That night.
Dian Wei killed ten of the pigs that Mi Fang and Sun Qian had brought over from Chen Liu two months ago.
They boiled 20 large pots of pork, and many of them were made into dumplings. After they were wrapped in flour, they were cooked into dumplings so that the citizens of the city could eat the meat and receive food.
The soldiers and the people held a banquet together.
Xu Zhen and Guo Jia went to drink the whole night and ate hundreds of dishes.
The only ones who were not invited were the people from the Chen clan.
Sun Qian and Mi Fang both arrived at Xu County. When they opened the granary to release the grain, they also introduced the method of raising pigs and also informed them of the military decree.
Xu Zhen even promised that all the citizens of Xu County who came to register would be able to earn a lot of money next year. Each family would earn at least ten thousand yuan.
You can also get food to store at home for the winter.
As a result, tens of thousands of people signed their names that night.
Early the next morning, the front door of the government office was already filled with people. All of them were here to register their names in the government office's dossier.
This was the first time they had registered again. Any citizen of Xu County who registered could enjoy the convenience of meeting the tax collectors in the military camp and counting cattle into grains.
At the same time, the ten families were grouped into one unit and were in charge of a single plot of land.
With this decree, some of the abandoned fields near Xu County could basically be turned over again.
At this moment, many commoners realized something.
Xu County has tens of thousands of people.
If they were all registered in the government office, everyone could participate in farming, mulberry, and so on. However, the total harvest was only so much. Would it be enough to share?
……
Xu County's Chen family's ancestral home.
An old man looked indignant. He took a few deep breaths and was unable to breathe. His face was a little red from anger and he used his walking stick to prop himself up on the ground a few times.
Chen Qun sighed deeply.
"Father, the Chen family has a thousand acres of fertile land. Even if no one comes to farm, they can still harvest. There are also three stores of grain at home. Why don't we…even if we don't offer the land, we can sell the grain to Lord Xu and open the way for the expedition.”
"Sigh…"
Chen Ji was old now, but his mind was still very clear. He understood that Xu Zhen did not want the favor of the aristocrats at all. He only wanted the hearts of the people.
And he did it, but there was something he couldn't understand.
"This is nonsense…"
" Nonsense." Chen Ji knocked on the floor a few times and frowned." This is really nonsense. How can he guarantee that each family will earn tens of thousands of yuan?"!”
"Where did the money come from? This is a scam!"
"This is to cheat the trust of the people, not to win their trust! What right did he have to boast that he would earn tens of thousands of yuan next year?”
"Every household!"
"Xu County has 10,000 households!"
That was more than 100 million yuan. Where could he find so much money to distribute to the people?
Even after the five baht coins were cast into small coins, it was impossible.
Where could he find so many materials and coins?!
" Changwen, if we were to go along with Lord Xu, then we would really lose the name of the Chen Clan in this one year. He must be…"
"You're deliberately mystifying us, wanting to make us anxious and drag the Chen clan down with you. Changwen, our century-old reputation must not be ruined here.”
"Then, what should I do?"
Although Chen Qun felt that these words were a bit of an alarmist threat, he had always listened to his father's words, so he could only bow and ask.
Chen Ji sat on the couch with a deep expression and a focused gaze. A moment later, he said,""Send a letter to Xun Wenruo and tell him what happened here. Xu Zhen boasted and deceived the people into following him. This is no different from those crafty officials who sold their official positions back then.”
"Alright."
Chen Qun immediately nodded. This was also a solution. The Chen clan and Xun Wenruo had a lot of interactions, not to mention that he was now Cao Cao's side.
His status was revered.
……
Three days later.
While Xu Zhen was registering the citizens like a raging fire and began to compile the strategy of the army and the people opening up wasteland.
A letter arrived at Yanzhou Juancheng. Xun Yu did not dare to delay and hurried to the government office to meet Cao Cao.
"My lord, this matter is of great importance. If we can't do it, what should we do?”
Cao Cao was eating noodles. After hearing this, he was stunned." Who sent the letter?”
" Chen Changwen, a member of the Chen family. He has a high reputation in Xu County. His father..."
" I know." Cao Cao raised his hand to stop Xun Yu, but he was deep in thought.
He knew all too well that Xu Zhen's methods of causing trouble were very fancy. He never knew when he would jump out and cause a big disaster.
This time, the letter sent by Chen Qun of the Chen clan was obviously a complaint. Back then, Chen Shi was one of the four elders. His reputation was known throughout the world and he was revered by scholars.
Now, Xu Zhen had boasted that he wanted every household to earn tens of thousands of yuan. How could he do that?
Cao Cao didn't dare to imagine.
"Wen Ruo, summon Zhicai here. Ask Cao Chun and Cao Hong to come…"
"What is this Xu Zhen doing…"
" I don't know either..." Xun Yu's face slowly turned ugly. He knew this matter too well, just like when the eunuch's relatives took office in the local area.
First, he used great profits to enlist the people, but after a year, because he couldn't hand over new money to stabilize his official position, he changed someone.
After the change, the new officials would not care about any promises made by the previous officials.
This was clearly because Xu Zhen knew that he would be replaced sooner or later. Now, he was deceiving the people to open up wasteland and store up grain. After he was replaced, no matter which member of the Cao family became an official.
It had nothing to do with him.
As for getting into trouble…Xu Zhen was not afraid of getting into trouble at all. He had caused a lot of trouble in the past two years!
"My lord, I understand Yi Feng. He won't break his promise to others.”
Xu Chu, who was standing behind Cao Cao, said in a deep voice.
His tone was cold and even a little angry.
"My lord, do not believe the words of those scholars.”
"Although we haven't read many Confucian classics, we know the importance of faith.”
Cao Cao turned around and looked at him seriously. He felt that what he said made sense.
"Then, in your opinion, how will he solve this income problem?”
"He'll probably rob them and distribute them to the people," Xu Chu said seriously.”
Cao Cao was speechless.
That would be like licking blood from the tip of a knife. It was definitely not desirable!!
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