New Story of Lv Bu - chapter 1246

The Zaozhi mentioned in Yan Dalang’s letter is indeed a wonderful person. His greatest strength is that he is good at farming fields.

Zaoyi (zhī), the family’s original surname Ji, changed the surname to Zao because the ancestors took refuge, or to avoid vengeance. Nian Yingchuan Changsha member. In the 6th year of Zhongping, when the Kwantung cavalry crusade against Dong Zhuo, Cao Mengde ran away his wealth, organized volunteers, and recruited 5,000 people. At this moment, Zaoyi defected to Cao Cao. At that time, Zaozhi was already very famous. After hearing that he was attached to Cao Cao, Yuan Shao sent Hongling emergency envoys many times to dismiss him as an official, but Zaoyi strictly refused. For this reason, Cao Cao was very moved, and Zao Yi was trusted.

Cao Cao occupied Yanzhou, and after leading the animal husbandry of Yanzhou, he appointed Zao Yi as the East Aling and guarded the East A. During his stay in Dong’e, Zaoyi devoted himself to persuading mulberry to cultivate and accumulate grain. And diligently repaired military equipment, organized drills for the military and civilians of East A, and reinforced and renovated the fortifications of East A city. During the years of war between Cao Cao and Tao Gongzu in Xuzhou, Dong’a was as stable as Mount Tai and became the army’s military logistics base.

At that time, the world’s heroes fought for years and had no time to take care of production. The people were displaced, and the people didn’t have a lot of livelihood. As a result, there was no farming, no harvest, famine occurred in various parts of the Central Plains, and rice was worth 10,000 yuan. Yuan Shao’s soldiers depended on mulberries to feed their hunger in Hebei, while Yuan Shu’s subordinates depended on river mussels. In the first few years of the campaign, Cao Cao was often forced to withdraw his troops midway due to food shortages and abandon the upcoming military victory. At the same time, except for the Han army under the command of Da Sima Lubu, all the heroes were severely short of food.

Zaoyi followed Cao Cao and fought in the Central Plains, and he was deeply interested in the practice of the Yellow Turban unity of soldiers and farmers. Zaozhi has done a lot of research on agricultural production. He knows that food is the heaven for the people, and he advocates that the governance of local areas must be based on agriculture and pay attention to mulberry. During his tenure as the county magistrate of Dong’e, he devoted himself to the development of agricultural mulberry, so that at that time, every family in Dong’e planted mulberry and raised silkworms, and every household was full of grain. Suddenly, Zaozhi’s name spread all over the world.

After Cao Cao defeated Tao Qian twice, he won a large number of cattle, farm tools and young men. Zao Yi suggested that Cao Cao use these farm tools to reclaim land in Yanzhou and implement farming to solve the food problem. Cao Cao adopted his suggestion and appointed him as the captain of Tuntian, with full responsibility for Tuntian affairs. It’s a pity that the good times didn’t last long, and Cao Cao ran away before the crops were ready. After Wen Wang Lu Bu defeated Cao Cao, he immediately summoned Zaozhi. For the well-being of the people in the Central Plains, Zaoyi offered the strategy of farming land, and Lu Bu was in his arms.

The Tuntian policy was vigorously implemented as early as the period when Lu Bu was in charge of the state, and it made great profits. Bu Si, Peng Tuo and other yellow turban generals were appointed by Lu Bu as the Tuntian Zhonglang generals, and they were stationed on the Wanli Xianbei Grassland. At that time, aristocratic families despised the farmers, and no one wanted to personally power the field. Nowadays, Lu Bu is overjoyed when he has such an expert in farming fields like Zaozhi, he naturally treats him as a treasure and uses his strengths.

After receiving strong support from Lu Bu, Zaoyi went to the court and asked to issue an edict to increase the intensity of farming. As soon as Zaozhi’s plan for farming farmland was put forward, it was opposed by many people. The most vigorous one was the sound of the military sacrificial wine waiting. He believes that the farming system is not good enough, and it is not profitable for both officials and the people. The practice of Tuntian is to sing a drama against the court, which is whimsical. This is a general rule in the officialdom of the dynasty, and it is opposed for the sake of opposition. Zaoyi was not intimidated by the criticism of the majority of the Qingliu bureaucrats in the DPRK, and he lobbied everywhere to promote the idea of ​​the farming system.

He told the court officials more than once that the practice of counting cattle to lose grain is a matter of cultivating a wide range of crops and throwing nets all over the sky, with little effect. If you encounter floods and droughts, you will not be able to harvest anything. Only by practicing farming, concentrating a large amount of manpower and material resources, and collectively farming and harvesting, a better harvest can be obtained that year, and the current situation of insufficient food in the army can be quickly changed. As the saying goes, wherever you are sincere, gold and stone are open.

Lü Buquan finally adopted Zaozhi’s advice based on its pros and cons, and assigned Han Hao, who was proficient in farming, as his assistant to do his job exclusively. In order to avoid further discussion by his officials, Lu Bu issued an order. Lingzhong said: “The fundamental plan for stabilizing the country is to strengthen the troops and eat. In the past, Qin rulers unified the country due to their emphasis on agricultural production. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty consolidated the border defenses of the Western Regions by implementing the policy of farming fields. Good experience left by people.” As soon as Lu Bu gave his order, those who opposed it immediately fell silent.

Lu Bu appointed Zao Yi as General Bi, who was specifically responsible for the farming matters, and encouraged him to do it hard. In Xu County, Zaoyi first reclaimed the barren and unowned farmland to the state, and recruited a large number of refugees into groups according to the organization of the army. The state provided land, seeds, cattle and farm tools, and they cultivated and cultivated. The harvest obtained is divided proportionally between the state and the farmers in the village.

In the first year of the implementation of Tuntian, Dendrobium Valley Million Hu was awarded. So Wen Wang Lu Bu ordered that the county and the country set up the field officials to recruit the exiled people to open the fields. Later, he accepted Zaozhi’s suggestion and ordered the army to farm the farmland, and the farmland system was widely implemented. Zaoyi was promoted to the rank of Sinongsiqing who was in charge of the world’s agricultural affairs because of his work in farming fields. As a result, agricultural production in the north was quickly restored. The people who were originally displaced have returned to the land, barren farmland has been reclaimed, and the government has accumulated a large amount of food.

The reason why Yan Dalang praised Zaozhi in his letters was actually the Spring and Autumn Period, and the purpose was to let Lu Zheng know the importance of food logistics to a country. Lu Zheng is the commander-in-chief of a genius, but the other side of his strengths is his weakness. His biggest weakness is that he can only conquer the world, but cannot rule the world. Compared with Lu An, his ability to govern the country and to persuade farmers is far worse!

Time passed quickly, and the spring of the fourteenth year of Jian’an came in a blink of an eye. In the long river of history, many people and many things have been driven away by rain and wind. Since Yan Dalang wrote that letter two years ago, history has quietly changed its trajectory. I don’t know if Lu Zheng really understood the story of Zaozhi, but what measures he took. Except for the parties, these are nowhere to be verified. The only certainty is that Yan Kuan and Lu Zheng have been tied together.

On the 3rd day of April, an astonishing news came that Liu Jingsheng, a herd in Jingzhou, who was far away in Jiangling, was dying of illness.

In Jiangling, in front of the prefecture, the eldest son Liu Qi roared with tears on his face. “My father is seriously ill. You didn’t let me meet in the house. Do you still have a conscience?” Behind Liu Qi, more than a thousand soldiers pulled out the ring first swords and shouted, “We want to see Zhou Mu! We want to See the prefecture!” All of a sudden, the sentiment was so angry that even the small people who surrounded it couldn’t stand it anymore. “Zhou Mu is seriously ill, why don’t you let the eldest son visit?” “That’s right, you are not a son of man!” “Broken in and beat them!”

Although Liu Biao and Liu Jingsheng are a little overjoyed, they are still good to the ordinary people in Jingzhou. Since the rebellion of the ten permanent attendants, He Jin was killed, and Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, Jingzhou has not experienced a major war for more than 20 years. Compared with other counties in the Han Dynasty, the lives of the people in Jingzhou are pretty good. Although the eldest son Liu Qi is cowardly, but a courteous corporal, he has no pretensions and is loved by the people.

In today’s Jiangling city, it is Mrs. Cai, Cai Hao and Zhang Yun who have the final say. They took advantage of Liu Jingzhou’s serious illness to cut off the inside and outside, and acted as a blessing. Even the Kuai family brothers stood aside. The ordinary people in Jingzhou have long been displeased, and today when they saw the embarrassment of the eldest son Liu Qi, they immediately became excited. They blushed, yelled, clamored, and prepared to fight with the guards.

Just at the moment of the moment, only a squeak was heard, the door of the prefecture and animal husbandry house opened, and Liu Biao’s nephew Zhang Yun walked out solemnly. He walked to Liu Qi’s side and gave a respectful and deep salute. Then he slowly said: “My lord, the lord has ordered you to guard Jiangxia. It is a very important task. Now you have left all the soldiers to come to Xiangyang in Jiangxia, lord If you know it, you will be angered. This will hurt the family, and will only worsen his condition in the end. This is really not a way of filial piety. You should go back.”

Liu Qi is a filial person, and when he heard this, he was speechless. He hesitated for a while, then let out a long sigh, and strode away.

“In Jingzhou nowadays, Mrs. Cai and Zhang Yun are in charge. Lord, don’t we brothers stand aside too?” At the Kuaijia brothers’ mansion, in the secret room, Kuai Liang spread his hands together. , Said sadly. “Duke Zirou, you are also aware of the current situation. Liu Qi is here to ask you just one sentence, I want to be Jingzhou Mu, I don’t know if Duke Zirou or Duke Yidu can help me?”

Liu Qi purged his clothes and respectfully bowed to the Kuaijia brothers. He raised his head, and there was a faint flame flashing in his eyes. The scene in front of the State Shepherd’s Mansion had already filled him with righteous indignation. In the final analysis, there is still no authority in the hands. If there are 100,000 soldiers under his command, would the Chua brothers and sisters and Zhang Yun dare to take him seriously? At this moment, Liu Qi finally understood.

“Lord, is this true?” Kuailiang asked in astonishment. The eldest son Liu Qi has always been cowardly, how did he change his temper today? “Really! Don’t lie to Zirougong. The scene in front of the prefecture and animal husbandry mansion just now made me make up my mind that my husband must not be powerless for a day!” Liu Qi replied categorically with a solemn expression on his face. “So, the big thing can be fixed!” Kuai Liang laughed loudly with the slap of the case.

“The big young man wants to seize the position of state animal husbandry, first he must have soldiers in his hand, and secondly, he must have foreign aid. The Cai clan is very close to Jiang Xia’s direction and absolutely cannot transfer troops from Jiang Xia. In this way, there is only another choice. “Quai Yue said in a low voice. “I choose Liu Xuande, he is the same as me, both of the Han clan clan. The second general of Guan Zhang has the courage to be improper.” Liu Qi is cowardly, but a smart man, he immediately heard the song and knew his elegance. . “Okay, we have a good plan!” Kuai Liang smiled. “A gentleman asks for misfortunes but not for blessings. Let’s plan a retreat first. That is to return to the land and ask King Wen to send troops to help him.”