In the evening, Su Xiu called Yu Ban and Wang Hai to his residence to eat together, and during the banquet, Su Xiu introduced the three of them to each other, after all, these are his core team in the short term, and they can better cooperate with each other by having a certain understanding of each other.

Yu Ban didn't know much about Xi Zhicai, and was immediately surprised when he heard Su Xiu's introduction, this scholar looked very weak, but Su Xiu said that one person could be worth 100,000 troops peerless talent, and he was inevitably a little unconvinced in his heart, in terms of strategy, although he said that Yu Ban couldn't strategize and win a thousand miles, but he still read a little bit of military books, he didn't believe that this scholar who had never experienced the battlefield could do better than him; On the prohibition of force, he is even more confident to throw him ten streets.

Although Xi Zhicai is young, he is also a peerless and intelligent talent, how can he not feel Yu Ban's contempt. Turning his head and seeing that Su Xiu didn't mean to help at all, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, this lord wanted to subdue this captain by himself and show his ability, otherwise he might not be able to adopt his advice in the future.

After thinking about it, Xi Zhicai first asked: "Yu Duwei, although I have only been in Taishan for a few days, I still know a little bit about the situation in Taishan. ”

"Needless to say, bandits. If it weren't for the rampant bandits, how could this Taishan County be so poor, the people were displaced, and the land was barren, but anyone with a little ability wanted to move elsewhere to accommodate themselves, and the crux of the problem was that the bandits were rampant. So I discussed with the adults to eliminate the bandits and return the people to a happy land. ”

"That's right, it's a paradise for the people. But did Yu Duwei not think that this big man has a vast territory, and the mountainous land is not only Taishan County, why are other places not as full of bandits as Taishan? ”

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The crux of why Taishan has become like this is that the officials are not clear and the military discipline is lax. If the government is not clear, the people will be centrifugal, so they have no intention of farming, and even go up the mountains and fall into the grass, and if the military discipline is lax, the combat effectiveness will be low, and the army will not be able to guarantee the safety of the people's lives and property, and even the army and bandits will be connected, which will be a disaster. Xi Zhi saw the forbidden speech, so he spoke.

"Therefore, the lord in the early days of his tenure is about to cut through the chaos of the rectification of the bureaucracy, although it is to make his decree unimpeded, but more important is to gather the hearts of the people, the people's hearts are stable, whether he is a bandit or a bandit, the people will unite to defend their homeland, in the near future to suppress bandits, the people will also assist the officers and soldiers, and even reform the stubborn bandits; On the contrary, it is possible to ventilate and report the information, making it difficult for officers and men to move an inch. ”

After taking a sip of wine, Xi Zhicai continued: "As for military discipline, I heard that the lord has shared weal and woe with the soldiers in the military camp this month, and has won the support of the soldiers, which not only wins the hearts of the army, but also lets the soldiers know the importance of military discipline, military discipline is more important than everything, in the military camp, even the lord must abide by military discipline, let alone others?" Only after military discipline is clearly defined can the army enforce prohibitions and win every battle. ”

Wang Hai was gnawing on the chicken leg on the side, listening to Xi Zhicai's analysis, nodding his head incessantly, and said vaguely: "Well, Brother Zhicai's analysis is the same as what the eldest brother said, and the eldest brother also said that 'the people are the foundation of the country, and if it is not determined at all, the country will be unstable'." ”

When Yu Ban heard Wang Hai say this, he immediately understood a lot, in the end, he was still a general in essence, and he might be able to see the causes of many problems, but it was definitely not something that could be thought of at once, if this was on the battlefield, it would only delay the fighters, and at least the loss of the troops would be lost, and the whole army would be annihilated.

Thinking of this, Yu Ban couldn't help but glance at the weak scholar in front of him, it seems that it is not unreasonable for the county guard to attach importance to such a literati, and even cook for him personally.

"Today is a family feast, not about military affairs. Come, old lady, you eat more vegetables and try my craft, I haven't done it for many years, I don't know if the craft is unfamiliar. Su Xiu saw that Xi Zhicai successfully made Yu Ban pay attention to his talent, so he made a round and sandwiched a piece of chicken for Xi Zhicai's mother.

"Okay, good, there is Lord Lao, speaking of which adults are really rare talents, I heard Zhicai say that the great man is outstanding, and he is the high foot of the Penglai gun prodigy master, presumably it is also extraordinary martial arts, the old body really didn't expect the adult to actually make this good dish. The old body is blessed, hahaha......"

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Hearing that Xi Zhicai's family is still living in the inn, Su Xiu ordered someone to move the luggage of Xi Zhicai's family to the west wing of the county guard mansion that night, saying that he would find a house for Xi Zhicai to settle down in two days.

Xi Zhicai's family thanked him again and again. Xi Zhicai felt that the lord attached great importance to him, and became more and more determined to help Su Xiu develop and grow.

In the blink of an eye, another month passed, and after Su Xiu settled the drama Zhicai, he plunged into the skillful workshop and told the craftsmen all day about the principles of those farm tools. There was no way, his sketch was just a rough idea, and it was difficult to understand just by looking at the drawing, so Su Xiu could only explain the principle to the craftsmen over and over again.

In late September, the first batch of farm tools such as curved arm plows and windmills were born, and Su Xiu invited several old farmers to conduct experiments, which proved that they were indeed easier to use and labor-saving than the original straight arm plows, and Su Xiu was relieved.

On this day, Su Xiu had just returned from discussing the creation of weapons from the craftsman's workshop, and he heard from the official that someone had come to hand over the prayer note in the afternoon, saying that someone from the Mi family in the East China Sea would come to the county government tomorrow to pay a visit.

East China Sea Mi family? How did they come at this time? It stands to reason that he had already asked Wang Hai to bring people back the deposited money and the first batch of wine last time, and there was no reason for them to come over in person. Unless they were thinking that they would make a batch of liquor when they said they were going to make a batch of wine, they were worried that they would put it on the market and let people come and supervise them. It seems that Mi Zhu, the old fox, is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

The fact is not exactly what Su Xiu thinks, although the superintendent has certain ideas, and more importantly, Mi Zhu sees that Chen Gui and his son have been deeply rooted in Xuzhou, and his development in Xuzhou has reached a bottleneck. Coupled with his background as a businessman, his status in the upper class could not compete with the Chen family after all, so he had the idea of looking for another mountain.

It just so happened that the cooperation between Su Xiu and the Mi family made Mi Zhu see the opportunity for development, and not long ago I heard that Su Xiu was appointed as the county guard of Taishan, which made Mi Zhu feel that the mountain he wanted to find might have fallen. In addition, Donghai County relies on Taishan County, which makes it possible for the two families to cooperate in depth. So Mi Zhu asked his brother Mi Fang to visit Su Xiu in Mount Tai to see if Su Xiu needed their help now.

As a successful businessman, Mi Zhu is quite accurate about business opportunities, and he knows very well that giving charcoal in the snow is far better than icing on the cake. Now that Su Xiu has just arrived in Mount Tai, many aspects may be constrained, such as the family, officials, or the economy, in short, to help Su Xiu as much as possible on the premise of determining that this big tree can help the development of the Mi family.

Originally, everything was in Mi Zhu's plan, but there was an accident. The accident came from his sister Mi Zhen, who was less than ten years old. Xiao Mizhen heard that the second brother was going to Mount Tai from somewhere, so she shouted that she wanted to go together, Mi Zhu really had no way to take this sister, so she had to agree, and repeatedly told Mi Fang to take care of the third sister.

(Let me explain here, although the date of birth of Mrs. Mi in history is unknown, but she died in the battle of Changbanpo, that is, the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208 AD), from the point of view that she raised Adou on her behalf, Mrs. Mi should be less than thirty years old at that time, which is also in line with the image of a young wife married to Liu Bei. ）

Although the road from Xiapi to Mount Tai is not too far, Mi Fang is also heavily guarded along the way, after all, the bandits of Mount Tai are still famous. But fortunately, the journey was safe, and they arrived in Taishan County smoothly. After a little inquiry, he went to the county guard's office and handed over the post.

Mi Zhen has been looking around since she arrived at Mount Tai, as if there are new things everywhere. It wasn't until Mi Fang handed over the greeting post and returned to the inn that Mi Zhen finally couldn't help but ask: "Second brother, didn't you say that the bandits in Taishan County are rampant, and the people are not happy?" How did we see and hear different things along the way? ”

Mi Fang touched Mi Zhen's head and said: "Third sister, you can't look at the appearance, the eldest brother often says that you have to find problems from the details. It is true that bandits are rampant, and the fact that the people are not living is not enough to eat, not to say that all the people are not well fed and clothed. How to say that this is also the seat of Taishan County, not to say that there are hungry people here. ”

"Hehe, second brother, no wonder the eldest brother often says that you are simple-minded, even if this is the place of Mount Tai, the thieves dare not come here to be rampant, but we have walked all the way, and the people we saw are clearing the wasteland, and they don't have that kind of humiliated look on their faces. This proves that the Taishan county guard is changing some policies that are not good for the people, and is encouraging them to open up the wasteland and cultivate, it seems that this county guard is not a straw bale. ”