Stone was originally a unit of weight, one hundred and twenty kilograms, but since the Qin and Han Dynasties, stone has also been used as a unit of capacity, which is equal to dendrobium.

For an average acre of land, the current average yield is about three stones. This yield level is the "fertilization rate", which is the result of the average calculation of fertilizer and infertility.

Of course, in some places, because the soil is fertile and water irrigation is more convenient, the yield per mu is higher than the average level. Generally speaking, if some acres of fields are well irrigated, that is, irrigated fields, the average yield per mu is about four stones and above.

The fields close to the city are not only irrigated, but also receive additional fertilizers. This is called "the field with a thousand acres of land", which means that the fertile fields in the suburbs of the city can produce as much as one mu of land.

One bell is equivalent to four stones and six buckets.

As for the best fertile land, Jikang, who was not far away from the Han Dynasty, said in "On Health Preservation": "Those who plant their fields have ten dendrobiums per acre, which is called fertile land, and this is the general name of the world." In other words, it is good land.

It is not inconceivable that the "fertile farmland" yielded ten stones per acre. This was a highly productive farmland recognized by the world at that time.

Cao Cao said that in the Zhongji Manor, one could produce twelve stones per acre, which was basically one of the few exceptions.

Of course, Cao Cao specifically pointed out Zhongji because the deceased Zhonghong was a member of the Zhong family. Although this sentence refers to acres of land, as long as he is not stupid, he can probably understand what it actually means.

You can hear it.

Zhong Ji's face turned slightly pale, and he quickly raised his hands and said, "It made the Prime Minister laugh... It was just a coincidence, not worth the Prime Minister's concern..." Zhong Ji's answer was quite remarkable.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Cao Cao smiled, then looked around at the other people, and said in a deep voice: "Do you know how much good farmland there is in Guanzhong?"

Everyone was silent.

Cao Cao faced the emperor, raised his hands and said: "According to my investigation, the high-grade fertile land in Guanzhong has an yield of fifteen stones per mu! The medium-grade fields, ten stones; the lower fields, four stones!"

As soon as Cao Cao said this, people in the hall immediately contributed to global climate warming.

Liu Xie was startled, and then frowned. He subconsciously wanted to ask, "Is this true?" but when he was about to say it, he held back. Then he closed his mouth tightly and looked at the ministers.

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"Chirp..."

"What?"

The hall suddenly seemed to be filled with three hundred ducks.

However, this is not the end, but the beginning.

"Why is there so much difference in food, but there is also salt and iron!"

"Iron! There is no ore to be smelted in Nanyang Iron Shop today! All the iron ore is brought to Guanzhong in exchange for iron ingots in Guanzhong! If the sale of iron is strictly prohibited in Guanzhong, how can soldiers and farm tools be used?"

"Salt! Qingxu is rich in sea salt...but Sichuan and Sichuan produce well salt, and Longxi produces lake salt..."

"Nothing from Shandong is sought after in Guanzhong, but the weapons in Guanzhong are like a hand strangling one's throat!"

"At this moment, there are also beetle officials, who work hard and destroy the place, causing the people to lose their land and the craftsmen to die on the way!"

"As time goes by, all Shandong will be farmers in Guanzhong! Give everything you have to Guanzhong and get rewards!"

The more Cao Cao talked, the angrier he became, and his hair and beard were all stretched out.

The emperor and his ministers could not help but be attracted by Cao Cao's momentum, and they were reluctant to say anything.

What's more, Cao Cao didn't just make strong arguments, but laid out his reasons in front of the emperor and the officials one by one.

In the past, the Shandong gentry looked down on Guanzhong because of the strategy adopted by Emperor Guangwu to suppress the Yong and Bing warriors. In addition, the problem of Xiqiang under the Heng Emperor Ling Emperor had always caused Shandong to need to continuously transport grain money to Guanzhong Longyou, so that the Shandong gentry felt that Guanzhong

Longyou is a bottomless pit, which is no better than junk snacks. It is better to throw it away.

Now Cao Cao pointed out a fact that made everyone shudder. Unknowingly, Guanzhong seemed to have begun to rise in an all-round way and began to overtake Shandong. However, everyone in Shandong had always thought that they could use grain, grass, salt and iron to restrict the strategy of containing Guanzhong.

It doesn't work at all now!

On the contrary, Guanzhong began to clamp down on Shandong!

Cao Cao looked at the increasingly paler faces of the emperor and his ministers. He endured it for a while and did not reveal the gap in taxes, money and food. After all, the gap was so shocking that everyone might lose confidence and simply lie down.

It's too much to say that it's too bad, so I turned to another topic...

"This autumn, the Qinglong Temple lecture will be held again in Guanzhong." Cao Cao specifically glared at a few ministers who had just claimed to be inheritors of the classics and virtuous people who would not do anything evil. "Four years ago, the first official lecture on the Qinglong Temple was set.

The standard of the world's classics and the rule of seeking truth and correctness are now even more serious about the interpretation of the classics! Haha... You guys claim to be the home of the classics, but you don't know that they are now divided through Guanzhong, and the interpretation is determined by Guanzhong. By then, only Guanzhong will be called

All your interpretations of the scriptures are shoddy works... Haha... Heirlooms of scriptures? Shoddy works for generations!"

After Cao Cao said these words, some people could hardly stand and were swaying. If it were not for the support of the people next to them, their legs would be weak and they would fall over.

"The frog at the bottom of the well stops singing in the well, but he doesn't know that the world has changed. It is no longer what it used to be!" Cao Cao squinted his eyes and glanced at those guys with contempt, and then his eyes fell on Taichang Liu Yi, "Liu Taichang!"

This old guy danced the most cheerfully before, so of course Cao Cao couldn't let him go.

Liu Yi suddenly trembled, "Prime Minister..."

Cao Cao asked unceremoniously, "Since you are too often, I would like to ask you, apart from "watching the sky at night can only get it by chance", can you know how the stars in the sky and earth work, and how the solar terms change in the calendar? Can you understand the mountains and rivers clearly?

How do rivers evolve, and how are medical epidemics diagnosed and treated? But there is one thing you are good at, so you can speak frankly!"

"This... veteran only knows a little bit..." Liu Yi still wanted to fool around.

"It's okay if you know a little bit, let's just say it!" Cao Cao didn't let it go at all and asked.

How could Liu Yi say, "This... this..."

"Let's talk about what I just said, "The demon star confuses the sun." Where is the demon star located and why? What is the angle between yellow and white? Where does it come from and where is it going? How long does it invade the sun and how many moments does it stay?

?And..." Cao Cao looked at Liu Yi, who was getting paler and said, "The stars all rise at night. If they collide with the Beidou, that's fine. You just said it was a "confused sun". How can this be seen?

from?"

Liu Yi's head suddenly became as big as a bucket, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

"Come here!" Cao Cao shouted loudly, and then pointed at Liu Yi and said, "Taichang Liu Yi, as the ninth minister, does not know the rules, which is unwise. It is disrespectful to talk about superior officials. It is disrespectful to fail to fulfill his duties."

Disloyalty, gossiping, and unbelief! How can such unwise, disrespectful, unfaithful, and unbelieving people stand in the court?"

"Remove his crown! Seize his ribbon and seal! Take him to Dali Temple! Interrogate his accomplices!"

Immediately, a golden-armored guard rushed straight into the palace. Before Liu Yi could react, he slapped Liu Yi's crown off with a slap, and then tore off the ribbon and leather bag from his waist. Liu Yi's hair suddenly became messy.

With his robes flying around, he suddenly looked like a downcast beggar from a dignified minister.

Liu Yi was taken down, and his screams for mercy still lingered in the hall...

The ministers were as silent as cicadas.

Cao Cao bowed his hands to Liu Xie and said, "Your Majesty issued an edict to order the hussars to offer gunpowder, but they have been rejected!"

In fact, Hussar hasn’t replied yet...

But it doesn’t matter, isn’t there now?

Liu Xie was stunned for a moment, and then he felt something strange in his heart.

Cao Cao just clicked this sentence, then looked around and said slowly: "Now the only person in Shandong who can be better than Guanzhong is with one heart! If not, haha... you can do it for yourself!"

After saying yes, Cao Cao threw up his sleeves and left.

The ministers and the emperor could not help but panic...

Guo Jia chuckled lightly, feeling that today's drama was really exciting, so he stepped forward and sang, "Now that the court meeting is over, I retire. May your Majesty be safe!"

Immediately, Cao Cao's men followed Guo Jia and resigned one after another.

The remaining people couldn't help but look at the emperor, and then looked at Xun Yu who was still staying in the same place...

Xun Yu sighed, took out a memorial from his sleeve, and motioned to the Huangmen eunuch to hand it over, "Your Majesty... This is what I have recorded about the taxation of farmers and mulberry trees in the Han Dynasty... Your Majesty, please read it carefully, if there is anything unclear."

, you can inquire at any time... I apologize..."

After saying that, Xun Yu also left.

Emperor Liu Xie took the memorial delivered by the Huangmen eunuch, glanced at it briefly, then his eyebrows jumped, and then he took a breath and said, "Retreat from the court..."
Chapter completed!