Zhong Yao, a child who was soy sauce, was sent to Lianyungang again this time, but Zhong Yao could not get a valuable answer in Lianyungang. So, Zhong Yao took a boat south again. Compared with the north, the distance to go south seemed to be slightly shorter. Of course, Zhong Yao also had the idea of ​​taking private services to Jiangdong to take a look.

Zhong Yao took a boat to Poyang before getting ashore. As soon as he stepped onto the land, the feeling of being busy on the water was immediately different. Poyang is just a small port, so there are not many people and goods coming and going, and there is definitely no comparison with the busyness on the Yangtze River.

As soon as he left Poyang, Zhong Yao felt like he was in Youzhou. The road was very wide, and the carriages and packs on the road passed by from time to time, and then there were endless fields, even if it was the hilly area of ​​Jiangdong. The biggest difference here is that once he was familiar with the Jianghuai area, there were wild land on both sides of the road, no farmland, no farmland, and no people. This was exactly the same as the situation in Youzhou. I didn’t expect that in just a short time, Fang Zhiwen had transformed Jiangdong, which had a deep-rooted clan concept, into this.

The carriage ran on the wide road all day. When he saw the farmland that could not be seen in the edges, Zhong Yao knew that he was about to arrive. Zhong Yao never understood why the farmland he saw on the territory of Cao Cao in Jianghuai was divided into small pieces, and on Fang Zhiwen's territory, the farmland was always connected together. If it weren't for the canals and rows of trees, Zhong Yao wondered whether these farmlands would become whole pieces. Could there be other ways to distinguish the range of his farmlands?

Zhong Yao entered the city by himself, and no one came to greet him. The soldier in charge of escorting Zhong Yao also left after he sent him to the inn. Zhong Yao was not in a hurry. He knew Fang Zhiwen's habits. As long as there was no one restricting you and didn't say where you could not go, you could move freely. As for when you could see the main owner, the inn would naturally report your request. Then you wait slowly.

After Zhong Yao settled down, he took two people to the streets and arranged several guards to follow him from afar, but he would not interfere with Zhong Yao's actions.

Zhong Yao had never been to Fuzhou before, and he didn't know that Fuzhou had actually changed a lot and its population was increasing. There were naturalized Shanyue people, Taihu and Poyang thieves who were scattered here to live, ordinary people who moved from the surrounding villages and towns, and poor and hired farmers who secretly fled from the south.

Compared with Lianyungang, Fuzhou naturally seems quite shabby, not to mention Miyun. The people here don’t have the same faces as the people in Lianyungang smile whenever they meet. They are full of confidence and kindness. The people in Fuzhou still seem a little timid and humble, but the smiles on their faces are also very common, which is still a clear difference from the people in Cao Cao’s territory.

Zhong Yao saw a vendor selling wooden daily necessities in a stall, and was frowning, looking up at the sky from time to time. He walked up curiously and picked up a pen holder with a very ordinary workmanship from the stall.

"Stand owner. How much does this cost?"

"Five texts."

“So expensive?”

"Not expensive, this is painted and durable!"

The vendor is a little stupid and can't sell his products in a clever way. He looks a little impatient, but he is still patient and talks with Zhong Yao.

"Yuan Chang, don't mention this matter. Everyone speculates about Yuan Shao. You can't just say that he has the ability to rebel. Besides, Cao Cao is in high position as prime minister. This is probably not a legitimate thing. Everyone in the world says that Cao Cao colludes with outsiders and causes trouble to the world."

"This is a slander, is there any evidence?"

"Yes, there is no evidence. If there were any, I would have raised the banner of righteousness and destroyed Cao Cao first!"

"Uh. But Yuan Shao is different"

"Yuan Chang, I know your personality. There are many things that are not as simple as you imagined. You should just tell me what Cao Cao wants."

"Uh. This. Well, Cao Gong said that Youzhou is vast and sparsely populated. It is just in need of manpower to develop it. In the battle of the Central Plains, there will be many prisoners and refugees who have lost their homes. I hope that the adults can share the worries and difficulties for the court."

"Oh? Population!" Fang Zhiwen's eyes lit up. Cao Cao's bait was really tempting.

"That's right, the court is unable to deal with these populations. The court's treasury is now easy to learn from, and it is too difficult to help. The adults also need manpower. Isn't this a good thing to kill two birds with one stone!"

"That's true, but what Cao Cao wants to get."

"Nothing else, it's just food and food!"

"Haha, this is not impossible, but we will not take over these things directly. I heard that the Yiren City in Guangling is quite powerful, and Yuan Chang told Cao Cao that he could trade with him."

"I understand this. I will definitely tell you to Cao Gong."

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After seeing off Zhong Yao, Fang Zhiwen smiled and thought about something. He Qi on the side couldn't help but ask: "Lord, aren't you going to weaken Cao Cao? Why do you agree to Cao Cao's deal? Isn't this equivalent to suggesting that Cao Cao will not take substantial actions against Cao Cao!"

"Haha, yes, that's what it means. Cao Cao uses population as bait, and he wants to get this tacit understanding. As long as we don't take action, Cao Cao can let go against Yuan Shao. However, although we don't take action against Cao Cao, we don't say we can't help Yuan Shao. The most important thing is that population is absolutely not to be missed. The smaller the population, the more stable the Central Plains will be. We are all willing to do the task of removing population from the Central Plains."

"It seems that Cao Cao has seen through our thoughts!"

Tian Zhi said solemnly.

Fang Zhiwen smiled and waved his hand: "It's normal to see through it, but it's strange that you can't see through it. It's not easy for Cao Cao to stand out from the heroes! Xiaozhi, don't always think about hiding it and deceiving your opponent. You should think about defeating him upright. Staff are definitely not synonymous with conspiracy."

"Oh, I remember!"

"Okay, our work in Fuzhou is almost done. We are packing up and we are going north to Moling."

"Go to Moling north, lord, the people in the south don't care about them?"

"Isn't there Zhe Xin and others? How long can those people in the south last last? Look at this." Fang Zhiwen raised the pen holder in his hand: "When the hired farmers in the south come to Fuzhou, why are they making trouble?"

“What if they adopt similar policies to us?”
Chapter completed!