Han counter current

So far, Chen Feng's power has spread all over Jingzhou. The only ones who can fight against him in this world are Sun Quan in Jiangdong and Liu Zhang in Yizhou. The situation of dividing the world into three parts has gradually formed.

It was already six days later when Chen Feng received Xu Huang's detailed battle report. No matter how smart Chen Feng was, he would never have thought that Sima Yi, who gave him a headache, would die at the hands of Cao Pi. Perhaps, this was also a secret arrangement Bar.

Sima Yi plotted against the Cao family, and indirectly killed Cao Cao and many of the Cao family's children. Cao Pi endured the humiliation and survived, and finally succeeded in revenge. Not the climate.

"Just as he wishes, first bring him back to Chang'an, I want to talk to him about something, and then I will arrange for someone to send him to Cao Gong's cemetery to observe his filial piety, alas, maybe, this is fate."

Xu Huang mentioned Cao Pi's request at the end of the battle report. As the winner, Chen Feng still has a heart. Moreover, Cao Cao, a hero in troubled times, has always been a hero he admires.

Now that the world is three-pointed, Chen Feng occupies most of the territory. The population, army, and aristocratic family in his hands are all higher than the other two opponents. He could have continued to fight until he annexed the world, but he did not do so.

"The order passed down, ordered Xu Huang to garrison the fields on the spot, settled the captives and local people, ordered Wei Yan to lead the troops back to Hanzhong, and continue to organize soldiers and horses. The army he formed was named the Wudang Flying Army, and the number of recruits was expanded by 1.

Order Huang Zhong to sit in Changsha, supervise Jingnan, and deter Jiangdong. For the time being, no conflict with Yizhou is allowed. As for other places, follow the previous arrangement. "

After giving these orders, Chen Feng suddenly fell silent for a while. There are not many opponents left in this troubled world. The two in Jiangdong and Yizhou, he really doesn't care about them for the time being, a sense of loneliness and loneliness The feeling came to my mind again.

Next, for Chen Feng and the whole north, the most important thing is no longer the war, but to recuperate and recover. After all the years of war, the north has been the most severely damaged.

Some aristocratic families and people who have fled are now gradually returning to their hometowns. Most of the northern regions are in a situation of waiting to be rebuilt. Moreover, the northern soldiers have been fighting for many years, and the army has grown tired of war. As a general, Chen Feng must Consider the state of the soldiers.

After leaving the general to guard the various places, Chen Feng began to promulgate a series of policies discussed with Jia Xu. In order to appease the hearts of the people and restore the strength of the north as soon as possible, as a general, Chen Feng had to shift the focus of his work from the military to the military. People's livelihood is up.

First of all, after Chen Feng rectified the captives captured during the campaign, he eliminated most of the soldiers and divided them into several divisions. They went to various places with the army to farm and enjoy the treatment of auxiliary soldiers.

The rest of the selected elites, half of them entered the Hetao camp and stationed on the northern grasslands to guard the border and resist foreign enemies, and the other half were used to supplement the troops lost by other generals.

In order to appease the morale of the army, Chen Feng encouraged widowed women and girls who were about to get married to seek husbands in the army. For this, Chen Feng also rewarded them accordingly.

From rent reduction and tax exemption, to rewarding money and land, as long as Chen Feng can think of it, as long as the court can bear it, they will be implemented one by one. It can be said that the status of soldiers has been raised step by step, and all the officers and men in the army are grateful to the general Chen Feng.

Later, in order to resume production, Chen Feng encouraged the people to open up wasteland and reclaim land, and even rewarded those who invented new farm tools and improved labor efficiency among the people or the court, which further encouraged people's enthusiasm for farming.

In addition, the book "Agricultural Policy Minutes" that Chen Feng sent someone to summarize has come out, which records all the crops in the folk in detail, with pictures, and precautions for farming, how to increase production, and pay attention to pest control Harm prevention and so on.

At the same time, Chen Feng ordered the governors of the states to be responsible for setting up agricultural experiment bases in various places, promoting agricultural talents, cultivating high-yield grain seeds, and solving the problem of food and clothing for the people in various places bit by bit.

After investing a lot of effort in farming, Chen Feng also invested a lot in business. In particular, he knew better than anyone what business would bring him.

In addition to the commercial exchanges in the local territory, Chen Feng also encouraged caravans to go to Jiangdong and Hanzhong. In addition, a large number of caravans were needed to develop on the grassland, and the Silk Road was even more frequent.

As for the maritime trade route, Chen Feng has not made it public for the time being. Except for the aristocratic families of the military generals and some reliable aristocratic families, the rest of the aristocratic families do not know that there is a sea route that is more profitable than the Silk Road.

After entering a short period of peaceful development, all the major families in the north are trying their best to make their families recover faster. getting ready.

Family marriages, court cliques, military factions, etc. also occur one after another. Wherever there are people, there will be struggles. Chen Feng has not deliberately suppressed these phenomena. As long as everything is under control, certain struggles are acceptable .

A few months later, the imperial court completed the work of moving the capital, and the capital returned to Luoyang. This big man seemed to be full of vitality again, but the emperor's order could not leave the palace after all.

"Great joy, great joy, Your Majesty, according to the news from various places, this summer has been a bumper harvest. The people have cultivated according to the method recorded in the "Agricultural Administration Minutes", and high yields have appeared everywhere.

In addition, the previous plan of distributing fine seeds by the imperial court is also very good, and the farmers who received the seeds have responded very well. If this method continues, there will be another bumper harvest this autumn. "

When he first came to court today, the official in charge of agricultural affairs couldn't help but announce the good news. This official, who was born in Jingxiang and had just taken office for only a few months, was eager to prove his ability and show off to his opponents.

Although he does not have much credit for this, even when he wrote the "Agricultural Minutes" and implemented the corresponding policies, he was still studying in his hometown, but now, he is sitting in this position and has made corresponding achievements. It is undeniable that he has a share of the credit.

"God bless the great man, the ancestors have appeared, hahaha, order the governors of all places to do a good job in the summer harvest."

Although Liu Cong didn't like his current position, he was already sitting here. Whether it was for the sake of the world or his own surname, he had to bear the responsibilities that should be borne.

Chapter 835 Stable Development 2

For this newly established court that just moved its capital back to Luoyang, the harvest is indeed a joyous event worth celebrating, which is enough to prove that the heavens are optimistic about this court, and they are truly what everyone expects.

The emperor was happy, and all the ministers laughed, and even Chen Feng was integrated into this joyful atmosphere. If it wasn't because the power was still in Chen Feng's hands, Liu Cong might have a universal celebration and amnesty for the world Bar.

"Report to Your Majesty, although the harvest year is gratifying and congratulatory, we must pay attention to profiteers collecting grain at a low price. Otherwise, even if the common people have a good harvest, they will end up thankless in the end, and even have to sell grain at a low price. .”

Another official came forward to check his popularity, but the suggestion he made was indeed very realistic.Merchants are profit-seeking, and they will join forces to lower food prices in harvest years, and then use very little effort to obtain a large amount of food and hoard it.

Wait until the year of famine to sell at a high price, so that between the high and the low, the money is earned by the merchants, and the people who have worked hard have never received any benefits.

When the word "businessman" was mentioned, the official did not forget to glance at Chen Feng. It seemed that he still wanted to insinuate Chen Feng. After all, this general has always supported business.

"Damn it, I tricked you to mess with you, this shit can get me involved,,,,,,"

Chen Feng already has more than ten thousand grass and mud horses galloping past in his heart. Originally, he only wanted to be a sculpture in the court hall. After all, his words and deeds are too eye-catching, too much limelight can easily cause trouble, but most of the time, troubles will come. He took the initiative to come to the door.

The officials present also turned their attention to Chen Feng at this time, and really care about it, this boss has always encouraged business, this matter, I just don't know how much he will earn in the grain business this year ?

"Ahem, Your Majesty, I think this statement is justified. Merchants live for profit. If they don't control it, they will join hands to suppress the price of grain and then hoard grain."

At this time, Chen Feng couldn't possibly be pretending to be stupid.Otherwise, after the court meeting ends today, there will definitely be rumors that the general is going to collude with profiteers again.

"Well, Ai Qing, although the status of merchants is low, it is their freedom to bid for grain. If the imperial court forces them to buy grain at a low price, it may cause dissatisfaction from the local aristocratic family. It is probably inappropriate to do so. "

"Your Majesty is very worried. Therefore, I think it is best to rely on the court to guide this matter. As far as I know, there has been a precedent for the court to order people to pay taxes with grain. Perhaps we can learn from this start.

These days, the minister is thinking that whether it is a year of good harvest or a year of disaster, it is the common people who suffer and suffer. Although the imperial court will take certain measures, the effect is not very good.

It's better to let the common people prepare early, hoard a batch of grain in the harvest year, and then come to rescue themselves in the famine year. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? "

Chen Feng's words aroused discussion among the people. No one knew what this guy wanted to say. Some people had already guessed the general intention of Chen Feng, but they didn't know how Chen Feng would implement it.

"Major general, do you want the common people to turn over and store the excess food, and keep it in the court's custody, so that they can provide relief in times of famine?"

As the oldest official in the imperial court, Taiwei Yang Biao has nothing to say about his seniority or ability. When he opened his mouth, everyone shut up. Even Chen Feng saluted Yang Biao at this time.

"That's right, as the Taiwei said, the common people will turn in the excess grain themselves, and the government will keep it on their behalf. At the same time, the common people can elect representatives to supervise and inspect the storage of grain."

"The general's suggestion is indeed good, but have you ever thought that as long as you are a human being, you will be greedy. Once the supervision is insufficient, the local officials will be greedy for the food.

Or, these so-called representatives colluded with officials to resell the grain, or shoddy it as good ones. Once a famine came, when the grain handed in by the people could not be produced, it would arouse public resentment.

Besides, it is only the first harvest year. The people have suffered too much and know the importance of food. Asking them to hand in food at this time will cause them to panic. I think that the general's suggestion is biased . "

Yang Biao obviously thought more. He has been an official for so many years, and he knows the face of local officials too well.It's okay to meet honest officials, but once you meet corrupt officials, or officials who collude with local families and businessmen, the hard life of the local people will be nothing.

"That's right, the imperial court must give strong supervision to ensure that these grains will not be corrupted by ink, and we must guard against collusion between officials and businessmen.

This year is indeed the first large-scale harvest year this year, and the people will definitely hoard all the grain in their own hands, but the imperial court can come forward to balance the grain price.

From now on, the imperial court can try to build free warehouses in various places to hoard grain. In order to prevent profiteers from suppressing the two companies, the government can step in and purchase grain at a price [-]% higher than the average market price in previous years according to local prices, and then hoard it in the righteous warehouses.

If there is a famine, the government will also come forward to distribute grain to the people at a lower than market price or free of charge. In this way, the effort of transporting grain from the capital or adjusting grain from other places can be saved.

If things go on like this, when the credibility of the government can convince the people, they can implement the policy that the people store their own food, and reward them accordingly to encourage the people to store food.