The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 663: Must Be Prevented
"No way!"

Zhong Hui raised his head and glared at Lu Zhi and Du Yu in front of him with his two nostrils.

At this moment, Lu Zhi, who had finally been persuaded by Du Yu and arrived at Zhong Hui's residence, was almost about to jump up in anger.

Just tell me not to come looking for this bastard!!
Du Yu smiled bitterly, "Mr. Zhong, if even you can't solve this problem, who else can?"

Zhong Hui lowered his head slightly, but still said rudely, "Do you think that if you praise me a few times, I will help you solve these problems?"

Lu Zhi couldn't bear it any longer, and stood up angrily and turned to leave.

Du Yu quickly stopped him and said, "Mr. Zhong, when we encountered this matter, the first person we thought of was you. We are all here to assist Your Majesty and are considering important matters of the court. Why are you acting like this?"

Zhong Hui looked at the two guys in front of him again. He looked for a moment before motioning them to sit down.

Du Yu pulled Lu Zhi and with great difficulty pulled him to sit in front of Zhong Hui.

At this moment, Zhong Hui calmly drank his tea.

"Did His Majesty inform you of this?"

"That's not the case. I just received too many memorials. I asked Duke Lu about the results of various places, and only then did I figure out the reason."

Zhong Hui's eyes were full of disbelief.

"Without His Majesty's order, even if you two have figured it out, would you still dare to come together to solve it?"

"You, Du Yu, have a basic understanding of government affairs, but you lack experience. You have always served in the imperial court, so you have no idea what is happening in the local areas."

"Duke Lu has plenty of experience, but he's always valued his reputation, keeping to himself and refusing to interact with anyone. The two of you came to see me together. I'm sure His Majesty informed Duke Lu first, and Duke Lu had no choice but to find you. It was you who suggested coming to me, and that's why you both showed up here."

After Zhong Hui said this, even Lu Zhi couldn't help but twitch his eyes.

This guy is so fucking awesome!
Disgusting, but awesome!

Du Yu still shook his head. "I learned this through discussions with Duke Lu. As for whether Your Majesty gave Duke Lu instructions, I really don't know."

Zhong Hui snorted coldly.

"Is this difficult?"

"Speaking of which, isn't it just about making sure that farmers have farmland and that the large clans don't continue to increase their farmland?"

"First, ensure that farmers have farmland. Implement a new tax system that stipulates the amount of farmland that adult males can own. Let local governments ensure that males have no less than this amount of farmland."

"Second, limit the farmland owned by the great families. Limit the amount of farmland and the number of tenants they can own according to their official titles."

"Third, the tax is set at a certain level. If the tax exceeds this level, the grain payment will be doubled."

Zhong Hui quickly expressed his opinion. Du Yu frowned again and asked, "Minister Zhong, but what about this specific matter?"

Zhong Hui was immediately furious.

"Even after being told this much, you still can't fully understand?! How dare you stay in the Shangshutai?!"

"see a visitor out!"

Du Yu was helpless as he was escorted out of the mansion by a child who looked very similar to Zhong Hui.

After leaving here, Lu Zhi couldn't help cursing: "Look at the faces of his servants. Even these people are as vicious and cruel as Zhong Hui. You can see what kind of person Zhong Hui is in his daily life!"

"I told you long ago that I shouldn't have come looking for him. Ever since he was conferred the title of Lord, he has looked down on everyone. In the court, there were a few people he respected in the past, but now, no one can catch his eye!"

Listening to Lu Zhi's abuse, Du Yu said, "But the three methods he just mentioned can be used by us."

"We only thought of limiting the amount of arable land owned by the large clans. We had never considered the other two. Minister Zhong is indeed talented."

Lu Zhi originally wanted to say that you will definitely surpass him in a few years, but when he thought about their ages, he didn't say it.

I always thought that Zhong Hui was very old, but when I think about it, it seems that he is the same age as Du Yu and others!

Du Yu is three years older than Zhong Hui!
Lu Zhi still shook his head. "These things sound simple, but how can they be as easy as he said?"

Du Yu, however, gained great confidence.

"If we have a rough idea, there won't be too many mistakes when finalizing it."

"Can the two of us together really be better than Zhong Hui alone?"

After Du Yu's comfort, Lu Zhi's mood finally improved.

Walking beside Lu Zhi, Du Yu's eyes were no longer filled with worry.

The fact that Zhong Hui was able to come up with a solution so quickly shows that he had prepared for it a long time ago.

Judging from Du Yu's judgment of Zhong Hui's bad character, he probably had already prepared the memorial, but had not handed it to the emperor, so he asked whether he had received the emperor's instructions.

It seems that I don't need to be too impatient. What Zhong Hui said is also right.

I still lack experience, so I should travel more often and work hard to improve myself.

With continuous learning and accumulation, one day, you will be able to realize your ambitions.

At this moment, in Zhong Hui's mansion, Zhong Hui was telling Liu Yuan how to behave in the world.

"From now on, don't try to imitate Du Yu. He actually has some talent, comparable to Zhang Hua and Lu Kang, but he's too docile and timid." "What was the first thing he did after becoming the Minister of State?"

"He actually gave gifts to those powerful people in the city!!"

"According to him, this wasn't about asking them to do something for him, but just to keep them from doing anything to him and keep him out of harm's way."

Zhong Hui's face was filled with disdain. "With such little courage, you can't even dare to offend a single person. How can you achieve great fame?"

At this moment, Liu Yuan stood in front of Zhong Hui and became more and more like Zhong Hui. He looked up and agreed with his teacher's words.

After Zhong Hui finished speaking, Liu Yuan finally spoke, "Teacher, this morning my father sent me a letter saying that he hadn't seen me for a long time and wanted me to go back to Bingzhou to meet the elders at home."

Zhong Hui once again sized up Liu Yuan. "You may go, but don't lose face for me. Prepare yourself, and I'll send someone to escort you there."

"Go early and come back early!"

"only!!"

Zhong Hui sent his disciples away and then took out several documents from his desk.

These documents are the solution to the issue that Lu Zhi and others mentioned.

Zhong Hui was one of the proponents of abolishing the military farming system. How could he not have guessed the current situation?

He had prepared for this a long time ago, these idiots. Haha!

He picked up these things, asked someone to prepare a carriage, and then rushed towards the Taiji Hall.

"Your Majesty, you are cheating."

Sima Yan looked at Cao Mao dimly, and was reluctant to put down the chess piece in his hand.

"How can this be considered cheating? I was too tired and my eyes were blurry, so I didn't see clearly just now!"

"Your Majesty is the ruler of a country. How can you regret your move?"

"You are much older than me, can't you just pretend you don't see it?"

"Your Majesty just said that playing chess is like governing the world. Who can withdraw their own decrees when governing the world?"

"Hahaha, okay, okay, you win this round!"

Cao Mao was playing chess with Sima Yan in the East Hall at this moment. Sima Yan played for a full hour against Cao Mao, and finally Cao Mao won this time. His mood immediately became happy.

Cao Mao smiled and said, "Look, Emperor Jing of the Former Han Dynasty even used a chessboard when playing chess, but you won't even allow me to regret a move!"

"Huh? A chessboard?"

"What's the story behind this?"

"I told you to study more, but after getting married, why did you become stupid? Are you obsessed with women all day?"

Sima Yan was already married, and his wife was the granddaughter of the general of the time.

In fact, this is quite sensitive, after all, this is the Sima family, but the main contributors are Sima Yan's mother Wang Yuanji and those from the Yang family.

These people all longed for a powerful marriage alliance to protect themselves. When they got married, Hu Zun was only a cavalryman, but who would have thought that he would become a general in the blink of an eye.

When Wang Yuanji learned about the reward for Hu Zun, she was actually a little frightened.

She felt as if she had overexerted herself.

Originally, they just wanted to find a more powerful backer for themselves, but this backer suddenly became too powerful, and their family was pushed to the forefront again.

Fortunately, Cao Mao didn't care about this matter.

Afraid that Hu Zun would join forces with the Sima family?
What a joke! With Cao Mao's current achievements, he is not even afraid of Cao Pi and Sima Yi joining forces!
What is the Lord of Great Unification?

The State of Wei has been transformed into the Wei Dynasty by himself. Is there any need to be wary of these people?
Moreover, Sima Yan was one of Cao Mao's few friends, and he was the only one of his age. The rest were much older than Cao Mao.

Just as the two were happily chatting about trivial matters, Zhong Hui suddenly appeared here.

Sima Yan's expression changed immediately. He bowed to Zhong Hui and then said goodbye and left.

In fact, Zhong Hui is still quite scary, especially in the eyes of the Sima family.

"Shiji! Why are you here?"

Cao Mao naturally stepped forward to greet the guest skillfully. Zhong Hui narrowed his eyes and said, "I am here because of the matters that Your Majesty instructed Lu Zhi to deal with."

Cao Mao was stunned and quickly replied, "Does Shi Ji really need to come in person to handle such a small matter?"

Zhong Hui immediately laughed and was in a good mood.

"Since Your Majesty is concerned about this matter, no matter how big or small, I will certainly share your worries. Although this matter may not be a big deal, if it is handed over to mediocre people, it will inevitably cause huge problems. It is better to let me share your worries."

Zhong Hui handed his memorial to Cao Mao with a look of confidence on his face.

To be honest, Cao Mao was not very willing to hand this matter over to Zhong Hui, because although this gentleman's policies were useful, they were mostly radical.

This man’s way of governing has always been to chop off the legs if the legs hurt, and behead the head if the head hurts!
Must be on guard!

(End of this chapter)