Tao Ying telling him about "safety production" with a serious look on his face, Yin Li immediately became alert.

"Don't worry, my lord, Li Ding will supervise it personally."

Yin Li is not stupid. Since coal can burn, he can naturally imagine the consequences of a mine fire.

"Zifang, we are short of armor now. Contact Mi and other merchants to buy some armor and cloth. It is best to arm 10,000 soldiers. We will equip the rest slowly."

After Yin Li left, Tao Ying had another conversation with Mi Fang alone.

"In addition, the 100,000 shi of grain we have on hand won't last long. After purchasing the armor and cloth, we will leave all the grain purchases to Mi's hands."

Mi Shi donated a lot of money to Tao Ying this time. If there is business, Tao Ying will naturally reciprocate the favor. Otherwise, no one will be willing to invest in him again in the future.

"Nancheng and Feixian are our base camps. You have to manage them well for me in the early stage. When Taishan County is stabilized and you go north to Fenggao, I still have important responsibilities for you."

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Tao Ying led his troops away, and Mi Fang stood at the head of the dilapidated Nancheng city, looking at the dust that had gradually dissipated in the wilderness outside the city, with mixed feelings in her heart and muttering to herself.

"Tao Chongguang, it's not simple..."
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