Great Military Division

Chapter 298 Turn over the serf and sing, the average yield per mu is more than two stone!
Sili, Chang'an.

Prime Minister's House.

Snapped!
A pair of fleshy palms slammed the handsome case.

Dong Zhuo was furious, the veins on his forehead popped out, and his eyes stared like bells: "What did you say? Lu Bu actually rejected our invitation, and even offered Li Su to King Hongnong?"

"That's right."

Li Ru's heart skipped a beat, and his body subconsciously shuddered.

This matter is led by him.

but
He couldn't believe it.

Lu Bu, who has always only valued interests and not feelings, was able to be the king of Hongnong and refuse the post of chariot general in Chang'an Hanting.

You must know that General Cheqi is second only to General General Hussar and General Hussar, and above General Wei and Generals Front, Back, Left, and Right.

How could a person like Lu Bu refuse a chariot general?

The most important thing is that Lu Bu has been suspected in Nanyang, and he is not reused at all!
Under such circumstances, Lu Bu was able to refuse such an attractive offer from the Chang'an Hanting for Nanyang Hanting!
Unbelievable!

It's incredible!

He couldn't believe what kind of ecstasy soup King Hongnong had poured into Lu Bu, so that someone like Lu Bu would willingly refuse such a tempting offer.

"Damn!"

Dong Zhuo's anger burst into his throat.

It was also hard for him to imagine such a result, and he asked tentatively, "But what conditions did King Hongnong offer?"

Li Ru shook his head and frowned: "If there are any conditions, Lu Bu was promoted to be the leader of the wolf cavalry afterwards, and he was in charge of the eight thousand elite wolf cavalry."

That's right!

In Li Ru's eyes, such a condition is not attractive at all.

After all, under Dong Zhuo's command, Lu Bu had [-] wolf riders, which is equivalent to no improvement at all. He just changed from Dong Zhuo to King Hongnong, without any improvement.

In comparison, isn't the post of chariot general good?
This is clearly a world of difference!
good or not?
Li Ru couldn't imagine why Lu Bu could refuse such a temptation and be willing to become a sharp knife in the hands of King Hongnong.

"Wolf riding master?"

Dong Zhuo was stunned on the spot when he heard the words, his eyes were full of astonishment, it seemed that even he himself couldn't believe that Lu Bu would give up his position as a chariot general just because he was a wolf cavalry general.

Is this Nima still Lu Bu?

"kindness."

However, Li Ru nodded his head heavily, completely shattering the last trace of doubt in Dong Zhuo's heart: "It is indeed just the leader of the Wolf Rider, and it is generally the same as when he was under the prime minister's account."

"But you're a Marquis?"

Dong Zhuo was obviously not reconciled, and asked tentatively.

It was really hard for him to accept the result of such an insult.

Doesn't this prove that he is far inferior to King Hongnong?Otherwise, how could Lu Bu do this!
"no!"

Li Ru shook his head again.

"Sure?"

Dong Zhuo couldn't believe it.

"kindness."

Li Ru was extremely sure: "Really not!"

Dong Zhuo was furious, and immediately burst into foul language: "Fuck! Lu Bu is a thief, you are too bullying!"

Li Ru was timid and dared not speak. After a long pause, he finally said in relief: "Prime Minister calm down, don't be angry."

Dong Zhuo clenched his fists tightly, as if he wished he could not crush the air, and then asked: "Li Su has been handed over to King Hongnong, shouldn't our assassination in Nanyang be exposed?"

"Yes."

Li Ru's throat rolled, and he nodded with difficulty: "It really exposed a lot."

Dong Zhuo held back his anger: "How many people died?"

"Statistics are."

Li Ru didn't dare to tell the truth, so he could only vaguely say: "There are almost a hundred people."

Dong Zhuo's eyes widened, the size of a cow's egg: "What? More than a hundred people? Doesn't this mean that most of the rapes committed in the direction of Nanyang were removed by King Hongnong?"

Li Ru nodded slowly, but the actual number of casualties was far greater than a hundred people: "Don't worry, Prime Minister. Although the losses were heavy, most of them were relatively low-level assassinations. Some one-way assassinations are still in operation."

"we."

Li Ru himself felt a little ridiculous when he said this: "There should be a chance to build an assassination organization. You give your subordinates a year to guarantee that it will return to the current level, or even better than before."

Dong Zhuo sighed, with a slightly helpless expression.

After many battles and blows, his psychological endurance has improved significantly: "I will leave this matter to you, but now that King Hongnong is developing rapidly, the most urgent thing is to think of a way to check and balance."

"Do you understand?"

"clear."

Li Ru nodded affirmatively, and said with a bow: "Prime Minister, don't worry, according to the information, Yuan Shu has roughly completed the suppression of the Yellow Turbans in Gepi, and the number of troops has expanded to 5."

"If this subordinate's guess is correct, after Yuan Shu rests for a while, he will launch another attack on Yingchuan, and this time's counterattack is bound to be far better than before."

Dong Zhuo frowned: "Yuan Shu? Can he do it?"

Li Ru naturally understood Dong Zhuo's meaning: "This subordinate thinks it shouldn't be too bad!"

"Oh?"

Dong Zhuo asked curiously, "How?"

Li Ru thought for a moment, and organized his words a little: "First, Yuan Shu expanded his troops, but Cao Cao did not recruit troops. The two sides are far apart in terms of strength."

"Secondly, King Hongnong's order of kindness has had a great impact. A large number of refugees from Runan and Chenliu migrated to Yingchuan. For Yuan Shu and Zhang Miao, this is tantamount to drawing fire from the bottom of the pot. They will never sit idly by. .”

"Thirdly, Yuan Shu and Zhang Miao have communicated frequently recently, presumably they are discussing a joint attack. If they reach an agreement, they will definitely attack Yingchuan again."

"My subordinates heard that Zhang Miao promoted a fierce general named Dian Wei. This man is good at wielding a pair of short-handled iron halberds. He once chased a tiger across a ravine. He is invincible and brave, no less brave than Lu Bu."

"At first."

Speaking of this, Li Ru's expression softened a little: "When Xia Houyuan led his troops to chase and kill Zhang Miao, he almost died at his hands, and hundreds of elites were beheaded by one of them. An army of soldiers and horses will be eaten by them all.”

"Prime Minister!"

Li Ru bowed his hands solemnly: "Yuan Shu has soldiers, Zhang Miao has generals, the two join hands, how can Cao Cao stop them? This battle is bound to enter Yingchuan and give King Hongnong a blow."

Dong Zhuo's expression remained calm, as if he had no hope for this: "I hope Yuan Shu and Zhang Miao can learn their lesson, and don't waste this god-given opportunity like last time."

Li Ru didn't know that Yuan Shu and Zhang Miao were definitely not outstanding people, but he had no choice but to rely on them: "Prime Minister, don't worry, if Yuan Shu and Zhang Miao can join hands to attack Cao Cao this time, it will have a miraculous effect."

"okay."

Dong Zhuo waved his hand and dismissed it dismissively: "Anyway, they are just delaying the time. After I have mastered Xiliang Xiaoqi, it doesn't matter if I don't have the help of Yuan Shu and Zhang Miao."

Li Ru was silent, speechless.

******
Time flies, the sun and the moon are like shuttles.

in a blink.

It is already a fruitful golden autumn.

When the rice is ripe, Nanyang is boiling.

Farmers hold the sickles issued by the government and shuttle back and forth between the ridges of the fields. There are busy people everywhere. Even children follow behind the adults, humming nursery rhymes while picking ears of rice:

"Golden wind blows, wheat sways;"

"Sweat dripping, sickle flying."

"Grandpa smiled, his beard curled up;"

"Family, come on stage together."

"From now on, there will be no shortage of food;"

"Harvest song, full of hills."

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On the edge of the field ridge.

In a jeweled carriage, Liu Bian listened to the nursery rhymes and slowly lowered the curtains, feeling extremely satisfied, as if the happy smile on the child's face and the sweet singing were the greatest compliments to him.

At the same time, netizens in the live broadcast room are also full of memories:

"More than 20 years ago, I was like them, waving a sickle in the farmland."

"I also think of the scene when I was young, gleaning ears of wheat following an adult's ass."

"Forgive me for having low tears, this scene is really touching."

"Master Bian, this is even more touching than you winning a battle."

"The country is based on the people, and the people depend on food! Now I really understand the meaning of it."

"It doesn't get any happier than that."

"Yes! Master Bian, come on."

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Before crossing, Liu Bian also lived in the countryside. His family had eight acres of land, growing all kinds of fruits and vegetables, as well as corn, wheat and other crops. He felt the joy of farmers when they harvested.

The moment he put down the car curtain, he couldn't hold it back any longer. Two lines of hot tears burst out of his eyes. His mind was filled with the scenes of working in the fields with his mother when he was young. Before he waved the sickle twice, he began to cry out tiredness and pain. However, his mother always taught him at this time, he must study hard, so that he will not suffer from the pain of "facing the loess and turning his back to the sky" in the future.

but
Now that he graduated from university, before he had time to be filial to his parents, he traveled to the parallel space of Han Dynasty and became the emperor of the Han people:

"teacher"

Liu Bian's voice was a little sobbing, and the tears couldn't stop flowing: "I miss my parents, are they okay?"

The voice of the Military Division Alliance immediately sounded: "Child."

Liu Bian's voice was a little hoarse: "Mom?"

"Hmm, yes."

"Mom, how could you?"

"The staff connected on-site and let me occupy the account of the Military Division Alliance to chat with you."

"Mom, I miss you, really miss you."

"Mom knows! Mom misses you too. You should have a good rest over there. Don't always stay up late. Even if you are busy, you have to eat. And try not to go to the battlefield. Mom is scared every time she looks at it. , Be sure to bring Shi A and Zhu Tong with you, and bring more guards, safety is the most important thing."

"Mom~~~"

"Get up, let me say a few words to my son! Son, you must be well over there. You don't need to worry about it at home. Everyone cares about us! You should consult experts more, and you must not You can't act on your own will, you can't take risks, you have to make decisions for us common people, and be a good emperor, understand?"

"Well, I know, Dad!"

"What are you talking about, or I said it."

"I have one last sentence, son, when will you and Tang Ji have a child? Although you follow the screen, it will always be my grandson. This is also a big deal, understand?"

"Dad~~~ What are you talking about, I am only 15 years old this year, and Tang Ji is only 14 years old."

"You have to do as the Romans do, do you understand?"

Puchi!

Liu Bian laughed out of embarrassment.

Outside the carriage, Zhu Tong's voice sounded: "Your Majesty, Xun Lingjun is back."

Liu Bian hurriedly cleared up his mood, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeves, and thought: "Mom and Dad, I have to get busy first, you are well at home, maybe I can travel back in the future, and I will honor you at that time."

"Well, you are busy."

Immediately.

Liu Bian waved his hand: "Let Wen Ruo get in the car."

Zhu Tong said softly, "Here."

Soon.

Xun Yu got into the carriage and saluted, "Your Majesty."

Liu Bian waved his hand to signal him to sit down: "How is the harvest this year?"

Xun Yu nodded: "Very good! Judging from the current feedback data, the yield per mu is more than two stones, and even some fields can reach about two and a half stones per mu."

The average yield per mu in the late Han Dynasty was about one and a half stones. If the yield per mu in Nanyang could reach two stones, that would be an increase of 33.3%, which was slightly higher than the expectations of experts.

Although it is still far from the astonishing per-mu yield of hybrid rice, it has already greatly improved compared to the average level in the late Han Dynasty.

Regarding this result, Liu Bian held a positive attitude: "It's not bad, it's slightly better than I expected, which proves that we haven't worked in vain for half a year, and the effort is directly proportional to the harvest."

When the experts chose to attack the Nanyang family, they mainly based on the size of the family.

The Kong family has quite a lot of land in Nanyang, and their family assets exceed 10 million. In addition to some fields such as the Deng family and the Yin family, as long as the production can be increased by about [-]%, they can maintain the normal operation of the Nanyang Hanting.

Increase production by about 20%, and you can spend in other directions, such as mining, a large number of equipment updates, technology research and development, and year-end benefits for civil servants and generals.

Now, if the yield per mu can really reach two shi, an increase of more than 30%, the operation of Nanyang Hanting can be guaranteed, and even if it turns against the Deng family and the Yin family at this time, it can still barely maintain its operation.

this means
In just the first year, Liu Bian relied on the income from the public land to achieve the goal of getting rid of the aristocratic family and becoming independent. Although he barely maintained the operation, its meaning was completely different.

The economic base determines the superstructure, and only when we are truly independent can we harden our waists, have the right to speak, and be able to wrestle with the world's aristocratic families.

of course!

Liu Bian would not be so impulsive.

At present, he only has the foundation of self-determination, but it is absolutely impossible to really tear his skin against the world's aristocratic family and face its powerful power alone.

"Yes."

Xun Yu was filled with emotion, and said with a beard: "Your Majesty, according to the current feedback, we should build two more granaries. Otherwise, if we collect the grain, there will be no place to store it."

"kindness."

Liu Bian nodded affirmatively: "I'll leave this matter to you. If you build two more granaries, next year's harvest will definitely be bigger. It's better to be prepared than to be busy next year."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, just leave it to the humble minister."

With a bumper harvest of grain, Xun Yu was more motivated. He agreed wholeheartedly and made it a top priority: "We can build more granaries so that we can confuse Dong Zhuo in Chang'an and let him know that we won't worry about food at all."

"Makes sense."

Liu Bian's eyes lit up, and he nodded slowly: "This is a good idea."

Xun Yu smiled lightly: "Although Feng Xiao has eradicated most of the assassins, Chang'an will definitely not let it go. If this is the case, then we have to let him have a good time. It is absolutely impossible to use food to balance us."

"Oh, right."

Liu Bian suddenly heard something: "How is the tax collection going?"

Xun Yu twisted his beard and said: "Zijing hasn't given any feedback yet, but judging from the current situation, the aristocratic families are more resistant, especially the wealthy families in the counties. They have no harvest for a year, but they have to face hundreds, even thousands of stones. There are many complaints in my heart."

"But please rest assured, Your Majesty."

Xun Yu said with certainty and affirmation: "As long as the Deng family, the Yin family and other aristocratic families pay taxes and rations, the rest of the wealthy families will not be able to make waves at all."

"Humph."

Liu Bian snorted lightly.

He had already expected this to be the case: "Normal, if you don't cut them some flesh, they will never know the pain. You have to let them suffer a little bit first, otherwise you won't be able to make a move later."

At this point, Xun Yu was aware of His Majesty's plan, and asked tentatively, "Is Your Majesty going to take over all the abandoned land of the wealthy family?"

"Of course!"

Liu Bian said with absolute certainty: "With our current arable land, at best we can barely maintain the operation of the court. In the future, there will be more and more officials, and there will be more killings and wars. There is simply not enough arable land."

"But Your Majesty."

Xun Yu pondered for a moment, and confessed all his scruples: "Although the price of cultivated land continues to plummet, it may be difficult for the rich to contribute all their land."

"Even if the imperial court makes a secret move, I'm afraid it can't be hidden from these wealthy families. Once they know that the imperial court is buying farmland, it may arouse their dissatisfaction."

"Although."

Speaking of this, Xun Yu reminded: "Your Majesty can use force to suppress it, but once this matter is spread to other states and counties, I am afraid that it will cause the fear of other aristocratic families. If they are united, they will still be a force that cannot be underestimated. "

How could Liu Bian not know this point.

"Wen Ruo don't worry."

With an alliance of expert military advisers, Liu Bian is naturally full of confidence: "I have a way to make them willingly hand over the cultivated land, there will be absolutely no problem."

"Oh?"

Xun Yu couldn't help but be amazed: "Your Majesty can make the rich family voluntarily hand over their cultivated land?"

Liu Bian nodded with great certainty: "The prosperity of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit. As long as you can grasp the essence of the word 'profit', there will naturally be countless ways."

"Your Majesty is wise."

Xun Yu knew the emperor's character.

Since it is clearly said that there is a way, it is natural that there is a way.

Xun Yu would not ask too many questions, if His Majesty the Emperor wanted to say something, he would naturally say it, if he doesn't say it now, it proves that the time is not enough.

Liu Bian said softly: "Let's go, go back to the palace."

Xun Yu responded, "Here."

next second.

The carriage started and went straight to Wancheng.

"Oh yes, Wen Ruo."

"exist."

"Remember to let Zaoyi do a good job in the aftermath of the plowing, so that he can start working as quickly as possible when the next spring plows."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, everything has been arranged."

"it is good!"

*****
Yingchuan, Xu County.

Cao's army camp.

Central Army, big tent.

Before the sand table.

Cao Cao was staring at the canine-toothed forces above: "Yuan Shu sent another [-] troops to Zhaoling, and his intention to attack Yan County is obvious. I don't know how Zhongde thinks about it?"

"Eighty percent of it is fake."

Cheng Li gave the answer without hesitation: "The Art of War says: If you can, you can show that you can't, and if you use it, you can show that you don't use it! Yuan Shu sent a large number of troops to Zhaoling at this time, which proves that their goal is definitely not Yan County."

"kindness."

Cao Cao nodded, expressing his deep agreement: "Yuan Shu thinks that the matter between himself and Zhang Miao is very secret, but in fact, His Majesty has already known about it, and now we are acting it out."

"Humph!"

Snort softly.

Cao Cao didn't take Yuan Shu seriously at all: "It's a pity, Yuan Shu is very suitable to be a dandy, but he is far from us when he is a lord."

"Zhongde!"

Cao Cao didn't hide it, and said directly: "I intend to transfer Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan to Xinji to assist Cao Ren in stationing this county. What do you think?"

Yuan Shu's real goal is definitely not Yan County, so for the same reason, Zhang Miao's goal will not be Yanling, and the only one that can become their common goal is Xinji, which is the closest to Chen Liu and Chen Jun.

"can!"

Cheng Li affirmed this: "However, General, we must act secretly, travel day and night, and hide our whereabouts. Otherwise, once Yuan Shu finds out, things may not go well."

"kindness."

Cao Cao took it very seriously: "Don't worry, I know it well."

Cheng Li sighed: "The only pity is that we are short of troops, we have enough defense, but not enough offense. Otherwise, we can take this opportunity to break into Runan by smashing Yuan Shu's attack."

Cao Cao suddenly raised his head and smiled calmly: "Zhongde, there is something I have been forgetting to tell you."

Cheng Li frowned: "Oh? What's the matter?"

"Actually, our soldiers and horses are far more than these people on the surface. Li Min, the governor of Yingchuan County, took advantage of farming to form a field army in various places. Our army is responsible for training and has already gained [-] soldiers."

"what?"

Cheng Li was taken aback for a moment: "Really?"

Cao Cao nodded affirmatively: "Since you were still in the future when you made the plan, I haven't mentioned it to you. I hope Zhongde will forgive me."

"where."

Cheng Li hurriedly cupped his hands and cupped his fists: "Those who are good at fighting should first be good at hiding soldiers. Even I don't know. Yuan Shu must not know. General, you have done a very good job."

"but."

Cheng Li frowned and asked tentatively, "Does Your Majesty know about this?"

Cao Cao naturally knew what Cheng Li was worried about: "Don't worry, this matter was ordered by His Majesty."

Cheng Li heaved a sigh of relief, he understood it, and at the same time he became more curious: "Could it be that Your Majesty is already planning to attack Yuan Shu?"

Cao Cao nodded: "After Yuan Shu and Zhang Miao attacked Yingchuan, His Majesty sent me a personal letter, instructing me to secretly raise troops and horses, and be ready to attack at any time upon the imperial court's order."

"Your Majesty is really very human."

Cheng Lidun was amazed and admired so much.

You must know that at the beginning, it was only the beginning of farming, and the next strategy was already considered. What kind of planning power is needed to deploy to this level in advance.

"But the general."

Cheng Li frowned, and asked curiously: "It's autumn harvest now, will His Majesty's order come?"

Cao Cao nodded affirmatively: "Don't worry, Nanyang has a good harvest, with an average yield of two stones per mu, plus the tax and food from the big families, it is enough to support us in the war."

"Believe me!"

Cao Cao's eyes sparkled: "Your Majesty's edict will come soon!"

"Report—!"

At this moment, there was a long report from outside the tent.

Cao Cao looked up.

However, a soldier broke into the tent, bowed his body and cupped his hands: "General, there are two people outside the tent, who claim to be Liu Ye from Qiqiao Pavilion of the imperial court, and Gao Shun who was trapped in the camp, and said they have something to see."

Cao Cao frowned: "Kit Kat Pavilion Liu Ye?"

The soldier nodded: "That's right!"

"Quick! Let them in."

"Here!"

　Cheeky begging for votes!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)