Chapter 2022: Overt and covert exploration, overt and covert chess
Mid-April.
Cao Cao held the withered and thin Zhuang He and remained silent.
Outside Yecheng, large areas of fields have been replanted with new wheat, but after planting, there is no rain to moisten the fields. As a result, the fields in many places have experienced drought, and some places have even cracked and split.
The wheat seedlings that went down are like the hair of a senior IT man. It seems to be there, but it can't be covered.
Because of this situation, Cao Cao naturally did not send troops.
Those who play politics are dirty, not because others are so clean, but because those others, even if they are dirty, will probably only affect a few people around them, while those who can play politics will affect a large area.
Is Cao Cao really going to raise his troops to attack Feiqian?
Even if he wants to fight, the target is not Fei Qian...
Taking the oath can boost morale and unite people's hearts. Secondly, it can also collect some food and make some reserves. Thirdly, if Cao Cao makes an attack posture in Yecheng, no one will be prepared for Cao Cao's other actions...
In addition, you can also arrest some guys who are hooking up with the hussar generals and identify which of the nobles in Jizhou have crooked butts.
"Where is Zhou Zifeng?" Cao Cao asked, leaving Zhuang He behind.
A group of waiting local officials quickly gave guidance, and after Cao Cao and his party bypassed the hills and a forest, they saw in the distance that Zhou Zhang was leading some people to survey the water conservancy situation.
"I have met Duke Ming..." Seeing Cao Cao coming, Zhou Zhang hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
I have to say that Cao Cao is still very friendly to talents, especially when they are very useful to him, like meeting Xu You when he faced Yuan Shao, and accepting Cai Mao before the Battle of Chibi...
"No gifts, no gifts..." Cao Cao stepped forward with a smile and helped Zhou Zhang up, seemingly unaware that Zhou Zhang's hands and body were stained with dirt, "Zifeng, how about the mulberry farming here...?"
Zhou Zhang was originally a garrison officer in Yuzhou, with the title of a captain, but he did not actually control the soldiers, and the army commanders under him controlled the garrison soldiers. Zhou Zhang was mainly responsible for some technical matters, basically
He is considered a technical officer.
Now that Cao Cao was in control of Jizhou, he swapped the original field officers in Jizhou with those in Yuzhou, and asked Zhou Zhang to come to Jizhou to deal with the mulberry farming problem near Yecheng first.
Of course, the most important thing is the drought in front of us.
"Report to Duke Ming..." Zhou Zhang sighed slightly, frowned, and whispered, "There has been no rain for many days, the land has dried up, and the rivers have bottomed out... I'm afraid... a severe drought is not far away..."
Cao Cao's smile remained the same, but something seemed to jump in his little eyes. After a while, he slowly said: "So, what can Zifeng do?" Anyone who has a method and can use it is naturally a talent. If there is nothing,
Useful, if you just spread your hands all day long and say there is nothing you can do, can you still call yourself a talent?
Zhou Zhang stretched out a hand, tugged at his fingers and said: "One is that the water level of the river has dropped. These waterwheels need to be redone, otherwise they will not be able to draw water and will be just like decorations... Second, choose a low-lying and humid place."
, try to dig deep wells to collect water for irrigation... Third, if we replant now, we will never plant wheat again, we can only replant some bean sprouts for emergency... Fourth, gather manpower to save semi-arid fields first to avoid water dispersion.
On the contrary, none of them will live... 5. Collect these drought relief methods into a document and send them to the local areas. Treatment must be carried out quickly without any further delay... Zhang Bucai, now he can only think of some corresponding methods..."
"Good!" Cao Cao laughed loudly and said loudly, "If you have a rich son here, why worry about not having a good harvest! Just as Zifeng said! If you can have a good harvest this year, it will be a great contribution to the country and save the people from the fire and water."
Yea! Let me bow down to you!"
Cao Cao said, straightened his crown, then arched his hands and fell to the ground towards Zhou Zhangchang!
Zhou Zhang hurriedly knelt down to repay the courtesy, and then was helped up by Cao Cao. Cao Cao also said a series of words of encouragement, and said that he would send someone to take care of Zhou Zhang's food and daily life, so that he could concentrate on controlling the drought. If there is any need to control the drought, there is no need to report it.
This should be the case...
Zhou Zhang was extremely grateful.
Before Cao Cao left, he glanced at Song Hang and waved.
Song Hang hurriedly came forward to pay homage. Song Hang was originally in the Forbidden Army. Seeing that he was talented, Cao Cao transferred him to the position of military secretary. Later, he was promoted to military commander, specifically responsible for military affairs.
Cao Cao nodded, stopped smiling, and said seriously: "It's a good time to help Zifeng! If there is anything wrong, you are the only one to ask!"
Song Hang naturally responded loudly.
Cao Cao stretched out his hand and patted Song Hang's shoulder, then put on a smiling face, said goodbye to Zhou Zhang, and then left for Yecheng. Although Cao Cao seemed confident on the surface and kept smiling, in fact, after he entered the mansion, his face changed.
It sank...
The drought was more serious than Cao Cao originally imagined.
Jizhou and Yuzhou are populous states. Even though they have been at war in recent years, their foundation is still there. Similarly, they are also large agricultural states. In addition, they are basically located in a plain area, so they naturally have many acres of land. However, now, these advantages are
There are signs of a sharp turn into a disadvantage.
A large number of acres means that once the agricultural and mulberry industry is hit by a large-scale disaster, the overall economy will suffer greater damage. A large population also means that if it is not controlled well, there will be floods of victims of the disaster!
"Come here!" After Cao Cao sat down, he was silent for a long time, "Send someone to keep an eye on Song Zijing. If there is anything wrong, come and report it quickly!" Zhou Zhang is the person who is obviously responsible for the drought.
Song Hang was Cao Cao's deputy who arranged to "assist" Zhou Zhang, but Cao Cao was still worried and had to send his own people from the Cao family to keep an eye on Song Hang.
The matter of farming and mulberry farming is the authority of the country, how can it be easily delegated to others?
Whether these are learned secretly from Guanzhong, returned to their hometown, or those with a bachelor's degree in agriculture or a bachelor's degree in engineering, the farming techniques in their hands are all passed down from the Feiqian school. How can this make Cao Cao feel at ease?
But the helpless thing is that Cao Cao has to use these people. No matter what happens, the result is the most obvious and the best reason. These people can improve efficiency and increase production, so even if Cao Cao has many concerns,
It still has to be used.
The Cao clan and the Xiahou clan can all be used to lead troops in battle, advance the army and provide logistics.
Intrigues and quarrels in the court, the Cao family and the Xiahou family are not bad either.
But the problem is the fields...
Cao Cao also resisted and tried to imitate it with his own craftsmen, but the result...
Most of the gentry in other Jizhou and Yuzhou were similar, and were even influenced by those who were bachelors of agriculture and bachelors of engineering. At least most of the measuring instruments used now have become a unified format, because only in this way, they were brought by the hussar general Fei Qian.
Only the various technologies that have been developed can be used easily, otherwise things that are a thousand miles away from each other are not only found in cutting-edge technology, but are also easy to encounter in the mulberry fields.
When Cao Pi came to check the situation at dawn and dusk, he saw Cao Cao looking at the table blankly.
On the table, there are only two thin, long and flat objects, like two rulers.
"Father, be well..." Cao Pi bowed.
Cao Cao came out of his trance and pointed to the seat next to him, "Sit."
I have to say that filial piety was highly praised in the Han Dynasty, which was indeed very good in some respects. At least children should care about their parents every day. Morning and evening routines were done by officials, big and small, in and out of office. It is not like the children of later generations calling back.
The most common word spoken at home is "money", but the most common word parents talk to their children on the phone is "Are you going home for dinner?"
"What are you worried about, father?" Although Cao Pi felt that he might be in trouble if he asked, he couldn't pretend like he didn't see anything, so he had no choice but to ask.
Cao Cao pointed to the two rulers on the table.
Cao Pi stepped forward, took two rulers and looked at them. In fact, there was not much difference, only the lengths were slightly different.
"One is originally used by Yingchuan, and the other is..." Cao Cao raised his head, straightened his waist, and looked straight ahead, "The other one is Huang's Ruler..."
Cao Pi raised his eyebrows.
"I thought..." Cao Cao said a few words, then paused, looked at Cao Pi and said, "Zhou Zhang and Zhou Zifeng, do you know who he is?"
Cao Pi's eyes wandered a few times and he said, "But the Colonel of Tuntian?"
Cao Cao nodded and said: "This Huang's ruler was used by the former head of the field field in Yecheng... Hum, Zhou Zhang and Zhou Zifeng also used Huang's ruler for measurement..."
Cao Pi was stunned for a moment: "Father, what do you mean...these two...maybe have some connection?"
Cao Cao lowered his eyes, "A certain person once asked him to switch to the Yingchuan Ruler... He refused on the grounds that "it is a measuring instrument that is related to each other. Changing just one item would be inconvenient"..."
Cao Pi frowned, "Is this just an excuse?"
Cao Cao shook his head and said, "No."
"Ah?" Cao Pi's eyes widened.
Cao Cao snorted, "The hussars may take several months, or half a year, or use caravans, or send letters to deliver some mulberry planting and livestock raising points. All the measures used are Huang's utensils... If you want to change it, that's it."
It is indeed not easy to move the whole body with one move..."
Cao Pi rolled his eyes, "Is there any spying... or maybe there are guests coming and going..."
Cao Cao glanced sideways at Cao Pi and said, "Think carefully before you speak!"
Cao Pi was immediately stuck.
This can only prove that these people are indeed connected with the Hussar, but then what? Isn’t it a good thing to get the latest technology from the Hussar? Is it possible that these people will refuse? Even if Cao Cao is willing, other big noble families are willing
So? So just saying that these people have received this information and saying that these people are spying is not feasible. The most direct evidence must be caught. But in the era when there are marriages everywhere in the Three Kingdoms and relatives are everywhere, chatting said
Can two sentences or something be considered something?
Just like in history, Liu Bei married a member of the Sun family, Zhang Fei married a member of the Xiahou family, and there were usually relatives among them. Is it possible to arrest them all?
"Understood..." Cao Pi looked at Cao Cao's expression and said with some caution, "Father is not worried about him leaking the news, but worried that these people will take advantage of the natural disaster to do anything..."
Cao Cao nodded and sighed. It was precisely because of this that Cao Cao sent people to monitor him closely.
"In that case..." Cao Pi said, "Why not replace it..."
When Cao Cao heard this, he threw another eye knife.
Cao Pi suddenly understood, and suddenly smacked his mouth twice in embarrassment.
Could it be that Cao Pi wanted to hire someone to take over, couldn't Cao Cao have thought of it? In fact, Cao Cao had already sent some people to Chang'an, pretending to be students from poor families, and entered the Agricultural Society and the Engineering Society to study. But the problem is that this study does not mean that people enter the society today.
After walking through the gate of the Agricultural Science and Social Engineering Society, he could learn what he had learned by wandering around tomorrow. Moreover, Cao Cao learned that many of the more important technologies were actually not in the Agricultural Science Society and the Engineering Society, but in the Huang Family Workshop.
Inside……
It is not completely impossible to sneak into the Huang Family Workshop. The Huang Family Workshop also recruits some craftsmen from outside. Starting from the outer circle workshop, you can go further in about five or six years, and you can probably get in touch with something in more than ten years.
Already.
This time is too long, much longer than a bachelor's degree in agriculture and a bachelor's degree in engineering...
Among the Cao family and the Xiahou family, it is easy to find someone to pretend to be a poor family, but it is not so easy to find a great craftsman who is proficient in skills.
Even if they are really found, these great craftsmen are not named Cao. After all, it will take at least more than ten years to enter key positions. And within more than ten years, normally, the next generation will come out. If they bite the bullet,
Stomping your feet and abandoning your wife, children, and children here, wouldn't it be...
So we can only use people from the Cao family and the Xiahou family, change their names, and secretly find ways. But such people almost have to learn from scratch, and the difficulty is more than a little bit difficult? Therefore, before these people really master some skills,
Cao Cao didn't dare to touch people like Zhou Zhang and Wang Ming easily. Maybe if he did something here, the Qiaoqi would come back with revenge?
Just like Cao Cao knows that there are some people who are the eyes and ears of the Hussar, and as long as he doesn't go too far, Cao Cao will not say that he must wipe them all out. General Fei Qian of the Hussar must also know that there are many people in Chang'an who are
Sent from other regions...
Just like the embassies of later generations.
Do you really think that the main job of each embassy is to clean the butt of chartered flights for naughty children? That is just a casual thing, but it turns out that there are some naughty children and their parents who think that this is what the embassy must do.
Cao Cao sighed slightly again.
Cao Cao used to think that Fei Qian walked fast, just one step faster, so as long as he quickened his pace, he could catch up. But now he found that when he took a step, Fei Qian was also taking a step, and when he ran a step, Fei Qian was also taking a step.
If you take a step, you will even walk more and further than you have walked...
This must be said to be a very heavy blow to Cao Cao, who was extremely ambitious.
Since Fei Qian has the courage to accommodate various spies, Cao Cao can certainly accommodate Zhou Zhang and Wang Ming. If nothing else, at least Zhou Zhang and Wang Ming work seriously and do not have bad intentions. For Cao Cao
It's definitely still helpful.
Fortunately, the news came back from the eyes and ears planted in Chang'an that the Sanfu area of Chang'an was also severely affected by the disaster. General Fei Qian of the Hussars even sent soldiers to assist the people in disaster relief...
This is good news. If God really favors it, and only Jizhou and Yuzhou suffer major disasters, while the three auxiliary areas in Guanzhong and Pingyang in the north are all fine, then my pledge to swear an oath will immediately change from virtual to real, and everything will be ruined.
Make a last ditch effort!
But now that both sides have suffered disaster, it is still acceptable to accept it and slowly figure it out...
This is also bad news. The cavalry general Fei Qian asked his soldiers to assist the people in disaster relief, which will inevitably win over the hearts and minds of a large number of ordinary people in Guanzhong. This is not a good thing for the future confrontation between the two sides and for Cao Cao.
After this disaster, Fei Qian's position in Guanzhong must have become more stable, and Cao Cao himself in Jizhou, has the distance from Fei Qian been shortened, or has it been widened again?
This is what Cao Cao is really worried about, not just the two rulers on the table.
Cao Pi was about to return the ruler, but was stopped by Cao Cao.
Cao Cao looked at Cao Pi and said: "The horseman can measure the world at a short distance and travel across ten thousand acres of fields. What do you want and what do you want?"
"Huh?" Cao Pi suddenly felt a little frightened and had a strong, bad premonition.
"You can judge with this ruler..." Sure enough, Cao Cao has never let Cao Pi down, "I'll hand it over in three days! Go ahead!"
Cao Pi didn't dare to show his face of mourning, and couldn't show his joy naturally. In the end, he could only maintain a "calm" expression. After agreeing, he walked out holding two rulers, but because of a slight
He was distracted and almost bumped into Dong Zhao, who was rushing over.
"Ah, I have seen the young master..." Dong Zhao saluted Cao Pi.
"There is no need to be polite when offering wine to Dong Zhao..." Cao Pi returned the gift, knowing that Dong Zhao must have something to do when he came, so he said, "Father is in the hall..."
Dong Zhao then bowed his hands and left.
Cao Pi did not leave immediately. He stared at Dong Zhao's hurried back, his eyes darting around for several times. He knew that something must have happened if Dong Zhao was in such a hurry, but if he followed him now... After thinking for a while, Cao Pi finally held back.
Out of curiosity, I lowered my head and looked at the two rulers in my arms. I really wanted to throw them away from a distance immediately. Finally, I sighed and staggered away.
On the other side, Dong Zhao hurriedly visited Cao Cao.
"Ming Gong! I'm so happy! I'm so happy!" Dong Zhao said repeatedly.
"Where does happiness come from?" Cao Cao asked.
"My lord, please read..." Dong Zhao took out a letter from his arms and presented it with both hands.
"The law of lending orders?" Cao Cao stared at the soybean-sized eyes, looked up and down, and then read it again from the beginning, and was silent.
Dong Zhao cupped his hands, with a cold light in his eyes, and said: "If the hussars act according to this law, there will definitely be chaos!" In the eyes of Dong Zhao and others, the flaw in the law of loan orders is like wearing only
It looks like a little girl wearing a fishing net. Even if she says she’s not wearing anything, she’s still wearing something, but there are holes everywhere.
Cao Cao put down the slip and said, "Is this serious?"
"It's absolutely true!" Dong Zhao nodded and said, "It is said that this order has been widely distributed to the three assistants and will be sent to all parts of Hedong soon..."
"Hmm..." Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a little excited, but he suppressed it and started thinking.
Is it because General Fei Qian of the Cavalry has been too successful during this period, so he is drifting away? Stealing people's money is like killing their parents. If the General of the Cavalry really did this, how many parents would it be equivalent to killing?
Or...
"Gongren, please tell me about this matter..." Cao Cao knocked on the slips on the table, "Secretly scattered in Hebei and Yu..."
Dong Zhao was a little puzzled, "My lord, what you mean is..."
Cao Cao smiled and said, "Just do it if you are benevolent..."
Dong Zhao rolled his eyes twice, then he had no choice but to accept the offer and step back without mentioning it.
Cao Cao looked at Dong Zhao's back. After a long time, he sighed slightly, "Hey... I am a filial piety..."
