Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

The guy who was standing at the door to greet customers saw a group of people walking towards his restaurant at a glance.

The leader of this group of people is only a scribe, and behind him are even farmers, merchants and warriors...

Seeing that this group of people were country bumpkins, they were ignorant, so the guy stepped forward to persuade Lu Yan and his party to leave.

The guy was about to step forward to persuade Lu Yan and his party to leave, when he glanced at the principal at the door in the lobby, he was so frightened that his ghosts froze!

"Come back!" After the boss stopped the guy, he overtook the guy at the door at a speed that didn't fit his figure, came to Lu Yan, and greeted Lu Yan with a nod and bow, "What's the wind that brought Lu Yan today?" Hussar, you are blowing here! Our Wangde Building is in full bloom in an instant, shining brightly!"

"Lu...Lu Hussar?!" The guy at the door was stunned by Lu Yan's identity.He stood there blankly, and even forgot what he should do.

This principal was an old domestic servant of Cao Song's family. Lu Yan met them several times in Juancheng, but they still remembered each other.

Seeing that he was an acquaintance, Lu Yan immediately smiled and said, "Come here today to welcome my brothers, please go and prepare a private room for us."

"Good!" The principal's smiling eyes narrowed, he glanced at the guy not far away, and said, "Why don't you take Lu Huqi to the prime minister's favorite private room?!" The principal is obviously With full eyesight.

The man finally woke up after being drunk by the boss.

He hastily bowed and made a gesture of invitation, and said: "Lu Hussar, gentlemen, please come with me!"

Chapter 396 Live With Dignity

The first grand court meeting in the seven years of Jian'an.

Hebei has been settled, and Wuhuan has been leveled. After the imperial court rewarded meritorious officials, it discussed the governance of Youzhou and other places.

Youzhou has been continuously invaded by the Wuhuan in recent years, resulting in no rooster crowing for thousands of miles in Youzhou, and the bones of the dead are exposed in the wild... The people of Youzhou have become a luxury just to live, let alone paying taxes. thing.

Therefore, Liu Xie, who aspired to become the "son of benevolence", announced in court today:

"Reduce and exempt the people of Youzhou from taxes for five years.

Accelerate the agricultural and commercial expansion plans for the four prefectures of Ji, You, Bing, and Qing.

Orderly liberalize the business in the four prefectures of Hebei, give certain commercial tax reductions and exemptions, and strive to enable the four prefectures of Hebei to realize commercial tax payments before the five-year tax reduction and exemption time limit of Youzhou, so as to completely reduce and exempt farmers from taxes. "

This is not Liu Xie's bragging, but the land of Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou gave him Liu Xie's confidence with practical actions.

It was also after seeing a series of changes brought about by the prosperity of business that Liu Xie and the court officials knew that even if the people did not need to turn over the land, they could support an empire in Nuoda.Because the country has money, it can use the money to buy and store grain, and even buy it from other countries.

Although in the process of completing this series of policies and reforms, Liu Xie was at best a mascot...but he is the emperor after all, and he gets along well with the Cao Group, so Cao Cao is sometimes willing to let Liu Xie stand Come out and put on a suit.

Hello, hello, everyone, why fight to the death for some vain things?This is the truth Liu Xie realized from the Yidaizhao incident.

The officials in the court naturally knew that what Liu Xie said was actually Cao Cao's idea.

But these measures are good policies that benefit the country and the people, and the people's livelihood. Moreover, Cao Cao's rule is now prosperous, and everyone's salary has been raised several times in a row. Naturally, no fool jumped out to oppose it.

The court meeting lasted almost until noon, and the ministers were already so hungry that their chests were pressed against their backs.

The emperor didn't care about his meal, so he slipped away alone and went back to the harem to play with his daughter.So the ministers met in twos and threes to discuss which restaurant or restaurant to go to at noon to reward themselves.

Recently, the little princess heard a story about Lu Lingqi, Zhao Xue, and Zhou Yan who led the army to kill Wuhuan from some court lady and eunuch...

Now every time Liu Xie saw her, she would wave the wooden gun indiscriminately in her hand, yelling that she would learn from them to be generals when she grew up, and go to battle to kill the enemy, which really gave Liu Xie a headache.

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Cao Cao's army was about to go south to clean up Liu Biao and Sun Quan, but Lu Bu only stared at the grasslands and was not interested in the war in the south, so the Cao and Lu families began to discuss and prepare to hand over the defense of the border.

Lu Bu's roots are undoubtedly in Qingzhou, especially those aristocratic families who moved to Qingzhou with Chen Gong in the early years. They have already taken root in Qingzhou and developed their own foundation.

However, after Chen Gong took a trip to Xuchang, the policies under Lu Bu's rule began to gradually approach Cao Cao; the most important one was that land cannot be bought and sold without authorization, which also led to the inseparable relationship between Chen Gong and those aristocratic families. .

Later, after the commercial interoperability between Cao and Lu was realized, the gentry of the aristocratic family gradually discovered that doing business was much more expensive than raising money from Kuhaha and the land!

So under Chen Gong's intentional or unintentional guidance, the industrial structure of each family began to change slowly, and everyone put more energy on business.

The more people doing business, the more competition among businesses will arise.In addition, the imperial court imposed certain restrictions on the rights of chambers of commerce to avoid the formation of monopoly, so commerce and trade became more and more prosperous under the flourishing of a hundred flowers.

Lu Bu's forces are now getting closer to Cao Cao's forces. Because of Lu Yan's lubricant, the two have unlimited possibilities for cooperation.

With Lu Bu to help guard the Youzhou border, Cao Cao can spare more manpower to conquer the princes from all over the country as soon as possible.

Moreover, Cao Cao can be said to have money and food now, but when the rear is completely stabilized and the population increases again, then who else in the world is Boss Cao's opponent?

With money in his hand, Cao Cao began to invest heavily in the education system in various places.

He still kept Lu Yan's words firmly in his heart. If he wanted to avoid the monopoly of the aristocratic family, he had to give people from all walks of life the channels and space to rise up.

At the beginning of the seventh year of Jian'an,

Government schools once again ushered in a wave of explosions, and they blossomed everywhere under Cao Cao's rule; especially in several states in Hebei, running schools was the top priority besides people's livelihood.

The importance of the school is self-evident. A certain country in later generations was able to rise rapidly even though it was shattered into ruins. Apart from having the support of their father behind them, the most important thing is that they have cultivated a large number of talents themselves.

Official schools, no matter the children of aristocratic families, poor families or ordinary people, will be treated equally.The court can't control what is learned outside the classroom, but in the classroom, everyone learns the same thing.

After learning, there will be selection.

As a student with five lectures, four beauties and three good things cultivated by exam-oriented education, Lu Yan naturally wants to introduce this system, which is regarded as one of the fairest systems in the world, into this era.

The era of imperial examinations is coming soon, but Lu Yan has to kill the phrase "Everything is inferior, only reading is high" in the cradle.

As soon as this sentence came out, how many people in later generations were abused.Although everyone says that occupations do not distinguish between high and low, the reality is always very realistic...

The engineering department of the Taiyuan Academy will serve as a demonstration role for the superior treatment of supervisors, and the establishment of official workshops in various places to train people who don't like studying to learn technology. These are the outlets Lu Yan found for other professions.

"A student who is useless is a scholar", at least Lu Yan does not want to see this sentence appear in this era.

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In the sixth year of Jian'an, autumn.

Ever since entering Runan, Xu Shu felt as if he had stepped into another world.

There are criss-cross ditches all over the fields; above the canals, there are many waterwheels of different shapes, which lead the water from the river into the ditches.

The Huaxia nation is a farming nation, and vigorously developing agriculture is naturally regarded by everyone as the way of the country.

Xu Shu has seen it now, so his heart is very surging now, "The governor of Runan is well versed in the way to make the country rich and the people strong, and he must be a man of the world... I should go and visit in person!"

After making up his mind, Xu Shu stood on the ridge of the field with his hands behind his back, listening to the people singing out of tune songs and watching their happy harvest, he murmured: "There is no hunger here, no hunger here. Oppressed, the people live a very..."

"very..."

Xu Shu said "very" twice in a row, wanting to say that he was very happy?very happy?But it always felt a little off.

At this moment, a group of people happened to pass by Xu Shu.

A man in his thirties with a slightly gloomy face, after hearing Xu Shu talking to himself, couldn't help but say for him, "Very dignified?"

"Dignity?!" Xu Shu was stunned when he heard the words, but he quickly came back to his senses, clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "That's right! It's dignity!!!"

The man's words gave Xu Shu a sense of enlightenment, so Xu Shu quickly turned around and bowed his hands to the man and said, "Xu Shu, Xu Yuanzhi, thank you, brother, for clarifying my confusion!"

"Yuanzhi, did you just come from the south?" The man asked with a chuckle.

"Yes, Xu has just entered the territory of Runan today."

"Then quickly go to the government to register your identity, and you can study and travel in the Central Plains with peace of mind for a long time."

After the man finished speaking with a smile, he suddenly apologized and said: "Oh, sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. I am very fond of you, and the name is Boning."

"I've met Brother Bo Ning!" Xu Shu bowed in return, but when he got up, Man Chong and his party had already left.

Chapter 397 It's Good That I Didn't Move

Man Chong left in a hurry without waiting for Xu Shu to return the gift, but Xu Shu was not annoyed by Man Chong's somewhat arrogant behavior.

Xu Shu was born in a poor family, and he has long been used to the supercilious looks from a wealthy family over the years.

Now, he just treats Man Chong as a child of another aristocratic family.These aristocratic sons are often humble on the surface, but they are full of arrogance underneath.If you are not on the same level as them, they will look down on you from the bottom of their hearts.

Glancing at the backs of Man Chong and others going away, Xu Shu suddenly remembered the reminder from Man Chong, "The identity book... yes, after entering Cao Cao's rule, identity registration is an essential link."

The various strategies under Cao Cao's rule are often analyzed and studied by Lumen Academy, and Xu Shu naturally has a long-standing understanding of the identity book.

Walking towards Runan City, Xu Shu was going to register himself first. Only after getting the identity book, he could come and go freely under Cao Cao's rule.

Runan once suffered from the Yellow Turbans, and was plundered and ravaged by Yuan Shu. Whether it is population or economy, it has actually become a mess.

When Man Chong first took over,

Runan is like a broken ship leaking everywhere, but thanks to his unremitting efforts for the past year or two, the situation in Runan has improved greatly.

When he came to the gate of the city, Xu Shu was stopped by the guards.

After learning of Xu Shu's purpose, he was led by the guards to the department in charge of registration.

Xu Shu was originally from Yingchuan, and after ascertaining the basic birthplace and other information, he quickly got the identity book.

Xu Shu put the identity book into his arms, and said in his heart: "Although there are some omissions, it is very useful in general."

Even modern ID cards are faked, let alone in this age when there is no internet at all.

Xu Shu could easily find a place to live with his ID card. After a night's rest, he planned to use his status as a Lumen student to visit local officials in Runan.

Lumen Academy is located at the foot of Lumen Mountain in Longzhong.

Lumen Mountain is surrounded by beautiful mountains and clear waters, and the scenery is beautiful. Lumen Academy is built on the mountain, and it occupies almost half of the eastern foot of the mountain.

Lumen Academy was originally run by Pang Degong, the head of the Pang family, and it was a private business of the Pang family.

However, due to the reputation of Pang Degong and Sima Hui spread all over the world, and many gentry families who escaped from the war in the north came to Jingzhou for refuge... Naturally, the arrival of various celebrities must visit Lumen Academy. After passing the threshold of the family, it became a world-renowned institution of learning.

Lumen Academy is full of talents, such as Pang Tong, Xu Shu, Cui Zhouping, Shi Guangyuan and other celebrities, as well as Liu Qi, Kuai Qi, Ma Liang and other officials' children have also studied in Lumen Academy, but the top students of this group are almost the same now. They've all graduated.

With the status of Lumen student, even if Xu Shu came from a poor family, people with the most important status like Liu Biao would give him some face.Other aristocratic families or officials would definitely not dare to express their negligence to Xu Shu... After all, it would be terrible if the literati of this era were to criticize others.

the next day,

After Xu Shu visited several low-level officials, he planned to visit the prefect of Runan County under their recommendation.

But when he came to the sheriff's mansion, he was told that the prefect had gone out on business since yesterday.

After confirming that the prefect might definitely come back today, Xu Shu patiently waited quietly in the prefect's mansion.

This waited from noon until almost evening, and it was not until evening that there was a sudden noise outside the Sheriff's Mansion.

Guessing that the prefect had returned, Xu Shu hurriedly got up, moved his stiff body, and was about to go out to have a look at the "restless" prefect of Runan.

"Eh? It's you, Yuan Zhi?" Man Chong had just entered the Sheriff's Mansion, and when he looked up, he saw the scribe he met yesterday.

"Er...Brother Boning..." After Xu Shu finished speaking halfway, he immediately reacted and changed his words: "No, it's the prefect! Xu Shu, a Lumen student, has met the Fujun!"

"Hahaha! It turned out to be a student of the famous Lumen Academy!"

The reputation of Lumen College is almost unknown to anyone who studies.

The professors of Lumen College, one Pang Degong and one Sima Hui, are all literati leaders in this era.

It's just that compared to prestige, Taiyuan Academy is still better than Lumen Academy.

"Yuanzhi, you haven't had dinner yet, have you? Come on, let's go to the cafeteria and talk while eating!"

Man Chong has both civil and military skills, whether he is in politics or the army, he is a pillar-like existence.

And thanks to the early study and experience under Lu Yan, Man Chong's ability and knowledge have been enriched a lot. After the two talked for a long time, Man Chong quickly shocked Xu Shu.

Xu Shu and Man Chong hit it off almost immediately, and they stayed together for three or four days.

If Xu Shu hadn't said that he would go to Xuchang, Chenliu and other places to increase his knowledge, Man Chong would have wanted to keep Xu Shu as his deputy.

But Xu Shu himself didn't want to stay, but he could recommend others.

So, a letter from Xu Shu reached Shi Tao, who was still watching in Jingzhou, saying that Runan had a chance to be included in the editor, you might as well come for an interview...

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Nanyang County, Runan County, Huainan County, and Lujiang County, these four places jointly built a defense line against Liu Biao and Sun Quan.

The current governor of Nanyang County is Jia Xu. In addition to Li Tong, the general who has been guarding Wancheng, he also has Zhang He and Gao Lan, the surrendered generals of the Yuan family.

When Yuan Shao was defeated, many generals surrendered to Cao Cao.

After these subordinates came over, it was naturally impossible to assume a high position from the beginning.Even though Zhang Yun and Gao Lan surrendered to Cao Cao with an army of tens of thousands in history, they were only arranged as partial generals after they came.

Moreover, because Zhang He and Gao Lan were unwilling to participate in the conquest against the old lord, during the years when they surrendered to Cao Cao, they could only stay in their official positions and wait patiently for the opportunity to go to the battlefield.

Fortunately, now that the north has been set, the army going south is just around the corner!

"prick!"