And the state, Gohara County.

Dozens of miles west of the county seat, thousands of shirtless and reckless men are picking up agricultural hoes, and they are in full swing to reclaim this long-abandoned field.

The weeds in the soil were uprooted and thrown on the edge of the ridge, and the soil, which had not been cared for for a long time, was now dug deep and planed by the swinging hoe and plow, and the soil was loosened and renewed.

These farmers were all soldiers in the barracks, and most of them were Yellow Turban soldiers who had migrated here.

For them, compared to the oppression and slavery they received when they were in Yingchuan, this place is simply a paradise on earth. Not only can they eat two full meals, but they can even receive monthly money at the end of each month, although it is not much, but this is something they have never dared to imagine and hope for.

As for why the soldiers in the army would reclaim the wasteland here, everything has to start from half a month ago.

Half a month ago, the food and salary allocated by the imperial court arrived. It stands to reason that this should be a great thing for the whole world to celebrate. However, the amount of grain allocated this time is less than half of the previous one.

The original words of the imperial court were that since the Xianbei people were repulsed, there was no need for so many soldiers to garrison the border, so the food was much less.

The words are decent, but the essence of it is well known to everyone. Maggots were born in the imperial court, which made the treasury empty, and it was already difficult to make ends meet, and it was simply unable to support the military expenses in various places.

In addition, in the past two years, there have been disasters and famines, and the land of the people at the bottom has also been annexed by the powerful families, and they cannot afford to pay taxes and grain.

Last year's moth and thief riots, looting and looting, and the destruction of county capitals in various places were serious, all of them were refugees who fled, and there were countless homeless people.

The families covered their pockets, preferring that these people would starve to death in front of them rather than put food for disaster relief.

And now, the rebellion in Liangzhou is rampant, and the imperial court is busy dispatching a large number of grain and grass equipment to Chencang to supply the front line. The grain hoarded in the treasury has long been moved, and where are there enough supplies to store the troops in various places.

Bingzhou is a poor place, without the support of food and salary allocated by the imperial court, if it is not disarmed, it will definitely not survive this catastrophe.

Soon, the other counties in the state began to reduce the number of soldiers in order to survive smoothly.

When he arrived in Wuyuan County, Cao Xing, who was currently the highest general in the army, convened the lieutenant colonel and held a brief meeting.

If they were to be paid according to the food and salary distributed to them by the imperial court, at least two-thirds of the number of people would have to be removed to barely survive. But in this way, all the Yellow Turban soldiers who were used to strengthen their power and worked hard to bring back from Yingchuan were all put into drain.

In the future, when Lu Bu comes back, Cao Xing really has no face to explain.

Everyone argued about this for a long time, and finally they couldn't do anything, so they went to the school in the city and asked for advice.

When the teacher heard about this, he indifferently gave two words: Tuntian.

Tuntian is divided into military tun and min tun, and the plan given by the drama is the military tun. This is a means to achieve self-sufficiency without relying on the people and the imperial court.

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Sang Hongyang put forward the recital of Tuntian in the governance of Luntai.

The land is vast and sparsely populated, and the fields are fertile, in addition to animal husbandry, it is also the most suitable for tuntian. After obtaining the consent of the county keeper Yan Xin, a large area of wasteland in the west was included in the experimental scope of Tuntian.

Noon is approaching, and the courtyard of the Lu family is gradually lively.

Not only the important officials in the county, but also the generals and colonels in the army, even the old generals who were far away in Yanmen and the old man Yan of the party also appeared in the courtyard.

As the number one in the county, Yan Xin also put aside his official duties for the time being, and was busy inside and out, welcoming guests.

In the absence of Lu Bu, who is a father, the first birthday ceremony of the little thing can only be organized by him, who is an uncle.

The small courtyard was soon filled with all kinds of characters. Even some people who Lu Bu didn't know at all were cheeky and came to congratulate them with gifts.

Stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling person, not to mention that today is an auspicious day, and there is absolutely no reason to drive the guests out.

Due to the surge in the number of guests beyond expectations, the original table for one person was changed to a table for two people, or even three people squeezed together.

In the face of this temporary adjustment, many guests who came to give gifts were quite dissatisfied and felt that they had lost their identity. Anyway, they are also characters with a certain reputation in their respective realms, how can they be arranged at will like this. It wasn't until I saw the heads of the Zhang and Yan families sitting together chatting and chatting that they swallowed this unwillingness and sat with others.

"I didn't expect Lu Bu, a martial artist from a humble family, to have so many characters to cheer him on." Guo Jia, who was sitting next to Xi Ce, was slightly surprised when he saw the guests coming one after another.

Xi Ce picked up the cold water on the table, took a sip of it, and had a little indifference in his indifferent expression: "Where are these people here to support the general, most of them are asking for the county to guard Yan Xin, or they want to take the opportunity to cling to the Yan and Zhang families, or they want to monopolize the five plains and rise to become a new gate valve and powerful ......"

"Sir, but the surname is play?" An easy-looking, middle-aged man walked over with a slow tone.

Xi Ce glanced at the man up and down, he didn't know this person in his memory, and asked, "Your Excellency?" ”

"In Xia Zhangfeng, Taiyuan Yangqu people's clan." The middle-aged man's expression was a little arrogant, in his opinion, he could call Xi Ce 'sir', which obviously gave Xi Ce enough face.

Taiyuan Zhangjia.

Xi Ce whispered, and he kept a record of the slightly famous gate valve in the state. This Zhang Feng is one of the strong contenders for the next generation of the Zhang family.

As for why Zhang Feng found him, Xi Ce didn't understand it for the time being, but Zhang Feng's next words made his intentions clear.

"I want to buy 2,000 war horses from Mr., money is not a problem, please make it convenient for Mr." Zhang Feng looked down and said calmly.

Two thousand horses, this is not a decimal.

What's more, what did the Zhang family suddenly want so many war horses?

Xi Ce made a mark for the Zhang family in his heart, but he shook his head helplessly on his face, and said to Zhang Feng regretfully: "Brother Tai, I'm afraid you've found the wrong person." I'm just a sojourner, how can I get such a big idea. ”

Zhang Feng examined the joke and saw that there was no trace of lying and deception on his face, and he couldn't help muttering in his heart. Regarding the fact that he can find a drama to buy a war horse, he is also hearsay, and now it seems that it is very likely to be a false rumor.

"Brother, can you sit down and have a drink?" Greeted Zhang Feng with a bright smile on his face.

"No, I'm still the same." Zhang Feng's face was obviously much colder, and even the title of 'sir' was directly erased.