Before eating, Liu Cong told jokes, adjusted the atmosphere, and then said something about Tuntian.

Liu Cong asked: "Yuan Zhishi and Yuan are celebrities in the world, and they have a lot of observation and understanding of world affairs. Let's talk about Tuntian. This, Cao Cao Tuntian, I generally know, but I don't understand the details of Tuntian. The two of you will introduce it. I want to learn from Cao Cao's experience and mobilize Tuntian in Jingzhou. Well, as you know, to develop the economy and strengthen our strength in order to prepare for the fight with Cao Cao's old thief in three years, it is very necessary to do a good job in Tuntian. As long as there is abundant grain and grass, all walks of life will surely develop, and the revival of Jingzhou is just around the corner. Well, it can be said that the foundation of Jingzhou's rejuvenation is Tuntian, which is the reserve of grain and grass. Therefore, no matter how many difficulties there are, we must continue to carry out the work of tuntian. ”

When Liu Cong said this, he had a sentence of disgust for what he said, that is, "I want to learn from Cao Cao's experience", so he regretted it a little, and scolded in his heart: "cao! My experience of meeting him! You shouldn't say that! Thinking of this, he immediately added: "Isn't Cao Cao a success in Tuntian, I will learn from his experience and make our Tuntian work in Jingzhou better, so as to defeat Cao Cao." This is called borrowing the power of the enemy to defeat the enemy to death! ”

After Liu Cong finished speaking, he took a sip of tea, and then said: "I generally know that Cao Cao seems to have started Tuntian in the first year of Jian'an. At that time, he seemed to have just taken Emperor Xian over and brought him to Xuchang to arrange to stay. The imperial court named him a general, and the prime minister of the court. But Yuan Shao was not convinced, and did not want to be an official under the name of General Cao. Cao Cao, out of Taoguang's plan to maintain obscurity, gave up the post of general to Yuan Shao, and appointed himself as the general. It is said that at such a point, Cao Cao should not go to Tuntian anymore, isn't the affairs of the court enough to keep him busy? ”

Pang Tong listened to Liu Cong's question, thought for a while, and said: "Hehe, lord, Cao Cao Tuntian is also out of helplessness."

"At that time, the situation in the Central Plains was like this, the Yellow Turban Rebellion had not subsided for many years, the warlords from all walks of life killed each other, forcibly seized and plundered, and the disasters and famines continued for many years, so by the first year of Jian'an, the entire Central Plains was already 'corpses and bones exposed in the wild, and there was no rooster crowing for thousands of miles'. Needless to say, it is difficult for the people of Li to eat bran and vegetables, and even the officials of the imperial court go out to collect wild vegetables from the minister and down to make a living.

I have also heard of such a thing, that is, various warlords prey on each other to survive, and many small groups of warlords have to disband themselves because they cannot get food. Famous princes like Yuan Shu also had to send soldiers down the river to fetch mussels for food to supplement the lack of military rations. It seems that Gongsun Chan didn't know that it was Yuan Shao, because there was no food, so he sent soldiers to collect mulberries for food. Hahahaha. This shows the extreme shortage of food in those years.

"In this case, will Cao Cao be able to have enough military rations by himself? Definitely not, at that time he did not go on several wars and gave up halfway because the supply of military rations could not be increased. Once he fought with Tao Qian, he had won one victory after another, but there was no way to eat it, so he automatically retreated.

"Another time was to hold with Lu Bu for 100 days in the area of Tancheng in Yanzhou, and it was also the automatic withdrawal of troops due to the lack of military food supply."

Pang Tong was already dry when he said this, and hurriedly raised a cup of tea and said, "I'll drink some water to moisten my throat." Yuanzhi, you can go on. ”

Liu Cong heard this and hurriedly ordered someone to pour tea for Pang Tong Xu Shu, and then urged Xu Shu to speak.

Xu Shu continued: "In this case, Cao Cao followed the two suggestions of the strategist Mao Jue. The first is to seize the time to Luoyang to receive the emperor to Xuchang, take the first step to seize the political initiative, and then coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes. The second is to support troops and land and enrich military rations in order to achieve greater development.

The first step had been done before, so Cao Cao began to Tuntian. He appointed Zao Yi as the governor of Tuntian, and was in charge of Tuntian affairs together with Ren Jun.

The "Tuntian Order" said, "The art of determining the country lies in strengthening the army and having enough food." The Qin people are anxious to agriculture and the world, and filial piety and martial piety are determined by Tuntian in the Western Regions, which is also a good style of the ancestors. ’

During the reign of Qin Xiaogong, he used the Shang Dynasty to change the law, strictly practiced farming and warfare, stepped up the development of agricultural production, realized the strong army and sufficient food, and finally unified the world.

During the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, in order to consolidate the northwest frontier defense and resist the invasion of the Xiongnu, he had set up a large area from Shuofang in the east to the west to the present day, and called a large number of soldiers to settle the land, and after pacifying the Western Regions, he also solved the problem of military rations on the spot in the Tuntian in the Western Regions, saving a lot of labor for transshipment, and played an important role in pacifying the Western Regions.

Cao Cao believed that these practices were worth learning from, so that the army could be strong, the food would be sufficient, and the goal of stabilizing the world could be achieved.

Cao Cao formally made the important strategic decision to implement Tuntian on the basis of fully absorbing historical experience.

Cao Cao Tuntian harvested 1 million grains in the first year.

The first battle was victorious, exciting, Cao Cao immediately ordered the promotion of Tuntian, in each county, the country have set up Tuntian officials, within a few years these areas have accumulated grain, many granaries are full. Since then, there has been a bumper harvest every year, the warehouses are full, the people are no longer hungry, and the army is no longer short of food.

It can be seen that the selection of capable officials is also a major factor in the selection of capable officials. ”

Liu Cong's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he stood up and said, "Since Cao Cao is capable, why can't I?" I'm also going to Tuntian in Jingzhou. Start immediately, and in a few years, Jingzhou will be rich in grain and grass, and the soldiers will be strong. ”

Pang Tong listened and rolled his eyes, thought for a while and asked, "Jingzhou is also short of food?" ”

"Ahem! Brother Shiyuan, not only Jingzhou, but where is there no shortage of food in Kyushu in the world? Right? In order for Jingzhou to exist and develop, it is necessary to implement tuntian. There is no other way to go. ”

Pang Tong shook his head when he heard this, and said: "Tuntian must have conditions, does Jingzhou have the conditions for Tuntian?" ”

"Brother Shi Yuan, what conditions are needed?"

"One, sufficient labor and farm tools to plough cattle. Does Jingzhou have one? ”

"Does Cao Cao have it?"

"Absolutely. Cao Cao defeated the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, surrendered 300,000 people, and obtained more than 1 million people along with the Yellow Turban Army, thus providing a guarantee for Cao Cao's labor needs.

Most of these people are family members of the Yellow Turban Army, and both men and women, young and old, are laborers with considerable production experience and labor skills.

In the first year of Jian'an, Cao Cao defeated He Yi and others of the Yellow Turban Army in Runan and Yingchuan, forcing many of them to surrender, further increasing the labor force.

In addition, after the establishment of the tuntian, it was possible to further recruit exiled peasants. These provided Cao Cao with sufficient labor. In the next thought, we Jingzhou want to tuntian, and this labor problem cannot be solved. ”

When Pang Tong said this, he looked at Liu Cong, and then said: "Because Cao Cao successively suppressed and appeased the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou, Runan, and Yingchuan, he also plundered a lot of farm tools and ploughing cattle from them at the same time. This solves the problem of farm implements and ploughing cattle. We in Jingzhou can't solve this problem. ”

Pang Tong looked at Liu Cong when he said this, waiting for him to answer.

Liu Cong said unhurriedly: "If you keep talking, let's see what conditions are there?" ”

"Land." Pang Tong said: "After Cao Cao drove Lu Bu away from Gunzhou, Gunzhou became his base.

After welcoming the emperor, he expanded his sphere of influence from Yanzhou to Yuzhou. Xudu became the political center, and the area around Xudu was firmly controlled by Cao Cao, providing land resources for the implementation of tuntian in this area. The mass death and loss of people in these areas made a large amount of land barren, and these barren and ownerless lands became public land, which was left to Cao Cao's personnel to cultivate and cultivate at will. Is there so much idle and barren land in Jingzhou?

We have land in Jingzhou, but now the land is managed by the head of the household, so we can't take the land from the head of the household, right?

Ah, haha, speaking of Tuntian, it is easier said than done.

In my opinion, it is just a whim to be in Tuntian in Jingzhou, and it is difficult to really implement it. ”

Before Liu Cong could speak, Xu Shu picked up the conversation and said, "Yes." There are three conditions that must be met in order to cultivate land - labor, cattle and farming tools, and idle land. Without these three conditions, how can Tuntian start? ”

When Pang Tong and Xu Shu said this, Liu Cong stopped squeaking, just lowered his head and sneered, sneered a few times, looked at Pang Tong and Xu Shu and said, "What the two of you said is very reasonable. It made me know the difficulties of Tuntian. Although Jingzhou does not have these three conditions at present, Jingzhou must also implement tuntian.

Without Tuntian, there is not enough food for soldiers, and there is not enough food for soldiers, and Jingzhou is powerless to compete with Cao Cao after three years.

To this end, it is necessary to create conditions even if there are no conditions. That is to say, if there are conditions, we must implement tuntian, and if there are no conditions, we must create conditions for tuntian.

Tuntian is a prerequisite for the existence and development of Jingzhou, so no matter how many difficulties there are, it must be overcome. When Pang Tong and Xu Shu heard Liu Cong's words, they both looked at Liu Cong with their mouths open, and no one dared to say anything more.

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