The Necromancer of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 38

When Yuan Xu and his party arrived in Taiyuan, Gao Gan personally greeted them outside the city gate.

During the Battle of Guandu, Gao Gan did not directly participate in the battle, but only provided grain, grass and soldiers to the Yuan family.

Yuan Shao discussed counterattacking Cao Cao, but he did not invite him to Yecheng.

It was the first time for Yuan Xu, who traveled to this era, to see him.

Seeing Yuan Xu from a distance, Gao Gan came up to meet him.

He cupped his hands and saluted: "I can wait until Xianxin!"

"Cousin!" Yuan Xu replied, "I'm here to work in Taiyuan, so I should go to see him, why do I go out of the city to meet him in person?" "

"We haven't seen each other for a long time, out of love and reason, we should go out of the city to meet him." Gao Gan moved aside: "Xian Xin, please come into the city."

Taiyuan is located in Bingzhou, the Battle of Guandu did not affect here, the city is very lively with people coming and going.

"My cousin has managed Bingzhou in an orderly manner. Taiyuan is much more lively than Yecheng." Walking towards the official residence, Yuan Xu boasted about his superiority.

"Yecheng used to be very lively, but it became a bit depressed after the Guandu war." Gao Gan replied: "As long as Cao Cao is defeated, the fleeing people will return to their hometowns, and it will be the same as before."

"I just want to experience in Taiyuan, so that I can share my father's worries in the future." Yuan Xu asked, "Cousin, don't you have any ideas?"

"How could it be!" Gao Gan laughed: "It would be great if you could come to Bingzhou. When I first got the news, I made a decision to hand over Taiyuan to you."

Yuan Xu didn't expect him to do this.

He asked Gao Gan: "Cousin, what does this mean?"

"You are governing the region, and I'm pointing fingers at the side, wouldn't it add to the chaos?" Gao Gan said, "If you don't understand, you can ask me. You and my brothers work together to keep the state stable, and it also solves my uncle's worries."

"I'm going to Yanmen." Gao Gan replied, "It's not far from Taiyuan, so it's easy to take care of things."

The more modest the senior cadre was, the more embarrassed Yuan Xu felt.

He didn't want to pretend to stay, so he simply asked Gao Gan, "When is my cousin going to leave?"

"Tomorrow morning." Gao Gan replied, "Today I will accompany you for a walk around the city, and then I will explain what happened in Taiyuan."

"Thank you, cousin." Yuan Xu thanked.

Taiyuan is the government office of Bingzhou, and the mansion of senior officials is in the city.

He decided to go to Yanmen, and Yuan Xu naturally became the new owner of the mansion.

Before Yuan Xu came to Bingzhou, the senior officials' family members had already set out on the road, the house had already been tidied up, and even the sleeping mattresses had been replaced with new ones.

All he has to do is stay.

Gao Gan's house is much larger than his other courtyard in Yecheng. The flowers and plants planted in the courtyard bring a bit of charm to this house.

Accompanying Yuan Xu into the house, Gao Gan introduced to him: "This house was built by the governor of Bingzhou. After I came, I repaired it. The house is still clean, and I haven't seen any ghosts or evil spirits."

Yuan Xu was secretly amused.

The spells he practiced were specially designed to attract evil spirits, so how could he be afraid of ghosts and evil spirits?
If there are those things, he will soon be harvested as a slave by him.

"My cousin gave me Taiyuan, even the house. I will remember this friendship." Yuan Xu cupped his hands.

"How to govern Taiyuan, does Xian Xin have any plans?" Gao Gan asked.

"Whether the place is stable or the army is going out, food is indispensable." Yuan Xu replied: "I plan to expand agriculture and animal husbandry. Within a year or two, everyone will have clothes to wear and meat to eat."

Gao Gan nodded: "I've always wanted to do this, but the world is in turmoil, and many things are stillborn before I start..."

After speaking, he sighed.

"How much grain can be produced per mu in Taiyuan?" Yuan Xu asked about the grain output.

"A hundred mu is only a hundred stones." Gao Gan replied, "Conscripts have been recruited year after year, and there are not enough farmers. Sometimes it is not so much."

One mu in the Eastern Han Dynasty is equivalent to about [-] mu in later generations.

According to the calculations given by Gao Gan, with the unit of measurement more than 2000 years later, the yield of one mu of land is only one or two hundred catties.

With such a small amount of grain per mu of land, once the population increases, famine will of course occur.

Coupled with years of wars, there is a serious shortage of labor, and food production will be even lower.

Yuan Xu nodded: "There are not enough strong laborers in the fields, so we really need to find a way."

"Is there any way?" Gao Gan shook his head: "A few years ago there was a riot of yellow scarves, and cattle were robbed all over the place. Farmers now mostly rely on manual cultivation. There are good fields in many places, but they can only grow grass there. .”

"Women?" Yuan Xu asked, "Although they can't cultivate the fields like men, at least they can do some weed removal."

"Women spin yarn and weave cloth, otherwise what would they wear?" Maybe Yuan Xu's question was amused, and a smile appeared on his face: "Xianxin was too far away from the common people in the past, so he didn't know much about it."

Yuan Xu chuckled.

He didn't argue, but he thought in his mind that since 2000, when he got hybrid rice seeds and raised some high-yielding chickens, ducks and geese, Taiyuan would be full of grain in less than two years.

At that time, the population will be encouraged to give birth. After ten or twenty years, Taiyuan alone will not be easily coveted by other heroes.

The two were discussing topics related to Taiyuan when Zhen Mi's maid came over.

"My lord, Madam has settled down." The maid leaned forward to report.

"I'll go and tell my wife a few words, and I'll walk around the city with my brother later." Yuan Xu bowed his hands to Gao Gan.

Gao Gan replied: "Xianxin just go, I'll just wait here."

Guided by the maid, Yuan Xu went into the inner courtyard to find Zhen Mi.

Born in Zhen's family, the house Zhen Mi used to live in was more grand than this one,

It's just that at that time she was just a daughter to be married at home, but now she is the hostess of this house.

Different identities, of course, feel different.

After settling down, she did not stay in the house, but strolled in the back garden with the two maids.

Seeing Zhen Mi from a distance, Yuan Xu walked over quickly.

Seeing him coming, Zhen Mi bowed her body to salute, "I have seen my husband."

"What do you think Madam?" Yuan Xu asked with a smile when he came to her.

"From now on, this is our home??" Zhen Mi seemed a little unconvinced.

"Of course." Yuan Xu stepped forward to hug her, and smiled meanly: "Madam's menstruation is over, and we have also arrived in Taiyuan, tonight..."

Knowing what he was talking about, Zhen Mi blushed and lowered her head.

When the daughter's family gets married, sooner or later she will experience this.

As Yuan Xu's wife, how could she refuse when her husband mentioned it?

"Senior officials are still waiting outside." Yuan Xu said to her again: "Madam will wash up and wait for me at night, and I will come back after finishing the work."

Zhen Mi lowered her head in shame and did not respond, Yuan Xu pinched the tip of her nose with a smirk: "I'm going first."

Yuan Xu left.

It wasn't until he walked away that Zhen Mi raised her head.

Thinking of what he said just now, Zhen Mi's cheeks turned red again...

(End of this chapter)