Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 209 I Feel You Are Teasing Me
After the morning meeting, Lu Yan and Guo Jia hurried to Xuchang.

When I came to Xuchang last time, most of the palaces in the city were just foundations, but looking at them today, many buildings have been built with outlines.

It has to be said that there is a reason why the name of Huaxia is called the infrastructure madman, and there is still a inheritance
Cao Cao moved his family from Juancheng to Xuchang, so that it was convenient for Cao Ang to go home and visit from time to time.

In the past few years, the household registration reform under Cao Cao's rule has been basically completed, and its effects have gradually manifested.

Almost all the people under Cao Cao's rule were allocated land, and the people had a clear household registration, no matter what they did, it was much more convenient.

Take the workers on the construction site as an example. Those with household registration are preferred and paid well. Everyone knows the basics, so they can use it with absolute confidence.

In addition, the common people can farm while farming, move bricks to earn some living allowances in their spare time, and now Chenliu and Yingchuan's business is very developed, and they can also sell some local specialties of their hometown with their handicrafts.

Thanks to these changes, almost every household in Chenliu has surplus money, which further stimulates commercial consumption.

The more consumption, the higher the tax, and the pockets of the government will be bulging, and then there will be more infrastructure and more jobs.

Under such a virtuous circle, the rapid development of Chenliu Yingchuan was learned by other counties in Yanzhou, and then led to the rapid development of Cao Cao's entire rule.

One hair affects the whole body, without a solid foundation, it is impossible to build high-rise buildings, and the household registration system and the centralized management of land by the government are the foundation of all this.

Pulled away.
At noon, Lu Yan and Guo Jia came to the General's Mansion, and they saw Cao Cao in the study who was taking the exams of Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, and Cao Zhi.

After bowing to Cao Cao, Lu Yan said solemnly: "Mr. Cao, we have something important to discuss with you."

Cao Cao nodded, then said to his three sons with a chuckle, "Go and play for a while, and come back later to do your homework."

"Here!"

After the three little kids saluted pretendingly, they ran out with a smile on their face.

Cao Cao looked at the three sons and couldn't help but smiled and said, "Pi'er and Zhi'er both have a good talent for reading, even if Zhang'er doesn't like reading, he doesn't have much talent."

Cao Zhang, that is a fierce general!
In the official history, he led the army to conquer Wuhuan, and then surrendered to Xianbei in Liaodong.

Lu Yan likes this kind of powerful character in foreign wars, so he wondered when he would get Cao Zhang under him and train him well.
But Cao Zhang is still young, so don't worry.

Lu Yan closed the door of the study with a smile, and then said to Cao Cao: "These young masters are all dragons and phoenixes among the people. Duke Cao should be happy."

Cao Cao knew that Lu Yan knew the direction of history, maybe he knew what achievements his sons would have in the future?

So Cao Cao rolled his eyes and asked tentatively, "I would like to ask sir, how do you evaluate my sons?"

"Do you really want to say it?" Lu Yan's heart tightened, "Forget it, these people didn't end up well in the end, and I'm afraid they will be beaten if they speak out."

In history, Cao Ang was killed by your boss Cao, Cao Zhi and Cao Zhang were killed by Cao Pi, and Cao Chong was also killed by Cao Pi.

Brotherhood!This can't really be said.

Lu Yan hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Mr. Ang is generous, diligent and self-disciplined. He is most similar to Mr. Cao in all aspects."

After Cao Cao heard this, he nodded silently. Cao Ang is his most satisfied and favorite son, and he has always been cultivating him as his successor.

"Mr. Pi is smart, Mr. Zhang is brave, and Mr. Zhi is bold. They all have inherited some of your advantages."

Lu Yan only talked about their advantages but did not reveal more information, but Cao Cao didn't want to ask too deeply, lest it arouse Lu Yan's suspicion.

So, Boss Cao finally remembered to ask something serious: "By the way, is there something important for you to come to me?"

Lu Yan wanted to say it by himself, but when he saw that guy Guo Jia secretly hid aside and drank a little wine, he immediately became upset, "Feng Xiao, since you suggested this matter, you should come and report to Mr. Cao." Explain."

After Guo Jia entered the door just now, he took advantage of Lu Yan to talk to Cao Cao, found a jug of wine from the dark compartment of Cao Cao's study, and began to drink on his own.

Judging by the way this guy looks, he must have been here many times.

As soon as Guo Jia took a sip of wine, Lu Yan pinned the pot on his forehead.

"Cough cough!!! Cough cough!!!" Guo Jia was so choked that it took him a while to recover.

Cao Cao also looked at Guo Jia curiously, and said, "Oh? It was proposed by Feng Xiao? Then Feng Xiao will tell you."

After Guo Jia wiped away the drink he had coughed up, he gave Lu Yan a nonchalant look, and then he said to Cao Cao, "Actually, it's the paper making that Lu Yan mentioned to you before."

"So it's about making paper." Cao Cao was stunned, and then asked, "How is it? Do you have any clues?"

Guo Jia put away the expression on his face, and said solemnly: "The new paper has been made!"

"Oh." Cao Cao said oh, and then said nothing.

In his heart, the new paper is actually nothing special, after all, there is Caihou paper now, but it hasn't brought much change.

Seeing that Cao Cao didn't pay much attention to it, Guo Jia said, "My lord, the main material of the new paper is bamboo, and its cost is extremely low!"

"Oh?!" Cao Cao yelled again, but this time the tone was higher, apparently aroused by Guo Jia's words, "Did you bring some new paper, let me see."

"I happen to have it here." Guo Jia nodded, and then took out a piece of bamboo paper from his sleeve, which was obviously better than Caihou paper, and said, "My lord, please look!"

"This paper." Cao Cao took the bamboo paper, and couldn't believe that it was a new paper made by Lu Yan and Guo Jia. "Why is this paper so smooth, so soft and tough?"

"No, this paper still has a lot of room for improvement!" Lu Yan finally spoke.

When Cao Cao and Guo Jia heard the words, they were suddenly surprised: "There is still a lot of room for improvement?"

Lu Yan took the bamboo paper from Cao Cao's hands, touched the paper surface which was still a bit rough, and said, "That's right, the paper surface is not smooth enough, the color is not white enough, and the flexibility is not good enough. It seems that I still have to run it myself. A trip to the workshop."

Guo Jia and Cao Cao looked at each other, and it was Cao Cao who asked, "If, I mean if... If the paper is produced according to your requirements, how much would it cost?"

After thinking for a while, Lu Yan said, "If the craftsmanship is mature, I think a catty of paper can be sold for [-] yuan!"

Now Yanzhou sells about 120 Wen for a stone of rice, and a stone is about [-] catties.

If the price of grain is used to convert, Lu Yan feels that this price is still a bit expensive.

After all, twenty Wen can buy half a stone of grain.

"Pfft!!!" Guo Jia just drank the wine in his mouth, and sprayed Boss Cao's head and face with a puff.

Although Cao Cao was sprayed on the face by Guo Jia, he seemed to be unconscious, staring blankly at the paper in Lu Yan's hand.

"What's wrong? Is it too expensive? Or, fifteen cents a catty?" Lu Yan asked tentatively.

Guo Jia came back to his senses, and while frantically wiping Boss Cao's face with his sleeve, he turned his head and shouted at Lu Yan:
"Damn it! Why do you sell paper by the catty? Twenty or fifteen cents per catty???"

(End of this chapter)