Three Kingdoms: Economic mastermind, Cao Cao wins!

"I'm afraid there's something wrong with this. The people in these positions are also held by people from aristocratic families. Changing people at will may cause resentment among these people."

"Lord, come with me. I’ll bring something. It’s outside now. You can make a decision after seeing it."

"oh? what?"

After hearing Li Mo's words, Cao Cao also looked curious. He immediately got up and followed Li Mo outside. At this time, there was a big box placed outside, and it was naturally full of things. Crops, but Cao Cao looked at the crops with curiosity on his face, because he had never seen these small clods of soil before.

"Abundance, what is this?"

"Lord, this is a potato. It can be used as a staple food or as a dish. It can be cooked in various ways. It can be fried, fried, roasted, or even used for stir-frying."

"Oh, this is a new thing, Feng Ying has a lot of heart."

Cao Cao heard this and thought it was a gift Li Mo was going to give him, but Li Mo shook his head decisively,

"Lord, the one hundred thousand stones of grain and grass given to you have basically emptied all the grain in Pingqiu County, and a lot of grain has also been borrowed from some aristocratic families."

"Fengcheng is very thoughtful. Don’t worry about this. I will keep it in mind."

"Lord, I’m not here to take credit from you. The yield of this potato is more than 30 dan per mu. As for the other red-skinned ones, they are called sweet potatoes. Similar to potatoes, the yield per acre can basically be more than 50 shi."

"Uh-huh? Abundance, what did you say? How much is the yield per mu, thirty shi, fifty shi?"Fengheng is no joke."

Upon hearing Li Mo's words, Cao Cao's originally soothing expression began to become a little serious. I won't talk about the rest of the issues, but this food matter is related to a major national event. , Cao Cao has never heard of such a large amount of crops per mu in his entire life. A yield of more than three stones per mu is considered a good harvest. What Li Mo said is too exaggerated.

"Lord, don’t you believe it?"

"Li Mo, is this kind of thing a joke?"

"So what if this thing is true?"

"Then you are the saint who saves all peoples"

"Alas, as expected, since the lord doesn’t believe it, forget it. These things can be used as long as they are peeled and heated. There are many methods, so I leave it to the lord to enjoy."

"Fengcheng, what do you want to do?"

Cao Cao was also very surprised by Li Mo's sudden transfer. Although Cao Cao was also curious about this new crop, the income of more than 30 shi per mu still made Cao Cao not take it seriously at all, and Li Mo But it was at this time that he took out a plan for the farming system that he had made.

"Farming system? Good name, Fengying. In fact, I have had this idea for a long time, but I am far from as meticulous as you think."

After seeing Li Mo's plan for the farmland system, Cao Cao also greatly appreciated it,

"Soldiers and landless peasants were used to cultivate wasteland, and they were divided into three types: military settlements, civilian settlements and merchant settlements. The first was the original surrendered troops. These surrendered troops were used on a large scale in Dongjun, Chenliujun, Ji The three counties of Beijun began to implement a policy of focusing on military settlements. In this way, they could obtain a large number of apprentices. In central areas such as Xuchang, refugees were recruited to work in farming, and then promoted"

"So what is the meaning of Shangtun?"

Cao Cao can understand and agree with the first two methods, but he has really never heard of the last method of Shang Tun, and the Shang Tun method listed by Li Mo is completely different from the orthodox Shang Tun method. ,

"Lord, if such a large-scale farming system is to be implemented, it requires a lot of money. First of all, just to appease the refugees who need houses and houses will require a lot of money to build. Secondly, to appease these refugees, a certain amount of money must be invested in the early stage. Money and food, in the short term, is not a small amount, plus various farm tools, it is a big expense, and this does not include the cattle. If you count them all, not counting food, just It requires at least tens of millions of dollars, and it is estimated that it will take at least 20 million dollars to be fully utilized."

"What? Twenty million?"

Hearing the numbers reported by Li Mo, Cao Cao was so shocked that he almost jumped up. With 20 million yuan, does he still need to farm land? He had already begun to recruit troops aggressively.

"Don't worry, and I'm afraid even these 100,000 shi of food and grass cannot be saved. We will even need at least 200,000 shi of food and grass to cope with the autumn harvest."

"this......It’s too much. No, no, no, Fengcheng. At that time, you promised me that you could solve the food ration problem for these 300,000 soldiers. Why are you backing down now?"

"Don't worry, this is what I mean by Shangtun's behavior. To put it simply, it is carried out through bartering, bringing together the lord, the aristocratic family, and the refugees to solve this problem."

"What does this mean?"

"To put it simply, the aristocratic family provides money and food, and from the harvest, the aristocratic family takes a part, the lord takes a part for himself, and the remaining part is used to appease the refugees, and it is not only targeted at the aristocratic family, even the merchants. No"

"How can this be done? My big man has a clear rule that merchants cannot own large amounts of land. This is a rule."

"Lord, rules are dead but people are alive. It does not mean that the merchants can completely own the land, but it can allow the merchants to have part of the land lease rights, and can also increase part of the price. In this way, the problem can be solved. It can also make money make money. In less than a year, the lord will no longer have to worry about food and grass."

"this......The method is very good, but I'm afraid it will be very difficult to implement. It's not easy for these aristocratic families to come up with money, especially when they haven't seen the effect yet."

Cao Cao also sighed after listening to Li Mo's plan. Yu Li Mo's plan is to allow Cao Cao to gain the most benefits with the least effort, and also gain a reputation as a virtuous man. He achieves multiple things with one stone, but it is very difficult to do so.

"My lord, how about this? Let alone the fertile land near Xuchang, my lord, can you negotiate with the aristocratic family to let me rent it at a fair price, and I am fully leasing it, just the fertile land around Xuchang. Many of them are being abandoned now. These aristocratic families do not need to take action for a period of one year. If these guys see the profitable situation, the problem will naturally be solved by then."