Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

But let's make a fuss, when the time comes, the people will be pushed into a hurry, maybe some people can get a share of it.

In the fifth year of Chuping, in February, Emperor Han changed the year name from Chuping to Xingping.

Xingping means prosperity and peace.

But the fact is: there are many princes in the world, and the people are struggling to survive.

A series of decrees from the governor's mansion,

Let Lu Yan's decisiveness towards Cao Cao and his unimaginable trust in himself make him feel gratified and at the same time feel a little uneasy.

Chenliu County, in the county guard's mansion.

After Lu Yan finished flipping through the last copy, he said to himself: "Boss Cao trusts me so much, will I feel guilty if I fish again in the future?"

Just when Lu Yan was thinking about whether he could get off work, Cao Ang came in again with big strides.

"Prefect, more than [-] wind-powered waterwheels in Chenliu County have been built!

Now Han Zhonglang is leading the craftsmen and the people of the whole county to dig the reservoirs. It is thought that in another month, at least three large reservoirs can be completed! "

"Not only the water storage tanks, but also to urge Jiazheng to mobilize the people to build water storage tanks and wells in their own villages." Lu Yan thought for a while and added.

Cao Ang had experience in the army, and he never asked much about Lu Yan's orders.

Cao Ang cupped his fists and said, "This subordinate will do it now!"

But Cao Ang said he was going to do it, but he didn't move his feet.

Lu Yan looked up by chance, but found that Cao Ang was still standing there and seemed to have something to say, so he asked, "Zixiu, if you have something to say, don't delay the business."

Cao Ang hesitated, and finally asked what was in his heart: "Prefect, will there really be a severe drought this year?"

It's hard for Lu Yan to give a clear answer to this kind of thing.

He could only reply: "Tianwei is unpredictable... But these things will be done sooner or later, so don't worry that your efforts will be in vain."

"But we will still waste a lot of manpower and material resources. If we put these on military construction..."

Lu Yan did not directly deny Cao Ang's words, but asked a question, "Young Master, what do you think is a war?"

Cao Ang heard the words, and after thinking for a while, he replied: "People and luggage!"

Nodding his head, Lu Yan asked again: "So, where do people and luggage come from?"

"The source of soldiers comes from the people, and the baggage comes from taxes."

"The taxes are mostly dependent on the people, so they all come from the people, right?"

Cao Ang thought about it for a while, "It is indeed! But does this have anything to do with what we are doing now?"

"Building water conservancy, digging ditches...these are good things to improve people's livelihood.

The people's life is better, the population increases, and the source of soldiers and taxes will increase. "

Cao Ang was stunned, and then replied: "So, when you fight a war, you fight to control the population?"

"To be precise, it is comprehensive strength. Simply put, it is people, food and money!"

Cao Ang scratched his scalp and murmured, "I seem to understand something, but I don't seem to understand anything..."

Lu Yan laughed dumbfounded, and said: "Then go and finish the work first! Oh, by the way, the matter of letting the chamber of commerce go to other states and counties to buy grain has to be stepped up."

"Here!" Cao Ang cupped his hands and left the Governor's Mansion.

......

In the first year of Xingping, in March, spring plowing was just around the corner, and the rain almost disappeared.

Under Cao Cao's rule, Chenliu County was frantically buying grain.

The main business of the Zhen family in Hebei is grain trading.

The Chenliu Yingchuan United Chamber of Commerce took the route of the Zhen family, because Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are now the Iron Alliance, and the Chamber of Commerce bought a lot of grain from them.

In addition to the Zhen family in Hebei, there are also the Mi family in Xuzhou, the Lu family in Jiangdong, the Ma family in Jingzhou, and the Qin family in Xichuan.

All the giants in the business world and the chamber of commerce went all over the place, and they almost exchanged all the money they earned for food!

It's not that no one raised objections, but after Lu Yan gave them a glass, they no longer had any objections.

make money?It couldn't be easier with these glassware!

That is to say, from these wealthy businessmen, news gradually spread that there may be a severe drought this year.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world, although Lu Yan did not intend to strictly guard the news of the drought.

In April, spring plowing is in full swing.

however,

The people of the Central Plains discovered,

Originally, it was the season when it was supposed to be rainy, but from April to July, there was no drop of water!

Without rain, it means that this year's grain harvest will be poor or even complete, and eventually, famine will break out irresistibly.

At the beginning of the famine, to everyone's surprise, the first to collapse was Guanzhong!

Guanzhong is to the west of Hangu Pass, including Hongnong, Feng Yi, Fufeng, and Jingzhao of the Sili Xiaowei Department.

Among them, the three counties of Feng Yi, Fufeng, and Jingzhao are also called Sanfu, and Chang'an is the county seat of Jingzhao.

At first, the famine broke out in the Sansuke area, and it soon spread to Chang'an.

In the imperial capital of the Han Dynasty, food prices were ridiculously high.

50 for a grain, 20 for a soybean,

Finally, what should I do if I can't afford food?

People eat each other, bones accumulate!

Not only in Guanzhong, but famine quickly broke out in Kanto and even the Jianghuai area.

The chamber of commerce found news:

In some areas of Xuzhou under the command of Liu Bei, "poor and hungry invaded, and officials, big and small, ate each other";

Under Yuan Shu's rule, "the people eat each other, and the Jianghuai space is empty";

Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan and others also did not escape the fate of the famine, almost all of them died...

A severe drought broke out, and the land was scarred!

The land of China is devastated!

Chapter 5 Grain...granary...can't hold it? ? ?

The once-in-a-hundred-year drought caused the souls of the dead to spread across the land of China.

But amidst the wailing of innocent souls, there is a state and county, but it seems to be born in another world.

That's right, he was ridiculed by the princes before, "Yanzhou, which has never seen water and food!"

Yanzhou, although it also experienced a terrible drought,

However, with the previously built fortifications such as reservoirs, reservoirs, and wells, this area still harvested some food.

Coupled with the fact that the Chamber of Commerce is buying food like crazy everywhere, it is actually not difficult for Boss Cao to survive this year.

But now there is another problem that is bothering them, and that is what will inevitably arise in the famine year, "Refugees!"

In the governor's mansion of the state,

The civil servants and military generals who stood one by one have now completely convinced Cao Cao.

There are even people who regard Cao Cao's outstanding foresight and forward-looking as gods.

Ignoring the flattery and praise of the people below, Cao Cao waved his hand to calm them down, and asked Xun Yu, "Wen Ruo, what is the extent of the disaster in each county?"

After hearing Cao Cao's question, Xun Yu immediately went out of the class and cupped his hands and said, "My lord, the counties and states strictly complied with your request and established relatively complete prevention and control measures before the river stopped flowing.

Taishan County is the hardest-hit area now, but there is no news of people starving to death. "

"Okay!" Cao Cao nodded in satisfaction.

"Chenliu County, Yingchuan County, and Dong County are the three counties with the best protective measures. Not only did the people not suffer from famine, they even harvested at least [-]% of the grain!"

"Very good!" Boss Cao nodded a lot.

After Xun Yu finished his report, Xi Zhicai suddenly left the shift and said:

"My lord, thanks to the sir's warning, I, Yanzhou, can survive this crisis safely.

But my lord, should we accept those refugees from other counties? "

After a period of recuperation and exercise, Xi Zhicai's health has improved a lot. After obtaining Lu Yan's permission, Cao Cao released him to continue working. However, Xi Zhicai was strictly required to only work for two hours a day. ...

When it comes to the issue of refugees, even Cao Cao can't help feeling a little overwhelmed.

In history, Cao Cao invaded Xuzhou, and in order to solve the problems of refugees and food shortages, he directly slaughtered Xuzhou... But now, he never even thought about such a simple and crude method.

But if refugees are admitted,

As long as you receive it once, there will be a second, third, or even countless times.

The food in the family is only enough to satisfy their hunger. If they want to distribute the food to the disaster victims from other places, the people under their control will be hungry.

But what if you don't accept it?

Those are also the people of the big man, can you really watch them starve to death under your own city wall?

Cao Cao was a little undecided, but he immediately thought of someone.

"Mr. Lu, do you have a reply?" Cao Cao asked Xi Zhicai.

"Not yet." Xi Zhicai shook his head regretfully and replied.

"Sir, if you can figure out a way to deal with the drought, you must also be able to find a way to deal with the refugees, right?"

At this moment, a messenger from outside came to report: "Report! My lord! A letter from Lu Yan, the prefect of Chenliu County!"

"Bring it here!" Regardless of the messenger handing over the letter to him, Cao Cao took two steps instead of three, snatching the letter from the messenger first.

Unfold the silk, the beginning of which is, "Refugees, how many are there, and how much are you receiving!"

After Cao Cao read the first sentence, he couldn't help being taken aback, and said, "Sir, do you have such confidence?"

When Cao Cao returned to the throne, the anxious Xi Zhicai asked, "My lord, what did you say in your letter?"

Cao Cao was reading the specific measures to deal with refugees later, when he heard Xi Zhicai's words, he couldn't help admiring: "Mr. Lu is really a god!"

After finishing speaking, Cao Cao handed the silk to Xi Zhicai.

Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Dong Zhao and the others immediately surrounded him with cheers.

"Relief for work?"

"This method is wonderful!"

"This Lu Changsheng always has fantastic ideas, he really deserves to be called a god-man by the lord!"

This group of people praised Lu Yan in different ways, completely forgetting the sarcasm and ridicule when they heard Lu Yan say that there might be a drought.

But Xun Yu saw a problem hidden in it, and he said to Cao Cao: "Master, this method of longevity is very good, but in this way, our money and grain will be overwhelmed!"

Xun Yu didn't read all the content. When he asked this sentence, Xi Zhicai, who had read the whole letter, suddenly shouted to him: "Wen Ruo! Mr. said that the money and food for labor, he Chenliu County is all gone!!!"

There was no sound! !

Needle drop can be heard! ! !

In the meeting hall, everyone's voices disappeared at this moment!

Xun Yu turned his head in disbelief, and asked, "I...did I hear wrong just now?"

Boss Cao rubbed his stiff cheeks and replied, "That's right, Mr. Lu said that Chenliu County paid all the money and food for work relief!"

"absurd!"

This is the first thought that popped up in everyone's mind.

But when they thought that the drought was warned by Lu Yan, they began to waver again, "What if he can really do it?"

"There are more than a million victims? It's a lie!!!"