Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 301
Outside Gaoping City, there are fertile fields and fields, and a black water runs through it, winding through it.

Soldiers of the Han army worked hard on the fertile fields, or connected the canals to guide the black water to flow to the farmland; or sowed millet and Li seeds in the fields, waiting for the harvest in August and September to nourish the army rations.

A scene of busy farming is coming, and it is completely impossible to see that a few days ago, a battle of 100,000 people level took place here.

Zhuge Liang and Pan Jun walked among the rice paddies, looking at the busy Han soldiers in the fields, and saying hello to all the soldiers from time to time.

Zhuge Liang rubbed the seeds of millet and millet in his hands, and thought about it: Longliang is barren, and it is difficult to grow rice fields. Only winter wheat and sorghum (millet) can be rotated. "

As the name suggests, winter wheat is the wheat that survives the winter. It is cultivated in September and December every year and harvested in April and May of the following year.

Liang is also known as millet and millet. Before wheat entered China, millet and millet were the staple food in the north. Later, with the spread of wheat, the status of millet was reduced, and it was cultivated alternately with wheat.Basically, it is sown in May and June every year, and harvested in August and September in the second half of the year.

From the perspective of time, winter wheat, millet, and millet can be planted and harvested in a staggered time, and crop rotation can be implemented.Later, with the introduction of corn to the north, millet and millet were replaced by corn, and they were planted in rotation with winter wheat.

Pan Jun looked at the field with a smile on his face, and said: "I heard from Liang people that the land of black water is still a fertile land. The further north, the more barren, the colder the weather, and the less rain. The army station here is not bad.”

Zhuge Liang nodded in agreement, and said: "You can grow Li in the north. Although the harvest per mu is small, Li is drought-tolerant. It can be sown in all seasons, and it can barely support the army. At that time, the soldiers in the army can also graze cattle and sheep. Although it is not as convenient as in the south, but the combination of meat and food is also good."

Pan Jun stroked his beard jokingly, and said: "The prime minister commanded the army, like the style of the Nanyang Longzhong in the past. At that time, he was farming and studying, and now he is farming and fighting, and he can't leave his hands."

Zhuge Liang smiled, and he couldn't deny it, and said: "The big man is not like rebelling against the Wei Dynasty. Our army is often annoyed by the lack of food and grass when we go out to fight. If we have free time, if we don't farm a little or two, it is so difficult to rely on Yizhou to supply the army. What's more, there are still more than [-] troops at this time, marching north into Liangzhou to attack Zhang He and Yang Fu. If you can't cultivate, it will be difficult to transport food when it is cold!"

Pan Jun nodded slightly, agreeing with Zhuge Liang's remarks.Compared with his cousin Jiang Wan, Pan Jun had more experience, became an official earlier, and experienced more military formations. Especially after the Battle of Yiling, he surrendered to Wu and entered Han, and his identity and status became embarrassing. In the middle of the country, it is mainly to respond to Zhuge Liang's policies, and there are few different opinions.

Suddenly, a Huben Lang stepped forward and whispered: "Prime Minister, there is an old man who asks to see him, but he refuses to say his name, only that he is an old man from Xinye."

"Ok!"

Zhuge Liang was suddenly surprised. Most of the old people in Xinye had already died of illness, and a few of them were also working in Han Dynasty. How could they ask to see him at this time?

"Take it to the government office."

"promise!"

When Zhuge Liang turned to leave, he urged: "Chengming, Liang will go back to the government first, and you will handle the government affairs of the village."

"No!" Pan Jun replied.

……

In the government office, incense is curling up, a plain qin is placed on the case, and the surrounding decorations are simple and simple.

An old man walked into the house, took off the bamboo hat on his head, knelt down by the desk, looked at the books in the house from time to time, and waited for Zhuge Liang's arrival.

Not half a second later, Zhuge Liang came slowly, surrounded by several Hu Benlang guards with swords.

Walking into the house, Zhuge Liang was taken aback when he saw the old man's face, and was a little dazed.

Seeing that it was Zhuge Liang, the old man smiled heartily and said, "Kong Ming, don't you recognize me?"

Zhuge Liang returned to his senses, his expression moved slightly, his lips trembled slightly, and he was about to call out the man's name, but he hesitated for a while, and said: "You wait and step back first."

"No!" Huben Lang closed the door and came out.

When there were only two people in the room, Zhuge Liang's nose turned sour, and he called out, "Brother Yuanzhi!"

Xu Shu nodded and said with a smile, "How can there be a lie, haha!"

"I haven't seen you for more than twenty years, Brother Kong Ming is still in good spirits, still the same as before!"

Zhuge Liang raised his hand to signal, and said quickly: "Brother Yuan Zhi, please take a seat."

When the two sat down, Zhuge Liang pushed the teacup to Xu Shu, and said with emotion: "I haven't seen you for more than twenty years, I wonder how brother Yuan Zhi is doing?"

Xu Shu took the teacup, and said with some emotion: "It's okay, my mother is old, save the pain of running, other things are not as good as the joy in Xinye."

"Yuanzhi was in the state of Wei, how did he get from Luoyang to Gaoping? Could it be that he was on official business?" Zhuge Liang asked curiously.

Xu Shu shook his head and said, "I have resigned from office and went back to seclusion. I came here this time only to see Kong Minger."

Hearing this, Zhuge Liang looked surprised, and said: "This place is thousands of miles away from Luoyang, Yuan Zhi has worked so hard to come all the way!"

Xu Shu showed a slight smile, and said: "I have served Wei for many years, and I still have some connections. This trip came with Cao Wei's food transportation team. The journey was safe and nothing major happened. Besides, there are guards."

Zhuge Liang sipped his teacup lightly, and sighed: "Brother Yuanzhi has a heart. When he first showed up in Longyou, he asked the lowered officials about Brother Yuanzhi. At that time, he heard that Brother Yuanzhi was only the imperial censor, and he felt that Brother Yuanzhi should not be reused. Talented people."

Xu Shu chuckled and said, "Since I left my lord, I became an official in Wei, but I have no desire for fame and wealth in the past. The size of the official position and the rank of the title, after death, are like the past, and I don't miss it anymore."

Zhuge Liang was silent for a while, then slowly said: "Yuan Zhi is open-minded, really has the style of a hermit, bright is hard to compare."

Xu Shu looked at Zhuge Liang, and said with a smile, "It's not that I am open-minded, but that I have nothing to worry about, and Kong Ming has a lot of things in his heart, so he can't leave."

As soon as this remark came out, Zhuge Liang smiled knowingly, and said: "The one who knows the light is only Yuan Zhi!"

Xu Shu picked up the teacup, recalled the past, and said with a smile: "At the beginning, Kong Ming farmed in Longzhong. He often compared Guan Zhong and Le Yi with his own talents. Everyone disagreed, but Shu and Zhouping (Cui Jun) believed in him. After 20 years Seeing it, as expected, governing the country is comparable to Guan Zhong, and military strategy is comparable to Le Yi."

Zhuge Liang laughed, and said disapprovingly: "It was just a joke in the early years. There has been no news from Zhouping for many years, so is there any news from Yuanzhi?"

Xu Shu sighed, and said, "Zhouping and Guangyuan (Shi Tao) are dead, but Gongwei (Meng Jian) ​​is still there. He is currently serving as General Zhengdong, and he is deeply trusted by Emperor Wei."

"The old man has passed away, and we are no longer young. I don't know what to do next after Yuanzhi sees me?" Zhuge Liang asked,

Xu Shu pointed to the bamboo hat on the desk, and said with a smile, "Retire in the mountains and forests, and put your love in the mountains and rivers, and don't hear about world affairs."

Zhuge Liang hesitated for a while, and said: "When you and Xinye wanted to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty together, it would be a pity to go back to the mountains and fields. It would be a pity to revive the Han Dynasty together with Liang. Besides, the country is benevolent and loves the people. Its virtue is not inferior to that of the first emperor, it has the style of Emperor Wen of the former Han Dynasty, and the strategy of Emperor Wu, it is unknown if the great Han will be revived again!"

After finishing speaking, Zhuge Liang looked at Xu Shu expectantly, but Xu Shu did not dare to look at each other and lowered his eyes.

Xu Shu looked at the tea cup in front of him, smiled wryly, and said: "In the past, the concubine left the lord because of his mother, but because of small righteousness, he forgot the great righteousness; although Cao Pi was a man of others, he was promoted to the concubine because of his kindness. Returning to the big man, how will the world treat me, Xu Shu!"

"Besides, when Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor, I, Xu Shu, also had a name on the table. Now that I have returned to the Han, how do the Han scholars think of me? The past is gone, don't think about the past, there are so many talents in the world, and there is no shortage of one person."

Zhuge Liang sighed, and said: "Since that's the case, Liang doesn't want to force it. I hope Brother Yuanzhi is well."

Xu Shu raised his teacup to salute, and said, "Thank you, Brother Kong Ming!"

After taking a sip and putting down the teacup, Xu Shu pondered for a while, and said, "Although I can't serve the great man, I can try to say something for the great man, the disadvantages of Cao Wei's governance."

"The matter of the Great Wei, the censor Zhongcheng, knows it. There are a lot of redundant officials in the Great Wei, and the gentry are rampant. In the officialdom, it is difficult for poor families. The system of farming is almost collapsed. Those who hold official cattle get eight officials. For those who hold private cattle, the officials get seven points, and the scholars get three points. The common people are all delicious, and the hearts of the people are uneasy...”

Xu Shu tapped the table cases, analyzed the shortcomings of Cao Wei's country one by one, and named the strategies that the big man could implement in the future.

"If a big man wants to fight for the world, he needs to accept the hearts of the people and treat the people kindly, as a help. Strictly implement the official system, and recruit talented people into the prefectures and counties to rule the world.... For those who are superior, they need to be diligent and thrifty, and they must not be extravagant. Daxing the palace; The lower ranks need to be diligent, encourage farming, and reward military battles."

"Since then, the national strengths of Han and Wei have ebbed and flowed, and it is not far away for the Han to rule the world!" Xu Shu said in a deep voice.

Zhuge Liang clapped his palms and sighed, and said: "Cai! Although Liang knows the disadvantages of Cao Wei, he is not as deep as Yuan Zhi in explaining them. Liang thank Yuan Zhi here."

Xu Shu smiled softly, and said: "You are just talking about war on paper. For specific things, I hope Kong Ming will do it. The difficulty is so difficult. If the big man wants to dominate the world, he needs to go further."

Zhuge Liang restrained his expression and asked: "Yuan Zhi's words are very true. Dare I ask Yuan Zhi, how can we govern Wei Min?"

Xu Shu pondered for a while, and said: "Could it be that Kong Ming didn't hear what Gaozu did when he entered the Guanzhong, abolished Wei's bad government, imposed light punishments, and encouraged farming. However, the people of different states in Cao Wei need to implement different laws."

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly, and said: "Good, Yuan Zhi is the words of seeking the country, Liang knows it!"

(End of this chapter)