Three Kingdoms: I Have a Showdown, I Am Cao Cao

Speaking of this, Cao Cao's cornered light secretly glanced at Yi Xiaotian, as if he wanted to see some clues in his eyes.

It is a pity that Yi Xiaotian's eyes are as clear as lake water, and there seems to be no waves.

Immediately after…

The sound of "bang" was the sound of Yi Xiaotian's arm resting on Cao Cao's shoulder.

It was accompanied by Yi Xiaotian's hearty words.

——"What do I think is the big deal? Isn't it because Cao Cao encountered a problem and asked Brother Hiu for advice? Come on, talk about it, I really want to know, what kind of problem has Cao Cao encountered now?"

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Chapter [-]: The Residual Value of the Three Armies

Uh…

Cao Cao is very surprised, very surprised, it seems that Yi Xiaotian doesn't care about the problems Cao Cao faces, and even has a taste of ridicule!

"Brother Yi." Cao Cao said bluntly, and he stretched out his hand and pointed to this side of Tianmu. "Cao Cao has encountered a big problem now, which is also related to food..."

"Oh…"

Without waiting for Cao Cao to finish speaking, Yi Xiaotian raised his hand with a look of understanding, and then asked back: "Is it that Cao Cao's food is not enough to eat?"

As soon as these words blurted out, Cao Cao's expression became a little more troubled, and his face became more and more gloomy.

In fact, Cao Cao just put forward the word "grain", and combined with the records of ancient documents of this period, Yi Xiaotian immediately judged that there were serious problems in the supply of grain and grass in Si, Xu, Yan, and Henan.

Especially in the Sili area. In recent years, wars have been raging here. Various small warlords and foreign races have plundered this place. Not to mention planting crops, even the wasteland has not been reclaimed. It is strange that there is food!

Of course, Yi Xiaotian knows that in this sensitive period, it is not only Cao Cao's family who have problems with food supply.

Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu also encountered this thorny problem.

For example, Yuan Shao in Jizhou, who is arrogant all day long, is now worried about food and grass.

Relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, his soldiers have to rely on eating mulberries to survive!At first glance, mulberries are not bad, but they are quite expensive, but let's take a closer look.

Mulberries are fine for an occasional meal. If you take fruit as a staple food for a long time, how can soldiers have the strength to fight?

Besides, Yuan Shu, who was in the Jianghuai area, also had a hard time.

There is not enough food, what should I do?It depends on water to drink water. Isn’t Jianghuai still the Yangtze River and Huaihe River? Yuan Shu’s soldiers have already gone down to the river every day to catch fish.

Too bad there are so many fish?

When the fish is clean, they can only pick up some shellfish, such as mussels and snails...

At first glance, it sounds like Yuan Shu's soldiers eat seafood every day, and their living conditions are not bad!

But thinking about it carefully, it’s okay to change the taste of these seafood occasionally. It’s not good to rely on them to fill your stomach every day.

In addition to Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, Liu Bei and Lü Bu in Xuzhou were also troubled by the food problem. Lü Bu even fought Yuan Shu over [-] dendrobium grains.

As if, the whole world of Han has almost entered the era of famine.

certainly…

During this period, if any of the princes completely solved the food problem, then, no matter in terms of strategy or supply, they would undoubtedly have the upper hand and won the first opportunity.

"Brother Yi, since you can see the problem of Cao Cao's food supply, can you have a solution?"

Cao Cao's eyes widened and his tone became earnest. Today's Yi Xiaotian is his life-saving straw!

"Food and grass? A strategy to break the game?" Yi Xiaotian snorted and recalled this history in detail.

In history, Cao Cao really survived at the end of the mountain and created a "Nanniwan" with food and grass supply!

However, it is still a few years away from now.

As for some of the methods he used, they can be told in advance to solve the current problem...

But where should we start?

Yi Xiaotian put his chin in one hand, thinking carefully...

Seeing Yi Xiaotian's appearance, he made Cao Cao anxious. The food issue was related to the three armies and the situation. He couldn't wait for a moment.

"Brother Yi? Is there any strategy that can...can solve..."

Halfway through Cao Cao's words, Yi Xiaotian reached out and interrupted.

Immediately, a firm word came out of his mouth——

--"can!"

It was precisely this word that gave the anxious Cao Cao a reassurance...

"Brother Yi, talk about it in detail, I'm listening here!" Cao Cao's eyes lit up...

"Hidden brother, in fact, the core of Cao Cao's food problem is 'no one is farming'."

Yi Xiaotian directly named the key to the problem. "Whether it is in the Sili area, or in Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and Yuzhou, there is no shortage of barren land, and Cao Cao can easily take this land into his pocket."

"But the key problem is that even if Cao Cao distributes the land to farmers. Today's farmers don't dare to receive it, let alone plant it. They will worry that the grain they finally planted will be ruthlessly harvested by Cao Cao in the end;"

"Even if Cao Cao doesn't go to harvest, the farmers are worried that they won't be able to pay the expensive land tax!"

Speaking of this, Yi Xiaotian paused.

"In the end, the farmers no longer trust the princes! Even if it is Cao Cao, even if the emperor behind Cao Cao is the emperor, the truth is the same! It is extremely difficult to change the deep-rooted hearts of the farmers!"

The more Cao Cao listened, the more worried he became. According to Yi Xiaotian, is there no turning point in this matter?

With this in mind, Cao Cao couldn't help but ask. "Brother Yi? Is there any other way to convince farmers to trust Cao Cao?"

"Have!"

Yi Xiaotian's tone is firm.

Immediately, he organized the language slightly before explaining it in detail.

"As long as the farmers can see that Cao Cao has grain in his hands, or that Cao Cao has a way to obtain grain and grass, and it is sufficient. The farmers will naturally have no worries, let alone that their grain will be ruthlessly exploited, and naturally there will be people. Dare to open up wasteland and cultivate food."

This…

Yi Xiaotian's words made Cao Cao faint.

Cao Cao felt that his mind was a little confused.

It seems that Brother Yi didn't figure out the order, right?

It is only when farmers grow grain and then pay the agricultural tax that Cao Cao will have a steady supply of grain and grass.

Today, farmers don't go to farm, where does the grain tax come from?Without the grain tax, where would he have enough grain?With no food on hand, how can the people trust him?Isn't this an infinite loop of dead ends?

The more he thinks about it, the more question marks appear on Cao Cao's head...

"Brother Yi? This is not right!" Cao Cao immediately questioned. "You think, if Cao Cao has enough food and grass, the farmers will feel more at ease, but...Isn't there not enough food and grass? If the farmers don't cultivate? Where can they find a way to obtain food and grass?"

Cao Cao's emotions became a little excited, his mind was confused, and his heart was even more confused.

"Brother lie, calm down, calm down..." Yi Xiaotian reached out and patted his shoulder to calm his mood a little.

Immediately afterwards, Yi Xiaotian narrowed his eyes and blurted out a few words.

"Actually, the current Cao Cao really has a stable and efficient way to obtain food and grass, it's just..."

only?

Cao Cao is going crazy, what is the method?Can you earn him such a coveted grain?

With this in mind, Cao Cao's tone became more urgent.

"Brother Yi, don't give a shit, hurry up...tell me! My heart can't take it anymore!"

"Hehe..." Facing Cao Cao's words, Yi Xiaotian smiled slightly. "It's just that this method is a bit tricky for the soldiers of the three armies. To put it bluntly, it's very simple, just two words - Juntun!"

Hmm... Juntun?

Cao Cao was stunned. The two words "juntun" should be understood separately. "tun" naturally means cultivating fields, but..."jun"..."jun", did Brother Yi's words refer to the soldiers of the three armies?Yes... to let all the soldiers of the three armies go to plough the fields?

call out…

This sudden reminder made Cao Cao's forehead a lot clearer at once, like opening the door to a new world!

Juntun, Juntun, soldiers of the three armies go to farm...

This…

The more Cao Cao thought about it, the more he thought this method was better!

Thinking about it, Cao Cao's territory is now bigger, he has more soldiers, and he consumes more food and grass every day, but there are more people who can work and fight.

If these hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses are used and they are allowed to farm, wouldn’t half of the unused wasteland be able to be used?

In this cloud, the soldiers of the three armies farmed, fought wars, and were self-sufficient!

Next year's harvest will be an incredible number.

Juntun ... wonderful!

Cao Cao stroked his forehead with one hand, but the corner of his mouth finally showed a gratified smile.

"Brother Yi, this army stationed you and talk about it in detail."

Although Cao Cao had already understood most of the meaning of "juntun", he still humbly asked Yi Xiaotian for advice.

Yi Xiaotian stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes narrowed slightly, looking at the farmland in front of him, and chanting in his mouth.

"The so-called military colony is to let Cao Cao's soldiers participate in the farming, serving as soldiers in wartime and farmers in peacetime. In this way, it not only ensures the sufficient number of soldiers during the war, but also ensures the reclamation of wasteland and the availability of food and grass in peacetime. supply."

Speaking of this, Yi Xiaotian deliberately lowered his voice.

"Brother, it's not good to say it. The soldiers of the three armies, whether you give them one errand or two errands, they all receive the same amount of money every month. So, why not squeeze their residual value as much as possible? …”

Ugh... Residual Value!

Cao Cao nodded again and again, even though it was the first time he heard the word.

However, from Yi Xiaotian's tone and context, Cao Cao can probably also analyze the meaning of the word...

It is nothing more than making the best use of the soldiers under them, so that they no longer just go to battle to kill the enemy, but to combine the battle to kill the enemy with farming, so that one military salary can accomplish two errands, Why not do it!

Huo…