After Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao stood up, Zhou Cang said: "You should put the money you put back, and it will only make others laugh at you."

Pei Yuanshao said with confidence: "This is what you promised to lend me before."

Zhou Cang said apologetically: "It makes General Liu laugh. My brother is a vulgar person."

Liu Chang smiled and said, "The two are sincere people. Since Brother Zhou Cang wants to do something for these people, I can't disturb your kindness." Then he said to Zhao Xin, "Then bring the money back and do what Zhou Cang said."

After chatting in the room for a while, Liu Chang said goodbye to the two and left here.

After walking out, Liu Chang said to Zhao Xin: "Contact several major households in the city and say I will invite them to drink tonight. Let's see what they mean."

Zhao Xin said: "Okay, I'll go and invite them right away."

In the evening, Liu Chang received all the wealthy families in the city in the government office.

Liu Chang looked around and found that all the people who came were wearing brocade robes and gorgeous jade.

Liu Chang raised his wine glass and greeted them, "I haven't seen you for a long time, I don't know how good it will be in the near future."

"We have been doing well recently."

Liu Chang turned the wine glass with one hand and asked slowly: "I heard that you are interested in the prisoners I just brought back?"

A middle-aged man complained to Liu Chang and said, "General Liu is not the prisoner we covet the general, but the Yellow Turban bandit. We are short of staff. After taking all our servants and guards away, we never returned them to us. We consider that it is really a troublesome now and dare not disturb the general's military and national affairs. We all sent those people to the general to fight against the Yellow Turban bandits. We only hope that the general can give us a share of these prisoners."

After hearing the words, Liu Chang said with a feeling of shame: "I know what you said, but I don't have enough manpower now. Although the Yellow Turban turbulence has been put down, there are thieves around him and everywhere. Chu Yan, who is in Zhending, killed our brothers, but I cannot avenge him because of insufficient manpower." After saying that, Liu Chang sighed sadly.

The middle-aged man also said with a look of embarrassment: "We have heard of the general's suffering. This group of bandits is really hateful. But if we cannot reclaim the land in time in winter, and we will not have enough manpower in the spring, we may be affected in the taxes for the next year."

Liu Chang suggested: "We have a new type of agricultural tools here, and it is very light to reclaim the land. I think there will be less population gap now." Then Liu Chang paused and said with a worried look: "And the people I brought back this time are all wild bandits. If I give some of them to you, if something unbearable happens, I am afraid that we will all be unwell."

The middle-aged man explained: "What General Liu said is indeed very convenient, but people have to plant this place in person. It's just that some tools don't play much role in us. Moreover, some of these people were originally wrapped up in various villages in our Zhongshan County, and many of them were our guests. Can General Liu be willing to return these people to us?"

Liu Chang thought for a while and said, "Since the sir has said that, I will take a step back. If you can provide evidence to prove that these people are indeed your tenant farmers, then I will return them to you."

The middle-aged man said, "This is, but this turmoil may not be found many documents. Why don't the general ask us to send our servants to search among them?"

Liu Chang smiled and raised his glass and said, "Come on, let's drink this cup. You have made great efforts to wipe out the Yellow Turban bandits this time. If you weren't for your Dingzhou City, you would definitely not be able to defend it. It would be really not easy to see if we can protect the rest of the cities in Jizhou. I have told General Huangfu Song all your credit, and I think the emperor will definitely reward you on the merits."

Everyone then raised their glasses and drank the glass of wine with Liu Chang.

The middle-aged man said, "It's getting late, so we won't disturb General Liu here. I'll let me take my leave first."

Liu Chang said with regret: "It's my fault that I failed to let you enjoy the rest of my life. Since you want to leave, I can't stop you. Please go slowly."

Tonight's banquet was destined to be unhappy.

After these people left Liu Chang's mansion with an unhappy expression,

Zhao Xin asked Liu Chang: "Will they be unfavorable to the young master if he offended these people so much today?"

Liu Chang explained: "I don't offend them, they will also be unfavorable to me. There has been a natural conflict between us since I came here. It's just that the long sword of the Yellow Turban turbulence was hanging above their heads, and they dare not move. After all, I'm better off getting along with people who kill them. After all, I only have some of their interests. Send some people to keep them in a good light and see what they are going to do."

Zhao Xin, "Don't worry, my son, I have sent someone to follow them."

Liu Chang looked at Zhao Xin with praise and said, "It's very good."

On the way back.

An old man with a gloomy expression said disdainfully: "Hmph, this bandit has even sat down after occupying this place. This man is so greedy that he has no intention of returning our servants to us after he has taken them away. Now he is not willing to give them to us. He is not a son of man."

A fat middle-aged man also echoed: "He has occupied all the villages nearby that are no one due to bandits. This guy has not left us at all. He is not afraid of suffocating his stomach."

"Who said no? He is really a thief. He doesn't understand this rule. We have to move this person as soon as possible. Otherwise, if he stays here forever, there will be no big trouble."

Then everyone began to vent their dissatisfaction, and the middle-aged man was a little upset when he heard it and spoke out and stopped them.

He said to these complainers calmly: "Don't argue anymore. If you say these words in public here, are you afraid that these words will not be spread? Or do you think General Liu's sword is unfavorable?"

As soon as the middle-aged man said this, the rest of the people were silent for a moment. The old man who spoke first began to say nervously: "It is true. There are so many people here, let's talk in another place."

The middle-aged man looked them up and down and said, "Then let's go to my house. Let's think about what to do first?"

So everyone walked in one direction.
Chapter completed!