Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 604
"Damn!!"

The emperor stood up angrily, looked at Cao Cao in front of him, and was furious. He slammed Cao Cao's memorabilia on the copybook and asked, "What are you trying to do? Are you slandering me or making fun of me? ", Cao Cao said solemnly: "Your Majesty, this minister is also for the sake of population strategy, and there is absolutely no other intention!"

"Heh!", the emperor sneered, staring at Cao Cao, and asked: "What does this man Ding Dace have to do with my acceptance of concubines? Could it be that I want to contribute?? Have more children and increase household registration?" The emperor said, Shaking his head again, he said helplessly: "From ancient times to the present, all famous officials have advised the emperor to take fewer concubines and concentrate on state affairs. I have never heard of an official who persuaded the emperor to indulge in female sex. Cao Mengde, Cao Mengde, you are a strange person through the ages !"

"If the officials of the court find out, they must want to eat your flesh!!"

"Your Majesty, even if I don't do anything, they would have wanted to kill me a long time ago. The ministers are all for the country, and they are all for selfishness. There is nothing they can do to contradict each other." Cao Cao said, and asked: "Your Majesty really won't Listen to the minister?"

"Nonsense, if I listen to you and let the Na'vi people enter the palace, how will the long history be recorded? How will the people of the world think of me? I don't want to become a foolish king who is obsessed with women and ignores government affairs in the mouth of the people after a hundred years! !", the emperor said in displeasure, Cao Cao sighed helplessly, and said: "In this case, your Majesty may grant the Cai family a marquis and promise a high position. There is no need to confer too important official positions, as long as the people in the world can see Your Majesty just favors them."

"You are Situ, you don't care about so many things in the world, why do you have trouble with me! Why did I do this? Do you know how much effort Emperor Xiaokang spent to get rid of those traitors?? You want me again Lift them up?? You took money from Cai Yong!!"

"Your Majesty, this subject is also for the sake of our country. Alas, if your majesty refuses, forget it. This population strategy has already been drawn up, and your majesty must have seen it. The relief government has a huge burden now, and the role it will play in the future It must be huge. I have looked at many data such as population, arable land, copper and iron, commerce and taxes in the past. I found that the people are the most important. Only when the people are rich can everything develop smoothly. The relief government will definitely bear the burden in the future. More."

"You want to expand the relief government?"

"Yes, I want the Relief Office to be separated from the Sikong Mansion, establish an order to help the people, and be included in the Jiuqing, and all other relief agencies will be placed under the jurisdiction of the Relief Office." Cao Cao said what he was thinking, and added: "Your Majesty, in this way, the status of the Relief House will rise, and the expansion is justified. The common people will live better, the great man will become richer and stronger, and His Majesty's merits will definitely be unprecedented, even Yao and Shun are not as good."

"Okay, okay, don't praise what you said, I understand, but, can this treasury support it? Sikong has complained a lot to me just because of the population policy, and wants to help the people and make them rich, at least Is it necessary for the treasury to be able to afford the salaries of officials from all over the place?" The emperor asked back, Cao Cao was also lucky, if he told the emperors of all dynasties that he would directly include the newborn government office in Jiuqing, he might be directly Out of the palace.

But in front of him is just an emperor who is keen on innovation and does not stick to ancient methods.

Hearing the Son of Heaven's question, Cao Cao grinned and said, "I have a solution for this, but your majesty will have to wait for some time."

The emperor nodded and said, "No hurry. You can rest for a few days."

"Your Majesty, I am not tired!"

"You are not tired! Guo Jia was almost killed by you!!"

When Cao Cao returned to the mansion, before he entered the study, he saw Cao Zhang approaching with a smile. When he saw Cao Cao, he smiled and asked, "Father is back? Father is tired these days, so don't go to the study." Now, let's go to rest, the child has long told the servants to cook some meat."

Cao Cao looked suspiciously at the grinning Cao Zhang in front of him, "You burned my study?"

"Ah? How could a child do such a thing?"

"Then why don't you let me study?" Cao Cao asked, and rushed towards the study. Cao Zhang followed behind him helplessly. The two entered the study. The study was safe and there was no trace of damage. Cao Cao sat In front of the copybook, Cao Zhang hurriedly walked behind him again, rubbed his shoulders for Cao Cao, and said: "I can't bear to see my father working on state affairs all day long. My heart hurts because I can't help my father." .”

"How much?"

"The child is not asking for money!!"

"Then what do you want, just say it!"

Cao Zhang looked at Cao Cao, thought for a long time, and then said: "My son wants to go to military school." Cao Cao glanced at him and asked, "That's it?"

"Ah."

"Then go...go to the Military Academy, look for Old General Huangfu, see if he accepts you, and don't mention my name!"

"Thank you, father! Thank you, father!!" Cao Zhang was very happy. He didn't expect Cao Cao to agree so quickly. Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "Then don't bother me anymore. Go, if they don't want You, I’ll send you to the Southern Army, it’s okay to be a soldier.” Cao Zhang was not angry when he heard this, and left happily. Cao Cao sat down, looked at the several memorials in front of him, and fell into a meditation.

He told the emperor earlier that there is a way to solve the relief government’s pressure on the treasury. He is not talking nonsense. He has his own strategy. This is a proposal given to him by a capable person. He has never forgotten this proposal. , I have been thinking about it all the time, maybe, I should go to that capable man and listen to his advice, Cao Cao thought in his heart, and soon he paid attention, he quickly ordered his servants to prepare the carriage, and he was going out.

The chariots and horses rushed all the way to Sili Xiaowei's mansion. Cao Cao got out of the car and asked the servants to wait here. Cao Cao asked suspiciously, "What's the matter, sir?" Cao Cao said with a smile, "Is your lieutenant in the mansion? I am his old friend, and I come to pay my respects." After hearing this, the officials dared not speak rashly. In the village, many old friends of the school lieutenant have come to visit the school lieutenant, but most of them have enemies with the school lieutenant.

The officials dared not speak, so Cao Cao said, "I am Situ Cao Cao."

The official saluted quickly, and then said: "The captain is in the inner courtyard." He asked Cao Cao to wait for a while, and went in to report to the captain. , He smiled and said: "It turned out to be Cao Situ!" When the officials in the mansion heard about it, they also got up one after another to pay their respects to Cao Cao.

"Mr. Hua, long time no see. The court didn't find me. I really miss you, so I came to see you in the mansion." Cao Cao said, but Hua Xiong directly pulled him into the study, and the two sat down, Hua Xiong Then he opened his mouth and said: "Mr. Cao, it's not that I don't want to look for you. You are sitting too far in front of the meeting, so I can't get close to you." exchanged pleasantries with Hua Xiong.

"These days, I have been busy with the important affairs of Sili all day long. Many county magistrates in the Sili area are good. A few Yins are also sages, and they govern very well. I built a There are a few post stations and a few boat docks along the big river, I plan to build here and build more boats." Hua Xiong was very proud of what he had done these days, and Cao Cao also praised a few words.

"Mr. Hua, do you still remember that when we went to conquer Guishuang in the past, the Duke once said that he divided the aristocratic families into grades, and stipulated that they could have farmland in turn, and the number of servants should not exceed these."

Hua Xiong thought for a moment, then remembered, and said: "I remember, at that time, Cao Situ praised me as a high school student!"

"I don't know what Jun Hua thinks of this relief house?"

"The Relief Office is very good. Although the relief given to the people is not much, it can keep them alive. Especially in a disaster year, it will play a greater role. Situ asked what is this?"

"Duke Hua's proposal that day, I am going to implement it, divide the aristocratic family by rank, stipulate the cultivated land, the number of people, and in addition, I am going to let the aristocratic family do the relief government!"

"Oh? Situ wants them to pay for food and money?"

"That's right, this level division can be done once every three years, based on the fame and wealth of the aristocratic family, and the first-level aristocratic family can enter the relief government and become Zuo Cheng, in charge of the relief of the people. For food, they also come out for three-year re-election, those who have fallen in rank will be eliminated, and those who have risen will be admitted to the relief house... I have thought about it, as long as the temple praises those high-level families and helps them improve their prestige, they will definitely not object."

"As for the relief government, they originally wanted to help the people to gain fame among the people, but the emperor forbade it. This time, I gave them a just reason, they can help the people, and they will definitely agree. If they really don't agree , then let the North and South Army come forward and continue to discuss with them. If the money and food pressure from the relief government can be transferred to the aristocratic family, even if it is a part, the treasury will no longer be troubled by the relief.”

Cao Cao sighed again and said: "But if I behave like this, I don't know if your Majesty will agree. This policy restricts the number of people who can farm land for the aristocratic families, but it can also be regarded as support. It is very dangerous to gain prestige in the world, if it goes on for a long time, the people will remember their benevolence and righteousness, and the temple will not be able to do anything to them, so I am still a little hesitant."

"Situ is afraid that the traitors will use the relief government to gain fame and encourage the people to resist the temple?"

"That's it."

"It's difficult, but Mr. Cao can go to the East Palace. Among the officials in the East Palace, there are many smart people, especially Kong Ming and Zhongda. Although they are also from aristocratic families, if Situ asks, they must I don’t know how to hide my secrets, although I have read a lot, but I haven’t come up with a good solution for this matter.” Hua Xiong said, Cao Cao nodded, maybe that’s the only way to go.

"That's right!" Hua Xiong suddenly exclaimed.

Cao Cao stared at him with wide eyes.

"Cao Situ can go to these aristocratic families, find all the people who are most likely to get the highest aristocratic families, Yuan, Xun, Sima, and Yang families, Situ will tell them the government orders he wants to implement, and then ask them, How to guard against traitors in the future who will raise their reputation, encourage the people, and resist the temple." Hua Xiong grinned, and said: "They will definitely have very good suggestions, and they will definitely be more practical than Zhongda and the others!!"

"Ha ha ha ha!!"

Cao Cao laughed.

(End of this chapter)