Chapter 19 In ancient times, people would buy horse bones for a fortune, but nowadays, people get food in exchange for farming!
Luoyang is not far from Qingzhou. The ship sailed downstream and arrived at its destination, "Le'an County", before dark. It felt like "returning to Jiangling from a thousand miles away in one day".

But after arriving at the place, Ji Hao's good mood disappeared in an instant.

He knew that Qingzhou had suffered a disaster.

I know this might not be a good idea and it will take some effort to fix it.

But I didn't expect that Le'an, one of the six counties in Qingzhou, had its county seat deserted. The entire county seemed like a dead city. Apart from the half-dead victims on the streets, there was no other person!

There is not a single official.

"This place has suffered the most serious disaster. Officials have either died or fled. The county government is now in name only." Kong Rong, the governor of Beihai, who came to greet him, said, "I want to provide disaster relief, but the court has been slow to allocate money and food. I can only guard Beihai and take care of my own business!"

Speaking of this, Kong Rong's face was full of helplessness.

Doesn't he want to save?
Not to mention anything else, the halo of being a descendant of Confucius alone requires him to be "benevolent and righteous" and he cannot help but save someone if he sees him.

But unfortunately, he was powerless.

The Han Dynasty abolished all schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone, but this also greatly weakened the influence of the Kong family. In addition, the descendants of the various schools of thought still existed at that time, so Confucius was not a saint and the Kong family was not a model for all ages.

There was nothing Kong Rong could do.

In terms of influence, he is not as good as Yuan Shao, who was a three-generation official, or even as good as any provincial governor.

"If given the chance, would Governor Kong be willing to do his part for the people of Qingzhou?" Ji Hao asked.

Hearing this, Kong Rong nodded: "I will not refuse even if I die."

"I don't want you to die, I just want you in Beihai to connect with other states and counties and share a development strategy!" Ji Hao said: "Dry salt along the coast and refine it in a unified way; dig rivers and build canals, repair water conservancy projects; promote 'hybrid rice' so that all the people in Qingzhou will never go hungry again!"

Hearing this, Kong Rong wanted to say that each place has its own governance plan.

But after looking at the army behind Ji Hao, he finally obeyed his heart and said, "I am willing to obey your orders."

If it is a governor without real power, he will ignore him. He can give him face, but it is impossible for him to ride on his head and shit on him.

But he did not dare to disobey a general like Ji Hao.

Even when Ji Hao proposed the separation of the three powers of "military, politics and law", took away all the military power in Beihai, and also took back the public security management authority of the county magistrates and prefects, Kong Rong did not dare to say "no".

A higher-ranking official can crush a person to death, but what is more important is the gun.

If you have soldiers, you have power.

"Zilong, you will be responsible for public security management!" Ji Hao said, "Deploy all 10,000 soldiers to the counties, and then you will travel around the places, lead the garrisons and local people, and wipe out all the thieves in Qingzhou!"

If you want a place to develop, the first thing you need to do is maintain public security.

If every citizen does not purchase rice for free, hybrid rice will not be popularized even if it is available.

There is no point in building water conservancy projects or roads.

"But if this happens, my lord, your place will be empty. If the enemy breaks into Linzi, won't there be no soldiers to resist them?" Zhao Yun was puzzled.

Ji Hao had only 20,000 men, 10,000 of whom were in Cao Cao's hands and stayed behind to guard Chengtian Ferry.

Ten thousand people were brought here.

If all of them were transferred to the counties, the provincial capital Linzi would be left without troops, and Ji Hao himself would be in crisis - the dozens of "personal guards" led by Zhou Cang alone could not stop the Yellow Turban Army that was causing chaos in Qingzhou.

"Are you still not confident in my martial arts?" Ji Hao said with a smile.

There were indeed risks in doing so, but in order to develop faster, he had no choice but to take the risk and divide his forces.

It is actually not important to fight against the enemy; the most important thing is to keep the people safe.

However, after he got the "Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear", he practiced hard for a month and broke through the bottleneck. His strength has improved a lot compared to before. His martial arts alone are also top-notch in the world. Combined with his own divine power, he has truly reached the "peerless" level.

As long as the person leading the troops is not a "peerless" figure like Lu Bu, Guan Yu, or Zhao Yun, he will not be able to stay even if thousands of troops besiege the city.

Not to mention, the Yellow Turban Army didn't even have armor, so he didn't take them seriously at all.

"Don't waste any more time. If you delay for a moment, many people will suffer!" Ji Hao said.

At this point, Zhao Yun did not delay any longer and began to divide his troops and garrison them in various places.

Ji Hao entered Linzi and issued his first official decree after becoming the governor of the state: to establish the "Datong Society"!
Everyone in Qingzhou, whether they are from aristocratic families or ordinary people, can join.

After entering the "Datong Society", everyone ate and drank together, worked together, and developed Qingzhou together. If you chose to dig a river, repair a waterwheel, or dry salt, you could not only have enough food, but also get paid.

Those who choose to farm and those who do not have land of their own will be allocated land and work together.

If you own land, you can join with it. The land still belongs to you, and you will be given two shi of grain for one acre of land. The only requirement is that you must plant the "hybrid rice" provided by Datong Commune, and the harvest will belong to the collective.

As soon as the decree came out, the whole Qingzhou was in an uproar.

The unit of measurement in the late Eastern Han Dynasty was also established by Wang Mang. Each dan was 120 jin and was used until the Republic of China period, when the concept of ton became popular and it was abolished.

Two shi is 240 jin, which is far more than what can be harvested from farming.

In this era, even the most fertile land can only produce two or three hundred kilograms per mu at most. If it is not managed properly, the yield may even be dozens of kilograms per mu.

The harvest is guaranteed regardless of drought or flood, and two stone of grain will be given for planting, which can almost be said to be "giving away grain in return".

"In ancient times, people would pay thousands of gold to buy horse bones, and now people get grain in exchange for farming. This new governor is really going to do something big in Qingzhou!" Kong Rong was greatly shocked.

On the other hand, some people asked: "How do you give it? If there is no harvest, will it be taken back?"

This is the head of a small family.

After a comprehensive analysis, it was found that even the major families could get more food by cooperating with Ji Hao. But the question was, why would the other party do such a loss-making business?
"It will be paid in batches, based on a season of rice, once every half a month!" Ji Hao said: "Drought and flood have nothing to do with you, as long as you plant according to the requirements, the grain subsidy will be given!"

This made everyone excited.

Even Kong Rong is no exception.

"Then how can you guarantee that you will fulfill your promise?" someone asked.

What if it's a trap, the land is taken away but the food is not given, then we're all screwed.

"We can sign the contract!" Ji Hao said, "The descendants of the Kong family will be witnesses. No matter who violates the contract, it will be announced to the world and they will be held accountable!"

He acted as if he was willing to pay a fortune for a horse's bones.

This made the Qingzhou gentry, led by Kong Rong, completely reassured, and they all donated their land and prepared to join the "Datong Society".

I want to get some money from this new state shepherd.

Ordinary people flocked to join, and even the disaster victims who migrated to Chengtiandu from Jizhou signed up enthusiastically, and most of them were willing to come to Qingzhou to open up wasteland.

There is no other reason. It’s just that he has been supported by Ji Hao for a long time, and he is really panicking.

Worried that Ji Hao would go bankrupt.

They all wanted to contribute their efforts to help Ji Hao hold on.

"However, the contract is for 30 years. Once signed, there is no regret!" Ji Hao added, "I can guarantee that I will never treat you unfairly, but if anyone takes the food and does nothing, don't blame me, Ji, for being ruthless!"

Are the major families fleecing themselves?
After the water conservancy project was completed, hybrid rice was promoted, and the subsidy of more than 200 kilograms per acre was just a drop in the bucket.

Ji Hao himself also wants to take advantage of the major families!
(End of this chapter)