The banquet ended.
The tired Xi Zhi was about to leave when Cao Cao sent someone to send him back to his residence.
Then, he asked the Xun family's uncle and nephew to go back and help persuade him. They whispered in his ear and opened their hearts to talk.
With Cao Cao's eyesight, how could he not see that Xi Zhicai was holding his breath in front of Xu Zhen?
That was why he was so angry, but Cao Cao naturally knew what was more important.
There were still many Yingchuan scholars watching him from behind, but Xu Zhen did not. Before he came to Cao's camp, he had always been an unknown small character.
They couldn't even find out about his ancestors. They only knew that he came from a rural family and knew how to farm. It didn't seem strange that he knew the farming tools of a tenant farmer.
Most importantly, Cao Cao liked a Humble Class descendant like him. He was pure and clean, without any aristocratic status. He could be nurtured as a core in the future!
Cao Cao had done this very well. He had roped in some of the aristocrats and put them in important positions. He could also put those loyal to the Han Dynasty in important positions. At the same time, he had focused on nurturing his own core personnel.
And Xu Zhen had clearly become Cao Cao's true core.
The army and the people cultivated the land and plowed with curved beams.
A brand new decree appeared clearly in front of Cao Cao. For a moment, he had forgotten that Xu Zhen was a general. He was simply a civil official.
"Hmm?" Thinking of this, Cao Cao muttered," He seems to be a civil official.”
Tsk.
After returning to the mansion, Cao Cao did not let Xu Zhen return immediately. After all, he was living alone in Chen Liu and had no relatives. If he had friends, he would only have Xun Yu, Xun You, and the others.
Cao Ren was the only one who drank. He liked to hang out with Xu Zhen because he felt that Xu Zhen had a lot to learn.
However, she still had to give him some warmth from home.
Back in the courtyard of the government office, Xu Zhen was still eating in the hall. Cao Cao asked Madam Ding to bring a few children over to get to know Xu Zhen.
His eldest son, Cao Ang, was 13 years old this year. His second son, Cao Pi, was 6 years old this year, and Cao Zhang was 5 years old.
In an instant, he was in front of Xu Zhen.
Cao Cao laughed and said,"Yixuan, I'll bring you to meet my sons."”
Xu Zhen raised his head and took a look. He put down his wine cup and greeted the three young masters with the etiquette of a scholar. They also bowed obediently.
The five-year-old Cao Zhang was the most vigorous. At this age, he had already learned to stand straight and his eyes were full of vigor.
The 13-year-old Cao Zhang was polite.
Cao Cao taught his three sons to call him elder brother.”
"Hello, brother."
They bowed again.
Then, Madam Ding walked to Cao Cao's side with a smile and bowed slightly to Xu Zhen.
"I've long heard Meng De say that there's a young talent in the military camp.”
In ancient times, to be able to see his family meant that Cao Cao no longer treated Xu Zhen as a subordinate.
Xu Zhen also understood etiquette and stood up to bow slightly.
"Which of my sons do you think resembles me the most?" Cao Cao asked cheerfully.”
Xu Zhen blurted out,"They all look alike.”
"Young Master Cao Ang is the most similar."
Xu Zhen replied with a smile.
Cao Cao was stunned and stared at Xu Zhen for a long time. Seeing the sincerity on his face, a smile appeared on his face again.
Ordinary scholars would say that they all looked alike.
Because they didn't want to get involved in trouble, but Xu Zhen didn't seem to have such thoughts at all.
That was great.
He was a very pure person.
"Hmm, your thoughts are very meticulous. You really don't look like a fierce general.”
Xu Zhen clicked his tongue and sighed, wondering why he was still thinking about this matter.
"You do it, Yixuan.”
Cao Cao suddenly said seriously.
Xu Zhen raised his head in surprise and said,""Really?"
"Absolutely. I'll leave it to you. No matter how many official positions I get in exchange for my achievements, I'll give you as many guests as possible. I'll also give you a large residence, arrange for beautiful women, manservants, and provide you with luxurious clothes and food.”
"Thank you, my lord!"
Xu Zhen was relieved. It seemed that he really did not intend to let him lead the army.
Who knew that Cao Cao would suddenly say,"I'll leave my guards to you in the future.”
"Tsk, here we go again."
……
Xu Zhen shook his head and didn't know what to say. Fortunately, he had been given an official position that he liked, the position of Chief Farmer.
They taught the development of farming tools and also promoted the formation of a system for the army and the people to open up wasteland.
Xu Zhen had the help of Cao Ren, Xun Yu and Xun You, and even... even the opera prodigy was helping him in secret. He slowly got some officials near Chen Liu to join him in compiling the canon and recording the names of the people.
Using a novel thing called " Arabic Numerals ", combined with the characters of the Han Dynasty, they slowly compiled and grouped into a list. As a result, the 300,000 Yellow Turban soldiers were all under their control.
Apart from that, Xu Zhen also taught many craftsmen how to forge some farm tools…
In this way, spring passed and autumn came.
This year, Chen Liu had actually harvested a million bushels!
This year, the people of Chenliu were able to eat their fill, and the livelihood of 300,000 people had been resolved. There was even a full warehouse of grain.
This achievement once again spread throughout the entire country.
And because of this, the people who were in exile and had no idea where they were heading to all came to Yanzhou…
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