At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

If Guo Jianeng was as strong as Cao Chun, wouldn't it be possible to lead troops on the battlefield?

But no matter what, a strong body is better than a weak body. Guo Jia could have done more, and Guo Peng didn't want him to die young again.

Get ready to start with dolls!

Guo Peng determined his basic guiding ideology.

Chapter 167 Return of the Seven Prefects

On October [-]th, Cao Lan suddenly had a stomachache during breakfast. Guo Peng was so frightened that he immediately called the midwife.

Hearing the news, Cao Song did not go to court anymore, and waited in the mansion with Guo Peng.

At noon that day, Lu Zhi also hurried over and waited with Guo Peng. About half an hour later, Cao Lan gave birth to a baby boy, and the mother and baby were safe.

Guo Peng wept with joy, holding the little baby and didn't know what to say, so he listened to the midwife who delivered the baby praise Cao Lan for her good health.

It is said that although giving birth is dangerous, Mrs. Guo's body is much better than other women, she has strength, and she gave birth to the child in one go.

Guo Peng discussed with Cao Song and Lu Zhi and decided to name the child Jun, Guo Jun.

Guo Peng had his second son and became the father of two children. That night he held a big banquet, first of all, Luoyang's relatives and friends.

Hearing that Guo Peng had another son, all his friends came to congratulate him, wishing Guo Peng many children, good luck, and more sons.

There are many sons these days, no matter whether it is a man or a woman, it is enviable, and it will be very face-saving to be with friends.

If there are few children, or if they marry without children, they will be ridiculed and alienated by friends.

Yuan Shu was very envious of Guo Peng who had two sons when he was younger than him. He was older than Guo Peng and had only one son now.

When he came to congratulate him, he gave a lot of gifts, and then he took Guo Peng to ask Guo Peng in private if he had any special secret recipe for childbirth.

Guo Peng undoubtedly has a lot of face.

He is only in his 20s, and he has two sons, which means that Guo Peng has strong fertility and is a strong man.

Whether it is out of the consideration of family inheritance or male instinct, Guo Peng is very strong, so Guo Peng has won the envy of many friends who have only one son or have no son.

In addition to Yuan Shu, many people also asked Guo Peng if there was any special technique for his wife to have two sons in a row.

Guo Peng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he didn't know how to tell them, should Guo Peng give them knowledge about X and Y chromosomes?

Guo Peng only said that he was in good health, and his wife was also in good health. He deliberately asked his wife to pay attention to exercise, saying that if the husband and wife are both in good health, they should be able to have more sons and other ambiguous words, but the result was true. Someone believed it.

I heard that there are people who go back and force their wives to start practicing swords.

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Because there are indeed some people in this group of fox friends who have been married for a long time but have not yet had children.

They are urged to have children every day by the elders at home, and they are shown off by friends who have many children outside. Not only are the family members under great pressure, but they are also under great pressure, and feel very humiliated.

The birth of feelings is also a traditional culture, right?

Guo Peng made a detour to Luoyang to accompany Cao Lan to give birth to the child. After the child was born safely, Guo Peng began to discuss with Cao Song and Mrs. Ding about moving.

"Go to Shanggu..."

Cao Song was silent for a while, looked at Mrs. Ding who had an obvious reluctance on her face, and shook her head helplessly.

"Zifeng, Alan is your wife, it's up to you to decide. You are now the prefect, and family reunion is a matter of course. Long-term separation in two places is not good for children, so let it be."

Cao Song did not object, and Mrs. Ding had no choice but to hold Guo Peng's hand and tell him to take good care of Cao Lan.

And Guo Peng didn't want Cao Lan to go now, but hoped to wait for Cao Lan's health to recover before taking the children with him.

A month later, Guo Peng held a full moon banquet for little Guo Jun in Luoyang, which was also his farewell banquet.

After this banquet, his vacation will come to an end, and it's time to leave Luoyang and return to Shanggu.

Before leaving, Lu Zhi, Yuan Shu and others came to see him off together, and Guo Peng bid farewell to them and set foot on his way home.

This trip, the next time I come back, should be after Lingdi's death. The next two years are the final buffer and preparation period, and they are two years that Guo Peng can't waste anyway.

Everything that needs to be done has been done, the foundation that needs to be laid has been laid, and Guo Peng is already mentally prepared.

Mentally prepare for troubled times.

The majestic and magnificent Luoyang City in front of him will soon be enveloped in blood and fire, and everything in it will be sacrificed under the interweaving of individual ambitions and desires.

And as a person who knows everything, Guo Peng knows better that this is his opportunity.

It was when the backhands that he had buried a long time ago were recovered. After these things were recovered, Guo Peng would gain the capital that could truly stand in troubled times.

Luo Yang, I will come back.

Guo Peng took one last look at Luoyang City, then turned his head away and never looked at it again.

In late November, Guo Peng hurried back to Juyang County, Shanggu County, where he was the prefect's mansion. Officials and generals gathered to extend his most sincere greetings to Guo Peng.

Let's not talk about work first, the first thing to do is to distribute gifts.

Distribute the gifts I brought to everyone from Jiangdong, Xuzhou, and Luoyang.

Guo Peng was like a Santa Claus who specially gave gifts to children. He unloaded all the gifts from his carts and distributed them one by one to the civil servants and generals under his command.

Money, silk cloth, gold, specialty products, jade, weapons, war horses.

They all smiled, even Cheng Li, who was usually the most serious, laughed, because Guo Peng not only gave condolence gifts, but also gave each of them a beautiful concubine to warm the bed.

First of all, it is clear that the marriage system in ancient China has always been monogamy, which is very standard.

Only the privileged could have a certain number of concubines outside of monogamy.

Before the Yuan Dynasty, civilian men were not allowed to have concubines, no matter how rich they were, as long as they were not from the privileged class, they could only live with one woman all their lives and implement the monogamy system.

It wasn't until Tan Cheng, an official of the Yuan Dynasty, suggested to the court that civilians over 40 years old without sons should be allowed to take concubines to continue the incense, and then the Ming Dynasty continued this system, and then civilian men had the right to take concubines.

But it is also very strict. Only civilian men over 40 years old who have no sons can take concubines.

If this rule is not followed, the wife can report to the officials, the man will be whipped forty times, and the concubine will be forced to leave.

In the Han Dynasty, ordinary people had only one husband and one wife, scholars were allowed to have one wife and one concubine, and ordinary officials were allowed to have one wife and two concubines.

Only those who have made great contributions to the feudal lord can have eight concubines, which is the so-called "successful feudal seal, you must prepare eight concubines".

This is a tradition left over from the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Spring and Autumn Period, princes could have one wife and eight concubines. There were even clear regulations on when and how many concubines they could take.

Guo Pengbi summoned all his subordinates and gave them the status of officials, so they had the right to take concubines.

Before that, people like Cheng Li, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, and Zhao Yun did not have the right to take concubines because they were just common people and ordinary landlords.

Anyway, Cheng Li was very happy.

"My lord, Lidu is so old, this...isn't appropriate?"

Cheng Li returned the prefect's saber and seal ribbon to Guo Peng, and Guo Peng gave him Meijiao Niang.

"What's inappropriate? Zhongde, public affairs are important, and private life is equally important. Only by combining work and rest can you live a good life. Your family members are all in your hometown, so you can't follow them. If you have anything to do, multiple women will help you take care of it. Is it good too?"

When Guo Peng said this, Cheng Li didn't know how to refute it, and the lofty ambition of an old man suddenly rose in his heart, so he had to accept this beautiful lady with a blushing old face.

Chapter 168 The Eighth Prefect's Mansion is Filled with Joyful Air

Cheng Li was like this, and the rest of the young and vigorous ones looked at the woman Guo Peng gave them with red eyes.

These women were basically bought by Guo Peng himself in Luoyang, and he bought dancers and singers with good looks and clean backgrounds from the gentry.

He considered that his subordinates could not bring their families with them, but they also had their own living needs, so he specially prepared such gifts for them.

As a lord, you not only have to supervise the work of your subordinates, but also take care of their lives.

Obviously, they are more satisfied with these beauties than other rewards in kind.

For example, Zang Hong was very happy to wink at Guo Peng, expressing that he was very satisfied, and said that if he gave one more, his body was strong and he could bear it.

For example, Guan Yu, who is usually the most serious and unsmiling, showed a rare smile and accepted it cheerfully.

Gu Yong looked at the gentle and gentle man, but he turned out to be a veteran in this aspect, so he accepted it without blushing.

Zaozhi didn't expect that Guo Peng would give benefits as soon as he came, and he would give such benefits back, and suddenly felt that he had come to the right place.

Guo Rui also felt the same way. He felt that it was rare for a master to understand the difficulties of his subordinates' lives. After all, everyone was a strong man, so he didn't know how much trouble he would save.

Among the group of people, only Zhao Yun blushed and asked Guo Peng to take back his order, saying that Huo Qubing was his goal, why the Xiongnu was still alive, and so on.

"That's right, Zilong. Remember what you read in your heart. It's good. Keep it up. But this is an order. I order you to accept this woman as your concubine and let her take care of your daily life."

Guo Peng bought houses for his subordinates and generals to live in Juyang County, and gave them a temporary home, and Zhao Yun naturally had a share.

"...As ordered!"

Zhao Yun didn't dare to resist Guo Peng's order, so he had to accept it, but Cao Ren laughed at him for being prudish.

Zhao Yun immediately retorted with a blushing face, saying that it is not a fake prudence but a real prudence, that a real general doesn't care about these things, and that an officer should be strict with himself and not indulge in sexual affairs.

So everyone inside and outside the room laughed together, and the prefect's mansion was filled with a happy atmosphere.

Guo Jia and Cao Chun stared straight at the beauties, but they waited for a long time before Guo Peng sent them one too.

Seeing that there was nothing going on, Guo Jia became so jealous that she couldn't bear it, so she stepped forward to ask.

"Brother, what about mine?"

Cao Chun didn't hold back either, and asked together, "Brother, where's mine?"

"Your what?"

Guo Peng looked at them strangely.

The two immediately looked at each other.

Guo Peng immediately understood what they meant.

"Both of you are underage! What are you thinking? Go to study for me honestly! Go to exercise for me honestly! Don't think about these things!"

Guo Peng was furious. One of them kicked Cao Chun and Guo Jia on the buttocks, screaming, and then chased and beat Cao Chun and Guo Jia with their scabbards.

Then there was loud laughter again inside and outside the prefect's mansion, and the air was filled with joy inside and out.

After the dirty spoils sharing meeting, Guo Peng convened an enlarged meeting of all the subordinate officials of Shanggu County.

Guo Peng wants to conduct a comprehensive review and management of a series of domestic, foreign, economic, and military situations in Shanggu County since he left for nearly three months, so as to judge whether everyone has seriously acted during his absence and whether they have earnestly performed their duties. responsibilities.

Then, if there are any conflicts and dissatisfaction between each other, you can now speak out in person, and everyone can judge who is right and who is wrong.

First of all, Guo Peng is most concerned about farming. Before Zaoyi came to serve as Tian Cao with Guo Peng's warrant, Shanggu County's farming policy was fully implemented under the auspices of Cheng Li.

At present, the focus is on the four counties without county magistrates, including Juyang County, a total of five counties, occupying nearly half of the area of ​​Shanggu County.

Cheng Li led a group of old farmers with more than 20 years of farming experience selected from among the refugees and subordinate officials who were able to count, and traveled all over the five counties to divide these wastelands in detail.

Then according to the refugee population, the land is distributed in units of strong labor force, and seeds, farm tools and cattle are awarded at the same time, and then the registration is carried out. It is clear which family and household are responsible for which land.

The total population of Shanggu County was originally only over 9, and the refugees who were in a state of unproductive conditions accounted for about half of the turmoil.

Then, because of the implementation of the farming policy in the past three months, many refugees who were displaced by the previous war were sent to Shanggu County in large quantities by the extremely large clan members.

At present, the population of Shanggu County has exceeded 11. Most of the refugees have been properly resettled, and those who have not been resettled are also being accelerated.

In order to ensure the smooth progress of this matter without unexpected turmoil, Cheng Li mobilized an army of more than [-] people for force control.

At first Zang Hong thought it was unnecessary, but Cheng Li insisted, so he pushed forward.

As a result, there were some turmoil that could not be dealt with by the army, and Cheng Li ordered the suppression to be suppressed quickly, which resolved these group fights and ensured the implementation of the village policy.

Then Zang Hong admired Cheng Li's decisiveness, so he did not continue to oppose Cheng Li's decision.

At present, more than half of the implementation of the farmland policy has been completed, more than 6 refugees have been resettled and more than [-] people have been resettled, and the rest are under intense arrangements.

After these three months of intensive work, the administrative team under Guo Peng's command has been well tempered.

It turned out that there were not enough talents, and it was very busy to set up a single person to grab this job, then Gu Yong came, then Zao Zhi also came, and Guo Rui also came behind.

Then a group of literate veterans with management experience trained in Guo's Manor were also sent to act as the most basic executors, which greatly relieved the pressure and burden on Cheng Li.