Xun Yu snorted coldly and didn't reply.

Cheng Yu said: "The prime minister has already decided that after the king is crowned, he will exempt the people of the four states from the taxes owed over the years and implement a new policy, just because of you, tens of millions of people will have to suffer." You just guard the Son of Heaven well, maybe one day, you can really revive the Han Dynasty. ”

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty all looked at Xun Yu angrily.

Just because of Xun Yu's opposition, their high-ranking officials and Houlu are all going to be in vain.

Xun Yu caught up with Cheng Yu and said, "If you don't claim to be the king, you can also be exempted from taxes?" ”

"Xun Wenruo, I didn't realize until today that you are really naïve!"

Cheng Yu dropped a sentence and left.

Guo Jia came over and said: "If you want to exempt taxes and implement a new policy, you must let the prime minister be the king!" ”

"Why?"

"Because the prime minister will not give such a big credit to the nominal Son of Heaven. Wake up, the Han family is going to die, and no one can save it. If you continue to be stubborn, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will have to be buried with the Son of Heaven! ”

Xun Yu's heart is entangled.

He wanted to turn the tide and keep the Han Dynasty, and he wanted to exempt the people of the four states from the taxes owed over the years, implement a new policy, and give the people a rich life.

Hesitated for a few days...

Guo Jia suggested that Cao Cao should not care about Xun Yu, he should be called the king and the king, and he should implement the new policy and implement the new policy. Only through thorough reform can the people actively cultivate and make the country rich and the army strong.

Cao Cao thought about the relationship between the monarch and the minister of Xun Yu, and couldn't bear to hurt it. Then Xun Yu was appointed as the chief secretary of the division, and together with the Son of Heaven, he went to Chang'an.

Along the way, Xun Yu saw that the fields were barren and the corpses were piling up, and more and more people were walking in the direction of Yangzhou. Xun Yu asked the old man, why don't you farm? The old man replied that his son died, and his daughter was sent to Luoyang to marry a foreigner, and he was left with himself in the family, and he owed the government a large amount of taxes, and even if he worked day and night, he would not survive.

There are also heterogeneous cannibalism, lingering on their breath...

After walking for hundreds of miles, I didn't see a grain field or a young man. It was all the old and the young who helped each other and went to Yangzhou.

Xun Yu said goodbye to the Son of Heaven and returned to Xudu to meet Cao Cao.

"Prime Minister."

"Wen Ruo, why are you back again?" Cao Cao and his ministers were discussing the matter of becoming king.

Xun Yu arched his hand and said: "Please be the king and exempt the people of the four states from paying taxes." ”

"You figured it out?"

"I figured it out, only by becoming the king and implementing a new policy can we give the people a way to live." Xun Yu cut the road categorically.

"Okay, good....

Cao Cao stepped forward to hold Xun Yu's hand and said with a smile: "With Wen Ruo's support, I am relieved." ”

In August of the sixth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao was proclaimed king in Xudu, called Wei. Then, as the king of Wei, he abolished the old system, exempted the people from the taxes owed over the years, and implemented a new policy to benefit the people.

Then the population of each state and county is counted, and everyone is over 13 years old and under 16 years old. Those over 50 years old and under 60 years old must accept the arrangements of the local government to unify the fields and grow 28% of the grain grown by the government and the people (the government accounts for 20% and the people account for 80%).

The rest of the old and weak were given land free of charge, and the food they grew was their own.

Civilians over the age of 16 and under the age of 50 must join the army. With the 140,000 regular troops stationed in Yuzhou and Yanzhou, and the 100,000 volunteer soldiers in Luoyang City, they participated in Tuntian, and the grain obtained returned to the government.

In this way, under Cao Cao's rule, there is a glimmer of life.

Yangzhou.

Shouchun South Campus.

After reviewing the new army, Lu Bu discussed with Xu Shu about transforming weapons.

Why modify the weapon? Because the current small assault rifles and large assault rifles have great flaws.

Small assault rifle with a firing range of three hundred meters.

Large assault rifle with a firing range of five hundred meters.

The bullets that are fired have no fixed target, can only injure the enemy, it is difficult to kill the enemy, and it cannot penetrate the enemy's heavy armor.

Xu Shu suggested: "Another weapon should be developed, with a long range and strong lethality." It can kill enemies within 500 meters and accurately. ”

"Aren't there grenades and cannons in red?" Lu Bu asked.

Xu Shu said: "Lord, the grenade is a close-range throwing weapon, the attack range is within 100 meters, the enemy's cavalry can rush over in the blink of an eye, and it can't be stopped at all." The red-coated cannon is a heavy weapon, and the attack range is within a kilometer, and if the enemy leaves this distance, it will be too difficult for our artillery regiment to move its position. I implore my lord to urge the Academy of Science and Technology to develop a new weapon that can kill the enemy in one blow. ”

Lu Bu smiled bitterly: "Yuan Zhi, a weapon that can kill the enemy with one blow can not be developed overnight, you should think about how to use limited weapons to exert super combat effectiveness." ”

"It's... Of course, the lowly will think, but.... Xu Shu was very embarrassed.

Lu Bu also knew that it was difficult to stop the enemy's advance with only small assault rifles and large assault rifles. Especially when the enemy is wearing heavy armor and even the mask is made of iron, the scattered bullets fired cannot kill the enemy at all. If you encounter an army like the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, the defense power and the speed of the assault are very amazing, then the soldiers of the First Army will definitely suffer.

Lu Bu thought for a while and said, "I will let the Academy of Science and Technology develop the latest assault gun." Before that, 500 small red-coated cannons were built and distributed to each infantry brigade, and their range should be about 500 meters, as long as they fired live ammunition, they would be able to kill the enemy. ”

"Thank you, Lord."

"However, the barrel of this kind of cannon weighs several hundred catties, plus the frame and wheels that carry the barrel, which weighs more than 1,000 catties, which will slow down the marching speed of the troops, and is only suitable for fighting near the official road."

Xu Shu responded: "I understand that I will definitely make good use of these cannons." ”

"Hmm."

Lu Budao: "Recently, the princes of all parties have been crowned kings one after another. Even Liu Bei is no exception, known as the king of Xiangyang. Our officials, some of whom can't hold back, want me to be king too. What do you think about this? ”

Xu Shu smiled slightly, and said word by word: "It's very simple, adapt to the times!" ”

"What is the current situation?"

Cao Cao sent the Son of Heaven to Chang'an, abolished the old system, reformed the new system, and attributed all the faults to the Han Dynasty, so that the majesty of the Han Dynasty was gone. Although the people did not hate the Han Dynasty, they did not resist the establishment of a new regime. This is the situation. ”

To put it bluntly, he also supported Lu Bu as king.

Lu Bu slowly got up and walked to the side: "Actually, there is no need to deliberately do such a thing as calling the king the emperor. If we can eliminate the princes of all sides, and give the people a life of peace and contentment. Even if I don't take the throne, I am the only king in the hearts of the people. If you go against the sky because of your own selfish desires, you will not only bear the infamy of being a thief, but also be caught by the enemy to attack. Besides, if the king wants to build a royal palace and hold a ceremony to seal the Zen, how can we have that time now? ”

"When I eliminate Cao Cao and control the Son of Heaven, and let the Son of Heaven let me, isn't it just right to change my name?"

Lu Bu knows that the emperors throughout the ages have been made by the previous Son of Heaven, and only by obtaining the Son of Heaven is the emperor who is justified and easier for the people to accept.

For example, Cao Pi in history was made by Emperor Chan Xian of the Han Dynasty, and has always been the orthodoxy of China. And Sun Quan and Liu Bei, one was named King Wu by Cao Pi. A man with the old face of the emperor of the Han Dynasty forcibly built the country, in fact, Liu Bei's approach is very inconsistent with the rules. Since he is loyal to the Han Dynasty, why not eliminate Cao Pi as the uncle of the Han Dynasty and return to the Son of Heaven? Why establish the kingdom of Shu in a remote place? You must know that at that time, Emperor Han Xian was not dead, who allowed you to build the country? It can be seen that in Liu Bei's heart, he has no idea of supporting the Han Dynasty at all.

Straight to the point.

In view of the fact that the time for the claim to be king had not yet come, Lü Bu resolutely opposed the claim of king.

Xu Shu was also persuaded by Lu Bu, nodded, and said, "Okay, I will tell the ministers in the court not to persuade me again." ”

(End of chapter)