Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 473 With this, let's earn food while standing

bother you for something.

The god Zheng Xuan came to Baimahou Mansion here for three things.

First, thanks to Lu Yu for his "papermaking" and "printing"...

No one knows better than God what the inheritance of culture means to an empire.

It is precisely because of this that it is no exaggeration to say that in his opinion, the invention of "papermaking" and "printing" and the popularization of paper have far-reaching significance.

——The destiny of the sustainable dynasty!
——You can control the world's opinions!
——It can be passed on for thousands of years!

— can change everything.

It is no exaggeration to say that the present Zheng Xuanke is very obsessed with papermaking, printing... even more obsessed than Confucian classics!
The second thing, Zheng Xuan thought a little bit carefully.

He has an idea, and wants to set Lu Yu as a benchmark, a benchmark like his "Zheng Xuan" 20 years ago, which has attracted scholars and Confucian scholars all over the world to follow...do something useful to the common people in the world.

certainly…

Cai Zhaoji also offered to thank Zheng Xuan for the word.

Lu Yu, the word Ziyu, this word... From Cai Zhaoji's own point of view, she also thinks it is quite appropriate and appropriate.

Next, there is the third thing... and it is also the most important thing for Zheng Xuan's trip.

"President Cai, this third matter is also about 'Lu Ziyu'."

Zheng Xuan opened his mouth...

Hey, Cai Zhaoji smiled inwardly

Not to mention, Zheng Xuan's "Ziyu" sounded quite fresh to her.

Of course... ever since the identity of her brother Yu, Yin Lin, has become a secret known to everyone in the world, anyone who talks to her will deliberately surround her brother Yu, even the "spirit" is not exempt, for this reason... Cai Zhaoji is used to it up!

"Mr. Zheng, but it's okay to say." Cai Zhaoji gestured with her hand.

Zheng Xuan looked at Cao Zhi. "Zijian? Haven't met President Cai yet!"

The voice fell...

Cao Zhi stood up suddenly, and saluted Cai Zhaoji respectfully.

"Student Cao Zhi pays his respects to President Cai of Taixue!"

Ten years old, Cao Zhi just turned ten years old this year.

Although it is said that in ancient times, 12 years old could go to the battlefield, but this age, it seems, is still a little younger.

"Zijian is the fourth son of my elder brother, so there is no need for a big ceremony..." Cai Zhaoji signaled Cao Zhi not to be too polite.

But Cao Zhi still took all the etiquette into consideration.

"Haha..." Zheng Xuan got up suddenly, as if he was standing for Cao Zhi,
Walking slowly to the middle of the hall, Zheng Xuancai opened his mouth and said, "There are quite a few poets in this world, but the poems of Kong Rong, Chen Lin, Wang Can, Xu Gan, Ruan Yu, Ying Ju, Liu Zhen and others are only second-class. And there are only three people in the world who can be considered first class!"

It seems that something has gone astray.

Cai Zhaoji didn't know why Zheng Xuan brought the topic to poetry, but...she just listened to what Zheng Xuan was talking about.
"One of the first-class poets is Cao Mengde, Miss Cai's elder brother, my former disciple. His poems are ancient and vigorous, with a very sad air, swallowing mountains and rivers with arrogance. !"

"Secondly, it is Lu Ziyu. The volume of "Three Hundred Poems" written by him, the poems in it are sometimes majestic and majestic, and sometimes sad and desolate. There are such powerful and eloquent sentences as "the water of the Yellow River comes up from the sky", which can also be done well. "The sun is at the end of the mountain, and the Yellow River flows into the sea." Such a pleasant scene! His poetic style is unpredictable. After decades of intensive study of words, I am also amazed at such a magical and unpredictable Phrases, words!"

Although I don't know what Zheng Xuan wants to say...

But... Hearing Zheng Xuan, the most famous writer in the world, criticize and boast about her younger brother Yu in this way, Cai Zhaoji still feels warm in her heart.

This is the younger brother she taught!

"Mr. Zheng admired..."

Cai Zhaoji waved her hands modestly.

Zheng Xuan's words continued. "Miao Zan or not, the scholars in the world will have a public opinion. After Master Lu's "Three Hundred Poems" is printed and spread throughout the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, perhaps, after the medical immortal, the world will give it to Lu Hou again. Lord, the title of 'Poetry Immortal'!"

Speaking of this, Zheng Xuan changed the subject and turned his eyes to Cao Zhi.

"As for the third person with first-class literary talents, this is Cao Zijian... Although Cao Zijian is only ten years old, his poetic accomplishments have already surpassed mine. His poems are extremely strong, and his poetry is brilliant. It is brilliant in ancient and modern times. It is outstanding!"

This is where the praise comes to an abrupt end!
It seems that Zheng Xuan specially put away too much praise for Cao Zhi.

It's not as vivid as boasting about Cao Cao and Lu Yu, but it seems a bit...thin, this is to avoid suspicion!

And Zheng Xuan's voice continued.

"Cao Mengde, Lu Ziyu, Cao Zijian, the poems of these three monarchs are like Zhou and Confucius in human relations, and dragons and phoenix in Linyu. If Cao Mengde was promoted to the hall, the two princes Lu and Cao would enter the house, and the rest of the scholars in the world would at best sit in the veranda !"

"That's why I heard that Lord Lu went to Xuzhou. It happened that the newspaper office in Xuzhou was short of an editor-in-chief. In my opinion, Cao Zijian was the best fit. I came here to ask Miss Cai! Let Cao Zijian run the Xuzhou newspaper. The newspaper office can be regarded as following Lord Lu, if I can learn a little, I will benefit a lot!"

Huo…

After hearing this, Cai Yan finally understood.

The purpose of Zheng Xuan's coming here, such as "paper" and "model", are secondary, the most important and core thing is here, he wants to introduce Cao Zhi to Brother Yu!
This…

Cai Zhaoji is so smart, she understood Zheng Xuan's thoughts immediately.

Although Brother Yu is excellent...although he is outstanding, but... what cannot be changed is that he is not the son of his elder brother, and cannot inherit the position of elder brother, so... in the future, among Confucian scholars and scholars, he must support a new leader!
Now, this leader can be Zheng Xuan, but it can be Cai Yan, it can be Lu Yu...

What about later? What about 50 years from now?
There are too many variables in this chaotic world. Zheng Xuan focused his attention on Cao Zhi. He felt... Among Cao Cao's princes, Cao Zhi is the one who has the closest relationship with scholars, and is the only one who can vigorously develop Confucianism and Confucianism, and values ​​learning. son!
In other words, Zheng Xuan intends to support Cao Zhi as his son!

and…

Zheng Xuan has already begun to prepare for his century-long plan for Confucian classics!

After thinking about this verse, Cai Zhaoji bit her lips slightly...

There is a bit of meaning in this expression.

Of course, Cai Zhaoji knew that now... within Cao Ying, if they wanted to compete for the position of the son, the first to bear the brunt had to be connected with Brother Yu!
Brother Yu has too many resources in his hands, it is very important to get his favor and support!

Of course, these are all Cai Zhaoji's thoughts. In fact... Zheng Xuan's thoughts are very simple, because he is one of the few who know Lu Yu's identity, so he will not consider the prince... Has it already been decided?Is there anything else to consider?

His purpose is just to recommend a student to Lu Yu, so that he can help Lu Yu in the future... provoke the literati's big game, and carry forward the Confucian classics!

call…

With this in mind, Cai Zhaoji breathed out lightly.

"Since Mr. Cao Zijian has this plan, and Mr. Zheng proposed it himself, how dare I refuse to agree? Everything can be done according to Mr. Zheng's wishes. Sending Mr. Zijian to Xuzhou can be regarded as helping my brother Yu."

As soon as this statement comes out…

Zheng Xuan's eyes opened in vain.

"Zijian, don't thank President Cai yet."

With a clatter... Cao Zhi knelt down, and knelt down in a daze.

Speaking of which, he is not an ambitious person, but in his opinion, the scholar group and the Confucian student group have their ambitions, and they must support a trustworthy leader.

Cao Zhi must do his part to be the leader.

"Thank you, Chief Cai, Zhizhi will definitely live up to his mission..."

Don't look at Cao Zhi as young, but his tone is quite firm and confident. He has long wanted to go to Lu Yu's side. It's not because of anything else. The "Three Hundred Poems" is so attractive to him. Lu Yu asks for advice, asks for advice!
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The junction of Yanzhou and Xuzhou.

Passing Taishan County, Langya County is ahead.

Tonight, the cavalry of the Longxiao Battalion is stationed here.

A new moon leaked its brilliance from the curtain of the large tent of the Chinese Army, and Lu Yu stood alone in the big tent with his hands behind his back.

Just now, he received the latest information from Guandu.

The soldiers of the 40 Yuan army came back. Cao Cao greeted them personally, made rice porridge for the soldiers, and served them in bowls. stomachs, but also warm their hearts.

Hearing such a report, Lu Yu repeatedly "baji" his mouth...

Lao Cao deserves to be an Oscar-level actor...

Playing hard to get, he played his own style, which cannot be copied... Lu Yu who played would double-click 666!
No comparison, no harm!
Of course…

Ha ha…

Lu Yu also "hehe", he was muttering in his heart, if he didn't raise food for these 40 people, then...Old Cao would become a devil overnight!
Killing soldiers...

This matter, Lao Cao will not blink his eyes when he does it.

Thinking of this, Lu Yu shivered all over, and suddenly felt a little bit of pressure...

During his trip to Xuzhou, he held 40 lives in his hands!
Of course, Lao Cao was also betting, taking Ba Ye to accompany Lu Yu, and he won the bet... The Northern Territory belongs to Cao, and if he lost the bet, it was a song "Start Over"!
call…

Exhale gently.

Lu Yu closed his eyes and made rough calculations in his mind.

Counting the soldiers, if Lao Cao had 60 soldiers and horses, which is only a lot more, based on one catty of grain per person per day, it would be more than 1 million catties a year...

Converted into stones, more than 100 million stones are needed a year.

Considering that the Northern Expedition Yuan Shao will have to fight for three to five years, and counting the land tax received by the Central Plains every year, it is conservatively estimated that it will cost at least 300 million shi!
This is not a small amount. During the frequent wars back then, Dong Zhuo cast small coins and caused the price of grain to collapse. Gongsun Zan hid 300 million shi of grain in Youzhou to stabilize the price of grain in Youzhou... Who knows, Gongsun Zan saved the 300 million shi of grain How long did it take, it is conservatively estimated that it will take a few years!
Of course…

Lu Yu still knew Lao Cao's strength.

In fact, there is no need to help Lao Cao to fight here and there like those time-traveling novels. It seems that Lao Cao and a group of counselors are mentally retarded.
Need to know...

As long as you can provide Lao Cao with sufficient food and grass, damn it, Lao Cao can wipe out the entire northern border in minutes!
Lao Cao still has this strength.

It's just that it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, food and grass... food and grass...

"Ugh…"

Lu Yu sighed again, Alexander!

However, before coming here... Lu Yu has worked out a series of methods...

As for the effect...

It depends on whether this group of rich families and wealthy businessmen in Xuzhou cooperate?
Of course, this trip is not only for Lu Yu, Dian Wei, Cao Xiu, Zhao Yun, but also a group of Long Xiaoqi...

Previously, Lu Yu had already sent a person to Xuzhou to fight in front of him. After calculating the time, he should have arrived at Xiapi City. Should he meet this Xuzhou shepherd, Chen Deng and Chen Yuanlong?
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Xuzhou, Xiapi City!

Before the government office...

"Tap Tat Tat", the sound of hurried footsteps resounded...

Chen Deng took the lead, and there were countless officials behind him. Of course, they all looked flustered. The reason why they were so flustered was because of the arrival of a person...

To be precise, it was the arrival of a guy whom Chen Deng would never dare to underestimate.

When he walked out of the gate of the government office, he saw this man get off his horse and was about to stride in.

Chen Deng rushed to meet him hurriedly: "I didn't expect Cheng Sima to come in person today? Is there something wrong?"

The Sima Cheng he was talking about was, of course, the Sima of the Long Xiao camp - Cheng Yu.

You know, now Cheng Yu's identity is more than just a military commander. Long ago, he was named General Dongzhong Lang, General Fenwu, and walked on the Shangshutai!

Recently, because of his outstanding meritorious service, Cao Cao wrote him the title of Marquis of An Guoting again... This is one of the few other Marquises in the Longxiao Camp besides Lu Yu!
Of course…

The members of the Long Xiao Battalion would often call Cheng Yu affectionately after seeing Cheng Yu, but behind their backs, they would call him "Central Plains Ghost Seeing Sorrow"!
At this time... Zhongyuan Ghost saw Chen Deng and heard Chen Deng's words.

Cheng Yu paused slightly.

"Are you, Chen Yuanlong, pretending to be confused?"

"Commander Lu asked Cao Sikong to come to Xuzhou to raise food. The whole big man knows about it, but you, Xuzhou shepherd Chen Yuanlong, don't know?"

This…

Chen Deng must have eyeballs. "I...I know!"

Speaking of it...Xuzhou Mu is considered a high official, but...in front of Cheng Yu, he seemed to be bowing his head, with a hint of humbleness and embarrassment in his tone.

"...Cheng Sima, what are you talking about? Commander Lu is coming to raise food...but...but the point is that I have no food in Xuzhou! Or...I'll take you to the treasury, to the granary, take a look...as long as you can find it Little by little, how about I send them all to Guandu?"

Hey…

Facing the "front station" sent by Lu Yu... this classmate Chen Deng, without saying a word, just burst into tears.

"Don't forget, Commander Lu saved your life..."

Cheng Yu continued to speak...

He was good at chatting, and often, there was very little nonsense in a sentence.

Of course, strictly speaking, in the past... Yang Xiu helped him expel the parasites in Chen Deng's stomach, but who ordered Yang Xiu to do so?

The leader of the Longxiao Battalion——Lu Yu!
Going after the source, this favor will naturally go to Lu Yu.

Chen Deng knew about this, but...but it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice!

"Cheng Sima, don't be joking. Although I, Chen Deng, am not a benevolent man, I still know the truth of repaying the favor of saving lives. It's just... During the year and a half of the Guandu War, Xun Lingjun recruited seven soldiers from Xuzhou. It’s time for grain and grass, and even three years after Xuzhou’s land tax was received, the grain depot is empty? How can there be any grain left? Mr. Lu came to raise grain, I really racked my brains, but there was nothing I could do.”

It's true...

How could Cheng Yu not know that the Battle of Guandu was a contest between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao on the surface, and it was Mr. Lu's plan, but in fact... what was hidden under the surface was a competition between the two sides for food, grass and supplies!

This is not joking, nor is it just for fun. Xuzhou is known as the granary of the world, and after three years of receiving the land tax, then... let alone other cities and counties, it is probably not an exaggeration to describe it as "poor."

"Commander Lu didn't intend to embarrass you..." Cheng Yu took a step closer to Chen Deng, and reached out to pat him on the shoulder.

Being patted on the shoulder by such a "Central Plains Ghost Seeing Sorrow"...

It seems... not a happy thing!

Chen Deng shivered subconsciously...

"Young Master Lu, what orders do you have, Cheng Sima...you can speak bluntly!"

When asked here, Chen Deng suddenly thought of something and added a question. "Cheng Sima? Mr. Lu...where is he? Why...you came to Xiapi City by yourself?"

"Mr. Lu entered Langya County from Taishan County, and then went directly to Donghai County, so he won't come to Xiapi!"

Cheng Yu said truthfully.

According to Lu Yu, Chen Deng can be trusted... Therefore, there is no need to hide anything from him.

only…

"Donghai..." Chen Deng frowned, and subconsciously blurted out, "Compared to Guangling, Xiapi, and Dongguan, it's not considered rich there!"

That's right, Xuzhou is known as the granary of the world, but the richest places are the three cities and counties mentioned by Chen Deng.

Xiapi City is the seat of Xuzhou, so it goes without saying that it is the center of politics;

Guangling is the largest city and county in Xiapi City, bordering Soochow, and has close business contacts in private... Rich people gather, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the center of the entire Xuzhou economy;
Besides, Dongguan is bordered by Chengyang County in Qingzhou, Taishan County in Yanzhou, and Lu State in Yuzhou... The place where the four counties meet is the place where merchants communicate most frequently, and the merchants there also have a lot of grain and grass in their hands!
It's just that Lu Yu didn't go to these places, but chose to go to Donghai County. Why?

You know, Donghai County is the poorest of the six counties in Xuzhou, and there are even fewer rich people and merchants there... Even recruiting is as difficult as climbing the sky!

"Cheng Sima? This..." Thinking of this, Chen Deng spoke again.

But Cheng Yu stroked his beard and said firstly: "Commander Lu has always been relentless, and he has his own reasons for going to Donghai County!"

Speaking of this, Cheng Yu paused for a moment. It can be seen that Chen Deng still looked like a curious baby, so Cheng Yu simply reminded him again. "Of course, I might as well reveal to you that Commander Lu went to the East China Sea because he wanted to see that there were not many wealthy businessmen and families there... Besides, the East China Sea depends on the sea! It depends on the mountains to eat the mountains, and depends on the sea to eat the sea!"

Uh... by the sea?
This…

Chen Deng knocked on his forehead, a little confused.

However, it doesn't matter... Zhuyu is in front, and Lu Yu's ability, he shouldn't doubt it... There is no need for it!
Whatever Mr. Lu asked him to do, he would do it.

Immediately, Chen Deng planned to call someone. Lu Yu had already gone to the East China Sea. How could he stay in Xiapi City as a shepherd in Xuzhou?

"Come... prepare the horse!"

The voice just fell.

Cheng Yu grabbed Chen Deng's sleeve. "What is Chen Zhoumu doing?"

"Going to the East China Sea?" Chen Deng asked back: "Could it be possible? Mr. Lu sent Cheng Sima here, didn't he ask me to go to the East China Sea?"

This…

Cheng Yu was taken aback for a moment, then waved his hands again and again. "Of course not!"

In an instant, Cheng Yu's expression became serious.

"Commander Lu asked me to come here to help Chen Zhoumu go to Picheng to raise food..."

ah... ah...

Chen Deng felt his forehead tremble.

"But... but Xiapi City is not... (food)!"

Don't wait for him to finish speaking.

With a "snap", Cheng Yu took out something from his bosom, and slapped it heavily in front of Chen Deng.

——"Mr. Lu said it!"

—— "Use this, let's stand and earn food!"

Uh…

Chen Deng was taken aback!
This thing?Can you earn food while standing?

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(End of this chapter)