Three Kingdoms: Economic mastermind, Cao Cao wins!

""Report, my lord, five hundred meters ahead, you can see Pingqiu County after passing the woods."

Although Cao Cao was traveling temporarily this time, he also brought hundreds of cavalry troops with him. The scouts had already reported to Cao Cao the situation ahead.

"Okay, Wenruo, let's go"

""Here"

Hearing that they were about to arrive, Cao Cao also looked excited. After the team gradually left the woods, Cao Cao and Xun Wenruo at the front immediately stopped their horses, and they were all stunned. They stood there blankly, even with a look of shock on their expressions.

At this time, in front of the two people, there was a straight official road. The official road was made of a large amount of gravel and sand mixed together. It's done, and it gives people an inexplicable sense of high-end. This kind of road was very rare even in Luoyang back then. What's more important is that on both sides of the road, there are acres of wheat fields. It looks like there are at least a thousand acres, and it is already approaching the harvest season. When the rice ears are in yellow and green, looking at them makes people feel relaxed and happy.

"Wen Ruo, how many are there?"

"Lord, at a glance, you can get at least a thousand acres of food and grass, and at least a few thousand dan of grain and grass, and maybe more than that."

"No, the important thing is not how much can be harvested, but that these lands are obviously owned by aristocratic families. How did Li Mo convince these people and actually willing to give up the land for farming? This is what I am more curious about. matter"

"My lord, Pingqiu City is already in front of us. Let’s go directly. Everything will be revealed by then."

"OK, OK, OK, let's go……"

After listening to Xun Yu's words, Cao Cao also put away his shock and continued to rush towards Pingqiu County. The closer he got to Pingqiu County, the more and more people came and went, but most of them were on foot, or else. There were not many people pushing carts and riding horses.

As Cao Cao and his men gradually approached Pingqiu County, they had just approached a hundred meters away when hundreds of soldiers with crossbows immediately appeared above the city wall. Aiming in the direction of Cao Cao,

""Protect the lord."

Xiahou Dun's reaction was very quick. He immediately rode his horse forward to block Cao Cao. The rest of the cavalry also blocked Cao Cao.

"You are brave, this is my lord, Cao Cao, the shepherd of Yanzhou, Cao Mengde, how dare you to offend me?"

At this time, Xiahou Dun also said with an angry look. The entire Yanzhou belongs to Cao Cao. He was being pointed at with crossbows on his own territory. How could he, a close general, not be angry? The defenders on the city wall were listening. After arriving here and announcing his name, he did not immediately put down his weapons. Instead, he still looked very alert. At the gate of the city, a group of cavalry wearing black armor totaled more than thirty people. The rider ran towards Cao Cao.

Although Xiahou Dun looked nervous and cautious, ready to counterattack at any time, Cao Cao and Xun Yu on the side couldn't help showing admiration in their eyes when they saw this scene. ,

"Wen Ruo, have you seen that the defenders on the city wall are all in strict discipline and full of energy. Although the number of people who rushed out is small, they are all very brave, especially the leading man. Looking at this He is not weak in strength. He should be a strong general. I didn’t expect that this small town of Pingqiu County would be such a place of crouching tigers, hidden dragons."

"Well, my lord, it seems that what I said is true. There is such a saying on the ground in Chenliu County. I thought it was a joke before, but now it seems that it may have some basis."

"oh?"

"I would rather be a small official in Pingqiu than a big official in another state. This means that in Pingqiu County, the officials govern the Ming Dynasty, the people live and work in peace and contentment, have money to spend, and food to eat. Even the children of aristocratic families can even follow The people have fun together, and a county town can actually support two thousand soldiers, which shows how wealthy Li Mo is."

"What, two thousand soldiers, he dared to do something that was against the laws of the Han Dynasty, and why didn't anyone report it to me? Did Zang Miao really not care about it before?"

"No, my lord has misunderstood. It is not that the previous Governor Zhang did not care, but that what Li Mo did was in compliance with etiquette and law and did not violate the regulations. The two thousand soldiers he had were actually mainly militiamen. constituted"

"militia?"

Cao Cao also looked puzzled when he heard this. Why did another militiaman come?

"The news I learned is that these soldiers are ordinary people, farmers, and owners of the farmland we see. They will participate in military training when there is no farming work. In this way, even if foreign enemies invade When the situation arises, you can also immediately pick up weapons and equipment to resist."

"Farming, this is a bright spot. Take precautions to prepare for emergencies. This Li Mo is really talented."

Cao Cao did not expect that Li Mo would actually use this method. This was something that Cao Cao had in mind before. An idea was now realized by Li, and in fact, these people were indeed farmers, not soldiers. At this time, a group of cavalry coming out of Pingqiu City Gate had already arrived at the position in front of Cao Cao, but was led by Xiahou Dun. The soldiers blocked the outside.

"Wei Dianwei from Pingqiu County paid a visit to Mr. Zhou Mu. I wonder why Mr. Zhou Mu came here?"

"Be brave. Where is my lord going and what is he going to do? He still needs to report to your county lieutenant. Where is your county magistrate Li Mo? Hurry up.……"

"Yuan Rang, don’t be rude"

"Ah...here." Before

Xiahou Dun finished speaking, Cao Cao behind him scolded Xiahou Dun. This also made Xiahou Dun a little unhappy, but he could only nod his head and stepped aside.

"Mr. Zhou Mu, the county magistrate is working in the government office. Today is the monthly office day of Pingqiu County, and the county magistrate did not know that Mr. Zhou Mu was coming."

"Office day? What's this?"

Cao Cao heard a new name again, and was curious for a moment, so he quickly asked,

"Lord Huizhou Mu, this is a separate decree set by the county magistrate. Today, he will handle all the affairs concerning the people that have been squeezed for a month alone, and use this method to improve the efficiency of work."