Cheng Yu came. When he arrived, his forehead was covered with sweat.
He was really worried that if Cao Cao exposed the lack of food in the granary, it would be all over!
When he turned over and dismounted, Cheng Yu's hands were tightly balled into fists, and his whole body was still trembling...
Fortunately, he saw Cao Cao at a glance.
Cao Cao is outside the granary.
Huh...huh.
... exhaled a long breath, "It's okay that Mr. Cao didn't go in. The secret has been kept."
Thinking of this, Cheng Yu slapped his chest heavily, and the tension in his heart immediately dissipated a lot, but... why was Cao Cao staying outside the granary?
Could it be that he knew that what was hidden in the granary was thatch? So...
Cheng Yu didn't have time to think about it carefully, but at this moment, he discovered something even weirder than Cao Cao outside the granary!
Grain trucks are continuously transporting grain into the granary, and what's inside...is not thatch, it's real grain, it's rice, millet, millet, wheat, bean, it's real whole grains!
What's happening here?
Cheng Yu rubbed his eyes, but the scene in front of him was so real.
He was in a trance, his face was red, veins popped out on his forehead, his clenched fist suddenly unclenched, and the riding crop in his hand unexpectedly fell to the ground with a "snap".
Cheng Yu's whole body seemed to be hard for a moment, and then softened all of a sudden.
At this moment, he heard Cao Cao's hearty laughter, a laughter that swept away the gloom!
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Cao Cao laughed and shouted: "I will bully Zhongdecei if he is sincere, and I will bully him if he is sincere... We have food, Yanzhou has food!"
hiss…
Cheng Yu suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He hurriedly walked towards Cao Cao...
It seemed that Cao Cao heard the footsteps, turned his head... and noticed that the person coming was Cheng Yu, and immediately took three steps at a time to meet him.
Before Cheng Yu could speak, he saw Cao Cao bowing deeply to him and saluting him.
Cheng Yu was stunned. How could a master salute his subordinates first? He quickly bowed in return, his body bent like an arch bridge.
However, Cao Cao did not feel that he had gone too far at all. Instead, he held Cheng Yu's hand excitedly and said, "The public has collected these carts of food! This saves Yanzhou, hundreds of thousands of our soldiers, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers."
Thousands of people also saved me, Cao Cao!"
"Zhongde, I give you this gift to thank you for your kindness on behalf of all the people in Yanzhou."
After saying this, Li Dian, Le Jin, and other lieutenants beside Cao Cao all looked at Cheng Yu with envy.
Cheng Yu, a small county magistrate, dared to take the initiative to take on the important task of raising grain, let alone mentioning it. The key point is that he actually raised grain in such a large amount, which is amazing.
At least he was much more powerful than Li Dian and Yue Jin. No wonder Cao Gong treated him with such courtesy!
…
Here, everyone looked at Cheng Yu with envy. However, in Cheng Yu's view, he was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in.
He really wants to die. He is a cultured person, how can he be so shameless as to take credit?
At that moment, Cheng Yu said in a hurry, dumbfounded: "Mr. Cao, you will be punished by death for being a low-ranking official! This truckload of food... was not collected by me... I... I also looked at a loss!"
It's rare to see this "Lang Mie" who can eat human flesh without changing his expression and be able to laugh or cry!
only…
Cao Cao frowned. He thought it was a surprise. You are the magistrate of Shouzhang County. Now carts of grain are transported to the granary under your jurisdiction. Isn't this done by you? Who could do it?
at this time…
"It is indeed my uncle. Cao Xiu pays homage to my uncle."
A voice came out happily.
Cao Cao turned around and saw, who else could it be but Cao Xiu, the "Thousand Mile Horse"?
Didn't he protect "Yu'er" Zhouquan in Chenliu County? Why is he here?
"Wen Lie? What are you doing here?" Cao Cao asked immediately.
"Oh...well, uncle...nephew is here on orders." Cao Xiu turned sideways and pointed at the granary behind him. "Master Lu sent me to deliver 100,000 shi of grain to Shouzhang County. He said it was as a meeting gift. I wanted to go with you."
Shouzhang ordered Cheng Yu to make a friend."
"What? One hundred thousand shi of food? Make a friend?"
Cao Cao looked at Cao Xiu in disbelief...
Cao Xiu nodded and continued: "These are Mr. Lu's original words..."
Uh...Cao Cao was stunned again.
For a moment, he wanted to know very much. Yu'er's move cost one hundred thousand shi of food. Where did he get this food?
"Wen Lie, please explain in detail? Where does Lu Yu's food come from?" Cao Cao's tone was quite soft, and his face was filled with praise.
No wonder he is like this. What time is it now?
Yanzhou is about to suffer from a food disaster. Once the famine breaks out, the newly surrendered Qingzhou soldiers must have felt shaken. If they don't handle it well, it may not be impossible for Yanzhou to fall into chaos again.
Now, Yu'er actually... got food!
Is this... a brand new surprise that Yu'er has brought to him as an old father?
Cao Cao was in a very cheerful mood, "Wen Lie, tell me slowly, what has Lu Yu been doing recently?"
"Master Lu Yu...he..." Cao Xiu thought for a moment, pondering in his mind that tomb robbing and reverse fighting are not so upright after all. Talking about it in broad daylight always feels a bit...
Seeing Cao Xiu hesitate, Cao Cao suddenly thought of something...
He recalled the recent rumors in Yanzhou and immediately spoke. "Let me tell you, there are recent rumors in Yanzhou that truckloads of gold, silver and jewelry were shipped to the Wei Mansion. It was probably because Lu Yu and Mr. Wei made a big deal together and made a lot of money.
Right? It seems that this is how you bought so much food?"
"..." Cao Xiu was silent...
It's true that it's a big deal, but it's just a deal with a dead person, a deal with no capital and huge profits. The details here cannot be explained to outsiders!
"Haha, I forgot about Lu Yu's clever mind." Cao Cao then sighed.
"Uncle, I'm telling you the truth..." Cao Xiu finally spoke, and he said loudly. "Master Lu did make a deal, but the income was much more than the food shipped to this county... at least hundreds of thousands of dan!
"
Huo, hundreds of thousands of stones? That much?
Cao Cao still had a very clear understanding of food. One stone of food was enough to feed a person for sixty days.
Even in wartime, it would be enough to last for forty days. What is the concept of hundreds of thousands of dan? It could feed hundreds of thousands of people and allow Yanzhou to survive the most difficult two months smoothly.
In two months, the harvest of food will not be far away.
Important, this is crucial!
"Okay, okay, okay!" Cao Cao patted Cao Xiu on the shoulder continuously. "Wen Lie, following Lu Yu, you have grown a lot."
"Uncle feels that the title of Ya goalkeeper is not worthy of you, haha... hahaha..."
The so-called loving the house and the bird is probably the truth.
As soon as he said this, Cao Cao planned to leave. Knowing that Lu Yu had plenty of food there, then... the top priority was to find him!
The first is to ask about the specific amount of grain, and Cao Cao has a good idea;
Secondly, Cao Cao wanted to find out where the food came from? Can Cao Cao follow suit?
Just when Cao Cao was about to get back on his horse.
Cheng Yu called out to Cao Cao. "Mr. Cao, can you lend me a piece of paper to speak..."
Hmm... borrow a step?
Originally, based on Cao Cao's current mood, he definitely didn't have the energy to have a detailed chat with Cheng Yu.
However, Cao Xiu mentioned something in his words just now. Lu Yu gave Shouzhang County one hundred thousand shi of grain as a gift, and his purpose was to make friends with Cheng Yu.
The person Yu'er wants to make friends with...
This... is profound and is a different topic!
"Please step aside and I will have a little chat with Zhongde!"
"Here..." Everyone retreated, and Cao Cao and Cheng Yu were the only two people left in this land.
At this time, there was a "click" sound, and Cheng Yu knelt down in front of Cao Cao. "Mr. Cao, Cheng Yu is guilty of a capital crime! Cheng Yu has committed two mortal crimes!"