Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Lu Bu was mistaken for his father-in-law

Chapter 16 A Rare Wizard in a Century

"In a short period of time. How long does it mean?"

Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, thinking that Lin Mo's so-called big gift should be some kind of policy clause governing the state and county, so he didn't think about it.

"One year."

Lu Bu was stunned by the word "calm and breezy", holding his wine bowl empty.

After a long while, Lu Bu asked with half sarcasm and half confirmation: "Do you know what you are talking about?"

There used to be more than 130 million people in the three counties, but now there are less than [-] people left.

Of course Cao Cao couldn't kill a million people, but because of his massacre of the city, the people ran away, and the aristocratic family took in the serfs, which directly caused the situation of empty cities in the three counties.

And if you want such an empty city to return to its most glorious time, it will be impossible to do it in ten or even twenty years.

Seeing that Lu Bu didn't believe it, Lin Mo took out two silk cloths from his bosom even if he wanted to prove himself.

Suddenly thinking about the horseshoe again, Lin Mo smiled cheaply and said, "It's okay, it's okay, you will naturally believe me when you meet Cao Cao."

You boy!
Lu Bu put down the wine bowl heavily, the wine splashed everywhere, and stared at Lin Mo like a falcon.

Such a powerful aura, just a glance is enough to make Lin Mo feel unspeakable palpitations.

How did he know that the father-in-law in front of him was Lu Bu, a flying general with countless dead souls under his command.

"Yunwen, I am just such a daughter. If you marry her, we will be a family. In the future, everything about me will belong to you." Lu Bu, who saw Lin Mo being frightened into a quail, lost his temper again.

Having said that, Lin Mo felt that he had done something wrong and made the father-in-law feel cold, so he immediately took out the silk cloth.

"What is this thing? It looks like a fish bone."

Lu Bu looked at the design drawing on the silk cloth, and couldn't even tell the top from the bottom, "And this one, is this a plow? Why is the balance for tying the ox missing?"

Of course, Quyuanli, Linmo, which is necessary for travelers, will not be left behind.

As for the second item, it can actually be regarded as a product of this era, the keel waterwheel invented by Ma Jun, but there is a high probability that Ma Jun will still be playing with mud at Fufeng.

Lin Mo didn't show off the mystery, and introduced the functions of Quyuanli and the keel waterwheel one by one.

Lu Bu's expression was changing visible to the naked eye, first he frowned, then widened his eyes, and finally became suspicious.

"Yunwen, you said that this Quyuanli only needs one cow and one person, and it can turn and sow seeds at the same time?"

Lu Bu had plowed the fields when he was young, so he was even more shocked.

The centuries-old farming method of two oxen and two oxen requires three people to work hard at the same time.

However, with the appearance of Qu Yuanli, it became one cow and one person, and the investment was greatly reduced, and the efficiency was at least ten times higher.

"In addition, this keel waterwheel can irrigate dozens of acres of fields with only one person stepping on it?"

Simply incredible.
Lu Bu's mouth is big enough to put an egg in.

This kind of artifact is enough to subvert his cognition.

"Most of the land annexed by the aristocratic families is in the inner city, or the edge of the city. They are not interested in the land further away. In addition, Cao Cao's massacre of the city caused the people to flee, and many lands have become barren fields without owners. "

Lin Mo didn't care that Lu Bu hadn't recovered from the shock, and said directly: "At this time, as long as the imperial court integrates these lands and leases them to the people, of course, the premise is that they use Quyuanli and keel water car, so as to ensure that they have a way to survive."

Lin Mo wanted to talk about allocating the land to the common people, but he felt that the imperial court certainly did not have such a big structure. It should be easier for Mr. Yue Zhang to understand when it comes to leasing.

"Although this idea is very good, the land of the three counties is already an empty city. How can there be so many people farming?" Lu Bu asked suspiciously.

"This requires a policy of benefiting farmers. What if the imperial court declares that the people farming in the three counties will be exempted from tax for three years? Then the people in the surrounding counties will want to return to the three counties, and even the serfs raised by powerful families will get rid of it."

The population of the late Han Dynasty recorded in later generations is inaccurate, and it can even be said that the error is about double.

Because the imperial household register at that time was only for the registration of the refugees, there was no way to register the serfs who were kept in captivity by the family.

And because the number of land mergers is increasing, the number of serfs raised by aristocratic families will naturally increase, which makes later generations always feel that the population of the late Han Dynasty was pitifully small.

In fact, there are at least 40 to [-] people in the three counties now, but most of them are hidden in the mansion by the powerful families, and the court has no way to count them.

Seeing Lin Mo's serious face, Lu Bu laughed dumbfounded, "Tax exemption? The imperial court is not so kind."

"That's right, that's because they haven't calculated the account."

Lin Mo sat up straight and looked at Lu Bu, "The imperial court can build enough curved plows and keel waterwheels, which can stabilize people's livelihood and collect rent at the same time. In addition to the land lease fee, it will not be less than taxes."

Lu Bu rubbed his temples, frowning.

Lin Mo said a lot just now, and he needs time to digest.

The tax-free policy attracted people living in hardships in nearby states and counties to the land of the three counties, and then used Quyuan plows and keel waterwheels to help them open up wasteland and resume farming, so that their harvests were guaranteed.

With such superior conditions, I am afraid that it will not take a year for the land of three counties to restore its previous grandeur.

And I collected the rental fee from it. If Yunwen did not miscalculate the account, the rental fee should be about the same as the previous tax.

After clearing up the messy clues, Lu Bu exclaimed: "Your boy is also considered a rare genius in a century, and you can give me a lot of insight every time."

From the quyuanli, the keel waterwheel and the tax exemption policy, the two complement each other to save the already withered three counties. It has to be said that it is a coup.

But having said that, it cost a lot of money to build a large number of Quyuanli and keel waterwheels in the early stage. Now that they are poor, they have to find a way.

"My lord Yuezhang is absurd."

Lin Mo chuckled, and then asked: "So, Mr. Yue Zhang, let's go to Cao Cao?"

puff~
Among them, Lu Bu fell off the small bench designed by Lin Mo.

"Let me think about it again."

"You want to return to thinking, why did you take my blueprint away?"

"Such an important thing, of course I will keep it safe, we are a family."

Lin Mo felt that he had been robbed, but when he thought of his only child, he felt that there was nothing inappropriate.

Anyway, in the end, it's all mine.

"How about your martial arts, I want to test you."

Lu Bu changed the subject, making Lin Mo a little embarrassed, "My son-in-law doesn't understand martial arts."

"How about that?"

Your father-in-law is number one in the world, I don't allow you to be ignorant of martial arts, "I'll send someone over to teach you in two days, it's okay if you don't know martial arts at all."

"That's no need, I'm good at guarding martial arts, I can learn from him." Lin Mo pouted towards Xu Sheng who was leaning on the pillar outside the door.

"Don't be lazy. I'm going to test you after a while. If you want to go back to Wen County, you must at least have the means to protect yourself." Lu Bu instructed, then waved and left.

Still have to learn martial arts.
Lin Mo was in a bit of trouble. He was not very interested in dancing with knives and guns.

However, what my father-in-law said is also reasonable. Now that the princes are fighting and bandits are rampant, at least they must have the ability to protect themselves.

"Wen Xiang!"

"My lord, who do you want to hit?" Xu Sheng heard the murderous intent in his words, and felt that he had finally come to life.

"Hit my father-in-law, do you want to?" Lin Mo gave him an angry look.

"Is that bad?"

Seriously, Lin Mo sighed helplessly, "Aren't you idle and bored, teach me a few ways to protect myself."

"can."

Xu Sheng agreed happily, and then said, "I'll go out and buy a knife for you."

(End of this chapter)