Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 246

The so-called garrison is divided into military garrison and civilian garrison.As the names suggest, the former is carried out by the military, while the latter is carried out by ordinary people.In history, farming was conceived by Cao Cao and Han Hao and others under his command. It was also one of his important means to restore production and people's livelihood, and it once played a great role.But there are two sides to everything. During the reign of Cao Wei in history, large-scale uprisings and riots organized by Tuntian Ke almost never stopped.However, according to Zhao Feng's analysis, usually the military villages riot first, and then the people from the civilian villages follow.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand that the farmer in the military camp is the farmer. Although most of them are veterans or weak people, they have been soldiers and fought in war after all. Once these people are oppressed, It is easier to start a riot first, and then the people who don't know the truth follow the fox and the tiger.

As for why there was an uprising, the reason is simple: the oppression is too heavy.Cao Cao stipulated that if the farmers who cultivate the land use public cattle, they will be divided in half according to the ratio of officials to six people and four to four; if private cattle are used, the government and people will be divided in half.In contrast, ordinary landlords generally charge no more than [-]% to [-]% of the rent from tenants, and it is considered relatively inhumane if it reaches [-]%.Compared with Cao Cao's blatant exploitation, these tenants are simply in heaven.Moreover, Cao Cao's management of the farmer was extremely harsh, except for farming, they had almost no personal freedom.Through comparison, Zhao Feng felt that Lao Cao's farmers were almost the same as serfs in the slave society.And the Three Kingdoms era was already a feudal society, and Lao Cao's reversing the wheel of history would certainly arouse fierce resistance.In history, almost every time when Cao Cao's soldiers went to Wu and Shu, the farmers behind would take the opportunity to rise up.When Cao Cao attacked Hefei, [-] local households dragged their families to Soochow to make a living overnight because they were afraid of becoming farmers.

Therefore, Zhao Feng had discussed with Liu Bei and Chen Qun when he was promoting farming in Xuzhou, and finally set the tax at [-]%.Liu Bei came from a humble background, and knowing the suffering of the people, he also agreed to lighten the taxation. At the same time, he stipulated that if the farmer had been farming for more than five years, he could be allocated a piece of land.This kind of treatment is completely different from Cao Cao's naked exploitation.

Later, there was the genius Zhuge Liang. Under his initiative, the taxation of Tuntian Ke was reduced year by year.At the beginning, it was [-] percent, and it was reduced by [-] percent every year. After five years, the farmer who got the land would have a household registration like normal ordinary people and only pay two cents in taxes.But the prerequisite is to help reclaim wasteland during the farming period.Otherwise, you still have to pay a third of the tax.In this way, while greatly mobilizing the enthusiasm for labor, taxes have been steadily increased, and the development of uninhabited places such as Jingnan and Jiaozhou has been strengthened.Reminiscent of the fact that when Zhuge Liang was in the Longxi military station in history, the local soldiers and civilians lived in harmony, Zhao Feng reckoned that A Liang was indeed talented in this area.

Of course, Zhao Feng couldn't tell Lao Liu clearly about the relationship between production and production.Now that he is not ashamed to ask, Zhao Feng can only choose the most general reason to answer. "The main reason is that the taxes set by Cao Cao are too heavy!" Zhao Feng said simply and plainly, this principle is also easy to understand, and even Zhang Fei nodded when he heard it.

"That's right, the priority of governing is not to disturb the people!" Liu Bei nodded, but at this time Chen Qun's eyes lit up and said: "My lord, since Cao Cao has a riot of farmers in the fields, why doesn't my lord issue an order to accept Hebei The escaped farmer, let them go to Qingzhou and other desolate places to reclaim wasteland to enrich the place?"

"Huh?" Liu Bei's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words.At this stage of the war, the two sides are already competing more for economic strength.This time Liu Bei was able to win, it can be said that he won entirely because of Cao Cao's cleverness, and his victory was extremely lucky.At present, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and most of Qingzhou have been obtained by themselves, but the first two are still worth it. Qingzhou has been desolate after more than ten years of wars between Yuan Tan and Cao Cao.If you don't seize the time to manage, I'm afraid it will be difficult to provide Liu Bei with combat power in the shortest possible time.And Cao Cao currently occupies the two most fertile places in the world, Hebei and Guanzhong. In these two places alone, the population is no less than 1000 million.If you want to continue fighting with him, you need to accumulate more strength in advance to have a better chance of winning.

"That's great!" Liu Bei quickly made a decision.Looking at the people in the tent, Liu Bei still said to Wei Yan: "Master Wen, I will now declare that you are the governor of Qingzhou, responsible for the military and political affairs of Qingzhou. You must guard Qingzhou well and benefit the people here!"

"Thank you, my lord!" Wei Yan was also very excited, and thanked him quickly.Everyone is not surprised, because Wei Yan has been guarding the border in Qingzhou for many years after all, and he is better than Zang Ba and Gao Shun in terms of talent. It is very suitable for him to be the governor of Qingzhou.As for the two places of Yuzhou and Yanzhou, Yuzhou is easy to handle. Zhang Liao had been stationed in Yuzhou with Guan Yu for many years, and now he is the governor of Yuzhou.

Compared with the states occupied by Liu Bei before, the situation in Yanzhou is undoubtedly more troublesome.If Qingzhou is a mess, then Yanzhou is a powder keg.As the center of the Central Plains and the place where Cao Cao made his fortune, the powerful families in Yanzhou are deeply intertwined and have a deep friendship with Cao Cao.Although Cao Cao retreated to Hebei for the time being, it is not difficult to imagine what will happen to these people if Cao Cao returns to Yanzhou in the future if he takes them lightly.What's more, many people have already moved their families to Hebei to follow Cao Cao. Among them, there are many famous families in Yanzhou, and many of them are related to the Cao family or the Xiahou family.Obviously, Yanzhou does not welcome Liu Bei.

Facing such a complicated Yanzhou, Liu Bei also had a headache.After much deliberation, Liu Bei couldn't think of anyone under his command who could sit in Yanzhou.After thinking for a long time, Liu Bei decided to take up the post of Yanzhou pastor himself, and moved the administrative office from Shouchun to Xuchang to control the overall situation.As for how to appease the people, we will talk about it later.

"Master, I think Wei Yan has a rebellious bone in the back of his head, and he will be rebellious in the future. I don't know why the lord appointed him as the governor of Qingzhou?" After Wei Yan rushed away, Pang Tong whispered to Liu Bei.

"Why did Shi Yuan say that? Wen Chang has been with me for many years and has always been diligent and careful. How can Shi Yuan corrupt people's innocence out of thin air?" Liu Bei said calmly, but his tone was already a little upset. He doesn't like people who tell tales.Zhao Feng couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this. Isn't the back of Wei Yan's head protruding a bit? How can he use this to conclude that he is rebellious?
"By the way, Bo Tao. Thanks to you and Zilong who came to help in this battle, otherwise, if we want to defeat Cao Cao, I'm afraid there will still be more twists and turns!" Just when Zhao Feng was thinking about deserting, Liu Bei's voice was in his ear again. It rang.

"My lord is serious, this is a matter of my subordinates!" Zhao Feng hurriedly said humbly.Liu Bei smiled slightly, and then asked: "This time, Bo Tao defeated Longxi and came to the Central Plains to help in the battle. He has made great contributions. If there is no reward, it is really unconvincing. I wonder what Bo Tao wants?"

"My lord, I'm serious. As a general, it's my duty to fight on the battlefield. How can I ask for rewards? It's just that Feng has been in Xichuan for a few years, and he spends less time with his wife and children. Please allow me a few days of vacation, my lord." , let me go back to Jingnan to reunite with my family for a while." Zhao Feng said bitterly.I have been in Chengdu for four years, but I have been living in Hanshou with my wife Zhen Jiang and my son, but I can only meet when I visit relatives occasionally. Now my son is four years old, and I spend the days with him That adds up to less than four months.Now that the fight between Liu Bei and Cao Cao has come to an end, it is estimated that there will be no more wars after two or three years.Take advantage of this free time, hurry up and live a little life.

Liu Bei was taken aback when he heard the words, looked at Zhao Feng for the last time, and then sighed: "Bo Tao has been separated from his wife and children for a long time, so naturally he misses him very much." Lowering his head and thinking for a long time, Liu Bei said again: "How about it, what Bo Tao said before?" It was once said that the Sichuan army suffered heavy losses during the Battle of Guanlong. In this battle of the Central Plains, a total of tens of thousands of prisoners were captured. You choose [-] strong and strong soldiers from them, and go to Jingnan to reorganize the soldiers to supplement the losses of the Sichuan army. Accompany your wife and children!"

"Thank you, my lord!" Zhao Feng thanked quickly.At the moment, he first took tens of thousands of soldiers to Jingnan to reorganize the army and horses to prepare for the next battle.As for all the affairs of Xichuan, Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun, the civil and military, will take care of them first.In addition, Liu Bei was promoted to Zhang Ren as General Huya, to assist Jushou and Tian Feng in the military affairs of the three counties of Longxi, and to fight against Xia Houyuan and Cheng Yu in Guanzhong.

It seems that in the 12th year of Jian'an and 207 AD, for Liu Bei, it was his fleeting year in Italy.Just after the war in the Central Plains came to an end, Ma Chao, the governor of Liangzhou, sent Liangzhou Biejia Fazheng to Xuchang to meet Liu Bei, and presented the household registration albums of 60 people in Liangzhou.

"The 60 people in Xiliang, the [-] Xiliang iron cavalry under the command of Spurs, and the various tribes of Xiqiang, are willing to help the lord to fight against the traitors at any time, and obey the king's orders!" In Xuchang City, Fazheng knelt on the ground and put the album in his hand. He raised it above his head, respectfully and authentically.Liu Bei nodded again and again, and after taking the album, he asked Fazheng to sit down and talk.

"Xiaozhi, with the help of Xiliang iron cavalry, there will be no disadvantages in the battle with Cao Cao in the future!" Liu Bei said happily after reading Ma Chao's autograph letter.Although Ma Chao's handwriting was extremely ugly, Liu Bei, who was in a good mood, obviously couldn't care less about these. After reading it, he was only smiling.

"My lord, I'm coming here this time, and I've brought five thousand horses from Xiliang. In a few days, I will pass through the three prefectures of Shangyong to Jingxiang. My lord can send someone to meet them!" Fazheng said with a smile.Liu Bei was even more delighted when he heard that, with Xiliang as a stable source of horses, as well as the Central Plains horses from Qingzhou and Yanzhou, and the Southwest horses from Jiaozhou and Nanzhong, Liu Bei could finally match Cao Cao in terms of horses.

Zhao Feng didn't care about all this for the time being, he finally had a chance to spend time with his wife and son after returning to Hanshou. "Daddy!" The little Zhao Zheng looked at the unfamiliar man in front of him, held back for a long time before shouting timidly.

"Good son!" Zhao Feng helplessly took his son from his wife, hugged him in one hand, and led his wife back to his home with the other.After all, children are easy to coax. Although they were a little skeptical at first, they got close to Zhao Feng after a long time.

"By the way, ma'am, are you ready to invite your husband?" After joking with his son for a while, Zhao Feng suddenly remembered this important question, and hurriedly asked Zhen Jiang.

"After the new year, when Zheng'er turns five years old, please invite a gentleman!" Zhen Jiang laughed.But I didn't want Xiao Zhao Zheng to suddenly say after hearing the words: "Father, mother always said that you are very knowledgeable, why don't you teach Zheng'er how to read and write!"

"Huh?" Looking at the expectant son in front of him, it was obvious that the little guy was extremely curious about reading and writing, and even couldn't wait.Zhao Feng thought about it again, he has nothing to do now anyway, so he might as well spend some early education with his son.He can be regarded as a legendary figure who travels back and forth between ancient and modern times, so teaching his son is not a problem.

So in the next few days, Zhao Feng bored himself in the room and did nothing else, just preparing to compile a set of teaching materials so as to carry out early education for his son.After working hard for two days, I finally came up with some tricks.So on this day, Zhao Feng found his son and began to teach him hand in hand.

"Daddy, should we study "The Analects" or "Mencius?" Looking at the few thin books Zhao Feng brought, Zhao Zheng asked with some expectation.The little guy also knows that children generally have to learn these things when they study.

Touching his son's head, Zhao Feng said with a smile: "The Analects of Confucius and Mencius are too difficult, let the master teach you, daddy will teach you the Three Character Classic and Thousand Character Classic first, study hard!" That's right, Zhao Feng didn't do anything else these days, but was busy adapting the two classic children's textbooks, "Three Character Classic" and "Thousand Character Classic". The latter is fine, but the former has a lot of history. Allusions, quite a few of them happened after the Three Kingdoms.In order to avoid foresight, Zhao Feng had to either eliminate or replace these.The result was the Three Character Classic with nearly two thousand characters, and only a few thousand characters left.

"What is the Three Character Classic?" Zhao Zheng asked, tilting his head.

"The "Three Character Classic" is for children to learn, follow daddy, I will read one sentence, you will read one sentence!" Zhao Feng said in a persuasive and persuasive manner.Right now, father and son, you say one sentence, and I start learning the three-character scripture with one sentence.

"At the beginning of human beings, nature is good. Daddy, what does this nature mean?"

Zhao Feng: "!#@#￥%￥%#%!%@￥#!!"

Life is so simple. Every morning, I go to check the drills of surrendering soldiers. In the afternoon, I teach my son some simple characters and do some arithmetic. In the evening, I accompany Zhen Jiang, who has been away for a long time.Zhao Feng suddenly found that he liked this kind of life very much. He didn't need to work hard to design anything, and he really felt unprecedentedly relaxed.It was from this moment that Zhao Feng made up his mind to retire in the future.

But at this stage, it is not easy for him to be free.One day more than a month after he returned to Hanshou, he was teaching his son to read at home that afternoon, but he heard the housekeeper report that Chen Qun had come to visit.

"Please!" Zhao Feng was a little surprised by Chen Qun's visit. Although he said he was kind to him, but time has passed, and now Chen Qun is in a prominent position. He has basically served as Liu Bei's senior staff in the Central Committee all these years. Working, not too much contact with myself.But I don't know why he came to Hanshou from Shouchun today to find him.

"It's been a long time, General Zhao!" Chen Qun smiled and cupped his hands after entering the door. After the ceremony, the two sat down as guest and host, and said a few polite words. I came here because I have something to discuss with the general. I heard that the general has seen people, and I want the general to give me some advice."

"I don't know what's difficult about the long article, but it's okay to talk about it!" Zhao Feng seemed to have guessed something, but he waved his hand, signaling to Chen Qun that it's okay to speak up if he has something to say.

(End of this chapter)