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"Success, anyway, we can pay some money to take the carriage home, and there's nothing wrong with buying more. I just saw the stupid guy buy dozens of catties of bacon. This guy hasn't eaten enough for a while."

"Hey, it's as if you've had enough. Besides, the big fool has a big appetite. When he was at home, his mother-in-law kept saving her own rations for him. I guess the big fool bought so much salted food. The meat is for his mother-in-law and children, anyway, if there is a carriage, I will also buy some pickled fish back."

"My mother-in-law and children haven't eaten meat for many years. In the past, if they caught a mouse, they would leave half of it for me. Damn it, in this world, wait for me, and I will go buy more bacon. Unexpectedly, the stupid big man is still warm." People with a heart, hahaha,,,,,,"

There are many similar conversations at the coastal market. These young and strong folks from all over Youzhou take advantage of this rare opportunity to buy goods. They knew in their hearts that as long as they could transport the daily necessities back, they would be able to make a fortune.

In fact, there are still a lot of jobs along the coast, especially when the weather gets warmer, there will be more businessmen from the south. People who need to move goods on the docks, and those businessmen also need to hire footwork.However, spring has come, and for these ordinary people who are facing the yellow back, they must go back to catch up with spring plowing.

Especially this year, they have all been notified that General Zhengdong will distribute new crops to them, and the yield of this crop is very high.As long as you plant well, you can get rewards.

The word Chen Feng has now become the golden signboard of Youzhou. As long as it is a news from the government, as long as it is linked to Chen Feng, all the people will choose to believe it.After all, their current life is all because of Chen Feng.

Sufficient sweet potato seedlings have been cultivated in the greenhouse, and the fleets sailing from Nichinan, Zhuya and other places have also brought a large number of seedlings. Now that the weather is suitable, these seedlings are distributed to various farming places and various households. in the hands of the people.

Most people are skeptical about this crop, even if they have plenty of land, but if the yield of this crop cannot be guaranteed, they would rather put in more effort to grow common grains. After all, this But it is related to the food and clothing of the whole family.

Fortunately, those grassroots officials did not relax their publicity, coupled with the government's guarantee, the people who got the seedlings accepted this crop.

The people in Youzhou ushered in the spring plowing, and similarly, the Hu people in the north also ushered in a vigorous spring, but this spring, the life of the Hu people in the north was much more difficult.

Fertile land, lush pastures, in the eastern grassland of Xianbei, this is no longer a thing for barbarians.Except for those nomadic tribes that depended on the Youzhou army to survive, the rest of the Hu tribes would be plundered and attacked if they dared to cross the border.

Although Chen Feng's tough tactics won the revenge of the Hu people, but in the face of absolute power, this kind of revenge seemed so pale and powerless. Moreover, once the Hu people retaliated, a large number of elite cavalry from Youzhou would persevere in attacking , until the opponent surrenders or perishes.

Only an army living on the verge of life and death can guarantee combat effectiveness, and only soldiers who survive the battlefield can be called elites.Chen Feng and the main generals under his command discussed for a long time about maintaining the combat effectiveness of the army, and finally, they formulated a series of measures.

Except for a small number of elite servants and slaves, the rest all returned to the tribe to graze or go to farm in various places.The remaining troops, together with the cavalry of the Han army, had to be trained as usual, and when there was a war, they had to obey orders.

In other words, Youzhou's army is divided into two types, one is for civilians in peacetime and soldiers in wartime.The other type is professional soldiers, who have been responsible for the security and war in Youzhou. The status and treatment of this kind of professional soldiers are far higher than others, and the chances of getting promoted are even greater.

Professional soldiers have undoubtedly become the dream of all soldiers, especially those militant servant soldiers. Among them, the bravest and most skilled warriors are selected.The remaining soldiers who wanted to go back to farm and graze didn't want to admit that they were inferior to others, so they tried their best to become professional soldiers.

In addition to honor, the treatment of professional soldiers is what these servants value most.It's a pity that there are not many such places, and they can only seize the next opportunity.

"More than [-] professional soldiers have been selected, among which there are more than [-] elite soldiers selected from the servant army and slave army. This is already the real elite in my hands." Looking at all the statistics, Chen Feng felt in his heart Full of emotion: "Compared to Cao Cao, I am still a bit behind.

Time, I need time, now that I have such a large territory and so many people, I need time to digest these victories.I don't know what Cao Cao is busy with right now, this hero in troubled times is probably trying to increase his own strength. "

As Chen Feng expected, Cao Cao's army had already defeated the bandit army in Chang'an after some battles, and surrendered tens of thousands of local bandits. After that, Cao Cao recruited refugees on the spot, and Cao Cao, who regained Chang'an, also practiced farming, reclaiming wasteland, and growing food locally. , At the same time, he is preparing for the next attack on Xiliang.

Compared with Cao Cao, none of the other princes in the world can be called his opponent. Taking Chang'an in such a short period of time is beyond many people's expectations.Cao Mengde, who found the right direction, is now in the process of expanding his power.

Chapter 283

Spring plowing has been going on for more than a month, and the land of Youzhou is now in a busy state.The plan for a year lies in spring. This sentence is equally applicable to the common people and the princes.

A large amount of reclaimed wasteland is full of crops, and water conservancy facilities are already being built in some places. With a sufficient population, Chen Feng is unwilling to let go of every day.

Similarly, other states and counties in the north have also entered a rare period of peace.Anyone who is a normal person can understand the importance of spring plowing. Without spring plowing, it means that there is no summer grain, which means that many people will not survive autumn.

So even the most belligerent princes have to stop fighting now.Fighting for the world has never been based on endless wars, but in front of you, it depends on food and grass.

A hero like Cao Cao directly asked most of his soldiers to farm on the spot, while a prince like the Yuan brothers appeased the people in the rear to plant grain.

Fighting is about logistics, people and food. As long as there is food, you can dominate one side in this troubled world. Therefore, all the princes of the time have entered into industrious spring farming.

"General You, hehe, it sounds like a very unimportant official position. This guy Cao Cao is really stingy. He has always been doing business without money."

Chen Feng held a letter in his hand, which was a reward order from Xudu. Of course, it was only a verbal reward without any actual materials.

"Man Chong, you have been dealing with me for two years, and you also acted as a lobbyist when I was in Liyang.

Later, when I went to Liaoxi, you came to talk nonsense with me again. Now that I occupy Youzhou, why is it still you? Does Cao Mengde have no one under his command?

Speaking of which, every promotion of mine was announced by you, from an unknown young general to the current right general, you, you are really, hey, my broom star."

"General You is joking, my lord has a lot of talents under his command, but under normal circumstances, my lord sends what kind of envoys to what kind of princes.

For example, someone like General You sent me. Maybe General You has too high a view, so he doesn't like me at all. "

"Hahaha, what a sharp mouth, it still hasn't changed much, do you think lobbyists like you like to pretend to be noble like this, pretending to be not afraid of death.

Forget it, we are all old acquaintances, so let's not talk about these useless things.Cao Cao would not be so kind. I have a life-and-death enmity with him. Back then he almost killed me, and I almost shot him.

Although it was forced by the situation at the time, I believe that there is already an inextricable knot between me and Cao Cao.

You are here this time, you probably have some mission, don't go around the bush, just tell me, I'm very short on time, I'll treat you to dinner after I'm done, and then you can go back to work. "

"The right general is a true hero. He speaks quickly and admires me, so I will not hide it. In fact, my lord sent me here to form an alliance with the general."

"Alliance? Did I hear correctly? Cao Cao wants to form an alliance with me?"

"Absolutely, the general is a hero in the world, so he is naturally qualified to form an alliance with my lord. Looking at the world, there are not many people who have this qualification."

"To be more specific, if the conditions are right, maybe I can consider it."

"General, please look, on this map, Youzhou is here."

Man Chong stood up confidently and pointed to the map to analyze it. It seemed that Man Chong really came here with sincerity.

"Although the general occupies Youzhou now, it won't last long. The Hu people are raging in the north, the Yuan brothers are gazing at the south, the east is close to the sea, and there are Sanhan and other foreign tribes harassing, and the west has to face the opponents of Bingzhou and the Xiongnu.

To put it simply, General You has actually entered an ambush on all sides.No matter which way to go, there are many difficulties. If someone instigates it, the right general will immediately fall into the fourth battle.

It's just that General You has just occupied Youzhou, and now that all the places have entered the spring plowing season, and the Hu people are busy grazing and breeding, so the crisis of General You has not appeared.

Once the summer grains in Qingzhou and Jizhou are harvested, the Yuan brothers will not let go of the opportunity to attack Youzhou.

General You should know that Qingzhou and Jizhou have far more grain-growing land than Youzhou, the yield per mu of grain is also much higher than Youzhou, and the population is also denser than Youzhou.

Under such circumstances, if General You were to fall into the mire of war, he would probably consume all the food in his hands in a short time.In addition, the Hu people outside the Great Wall will always be your enemy, General You.

Even if you survived the summer, General, and supported the Yuan brothers' attack, once autumn comes, the northern barbarians will go south to plunder as usual.

At that time, general, what are you going to use to resist? After such a war, the general will definitely lose Youzhou, and you will not even be able to go back to the west of Liaoning. "

After talking so much in one breath, Man Chong also felt that his mouth was parched. When he picked up the water glass, he did not forget to observe Chen Feng's face.

Who knows it's okay not to read it, after reading it, he felt that what he just said seemed to be in vain, because Chen Feng's reaction was almost like a fool.

"It's over? That's all?"

Chen Feng waited for a while, and then asked back after confirming that the other party had nothing to say.

"So, I have fallen into an ambush on all sides, that is to say, I may not be able to survive this winter. Hey, it is really unlucky to say that all the good places have been robbed by you.

I finally got Youzhou, and you all didn't let me go. If I had known this, I might as well have found a place to hide and live. "