Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 387: A Clever Plan (4100)

Although Zhu Xun was slandering in his heart, he was also an individual, so naturally he would not speak out these thoughts, and he still sat and listened with a smile on his face.

He was very clear about the purpose of this trip.

No matter what kind of person Wu Liang is right now, since he has gained power, and it is a power that the Zhu family will never be able to resist, Zhu Xun can put down his figure without any burden, and take out some benefits to make up for the "misunderstanding" that occurred before. ".

So even if he is convinced that Wu Liang is using quackery to deceive Zhu Lu, as long as it is not too much and does not touch the core interests of the Zhu family, Zhu Xun will never expose it easily.

He even had some expectation in his heart, wanting to see what kind of out-of-the-ordinary tricks Wu Liang could pull off.

"My dear brother, don't panic."

Seeing that Zhu Lu was in a hurry, Wu Liang smiled lightly again, and said unhurriedly, "Since I am willing to speak out, I will naturally not sit idly by, not to mention that you and my brother are each other's nobles, one prospers and the other loses." It is a loss for both, both public and private, I have the obligation to help my virtuous younger brother to tide over the difficulties."

"Brother Youcai said that if Brother Youcai can help me get through this calamity, I will thank you with a great gift!"

Zhu Lu hurriedly got up and saluted Wu Liang, and said expectantly.

"My dear brother, please sit down quickly. Why do you and I have such a relationship?"

Wu Liang smiled, but this time, for the first time, he did not blackmail Zhu Lu, but took out a bulging little kit from his arms and threw it at Zhu Lu, and then said, "Actually, I have already prepared, There is a clever plan in this kit. When my virtuous brother encounters a difficult situation that cannot be solved one day, which may affect his official position, he only needs to open the kit and act according to the plan. You can also be promoted to a noble, and when that time comes, it will not be too late for my brother to thank me."

"..."

Seeing this, Zhu Xun on the side was completely numb.

He also thought that Wu Liang had some brilliant methods, but how could he have imagined that Wu Liang's methods were so low-level, "Pediatrics" might not be able to describe the low-level of this method, it was so fake that it couldn't be more fake, just cheating.

Anyone with a brain can see it.

It was only when Wu Liang saw Zhu Lu that there was a "big ominous sign" on his face, and then he took out a kit bag that he had prepared before from his bosom. Isn't it clear that he was fooling the two idiots?

Anyway, you have to pretend to be a little bit, even if you write a so-called "good idea" on the spot, isn't this just bullying Zhu Lu's brain is not good enough to even bother to pretend?
"Thank you, talented brother, thank you for your kindness!"

As soon as Zhu Lu caught the kit, he didn't doubt it at all, and immediately smiled, as if the "big omen" no longer existed, and thanked him repeatedly.

"..."

Seeing his son's behavior, Zhu Lu was not only dumbfounded, but also very depressed.

Although I failed to carry forward the Zhu family, I managed to keep the family business in the troubled times. I have some vision and brains. Why did I give birth to such a stupid son who doesn't understand human affairs? I knew it would be better to throw him away. It's fine to drown in the toilet, and save the face of Zhu's family everywhere.

but.

Although Zhu Lu was a bit dull before, he doesn't seem so stupid, does he?

Could it be that this person cast some kind of sorcery on him, so that he became like this after being bewitched?
If so...

Zhu Xun had already started to think about whether he should also find an old gentleman who was putting on airs, and then fooled him by saying that his father and him were also nobles of each other, and more expensive than Wu Liang. In this way, Wu Liang could be prevented from continuing to deceive As for him, Chen Liu's "farming system" can be done completely according to his own wishes, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

When thinking about it like this.

"Uncle Zhu."

Wu Liang finally looked at Zhu Xun, arched his hands and said with a smile, "Your son and I hit it off right away, and we have sworn brothers with different surnames a few days ago. Unfortunately, because of business affairs, I have never found a chance to visit my uncle. I'm sorry, I hope uncle will not take it to heart."

"General Wu is serious. If I want to say that I am rude, I was the first to be rude. General Wu has moved to Chenliu for many days. I only learned of this news recently. I only came to visit today. I hope General Wu will not blame him. yes."

When Zhu Xun came back to his senses, he also cupped his hands and said with a smile.

"Where is it, I was rude."

Wu Liang said politely.

"Heavy words, I was the one who was rude first."

Zhu Xun also became polite, and then he got up, took out a few scrolls from his arms, walked up to Wu Liang, and then unfolded them to show Wu Liang, saying, "This is my Zhu family. According to the official documents of Yongqiu's land property, General Wu has already stationed troops in Yongqiu. In the future, it is inevitable to train troops and expand the army. At that time, the land may not be sufficient. The Zhu family is sincere to the governor of Cao, so naturally they can teach General Wu and the Huan army how to deal with it. I am wronged, so these land properties are my support for General Wu and the Huan army on behalf of the Zhu family, please accept it with a smile."

Whoops?

Wu Liang was taken aback.

Although he knew that Zhu Xun's trip was here to show his favor, he did not expect that he would be so generous that he would actually give away the entire property of Yongqiu. This kind of generosity was indeed beyond Wu Liang's expectations.

then.

"I can't help it, this gift is too expensive, how can I accept it with peace of mind!"

Wu Liang shook his head again and again and pressed the scrolls of bamboo slips under his hand, flattered to say, "Besides, the soldiers and civilians in Yongqiu are short of livestock and farm tools, even if Uncle Zhu gave me all these lands, I'm afraid I'm still a clever woman who can't live without rice. At that time, these good fields will probably be abandoned, and that would be a crime... Uncle Zhu, please rest assured that although you have led the Chenliu clan to impeach me before, I am very forgetful, and I have already forgotten these small things Even if I haven't forgotten, I definitely won't make a fuss out of a molehill in terms of my friendship with Brother Yongkang, Uncle Zhu doesn't have to."

"..."

Zhu Xun hadn't planned to bring up the previous matter, everyone was a smart person, he gave a generous gift, Wu Liang accepted it with pleasure, so naturally the "misunderstanding" was resolved, everyone understood it, and it was tacit understanding.

As a result, Wu Liang deliberately mentioned it, and before that, he also expressed the "difficulties" that the army and civilians in Yongqiu are facing now.

What exactly does this mean? How could Zhu Xun not hear it?

This mother is blackmailing!

Zhu Xun immediately gained another understanding of Wu Liang: this man is a big greedy man, and definitely a repeat offender!

If it is not a habitual offender, how can you say such a level of words?

In recent years, Chen Liu has changed several prefects, and Zhu Xun has been in close contact with them. Although those people are more or less smeared with the word "greedy", it is true that Wu Liang is so capable and shameless. not much……

However, although Wu Liang's "demand" was too much and made Zhu Xun feel a little pained, it still did not exceed the limit he could accept.

then.

"General Wu is so reasonable, how can I teach General Wu to commit crimes?"

Zhu Xun gritted his teeth, and said with a smile on his face, "General Wu and Yongkang are brothers with different surnames, so they belong to our own family. Please rest assured, General Wu. Zhu's livestock and farm tools in Yongqiu will naturally belong to General Wu." Tomorrow, I will teach someone to arrange it, and General Wu will send someone to receive it."

"This……"

Wu Liang actually smiled a little embarrassedly, and said with a hey smile, "Uncle Zhu is right, since I am a member of my own family, if I still push back and forth with my uncle, then it will be alienation, if that is the case... I will not be polite Now, please don't be too polite, uncle later, make sure to drink a few more glasses, my thanks are all in the wine."

"Hahaha, it's natural."

Zhu Xun gritted his molars and laughed loudly. He could swear that he had never laughed so against his will in his life like today, blue thin mushroom.

……

An hour later.

Satisfied with food and drink, Zhu Xun and Zhu Lu wandered out of the Wu residence.

Wu Liang's shochu had a high alcohol content, Zhu Lu had already drank so much that he couldn't walk in a straight line, Zhu Xun drank less due to his status, but it was only slightly over the top, but he was still very clear in his heart.

The main reason is that Zhu Xun didn't think Wu Liang's shochu was delicious.

He is not a drinker, so naturally he prefers to drink the sweet rice wine that he usually drinks.

Therefore, the plot in the historical time travel novels of later generations that the ancients can be stupefied with a few bottles of high-grade liquor is completely imaginary. Even in the reality of future generations, not everyone likes to drink liquor.

As soon as he came out, Zhu Xun looked at Zhu Lu who was swaying every step, and said, "Yongkang, show me the kit he gave you."

"belch--"

Zhu Lu made a big wine gap, but his blushing face immediately became vigilant, he quickly covered his chest and said, "Father, father, you talented brother said that this good plan will come into trouble when I encounter difficulties that may affect my official position." Open."

Zhu Xun was taken aback, rolled his eyes and said, "Think about it carefully, he only taught you to open it and act accordingly, but he didn't say that you can't read it in advance. If you didn't say it, then you can read it in advance." Read it, and besides, after reading it in advance, you can also make preparations in advance, so as not to be too late to deal with it and miss a major event.”

"Emmm..."

After hearing this, Zhu Lu pondered for a moment, then turned around and walked towards Wu's house again, saying, "Father, wait a moment, I'll ask you talented brother, if he says he can read it in advance, we can read it later. "

"You... come back to me!"

Seeing that Zhu Lu was so sincere, Zhu Xun was dumbfounded and shouted.

In the end, Zhu Lu had already wandered into the gate of Wu's house on his own. Zhu Xun didn't even hear him calling him a few times, so he had to wait outside the door full of anxiety...

After a moment.

When Zhu Lu came out again, he was already full of joy, and he generously handed the kit to Zhu Xun: "Brother Youcai said that the kit can be read in advance, and he also said that if father is interested, he can also read it." Check it out together, and my father can also help me and help me tide over the difficulties."

"?"

After hearing this, Zhu Xun became confused instead.

There was obviously a deeper meaning in Wu Liang's words, but he couldn't understand what it meant, so he had to quickly open the kit, unfold the piece of silk wrapped inside and examine it carefully.

After seeing it, Zhu Xun realized that Wu Liang really had a strategy in his bag, and there were two clever strategies:
The first strategy is called "fire trapping method", which only has a few short sentences: "locusts can fly, and when they see fire at night, they will fly; .”

The second strategy is called "Using Locusts to Yield Millet", and it also has only a few short sentences: "Let the people catch locusts, and each liter of corn will be replaced by a bucket of corn. The more the better."

"This is?"

Zhu Xun was even more confused.

He naturally understood the meaning of these two tricks, which were teaching Zhu Lu how to deal with the locust plague.

Of course, Zhu Xun knew about the locust plague. Every few years in the Eastern Han Dynasty, a large-scale locust plague would break out. He had experienced countless locust plagues in his life.

But this "locust extermination event" has never been heard of by him.

Just because people at this time did not have a clear understanding of the locust plague, as the saying goes, "Punishment is tyrannical, gluttony is never tiresome, mobilize teachers and mobilize the masses, take cities and build cities, and lose the hearts of the people, and insects will cause disasters." People regard the locust plague as a The punishment sent down by the heavens is a "natural disaster" that cannot be rebelled. Instead of actively governing it, he even chose to lie down in the Buddhist system.

In this way, it was not until the Tang Dynasty that this idea of ​​lying down was finally broken. Prime Minister Yao Chong took the lead in proposing the "fire trapping method" written by Wu Liang in the kit, and finally achieved some results.

However, this method can only be implemented at night. Although it is effective, a large number of crops are still affected.

So in the Song Dynasty, another effective method of locust extermination appeared, which is what Wu Liang called "the method of using locusts to change millet", which mobilized the enthusiasm of the people to fight locust plagues.

The power of the whole people to actively exterminate locusts is very terrifying. Just like foodies of later generations can eat and exterminate a species in a short period of time, nowadays there are hungry people everywhere. Appeal, how can those hungry people care about the so-called "natural disasters", it is estimated that they can directly kill people crazy, it can be regarded as a strong supplement to the "fire booby-killing method".

This is the trick Wu Liang left for Zhu Lu.

He knew that if it was someone else, this matter might not be able to be done.

First, influenced by the thinking at this time, they may not be willing to follow suit; second, it is estimated that no one is willing to provide food to carry out the food needed for the "method of replacing locusts with millet".

But Julu is different.

He has already obeyed Wu Liang's words, and he is a stubborn person who doesn't know how to adapt. He will definitely act in accordance with the tips, and he will not miss a word.

As for the food needed for the "method of changing locusts to millet".

In fact, people with a little foresight can figure it out when they think about it. As long as the crops are kept, the harvest of the crops will definitely be much more than the food paid during the locust plague, especially Wu Liang's "every liter of locusts is worth a bucket of corn". On average, the pricing is probably less than one-fifth of the usual rent receivable.

For the landlord, this is still the result of making a profit without losing money.

Nothing is better than the tenants being silent for a year. Even if the landlord uses force, he can’t collect the rent. In the end, the tenants are forced to abandon their fields and go into exile.

"hiss……"

After reading the contents of the kit, Zhu Xun frowned, and muttered to himself, "He said before that you, the captain, might not be able to do it for a few days, and he gave you such a kit. Could it be that he was sure that Chen Liu would want to do it in the near future?" A plague of locusts? If such natural disasters can be calculated, wouldn’t this person have become an earth immortal who can observe the will of heaven?”

(End of this chapter)