Dimensional Invasion of the Real Earth

625 , Cao Cao's Tangle

In Xudu, Cao Mengde was full of vigor and victorious in the battle of Guandu, which made his position as prime minister more stable, and his posture as the overlord of the north was fully displayed.

A letter from Xun You brought Cao Mengde back to reality, and the sorrow hidden deep in his heart was involved and surfaced by him.

Victory in the Battle of Guandu, in the final analysis, was nothing more than stopping Yuan Shao's southward invasion. Apart from gaining a lot of prestige, the other things can be said to be useless. It seems powerless.

In ancient wars, apart from the loss of weapons and armor, the biggest item was the problem of food and grass;

The army is very important, usually two meals a day, food and clothing are enough, once the war starts, not to mention three meals a day, if you open up to eat, the loss will be doubled, if you want to make the sergeant work harder, there is no shortage of meat, wine and rewards It needs accumulation, which can be said to be ten times the usual effort, in order to be able to support the war.

Cao Mengde in front of him understood that in the next one or two years, small-scale conflicts are feasible, and major battles are almost impossible, so recuperation is the right thing to do.

Xun You's letter reminded Cao Cao of the situation that he would encounter in the future. Yuan Shao in the north would need several years to calm down, and the situation in the south would be unstoppable by then, but he could only watch helplessly. This made Cao Cao quite powerless.

It's good not to know, but knowing it, it's no wonder that Cao Mengde can feel relieved when he can only stare blankly but can't do anything.

Xun You's letter was written on a stack of paper, with tens of thousands of characters in it, that is, Liu Hao provided unlimited paper, so that Xun You could explain everything to Cao Cao in detail.

In the first ten or so pages, Xun You was describing the changes in Liaodong. In the first sentence, he mentioned Liu Hao's abolition of the city gate tax;

Not only that, a hotel was built two kilometers away from the city for the convenience of merchants who failed to arrive at the city before nightfall. Beacon towers were cast and troops were stationed for defense, which almost pulled the entire city's defense line out, which ensured the traffic of merchants. Convenience, but also bring security to Siye.

Such small reforms can be seen everywhere in Liaodong. When Cao Cao read this at the beginning, his thoughts began to fly. He must admit that this is reliable and kills two birds with one stone. The consumption of merchants in hotels and inns can also support this small scale. The garrison can also make merchants more willing to communicate.

This is an upgraded version of the ancient post station. Liu Hao attaches great importance to the logistics industry. Almost all the post stations in Liaodong have been upgraded. Not only has the scale of the post station been increased, but also an attached warehouse has been built to lease it to merchants;

Businessmen after trading in the trading market,

Picking up goods with vouchers greatly alleviates the situation of merchants tossing and tossing goods, which not only facilitates merchants, but also increases the transaction volume and speeds up the circulation of goods.

These warehouses can also store Liaodong special products, such as glass, paper, books, etc., especially the storage area planned by the port city, which has greatly increased the number of maritime merchants. From the beginning, only a few agents formed a fleet. Seeing that many coastal areas were profitable, fleets of large and small ships joined in one after another, selling goods from Liaodong to all parts of the Central Plains, which further strengthened Liu Hao's finances.

Cao Cao is also a great talent. Xun You's detailed explanation made Cao Cao's heart flutter. Before he finished reading the letter, he began to gather his brains, suppressed the agitation in his heart, and continued to check Xun You's letter.

Next, Xun You talked about the border trade situation, that is, Liu Hao opened up the trade with Wuheng cattle, horses and sheep, and a large number of cattle and sheep entered Liaodong, even the top Jiaoma;

This news made Cao Cao frown. He was worried that Liu Hao would continue to grow in Liaodong and threaten himself in the future, but he was also a little happy. After all, there was a gap in the Jiaoma transaction that Yuan Shao blocked, and Liu Hao, who had no conflict of interest with him, Being able to open a gap, not to mention a specific Jiaoma, would definitely not be very difficult, and the large-scale purchase made him more confident in the next battle against Yuan Shao.

After struggling for a while, Cao Cao made up his mind, regardless of other things, the Yuan Benchu ​​in front of him is the biggest enemy. If you don't cross Yuan Benchu, the future is the future after all, and the checkpoints have to be passed one by one. What will happen in the future will be discussed later.

Having made a decision, Cao Cao wanted to continue, but Xun Yu, Guo Jia and others notified them to come in. Cao Cao stopped his eyes, waved his hand, and passed on what he had already given to Xun Yu, letting them discuss it first.

"This great talent kills three birds with one stone. The upgrade of a mere post station can provide convenience for businessmen and give early warning to the city. More importantly, it can speed up the circulation of goods, save costs for the people, and give us Bring in profits and feed more sergeants!"

Xun Yu explained the essence of Liu Hao Logistics in a few words;

"It's just that the construction in the early stage needs to pay a lot, and the finance of North Korea and China..."

Cao Cao nodded slightly. He had thought about this point just now, but compared to the benefits, this effort needs to be paid out through gritted teeth. Xun Yu looked at Cao Cao's expression and didn't mention it again. He was also happy to see such a construction;

The letter was passed by Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and others, and everyone expressed their opinions one after another. Mao Jie even stated that the soldiers stationed around the post station could also farm the fields. After all, the post station is not full of merchants every day. Jackals, Cao Cao's rule is more stable, and the level of defense has been lowered accordingly. Some of them are in the surrounding areas, and the sergeants at the post station are more likely to deter the surrounding areas.

Mao Jie's proposal made Cao Cao overjoyed;

"Wen Ruo, you and Xiaoxian (Mao Jie's word) follow up on this matter, and you need to provide financial support, so you must speed up!"

"Yes! My lord!"

One matter has been decided, and the next issue of Jiaoma trade, a group of people have some Muggles, no one, and lack of money.

It's not just a general shortage. Cao Cao's accumulation of several years is almost exhausted in the war, and it is almost impossible to buy Jiaoma on a large scale.

After talking for a long time, there is no good plan, so we can't pay on credit, right? Cao Cao thought about it, but he and Liu Hao had never met face to face, and he didn't think he could really get it on credit;

With no choice but to shelve this issue and continue Xun You's letter.

Next, what Xun You mentioned was the policy of 'Han children are not slaves', the four-class division mechanism of citizens, civilians, servants, and slaves. Allowing Liu Hao's rule to obtain a population of hundreds of thousands of Han'er out of thin air, this made Cao Mengde's eyes widen and his heart beat violently.

Cao Cao is very aware of the troubles of the family, but he has never been able to think of a solution, so that he has been procrastinating and procrastinating on a large scale until now, but he still cannot bring about a change in the family. It almost makes Cao Cao despair, Liu Hao This policy gave Cao Cao a plan. After careful consideration, it seems that it is not impossible.

Cao Cao didn't expect the aristocratic family to release all Han'er tenants, but as long as some of them were released, it meant that the population under Cao Mengde's rule was increasing, which meant that his own strength was strengthening, and these released population would naturally stand on Cao Cao's side.

He couldn't wait to go down, and saw the tax exemption policy of 30 mu of land per household in Liaodong, which made Cao Mengde's heart feel a little bit of a sudden stop.

"There is no tax for agriculture", if any emperor in the feudal era can do this, the status of this emperor in the history must be tied with "Qin Huang Han Wu" or even surpassed!

This is something Cao Cao dared not even think about, but now Liaodong Que has begun to implement it. Although it is only 30 acres of tax exemption per household, it has almost ninety percent of the people in it. the difference?

Cao Cao had to admit that he was jealous, but seeing that Liu Hao had done it, he extended his hand to the aristocratic family, broke the policy of "no tax for scholars", and linked the tax with the amount of land owned openly. The more land, the higher the tax. Heavy;

Taking the household as the foundation, dispelling the interests of the family and clan model is similar to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's "Tweeting Order". , the unity of the aristocratic family can no longer be as it used to be, everything is decided by the patriarch, the aristocratic family may exist, but the foundation has gradually been lost.

One after the other, from the disintegration of the family's private armed forces, to the implementation of "Han children are not slaves", and then to the "farmer tax" reform as a breakthrough, the real foundation of the family was completely uprooted, without any money from the family. Boiling a frog in warm water is like boiling a frog. Even if the aristocratic family understands it now, they can only look at the ocean and sigh.

Cao Cao clenched his hands, glanced downwards, paused for a moment on each think tank, and quietly folded up the information. He did not intend to let the think tanks discuss it on a large scale, but chose to keep some of the core after the meeting. Down.

Afterwards, Cao Cao accelerated the speed of Xun You's letter, and only after reading the whole letter did he extract part of it and hand it to Xun You.

"Tian Yu?"

Cao Cao underestimated, and a smile hung on his face. This name has completely entered Cao Cao's field of vision.

Letting go is inevitable, and Cao Cao is also happy to see Tian Yu going to Liaodong in the north. This idea is over as soon as he thinks about it. More, he still puts his mind on the "Confucianism and Taoism practice system".

He felt that the world of the Three Kingdoms would usher in a huge change, and Cao Cao, who was the first prince to get the news, should have been elated, but after careful consideration, he was still a little worried.

Civil servants and generals are the foundation, but the military system has long been in the hands of generals. The addition of the Confucianism and Taoism cultivation system will greatly increase the military power of civil servants, which will inevitably impact the power of generals and cause the two sides to lose balance.

Once civil servants increase their force, will they continue to be content with the status quo?

As a prince, Cao Cao considered more about his right to rule, or in other words, the right to rule of his descendants.

In the hands of Cao Mengde, he is very confident that he can suppress civil servants, no matter how powerful these civil servants are, Cao Mengde will not be afraid;

But once the throne is passed on to his descendants, the struggle for power between the monarch and his ministers will inevitably arise. As the successor, the prestige is not high, and the limitation of power becomes inevitable. Can he still sit on the throne safely? ? Will he be as powerful as Cao Cao? Take the emperor to order the princes?

Cao Cao was very contradictory, but he also knew in his heart that even if he wanted to ban the Confucianism and Taoism practice system, he could do nothing. If he really banned it, it would probably have the opposite effect;

In this, the military power of the civil servants is improving, but the generals are not the same? The military training system alone is enough to change the entire battlefield. Once one side does not practice, the other princes learn it, not to mention the future, it is very likely that they will be buried by other princes in front of them.

Cao Cao had a headache, and his thoughts on Liu Hao became more and more complicated. He had read two volumes of "Spring and Autumn" by Liu Hao, one was cold, the other was hot, the other was serious and the other was joking;

The former is still good, and if it is comparable to history books, Cao Cao has read a lot. The latter ridicules history, but it is an experience Cao Cao has never had before. As a member of the era, I can't stop the urge to play in person.

After reading it, Cao Cao admired Liu Hao very much, and regarded him as a great Confucian, but in a blink of an eye, this Confucianism and Taoism practice system told Cao Cao that it is not as simple as a great Confucianism. It is a matter of time before the family enshrines and becomes a 'saint'.

Against such a 'sage', regardless of whether he wins or loses, Cao Cao will be under a lot of pressure. After his death, his descendants are likely to be subverted by hundreds of schools.

If he loses, Cao Mengde will be taken for granted and ridiculed for hitting a rock with an egg, and he deserves it.

"Difficult difficulty!"

This is Cao Cao's feeling now. He can't wait to meet Liu Hao. He needs to talk to Liu Hao face to face, make a detailed assessment of Liu Hao, and prepare for the next plan.

When the Confucianism and Taoism practice system was circulated, Cao Cao's think tanks were all inexplicably excited, even Guo Jia was the same.

Cao Cao glanced around, sighed in his heart, and became more determined that he must meet Liu Hao, and the sooner the better.

Liu Hao underestimated the power of the "Confucianism and Taoism practice system" in the world of the Three Kingdoms. He knew that the influence would be great, but he didn't expect it to be so big. It was just released, and he was allowed to establish it among the scholars of the Three Kingdoms world. The rudiment of the "sage" is still a "sage" who has read through the hundred schools of thought. According to the views of the natives of the Three Kingdoms, how can such a practice system be created if he cannot read through the hundreds of schools of thought?

Xudu, the Prime Minister's Mansion, the meeting that was still discussing the topic, became the experience venue of the "Confucianism and Taoism practice system". The people who sat there were all talented people. It didn't take long for them to step into the stage of being a child one by one. Soon he stepped into a child's life again, built a self-statue in his own sea of ​​knowledge, produced a literary spirit, and truly stepped into the practice of "Confucianism and Taoism".

Fortunately, they all knew that enough was enough, and these people did not continue to practice, suppressed the excitement and impulse in their hearts, and looked at Cao Cao with red faces.

Cao Mengde sighed in his heart and waved his hands, only Xun Yu, Guo Jia and Cheng Yu were left behind, and the others couldn't wait to go home and continue to practice.