Guo Jia's face looked pale and red, which seemed pretty good, but in fact she was a little pale. From time to time, she pressed her chest with her hands, and obviously she had a hidden disease.

God is jealous of talent, but his body is not good at a young age.

Cao Cao gave Guo Jia a cup of Wen Hou's drunk, and couldn't help but sigh: "The situation is not optimistic. Xuzhou's development is very unexpected. There is enough food and grass, and there is surplus grain to make wine. Moreover, this wine is actually pretty good and tastes great."

"Lord, don't worry. Liu Xuande has brought the potato seeds and made a little corn seeds. In less than three years, we will have no worries about food. What's more, even if Lu Bu has more food, even if all kinds of food are strong, we only need to be as strong as we can."

"Oh, what is Fengxiao referring to? Are troops?"

"Yes. Don't look at Lu Bu's grain development so well, it involves a large part of his experience. The civil servants in Xuzhou need to devote a lot of energy to farming. Song Xian, Wei Xu, and Hou Chengdu, the former main players of Lu Bu, were sent out to be county magistrates and farming. It is different from the full development of military affairs here. As long as the troops are strong, no matter how good their grain development is, it will only lay the foundation for us."

Cao Cao was stunned and then started to laugh.

"It's better to comfort people with a filial piety."

"This is not to comfort the lord, I'm telling the truth. People's energy is always limited, and Lu Bu cannot be three heads and six arms. Now Chen Gong is rarely responsible for military affairs. Over time, Lu Bu may be arrogant and arrogant to make mistakes. Once it makes a mistake, it is our opportunity. And as time goes by, Xuzhou's corn and sweet potatoes will be implemented in our territory. In such a big place, the Xuzhou army is unable to control it."

"This is, as soon as the spring next year, potatoes and corn can be planted in small quantities. It will only take three years to promote it on a large scale, and we will not be short of food at that time." Cao Cao raised his head and drank a glass, and became energetic again.

Guo Jia thought, "How to deal with the three brothers of Liu Bei is a problem now. If Liu Bei is idle, his lord's reputation will be damaged. Heroes in the world think that the lord has no temperament and will not come to join him. However, Liu Bei is a hero of the world. I think this person will not stay under the lord for a long time, so he must not be reused. After the spring, he will arrange for him to fight Yuan Shu. If he succeeds, we will pick peaches. If we fail, we will not lose."

Cao Cao thought about it, and he didn't like Liu Bei very much.

But he liked Guan Yu and Zhang Fei very much.

However, these three brothers are very close and difficult to poach.

"It makes sense. After the spring starts, I will attack Yuan Shu, seize a piece of land, and resettle Liu Bei, and then second Guan Yu to attack Yuan Shao."

Although Cao Cao used the emperor to command the princes, his life was tight. His only advantage was that the Central Plains region was large in population, and the land was mature. The farming technology was relatively complete, and the number of horses and iron tools was not too large. The Central Plains were flat and lacked iron ore.

Cheng Yu came at this time, and he was really a human being, so he wouldn't be polite.

"Lord, Fengxiao, you don't even call me if you drink."

After saying that, I poured my wine glass, raised my head and drank a small glass of wine.

"Good wine, good wine. Today there is good news. I just came back from the wooden warehouse. Our craftsmen can produce wooden wheels and wheelbarrows in large quantities, and even small racks can be promoted in large quantities. Our strength will be developed by leaps and bounds."

Cao Cao was overjoyed: "Thank you for your hard work in Zhongde, hahaha, we will vigorously promote it in the beginning of spring, so that the crops along the river can be irrigated and the transportation of materials will be easier. How can such a good thing be enjoyed exclusively in Xuzhou? We must vigorously promote it. Not to mention that Lu Bu is quite capable of making things, and the things we make are very useful."

The wheelbarrow is small and exquisite, the rack is flexible and convenient, and the water wheelbarrow is constantly lifting water day and night, which is the most useful thing for people in production and life.

Cheng Yu smiled and said, "In the spring, the construction of river construction will start, and the carts and wheelbarrows will come in handy. The transportation of vehicles is much more convenient than carrying a carry-on."

Guo Jia suggested: "I want to tell you that these things were invented by craftsmen, not by Lu Bu. The lord can suggest that if a craftsman creates good objects that he has never seen before, which can be practical and easy to promote, he will be rewarded with fifty taels. This will greatly increase the enthusiasm of craftsmen."

"The method proposed by Fengxiao is good. Zhongde, if you continue to publish it, any craftsman who offers suggestions will have to be rewarded as long as the things are good."

Cheng Yu put down his wine glass and looked at Cao Cao: "Okay lord, is it just fifty taels more? What if there are too many people giving out things?"

"Spend less money and do more things. This is our principle. You can do the specifics yourself." Cao Cao gave power to Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu's head was turning quickly and he immediately understood. Promotion was fifty-talented. Craftsmen first presented their skills and had to pass the government's review before they could finally get the money. Only a few very valuable things could get the full amount.

If it is a very average skill, don’t think about it, the bonus can be activated.

Cao Cao also had his advantages. At that time, all the skilled craftsmen in the court were in his hands. As long as they could play a role, the effect was still terrible.

Cao Cao knocked on the table: "We can't just talk about craftsmen. What we are going to discuss today is whether to use troops against Lu Bu. Lu Bu's common man is too bullying, so he actually reached Chen Liu. In just twenty days, he pulled away thousands of people."

Cheng Yu didn't say anything, it was hard to say.

The victims were unable to fill their stomachs and had no clothes to cover themselves, so of course they were leaving.

Guo Jia didn't care and directly suggested: "We just need to increase pensions for refugees so that refugees can survive, have hope in life, and see hope. In this way, even if Lu Bu poaches, he can't poach them."

Cao Cao gritted his teeth: "Zhongde, go and wither some grain from the treasury and the big households. Tell those big households not to be so stingy. If someone wants to farm and pay the grain, they must let these refugees survive. If they leave, the big households will lose their hands."

Cheng Yu nodded: "I understand what the lord means, I will take people out tomorrow morning."

The treasury was empty, and Cao Cao would definitely not be able to transfer grain from Xudu to disaster relief, but could only transfer grain from Chenliu. The focus of grain in the official warehouse of Chenliu County was to provide troops. After Cheng Yu passed by, he could only mobilize wealthy families to raise grain.

"Okay, Zhongde will get it as soon as possible and find a way to solve the food of the victims. If it really doesn't work, bring them all to Xudu for farming. In short, they can't be allowed to go to Xuzhou."

The next morning, Cheng Yu led a thousand troops from the headquarters to set off in the cold wind and drove to Chenliu to provide disaster relief.
Chapter completed!