The next day.
When the Great Sun crossed the sky.
Only then did Xiao Bei leisurely walk out of the manor and turn around to step into Cao Cao's Prefecture Overseer Manor.
"Teacher!"
Cao Ang, who was standing in front of the manor, trembled.
For some reason, when he saw Xiao Bei today, he actually felt a sense of fear.
"Yes!"
Xiao Bei raised the imperial teacher's ruler in his hand and said with a faint smile,"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 Bei sat on the big chair comfortably and said with a faint smile,"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 Bei'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 Bei took a sip of tea and said indifferently,"Now, one mu of land only produces three stones of grain. Only Xuzhou, Jingzhou, Hanzhong, and other places are special. They have five or six stones of grain per mu. Now, 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 look at Xiao Bei and asked,"Xinzhi, what do you think?"
"Not bad!"
Xiao Bei smiled faintly and said,"After entering Xuchang, first send an imperial edict to Liu Xuande. Tell him that the imperial jade seal is in Yuan Gonglu's hands. This person has the intention of claiming to be emperor. Tell him to immediately send troops to attack Yuan. I hope Lu Bu can take 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 Bei smiled and said,"Isn't this what you should do?"”
"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 Bei took a sip of tea and said indifferently,"The advantage of separating the military and the government is that the efficiency of local governance will increase. The disadvantage is that the local independence will increase, which is not conducive to the lord's power. Therefore, the military and the government 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 Bei grinned and said,"The establishment of the Congrong Manor will maintain the combat strength and jurisdiction of the army to a certain extent. Now, we only need one manor gate. In the future, we may need to expand the manor. We will send out 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 foundation of the lord. I have already formed a document on this matter and will submit it for review in a few days!"”
"Good!"
Cao Cao nodded.
Xiao Bei continued,"There are five battalions in Yanzhou now. 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 cooperate with Le Jin to manage 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 an 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 Bei 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 would be weakened. As for who had the power, they had no right to decide. Perhaps it was more suitable in Xiao Bei'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 Bei had no choice but to agree. He said,"My Lord, I think we should set up a military advisor and then recruit the camp leaders and deputy generals to rotate them. At the same time, the military status, military resources, 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 Bei's eyes were filled with 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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