Although it was already dusk at this time, Ding Miao, Chen Jin and other generals were busy with military affairs and had not yet rushed to come here to have a meal. At this moment, only Xue Tong and Shao Xu were chatting and laughing happily in the hall. Seeing Lu Yao coming, the two of them bowed to each other. Lu Yao hurriedly took a few steps and supported Shao Xu.

Although Lu Yao had been in the army for many years, he adhered to family education when he was young and understood the genealogy of aristocratic families. He would never regard the descendants of Zhou Zhaogong and the crowned Shao clans of Anyang, who have been crowned for generations, as ordinary scholars. What's more, it is even more coincidental that Mr. Shao Xu was not only a famous scholar in Anyang, Wei County, but also had another relationship with Lu Yao: in the past, Shao Xu served as the army of Sima Ying, the King of Chengdu, and was also one of the important aides of the King of Chengdu!

When the King of Chengdu raised an army to attack the King of Changsha Sima Yi, Shao Xu was one of the few calm people in the King of Chengdu's house at that time. He advised: "Xu heard that brothers are like right hands. Now Ming Gong is the enemy of the world, and he wants to get rid of them. Xu secretly confused him." But at that time, the King of Chengdu was in the four states, with hundreds of thousands of troops. When he was in full swing, countless famous ministers and generals surrounded him, even Lu Zhi, who once regarded as a confidant, was excluded. How could he listen to these? The King of Chengdu then appointed Duke Shiheng as the governor of Hebei and raised more than 200,000 troops to go south. The final outcome... There is no need to say much. However, because he did not accept his advice, Shao Xu resigned early and returned home. He luckily avoided the disaster that followed, which was extremely wise.

Shortly after that, Shao Xu was again appointed by the general of the army, the general of Qingyan and other military affairs, and the governor of Yanzhou Gou Xizheng was appointed as the army. It is said that Gou Xi led his army to fight against the Qingyan and the two states, suppressing and pacifying countless bandits, and relying on Shao Xu's efforts to establish a strategy during this period. However, Shao Xu was deeply displeased with Gou Xi's strict governance and cruel and easy-to-kill habits. So he resigned again soon after.

Lu Yao did not dare to neglect this contemporary famous scholar, so he immediately came forward to greet him and accompanied him for several miles. However, at that time, it was Lu Yao who was plagued by trivial matters in the army, and he had no time to take care of him. After waiting for all the etiquette, Lu Yao arranged for him to follow Xue Tong's infantry and the central army's baggage to move forward together.

This dynasty adopts the system of military troops, and the soldiers have low status as slaves, and even the status of officers cannot be compared with those of scholars. Therefore, everyone is quite far away from this envoy of Yecheng, not to mention that everyone from Xue Tong is a heroic fighting man, and there is no word to say with scholars.

Unexpectedly, Shao Xu's nephew Shao Zhu was one of the abducted children rescued by Lu Yao and others. After Shao Zhu met his brother Ran Zhan in the army, he immediately got together and was inseparable. It turned out that Lu Yao and others were Shao Zhu's life-saving benefactors. Because of this connection, Shao Xu was very enthusiastic about the generals in the army and his words were humble and polite.

After following the army for several days, everyone found that he was not particular about food and clothing, and was as simple as a poor man, not like other scholars.

After Xue Tong talked with him, he realized that Shao Xu was different from the literati demeanor who deliberately pursued the elegance of the literati at that time. This man spoke simple, read classics and history, and was quite familiar with economic practices. What's even better is that he was also familiar with astronomy, numerology and yin and yang, and his words often contained metaphysics and wonderful principles, which suddenly made the generals and lieutenants who were generally a little literary.

These days, when Shao Xu was chatting with everyone, he said that Taibai Dayu saw what he was in charge of what he was in charge of what he was in charge of what he was in charge of what he was in charge of what he was in charge of what he was in charge of what he was in charge of what he was in charge of what he was in charge of what he was. Lu Yao had common sense of modern people, but he did not have any special feelings about it. This kind of theory of sympathy between heaven and man was thought to be an unshakable truth at the time, but Lu Yao naturally stayed away from it.

Unexpectedly, when he entered the hall, he was just hearing Shao Xu talking about political affairs, and he was able to pick up the taxes and household registration numbers of the state government, as if he was very familiar with the ranks. Is this gentleman still a capable official who is well versed in common affairs? Lu Yao couldn't help but become a little interested in this gentleman: "I didn't expect that in addition to the metaphysical academic numbers, Shao Gong is also familiar with trivial political affairs... I have heard that these civil affairs are not suitable for famous scholars, but why did Mr. Shao pay attention to this?"

Shao Xu smiled indifferently and said, "The so-called famous scholars and romantic people today are in vain and willful and unrestrained, but they have no benefit to the people of the country and the people. Shao's despised family is only aware of the economy and cannot imitate the masters."

"Economics" means to help the world and the people. Shao Xu said this obviously because he is very confident in his practical abilities.

"It is the way for Confucians to practice the world and to relieve the difficulties of the times!" Lu Yao exclaimed, sat down and took food to eat, and said apologetically: "I am really hungry, so I will eat some food to cushion first. You two are casual, don't worry about me."

Xue Tong nodded repeatedly: "Mr. Shao, please continue to give advice on Hebei's agricultural affairs."

Shao Xu said politely, and thought about it slowly, saying: "The wealth of the Three Wei Dynasty originated from the hard work of all generations. Since the ninth year of Jian'an, the former Emperor Wu of Wei has immigrated to Yecheng four times and set up the General of the Diannong Zhonglang in Wei County. The famous ministers Pei Qian, Shi Bao and others presided over the military farming. Near Yecheng, there was the site of the twelve channels of Zhangshui built by Ximen Bao during the Warring States Period. Emperor Wu restored it. From 18 miles from the Zhangshui River to Yecheng, a low wall was built every 300 steps, with a total of twelve channels, and a total of twelve channels were opened on the south bank of the upper reaches of the trench, with a total of twelve channels, called Tianjingyan..."

"Zuo Taichong wrote the Wei Du Fu, and there is a saying of "Twelve Twelve Treasures of the Typhoons, the same origin and the same mouth". Could it be that this tianjing wei?" Lu Yao tried hard to swallow a bite of the scone cake and interrupted with a stinging voice.

"General Lu said it is right. The irrigation of the harem irrigation of tens of thousands of hectares of fertile fields. The three Weishui gained the benefits. Yecheng was known as the tyrant mansion." Shao Xu nodded, shook his head again, and his face darkened: "It's a pity that Zuo Taichong was complicated and gorgeous and had no substance. Although he boasted about the grand occasion of the dynasty, he never mentioned that the 43 years since the founding of this dynasty, he had never maintained this water conservancy facility! By the ninth year of Taikang, the once-large irrigation effect of the irrigation was less than one-tenth of the prosperous time. At that time, the thirty-two counties and states suffered severe drought, and the Three Wei areas suffered from it. More than 30,000 hungry people ate Yanzhou."

"... Since the fields are unable to irrigate, grain production will decline as a result." Shao Xu turned back to the hall and took a scone: "Please look at it, two!"

Lu Yao was not familiar with farming. He looked at the scones that Shao Xu held, then looked at the ones in his hands, revealing a mysterious look.

However, Xue Tong's reaction was faster: "This...is this millet?"

The so-called millet is a type of millet. This species is used for planting and has extremely low yields, so it was rare in the Han Dynasty. However, because of its drought resistance and harsh climate, it is occasionally used to sow seeds in newly reclaimed wastelands.

"That's right." Shao Xu sighed: "It would be fine if it was just unfavorable to irrigate. What's more serious is that in recent years, disasters and severe cold and droughts have occurred frequently in various parts of our country. The once fertile land of several counties in Hebei is now less than year-old, and the grains are completely destroyed. Many people can only eat millet to survive. Villages such as Huojiayi should have barely maintained a well-off life. But now, they can't even take out wheat and corn when they even receive high-ranking officials of the court like General Lu. Shao saw with his own eyes that the people in some areas had to collect mulberries and wild fruits to fill their stomachs. The hardships of the people's lives have long reached an unprecedented level..."

Lu Yao sneered: "Duke Shao, although this situation is related to natural disasters, it is actually a man-made disaster. Shao Gong is well-versed in the story, so he should know what the nobles in the court are doing even in such a situation."

Shao Xu lowered his head and slowly put the scones in his hand back into the large plate of stone pottery. He found that there were some cake crumbs on his hand, so he rubbed his fingers carefully and shook the cake crumbs into the plate. After a while, he said, "What the court officials did is not something that I can do. Shao Xu was brave enough to ask, in this case, General Lu, what will you do?"

Xue Tong took a step into the hall, and his armor was whistling lightly.

Lu Yao coughed lightly, lifted the kettle and sipped a few times, cleared his throat: "Duke Shao, have you made something wrong? Lu Yao is just a young general under the command of Liu Governor of Bingzhou, and the situation in Yecheng is not something I can tell. To be honest, we are all ordered by Mr. Yue Shi and are about to go to the northern border... By the way, this trip is for the four-year ceremony of worshiping the sky by the Tuoba Xianbei. I wonder if Mr. Shao has heard of it?"

Shao Xu looked back at Xue Tong with a solemn expression and chuckled: "In the past, I and Shiheng and Shilong had the elegance of their colleagues and accepted them deeply. I thought they were good at the family. However, General Lu was not very particular about it, which really disappointed Shao."

The night wind blew through the window frames, shaking the pine torches on the four walls of the hall, reflecting Lu Yao's sincere face.

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Shao Xu of Anyang, the first literati and aide of the Lu team appeared. Everyone applauded and welcomed! This lord was a rare leader of the Han regime in Hebei in history by the Eastern Jin court. Although he was a literati, he once led his army to fight with Shi Le, and persisted for longer than Liu Kun. Unfortunately, the small court in Jiangzuo was busy with civil strife and did not have time to save and comfort, which made the heroes suffer.
Chapter completed!