The starting point of Dutian Ling is good, but with Liu Qi's current strength, it is simply not enough to implement it, and the resistance of the powerful family is inevitable. This is clear to everyone.

Xun Yu pondered for a long time before he said leisurely: "Judging from the conversation for more than two months, the young general does not look like a reckless person, but how could he act so recklessly this time. Is there something hidden in this that we don't know? ”

Wang Wei nodded and agreed: "The eldest prince has always been strategic, and this time there is indeed a lack of consideration, but I don't know how the family reacts now." The lord of Jingzhou, which he obtained with great difficulty, did he just give up? ”

Chen Zhi's forehead was covered with sweat, and he racked his brains and said: "Dutian Ling hasn't reached the side of the lord's father, Lord Zhoumu, but it should be soon." Now I expect a miracle to happen, and I hope that the Hao family will ignore it. The lord is still young, and there are some things that are understandable to be wrong, and it is important that we can guide him not to take a wrong step. ”

Xun Yu snorted and said, "It's exactly ......."

Before Xun Yu's follow-up words could be spoken, the scout outside suddenly came in, he was sweating profusely in the cold wind, obviously running over in a hurry, panting and saying: "The lord asked his subordinates to quickly send his order, and the Dutian order will no longer be implemented for the time being!" ”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked! You must know how many wealthy families were suppressed when Liu Qi implemented the Dutian Order, which shows how determined Liu Qi is, and it has only been two days that he has said that he will no longer implement it? !

Li Tong was quick and poured a glass of water for the scout, who glanced at Li Tong gratefully and drank the water in one gulp.

The four of them all held their breath, and when the scout finished drinking the water, Chen Zhi hurriedly asked, "What's going on?" ”

The scout said: "In the two days since the implementation of the Dutian Order, many powerful people in the three counties have resisted and have been suppressed by the lord. However, the other neighboring counties united without warning, intending to force the lord to withdraw his order. Later, it was Mr. Deng Zixiao who admonished him with death to make the lord wake up, so he ordered the withdrawal of the Dutian order, and let the two adults, Zixiao and Wenxiu, be responsible for appeasing those wealthy families. ”

Xun Yu and the four of them suddenly realized, and they couldn't help but admire Deng Yi. Fortunately, he was by Liu Qi's side to advise, otherwise things would be difficult to control, and then it would be time for civil strife in Jingzhou.

The scout was still unsatisfied, and said: "The lord said that the Dutian order will not be implemented for the time being because the time is not right. His recklessness this time has worried everyone, I'm sorry for everyone, and I hope you will give more guidance in the future. ”

The scout's words stunned everyone, and it was estimated that it was the first time they saw Liu Qi, as the imperial prince, take the initiative to admit their mistakes. This made them even more determined to follow Liu Qi, and how much can the world do if the monarch who makes a mistake and changes it immediately?

Xun Yu thought of more, and the work after withdrawing the Dutian Order was crucial. He looked at the scout and said, "What else does the young general command?" ”

The scout took out a piece of parchment that was a little wet with sweat from his bosom, and said embarrassedly, "The lord has other orders here." ”

Xun Yu didn't dislike it, waved his hand to let the scout retreat, looked at it carefully, nodded for a while, and shook his head for a while. Wang Wei and the others didn't dare to disturb him.

Chen Zhi said curiously: "Mr. Xun, what else did the lord say?" ”

Xun Yu handed him the parchment paper and said: "The content of the 'Dutian Order' was deleted and changed, and it was changed to the fact that we would reclaim the fields and cultivate or lease them to the people, and collect a certain tax as rent, which was called the 'Tuntian Order'. Xun Yu paused for a moment and continued: "Soldiers cultivate in their leisure time, and fight in wartime. ”

"Wouldn't this be a waste of time for the training of the soldiers?" Wang Wei frowned and said, "And if you waste troops to cultivate, I'm afraid the recruits will not be convinced." ”

Li Tongwen said: "The purpose of this can increase the income of armaments and military rations, but it is also a waste of troops, as General Wang said." And, just imagine, how will the people of the world perceive us? ”

"It's their business what others think." Chen Zhi said coldly: "The lord's law should be a remedy for the failure of the Dutian Order, which is a good method." ”

Xun Yu glanced at the three of them approvingly and asked, "Have the three generals heard of Cao Mengde's 'Tuntian'?" ”

Cao Cao had been defeated by Dong Zhuo's general Xu Rong in the Battle of Bianshui last year, and the remnants of his army had to retreat to Dongjun. Relying on Tuntian, Cao Cao's forces suffered losses for a time, and in less than a year, the Yellow Turban Army in Dongjun was quelled, and the forces were strongly replenished again.

Because the flow of information is relatively congested, and the three of them are focused on fighting against Yuan Shu, they are not very clear about this matter.

The three of them shook their heads, and Xun Yu said with a smile: "When Cao Mengde raised troops to fight against Dong Zhuo, he also used the system of Tuntian. This tuntian comes from the time of Emperor Wu, in order to resist foreign enemies such as the Xiongnu, ordered the soldiers and the people to open up the wasteland and cultivate the land to supply the army, and the name is the border tuntian. ”

The three of them suddenly realized, and Xun Yu said again: "Cao Mengde's soldiers are all capable of fighting and farming, and the army is self-sufficient in food, and they played an outstanding role in suppressing the Yellow Turban Army. Since it can alleviate the tax pressure in the county and increase the food and grass of our army, why not do it? ”

Wang Wei said: "What does Mr. Xun mean that the eldest prince has made a lot of achievements in this law?" ”

Xun Yu snorted and said, "It is true that there are achievements, but in my opinion, there are still some flaws." When he said this, Xun Yu frowned slightly, as if he was a little confused.

"If you are in a hurry, Mr. Xun will not have to buy Guanzi anymore." Chen Zhi saw that Xun Yu still had an opinion, and asked: "The lord is not a pedantic person, and he will not blame Mr., not to mention that Mr. is still the teacher of the lord." ”

Wang Wei and Li Tong asked Xun Yu at the same time about the flaws in the tuntian system, which was related to the army's food reserves and other issues, and they couldn't be careless, not to mention that the anger of the family has not completely subsided now.

Xun Yu smiled bitterly and said: "Tuntian lies in the sergeants and the people, mainly the soldiers, requiring the integration of the military and the barnage, which is suitable for the purpose of this law, to increase the income of the county government, increase the military food reserves, and one point is to solve the livelihood of the soldiers." However, relying solely on non-commissioned officers is insufficient, and it is very likely that the combat effectiveness of our officers and men will be reduced, which will be very unfavorable to the future battlefield, and this is one of the flaws. ”

Wang Wei and the three nodded, indicating that they understood. Indeed, once this system is maintained entirely by sergeants, it will inevitably lose not only combat strength, but also morale.

Xun Yu said: "The second point is that Tuntian needs more than half a year of adaptation to produce a harvest. That is, our army will have to wait until after the autumn to get the lease and the sergeant harvest will be cultivated, but we will have less than a year to spare. ”

The four people present knew that Yiyang County was a piece of meat cut from Nanyang County, and it was undoubtedly self-killing to snatch food. Although Yuan Shu said that there was no need to worry about it in the direction of Runan County, the attack of Nanyang County would definitely not be less. Roughly estimated, they were left with less than three months to farm!

"So what to do?" The three of them asked almost in unison, and as soon as the words fell, the three of them laughed at the same time, and the atmosphere was relaxed.

Xun Yu smiled knowingly and said, "According to my opinion, it is very simple to solve this problem. Of the three generals, what is the most in Yiyang County? ”

Chen Zhi blurted out: "It's a homeless person!" ”

Xun Yu glanced at him appreciatively, and secretly said that he was worthy of Liu Qi's favorite general, and he immediately understood what I meant. Xun Yu pointed in the direction of the Central Plains and said: "Since the Central Plains was in rebellion, the Yellow Turban Army rebelled, and Dong Zhuo trapped the government and the opposition, the people of the Central Plains have mostly moved south, and the first choice to move south is Nanyang County. There are more than 200,000 displaced people from the Central Plains gathered in Yiyang County, and there are many craftsmen among them. ”

"With a little utilization, we can use all this labor and artisans that we can use." Xun Yu pointed to Yiyang County and said: "Yiyang County and Nanyang County are not separated from each other, as an important county for iron smelting, we can provide a place for those craftsmen who are familiar with iron smelting to live, and they can make all kinds of ordnance and equipment for us, saving the labor of our army's military craftsmen; In addition, the barren ownerless farmland was taken into the possession of the county government, as well as the land reclaimed by the sergeants, and a large number of displaced people recruited were organized into groups according to the establishment of the army, and the county government provided the land, seeds, ploughing cattle, and agricultural tools, and they cultivated the land, and the harvest was divided between the county government and the peasants in the tuntian area in a ratio of six to four. ”

"What the displaced people want is to live and work in peace and contentment, and if conditions permit, we can provide housing." Xun Yu thought for a while, and then said: "Pawn the household registration, and arrange the homeless people to work according to the material." ”

The ratio of six to four was divided, the county government occupied 60% of the harvest for providing land and other tools, and the displaced people received 40% for their labor, which was not heavy at all compared to the various taxes in the late Han Dynasty, but was very light.

"Seconds!" Chen to Li Tong suddenly amazed, looking at Xun Yu's eyes became revered, and they couldn't help but admire in their hearts: It is worthy of Mr. Xun who has been called Wang Zuozhicai!

Chen Zhi said: "As Mr. Xun said, in this way, we don't have to worry about the homeless people plotting against each other because of lack of food, and we can also release our sergeants and train ourselves to deal with the attack from Nanyang." ”

"Exactly!" Xun Yu said: "The above can be called the military and agricultural tun, and there is another method is Shangtun, because Yiyang County is now in ruins, and the industry and commerce are humble, and it is difficult to implement, so I don't talk about it." ”

"Mr. is talented, I admire him!" Wang Wei and the three of them were no longer in the panic before at this time, and bowed to Xun Yu.

"This is also the Tuntian order of the major general that reminded me." Xun Yuzheng looked straight and said: "The military order of the major general has arrived, this matter should not be delayed, the generals will listen to the order!" ”

"The last general!" The three of them suddenly straightened up and said in unison.

"We must not slack off in the training of our army, and we must not make mistakes in the matter of opening up the wasteland and recruiting displaced people to carry out the work of tuntian! Violators will be killed! Xun Yu read out the military order on the parchment, and then said: "As for the matter of perfecting Tuntian, this official will explain everything to the major general." ”

"No!" The three generals were about to leave, but a scout rushed in from outside the county government, and before he could enter the hall, he shouted: "There is a military order from the lord." ”

The four of them were stunned, and it took a while for Xun Yu to come back to his senses and say, "Read!" ”

"The lord has an order, and the matter of Tuntian is entrusted to the three generals. Mr. Ling Xun immediately set off to Yiyang to discuss the matter of appeasing the powerful family! ”

Xun Yu couldn't cry or laugh, and after confirming that it was Liu Qi's edict, he said to the three people: "Yuan Shu will not choose this time to attack Xinye, and this place will be left to you to garrison and deal with the affairs of Tuntian." ”

"Please rest assured Mr. Xun, the last general will live up to the trust of the lord." Chen Zhi and the others replied.