On July 26, Chen Fei and his group stopped in Wu County, bordering Chenliu County and the State of Chen.

Wu, pronounced as "Rain", originally meant a place to raise horses. It was the largest horse farm in Zheng State in the Spring and Autumn Period. After Chen Fei occupied Chenliu last year, he established a breeding farm in the plains between Chenliu City, Yongqiu and Wuxian County, and entrusted it to Chen Tong, the sixth uncle of the Chen family. Now more than a year has passed, and this pasture is not only on track, but also seems to have expanded a lot in scale.

"Yunlong, Chen Cheqi!"

Chen Tong's mind didn't turn around for a moment, so he quickly changed his mind:

"Now there are 2,400 cattle, 7,494 horses, donkeys, mules, 8,156 pigs, 16,660 dogs, 46,824 sheep, 46,824 chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits, etc., a total of more than 500,000 chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits, etc...."

It sounds like there are quite a lot of these numbers, Chen Fei nodded with satisfaction:

"Over the past year, officials Chenliu have also reported to me that Uncle Six is ​​working diligently and hardworkingly in this pasture. Although I just read it briefly today, I can still realize that you can't do it. I have always rewarded you for your merits and promoted you to... The Supervisor's Chief Commander, with an official rank of 1,000 stones, and is only under the direct jurisdiction of the General's Mansion of the Cheqi and Cavalry, and the counties have no right to interfere."

Chen Tong looked surprised, and after a moment, he remembered to bend down and kneel down, but was stopped by Chen Fei:

"After all, my uncle is an elder, so I'll stop him from kneeling down. Fengxiao, what are you looking at?"

Guo Jia pointed to the group of lively little lambs in the distance, as if they were about to drool:

"June, can you have a roast lamb tonight?"

Jia Xu couldn't help but be stunned when he saw his true face for the first time.

[This...is Chen Fei's number one genius as his confidant?]

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Chen Fei's main intention was, of course, not to investigate the operation of the ranch, nor to roast mutton for Guo Jia, but because... Wu County was the ancestral home of Cai's family.

With his order, Chen Tong, the chief inspector of the Shepherd, who had just taken office, immediately drove 100 cows, 500 pigs, 200 sheep, 1000 chickens, ducks, geese and rabbits to Cai's manor in a mighty manner.

Where have the people in a small county ever seen such a formation?

In just half a day, the whole county immediately spread:

"Cai Yong's eldest daughter... is going to marry General Cheqi!"

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The next morning, Chen Fei appeared in Cai's ancestral home.

Cai Gu, the head of the Cai family, has already served as a literary career in Yanzhou, and his younger brother Cai Mu also worked in Chenliu County. Only a group of elderly, weak, women and children were left behind in the Cai family's ancestral home.

The customs of the Qin and Han dynasties were open and there was little bad habit of not being able to meet before marriage. Cai Yong's widow and Chen Fei's future mother-in-law Zhao happily received his son-in-law, and even shouted out his daughter without saying anything.

This scene...is a bit awkward.

Fortunately, Cai Yan is indeed fair-skinned and beautiful, with a graceful figure, and Chen Fei is even more handsome and elegant. The two met for the first time before marriage and were quite satisfied with each other.

The thing that Chen Fei was most worried about didn't happen. Cai Cainu stared at the teacup on the desk from beginning to end, and didn't even think about thinking about Chen Fei's real talent...

If she asks "Which poem do you like the most in the Book of Songs", "What do you think of this sentence in the poems of the Han Yuefu", "What school do you prefer to ancient and modern scriptures", "What do you think are the pros and cons of calligraphy such as seal script, clerical script, eight fen, and Feibai?" Chen Fei could only stare at me!

Half an hour later, Chen Fei stood up and said to the Cai mother and daughter:

"Zhao Ji's family is well-educated, has extraordinary literary talent, and is gentle and elegant. It is a blessing for Chen Fei to be able to marry him. I originally wanted to disturb him for a few days, but Yang Xia still has official duties, and the ceremony of selecting talents is approaching. I cannot stop in Wu County for a long time. I will say goodbye today."

Of course, Zhao looked reluctant and looked at her son-in-law. The more she looked, the more she felt satisfied.

The pink on Cai Yan's face still did not dissipate. She glanced at Chen Fei quickly, lowered her eyes again, pinched the corner of her skirt and said:

"Husband, husband, go slowly."

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Two days later, Chen Fei returned to his base, Yangxia City.

Xun You, who was in charge of the left-behind affairs, reported to him the main work over the past month, and also took the opportunity to discuss with Jia Xu.

As top strategists in the late Han Dynasty, Xun You and Jia Xu almost felt a sense of mutual appreciation as soon as they met. If Chen Fei hadn't been on the scene, they would have probably had a straight talk, or even had a night to sleep.

Friendship of adult men is that simple.

But Chen Fei still cruelly interrupted their newly-grown friendship:

"For a long time to come, Yuan Shao of Jizhou will be our main opponent. Considering that all counties in Yanzhou have just surrendered, there must be a person with sufficient weight, wisdom and courage to guard it. Mr. Gongda, can you do it for me?"

Xun You was a little surprised:

"The Lord's Meaning..."

Chen Fei nodded:

"You will serve as the governor of Yanzhou and supervise the government affairs of each county for me!"

Xun You first looked at Jia Xu:

"Isn't Wenhe Gong more suitable?"

Jia Xu smiled and shook his head:

"I have three major positions: General Xuanwei, Shangshu Zuo Pushe, General Cheqi General, Chief Shishi, and I have to be responsible for inspecting the talents of the princes and kings in various places. I have no skills. How can I manage the government affairs of a state? Yunlong trusts Gongda so much, so don't refuse."

Xun You looked at Guo Jia again, and before the latter could speak, he shook his head himself:

"Forget the filial piety... Forget it, it seems that Xun can only share the worries of the king and the marquis."

Guo Jia was silent, but he couldn't refute that the position of governor of Yanzhou would definitely be exhausted. Even if Chen Fei knelt down and begged him, he would never accept it!

Chen Fei laughed, but turned to another topic:

"Tell me a serious matter, do you know, are there any talents here who are good at doing business?"

Business is always a matter of inconvenience. When hearing this problem, no matter whether it is a front-line clan like Xun You, Guo Jia, or a third-rate gentry like Jia Xu and Xu Shu, he was shocked:

"Doing business? Why did Junhou mention this?"

Chen Fei was not surprised by their reaction, so he gave his own explanation:

"I had this idea when I inspected the ranch in Wu County. Since Dong Zhuo's chaos in politics, there have been many famines and diseases in the Central Plains, and the prices of grain distribution have changed at any time. Some illegal merchants took the opportunity to stock up on goods and make huge profits, which made it more difficult for the people to live, but the court had no choice.

In view of this, I want to do business in the name of the court. The preliminary plan is to open at least one shop in each county town, mainly selling grain, vegetables, meat, salt, cloth, cattle and horse, farm tools, and kitchenware. The prices are mainly priced by the government and generally do not change easily. If there is a famine, you can dispatch the stored grain in the official warehouse to at least ensure that the people can have food and clothing. If there is a bumper harvest of grain, you can also increase the purchase price appropriately, so that the farmers will not be harmed too much due to the sharp drop in grain prices. Of course, this is just my initial idea. Whether it is feasible, you still need to discuss it."

After hearing his idea of ​​the "state-owned supply and marketing cooperative", Jia Xu, Xun You and others fell into deep thought.

Xun You raised his concerns very carefully:

"If you follow the Junhou's idea and open the shops to hundreds or thousands of county towns, this will inevitably be an extremely huge task. The number of people involved may reach tens of thousands, or even more than 100,000 people. The matters involved must be very heavy. Will it affect the normal government affairs in various places?"

Chen Fei understood his concerns very well:

"This is not a problem. It can be opened in each county and country first, and then gradually promoted to the county level."

Xun You immediately nodded in agreement. Chen Fei currently has only nineteen counties and states under his jurisdiction. Opening nineteen branches first should not cause too much burden on government affairs.

Jia Xu, Guo Jia, and Xu Shu did not object, but they could not find a suitable candidate to be responsible for the matter.

Chen Fei had no choice but to open the official list, trying to find one or two familiar names from these people.

However, most of the county magistrates, prime ministers, and even county magistrates of Yan and Yu prefectures were appointed or assessed by him. It is too difficult to find a business genius.

He also found the list of Yangzhou officials who Zhu Jun sent him not long ago. Many county magistrates were temporarily recruited by Zhu Jun, and one of them reads:

"The new head of Juchao: Lu Su, whose courtesy name is Zijing, was from Dongcheng, Xiapi. He was twenty-four years old. He lost his father at the age of 24. He lived in Lujiang with his mother. He had a very good appearance. He was good at archery, horse and swordsmanship, good at managing family business, and was willing to help the poor. The people supported him. He used 5,000 stones of rice (about 150,000 jin) to support the army, so he was ordered to temporarily hold the position of Chaoo Chief."

Chen Fei slapped his thigh:

"Okay, that's the person!"

Look at this Lu Zijing, who is young and can still save so much grain property from Xuzhou to Yangzhou. He is definitely a business genius!
Chapter completed!