Since the death of Mu Dingyuan in Bingzhou, Bingzhou has been in a state of leaderlessness, and the counties and counties are basically unruly.
Although Lu Bu was Ding Yuan's adopted son, he was the culprit who killed Ding Yuan after all. Eighty percent of Ding Yuan's old subordinates despised him.
Miraculously, after Ding Yuan's death, no trouble occurred in the counties of Bingzhou. Perhaps because of the intimidation of the Hedong Wei clan, not only did the rebels disappear without a trace, but the barbarians did not become as rampant as in previous years. Instead, they gave peace to the people of Bingzhou. A good opportunity to recuperate.
And because the Yellow River is located in Bingzhou, the silt it brings every year creates the fertile soil of Guangniao. Even if the current crops can only be harvested once a year, Bingzhou's grain output is not much lower than that in the south.
Wei Cheng was interested in the fertile riverbank soil of Guangniao. If the first five-year plan could be assisted by these tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land, the overall progress might be able to be advanced by a year or two.
"I probably understand. What Cheng'er means is to send people to take over these lands immediately. However, I'm afraid it will offend a lot of people." There are also many wealthy and aristocratic families in the counties of Bingzhou. The Wei family has just destroyed the Wang family in Taiyuan. Now, If you want to touch the interests of those aristocratic families again, I am afraid that they will really be attacked by a group of people.
Of course, the current Wei family is not afraid of them. But if it can be solved with a gentle approach, several clan elders still hope that Wei Cheng will not use force.
Wei Min said: "Let me go there myself first. These imperial edicts are still of some use. Now that Cheng'er has replaced Ding Yuan and become a veritable shepherd of Bingzhou, he has the power of herding and guardianship. Even a noble family must give some face."
"What's more..." Wei Min looked at Wei Cheng aside and said with a smile: "After all, it is not advisable for one family to dominate. We can spread out some high-yielding crops and win over several aristocratic families to unite the front. Cheng'er thinks How about it?" Wei Cheng doesn't care about this. As long as he can have a large amount of food for the next autumn harvest, it is best to be able to supply food for tens of millions of people, because in the first five-year plan, there is a policy to encourage childbirth. If there is too much, eating will become a problem.
The reason why the farm plan is important is because it needs to support many people. Wei Cheng's idea is not only to encourage people to have children, but also to encourage immigrants to move to Hedong County.
This time it’s not just for craftsmen, doctors, and scholars... This time, as long as you are a human being, no matter whether you have any skills or not, in short, as long as you can still give birth, you can become a commoner in Hedong County. Not only will you be given a house and land, but you will also be given free gifts. food.
In this era of scarcity of food and clothing, if Wei Cheng dared to ascend to the throne like this, I believe that many people from the Han Dynasty would definitely rush to come.
As the number of people gradually increases, some industrial products that can be operated on assembly lines will begin to come out. Ordinary people only need to work in factories to support a large family. They do not have to face the loess and back to the sky. Life will be better, and naturally they will not be afraid of not being able to retain people. .
"Okay, let's leave it to my second uncle. It's best to solve it before the next spring, otherwise, I will use the city guard." Wei Cheng is not afraid of offending people. He has no good impressions of these aristocratic families. If they Being able to truly lead the people to live a good life with no worries about food and clothing, just like myself, is a matter of two things, but the aristocratic family has long been accustomed to exploiting the people.
"Before next spring... or not, I will leave for the north in the next few days to convince them before the New Year." Wei Min said.
···A restaurant in the city. Zhang Fei came in with an oil paper bag, saw a few people in the dining room, and said with a smile: "The sweet-scented osmanthus cake that was just baked, hehe, it cost me three food stamps." Xu Huang raised his glass and drank it all, and said with a smile: " Can't you change your greedy habit?"
"Then don't eat it." Zhang Fei stuffed the oil paper bag into his arms angrily. Seeing this, Hua Cun hurriedly said: "No, Brother Xu won't eat if he doesn't want to eat. I didn't say he won't eat. Give me a piece to satisfy my greed." Zhang Fei raised his eyebrows at Xu Huang proudly and generously put the oil paper on his face. When the bag was opened, the fragrance of osmanthus suddenly appeared, attracting the attention of many diners.
.A big hand reached over silently. Zhang Fei frowned and shouted: "You don't want to eat?"
"I just said you were greedy, I didn't say I wouldn't eat it!" Xu Huang took a bite happily, filling his mouth with the fragrance of osmanthus.
Seeing this, Zhang Fei moved the oil paper bag into his arms, ate the pastry, and asked curiously: "Where is Mr. Tian?" Hua Cun's mouth was full, and he shook his head and said: "It's us who haven't come yet. I'm here early, sir, it's not yet time." At this time, a carriage stopped at the door, and Tian Feng and Xun came together.
"You three came so early." Tian Feng smiled and cupped his hands. Xu Huang and the other three stood up and returned the greeting, and everyone took their seats one by one.
Tian Feng picked up a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, took a bite, and nodded intoxicated.
"It's really delicious!" Xun You bowed his hand towards Zhang Fei, took a piece, and said with a smile: "I have always heard that pastries in pastry shops are difficult to buy. Not only do you need food stamps, but you also have to go several hours in advance. I went to line up when I was young, but I didn’t expect Captain Zhang to be able to grab one." Zhang Fei said proudly: "Hey, I don’t have to wait in that long queue, I asked the cook at the young master’s house to help me get it."
"Hahaha, I remember that cook. It is said that she has a soft spot for Yide." Hua Cong laughed. Xu Huang pretended to have just learned about the matter and joked: "In that case, why not ask Madam to help you take a look. You happen to be a glutton and she is a cook, so it is a good match." Zhang Fei recalled it. The cook was old enough to be his mother. She shook her head quickly.
"No, no, no, no, I won't go to her again."
"You are really realistic." Xu Huang said narrowly. Everyone laughed. After having enough wine and food, Tian Feng slowly got down to business.
"I believe you all know the decree of the imperial court. Brother Gongming was granted the title of General of the North, ranking third among the Dukes. Under General Wei, brothers Huaqin and Yide were also granted the title of General Pingbei and General Anbei. Generals all have three positions, but everyone knows that the so-called Sizheng, Si'an, and Siping (corresponding to east, west, north, and south respectively) are actually empty positions and have no real power." Tian Feng said it more euphemistically. In fact, these so-called generals , it’s just a miscellaneous general title, not a full-time job.
Usually it is just a false title that follows other positions and is used to call it nice. For example, Liu Bei has the title of General Zuo.
In fact, when there are no soldiers and horses in hand, no one will attack him at all. The previous four armies had only four general titles: front, rear, left, and right. In the late Han Dynasty, heroes came one after another. In order to win people's hearts, four expeditions, four security, and four peace appeared, but in fact they were of no use at all.
The reason why Tian Feng explained this to Xu Huang and the others was mainly because Wei Cheng didn't want them to accept the imperial court's will, but he was worried that they would feel uncomfortable, so he specially asked Tian Feng to test them.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Tian Feng explained what it means to have a false position but no real power, Xu Huang, Zhang Fei, and Hua Kun burst into laughter.
Xu Huang said with a smile: "Sir, there is no need to say anything more. Not to mention that it is just a false position, so what if I was given the full-time position of a general. How can he be as awesome as me, the commander-in-chief of the Longshan Army?" Zhang Fei also said with a look of disdain. : "Can 50,000 Imperial Guards defeat 500 Longshan Army? Anyway, I will not abandon the brothers of Longshan Army." Huaqin was born as a water bandit and did not have a good impression of the imperial court. After drinking a glass of wine, he sneered. Said: "Our life is not very comfortable now, and we would not be interested in being an emperor, let alone a bullshit general."
"Uh, this..." Tian Feng and Xun You looked at each other in confusion. What should they do? The prepared words were of no use at all.
