Chapter 29 Zao Zhi votes for Cao (the second time today!)
After leaving Chenliucheng,
In the distance is a green field,
There are many people working in the fields,
Although life is still poor, at least there are some smiles on their faces now.
An old acquaintance saw Lu Yan leading Xia Houlan around in the fields, so he smiled and said hello: "Ah! It's Lu Zhonglang! Why are you free to come out today?"
Lu Yan still had some impression of this dark and thin old man. Although he was thin, he was a good worker. He smiled and replied to the old man:
"Spring plowing is around the corner. At such an important moment, Lu naturally has to come out and take a look.
How is it, is the spring plowing going smoothly?"
"It went well, it went very well!" Someone took advantage of the old man's words and replied loudly.
"In the past, we lacked cattle for plowing the fields. If we borrowed cattle from the government, we would have to pay a tax of 60 per ten, or even 70 per cent..."
“Under Cao Gong’s rule, you could borrow cattle for free.
It is also equipped with a curved shaft plow.
Now the speed of our plowing has not only been greatly improved, but the work is not as hard as before!"
Lu Yan listened to everyone's responses and looked at these simple people, and couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.
"It's time to take the initiative to find available talents. With just the few people we have now, it's probably a bit too difficult to protect Chen Liu completely."
Lu Yan had something on his mind, but he didn't notice someone walking towards him in front of him.
Xia Houlan noticed that the other party seemed to be heading towards Lu Yan. He took two steps forward, stood in front of Lu Yan, and asked, "Stop, who are you?"
After hearing Xia Houlan's question, Lu Yan finally realized,
It's just that the other person was wearing ordinary clothes and had a dark and thin figure, which made Lu Yan think he was also a farmer.
However, the other party did not seem dissatisfied after being stopped. Instead, he handed over his hands to Lu Yan and asked:
"My dear Zao Zhi, may I ask, are you Lu Yan and Lu Zhonglang?"
"Eh?" Lu Yan was stunned by the name the other party said when he introduced himself, "Zao Zhi? Why does it sound so familiar?"
Zao Zhi does not appear in the novel, but in history, Zao Zhi is very famous.
Seeing Lu Yan stunned, Zao Zhi was not surprised.
After all, his reputation is not small,
Even Yuan Shao sent people everywhere to find him, trying to win him over to farm for him... It was understandable that the man opposite was intimidated by his own reputation.
Lu Yan quickly came to his senses. He cupped his hands and replied, "I am Lu Yan. May I ask, are you from Yangzhai, Yingchuan, Zaozhi?"
"Exactly!"
After receiving the confirmation, Lu Yan was immediately overjoyed and said: "Brother Zao, Mr. Cao has been waiting so hard for you! Hahaha!"
Seeing that Lu Yan was a cheerful person and had a naturally friendly temperament, Zao Zhi's mood also opened up and she couldn't help but make a little joke: "Isn't this person hiding from Yuan Benchu every day..."
"Then you have to hide it well. If Yuan Benchu finds out that you have come to Duke Cao's territory, shouldn't Yuan Benchu immediately fall out with Duke Cao?"
"Hahaha, that's not the case. Now that Cao Yuanmeng is so good, it can't be influenced by someone like Zao."
Lu Yan smiled slightly and stopped commenting. He turned to ask: "May I ask, Brother Zao, why you came to Chenliu to work with Cao Gong to support your great cause?"
When Zao Zhi heard this, he shook his head, then pointed at Lu Yan and said, "Not really, I'm actually here more for you."
Lu Yan was a little surprised, "Come for me?"
"That's right!" Zao Zhi pointed to the people working in the fields and said, "Even when Zao was in Jizhou, he heard the nursery rhyme, 'Lu Changsheng in Chenliu County, the people have been abundant since then'!"
"That's an exaggeration!" Lu Yan felt that this was a bit too much, but "I like..."
"Lu just wants to do something practical for the people...how can it be..."
Before Lu Yan could finish what he said, Zao Zhi said directly: "So I came to see it myself."
Yes, this person is an upright person and does not hide his suspicions at all.
"What's the result?" Lu Yan seemed to have a feeling that the answer to the exam was about to be revealed, and he was always nervous...
Zao Zhi stared at Lu Yan's eyes, and after a long time, he suddenly held up his hands and said:
"I have thought hard about how to improve my farming. However, there are always some mysteries that bother me.
Now that we have seen Lu Zhonglang’s plan, all doubts are gone.
Zaomou is like parting the clouds and seeing the blue sky, only to realize that there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the sky!"
This... Lu Yan mostly learned from Zao Zhi and Ren Jun's farming strategies.
Now, in turn, he is complimented by the original creator,
Lu Yan couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
However, the thick skin that Mao Jie had trained over a long period of time finally came into play.
Lu Yantian shamelessly raised his hands and replied to Zao Zhi: "Brother Zao Zhi is overrated, you are the expert in farming."
"Lu Zhonglang, your achievements are clearly stated here. There is no need to be too modest."
There was no way to go on like this. Lu Yan saw that Zao Zhi looked a little dusty, so he asked:
"Brother Zao came all the way here not just to see Lu's achievements, right?"
Zao Zhi is engaged in professional research, and these people don’t like twisty things very much.
"Yes, Zao came here to witness with his own eyes Lu Zhonglang's strategy of improving the farming;
The second is that Cao Gong was benevolent and righteous, treating the refugee Yellow Turbans and the people under his rule equally, unlike Yuan Benchu who actually drove out all the Yellow Turbans and their families...so Zao came to join Cao Gong."
When he heard that Zao Zhi was indeed here to serve Boss Cao, Lu Yan immediately clapped his hands and praised, "That's great!"
You know, it is recorded in the Book of Wei:
When Yuan Shao was in Hebei, the soldiers ate mulberry trees.
When Yuan Shu was in the Jiang and Huaihe areas, he gave them to Pu Shen, and the people were eating each other, and the state was in depression.
Only under the rule of Cao Cao, because Zaozhi implemented the strategy of military and civilian settlements, millions of dendrobium grains were obtained in just one year.
From then on, Cao Cao conquered all directions and no longer had to worry about running out of food.
Zao Zhi’s contribution to farming has been great!
Zao Zhi is here,
Lu Yan can then hand over the farming affairs.
In this way, the tasks he has to deal with can be reduced by at least one third.
He can finally devote more of his attention to recruiting talents and dealing with possible crises in the future.
Speaking of Zao Zhi, Lu Yan remembered another person who carried out the farming policy with Zao Zhi.
"I remember it was called Ren Jun, right?
He should have defected to Boss Cao when he started his army...
I can first ask someone to find out where this guy is currently appointed by Boss Cao."
Seeing that Lu Yan's joy was indeed genuine, Zao Zhi's favorable impression of Lu Yan immediately increased.
"Brother Zao is a great talent, but Lu doesn't dare to make arbitrary arrangements.
Duke Cao is still in Puyang, East County, so Lu Yan will send someone to escort Brother Zao to Puyang."
For such a well-known celebrity, Lu Yan still cannot make arrangements for him on his own.
In this era, status and reputation are very important. If the truth is not handled properly, Lu Yan may be criticized by people who don't even know his mother.
Zao Zhi was someone who didn't even give Yuan Shao face. Naturally, Lu Yan didn't want to test him casually.
No matter what boss Cao arranges,
As long as Zaozhi can take over the farming affairs, it will be fine. Zaozhi is good at farming, and the farming affairs may be better improved in his hands.
Zao Zhi's words to Lu Yan were meaningless. It wasn't that he looked down on Lu Yan, but that although Lu Yan was less famous now, compared to him who had been famous for a long time, he could only be regarded as a junior.
"In that case, Zao Mou thanks Lu Zhonglang in advance!"
Lu Yan nodded, and then said to Xia Houlan beside him: "Go and inform General Cao Ren and ask him to send someone to escort Brother Zao to Puyang to meet Duke Cao."
"Here!"
After Xia Houlan clasped his fists in agreement, he strode away.
It will take some time to find someone to arrange it.
There are still some things that are not clear about Zao Zhi.
So after Xia Houlan left, he pulled Lu Yan and started discussing some farming matters on the spot...