The autumn was clear and cool, and Guo Jia was escorted to Guanghan County by Xiao Ren and Xiao Yi and a hundred personal guards.

Since Guo Jia left Chengdu, the Qin family's spies conveyed the news back to Guanghan County. When Guo Jia arrived, the Guanghan clan became nervous again. When Guo Jia came, he learned that Guo Jia only brought a hundred personal guards, so he relaxed his vigilance a little, but he still sent someone to secretly investigate what Guo Jia intended.

The Qin family's foundation was actually in Mianzhu, but when Guo Jia's army headed south, he rested in Mianzhu, so the Qin family temporarily retreated to Ye County.

When he found out where Qin Mi lived, Guo Jia dismounted in front of a very grand house. The guards looked back and forth with vigilant look at the pedestrians watching around him.

In broad daylight, the door of Qin Mi's family was closed tightly. Guo Jia asked Xiao Ren to knock on the door, but Xiao Ren returned without success. The Qin family not only did not open the door, but even a servant who was passing the message had never sent him to send Guo Jia, just as if the house in front of Guo Jia was empty.

The crowd of onlookers saw Guo Jia being turned away and showed a joking look to see how Guo Jia responded.

Guo Jia, who always looked calm, stood by the outside door of the mansion and no longer asked someone to knock on the door. He just stood by the door, closing his eyes to rest.

Xiao Ren and Xiao Yi did not receive Guo Jia's orders and did not dare to act rashly. They just looked at the mansion and became angry in secret: Qin family, what a big air.

Guo Jia didn't believe that the Qin family didn't know that he was coming, so he ran to Qin Mi's house specifically. Qin Mi must also know that Guo Jia was here to find him.

But even if Qin Mi wanted to see Guo Jia, she could not invite Guo Jia, the goalkeeper of the mansion, in such a grand manner, because she wanted to give the clans an attitude of opposing Guo Jia.

Guo Jia and Qin Mi should be both tacit about the mystery here. Therefore, Guo Jia was standing outside the door of the mansion and waiting, not as humble as passers-by guess as a humble attitude as a polite and polite person, which would only make others despise, because Guo Jia's identity was not yet at the point where he could be grateful to the nobles and nobles.

From near noon to sunset and hour of You, Guo Jia remained motionless, closed his eyes and said nothing. The Qin family never opened the door of the mansion. Seeing that the sky was about to dark, Xiao Yi came up to Guo Jia and said, "My lord, let's go back, it's dark."

"Let them all eat to fill their stomachs, don't worry about me."

After Guo Jia finished speaking, he still stood there. Xiao Yi walked back helplessly and asked his guards to eat some dry food to satisfy their hunger.

Guo Jia stood outside Qin Mi's mansion for a whole day and night, sleepless all night. If he visited talents and sought talents, sincerity would be enough to move others. However, Guo Jia and the Qin family were opposite each other. Guo Jia stood outside the mansion all day, at most, just to let the Qin family not be too arrogant.

The next morning, the door of Qin Mi's house finally opened. Qin Mi, who was in a bad mood, felt a little tired, reached out to Guo Jia with a wry smile and said, "Please please in the general."

The Qin family has given him the opportunity to take action. With this step, Qin Mi can have a strong contact with Guo Jia.

Stretching his muscles and bones, Guo Jia raised a smile and was refreshed. He did not walk towards Qin Mi's home, but also reached out to Qin Mi and said, "Today I want to walk with Zijie in Guanghan County."

Guo Jia stepped on the Fiery Horse, Xiao Ren brought a horse to let Qin Mi ride on, Guo Jia and Qin Mi rode the horse side by side and slowly left, and Guo Jia's personal guards followed closely behind.

After leaving Ye County and heading north along the field road, Guo Jia saw Qin Mi's dissatisfaction and asked with a smile: "Is it possible that Zi Ji didn't rest last night?"

Qin Mi lifted his energy and rode on the horse and nodded, "The general has not been asleep for a night outside the mansion. He dared not ignore this intention, so he had to read at night in the mansion."

Smart people speak to save trouble. This show is for the Qin family and for the Guanghan clans. When Qin Mi learned that Guo Jia was turned away but did not leave, she guessed what Guo Jia meant.

The farmers in the fields are busy with autumn harvest. There are no natural disasters this year. When Guo Jia's army headed south, they repeatedly ordered not to disturb the people or trample on the farmland. Therefore, the harvest this year is still considerable, and it is a bumper harvest year.

"Do you know why I quickly sent people to surrender to the counties after taking Chengdu?" Looking at the farmers who went to work in the fields at dawn, Guo Jia sighed secretly.

After cheering up, Qin Mi said casually: "In the autumn harvest season, the general must have to let the counties join before the winter arrives so that the grain storage will be sufficient."

This is the most fundamental reason. Guo Jia's lifeline lies in the army, and the lifeline of the army lies in military rations. After entering Chengdu, he quickly sent troops to make the fourteen counties in northern Yizhou surrender. In addition to the need for rule, it was basically for food.

Looking at Qin Mi, Guo Jia smiled faintly and said, "Today, I will follow me to see the autumn harvest of Guanghan County. With a rich harvest, I believe that the people of Guanghan County can also live the winter safely. I hope that the next year will be a bumper harvest year."

Unable to guess what Guo Jia was trying to do, Qin Mi didn't ask questions and followed Guo Jia around Guanghan County.

It was not until sunset that after turning a big circle, he returned to outside Ye County. Guo Jia grabbed the reins and asked softly to the puzzled Qin Mi, "Zi Ji, this day, you and I have visited the surrounding counties of Guanghan County. May I ask, how many farmers do you think there are in Guanghan County?"

After lowering his head and thinking for a while, Qin Mi said uncertainly based on his own guess: "It should be at least 60,000 to 70,000."

Guo Jia pretended to be surprised and said, "That's strange. I roughly calculated the household registration reported by the prefect of Guanghan to Chengdu. There are only more than 60,000 households in Guanghan and less than 40,000 farmers, but why do you get the answer of 60,000 to 70,000?"

Qin Mi didn't dare to guess boldly, and now he finally understood what Guo Jia meant to see him.

Qin Mi shook her head without saying a word with a bitter smile.

Which powerful family in the world is either privately hiding farmers or hiding them without reporting them is for their own interests. Not to mention Guanghan County, all counties and countries are like this.

Putting away the surprise that he deliberately pretended to be, Guo Jia asked Qin Mi another question.

"Zi Ji, the Han Dynasty is in decline and the world is in decline. In your opinion, why?"

Qin Mi was able to answer this question seriously.

"The former emperor was confused, his court was corrupt, his treacherous ministers were robbed of power, and he poisoned the world. But now when Zi was young, the traitor Dong Zhuo secretly occupied Longting and acted against the enemy. The people were in trouble, and the disaster was endless. The Central Plains were in trouble, and the people were in chaos, and the world was uneasy."

Qin Mi really dared to tell the truth and could even spit out words that were disrespectful to Emperor Ling of Han. Guo Jia was very pleased, at least Qin Mi did not perfunctorily deal with him.

Turning his head to look at Qin Mi, Guo Jia stared at him with a bright look and asked, "In my heart, am I a traitor too?"

When Qin Mi heard this, she smiled bitterly and lowered her head and whispered: "As far as things go, the general's capture of Yizhou has no conflict with the people. The strict military discipline is admirable. He did not use rash weapons to kill, nor did he act as arrogance and extravagance to charge and impose scourges. The general is indeed a chaotic thief for the princes of the world, but for the people of Yizhou, the general's temporary actions are far stronger than that of the Liu Yan, the inspector of Liu Yan."

This comment was very pertinent. It was to the princes in the world, that is, to the Han Dynasty. Guo Jia was a traitor, but to the people, Guo Jia was a good ruler for the time being.

With Qin Mi's words, Guo Jia can continue to talk about the topic.

"Zi Ji, your answer may be the same for the scholars in the world to say the same thing. The emperor is stupid, the court officials are treacherous, and the upper and lower beams are not upright. But I want to ask, how can the emperor know whether the people in various places live well? If the emperor wants to let the people live and work in peace, who should he let? In my eyes, Dong Zhuo is not qualified to truly make the world turmoil, but the wealthy families in various places are enough to make the country turmoil."

Qin Mi showed a solemn look, looked at Guo Jia with inquisitive eyes, and signaled Guo Jia to continue speaking.

Looking at the farmers who were busy in the fields from morning to night, Guo Jia said lightly: "A family of five people, no less than two people serve. They plowed in spring, harvested in summer, and kept in winter, and gave labor service. They should not avoid wind and dust in spring, heat in summer, rain in summer, and cold in winter. They should not avoid cold and freezing in winter. During the four seasons, they worked hard and were still subject to floods and droughts, and they were levied heavily. In the long run, the people had to sell their property and land, and even sold themselves as slaves. In the past, farmers were divided into three levels, with a huge amount of agricultural supplies, and the second farmers were self-sufficient in industries, and they did not rely on others. The lower farmers had no inch of land, and they all rely on others. Today, Zi Yao, can you tell me how many people are farmers? Is the second farmers?"

Qin Mi showed a struggle on his face, but he couldn't answer. The wealthy family with thousands of hectares of fertile land was unsatisfactory and would always find ways to incorporate the fields in the hands of the people into his own pocket. The people who were forced to go desperate could only become laborers of the wealthy family, and their destiny was completely in the hands of the wealthy family.

Guo Jia came to Qin Mi by horse, reached out to hold his forearm, and said with a sad face: "Most of the people are ignorant. They do not understand the principle of governing the country and pacifying the world. They do not care who is the emperor, who is the pillar of the country, who is the thief of the country, and who is the thief of the Yellow Turban Rebellion. The eight states all had rebels that responded to Zhang Jiao. No less than one million people rose up. Do these millions of people know who they should overthrow? Do they really understand what the emperor in the temple has done?

They really understand deeply who is the one who is beneficial to the country and who is the one who is harming the country? Zijie, you can regard me as an ambitious man, a traitor who wants to steal the country and usurp the reputation. However, if I want to rise and rule the world, I will win the hearts of the people. No matter how big the country is, it is not as big as the hearts of the people. No matter how strong the gentry and the gentry are, it is not as strong as the people in the world. If you have the truth, it is more helpful than the people. If you have the truth, it is better than me that I, Guo Jia, want to win the hearts of the people in the world, rather than cater to the nobles and the nobles oppress the people."

Qin Mi gritted her teeth and trembled uncontrollably, and Guo Jia's hand holding his arm made him feel heavy.

The world is the world of the people.

The heart of the people is the heart of all people.

Looking at Guo Jia, Qin Mi struggled endlessly.
Chapter completed!