Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 484 Such a Merry Young Master, Don't Touch Women for Half a Year

A gangster with a white bottom, which looked a bit worn out, stepped lightly on the fallen leaves.

On the way back, Cao Cao kept thinking about Guo Fengxiao's sentence - "Yuan Shao, checkmate!"

It is true that this big brother is known to be narrow-minded, but... if it is said that the two battles of "Guandu" and "Cangting" were easily pissed to death, then... it wouldn't be so, would it?

Thinking of this, Cao Cao narrowed his eyes.

"Zhongkang? Tell me? Will Yuan Shao die?"

Cao Cao asked Xu Chu who was walking together with great interest.

Xu Chu scratched his head. He knew how to solve problems with his fists, but he didn't know that these people would not die.

Immediately, he smiled and replied: "Mr. Cao, how do I know these things!"

"It's just that if it's any one person, it's just over a month and nearly a million soldiers have lost such aggrieved battles. Whoever they are, I'm afraid it will be uncomfortable. It's even more terrifying. The thing is..."

When Xu Chu spoke here, his words stopped abruptly.

Cao Cao raised his hand. "Go ahead, it's okay!"

Xu Chu paused for a moment, and continued to speak: "The eldest son must be the one who makes Yuan Shao most uncomfortable! He can't beat Cao Gong, but which of his sons is the opponent of the eldest son? It's okay if you don't think about it, once you think about it too much Now, it’s not the end of the calf, it’s not in a dead end, it’s not in order, it’s really like Guo Fengxiao said, ‘dead with a hammer’!”

Hey…

Xu Chu's words are not rough.

Cao Cao's eyeballs must be, this is really the truth...

"Hahahaha!"

He laughed heartily. "In troubled times, the strong are respected, not for the powerless. If Yuan Shao really died, it would be interesting! I heard that his sons are not easy-going lamps!"

"As for comparing these dogs with Cao Cao's unicorns? Are they worthy?"

Speaking of here…

Cao Cao asked curiously, "Where is Yu'er? Some time ago, he left Donghai County, where is he now?"

Speaking of Lu Yu...

Xu Chu thought for a while, and immediately replied: "In Xiapi City, I heard that the eldest son left Huang Zhong's son Huang Xu in charge of the 'salt workshop' in Donghai County and the business of large yellow croakers, and sent He Yan back to Xudu's refining workshop. Picheng plans to set up the headquarters of the Jiangbei League in Xiapi City, with Zhuge Kongming as the deputy leader! In charge of the Dahan Welfare Lottery and the national debt!"

The situation in Xuzhou was reported to Xu Chu every day.

Xu Chu knew that Cao Cao was always thinking about it, not only about the things over there, but also about the people over there!

——Yanfang, Jiangbei League, welfare lottery, national debt!
Cao Cao is no stranger to these fresh terms...

But what it is, such as national debt, he doesn't know!
Also, the first batch of 50 large yellow croakers solved the urgent need. Has the food for the next Northern Expedition been raised?

at this time…

"Cao Sikong, urgent report from Xuzhou..." A Huben army hurried over.

Huh?
Hearing this voice, Cao Cao looked around, where is the person?It stands to reason that in the past when urgent reports came from Xuzhou, the messengers were all out of breath, but this time, not even a single messenger saw it!
"Where's the person? Where's the urgent report?"

Cao Cao asked...

The Huben soldier hurriedly handed over a "newspaper"...

That's right, a newspaper!
This newspaper was sent from Xiapi City. It was printed by the Xuzhou Branch of the "Tai Xue Journal" under Cao Zhi's responsibility and sent to Yanzhou, and then printed by Yanzhou's newspaper branch, and then sent to the whole of Yanzhou, naturally including Guandu. .

In terms of timeliness, it seems that it is not much slower than the urgent report!

Seeing the newspaper full of words, Cao Cao quickly took it and read it with great interest.

It doesn't matter if it doesn't matter...

At a glance, Cao Cao's eyes widened in vain, full of shock and disbelief.

"Announcement on the Issuance of Xuzhou National Bonds——"

"——Zhao's Commercial Bank in Xiapi City, subscribe to national bonds, 20 shi of grain, and fill the granary with grain, for a period of five years, with an annual interest rate of [-]%!"

"——Zhang's Commercial Bank in Donghai County, subscribe for national bonds, 32 shi of grain, and fill the granary with grain, for a period of three years, with an annual interest rate of [-]%!"

"—Pengcheng Li's Commercial Bank, subscribe for national bonds, 25 shi of grain, and fill the granary with grain, for a period of five years, with an annual interest rate of [-]%!"

"..."

"—The above-mentioned merchants who voluntarily subscribed for the national debt are all creditors of the Han Empire. All local governments are requested to provide appropriate convenience. This announcement is hereby!"

It can be said that a whole page of the newspaper is full of news about the subscription of national bonds by wealthy businessmen in Xuzhou.

There are one to two hundred articles. These wealthy businessmen subscribe for at least 30 to [-] shi of national bonds, as many as more than [-] shi, for at least three years, and as many as five years...

Cao Cao didn't know what a specific "national debt" was, nor did he know what an "annual interest rate" was.

but those...

Tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of grains and grains are alive and well...

Cao Zhi is in charge of Xuzhou's newspapers. Although this son's poems are gorgeous, he will never easily fabricate such a big event.

At this point, Cao Cao is still convinced.

Then...

Cao Cao is very curious now, what is this national debt?
With so many "smart" businessmen, how could Yu'er get them to willingly take out their food?
Continuing to read along the newspaper, Cao Cao saw the specific explanation of the national debt, which is a piece in the lower right corner of the newspaper!

——"National bonds, also known as imperial bonds, are a way of forming a special relationship based on the credit of the empire to raise money and food from the people!"

Cao Cao read this paragraph three times, but he still didn't understand...

Obviously I know every word, but when connected together, it seems... very strange!
Immediately, he wondered whether Zhi'er's article could be written more clearly and understandably.

——"For example, every Han citizen can subscribe to national debt with money and grain, and the subscribed money and grain will be deposited in the treasury of the Han!"

——"The period of three to five years will vary, and interest will be obtained. For example, 20 shi of grain, [-]% of the five-year annual interest rate, the interest will be [-] shi per year, and the interest will be settled once a year. The treasury of Dahan Liquidation! After five years, all the original food reserves will be returned! Each time the Dahan issues a limited number of treasury bonds with a limited term, first come, first served! And... subscribing for treasury bonds means that you are the creditor of the Han Empire!"

Hiss... Seeing this, Cao Cao frowned slightly.

He said with emotion: "What a national debt! What a creditor of the Han Empire, hahaha, hahahaha..."

Cao Cao is so smart, seeing this, he can already appreciate the brilliance of Yu'er's hand.

The so-called "three percent, four percent" interest may seem like a lot, but in the eyes of this group of businessmen, what is it?
But... Once you subscribe to the national debt and become a creditor of the Han Empire, it will have a lot of meaning.

To know…

The status of merchants in the Han Dynasty has always been low. Although they can sit on countless wealth, they have been restricted to a certain extent since the laws of the Qin Dynasty.

Not only merchants, but also son-in-law and stepfather...

This kind of people, no matter how rich they are, how rich they are, but... they are not allowed to wear silk, nor can they ride in luxurious carriages, nor can they live in houses that exceed their own restrictions, nor can they have too many servants!
To put it bluntly, in this era, even if a businessman has accumulated a lot of wealth, it is extremely difficult to squander it recklessly!
As the saying goes-although rich, there is no youth!

That's what it means!
And...the children of merchants are not allowed to be officials, and...during the corvee process, they are more likely to be dispatched to marginal and extremely cold places.

The Han inherited the Qin system...

Therefore, these systems of the Qin Dynasty have been preserved one by one. In short, whether it is Qin...or Han, merchants can't spend their money, enjoy...can't enjoy it, just four words-discomfort, want to cry!

Thinking of this, Cao Cao's eyes flickered again and again.

In this way, the national debt launched by Yu'er, on the one hand, helps businessmen gather wealth that cannot be enjoyed or squandered, and businessmen can also use this wealth to make profits. Although it is small, it is better than saving mold!
On the other hand, merchants... Once they become creditors of the Han Empire, that's another story.

As the creditors of the Han Empire, it doesn't seem too much for them to ride in a luxurious carriage, right?It doesn't seem too much to expand the house, right?It makes sense to keep more servants in captivity, right?
"Hahaha…"

Cao Cao laughed heartily...

That's why, he realized, these merchants were so hungry for "national debt."

Of course, Cao Cao didn't know the binding relationship between the Jiangbei League and the national debt.

On the one hand, it is the rising status, and on the other hand, it is the double profits brought by the national debt and the Jiangbei alliance. In this way, unless the donkey kicks the head of the merchants, how can they not subscribe for the "national debt"!
What's more, Cao Cao realized that the method of "national debt" is good... In the future, when there is a shortage of food, national debt will be issued. Xuzhou will issue Yanzhou, Yanzhou will issue Sili, and Sili will issue Yuzhou...

Endless life, endless hair...

Teaching a man to fish is worse than giving him a fish...

Yu'er solved the big food problem once and for all!big problem!

"Having Yu'er here is really my luck, Cao Cao, and the 'fortune' of the great man. Yu'er has already proved by his actions that he can be the master of this troubled world!"

Cao Cao uttered such a sentence...

Xu Chu scratched his head, but because of the national debt, he couldn't turn his head around. "Cao Sikong, I'm listening, the eldest son's method of raising food through the 'national debt' is amazing! The effect is also remarkable... But the problem is, if we gather so much food at once, will we still be able to afford it after the expiration date? According to today's taxation, it seems that...the difference is far away!"

Having said this, Xu Chu paused. "What if we really can't afford it? Then..."

"If I can't afford it, I have to pay it back!"

Cao Cao blurted out a word, but his tone became much more serious.

Speaking of this, he gave Xu Chu a meaningful look.

On the side of the expression...

"Hahaha...hahaha!" He laughed heartily.

He didn't say what was in his stomach, but what Cao Cao thought in his heart was that as long as he could afford the first installment, after that, the number of merchants who would buy treasury bonds would double!

These money and food are just passing through, sooner or later... these merchants will still be deposited in the treasury of the Han Dynasty!

Because the temptation is too great!
In the long run, this is blood money!
As for... when the national debt accumulates to a huge number in the future, at that time... it depends on your mood if you don't pay it back.

Of course, there is debt and repayment, until the last step, Cao Cao will not be this untrustworthy person!

"Ha ha…"

Cao Cao was still laughing, talking while laughing. "It is said that merchants, peasants, businessmen, and merchants have been at the bottom of the empire for thousands of years, but they have the most money and food in the entire empire."

"Because of total restrictions, these huge amounts of money and food are accumulated in a closed loop in their hands, which cannot form an effective cycle, and the so-called good steel can't be used wisely!"

"It's like a pool of lake water, the entrance is closed, lifeless, and eventually becomes stagnant water!"

"Yu'er's idea is very novel, but it is also very risky. Presumably, whether he issues national bonds or establishes the Jiangbei Alliance, his purpose is to liberate these money and food from the closed loop, and open an outlet for this stagnant water to form a loop! So this Like, the wealth of the whole big man will come to life!"

"As for the future, we can use these money and food to flatten the northern border, to unify the world, to develop production, not to mention the world, as long as the Central Plains and the northern border are far away from war, relying on Lord Xun Ling and a group of talents from Yingchuan, a group of talented people from all over the world With such wisdom, are you afraid that you won’t be able to make such a small amount of interest? Yu’er, this is one move... one move..."

Cao Cao originally wanted to say that he could kill three birds with one stone, but it seems... not just three!
——Businessmen benefit!
——He Cao Cao benefited!

——The common people benefit!
——The imperial court also benefits!

It seems that there is another one, and that is Yuan Shao in the northern border crying bitterly... If he knows, these millions of stones of grain will arrive at Guandu!
Hehe... Cao Cao said "hehe".

This kind of spiritual blow is even more terrifying...

Unevenness is the last straw that breaks the camel's back, just like what Guo Jia said——Yuan Shao, checkmate!

Ha ha…

Hahaha…

Thinking of this, Cao Cao laughed again.

at this time.

——"Report...Cao Sikong, the total grain in Xuzhou is 370 million shi, and now...Lu Situ has divided into five grain teams to transport them to Xudu, Guandu and other places, and they can arrive within ten days!"

Hearing this, Cao Cao's eyes suddenly narrowed.

His brow is raised, and he looks far to the north...

It seems that at this moment, he saw the most affluent northern territory, the land of Qing, secluded, Ji, and merged, as easy as flipping the palm of his hand!
Ha ha…

There are more than 300 million stone grains that Yu'er earned!

Ha ha…

Four states in the north, I, Cao Cao, will accept it with a smile! "Zhongkang, order Zhang Wenyuan to bring an imperial edict to Yu'er!"

"Edict from the Son of Heaven?" Xu Chu was taken aback. "Mr. Cao made it clear, how to draft this Shangshutai?"

"No need to draft!" Cao Cao smiled heartily. "This time, Yu'er has made great achievements. Let him write the emperor's edict himself. Let him write all the rewards he wants in this edict. I, Cao Cao, will go and ask His Majesty for him!"

Huo…

Hearing this, Xu Chu was startled.

Let the eldest son write the emperor's edict by himself, Cao Sikong's move... It seems that there is some "meaningful"!

...

...

Xuzhou, Xiapi City, Wanhua Pavilion!

This is the most famous brothel and red house in Xiapi City!
The readers in front of the screen are old drivers...

Naturally, brothels, red houses and kilns are two different things. The most essential difference is that the girls in the kilns will sleep with you when they see your money!

Just six-eight-eight, nine-eight-eight, one-two-eight-eight will do!

But the girls in brothels and red houses, if you want to sleep with them, unless other girls like your "talent"!Otherwise, no amount of money will work!

now…

A heroic woman and a middle-aged man in his 40s are standing in front of the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion.

"uncle…"

The woman is Lu Lingqi, who killed four father-killers and enemies a few days ago, and rushed to Xiapi City without stopping.

As for the reason, there is only one... Lu Yu arrived in Xiapi!
Although, I don't know why he came here, but... this is an opportunity, not only a chance to avenge the murder of his father, but also a chance to complete the mission of the master!

"Uncle? Are you saying that the Wanhua Pavilion is run by the Taishan army behind the scenes?"

Lu Lingqi's words blurted out...

A man in his 40s said, "That's right. In the old days when Marquis Wen came to rule Xuzhou, what he was most worried about was not being able to obtain real information from the people, so he spent a lot of money to buy this 'Wanhua Pavilion' in Xiapi City. Leave it to me to manage and take care of it! Over the years, Wanhua Pavilion has brought us a lot of information..."

Having said this, the man paused. "This Wanhua Pavilion is now the most famous brothel in Xiapi City, where celebrities and wealthy businessmen gather!"

The man in his 40s who is talking about it is Zang Ba.

Who would have thought that he, who is five-year-old and three-year-old, with the face of a bandit, is actually the person behind the scenes of the "Wanhua Pavilion" where countless graceful women gather.

"Then it's just right here!" The corners of Lu Lingqi's mouth curled up slightly, and a hidden smile burst out abruptly.

It's just that, in this smile, it seems... there is a different taste, like a cold light, like a cold light piercing the chest with a dagger!

Zang Ba's eyes were fixed...

"Miss really want to do this?"

"What?" Lu Lingqi deliberately put on a coquettish attitude, "Isn't this girl the number one card in Wanhua Pavilion?"

"It's not this..." Zang Ba frowned even tighter. "How can Missy be sure that Lu Yu will come to the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion? In case...he doesn't come, then...wouldn't it be..."

"He will come!" Lu Lingqi said firmly: "Since Lu Yu entered Cao Ying, there was a sister like Cai Yan in the mansion. After that, he took Qiao as his concubine. His older sister would arrange for a maid to accompany him to sleep with him!"

"But after leaving Xu Capital City, he first went to Guandu and then to Xuzhou. It has been more than half a year now! Such a flirtatious young man? He hasn't touched women for more than half a year, so how can he not have thoughts in his heart?"

Speaking of this, Lu Lingqi paused.

"Didn't he always like to talk about the art of war? Then this time, this girl's strategy of luring the snake out of the hole and luring the enemy deep...Let's see if he can see it! Can he see it through!"

Speaking of this, Lu Lingqi's eyeballs blinked again and again.

Immediately, she lowered her eyebrows and looked at the name tattooed on the cuff...

Among them, Hou Cheng, Wei Xu, Cheng Lian, and Song Xian had been killed, leaving only the last three—Lu Yu, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei!
Raise your head and look at the signboard of "Wanhualou"!

What Lu Lingqi thought of was the words "I always have to pay back when I come out to play around"...

only…

I'm afraid she wouldn't even dream of it.

This sentence...was said by Lu Yu first, and he put it into action
——Girl, come out to hang out, you always have to pay it back!

People say——I lost my wife and lost my army!

However, there is another way of saying that is even worse, that is, to pay for myself as well!

Lu Lingqi?What kind?
...

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(End of this chapter)