Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 133 Don't be afraid of being poor, go to be a middleman to earn the difference
In Cao Ying, the wealthiest one is the money-seeking prefect——Cao Hong.

But if it is the poorest, it is undoubtedly the famous one-Xiahou Dun.

It's not that Cao Cao treated Xiahou Dun badly. On the contrary, Cao Cao was closer to him than his own brother. The two often shared the same car. Xiahou Dun was even the only one who could enter and leave Cao Cao's bedroom at will except Xu Chu.

In addition, Cao Cao's daughter Cao Mu had a problem, and Cao Cao's first thought was to marry her to Xiahou Dun's son.

But... Xiahou Dun is still very poor. Throughout his life, he has never purchased a big house, never driven in a luxury car, and has not even left much property to his son!

So... the question is, where did his money go?

It turned out that Xiahoudun gave all the rewards he received, including the annual salary, to his brothers. For this reason, Xiahoudun had a great reputation in the military camp and suffered repeated defeats.

And it seems...as a poor guy whose pockets are cleaner than his face, it's not that Xiahoudun never thought about making some money, but he doesn't bother to do it in crooked ways, and he doesn't have that nerve in his mind for serious business!
That's why...

When Lu Yu said this, especially when he mentioned the "stable profit but no loss" oil shop business, Xia Houdun was the first to be moved.

Although Cao Chun and Xun Yu were not as poor as Xiahou Dun, they were not rich either.

Cao Chun also likes to distribute awards to his soldiers, but Xun Yu disdains to give and receive them privately, and most of the money from his salary supports some lonely Yingchuan talents.

It is no exaggeration to say that the two of them were also moved by Lu Yu's method of "cooperating to make money".

Of course, not to mention whether this oil factory is an oil factory or not, with Lu Yu's astute and intelligent mind, it is indeed a good choice to do business with him.

Being poor is never the original sin. The reason for being poor is that you have not followed the right people.

After thinking through this verse, Xun Yu rolled his eyes. "Mr. Lu, you can get the same amount of income just by paying the money?"

"That's right!" Lu Yu swore. "Let's set it at [-] yuan per share, it's up to you how many 'shares' you want to buy."

In fact... that's what Lu Yu said. The three of them are poorer than the other. It's really impossible for them to contribute too much. Lu Yu has long decided to give them half of the profit from the oil workshop no matter how much money they contribute...

It's not money, it's sophistication!
"One hundred thousand dollars?" Xun Yu rolled his eyes. With his salary, there are several hundred shi a year. Considering the current high grain price, he can still afford one hundred thousand dollars a piece.

Although I don't know much about the concept of this so-called "share", it doesn't really matter, as long as I know that I can enjoy the benefits of the oil workshop.

"Let's do this." Xun Yu's eyes settled down, "I'll vote fifty shares!"

"I also vote fifty shares!" Cao Chunlang said...

Some time ago, Chenliu County defeated Lu Bu, and Cao Cao specially rewarded Cao Chun with some gold. After converting it, fifty shares can still be bought.

Now...all eyes were on Xiahou Dun.

Xiahou Dun scratched his head, he also wanted to buy fifty shares, but...his pockets are really cleaner than his face, his own money has already been distributed to his brothers, there is not so much money!

This…

All of a sudden, Xiahou Dun hesitated.

"Lu Gongcao, can I pay on credit?"

Xiahou Dun was a little embarrassed, and Lu Yu smiled slightly, "It is natural for General Xiahou to ask for credit, but...in fact, I have a better way than credit."

"What method?" Xiahou Dun pricked up his ears, curious and looking forward to it...

Lu Yu rolled his eyes. "It's mid-February soon, and the weather is about to get warmer... There will be a lot of locusts in this field. The locusts will eat the crops and affect the farmer and our land tax. It just so happens that I have some special uses for these locusts."

Speaking of this, Lu Yu's tone became meticulous.

"How about this, General Xiahou... If you can bring me some locusts, how about I give you some coins? I will pay one hundred coins for each locust? General Xiahou should do a good deed for the autumn harvest!"

Considering that money is very cheap at this time, the so-called one hundred cash is roughly equivalent to [-] cents in the previous life, and [-] cents is a locust, so it is still very profitable to calculate.

At least in the previous life, a plate of "stir-fried migratory locusts" in a restaurant that Lu Yu often went to cost more than 70 yuan... and there was no counter-offer.

Huh...a locust for a hundred dollars?
Xiahou Dun began to use his unintelligent mind to calculate carefully. After a long time of calculation, he suffered from ignorance and couldn't figure out why.

Immediately turned around and asked Xun Yu. "Xun Sima, help me figure out how many locusts I have to catch if I want to buy fifty shares!"

Uh... Xun Yu was slightly taken aback.

One share is one hundred thousand dollars, fifty shares are five million dollars, one locust is one hundred dollars, then... fifty shares are fifty thousand locusts.

Hiss, Xun Yu took a breath, this is not ignorance, it was taken aback, even if Xiahou Dun mobilized all the soldiers under his command to catch locusts, it might not be easy to gather [-] locusts, right?

"Xun Sima, have you figured it out yet? How much?" Xiahou Dun asked anxiously...

"Fifty thousand..." Xun Yu answered truthfully...

Ah... Xiahou Dun was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly, he felt that his forehead was full of locusts, flying around, buzzing badly, and his head hurt badly.

"Cough cough..."

Lu Yu saw Xiahou Dun's embarrassment, coughed lightly, and said with a smile. "General Xiahou, actually... [-] is really not a lot!"

While speaking, Lu Yu did not forget to wink at Xiahou Dun, the meaning was obvious, let's talk about it in private later...

How could Xun Yu and Cao Chun fail to understand?

Immediately... stood up tactfully and bid farewell.

Xiahou Dun is poor, they all understand that they are also poor in the world... Even if Lu Yu gave him some, Xun Yu and Cao Chun would not have any objections.

"Lu Gongcao, General Xiahou, and Xun have resigned..."

"Lu Gongcao, brother Xiahou, I also resign!"

With two voices, Xun Yu and Cao Chun quickly exited the pavilion, and now...the whole courtyard suddenly became quiet. They ate from the afternoon to the evening...it was almost dark.

Seeing that everyone had left, Lu Yu signaled Xiahou Dun to sit down, and he offered to pour a bowl of tea for Xiahou Dun, "General Xiahou, in fact, fifty thousand locusts are easy to handle, even... not to mention fifty thousand, one hundred thousand, five hundred thousand Easy!"

Locusts reproduce very quickly. If drought is added... as long as there are enough people, it is really easy to catch hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands of larvae in a few months.

If there are really 50, the lack of security can also curb the occurrence of locust plagues to a certain extent!
It's just that you have to pay attention to the method of catching migratory locusts...

"Lu Gongcao, what kind of medicine are you selling in this gourd?" Xia Houdun was dumbfounded by Lu Yu's words... The key is that he has no idea about the number of these locusts at all.

Lu Yu moved closer to him. "General Xiahou, what do you think of the price of one hundred yuan for a locust?"

Hmm... Xiahou Dun breathed out lightly.

He is straightforward and doesn't like to tell lies. "I think it's a bit expensive. For ordinary farmers, it's [-] yuan, and they will catch it! After all... even if they don't earn the [-] yuan, they are idle."

Thirty renminbi is about a few cents in the previous life. This money is used to catch locusts, which is considered very cheap, very cheap labor.

But in fact... Xiahou Dun is right, no matter how low it is... there will still be many people flocking to it!

As for the reason, the time for plowing the land is only three or four hours a day, and the rest of the time is idle, so how can you earn more money by catching more locusts?No matter how you think about it, it is a steady profit!
In the final analysis, this is all forced by the word "poor"...

"This is incredible..."

Lu Yu spread his hands and reminded him very carefully. "The price I gave to General Xiahou was [-] yuan for one piece, but farmers would flock to it for [-] yuan...General Xiahou can spread the news and let the people of the whole Yanzhou catch it for you. You will pay for each one caught. They have thirty dollars, so you can still earn seventy dollars from it?"

"Fifty thousand locusts is a big number for you... or for your soldiers, but... for farmers in Yanzhou or even Xuzhou, let alone 15 locusts, it is 50 [-], [-]... It's nothing to worry about!"

Don't underestimate the wisdom of the people...

As long as the money is in place, let alone locusts, even snakes... There are people who dare to take risks to catch them!
Speaking of this, Lu Yu put his arm on Xiahou Dun's shoulder.

The next words added a little more meaning.

"General Xiahou, let's do the math... You have enough to do this, but you can make a fortune! You can earn more than 30 yuan from 20 locusts. If you have 50 locusts, [-], [-] What about ten thousand?"

Hundreds of thousands of dollars, or even millions of dollars, are just sprinkles with Lu Yu, but with Xiahou Dun, they are real money, enough temptation!
Hey…

Not to mention, although Xiahou Dun is not good at arithmetic, it is clear that each locust can earn seventy coins!
If all the people in the city were mobilized to do it, how many locusts would there be and how much money would they make?

... At that time, it is not a matter of fifty shares, but one hundred shares, two hundred shares...

And at that time, the money from the oil workshop will be rewarded to the brothers, wouldn't everyone be happy.

Xiahou Dun felt that he was really a clever ghost.

But... here, I have to thank Lu Yu for giving me this opportunity...

Although I don't know why Lu Yu wants locusts, but... it seems that being able to entrust this good thing to him, Xiahou Dun, shows that Lu Yu is a good person and worthy of deep friendship!

"Lu Gongcao...you are righteous!" Xia Houdun stood up suddenly, and immediately pressed his palm heavily on Lu Yu's shoulder.

The huge force made Lu Yu's whole body go limp, and his whole body was almost crushed.

Your second uncle, you really pressed hard...

Lu Yu complained incessantly.

Xiahou Dun pulled Lu Yu up, and laughed "haha". "Lu Gongcao, you have a good brain and a sense of justice, but your body is too weak. How about going to my Qingzhou barracks to practice for a few days? Keep your body strong!"

"Hehe, forget it..." Lu Yu waved his hand. "I still have things to do recently... I won't go to your place to exercise!"

"Isn't it just collecting migratory locusts? Speaking of which... why do you want all these locusts?" Xiahou Dun asked curiously...

Not to mention, because Lu Yu gave him a means of win-win cooperation and making money, Xia Houdun suddenly felt that the relationship between the two was much closer.

One of Lu Yu's goals can be regarded as successfully achieved.

To put it bluntly, spending so much money in exchange for locusts was because Lu Yu wanted to help Xiahoudun, but he couldn't give them away directly, making Xiahoudun feel ugly as a charity.

You have to be skillful in sending money, so let Xiahoudun work as a middleman to make the difference...

In this way, he would feel that he earned it himself. Of course, it was partly due to Lu Yu's righteousness, and the relationship between the two of them would naturally go to a higher level.

Don't look at Xiahou Dun's often defeated generals, this brother is special, the more he is defeated, the faster he will be promoted...

Lu Yu still wanted to hug his thigh tightly in the future!
As for catching locusts, let's do it by the way. Apart from manually catching locusts, Lu Yu couldn't think of any other way.

For example, [-] ducks, [-] chickens, [-] frogs...

If Lu Yu could get these, would he still worry about the food shortage in July?

The so-called clever woman can't cook without rice. The only poor people in Yanzhou are people. If people don't catch locusts, the crops in Yanzhou will be cold!

Besides, ducks and frogs don't go to the wheat fields...

Isn't it nice to swim in rivers and lakes?

"Don't ask General Xiahou. Anyway, I've been very busy recently... a lot of troubles!" Lu Yu spread his hands helplessly...

"Talk about it..." Xiahou Dun became curious. As the saying goes, once the two establish a financial relationship, they will be a community of destiny!It is no exaggeration to say that at this moment, Xiahou Dun already regarded Lu Yu as a good brother.

Seeing that Lu Yu had something on his mind, Xiahou Dun naturally wanted to help.

"Alas..." Lu Yu sighed, still worried, how to survive the drought in April and the migratory locusts in June?unless…

"General Xiahou, I have an idea. I want to promote upland rice terraces in Yanzhou... But the first thing to bear the brunt is a pond! Rebuilding the lake around the lake requires the support of many places..."

Lu Yu mentioned upland rice terraces as a way of growing rice!

Reclaiming fields around lakes and planting terraces, such upland rice planting methods can minimize water loss and maintain water absorption...

These rice plants can also tolerate strong drought through their own regulation to the greatest extent!

The rain stopped at the beginning of April, and the rain will come at the end of July. Even if there is no locust plague, the harvest of wheat and grains will be greatly affected. It's all hard.

As a precaution, Lu Yu intends to promote the upland rice in the terraced fields around the lake. The upland rice is usually transplanted in April and can be harvested in mid-July. No matter what, it can temporarily alleviate the food problem.

Moreover, because the rice is surrounded by the lake, it is easier for the frogs and ducks in the lake to help deal with migratory locusts, and the rice is more resistant to locust plagues.

Lu Yu roughly had a basic idea in his mind, but now he lacked a pond to put it into practice...

Speaking of it, Yanzhou is very big, but it is not easy to find a suitable pond!

Well this...

Xiahou Dun didn't answer, but silently remembered Lu Yu's idea in his heart.

Of course, he didn't know that a four-month drought was coming, but... With Lu Yu's usual style of doing things, there must be a reason for him to promote this so-called "terraced upland rice".

Of course, even if the current Xiahoudun wanted to help Lu Yu, he didn't have the ability. After all, he was still poor, and he was building fields around lakes... how can there be any lakes in Yanzhou?

Unless the water from the big river is cut off to form a lake... But that still costs money, a lot of money.

The two are chatting hotly...

Suddenly, hurried footsteps came from the courtyard. "General Xiahou, is General Xiahou here?"

It was two soldiers running quickly...

Xiahou Dun looked out the door, he was no stranger to the two soldiers who came, they were the confidant guards next to his elder brother Cao Cao, and they came in such a hurry?Or come to Lu Yu's mansion to find him Xiahou Dun...it must be a matter of utmost urgency!
After all the talk, all the laughs, once it got down to business, Xiahou Dun's expression suddenly changed, and he became a lot more serious.

"Where am I here? It's so urgent, but what's the urgent matter at the front?"

Xiahoudun didn't care that Lu Yu was right beside him...asked directly.

The two soldiers raised their eyes and looked around, seeing Lu Yu hesitated a little.

Xiahou Dun waved his hand. "Lu Gongcao is not an outsider, just speak up if you have something to say..."

Uh... the two soldiers looked at each other, and then said. "Cao Gong has an order to marry the eldest daughter Cao Mu to General Xiahou's eldest son Xiahou Mao, and ask General Xiahou to arrange a matchmaker to come to propose marriage and prepare the dowry. The two will get married next month!"

ah... ah...

These words blurted out, not only Xiahou Dun was dumbfounded, but Lu Yu was also dumbfounded...

Lu Yu felt that he and his little friends were stunned.

Cao Mu... is that girl who often runs to his mansion, is she going to get married?Xiahou Dun's eldest son... so unlucky!

This was Lu Yu's subconscious reaction...

Xiahou Dun asked anxiously, "Brother...why is that?"

The soldiers replied according to Cao Cao's instructions: "Cao Gong said that victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. General Xiahou...don't worry about the battle in Puyang City. Just start preparing for your son's marriage. Besides, Cao Gong ordered to allocate General Xiahou has [-] soldiers and horses, and he will be promoted to a higher rank."

Uh…

Lu Yu felt that he was almost out of breath.

Although, he knows... Xiahou Dun is a good general, the more defeated the battle, the faster he will be promoted...

But when this scene really appeared and appeared in front of his eyes, Lu Yu still felt a little dazed!
Throwing away Puyang City, the son can marry Princess Qinghe?I can still be promoted to a higher rank, and... an extra [-] soldiers and horses?
Then... If you lose all of Yanzhou, damn, Cao Cao must reward him with the Yanzhou shepherd and all the soldiers and horses...

It's weird, it's mysterious, it's incredible!
For a moment, Lu Yu felt...to establish an economic relationship with Xiahou Dun and become a community of destiny. This step...although he lost a little money, but...it's so delicious!
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