Chapter 89: Standing Trees and Hanging Gold
Li Jue, Guo Si and others are far more capable in fighting than in training troops.
The Danyang soldiers in Xuzhou could be considered the most elite army in Xuzhou at that time. The county soldiers in Donghai and Xiapi were much worse than this.
At least although the Danyang soldiers were a little slow, they could still form a relatively neat team.
In this regard, the county soldiers in Donghai and Xiapi may not be able to be so orderly.
However, the equipment is really too stretched. It is no wonder that the Danyang soldiers were defeated by Cao Cao and his men in various ways. It was a routine operation to abandon their helmets and armor.
No matter how wealthy Xuzhou is, it cannot afford the consumption of Danyang soldiers.
What's more, the production of ordnance such as armor is cumbersome and the output is not high. Naturally, there is no time to replenish it.
Liu Feng sighed helplessly, the road ahead is long, so take your time.
After waiting for a while, the queue finally calmed down.
Liu Feng walked up to the crowd and looked at his first batch of troops.
Then, he waved to the side.
Seeing Liu Feng waving, several servants came to him carrying a wooden stake, a few bags of corn, a few bolts of silk, a plate of iron money and a piece of gold cake, and then put the things down.
Liu Feng pointed at the wood and shouted to the Danyang soldiers in the queue: "Has everyone seen this wood? Now as long as anyone can carry this wood to the gate of the school camp, Reward a piece of silk and a bag of corn."
Anyone in future generations who is a little familiar with history will know that Liu Feng is imitating Shang Yang's old wisdom-the allusion of standing wood hanging with gold.
It's a pity that everyone present, including Xu Sheng, Pan Zhang, and Cao Meng, didn't understand.
This is also easy to understand. Knowledge these days is extremely expensive, let alone these allusions.
This kind of allusion can only be seen in long historical books, and these long historical books are heavy in moving axles and several carriages. If you are not a wealthy family, how can you have the capital to collect them.
Xu Sheng's family is considered powerful in Ju County. They usually eat meat, practice martial arts, and are literate. They are rich, right?
But the collection of books at his home may not even have a complete set of economics. It would be good to have a few fragments.
As for ordinary people, let alone seeing it, they have never seen it.
This also made Xu Sheng, who knew Chinese characters and had read several fragments of the book, no clue.
The soldiers in the school grounds stared at each other. They even couldn't understand what Liu Feng meant.
Liu Feng was not impatient, but repeated it again, and at the same time he spoke in more detail: "Whoever can carry this wooden stake from under my feet to the gate of the school ground, I will reward you heavily. Him. The bolt of silk and the bag of corn under my feet are rewards for him!"
This time, the Danyang soldiers finally understood what Liu Feng meant.
Unfortunately, no one took the initiative to come forward. Instead, the big guys looked lively and whispered among themselves.
Almost everyone does not believe that such a good thing can happen.
This wooden pier looks quite heavy, but it is only a few hundred steps from the school gate, so it is not worth so much money.
It was just that Liu Feng was young and playful, and wanted to play with these big-headed soldiers.
Liu Feng didn't care about this at all. He also used his eyes to signal Xu Sheng and Pan Zhang not to stop them and let these soldiers talk freely.
Then, seeing that no one came out, Liu Feng continued to raise the price: "From now on, whoever can carry this wooden stake to the gate of the school ground, in addition to the reward just now, will also add a bunch of extra money!"< br>
Because the officers did not stop them, the Danyang soldiers became more and more courageous.
Now Liu Feng increased the pressure again, as if he poured a spoonful of cold water into the oil pan and fried it directly.
All the soldiers were talking about it, the buzzing became louder and louder, and even some officers participated. But even so, no one is willing to step forward and try.
Liu Feng, who was standing in front, could also hear some fragments of words.
The main thing is that I can't believe it. I think that for such a simple thing, I can get silk, corn and make money. This is a joke.
It must be Liu Feng, the uncle of the state, who is playing tricks on others and wants to see them fooled.
Far away from the school grounds, two young men wearing armor stood, with a dozen subordinates standing behind them.
These people are all strong and tough, and at first glance they are different from the Danyang soldiers in the school field.
Not only have these people seen blood, but they also have many lives under their hands.
"Abo, what do you think the young master is doing?"
A young man with a stocky appearance asked his friends around him.
“I can’t understand.”
The young man named Abo couldn’t understand either. He just guessed: “Maybe the young master wants to find the most obedient person.”
These two people, one named Xiahou Bo and the other Fu Shiren, were both close officers in Liu Bei's direct lineage.
These people are young and powerful, and they are potential generals that Liu Bei has carefully cultivated. Once the army expands in the future, they will all be reused and promoted.
Now, Liu Bei sent the two of them to help Liu Feng train troops. He was obviously worried that his son would be wronged, which was really heartbreaking.
It’s just that these two are a bit special. One of them was already a general in the army when Liu Bei returned to Xuzhou three times. However, he surrendered together with Guan Yu because of Cao’s army’s siege. He disappeared from history and was never seen again. Leave no trace.
As for Fu Shiren, he is even more famous. Surrendering to Soochow became a sharp knife for stabbing the second master in the back, directly ruining Ji Han's biggest hope.
Judging from later historical data, Fu Shiren initially defended the city and refused to see Yu Fan.
Rather than sincerely surrendering, it is better to say that he was tricked by Yu Fan.
In fact, after Yu Fan persuaded Fu Shiren, he was also very worried that Fu Shiren would regret it, so he immediately let Lu Meng take control of the public security city defense, and then took Fu Shiren hostage out of the city.
But no matter what, Fu Shiren's betrayal is irrefutable, just like he is now going through life and death for Liu Bei.
But at this moment, neither Xiahou Bo nor Fu Shiren could understand Liu Feng's operation, and could only wait and see what happened.
The subsequent development of the matter is completely under Liu Feng's control.
Therefore, he continued to increase the reward step by step: "Is there still no one? From now on, the reward will be doubled! Who can do it, two bolts of silk, two bags of corn, two bunches? Money!”
This time, the buzz did not rise but dropped, and the scene gradually cooled down.
These soldiers were actually a little scared, thinking that Liu Feng had other motives, otherwise how could he offer such a high reward?
Maybe whoever actually carries it will be chopped into pieces by the ambushed knife and axemen before they even reach the gate.
It was this kind of random thinking that made the soldiers panic. They were afraid that they would be actively selected by Liu Feng because they were too active, so they did not even dare to participate in the discussion.
Liu Feng was very patient. He ignored the worried looks of Pan Zhang and Xu Sheng and continued to wait.
In fact, Liu Feng had secretly arranged an internal agent, and this internal agent was personally deployed by Cao Meng.
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