"Gentleman, Zhouya; Those who are familiar with the people, the water is also. The water carries the boat, and the water capsits the boat. ”

This sentence comes from the Book of Rites, compiled by Dai Sheng, and the royal system of "Xunzi" recorded in it has this statement.

This is an exhortation to the Son of Heaven to love the people, but it can be used on this occasion at this time, "Now, I compare the lord to this boat, and the people to water." ”

Cao Cao frowned, thinking that it was not so appropriate, but if the two of them discussed privately in the mansion, it would not hurt, and he immediately asked: "I am the boat, the people are the water, why are these scholars?" ”

"They are waves," Zhang Han said seriously, "If the lord wants to sail safely, he must stroke the water and be quiet, so that he can not be stormy." ”

"The lord has to rely on oars and water to row the boat, not all on the waves."

Cao Cao: "......"

He seemed to be hinting at me something, but I had no proof.

Does Bo Chang have a grudge against my arrest of Bian Rang, so he is ironing me here?

How have I ever sailed on the waves?

"What do you mean by that?"

The two glanced at each other, and the surroundings were quiet, and after a while, Zhang Han looked away and said: "After the beginning of spring, we will vigorously promote benevolent government, so as to strengthen the hearts of the people, so that any slander of the scholar clan will not be affected." ”

"Use the people to check and balance the scholars, and they will have no people to incite, so that although the Yanzhou scholars are angry, they can only dissipate their sorrows in the mansion."

Cao Cao nodded thoughtfully, and said with a smile: "What Bo Chang said is very true, but this year's autumn harvest of one million Hu has calmed the hearts of the people, and the people have long been grateful to Dade, and there is no need to do anything after the beginning of spring, wouldn't it be good to continue this year's decree?" ”

In this way, the people will also live and work in peace and contentment, and the three counties of Yanzhou Dongjun, Jibei and Chenliu have been fertile for thousands of miles, and they only need to be safe for a few years.

"Is it okay to keep this decree?" Zhang Han calmed down a little, and his tone became calmer.

Cao Cao took a deep breath, and after Changshu came out, he smiled at Zhang Han and said: "Bochang, you don't know, in this world, as long as the government is 'quiet' and does not disturb the people, you can get the love and memory of the people. ”

Zhang Han finally compromised, laughed a few times to himself, and agreed with Cao Cao's statement, of course, he did not understand as much as Cao Cao about the thoughts of the people at the moment.

Even if it is the government of Juntun, he has only made improvements that are biased towards human nature in the existing decrees, and since Boss Cao has this kind of self-confidence, he must be right.

However, Zhang Han vaguely remembered one thing, there will be a year of drought in Guanzhong and Kanto! So much so that there was a phenomenon of cannibalism, and the reason why Zhang Han thought that Cheng Yu was not a good person was also because of this.

This year, there was a great drought, the grain harvest was poor, and there was a shortage of military food in the army.

Of course, Zhang Han only heard about it. And he remembered that there would be a big drought, but he didn't remember whether it was next year or the year after, in short, it was the past few years in Yanzhou.

If you really can't bet on it, you will talk about it when it stabilizes the year after tomorrow, anyway, this year's harvest can still be stored and used until next year, in case next year's autumn harvest is a bumper harvest!

"Then forget it, the lord's words must be right, he is a little impatient, originally wanted to organize the people to irrigate the fields and nurseries with water before and after the beginning of winter, so as to raise the soil for the next spring."

"Wait until after the spring to build another thing to store water to prevent a great drought; Recreate a thing to take water and use it for irrigation. ”

"It seems that it is not well thought out, and we should listen to the words of the lord and wait for a few years before doing this policy."

"Ahem," Cao Cao's face changed, and he looked out of the house unnaturally, Dian Wei was still waiting for his subordinates to get wine under the eaves of the porch at this time.

Then he turned his head and whispered: "It doesn't hurt that the people are distressed and distressed, Bo Chang, what is the method of storing and taking water that you are talking about?" ”

"My lord, the people are enough to return to the government, of course, there is no need to consolidate it, our direction can be put on expanding armaments, accumulating food, and at the same time guarding against the movement of officials in various places."

"No, no," Cao Cao waved his hand, "Bo Chang, I suddenly understood the meaning of your theory, to check and balance the scholars with the hearts of the people, so that they only dare to resent, but have no foundation to act, so that I will be invincible, because the people's hearts are here." ”

"Now that there is no countermeasure to eliminate the resentment of the scholars, let's draw the hearts of the people to us a little more."

Zhang Han smiled unexpectedly: "The lord is wise, that's what I mean, but didn't you just say you don't need to-"

"Hurry up!"

Cao Cao glanced at him, his face was complicated, and at this moment, Dian Wei's sudden and hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

Boom.

He put a pot of soup on the ground, looked a little unhappy and aggrieved, and muttered in a low voice: "The chicken soup has been stewed for a long time, and it won't be so angry, this temper." ”

"Didn't say anything about you!" Cao Cao pursed his mouth helplessly, and hurriedly looked at Zhang Han, "Bo Chang, don't sell Guanzi anymore, come quickly, if it can really be effective, from the winter onwards, I will issue a decree to pour winter water into the field, and Ang'er and I will go in person." ”

"Okay," Zhang Han asked someone to take paper, pen and ink, and simply drew a composition, and said: "After the winter water irrigation, after the snow melts in the spring, he ordered all counties to dig this well along the rivers and streams, called the stream well, and used it to store water in the river when the water rises." ”

"The creek well was built to provide shelter from the sun, and it was built in a shady place, so that if the weather was dry and dry, and the river water was scarce, water could be drawn from the creek well."

"As for the thing that takes water, it is called a keel waterwheel, and it is also a kind of water dumper, this is a design plan prepared before the next one, and the lord can find a craftsman who understands this thing to see," Zhang Han took out a rough drawing from his arms, but there were annotations.

This paper is yellowed and crude, it is not a rare commodity, Cao Cao leaned over to take a look, it feels like that, just step on the pedal, you can pull the keel from the bottom to the top, place it in the river to take the river water, and then dig a ditch to introduce the field, which can save a lot of manpower.

In this way, the people and the people of the tun can be used for the rest of the farm work, and the water is stored in the stream well, which can have life-saving water, as long as it is not a major drought that is extinct by natural disasters, if you deliberately take precautions, it will not become a man-made disaster for the entire Yanzhou.

"Good, good theory, good idea," Cao Cao praised one after another, Zhang Han talked about raising the people to follow and love, and also put forward a feasible method, as for what the scholars think, there is no need to be too entangled.

If you put the people first, you will not be swayed by the wind and waves.

These two things can be tried to be made, and improving farming, saving river water, and saving grain and grass to save military rations are a series of countermeasures, which can be considered for the long term rather than complacent about the present harvest.

Uncle Zhang Chang has a good heart and far-reaching strategy, which is really a rare talent, this matter can be vigorously promoted, and if it can be successful, it will have actual achievements, and if it is not successful, it can also be seen that he loves the people.

"Bo Chang, listening to your words, it makes me think a lot, they are all confidants and strategists around me, you are indeed different from Zhicai," Cao Cao looked up to the sky and sighed, but his face was full of relief, "Fortunately, I am very relieved to have you." ”

"He was the only one in the past, and he actually told me that he wanted to open a Golan Yayuan, raise geisha, and want to give displaced women in the world a home."

"Hmph, shameless."

Zhang Han and Dian Wei leaned back slightly at the same time, and nodded with emotion: "I didn't expect the sacrificial wine to be this kind of person." ”