After receiving reports that the "Yellow Turban" rioters in various places were successively restored, Zhao Xing immediately sent people to the countryside to find Zaozhi, who was still observing agricultural production everywhere, and returned to Wohu City. The entire agricultural production in Bingzhou will depend on the skills of this capable man who has seen history in military farming.

In fact, Zhao Xing has done a lot of preliminary preparations for Zaozhi, which mainly includes three aspects in summary: the first is the preparations for agricultural technology. After the rise of Shangdang, Zhao Xing vigorously built water conservancy projects, cleared irrigation channels, promoted the use of keel water wheels and windmills, and actively encouraged farmers to accumulate and use farm fertilizers, fermented all the manure produced by breeding cattle, sheep, horses and livestock into fertilizers to improve soil structure.

The second is preparations for production relations and production systems. One of the major reasons why Zhao Xing mobilized many people to lead the Yellow Turbans in Jizhou to Bingzhou was that he had to use the Yellow Turbans to eliminate the landlords and bureaucratic classes that originally occupied a large number of means of production, laying the foundation for land acquisition to public ownership. Zhao Xing clearly saw that in the Han Dynasty, when productivity was low, only by concentrating the land and mobilizing the people to engage in agricultural and animal husbandry production in an organized manner could the grain output be maximized.

The third is the preparation for labor. In the social form of backward science and technology, labor is the fundamental guarantee for the maintenance and prosperity of one force. Although a large population consumes a lot of food and resources, it still creates more wealth and food. Compared with the rulers of other forces, Zhao Xing's biggest advantage is that he has a correct and clear understanding of the population and has spared no effort to protect and expand the population. This practice can be said to be a disguised adherence to "people-oriented".

In the city lord's mansion, Zaozhi was eagerly asking Zhao Xing for some questions that he didn't understand and understood.

"What is the purpose of the 'agricultural production cooperative' model implemented by some counties in Shangdang? It will indeed not cause disputes between neighbors?" Zao Zhi asked.

"The premise and basis for the promotion of 'agricultural production cooperatives' is a natural village with surnames and clans as the link. The biggest advantage of this form is that it can jointly resist risks and reduce the survival crisis of each household in the years of famine. Because farmers have clan blood ties, many things can be adjusted internally, and disputes often do not expand," Zhao Xing replied.

"I have never heard of the statement about improving soil structure before. I heard from Sima Zhi's prefect that this method was advocated by the general, so is there a basis?" Zao Zhi continued to ask.

"Of course, there is evidence to follow. Don't you see a piece of land? If you cultivate it every year, the harvest will decrease year by year; if it is vacant for several years, the harvest will increase!" Zhao Xing explained patiently.

After some discussion, Zao Zhi got some of the answers he wanted. Then he remembered that Zhao Xing invited him and asked quickly: "I wonder why General, please go to the mansion?"

"I want to appoint my husband as the Bingzhou Military Farming Captain to supervise and guide agricultural and animal husbandry production in various places. I wonder if it is possible?" Zhao Xing said politely.

"I wonder what powers this military commander has?" Zao Zhi did not agree immediately, but instead asked about his responsibilities and powers first.

"There is an exclusive yamen organization, the "Taiwan Bureau", which is equipped with dozens of civil servants and masters of various types. It also serves as the director of the Shangdang Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Research Institute. It is the same as the Bingzhou leader, and has the power to impeach the chiefs of counties and counties in various places!" Zhao Xing replied.

This power is really great. It can be said that in the civil service system, it is already on par with Jia Xu, Tian Feng and others. In addition to obeying Zhao Xing, all county magistrates and county magistrates can be impeached or even removed from their posts if they are not good at agriculture and animal husbandry production!

"I don't know what request is the general?" Zao Zhi agreed to Zhao Xing's appointment without hesitation.

"Three years later, relying on Bingzhou's real estate to feed the people of Youzhou, Jizhou and Sizhou," Zhao Xing put forward a very heavy task goal. Bingzhou has many mountains and grasslands, and the land is scarce, and it is not fertile. It sounds really crazy to support the people of three states by relying on one state.

"Okay, just as the general said, it will be effective in three years!" Zao Zhi was not scared by this grand goal and agreed directly. Zao Zhi knew that Zhao Xing was an expert, and since he dared to make such incredible requests, it naturally made sense. He did not think that Zhao Xing was deliberately making things difficult for him, and Zhao Xing would not be idle enough.

"Since that's the case, please go to the northern part of Bingzhou as soon as possible. If you miss the autumn grain replanting, many people will starve to death in Bingzhou this winter..." Zhao Xing finally said with some emotion.

Subsequently, an appointment document was sent to various counties and counties, and the military farmer Zao Zhi took office with a decisive and vigorous manner.

As soon as the servant took office, Zao Zhi took all the barren farmland into his official home with great fanfare, and organized a large number of Yellow Turban refugees to form a production team according to the army. Bingzhou provided land, seeds, oxen and farm tools, and they cultivated them. The harvest obtained was divided by the state and the Yellow Turban refugees in the military farm in a ratio of four to six.

Afterwards, Zao Zhi visited Zhao Xing again and suggested that Zhao Xing order troops from all over the country to participate in the military farming team. Zhao Xing traveled through time since later generations and knew that the Red Army had carried out a production and self-rescue movement in Yan'an. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Taizu also converted a large number of troops into a production and construction corps, so he was not surprised at Zao Zhi's proposal, but gave strong support.

Seeing that Zhao Xing supported Zao Zhi's military farming industry so much, the county magistrates and county magistrates from all over the country racked their brains to find ways to improve the agricultural and animal husbandry production in their counties. Everyone knew in their hearts that agricultural and animal husbandry production not only concerns the black hat on their heads, but also the life and death of tens of thousands of people.

Zhao Xing was particularly moved and admired by Zhao Xing. According to reports from his subordinates, after Zao Zhi took office, he stayed in the Military Affairs Office for a day. Some of his civil servants and Gongcao needed to go deep into the fields to ask him for advice. Every time Zao Zhi arrived at a county, he would farm and talk with local farmers, and have a deep understanding of the local agricultural and animal husbandry production status. Every night he would invite some experienced farmers to gather together to discuss how to increase production and income, and often talked until late at night.

Seeing Zao Zhi sometimes so busy that he didn't even have to eat, Zhao Xing was sweating. A good official like this "Jiao Yulu" style ended up dying young in his previous life. He was exhausted in this life. If Zhao Xing couldn't bear the conscience, he would be even more unbearable. For this reason, Zhao Xing specially arranged for the miracle Doctor Hua to conduct a comprehensive examination for Zao Zhi. It was not until the miracle Doctor patted his chest that Zao Zhi was young and strong and in good health, which dispelled Zhao Xing's doubts.

Even so, Zhao Xing specifically told Li Jinsi that he would send a team of shadow team members to protect Zao Zhi's safety, take care of Zao Zhi's diet, and absolutely avoid being infected with diseases like plagues. Zhao Xing also forced Zao Zhi to learn "Tai Chi Five-shaped Fist" from Hua Tuo to exercise and ensure health.

Because of Zaozhi's diligent work, in the first year of his tenure, he increased the production of grain for Bingzhou by millions of stones and hundreds of thousands of livestock of various types. The military farming system that Zaozhi vigorously promoted was successfully promoted and implemented, allowing the agricultural production of Bingzhou, which had been damaged by war for a long time, to be restored and stabilized in the short term. Many farmers who lost their land returned to the land, and many barren farmlands were reclaimed, so Bingzhou accumulated a large amount of grain.

Many years later, when Emperor Xinghe recalled the past, he said with emotion: "Bingzhou won the world, and Zaozi made the greatest contribution!"
Chapter completed!