"Wen Ruo and Zhong De have come together, is there something you need?”
Cao Cao returned to his seat and asked the two.
"My lord."
Xun Yu took a step forward and bowed." I've done the calculations. The original population of Yanzhou Prefecture is 4.3 million. Including the families of the new Qingzhou Army, the total population is 5.1 million.”
Cao Cao nodded his head in satisfaction. This number was shocking.
"But…"
"Because of the years of war, Yanzhou is also in the range of the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Most of the five million people are old, weak, women, and children.”
This sentence made Cao Cao's heart turn cold. In that case, the labor required was very limited.
Xun Yu continued,"
"The most important thing is the problem of rations. Famine and disasters have caused the people to have poor harvests. In addition to the needs of the newly recruited Qingzhou army families, we have already opened the warehouse for 250,000 dan of rations.”
"The money and grain that my lord snatched from Dong Zhuo's hands have all been used up in this opening of the granary.”
Oh my god...
Two million gold coins and several thousand catties of gold were all used up?
A chill ran down Cao Cao's spine. He really didn't know how expensive the daily necessities were.
However, Xun Yu did not finish his sentence.
"The most fatal problem is that according to my rough calculations, we still need to open the warehouse for 200,000 dan of grain by next autumn's harvest.”
I'm f * cking…
Cao Cao's eyes were about to pop out.
Cao Cao rubbed his temples and felt his blood pressure was a little high.
"My lord."
When Xun Yu finished speaking, Cheng Yu stood up." The military strength has also been tabulated. Currently, our army has 10,000 cavalry and 140,000 infantry, making a total of 150,000 soldiers. All the battalions are in the midst of training.”
It seemed like there was good news…
Cao Cao heaved a sigh of relief.
Without waiting for him to be happy, Cheng Yu continued,"
"However, the battalion is currently short of various armaments. The archers of the Divine Arms Battalion lack ten thousand crossbows, the Spear Battalion lacks five thousand scythes, and the Infantry Battalion lacks thirty thousand podao shields.”
"The most important thing is the armor. Currently, only 50,000 of the entire army have armor, and the remaining 100,000 have no armor.”
"To make up for this gap, we need at least three million.”
These statistics made Cao Cao break out in cold sweat.
At this moment, he was extremely envious of the Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers.
The title of four generations and three dukes was not just for show. In terms of money, they were really powerful.
Cao Cao was even thinking of letting the eighteen feudal vassals go after Dong Zhuo again?
Otherwise, where would he get the money?
Cao Cao leaned back on his chair weakly. After a long time, he looked at Xun Yu and asked,"
"Wen Ruo, send 50,000 soldiers to open up wasteland outside the city. As a garrison army, can it alleviate the food problem?”
"Not enough."
Xun Yu shook his head." After all, in order to have a harvest, not only do we have to reclaim the wasteland, but we also have to open up canals to divert water. Just this place alone will consume a huge amount of financial resources and manpower.”
"Unless we send out 100,000 soldiers to split the work, with half of them clearing the land and the other half opening the canals, we might be able to solve the food shortage next year.”
100,000…
This number caused Cao Cao to gasp. It was too much and had exceeded his imagination.
An army was naturally divided into elite and weak troops.
In this era, armies that trained day and night were considered elites.
As for the weaker troops, they were like the army that Cao Cao had just mentioned.
Since they were only responsible for farming during non-combat periods, their combat skills would be greatly reduced.
If an army of 150,000 people had 100,000 weak troops, then the combat strength of such a team would be too weak.
In the long run, not to mention expanding his territory, he might not even be able to defend the territory under his feet in the end.
The problem was that Cao Cao had no other choice.
Xun Yu answered the question without thinking. He must have thought it through before coming here.
In the entire Yanzhou, there was probably no one more outstanding than him when it came to internal affairs.
"Forget it, just do as Wen Ruo said and send out 100,000 troops.”
Cao Cao let out a breath and looked at Cheng Yu."Zhongde, do you have any suggestions for the armament?”
"My lord."
"I've calculated that as long as there are no natural or man-made disasters in the counties within half a year, we can replenish the weapons of the battalions according to the taxes.”
"But the biggest problem is the armor. Even if the remaining taxes are used to forge armor, there are still 70,000 sets of armor left.”
Cao Cao laughed when Cheng Yu finished speaking.
Fortunately, I had already planned it.
Cao Cao praised himself for his wit.
"You don't have to worry about this, Zhongde. Half a year ago, I had someone supervise the production of 50,000 sets of armor in East County. Now that the time is up, it can be inspected at any time.”
Hearing Cao Cao's words, Cheng Yu's tightly knitted brows relaxed.
If he could replenish 50,000 sets of armor, the remaining 20,000 vice presidents could think of a way.
Moreover, it was not necessary for 150,000 people to fight together every time.
"Lord, I have something to report!”
At this moment, he was happy.
Presumably, the acceptance of the 50,000 sets of armor had been completed.
"Wenqian is here."
"What's the matter? Just say it."
Le Jin's expression darkened. He raised his head slightly and asked,"
"May I ask, my lord, did you send someone to change the schedule of the armor manufacturing three months ago?”
"There's no such thing!"
Cao Cao jumped up from his chair and pointed at Le Jin,""Hurry up and tell me what happened!"
"My lord, a few days ago, I went to the East County Military Inspectorate to inspect 50,000 sets of armor, but only 30,000 were inspected.”
"The foreman said that three months ago, someone received the lord's order and requested to change the progress. Only 30,000 sets will be enough, and the excess materials and money will be used to make a tool of unknown use.”
Le Jin wasn't complaining. He was panicking too.
After all, he was the supervisor of the armor. Now that there was a problem, if they really investigated, could he escape?
"Impudent!"
Cao Cao kicked the table over. His face was even redder than Guan Yu's, and his eyes were ready to devour someone.
Not to mention him, Xun Yu and Cheng Yu's faces were ashen. Who the hell was this person? This was a serious crime that would affect the three armies!
"Tell me, who dared to change my military order!”
Cao Cao was really angry.
Originally, 50,000 sets were not enough, but it was still a timely help.
This time, there was a f * cking discount, and it became 30,000 copies.
Forget it, the extra materials and money were all used up.
Le Jin looked at Cao Cao, then at Xun Yu and Cheng Yu, as if he found it difficult to speak.
"There's no need to worry. No matter who it is today, I will definitely take his head!”
Cao Cao's face turned red as he roared.
"Xu Chu's biological brother, joined the army…Xu Chuan."
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