Liu Cheng asked "Zhongde" with concern: "Zhongde, are you okay?
Your body bones are also weak.
You have only run for more than thirty miles and you feel like your parents are dead.
This is not good.
I am taking the soldiers with me."
When they went to Mobei to fight the Xianbei people, they came from Mobei Chasing after the Xianbei people, the Xianbei people took us in circles on the grassland.
We often didn't sleep for days and nights, and the people in Ma Xie didn't rest.
If someone like you went on an expedition with me, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to survive for two or three days.
God had to leave his life there."
Cheng Yu wiped his sweat, picked up the water bag and drank several gulps before he regained his composure, and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, the Lord Protector has taught me that the bones of the lower official's body are indeed too weak.
Looks like you need to take care of yourself.”
Liu Cheng looked at Cheng Yu's honest look and muttered in his heart: "You pretend to be an honest person.
If the Film Guard and the Secret Camp hadn't investigated you, who would have known that you were actually full of evil.
The ability to use poisonous tactics is not inferior to that of Li Ru and Jia Xu."
Perhaps the arrival of so many nobles alarmed the farmers who were harvesting crops in the fields.
An old man put down his sickle and walked over wearing a bamboo hat, coarse clothes and straw sandals and bowed to Liu Cheng and others: "This morning, I heard the cry of magpies, but I didn’t expect guests to come.
The old man is the patriarch of the Qin family village.
I met all the nobles and invited them to come to the village to rest and drink a bowl of tea."
Liu Cheng bowed his hands and returned the greeting: "You're disturbing me and your tribe.
There's no need to drink tea.
We all bring our own tea.
Dad, just let your tribesmen do their own business.
Don't worry about us.
It's all I want to express to you."
I want to ask for some advice on farming, and I also ask my father-in-law to give me some advice."
"Don't dare to take it, don't take it.
Just ask what you want.
I know everything and tell you everything."
After saying this, the father-in-law immediately greeted the farmers behind him and asked them to continue working.
Several soldiers brought a few small pony poles for everyone to sit on.
Liu Cheng sat on one of the small pony poles, pointed to the small pony pole next to him and said, "Please sit down, old man."
This old man was very polite.
Even if he reluctantly sat down, he only sat on half of his buttocks.
He was not restrained, which made Liu Cheng very happy.
Liu Cheng looked at the farmers working in the fields and asked: "Old man, why are there so many farmers working in such a field?"
The old man smiled and said: "I hope you will know that although our Qinjiazhuang is named after Qin, it is actually just because people with the surname Qin account for the majority.
There are many other people with other surnames living here, but the entire Qinjiazhuang The people in the village are as close as one family.
When it is time to plow the fields, sow seeds, and harvest, the whole village will go out together. , no matter which family they belong to, harvest the mature crops first, and when the mature crops are harvested, the crops that have not yet matured will also mature.
In this way, they will not waste time and can compete with each other in harvesting skills.
See Whoever harvests quickly will not feel tired when harvesting, and everyone will feel happy working together."
Liu Cheng said to the officials in charge of agricultural affairs: "This is a good method.
I think it is worth promoting to various places."
The official took out a small notebook, dipped his brush in saliva and wrote down, and said, "Yes."
Liu Cheng asked with a smile: "My father-in-law must have played a big role in this matter.
If he does not have prestige and virtue, I am afraid that the villagers will not listen to him."
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The old man smiled and waved his hands and said: "It's just a small contribution to the people of the clan, not worth mentioning."
"Do these fields belong to a certain family in the village, or are they shared by many villagers?"
The old man said: "These fields originally belonged to a large family.
During the war, the family was looted by soldiers and bandits, and all the people died.
Later, the court restructured the system and re-measured the acres of all the fields without owners, and then based on the The number of heads in each household was redistributed to the people.
Those with a large population were allocated more fields, and those with a small population were allocated more fields.
The court did not ask for money, it just prohibited buying and selling, and only collected 20% of the tax after one year.
The court's decree was good, and the people supported it.
No matter when, although the people did not Too rich, but there is always enough to eat, so as not to starve to death.
I heard that the person in charge now is the Protector, and this Protector is very considerate of the people."
Liu Cheng smiled and continued to ask: "What you are harvesting now is millet.
What kind of grains do you usually grow?"
The old man replied: "Yes, what we are harvesting now is millet.
When the millet is harvested, we will plow the field again, and then we will sow wheat.
We will harvest it in June next year.
After harvesting the wheat, we will sow millet.
This is what we are doing now."
In the past, when we planted crops, we did nothing except weeding and picking up insects after sowing.
But things are different now.
Officials from the county have come to guide us to cultivate intensively.
The spacing between each seedling must be the same, not too wide or too narrow.
After sowing, we need to water, fertilize, weed, and prevent pests. , tending the crops is like serving the ancestors, not to mention, throughout the year, the yield of this food is indeed much higher than before."
Liu Cheng asked again: "How many people, households, and fields do you have in Zhuangzi?"
"There are about 500 people, about 160 households, and a total of more than 2,000 acres of farmland.
In the past few years, there were frequent wars and many people died.
Now many couples in Zhuangzi live together."
Liu Cheng and others did not stay here for long.
They only stayed for an hour and then left, continuing to the next village.
For five days in a row, Liu Cheng and some officials, under the protection of his guards, visited the counties closest to Chang'an and gained a more intuitive understanding of the autumn harvest situation.
The government was still very effective in implementing the decrees issued by the imperial court. of.
Cheng Yu rarely spoke during the whole process.
He only said a few words when Liu Cheng asked him.
In fact, ever since he stepped into the sphere of influence directly controlled by the imperial court, he was greatly surprised by what he saw.
A stable and peaceful situation.
There are also harvest scenes everywhere in the wild.
From the time he left Yanzhou to Chang'an, he could not see a beggar, a wandering Taoist or a monk.
Everyone was harvesting grain.
There were barren fields and overgrown weeds everywhere on the Yanzhou boundary, which was directly controlled by the imperial court.
There is simply nothing within the scope of .
Cheng Yu is fifty-four years old this year.
He is a person with extremely rich life experience.
Whether the local government has made a difference and whether the society is stable can be seen from the production conditions of the people.
The more the government fails to act and oppresses the people, the social order is chaotic, the public security deteriorates, and the government imposes excessive taxes, the more the people's production is affected.
Cheng Yu knew that today's imperial court was no longer what it used to be.
With the current busy production scene and the spirit of the people, they would definitely be able to provide the imperial court with a large amount of food, grass, and taxes.
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As long as the generals were not too pusy, they would definitely be able to use it.
Sufficient food and grass can train elite teachers.
Cheng Yu is quite worried.
He is worried about his lord Cao Cao.
Now that the court politics are gradually becoming clearer and stronger, will his lord Cao Cao still have a chance to show his ambitions?
On the way back to Chang'an, Liu Cheng said to Cheng Yu: "Zhongde, I heard Xun Yu say that you are a very talented person.
Wen Ruo never exaggerates.
If he says you are talented, you will definitely do it."
If you are talented, you can have any position with Cao Cao."
Cheng Yu cupped his hands and yawned: "I will give you a lick for longevity."
"Shou Zhang is just a county magistrate.
With your talents, it is too unfair to be appointed as a county magistrate.
Now that the imperial court is in the midst of hiring people, I think you should come to serve in the imperial court.
If you don't want to serve in the imperial court, You can also go to a local position and give you a county governor, how about?"
Cheng Yu hurriedly said: "How can Cheng Yu be so virtuous if he has such great love from Duke Hu?
But now that Cheng Yu is under the command of Duke Cao, how can he change his ways easily?
Wouldn't it make the world laugh at him?"
Mi Heng next to him said loudly: "Cheng Zhongde's words are wrong.
Cao Mengde is also a minister of the Han Dynasty.
Although you work under Cao Mengde, you are actually an official of the imperial court.
Now that the Lord Protector has recruited you to serve in the imperial court, Cao Mengde can only Congratulations and blessings to you, how can I hinder you?
If you are only willing to work under Cao Mengde but are unwilling to serve in the court, this makes us very confused.
Are you loyal to Cao Mengde or to the Han court?"
Cheng Yu was speechless for a long time, so he could only say: "Cheng Yu is of course loyal to the Han Dynasty, but Duke Cao had the kindness to know Cheng Yu, so how could he leave at will?"
Liu Cheng waved his hand and signaled others to stop talking, "Okay, everyone has their own ambitions, how can we force Cheng Yu?
I heard that the old man of Cao Mengde's family was killed by Tao Qian, is this happening?"
Cheng Yu hurriedly said: "It is indeed true that I came to Chang'an this time because I was appointed by Duke Cao to meet with His Majesty the Emperor and the Protector, and to request the imperial court to send troops to attack Tao Qian and seek justice for the father of Duke Cao."
Hey, this statement is different from what Xun Yu and others reported.
Xun Yu and others said that Cheng Yu came to ask the court to allow Cao Cao to send troops to attack Tao Qian, and to report to his father.
Why did he change when he arrived at Cheng Yu's place?
Liu Cheng thought for a while and said: "I recently led an army to Mobei and conquered the barbarians in Mobei.
The troops and horses suffered serious losses.
The issue of sending troops to attack Tao Qian needs to be considered in the long term.
And even if Cao Song is killed by Tao Qian, How can you take revenge?
Send troops to attack.
As the saying goes, every injustice has its owner, and every debt has its owner.
Since Tao Qian ordered the killing, then just deal with Tao Qian alone.
If we send troops to attack, will all the people of Xuzhou be involved in the war?
Isn't this right?
"What a gentleman does" "Besides, who can be sure that Tao Qian sent people to do this?
Didn't Tao Qian also send people to escort him along the way?
Did he dare to kill people openly?
I think this matter is unusual.
If there is actual evidence, I will conclude that this was done by Tao Qian.
Because, it is too far-fetched to say that if someone dies within his jurisdiction, he must pay with his life.
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How can this be true in this world?
There is no such rule in Han law."
Cheng Yu hurriedly said: "Let me tell you, Duke Cao, that this matter was indeed done by Tao Qian.
At that time, a family member faked his death and escaped, and rushed to Puyang alive to report the matter, saying that Duke Cao's father died suddenly in the carriage.
He was responsible."
Zhang Kai, the general of the Xuzhou Army who was escorting him, immediately led his troops to kill everyone and took away all their belongings.
The family was spared by pretending to die."
"According to what you said, no one saw how Cao Song died?"
Liu Cheng asked
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