Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

Chapter 347 Destiny belongs to me, not to Cao
Soon, what Cao Ang did spread throughout the country.

After Yuan Shao learned about this, he even ignored the Cao family and his son.

"The poorer Cao Mengde and Cao Zixiu are, the more they pretend to be poor. Even though they are poor, they let the sergeants go to work in the fields. Yet they are still here distributing seeds to ordinary people and even reducing the tax on food."

"If this continues, within three years, the strength of the Cao family will have shrunk significantly. At that time, I had already defeated that guy Gongsun Zan, and my strength had grown. With one thing going the other way, the person who aspires to dominate the world must be I am Yuan Benchu!"

At this time, Yuan Shao stood alone in the hall, contented with his ambition.

……

After Yuan Shu learned about this, he had to seize the time to proclaim himself emperor.

"Cao Mengde, Cao Mengde, you don't have much food and grass to begin with, but you still do such a big thing. It's really ridiculous!"

"Destiny belongs to me, not to Cao!"

"It's just that the date of proclaiming the emperor has been decided long ago and cannot be changed at will. Otherwise, I really want to proclaim the emperor in advance!"

At this time, Yuan Shu already believed that he was the son of destiny.

As for Gongsun Zan, who was far away in Youzhou, he had long given up hope in reporting to Cao Cao and Cao Ang, so he didn't have much reaction to this incident. Instead, he actively prepared for a decisive battle with Yuan Shao.

As for the four people in Liangzhou, they are even more confused.

On Li Jue and Guo Si's side, Li Jue looked at the information in his hands and kept smacking his lips: "Look, we are distributing seeds to ordinary people. How many reserves do we have to be able to withstand such a situation?"

Hearing this, Guo Si also echoed: "It seems that Cao Ang asked the soldiers to open up wasteland and cultivate fields just to reserve grain and grass. I just don't know what the yield of the new land he has reclaimed will be."

Li Jue nodded. In his impression, the yield of the fields opened up in Liangzhou was not very good. Some fields even turned into wasteland again within a few years of planting.

But if the output of Cao Cao's farmland is high, then Liangzhou will be even more dangerous.

While Li Jue and Guo Si were worried, Ma Teng and Han Sui were also thinking about Cao Cao and Cao Ang's intentions.

"What kind of medicine are sold in the gourds of the Cao family and his son, and they actually take the initiative to distribute seeds to those people?"

Ma Teng frowned, his face full of helplessness.

Han Sui also looked solemn: "And I also heard that Cao Ang also said that he would distribute seeds to the people every year."

"The Cao family is either a big family or a big business, or they are just trying to make a fool of themselves. We are just waiting for the autumn harvest to see the outcome." Ma Teng didn't have any good countermeasures now, so he could only sit back and wait.

At this time, they did not realize the importance of military advisors, and they were all relying on the three stooges to support them.

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Luoyang, above the court.

Today, Liu Bian took the initiative to ask Cao Ang: "General Cao, I heard that you took the initiative to distribute seeds to the people and promised to reduce their taxes. Is it true?"

Cao Ang nodded when he heard this: "Yes, Your Majesty, I did it. In addition, I also plan to ask for credit for my younger brother Cao Shuo."

When Liu Bian heard this, he nodded: "Okay, everything depends on the general. It's just about lowering taxes. Isn't it a bit hasty? After all, the court seems to have no money now."

"Your Majesty, don't worry. The salary and food for the sergeants can be solved through the minister's farming strategy. As for the empty treasury, your Majesty does not need to worry."

"The seeds distributed by the minister are all high-quality seeds. The yield of the food planted by the people will at least increase five times. This year's tax will be less, but it will increase year by year."

After Liu Bian listened to Cao Cao's explanation, he smiled and looked at the little eunuch serving him.

"Eunuch Li, you saw it, I said that General Cao would never do anything that would harm the court." Eunuch Li couldn't help but change his expression when he heard this.

Cao Ang also frowned and looked at the young father-in-law.

It is a taboo for eunuchs to interfere in government affairs.

At this time, Cao Ang's eyes had become very cold.

Things like this kind of eunuchs interfering in politics should be nipped in the bud.

Xun Yu also understood why Cao Ang distributed those high-quality seeds. It turned out to be to increase the yield of all the fields.

This is a great kindness!

Thinking of this, Xun Yu looked at Eunuch Li again and couldn't help but frown.

Because this Eunuch Li was very close to a member of a noble family, he didn't know if this Eunuch Li was bewitched by that noble family and was the one who whispered in Liu Bian's ears.

After Liu Bian found out the matter, he generously named Cao Shuoyongtinghou directly.

From then on, the Cao family, father and son, all had titles.

Moreover, Liu Bian also planned to let Cao Ang enter the court as an official.

It's just that Cao Shuo was not very old, so it was too early to become an official in the court.

What Cao Ang wanted to do was to take Cao Shuo with him and let him have a good experience and gain knowledge.

As for the matter of entering the court as an official, we still have to wait for Cao Shuo to survive the catastrophe of life and death.

Since Cao Shuo was named Tinghou, he naturally had to enter the palace to receive the title.

After Cao Shuo knelt down and thanked Liu Bian, he stood up and said, "Your Majesty, what I really want to say is that the matter of improving seeds is something that my elder brother asked me to do a long time ago. "

"This credit should actually belong to my brother, but now it falls on my head, which really makes me feel ashamed."

When everyone heard what Cao Shuo said, they were a little shocked.

After all, the farming strategy had just been proposed, but Cao Ang had already asked people to take care of the improved seeds.

In this case, wouldn't Cao Zixiu have been planning this matter for a long time?

When the ministers thought of this, they couldn't help but lament Cao Ang's plan in their hearts.

After Liu Bian learned the truth of the matter, he smiled and said: "Since General Cao wants to give this credit to you, then don't refuse, so as not to waste your brother's kindness."

When Cao Shuo heard this, he didn't say much, and then he obeyed the order to thank him.

After the dynasty, on the way back home, the Cao family, father and son, sat in a carriage together.

Cao Cao couldn't help but ask: "Zixiu, why don't you discuss this with your father in advance about distributing seeds to the people and reducing taxes?"

"It's just a trivial matter, what are we discussing?" Cao Ang smiled lightly. He thought there was no need to talk about this matter. He could just kill it first and tell it later.

When Cao Cao heard this, he said solemnly: "Zixiu, don't dislike my father's verbosity. It's better to discuss such matters with my father in the future."

"After all, such a thing that benefits the people has harmed the interests of those aristocratic families. The Eunuch Li today should be sent by a certain aristocratic family to test you."

(End of this chapter)