Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

And Gan Ning's targets of plunder and attack in Ba Commandery, besides the mountain bandits and outlaws entrenched in various places, were the officials and merchants who were rude and contemptuous towards him.

The main thing was to be free and unrestrained, valuing wealth lightly and righteousness heavily; this was the Brocade Sail Thief.

It was because Gan Ning eventually couldn't withstand the pressure from his family, and the Gan family of Ba Commandery was also unable to cover for him any longer, that Gan Ning had no choice but to come ashore and become a minor official in Ba Commandery.

However, Gan Ning, who was naturally free and unrestrained, had always despised the act of plundering civilians. Looking at the traces left in this small village, anger couldn't help but surge in his eyes.

And by the time Gan Ning walked to the center of the village, Sima Yi had already appeared in advance, waiting respectfully for a long time.

"Greetings, General Gan."

Sima Yi performed a complete salute towards Gan Ning.

Gan Ning dismounted and walked to Sima Yi's front, saying:

"You are Marquis's disciple, Sima Yi?"

"This unworthy one is indeed Sima Yi. I am extremely grateful for troubling General Gan to come here to cooperate."

Sima Yi subtly pointed out the identity of the person in charge through his words, lest Gan Ning look down on him because of his age.

In response, Gan Ning, who had never been a fool, naturally understood. While his brows furrowed slightly, he directly stated:

"Rest assured, since Marquis trusts you, then I will naturally cooperate with you in your actions. I just hope you don't tarnish Marquis's reputation."

Upon hearing this, the smile on Sima Yi's face deepened, and he warmly invited Gan Ning into the house to talk.

Previously, what Sima Yi feared most was that the person who came would rely on their seniority to look down on Sima Yi's age, or harbor intentions of secretly seizing power and competing.

For example: Zhang Fei, or Wei Yan, those kinds of personalities.

Fortunately, Marquis had indeed arranged things quite properly.

Unlike Zhang Fei and Wei Yan, Gan Ning neither had that kind of arrogance, nor was he someone who was intent on competing for merit and seizing power.

Relying on his identity as Marquis's disciple was enough to temporarily make Gan Ning obey orders, which was undoubtedly a good thing for Sima Yi.

And saying it was to enter the house to talk, it was just cleaning up a relatively clean house in this small village.

Sima Yi also casually introduced the situation of this small village. Because it was quite close to the fields of the Zhang family of Dan County, the Zhang family had long intended to encroach on the fields belonging to this small village.

During the forced conscription of young men, the Zhang family secretly pushed things along, directly conscripting seventy to eighty percent of the young men in the village.

Afterwards, Yuan Shu's "Clear the Fields and Walls" order came down, and the Zhang family, relying on the identity of a clansman working in the county office, gathered twenty to thirty people and, under the guise of the government, came to this small village to "Clear the Fields and Walls."

The young men in the village were either forcibly conscripted into the city, or the rest fled the village to avoid disaster. How could a group of old, weak, women, and children be a match for the group brought by the Zhang family?

After a round of looting and searching, they plundered all the little remaining food and money from the homes of a group of old, weak, women, and children in the village, and even took the opportunity to do many things that angered both gods and men, and finally set fire to cover up the traces.

Without young men, and without food, a group of old, weak, women, and children couldn't even survive for a few days, and could only leave their homeland and scatter to escape for their lives.

"When I came to this village to settle down, there were only a dozen or so elderly people left, helpless and waiting to die."

When Sima Yi said this, his tone couldn't help but have a bit of sigh.

"Next, waiting for the village to be completely deserted, the Zhang family will operate through connections in the government, and the fields belonging to this small village will all belong to the Zhang family."

Gan Ning was even more furious, firmly remembering the name of the Zhang family of Dan County in his heart. He asked:

"Does the county office of Dan County turn a deaf ear to this?"

"General Gan, in times of chaos, order doesn't exist everywhere."

Sima Yi said, almost unable to resist satirizing Gan Ning's naivety.

Could it be that after staying in the lands of Jing and Yang where order still exists for a long time, you think that the local government will operate normally in other places.

Before the arrival of the chaotic world, the phenomenon of powerful families and clans annexing land through various means was quite serious.

The arrival of the chaotic world, the collapse of order, will only continue to exacerbate this phenomenon, otherwise, for many powerful families and clans, wouldn't this chaotic world have come in vain? Has the imperial court collapsed in vain?

And the local lords often need to rely on powerful families and clans to stabilize the locality. As long as the powerful families and clans can give enough benefits to satisfy the lords, the lords often turn a blind eye to this situation.

The lords get the benefits and support, and the powerful families and clans get the land they want.

In prosperous times, the common people may still be able to make some noise, but in chaotic times, they can't even make a little bit of noise.

The quality of life of the common people in chaotic times depends entirely on luck, betting on the character of the local lords or chief officials.

Previously, Yuan Shu looked down on the local people's small gains, and the people of Yu Province lived fairly well.

But as Yuan Shu was forced into a dead end, the implementation of one tyrannical policy after another, seemingly light snowflakes, falling on the shoulders of the local people is an iceberg enough to overwhelm everything.

For Sima Yi, this is an unknown small village, merely a small microcosm of Yu Province.

"General Gan, now the resentment of the people around Dan County as the center is already quite strong. The signs of famine are already quite obvious. Many people have even begun to flee to the surrounding commanderies and counties."

"And I have already secretly sent many people disguised as refugees to wander in various villages, secretly publicizing the extravagance and corruption of the powerful families and clans in the city…"

"Just wait a few more days, or someone gives a call to arms, it will surely make many desperate victims rise up."

Sima Yi briefly introduced the current situation to Gan Ning. As for how many people Sima Yi specifically arranged, and how much effort he spent, he didn't intend to explain in detail to Gan Ning, this martial man.

"What do I need to do?" Gan Ning asked.

"Have you not seen Chen Sheng and Wu Guang in the past, and have you not heard of the Great Virtuous Teacher?"

Sima Yi said somewhat gloomily.

"The people are in distress and think of Chen and Wu, the people are hungry and think of Zhang Jiao. What General Gan needs to do is to become Chen Sheng and Wu Guang once, or the Great Virtuous Teacher."

"A snake cannot stand without a head. Although the resentment of the people has risen, if no one gives a call to arms, under the hunger, these victims can only turn into refugees and scatter in all directions."

"Moreover, since most of the young men in the surrounding area have also been forcibly conscripted into the city, seven or eight out of ten of the victims outside the city are old, weak, women, and children. Without General Gan's bravery, it will be difficult to succeed."

Gan Ning finally heard the content he was most interested in, and his palm unconsciously clasped the thick iron chain coiled around his waist, saying:

"It's just that, whether it's Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, or the Great Virtuous Teacher, I have no experience in being one. How should I give a call to arms?"

"This matter is easy."

After Sima Yi finished speaking, he took out a brocade pouch from his bosom and handed it to Gan Ning.

It's just that before Sima Yi could finish saying when to open this brocade pouch, Gan Ning opened the pouch on the spot and took out the paper to read, making Sima Yi's face turn slightly green.

(End of this chapter)