Three Kingdoms: The identity of the financial master behind the scenes was exposed by Cao Cao

That's two million rice.

Converted into wheat, it is equivalent to nearly five million dendrobium wheat!

It can feed 100,000 soldiers for three full years!

"Even if my Zhen family has hundreds of millions of dollars, I can't even buy two million bushels of rice. How can I, a counselor like you, get the money to buy so much rice?"

Zhen Mi looked deeply at Cao Yuan with incredible eyes.

"Ziyou, where did you get the two million dendrobium rice?"

Cao Cao also asked in surprise.

Of course Cao Yuan would not tell him that the two million hu of rice came from the first 50,000 hu of official wheat he embezzled when he was still a warehouse commander. The

50,000 hu of coarse wheat, after accumulated over time, With the gains, he has accumulated the current two million dendrobium rice.

He originally planned to sell these rice to the court and make a huge profit.

Now if he wants to harvest Cao Cao's wool, that will definitely not work.

But as a Cao Cao's mastermind, the people on the same boat, saving Cao Cao is saving themselves. If these two million hu of rice are used to help Cao Cao tide over the difficulties, it is not considered a loss.

"In recent years, I have made a lot of money with Sikong here, and all the money I earned was used to buy rice."

Cao Yuan had no choice but to make up a cover.

"But this rice is only grown in the south, so it’s not something you can buy if you have money. You can actually buy two million hu of dendrobium?"

Cao Cao was still surprised and puzzled.

Cao Yuan coughed a few times and said with a smile:"There are natural channels far away. There is no need to ask Sikong. Yuan just wants to ask Sikong, these two million dendrobium rice can be enough for our fifty thousand soldiers. full?"

"Enough, of course it's enough"

"Not only is it enough to feed them, but it can also keep them fed until they last forever! Cao

Cao laughed loudly:"That guy Yuan Shao, doesn't he want to compete with me for family wealth? With Ziyou and your two million hu of rice, I will fight him to the end to see who can't hold on first!""

At that moment, Cao Cao sent generals Xia Houyuan, Li Dian, and Yue Jin, leading 15,000 heavy troops, to Xudu to escort rice to the Guandu camp.

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Two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Yuan Camp, the main tent of the Chinese army.

Yuan Shao looked at the piles of battle reports on the desk, and this time it was his turn to frown.

Within two months, Cao Jun's red horse followers attacked his grain team seven times and burned nearly 700,000 bushels of grain and grass.

Although Yuan Shao's family has a strong financial background, the loss of 700,000 dendrobium of food and grass is enough to make him feel heartache.

"A mere three thousand cavalrymen were able to successfully rob food seven times. Chunyu Qiong, are all your food protection troops useless?"

Yuan Shao glared at the veteran in front of the tent with an annoyed look.

Chunyu Qiong said with a bitter face:"My lord, although Cao Jun's red horse followers are only three thousand, they all ride red rabbit horses. They come and go like the wind, and their fighting power is tyrannical. , our food protection army has tried our best, but it is impossible to prevent it."

"Three thousand red rabbits and horses, is the rumor true?"

Yuan Shao's deeply furrowed brows, a strange look flashed across his face.

In the big tent, the Yuan family's advisers and generals were all discussing.

But Xu You sneered and said:"My lord, there is no need to be angry. Although the thief Cao robbed us of 700,000 yuan. Dendrobium grain and grass, but our cavalry also robbed him of more than 200,000 Dendrobium grain and grass. If the robbery continues like this, the first to be unable to survive is naturally the Cao thief."

"What Ziyuan said is absolutely true"

"Half of the prefectures under Cao Cao's jurisdiction were watching from the sidelines, refusing to provide food and grass for Cao Cao."

"By now, Cao Cao must have no food to adjust. In less than a month, he will run out of food and collapse without a fight."

Feng Ji also echoed.

The anger on Yuan Shao's face turned to contempt just now, and he snorted coldly:"Cao A'ao, if you want to compete with me for family wealth, I will accompany you to the end. I will see how long you can last."

Xu You smiled proudly.

The atmosphere in the tent also became more relaxed.

The counselors were even optimistic that Cao Cao would be cut off from food and grass, and in a few days they would send someone to ask for surrender.

"brush!

Jushou came in with a solemn expression and said in a deep voice:"My lord, something big has happened!"

Yuan Shao disapproved and said,"Why are you so flustered?""

"I have just sent back a secret report that Cao Cao transported two million hu of rice from Xudu with heavy troops half a month ago."

Jushou held the secret report in his hand and said in a hoarse voice.

In the big tent, the pot exploded with a bang.

From Yuan Shao to Xu You, everyone changed their colors in shock.

"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"

"Our Xudu's eyes and ears clearly said that Cao Cao was at the end of his rope. Why did he suddenly produce two million hu of rice? Xu

You jumped up and asked excitedly.

Feng Ji also shouted:"Those two hundred dendrobiums are still rice, which is only grown in the south. Even if Cao Cao is rich, he can't buy so much!" Yuan

Shao also recovered from the shock and said anxiously:"Ziyuan and Yuan Tu are right. There is absolutely no way Cao Cao can conjure up two million dendrobium rice. The intelligence must be wrong!""

"The carefully crafted information has been verified by many parties and is absolutely true! Jushou said seriously:"Cao Cao got two million bushels of rice, and he no longer had to worry about food shortage. He even used all the extra wheat to feed his war horses!""

There was deathly silence in the big tent.

Yuan Shao's figure was frozen, and his face was frozen for an incredible moment.

Xu You and Feng Ji were also dumbfounded, as if they had seen a ghost.

Wheat is considered a fine grain second only to rice among the five grains.

Yuan Shao's soldiers eat it Less than 30% of the food and grass was wheat.

Cao Cao actually used wheat to feed his horses?

In other words, Cao Cao's horses were better fed than his soldiers!

Is this still the troubled times when the world was in chaos and human lives were like grass?

Even in the peaceful and prosperous times, no monarch would dare to feed his soldiers like this!

Yuan Shao was completely confused.

"Cao is a thief. How on earth did he get two million dendrobium rice? This doesn't make sense!"

Xu You's voice was hoarse, his eyes were stunned and blank, and cold sweat rolled down his forehead.

Ju Shou took a deep breath and said silently:"According to the secret report from Cao Ying officials who secretly communicated with us, Cao Yuan gave us the two million dendrobium rice. Private food was dedicated to Cao Cao."

Another thunder struck the big tent.

Everyone was shaken, and their eyes were not only shocked, but also horrified as never before.

Cao Yuan, a mere strategist, was able to hide two million dendrobium rice. ?

How did he do it?

Could it be that he really has great supernatural powers and magical means, and can he conjure two million dendrobium grains and grass out of thin air? The same absurd thought surged in the minds of everyone present.

This thought actually made them There was a deep fear of Cao Yuan

"Cao Yuan——"

Yuan Shao let out an extremely angry roar, opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of black blood.