Chapter 36 Talent Reshaping Two years passed like a flash, and Youzhou ushered in a long-lost period of peace. Although there were still Xianbei invasions from time to time, they were not large in scale and had limited impact. However, the weather was not good and the Han Dynasty experienced two severe droughts in succession. Even Liaodong was affected to a certain extent. Countless farmlands were barren and a large number of people were forced to flee. Under Tian Ze's rule, the number of refugees resettled on both sides of the Daqing River in the Liaodong Mountains had reached more than 500,000. Many officials in Qingzhou, Jizhou and Xuzhou were rewarded for their contributions in pacifying the people. When Tian Ze learned about this, he was delighted but also felt it was a bit ridiculous. In terms of domestic affairs, with the cooperation of Chen Gong's "deduction" talent and Tian Ze's foresight, various policies and management systems have been continuously optimized and improved, and many loopholes have continued to decrease. Although the progress has been a little slow, it has been extremely solid and has initially shown a picture of political stability and social harmony. After deeply realizing the effectiveness of Chen Gong's talent, Tian Ze couldn't help but sigh that it was a waste of talent to put a great talent in internal affairs like Chen Gong under Lu Bu's command to make suggestions. Chen Gong's talent for "deduction" enables him to gradually deduce and interpret things to a very perfect level when he concentrates on thinking about things, as he invests more time and energy. This talent would be somewhat slow to respond and limited in its use when used for making plans, but when used for internal reforms, combined with Tian Ze's insights, it could be called a divine skill. After tasting this sweetness, Tian Ze began to reflect on whether his understanding and training of his civil and military officials were insufficient. Soon, he turned his attention to Cheng Yu and Yu Jin.
Although Cheng Yu is a strategist, his innate "tenacity" can greatly enhance a person's resilience when facing difficult and desperate situations. This talent can not only affect one's own lord and important ministers, but also the army, so Cheng Yu can also lead troops to fight. Yu Jin's talent "Zhenjun" can enhance the self-awareness of the soldiers. While strengthening their will, it also allows the soldiers to obey orders to a certain extent even when their mentality is shaken. Tian Ze has no shortage of talented generals under his command, and his foundation is solid and his development is steady. He is not like Cao Cao, who may fall into crisis at any time. For Cheng Yu and Yu Jin, if their talents are used to lead troops in battle or to provide bonuses to their important officials, the effect is not obvious, and they are not ranked among the talent effects of all generals. However, if we develop in the direction of military training, there will be great potential. In the era of cold weapons, the strength of soldiers was judged based on their fighting will, physical fitness, combat skills and weapons and equipment. To judge the strength of an army, apart from external factors such as generals and logistics, it is nothing more than adding elements such as organizational construction, discipline construction, and formation coordination to this basis. Among them, the most critical is the will to fight. Examples such as "burning the boats and breaking the cauldrons" and "fighting with one's back to the river" all prove the importance of the will to fight. Talents that can affect one's will are already rare, especially talents like Cheng Yu and Yu Jin that have no side effects, last for a long time and have few restrictions. Looking around the world, Tian Ze couldn't think of a few people who might have them. After some research, for the sake of the overall situation, the two simply gave up the development of the ability to temporarily stimulate their talents, and instead extended it in the direction of normalization and large-scale enhancement of will, and tried to superimpose their talents. The ability of a general's talents to function is limited, and the talent enhancement that a soldier can carry is also limited. For example, Ma Teng's talent can now increase the combat effectiveness of his cavalry during a charge by nearly 30%. However, this bonus has certain limitations. Ma Teng once estimated that with his current ability, he could only guarantee the full 30% increase if the number of cavalry under his command did not exceed 5,000. Once this number is exceeded, the amplification effect will decrease. When the number of soldiers under his command exceeds 30,000, the range of this amplification will reach its limit, and the effect can only be maintained at about 10%, which is about one-third of the peak state. Under normal circumstances, an ordinary soldier can only carry one talent that affects himself at a time. However, if the talent increase is too weak, you can carry multiple talents at the same time, but no more than three, which corresponds exactly to the minimum bonus of the general's talent. Therefore, after Cheng Yu and Yu Jin reduced the effects of their talents and converted them into passive talents, ordinary soldiers were able to bear the load at the same time on a normal basis. At every moment of training, their willpower is receiving a double boost and is slowly growing stronger.
And because their willpower has been strengthened, these soldiers can withstand more intense training and occasionally exceed their own limits. To this end, Tian Ze also asked doctors to develop some secret recipes for internal and external use of medicines to prevent soldiers from suffering hidden injuries. Combined with scientific and reasonable teaching management and training methods, the Wenxian Army is now growing stronger at an incredible speed. However, as the growth of Wen County is in full swing, some malicious eyes have gradually gathered here. In Wen County, there are a lot of cars and people. Today, the area of the county town has expanded more than three times compared to its original size, and even the city wall has been renovated, becoming four zhang high and nearly five zhang thick. There was an endless stream of merchants coming and going, even from the faraway Guannei and Shuzhong regions, many merchants came here to visit. The scale of commerce was jaw-dropping. Even the county seat Xiangping did not have such a large scale and bustling scene. The county government office in Tianze has not changed at all and still maintains its original appearance. By the pond in the backyard of the county government office, Tian Ze was holding a fishing rod, still waiting for the big fish that never took the bait. Cheng Yu stood aside, emitting a cold and sharp aura. "Zhongde, you are too murderous. Please hold back a little. All the fish have been scared away by you." Tian Ze sighed helplessly as he looked at the school of fish in the pond that were avoiding him from far away. "My lord, a storm is about to come, and we must act decisively!" Cheng Yu advised. "Unless it is absolutely necessary, it is not advisable to do this. Let's wait for news from Wenhe." Tian Ze's eyes were slightly dazed. He knew what Cheng Yu meant, and he also understood rationally that this was indeed the best choice, but he still couldn't bear to do it in his heart. Soon, the sound of Jia Xu's brisk footsteps came into their ears and stopped behind the two of them. "How is it?" Tian Ze asked without turning his head. Jia Xu remained silent. "Then let's take the worst approach!" A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Tian Ze's eyes. Although he is kind, he will not tie his hands and feet because of his kindness. As early as when he got to know Liu Yin's character, he guessed that this day might happen. This Governor Liu was greedy and hypocritical. Even though he had gained many benefits from Tian Ze, he was still greedy and coveted the prosperity of Wen County. In the past six months, he had been secretly making trouble and making small moves. Not only did he often make things difficult for Tian Ze in public, but he also secretly sent his private soldiers to impersonate Hu bandits and rob merchant caravans. Unfortunately, under Jia Xu's planning, he did not gain any advantage and ended up with a bloody head. This time, Tian Ze once again offered a lot of copper coins and treasures, hoping to turn hostility into friendship and stabilize the other party. As a result, the money was taken but the work was not done, which instead encouraged the other party's greed. Tian Ze completely gave up the idea of living in peace with the other party and decided to adopt the strategy of Cheng Yu and Jia Xu. "My lord, we must act immediately!" said Cheng Yu. He had long been dissatisfied with Liu Yin. Now, Tian Ze has enough core talents trained, and there are nearly 20,000 elite soldiers trained in secret.
This force is enough to control the entire Liaodong, but Tian Ze is a little too kind and has been reluctant to take action. Cheng Yu can no longer hold back. "You guys take care of this matter, and try not to harm too many civilians," Tian Ze said. "Yes!" A gleam of light flashed in Cheng Yu's eyes. Someone has to bear the sins of this world. As long as Tian Ze can gain the greatest benefit, he can do anything. (End of this chapter)