The next day.
When the Great Sun crossed the sky.
Xiao Nan then leisurely walked out of the manor and turned around to enter Cao Cao's Prefecture Overseer Manor.
"Teacher!"
Cao Ang, who was standing in front of the manor, trembled.
He didn't know why, but when he saw Xiao Nan today, he actually felt a sense of fear.
"Yes!"
Xiao Nan raised the Imperial Teacher's ruler in her hand and smiled lightly: "Enter the residence. Something big will definitely happen today. Just listen!”
"Yes, sir!"
Cao Ang said respectfully.
As soon as he stepped into the hall, everyone's gazes were immediately attracted.
"Xinzhi, how are you feeling?" Cao Cao laughed heartily.”
"Alright!"
Xiao Nan sat comfortably on the big chair and smiled lightly."Congratulations, my lord, for welcoming the Han Emperor back to Yanzhou. When you enter Xuchang next year, I have a great gift for you. I will definitely make your army strong and the people loyal!”
"Oh?"
Cao Cao's eyes lit up.
Xiao Nan's big gift was worth looking forward to.
The 100,000-dan grain that was once marked on the map of the Great Han Dynasty's towns and counties, who knew what it was this time!
"My lord!"
Xun Yu stood up and said respectfully," Three days ago, the tax collection in each prefecture was completed. The total amount of grain was 500,000 dan, which is 1.7 million dollars. Due to the high taxes, all the large clans had no choice but to reduce their tenants and return their fertile land!”
"How, how much?"
Cao Cao's eyes widened, thinking that he had misheard!
"Five hundred thousand stones of grain, one million and seven hundred thousand!" Xun Yu said with a complicated look.”
"Phew!"
Cao Cao gasped.
He knew that taxes would skyrocket after the farmers entered the household, but he didn't expect it to be so much.
In the past, Yanzhou's tax revenue was extremely low, and most of the grain and money he used for his battles were donated by the aristocratic families.
"Not much!"
Xiao Nan took a sip of tea and said lightly," Right now, one mu of land only produces three stones of grain. Only Xuzhou, Jingzhou, Hanzhong, and other places are special. They produce five or six stones of grain per mu. This is already the limit of Yanzhou!”
"Not bad!"
Cao Cao nodded.
Xi Zhicai stood up and said,"My lord, Yanzhou has just been pacified and winter is about to arrive. I think we should rest and wait for the battle!"”
"I agree!"
Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, and the others said respectfully.
"Sure!"
Cao Cao nodded.
Cheng Yu stood up and said," My lord, after we move to Xuchang next year, I think we should expand our territory, such as Yingchuan, Runan, and other places to ensure the safety of Xuchang. Yingchuan has no vassals now. It's just the remnants of the Yellow Turban army with tens of thousands of troops. We can attack them in one battle!”
"Second!"
Xun Yu bowed.
Cao Cao turned to Xiao Nan and asked,""Xinzhi, what do you think?"
"Not bad!"
Xiao Nan smiled faintly." After entering Xuchang, send Liu Xuande an imperial edict. Tell him that the imperial jade seal is in Yuan Gonglu's hands and that he has the intention of claiming himself emperor. Tell him to immediately send troops to attack Yuan and hope that Lu Bu can seize the opportunity to seize Xuzhou!"”
"Eh?"
The civil and military officials were shocked.
Cao Cao stroked his beard and smiled,"Xinzhi, driving the tiger to swallow the wolf and watching from the sidelines is not ordinary!”
"Haha!"
Xiao Nan smiled,"To serve the emperor and punish those who don't serve him, isn't this what should be done?"”
"Second!"
Guo Jia stood up and said respectfully.
Cao Cao waved his hand and said,"We'll discuss it again when we enter Xuchang next year!"”
"Here!"
Guo Jia replied.
Cao Cao looked at the generals and said,""Xinzhi, when we were in Juancheng, you mentioned the change of the military system. Now that the situation has been decided, how do you think it should be changed?”
"Gulp!"
Xiao Nan took a sip of tea and said lightly," Separation of military and political affairs. The advantage of combining military and political affairs is that the efficiency of local governance will increase. The disadvantage is that local independence will increase, which is not conducive to the lord's power. Therefore, the military and political affairs must first be separated. The prefect will be the prefect, and the general will be the general!”
"This?"
Xi Zhicai, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, and the others fell silent.
Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, Yu Jin, Yue Jin, Li Dian, and the others were also thinking about what they could do.
"What do we do?"
Cao Cao said with a serious expression.
Xiao Nan grinned and said," The establishment of the Congrong Manor will, to a certain extent, maintain the combat power and jurisdiction of the army. Right now, we only need one manor gate. In the future, we may need to expand the manor. We will send a general to the manor gate to assist in managing the army, but we must rotate it to prevent the general from gathering the army's morale and shaking the lord's foundation. I have already formed a document on this matter, and it will be submitted for review in a few days!”
"Good!"
Cao Cao nodded.
Xiao Nan continued," There are now five battalions in Yanzhou. Xiahou Yuanrang will be the general of the first battalion, and Zhang Wenyuan will be the deputy general. In addition, we will propose a deputy general from the army to assist Le Jin in managing the fifth battalion. This year, the five battalions will be expanded to 50,000 troops. We will formulate a military merit system in the Rong Manor. The capable will be promoted, and the mediocre will be demoted. The deputy general can be promoted to the general of the army!”
Cao Cao nodded and said," The Rong Manor is a big deal. I want you to be the leader, while Zhi Cai and Feng Xiao are the assistants. What do you think?"”
"Ah?"
Xiao Nan was incomparably shocked.
"Xinzhi, this matter concerns the entire Yanzhou. I don't trust anyone else!" Cao Cao said solemnly.”
"My lord!"
Xun Yu stood up and retorted," The Rong Mansion should be in charge of all the armies. The lord should be the leader. If we give the power to outsiders, won't we lose power?"”
"Second!"
Cheng Yu and Xi Zhicai said solemnly.
Cao Ren opened his mouth and turned to look at the side.
Xiahou Yuan shook his head, indicating for him not to refute.
Since the Rong Manor was established, the power of the prefect was weakened. As for who held the power, they had no right to decide. Perhaps it was more suitable in Xiao Nan's hands.
"Alright!"
Cao Cao waved his hand and said in a deep voice," I have decided on this matter. I will establish the Congrong Manor with Xinzhi as the leader!"”
"Here!"
Xiao Nan agreed helplessly," My lord, I think we should form a military advisor and then recruit the camp leaders and deputy generals to rotate. At the same time, the military status, military funds, and pension of the soldiers of each camp must be set. Only by grasping the loyalty of the soldiers can we win!”
"Sure!"
Cao Cao smiled and said,"Form a document and we will discuss this together!"”
"Here!"
Xiao Nan's eyes were full of smiles.
He did not bring out a more advanced military system, but improved the military system.
This system was enough to allow Cao Cao to rise up in troubled times. Even if he established the Great Wei, he would be able to prosper for hundreds of years.
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