Cold dew in October is followed by frost, and autumn harvesting, autumn planting, and winter work are busy.
This is the farming formula for the tenth month of the Gregorian calendar in later generations. Counting the days of the lunar calendar, it is now the time for autumn harvest and autumn planting in Youzhou.
After Yuan Xi met the female family members in the mansion, he was too embarrassed to face the Ma family, so he left the mansion to find Chen Gui to discuss the busy farming affairs in Zhuojun.
When Chen Gui heard Yuan Xi talking about the locusts, he thought about it for a moment, then nodded and said, "Young Master is a good reminder. There is indeed such a hidden danger and we have to guard against it."
"The method I can think of right now is to plow the ground deeply during farming, and at the same time put chickens, ducks and other birds into the fields to eat as many locust eggs as possible buried in them."
Yuan Xi also felt that this method was feasible, so he said, "Thank you for everything, sir."
Chen Gui thought for a while and then said: "Beixin City has accepted thousands of Montenegrin soldiers these days. It is said that what kind of labor education did the young master ask them to do?"
"With all due respect, isn't this a slave?"
"This will only arouse their resistance. Will it really convince them?"
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Of course it's different."
"Labor education is about labor and what is reforming is the human heart."
"Only by guiding them to appreciate their initial hard work and reflect on the mistakes they made from their own standpoint can they wake up to what they should do and ultimately prompt them to change."
"If they only start with labor and no matter what they think, they will still become bandits in the future."
Chen Gui seemed to understand, and he laughed and said: "I am indeed old, and I don't quite understand the young master's thoughts, but I will wait and see. After all, the final result will be true only if I see it with my own eyes."
Yuan Xi laughed, "Sir, you are right. Time has changed and everything will become clearer."
He knew very well that although an old man like Chen Gui, who came from a wealthy noble family, had a wealth of knowledge, his worldview had already been formed, and it was extremely difficult to change his views.
However, Yuan Xi did not have too high expectations. Gentlemen are harmonious but different. As long as Chen Gui can play his own value, it is enough for Yuan Xi.
After all, Yuan Xi's ideas are too advanced for this era. It can be said that it is extremely difficult to find like-minded people. If someone can understand even a small part of his ideas, they can be a great help to him.
From this point of view, Yuan Xi's male counselors and generals may not be as understanding and supportive of Yuan Xi as the women around Yuan Xi.
Whether it is Ju Shou Guo Jia or Zhao Yuntai Shi Ci, although their loyalty to Yuan Xi is unquestionable, their starting point is still based on Confucianism, the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers, and their own beliefs.
Their thoughts are also mixed with the thoughts of superiors and subordinates, making achievements, leaving a name in history, and making wives and children. This is 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 strives to find common ground between himself and them, and uses his and their common goals to inspire everyone to move towards the same goal.
This is also the way for a king and his ministers to get along with each other. People all have selfish motives and have their own pursuits. Although it is said that if the king wants his minister to die, he must die, but is he really willing to die?
Therefore, Yanzi proposed that if a gentleman has the Way, his ministers can assist him; if the king has no Way, his ministers do not need to assist him.
Depend without blind obedience, obey orders without doing evil, Zhao Yun is one of the typical examples.
The more radical one is Zhang Jiao. The court has no principles and will change the world without regrets. This is the spirit of resistance rooted in the long history of the Chinese nation since the uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang.
For thousands of years, the people of China have never been afraid of the gods of heaven and earth. If heaven is unfair, people will turn against them. If heaven is unjust, people will change them, not to mention the emperor of the court?
Therefore, Yuan Xi understands that his subordinates all have their own ideas, and he and they achieve mutual success, but how much can they really understand him? Yuan Xi does not have much hope. Even Qu Yi and Zhao Yun actually have a lot of expectations for him. You can’t fully understand how to do it, right?
But compared to men, women are a little different.
The orientation of women in this era began to gradually move towards putting the husband as the most important, and foreign affairs were decided by the husband. Therefore, whether it was Zhen Mi or Cai Zhaoji, Cao Xian to Lu Lingqi, after following Yuan Xi, his thoughts on Yuan Xi, Almost unconditional support.
This is a limitation of this era, but it may be the most appropriate for this era. Under the guidance of this kind of thinking, Yuan Xi can gain the even blind obedience of the women, allowing them to support him in all aspects. .
Yuan Xi has no intention of changing this situation for the time being, but he feels that compared to later generations, women in this era are much cuter.
This is not to say that these women are mindless puppets. On the contrary, they understand Yuan Xi's thoughts better than Yuan Xi's subordinates. Just because their honor and disgrace are tied to Yuan Xi, their starting point of natural thinking is also highly consistent with Yuan Xi's.
This seemingly non-independent idea is an important link that maintains families and society in this era. Although there is also a side of blind obedience, it is much better than some blind dissenters 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 Montenegrin troops this time was to participate in the autumn harvest and autumn planting. Because there were so many people, it was easy for trouble to occur, so Yuan Xizuo had to keep an eye on the entire process.
If this method can be successfully tested and transform these bandits into normal people, this experience can be fully implemented in the future, which will be beneficial to the future.
Otherwise, if there is a natural or man-made disaster, these people will still become rogue bandits who rob homes and cause harm to the countryside.
Yuan Xi summoned everyone and discussed for several days before arranging the things to be done in Youzhou in the near future.
Yan Rou has also recruited troops back, and some of his Wuhuan cavalry will be stationed permanently in Dai County. They will also participate in the autumn plowing and autumn planting, and then guide the border people in Dai County to part farm and half herd, which can effectively reduce the risk of fighting against the ice age. Risk of lack of pasture.
Zhao Yun rushed to Jicheng after reorganizing his troops. While arranging the autumn plowing in Youzhou, he led his troops to Yuyang and expanded to Youbeiping and Liaoxi counties in the east. Then he established a defensive line based on the Great Wall, and at the same time tried to fight against Gongsun of Liaodong. Degree of family contact.
This is Yuan Xi's deliberate delegation of power to Zhao Yun. After all, the focus of Yuan Xi's strategy in the next two years will be on Xuzhou, and among his men, only Zhao Yun is currently able to take charge of Youzhou.
Although Zhao Yun cannot be said to be far superior to others in everything he does, he has a great advantage, that is, he has a good sense of how to treat people and things. This is very important in the subsequent negotiations with all parties, especially the Gongsundu family. .
The Gongsundu family has a huge influence in Liaodong. With Yuan Xi's current strength, if he conflicts with or even fights with him, he will be dragged into the quagmire. It is really not worth the gain.
Gongsun Du was born in Liaodong. He once served as a minister and the governor of Jizhou. He was later dismissed from office. When Xu Rong, a fellow countryman, became Dong Zhuozhonglang general, he recommended Gongsun Du to be the governor of Liaodong.
His personal ability can be said to be quite good. After taking office, he recruited talents and reused refugees. During this period, the Central Plains was in chaos. Although the number of refugees in Liaodong did not reach the number of refugees in the Yangtze River Basin, it became one of the main gathering places.
Some famous people from Shandong, such as Guoyuan, Bingyuan, Guan Ning, Wang Lie, etc., all came across the sea. Gongsundu had many talented people under his command. At the peak of his power, the five counties of Liaoxi, Liaodong, Xuantu, Liaodong, and Lelang were all included in it. hand.
However, the Hu nationality countries such as Goguryeo, Woju, and Mahan were suppressed by them and were barely surviving. On this point, Yuan Xi still admired him.
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 resolving internal conflicts within the Han Dynasty. If the two sides fight for life and death and let other forces take advantage, wouldn't it be a joke?
Nowadays, in the western half of Youzhou, with Tian Yu Yanrou and Wuhuan Xianbei, the auxiliary officials of the Communist Party, and the ethnic policy of friendly and equal treatment, the situation of Hu and Han living together has stabilized, but in the eastern half, the situation is extremely complicated.
In addition to Gongsun Du, there was Shan Yu Tadun, who led hundreds of thousands of Wuhuan people to live inside and outside the pass, and there were also East and West Xianbei outside the pass.
To the east and south of Lelang County are the Korean kingdoms.
Woju on the east side of Goguryeo was under the jurisdiction of the Liaodong vassal state.
The four counties in Liaodong became what became Weiman Korea and were controlled by Gongsun Du.
Sanhan was referred to as Han because the kings of Chenhan and Benhan were appointed by King Mahan. They were once under the jurisdiction of Han Lelang County.
On Dokdo Island in the southwest, there lived Zhou Hu, whose habits were similar to those of Xianbei.
At this time, most of the ethnic groups on the Korean peninsula, except for Han counties and counties, were still in the transitional stage from the tribal period to the state period. From the perspective of race, whether it was Jizi Korea in the past from the Shang Dynasty or the establishment of the Qin Dynasty by refugees, Mahan has been a Chinese territory since ancient times.
Thinking of this, Yuan Xi cursed in his heart. In later generations, Sima Yi not only destroyed the Gongsun family, but also killed most of the locals. The remaining people moved back to the interior, which was equivalent to giving up Liaodong directly, which allowed other vassal countries to take advantage of it. They joined in and established a dynasty that shouldn't belong to them. It's really infuriating!
But since I am in Youzhou, I will not let this happen again. The cars are on the same track, the books are on the same page, and as long as they accept the same Chinese culture, they will become one family sooner or later.
But if someone dares to create another text or condone splitting, something like annihilation of descendants, Yuan Xi doesn't mind killing them.
Yuan Xi knew that the affairs of the Gongsundu family could not be rushed. It might take more than ten years or even longer to completely pacify Youzhou, but it would be worth it.
Because once the Korean Peninsula is occupied, it will truly have a springboard for maritime expansion.
Before that, he had to discuss with Jushou Guo Jia how to use the relationship between Gongsun Du and Shan Yu Tadun to restrain each other.
After all, Yuan Xi now has a huge reliance on Liu Xie, and as one of the heroes who flattered Liu Xie, Yuan Xi can still win a lot of status for the two.
Thinking of this, Yuan Xi called Yan Rou, took out the Youzhou specialties that the border residents in the north paid tribute, and sent someone to deliver them to Liu Xie.
Boxes of furs, herbs, game weapons, and fine horses, a specialty of Youzhou, were loaded onto the cart. They were so valuable that even Yuan Xi felt a little sad.
However, if you don’t give up your children, you won’t be able to trap the wolf, and among these things, the most important war horses and weapons will most likely fall into the hands of your father-in-law, so it’s considered that the wealth will not be lost to outsiders, right?
(End of chapter)
