Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 177 Grain. The granary can't be piled up? ? ?

The once-in-a-hundred-year drought caused the souls of the dead to spread across the land of China.

But amidst the wailing of innocent souls, there is a state and county, but it seems to be born in another world.

That's right, he was ridiculed by the princes before, "Yanzhou, which has never seen water and food!"

Yanzhou, although also experiencing a terrible drought,
However, with the previously built fortifications such as reservoirs, reservoirs, and wells, this area still harvested some food.

Coupled with the fact that the Chamber of Commerce is buying food like crazy everywhere, it is actually not difficult for Boss Cao to survive this year.

But now there is another problem that is bothering them, and that is what will inevitably arise in the famine year, "Refugees!"

State governor's mansion,
The civil servants and military generals who stood one by one have now completely convinced Cao Cao.

There are even people who regard Cao Cao's outstanding foresight and foresight as gods.

Ignoring the flattery and praise of the people below, Cao Cao waved his hand to calm them down, and asked Xun Yu, "Wen Ruo, what is the extent of the disaster in each county?"

After hearing Cao Cao's question, Xun Yu immediately went out of the class and cupped his hands and said, "My lord, the counties and states strictly complied with your request and established relatively complete prevention and control measures before the river stopped flowing.

Taishan County is the hardest-hit area now, but there is no news of people starving to death. "

"Okay!" Cao Cao nodded in satisfaction.

"Chenliu County, Yingchuan County, and Dong County are the three counties with the best protective measures. Not only did the people not suffer from famine, they even harvested at least [-]% of the grain!"

"Very good!" Boss Cao nodded a lot.

After Xun Yu finished his report, Xi Zhicai suddenly left the shift and said:
"My lord, thanks to the sir's warning, I, Yanzhou, can survive this crisis safely.

But my lord, should we accept those refugees from other counties? "

After a period of recuperation and exercise, Xi Zhicai's health has improved a lot. After obtaining Lu Yan's permission, Cao Cao released him to continue working. However, Xi Zhicai was strictly required to only work for two hours a day. .
When it comes to the issue of refugees, even Cao Cao can't help feeling a little overwhelmed.

In history, when Cao Cao invaded Xuzhou, he slaughtered Xuzhou directly in order to solve the problems of refugees and food shortages. But now, he never even thought about such a simple and crude method.

But if refugees are admitted,

As long as you receive it once, there will be a second, third, or even countless times.

The food in the family is only enough to satisfy their hunger. If they want to distribute the food to the disaster victims from other places, the people under their control will be hungry.

But what if you don't accept it?

Those are also the people of the big man, can you really watch them starve to death under your own city wall?
Cao Cao was a little undecided, but he immediately thought of someone.

"Mr. Lu, do you have a reply?" Cao Cao asked Xi Zhicai.

"Not yet." Xi Zhicai shook his head regretfully and replied.

"Sir, if you can figure out a way to deal with the drought, you must also be able to find a way to deal with the refugees, right?"

At this moment, a messenger from outside came to report: "Report! My lord! A letter from Lu Yan, the prefect of Chenliu County!"

"Bring it here!" Regardless of the messenger handing over the letter to him, Cao Cao took two steps instead of three, snatching the letter from the messenger first.

Unfold the silk, the beginning of which is, "Refugees, how many are there, and how much are you receiving!"

After Cao Cao read the first sentence, he couldn't help being taken aback, and said, "Sir, do you have such confidence?"

When Cao Cao returned to the throne, the anxious Xi Zhicai asked, "My lord, what did you say in your letter?"

Cao Cao was reading the specific measures to deal with refugees later, when he heard Xi Zhicai's words, he couldn't help admiring: "Mr. Lu is really a god!"

After finishing speaking, Cao Cao handed the silk to Xi Zhicai.

Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Dong Zhao and the others immediately surrounded him with cheers.

"Relief for work?"

"This method is wonderful!"

"This Lu Changsheng always has fantastic ideas, he really deserves to be called a god-man by the lord!"

This group of people praised Lu Yan in different ways, completely forgetting the sarcasm and ridicule when they heard Lu Yan say that there might be a drought.

But Xun Yu saw a problem hidden in it, and he said to Cao Cao: "Master, this method of longevity is very good, but in this way, our money and grain will be overwhelmed!"

Xun Yu didn't read all the content. When he asked this sentence, Xi Zhicai, who had read the whole letter, suddenly shouted to him: "Wen Ruo! Mr. said that the money and food for labor, he Chenliu County is all gone!!!"

There was no sound! !
Needle drop can be heard! ! !

In the meeting hall, everyone's voices disappeared at this moment!
Xun Yu turned his head in disbelief, and asked nah, "Did I hear wrong just now?"

Boss Cao rubbed his stiff cheeks and replied, "That's right, Mr. Lu said that Chenliu County paid all the money and food for work relief!"

"absurd!"

This is the first thought that popped up in everyone's mind.
But when they thought that the drought was warned by Lu Yan, they began to waver again, "What if he can really do it?"

"There are more than a million victims? It's a lie!!!"

"But just relying on the land of Chenliu County, where does it get so much money and food?" Dong Zhao said to himself in a daze.

At this moment, Cao Cao suddenly thought of Lu Yan's establishment of the Chamber of Commerce, "Isn't it possible?" He couldn't believe it, but he hoped that it was true.

At the same time, another messenger broke in,

"My lord! A letter from Yingchuan prefect General Cao Ren!"

"Zixiao?" Cao Cao was a little puzzled when he heard Cao Ren's letter, "Could it be that something important happened in Yingchuan?"

Thinking of this, Boss Cao couldn't calm down, "Submit it!"

After receiving the letter from the messenger, Cao Cao almost threw the letter out when he opened it and saw the content of the letter for the first time
Seeing Boss Cao's flustered appearance, Cheng Yu hurriedly asked, "My lord?! Is something important happening?"

Cao Cao managed to stabilize his mind. After hearing Cheng Yu's words, he took a deep breath and said:
"Zixiao sent a letter saying that Chenliu County has so much grain that the granary can no longer hold it, and now he wants to transfer some of it to Yingchuan County.

But the problem is that Zi Lian has filled up the granary in Yingchuan County, so Zi Xiao asked me if there is any room in Juancheng to accommodate grain.”

"."

"Did I not wake up?"

"The granary can't be piled up?"

"It's just maddening!"

After Cao Cao finished reading the letter, he handed it to the impatient Xun Yu, and said, "Do you still remember what I told you about Lu Yan's formation of the chamber of commerce?"

Xun Yu nodded and said back: "I remember. Yu also teased Chang Sheng at the time, 'not doing business properly'."

"That's right. I don't do business properly, Lu Changsheng." Thinking of this, Cao Cao inadvertently smiled, and said, "These grains are all bought by the Chamber of Commerce from all over the world!"

"But where did he get so much money to buy food?" Someone asked aloud.

Asked on point.
Boss Cao couldn't help showing a heartbroken expression, and replied, "Where did you get the money? Isn't it all earned by the chamber of commerce!"

"Wow!" Everyone shouted!
"What kind of business do you want to make money?"

"My lord, the taxes in Chenliu County are not high! Where did he get the money from?"

"Did they do something unseen?"

Faced with all kinds of doubts, Cao Cao's heartbroken expression became clearer, "At the beginning, I was exempted from the commercial tax of the Chamber of Commerce in Chenliu County for three years except for grain, and it was not included in the tax."

"???"

"!!!"

Hearing this, Cheng Yu couldn't help but slapped himself on the forehead, and said, "Master, you have fallen into Lu Yan's scheme!"

(End of this chapter)