The tuntian system is a system established by Cao Cao for the purpose of tuntian. Tuntian has the distinction of military tun, min tun and merchant tun, the so-called military tun and min tun, refers to the use of soldiers and displaced people to cultivate wasteland, in order to obtain army support and tax grain, as for Shang tun, also known as salt tun, is the Ming Dynasty salt merchants in order to facilitate the border area to pay grain for salt and do the reclamation.

The tuntian system has existed since ancient times, and it was not pioneered by Cao Cao. However, the scale and role of Cao Wei Tuntian are unprecedented. Cao Cao was the first to Tuntian Xuchang, so that he was able to control Yuan Shao in the north and fold Liu Biao in the south; Later, Deng Ai Tuntian was in Chen, Xiang, and Shouchun, and finally swallowed Wu; This is one of the most fundamental reasons why Wei and Jin pacified the world.

The great Confucian prince of the Ming Dynasty once commented on Cao Cao's tuntian system:

There are six benefits of tuntian, and the wide storage of grain is not the same. If the war does not waste farming, then farming will not be wasted, and the defense will not be wasted.

The officials of Tuntian are based on the paradise of their own tun, and the heart of exploring the secret and defending is solid, and the two are also.

If the soldier has no room, the love is not solid, and if there is a room, it is the burden of the army.

Soldiers are engaged in farming, they are happy to be close to the people, and the hearts of the remnants of the people, that is, the people outside the country, do not want to overlord and devour them, the people of the enemy territory, and are attached to them for my use, four also.

The soldiers can be tun for a long time, gather in the side, bundle the army part, do not leave their elements, armor and weapons, repair in time, have a transfer, Fu Dan and the night on the road, the enemy can not measure the opportunity of its movements, five also.

If you win, you will advance, and if you don't win, you will retreat, and you will not be shocked and infighting, and you will also.

Since that night, when Jia Xu analyzed for Dong Zhuo that the army stationed in Beidi County would cost a lot of military salaries, money and food, Dong Zhuo has been thinking about the implementation of the tuntian system, but at that time, Dong Zhuo considered that the army under his command was fighting everywhere, and there was no idle army, so he did not put it forward, but only discussed with Jia Xu to organize the Qiang people in the north to engage in agricultural production and carry out the most basic Mintun, but did not implement the military tun.

Now with the continuous incorporation of the Qiang troops in various places, the number of troops under Dong Zhuo's command will also increase significantly, just like Xu Rong, who only entered Anding County for half a month, and the 20,000 army has more than doubled, so that the consumption of money and grain has also intensified, the most important thing is that Dong Zhuo is now a pastor in Liangzhou, in charge of the military and political power of a state, so naturally he can't unscrupulously manage the imperial court and ask for grain, grass and military supplies as before.

But now that there are wars and turmoil in Xiliang Prefecture, only one Hanyang County is peaceful and peaceful, and it is impossible to rely on the taxes of Hanyang County alone to feed the more than 100,000 and even increasing troops.

Even if Dong Zhuo is now adamant that Xiliang is tired and can't afford to supply the food and grass needed by the army, and insists on asking the court for military money and food, how much can the court give Dong Zhuo, maybe some people gossip, suggesting to the Son of Heaven that he Dong Zhuo has more than 100,000 tiger and wolf soldiers under his command, and he is suspected of supporting the army and respecting himself, and asks Dong Zhuo to be deprived of military power. Even if Emperor Han Ling really believed it, it would be too risky, and the benefits were obviously not proportional to the risks.

Since the imperial court can't count on it, it can only rely on itself and solve all difficulties on its own. Now that he heard that Xu Rong had an army of 50,000 in his hands, which was more than enough, Dong Zhuo suddenly felt that it could be implemented, and it was even necessary to implement the tuntian system.

"With the intention of a certain family, you can send Guo Yan to lead 10,000 troops and ...... in Tuntian in the Jingshui area" Dong Zhuo didn't finish speaking, but was interrupted by Xu Huang.

I only heard Xu Huang say sonorously: "Lord, Tuntian is a matter of urgency, and its significance is very important to our army, so the last general Mao Sui recommended himself and was willing to lead 20,000 troops to garrison in Jingshui Tuntian!" ”

Xu Huang can naturally hear the importance of Tuntian to Dong Zhuojun, he was still worried with Xu Rong before, how to declare the grain and grass problem of the 50,000 army to Dong Zhuo, both of them are smart people, and they know very clearly that Dong Zhuo can't expect the imperial court to allocate grain and grass now, and the supply of grain and grass must be difficult.

At this time, when he heard Dong Zhuo put forward the strategy of Tuntian, he immediately figured out the key to this, knowing that this was the best way to solve military needs, and the stakes were very high, he was afraid that Guo Yan would not understand the importance of it and make some omissions, so he wanted to preside over this major event himself, and if he Xu Huang presided over it, he could invest more troops and better implement the Tuntian system.

Without waiting for Dong Zhuo to speak, Xu Rong hurriedly said: "Lord, this matter is still in charge of the future!" ”

"Good! It is worthy of Gongsheng and Gongming, light on selfish interests and a major situation, and it is a good general. However, according to a certain family, this matter is according to Gongming, who led 20,000 towns to guard Linjing, and was responsible for carrying out Tuntian affairs in the Jingshui and Mushui areas. As for Gongsheng, let's continue to lead the army to destroy the kingdom and regain stability! ”

Dong Zhuo didn't expect that these two brothers with the same surname were really good enough to be righteous and angry, and they actually rushed to do this drudgery, but they really had good observation skills, they could gain insight into the current situation, see the importance of Tuntian, and be able to stand up and take the initiative to share the heavy responsibility, and couldn't help but look at the two of them again. However, Xu Rong can't let Xu Rong do it, Xu Rong is the only handsome talent in Dong Zhuo's army, and if he wants to command the three armies in the future, he naturally can't delay in the affairs of Tuntian, so he can only choose Xu Huang to preside over the affairs of Tuntian.

Xu Huang is brave and resolute, calm and calm in the face of things, but he is the best candidate for Tuntian, originally he also thought about letting Xu Huang preside over Tuntian affairs, first, he was worried that some overkill would attract the dissatisfaction of his subordinate generals, and secondly, because if Xu Huang was allowed to Tuntian, there would be no chance to go to the battlefield in the next few years, and there would be a greater or lesser delay in Xu Huang's official promotion and combat experience, which dispelled the idea of letting Xu Huang preside over Tuntian's affairs.

At this moment, Xu Huang recommended himself and asked for orders to lead the troops to Tuntian, Dong Zhuo was really overjoyed, and naturally went down the steps of Xu Huang.

You must know that if Xu Huang presides over the Tuntian affairs, not only will the effect be much better than that presided over by Guo Yan, but its influence will be far greater than that presided over by Guo Yan. Xu Huang's martial arts ranked second in Dong Zhuo's army, and his official position was also on the same level as that of the major general Dong Huang, second only to Huaxiong and Huangfu Jianshou, and his status was also among the top generals under Dong Zhuo. Let such a person preside over the affairs of Tuntian, which can thoroughly show Dong Zhuo's attention to Tuntian, show the importance of Tuntian, and greatly facilitate Dong Zhuo to promote the Tuntian system in Xiliang, even Guanzhong, and even the whole world in the future.

"Muddy water?" Xu Huang was stunned for a moment, and asked suspiciously: "Isn't that in Beidi County?" The affairs of the tuntian over there are also in charge of the last general? ”

"Hmm!" Dong Zhuo nodded lightly, and said in a deep voice: "Beidi County is barren for thousands of miles, uninhabited, if you want to garrison troops in Beidi, you must implement the tuntian system, otherwise the supply of grain and grass for tens of thousands of troops can only rely on the transportation from the neighboring counties of Anding, Wuwei, and even Hanyang, which is extremely inconvenient." Since Beidi also wants to promote Tuntian, the so-called one thing is not a matter of two masters, and the muddy water is a branch of Jingshui, so you naturally have to unify the dispatch. ”

Xu Huang couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this, muddy water is a branch of Jingshui, so I have to take care of muddy water, what is the reason for this, but he didn't dare to say this, he didn't show his face at the moment, and said in a deep voice: "In this case, please also ask the lord to send a deputy general for the last general to garrison the muddy water for the last general, and be specifically responsible for the affairs of Tuntian in the muddy water area!"

It's not that Xu Huang deliberately shirked it, but although Linjing is not far from Niyang, it is also a hundred miles away, and Xu Huang is the first time to preside over such an important matter, so he naturally does not dare to slack off, just in case, of course he has to find a deputy to help him take care of Niyang's affairs.

Dong Zhuo bowed his head, naturally he couldn't let Xu Huang be in charge alone, and said directly: "Gongming thinks, how is Zhang Ji?" ”

In Xu Huang's opinion, Dong Zhuo is now in a tight war, and even Dong Zhuo, the big BOOS, has to play in person, and now that he has been sent because of the Tuntian matter, he will naturally not send a general again. But Xu Huang didn't expect Dong Zhuo to send Zhang Ji, he was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Zhang Ji is calm and resolute, and resourceful, if the lord orders Zhang Ji to garrison Niyang, it will naturally be the best." ”