Wei Ba's skillful left hand operated the plow, and with a whip in his right hand, he shouted, and the sturdy ploughing ox took steps and pulled the plow forward. The sharp new iron plough broke through the black earth, like a black wave, and continued to stretch forward. It didn't take long for one person and one ox to go, Wei Ba used his hands hard, shouted in his mouth, urged the ploughing ox to turn around, and ploughed back.

"Wow, I can't imagine that the general still has this hand?" Zhu Wu was stunned.

"How did he look like he had done such a job?" Xiahou Xuan asked Xiahou Hui in surprise: "When he was in Chengdu, did he also do this?" ”

Xiahou Hui looked at Wei Ba, who was operating freely, blankly, and said in his heart that he often ploughed the fields, but only in the boudoir, when did he see this kind of scene. I've never seen him go down to the ground.

Jiang Wan stroked his beard and nodded again and again: "With a knife and a plow, the general is really a genius." ”

Zhang Biao and Yang Xi looked at each other and felt a little incredible. Yang Xi said appreciatively: "Boda, I want to make a fuss." The fact that the general personally went to the field to help the plough and was able to do so well shows that his idea of heavy agriculture based on the people is not just lip service. If politicians can do it themselves like him, how can the world not be governed? ”

Zhang Biao smiled: "Then I'll wait to see your splendid article, this is a real thing, no need to embellish, it must be a good article, and it may be recited all over the world in the future." ”

Yang Xi smiled and nodded again and again.

As he spoke, Wei Ba had already finished plowing, and he handed the plow and whip in his hand to the old barbarian who was waiting beside him, with a dark face but a smile. He bowed and said, "Uncle, these lands, oxen, and this plow are all yours." He beckoned, and asked Dunwu to take a knife and hand it over to the old man: "This knife is also for you, whoever dares to rob your field and cattle will use this knife to cut him, okay?" ”

The old barbarian was startled, and he was about to kneel down when he turned over. Wei Ba hurriedly supported him. Resolutely refused to let him kneel. He held the old man's arm and said loudly: "I said, as long as you are not a lazy person, as long as you are willing to make your efforts." Able to endure hardships. You should be able to eat enough. If hard for a year. You can't eat enough, that's my fault, when the time comes. You take this knife to the general's mansion, I invite you to dinner, you point at my nose and scold, whoever dares to stop you, you will cut whomever you want, okay? ”

"Good, good." The old barbarian was so excited that he burst into tears, and his words were incoherent: "General, after the autumn harvest, the old man must invite the general to eat new rice, definitely, definitely." ”

"Okay, I'll wait for my husband's new rice to be cooked." Wei Ba hahadaxiao, bowed again, and turned to leave. When he came to Jiang Wan and the others, the smile on his face was gone. "Did you hear what I just said?"

Jiang Wan nodded hurriedly: "I heard it." ”

"Well, if there is a day when I will be pointed at and scolded by the people who have worked hard for a year and still have not enough to eat, I promise that you will definitely accompany me." Wei Ba's gaze swept over everyone's face: "If you don't have confidence in yourself, it's still too late to go back to Chengdu now." ”

Jiang Wan was silent, Zhang Biao and the others looked at each other, Wei Ba's request is not low, is this considered to drive them away? It may sound easy to be a farmer after a hard year to have enough to eat, but it's not easy to do. Not to mention the frequent wars, even when the world is peaceful, no one can guarantee it. Can you guarantee that you will not be corrupt, can you guarantee that God will have a smooth weather, in case of a natural disaster, all the crops are destroyed, and it is not normal for people to starve to death?

But at this moment, who dares to say that they are not confident, I should go back to Chengdu? Even if I go back to Chengdu, I don't have the face to see anyone.

"Since you all have faith, then I have more faith." Wei Ba waited for a while, and when he saw that no one stood up and said that he was leaving, he softened his face, smiled slightly, and walked forward side by side with Jiang Wan.

The bell was carrying his combat boots, and was just about to come over to let him wash his feet and put them on, but he was grabbed by Xiahou Hui. Xiahou Hui glared at the bell and said in a low voice: "You really don't know, it's dirty anyway, it's already dirty, it's frozen anyway, is it still this time?" ”

Bell rolled her eyes, puzzled, and followed behind with her boots a little aggrieved. Ding Feng walked over, walked with her, and explained softly: "The general is going to show those officials, to all the people, put on his boots, who else to show them?" ”

The bell suddenly realized: "It turns out that he is pretending to be shown to others." ”

"It's not a show, it's a show." Ding Feng used a newly learned word. "It's not just for these people to show, but also for Sun Quan. It does not mean that if you don't fight, you will be at peace, and fighting for people's hearts and minds is more important than fighting for victory or defeat on the battlefield. ”

"Yo, you're a scholar now." Ling Bell looked at Ding Feng in surprise, "I don't see it, you still have such knowledge." ”

Ding Feng blushed: "I also read a few books with Mr. Li in Chengdu." ”

"Yes, yes, you can teach." Bell nodded old-fashionedly, "No wonder the general likes you so much, it seems that you are also going to be promoted." ”

Ding Feng smacked his lips and stopped talking.

Wei Ba and Jiang Wan walked side by side, saying hello to the people next to them from time to time. When those people saw that General Zhennan was barefoot, his feet were still full of mud, and he had obviously just descended from the ground, his eyes suddenly became warm. People who came here to Tuntian knew that although General Zhennan was young, he was very good to the people, and he respected the people-oriented and put the people in his heart, but he didn't expect that General Zhennan would go to the ground in person. They didn't know that Wei Ba had personally cultivated two ridges of land, and in their opinion, Wei Ba was condescending to let the bottom of his feet get dirt.

Jiang Wan smiled bitterly to himself, he only knew that Wei Ba used to make good use of psychological warfare on the battlefield, but he didn't expect to be even more familiar with this set of tricks for the common people. If this way continues, who else under his rule will dare not take the people seriously? Most of these barbarians have knives, and it's not a joke to say that they cut you.

"General, will this encourage the arrogance of Diao Min, and it will be inconvenient to govern in the future."

"If there are Diao people, there will be fewer corrupt officials." Wei Ba said disapprerovingly: "If there is an unreasonable Diao Min, there is naturally a national law to clean him up, do you think those pawns are vegetarians?" ”

As soon as he heard the word "pawn", Jiang Wan felt even more bitter in his mouth. The saying of the pawn comes from the military service system of the Western Han Dynasty. The Eastern Han Dynasty, especially in the Three Kingdoms period, the military service system has been in vain, most of the use of recruitment, where is there anything to say, Wei Ba to recruit money money, and there is no loyalty as the reason, refused to implement the Shu Han now implemented the military system, the land and the source of soldiers combined, said that it was a partial restoration of the Western Han Dynasty military system, in fact, the implementation of the Wei State of the scholar system. By this means. Wei Ba turned these barbarian peasants into his soldiers.

Jiang Wan only now understands that Wei Ba Weishenme gave up those lands, he gave up two percent of the land, but he got the hearts of seventy percent of the barbarians in the land, and what he has done in the past few days. Set a threshold for your successor: if you don't do as well as him. How is it possible to win the hearts of the barbarians?

Compare with him? Come on. There are a few people who can achieve his status who are not rich and noble, and a few who are not scholars. How many can endure this suffering?

It is conceivable that if there are no accidents, no one will be able to replace Wei Ba to govern these barbarians in the short term. There are more than 40,000 households, and they have become Wei Ba's subordinates, which is much stronger than Wanhu Hou.

"Then if there is another war after the autumn, what will happen to your food rations?"

"If the taxes collected are not enough, then spend money on their surplus." Wei Ba said without thinking: "Buy at the market price and trade evenly." ”

"What if they won't sell, or if someone is driving up prices?"

"If you can't afford it, don't fight."

"The Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, the great cause of reviving the Han Dynasty, can you say that you won't fight because you can't afford it?"

"Then find a way to make more money, open source and reduce expenditure." Wei Ba laughed and smiled innocently: "Mr. Gongyan, this important task will be handed over to you." To be honest, I didn't want to bother you. But the prime minister and Ma Youchang are very confident in you, and I am willing to let you give it a try. The prime minister said that you are the instrument of the society, I think it should be okay for the three counties of Wuling. ”

Jiang Wan's eyebrows twitched twice involuntarily, and his mouth was bitter as if he had Coptis chinensis. He knew that he was forced to a dead end, no matter how difficult it was, he couldn't retreat, if he didn't do it well, not only would the prime minister's face be dull, but it would also give Wei Ba a chance to push Liao Li out. You must know that Liao Li is now in charge of the seven counties of Jiaozhou, and the task is heavier than him.

Prime Minister, you can make me miserable.

……

When Jiang Wan was complaining, Sun Deng was also complaining.

When the news of Wei Ba's presence in Lingling Tuntian reached Wuchang, how could Sun Quan show weakness. As early as the Battle of Wuling, the big clan in Changsha had sold grain to Liao Li and supported Wei Ba's previous convictions, and now Wei Ba is getting stronger and stronger.

Therefore, Sun Quan must compete with Wei Ba, what Wei Ba can do, he must do, and what Wei Ba can't do, he must also try his best. can only do better than Wei Ba, not worse than Wei Ba. But he soon discovered that it was not easy to fight with Wei Ba, and this shaft's ability to pretend was no worse than his ability to fight. Not to mention anything else, he has done too much to support the plough and heavy farmers.

It is not uncommon to support the plough to show that it is important to agriculture, Sun Quan has also played, but it is a show, holding the plow, waving the whip twice, even if it has been done, how can Wei Ba really go to the field like this? Although the first month has passed, the earth has rejuvenated, and the ground can be cold.

Sun Quan couldn't do it, so he had to hand over the matter to the crown prince Sun Deng. Sun Deng was also very difficult, according to the news from Lingling, Wei Ba cultivated an acre of land, he could not be less than Wei Ba, and he also had to cultivate an acre of land. This acre of land was plowed down, the cattle were fine, and Sun Deng fell. Can you not fall, tired and sweaty, blown by the wind, it is easy to get cold, and the soles of your feet are cold and biting, one cold and one hot, Sun Deng did not return to Wuchang Palace and started a fever.

Sun Quan was still a little worried, and was about to visit Sun Deng, but Sun Dahu said, he can't do this thing well, and he is still fighting with Wei Ba? I just gave birth to a child, if I hadn't given birth to a child, I would have been able to plow the field, and I would have ploughed better than him, and I would never let my father lose to Wei Ba and be despised by Wei Ba.

After hearing this, Sun Quan was disappointed and was in no mood to see Sun Deng anymore. Sun Deng's mother died early, and Mrs. Xu, who raised him, was in Wu County again, and now his father doesn't care about him, he feels that he has become a complete orphan, and he was originally only three points sick, but suddenly became seven points...... (To be continued......)