Don't panic, the family boss is busy farming

Chapter 371 Selling Youzhou
What Zhao Bei and Sima Yi can think of, of course Xu Da can think of it too.

They built the reservoir originally for the purpose of long-term development in the future. Even if it is not used this year, the fortification cannot be stopped.

Since the reservoir is not available, we can only think of other ways.

Xu Da fell silent, thinking with downcast eyes, whether he should open an altar to pray for rain.

What is difficult for ordinary people is as difficult as reaching the sky, but in the eyes of a cultivator, it is not a problem at all.

But he is not what he was back then, this matter cannot be done by him alone, and Er Niang has to be called together.

Zhao Bei and Sima Yi were already discussing whether there was enough food in the Yuyang government office, and Zhou Rong and Fu Bao were also sighing in worry.

In contrast, Xu Yue, who knew that there were two cheaters at home, was very calm.

The big guys had a serious discussion about how to deal with the drought. After the meeting, Xu Yue's family agreed to stay.

Then, he looked at Xu Da and Xu Erniang who were whispering.

Xu Yue held back for a long time, seeing that there were no other outsiders, she immediately asked, "Father, sister, what can you two do?"

The two said in unison: "Borrow water!"

Borrow water?

Where to borrow from?
There is no rain in the sky, but there is an undercurrent deep underground.

Xu Da and Xu Erniang planned to borrow groundwater to the surface.

"Dig well?" Xu Yue asked.

The two shook their heads.

Drilling wells is currently the limit of groundwater that ordinary people can use. It is okay to use it as daily water. If you want to rely on well water to irrigate the land without a pump, then forget it.

People can pick out the water slowly, but the rice can't wait for you for such a long time. Before the water is poured, the crops will die of drought.

Xu Da replied: "Er Niang uses the array to absorb water, and I cast spells to make it rain."

Xu Yue scanned her father and sister up and down, and asked worriedly: "Can you do it? This project is not small."

"It's not that all places are drought, only a few counties, it's okay, at worst, if you get tired, it's considered a meritorious deed." Xu Da waved his hand with a calm face, as if he didn't take this matter seriously at all.

But when it was time for him to cast a spell to rain, the old father still collapsed from exhaustion.

There was only a little drizzle in April, and in May and June, when the rain was supposed to be the most abundant, there was not a single drop of rain in Yuyang.

After finally completing the second irrigation with river water, the water level of the river suddenly dropped to an extremely terrible level.

In June, the farmers used up all the water in the reservoirs. They watched the rice begin to ear, but God did not rain. When people were feeling desperate, dark clouds suddenly covered the sky, and clouds with rainwater appeared in the sky. The sky over Yuyang County.

The unsuspecting farmers exclaimed in surprise: "It's raining! It's raining!"

Little did they know that Xu Da and Xu Erniang, who were borrowing groundwater behind their backs, were already sweating profusely from exhaustion.

But looking at the rice that has been moistened by the rain and stretched their waists, the father and daughter looked at each other, secretly glad that their land is so small now.

Otherwise, killing them to sacrifice to heaven would not be able to reverse the drought.

In Yuyang County, the rain falls very regularly in June and July. Whenever the rice is going to enter the next stage and water is needed, the sky will be dark, dark clouds will appear, and then the rain will fall.

The people of Yuyang are happy, they just feel that God is protecting everyone, and even more people go to church to pay homage to the Goddess during this time.

The entire central part of the Youzhou land was under drought, and only Yuyang survived the disaster, got through safely and ushered in a bumper harvest.

At that time, Zhao Yu and Liu Qi, who lived in Zhuo County next door to Yuyang, once again had a big fight over whether to send troops to Yuyang to rescue him, and broke up unhappy.

Zhao Yu pointed to the barren and dry land outside the city gate, as well as the common people lying on the side of the road, and shouted in a deep voice:

"Youzhou has fallen into such a field, General Liu still wants to send troops to Yuyang?!"

Liu Qi looked at the tragic scene outside the city indifferently, knowing that Zhao Yu would not send troops to Yuyang no matter what, he clasped his fists heavily, thanked Zhao Yu for his hospitality this year, and then led his group of remnant soldiers to prepare to leave Youzhou .

He was afraid that if he didn't leave again, Zhao Yu, whose heart had gradually leaned towards Yuyang, might kill him at some point!

Besides, with the current drought in Youzhou, he really couldn't stay any longer.

Although he had to face Gongsun Zan's cruel punishment when he returned to Bingzhou, he would not die.

But if you stay in Youzhou, you are really going to die.

Zhao Yu is a man with a soft heart and a soft heart, so he can't do anything!

After giving Zhao Yu such a definition in his heart, Liu Qi left angrily.

As soon as he left, Zhao Yu took the initiative to contact Xu Jiajun and wanted to buy food with them.

Xu Yue replied to him: Xu's family food is not sold, only distributed to Xu's family!
Immediately, Zhao Yu and the others all darkened.

However, if there is no more food relief, the people in Zhuojun will all die. What's the use of having a lonely city?

After a night of intense ideological struggle, Zhao Yu made a decision that shocked everyone - sell Youzhou.

Qi Zhou and other counselors and Yan Rou and other generals were stunned. They never expected that the lord would survive Dong Xing in Youzhou and run away with Gongsun Zan. Xu Jiajun.

If it wasn't for being too impolite, Qi Zhou, Yan Rou and the others wanted to ask the lord: Are you okay?

Of course Zhao Yu was fine, and the reactions of his subordinates were completely within his expectations.

He said in a deep voice: "Last year's harvest was not good, this year's drought has caused the people to have no harvest, and the government's grain stockpile is about to run out. At this time, Yuyang's harvest is still not affected by the drought. This is not good for us. In this situation, once the Xu family army invades, how do you plan to resist?"

Naturally, it can be stopped, just to starve to death some more people.

But no one dared to say this.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhao Yu said again: "The nine counties of Youzhou, the three counties of Liaoxi, Liaodong, and Lelang exist in name only, and Wuhuan, Xianbei, and Goguryeo are occupying the three counties. There is no benefit, and they cannot be easily mobilized."

"The remaining five counties of Dai County, Shanggu County, Zhuo County, Guangyang County, and Youbeiping, although the drought is serious, are too busy to take care of themselves. Rather than fighting fiercely with Xu's army at that time, it is better to seek peace now to save it."

"What's more, among the forces in the north, only Xu Jiajun has kind thoughts and takes in the victims."

"They can accommodate the disaster victims, so naturally they can also accommodate you. As long as the people of Youzhou can survive, what's the problem if I, Zhao Yu, die alone?"

Hearing this, knowing that Zhao Yu was going to sacrifice himself to save Youzhou, Qi Zhou and others knelt down one after another, and loudly persuaded:
"My lord, it is absolutely impossible!"

Zhao Yu smiled sadly, "I've made up my mind, gentlemen, don't persuade me. Qi Zhou, you draft a peace letter for me, and send it to Yuyang together with the governor's seal! Be sure to hand it over to the leader of the Xu family army!"

Qi Zhou sighed and had no choice but to respond.

The big guy warned Zhao Yu on the surface, but he was secretly relieved because he didn't have to fight the Xu family army.

(End of this chapter)