"My lord, Guo Jia has been brought here!"
Cao Biao nodded. Guo Jia cupped his hands and bowed,
"Greetings young master Cao Biao. May I know why young master called me down?”
Cao Biao smiled and looked at Guo Jia. He waved his hand and said,"Mr. Feng Xiao, please sit."
Guo Jia frowned slightly, but he still tidied up his loose sleeves and sat down beside Chen Gong.
Cao Biao swept his gaze across the crowd and said,"
"Lu Bu, how are the troops and rations in Xiapi City?”
"There are still 50,000 soldiers left in the city. As for the rations…" Lu Bu stood up and replied.
Seeing that Lu Bu was speechless, Chen Gong stood up.""The rations are worrying!"
"What do you mean?"
Hearing Cao Biao's question, Chen Gong paused and walked to the center of the hall.
"Four years ago, Cao Cao led his troops to attack Tao Qian and conquered more than ten cities of Xu Prefecture. He carried out a large-scale massacre in Xu Prefecture, killing all the chickens and dogs. Xiapi City is also greatly affected…"
Chen Gong gritted his teeth. He clearly hated this incident from back then.
After a while, Chen Gong continued,"In Xuzhou today, the great clans of scholars control most of the fields and population. Fengxian's garrison in Xiapi relies on these people to provide food.”
"But now…you have occupied Xiapi City and ruled over Xu Prefecture. Because of the influence of Cao Cao's massacre of the great families and celebrities in Xuzhou, I'm afraid no one will be willing to supply you with food!”
"Then how much land do we have left?" Cao Biao continued to ask.”
"There are some fields."
Chen Gong frowned and continued with a helpless expression,"But farming requires a large number of farming tools and cattle. Many people have starved to death, and most of the land has been abandoned!”
"Without the support of the great clans, we simply can't support fifty thousand soldiers with the few fields we have now!”
Cao Biao nodded. After hearing Chen Gong's words, he had a general understanding of the current situation in Xu Prefecture. It was indeed worrying about internal affairs.
However, Cao Biao smiled nonchalantly. He took out a piece of silk from his sleeve and had the guard beside him pass it to Chen Gong.
"What is this?"
Stunned, Chen Gong took the brocade and opened it.
There was a plow-shaped thing drawn on it, but it was different from the plows they usually used. They could not help but look at Cao Biao in confusion.
"This item is called the Quyuan Plow."
" Mr. Gongtai," Cao Biao said unhurriedly," find craftsmen in Xiapi City to build according to the map and promote it to be used for land reclamation. I guarantee that there will be no abandoned land in Xuzhou within a year.”
That powerful?
Chen Gong was confused.
Guo Jia couldn't sit still anymore. He walked over and took the brocade. He looked at it seriously, but his frown deepened.
Cao Biao continued,
"Now, the commoners are all using a couple plow. They need three men and two oxen to work together to cultivate. It's already the best they can do to plow one mu of land a day.”
"And the curved shaft plow I showed you only needs a Ding and an Ox to plow three Mu a day.”
Chen Gong and Guo Jia were shocked when they heard this.
A man and an ox plowed three acres a day!
Calculating from the inside out, the efficiency of this curved shaft plow was five times that of the current couple plow!
If what Cao Biao said was true, then in this chaotic world where there was a lack of people, it would not be an exaggeration to call this plow a divine item!
"If we were to promote the curved shaft plow, wouldn't we be able to cultivate five times the amount of land just by relying on the current farmers?”
The more Chen Gong spoke, the more excited he became. Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
"But, is this Qu Yuanli really that miraculous?”
After his excitement, Chen Gong was still skeptical.
Cao Biao smiled,"Go forge it and try it out."”
Chen Gong nodded and carefully kept the brocade as if he had obtained a treasure.
Cao Biao continued,"After you forge the Curved Plow, you and Guo Jia will be in charge of the promotion."”
Guo Jia was stunned when he heard this and looked at Cao Biao in confusion.
What does it have to do with me? When did I agree to work for you?
"Young Master Cao Biao, I'm your father's advisor. When did I agree to work for you?" Guo Jia frowned and said.”
Cao Biao smiled." Mister Feng Xiao, don't be anxious. Don't you want to see the effect of the Quyuan Li?"”
"This…"
Guo Jia pondered for a moment. To be honest, he really wanted to take a look at this plow and see if it was really as magical as Cao Biao had said. If it was really so, this would be a treasure that the dukes would fight over.
"But aren't you afraid that I'll leak it?" Guo Jia asked after some thought.”
"I'm not afraid!"
Cao Biao smiled and shook his head slightly." This is something that benefits the people of the world. So what if it's leaked?"”
"Hiss-"
Guo Jia secretly sucked in a breath of cold air. This Cao Biao was really broad-minded!
"Alright, I promise you."
Guo Jia didn't hesitate too much, because Cao Biao had already displayed such a breadth of mind, so how could he still be stubborn in the struggle between the dukes?
Cao Biao nodded in satisfaction and said,
"Chen Gong, call all the scholars and great clans of Xu Prefecture over tomorrow.”
When Chen Gong heard this, he looked troubled and said,""This…I'm afraid this will be difficult. Young Master Cao, you have just arrived in Xiapi, I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to move you!”
"I see."
"Gao Shun!" Cao Biao chuckled.
"I'm here!" Gao Shun stepped forward.
"Tomorrow, you will lead the brothers from the Breaking Ranks Camp and follow Chen Gong. Kill all the scholars and great clans that don't come!”
"Yes!"
Gao Shun cupped his hands and accepted the order.
Chen Gong's expression changed slightly. Cao Biao was really decisive. One second, he was still concerned about the world, and the next second, he was going to kill those who disobeyed him!
However, Chen Gong, who had been in Xu Prefecture for many years, knew very well that if he did not use this kind of thunderous method, it would be very difficult to suppress those aristocratic families.
Therefore, he did not say anything. Instead, he changed the topic and said,
"The Chen family is the leader of the Xu Prefecture clans. They have occupied Guangling for many years. Young Master Cao killed Chen Gui. I'm afraid his son, Chen Deng, will plot revenge!”
Chen Gong hated Chen Gui and Chen Deng so much that he took the opportunity to continue,
"In my opinion, Chen Deng has probably gone to seek refuge with Zang Ba. Zang Ba's subordinates are mostly the old subordinates of the Yellow Turban. They have occupied the northern counties of Xuzhou for many years and are also local tyrants.”
Cao Biao nodded when he heard this. He pondered for a moment and said,"Fengxian, count 30,000 soldiers and follow me to eliminate Chen Deng and Zang Ba in three days!”
"Understood!"
Lu Bu stood up and cupped his hands.
Cao Biao felt somewhat emotional in his heart. The capable people under him were still too few!
He even had to personally take action against Chen Deng and Zang Ba. Otherwise, if Lu Bu were to lead the army alone, with Lu Bu's stupid brain, it would be a disaster.
Chen Gong had already been given enough important tasks and could not follow the army.
Guo Jia was now Cao Cao's man.
This made Cao Biao want a strategist like Guo Jia even more…
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