Who is not Cao Cao?

Chapter 44 Xun Lingjun
The raw material of cloth weaving is "hemp".

Among them, the coarse clothes worn by ordinary people are made of "thread hemp", a plant that is very strong and can grow anywhere.Therefore, it has become the first choice for the civilian textile industry.

The slightly more advanced one is "纻麻", which is made from the plant "ramie".

Compared with "thread hemp", "ramie" has a harsher growth environment. It not only likes a warm and humid environment, but also a short-day plant, so it is basically distributed in the south of the Yangtze River.Among them, the quality of ramie in Shu is the best, and the intelligent Shu people also finely process ramie to make a kind of valuable rice, and name it "Huang Run", which is very bright with silk Shu brocade. .

There is no trace of ramie in Xuchang or even the entire Central Plains, so what He Yan lacks now is actually hemp.

"Why not? I remember that a lot of hemp was planted!"

As a very important economic crop, hemp is still grown in many places even in this era when food is more important than life, so He Yan couldn't believe that there was not enough hemp!
"Yes, but...hey!"

Bian Bing was the one who helped He Yan buy and sell hemp. After he explained it to He Yan, He Yan also roughly understood the cause and effect.

Only aristocratic families are the only ones who plant the crop of hemp in batches. Even if common people plant it, they will only grow a little, as long as they can use it for themselves.

Therefore, it is basically impossible to buy thread and hemp from common people, and it is mainly in the hands of aristocratic families.

But firstly, Cao Ren's "forcibly harvesting food" before made these aristocratic families feel bad about He Yan, and secondly, these aristocratic families are not fools. He Yan's shipments are so fast, it's no wonder they are not jealous, how could they continue Provide raw materials?
"These bastards..."

He Yan also had a headache.

The local aristocratic family in Yingchuan is very powerful, if it is aimed at He Yan, He Yan will really be unable to move an inch.

If you buy thread and hemp from other places, let alone the high transportation cost, it is so chaotic, and a group of strong people come to snatch it for you. There is really no place to cry.
"Even if I grow it myself, it's too late. The Battle of Guandu will end in October. At that time, the land price in the Central Plains will stabilize, and the income will definitely not be too high..."

He Yan rubbed his temples and suddenly thought of someone.

"If it is him, he will definitely not be the same as those short-sighted people!"

After thinking about it, He Yan immediately began to write a greeting card: "If this person is willing to make a move, then my goal is not only in Yuzhou!"

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Xuchang, Xunfu.

Xun Yu, who was the Minister of the Dynasty, returned home exhausted, but he didn't even dare to close his eyes.

The front line is getting tougher!

Not long ago, Yuan Shao built towers and oars, piled up soil like a mountain, and shot Cao Ying with arrows.

Even if a resourceful man like Liu Ye invented the Thunderbolt Chariot to fight back and temporarily repulsed Yuan Shao's offensive, Cao Cao's army was still steadily losing the wind, and they could not gain the advantage in several attacks, so they could only continue to hide in the camp.

Now that the soldiers in the front are short of food, and the soldiers are tired, even Cao Cao is about to lose confidence, so he wrote several times to Xun Yu asking for his opinion.

Even though Xun Yu has always stood firmly on Cao Cao's side, the difficulties will not disappear because of human will, and the huge pressure on Cao Cao's side has finally fallen on Xun Yu.

"Ugh."

"Fortunately, Cao Ren defeated and killed the Yellow Turban bandits in Runan before, otherwise the situation might have been more difficult."

After thinking for a while, Xun Yu asked the doormen beside him, "Is there any greeting card today?"

He has been waiting.

Wait for those aristocratic families to let go and provide some money and food to alleviate Guandu's urgent need.

It's a pity that those aristocratic families have always acted in a very aristocratic way. Anyway, they are sure that Cao Cao will fail. They are just an iron rooster and don't have a stone of food.

"Hui Lingjun, there is no greeting card today."

The doorman answered habitually, but immediately changed his mouth: "No, there is a greeting card at noon today, do you want to check it?"

"Oh?"

Xun Yu finally had a happy expression on his face.

For him now, people from the imperial court don't like to see him, and people from local aristocratic families don't like to see him. It's really rare to have invitations to come to his door at this time!

"Whose invitation is it?"

"It seems to be Mr. He Yan of the Sikong Mansion."

He Yan?

Xun Yu's smile froze on his face.

There are many people he wants to meet now, but He Yan is not among them.

"but……"

Xun Yu pondered slightly, and Guo Jia, Cao Ren, and Man Chong's comments on him emerged in his mind.

Cao Ren was unreliable, so Xun Yu ignored him lazily.

But Guo Jia has always regarded himself very highly. Although he only met He Yan once, he has a high opinion of He Yan.

The same is true for Man Chong. In the letter after the extermination of Liu Pi, he clearly pointed out that it was He Yan's strategy that easily wiped out Liu Pi and his gang who had caused disasters in Runan County for several years. If it weren't for bad luck, he could even catch Liu Bei.

Such a person, even if it is not for the current situation, is worth meeting.

"In that case, please reply to He Yan."

After returning the post, He Yan came to visit Xun Yu with a gift.

It was also the first time for He Yan to see Xun Yu, a big man, a courtesan. After seeing Xun Yu, He Yan also knew why Xun Yu was so popular.

Compared with Guo Jia, Xun Yu looks more upright and peaceful. His slightly fat and round bones give people a sense of intimacy, as if "I believe in you" is written all over his face.

"I have seen Mr. Xun Ling."

"Young Master He is exempt."

After the two sides exchanged simple greetings, He Yan also knew that Xun Yu was busy with official duties, so he directly put forward his appeal.

"If Xun Lingjun is willing to provide thread and hemp for me to weave into cloth, it will undoubtedly be beneficial to both parties."

After Xun Yu heard this, although he still had an amiable smile on his face, what he said already meant to decline: "Young Master He may not know, and there is no extra trouble in my house. It's a pity."

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He Yan stared at Xun Yu: "Ling Jun should know that what I'm talking about is not the threadbare in the house."

Of course there is no hemp in Xun Yu's house!
But will the Yingchuan Xun family behind him be there?

Seeing He Yan's approaching, Xun Yu shook his head slowly: "If Mr. He came to my house just for this matter, then please come back. There is more than a thousand stones of thread on the market? It's no use to come to my big Xun Yu." Come look for it in the mansion."

If it was said that Xun Yu was saving face for He Yan just now, it would not even save face.

He, Xun Yu, is the Minister of the Han Dynasty, how can he have the time to discuss a few hemp with He Yan?

If this news gets out, I don't know what the world will think of Xun Yu.

And Xun Yu himself was a little disappointed with this meeting.

He Yan is obviously not the same as the unicorn that Guo Jia and Man Chong praised in their letters...

(End of this chapter)