Coincidentally!My name is Liu Bian

Chapter 37 This rice comes from a wrong place

He was so surprised when he saw so much rice.

With a smile on his face, he thought that with this food, everyone would no longer have to go hungry... From tonight on, everyone will eat rice for every meal and meat for every meal!
With logistical support in place, everyone will be more motivated to work!
Now, everyone should quickly reclaim wasteland and abandoned fields, and sow rice, wheat, vegetables and fruits in time. Maybe there will be a harvest before winter. Even if it is not a big harvest, it will be better than nothing!

Furthermore, various raw materials, such as stone, wood, farm tools, etc., should also be purchased... It doesn't matter if I don't have money? ——In exchange for food, wouldn’t it be enough?

In short, get over the current dilemma first, and then think about the future!
With so many thoughts on his mind, Liu Bian made careful arrangements and finally came to his senses. He still remembered that Cao Cao mentioned "seizure" instead of "grain on credit"... He pursed his lips and asked:

"May I ask how Mr. Cao seized one hundred thousand kilograms of grain?"

Being able to seize [-] kilograms of rice and grain... Isn't it just to suppress the bandits?

Otherwise, who could have so much rice?Even if you are a rice merchant, that is too exaggerated... But I heard Cao Cao say:

"Reporting to Your Highness, most of the rice seized by Cao came from rice merchants."

Cao Cao said it without reservation.

From the rice merchants?That's quite reasonable...

he:"……"

Reasonable hammer!
captured?

Rice merchants?
Also "we"? !

How dare Cao Cao seize all the famous local rice merchants in Nanpi County and even Bohai County? !

captured?

captured!

Quickly, he realized that Cao Cao was afraid of forcibly requisitioning grain. He couldn't help but his eyes darkened, and he asked tremblingly: "How dare I ask those rice merchants? ... What is their attitude?"

Cao Cao said: "What other attitude could there be? I just offer it with both hands?"

Pouting his lips, he wanted to say something, but he didn't know where to start.

This...this rice grain came from something wrong?Can he return it?
Does he still have a chance to return it?
"The other party still has inventory, right?" He struggled unwillingly.

But Cao Cao said: "Don't worry, even if the evacuation is empty, the other party has a way to deal with it, so don't worry about it, Your Highness."

he:"……"

How, what the hell!Cao Cao, what on earth do you do?
It simply refreshed his three views.

With distorted features, he said: "Go back!"

"What?" Cao Cao was stunned.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Return it, at least half of it! You have to issue an IOU for the other half..."

How is he different from the corrupt officials of the past dynasties who used force to levy and buy? !

His fame!It's probably going to be cold!
Cao Cao looked at Liu Bian calmly, as if he suddenly thought of something and stopped talking.

"You have something to say?" he asked.

Cao Cao hesitated for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, Cao Cao has something that I don't know whether to say or not."

"Say." He waved his hand, feeling tired.

Cao Cao then asked: "Does Your Highness know that all those rice grains were obtained by those rice merchants with all their efforts?... Cao Cao later sent people to investigate and found that those rice merchants were probably lawless people who kept domestic slaves secretly. He said that he was also buying all the food in the market!"

Huh? ——What? !

Did he miss something?
The implication: He asked Cao Cao to borrow grain from the rice merchants, but on the way to buy grain, Cao Cao found out that the rice merchants had illegally obtained grain, so he... cheated on others and seized the other party's grain?
With a tigerish face, he glared at Cao Cao, not knowing how to evaluate this matter.But...he asked: "So, should we imitate them?"

"How can this be said to be imitating?" Cao Cao sighed, and actually enlightened him, "Your Highness, in an emergency, you should do an extraordinary thing! Do you think that you buy grain from cunning rice merchants on credit, only to have to pay back later? Instead of giving money to the other party...it would be better to severely punish the rice merchants and confiscate all the grain, which would be a fair thing."

The corner of his mouth twitched, and he was convinced by Cao Cao's strong reasons.It's just...but, his conscience is reminding him: What seems to be wrong with this?
"You...you..." He stared.

But when Cao Cao didn't change his expression, he said, "Your Highness, it's my fault for this. I acted too arbitrarily... The situation was urgent at that time. I was worried that if I didn't seize the other party's rice in time, I was afraid that the other party would react and would rather destroy it." The rice grains are not sold to us, so what should we do? Therefore, I thought of detaining the grains first, and then follow the procedures to investigate and deal with the illegal rice merchants!
Stupefied, he said: "That...that..."

"Will Your Highness punish me?" Cao Cao asked.

Now, he stopped stammering and said decisively, "How could it be?!"

"That's good, then let's do it like this!" Cao Cao made a final decision.

He rubbed his forehead and said, "Okay, but you have to make this known to the public to prevent us from being misunderstood." He didn't want to be scolded at all?

Cao Cao smiled understandingly and said thoughtfully: "Leave this matter to Cao. Cao will definitely follow the procedures and will never embarrass you, Your Highness."

He took a deep look at Cao Cao and was noncommittal.

Anyway, this matter is over.

Xi sighed that everyone was still carrying rice grains in full swing, but Liu Bian was so happy about the one hundred thousand loads of rice grains... that he shouted "less".

"Your Highness!!"

At this time, Yuan Shu's roar sounded.

He looked for a voice and saw Yuan Shu walking towards him angrily with a cold face.

When he walked in front of him, Yuan Shu held his breath and knew how to salute him, but his tone was different and he was angry.Just listen to Yuan Shu say:

"Your Highness, there are not enough farm tools!"

"Huh?" He blinked, unable to react for a moment.

Yuan Shu raised his head, with a look of resentment on his face, and bowed: "Your Highness, what farm tools did you ask me for this morning, such as plows, harrows, columbians, hoes, and machetes? Have you forgotten it?"

he:"……"

I haven’t forgotten, but Yuan Shu, you look very resentful, right?
"How could you forget?" He scratched his head, "You mean we don't have enough farm tools, right?"

"Yes! There are too few farm tools, and there are so many refugees that there are not enough farm tools to distribute!" Yuan Shu wiped the non-existent cold sweat on his forehead with a frightened look, "Now, there are hundreds of refugees in our There is a lot of noise in my ears, asking me for farm tools! This, this, this... where do I have these?"

# coincidentally, I don’t have one either#
Liu Bian was embarrassed.

Farm tools represent current productivity efficiency!

Liu Bian understood: Once farm tools are insufficient, productivity will be affected... And the efficiency of productivity will be reduced in the short term, but what about the long term? ——At that time, the wealth we have finally saved will be exhausted again, and then there will be no food supply. What will we do?

Therefore, the most important thing to do right now is: buy a lot of farm tools, preferably a few more cows!

Thinking of this, he said calmly: "Don't panic, Yuan Jijiu, let those registered refugees...cough! I mean, the common people of Bohai County go pick fruits, pick wild vegetables, etc. to stabilize the opponent." ! Later, I will send farm tools over."

"Really?" Yuan Shu's eyes lit up, but his attitude was more suspicious.

With a slight smile, he pointed at a soldier who was carrying rice not far away and asked, "Do you know him?"

"Recognize it." Yuan Shu said in confusion, "—an ordinary soldier?"

"No! I mean rice!" he corrected.

"Oh!" Yuan Shu suddenly realized, "What happened to the rice grain? There is so much rice grain!"

"Yes! There are too many!" he said smoothly, "So, exchanging rice grains for farm tools is not too much, right?"

Yuan Shu's worries turned into joy and he said happily: "It doesn't count, it doesn't count!"

Nodding, he turned to Cao Cao and ordered: "Did you hear me? - Could you please go out again and exchange rice grains for farm tools? As for how much rice grains you need to bring to exchange for farm tools, you can decide on your own?"

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, nodded, and strode away.

"That's right! If conditions permit, I hope Master Cao will buy more vegetable and grain seeds for widespread planting!!"

Cao Cao raised his hand and waved, indicating that he understood.

After watching Cao Cao leave, he asked Yuan Shu, "How is the situation over there?"

"Very good, very good." Yuan Shu said, stroking his hands, "There are already a dozen refugees working very hard. It only took one morning to eradicate all the weeds in the field... Now, there is nothing in the field. No, I’m just waiting to get the seeds to sow them.”

"Sowing seeds? - Yuan Jijiu, do you also know how to farm?" He looked at Yuan Shu with interest.

After struggling for a while, Yuan Shucai said: "Although I am not proficient in it, I know a little bit about it."

"Really?" he asked with interest, "Can you give me some pointers?"

Yuan Shu: "..."

At this moment, Yuan Shu's heart collapsed.

(End of this chapter)