I turned against Dong Zhuo at the beginning, and I went crazy in the Three Kingdoms.

The reason why Pei Chen rejected Lu Zhen was very simple: the local nobles had long stated that they would not cooperate with Lu Zhen.

A warrior who was born as a pariah on the border also wants a noble family to work for you?

What a beautiful idea!

Pei Chen was just a concubine of the family and did not dare to go against the will of the family, so he had no choice but to refuse.

Pei Chen was worried that Lu Zhen would be angry, so he said a lot of nice things before leaving.

Lu Zhen did not show his dissatisfaction, but instead sent Pei Chen out of the house with a look of regret and reluctance.

When he came back, Lu Zhen looked sad: Hey, it's so difficult.

The two maids saw that Lu Zhen's face was full of displeasure. They did not dare to move or say a word. They stood obediently in the corner and tried to reduce their presence.

Lu Zhen didn't notice the two of them and sat up on the couch.

In fact, Lu Zhen had already anticipated the current situation.

After all, the now powerful Dong Zhuo was despised by the nobles and refused to cooperate.

There is even Wang Yun who cooperates on the surface but cheats you secretly.

The father and son only had 7,000 soldiers and horses, and their background was not as good as Dong Zhuo's.

Occupying Hedong is not justified, it's strange that people will ignore you.

But if Lu Zhen wanted to implement his plan in Hedong County, he could not do it without the support of the nobles.

Therefore, how to win over and utilize these noble families is the current problem.

He is not like Cao Cao, who has many clans and can use both kindness and power to the nobles. He does not have Liu Bei's status as an imperial uncle, and he is benevolent and loyal and can cry.

Speaking of which, he is not even as good as Sun Jian. Sun Jian is at least from a third-rate family and has resources at his disposal.

Now Lu Zhen's only reliance is the soldiers and horses in his hands and the reputation of the Lu family and his son for their bravery.

"Why……"Lu Zhen sighed.

The two maids in the room couldn't help but look at each other. In fact... they felt that this young general who was the most brave in the world was a little pitiful.

When it comes to playing politics, military generals will never be able to outsmart scribes.

"Sir, would you like some tea? Si Qi spoke timidly.

Lu Zhen saw the two of them now. He responded and looked up to see Dian Wei standing in front of the hall door.

Lu Zhen waved Dian Wei in and said:

"sit."

Dian Wei then sat down below Lu Zhen.

"Something's wrong? Lu

Zhen asked his maid to bring Dian Wei a cup of tea before asking.

Dian Wei was bored for a moment and then said:

"If the general wants Pei Chen to be an official, he can just arrest him."

"Otherwise, soldiers will surround Pei's house to see if Pei dares to agree."

Lü Zhen was slightly startled. Although Dian Wei's words sounded nonsense, he was angry and clearly wanted to defend Lu Zhen.

Dian Wei just saw that Lu Zhen still got up to receive Pei Chen after he fell asleep.

He is a concubine of the Pei family. To be able to receive such attention from the general, one should be grateful and willing to fight to the death.

In the end, he refused the young general without realizing it.

Damn it!

When Lu Zhen saw that Dian Wei was so angry, he smiled and comforted him:

"If I am under military threat, what is the difference between me and Niu Fu, Hu Zhen and others?"

"It's not difficult to deal with them. As long as I have enough strength and future, they are willing to join"

"As long as I can provide them with benefits, they will join"

"In the final analysis, everyone is here for profit and future, so the most important thing at the moment is that we become stronger. Dian

Wei scratched his head and asked:

"So how can I help the Major General? Lu

Zhen patted him on the shoulder and said:

"Let the pickets maintain good military discipline, and you can select five hundred elite soldiers to be my personal army."

Lu Zhen planned to lead people to survey outside the city tomorrow and reclaim wasteland.

At present, the main force in cultivating the land is naturally the army.

However, Lu Zhen also planned to recruit refugees.

He ordered Baoqin to write an announcement:

"All our Han people can come to Anyi City to reclaim wasteland and farm, and every acre of land cultivated will be rent-free for three years."

Lu Zhen still wants to promulgate more regulations, but greed for too much will ruin things, so he has to do it slowly one by one.

However, this one alone is enough to shock Baoqin and Si Qi.

After all, the new emperor will not dare to waive rent even if he ascends the throne. Three years.

In the late Han Dynasty, plague and natural disasters continued, and some serious places could only be rent-free for one year.

Now it was three years, and the two maids were worried that this was a lie.

Si Qi boldly reminded:

"General, how can you guarantee the authenticity of this announcement? It is best to have the general seal of General Lu. Lu

Zhen suddenly realized and praised:

"Good reminder! After a while I went to him to ask for a seal. Si

Qi seemed to be encouraged and said again:

"What about another three years?"

"After three years, one tax per ten will be paid. Lu Zhen looked at Siqin with a glimmer in his eyes. This little girl is pretty good.

But Si Qin was startled by what Lu Zhen saw and lowered his head without daring to say a word.

"Do you have any other suggestions?"Lu Zhen asked him.

Si Qi's voice was obviously much softer:

"There are also... taxes, poll taxes, poll taxes are actually not much, but for the refugees……"

Lu Zhen patted his thigh and said:

"Good reminder!"

The head tax in the Han Dynasty was about 120 yuan per person, which was a huge sum of money for penniless refugees.

After pondering for a moment, he said:

"Anyone who cultivates more than five acres of land and brings an old man, woman and child with him will be exempted from tax for ten years."

Ten years?

The two maids opened their mouths at the same time, stunned.

Major General, if you do this, where will you get the money?