The farming system is divided into three types: military farming, civilian farming and commercial farming.

Farming began in the Western Regions during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It was a military camp at that time.

However, the farming during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and even Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was limited to avoiding long-distance transportation of food from other places and meeting the needs of border garrison troops. It was not regarded as a formal economic and social system.

The first person to propose the use of farming as a social and economic system was Zao Zhi under Cao Cao, and Han Hao.

As early as when he followed Cao Cao to suppress the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army, Zao Zhi became very interested in the practice of both fighting and farming, integrating military and peasantry.

In the first year of Jian'an, Cao Cao defeated the Yellow Turban Army in Runan, Yingchuan, and captured a large number of cattle, farm tools and labor force.

Zao Zhi suggested that Cao Cao use these agricultural tools to reclaim land in Xuchang and implement farming to solve the food problem.

Cao Cao adopted his suggestion and appointed him as the Commander-in-Chief of the Farming Areas, with full authority over the farming affairs.

Zao Zhi first took back the barren and ownerless farmland to the state, and organized the large number of refugees he recruited into military groups.

The state provides land, seeds, cattle and farm tools, which are cultivated and cultivated by them, and the harvest is divided proportionally between the state and the farmers who work in the fields.

In the first year of farming, millions of grains were obtained.

Cao Cao then ordered each county to set up farming officials and recruit exiled people to work in the fields. Later, he accepted Zao Zhi's suggestion and ordered the army to work in the fields. From then on, the system of farming was widely implemented.

Cao Cao continued to integrate military and civilian villages, and set up field officials in various places to be responsible for farming.

After the farming system was gradually established, it became a source of money and grain income for the northern regime, and at the same time it also solved the livelihood of the soldiers and civilians in the farming.

However, the farming system also has great disadvantages. The exploitation of the farming system is extremely heavy. Farming farmers are tied to the land and have no freedom of status. Farming soldiers are even more difficult.

In Cao Cao's later period, the amount of farmland exploitation increased day by day, and the distribution ratio even reached the level of 8 officials to 2 people. This is the official data, but the actual data is even more chilling, which caused a large number of farmers to flee and resist.

The most important thing is that a large amount of farmland has been continuously occupied by powerful families, and a large number of farmers are dependent on many powerful families because they cannot bear the hardship.

It provided solid soil for the growth of the Central Plains noble families who had experienced the baptism of war.

Historically, Sima Shi was able to raise three thousand dead soldiers in secret, partly because of this farming system.

This is one of the reasons why Zhuge Liang, a great political genius, never promoted farming on a large scale like Cao Cao in Jingzhou and Yizhou.

As a member of the farming household, Deng Ai worked hard in the past, but due to exploitation by the government and the aristocratic family, he earned very little food and grass in a year, which was just enough to ensure that he and Deng's mother did not starve to death.

Since there was no extra food and grass, he could not use the food and grass as money to attract doctors to treat his mother's illness, so he first went to the captain of Diannong who was responsible for all matters related to farming in Xiangcheng.

Tuntian households were not included in the normal household registration, so Cao Cao specially appointed Diannong Duwei to be in charge of production, civil affairs and land rent in the Tuntian area, and he was the chief executive of the area.

The Diannong captain in Xiangcheng was named Guo Da, and he was a descendant of the Guo family in Yingchuan.

Because of his connections, he was recommended by some Yingchuan nobles and became the Diannong Captain in charge of Xiangcheng.

The official office of Captain Diannong is actually in the county seat of Xiangcheng, but for the convenience of management, there is also a simple official office for Guo Da to work in the Tuntian District outside Xiangcheng.

Because spring plowing is approaching, Guo Da has been working in a government office in Tuntian District these days.

Guo Da received an order from Jiang Ji on behalf of Cao Cao from one of the prime minister's staff. After reading it, he immediately had a rough idea in mind.

However, the birthplaces of thousands of farm households were stored in the records in Xiangcheng County. He would not be able to sort out the specific list until he returned to Xiangcheng.

Since the list could not be compiled for the time being, Guo Da drank with the prime minister's staff sent by Jiang Ji in the official office outside Xiangcheng.

Guo Da was born in the Guo family of Yangzhai in Yingchuan, and this staff member was also born in the northern gentry. There were always endless topics to talk about between the gentry and the gentry.

Just when Guo Da was having a pleasant conversation with the Prime Minister's staff, a clerk outside the door came to report that it was Deng Ai who requested an audience.

When Guo Da saw the clerk saying that Deng Ai was here, he frowned subconsciously.

Previously, a county elder recommended Deng Ai to be the bachelor of Diannong Duwei.

But Guo Da felt that Deng Ai was born in poverty and had a stutter, so he sent him to guard the straw.

Deng Ai had been working diligently since he became the small official guarding the straw, but Guo Da still naturally disliked him.

Today, the Prime Minister's Office is recruiting the farm households of Ru Ying's generation who originally belonged to Jingzhou to go south, and Deng Ai's family is already on Guo Da's list.

But as soon as the order from the Prime Minister's Office was issued today, Deng Ai came to request an audience. Could it be that he had learned of the news in advance and came to plead for mercy?

Guo Da looked gloomy and ordered the clerk to call Deng Ai in.

Guo Da, who was born in the Guo family of Yangzhai, studied law since he was a child, and his subordinates were strict. He also knew that Cao Cao was a man of strict laws.

If Deng Ai really came here today for this reason, he must punish him well so as to leave a good impression in front of this prime minister's staff.

Maybe you will get a level of advancement.

Deng Ai was waiting anxiously outside the door. When he saw the clerk coming out to tell him that he could come in, Deng Ai, who was worried about Deng's mother's safety, immediately rushed into the official office in a hurry without waiting for the clerk to lead the way.

Deng Ai arrived at Guo Da's office with ease. As soon as he entered the door, he found that there was a clerk in extraordinary clothes next to Guo Da.

But at this time, he was worried about Deng's mother's condition, and he was not in the mood to think about the person's origin. When he came to Guo Da, he immediately knelt down in front of Guo Da and begged:

"Ai, Ai, meet the captain."

"Ai, Ai wants to borrow some money from the captain to treat his mother."

Because he was anxious, Deng Ai did not even follow the usual etiquette and directly stated his purpose of visit before Guo Da took the initiative to ask.

When the prime minister's staff next to Guo Da saw Deng Ai's ragged clothes, he already felt a little contempt in his heart.

He also heard that Deng Ai stuttered and came here to borrow money. He couldn't help but feel even more contempt for Deng Ai.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! A chuckle from his mouth reached Guo Da's ears.

This made Guo Da's face suddenly become embarrassed.

When the clerk reported Deng Ai's request for an audience just now, he had already made it clear that Deng Ai was the bachelor of Diannong Commandery.

Diannong Duwei Bachelor is Guo Da's direct staff. Now this prime minister's staff is ridiculing Deng Ai. Isn't he also mocking him? Guo Da has no knowledge of people and actually let someone like Deng Ai serve as Diannong Duwei Bachelor.

A position?

The face-saving Guo Da was so embarrassed that he slapped his hand on the table in front of him angrily and shouted at Deng Ai:

"You don't take good care of the rice warehouse, but instead leave your post and come to me to ask for money. You are really wanton!"

Faced with Guo Da's shouting and questioning, Deng Ai was not frightened.

He knelt on the ground and continued to beg Guo Da: "My mother is seriously ill, please ask the captain to lend a helping hand."

"The money you borrow today will be repaid a hundred times later."

Hearing Deng Ai say this, because of his stumbling words and the big words he said, the look of ridicule on the face of the prime minister's staff became even stronger.

Where did these common people come from? They think too highly of themselves.

Deng Ai didn't care whether others were laughing at him, he was used to it anyway.

He just looked anxious and looked at Guo Da expectantly.

But Guo Da, who had been humiliated in front of the nobles, would not care about the safety of Deng Ai's mother. He continued to speak harshly to Deng Ai:

"The King of Wei has just issued an order, ordering those of you who moved from Jingbei to immediately set off back to Jingbei."

"You go back and tidy up before leaving soon."

Hearing what Guo Da said, Deng Ai was like a bolt from the blue.

His old mother was still suffering from the disease, so how could she bear the pain of traveling thousands of miles again.

Therefore, for the sake of his mother's safety, he lowered his head, kowtowed to Guo Da and said, "Please be kind to the captain. My mother is seriously ill and should not travel far."

"If I want to return to Jingbei, I kindly ask the captain to wait until my mother recovers."

Because of the anxiety and worry in his heart, Deng Ai's words were even more stumbling at this time. Guo Da, who had long been dissatisfied with Deng Ai, would never listen to Deng Ai's words again.

Guo Da's chilling voice reached Deng Ai's ears.

"This is an important order from the king. Is it possible that you want to disobey it?"

"Quickly retreat and pack up, don't delay your journey, otherwise I will punish you with military law!"

Deng Ai, who was still kowtowing, with a look of pleading on his face, stopped kowtowing instantly after hearing Guo Da's words.

His palms placed on the ground gradually clenched together because of the anger in his heart.

Deng Ai thought of the oppression and humiliation he had suffered over the years, and of the captain's deductions every time he distributed food.

If Guo Da hadn't withheld food before, with his past diligence, he would have been short of food!

His hands had been clenched into fists, and the nails on his fingers had sunk into the flesh of his palms due to his exertion.

The pain in his palm made Deng Ai maintain his last trace of calmness.

He raised his eyes from the ground and looked at Guo Da, who was sitting high on the steps in front of him. Guo Da's contemptuous eyes fell in his eyes, and he looked at the prime minister with a mocking face next to Guo Da.

Staff members.

They are always so aloof, they are always so well-dressed, they are always so cold and heartless.

Just because I have no power now, should I let them manipulate me like an ant?

He has informed his mother's situation in detail, why can't he be accommodating?

They were forcing his mother to die.

Thinking of this, the anger in Deng Ai's heart reached its peak.
To be continued...