Lu Bu in the Western Regions was like a wolf king, patrolling his territory, and Cao Cao, who was at the junction of Yanzhou and Jizhou, was also like a wolf. After defeating his opponent, he licked his wounds and looked up to the sky.
Roaring, demonstrating the sovereignty of the territory.
Speaking of which, Cao Cao's reputation in Yanzhou was quite good. He also served as a local official in Chenliu County for a period of time and left a little reputation, but it was always not as good as the constant conquests, mobilization of money and food, and Yanzhou's efforts over the years.
Naturally, the relationship between the wealthy noble families was getting worse and worse. Coupled with the concessions, they became even more infamous.
But now, Yanzhou's originally agitated mood seems to have been suppressed again.
In the Battle of Yuan and Cao, Cao Cao actually won?
In this battle, there were three battlefields from east to west, left, center and right, and more than ten battles of different sizes. The total number of soldiers and farmers invested by both sides exceeded 200,000. The Heluo area alone was two major battles, not to mention the middle battlefield.
Above, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were facing each other.
In addition to the number of human lives, there are other costs, which are also quite astonishing.
Both sides have built camps that can accommodate tens of thousands of people, and there are more than one. The confrontation spans autumn and winter. It is a long time. It is not only the needs of the buildings, but also the living needs. It has destroyed the vegetation and ecology of the entire war zone.
, are all amazing.
The trees are all gone. The trees that used to be on both sides of the road, on the small slopes, on the edges of the fields, as far as the eye can see, are now either turned into various tools or ashes in the fire.
The crops are also gone. The cultivated fields are deserted. In order to prevent the crops from becoming the trophies of the enemy or becoming a hiding place for the enemies, they either cut them down first or directly set them on fire. Now they should have been full of crops.
The fields are covered with barnyard grass. This barnyard grass is quite good for raising cattle and sheep, but it is inedible to humans. More importantly, Cao Cao himself does not have many cattle and sheep...
Even the fish and shrimps in the rivers and lakes were all caught. The big fish were eaten, the small ones were eaten, the small ones were eaten, and the shells were fished out. Everything that could be eaten was eaten.
Many of these indigenous people who had been leisurely wagging their tails in the mud of the river and living freely for decades or even hundreds of years were completely extinct in this disaster.
It can be said that during the entire long-lasting war, although Cao Cao won, he was also bruised and bruised, especially when the fruits of victory turned out to be poisonous!
Although Cao Cao discovered something was wrong from the beginning and took isolation measures almost immediately, many soldiers were still infected with the plague. In the following days, the disease continued inland, and Cao Cao was so scared that he almost did not dare to go to the hospital.
If Yuan Shao stayed in the old camp for a while longer, it would be completely burned by a fire, and there would be no recycling or utilization.
After trapping and killing Yuan Jun's soldiers and civilians, there were always some voices rising, which is actually normal when you think about it. These Yanzhou nobles were already very reluctant to give out money and food, and their bodies hurt to death. Now it seems that they have won the battle.
There will be no reward after that, not even a hair can be fished out. It is almost equivalent to throwing the wealth accumulated for more than ten or decades into the water, and just listen to it. This can make these wealthy Yanzhou people feel at ease.
Accept this result?
Cao Cao is a scammer. He not only cheated the seed round, angel round, but also the A round. He even cheated the B round. Now he wants to get the C round with a shameful face!
Who can bear this?
Complaints arise naturally, but they cannot be expressed openly.
As a result, comments that attack Cao Cao's personal character, saying that Cao Cao is not benevolent enough, kills too much, and hinders the harmony of heaven, have become more popular. After all, who can't seize the moral high ground? What's wrong with the two sentences bb? Defense
Do you understand that the word of the people is better than Fangchuan?
at night.
"Hey, let me tell you, do you know why there is an epidemic this time?" someone said in the military tent.
"Why?" Another soldier said that he could talk to him for five baht.
In Cao's army's temporary camp, after eating the preserved meat, the soldiers huddled in their tents and prepared to sleep. Before they fell asleep, they couldn't help but chat with each other. After all, they finally won and climbed out of the hell of life and death.
, now returning to Yuzhou, my mood is somewhat relaxed.
"Haha, is this..." The soldier who spoke first still wanted to give him a pass.
"Ni Niangli, are you going to tell me?" Someone said impatiently, "Believe it or not, I got up and beat the mud?! You talk in a whiny manner..."
"Okay, I said, I said..." the person from before said, "But don't tell anyone, I heard this from a friend..."
"Okay, let it go if you fart!"
"I heard that this epidemic is caused by... ahem, it's a warning from God..."
"What do you mean? Please explain it more clearly?"
"You still don't understand this? God thought that we killed too many people and harmed the peace of heaven, so he got angry and sent us a disaster..."
"real?"
"Is this true or false? Back then, my lord..."
The soldiers in the tent were about to continue talking, but were suddenly interrupted by a call...
"I've seen my lord! Why is my lord here?" Cao Chun was walking, and when he looked up he saw Cao Cao standing outside a tent, he couldn't help but say hello.
Cao Cao squinted his eyes and looked at the tent on the side that was suddenly as quiet as death. He closed his eyes, exhaled, then shook his head and continued to move forward, "I'm looking for Zi Lian... Zi Lian..."
Where is Lian located?”
Cao Chun glanced at the tent where Cao Cao had been standing for a while with some suspicion, then he raised his hands and said: "General Zilian is inspecting the front camp... If something happens to my lord, just say hello, why don't you go call Zilian?"
General coming?"
Cao Cao waved his hand and said: "I am bored in the tent, so I came out for a walk... You and I can do what you want, you don't have to follow me..."
Cao Chun was stunned for a moment, then he said yes and waited for Cao Cao to go away before continuing to inspect the camp with his men.
The footsteps have faded away, and the tent is still as quiet as a dead zone. If it weren't for the sound of heavy breathing, one might think that everyone in the tent is dead...
...Here is the dividing line that makes people anxious...
The battlefield between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao has come to an end, but the favorable situation on the battlefield has not only failed to alleviate the tension in the Xu County market, but has actually become more intense.
Since the war between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao started last year, the price of food has started to skyrocket, from more than a thousand yuan for a dendrobium to 20,000 yuan for a dendrobium in an instant. After the New Year, the price of food rose even more rapidly, like a tiger emerging from the cage.
It was out of control. In a short period of time, the amount actually increased to 150,000 yuan. When there was a shortage of goods, all the grain stores in Xu County simply closed their doors. They only opened their doors for an hour in three days. In Xu County, there was actually a lot of money.
Can't buy food...
The more food prices rise, the more big households that still have some food and grass in their hands hold on to the food and grass and refuse to put it into the market. Just like the stock market, when the price rises, the more people rush to buy it, and the higher it rises, the more people rush to buy it.
I am reluctant to sell because everyone believes that the price will rise tomorrow and will continue to rise...
Therefore, the prices of all items in the entire market have almost skyrocketed. Even dry firewood for ordinary fires costs thousands of dollars per load! Under such a situation, the officials of the imperial court who were originally worried about their salaries were almost
Overnight, they discovered that the salary and money they received were worthless, and their lives were not as good as that of an ordinary farmer in the countryside. At least these farmers could go to the nearby mountains and forests to dig wild vegetables and pick wild fruits, and they didn't even know where to go to dig and pick wild fruits.
I don’t even know about wild fruits…
What, there is real rice in the salary?
Don't think too much. In such a situation, who are the people who can receive physical rice grains? It's like the time when the price of the second brother skyrocketed in later generations, but there are still a small part of the area that has received subsidies. As for the rest
The officials and people in the area, haha, just look happy...
There is nothing fair or unfair in this, everything in the world is just like that. The place where you were born is different, the place where you grew up is different. This is the biggest unfairness in the first place. How can there be fairness?
"The current situation... was caused by you, right?" Guo Jia slowly opened a pod and threw the beans into his mouth.
Xun Yu was silent for a while and then said: "Have you guessed? Your Majesty is eager to hold a celebration of foreign contributions... However, the treasury has no money..."
"So you gave His Majesty this bad idea?" Guo Jia said, and after listening for a moment, he said, "Well, you didn't come forward to say it, who? Let me think about it, Da Sinong?"
Xun Yu was silent.
"Guo Dan, Guo Yuanyi... this idiot..." Guo Jia laughed, "Do I still want to thank you? Look at the strategy you used. Not only did you keep His Majesty in the dark, but you also tricked Guo Yuanyi.
Go in... When the incident happens, Your Majesty, haha, then the last face of the Guo family will be wiped clean... Then I can naturally take over the position of the head of the Guo family..."
Guo Tu of the Guo family followed Yuan Shao, and now that Yuan Shao has been defeated, it is naturally impossible for the Guo family here to take orders from Guo Tu, and Guo Dan is the family order recommended by the Guo family members currently on Cao Cao's side. Guo Dan
When he became the new chief agricultural officer, he naturally wanted to do something to prove his ability, and when he encountered such a mess, he was repeatedly urged by Emperor Liu Xie. He happened to have such a crooked idea, and Guo rushed to the doctor in a hurry.
Dan thought it was good and wanted to give it a try, so he jumped in.
First, they intentionally raise the prices, and then secretly sell the various materials they hold in their hands. Finally, they lower the prices, and then use money to buy the materials back. As time goes by, the materials in hand are not reduced, but they can earn money from them. The price difference...
To put it simply, it is similar to certain operations in the stock market in later generations.
Will prices fall?
It will definitely happen. With Cao Cao's victory and the autumn harvest approaching, prices will eventually drop by a relatively large margin, so Guo Dan certainly feels that this plan is working.
Liu Xie doesn't understand economics either. He just knows generally that in this way, the materials in the public treasury will not be reduced much, but it will increase a lot of money, which can then be used to hold current celebrations and solve current problems. , so I agreed.
Farmers at the bottom will not suffer much loss in this plan. On the contrary, they may also benefit, because they can actually sell wild vegetables and some coarse food that they usually cannot sell for money...
These people at the top level can't even talk about any losses. They just dumped the supplies every time they came and went. There may be some losses, but they made more money...
So who loses?
Haha, just like the class that suffered the most from inflation in later generations, these people were naturally bleeding out.
"No, there aren't many things in the public treasury to begin with..." Guo Jia raised his eyes and looked at Xun Yu again, "You also put that one in? The Xin family? The Cui family? Or do they all have it?"
"There is no Xin family..." Xun Yu said.
"That's the Cui family..." Guo Jia nodded, "The Cui family on the Hussar side is also very powerful. I can't blame the Cui family here for not being able to sit still... Haha..."
Xun Yu fell silent again.
"But this matter..." Guo Jia raised his head and looked at the sky and said, "After all... alas... it hurt Tianhe a little bit..."
This sky, of course, does not mean the sky above our heads. The natural sky does not care about these dirty things in the human world. Even if humans do it themselves and all die, it will just be the same thing as the dinosaurs. After a few thousand years of darkness, it will become calm again.
Therefore, this day naturally refers to Liu Xie.
When the news of Cao Cao's victory on the front line came, Liu Xie almost went crazy, forcing everyone to hold a celebration immediately...
The reason is also very simple, anyone can figure it out.
Therefore, under such circumstances, Xun Yu was in a very difficult situation. This strategy was actually Xun Yu's final decision. On the balance between Liu Xie and Cao Cao, he chose to favor Cao Cao. In other words, At this moment, Xun Yu preferred Cao Cao...
"Your Majesty... you are young and energetic..." Xun Yu said softly, his voice so low that even Guo Jia had difficulty hearing it, "... you always have to go through some ups and downs..."
Guo Jia shook his head and said, "This matter... If His Majesty can't figure it out... then His Majesty will definitely resent you in the end... If His Majesty figures it out... Hey, he will probably still resent you... Why bother... "
Xun Yu took a long breath, and then slowly exhaled it.
Guo Jia laughed, patted Xun Yu on the shoulder, and said: "It's okay, I'm still here... I can understand you and support you..."
Xun Yu couldn't help but smile, and there was some warmth in the helplessness in his smile.
"So...this is your fault..." Guo Jia pointed to the dried pea pods on the table and stared, "Seeing as how I understand you and support you, you actually just gave me
I brought some dried pods? Even if there is no meat, there should be a jar of wine, right? A bucket? There is always a pot, right?"
