Liu Hong fell into deep thought.
Almost all the land in Yanzhou is in the hands of this powerful group of nobles.
In this era, fields represent food and the heritage of a family.
In ordinary times, wanting these nobles to hand over their land would be like ascending to heaven.
But no one would refuse his deal.
What he has to think about now is how to maximize the benefits of this transaction.
After hearing the summons from the governor, several heads of noble clans came one after another.
They were all wondering what the newly appointed governor's purpose was in calling them here.
Could it be that the money and food of the governor's office could no longer support the consumption so quickly?
After everyone arrived, Liu Hong went straight to the point and explained the purpose of letting them come.
"I called you here today because I want to exchange the fertile land in my hands for the wasteland in your hands."
When the powerful nobles in the hall heard this, they immediately exploded.
Trade good farmland for that kind of waste land that no one wants?
There must be something wrong with this governor's mind.
What is a wasteland?
Wasteland is land that has not been cultivated and is not suitable for cultivation.
Let alone growing food, even if you sow a handful of seeds, you probably won’t be able to recoup the cost.
Although wasteland may become fertile farmland after being reclaimed.
However, it will take at least several years to cultivate fertile land suitable for planting.
It’s time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it’s not very satisfying.
I have never heard of such a transaction, exchanging fertile farmland for such wasteland that no one wants.
Look at the commotion in the hall.
Liu Hong frowned and shouted for silence.
"Sir, is this serious about exchanging good farmland for wasteland?"
One of the noble clan heads asked, his words filled with disbelief.
What is the difference between this and giving money?
"Of course I'm serious. I want to exchange one acre of fertile land for ten acres of wasteland. The quantity is limited. The one with the highest price will get it."
After receiving the exact reply, all the noble family heads looked at each other.
The atmosphere of confrontation with Liu Hong, the governor of Yanzhou, who originally shared the same hatred, gradually became divided.
Everyone was blushing and started bidding without giving in.
Liu Hong looked at these imageless noble family heads with interest.
The atmosphere was full of anger, and if it wasn't for the sake of face, a fight would probably break out.
Sure enough, only interests can make these noble clans fight against each other.
This feeling of sitting on the sidelines and watching the fire is really good.
Soon, all the fertile land in his hands was auctioned out by these nobles.
Both sides got what they needed, and the atmosphere was indescribably harmonious.
Several noble family heads who were originally somewhat hostile to him even had the idea of supporting the newly appointed governor.
However, there are more than just them in the Yanzhou gentry, and they have no final say in this matter.
After seeing off a few people, Liu Hong looked at Tian Qi in front of him happily.
One acre of good farmland replaces 25 acres of wasteland.
Moreover, they are all connected wastelands, which is very suitable for him to refresh his entries.
This was a bigger gain than he expected.
"If you resell it, you can get twenty-five times the profit. It would be nice if there were more transactions like this."
Sure enough, only bidding can maximize the benefits of an item!
It's a pity that he only has so much fertile land in his hands, otherwise he would definitely have to empty out the wealth of these noble families.
Although these wastelands include some unexploited primitive mountain forests, jungles, and rock formations.
But the things that others throw away are treasures to Liu Hong!
The next day.
Liu Hong came to these wastelands under his name and inspected them.
The results were as expected.
A wasteland that could be traded by these nobles was naturally not a good place.
If there is still the possibility of reclaiming ordinary wasteland, then even reclaiming these wastelands used by the nobles for trade is a waste of effort.
Without a system, this deal would definitely be a loss.
After finishing his emotion, Liu Hong started refreshing the entries for today.
I encouraged Diao Chan a lot before going out today, I think some good luck will come to me!
Refreshed three times in a row.
Two entry attributes appear in front of you.
【Fertile】, 【Abundant】.
The attribute bonus of the two entries is increased by 300%.
If combined with the bonus of [Abundant Grains] on the official seal, the food production will explode!
Now that the wasteland has become the best farmland, all that remains is to arrange for others to plant it.
The yield of these fields is enough to support a county.
Liu Hong left the remaining matters to Cheng Yu to arrange.
By the way, think about how you can get more fields from the nobles.
Time flies.
Under the order of Pei Yuanshao, the main force of the Yanzhou Yellow Turban Army evacuated Yanzhou.
The remaining Yanzhou Yellow Turban troops who refused to leave were also wiped out one by one by Huang Zhong's troops.
The bandits and people who took the opportunity to cause trouble were also disrupted and collected.
After this period of recuperation, soldiers were recruited.
The number of soldiers and horses under Liu Hong's command has reached 30,000.
But most of them are some organized rebels, bandits and remnants of the Yellow Turban Army.
It will take a period of training to transform them all into the kind of elites led by Huang Zhong.
It’s only a matter of time before there is the blessing of the entry from the barracks.
Most of the troops and horses were arranged by Liu Hong to be trained by Zhang Quan in the military camp.
Everything develops in an orderly manner.
On the other hand, the news about Yanzhou releasing grain every day gradually spread to the surrounding states.
Refugees from other prefectures and counties also heard the news and came.
We can see a large number of refugees entering Yanzhou every day.
In just a few days, the number of refugees Liu Hong took in reached hundreds of thousands!
And this number is increasing day by day.
Regarding the population, Liu Hong has always accepted all comers.
After all, population is the primary productivity of labor!
However, the 20,000 stones of grain refreshed in the granary every day are obviously not enough to feed so many people.
As for the powerful nobles in Yanzhou, they all gloated over the misfortune and waited for the governor's government's grain reserves to run out, so they could beg for help.
No thought of helping at all.
Only a few Dongjun nobles headed by the Cheng family provided part of the food and grass funding.
However, the effect is limited.
In order to solve this matter.
Liu Hong found several other granaries and refreshed the entries day and night.
But for several days, only one entry for [raw food] appeared.
The remaining granaries all have entries such as "not rotten" and "long-term preservation".
better than nothing.
The two granaries produce 40,000 stones of grain every day, which is barely enough to maintain the current situation.
However, he casually refreshed the money warehouse, which brought him quite a surprise.
[Gathering wealth: Placing gold and silver treasures will earn 1% interest every day, (gold entry). 】
The daily interest rate is 1%. The attributes of this entry can be said to be quite terrifying.
If a bank similar to that of later generations were opened in Yanzhou, the money of all the powerful nobles could be collected.
Just thinking about 1% interest every day, including the principal and interest, for a month is a bit scary!
It's just that it's okay to think about it.
