"Brother Zhongde, why bother talking so much? Hurry up and eat and drink. We have important things to do." Xiahou Dun urged.
Cheng Yu laughed, glanced at Zang Ba and several of his deputies, nodded and said, "That's fine, let's do business first."
Cheng Yu just spoke, but he actually had a love for talents. Whether it was Zang Ba or those other men, they were all good players. Wouldn't it be great if he could use them for his own purposes?
It's a pity that the other party has obviously recognized him, so there is little hope... He probably wants to take advantage of the Wei family again, Cheng Yu secretly sighed in his heart.
Cheng Yu stood up, glanced at Zang Ba, cupped his fists and saluted, and walked out of the restaurant with Xiahou Dun.
"He is Cheng Yu, he is really a man!"
"You know him?"
"We Yanzhou people don't know Cheng Yu of Dongjun. He blocked the rebels from attacking the city with one man's strength. He also waited for the opportunity to counterattack and beat the rebels in fear."
"Brother, he seemed to have something to say to you just now. Do you think it has something to do with their attack on Langya County?"
Zang Ba shook his head, frowned and replied: "Cao Cao attacked to open a sea route, what does it have to do with me? This Cheng Yu is not simple. When you go back, don't reveal the information about our encounter with him, so as not to make the lord suspicious."
Several men frowned when they heard Tao Qian. Like Zang Ba, they didn't really approve of Tao Qian. However, in Xuzhou today, Tao Qian is still the governor and pastor of the governor. It’s just a lot of trouble.
In the vast wilderness, farmers are working hard.
Two carriages parked slowly under the big tree. Not far away, an old woman was burning dead branches to accumulate fertilizer. The dew-soaked branches and leaves brought up billowing smoke and floated through the gaps under the big tree, forming a very magnificent Tyndall effect. .
Wei Cheng was sitting on the carriage shaft, holding a green plum rice ball in his hand and eating it. Next to him were his second uncle Wei Min and his loyal Dian Wei.
There were also people in the other carriage, but compared to the comfort of Wei Cheng and the others, Tao Qian and the others were a little embarrassed.
"Lord, let's have some too." Chen Deng took out the steamed buns he had prepared a long time ago.
Tao Qian glanced at it but didn't refuse. He was both thirsty and hungry and couldn't care less.
But the pottery merchant who grew up with fine clothes and fine food quit his job, and frowned and said: "Yuanlong, I'm not telling you, if you had known that you would have to walk such a long way, you should have informed the cook earlier that you were ready to eat. This lump is calling me How to swallow it?"
Chen Deng's hand holding the wowotou tightened slightly, he squinted at Tao Qian, and pretended to be indifferent and smiled: "Young Master, please feel sorry for me first. When you get back to the city, are you afraid that there will be no delicacies to eat?"
Speaking of delicacies from the mountains and seas, the potter couldn't help but think of the fish and meat dish last night. He only ate a few slices at that time, but the taste was so delicious. Why didn't he feel that those seafood were so delicious before? By the way, it was that one Dip!
The pottery merchant whispered: "Yuanlong, please remember to purchase a batch of mustard and sweet soy sauce later. If things are done well, I will be rewarded heavily."
Chen Deng's face darkened, he suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, and nodded reluctantly.
He was the captain of Diannong School, not Tao's steward. Tao Shang's move really angered Chen Deng.
After a simple breakfast, the group set off again.
After walking for about half an hour, we finally reached our destination.
Satellite City No. 12, located on the north bank of the river, is by far the largest farm in Hedong. It covers a total area of 200,000 acres and mainly grows potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn and wheat.
Of course, with abundant water resources, animal husbandry cannot be left behind. As soon as the carriage arrived outside the satellite city, it saw groups of cattle and sheep moving towards the crisp grassland by the river, driven by a few men on horseback.
The satellite city manager who received the news had already been waiting on the main road.
There are three stewards in charge of this satellite city. The leader is an elder from the branch of the Wei family. Wei Cheng will call him uncle when he sees him. The other two are sent by the Cai family and the Fan family.
"I've met the second master, the second master, I've met Tao Shijun." The three of them saluted respectfully.
Wei Teng nodded slightly, indicating to them to be more casual and not to be too formal.
"By the way, prepare some food first. I'll bring you drinks. Send a few people to move them down."
Due to its remote location, Satellite City No. 12's living conditions can only be considered average. Some objects that can be seen everywhere in Anyi County are rarely seen here. After all, the distance is too far and there is no trade.
When setting out in the morning, Wei Cheng learned that the three stewards were all good drinkers, so he asked Dian Wei to move a few cans of bulk Fen wine from the warehouse.
The three stewards did not expect such a good thing, so they hurriedly thanked him, and then called their juniors to move the wine.
Tao Shang, who was standing behind Tao Qian, couldn't help sniffing, swallowing, and muttered: "I don't know what kind of wine it is, but it is so fragrant that you can smell the wine even if you put the lid on it."
Tao Qian also frowned slightly. Under his careful management, the people of Xuzhou lived and worked in peace and contentment, and Xuzhou was rich in products. No matter how miserable the people were, they would eventually be able to eat and not be displaced.
But no matter how hard he farmed and resumed production, he would not dare to go to the extravagance of using the few grains produced to make wine. If Tao Qian dared to do such a wasteful act, someone would definitely stab him in the back.
"Book of Rites: Kingship" states: "If a country does not have nine years of savings, it is said to be insufficient; if it does not have six years of savings, it is said to be urgent; if it does not have three years of savings, it is said that the country is not its own country."
On the other hand, if Wei Cheng dares to use so much grain to make wine, does it mean that the grain he has accumulated has exceeded nine years or even longer? Because in his opinion, Wei Cheng is not a person who oppresses the common people and is greedy for pleasure.
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"Brother Gongzu, are you curious about the food production here?" Wei Min came to Tao Qian at some point with a smile on his face.
Tao Qian came back to his senses, bowed his hands, and nodded in agreement, "Please, dear brother, help me clear up my doubts."
Wei Min seemed to have been holding back all the way. When he saw this, he led Tao Qian to the endless fields and said energetically: "To be honest, the grain output of this manor alone is enough to feed more than 70 people in Hedong County.
Ten thousand people."
Tao Qian didn't take it seriously at first, but he opened his mouth wide when he heard this.
Wei Min was very satisfied with his reaction and continued: "There are five such manors in the entire Hedong County and eighteen in the entire Bingzhou, adding up to a total of twenty-four, of which the largest one has an income of more than 300,000.
acres, the smallest one is sixteen or seventeen acres."
Tao Qian and the pottery merchant beside him, Chen Deng, all had sudden changes in their expressions.
One farm can support 700,000 people, and 24 farms can support 16.8 million people, which is equivalent to about 30% of the people. You must know that during the heyday of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the population did not exceed 65 million.
However, the Wei family can feed one-third of the country's population with only one state, which is simply unbelievable to them.
While the three of them were in shock, Wei Cheng spoke.
"As you can see, the fields east of Hedong are lush and luxuriant, and we are not short of food. A mere hundred thousand shi of food will not impress me, unless Tao Gong can agree to my request..."
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Please remember the domain name of this book:.The Moral Record of the Mortician