Speaking of that time, after passing the North Pass of Luoyang and entering the hinterland of Luoyang, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei led his troops to choose a place to camp. Liu Bei specifically mentioned Huangfu Song's method of camping.

Huangfu Song's method of camping means that if you camp on the road, it is best to camp at the intersection. Camp at the intersection, and the tents are lined up in all directions along the road. The camp can be several times closer. Moreover, camping at the intersection can also guard the traffic. thoroughfare.

Li Mengxi also knew this method of setting up camp, so there was nothing to talk about.

Liu Bei then recounted that not long after he set up camp, some villagers saw a large army stationed there, carrying pulp and fruit for sale. The army did not have enough money, so they should not have bought anything. Liu Bei recalled, "We have come all the way, and the earth is born." In life, although there is no shortage of food and grass in our army for a while, if the need for food and grass is no longer needed and we go to the village to buy food, the villagers will see me as a stranger and may not be willing to trade with my army.

Therefore, I thought at that time that I could establish a good reputation first to prepare for emergencies." Liu Bei spoke eloquently.

Li Mengxi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and when he thought about it, he thought that the so-called weather is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the people. All must be used.

Suppose that the enemy's army has been fighting for months in the third party's sphere of influence. By this time, after a month of fierce fighting, both sides have lost their strength and food and grass. They have to recruit troops and purchase food and grass on the spot. At this time, decide In the end, it is the human heart that wins or loses.

Which party the people trust, which party recruits troops, the people will flock to. Which party the people trust, which party collects grain, the people will sell the grain to which party crazily. Why is it crazy? Because the other side is sending troops to grab grain. The news had spread like the wind, and the people thought that the food could not be saved anyway, and Liu Xuande had to pay back the money at least, so it was better to sell it to Liu Xuande as early as possible, so as not to end up with nothing in his hands.

If the army seizes grain, the people will resist and try every means to hide it or transport it away. The efficiency of grain grabbing is extremely inefficient, and the people are frantically trying to sell the grain to Liu Xuande, so the speed of collecting grain will be terrifying.

This comparison reveals a huge disparity, which will ultimately affect the final outcome.

Li Mengxi thought that it was indeed necessary to establish trust, or in other words, to promote it.

When marching to fight, the army will bring a lot of supplies with it. It is not necessarily necessary to buy something along the way. However, for the purpose of political propaganda, it is best to buy something along the way at any cost. In this way, you can get it with very little money. Huge publicity effect.

When marching, the caravan can spread out within a three-mile radius of the team. When it encounters a village, it enters a village and enters a house. When it reaches the settlement of the people, the caravan soldiers display their flags and are polite. When purchasing, they can pay the market price. Buy something from the people at twice the price. The things may not necessarily be important, but the money must be given in large amounts to give the people the impression that Liu Xuande's soldiers and horses are generous and fair in buying and selling.

In this way, after marching for a hundred miles, along the way for a hundred miles, the radius is three miles. After marching for a hundred miles, the people within a radius of 300 kilometers will know that Liu Xuande's troops are passing by in front of them. Liu Xuande's soldiers and horses were courteous and kind, and his transactions were fair.

In a radius of three hundred miles, there are millions of people. Millions of people have won the hearts of the people.

If, one day, we encounter the enemy and the two sides fight fiercely for half a month, at this time, both sides will have to urgently recruit soldiers on the spot and buy food urgently.

The enemy urgently recruited soldiers. Even if the enemy paid him enough money, he could not match Liu Beijun's recruitment efficiency because the enemy was not as popular as Liu Beijun. Liu Beijun used the purchasing trip to publicize Liu Beijun's fairness and justice along the way.

Therefore, when both sides recruited troops, they were given the same military pay. Liu Bei's army had "early" advertising as a foreshadowing, and the people were more willing to join Liu Bei's army.

This is still a better situation. This is the difference between the two sides when the opponent does not forcefully recruit people and is willing to pay them to recruit people.

If the other party acted violently and directly forced people to join the army, then it is estimated that the efficiency of the other party's recruitment would be even lower. When public opinion reaches its peak, when it is known to all the people in the countryside, two waves of people are fighting in front, and one wave of people is forcibly recruiting strong men.

A wave of troops was given enough money to recruit people to fight. The people had a scale in their hearts and made their own judgments.

The people will judge and be afraid that if the gang captures the young soldiers and horses and fights, they are afraid that the village will suffer disaster. For this reason, in order to protect the village, the people will even come to Liu Bei's army for free, just to prevent the capture of the strong men.

If evil people gain power, they will harm the people.

At this point, one side is feared by the people, and the people on the other side want to use its hand to drive away the warlord who has captured the strong men. On the one side, the hearts of the people are betrayed, and on the other side, tens of thousands of people are helping them. The outcome is clear.

As for how to promote public opinion during the march, Li Mengxi is very familiar with this!

What are the three major disciplines and the eight points of attention? What should be kept in mind? When Li Mengxi thought carefully for a while, he wanted to recall the details of the three major disciplines and the eight points of attention. Oops, he couldn't remember it. He couldn't remember it at all.

After reciting it, the only sentence I remember is, "Don't take a stitch from the masses." That's all I remember.

The word "mass" is inappropriate in ancient times, so it is better to use the word "people" instead.

However, such a solitary sentence, shouted by the soldiers, was too dry and incomprehensible, so it had to be improved and supplemented.

As his thoughts raced, Li Mengxi thought of Yue Wumu's Yue Family Army, which had strict military discipline and "will not demolish houses to death, and will not steal food to death."

Li Mengxi raised his head, looked at Liu Bei, Guan Yu and others, and said, "What do you think of this slogan: [If you freeze to death, don't demolish your house, if you starve, don't steal food, and if you don't take a stitch from the people], what do you think of this slogan?"

Liu Bei thought about this sentence carefully, his eyes lit up, "This is great!" He praised it.

Everyone thinks this slogan is excellent.

That's enough. This sentence will be used as a propaganda slogan during future marches.

To publicize public opinion, slogans are not enough. Li Mengxi thought that the army has been sending military doctors to the countryside to practice medicine and administer medicine in order to win people's hearts.

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Thinking about it, medical support is also an excellent means of publicity. Some military doctors with superb medical skills can be sent to travel with the caravans. When the caravans are purchasing in the villages, the military doctors can randomly find one or two people in the village who are seriously ill to treat them.

To lend a helping hand, and, preferably, after seeing a doctor, leave a large amount of medicinal materials, and preferably, do not charge a penny.

Unexpectedly, the ancient officials, ancient emperors, and ancient rulers were not enough to exploit the people. How could they take the initiative to give the people a penny?

A few medicinal materials are not worth much, but these few medicinal materials are given to the villagers, and the kindness of a drop of water can be exchanged for praise from all the people, and can be exchanged for the springs of water from the people.

The rebels used procurement to win over people's hearts, which could only leave the people with the impression that their transactions were fair and generous, which could not be called benevolence. However, medical treatment and drug administration can be regarded as benevolence.
Chapter completed!