Sitting in the mansion of the prefect of Zhuo Prefecture alone, Dongfang Jian was thinking about something quietly. It had been 3 days since Dongfang Jian caught Luo Ming, the prefect of Zhuo Prefecture. At that time, Dongfang Jian wanted to kill Luo Ming directly; however, he was not familiar with Youzhou Province and Liu Yan had lost his position due to his arrival. Therefore, he must bear a grudge against him. Additionally, Liu Yan had been operating in Youzhou Province for many years. It was a bit excessive to say that Youzhou Province was covered with his lackeys. It was definitely not an exaggeration to say that there were his trusted aides among these people. In order to control Youzhou Province in the future, he needed to establish his prestige. The best way to establish his prestige was to kill Luo Ming. Therefore, he planned to use Luo Ming's head to intimidate the officialdom of Youzhou Province, just like how Cao Cao used the head of the grain officer to quell the mutiny of soldiers.
Later, he told Tian Feng and Jia Xu about his idea, and both of them agreed. They were happy that Dongfang Jian could think of this method. After all, they would stay in Youzhou Province from now on. If they couldn't control Youzhou Province well, it would be very disadvantageous to their own undertaking. After a discussion, they immediately sent people to inform the civil and military officials of Youzhou to report to Zhuo County within seven days. Otherwise, they would be punished for colluding with the enemy. After it was passed down, Dongfang Jian, as the governor of Youzhou, ordered the opening of the granaries to release grain to relieve the victims.
Just as Dongfang Jian was thinking about how to deal with the Youzhou officials, Tian Feng walked in. Dongfang Jian retracted his thoughts and asked,""How is the situation of the disaster victims?”
"Lord, after the granary of Zhuo Prefecture was opened to the public, the refugees were exempted from borrowing money for the time being. Now, they've built houses in our planned place. I think they will move into their new homes soon. The biggest problem now is land. As there are too many refugees, the ownerless wasteland around Zhuo Prefecture is not enough to be distributed. Therefore, the most important thing now was land.”Tian Feng said.
Dongfang Jian nodded." Yuan Hao is right. However, you don't have to worry about Yuan Hao. I already have a way to solve the problem of too many refugees here."”
When Tian Feng heard that there was a solution, he asked happily,"I wonder if my lord has any solution?”
" There are eleven counties in Youzhou," Dongfang Jian said." Besides the three counties near the border, there are eight more counties. If more were placed in each county, these problems would be easily solved.”
"This is a good idea, but those officials might not listen."”
"Don't worry, they will listen. By the way, how's Wen Zhong's weapon move going?
"Other than the initial three thousand people, we have now recruited seven thousand more people, making a total of ten thousand.”Tian Feng said," Right now, we haven't completely taken control of Youzhou. Therefore, we can only afford these 10,000 people with our current wealth.”
Dongfang Jian said," Ten thousand is not a small number. When those civil and military officials arrive, we will take over all the garrisons in each prefecture from them. The army must be under the direct jurisdiction of the North Conquering General. How many people are there in Youzhou now?"”
"Because Youzhou is located at the border, the army can fight. Now, Youzhou has 150,000 troops stationed in the army. If we reorganize according to the lord's request, we should be able to leave 100,000 troops if we eliminate the weak and retain the strong.”Tian Feng said.
"Does that include Gongsun Zan's troops and Gongsun Du's troops?”Dongfang Jian asked after some thought.
"Gongsun Zan's current official rank is the Wuhuan Protector Lieutenant General, a subordinate of the lord, so it should include his 20,000 soldiers. Gongsun Du had always been a tyrant in Liaodong, and he had always obeyed the orders of the court. He had 50,000 soldiers under him, so he definitely wouldn't come this time, so Feng Wei counted his soldiers in.”Tian Feng answered carefully.
Dongfang Jian said," This is the only way now. We'll deal with this disobedient bastard when we have time."”
Tian Feng said," That's right. What we should do now is to properly reorganize Youzhou. Otherwise, if we start a war with the foreign races outside, these people will cause trouble for us inside. This will not be worth it." Besides, Liaodong still had 50,000 troops.”
"I'm not only interested in his troops, but also his territory. That piece of land was a treasure trove.”
"A place with good Feng Shui? Is there such a good place in the world?" Tian Feng asked in confusion.”
"Of course, Yuan Hao, come and take a look."”After saying that, he opened the map on the table with tea and drew as he said,"Youzhou is located in the northernmost part of the Great Han Dynasty, and Liaodong is also the northernmost part of Youzhou. Therefore, it has always been considered a bitter and cold land with few people. However, other than me, no one knows what kind of huge wealth is hidden under this bitter and cold land! More importantly, Liaodong will be far away from the war-torn Central Plains. This will undoubtedly create a very good external environment for our future rise. Therefore, he finally chose this desolate and uninhabited land of Liaodong, which had endless potential. The Amur River and the Yalu River were located in the north and west of Liaodong. This was undoubtedly the first line of defense for Liaodong. Then, in the east, west, and north of Liaodong, there were large mountain ranges such as the Greater and Lesser Xing 'an Mountains and the Changbai Mountains. These undoubtedly formed a second line of defense for Liaodong. More importantly, choosing Liaodong has an advantage that no other prefecture can compare to. It is connected to Jizhou in the south of Liaodong. This way, we can attack and defend in the future. A paradise with fertile land and abundant products.”
"My lord, is the northernmost part of Liaodong really a paradise like you said?”Tian Feng asked.
Dongfang Jian said," That's right. My ancestors discovered that piece of land by accident. I wanted to tell the Emperor at that time, but unfortunately, before I could, we caught up with Wang Mang's chaos. We could only hide overseas, but this secret was left behind. When I came back, I specially went there to take a look. Only then did I know why that place was called a paradise.”
"Why?" Tian Feng asked in shock. After all, he had lived in the Great Han Dynasty for decades and had never heard of the existence of a paradise in the Great Han Dynasty.
"Although that place is a little desolate, it has the most fertile land in the world, the 'black earth'.”Dongfang Jian said.
"Hei Tu?" Tian Feng had never heard of such land.
"That's right. The reason why it was called black soil was because the soil here was different from the yellow soil in the Central Plains. The black soil here was formed after millions of years of accumulation of nutrients from countless dead plants. It was no exaggeration to say that as long as seeds were sprinkled here, food could grow!”Dongfang Jian explained.
"It's actually so magical?" Tian Feng said in shock. "If the land here is really so fertile, it will undoubtedly become a paradise for the people. At the same time, it will also lay a solid foundation for the future conquest of the world to store a large amount of military rations.”
"There are mountains and rivers protecting the three sides of that place, forming a natural barrier. Only the bottom is connected to the central plains. In the middle was a vast plain. More importantly, there were several large rivers here, which could provide sufficient water for the irrigation needed by the people to grow food. It can be said that the geographical location here is very advantageous. As long as we can guard the strategic location, it will undoubtedly be easy to defend but difficult to succeed. More importantly, this place is far away from the Central Plains. Not only can the people live a stable life again, but it also provides a relatively stable environment for us to continue developing. This will lay a solid foundation for us to conquer the world in the future. Because we won't have to worry about food, and that place will be our best retreat. If we lose in the Central Plains, we can rely on that place to start all over again in ten or twenty years.”Dongfang Jian explained.
"My lord has such great talent and foresight. Feng can go home and teach!" After Dongfang Jian finished speaking, Tian Feng could not help but clap his hands and blurt out.
"Yuan Hao, why are you being so modest? I can't leave you, my strategist." Dongfang Jian said," We can only attack that place after we take care of Gongsun Du. After all, it's a waste to let Gongsun Du occupy such a treasure land.”
Tian Feng was amused when he heard that, but he held it in.
"Yuan Hao can laugh if he wants to," Dongfang Jian said when he saw Tian Feng's reaction."Besides, there's no outsider here.”
However, Tian Feng was Tian Feng after all. He forcefully suppressed his laughter. Dongfang Jian shook his head and thought to himself,'Tian Feng is indeed Tian Feng. He's always so serious.' However, it was also true that if he was like an ordinary person, he would not be Tian Feng.
Tian Feng replied,"My Lord, just now, the Zhen family's servant sent a message saying that Miss Zhen and Miss Lu should be here tomorrow or the day after."”
Dongfang Jian nodded to show that he understood and asked,""Have those things been created?”
Tian Feng knew that Dongfang Jian was asking about the techniques that he had given Zhen Jiang before he went to Luoyang. He said,""Those glasses have already been made. I saw them when I went to the Zhen family last time, but the color is not good and there are too many impurities. Miss Zhen said that she would show it to the lord when she makes transparent glass without impurities. I think she must have made glass without impurities this time.”
" Impurity-free glass," Dongfang Kendo said." In fact, you can definitely make it according to my method. By then, Youzhou Province will have one more monetary gain. In this way, we will have a good foundation for our future hegemony."”
"My lord is right. I remember that my lord once said that war is actually fought for money.”Tian Feng paused and said," My lord, is there anything wrong with handing over all the money of Youzhou to the Zhen family?"”
Dongfang Jian knew what Tian Feng meant. He looked at him and said,""Yuan Hao's words are reasonable, but we don't have a better way at the moment. Among us, only they have a business background. They know how to earn more profits at a small price. Moreover, everything we have now depends on their support. When there is another person who can compare with them, we can talk about it. This is the only way now. Even then, we can't abandon them, let alone now.”
After Dongfang Jian finished speaking, he looked at Tian Feng and suddenly said,"What's the name of the person that Yuan Hao told me about last time?”
"Tian Yu, also known as Guorang, is Feng's family. He is a talent for governing the country, and his talent is even above Feng.”
Tian Yu, could it be him? Dongfang Jianxin said.
Speaking of Tian Yu. Because Tian Yu had never been put in an important position in history, he was rarely known in later generations. This could not be said to be Tian Yu's lifelong regret, but also a regret in the history of the Three Kingdoms! Tian Yu word country let, Yuyang Yongnu people. In the early days, he had worked under Gongsun Zan, but he was not put in an important position. However, Tian Yu's buried talent was noticed by Liu Bei, who was also under Gongsun Zan at that time. Through contact and chat, he became more and more surprised by Tian Yu's buried talent. However, unfortunately, Tian Yu's mother suddenly fell ill. She was not in an important position to begin with. Under this blow, he left Gongsun Zan and returned home in despair. Liu Bei knew that he had held Tian Yu's hand and cried,""I really hate that he doesn't have the fortune to be able to achieve great things with you!”After that, Tian Yu, who came out of retirement, obtained a position under Cao Cao's many talents. Because he understood the local customs of the north and knew how to use military tactics, he was the mastermind of Cao Zhang's crusade against Wuwan. He had given Cao Zhang many plans. Therefore, Cao Zhang especially admired him and recommended him to Cao Cao. Cao Cao, who loved talents, immediately took a fancy to him and quickly appointed him as the governor of Youzhou. After that, he had made outstanding military achievements in the north, attacking Xianbei, Wuwan, and Liaodong, which was almost the territory of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Moreover, he carefully trained Youzhou soldiers and surrendered minority cavalry, providing a large number of elite soldiers and horses to the country every year. It was the most important source of Wei soldiers. The most brave and good soldiers fighting in the western and southern lines came from Youzhou.
However, despite his great contributions, especially after Cao Cao's death, he had never been able to get another chance to improve. It turned out that all the gold, silver, and jewelry obtained after each war were given to his subordinates. Some people in the imperial court began to say that they would not give the emperor anything good and enjoy it themselves. Especially when Cao Rui came to the Wei Kingdom. As he especially liked jewelry, when he heard that Tian Yu had many rare jewelry but did not give it to him, Cao Rui hated Tian Yu greatly. Because of this, he did not promote him for many years. Later on, when Sima Yi came to power, he had long known of Tian Yu's talent and planned to promote him. However, Tian Yu wrote a letter to Sima: "I'm already in my seventies. My beard is white. Save the seats for the young people. Just don't let the young people repeat my old path!”From these few short sentences, Tian Yu's life's sorrow and regret were revealed. At the same time, he was still able to think for future generations, and his moral character was not affected. History's evaluation of Tian Yu: Tian Yu's body is clean, planning strategy is clear and skilled, and Tian Yu's position is only a small state, finally recruited by the county magistrate, but not to the best of his ability. It could be seen that the future generations also regretted that Tian Yu did not fully display his talent in his life and used his talent for a small purpose! Some of the later scholars even commented that Tian Yu was the most regretful talent buried in the Three Kingdoms period, second only to the "Phoenix" Pang Tong!
Perhaps Tian Yu was not as good as Zhuge Liang, Guo Jia, and Pang Tong in terms of strategy and strategy, but his talent in internal affairs was not inferior to Zhuge Liang's! To be able to govern Youzhou in an orderly and prosperous economy, and become the guarantee of the future powerful Wei Country, was enough to explain everything!
Dongfang Jian's mind was filled with everything about Tian Yu. He said to Tian Feng,""Where is this person now?”
Tian Feng said," Even if my lord doesn't say it, I intend to introduce him to my lord. As far as I know, there is only one person in this internal affairs. Perhaps they can be compared."
Dongfang Jian said excitedly," What Yuanhao said is true. I've heard of this man's fame when I was traveling the world. I wonder where Mr. Guorang is. I should welcome him personally."”
"My lord, I've already brought him outside the manor and he's waiting outside now."”
Dongfang Jian was shocked when he heard this." Yuanhao, you've already brought him here. How can you let him wait outside the door? Quickly invite him in."”Dongfang Jian said. "No," he said, as if he had remembered something,"the sword should meet you personally."”
After saying that, he left Tian Feng behind and strode out of the door alone. His speed was not slower than running. Tian Feng was not angry that Dongfang Jian had abandoned him to welcome someone else. On the contrary, he was very happy because he knew that Dongfang Jian valued talents.
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