How could Cao Cao not know that the Central Plains was the capital of the Han Dynasty and the political center?

But at this time, the Central Plains was already ten rooms and nine empty after Dong Zhuo's rebellion, and Luoyang, as the capital of the Han Dynasty, was burned to rubble by Dong Zhuo.

It is rumored that at this time, even tigers are walking freely on the streets of Luoyang City, what is there to know about such a place?

His strength is still very weak, and he is fighting to rob the people and materials, and grabbing land is secondary.

Like the empty and uninhabited land in the Central Plains, what's the use of using it?

"In the next place, it is not to let the envoy do his best to enter the Central Plains, but to consolidate Yanzhou, and slowly draw it," Xi Zhi saw Cao Cao's doubts, smiled slightly, and tapped his finger on a place on the map.

"Xu County, although it belongs to Yuzhou, but it borders Chen Liu, who raised troops from the king, and the Yellow Turban rebel has been broken by the envoy, and it can be regarded as the land of Yanzhou.

This place is located in the fertile East Henan Plain, and there is Yingshui to ensure grain transportation, shouldn't it attract the attention of the envoy? ”

Cao Cao bowed slightly, Xi Zhicai was right, this Xu County is his territory, and it is indeed a good springboard for him to enter the Central Plains, but this place is far away from the base camp Yanzhou, and after the war, this place is also very sparsely populated.

What is the use of having land and not people?

"I wonder how Mr. wants me to run this place?"

Xi Zhicai said: "The envoy attacked Xuzhou, and the people he gained, why not move to Xu County to cultivate?" ”

Hearing this, Cao Cao nodded silently.

He had just captured Dongguan County and captured 80,000 people.

Dongguan County has many mountains and few fields, and even in good years, it cannot be self-sufficient.

If all the 80,000 people in Dongguan County were moved to Xu County and cultivated in the plains, the grain produced would not only be self-sufficient, but also pay a lot of taxes.

The most important thing is that if he consolidates Xu County, he will have the possibility of entering the Central Plains.

That's a no-brainer.

Cao Cao nodded at Xi Zhicai and said, "Thank you, Mr., for teaching me, I was taught." ”

He had already made up his mind to move all the people of Dongguan County to Xu County, and from then on Dongguan would become a military fortress.

It's just that all the people of the country have relocated to their land, and if you want to make 80,000 people leave their hometowns, you need to find competent cronies to do it.

Although the richness of the East Henan Plain is far better than the mountains of Dongguan County, the people do not understand.

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