Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 448 Era Notes
In October, the cold dew followed the frost, and the autumn harvest and autumn planting were busy.

This is the formula for busy farming in October of the Gregorian calendar in later generations. Counting the days of the lunar calendar, it is now the time of autumn harvest and autumn planting in Youzhou.

After Yuan Xi met with the female family members in the mansion, he also had no face to face Mrs. Ma, so he went out of the mansion to find Chen Gui to discuss the busy farming in Zhuo County.

Chen Gui listened to Yuan Xi talking about the locusts, thought for a while, then nodded and said: "My lord reminded me well, there is indeed such a hidden danger, and I have to guard against it."

"The method I can think of right now is to plow the ground deeply when farming, and at the same time put chickens, ducks and other birds in the field, and eat as much as possible of the locust eggs buried in it."

Yuan Xi also felt that this method was feasible, so he said, "Everything is up to you, Mister."

Chen Gui thought for a while and said, "These days, Beixincheng has accepted thousands of soldiers from Heishan. It is said that what kind of labor education do you want them to do?"

"With all due respect, isn't this a slave?"

"This will only stimulate their resistance, will it really convince them?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "Of course it's different."

"Reeducation through labor means doing labor and transforming people's hearts."

"Only by guiding them to experience the initial hard work and reflect on the mistakes they made from their own standpoint will they wake up to what to do and finally prompt them to change."

"If you only start with labor and don't care what they think, they will still become bandits in the future."

Chen Gui understood half of what he heard, and said with a chuckle: "The old man is indeed old, and he doesn't quite understand the young master's thoughts, but the old man is waiting and seeing, after all, what the final result will be, you have to see it with your own eyes to be true."

Yuan Xi laughed, "Sir, you are right, the world changes with time, and everything will come to light."

He knew very well that an old man like Chen Gui, who came from a noble family, possessed a wealth of knowledge, but his world view had already been formed, and it was extremely difficult to change his view.

However, Yuan Xi didn't expect too much at first, gentlemen are harmonious but different, as long as Chen Gui can display his own value, it is enough for Yuan Xi.

After all, Yuan Xi's thoughts are too strong in this era, and it is even more difficult to find like-minded bosom friends. If someone can understand a little part of his thoughts, it will be enough to become his right-hand man.

From this point of view, Yuan Xi's male advisers and generals may not understand and support Yuan Xi as well as the women around Yuan Xi.

Whether it is Jushou Guo Jia or Zhao Yuntai Shici, although their loyalty to Yuan Xi is unquestionable, their starting point is still based on Confucianism, the righteousness of the way of monarch and ministers, and their own beliefs.

Their thoughts are also mixed with the thoughts of emperors and ministers, making contributions, leaving a name in history, and enshrining their wives and children. This is also human nature. After all, these are the mainstream thoughts and concepts of this era.

Yuan Xi is also very smart not to touch their bottom line, but try to find the common ground between himself and them, and use his common goal with them to inspire everyone to move towards the same goal.

This is also the way for monarchs and ministers to get along with each other. People are selfish and have their own pursuits. Although it is said that the ruler wants his ministers to die and the ministers have to die, is the minister really willing to die?

Therefore, Yanzi proposed that if a gentleman has the way, his ministers can assist him, but if the king has no way, his ministers do not need to assist him.

Zhao Yun is a typical example of being dependent but not blindly following orders and not doing evil.

And the more radical one is Zhang Jiao. The imperial court had no way, so they changed the world and changed the world. Although they died without regrets, this is the spirit of resistance rooted in the long years of the Chinese nation since the events of Chen Sheng and Wu Guangqi.

For thousands of years, the Chinese people have never been afraid of the gods of heaven and earth. If the sky is unfair, people will turn against it. If the sky is unfair, people will change it, let alone the emperor?
Therefore, Yuan Xi understands that his subordinates also have their own ideas, and that he and them have achieved each other, but Yuan Xi did not give much hope to how much they can really understand him. Even Qu Yi and Zhao Yun actually have a lot of respect for him How to do it, you can't fully understand it?
But this is relative to men, women are a little different.

The orientation of women in this era has gradually started to regard the husband as the most important thing, and the husband decides foreign affairs with one word. Therefore, whether it is Zhen Mi, Cai Zhaoji, Cao Xian to Lu Lingqi, after following Yuan Xi, Yuan Xi's thoughts, Almost unconditional support.

This is the limitation of this era, but it may be the most suitable for this era. Under the guidance of this kind of thinking, Yuan Xi can gain the trust of all women, even blind followers, so that he can support him from all aspects .

Yuan Xi does not plan to change this situation for the time being, but he thinks that women in this era are much cuter than later generations.

This is not to say that these women are mindless puppets, on the contrary, they understand Yuan Xi's intentions better than Yuan Xi's subordinates, because their honor and disgrace are tied to Yuan Xi's body, and the starting point of their natural thinking is also highly consistent with Yuan Xi's.

This seemingly independent idea is an important link that maintains the family and society in this era. Although it also has a blind obedience side, it is much better than some blindly contrarians in later generations.

Yuan Xi really wanted to return to Jicheng, but at least until the end of the autumn harvest, he could only stay in Beixin City temporarily.

The first step in the transformation of thousands of Black Mountain troops this time is to participate in the autumn harvest and autumn planting. Because of the large number of people, it is easy to make troubles, so Yuan Xizuo needs to keep an eye on the whole process.

If this method can be tested successfully and these thieves can be transformed into normal people, this kind of experience can be fully implemented in the future, which can be regarded as a matter of great benefit.

Otherwise, if there is a natural or man-made disaster, these people will still become rogues who rob their homes and bring disaster to the village.

Yuan Xi called everyone together and discussed for several days before he made arrangements for the things that Youzhou should do in the near future.

Yan Rou has also recruited troops back. Some of his Wuhuan Iron Cavalry will be stationed in Daijun to participate in the autumn plowing and planting at the same time, and then guide the border residents in Daijun to half-plow and half-grazing, which can effectively reduce the resistance to the ice age. Risk of pasture deficiency.

Zhao Yun rushed to Jicheng after reorganizing his troops. While arranging autumn farming in Youzhou, he led his troops to Yuyang, expanded to Youbeiping and Liaoxi County in the east, and then relied on the Great Wall to establish a defense line for camps. Degree of family contact.

This was Yuan Xi's deliberate delegation of authority to Zhao Yun. After all, Yuan Xi's strategy would focus on Xuzhou in the next two years, and among his subordinates, only Zhao Yun was able to take charge of Youzhou.

Although Zhao Yun can't say that he is far superior to others in everything he does, he has a great advantage, that is, he has a good grasp of how to deal with others. This will be very important in the subsequent negotiations with various forces, especially the Gongsundu family. .

The Gongsundu family is very powerful in Liaodong. With Yuan Xi's current strength, if there is a conflict or even a war with him, he will be dragged into the quagmire. The gain is not worth the loss.

Gongsun Du was born in Liaodong. He used to be Shang Shulang and governor of Jizhou.

His personal ability can be said to be quite good. After he took office, he recruited talents and reused exiles. During this period, the central plains were in chaos.

Some famous people from Shandong, such as Guoyuan, Bingyuan, Guan Ning, and Wang Lie, all came across the sea. Gongsundu's men were full of talents, and when his power was at its peak, Liaoxi and Liaodong belonged to the country, Xuantu, Liaodong, and Lelang. hand.

However, the countries of the Hu nationality, such as Goguryeo, Woju, and Mahan, were suppressed by him and lingering on their last legs. In this regard, Yuan Xi still admired him very much.

It can be said that half of Youzhou now belongs to Yuan Xi, and the other half belongs to Gongsun Du. Yuan Xi has always believed in the internal resolution of the internal conflicts of the great Han.

Now in the western half of Youzhou, with Tian Yu, Yan Rou, and Wuhuan Xianbei, the auxiliary officials, and the equal and friendly ethnic policy, the situation of Hu and Han living together tends to be stable, but in the eastern half, the situation is extremely complicated.

In addition to Gongsun Du, there was Shanyu Tadun, who commanded hundreds of thousands of Wuhuan people living in and outside the pass, and outside the pass there were Dongxi Xianbei.

In the east and south of Lelang County, there are the countries of Korea.

Woju on the east side of Goguryeo is under the jurisdiction of the Liaodong vassal state.

The four counties in Liaodong became the later Weiman Dynasty, which was controlled by Gongsun Du.

Since the kings of Chenhan and Byeonhan were both appointed by the king of Mahan, Sanhan was referred to as Han, and was once under the jurisdiction of Lelang County of the Han Dynasty.

On Dokdo Island at the southwest end, Zhouhu lived, and their habits were similar to those of Xianbei.

At this time, most of the ethnic groups in the Korean peninsula were still in the transitional stage from the tribal period to the state period, except for the counties and counties of the Han Dynasty. Moreover, from the perspective of race, no matter whether it was the Jizi Korea in the past from the Shang Dynasty or the establishment of refugees from the Qin Dynasty The Mahan in Mahan has been a Chinese territory since ancient times.

Thinking of this, Yuan Xi cursed inwardly. The later generation Sima Yi not only wiped out the Gongsun family, but also killed most of the local people. The remaining people moved back to the mainland, which is tantamount to giving up Liaodong directly. They entered and established a dynasty that shouldn't belong to them, which makes people angry!
But since I am in Youzhou, I will not let this kind of thing happen again. The cars are on the same track, the books are the same, as long as they accept the same Chinese culture, they will be a family sooner or later.

But if someone tried to dare to create another language and condoned the splitting, Yuan Xi didn't mind killing people.

Yuan Xi knew that the affairs of the Gongsundu family could not be rushed, and it would take more than ten years, or even longer, to completely pacify Youzhou by himself, but it was worth it.

Because once the Korean peninsula is occupied, it will truly have a springboard for sailing expansion.

Before that, he had to discuss with Jushou Guo Jia how to make use of the relationship between Gongsun Du and Shan Yu Ta Dun so that the two sides could restrain each other.

After all, Yuan Xi now has a great reliance on Liu Xie, and as one of the heroes who flattered Liu Xie, Yuan Xi can still win a lot of fame for the two.

Thinking of this, Yuan Xi called Yan Rou, took out the special products of Youzhou tributed by the people in the north, and sent someone to send it to Liu Xie.

Boxes of furs and herbs, wild game weapons and quilts were loaded into the cart, supplemented by excellent Youzhou specialty horses, which were so valuable that even Yuan Xi felt a little heartbroken.

However, if you can't bear the child, you can't use the wolf, and the most important horse weapon among these things will probably fall into the hands of your father-in-law.

(End of this chapter)