It was swelteringly hot and there wasn't a hint of wind. The willow trees on the street seemed to be sick www.biquge.info the leaves were hanging with dust and curling on the branches, and the branches did not move. Dragonflies only dare to fly close to the shade of trees, as if they are afraid that the sun will hurt their wings.

This was originally the official residence of Zheng Sui, the prime minister of Rencheng, but at this moment it has been reduced to the temporary home of the Yanzhou Yellow Turban. Several soldiers standing guard at the gate complained bitterly, and two yellow turban soldiers went into the shade of the trees on the side to chat and fart:

"Lao Li, have you heard?"

The man who spoke was about thirty years old, of medium height, with a gown on his upper body on his shoulders, well-developed muscles protruding ridges on his shoulders and arms, and several hideous scars on his shoulders that were deep in the bones, which added to his fierce spirit.

"What?"

An old man of forty or fifty years of age, half-squinted, leaning listlessly against the trunk of a tree, he was skinny, the two shoulder blades on his back were bulging, and with a slender neck, he looked particularly fragile from the back, almost like a dwarf.

The strong man glanced at the soldiers standing guard, lowered his voice and said:

"The imperial court has appointed a new Yanzhou pastor and sent troops to encircle and suppress us......"

The old man opened his mouth and smiled, his big yellow teeth were particularly eye-catching, and he said slowly:

"What's all the fuss about? If the imperial court doesn't send troops to encircle and suppress us that day, it will be a rare thing! Anyway, the old man, I am already a person who has half a foot in the coffin, and I don't remember how many times I have been surrounded and suppressed, so there is nothing to be afraid of...... Besides, wasn't that thorn history killed by us? Another one to die? ”

The strong man said solemnly: "This time it is not the one who is sent to death, but the Lord of Yama who hooks the soul and asks for his life, it is a killing star, and it is a plague god......"

When the old man saw that he was speaking very solemnly, he said with his eyes half-open:

"Oh, who is the new Yanzhou pastor?"

The strong man looked left and right, and asked in a low voice:

"Do you know the white-robed general?"

The old man was shocked, almost fell to the ground, and exclaimed:

"Zhang Renfu?"

The strong man hurriedly pulled him, covering his mouth by the way, and he suddenly shouted, which also attracted the dissatisfied eyes of the guards standing guard who were half against the wall, of course, mainly disturbing his lunch break.

The old man hurriedly smiled flatteringly, and the guard standing guard snorted coldly and turned his head to continue to sleep......

The old man winked, pulled him into a remote dead end on the right, and asked nervously:

"Sishui, who did you listen to? Is the message reliable? ”

The strong man said honestly: "I have a cousin who knows a few words, and he saw a notice posted by the imperial court at the gate of the city, which said so......"

The old man said strangely, "What notice?" Why didn't I look at it? What else does the notice say? ”

"I've heard that a lot of places have been posted overnight! Later, he was torn off by Daqu Shuai. Besides, you can't read anyway, so it's useless to read it......"

The old man slapped him on the back and said angrily:

"When? Still talking about cool words? Tell me about it...... What is written on the notice? ”

The strong man scratched his head and said, "There are too many, I can't remember." It probably means that we will surrender, and the court will be willing to pardon us, give us food and shelter, and give us land and so on......"

The old man was amazed and delighted, and took him by the arm and said:

"What? You stupid boy can't be mistaken, can you? And such a good thing? ”

The strong man pursed his lips and said, "Anyway, what they said is not true, these officials are talking bullshit, and they will forget about it in a few days......"

The old man unceremoniously patted the strong man's head several times, and said dissatisfiedly:

"Fool, you know a fart! Do you know the champion Hou Zhang Renfu...... What kind of character is that? That's the flow of immortals, and our great sages! Can he go back on his word? Are you stupid? Isn't it stupid? ”

The strong man looked happy and said in disbelief:

"So, in the future, we don't have to escape, we can farm honestly?"

The old man slapped the strong man on the head again and reprimanded:

"Shhhh Be quiet! You don't want to die! What should we do if someone listens to it and reports it to us? In this way, you quickly ask your cousin out first, and then find a place where no one is around, and I will ask him to understand, and then make a plan, understand? ”

The strong man nodded, after all, this old man's rich experience had saved his life more than once, and of course he had escaped death from the hands of the fierce officers and soldiers.

When the strong man was leaving, the old man added:

"Remember, don't tell anyone about this yet, wait until we figure it out, you know?"

"Hmm." The strong man nodded heavily and slowly disappeared into the alley......

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Puyang, Dongjun Taishou Mansion, Cao Cao was full of praise for Zhang Fan's hand-drawn version of the map of the whole territory of Yanzhou, and he was amazed.

Zhang Fan smiled slightly: "The small skill of carving insects is not enough to worry about." ”

Cao Cao complimented: "Why should Renfu be modest. With the help of this thing, it can be said that fighting a tiger can be said to be a tiger with wings, but this map is so detailed, I wonder where you came from? ”

Hehe, the water friend searched on the Internet and passed it to me, and then it was OK to print it directly!

Zhang Fan smiled and said nothing, Cao Cao naturally did not continue to ask, but changed the conversation:

"I see that Renfu has people put up notices everywhere, as if they are trying to lure down the yellow scarf, but it's ......"

Zhang Fan turned his head to look at him and said, "Is there something wrong?" ”

Cao Cao said worriedly: "I see that Renfu's notice promises to provide food, clothing, and farm products, but there are no less than one million yellow scarves in Qingzhou, which is not a small amount!" ”

The corners of Zhang Fan's mouth rose and asked directly:

"Do you suspect that I have deceived them with lies, and that in the future, the Yellow Turbans will rebel again, and they will only add to their troubles?"

Cao Cao looked embarrassed, waved his hand and said:

"How dare you! You don't have that to ......."

Zhang Fan said confidently: "Although don't worry, I, Zhang Fan, am also a figure with a head and a face, I dare not say a word, and I will never break my word and get fat." ”

Cao Cao smiled and said: "Of course, who doesn't know the champion Hou Yinuo's daughter......"

Zhang Fan also laughed, and his heart was secretly refreshed:

Thank you so much, Ahu! In my previous life, I had your success story first, so I just need to draw a scoop according to the gourd......

How did Cao Cao solve this problem in history?

The answer is the tuntian system.

In the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, locust plagues were plagued, and the society was also very turbulent. Cao Cao's system eased the pressure on the grain demand in northern China at that time due to the destruction of agricultural facilities and the forced conscription of strong men by warlords, the reduction of agricultural harvests, the shortage of food supplies, and even rumors of cannibalism.

As early as when Cao Cao suppressed the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army, Zao Yi became very interested in the practice of fighting and farming, and integrating soldiers and farmers. Zaozhi was the first to advocate the implementation of the tuntian system, which enabled the agricultural production in the north, which had been damaged by the war for a long time, to recover and stabilize in a short period of time.

Farmers who had lost their land returned to the land, many barren farmlands were cleared, and the government stockpiled large quantities of grain. "In the past few years, the warehouse is full", so that Cao Cao "conquered the Quartet, and there was no labor to transport grain".

The implementation of the tuntian system not only solved the headache of military rations for Cao Cao, but also won him a large population and accelerated the process of unifying the north.

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. Historians have spoken highly of the Tuntian system:

Cao Mengde started Tuntian Xuchang, while Yuan Shao was made in the north, and Liu Biao was folded in the south; Deng Ai re-tun Tian Chen, Xiang, Shouchun, and finally swallowed Wu; This Wei and Jin pacified the world. (To be continued.) )