[Three Kingdoms] After crossing, I opened the sick and weak main road line

The weather is hot, and driving in the midsummer is a hardship for people and horses. Not long after the sun rises, the people who are driving are drenched as if they have been soaked in water several times.

The speed of the horse was very fast, half an hour passed the Zhongshan county boundary, and the shadow of Yuan's mansion was seen in the distance.

The fertile fields outside the high mansion are endless at a glance, the wind is blowing the wheat waves, and the ears of the grain are green and yellow. One can tell at a glance that this year will be a year of abundance.

The road in front of the Yuan Mansion is smooth and not as bumpy as the official road outside. Cao Cao and the others slowed down and couldn't help sighing as they watched the endless harvest scene.

The Central Plains was in constant war. It had been a long time since they had seen such a bountiful harvest. The fertile fields were barren and the people fled. Not to mention the good harvest, there were not a few crops left in the field.

Lu Bu is not interested in the crops in the field. The few managers in the village are very capable, and the tenant farmers are also dedicated to their work. The fertile land in the mansion has been well tended. Not only their mansion, but the whole Jizhou has a good harvest this year.

The red rabbit slowed down and snorted. The handsome horse without a single hair was eight feet tall. It was red and dazzling, and it was shining brightly in the sun with the general's battle robe of flowers on its back.

Lu Bu among men and Chitu among horses are truly unparalleled in the world.

When the soldiers on the watchtower of the Arrow Tower saw them coming back, they hurried down to report. Lu Bu squinted his eyes, and frowned when he saw that there were a few more rows of simple built-up sheds outside Zhuangzi.

Before he left, there were no such things at the door. Why didn't he come back for two months, and there were so many sheds built outside?

Sun Jian looked at the ragged people near the shed, wiped the sweat off his face and said, "These should be refugees. The Central Plains was in chaos, and many people fled to other places. I didn't expect the former prefect to accept the refugees. It is a rare kindness."

It is not easy for a child from a poor family to be the prefect of a county. This person can help the people while protecting himself, which shows his extraordinary ability.

Pass through several fences along the way, and soon come to the outside of the high house.

Those simple sheds are set up on the outermost edge of the village, and there are stretches of fertile fields outside, which are separated from the residences of the main house and tenants. However, for the displaced people, it is a blessing to have such a shelter.

Gao Shun was not at the mansion, so Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun came out to greet him. Seeing that the soldiers and horses behind him were almost the same as when they left, their faces were even more joyful. They simply greeted the distinguished guests he brought, and then took the cavalry down to rest. .

The lord has re-divided the land for the military camp for them, and it is not the same as they left now, someone needs to lead the way.

They don't have many soldiers and horses, and every soldier is a treasure, especially the brave cavalry under Lu Fengxian's command. Although they eat a lot and spend a lot, they feel distressed when any one is gone.

As long as they are all well, they have been running outside for two months, come back to rest for two days, and arrange work for them after the rest.

The official roads around Yuan's mansion were too uneven, and it was not stable for an ox cart to walk on, let alone a horse-drawn carriage. Their lord could not withstand the bumps, and if the road was not smoothed, it would be difficult for the lord to even get out of the door in the future.

Zhang Liao was restless, and found that Zhao Yun was more serious than him for training soldiers, so he quickly left all the tasks of training new recruits to Zhao Yun, and brought the not-so-new soldiers to repair the dirt road outside the village.

Even if it is not possible to pave all the stone roads, it must be neat and eye-catching.

Lu Bu wiped his face, got off the horse neatly, and personally sent his beloved horse to the stable.

The walls of the main house are extremely high, with the imposing manner of those high-ranking families in the Central Plains. Sun Jian stood outside the gate, looked at the plaque above his head, and frowned tightly, "Did I remember wrongly? The former prefect was not the former prefect. It's Yuan Taishou? And this place doesn't look like an official office, the county government of Zhongshan County is in Lunu, right?"

Yuan and Yuan have the same pronunciation. It sounds a bit inexplicable, but Cao Cao understood what he meant. , the prefect’s surname is Yuan, his name is Huan, and his style name is Anting.”

Sun Jian clicked his tongue and frowned even tighter, "If that's the case, why is Yuan from Runan's Yuan family on the plaque?"

Cao Cao raised his eyebrows, "Wu Chenghou thinks, who is the owner of this place?"

"Of course it's Yuan Huanyuan prefect who came from a poor family." Sun Jian squeezed his fists and said plausibly.

"Born from a poor family?" Cao Cao's mouth twitched, and he patted him on the shoulder to let him stop thinking too much, "I will talk about it first when I meet the person, and see the former prefect later, all doubts will be easily resolved."

Brother Yuan's family background?

What gave him this illusion?

Lu Bu handed Chitu to the attendants of the stable, and when he came back, he saw them standing still at the door, thinking they were waiting for him to go in together, so he said a few words to the guard at the door, and asked them to go in first to inform the lord, and he personally brought the People enter the house.

Sun Jian followed behind Cao Cao to thank him, keeping his doubts in his heart, and prepared to find a chance to ask later.

Did he say something wrong just now? Why is Cao Mengde's reaction so weird?

In the guest room, Yuan Huan, Xun Yu and Xun You were already waiting there.

The elegant and elegant young man sat on the table. Although his face was sickly, his back was straight and his posture was upright. When he smiled, his face seemed to have a spring light, and his eyes were shining, as noble and clear as a jade tree.

Cao Cao and Sun Jian followed Lü Bu in with their cronies. They were stunned for a moment when they saw the handsome young man sitting there, and were awakened by Lv Bu's voice of greeting, and then rushed forward to salute.

"You guys are very polite." Yuan Huan didn't go down in person, and only after several people were seated, he said again, "It's inconvenient to get up when I'm sick, I'm so rude, please forgive me."

Cao Cao and the others quickly waved their hands, "Your Excellency is serious. This time, the difficulties in Yanzhou have been resolved. Thanks to Your Excellency's generous relief, Cao Cao and Brother Wentai came to Zhongshan to thank Your Excellency in person. How dare you make Your Excellency tired."

"The Central Plains is constantly in war, and the Lord ruled it in peace and stability. We haven't seen such a peaceful place for a long time. When we see it today, it seems like a lifetime away." Sun Jian didn't know what to say, so he could only use the scene he saw just now to forcefully find a topic .

Just one farm can have such a climate. If you can own a state, or even two or three states, how many people will benefit from it.

My lord, do you really not think about getting rid of Yuan Shao and taking the position yourself?

"Wu Chenghou Miao Zan." Yuan Huan replied with a smile, it seemed that what he just said just hit his itchy spot, and there was tenderness in his brows and eyes.

Sun Jian scratched his head and smiled coyly. After seeing this man's attitude, he probably felt a little better. Anyway, it's a good thing he wasn't kicked out.

Yuan Huan turned his gaze to Cao Cao, recalling the green young man who was messing around with Yuan Shao in the memory of the original owner, and his smile deepened, "Long time no see, Meng De has changed a lot."

Cao Cao blushed, and straightened his waist, "Brother is well, Cao Cao has never come, I feel really ashamed."

Sun Jian:? ? ?

brother? ? ?

Where did you come from, brother? ? ?

Wu Chenghou's eyes widened, the teacup in his hand was not held firmly, and it fell to the ground with a slap, splashing everywhere. The maid waiting outside heard the sound, cleaned up the water stains lightly, and put it on the table. After changing a new cup, I bowed my head and exited without making a sound from the beginning to the end.

Yuan Huan looked sideways at Sun Jian, with some doubts in his eyes, "Marquis Wu Cheng is not feeling well?"

"No, no, I'm not feeling unwell." Sun Jian waved his hand quickly, almost breaking the glass he had just replaced, "I just thought that my lord's surname was Yuan, but I didn't expect my lord to be Meng De's elder brother. I haven't heard of it before. Surprised, ha, ha ha."

The document says the surname is Yuan, the plaque outside the mansion is surnamed Yuan, and now it seems to be surnamed Cao, why is he a bit confused about the situation?

Yuan Huan was a little puzzled by his reaction, "When did I say that my surname is Cao?"

Cao Cao's face was already burning, and he quickly explained, "Brother, don't blame me. Marquis Wu Cheng doesn't know your identity yet, so I made a lot of guesses after hearing what you said just now, and I didn't intend to offend you."

After finishing speaking, he hurriedly pulled Sun Jian to explain in a low voice, just because he called his elder brother just now does not mean that the one above is really his elder brother, he just borrowed the friendship between Yuan Benchu ​​and Yuan Benchu ​​when he was a child, so he got such a name with a shy face, and he can't go to the other side Think about it.

Sun Jian's expression became even more bewildered, "Yuan Benchu?"

What's the situation, isn't this person from a poor family?

Why didn't you pay attention for a while, and became a member of the Yuan family in Runan?

and many more!

The elder brother of Yuan Benchu ​​and Yuan Gonglu?

Isn't this the eunuch Yuan Ji who was killed by Dong Zhuo?

Wu Chenghou reacted suddenly, yes, it doesn't matter whether this person is from a poor family or a noble family, the important thing is that even if he and Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are brothers, he will not get too close to those two guys in the future, even when he teaches them a lesson. It can also fly the banner of righteousness and righteousness.

The older brother taught the younger brother a lesson, and it was justified.

Today he left the words here, the elder brother of the original prefect, Sun Wentai recognized it!

Yuan Huan was stared at by this man, he couldn't guess what he was thinking, he just pursed his lips and smiled, his eyes shifted and turned his attention to the two generals behind Cao Cao.

Cao Hong and Cao Zilian had seen each other last time, and among the many generals who were full of pride and ambition, he had only seen this one who could cry in the blink of an eye.

As for the remaining Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuanrang, he is also a good general who will be passed on to future generations. Although his ability is not top-notch among the generals under Cao Cao, his gift and honor are unmatched under Cao Cao, and countless courtiers sigh Being a minister can do this kind of thing, which can be regarded as an example of death without regret.

The Xiahou family is a descendant of Dayu, and their pedigree is indeed good. The family has produced a large number of generals from generation to generation, and there are many talents. Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan are both leaders.

Dayu's descendants were named Marquis of Qi, and the State of Qi was the State of Qi where people worried about the sky.

Speaking of unfounded worries, there are many reasons that future generations do not understand.

It's not that the Qi people are worried about the sky for no reason, it's also their unlucky luck. Various natural disasters occurred one after another in the territory of Qi, such as meteorites falling, earthquakes, landslides, all kinds of natural disasters happened to them.

According to historical records, during the reign of Duke Zhuang of Lu, a meteor shower fell from the sky, and it happened to hit the area of ​​Qi State. Most of the country was destroyed. The fire burned for three consecutive months.

Seeing the sky falling and the earth cracking and the fire raging too much, let alone an idiot, if he was there, he would also be afraid.

The origin of the Xiahou family is indeed noble, but after the Spring and Autumn Period, it gradually disappeared from the public's sight with the fall of the Qi State. , is known again.

Xia Houying's titles are hereditary, but whether the titles are hereditary or not is not decided by the monarch who bestowed the titles. It didn't take long for the Xiahou family to fall into a trough again.

After Emperor Wu of the Han took power, he suppressed many nobles with strict methods. He found an excuse to deprive Xiahou of his title from Xiahouying's great-grandson.

In Xia Houyuan's generation, even because of hunger, he had to make the choice to abandon his youngest son to support his deceased brother and orphan. It was not until he joined Cao Cao's army that life became easier.

Yuan Huan sighed silently, his eyes were soft and he said in a gentle voice, "Yuan Rang followed Meng De to Zhongshan, isn't there only Miaocai and Zixiao left in Dongjun?"

Xiahou Dun looked around and found that this person was asking himself, so he replied with a simple smile, "Don't worry, my lord, there is a wonderful talent, Cao Zixiao can't make any splashes."

Yuan Huan: ...

So, what is Cao Ren's situation now?

As soon as Cao Cao solved the problem on one side, he turned around and cleared up the mess on his own side. He hurriedly explained that when they came out, they had already arranged everything, and they would not stay outside for too long. Both Miaocai and Zixiao are capable. , will not allow people to take advantage of loopholes.

Xun Yu:  …

Xun You: ...

The uncle and nephew have been sitting next to each other without making a sound. According to their expectations, this meeting should be very serious. Cao Mengde is already the governor of Dongjun County, and Wu Chenghou is also a decisive character. The lord wants to recruit anyone. Spend some time talking.

Unexpectedly, things completely deviated from their imagination from the very beginning.

Yuan Huan let Cao Cao stop with a smile, and tried to bring the topic back, "Yanzhou suffered from war, and most of the people fled. How are you going to spend it?"

There is no master in Yanzhou, and Cao Cao will most likely be pushed to be the shepherd of Yanzhou. Instead of letting him fight around, it is better to start farming in advance while his mind is still on the people.

The so-called garrison was originally used to reclaim wasteland by soldiers or farmers or businessmen, so garrison can be divided into military garrison, civilian garrison, and commercial garrison.

In history, Qin Shihuang was the first to start farming. The first emperor sent Meng Tian to lead an army of [-] soldiers to attack the Xiongnu in the north. Where the two armies confronted each other, he ordered the soldiers to open up wasteland and cultivate land to make up for the lack of food for the army.

Later Emperors Hanwen and Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty also implemented the measures of garrisoning fields during emergencies.

In this regard, Cao Wei's farming can be regarded as a model of using the past for the present, and learning and applying it flexibly.

If Cao Cao is allowed to hold the power and say that he is the only one who is the only one for a long time, he may gradually change his ambitions. He doesn't know how many changes Cao Cao has experienced from an angry youth with a red heart to a big man to a ruthless hero who slaughters the city. He only knows, If Cao Cao was allowed to concentrate on one thing, he might not have made it to that point.

——A capable minister who governs the world, and a traitor in troubled times.

This person is a traitor in troubled times, if we can give him enough stable conditions to make him a capable minister, wouldn't it be more beneficial to the world?

Yuan Huan looked at Cao Cao, his tone was still gentle, and when he listened carefully, there was a sense of persuasion, "The people in Zhongshan are rich, but the people in Yanzhou are living in a difficult life. Meng De brought food from Zhongshan to relieve the people, accepted the refugees to reclaim the fields, and restored Yanzhou. Vitality, okay?"

Cao Cao's eyes lit up, "I will definitely live up to my brother's expectations."