Three Kingdoms: Sir, you love learning too much!

Chapter 69 Can He Still Think About the Future? !

inside the house.

Cao Cao was having breakfast, and after drinking a bowl of noodle soup, he saw three people rushing in.

He raised his head and said with a smile: "Yuncheng, Zhicai, why are you panicking? Could it be that something happened in the army?"

After finishing speaking, he immediately stopped laughing, because Cao Cao vaguely understood that it might really be an accident in the army.

Recently, after the Xuzhou war, the rewards could not be sent out, so there was a slight turmoil in the camps, but the remaining money and food were used for storage until the autumn harvest.

To reward the morale of the army, it will have to wait until after the autumn harvest. Before that, we can only rely on the children's soldiers and Qingzhou soldiers to suppress this grievance.

Could it be that there was a mutiny today?
"Huh? Zhicai! But something happened in the army?"

Cao Cao pointed at each other, and walked out from behind the desk in a few steps, his beard fluttering, and his breathing became heavy.

Xi Zhicai looked at him for a moment, folded his hands and bowed deeply, his forehead was covered with sweat after raising his head, and said: "Locust plague, locust plague."

"There are urgent reports from all over the place, locust plagues are everywhere, and many fields have been destroyed. I am afraid it will be difficult to harvest."

"what……"

Cao Cao's eyes were dazed, and he looked straight ahead. He was in a trance for a while, and hurriedly asked: "How many reports are there in various places, and what is the disaster situation of the people? Immediately patrol around to see the situation."

It's almost the autumn harvest, and there will be a big harvest in another month. Why is there a plague of locusts now!

Natural disasters are ruthless!Do you want to kill my Cao family? !

In the midst of danger, Cao Cao's mind was constantly running, and thousands of complicated thoughts emerged, but he quickly shook his head, and before Xi Zhicai could reply, he hurriedly took his hand and asked, "Tell me quickly, where is the disaster generally spread?!"

Xi Zhicai said: "It is estimated that Guanzhong, Hebei, Yan, and Xu are all affected by this. I heard refugees who fled from Guandong said that not only locust plagues are everywhere outside the Guan, but also droughts. The harvest is less than one out of ten, and the victims are everywhere."

"This year, I'm afraid that the harvest will be extremely difficult, and disasters will inevitably occur everywhere!"

After saying this, Xi Zhicai obviously felt that his hand was squeezed hard, and then looked up to see Cao Cao looking at him with an incredible look.

"My lord?" He didn't understand at once, and was slightly puzzled.

"What did you think of?"

Xi Zhicai asked, this expression clearly shows that he has thought about something strange, so he is waiting to think about the details.

Cao Cao let go of his hand, turned around and walked away slowly, then turned back immediately after a few steps, and said solemnly: "Zixiao sent someone to invite Wen Ruo and Meng Yu quickly, Zhicai must not panic."

"Here!" Cao Ren knew that the matter was urgent, and it was not the time to speak out, so he turned around after hearing the order and went out to dispatch his guards.

When he came back, Cao Cao's complexion had obviously improved a lot, and he was even secretly grateful.

"This time, God really helped me."

Xi Zhicai and Bao Xin didn't understand, and asked at the same time almost without thinking: "Why do natural disasters help? How can they help?"

Cao Cao smiled cheerfully, "I have not been warlike this year. If I follow Meng Yu's words and continue to farm wildly, even natural disasters will yield a harvest."

"As for the rest of the land, there are constant wars, and they have no intention of farming, and are desperate for food and grass. Naturally, they are at a disadvantage to the people. I am the only one who supports the people with food."

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. There is no need to use troops to capture Xuzhou. This natural disaster will make the people scramble to return to the benevolent land. Meng Yu persuaded you well..."

"Benevolence attacks Xuzhou, step by step."

"Isn't this step more practical? The nobles in the territory hide their funds inside and hide in the mountains and refuse to help me. How much can they hide after this year?!"

"My idea is to distribute the stored grain to recruit refugees, to receive people fleeing famine in Guanzhong, and to pass it on to Xuzhou."

"Climb to the top and call for people with lofty ideals from all over the world to help them survive the disaster and tide over the refugees. With such a reputation, how can they not come? Not only can they survive the locusts and droughts, but they can also spread my reputation in Huaiyang."

"The more anxious Lu Bu is, the slower I am. If you use it against him, Xuzhou will be determined. The advantage lies with me."

When Cao Cao said this, his thoughts were extremely clear and smooth, and he always liked his mentality very much.

Do not be discouraged in times of crisis.

The people who followed him also admired him very much, whether it was the first battle in Bian Shui, the isolation and helplessness after arriving in Yanzhou, or the disaster when Qingxu was chaotic.

Even if the Yanzhou gentry did not accept such things that were almost difficult to gain a foothold, Cao Cao benefited a lot from adversity.

When Xi Zhicai heard this, he was at a loss for words, his upper body slowly straightened up, already thinking, then his eyes lit up, he nodded slightly and said: "This method is the best."

"My lord is truly a talented person, and it's dazzling. In such a situation, you can think of countermeasures, and turn the tide into prosperity."

At this time, Xi Zhicai's back was straight, and he said with emotion: "At present, among the nobles in Yanzhou, no one can withdraw and ignore them. This is the time to gain fame."

Cao Cao's eyes were slightly gloomy, and he stood with his hands behind his back and said softly: "Do you still remember that Meng Yu advised me not to raise troops to attack Xu again, because he was worried about bad luck and poor harvests."

"He really hit the mark. What would happen if I was marching and fighting now?"

Saying this is the real fear.

If there is a war now, the soldiers in the front will have insufficient food and grass, and there will be locust plagues and droughts in the rear, which will greatly reduce the harvest.

If Lu Bu came after him ruthlessly, it would be a crushing defeat!
be afraid!
Xi Zhicai only felt his mind sink slightly, and it was true.

Locust plagues and droughts, who would have thought that this summer would be in such a situation, and Guo Mengyu is not a monster, so can it be counted into the future?
This is so surreal, can't it be harvested from the climate this year?Which talent is this?

At this moment, Xi Zhicai suddenly felt that if Guo Yi took out a bowl of talisman water one day and told him that it could save lives, he would believe it.

At this time, most of the people in the hall were surprised and guessed, but only Bao Xin, who had always trusted Guo Yi, laughed.

Looking at Cao Cao pointedly, he said, "So, sometimes being cautious may not be a bad thing."

Bao Xin awakened everyone with his words, and said with emotion: "Although you all can think of this verse, you won't be as persistent as Meng Yu."

"The reason why he persists comes from his knowledge and his deep understanding of the principles of the world. The reason why he has this understanding should come from his diligence."

Bao Xin smiled and cupped his hands and said, "I don't know how many times this diligence has saved my life."

Of course Cao Cao understood that he was talking about the previous words of admonition, perhaps because he felt a little guilty for blaming Guo Yi, so he smiled now.

"Thanks to Meng Yu."

"Zi Xiao," Cao Cao looked at Cao Ren, and asked with some doubts, "You are here today, but there is something in the army? In the past, you would not come to the city at this time."

Cao Ren originally stood a little farther away, but was suddenly called to stand upright inexplicably, and looked left and right in embarrassment, but Xi Zhicai also looked strangely, waiting for him to answer.

Only Bao Xin knew what he was here for, so he waited silently. He blamed Guo Yi's plan to keep the army tied up in Yanzhou.

Who knew that this strategy would actually protect them, otherwise the army would probably be wailing all over the place by now.

"Uh, I..."

Cao Ren hesitated for a moment, then said, "Tsk, I also heard about the locust plague, and I'm going to ask my elder brother to exchange all the rewards given to our army with food and grass to help the people live."

"In the army, there is enough food for the time being. For the soldiers, I will leave it to the generals to mobilize. There is no need to worry."

Cao Cao's complexion relaxed, and his complexion eased, "Yes, this is the demeanor of a general."

(End of this chapter)