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Chapter 653 Cao Cao's Trip
Cao Cao did not take a boat, but went directly from Yangzhou to Funan Chenla. He crossed Jiaozhou by land and went there. Of course, he wanted to observe the situation along the way. The governor of Yangzhou, Jushou, blew the situation of Jiaozhou into the sky. Cao Cao didn't quite believe it, so he still wanted to go and see for himself. When the carriage arrived in Jiaozhou, Cao Cao was indeed a little surprised. The situation here made him a little unbelievable.

In the eyes of everyone in the temple, Jiaozhou represents poverty, remoteness, and poor mountains and rivers. Cao Cao thought the same way before he arrived here, but when the car left Yangzhou and entered Jiaozhou, he was caught by the people in front of him The scenery startled him. In front of him, there were endless cultivated lands. These cultivated lands were different from Yangzhou and the Central Plains. They were not scattered, but closely connected.

Starting from Cangwu County, the open and spacious roads are full of cultivated land, and the cultivated land is connected together, which is very pleasing to the eye. Cao Cao has never seen such a situation, and the distribution of residential houses is also very characteristic. Along the These cultivated lands and dwellings are also located on the side of the road. Most of the dwellings have similar decorations. The whole Cangwu County looks like it was carefully drawn by someone. The buildings and cultivated land are extremely beautiful.

Cao Cao's eyes widened. Even though he was in a hurry, he couldn't help getting out of the car. From the moment he entered Jiaozhou, the road seemed so smooth and clean. After the endless arable land just now, I can still see some other planting areas. It seems that things like fruit and herbs are planted here. There are also some formal workshops, some for weaving, and some for processing herbs and fruits. of.

Cao Cao looked at the surrounding situation, and quickly called the pavilion chief who escorted them to his side.

"Why are the cultivated land and houses here like this??"

The head of the pavilion was taken aback, he was a young man, and he seemed to be unfamiliar with the surrounding situation, he frowned and said, "Back to Master Situ, Jiaozhou has always been like this", Cao Cao glanced at him, helpless He said: "Okay, you send the postman now, let your governor come to see me!!" The pavilion chief nodded, and hurriedly went to give instructions. Cao Cao was a little shocked when he saw the situation here.

From time to time, horse-drawn carriages appeared on the road, and the carriages pulled a lot of supplies and set off towards the county.

When Cao Cao led people into the county, he found that most of the county was like this, well-regulated, neat and orderly. He heard the familiar Yangzhou accent and even the Yuzhou accent in the mouths of the people here. He was very familiar with the accent here in Runan, Yuzhou, having played with two bastards since childhood. There seemed to be more outsiders in Jiaozhou than locals. Most of these outsiders were businessmen.

Two days later, Gu Yong, governor of Jiaozhou, came to see Cao Cao.

Gu Yong walked into the county office, just in time to see Cao Cao walking out of the study, Gu Yong hurriedly bowed himself, but Cao Cao laughed and helped him up, Cao Cao looked him up and down, nodded, and said: "Okay, not bad , Mr. Gu is a man of talent, so I said, what a capable person can govern Jiaozhou like this! I saw you today, but you can't hide the appearance of this capable minister!!" Cao Cao praised, but Gu Yong didn't say anything With joy, he just cupped his hands and replied, "Duke Cao is too famous."

Cao Cao led him back to the study and sat facing him.

"Gu Gong, the situation in Jiaozhou is good."

"It's fine."

"I'm here this time because I have something important to do. You must have heard that I want to build a canal, but I lack manpower. I plan to find manpower from Funan. Therefore, there may be a large number of manpower going through Jiaozhou. This matter has yet to be resolved. I hope Mr. Gu can help take care of it.”

"Don't dare."

Gu Yong didn't talk much, but he showed due respect to Situ. Cao Cao was already very happy about this, at least he was much better than that crazy old man Jushou. The two chatted for a long time before Cao Cao got excited Asked: "Gu Gong, the situation in Jiaozhou seems to be different from other places?"

Gu Yong looked at him, frowned, and said: "Mr. Situ doesn't know that Jiaozhou only appeared at the end of Jianning. It used to be Jiaozhi County, with a population of less than 20. There are wild beasts in the mountains and forests everywhere. It is rare, and most of the people rely on salvage and hunting for a living. There are only a few county towns, let alone Chidao, when everything is waiting to be done, at this time, Liu Gong has rushed here."

"After arriving here, he formulated a 20-year strategy for Jiaozhou, mobilizing the people to reclaim land together to promote agriculture and mulberry. Therefore, most of the cultivated land here is connected together and reclaimed in a unified way. He also built He learned that there are special fruits and herbs here, and he encouraged the people to cultivate on a large scale, as well as fishery, and even hunting, weaving, and iron smelting. He made detailed plans for all aspects .”

"After I took over from Mr. Liu, I just governed according to the strategy left by Mr. Liu. Today's prosperity is due to Mr. Liu's virtuousness."

Speaking of these, Gu Yong's words became more and more. Listening to his introduction, Cao Cao couldn't help feeling respectful. He shook his head and said, "It's a pity, it's a pity, if Liu Gong didn't die early." Cao Cao With a long sigh, he looked at Gu Yong, and said, "The situation in Jiaozhou is so good, Mr. Liu must be happy in the spirit of heaven, and you can rest assured."

"Mr. Situ, are you looking for people from Funan Chenla, are you looking for local people?" Gu Yong asked suspiciously, Cao Cao nodded and said, "Of course." Gu Yong smiled and said: "Mr. Situ, this is not easy. Funan and Zhenla were united with Xiping in 16 years. They are collectively called the Kingdom of Funan, and a talented person is the prime minister of the country. After this talented person came to Funan, he was like Duke Liu , vigorously promote agriculture and mulberry, do water conservancy, and engage in government and education”

"In today's Funan, everyone speaks polite words and has the emperor in their hearts. They are called by the Han people. If Lord Situ wants to arrest them, let them build a canal. It's not easy." Gu Yong shook his head.

When Cao Cao heard this, he frowned, and said displeasedly, "Barbarian ears, why do you call yourself the emperor's people?"

As soon as these words came out, Gu Yong's expression turned a little strange, he frowned, stood up, and said, "Mr. Situ, that virtuous person won't listen to others' words. Mr. Situ should persuade you well." I still have some things to do, so I won't bother you any more," Gu Yong said, turned around and left, Cao Cao watched him leave in a daze, where did he provoke this guy? ?Could it be that he was also of barbarian origin? ? ?No, I heard that he was from a wealthy family.

Cao Cao thought about it, and simply ignored him.

Immediately set off to Funan, walking on the road, Cao Cao was still thinking about what to do. Funan had already belonged to the Han Dynasty in the early years of Xiping. At that time, the temple sent a minister to manage it. Cao Cao did not expect that the situation in Funan would become like this. If the people there really became Han people, how could he arrest them? If he proposed to arrest them, the Prime Minister of Funan would drive him out. .

The uncivilized barbarians are not the same as the common people who have read the sages and sages, and they cannot be treated in the same way.

Cao Cao was sitting on the carriage. When he passed Jiaozhi County, the prefecture of Jiaozhou, he was stunned for a moment. Beside the county gate stood a huge statue, which seemed to be made of bronze. The statue was an old man. Like an old farmer, the old man rolled up his trouser legs, smiling, holding a big fish, and staring at all the people who came to Jiaozhou. Cao Cao clearly saw that every person who entered the city would pay respect to the sculpture.

Cao Cao slapped his forehead suddenly, he understood why Gu Yong was so angry.

He quickly looked at the huge sculpture, and murmured in a low voice:

"Mr. Liu, I'm not talking about you. Don't blame me for what I said unintentionally, don't blame me!"

When Cao Cao arrived in Funan, he frowned tightly and was extremely annoyed, because all he heard along the way was elegant words. The new prime minister seemed to be here to promote elegant words and build a Many government schools, cultivated land, houses, and buildings on both sides of the road are the same as those in the Central Plains, and there is no barbarian style. He saw young children shouting polite words, chasing and playing with each other.

Occasionally, there are farmers, and after seeing them and their group, they will meet with worship.

Well, what about this, if they are all like this, who will build the canal?
Cao Cao caressed his beard and fell into deep thought. Because Cao Cao didn't inform, the officials here didn't know that Situ was coming. When they learned that Situ arrived, these people were very shocked. Wherever you go, the officials here will warmly welcome and receive Cao Cao. Among these officials, there are people from the Central Plains and locals from Funan. However, it can be seen that even if they are from Funan, they are definitely not mediocre.

When Cao Cao asked about the local situation and even the canal, most of them were able to express their views.

Funan Kingdom, which was formed by the merger of the two countries, is actually not very big. There are few people here, but there is more cultivated land. Cao Cao quickly rushed to the main city and entered the Guoxiang Mansion. Cao Cao has been in the temple all these years Busy with various policies in the country, I am really not very familiar with these local officials. Most of these officials were directly arranged by the emperor after discussing with Guo Jia.

The Prime Minister of Funan stood in front of Cao Cao and paid homage to him, "Du Wei, meet Situ Gong!"

He is more polite than Jushou and Gu Yong. These local officials, because they directly obey the emperor's order, do not respect Situ that much. Cao Cao is very satisfied with his attitude. At the same time, he is also thinking in his heart, Gu Yong said that this person would not listen to other people's advice, nor would he listen to his own words. He thought he was an arrogant person, but he did not expect that he was so polite. Why did Gu Yong say that about him? ?

(End of this chapter)