Two years later.
Cao Cao was already the shepherd of Yanzhou.
Cao Cao was influenced by Chen Kang's thoughts and became "low-key".
Neither the princes nor the court liked the refugees. After all, refugees are an unstable factor, and they have to spend money and food to support them. No matter how you calculate it, it is a loss-making business.
But Cao Cao is an alternative among the princes.
Cao Cao liked to recruit refugees.
In Chen Kang's words, refugees are precious labor force. As long as they are given food to eat, they can be used as livestock.
Wealth and food require population to create.
Historically, Cao Cao was somewhat bloodthirsty.
But with Chen Kang, Cao Cao began to despise other princes, scolding them for killing people like hemp and looking down upon human life.
A caravan arrived in Yanzhou.
Behind the caravan were thousands of refugees.
The caravan guard shouted: "Everyone, hold on. We will reach our destination soon. As long as we arrive, we will have food."
It was Chen Kang's suggestion that the caravan bring back the refugees, and the state pastoral office would reward them.
Cao Cao decided to give it a try, but he didn't expect the effect to be good.
In the past two years, Yanzhou has recruited nearly one million refugees.
State pastoral office.
After Cao Cao finished reviewing the official document, he asked, "What is Mr. Chen Kang doing these days?"
Xun Yu said: "In addition to studying, he practices martial arts every day. Otherwise, he spares half an hour to teach Master Cao Pi, Xu Chu and others in martial arts."
After Xu Chu came to Cao Cao's command, Chen Kang's work was handed over to Xu Chu.
Chen Kang will have more free time.
Chen Kang's status is a bit special, and can even be said to be a bit transcendent.
It can be said that Chen Kang is just a martial artist, but Chen Kang is also very knowledgeable and seems to be proficient in everything.
Form a caravan, farm, and craft tools.
The curved shaft plow, horseshoes, and improved papermaking were all attributed to Chen Kang.
To say that Chen Kang is a scholar, his force value is terrifyingly high.
Ever since he entangled Lu Bu and protected Cao Cao, Chen Kang had never taken action publicly again.
What level has Chen Kang's martial arts reached now?
no one knows.
Wannian Princess Liu Yi has become a martial arts master under the guidance of Chen Kang.
In Cao's camp, the generals with the highest force value were Xu Chu and Dian Wei.
But when the two of them joined forces, they couldn't perform ten moves in Chen Kang's hands. That was the result of Chen Kang's failure.
The civil and military personnel under Cao Cao called Chen Kang "Sir", and many of them were Chen Kang's students.
Even Xun Yu, who was as talented as Wang Zuo, was learning arithmetic and statistics from Chen Kang.
The work Xun Yu did was actually to provide logistics for Cao Cao and stabilize the people's livelihood and the rear area. Once you learn magic statistics, you will know everything about Yanzhou. When you start doing things, you will naturally be able to do them easily.
Cao Cao said: "Mr. Chen Kang still doesn't like worldly things as always. Even if I arrange an official position for him, he won't take it."
Be an official?
That's work.
Of course Chen Kang hopes not to work but to enjoy resources.
Being an official consumes a lot of time and energy and delays martial arts practice. Chen Kang just won’t do it.
Cao Cao stood up and said, "Wen Ruo, let's go and see Mr. Chen Kang."
Xun Yu nodded and said, "My lord, please."
Cao Cao walked out of the hall, followed by Xun Yu.
…
The house where Chen Kang lived was not far from Cao Cao's main hall, less than 300 meters away.
Chen Mansion.
It doesn't look like a wealthy family, but more like a martial arts gym.
There are various training equipment in the yard, which were built by Chen Kang himself. People who don’t understand these devices simply don’t know how to use them.
When the porter saw Cao Cao and Xun Yu, he immediately said respectfully: "My lord, Mr. Wen Ruo."
Cao Cao asked: "Is Mr. Chen Kang here?"
The concierge said: "Sir is reading in the room."
Cao Cao took Xun Yu into the courtyard.
In the study.
Chen Kang put down the bamboo slips in his hand and said, "Finally, all these books have been translated."
After the books rescued from the Luoyang Palace were moved to Yanzhou, Cao Cao placed the books in Chen Kang's house.
This was Chen Kang's initiative.
Chen Kang was eager to find martial arts-related skills in the book.
In this batch of books, there is very little information related to martial arts practice.
However, the few martial arts skills were inherited from the pre-Qin era and the period of the Hundred Schools of Thought Contending, which were of great help to Chen Kang.
Chen Kang absorbed these martial arts skills from the pre-Qin era and made some changes in his practice methods.
In the past, Chen Kang regarded physical training as the main thing and felt that physical training was the most important and the core of martial arts.
But now Chen Kang feels that the real secret of martial arts is not "practice" but "cultivation".
Cultivate your mind and nourish your life.
How to raise it?
Of course, the main focus is on "nourishing Qi". As for nourishing qi, breathing method should be the starting point.
Breathing is the real core of spiritual practice!
The practice skills in the pre-Qin period were mainly based on breathing and Qi training.
The pre-Qin Qi practitioners were very powerful beings.
Chen Kang now puts the research on "breathing" technology first, and physical training has become a secondary skill.
Because body refining can improve strength and fighting skills, but it cannot make vitality perfect.
But breathing techniques can make life complete.
Chen Kang used to go hand in hand with physical training, breathing techniques, and psychological training, and he paid attention to them all.
In fact, it is still a bit complicated.
Chen Kang currently specializes in breathing techniques.
Chen Kang has already begun to transform into a "qi practitioner".
With more and more in-depth research on breathing methods, Chen Kang discovered that breathing methods can increase wisdom.
Compared with two years ago, Chen Kang's appearance has changed a lot.
Chen Kang's height has not increased and he is still short at less than 1.7 meters. But Chen Kang has gained a lot of weight, his skin is fair and rosy, his eyes are black and white, his lips are red and his teeth are white, and he has baby fat on his face.
If I really have to use words to describe it, Chen Kang is like the legendary ginseng doll.
This is the result of the art of mindful breathing. The bones, muscles, fat, and internal organs all reach the golden ratio.
If body-training skills are regarded as the most important skill, then Chen Kang's figure at the moment is definitely not like this, but as muscular and powerful as before.
Liu Yi poured Chen Kang a cup of tea.
Chen Kang glanced at Liu Yi and said, "You have nothing to do today?"
Liu Yi said: "Sir, I want to go to Chang'an City."
Chen Kang said: "Why did you go to Chang'an City? Kill Dong Zhuo, or save the emperor?"
When Dong Zhuo arrived in Chang'an, he remained stubborn and became more extravagant and lustful. He made Chang'an a mess and filled the people with resentment.
Wang Yun and others are already continuing to plot to kill Dong Zhuo.
Wang Yun lent the Seven-Star Sword to Cao Cao last time and asked Cao Cao to assassinate Dong, but he failed.
This time, Wang Yun changed his strategy and decided to use a beauty trap to drive a wedge between Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu.
As long as Lu Bu takes action, he will be sure to kill Dong Zhuo.
Under Dong Zhuo's control, the emperor was a mascot. If he wanted to issue an imperial edict, Dong Zhuo would write it himself without paying any attention to the emperor.
It can be seen how arrogant Dong Zhuo is.
Dong Zhuo is no longer the prime minister, but the supreme emperor who is above the emperor.
It is true that Liu Yi is a martial arts master, but with her martial arts, it is impossible to successfully assassinate Dong Zhuo.
Let alone rescue the emperor.
Liu Yi said: "I...I just want to visit Chang'an City."
Cao Cao and Xun Yu walked into the study.
Cao Cao smiled and said, "Mr. Chen Kang. Her Royal Highness is also here."
Xun Yu clasped his fists and said, "Wen Ruo has met Mr. Chen Kang and met His Royal Highness the Princess."
Chen Kang smiled slightly: "Lord, Wen Ruo, please sit down quickly."
Liu Yi forced a smile and nodded towards the two of them.
She knew that Cao Cao and Xun Yu must have something to discuss with Chen Kang. After pouring tea for Cao Cao and Xun Yu, she left the study and closed the door.
Liu Yi is not only beautiful, but also has a sharp eye.
As a princess, Liu Yi is self-aware and does not act like a princess.
In the current situation, the emperor's majesty has been undermined, not to mention that she, a princess, has no weight.
Even Cao Cao only respected Liu Yi on the surface, but actually did not value her.
Only Chen Kang treated her sincerely, taught her martial arts, and taught her the ability to protect herself.
Liu Yi is like a maid here with Chen Kang, serving Chen Kang tea and water and handling some mundane matters.
There is no other way, to survive, this is Liu Yi's way of survival.
Cao Cao took a sip of tea and said, "Mr. Chen Kang, Her Royal Highness the Princess is quite old. I plan to arrange a marriage for her."
Chen Kang nodded and said: "Her Royal Highness the Princess is nineteen years old, and she has reached the age to get married."
Cao Cao said: "Mr. Chen Kang, are you willing to let the princess marry someone else?"
Chen Kang said with a smile: "That's true, I have nothing to say. It would be a good thing if Her Royal Highness the Princess has someone she likes."
Xun Yu said: "Mr. Chen Kang, my lord wants Princess Liu Yi to marry you. Princess Liu Yi has a noble status, and most people are afraid that she is not worthy of her. Mr. Chen Kang, you are knowledgeable, talented and have extraordinary martial arts. Princess Liu Yi It’s just right to marry you.”
Liu Yi stood outside the study and blushed with embarrassment when she heard Xun Yu's words.
Of course Liu Yi would be very willing to marry Chen Kang.
Chen Kang's martial arts skills and talents are enough to make people ignore his status as a commoner.
Chen Kang was stunned.
Marry Liu Yi as your wife?
Chen Kang really hasn't considered this issue.
I have to say that Liu Yi is very beautiful and has a good personality. If you marry her, then she will definitely be a good wife and mother, and a good wife.
Chen Kang shook his head and said, "No."
Cao Cao and Xun Yu looked at each other.
"Why?" Cao Cao asked, "Could it be that Mr. Chen Kang looks down on Princess Liu Yi?"
Chen Kang said: "That's not the case. Don't get me wrong. I don't mean to look down on Princess Liu Yi. As a person, I only focus on studying martial arts and putting cultivation first. I have never thought about getting married. After marrying Princess Liu Yi, I'm afraid I'll treat her badly and be unfair to her."
Chen Kang has no love for Liu Yi, so marrying Liu Yi may not be appropriate.
Cao Cao secretly thought that if he wanted Chen Kang to get married, things must be done slowly and not in a hurry.
Chen Kang changed the subject and said, "My lord, Wen Ruo, you came to me just for my marriage, right?"
Cao Cao said: "There is one more thing."
Chen Kang asked: "What's the matter? Can't Guo Fengxiao and Wen Ruo handle it?"
Cao Cao has many first-rate generals under his command, as well as two peerless generals, Xu Chu and Dian Wei. Cao Cao has no shortage of generals.
But Cao Cao lacked civil servants.
Xun Yu and Guo Jia are Cao Cao's two great think tanks.
As Cao Cao's military advisor, Guo Jia was extremely resourceful and could handle almost all difficult matters.
Cao Cao said: "It's not a matter in the army. It's because there is no money in the treasury."
Chen Kang said: "Lord, I have given you some advice. Form a caravan, improve paper and plows, and help you improve your finances. Now that you have no money, you come to me again. I can't conjure money out of thin air to give it to you. .”
Cao Cao said: "Mr. Chen Kang, Wen Ruo and Feng Xiao are not good at making money, so I can only come to you. I believe you must have a way."
Every political and military group is short of money and feels that it is not enough at any time.
The same was true when Cao Cao was in charge of Yanzhou.
I always feel that money and food are not enough.
Chen Kang nodded and said, "There is a way."
Cao Cao and Xun Yu's eyes lit up.
"What can we do?" Cao Cao asked.
Chen Kang said: "Those big families in Yanzhou control huge wealth and vast land resources. My lord, if you kill just a few of them, you will have money and land, which will definitely be enough to settle the refugees."
Chen Kang often encouraged Cao Cao to attack those aristocratic families, either openly or secretly.
Both Cao Cao and Xun Yu knew that Chen Kang had no favorable impression of those aristocratic families at all, and even had some hatred.
It's not that Chen Kang hates wealth and doesn't like those wealthy families.
You want to live a luxurious life, you want to eat well, and you want to be rich for generations.
no problem.
But while enjoying it, you must at least bear social responsibility.
And those aristocratic families only engage in land annexation and squeeze the people.
They will not pay any money or food to the government, and all taxes will be borne by ordinary people.
The noble families were more ruthless than the capitalists of later generations. The capitalists only controlled money, but the gentry controlled all social means of production such as official positions, land, and commerce.
It’s scary to think about it.
Ordinary people have no living space at all.
Cao Cao recruited refugees to come to Yanzhou and could only arrange for the refugees to reclaim wasteland.
Xun Yu shook his head and said, "Mr. Chen Kang, those aristocratic families cannot move."
Chen Kang spread his baby-fat hands and said helplessly: "If you don't touch those aristocratic families, don't take back their land, don't let them come up with money and food, then there's nothing you can do."
…
Unable to get help from Chen Kang, Cao Cao and Xun Yu had no choice but to leave.
Out of Chen Mansion.
Cao Cao said: "Wen Ruo, Mr. Chen Kang is actually right. Those aristocratic families occupy too much land. Didn't you have people count them before? More than 70% of the cultivated land in Yanzhou is occupied by nobles. We The land to settle the refugees is no longer enough.”
Xun Yu hurriedly said: "My lord, I understand what you said. But the noble clans really cannot be touched. If they are touched, the foundation of Yanzhou will be finished."
The world belongs to the gentry.
The gentry not only occupied land and various resources, but also monopolized knowledge.
Scholars were all from the gentry clan.
If Cao Cao dares to touch the nobles, he will become the public enemy of the whole world. The imperial court and various princes will not let Cao Cao go. They will attack him in groups and swallow up Cao Cao's power in an instant.
However, if those noble families are not moved and the land is not taken back, there will be no way to settle more refugees.
Without more money and food, Cao Cao was at a loss to do things.
Cao Cao sighed and said, "I'll think about it again. There must be other ways."
…
Chen Kang came to Guo Jia's house. Before he saw anyone, he smelled the aroma of wine.
Guo Jia was drinking quietly again.
Chen Kang shouted: "Guo Fengxiao, get out of here."
The servants of Guo Mansion shrank their heads.
They can't afford to offend Mr. Chen Kang.
Hearing Chen Kang's voice, Guo Jia was in a hurry, trying to hide the wine jar.
Guo Jiagang stood up.
Chen Kang stood in front of him.
Guo Jiashan smiled and said: "Mr. Chen Kang, listen to me, I just took a sip. Yes, I just took a sip of wine. If you don't believe it, you can ask the servants in my house."
Chen Kang stared at Guo Jia and said with a sneer: "Fengxiao, you have bad health. My lord asked me to help you recuperate. Wine is a poison that penetrates the intestines, and sex is a steel knife that scrapes bones. You were in front of my lord at that time, but you promised to Stop drinking and sex. How can you break your word?"
Guo Jia is very smart, especially in military affairs, and has extraordinary talents.
Guo Jia is fully qualified to serve as Cao Cao's military advisor.
When studying military affairs, Guo Jia would be very focused, but when doing other things, Guo Jia would be very unfocused.
Moreover, Guo Jia is a heavy drinker and loves beautiful women. At such a young age, his body was almost drained by alcohol and sex.
Chen Kang is not a doctor, but he is a martial arts master and his understanding of the body far exceeds that of a doctor.
Chen Kang promised Cao Cao to use martial arts skills to help Guo Jia recuperate his body and supervise his abstinence from alcohol and sex.
As soon as Guo Jia's body recovered a little, he couldn't help it anymore and started to drink wine secretly.
Chen Kang mentioned Guo Jia and punched him in the stomach. The soft punch shocked him.
Wow.
Guo Jia spit out all the wine he just drank.
This drink was wasted.
Guo Jia said angrily: "Chen Kang, a scholar can be killed but not humiliated. You actually hit me."
Chen Kang said: "If I really want to beat you, I can easily crush you to death. Guo Fengxiao, I solemnly warn you again, you must quit drinking and sex. If you want to die young, just do it. I will let the lord Replace all the servants and maids in your house. Replace them with the lord’s personal guards and ugly-looking healthy women.”
Chen Kang smashed the wine jar with one palm and the wine spilled all over the floor.
The smell of alcohol permeated the entire Guo Mansion.
Chen Kang left Guo Mansion.
Guo Jia's furious voice came from behind: "Chen Kang, you don't let me drink or like beauties. You and I are incompatible!"
…
"Sir, this is a letter left for you by Her Royal Highness the Princess." The porter handed a letter to Chen Kang.
Chen Kang opened the letter and took a look.
Liu Yi still left Yanzhou.
She went to seek revenge against Dong Zhuo.
When Dong Zhuo was in Luoyang, he was extremely bastard and lawless.
Most of the concubines of the late emperor in the palace were slept with by Dong Zhuo.
If Liu Yi hadn't been smart and hid better, he might have been harmed by Dong Zhuo.
His younger brother Liu Xie was manipulated by Dong Zhuo.
In both public and private matters, Liu Yi wanted to go to Chang'an City to get rid of the Dong thief.
Chen Kang secretly said: "I taught Liu Yi martial arts. For Liu Yi, I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse. If Liu Yi doesn't know martial arts, maybe she will live a peaceful life. After learning martial arts..."
After learning martial arts and becoming a martial arts master, Liu Yi refused to be mediocre.
With a sharp weapon in his heart, he has a murderous intention.
After practicing martial arts to the master level, it is natural for Liu Yi to want to go to Chang'an City to take revenge.
Chen Kang turned around and went to Cao Cao's Prefectural Mufu.
…
Cao Cao was surprised and said: "Mr. Chen Kang, are you going to Chang'an City?"
Chen Kang nodded and said: "Her Royal Highness the Princess left Yanzhou and went to Chang'an to assassinate Dong Zhuo. Although she is a martial arts master, she will definitely not be able to defeat Li Jue, Guo Si and others, let alone Lu Bu. I am worried that she will have an accident."
The combat effectiveness of a martial arts master is comparable to that of a first-rate general.
However, first-class generals are better at horse fighting, while martial arts masters are better at foot fighting.
Liu Yi is good at martial arts, but has no experience in martial arts.
If she goes to Chang'an, she will most likely be exposed.
If Chen Kang doesn't go to Chang'an, Liu Yi may never come back.
Cao Cao smiled and said: "Mr. Chen Kang, you still can't let go of Princess Liu Yi."
Chen Kang said: "My lord, Princess Liu Yi and I have no love."
Cao Cao laughed: "Princess Liu Yi may not have the same idea as you. Mr. Chen Kang, go back early."
With Chen Kang's martial arts skills, Cao Cao believed that he could bring Liu Yi back safely.
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