As for the second item, it naturally aims to curb the murderous intent of the generals in various places.
——The demand is not to kill those who surrender.
And it is announced to the world that as long as they surrender, their crimes will not be pursued.
Those who make meritorious contributions will be rewarded with land and exempted from taxes for two years.
But for those who stubbornly resist, not only will they be killed, but their family members will also be implicated and sent to the frontier to cultivate farmland.
This is the killing move.
Morale, this kind of thing, is originally stirred once, declines the second time, and collapses the third time.
Zhang Jiao's great victory did indeed boost the morale of the Yellow Turban Army across the land once more, but how could he compare to Gu Xi's prestige?
This is the prestige cultivated by several generations of the Gu Clan, ultimately all accumulated upon Gu Xi alone!
Such prestige can turn the tide!
