But Zaozhuan didn't expect that his number would suddenly expand to 1.6 million!
Almost all the people in the Huaibei and Runan areas came to him.
He already had more than 800,000 Qingzhou Black Mountain Bandits that he had taken in before, but now the number was nearly doubled.
Not to mention anything else, if a person eats half a catty, he can eat half a catty a day.
1.6 million people consume 240 kilograms of food a day.
How much food does Zaozhuan have in total? Most of them are military rations!
If he feeds all these people, when Cao Cao comes to him for army rations, what will he give to Cao Cao!
You can't give me mulberries again.
"This is a matter of beheading." Guo Ming finally understood.
"I am begging you for the people of Ru and Huai."
"There must be some way you can help them get through this, and help me get through this."
Without food, one person would starve to death, Zao Zhuan couldn't bear it.
Zao Zhuan couldn't bear to give him food and mess up Cao Cao's plan.
"The people are innocent. They just want to eat a bite of food. Without food, it will be difficult to pacify the world. If the world is unfair, there will be no food to eat."
"What did Ming Gong say?" Guo Ming suddenly asked.
"Ming Gong said that the general can just take his own life without asking me." Zao Zhuan said.
Guo Ming almost slapped him in the face.
Isn't it obvious that Cao Cao is cheating on honest people?
This is because Zaozhuan must not starve to death, and Zaozhuan must not delay things.
"General Zaozhuan, I want to ask you, if you feed these people, how about they be regarded as military households?"
"What do you mean?" Of course Zao Zhuan didn't understand.
What Guo Ming meant was to select all those who were strong and capable of fighting among these people and send them to Cao Cao's military camp.
From then on, these people became military households.
Cao Cao first had to keep his military household, otherwise a rebellion at the front would ruin things.
Then there is more room for development for military households.
The biggest difference between military households and civilian households is that they can use iron tools.
In this era, iron farm tools were really only used by military households, such as iron plowshares.
Guo Ming had previously redeemed a large number of iron tools from the system, such as shovels or pickaxes.
By selling these things, he can also get a lot of points.
"With these things, at least everyone can work hard to plant, and if there is any trouble, these things can also be used as weapons."
Zao Zhuan didn't understand for a while.
"We have all these things, but no food."
"The Prime Minister didn't ask you to adjust the grain. In fact, he gave you a room for relaxation. Just tell the Prime Minister that Qizou said that he wanted to expand the scope of the farmland, from the south of Chenliu to the entire Ru and Huai areas. .”
In this way, these people are going back to where they came from.
But the household registration of these people already belongs to Cao Cao.
The place where they are is naturally also Cao Cao's place.
The original owner of these places, Yuan Shu, has now retreated to Shouchun, relying on an isolated city to defend himself.
All these places are now ownerless. As the prime minister of the imperial court, it is logical for Cao Cao to take them back on his behalf.
But Cao Cao's territory expanded to Liu Biao's doorstep.
"Tell these military farm households that they support each other on a village basis. If one household loses food, the whole village will be punished. If a village loses food, the whole pavilion will be punished. Connect them all together."
Zao Zhuan nodded after hearing this, but she also had doubts.
"What if Liu Biao sends troops to seize food?"
"Are the shovels and hammers in their hands just for food? If the food is taken away, they will be executed. But you must first tell them that no one will give food except people they know well. Who dares to steal food? Beat him to death on the spot!"
This time, Zao Zhuan really understood.
He himself has already calculated an account.
According to the Marquis, if this continues, one million hu of dendrobium can be produced in a year.
By then, a land with lush water and grass like Huaiyang in Runan will become a national treasury granary.
Not only are these people not victims of disaster, but they are the country’s sharpening stones.
"If Liu Biao comes to grab grain, he will lose the support of the people. Those who lose the support of the people cannot take their land."
"The rest of the mountain bandits are nothing to be afraid of. If one person dares to die, a hundred people will be afraid. If the whole village tries their best, one army will be defeated! The bandits here can also be assessed."
Zao Zhuan stood up excitedly and walked around three times, then quickly handed over to Guo Ming.
Guo Ming nodded and told him not to get excited for the time being.
Because he also wanted to give Zao Zhuan another gift.
He closed his eyes and returned to the system, making a request to Xiao Ai.
"Master, are you asking for modern rice seeds?"
"Yes, don't I still have the opportunity to create something? Let's use this opportunity to create modern wheat seeds. I remember that the yield of modern wheat per acre is about 500 kilograms, which is enough to promote it. have eaten."
Xiao Ai turned her head and looked at Guo Ming.
"Master, Xiao Ai thinks you are unhappy this time?"
"It's not that I'm unhappy, I just feel a little overwhelmed." Guo Ming sighed.
"But wouldn't it be better to grow rice in that place? Why grow wheat?" Xiao Ai asked.
"That place is half the front line. If you plant rice, it will be taken away by Liu Biao. Liu Biao's people are not used to eating wheat, but they are more accustomed to eating rice. I also know what you mean. Hybrid rice has a higher yield per mu, but It’s also more in line with the other person’s taste.”
Xiao Ai agreed.
Guo Ming can be regarded as giving this last chance to create creation to Zao Zhuan.
"The yield per mu of this kind of seed can reach 500 kilograms?" Zao Zhuan felt like she had found a treasure.
"Normally, it should be around 430 to 550 kilograms. I don't know the exact number of dendrobium, but it is a large number anyway."
"In short, it's up to you to decide how much you should harvest and how much you should plant. I've also told you how to do it, and how to report it to Duke Ming. It's up to you."
Zao Zhuan was so excited that she knelt down to Guo Ming.
"General Zao can't do anything, it won't happen." Guo Ming quickly helped Zao Zhuan up.
"No, I want to thank Mr. Guo for his life-saving grace on behalf of the millions of people. When I go back, I will tell them that every household must set up a longevity tablet for Mr. Guo! Burn incense every day and pray every night. I hope you live a long life."
Guo Ming chuckled and considered this matter a thing of the past.
He gave all the high-yield wheat to Zaozhuan, and told him that if there was not enough, he could send someone to deliver it at any time, and he still had it here.
This time, Zaozhuan can be said to be extremely grateful.
He was finally able to solve a huge problem.
When he reported to Cao Cao, he told Cao Cao about the upcoming military camp system and the distribution of iron weapons, which relieved him from worries.
The crops planted were wheat that Liu Biao's men were not used to eating, but Cao Cao's men were accustomed to eating.
