"Lord, since we have talked so much, I still want to say something," Zhang Han suddenly became serious.
"But it doesn't matter," Cao Cao said without any taboo, and was still immersed in a set of imaginative decrees on agricultural and mulberry improvement.
Besides, you, Uncle Zhang, have even said that you can row a boat without oars and rely on waves, so what else can I say?
"In the current Yanzhou, we have already achieved the first step in the strategy of offering wine, and based ourselves on Yanzhou. During this period, we have received support from Yuan Jizhou many times, as well as the great help of Prime Minister Bao. However, we have become a kind of Confucian scholar in Yanzhou. The situation is close to a 'party struggle'. It is precisely because of this situation that the other princes will not regard the lord as their primary enemy, so it is a good thing."
"Party struggle?" Cao Cao muttered the word with his eyes closed, "Humph... They are Confucian and Party nobles. I, Cao Mengde, am a humble and rough man. There are class differences. Well, you are right."
No, what I want to say is that they may regard you as a eunuch, and the reckless people will not hate you so much...
Of course, you must not say this kind of thing out loud. If you say it, it will be written down in Boss Cao's notebook.
"This is also the reason why I promote internal affairs at a lower level and ignore the complaints of these Confucian scholars, because externally it makes people feel that they are helpless and people are losing peace, which is not necessarily a good thing."
"Well said," Cao Cao immediately raised the corners of his mouth and was in a good mood. Bochang was good at both civil and military skills, he spoke well, and he also knew how to cast agricultural and mulberry implements. He was really a talent.
"So, next spring, there are only three things to do! Internal governance, nourishing the people, and farming!"
Make money, make money, make money like a girl!
Zhang Han said with a smile: "It would be best for me, my lord, to write a few more poems and circulate them to express your talent, virtues, feelings and aspirations."
"There are many sorrows in late autumn, so there should be good poems." Cao Cao chuckled, and the poems were no longer mentioned, and they could be spread throughout the country.
"Well - we need pastoral poems," Zhang Han said seriously, "or talk about ambitions, and no longer talk about the hardships of the army or the people. I feel that if we can make the people feel the peace and happiness of the countryside and think of the great peace of the Han Dynasty, this spring day They’re going to work a lot harder.”
"There are limits to empathy. If I want peace in troubled times, I will resent myself in times of peace. They have suffered too much, but they have tasted the sweetness this year. Next spring, we might as well give the people more hope..."
The two of them fell into deep thought at the same time. At this moment, Cao Cao felt that Zhang Han's words were very profound, and there was a kind of maturity that did not belong to his age.
Generally speaking, those in their twenties and thirties are the age where one can show off one's talents, not to mention that Bo Chang was a soldier who fought in the army.
When I am in troubled times, I long for peace; when I am born in peace and prosperity, I feel resentment.
Yes, whether it is the people of Yanzhou or the people of Qingxu Village, if their hearts are at peace, they will naturally miss the prosperous and peaceful times, and their hearts will be more grateful for the government of Yanzhou, and then they will make sacrifices.
Instead of waiting anxiously for Cao Cao to bring a knife to his neck to force him, he was willing to say: "You are a capable minister!" The traitor in troubled times (crossed out), the hero in troubled times!
In this case, what Bochang said was not to ask me to write poems, but to make poems like this popular in Yanzhou. It could be spread to all states and counties, and people would follow suit.
"Here comes the chicken soup." Dian Wei went outside again and brought the last pot of soup with the cook. After he came in, he closed the door to avoid losing the warmth.
Cao Cao stretched out his hand to greet you, and a wave of heroic spirit came to him: "Bo Chang, please have a drink and don't be restrained!"
Zhang Han's eyes were blank for a moment: "This is my fucking home..."
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That night, Cao Cao and Zhang Han chatted for a long time, and then many poems and poems were circulated from the government office, and before the ice and snow blocked the roads, they spread to other places in Dongjun.
Many literati, including Xi Zhicai, composed poems and rhymes at home, which were widely circulated.
I also got some poems about "Money is parked, farmers are harvesting, and the counter-travel is being set up to facilitate merchants.", describing the peaceful scene of Yanzhou nowadays, and Zhang Han casually recited "Singing in the daytime requires drinking, youth." A wonderful line about returning home with good company."
Most of them were common people enjoying each other's pleasure, and the scholars disdained this. When the Yanzhou scholars heard some songs, they planned to echo them, but when they heard about this trend, it was Cao Cao who first wrote it...
On the spot, he scolded him for "not thinking about the suffering of the people". He regarded this poem as a harvest this year, and began to enjoy those unreachable roads in a whimsical way.
So they were so angry that they gathered at home again, shouting "born in sorrow and dying in happiness", and denounced the officials in Yanzhou who were promoted by Cao Cao for being short-sighted and ignorant of the way to govern the country and the county.
Under this situation, Cao Cao ordered Cao Ang to personally take the lead and organize the villagers to irrigate the fields with winter water to ensure that the soil could store sufficient water before the deep winter. Taking advantage of the soil nourishment, he spread these poems on the mountains and fields. among.
In the winter, Yanzhou got a lot of peace.
In the blink of an eye, winter turned to spring, and the Yanzhou government office again hired people to build two new types of mulberry farming tools, the "keel waterwheel" and the "xijing". Starting from Dongjun, they were successively implemented in Jibei, Chenliu, and Dongping.
The keel waterwheel is placed obliquely into the water, and the body is made of wooden planks. Through the pedal at the top, the power of the conveyor belt is used to move the wooden trough of the body upward. Each layer of the trough can transmit one or several barrels of water. After it is transferred to the shore, Pour it into the dug trench and it will flow into the field.
As for the stream well, a deep well is dug to store water in a shady place beside the river, and is covered with a shed roof. It is simple and easy to make to prevent the river from drying up during drought. Keel waterwheels can also be used to collect water.
As soon as these two new orders came out, the area became more lively during the mulberry season. Farmers were naturally happy to watch the excitement. Whenever people gathered, villagers would spontaneously introduce these tools and inform them of their efficacy.
"Our state pastor has great ambitions."
"I can also hum a few lines of the songs he wrote, not just talk about them casually! This really takes us back to the time when we were able to plant soil with peace of mind."
"Drought prevention, water collection, and labor loss have been reduced a lot. Mr. Cao is really a great talent."
"Haha, Brother Li doesn't know something. Cao Gong didn't force his fame. The strategy of farming mulberry trees, including the construction and design of these two things, all came from the hands of his chief bookkeeper Zhang Han."
"It's him again! Brother Xu, do you know who Zhang Han is? Where did he learn from him? I remember that the government of the people was also told by him. This man has a lot of experience in government. He must have a lot of experience."
"I don't know. It is said that Zhang Han didn't have any teachers. He was born as a commoner. He was promoted because Duke Cao advocated meritocracy and observed his words and deeds."
"Good idea!" Now when talking about meritocracy in Yanzhou, everyone has new insights. They don't look at the reasons and background when the idea appeared, but only look at the current results.
There are at least several counselors who can manage peace and tranquility and use their talents to calm the people; there are several counselors who can march and form formations and win repeatedly.
"If the people have long-term happiness, our land will not be desolate, the people will no longer be afraid of heavy taxes, and there will be sky on the earth. In this way, the people should say 'I love my hometown, I love my county'. How can such a state pastor be a scholar? What about the people who say it is a disaster?"
"They are just sour scholars."
In the spring, more people came to seek refuge with Cao Cao. Among them were horse merchants, wealthy families and other wealthy people who sold their property to support Cao Cao. They could also exchange their possessions for other "guarantees" in troubled times. ", because it is impossible to keep money in troubled times, and Cao Cao is benevolent and righteous in not robbing.
Why not give it in exchange for some contribution? The earlier the better, because when Cao Cao occupies the territory of three or even four or five states in the future, they may not even be able to get in if they want to go.
So as soon as spring comes, all good news comes one after another.
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