Lu Yan's words came to this point, so of course Cao Cao agreed.
In history, Cao Cao had heard unfavorable advice many times. This can be regarded as one of his advantages that surpassed ordinary people.
But the problem is, Cao Cao also has his own difficulties...
"Mr. Lu, I also want to increase the pensions of soldiers.
But now...I am also short of money!"
Lu Yan looked at Cao Cao, who was looking sad, and he suddenly realized, "Boss Cao seemed to be quite poor in the early days. He was even so poor that he invented the gold-touching captain..."
Lu Yan suddenly felt a little embarrassed, "Why did I forget this..."
However, when thinking about making money, Lu Yan suddenly thought of some spice seeds that he had thrown into the box before.
Thinking that Boss Cao was really short of money, the considerate Lu Yan immediately said to Cao Cao:
"I do have some ways to lead people to make money together.
But Cao Gong,
We have to agree first. The money I, Chen Liujun, earned in the past three years must be used as start-up capital, and we need to allocate it ourselves, so we won’t pay taxes for now.”
"Ah?" Cao Cao stared at Lu Yan in surprise, "You don't want to go into business, right?"
Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce,
At this time, the status of a merchant was the lowest in the hierarchy, so Cao Cao naturally did not want Lu Yan to "lower his status" and go into business.
"What are you thinking about?" Lu Yan stared at Cao Cao with a strange look, and then continued, "My master brought some seeds back from overseas. I guess I can make some money after taking care of them...
."
"That's it?" Upon hearing this, Cao Cao suddenly lost interest.
Perhaps to show his pride, Boss Cao waved his hand and said:
"Then according to Mr. Chen's words, within three years, Chenliu County will be exempted from all taxes except for farm income!"
Lu Yan's original intention was to exempt Cao Cao from the tax on selling spices.
I didn't expect that Boss Cao would be so heroic. With a wave of his hand, he exempted all taxes except farmland?
"Damn it, Boss Cao is so generous!" Lu Yan immediately laughed and bent over, "Mr. Cao is so loyal, Yan will definitely create a prosperous Chenliu County for Mr. Cao!"
"What about...the pension?" Lu Yan once again mentioned Boss Cao's difficulties.
Cao Cao suddenly felt a little embarrassed and asked tentatively: "How about... Chen Liujun, you, take full responsibility for it?"
"That's great!" Lu Yan loved Boss Cao so much in his heart, "Mr. Cao is so generous! Then let's just make an agreement. We will take care of Chenliu County's pension ourselves!"
Seeing that he had solved another difficult problem, Lao Cao couldn't help but feel proud of his intelligence and heroism.
After hearing Lu Yan's words, he felt even more comfortable,
"It's easy to talk about! I still have to rely on Mr. to build an iron-blooded army for me!"
"Easy to say, easy to say..." Lu Yan replied perfunctorily, because his heart was no longer here, and he now wished he could immediately put on his wings and fly back to Chenliu County to implement his farming plan!
Lu Yan's matter was settled, and it was finally Guo Jia's turn.
These are two men who have been friends for a long time.
When they finally had a chance to talk, they naturally had endless words to say and endless thoughts to express...
until later,
Lu Yan, Xi Zhicai and Zhao Yun couldn't hold on any longer. They said goodbye to Cao Cao and Guo Jia and left Cao Cao's mansion, saying they were going to find someone.
Regarding Lu Yan’s request for someone, Boss Cao agreed without even thinking:
"Anyone you want, sir, can go find him. As long as he is willing to go with you."
As for the matter about Mr. Cao,
Lu Yan planned to talk to Cao Cao alone before leaving.
The main reason is that Boss Cao is now full of thoughts about Guo Jia, Feng Xiao, Wuzhi Qi Zuo, etc., and has no intention of talking to him for a long time.
However, Lu Yan was still in a good mood. He even joked to Zhao Yun next to him:
"Boss Cao is so brave today. Should I take the opportunity to ask for two more people?"
"I think even if you want Xunbiejia at this moment, Mr. Cao might agree to it...haha!" Zhao Yun smiled heartily, and his majestic and upright figure and handsome and resolute face immediately fascinated him. The little lady passing by.
"Pi..." Lu Yan smiled, but he didn't expect Zhao Yun to have such a fun and humorous side.
But considering Xia Houlan's dour character, if Zhao Yun was rigid and rigid, the two of them would probably not become good friends.
Man Chong was first enlisted by Cao Cao to assist Zaozhi in farming affairs in Dong'e County.
However, with Man Chong's ability, it didn't take long for him to be promoted to Fengqiu County Magistrate due to his outstanding performance.
Fengqiu is still some distance from Juancheng, so it will probably take two or three days to get back and forth quickly.
The recruitment order from the personnel department was sent out from Xun Yu, and Lu Yan and Zhao Yun have been waiting slowly for the past two days.
After Xi Zhicai came back, he worked non-stop.
For this reason, Lu Yan specially pulled him and suggested that he exercise more every day, otherwise his body would collapse sooner or later.
Although Xi Zhicai agreed wholeheartedly, looking at his slightly twinkling eyes, Lu Yan couldn't help but sigh and said:
"Well, this guy is a complete workaholic!
Expect him to put down work and go to the gym?
I might as well work harder and learn Hu Qingniu’s acupuncture technique to be more practical..."
...
Man Chong, courtesy name Boning, was born in Changyi, Shanyang County.
His resume as a young man was very rich.
When he was only eighteen years old, he served as the county postal governor.
But later he was tortured and interrogated to death, and then he gave up his official position and returned home.
It wasn't until Boss Cao occupied Yanzhou that he heard about Man Chong's rich past, so he recruited him again.
In history, Man Chong was a senior member of the fourth generation of the Cao family.
He was a former general and governor of Yuzhou, and he also sat in the position of Taiwei in his old age.
The most common comments about him in history books, besides being a "cruel official", are that he is resolute, courageous and resourceful.
Man Chong followed Zao to cultivate only a section of land in Xu County. He found that this improved civilian and military settlement was indeed of great benefit.
After being promoted to Fengqiu County Magistrate,
He also began to implement military and civilian settlements.
However, he was less than halfway through the work when he suddenly received a transfer order from the state capital.
When he first received the transfer order, Man Chong was actually very unhappy, but after seeing that he was being transferred to Lu Yan's staff on standby, Man Chong's complaints immediately dissipated...
It's a full two or three days' journey,
Man Chong actually rushed over in just one day and one night...
Lu Yan's joy was indescribable when he saw this handsome boy who was still young but had a bright future.
However, it was the first time that the two of them met, so it was not good for Lu Yan to be too enthusiastic, because once the enthusiasm was too much, it would most likely make people think that he had ulterior motives...
"Man Chong, I have met Governor Lu!"
When Man Chong saw Lu Yan, he bowed deeply, which surprised Lu Yan.
After helping Man Chong up, Lu Yan asked, "Why is Boning doing this?"
After Man Chong was helped up, there was some excitement on his face that could not be concealed.
"Chong has long heard about Governor Lu's reform of the farming system, Lijia system and household registration.
Recently I heard about Governor Lu's great defeat of Yuan Shu and the capture of Yingchuan County, and I have long admired him in my heart!"
Is that so?
Lu Yan suddenly felt a little troubled,
"If Man Chong becomes my fan, what will Guo Jia do?
Who can follow him in the future and call him Lord Jijiu in a tiresome manner?"