Chenliu County, Wei Manor, in the main hall.
Cao Cao sat in the middle. In front of him was the iron stirrups that Cao Chun had handed over.
Cao Cao played with the iron stirrups and clicked his tongue in wonder.
Beside him, Cao Ren and Cao Chun nodded and praised him.
Little Lu Yu was almost praised to the heavens.
At this moment, Little Lu Yu was leaning on Cai Zhaoji's shoulder. A maidservant had peeled off fruits one by one and kept feeding him.
Wei Zi, on the other hand, called out to the servants and brought some rare fruits for Little Lu Yu to taste.
"Pass down the order." Cao Cao made his decision and stood up. "Summon the blacksmiths and forge tens of thousands of iron stirrels within a month.”
"Here!" Cao Ren accepted the order and hurried to do it.
In Cao Cao's view, even if he was frugal with other expenses, he still had to put the production of iron stirrups on the agenda.
After giving out these instructions, Cao Cao turned to look at Little Lu Yu. "Little fellow, you have made one…no…two great contributions this time. What reward do you want? Tell Uncle Cao, Uncle Cao will reward you.”
"I want a big house! There's a beautiful sister inside to feed me fruits, and there are guards to protect Sister Zhao Ji and me! I still want to eat meat…beef, mutton, chicken, duck…I also want to drink milk, warm milk, and fruits…lots and lots of fruits.”
Little Lu Yu rolled his eyes and blurted out a reply.
Cai Zhaoji wanted to cover his mouth.
However, when Little Lu Yu mentioned drinking milk, Cai Zhaoji's pretty face instantly flushed red.
Cao Cao was slightly stunned…
Just like that? The child prodigy's request…didn't seem to be too much!
One had to know.
Little Lu Yu was the greatest contributor to the pacification of the Yellow Turban bandits in Yanzhou…He had also created the iron stirrups that could double the combat effectiveness of the cavalry.
Moreover, he had also corrected Cao Cao's shortcoming of not doing what he said after he issued the order to seek talents…
He originally thought that Little Lu Yu was going to demand an exorbitant price.
Unexpectedly…
His request? Just…ask for a big house? Some maids? Some guards?
This might be a huge expense for the commoners, but to Cao Cao, the herdsman of Yanzhou…there was nothing easier than this!
"Just…just like that?" Cao Cao's tone was filled with doubt.
"Uncle Cao, this is enough." Little Lu Yu was certain. "Oh right, Uncle Cao, I want to choose my own servant girl and guard…"
Uh…she was quite picky.
Cao Cao laughed and agreed. "Little brat, Uncle Cao has agreed to your request! As long as it's within your Uncle Cao's administration, you can choose any maidservant or guard!”
At this point, Cao Cao turned his head to Cao Chun. "Zihe, I'll leave this matter to you. Don't save money! As for the guards and maidservants, as long as the little fellow took a fancy to them, he would give them all to him!”
"Here!" Cao Chun cupped his hands and agreed. He had been in contact with Little Lu Yu for a long time…This made him admire Little Lu Yu even more.
"Lord Cao." Wei Zi waved his hand. "Leave the matter of the residence to me. I just bought a new residence in Chenliu County, so I'll gift it to the little fellow…"
Weiss smiled.
" Thank you, Uncle Wei…" Little Lu Yu's childish voice was heard. At this moment, he had become unusually polite.
"I thank you for your kindness, Duke Wei.”Cai Zhaoji bowed. No matter which era it was, only a house would have a home…
Having a home was not like rootless duckweed.
In Wei Zi's eyes, this house was a piece of cake, but in Cai Zhaoji's eyes, it held a lot of meaning.
After Cai Yong's death, she and Little Lu Yu finally had a home.
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"Reporting…Lord Xun Yu, Lord Xun You, Lord Xi Zhicai is here.”
"Oh?" Wei Zi was slightly stunned. Today, the Wei Manor was honored.
Ta…
The footsteps were getting closer.
Xun Yu, Xun You, and Xi Zhicai walked into the main hall of the Guards Residence. They all looked troubled.
Cao Cao was a little puzzled…
The Yellow Turban bandits surrendered? Shouldn't he be happy?
Why did he have such an expression?
Could it be that there was a repeat? Was there a trap?
But they were just a group of farmers? And a group of farmers with families…They shouldn't have such a strategy?
"Military advisors? Is there an urgent report?" Cao Cao asked.
At this moment, Lu Yu slapped his forehead without a sound.
Based on his understanding of the official history of the Three Kingdoms, he could already guess what was the problem that had stumped Xun Yu, Xun You, and Xi Zhicai.
The problem of settling hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers in Qingzhou and Yanzhou!
How to settle the surrendered soldiers?
Since ancient times, this had been a big problem…
To put it nicely, this was hundreds of thousands of people. To put it bluntly, this was hundreds of thousands of mouths…and they were mouths with criminal records and had rebelled!
If he didn't handle it well, the grain in Yanzhou would be emptied! At that time…he would stir up a mutiny again…and he would not have any gains or losses!
This was also why in ancient times, so many famous generals liked to kill surrendered soldiers…
The so-called killing and surrendering was not good…but in front of food and supplies…the famous generals were also very innocent!
As expected.
Xun Yu cupped his hands and bowed. "Lord Cao, the Yellow Turban soldiers and their families…have surrendered. There are more than 300,000 of them…"
Xun Yu said half of his sentence. Cao Cao was smart enough to understand the meaning of his words.
Phew...
He let out a long breath.
Cao Cao's expression turned serious.
He had only been the herdsman of Yanzhou for a few months, and the treasury of Yanzhou had long been empty…The military expenditure was all dependent on the family wealth of Cao Song in Chen Liu and the sponsorship of the richest man, Wei Zi.
However, there were more than 300,000 mouths out of nowhere…They had to eat, drink, and defecate…This was a big problem!
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