This time, Wang Xu learned smartly, and when he was about to arrive at the county capital of Quanling, he left the large army behind, rode a fast horse with Zhou Zhi and Wang Kai, and secretly entered the city from the west gate. The main thing is that the greeting is too troublesome, and it takes a long time to grind, so it's better to go back early to take a shower and rest.

As a result, Tian Feng and the officials, who were greeted by him, waited for them to watch the army slowly arrive, but found that Wang Xu was gone. asked Gao Shun and Wang Fei, who led the army, but there was no result, both of them shrugged their shoulders in unison and kept silent! But Xu Shu was smart, remembering Wang Xu's actions last time, he didn't greet everyone this time, just waited at home.

Tian Feng is not stupid, he doesn't have any worries about the generals, and after a little thought, he knows where Wang Xu is. He shook his head with a wry smile, said goodbye to the generals, and rushed back to the Taishou Mansion with the officials. But when they arrived at the conference hall, Wang Xu was already waiting there, and he had already taken a comfortable bath and changed his clothes. There is also some fruit on the table, which is being eaten leisurely. Even Zhou Zhi and Wang Kai were also stained and enjoyed it comfortably!

Seeing this scene, all the officials couldn't help laughing, and couldn't help laughing at Wang Xu's occasional jokes. However, everyone also knew that Wang Xu's temperament was like this, uninhibited, so they didn't care and sat down.

"Why are you here? I've been waiting for you for a long time, hurry up and finish it, I have to go back to catch up on sleep, I haven't had a good rest in the past month. Seeing that everyone was speechless, Wang Xu enjoyed the delicious fruit, and complained heartlessly.

Hearing this, everyone immediately smiled bitterly. Tian Feng knew that he couldn't fight Wang Xu, so he didn't talk at all, and went directly to the topic: "Lord, spring plowing has begun, and at present, the whole county of Lingling is very stable. On the barbarian side, Lai Gong also handled it well. This man is a great talent, very skillful and courageous. ”

"Hmm!" Seeing that when it came to business, Wang Xu no longer teased everyone, and immediately nodded: "Then how many barbarian tribes in the settlements have not surrendered?" ”

"The lord's strategy is very effective, the barbarians have all surrendered, and the three newly built counties have all been divided into subordinate areas, and the officials have been arranged." Tian Feng replied.

"Did the court approve it?" Wang Xu then asked.

This time, Tian Feng didn't speak, and looked at Xu Shu, who was sitting on Wang Xu's right hand dignifiedly.

Xu Shu smiled slightly, and immediately replied: "Husband, all matters have been approved by the imperial court." ”

"That's good." Wang Xu also breathed a sigh of relief, if the court did not approve it, it would really take a lot of trouble. "Since there is nothing major in all aspects, the next focus is on development, which is mainly agriculture and commerce, followed by the construction of various fixed facilities, I hope everyone will not slack off."

"No!" Everyone immediately responded.

But as soon as the words fell, Tian Feng had already answered: "Lord, I saw my mother fiddling with some utensils some time ago, I think it is very effective, and I hope to promote it." ”

"Oh?" Hearing this, Wang Xu suddenly looked at Xu Shu suspiciously. "Wife, what kind of utensils are you fiddling with?"

Xu Shu was also slightly stunned by the question, but then reacted and smiled slightly: "It's a water wheel, a water drain, a foot pedal, a chain and other things!" After you set out on the expedition, I was idle and had nothing to do, so I just had fun. ”

Hearing this, Tian Feng immediately smiled and said, "Mastermother, you are playing, but those things are very useful and can be used in many ways." ”

"Hmmm! Not only can it be used in agriculture, but I think it can also be used in the production of some items to save manpower. Liu Xian on the side also nodded in agreement.

"Haha! That's good! Wang Xu was overjoyed, and immediately smiled meaningfully: "Xu Shu, in the future, if you have time, you will think more about this aspect to improve efficiency." ”

"Hmmm! All right. Xu Shu smiled indifferently.

Seeing this, Wang Xu couldn't help but look back and said, "You can look at it in the future, and use everything that can be used." ”

Speaking of this, Wang Xu suddenly remembered the problem of the production line, and immediately couldn't help but continue: "By the way, I thought of a way of working a few days ago, and I think it is very useful." I named him assembly line production. It is no longer a single person who is solely responsible for the production of an item as usual. Instead, let one person be responsible for a link, such as refining weapons, letting one person strike iron, one person quenching, one person making embryos, and one person polishing, which can not only improve the quality of the finished product, but also speed up the speed. After all, a person who has been doing one thing for a long time will always be more proficient. What do you guys think? ”

As soon as these words came out, all the officials were stunned, and after thinking about it for a while, they all looked happy and nodded again and again. Huan Jie couldn't help but praise him: "The lord is really a genius!" I can think of such a good way, this mode of production, at least almost half the speed. ”

"Huh! Since you all agree, let's do our best to do it in the county and see the effect. Wang Xu smiled slightly.

But it's okay not to say it, as soon as I talk about it, many things are recalled in Wang Xu's head. Without waiting for the officials to answer, he couldn't help but come out in a stream: "Also, we must encourage trade, introduce more different crops, try to plant, and enrich agricultural products." In addition, it is necessary to send special personnel to search for some edible wild plants or spices and carry out pilot planting. Encourage the public to try to cultivate crops, and if they find valuable new varieties or invent new planting and cultivation methods, they can directly report to the Taishou Mansion and give financial rewards according to their role. Not only in agriculture, no matter what aspect it is, as long as it is a valuable new discovery, a new creation, even if it is introduced or stolen, as long as I do not have the scope of governance, then it is okay! ”

Saying that, Wang Xu paused slightly, and immediately turned his head to look at Zhou Zhi and said, "Zhou Zhi, this matter will be entrusted to you." ”

"That's absolutely fine, Boss!" Zhou Zhi suddenly smiled.

"Hmm!" Nodding, Wang Xu didn't say more, thought about it, and immediately turned to say: "Also, I want to implement Tuntian!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhou Zhi suddenly smiled, but the officials looked puzzled, and looked at each other for a long time, Tian Feng hesitated and said: "Lord, I don't know what Tuntian is?" ”

"This ...... How so? It is similar to Emperor Wu recruiting people to do collective work, and then distribute food according to regulations. ”

"This is a good solution, we happen to still hold tens of thousands of prisoners, just for the tuntian, and we can also let those who are serving their sentences in violation of the law go. Besides, now that my Lingling County is gradually becoming richer, and there are many displaced people, it can be used to land for military purposes. Tian Feng immediately laughed and agreed. The rest of the officials also nodded.

But hearing Tian Feng's words, Wang Xu shook his head and said affirmatively: "No! You can't do it this way! ”

Everyone was immediately surprised, and Huan Jie couldn't help but ask, "Why?" ”

Wang Xu didn't hide it, and even explained it to everyone: "First, I promised those confused people who surrendered that as long as they surrendered, they would be resettled, and if people don't have faith, they won't stand, and I, as the head of a county, can't do such a thing." ”

"Second, it is not a good thing to let the displaced people go to Tuntian, and if Lingling wants to develop rapidly, it will need a large number of households, and in the future, it will need a large number of laborers to develop and build. Comparatively speaking, the population of Fu County in the north is several times larger than that of my Lingling, so if you want to develop sustainably in the long run, you can't do this kind of thing. ”

"Third, and most importantly, using the people to farm is a system that cannot last long. Trapping these people in that land will seem to alleviate the existential crisis in the short term. But as they develop, they will see that the free people can manage more and more things, and their lives will get better and better. And no matter what they do, they can only get that little income, even if the government only occupies the minimum five-layer income per mu of land, so what? They could only get the other five floors, and there was no more hope. Always remember that to cut off the hope of someone else is to strangle his life. Even if they don't riot, then it won't be long before they will be passive and slack off, anyway, if they do more, they will still have food and clothing, and if they do less, they will still have food and clothing. So in the end, it is likely that the grain grown on three acres of land is not as good as one acre of ordinary people, and the tuntian will lose its meaning, but it will be a waste of land. It is better to allocate it to private households and collect taxes. ”

After hearing Wang Xu's words, all the officials were silent. After a long time, Tian Feng sighed and said: "The foresight of the lord is really rare in ancient and modern times, I will wait to obey!" ”

"Huh! Yuan Hao, you don't have to praise me, it's just that you didn't think about it. Wang Xu suddenly shook his head and said.

Tian Feng didn't like flattery, so he turned back to the topic: "Then what is the Tuntian that the lord refers to?" ”

"Juntun!" Wang Xu did not hesitate, and immediately spit out two words affirmatively.

As he spoke, he didn't wait for everyone to ask, and he had already taken the initiative to answer: "It is to divide the appropriate amount of land and let the soldiers farm, anyway, the really busy season is only spring and autumn." ”

"But will this affect the training of the soldiers?" Hearing this, the public enemy who had never spoken could not help but ask.

"Nope! When the farming is busy, let the soldiers train partly and plough partly, taking turns to replace them, so that there will be no delay. Wang Xu said.

"But what if the army goes on a campaign? Shall not the farmland be wasted? Liu Xian took over the words.

"Hehe, Shi Zong's good question." As he spoke, Wang Xu smiled slightly, and immediately explained: "Because in-service soldiers may accept various tasks at any time, they are bound to not be able to fully meet the agricultural time. But have you forgotten the conscription system of my Han Dynasty? The vast majority of our Lingling County are free people, and men over the age of twenty are required to serve at least two years of military service, and if there are enough soldiers, they will not be completely exempted from military service until they are fifty-six years old. We can call them reserves, and when the soldiers on duty have no leisure, they can be temporarily transferred. ”

Now everyone finally had no problem, and after thinking about it, they all nodded. Seeing this, Wang Xu stopped being verbose, and immediately smiled: "Then you can make a specific implementation plan now!" ”

"No!"

As everyone left, Zhou Zhi stayed quietly. It wasn't until only Wang Xu and Xu Shu were left that he suddenly pulled Wang Xu, who was full of doubts, and said mysteriously: "Boss, in fact, when it comes to land, I have always had a problem. That's the decree that now has no restrictions! Although the south is not as well annexed as the northern land, there may be a similar situation in the future, once the land is annexed, those people become vassals of the major families, and they will no longer have to perform military service! ”

Hearing this, Wang Xu couldn't help but smile slightly, shook his head and said: "It's not the time yet, my power is not strong enough, and I will restrict the issue of annexing land sooner or later, but this thing has to be done slowly, and we must find a way that is acceptable to everyone." The core focus at the moment is to prepare for the upcoming melee of the princes! ”

"Oh! I'm just reminding you. ”

"Huh! I know, if you have time, help me think about it, and when I take Jingzhou in the future, I will implement it. But my main points in this regard are: first, to make it acceptable to the public, and second, to let those big clans, in addition to making a fortune from the land, also turn their focus to business, so as to avoid too much damage to their interests and be widely resisted. ”

"Hmmm! I understand. Zhou Zhi couldn't help but nodded.

Wang Xu smiled, didn't say more, and slowly left the conference hall with Xu Shu......