"Yunxiao, I want to know why you changed the schedule of my armor manufacturing.”
Cao Cao slumped onto the chair as if he had lost his soul.
Xu Chuan raised his eyebrows. Oh, he finally found out.
He had originally planned to tell her the truth, but he suddenly became playful. Wasn't this a surprise?
Naturally, he had to be surprised before he was happy, and at the same time, he wanted to see how much weight he had in Cao Cao's heart.
"My Lord, forgive me. It's... It was because I was short of money a few days ago that I had no choice but to use the military funds that my lord used to supervise the manufacture of armor. Please spare my life!”
Xu Chuan bowed and begged for mercy. His acting skills were so superb that he almost cheered for himself.
He had thought that Cao Cao would fly into a rage and even if he was not punished, he would not be able to escape a scolding.
In the end, there was nothing.
He didn't even blink and just sighed helplessly.
In fact, even Cao Cao himself was curious why he could not get angry at Xu Chuan.
Perhaps it was because he knew that it was useless to be angry. What had already been done could not be dragged out and executed.
Or perhaps, it was because the current shortage of money and food in Yanzhou Prefecture was too big. He did not think that the losses caused by Xu Chuan were that important.
"Forget it, forget it. In the future, if you lack money, just tell me. This matter has caused such a ruckus that Le Jin has even run to my residence to complain.”
Just this?
Gone?
He didn't even scold him for embezzling military funds and changing military orders privately?
Xu Chuan scratched his head in confusion.
Did I underestimate my position in Cao Cao's heart?
"Haha, my lord, I was just playing with you.”
Xu Chuan felt a little guilty. He shouldn't have made fun of Cao Cao. He smiled and said,"How could I do such a ridiculous thing? I did use 20,000 sets of armor, but this is to prepare the third gift for you.”
Cao Cao kept his mouth shut and smiled coldly.
After a while, he saw that Xu Chuan's expression was serious and did not seem to be joking. His eyes rolled around twice before he remembered.
That's right, Yunxiao said that he would give me three great gifts. Now, two great gifts have helped me establish myself in the Central Plains.
The third gift was…
Thinking of this, Cao Cao seemed to be energized. He sat up straight and focused his gaze.
"Just what is the third great gift that Yunxiao mentioned? It actually requires the use of such a large amount of military funds?”
"If I'm not wrong, my lord should be having a headache over the money and food in Yanzhou right now, right?”
Xu Chuan didn't answer Cao Cao's question directly. Instead, he changed the topic and asked him about money and food.
"Yes, I am."
Cao Cao took a deep breath and said weakly,""Just now Wen Ruo and Zhong De reported the shortage of population and military power in terms of money and food.”
"It's too big. If I can't plug this gap, I'm afraid I won't be able to stand firm for the next few years.”
"In a few years."
Xu Chuan tapped his fingers on the table and said leisurely,"My third gift can help my lord fill up all the gaps within a year, and it can also provide hundreds of thousands of stones of military rations.”
！！！
Cao Cao couldn't believe his ears as he stared blankly at Xu Chuan.
Does he not know how big my gap is?
"Yunxiao, don't keep me in suspense. Quickly say it!”
It was not that Cao Cao was impatient, but Xu Chuan's words were too tempting. Cao Cao could not suppress the anticipation in his heart.
"My third gift is a plow that I have improved upon. It is called the Curved Plow.”
Xu Chuan stood up and got into a posture, ready to show off.
"The plows used by the commoners now require three people and two oxen to operate. Moreover, they can't reclaim an acre of land for an entire day without stopping.”
"The curved shaft plow I designed only requires one person and one ox to operate. In a day, it can reclaim three mu of land.”
"Not only does it greatly save manpower and animal power, but it can also be used to cultivate and sow seeds at the same time.”
"As for efficiency, it's only increased by more than ten times.”
Cao Cao blinked his eyes in confusion.
However, judging from Xu Chuan's appearance, this thing should be quite powerful.
When he had sorted out his thoughts, he felt as if he had been electrocuted, and his mouth was wide open enough to fit an egg.
Three men and two oxen, about eight points of land were reclaimed in a day.
Cloudsky's curved shaft plow was…
One man and one cow, one day of cultivation…Three Mu?
It even came with a sowing function?
This wasn't the worst part. The worst part was that it saved three times the manpower.
In other words, because of the Qu Yuan Li, the original 100,000 troops that were to be sent in could be changed to 30,000!
Cao Cao silently calculated in his heart.
The grain harvest would definitely increase explosively. It would also solve the problem of the current shortage of cattle in Yanzhou. At the same time, it would also allow his troops to be more optimized…
At the same time, the commoners could also use the curved shaft plow to increase their income. When the commoners had money, the taxes would naturally rise…
At this point, Cao Cao jumped up and glared at Xu Chuan with his round eyes.
"Don't bully me because I'm illiterate. How can such a thing happen in this world?”
According to Xu Chuan, if it was so magical, then it was not a gift. It was simply a divine artifact.
No matter how much he trusted Xu Chuan in the past, Cao Cao still couldn't accept the appearance of something that had overturned his understanding.
Moreover, Xu Chuan's position had always been that of a strategist who could predict everything like a god. He even knew how to treat a vicious disease like the sores.
However, she had never thought that he would know the Mo Family's secret technique.
"My lord doesn't believe me? The finished product is now in East County. You can have someone send a few over and test it on the spot to see if what I said is true or false.”
Looking at Xu Chuan's calm and natural attitude, even if Cao Cao did not believe it, he felt that it was most likely true.
"What happened to my lord?"
Xu Chuan saw that Cao Cao was stunned and did not say anything for a long time. He waved his hand in front of Cao Cao.
"I'm fine... I'm fine..."
Cao Cao raised his hand and said,"I was just too excited."”
His mind was already constructing a future that no one dared to hope for.
None of the provinces under his rule were short of food. What did this mean?
There would be an endless stream of people willing to join the army, and there would be inexhaustible logistics supplies. The people would also have ample food and clothing.
He might be praised to the position of a god.
This was definitely not wishful thinking. A mere Zhang Jiao had exchanged a bowl of talisman water for the title of General Heaven Duke.
He was hundreds of times stronger than Zhang Jiao.
Thinking of this, Cao Cao's grievance of taking the blame for Xu Chuan had long been swept away.
What replaced it was a sense of relief.
What kind of reward could he give to such an immortal? Other than a heartfelt relationship, there was probably nothing else.
And when Cloudsky was apologizing, I wiped it off. It was really too wise.
Cao Cao was so touched by his own wit that he almost cried…
(A new month, kneel!)
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