Three Kingdoms: Economic mastermind, Cao Cao wins!

Ten days later, Cao Cao finally returned to Xuchang with thousands of people and a large amount of food and money. Of course, Li Mo also followed Cao Cao all the way back to Xuchang.

After returning to Xuchang, Cao Cao acted as if he was there. An important meeting of Wenwu under his command was held immediately. This was also a demonstration to announce that Li Mo had entered Cao Cao's core group.

At this time, Cao Cao had just occupied Yanzhou, and there was far less talent than later. However, there were still many talented people. Young master, in addition to Xun Yu, a talented person who is the king's assistant, there are also core talents like Cheng Yu and Man Chong. Although Cheng Yu's reputation is much lower than that of Xun Yu, Cheng Yu is rare. A person who can stand alone, and has very good strategies, and is proficient in the law, a model of literary and military skills.

Man Chong is also a man who is proficient in the law, and his resourcefulness is also extraordinary. He is considered to be the most powerful person under Cao Cao now. Of course, these people are not all the people under Cao Cao's command, but they are simply people who can discuss important matters with Cao Cao. Colleagues also explained that these people have deep trust in Cao Cao. In terms of generals, the two brothers Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren , Cao Hong, these are all descendants who have some relatives with Cao Cao, and their military strength is extraordinary. In addition, there are Li Dian and Le Jin, who are local generals in Yanzhou. These people are loyal to Cao Cao for Li Mo and are trusted by Cao Cao. Everyone expressed their welcome. Among them, the 100,000 stones of food and grass and a large amount of money that Li Mo carried played a crucial role.

Cao Cao did not break his promise. After returning to Xuchang, he immediately transferred some of the original items in Xuchang The unowned properties, as well as the properties of some criminals, were all left to Li Mo. To Cao Cao, the value of these properties was far less than the benefits Li Mo could bring to Cao Cao, so he naturally agreed, and Li Mo Mo also successfully took up the position of Sinong.

The position of Sinong is actually similar to the official position of the imperial court. It is just because the imperial court cannot control the world at all, so the princes have already arranged their own arrangements within them. The corresponding position, and the responsibilities of Si Nong are actually the responsibility of money and grain, responsible for managing grain storage, material supply, price adjustment, treasury cashier and other responsibilities.

Of course, Yanzhou is now full of waste, and originally there was a The existence of the grain administrator was only dismissed by Cao Cao, which meant that Li Mo now directly took over the position of being in charge of Cao Cao's financial power. Li Mo couldn't help but sigh at Cao Cao's generosity, but all this changed after Li Mo took over. I began to regret it.

Cao Cao was so poor, and he was as poor as he wanted. He had less than 40,000 shi of grain and grass left. The grain and grass in Xuchang's granary were less than 10,000 shi, not including what he brought. Not to mention money, the entire account does not exceed 200,000 yuan. This is also the norm for princes in this era. There are also people poorer than Cao Cao, and that is Liu Bei. Wherever he goes, he relies on the local aristocratic families. The same principle applies to Cao Cao. When he has no money, he reaches out to the rich families in Yanzhou. At this time, the rich families usually help, and then use this reason to arrange for their own children to become officials so that they can benefit the family. At the same time, he could avoid irritating Cao Cao and making Cao Cao angry.

Li Mo was not polite and went directly to Cao Cao's mansion to find Cao Cao. At this time, Cao Cao was still thinking about the surrounding situation. When I heard that Li Mo was visiting, I also let Li Mo in directly.

"Haha, Feng Ying is here, how is it? How is this farmer doing?"

"Lord, do you want to listen to the truth or lies?"

"Oh, what does this mean?"

""Hey, my lord, can you lend me a moment to speak?"

After hearing Li Mo's words, Cao Cao's expression changed slightly and he retreated. In the end, only a half-year-old child was left, still staying in the same place. It looked like he was only about twelve years old. Looks like three years old,

"Oh, this is the dog, Cao Ang"

"Well, poor kid"

"What?"

Listening to Li Mo's words, Cao Cao didn't even react for a while. Li Mo shook his head helplessly. Cao Cao didn't mind. Cao Cao and Li Mo had been communicating along the way, and he was used to Li Mo's communication. At the same time, Cao Cao also discovered that Li Mo had many fantastic ideas and insights into the surrounding situation that Cao Cao had not thought of. This also made Cao Cao love Li Mo even more.

"Ang'er, this is Diannong Guan Li Mo. From now on, you can just call me uncle."

"Lord, you......"

"Nephew Cao Ang, pays homage to his uncle"

"No, my lord, please stop making trouble. In my grade, it’s inappropriate for you to ask the eldest son to call me uncle. It’s better to call me brother. It sounds better to me."

"Do you mean you want to recognize me as your godfather? It's not impossible."

After listening to Li Mo's words, Cao Cao reacted very quickly, causing Li Mo to have black lines all over his head. Cao Cao laughed out loud when he saw this. During this time, Cao Cao also began to find that with Li Mo, Everyone seems to be relaxed and happy together, and Li Mo seems to always be able to make himself feel better. This is also because of the difference in communication habits between the two parties. Strictly speaking, Li Mo still regards Cao Cao as his boss, not his lord. This is There is an essential difference. Unless it is something particularly sensitive, most of the time, the communication between Li Mo and Cao Cao is more like communication between friends. This is also one of the reasons why Cao Cao likes Li Mo.

"My lord, let me tell you, if you are so poor, why are you fighting?"

"this......I also know how to be poor, so I asked you to be the pawn farmer."

"If my guess is correct, if I don't have this batch of food and grass, I'm afraid the lord will have to turn to the aristocratic family for help. The lord should understand that this aristocratic family, like maggots that eat bones, will only draw more benefits. Although it is beneficial in the short term, it is not beneficial to the Lord in the long term."

"Haha, Feng Ying, you just said this in front of me. You must not say it outside, otherwise, you will definitely be retaliated against." Listening to

Cao Cao's words, Li Mo also understood that Cao Cao understood the harm of the family, but he still There is no way, and Li Mo is not ready to talk nonsense.

"Lord, since you want to change, you must first clear out the key positions of Taicang, Junshu, Pingzhun, Dunei, and Jitian, and then fill them with other people. It is best to choose someone from a poor family. people"