Chapter 45: Cultivation and Planting to Accumulate Military Funds
Inside the government office, there was complete silence.
Cao Cao, Cao Hong, Wei Hong, Xun Yu, Xun You...and other Yanzhou clans and celebrities were all listening attentively.
Lu Yu mentioned an issue that many people have ignored. Although the Yellow Turban Army committed crimes by burning, killing, looting and looting, they could still trace their origins. They were forced by this era, or rather this dynasty.
From this point of view, they were indeed simple farmers!
Cao Cao nodded slightly. He was a little surprised and shocked at first, but soon he was no longer shocked.
As Lu Yu told it, he understood more and more why the third piece of the puzzle proposed by "Yu'er" was the bottom layer of the Yellow Turban.
This is clearly a powerful and loyal force that can help Cao Cao achieve hegemony!
Xun Yu and Xun You also nodded again and again. Now, this pair of uncles and nephews understood why the problem of the placement of the moth thieves that they had been pondering so hard about had never been taken as a problem here in "Yinlin"!
Pattern, this is the pattern.
"Yinlin" has long regarded these 300,000 Yellow Turban Army as his companions. Their loyalty has always been trustworthy, and Yinlin's vision is equally vicious.
Looking back at Bian Yi, his face was particularly ugly... Lu Yu analyzed the three hundred thousand moth thieves in essence, which suddenly gave him the upper hand in the verbal battle.
But... who is giving in?
As famous as Cai Yong and Kong Rong, when it comes to eloquence, he is the best fighter among celebrities...
Lu Yu's words were, after all, conclusive... In his opinion, they were still nothing more than sophistry, and the strategy to crack the sophistry was very simple: present objective facts!
"Unexpectedly, you are quite eloquent, but you are short-sighted after all!"
Bian Rang narrowed his eyes slightly and met Lu Yu's sharp gaze, adding a bit of unkindness to his tone. "Even though these three hundred thousand moth thieves are simple in nature, they will be loyal to Cao Cao, but after all, they have three hundred thousand mouths.
Do we, Yanzhou, have that much food to feed them?"
"I'm afraid that in less than half a year, there will be no grain left in our Yanzhou granary. What if other thieves invade by then? How will we defend ourselves against the enemy? Is it possible that our Yanzhou officers and soldiers will go to war hungry? Or maybe, these three hundred thousand
Will the moth thief repay his kindness and fight against foreign enemies when he is hungry?"
call…
When he blurted out these words, the whole government hall was once again in an uproar.
It is true that Yanzhou is short of soldiers, but Yanzhou is even more short of food. In the past few years when the Yellow Turban Army was making trouble, how could the people of Yanzhou have done good farming?
The hoarded official rations can at most sustain the expenses of the existing officers and soldiers, but cannot support the extra 300,000 mouths.
By letting these words slip out of your mouth, you put yourself in an invincible position!
Human nature is selfish. No one who has a bucket of rice at home would be willing to give away half a bucket of rice. This view can easily gain support from more people.
"Boy, don't just talk. If you have the ability, you can produce tens of thousands of stones of food. If so, I will accept the surrender of three hundred thousand moth thieves. I support it with both hands!"
Bian Rang glanced at Lu Yu with disdain. In his opinion, this war of words was over. He had won completely and Lu Yu had completely lost!
But, after all, Bian Rang underestimated Lu Yu...
When it comes to the history of the surrender of the Yellow Turban Army, Lu Yu is much more familiar with it than he is.
In history, Lu Yu was very familiar with how Cao Cao surrendered 300,000 Yellow Turbans, how he raised food, and who contributed what strategies.
Of course, calculating the time, there is still more than a month before the arrival of "Classmate Mao Jie" who proposed this "best of both worlds" strategy.
It seems that Lu Yu is going to throw out this "best of both worlds" strategy first.
"I can't grow this much food, but the 300,000 Yellow Turban Army can grow it."
Lu Yu's words were still slow, gentle, and calm... "Don't you think that after the Yellow Turban Rebellion was put down, Yanzhou's top priority is to 'repair farming to build up military resources'?"
hiss…
Build crops to build up military resources!
These seven words blurted out. Cao Cao, Xun Yu, and Xun You subconsciously held their chins, reading and reading each word one by one.
Literally, "cultivation and planting" means attaching importance to farming and raising silkworms. To put it bluntly, it means that everyone has food to eat and clothing to wear, so that the treasury and grain storehouses are full.
And "accumulating military resources" means to provide enough supplies for the army so that the people in the government can live a good life.
This is a very incisive macro-level direction, but...specifically, when it comes to accepting the Yellow Turban, it seems...a bit far!
really…
"Hahahaha..." Bian Rang laughed. "Yes, you really have some talent. Being able to come up with this idea of 'cultivating crops to build up military resources' makes me think highly of you."
"But in the end, this is just a general direction and cannot solve the urgent need to capture 300,000 moth thieves."
At this point, I paused for a moment before continuing.
"Let me ask you, even if you plan to let these three hundred thousand moth thieves farm, where will the land come from? Where will the plowing fields, plowing cattle, farm tools, and seeds come from?"
"That's why your proposal is simply a castle in the air, and there's no way it can be put into practice!"
Speaking of this, Bian Rang laughed loudly again. In his opinion, the boy named Lu in front of him had some talent, but after all he was too young... He was far from being thorough when thinking about problems.
It’s far away!
In the final analysis, it is because of a major premise: Yanzhou has no money and Cao Cao is poor...
"We, the Wei Mansion, can provide some cattle, farm tools, and seeds." Wei Hong took the initiative to help Lu Yu out of the siege.
"Hahaha..." Bian Rang still laughed. "Mr. Wei, even though you are the richest man in Chenliu, you can provide cattle and farm tools for 10,000 people. But, can you provide 100,000 or 300,000 people?
?I am not looking down on Mr. Wei, this expense is not something that a wealthy family can afford!"
The words were cold... Bianrang straightened his body, looking like a proud rooster.
Of course, his words also made Wei Hong feel helpless.
His words were blunt and unpleasant, but he was right.
Seeds are not expensive, oxen for plowing, farm tools... In these troubled times, these things are not cheap. Even if he is the richest man in Chenliu, he cannot afford the cost of 300,000 soldiers for farming. Without farming,
How can we talk about harvest?
With this in mind, Wei Hong looked at Lu Yu helplessly, muttering in his heart that this old man couldn't help him this time.
Immediately, the atmosphere in the entire government office became solemn again. Everyone was staring at Lu Yu intently... Some were looking forward to his answer, while others were watching the excitement and did not mind the matter, wanting to see Lu Yu make a fool of himself.
After all, it was Cao Cao whose brows were furrowed at this moment and his face looked very ugly...
at this time.
Lu Yu smiled, and along with the slight smile, his voice came out one after another, and the speed of his speech was still gentle - "Senior Bianyi, are you stupid?"
"Such a simple truth, even a young man like me can see it, but you are kept in the dark. This gentleman's title is a bit like a 'undancing crane'!"
Huo, Lu Yu's words are so sharp... This is to openly "confront" the celebrities!
The key is, does he still have any trump cards when it comes to surrendering 300,000 moth thieves?