The Mid-Autumn Festival officially became a traditional festival in the Tang and Song dynasties, but the word Mid-Autumn Festival, and the tradition of sacrificing the moon on August 15, were as early as the Spring and Autumn Period.

In fact, as crops and fruits ripen one after another, people hold various celebrations to celebrate the harvest and express their joy, and after harvesting the fruits of their labor. Even if there is no lonely moon wheel in the sky, as the day of autumn in the middle of the year, there is a reason to celebrate.

In the good years before last, every time around the Mid-Autumn Festival, every household would be serious and busy preparations, and the whole family would gather together to celebrate the golden autumn.

In the fifth year of the first peace, this autumn of the second year of Kaiyuan, not only the war that swept the world has signs of subsidence, the climate can also be said to be smooth wind and rain, in the north and south of the river, the east of the two Huai rivers, you can see the scene of harvest everywhere.

In a trance, many people forgot that they were in the chaotic world of cannibalism, and wondered if the experience of these years was a dream of Nan Ke, and now it is time to wake up from the dream.

This is obviously not the case, even if the weather is beautiful and there are no large-scale natural disasters anywhere, whether you can see a good harvest is still divided into places. Needless to say, in today's Qingzhou New Deal, Tuntian reclamation has become inconspicuous, but this policy is the foundation of the New Deal, the earliest and the longest last.

The refugees collected in Qingzhou have experienced hardships, know how to cherish them, and have burst out with extremely high enthusiasm for labor, and Guoyuan and other Tuntian officials have spared no effort to organize and dispatch, repair countless abandoned canals, and rebuild embankments that have fallen into disrepair.

In addition, Qingzhou's tax burden is very heavy on the surface, but the tax reduction measures are overwhelming, and more than half of the grain that has been beaten down can be retained by themselves, and the hard work is not in vain, and people are naturally happy and overjoyed.

In the Jianghuai area, the east is the boundary of Xuzhou, the policy is the same as that of Qingzhou itself, and in the middle is Sui'an County, a neutral area established by Wang Yu.

Although Wang Yu and Yuan Shu agreed not to interfere on both sides and let Sui'an exist as a free economic and trade zone, Sui'an Taishou Wang Lang fled from Huiji, knew who gave the opportunity, and also knew that cherished it, and pursued the principle of inaction in Sui'an: the following specific affairs were handed over to the bureaucrats sent by Qingzhou, and he only managed to meet guests and read books, and his life was very leisurely.

In this way, Sui'an's style is naturally closer to Qingzhou, especially in the second year of Kaiyuan, Guoyuan personally came forward to persuade Sui'an to take out part of the land according to the size of each industry, establish a tuntian farm, and then directly apply the current set of Qingzhou to organize the production of displaced people in tuntian.

Because the organization work began soon after the establishment of Sui'an County, it more or less radiated to the surrounding area. Some Huainan Haoqiang, who deliberately took the initiative to get close to Qingzhou, also followed the example of the cat and the tiger, with the original intention of currying favor with Wang Yu as a step to the promotion, but accidentally ushered in an unprecedented bumper harvest, and they all smiled from ear to ear.

The Haoqiang discussed in private that this may be the so-called destiny of heaven, otherwise the years have been so bad in the past few years, how can they rush to have such a smooth weather in the second year of Kaiyuan?

As for Jiangdong, although the land of fish and rice in later generations has not been thoroughly developed, but the congenital conditions are placed there - whether the fields in this era are good or not, the key depends on whether there is a water source nearby, the water network in the south of the Yangtze River is vertical and horizontal, even if there is no water conservancy construction, there are paddy fields everywhere, as long as there are no natural disasters, a bumper harvest is almost inevitable.

Sun Ce is not very good at internal affairs, but Zhou Yu is both civil and military, and he is a good hand in both strategy and political strategy. With him organizing and dispatching in the back and stabilizing the place, Sun Ce was also very relieved to fight on the front line.

Catch up with the good year, but the harvest is not very good, of course, there are also places, Yingchuan, Chenliu area is fine, after all, there is a former foundation, Cao Cao's Tuntian organization is also good, but Guanzhong and Jingzhou are quite bleak.

For no other reason, there is a war going on in both places.

From the spring of the first year to the autumn of the second year, all the forces involved in the war desperately mobilized the manpower and material resources of the people, the relatively strong men used it to supplement the soldiers, and the weaker men and strong women were captured to build fortifications and transport grain and grass. No one cultivates it, the land is so barren, and no matter how good the years are, it will be in vain.

Cao Cao pacified Guanzhong in April, and the farming season had been missed, so he took advantage of the summer to replant some millet and buckwheat and other urgent grains with low yield but short harvest cycle, and there were still some inputs. Jingzhou is miserable, it is attacked on three sides, and there is smoke everywhere, except for Nanjun, Wuling and Lingling, there is no hope for other places at all.

Sun Ce attacked Jiangxia for a long time, but because of the restrictions of the terrain, he could not fully deploy his troops, and it was difficult to reap all the results in a hurry. In view of this, he divided a partial division, assisted by Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin and other generals, appointed his younger brother Sun Quan as a general, and invaded Jingnan in a big way, involving Changsha and Guiyang counties in the flames of war.

The four counties of Jingnan are also places that are not fully developed, but at a critical juncture, it is always good to have a little supplement, Liu Biao even thought about whether he could go to the four counties of the south to settle down if he couldn't hold the south county, but Sun Ce came to divide the troops to the south, and Liu Biao's heart was also cold.

This is a double whammy of physics and psychology, and it is not insignificant.

Wang Yu happened to return to Gaotang on August 15, of course he didn't care about Liu Biao's desolation, he finally arrived home after a year of fighting, and in such a special day at least for him, he was also touched for a while

The subordinate civil ministers and military generals naturally want to come to congratulate Zhu Jie, and the parents, wives and fiancées of the family have long been looking through the autumn water, not to mention the hustle and bustle, everyone gathers together, but there is also a celebratory atmosphere.

It is said that the lord reunites after a long absence, and people who know each other should not come to disturb him, and he must let the lord stop and greet his family, and then discuss official affairs. But there was no way, everyone had a backlog of countless urgent matters in their hands, waiting for Wang Yu to deal with it or make a decision, and they all shouted before they could even bother with a few words of greeting.

"Lord, this autumn grain purchase is urgent, you have to get a charter first, and the ministers can do things according to the rules." Guoyuan was the most impatient, he didn't even bother to greet him, he pushed away the Mizhu brothers who were arching his hands from behind, and rushed up in a daze.

"Zini, Sven, Sven." Mi Zhu was busy tidying up his clothes, just stomping his feet and sighing, but Mi Fang had already complained loudly: "I said Guo Lingjun, what are you panicking about, haven't the rules for autumn grain procurement been set a long time ago?" Priced acquisition, no credit or debt, can't you just do it, and you almost pushed me on my heels? ”

The official system of Qingzhou is basically copied from the Han Dynasty, but the specific names and responsibilities are different. Guoyuan was mainly responsible for farming, and in the court, it should be one of the nine kings who should bear this responsibility.

However, the official office of Dasi Nong is actually equivalent to the Ministry of Finance of the Central Government of the Han Dynasty, and all the national financial expenditures, military expenditures, such as land rent, oral endowment, salt and iron monopoly, are all transported and transported, and currency management are all managed by Dasi Nong.

In Qingzhou, which attaches great importance to the economy, it must not be copied, but subdivided. Therefore, the official positions of Guo Yuan, Mi Zhu, Wang Xiu and others are all under the Dasi Nong, Guo Yuan is the commander of Tian and the governor of Su, Wang Xiu is the commander of the capital and the commander of the capital, and Mi Zhu is the order of the salt city and the order of both losses.

This is also because several of their official positions were set relatively early, and Wang Yu did not make too many changes, in fact, the outside world has long regarded them as the Jiuqing auxiliary ministers of Qingzhou, which can be regarded as nameless and substantial.

"I'm sorry for the two of you," Guo Yuan arched his hand, admitting his mistake was not bad, but it could be seen from his expression that his attention was not on the Mizhu brothers at all, he turned to Wang Yu, raised a hand, opened his palm to compare, and said loudly: "The lord must know, this year is a bumper harvest, and the harvest in various places is about fifty percent more than in previous years!" ”

"Such a bumper harvest has not been seen for many years, and generally speaking, the price of grain will fall by at least three or four percent, and more is not impossible, and the unified purchase requested by the lord is added to the average price of last year by two percent...... W, that's no joke! ”

Speaking of which, even the generals who knew nothing about internal affairs understood what was going on.

The usual model of the Han Dynasty was to collect grain directly, while the practice of the Qingzhou New Deal was to pay taxes in coins, and then purchase the grain in the hands of the peasants.

In such a bumper harvest year, with Qingzhou's practice of lightly taxing and thinning taxes, the people's enthusiasm for selling grain will certainly be high, and if they still use the new model to make purchases, even if part of the tax can be refunded, the pressure on the finances will also be extraordinary.

Before Wang Yu could speak, Mi Zhu muttered: "This is not a good thing, anyway, if the people have money in their hands, they always have to spend it, and the more money, the more prosperous the commodity market will be." Due to the order of the lord, the treatment of craftsmen was raised, and the enthusiasm for labor in the workshops was high, and the orders of the army were completed, and they were planning to develop in the civilian field. ”

Before the words fell, Wang Xiu had already shouted: "Zizhong, you don't have a backache when you stand and talk!" You must know that the people of the Central Plains have a bad habit of saving, and when the money is sent out and accumulated by them, the shogunate will have to mint more money...... The lord often said that the danger of indiscriminate currency issuance is one of them, and the coins are all minted with real gold and silver, where do you tell me to find you those excess gold and silver? ”

Mi Zhu refused to show weakness, and muttered: "Isn't there a gold mountain silver mine on Wa Island, and there has been a lot of five baht money outside in the past two years, and it is not easy to melt and recast......

"It's really not a home, I don't know how expensive oil and salt are!" Wang Xiu said angrily: "Don't you need manpower to mine Jinshan Silver Mine? Maritime trade has just risen, how many people are willing to leave their homes and businesses and cross the ocean? Local natives? Do you really not know, or do you not know, those local natives have to teach them to speak, and how much easier is it to train them to open mines than to train monkeys to work? ”

"Two, two, don't quarrel first, let the lord give me an answer first......" Guo Yuan said weakly on the side.

Mi Zhu and Wang Xiu turned their heads in unison, and shouted in unison: "Shut up!" ”

Guoyuan: "......"

Several major internal affairs ministers quarreled enthusiastically, and the staff of various departments naturally stepped forward to help, and they also quarreled on the side. The generals ignored the internal affairs, and they heard that they were also covered with clouds and mountains, and they didn't know what to do, and they didn't understand what else to make noise about after the harvest, Wei Yan was more clever, and when he looked at Wang Yu's face, he was taken aback, and hurriedly pulled Tai Shici, who was grinning and looking at the excitement.

"Brother Ziyi, look at the lord's expression, why is it so weird?"

Tai Shi Ci was also a little surprised when he saw it, it is said that Guoyuan's gang has no color, and they are in a hurry to interfere with the reunion of the lord's family at this juncture, and then they quarrel with each other, even if the lord is not angry, he should be a little unhappy. But looking at it now, the lord was actually listening patiently there, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, which was obviously full of interest.

"This is strange," Tai Shici pinched his chin and muttered matter-of-factly: "If I am the lord, who dares to make such a mess will definitely slap one person and let them know the rules, but the lord is like this, it's really weird." ”

"Not really." Wei Yan nodded his head.

If it was another monarch, he would be able to say the answer without thinking, nothing more than checks and balances, the more disunited the courtiers, the more stable the monarch's position would be, but who is the kind of person who is the lord of his own family? He wants to give it all his power.

Wei Yan didn't know that Wang Yu was already wandering outside the world at this time.

Watching the famous ministers of the Three Kingdoms arguing in a way and content that was close to that of the later generations, in a trance, Wang Yu also had a feeling that it was difficult to distinguish between the past and the present.

Although it is still only a prototype, the first step to liberate the productive forces has been taken perfectly, as long as it is carefully cared for for a period of time, this sprout will definitely thrive.

In the thousands of years of the Han Dynasty and the pre-Qin era, the Chinese civilization has made many attempts to expand abroad, and it was successful at first, until it encountered the natural moat constructed by nature.

With the eloquence of Emperor Qin and Han Wu, in front of these moats, he still seems so powerless, and now it is his turn, and his own response is the germ he sees now.

Wang Yu is sure that the day when the sprout grows into a towering tree will not be far away, and it should be seen in his lifetime, and the upcoming battle in the Central Plains is the key to whether the sprout can break through the ground!

Suddenly, the pride in his heart suddenly rose, and he raised his head to the sky and let out a long roar, which startled everyone.

Under the gaze of a surprised and puzzled gaze, Wang Yu smiled leisurely, waved his hand and said, "Gentlemen, wait a while, I will go to bathe and change clothes, and then I will go to the hall to discuss the matter." With that, he turned and went into the house.

Everyone looked at each other. After a while, Wang Xiuchi asked, "Lord...... It can't be annoying, right? ”

"If it weren't for your Wang Shuzhi, why would it be like this?" Mizhu was born as a businessman, the most treacherous, and hurriedly took the opportunity to shirk his responsibility.

Wang Xiu was annoyed, pointed at Mi Zhu's nose and shouted, "Isn't what I said right? Do you think minting is that simple? This technical content is high, otherwise how could Dong Zhongying have hit her head and bleed? If you want me to say, you are a newcomer to bed, and the matchmaker has thrown over the wall, if it weren't for the proper handling of the goods and colonies, why do you think my Qingzhou business would be prosperous? ”

"What's so difficult about the integration of the two divisions, it's just to add more manpower." The ability to say cool words, Mi Fang is a top trick, Wang Xiu said it politely, he immediately blocked it with a sentence, so choked that Wang Xiu almost bit his tongue.

"Okay, okay, don't quarrel, each division has its own responsibilities, but they are all contributing to my Qingzhou, don't make such a fuss, do you have something to say." Jia Xu came out to play a round.

"Don't worry, the lord is not annoyed, in my opinion, his mood is very good, everyone sort out the affairs at hand, and don't argue at the next military meeting, the lord is talented, he must have expected the situation in Qingzhou today, you just have to report the difficulties, such a noisy, what kind of system."

Jia Xu's face, everyone has to give.

When Wang Yu first entered Qingzhou, Jia Fatzi could be said to be under one person and above ten thousand people, and it was also promising to be a prime minister if he wanted to monopolize power. As a result, Wang Yu never took the initiative to beat him, he also has this talent, but the fat man has been ceding power quietly, government affairs, military affairs, intelligence, and now, Jia Xu has almost become a pure military staff officer.

Everyone knows that Jia Junshi has always advocated Mingzhe to protect himself, but in the face of the temptation of power, it is not easy to be so rational and wise.

People who don't know outside may think that Wang Yu and Jia Xu have a hard time, or that there is some conspiracy that can't see people, but the ministers of Qingzhou know that these two people just don't have much power.

Jia Xu is terrifyingly sensible, but the goal of the lord is to live forever in China and conquer the wider world. These two people are quite respectable and admirable, and they also have an extraordinary tacit understanding with each other.

Since Jia Xu said that the lord was not annoyed, it should not be wrong, everyone acted according to his words, and there was no need to worry about it. Speaking of which, this is also one of the benefits of working in Qingzhou, as long as the errand is done well, you don't have to worry about too much and nothing.

From the day Wang Yu arrived in Gaotang, there were continuous military discussions, and one discussion lasted more than ten days. Although Wang Yu returned home, it was almost the same as fighting abroad, and he didn't see his wives a few times.

There is no way, although Wang Yu is also handling official business outside, but there are a lot of things in government affairs, and the ministers are afraid of interfering with the battle, so they don't dare to bother him. However, Qingzhou's new policy is unprecedented, although Guoyuan and others are full of talents, but many questions can only be answered by Wang Yu.

Accumulated so far, the natural mountains and seas, inseparable, Wang Yu himself has also become conscious, in a high position, private affairs and public affairs as a whole, family affairs are also state affairs, of course, don't expect any private space, the so-called high place is not cold, that's it. Now that he has enlightenment, Wang Yu doesn't have any pain when dealing with affairs, and he can be regarded as enjoying it.