At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

"Father also knows that this is right, but how much effort will it take, Xiao Yi, recruiting refugees is easy, but the land of the Pei Kingdom government is limited, and most of the land is occupied by powerful nobles from all over the country.

Of course, this also includes our family's land. How can there be any wasteland?Our manor doesn't want so many refugees. He said that just looking for something to do. I didn't agree, and he was still angry!snort! "

Guo Peng was speechless for a moment.

"Father's words are reasonable, but what exactly is Zaozhi's strategy of farming the land?"

When Guo Peng asked like this, Guo Dan opened his mouth and said, "My father didn't ask in detail. If you are interested, just find an opportunity to ask him to come and talk to you. It's not important, Xiao Yi, your side To be prepared, let's stay at home for three or two days, and then go back to Yangdi."

Guo Peng nodded.

"Yangzhai's ancestral house, I haven't been back yet, father, what do my family think of us now?"

"Humph!"

Speaking of this matter, Guo Dan felt the pleasure of revenge: "My son is so good, he is only two thousand shi at a young age, and his future is limitless. Of course, they have to work hard to curry favor. Guo Tu is That's how he came under the command of his father."

Guo Dan patted Guo Peng's shoulder with satisfaction: "My son has worked really hard. After all these years, we father and son have finally fulfilled our ambitions back then. Although the methods are different, it has finally been realized.

Next, my son needs to go further, make more achievements, be promoted to a higher position, and become famous in the world. The higher the position of my son, the greater the advantage of the younger generation. At that time, our family will also have one Four generations and three males, how good would that be?Ha ha ha ha! "

Guo Dan laughed out loud.

It seems that they have completely forgotten that the great cause that the four generations and three princes can only achieve is possible only by mastering family scriptures and having the right to hold scriptures and teach students.

If any family can have four generations and three generations, then the classics are too worthless.

The Guo family only has the qualifications to receive higher elite education, not the qualifications to educate others. The qualifications to educate others is the foundation of a family.

Early the next morning, Guo Peng got up early and asked about Zaozhi's residence from Guo Dan.

"Xiao Yi, don't you have thoughts about Zao?"

Guo Dan figured it out a little bit: "Shanggu is a border county, and the land must be a lot of barren. So that's the case, then Zaoyi is still meaningful to you, um, you go, if you are satisfied with Zaoyi, then let Zaoyi follow you Go to Shanggu, so that he won't be unhappy here."

Guo Dan nodded in agreement, expressing that he would cooperate with Guo Peng, Guo Peng thanked Guo Dan, and ran to find Zaoyi excitedly.

After thinking all night last night, Guo Peng finally remembered who Zaozhi was.

It can be said that without this person and the implementation of the farming strategy he advocated, Cao Cao would not be able to gain a foothold in the Central Plains, and he would not be able to sustain Yuan Shao's extremely fierce offensive.

The strategy of garrisoning fields actually had specific policy measures in the Western Han Dynasty, but either the garrisoning of fields on the border or the official independent garrisoning of fields around the capital had a positive effect on the defense of the frontier.

But at that time, there were not as many refugees in the Han Dynasty as there are now, so Mintun did not have the basis for realization.

But nowadays, there are many refugees in the world, and there are also many wastelands caused by wars, so the foundation for the realization of Mintun is already in place.

And Zaozhi was the earliest advocate under Cao Cao's command to suggest farming.

Guo Peng learned of Zaozhi's residence and rode to visit Zaozhi early in the morning.

Zaozhi lived not far from the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Guo Peng arrived at his residence in a short while, and stepped forward to hand over a greeting card to the concierge.

Soon, a young man in a hurry ran out of the door. After seeing Guo Peng, he hesitated.

"Your Majesty...is it really Mr. Guo Fu?"

"How can it be fake?"

Guo Peng smiled and saluted him: "I'm Xia Yingchuan Guo Peng, Mr. Zao, please be polite."

"Don't dare! I'm in a hurry to get up early, and my demeanor is out of order. Please don't take offense, Lord Fu."

Zaoyi tidied up his messy clothes in a hurry, and bowed deeply to Guo Peng.

"Aren't you going to ask me to come in and sit down?"

Guo Peng pointed to himself.

"Oh! Sin, sin! Please! Majesty! Please!"

Zaozhi hurriedly invited Guo Peng to enter his residence.

When he came to the small living room, Zao hurriedly asked his family to pour water for Guo Peng. Guo Peng took a sip of water and asked, "Why didn't Mr. Zao go to the banquet held by my father yesterday? I was quite angry, saying that I didn’t come after I sent the invitation card, it’s a bit rude.”

Zaozhi was wondering why Guo Peng came to visit him so early in the morning, and when he heard his question, he suddenly smiled wryly.

"Ming Gong is angry, of course I know it, but I really don't have the mood to drink and have fun."

"Is it because of Tuntian?"

Zaozhi was not surprised that Guo Peng knew about this, so he nodded.

"My subordinates have repeatedly suggested that Duke Ming implement the policy of garrisoning the fields, stabilize the refugees, and prevent bandits from multiplying, and then use troops to attack, causing blood to flow into rivers, but Duke Ming doesn't seem to have any ideas."

"Of course my father wouldn't think so."

Guo Peng shook his head: "The policy of farming requires two necessary prerequisites. First, there are indeed refugees in Peiguo, and there are quite a few. Second, there are very few wastelands in Peiguo."

Zaozhi remained silent.

"The rich family can recruit some refugees, but they can't recruit too many. However, the land is in the hands of the rich. The government really doesn't have much wasteland to settle the refugees. The strategy of farming requires a lot of land to see results, otherwise it is better not to do it."

When Guo Peng said this, Zaoyi became even more depressed.

After a while, Zaodi let out a long sigh.

"Even if it's just a little bit, one less refugee will have nothing to rely on, one less bandit will save one person from death, even if there is only a little bit of wasteland, it can also increase tax revenue."

Zaozhi may not be ignorant of this reality. He may have a lot of land in his own family, but this does not prevent him from realizing his political ideals.

"It can only be said that Peiguo is unable to realize this matter, at least not right now."

Guo Peng put down the water glass in his hand, and said again: "But I do know that there is a place where Jun Zao can realize this."

"Dare to ask the Lord, where is it?"

Zao only showed an expression of interest.

"Youzhou, Shanggu County."

Guo Peng pointed to himself with a smile: "To tell you the truth, I am currently promoting something that coincides with Zao Jun in Shanggu County. I recruited refugees, bought seeds, cattle and agricultural tools in Jizhou, and organized the refugees to cultivate the fields. , Mr. Zao, are you interested?"

Chapter 156. 150 Four Guo Peng Has a Very Clear Plan for His Future (Revised)

150 Liu Guo Peng has a very clear plan for his future

Guo Peng began to sell what he was going to do in Shanggu County.

Officials who are good at and interested in farming are what he urgently needs.

"Is there such a thing?!"

Zaozhi was surprised, opened his mouth, and suddenly thought of something again, the expression on his face became a little strange.

"My lord, is this what Duke Ming meant?"

"No, that's what I mean."

Guo Peng said slowly: "What you can't do in Peiguo, you can do it in another place. There are very few places in the hinterland of the Central Plains, but in Shanggu County, I just need someone like Zaojun to make overall plans for me. This matter."

Guo Peng stood up and bowed to Zaozhi: "There are hundreds of thousands of refugees in Shanggu County, and it is time for Zaojun to help them settle down. As long as Zaojun is willing, I will immediately ask my father to transfer Zaojun's officials to Shanggu County, there is no difficulty."

Zaozhi hesitated for a moment, then asked, "May the Lord allow me to think about it for a while?"

"can."

Guo Peng said: "I will leave Qiao County in two days and go to Yangzhai to worship the ancestors. Afterwards, I will go directly to Luoyang and stay in Luoyang for a month. Whenever Zaojun wants to come, I welcome you. If Zaojun It’s okay if you don’t want to come, don’t worry, my father will never despise Mr. Zao because of this.”

Zaozhi stood up and bowed deeply to Guo Peng.

"Thank you, Mr. Fu, for your kindness."

Guo Peng quickly left Zaozhi's residence, joined Cao Cao and Cao Chun, seized the time to reunite and make friends, and communicated with the officials under Guo Dan's jurisdiction.

More importantly, it took a little time to inspect Guo's manor.

Guo's Manor is currently operating under the management of Guo Jin and Guo Mu.

Guo Dan is busy with affairs, so he will take care of it when he has time. If he has no time, he will hand it over to Guo Jin and Guo Mu. They are appointed by Guo Peng, so they are trusted.

Moreover, Guo Peng originally ordered to expand Guo's manor to accumulate wealth. For this reason, two-thirds of the wealth obtained from selling horses was sent back to Qiao County and handed over to Guo Dan to purchase more land.

Guo's Manor cannot be compared with Mi's Manor in terms of size or population.

Guo Peng even feels that there are few private manors in the whole world that can be compared with Mi's manor.

Guo's Manor is big, and Guo Dan bought a large amount of land with the convenience of his power, but the speed of the refugees' collection could not keep up with the speed of enclosing the land, and of course the construction couldn't keep up, so Guo Peng saw the large area in his manor. A vast expanse of wild wasteland.

"It's not enough to have so much wasteland. You have to recruit more refugees to come to reclamation and farming. Every year, you have to store the income in the warehouse and accumulate more."

Guo Peng called Guo Jin and Guo Mu, as well as a group of managers of Guo's manor, and they all expressed their understanding.

"All kinds of craftsmen must pay attention to the collection. No matter what kind of craft they have, they must be appointed and given preferential treatment, especially those who are often used by carpenters and blacksmiths. The more the better, if the manpower is insufficient, send people to learn. All in all, there must be more of these people."

"Managing warehouses is more important. The weather is dry and things are dry, and it is easy to leak water. I ask you to prevent ten large water tanks around each warehouse, and arrange at least three people in each warehouse to be responsible for inspecting whether there is a fire. Remember, Food is life!"

"If anyone is found to be enriching himself, the whole family will sit together. Regardless of the age, we do not allow any moths who enrich themselves in this manor. Once discovered, they will be executed without mercy, and everyone will know the fate of enriching themselves!"

"Let young children and young people learn literacy without interruption, and the basic governance laws I compiled should be taught faster, so that they can manage some things they are good at in the manor after they have completed their studies. Those who make achievements, praise, and break it That's right, punish."

"You are the people around me, I trust you far more than others, don't disappoint my trust in you."

Guo Peng told Guo Jin and Guo Mu his expectations and requirements, and let them understand his expectations.

At the same time, twenty people selected by Guo Jin and Guo Mu with technical management experience in farming and mulberry, water conservancy, and weaving were taken away.

They will be sent directly to Shanggu County, handed over to Cheng Li for unified arrangement, and the organized refugees will be divided into farming, construction, weaving and other aspects of work.

Only with organization, management, and rewards and punishments can there be high efficiency. This is the spirit that Guo Peng implemented in Guo's Manor.

Therefore, the division of labor in Guo's Manor is very clear, what should be done and what should be done, cooperate with each other, and individuals have their own things to do.

Finally, Guo Peng inspected the most important warehouse savings, and saw a warehouse full of rice and grain, a warehouse full of various living materials, as well as a warehouse full of money and gold, as well as the most secretive warehouses full of food. Warehouse of ordnance supplies.

Guo Peng focused on inspecting these ordnance warehouses, looked at the quantity and quality of the knives, guns, shields and bows and crossbows stored in them, and expressed his satisfaction with them.

"It's not that we want to plot against others, but that we are worried that others will plot against us!"

Guo Peng sighed like this, and then asked Guo Jin and Guo Tu to gather the guards of Guo's Manor.

After the regular guard team of 500 people was assembled, they showed Guo Peng that they did not eat more rice in vain and grow stronger with a very neat formation and skillful coordination.

Guo Peng personally inspected these guards armed with Guo's rice grain and money.

Guo Peng was very satisfied seeing their equipment and proficiency in weapons that were no different from the real army.

"In addition to these 500 people, how many strong men can be pulled out to fight?"

Guo Peng asked Guo Jin and Guo Mu.

"The whole Zhuangzi's strong men have been trained, and these 500 people have also received riding training, so they can ride horses directly to fight. The rest of the strong men are trained during the slack season, and cultivated during the busy farming season. As long as the young master needs it, they can be assembled immediately. .”

"Okay, you guys are doing well."

Guo Peng nodded, and then continued: "But there is still a shortage of people. I want you to recruit more and faster refugees. We still have so much wasteland that has not been cultivated. These are very important, and we need more people."

"Yes!"

Guo Jin and Guo Mu said they understood what Guo Peng meant.

After seeing the scale of tens of thousands of people in Mi's Manor, and the conventional force of thousands of people, Guo Peng was quite envious.

It's a pity that Guo's manor has a shallow background. Although according to his rules, the rules of conduct were set early, it still takes time to develop.

In the future, Guo's Manor will be his greatest confidence, and everything he has accumulated now is for the outbreak at that time.

Therefore, Guo Peng is still using his power from Shanggu County to give blood transfusions to Guo's Manor.

Right now, he is saving money and doing his best to give the manor a blood transfusion. When the time comes, all the efforts will be rewarded.

Guo Peng has a very clear plan for his future, but Cao Cao doesn't seem to have one yet.

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150 Qi Guo Peng's Heartfelt Gratitude