The Three Kingdoms: The filial son of the Cao family, please ask the father to ascend the throne

Chapter 94 Three Gifts
Yuan Shao looked at Cao Cao with disdain.

You and Cao Ziyou are the only heroes in the world!

Even plagiarizing other people's poems, what kind of hero is this?
Plagiarized heroes?

After being despised by Yuan Shao, Cao Cao was very aggrieved.

I want to write another poem, but I find that I can't write one that fits the occasion.

In the end, he could only break the jar and say:
"Then what's the matter? Can a father read his son's poems as plagiarism? This is called poetry appreciation!"

At the same time, Cao Ziyou has brought his generals to Guangling, Xuzhou.

Looking at the magnificent sea in front of him, he couldn't help but recite a poem.

"Facing Guangling to the east, you can see the sea. The water is so smooth, and the mountains and islands stand tall.

The trees are overgrown and the grass is lush.The autumn wind was bleak, Hong Bo surged.

The journey of the sun and the moon, if you go out of it; if the stars are brilliant, if you go out of it.

Fortunately, even zai, sing to sing! "

Guo Jia, who was following behind Cao Ziyou, couldn't help sighing:

"What a four-character Yuefu poem! I closed my eyes and listened, and I saw the magnificent scene outlined by Mr. Ziyou, the sea swallowing the sun and the moon, and containing thousands of things! Savor it carefully, and there is a sense of entrusting the scenery with the ambition, and having the world in mind. The enterprising spirit! Good writing!"

Cao Ziyou said modestly:

"It's just a random poem, it's nothing. Thanks to the gentleman my father hired for me on weekdays, I have some ink in my stomach. Put this poem in the supplement of Xu Brothers and publish it .By the way, there is no need to put in the one sent to Yanzhou."

Guo Jia didn't understand why Cao Ziyou didn't like to show his poems to Cao Cao, so he could only classify it as a quirk of literati.

Also after the war, Xuzhou was much richer than Yanzhou.

To promote Quyuanli first, Cao Ziyou led his group of advisers to study it.

Dian Wei and others can do it for the city and territory.

Farming and infrastructure construction still have to rely on civil servants.

Chen Deng, who had been suppressed by Cao Ziyou for a long time, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As a representative of the Xuzhou gentry, Chen Deng was urged every day by the gentry to work for the welfare of the gentry.

But when Cao Ziyou went to Yanzhou to rescue Cao Cao, Xuzhou left a large number of troops.

The gentry had no chance to make meritorious deeds, and Chen Deng couldn't speak at all.

When he learned that Cao Ziyou was going to develop Xuzhou, he called together all the nobles and discussed it all night.

Early the next morning, Chen Deng approached Cao Ziyou.

"Master Xuzhou Mu!"

Cao Ziyou was discussing with Guo Jia, and when he saw that it was Chen Deng, he beckoned him in.

"Feng Xiao, it's up to you to arrange the abduction of Wen Ruo, try to be as relaxed as possible, anyway, it's all yours! Yuan Long, come in, what's the matter?"

Watching Guo Jia leave the hall, Chen Dengcai approached him mysteriously.

"Master Xuzhou Mu, I heard that you are going to govern Xuzhou. We have prepared a generous gift for Mr. Xuzhou!"

"What generous gift? Is it a beautiful woman? How many?"

Looking at Cao Ziyou with glowing eyes, Chen Deng paused.

"Uh, this, this, I will discuss this with them after I get back. This time I came here to prepare three gifts for Lord State Shepherd."

Perhaps because he was afraid that Cao Ziyou would interrupt his train of thought again, Chen Deng sped up his speech and continued:

"The first gift is food! The gentry are willing to fill Xuzhou's granaries!"

After Chen Deng finished speaking, he looked at Cao Ziyou confidently.

The granaries mentioned here are not all the granaries in Xuzhou.

It is the official food in each county.

And thanks to the previous efforts of Tao Qian, the granaries are basically [-] to [-]% full, and the gentry only need to make up [-]%.

However, [-]% of the food in Xuzhou is enough to shock most of the princes.

It's a pity that Cao Ziyou didn't show joy, but asked while holding his forehead:

"The Xuzhou granary you are talking about is the current granary, or the granary of tomorrow?"

"Um, is there any difference between today and tomorrow?"

"Yes! I have to consume another wave of food for dinner tonight!"

Chen Deng laughed out loud.

At first glance, he was used to being poor, and a mere amount of food made Cao Ziyou look ugly.

The gentry have occupied the affluent Xuzhou for many years, and the food at home can hardly be put down.

Take out a little as a gift, and calm down Cao Ziyou?
"Master State Shepherd, don't worry, tomorrow's granary shall prevail!"

"Dian Wei, hurry up!"

Regardless of Chen Deng's two presents, Cao Ziyou called Dian Wei who was guarding the door.

"Hurry up, take everyone with you, move all the grain out of the granary, and then transport it to Yanzhou to exchange population with Lao Cao! Yuanlong, you nobles are so generous! This time, on behalf of myself, I thank you all!"

Chen Deng quickly hugged Dian Wei's thigh.

"Lord State Shepherd, you can't do it, you can't do it! We don't have so much food, so we can only make up [-]% for you!"

"What? Just [-]%? Cut, look at you, you are used to being poor. Just a little food, and you, Chen Yuanlong, are showing your ugly face?"

Listening to Cao Ziyou's mocking words, he thought about the family background of the gentry.

Chen Deng, bear with it.

After trying to persuade Dian Wei, Chen Deng straightened his collar and began to talk about the second gift.

"In addition to food, we are willing to offer three stones of salt!"

When it comes to salt, Chen Deng comes to confidence.

There is no technology in this thing, so I really can't figure it out.

Seeing Chen Deng's proud look, Cao Ziyou really wanted to shout out.

Sanshiyan, your ass is about to go up to the sky?

"Oh. Salt, keep it and eat it."

"Could it be that Master Zhou doesn't need salt?!"

Chen Deng widened his eyes and explained to Cao Ziyou:
"Lord Zhou Mu, this is Sanshi salt! Salt!"

"Yuanlong, I know you've been staying in Xuzhou and haven't seen much of the world. I don't want these three stone salts. You can keep them for yourselves! What's the third gift?"

Chen Deng said aggrievedly:
"Talent, our gentry can provide a large number of talents for selection by the state shepherd!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, it turns out that all the talented people come from the gentry. Yuanlong, take the three stones of salt to supplement the brains of the talented people. Xuzhou can't live without you fat sheep, ah no, it can't live without you gentry. So, you should keep these talents for yourself, I will find them myself if necessary."

After Cao Ziyou rejected two gifts one after another, Chen Deng looked unhappy.

"Lord Zhou Mu, these three gifts are together. I know Master Zhou has ambitions, but without the support of the gentry, there may be troubles in Xuzhou!"

"Are you threatening me?"

Cao Ziyou's eyes were sharp, revealing some killing intent.

Chen Deng replied in horror:
"The villain doesn't dare. It's just that from the perspective of the state shepherd, the gentry can indeed help the adult."

"An obedient gentry is a good gentry. Go back and tell those in your clan that if anyone dares to trip me, I will slaughter all the Xuzhou gentry! I would rather kill thousands of families by mistake than let one family go! Yuanlong, you are a talent, I don't want you to die young!"

Chen Deng left without leaving any of the three gifts.

Cao Ziyou knew that if he wanted to make these aristocratic families surrender, he had to destroy their sense of superiority from all aspects.

(End of this chapter)