Chapter 459: Cultural Context Improvement, Divine General Wang Zuo [Subscription Request]

Cao Cao was busy all night last night, and he maximized the historical level effect. It was actually an invincible technique.

I used it for the first time last night and it was very effective.

Even the main road has been obliterated.

Those who fought against Cao Cao all felt deeply that they could not grasp his bottom line.

When he got up in the morning and went out to practice, Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao, Zou Yuan, and Zhen Yan were all in their respective bedrooms, suppressed and unable to wake up.

Front hall, study.

Zhen Mi walked in with brisk steps.

She was wearing an apricot-yellow long skirt. When she entered the room, she saw Cao Cao, who waved to her.

"His Majesty."

Zhen Mi came in front of Boss Cao. As she walked, her small boots, the same color as her dress, were faintly visible under the hem of her skirt.

Cao Cao took out a memorial and asked her to copy it.

Zhen Mi took it and looked at it, and immediately let out a light cry.

The memorial in his hand, with a black and red cover, was a marriage decree, granting Zhen Mi a marriage with the daughter of the Zhen family and allowing her to enter the palace.

Zhen Mi's bright eyes were flushed with red, making her look charming and beautiful.

"There are auspicious dates on the post, take a look and see which one you like."

Zhen Mi hummed lightly.

She only stayed in the study for half an hour before hurriedly running back to her bedroom, reading the wedding invitation again and again.

Cao Cao began to deal with the memorial.

The content of Xu You's conversation with County Magistrate Wu last night, as well as the self-examination letter sent by County Magistrate Wu, were all placed on the desk.

After all, Qiu County is only thirty miles away from Yecheng.

Cao Cao took a look at it, put aside the letter of apology from County Magistrate Wu, and turned to review the memorial.

In the past two years, Dawei's grain production capacity has been in a steady upward trend.

Whether it is wheat or rice, it is difficult to achieve explosive increase in per-acre yield in today's era.

But there is still a lot of land that can be reclaimed.

As the country was brought under control and water conservancy projects were improved, the area of ​​irrigable farmland in the vicinity of Yecheng, for example, has increased by nearly one-sixth in recent years.

The arable area in the north and south plains on both sides of the Yellow River is also continuously expanding.

Therefore, food reserves can increase steadily.

Only when people have enough to eat and have surplus food will they dare to have children, and the population will increase, forming a virtuous circle.

This is crucial right now.

In a memorial sent by Xi Zhicai, Cao Cao saw very detailed records of grain reserves from all over the country.

The food problem of the Wei Dynasty has been initially solved.

In other words, the number of people who starved to death remained at a very low ratio.

The productivity under feudal rule ensured that people did not starve to death, or that very few people starved to death, so we could say that the country was peaceful and food was abundant.

It has only been two years since the establishment of Cao Wei, and it is not easy to achieve the current level.

After reading Xi Zhicai's memorial, Cao Cao picked up another memorial.

The signature below was actually Lu Zhi.

At that time, Lu Zhi served as the Secretary of State in the court. He was an old acquaintance of Cao Cao in Luoyang and also an old minister of the late Han Dynasty.

After Dong Zhuo took control of Luoyang, Lu Zhi fled back to his hometown and stayed indoors.

Due to their early friendship, he and Cao Cao exchanged letters.

But he never served as an official again.

There were several similar important officials at the end of the Han Dynasty who did not switch from Han to Wei for the same reason.

But they did not oppose the Great Wei.

Lu Zhi sometimes kept in touch with Cai Yong and traveled together. When he saw some problems in the local area, he would report them to Cao Cao and had the power to submit secret reports to Cao Cao.

The memorial he sent to Cao Cao talked about the issue of the gentry.

The Fanyang Lu family, to which Lu Zhi came from, was not as prominent as later generations, but it was also a wealthy and powerful family.

In the past few years, he has been staying at home and carefully sorting out the reasons for the formation and growth of the gentry.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, the country was in chaos and the problems of the gentry became increasingly serious, largely because they monopolized educational resources.

It also monopolized the power to appoint and dismiss officials.

If this goes on for a long time, it will naturally become tangled.

Their group grew larger and larger, and they connected with each other, eventually becoming one of the sources of troubles in the world.

Lu Zhi believed that only by vigorously promoting education and giving more people the opportunity to learn to read and write could the relevant problems be corrected at the root.

If more people can read and write, there will be opportunities to select talents from ordinary people.

Tear up the gentry's monopoly on education and official appointments.

Otherwise, the Wei Dynasty will repeat the problems of the late Han Dynasty, and history will repeat itself a hundred years later.

This is actually a fundamental problem that runs through the entire feudal society.

Cao Cao and Lu Zhi's views are consistent in the general direction.

But making adjustments is a slow process.

At present, Cao Wei has added a way to select talents from within the Imperial Academy and serve as officials.

From a long-term perspective, it has, to a certain extent, opened up a path for children from poor families.

Within the Imperial College, students other than those who enter officialdom will be dispersed to local areas to become the backbone of spreading education so as to build more schools and academies in local areas as soon as possible.

And then gradually spread it out at the end.

While reviewing memorials every day, Cao Cao was also observing the changes in various parts of the world.

When he found some signs in the memorial that made him think that he needed to see the place in person, he would go out.

On the side of his study, there are palaces connected together, which are the official offices of the civil and military officials of the Wei Dynasty.

There is a side hall in it, which is where Jia Xu handles various intelligence information.

in the afternoon.

Jia Wenhe left the room and came to a courtyard next to the Tongquetai Palace.

This is the office of Cao Wei’s spies.

All the news in the world is filtered here.

Director Jia entered two courtyards in a row. When people saw him, they neither greeted him nor showed courtesy.

This is what Jia Xu requested, and it is also a means of protecting himself.

He walked into a temple and sat down in a corner.

There were already several Cao Wei spies in the room, sitting there obediently.

They are here for training.

Jia Xu came in person just to attend the class.

Not long ago, Cao Cao persuaded Dao Zun to join the gang.

With Dao Zun's skills, it would be a waste of resources if he didn't use them to train the military strength of Cao Wei's spies and officers.

Dao Zun personally sorted out some content on martial arts training for Cao Wei's spies, and occasionally explained the training methods.

Soon, the people in the room heard a voice ringing in their ears.

The one who pushed the voice was Dao Zun.

He did not show up, but he talked about a practice called Yin Mei Shu. If combined with the corresponding talisman, the clothes, silk threads, and even hair on the body can be used to attack the enemy, which is strange and difficult to defend against.

This kind of practice was originally part of the practice of Cao Wei's spies.

Dao Zun added and deleted some content based on the original content.

Russian qing.

The Taoist Master then talked about how to keep the body's energy consumption to a minimum after being injured, continue life, and make the vitality far beyond that of ordinary people.

This kind of practice can save lives at critical moments, which is also the purpose of Jia Xu coming to listen in person.

He took notes in a small notebook and planned to study it when he got back.

In other palaces of the Tongquetai Palace, Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Zhuge Liang, Xun You and others were also busy with their own work.

Until 3 p.m.

Most officials would leave their posts and go home, ending their day's work.

But today's situation is a little special.

Cao Wei's core circle, including Hua Tuo, Zhang Zhongjing, Zheng Xuan and others, all came to the top floor of Yunduanque, an aerial attic in the main hall of Tongque Tower.

Cao Cao hosted a banquet for his ministers here.

The boss can occasionally have dinner with everyone to help bring them closer together.

In addition to Cao Cao who was in the main seat, Bian Mei and Bai Ke were also present and sat on his left and right.

There were dancers singing and dancing gracefully on the high platform in the palace.

We had hotpot.

Hand-cut lamb, with alternating fat and lean parts, as well as tripe, seafood, side dishes, mushrooms, etc.

The staple food is fried cakes sprinkled with sesame seeds, which taste crispy and sweet.

When Cao Cao was eating the first cake, Dian Wei, who was sitting on his right, had already eaten all twelve cakes on the table.

The tower is high and white clouds seem to be flowing outside the window.

At dusk, pure white snowflakes fell from the sky.

During the banquet, Cai Yong, Zheng Xuan, Zhong Yao and others were in great spirits and took the lead in composing fu.

Cao Cao also became interested and decided to show off his prowess:

"I have also got a poem to write, and I will tell it to you all for your enjoyment."

Everyone immediately sat up straight, ready to play supporting roles.

Even Dian Wei put down his chopsticks and listened first as a sign of respect.

Cao Cao stood up and walked to the window, looking out from the clouds. After a moment, he raised his cup and murmured:

"When we drink and sing, how long is life! It is like the morning dew, and the past days are full of suffering...

Green Zijin, Youyouwoxin.

But for your sake, I have been pondering until now...

I have guests, playing the harp and the flute...The mountains never get too high, the sea never gets too deep.

The Duke of Zhou vomits food, and the world returns to its heart. "

This is Cao Cao's own poem, "Short Song".

At this time, Cao Cao, as the ruler of a country, had fought in all directions in the past ten years, and experienced both sorrow and joy between life and death.

And now that the world has returned to him, he still has the ambition to conquer the world and make the mountains and rivers stronger.

The use of the short song here is just right for the situation.

This is a Yuefu poem, which means that when facing good wine, one should sing loudly, life is short, and days and months pass by like a shuttle. It is like the morning dew, and one is afraid of losing too much time. One must hurry up and not delay even a little!

The world is peaceful and prosperous, and talented people from all over the world are visiting my house. I play the harp and the flute to entertain the guests.

The mountains become majestic because they accept the soil and rocks; the sea becomes vast because it accepts the trickles.

I, Cao Cao, wish to be like Duke Zhou, respecting the wise and humble. I hope that heroes from all over the world will gather together to rule the prosperous era.

He wrote his own fu, and the works he uttered were famous pieces of poetry throughout the ages, such as Short Songs.

After hearing this, Bian Mei and Bai Ke's eyes flickered with admiration in their hearts.

Zheng Xuan was moved and said, "Your Majesty, this is a masterpiece, full of beautiful sentences and great spirit. After listening to it, I feel relaxed all over."

Zhong Yao called for a brush and ink, picked up the pen and wrote quickly: "I wish your Majesty a long-lasting prosperity for our great Wei, and your Majesty's foundation will last forever."

Others also vied to join in the fun and congratulated together.

Cao Cao curled his lips, and a push notification appeared in front of him:
[You are a talented writer, and your masterpieces are passed down through the ages. Your literary talent is +0.5, 94.5. Your insight ability is improved.]

[You have gathered civil and military forces under your command, and the country is peaceful and prosperous. You have appointed five great generals and five great kings to help the country grow.]

It is not difficult for a general to come up with good plans.

Although the gods have not yet gathered together, they are almost there.

The five great strategies are available now, and you are still rich.

Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Zhuge Liang, Lu Su, and Pang Tong can all reach this level.

The night is getting darker.

The lights on the Bronze Sparrow Tower are bright.

The banquet was over, and Cao Cao was about to return to the inner house. The eunuch came up to him quickly and said, "Your Majesty, everything is ready."

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