Yuan Shao didn't leave Lunu County City, but he didn't launch another attack either. Not only for the rest of the day, but also for the next three gaming days. Yang Rui had the Ethereal Ninja spend a lot of effort to confirm that Yuan Shao was still in the city.
During these three days, Yang Rui didn't launch a large-scale attack, but he didn't stay idle either. He expanded the size of the Qianji Black Armored Battalion to cover almost a quarter of the west side of Lunu County City.
Even when Yang Rui's troops were attacking, Yuan Shao's troops only passively defended for a while before they didn't launch any counterattacks. Although they didn't want to give up, they didn't seem to be able to make any big waves.
During these three gaming days, Yang Rui also received some good news from Guang Chang County City. Gongsun Zan's troops had defeated Yuan Shao's troops several times in a row. They had also tried to attack the city twice in a row and had achieved small victories.
According to Gongsun Zan's news, he was preparing to officially attack the city. Furthermore, he might be able to take down Guang Chang County City in one fell swoop. From all aspects, the probability of this happening was very high.
Yang Rui still sent back news, reminding Gongsun Zan to act cautiously. Before he was 100% certain, he shouldn't attack the city rashly. He also suggested that Gongsun Zan launch a few more probing attacks to eliminate Yuan Shao's troops and weaken their morale.
Yang Rui wasn't sure about the specific situation of the battle. After all, victory and defeat were common in war. However, Yang Rui could completely understand Gongsun Zan's confidence in facing Yuan Shao's troops. It could be said that for a long time, Gongsun Zan had been greatly suppressed by Yuan Shao.
Even with Yang Rui as a long-term ally, Gongsun Zan seemed to have been at a disadvantage against Yuan Shao ever since the battle of the Bridge of Realms. Most of Youzhou's territory had even been invaded by Yuan Shao.
Although the area of invasion wasn't as large and serious as it was described in history, if it wasn't for Yang Rui, Gongsun Zan's luck wouldn't be able to escape the wheel of history and history.
Yang Rui was even more satisfied with the news that Gongsun Zan had the upper hand in Guang Chang County. His troops were quickly accepted into the occupied cities and towns in Ji Prefecture.
After the generous immigration policy was introduced, the three methods of immigration were widely welcomed. In addition, Yang Rui, Guo Jia, and the others discussed and decided to implement another policy — a loan system.
Faced with a completely unfamiliar Yuan Shao's Old Liegeman, Yang Rui naturally wouldn't rashly lend money to the newly occupied Ji Prefecture Liegeman. Moreover, the situation of the battle wasn't completely irreversible. If Yang Rui were to lose the battle, it would be equivalent to wasting money, even if the probability of that happening was extremely low.
Therefore, Yang Rui's loans were still mortgaged. Naturally, the Ji Prefecture Liegeman didn't have much to offer as collateral. Those who could offer enough collateral didn't need to borrow from Yang Rui.
After some discussion, Yang Rui and the others decided that the collateral would be labor. As long as an NPC Liegeman's family provided one labor and signed a labor contract for a year, they would be able to obtain three years' worth of food for one person. Alternatively, they would be given Eastern Sea gold at market price.
In reality, this was a very cost-effective thing. A normal labor force might not be able to exchange for three people's food. Moreover, there was a time effect. For the Ji Prefecture Liegeman, who were in the midst of a cold and famine, it was even more cost-effective.
To them, Yang Rui's method of mortgaging labor would only cost them a year's worth of labor. Moreover, Yang Rui also promised an "accident insurance". It was clearly stated in the contract that they would be bound by the game system.
In comparison, this kind of loan method was much more practical than emigration. At least they didn't have to move the whole family. In the game, unless they couldn't live anymore, most people wouldn't leave their hometown.
Moreover, the loan policy was guaranteed by the system. It could not only alleviate the urgent situation, but also allow them to return after selling a year's worth of labor. A family only needed one or two people to go out. At the same time, Yang Rui also broadened the concept of labor. As long as they could work, they would be included. The age limit was also relaxed to 15 to 65 years old.
Before introducing the relevant policy, Yang Rui didn't expect it to be so effective. However, in just a few game days, the number of Ji Prefecture NPC Liegeman loaning with Yang Rui had exceeded one-third. It was undoubtedly a very successful policy.
Yang Rui didn't pursue labor. Instead, he wanted to establish a connection with the Ji Prefecture NPC Liegeman. They could sign a loan agreement with him, so they had established a connection with him. This was a key step in gradually accepting Yang Rui's presence in Ji Prefecture.
The implementation of the loan policy also put Yang Rui's transportation ability to a great test. Most people directly borrowed food from Yang Rui. However, Yang Rui could only pay a small portion of each household upfront. The rest would have to be transferred gradually.
Yang Rui also put the mortgaged labor force into the food transportation team. Large carts, small carts, wheelbarrows, everything that could be transported was put into use. They were specifically used to transport the food for the loan and to distinguish it from the outsourced food for the army.
Fortunately, Yang Rui did not have much pressure in terms of food storage. With the food storage of the three prefectures, Yang Rui had more than enough to supply the entire Ji Prefecture NPC Liegeman's needs. This was the reason why Yang Rui had the confidence to implement the loan policy and other various policies.
Of course, Yang Rui did not only receive positive news in the three game days. Yang Rui was more pressing to know that Liu Biao's forces in Jingzhou were fighting for the territories left behind by Yuan Shu in Yuzhou.
At this time, the three armies had already entered Yuzhou. According to the first-hand news from the Ethereal Ninja, after four to five battles, the remaining forces in Yuzhou were no match for Liu Biao's forces. Pieces of land were taken by Liu Biao.
Thus, time was very tight for Yang Rui. Even if he did not fight for Yuzhou with Liu Biao, he still needed to establish the foundation of the three kingdoms in less than a year. He needed to smoothly achieve the goal of the three kingdoms.
Under this premise, even though Yang Rui didn't engage in a decisive battle with Yuan Shao, he still didn't stop nibbling away at Yuan Shao's troops in Lunu County City and the areas they controlled.
Being in the same city, such a strange situation meant that the two sides were destined to be like fire and water. Once they came into contact with each other, they would fight to the death. Under the premise of overall restraint, both sides continued to ruthlessly attack each other in minute details.
Of course, most of the time, it was Yuan Shao's forces who were in a passive position. Yuan Shao also did not remain silent in this dangerous situation for long. At the dawn of the fourth game day, Yuan Shao's forces finally made a move.
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