Li Mengxi didn't even mention this matter to Liu Bei in advance, but Liu Bei actually asked about it.

Seeing Liu Bei asking important questions, Li Mengxi couldn't help but sit up straight and looked at the county magistrate to see what he said.

The county magistrate thought for a moment, without comment. Then he looked at Li Mengxi beside Liu Bei and smiled, "Is this really what this little brother wants?"

"It's absolutely true!" Liu Bei nodded.

"Okay!" the county magistrate praised with a smile on his face, "Little brother, that is, the policy of appeasement is what you have in mind, so I will ask you, how can you implement the policy of appeasement instead of conquest? What are your considerations?

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After hearing this, Li Mengxi stood up, walked out of the short table, walked to the middle of the hall, bowed to the county magistrate with neither humility nor arrogance, and then spoke seriously.

"Just now, Mr. Xuande said that the Yellow Turbans cannot be destroyed if defeated. The Yellow Turbans cannot withstand a single battle. It is easy to defeat the Yellow Turbans. However, the tens of thousands of Yellow Turbans will collapse at the first touch and cannot be caught.

Our army numbered five hundred, and in the days before and after the two battles, we were able to capture only a thousand people.

Now tens of thousands of Yellow Turbans are scattered in all directions. If they are to be conquered and suppressed, it will take dozens or hundreds of battles to achieve full success.

Since then, for one thing, it has been delayed for a long time.

Secondly, if the route is delayed and the Yellow Turban troops are defeated and plunder the four territories, the people in the four territories will be deeply troubled.

The county magistrate is responsible for his duties, and his top priority is to defeat thieves. It is also his top priority to protect the environment and the people, and to protect the people from war disasters.

The conquest took a long time and was ineffective.

Therefore, I proposed a plan to appease him and submitted it to Duke Xuande."

"If the magistrate of the county sends out an order and spreads it to all the wild people, he says: "However, those who abandon their troops and surrender when they arrive at Zhuozhou City will not be punished. Otherwise, when the troops arrive, no chickens or dogs will be left behind."

When the Yellow Turbans are defeated, they are leaderless, people are panicking, and their way of survival is cut off. With this order, the Yellow Turbans will definitely see the order of the superior, just like seeing a way to save their lives.

Someone asserted that someone must come to surrender.

However, when the order first comes out, there will be a lot of people watching.

At this time, you can follow the old Shang king's method of establishing trust in trees and establish trust first.

You can set up a porridge shed outside the city, and if one or two yellow scarfs come to surrender, as long as they surrender their troops and ask for surrender, you can give them porridge in full view of the public, without making things difficult for them.

The Yellow Turban troops were defeated and lost all their baggage. They were hungry and must gobble them up.

I suspect that the remnants of the Yellow Turbans don't know whether the county magistrate's order is true or false, and there must be spies in disguise to find out the news.

At that time, the porridge shed will be set up, and there will be many people outside the city who look suspicious and look at it from a distance. This yellow scarf is carefully made.

The adults can just let it go and let it go.

In this way, if you work carefully, you will see that the surrender is really enough to fill your stomach, and you will definitely come back to tell him. Within a few days, the message was spread to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and the yellow turbans from all over the country believed in the order of the county magistrate and came to surrender one after another.

As a result, tens of thousands of troops were defeated in half a month, and their speed was even better than the method of conquest."

After Li Mengxi finished speaking, he bowed to the county magistrate.

Li Mengxi, who was talking with a dry mouth, not only explained why conquest was not possible but appeasement was possible, but also the method of appeasement and improvised ideas.

Just listening to Li Mengxi's words, I can be sure that the method of appeasement will be successful.

It was so quiet in the hall that you could hear a pin drop.

Not to mention the servants and maids, there are three important people, Liu Xuande, the county magistrate, and the general Boqi, and their reactions are also different.

General Boqi looked at Li Mengxi in astonishment. He never imagined that the little kid who had ridiculed him before could actually be very resourceful.

But after listening to his analysis of the situation in the four territories of Zhuozhou and the various details of the recruitment method, Boqi understood that this son definitely had information and was of great importance.

Taking a closer look, Bo Qi was even more surprised to see that this doll was at least ten years old and had such abilities.

If Bo Qi is like this, look at Liu Xuande again.

Liu Xuande looked at Li Mengxi with a smile on his face and his eyes were soft, as if he were looking at his own nephew. Li Mengxi was outstanding. While Liu Bei felt that his face was bright, he was also quietly watching the county magistrate's attitude towards the recruitment strategy.

The most powerful person here, the county magistrate, reacted differently at this time.

The county magistrate was surprised that Li Mengxi had such a plan at such a young age. At the same time, he was considering whether Li Mengxi's appeasement strategy was feasible.

General Boqi was seen looking at Li Mengxi like a freak, while Liu Bei secretly observed the county magistrate, who frowned and thought to himself.

Everyone in the hall had their own thoughts, and the atmosphere had been quiet for a long time.

After a while, the county magistrate had his thoughts. He raised his head, looked at Li Mengxi standing below him, and said, "Little brother, the method of appeasing is indeed good, but if all the tens of thousands of defeated troops come to surrender, it will require countless money and food.

Dare I ask my little brother, where does this money and food come from?"

When Li Mengxi heard the county magistrate's question, he knew that the county magistrate did not agree with the appeasement strategy at all.

Nima, you are the county magistrate and you are an official. I ask a child what to do with money and food. It is obvious that you don’t want to take the money and food.

Li Mengxi tacitly understood, with a calm face, he bowed his hands in a bow, and after a moment of reflection, he said, "The money and food required for recruitment can be raised."

The county magistrate asked again, "Where to raise money?"

"Ask those who have more money and food to raise it." Li Mengxi replied again.

"Then, who has more money and food, and who has money and food?"

"You have money and food." Li Mengxi looked at the county magistrate with a smile.

The county magistrate was stunned for a moment, then slapped the case and laughed.

Then, after laughing, the county magistrate no longer had a smile on his face. He looked at Li Mengxi seriously and said, "Little brother, do you think that our Zhuozhou government has enough grain to provide for tens of thousands of yellow scarves? Don't you know that in the year of disaster, everything is everywhere?"

The harvest was poor, and even if there was grain in the warehouse, it would have been confiscated by the imperial court.

Now, how can I have food to appease the Yellow Turban thieves?" The county magistrate seemed displeased and snorted coldly.

Liu Bei became worried about Li Mengxi.

Liu Bei is now just a white man, and his rank is too high to kill others. He is under the eaves, and Liu Bei really does not dare to offend his superiors easily.

However, Liu Bei was destined to be frightened.

Li Mengxi was not afraid of the so-called superior officials, the so-called princes and generals, and even the dog emperor.

The county magistrate used the lack of food as a pretext. Li Mengxi knew how it was possible that there was no food at all. If there was no food, the county magistrate would not be able to pay the soldiers stationed in the city. Why would Liu Xuande's hundreds of volunteers go out to seek death?

The county magistrate euphemistically said that he led his troops to sit in the rear and defend the city.

There must be food in the city, but they don't want to give it out.

Thinking of this, Li Mengxi looked at the county magistrate without fear, "Even if there is no food, the government will still provide food. Then, in the name of appeasing the thieves, they will collect food from everywhere, and the food can be obtained."

The county magistrate heard this and chuckled, "In this current situation, how can there be enough food left for you in people's homes?"

"Shangguan is wrong." Li Mengxi shook his head, "The people are in difficulty, and the food of the people cannot be collected. However, the rich and powerful clans must have more food in reserve. It only depends on the county magistrate, can he collect the food of the powerful? Yes, or not?"

Li Mengxi's eyes were subtle.

The county magistrate looked at Li Mengxi with a playful look, "What a joke! There is no order from the imperial court, so how can a certain county magistrate dare to order the collection of goods without disobedience?"

The county magistrate rejected Li Mengxi's proposal.

Li Mengxi was speechless. It was so shameless for this guy to take out the imperial edict and say that things must be done according to the rules.

Nowadays, the imperial court's control over local areas cannot control you.

Li Mengxi was filled with slander.

This guy is difficult to deal with. He doesn't want to produce any food, and he doesn't want to offend the powerful.
Chapter completed!