At the entrance of the Xiao clan's residence.
Gan Mei pinched her fingers as she watched the Xu soldiers deliver bags of grain to the granary.
"Xinzhi, how are you going to sell the rations if you dismiss the merchants?" Xu Chu asked with a puzzled expression.”
"Hey!"
Xiao Bei grinned and said,"I have my own plans, but you won't be able to return in a short period of time. Old Master Cao has been killed by the generals of Xu Prefecture. The city will definitely be under martial law. Moreover, a war will break out at the border of the state. It won't be safe on the road!"”
"Yes!"
Xu Chu's expression darkened.
In this chaotic world, killing and robbing weren't only done by bandits.
"Pa!"
Xiao Bei patted Xu Chu's shoulder and said in a deep voice,"Zhongkang, I'll sell the grain for you this time. If it's less than eight hundred gold, I'll make up for it for you. However, you have to bring the local soldiers to protect me for a year!”
"What?"
Xu Chu was dumbfounded.
Xiao Bei shrugged and said with a faint smile,"You also know that although the Xiao family has no power or influence, their assets are not much less than Xu Prefecture's Mei Clan. You bring your brothers to protect me for a year. At that time, I'll give you a monthly salary of 1,000 gold a year?"”
"Bah!"
"The secular world!"
Xu Chu rolled up his sleeves and gritted his teeth."Uncle was a merchant when he was alive and took care of our Xu family the most. Even when the two states were at war, he never stopped trading. A few years ago, we proposed to form a righteous follower for uncle, but unfortunately, he didn't agree!”
"Dog Landlord!"
Xiao Bei sighed to himself.
Qiao County's Xu family was a large family, although they were not aristocratic families.
However, the clan was extremely large, and there were many local soldiers in the clan. Moreover, it occupied an extremely vast area, and even ordinary aristocrats did not dare to provoke it.
"Hmm?"
Xu Chu stared into the distance.
An iron-like palm pressed down on his podao.
"My lord!"
Dian Wei looked at the entrance of the Xiao clan's manor and frowned.""That kid has an expert by his side. He's probably not inferior to this general!”
"Yes!"
Cao Cao took a deep breath.
His gaze was firm as he walked forward with steady steps.
Yesterday, when she received the news of Cao Song's death, she felt that Xiao Bei was not ordinary.
Today, he had discussed with Xun Yu about sending troops. He had some difficult problems in his heart, so he went out for a walk. He did not expect to arrive at the west of the city.
"Sir!"
"Long time no see!"
When Xiao Bei saw Cao Cao and Dian Wei come, he waved and called out.
Qiao County's Xu family's grain trade was still with Cao Cao. How could he let go of such a good opportunity?
"Little mister!"
Cao Cao bowed slightly.
Xiao Bei stretched out his hand and said,"Can I enter the residence for a chat?"”
Cao Cao looked at Xu Zhu inexplicably and nodded."Of course!"
"Xiao Mei!"
"Serve the tea!"
Xiao Bei pulled Xu Chu into the residence.
This was a bodyguard that he had spent a lot of effort to rope in. If he was kidnapped by Cao Cao, it would be too late to cry.
Not long after.
The four of them sat in the stone pavilion.
Xiao Mei timidly poured tea for the four of them.
Xiao Bei took a sip of tea and said indifferently,"Xiao Mei, go out and hire some chefs later. After all, the two provinces are about to go to war. Zhongkang and the others will have to stay in the residence for a year and a half to protect our safety!"”
"Here!"
Xiao Mei bowed and left the stone pavilion.
"Xinzhi, how did you know we were going to fight?" Cao Cao asked in confusion.”
"Haha!"
Xiao Bei glanced at Cao Cao.
Naturally, he knew that this was a test.
However, he was a graduate of a famous university and an outstanding transmigrator of the current era. How could he be so easily troubled?
"Hmm?"
Dian Wei frowned.
Seeing this, Cao Cao stroked his beard and smiled,""The Xiao clan is a merchant. Today, these grains will enter the residence and will definitely be sold to the outside world. I know Yanzhou Sima Xun Wenruo and can tell you a thing or two!”
"Sure!"
Xiao Bei nodded and said in a deep voice,"Back then, the ceasefire was not because Prefecture Overseer Cao wanted to stop. It was because Old Master Cao was in Xuzhou. This time, Old Master Cao is here. The Prefecture Overseer will naturally send troops to Xuzhou. This is not difficult to guess!"”
"A chance of winning?"
Cao Cao asked.
"No!"
Xiao Bei stared at Cao Cao and said.
Dian Wei snorted coldly and said unhappily," Cao Gong is the ruler of the world. He has tens of thousands of powerful soldiers and countless civil and military officials. How can he not win?!"”
"Haha!"
Xiao Bei sneered and said," Two years ago, Yanzhou was attacked by more than 100,000 Yellow Turban soldiers. A year ago, Yuan Shu led his troops to attack Chenliu. Half a year ago, Tao Qian attacked Rencheng. The battle in Yanzhou never stopped. The Prefecture Overseer's Office had no food, and the people in the prefecture complained. The aristocratic families were dissatisfied with the Prefecture Overseer Cao. If they fought Xuzhou, they would definitely be forced to retreat by the changes in the prefecture in at most two months. How could they win?”
"There's food to win?"
Cao Cao said calmly.
Xiao Bei took a sip of tea and said indifferently,"No, the reason is still that the state is unstable. If the army goes out, there will definitely be Zhang Miao's chaos behind!"”
"Yes!
Cao Cao nodded.
Today, he and Xun Yu discussed sending troops because they were afraid of the instability of the state.
Xiao Bei knocked on the stone table and said,"Sir, I'll leave these 5,000 stones of grain to you to operate. It'll be fine if you only sell them for 1,000 gold!"”
"Sure!"
Cao Cao nodded and suddenly said,"Wait, five thousand dan of grain, you want to sell it for one thousand gold?"”
Xiao Bei said confidently,"The province's army is about to set out. 5,000 stones of grain can be enough for 10,000 troops for half a month. 1,000 gold is not much. After all, the province does not have much grain. There can be many changes in half a month!"”
"Let me try!"
Cao Cao's expression was extremely gloomy.
Xiao Bei's words and actions were all denigrating the fact that he had sent troops.
However, as the Lord, he could naturally tell if it was true or false.
If there were no accidents, as long as he sent troops to Xuzhou, he would definitely retreat due to the lack of food or the change in the state.
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