Chapter 419: Founding Day! [Subscribe]

noon.

Diao Chan, Wen Ji, Zhen Mi, and Yao Jing were making tea and chatting in a temporary military tent.

"There are only four days left until the founding of the country. My husband should be back in Yecheng now."

"We'll leave tomorrow."

They followed Cao Cao out, walked around Yecheng, and checked on the people's conditions.

Looking down from the small hill where they were, they could see a group of people not far away, in a vegetable garden.

In winter, people can grow cold-resistant shepherd's purse, mustard greens and other seasonal vegetables during the Han Dynasty along the banks of the Yellow River.

Cao Cao looked at the vegetable field and said to the people around him:

“…We must urge local officials to link farming and agricultural work with the stability of the country.”

"Throughout the dynasties, the people have had enough to eat and there have been no disturbances. Whenever there have been disasters or local uprisings, it must have been because the people have lost their jobs."

Cao Ang accompanied him.

He was away from home to take up a post as a county official. When the Wei Dynasty was founded, he came back to attend the ceremony and was dragged to the edge of the field by Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was not just talking to his son.

He is also accompanied by Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick.

Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and Xu Shu.

"Those nomadic tribes never understand that the biggest difference between them and us is that they don't know how to farm."

Cao Cao said again:

"In the past few years, the country was in turmoil and we had to resort to military operations. But after the founding of the country, we must focus on agriculture and weaving and farming."

"I saw in the booklet that Zhicai sent me that the current grain production in various places is barely enough to support the army.

But in other aspects, it is much worse.”

“In some families, the whole family only has one piece of clothing, and whoever goes out wears it.

Those who had no clothes covered themselves with mats woven from rattan grass.

When Cao Ang went to work in a remote county, he found that the people could only rely on farming to maintain their basic livelihood.

Most people go barefoot all year round.

In recent years, Cao Wei has mobilized the entire country to ensure supplies for war.

When it comes to people's livelihood, we can only focus on the basic issue of food first.

There are not many families that can afford enough clothes for every member.

In more remote areas, young boys don't even have a piece of clothing to cover themselves.

During the cold winter in the north, people often freeze to death.

This is the world that has been revived after the chaos.

As long as they could have food to eat, they would wholeheartedly support Cao Cao, after all, they didn't even have enough food to eat before.

Previously, all resources of Cao Wei were focused on the military, first ensuring that the troops were well fed, well clothed, and well equipped.

There is no way around it. If we lose the war, we will lose everything.

Now is the time to make some adjustments.

This is the difference between defending a country and conquering it.

Xi Zhicai went to various places to investigate civil affairs and brought back the information for Cao Cao to see, which made him feel like he had fallen into the mortal world.

In the past few years, Cao Wei has been invincible in military battles and has been able to conquer all enemies. Cao Cao still has some self-confidence in his heart as he pulled the chaotic world at the end of the Han Dynasty back from collapse.

But when he saw the various news that Xi Zhicai brought back from places outside the core city, it was like being hit by a stick on the head.

There are still countless things that urgently need to be adjusted and improved.

Cao Cao turned around and looked at Zhuge Liang.

Later generations mainly saw Zhuge Liang's numerous strategies and his meticulous planning, and said he was a military genius.

In fact, his military ability is not his strong point.

He was better at governing, diligent and prudent, and had strict rewards and punishments and clear organization in all government affairs, big and small.

In the history of Shu, he governed the country, improved relations with ethnic groups in the southwest, implemented policies such as military farming, strengthened war preparedness, and played an irreplaceable role in the stable development of Shu Han.

Without Zhuge Liang, Shu Han would have collapsed long ago.

Xun Yu was also good at political affairs, but he was good at grand strategic planning.

He was the first to propose the strategic idea of ​​"deepening roots and strengthening the foundation to control the world", which set a fundamental direction for the development of Cao Wei and built the policy foundation of Cao's camp.

Xun Yu is the best candidate for the 'Prime Minister'. He is very good at selecting talents, planning, and formulating policies.

Zhuge Liang was able to take care of every detail and implement the policies in a more in-depth manner, turning policies into powerful measures and implementing them in specific locations.

In political affairs, the two of them could serve as Cao Cao's right-hand men.

Xun Yu's position remains unchanged.

Zhuge Liang could slowly adapt to Cao Ying and gradually be adjusted to the position that suits him best.

Xun Yu has to stay in Yecheng for the time being and has neither the space nor the time to move around. With the addition of Zhuge Liang, his burden can be lightened appropriately and things can be done more meticulously.

Cao Cao had already thought about how to use Zhuge Liang after he came to Cao's camp.

He is only twenty years old now and still has a lot of room to grow.

Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Xu Shu.

These people will contribute to the development and growth of Cao Wei.

Cao Cao leaned over and picked up a small piece of vegetable leaf, put it in his mouth and sucked it:
"Whether a country is strong or not depends on several aspects."

"First, the ruling class must be highly unified internally, politically stable, and culturally prosperous. Externally, it must be militarily strong, economically prosperous, and have strong influence.

The so-called "How great is the path to prosperity, transcending thousands of years and leaving its mark" means this."

This sentence means "the world is vast and boundless, and we must leave behind achievements that will last for thousands of years." It is a description of a prosperous era.

However, even in prosperous times, there were many problems under the feudal system.

The decentralized nature of the economy, the private ownership of land, and the corruption that centralization breeds.

These are the issues that Cao Cao is considering.

It is also the root cause of the current stage of social development.

Even the emperor could only exert influence to a certain extent.

Cao Cao said, and the others listened.

"That's all you have to say. Tomorrow we will go and see the weaving machines. I heard there have been some changes. Then we will return to Yecheng.

Wen Ruo has urged me several times, but the founding day is coming soon, and it is time to go back."

Cao Cao: "Kong Ming, Shi Yuan, you two stay in the preparation camp for a while and see if there is anything that interests you and participate." The Dragon and the Phoenix agreed together.

These two people can shine wherever they are used and learn things very quickly.

As night fell, the sky was filled with stars.

Cao Cao returned to his tent and started talking with his wives and concubines.

It made Diao Chan feel very uneasy, and also made Wen Ji feel nervous and jumpy.

The next day.

On the way back, Cao Cao and his party went to the Gongzaoying near Yecheng.

After the founding of the country, the focus of preparation should be tilted towards people's livelihood.

There will be corresponding adjustments to textile machinery, cotton, silk and sericulture.

At the end of December, envoys from various Western Regions, including Yanqi, Khotan, Qiuci, and Loulan, arrived in Yecheng one after another.

Buyeo in the northeast also sent an envoy named Buyeo Hou.

He had a very powerful title in the Xianbei, called King Da Wuwei.

He is the younger brother of the current King of Buyeo. He is in his early forties, has a strong physique, is fierce but also shrewd.

He led a team of more than 200 people, pulling large and small carriages and horses, and all kinds of supplies, to congratulate the founding of the Wei Dynasty.

These people traveled all the way south, and when they arrived in Yecheng, they were stunned by the prosperity in all aspects.

"It is truly a great dynasty. No wonder they were able to defeat the Xianbei."

Foreigners are generally divided into two categories. One type is greedy and vicious. When they see the prosperity of China, they want to take it for themselves.

Another kind of feeling is to be filled with awe when seeing the strength of China.

In the past few years, there was chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty, and foreign tribes such as the Wuhuan and Xianbei wanted to take advantage of the situation.

But when the Xianbei were defeated in successive battles, the Eastern and Western Xianbei were successively destroyed.

In the most recent battle, the Zhongxianbei were defeated.

When the Buyeo people came over at this time, they began to admire and respect him, and did not dare to have any dissenting thoughts.

Fu Yuhou came to see Cao Cao with trepidation. Before entering the door, he took off his fur hat, revealing his shiny forehead.

He had a fierce look and was very powerful in Buyeo, but when he came to see Cao Cao, he was very polite.

As soon as Buyeo Hou entered the palace, he prostrated himself with the proper etiquette of the Han people and greeted the emperor with great respect:
"Our leader said that you, the Lord of Wei, helped us protect the land of Eastern Xianbei. We came here this time and brought generous gifts to thank you.

From now on, we are willing to pay half of the Eastern Xianbei's output to the Great Wei as tribute every year.

I, Fuyu, wish to forever be friends with the Great Wei and regard the Great Wei as the superior country."

Cao Cao smiled.

During this period, Jing met with envoys from various parties.

The Wei army was strong and powerful, and they could not afford to offend them. When they came, they only spoke nice words and offered tributes.

A few years ago, the Han territory was weak and these foreign tribes were not so friendly.

To sum up, he deserves a beating.

Whoever has the power is right.

"I have met Fu Yu Hou. As for other parties that want to see me, let's wait until the founding of the country," Cao Cao said.

At the end of December, in addition to Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Gao Shun and other generals who returned to Yecheng with Cao Cao, Huang Zhong, Zhang Liao, Qu Yi, Taishi Ci, Gan Ning and others successively withdrew from various parties.

Yecheng was once a prosperous city with many important figures, both civil and military.

That night, Cao Cao returned to the inner house.

After the founding ceremony, they will move to the new palace, and the servants in the house will be busy taking care of and packing up all kinds of things.

When Cao Cao came to Yu Qing's room, Yu Qing was feeding her three fish friends, Dahong, Erqing and Sanzao.

Carp can generally live for more than twenty years, and if the conditions are good enough, they can even live as long as humans.

Cao Cao introduced the energy of heaven and earth into the animals in his home, giving them different spiritual powers.

He discovered that over a period of time, the animals in his home might have become spirits.

Yu Qing always talks to these three fat carps, and recently these three fat carps started chatting with her.

When Yu Qing spoke, they spit bubbles in the water in response.

Yu Qing threw fish food and asked, "Erqing, do you think I can be the queen?"

Erqing spit out two bubbles, indicating that he could not do it.

Blowing a bubble means there is a chance, and it usually works.

Yu Qing said this on purpose for Cao Cao to hear.

The fish bent its elbows outward and blew two bubbles. Yu Qing said angrily, "Erqing, you traitor, I'll cook you and eat you tomorrow, so you can grow so much meat."

Erqing quickly blew out a bubble and changed his words, indicating that he could do it.

Between feeling cowardly and feeling angry after being threatened, Erqing chose to feel cowardly and angry.

Cao Cao came closer and put his hand on his wife's waist:

"Qing'er, I've told you that you are from the Yu family and are not suitable to be the queen. A family of aristocrats will lead to many problems."

Yu Qing twisted her body and slapped Cao Cao's hand away, unhappy.

"My husband and I came first, and everyone else came later. If I'm not allowed to be the first, who will be the first? I'm so angry."

"You are still the most important."

This was a problem Cao Cao had considered a long time ago, not because he was making concessions to Yu Qing.

Establishing a queen is not only a matter of position, but involves many aspects.

Upon hearing this, Yu Qing's anger immediately turned into joy.

She didn't really want to compete for the title of Queen, she just wanted to emphasize her presence. At this moment, she became cheerful again: "I have a new dress. Husband, go take a bath and I will wear it for you to see."

"What kind of clothes can you wear after taking a bath?"

The couple went to the back hall together.

The battle started after bathing, with both sides attacking and defending.

Two days later, in the early morning, before daybreak, the sound of horses' hooves like thunder could be heard outside Yecheng, and soldiers and horses were gathering.

The city gates were opened early, and the people coming in and out, and those watching the ceremony, all looked solemn and expectant.

The day of Cao Wei's founding has arrived.

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