Zuo Aoran stood up, saluted Zao Zhi and said, "Please teach me, Mr. Zao Zhi."
When Zao Zhi saw Zuo Aoran saluting him, he immediately stepped aside. How could Zao Zhi dare to accept Zuo Aoran's salute? After Zao Zhi stepped aside, he saluted Zuo Aoran and said, "My Lord, I first served under Cao Cao.
, as Dong'a Ling, guarding Dong'a. During his stay in Dong'a, he only devoted himself to encouraging farmers to farm mulberry trees, accumulating grain and grain, and diligently repairing military equipment, organizing and training Dong'a soldiers and civilians, and reinforcing and repairing the city defenses of Dong'a City.
, I wanted to be driven by Cao Cao all my life, but I didn't know that Cao Cao was a murderer by nature. He actually slaughtered the people of Xuzhou wantonly because of his own hatred, so he abandoned them and joined the lord. Now I specially offer the farmland system to the lord to help him have enough food for the army.
No worries!"
"Mr. Zao Zhi, come quickly, I am listening attentively." Zuo Aoran said with great joy.
Zao Zhi saluted Zuo Aoran again and said: "If you look into the fifteen counties of Jinyang, there are 4.6 million acres of wasteland, most of which are barren and ownerless. There are also 6.4 million acres of fertile land. There are gentry and gentry."
According to eighty-nine, there are 8.3 million riverbanks and woodlands, which are not suitable for farming, but can be reclaimed, and then there are 8.6 million fields that are owned by their owners!" After a pause, he said, "Check again.
The large gentry households have a total population of more than 7,600, more than 27,000 employees, a total of more than 30,000 people, and a total land of nearly 1,320 acres..."
Zuo Aoran was greatly surprised when he heard this and said: "There is only one county in Jinyang, but there is so much land there?"
Zao Zhi did not feel disgusted with Zuo Aoran's interruption. Instead, he explained: "Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there was not so much land. For example, Pingtao Liu Xing was a distant branch of the Han Dynasty. Before the Rebellion, there were more than 30,000 acres of land.
, During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the government had no time to take care of it, and many people lost their land, so they took advantage of the chaos to seize it. After the chaos, the land there was 320,000 acres, and all of it was fertile farmland."
Zuo Aoran shook his head and sighed bitterly: "So that's how it is. It's all unfair. Mr. Zao Zhi, tell me how to do it?"
Zao Zhi shook his head and said: "I only understand civil affairs. For such matters, you should ask Military Advisor Yuan Hao."
Zuo Aoran looked at Tian Feng. Tian Feng stepped forward with a smile and said: "My lord has just conquered the prostitute, and his reputation is booming, and the gentry is trembling, so we should take action quickly. However, these gentry are deeply entrenched and their power is entangled, so it is difficult to hold them together."
It moves the whole body, so it should not be pressed too hard, otherwise chaos will occur. Feng thought that one should be courteous first and then soldiers, respectful in front and arrogant in the second. He should be the first to let people know that his lord's righteousness is great, and he is allowed to leave half a hundred pieces of land for each of them, and the rest will be used as official land.
, for the sake of no urgency, when you invest in the purchase, if you agree, everyone will be happy, if you refuse..." At this point, Tian Feng paused for a moment and handed over the right to speak to Zuo Aoran.
Ran frowned and said: "If you don't follow the time, you can use your troops to suppress the thieves and kill them all!"
"Of course!" Tian Feng said.
Zuo Aoran shook his head and said: "I don't want to commit murder and swindle goods, but buying the land will cost a lot, and the counties may not be able to afford it. Furthermore, these gentry families have a fortune of tens of millions, how can they be willing to buy and sell land...
..." At this point, Zuo Aoran paused for a moment, as if he wanted to understand something, and couldn't help laughing and said: "Yuan Hao's plan, I'm afraid that the courtesy first is false, and the soldiers behind are real! But kill him.
If someone takes away their land, their reputation will not be good!"
Tian Feng also laughed and said: "My lord, it will cost a lot to work in the fields next spring. Farm animals, iron plows and other agricultural tools, as well as seeds and other things, must be prepared by the counties and counties. This winter will be dozens of
How can we survive thousands of people and 300,000 Yellow Turban troops? Counties and counties must also be prepared. Secondly, the gentry and powerful clans have occupied the land. The people deeply hate it and have wanted to get rid of it for a long time.
, this is the third one. There are these three types, which not only win the hearts of the people, but also make huge profits, why not do it? I hope my lord will be aware of it!"
Zuo Aoran thought for a long time, feeling ashamed that he was not as thoughtful as Tian Feng. He shook his head and said: "Yuan Hao is right. Now let's buy farm animals, iron and rain, and recruit craftsmen to make agricultural tools, grain and rice."
We should also purchase some. I think the big family has some, but I'm afraid there is still a shortage. We will discuss it carefully and leave a name or two for someone. After this is done, Mr. Zao Zhi can start the farming strategy with full authority."
Laughing endlessly.
Tian Feng, Ju Shou and Zao Zhi also smiled and said: "Please don't worry, my lord."
Later generations wrote a poem praising it:
The strong and powerful separatist forces have separated the war company, and the refugees have been displaced from their homes.
Introduce the farmland system at the right time to ensure the safety of the army and the people!
Zuo Aoran summoned Zhang Xu, Wang Xiong, Jiang Yiqu, Xu Chu, and Zuo Chun to tell them the overall plan. They were all good-blooded men and were unwilling to follow Tian Feng's plan. Thanks to Zuo Aoran's repeated explanations, they were reluctant.
Agreed.
When Liu Xing and others were in panic, as the saying goes, misfortunes never come alone, the county governor issued an order to donate land, and each man would keep twenty acres for himself, and the rest would be used as officials. When all the squires heard this, they immediately cried out to heaven to seize the land. Someone with understanding knew this.
The county guard obviously came for the big family, so he contacted secretly and planned the conspiracy. After waiting for several days, Zuo Aoran saw no movement, so he started to make the next plan.
But one day, Zuo Aoran picked up Zhang Xu. Wang Xiong reported that he had already recruited nearly 10,000 soldiers and had successfully trained them. He asked the state pastor to check. Zuo Aoran, together with Jiang Yiqu, Xu Chu and Zuo Chun, were all covered with armor and only had three soldiers.
Ten relatives followed him, passing through Wu County, Jiexiu, and rushed to Pingtao. When they left Jiexiu and just entered the territory of Pingtao, Zuo Aoran ordered everyone to be careful.
But he said that when he walked to a dense forest, he saw that there was no human being for more than ten miles in front and behind, except that the forest was deep and windy, and the ground was covered with wormwood. Zuo Aoran was feeling uneasy when he suddenly heard the sound of gongs, followed by hundreds of branches.
Feather arrows poured in like locusts.
Zuo Aoran was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly picked up his gun and dialed the number, then picked up his horse and left. He secretly cursed Tian Feng Yuanhao in his heart: "What kind of conspiracy are you doing, but you are using your master as bait!" Jiang Yiqu, Xu Chu
, Zuo Chun and the thirty cavalrymen also slowly retreated.
At this time, seven to eighty big men poured out from the forest, each raising their swords and guns, shouting, and surrounded Zuo Aoran and others. Zuo Aoran had been in battle for a long time and did not panic. Jiang Yiqu was holding a pair of giant hammers, but there was no trace of him.
People dared to enter him, Xu Chu was even more brave than ordinary people, and Zuo Chun was dancing with his steel fork wildly, harvesting lives one after another. Even the thirty cavalrymen were the best among the best, and were not comparable to ordinary soldiers.
These thirty-four people were like tigers in a pack of wolves, rushing from left to right. Although these people were also desperadoes, they could not be regarded as these warriors crawling out from the pile of dead people. In less than half a moment, there were already very few left.
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Seeing that there was no more danger, Zuo Aoran raised his gun and galloped on his horse, shouting loudly: "This is Zuo Aoran, the shepherd of Bingzhou. If you dare to make a mistake, you should be surrendered earlier!"
The desperadoes were so frightened that they were about to run away when they suddenly heard a rumble on the ground. It was Zhang Rong and Yang Ming who came to the rescue with 500 cavalry. When the desperadoes saw this, they knew they would not be spared.
They all hurriedly abandoned their weapons and surrendered. Zuo Aoran admired Tian Feng deeply, and the reactions of Liu Xing and others were all taken into account, and there was no difference.
Zuo Aoran looked at Zhang Rong, and Yang Ming smiled and said: "Eighth brother (Zhang Rong), twelfth brother (Yang Ming), if you come later, I'm afraid we will be separated by yin and yang!"
Zhang Rong and Yang Ming also laughed, but Zhang Rong said: "Ninth brother, don't joke. Who is the ninth brother? Zhong Kang is even more brave. There are also two generals, Jiang Yiqu and Zuo Chun. An Yue was injured? Only this
An errand is extremely painful!"
Jiang Yiqu smiled and said: "Zhang Rong, you have never seen us in such a state of embarrassment? How dare you say this?"
