Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 477 Make a big vote!
Xuzhou, Donghai County, also known as Tan County.

Once, this place belonged to Tao Qian's reign, and this Tanjun was also the seat of Xuzhou.

At this time... Ten miles away from the west city gate, Longxiao Battalion's convoy galloped and stopped here, and Lu Yu slowly stepped down from the Siyu carriage.

At this moment, a group of officers and soldiers rushed up to meet them, opened a small path, and immediately...in the small path, four figures walked out at the same time.

The four of them were all about 40 years old, but facing Lu Yu, they lowered their heads, as if a lower-ranking person greeted a higher-ranking person.

——"Hou Cheng, governor of Donghai County, pays homage to Baimahou!"

——"Wei Xu, governor of Langya County, pays homage to Marquis Baima!"

——"Song Xian, the prefect of Guangling County, paid a visit to Baimahou."

——"Cheng Lian, governor of Dongguan County, pays homage to Baimahou!"

Four voices came out one after another...

Lu Yu was a little surprised, but when he looked up, he saw that they were all old acquaintances... Aren't these the four of Lv Bu's eight master generals who once went down to the Baimen Tower in Picheng?
Just now the knight reported that Hou Cheng went out of the city ten miles to meet him!

Never thought that there was only one Hou Cheng, but four people gathered together!

Of course... these are not enough to surprise Lu Yu, what surprised Lu Yu the most is that these four people have all become the sheriffs of Xuzhou!
If you think about it casually, you will know that this is the so-called report to the group to keep warm. According to their temperament, it is probably... not less?

Lu Yu murmured in his heart, if Gao Shun and Zhang Liao were not still in Guandu, the eight masters of Lu Bu would be reunited today!

"All eunuchs, please get up quickly..."

Lu Yu was being polite...he helped the four people in front of him one by one, "I never thought that I would trouble the four eunuchs when I came to the East China Sea!"

"Where is Baimahou?" Hou Cheng opened his mouth and said: "When Baimahou sent Cheng Sima to Xiapi City, these brothers and I thought that Baimahou was probably already in Xuzhou, and we sent people to inquire about Baima. Hou will soon arrive at our East China Sea, therefore, a few of us gathered together, on the one hand, to escort the White Horse Hou, and on the other hand, to do our best! In this fundraising, we will help the White Horse Hou!"

"That's right... Helping the White Horse Marquis to raise food is to help Cao Sikong pacify the northern border, so what an honor we are waiting for!"

Wei Xu, Song Xian, and Cheng Lian agreed one after another. Don't look like they are all warriors, but facing Lu Yu, their tone was extremely gentle, and they smiled.

You know, these four of Lu Bu's eight masters are simply two extremes with the other four.

Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Zang Ba and others are all straight-tempered, and they can move without speaking.

And the four people in front of them, their temperaments became more active... They seem to be human beings, whose thigh should be hugged, who should be recognized as the big brother, who has a clear heart!

In the past...with their identities, they couldn't climb the big tree of Lu Yu, but now...with such an opportunity in front of them, they naturally have to perform well.

"Then... I would like to thank the four eunuchs!" Lu Yu bowed his hands as a return.

"Oh..." Hou Cheng thought of something, and opened his mouth to remind him: "By the way, we have properly arranged for the three imperial students sent by the Marquis Baima before... I will also take care of the large ships and huge pools requested by the three imperial students." Prepared ahead of time as they ordered."

Speaking of this, Hou Cheng paused.

"Right now, the three imperial students don't know that Marquis Baima is here, and they are probably still inspecting those ships and ponds...Does Marquis Baima need me to send someone to invite them here?"

Hey…

Lu Yu's eyeballs must be, Hou Cheng is very well-informed, not only the arrival of the Longxiao Battalion has detected it.

Even the arrival of the three imperial students "Zhuge Liang", Huang Xu, and He Yan was detected in advance.

Not only that...the ships and ponds needed by Lu Yu were also prepared, and the efficiency was very high, which made Lu Yu very fond of it!

Of course…

This middle mentioned ship with large pool!

It was Lu Yu who arranged for "Zhuge Liang", Huang Xu, and He Yan to prepare in advance. As for this large pond, Lu Yu planned to dry the salt. For this reason...he also wrote many methods of drying salt on paper, and sent someone to Zhuge Jun in advance. them!
Let these three Tai students discuss it, and they are generally prepared.

In Lu Yu's opinion, the three of them are the most "handy" Tai students.

The most important thing is persistence, study, love of thinking, and proficiency in craftsman subjects in "Hundred Craftsmanship".

Some clues can be seen from the previous Wooden Niu Liuma, Thunderbolt Chariot, Godly Zhuge Crossbow, and White Phosphorus.

In Lu Yu's view...compared with the bravery of Cao Ang, Xia Houba and others, they are even more precious!
Of course…

In Dahan, salt is no stranger, but because most of the extraction methods are "sea water boiling salt" or "well salt method", most of them are coarse salt, and even... there is poisonous salt in Longxi!

Not to mention the low quality, the key is that the price is expensive!
It consumes a lot of firewood and takes a lot of work!
Lu Yu's method of writing on paper was the sun-dried salt method that began in the Northern Song Dynasty and was not completely perfected until the end of the Qing Dynasty.

To put it simply, it is to filter seawater with sun-dried beach sand to make brine with high salt content, then store the brine in the pool, evaporate and crystallize in the sun to form salt.

Of course, it’s easy to say, each of the steps is like... the seawater needs to be dried twice, once into the evaporation pool, and once into the crystallization pool!
Also... Some small designs in the evaporation pool and crystallization pool, the concentration, saturation, and quality of sea salt crystallization all require repeated experiments and deliberations!
Zhuge Jun, Huang Xu, and He Yan are best at this kind of thing!
As for... ships?

Lu Yu asked "Zhuge Liang" and the others to dispatch a large boat in advance to recruit nearby fishermen... because he wanted to do a big job!
It never occurred to me that Hou Cheng and the others were so discerning that they had made arrangements in advance.

"There is no need to tell them. Since the ship, the pond... and the four eunuchs are all ready, then... let's go straight to the beach without delay!" Lu Yu ordered immediately. "Let my three incompetent Tai students go to the beach too!"

This…

Hou Cheng, Wei Xu, Cheng Lian, and Song Xian looked at each other. "I've prepared a feast for the Marquis of the White Horse, and I'm going to clean up the dust for the Marquis of the White Horse! This..."

"It's not too busy to eat at the banquet." Lu Yu waved his hand directly. "The top priority is to solve the problem of dry food for the 60 soldiers in Guandu! Their stomachs are more important than our banquet!"

Uh... Hou Cheng was stunned for a moment when he blurted out.

"What Bai Mahou said is, but... our East China Sea doesn't have much food. Food for 60 people... How much food do we need? Apart from being close to the sea, our East China Sea seems to be..."

Before Hou Cheng could finish speaking, Lu Yu interrupted directly. "It's enough to be close to the sea..."

He blinked. "The so-called relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, but relying on the sea can naturally eat the sea!"

Speaking of here…

What Lu Yu thought of was the rich marine resources. Although the ship industry and fishery in this era are not developed enough, the concept of deep-sea fishing is basically impossible to realize, but... offshore fishing can still be done.

In addition, there was no sea ban in the Han Dynasty, so... many fishermen make their living from the sea, and they have rich fishing experience!
And these are the basis for "doing a big vote" to solve Lao Cao's urgent needs!

With this in mind, Lu Yu directly boarded the Siyu carriage.

——"Lead the way ahead!"

This is out of the way...

Hou Cheng, Wei Xu, Cheng Lian, and Song Xian looked at each other again, and there seemed to be a special meaning in their eyes.

Still Song Xian couldn't hold his breath.

See Lu Yu boarded the carriage...

He muttered something under his breath. "Wouldn't Baimahou find out about our affairs?"

heard...

"Hush"...Hou Cheng immediately pointed out an index finger. "If you don't tell me, I won't tell you...how could Baimahou find out?"

uh... this...

Wei Xu, Cheng Lian, and Song Xian were all silent, but there was always a faint sense of foreboding.

It was Hou Cheng who continued to comfort him and said: "Hou Baima came here to raise food, not to fight against our brothers. We can just take care of him... When he leaves, this Xuzhou coastal area will still be our cash cow!"

That's it.

Hou Cheng turned around and got on his horse with a smile on his face.

——"Brothers of Longxiao Battalion, come with me... come with me!"

——"Aren't the brothers in the Longxiao camp thirsty? Here, we have all the water and wine ready. Moisturize your mouth before you go on your way!"

Through the ages...

The brightest smile is often...the most sinister!
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Guandu, Cao Jun's camp, and the Chinese Army's tent.

A fast horse quickly arrived here, and the tiger ben soldier on the horse got off his horse and quickly stepped into the big tent.

At this moment, Cao Cao was sitting in front of the table, and in front of him, Xun You, Jia Xu, and Xi Zhicai were all there, and they were talking about Yuan Shao's gathering of troops and horses.

Just talking about Yuan Shao's general movements indicated that the place where he went south must be Cangting, Pingqiu!

Use Pingqiu as a springboard, bypass Guandu, directly attack Chen Liu, and attack Xudu!

It stands to reason that Cao Cao's response is very simple, that is, Chen Bing in Cangting, confronting each other head-on!

Now Cao Cao has an absolute advantage in terms of military strength, opening up multiple battlefields will be even more unfavorable to Yuan Shao...

only…

Food... or what the hell!

Now Yuan Shao is standing still, but whether it is Cao Cao, Xun You, Jia Xu, or Xi Zhicai, they all know that Yuan Shao is waiting... until all the food in Guandu disappears!
With 60 soldiers and horses and 60 mouths, the daily consumption of food is terrifying!
Yuan Shao was sure that Cao Cao's food reserves would not last long!

As for Cao Jun's lack of food, this is almost a secret known to everyone in the world.

Yuan Shao would know that he just wanted to wait for Cao Jun to run out of food, and then go south from Cangting, so that Cao Jun would be unstoppable and unstoppable!

Yuan Shao's behavior this time, it can be said that he did not move his mind!

This is his last old bottom, his last stubbornness, Yuan Shao dare not be careless!

"Report to Cao Sikong, there is an urgent message from Xiapi City in Xuzhou..."

At this moment, the tiger and ben soldiers surrendered to Cao Cao...

"But it's about Lu Situ?" Cao Cao seemed very anxious, and Yu'er Xuzhou's food raising has a lot to do with it...

It can be said... Cao and Yuan's decisive battle, who wins and who loses?
Whether it was Cao Cao's Northern Expedition to wipe out the Yuan family, or Yuan Shao's recovery and another fatal blow to Cao Cao, the most important thing... was not with him, Cao Cao, but with Xuzhou, and with the amount of food Yu'er raised.

For this reason, Cao Cao was extremely urgent in every urgent report from Xuzhou and every news about Yu'er's movements.

"Report to Cao Sikong that Lu Situ is not in Xiapi City." The armored soldier Huben reported truthfully, "However, he sent Longxiao Battalion Sima Cheng Yu to Xiapi to meet Xuzhou Mu Chen Deng!"

Well…

Yu'er going to Xuzhou?Why don't you go to the medical office in Xuzhou first?Cao Cao was slightly surprised.

But...before he could think about it, the words of the tiger ben soldier came out again.

"It seems that under the instruction of Lu Situ, Cheng Sima and Chen Zhoumu jointly sell the 'Dahan Welfare Lottery', each commoner can choose seven numbers for one catty of grain, and if all seven are selected, he will win the grand prize and earn [-] catties of grain! "

The Huben soldier explained the rules of the "Dahan Welfare Lottery" in detail.

call…

Huben Jun's words blurted out, and the entire Chinese army tent was dumbfounded.

A catty of grain?In exchange for [-] catties of grain?

This... Isn't this a blood loss?

Subconsciously, everyone thinks this way, but...on second thought, no, there is a trap in it, anyone who can discuss matters in this Chinese military tent is an extremely smart person!

After a little brainstorming, they can realize that all seven numbers must be selected correctly, and they must be in order, let alone one?Even one hundred, one thousand, ten thousand cards may not be able to choose the right one, the chance is too great!

Then...

Xi Zhicai's eyeballs blinked quickly. They understood such a simple truth. Although the common people may not be able to think of so many things, but... when faced with such new things, they should be very cautious?How dare you try?

"How's the sales?" Cao Cao opened his mouth and asked the question that everyone was concerned about.

"On the first day, only five hundred catties of grain!"

Huh... Everyone exhaled lightly, it seems that this is also reasonable, right?
I never thought that before everyone could open their mouths, the next sentence of the tiger ben armored man was earth-shattering. "But...even if only 3 catties of grain were sold on the first day, there was a winner who earned 20 grain, and the number of buyers increased sharply on the second day, exceeding [-], and the grain also exceeded [-] catties! In the end, only one person won the lottery."

"On the third day, the enthusiasm of the people remained undiminished... even more people bought lottery tickets. The lottery tickets sold on this day alone exceeded 30 catties of grain, and finally three people won the lottery! It was the fourth day when I rushed back from Xiapi City , Even if it is early in the morning, there are long queues at all places selling lottery tickets, and the enthusiasm is even higher than in the previous three days, and even a large number of people from the surrounding counties have poured in to participate!"

This…

The Huben Army's voice was loud enough, and everyone in the big tent could hear it clearly.

But...for four days in a row, from losing 19 catties of grain on the first day, to making a net profit of 27 catties of grain on the second day, to making a net profit of [-] catties of grain on the third day, the speed of earning grain...is simply terrifying!

Of course...this is not the most surprising thing. What shocked Cao Cao, Xi Zhicai, Xun You, and Jia Xu the most was that the common people flocked to them. What are they...what are they planning?
call…

A long exhalation resounded here, and everyone fell into deep thought.

Jia Xu pursed her lips, her eyes kept rolling, and at the end, she couldn't stop shaking her head, and couldn't help feeling: "Cao Sikong... this old man seems to understand Lu Situ's plan!"

Jia Xu blurted out the words.

All eyes turned to him...

Jia Xu said in a low voice: "The so-called lottery tickets that the common people flock to, in the final analysis, sell people's hearts, that is, every buyer's psychology of wanting to win the lottery."

"On the first day, although not many lottery tickets were sold, some people won the lottery. The people of Xuzhou living in this 'breadbasket of the world' are too insignificant, but the seeds buried in the hearts of every people will continue to germinate, fantasize and hope to get rich overnight!"

Speaking of this, Jia Xu paused. "All of this is nothing more than a 'trap' carefully prepared by Lu Situ. It's just that this 'trap' looks too beautiful and delicious. The poor... or the people at the bottom, they are willing to die for an illusory hope. Paying an insignificant one catty of food! Is this the business experience of our Lu Situ?"

As soon as this statement comes out…

Cao Cao had a dazed expression in his eyes.

He has never done business, so naturally he doesn't understand, this so-called "business experience"!
However, what Jia Xu said was detailed enough for Cao Cao to hear him clearly.

"Ha ha…"

Immediately, he laughed out loud, "It turns out...all of this was calculated by Lu Situ! It's just..."

Suddenly, Cao Cao's laughter stopped abruptly.

"Raising food like this? Raising food from the hands of the people? I'm afraid the speed will not be too fast, right?"

No wonder Cao Cao said that...

Xuzhou, and even the big Han, still follow the terrible "two-eighth" law, and [-]% of the food in the world is in the hands of two adults.

It is not an exaggeration to say that [-]% of Xuzhou's food is in the hands of that wave of wealthy clans or big merchants!

The Dahan Welfare Lottery is a good way to earn food from the common people, but...the quantity is limited, even if it is promoted and carried out throughout Xuzhou, how can we earn enough for 60 soldiers? What about the two to three years of food and grass needed for the Northern Expedition?
"Cao Sikong, don't think too much..." Jia Xu waved his hand slightly, and said comfortingly, "Maybe what we see is just what Lu Situ wants us to see!"

"Lu Situ has never played cards with common sense, and can often find opportunities from desperate situations... If his mind is so easy for us to figure out, is he worthy of being called Yinlin?"

Hey…

Not to mention, Cao Cao felt really comfortable hearing Jia Xu's words!

Which father doesn't like others to praise his son?This is simply more happy than boasting about himself.

Yes…

Yu'er has never disappointed him before, so what's wrong with it... It's not safe, the good show has just started?
Thinking about this...

Cao Cao opened his mouth and asked, "Where is Lu Situ? Where is he now?"

"Donghai!" The soldier Huben blurted out: "Just two days ago, Lu Situ rushed to Donghai County, Xuzhou. It seems... Lu Situ is planning to go to sea!"

Going to sea?

As soon as this remark came out, Cao Cao's eyes froze, Yu'er...why do you want to go to sea?Could it be fishing?

it's a bit...

Cao Cao shook his head slightly, not to mention... how many fish can be caught?How could it be possible for 60 troops to eat?

Taking a step back, even if a sufficient amount of fish is caught, but... can the fish be preserved?

Not to mention the two to three years of food and grass needed for the Northern Expedition, just... How long will the fish from the East China Sea be fresh when they are transported to Guandu?In such hot weather, I'm afraid it's all broken, right?
This…

This…

For a moment, Cao Cao couldn't understand Yu'er going into the sea at all?What is his purpose?
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(End of this chapter)