Three Kingdoms: Economic mastermind, Cao Cao wins!

When Cao Cao learned about Li Mo from the beginning, he just thought that Li Mo had a very good ability to govern a party. Later, he also learned that Li Mo also had a very good ability in economics. Coupled with the advantages in agriculture, All this finally made Cao Cao decide to boldly recruit Li Mo as a farmer, and Li Mo did not disappoint. In just three months after taking over, the entire tax problem in Yanzhou was easily solved, and it went smoothly. Promoted the implementation of the farmland system, and now Li Mo has shown the courage to speak out and give advice. Not everyone dares to do this, but Li Mo dares to do this. You must know that even Xun Yu From friends to emperors and ministers, Zhong and Cao Cao would not talk about this kind of issue easily, but Li Mo dared to say it, and he directly pointed out that the key point of the problem was Cao Cao. The meaning of Li Mo's words was actually to make Cao Cao want to To completely change this approach, we should start from ourselves, especially the Cao brothers and Xiahou brothers who are related to Cao Cao.

"Well, for what happened today, Cao Ren was demoted one level and fined half a year's salary."

"Well, thank you sir."

Cao Cao also knew that some things were not suitable for public explanation or direct expression of his meaning. After all, the hidden meaning in Li Mo's words had a greater impact. Cao Cao thought about it, whether he could do this is another time. It's over, but Cao Ren still needs to be punished.

"Everyone, today's meeting actually has another purpose. I recently received a letter from Yuan Shao. I think everyone already knows about the battle between Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao. Yuan Shu has done whatever it takes to win. Not only did he invite Gongsun Zan to join us, They attacked Yuan Shao from the north and the south, and also contacted Tao Qian in Xuzhou. The Black Mountain Army and the Southern Xiongnu Yufuluo tribe had already agreed to Yuan Shu's request for help."

"It's just because it's freezing now that the fighting has been temporarily stopped. But as soon as spring comes next year, there will definitely be a big war. Yuan Shao wrote to me and wanted to invite me to jointly resist the attacks of Yuan Shu, Tao Qian and others. What do you think?"

The rest of the things have been said. Now this is the real business. Li Mo doesn't know anything about marching and fighting, so he lacks interest and has no intention of speaking.

"When the lord became the prefect of Dongjun, he needed help from Yuan Shao. Although Yuan Shao was facing enemies from both sides, the Jizhou army occupied by Yuan Shao had many generals. Moreover, the lord and Yuan Shao had a close relationship. Once Yuan Shu ignored him, Yuan Shu would After annexing Yuan Shao, we must join forces with Tao Qian to annex Yanzhou. There will be no unbroken eggs in the nest. Lord, as we can see, Lord, we must send troops, and we will temporarily become horns with Yuan Shao."

"Where is Zhongde, what do you think?"

"My lord, this battle should be inevitable. Tao Qian is a first-level city defender. My lord should focus more on Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu has already stationed troops in Hanoi County. Once a war breaks out, it is very likely that He may attack Chen Liu directly, we must guard against this."

Listening to the two people's thoughts, Cao Cao also agreed. He also believed that this battle must be fought, and it is also an inevitable battle. This is not only It was because of the relationship with Yuan Shao, and more to stabilize Yanzhou. However, at this time, Cao Cao had already seen Li Mo, who was looking indifferent at this time, which reminded Cao Cao of Xun. As Yu said, since Li Mo can bring out such elite soldiers, he might also have good abilities in military formations.

"Fengcheng, what do you think about this matter?"

"Lord, military and political affairs are not my area of ​​expertise, so forget it."

"It doesn't matter, it's okay to tell me what you think, and I can give you a reference."

Listening to Cao Cao's words, Li Mo was somewhat speechless, but since Cao Cao had to ask Li Mo, he was not polite.

"Lord, if it is my opinion, this battle will not be fought"

"What, no fight?"

When they heard Li Mo's words, everyone else, not to mention Cao Cao, looked at Li Mo in surprise.

"Li Mo, even a rough guy like me knows that if we don’t fight this battle, others will fight us. Don’t you know the importance of seizing the opportunity?"

At this time, Xiahou Dun couldn't help but stand up and speak. Especially after what Xun Yu and Cheng Yu had already said, Xiahou Dun could also see that Cao Cao also believed that this battle must be fought, and it must be fought early. Make plans,

"Feng Ying, you should have heard what Wen Ruo and Zhong De said, why did you still say no to fighting?"

At this time, Cao Cao couldn't understand. This matter should have no meaning. After all, if you don't fight, you are waiting for others to hit you, waiting to fall into passivity. Cao Cao doesn't think Li Mo is so smart that he can't see through this. kind of thing,

"If the lord wants to fight, it's not impossible. There are three problems. First, where does the money and food come from? The implementation of the farming plan has made the lord's money and food tight. Let alone an army of 300,000, even if he wants to provide rations for an army of 50,000. All effort"

"this......I can contact the aristocratic family and find a way to temporarily tide over the difficulties."

"My lord, once the army of 300,000 people starts marching and fighting, it will need at least 300,000 shi of food and grass. But it is already winter, and it is extremely inconvenient to travel everywhere. If you want to collect 300,000 yuan of food and grass, you have to rush to the beginning of spring. It was not an easy task before"

"Secondly, once this station is opened, the plan for the military camp next spring will be completely ruined for the time being, and the impact will be on the entire Yanzhou."

After hearing Li Mo's words, Cao Cao also frowned slightly, although Li Mo had already He said that he would use the method of stationing troops to scare Yuan Shu, but Cao Cao still felt that this matter was not easy, not to mention that there was Tao Qian behind him who was watching Yanzhou eagerly.

"Li Mo, I think what you said is indeed influential, but you are putting the cart before the horse. If Yanzhou can't be saved, what's the use of saving food?"

Before Li Mo finished speaking, Xun Yu had already put forward his objections, which were well-founded, but Li Mo didn't pay attention.

"Lord, this third point is how long does Lord think this battle needs to be fought? What can we gain?"

"Fengcheng, if you have something to say, say it directly. Don’t hesitate."

"Well, there are only two outcomes in a war. Let’s not talk about defeat. If we win this battle, we will really have the ability to fight in the long term. The food and grass supply line alone can bring us down. , Yuan Shu has at least 200,000 soldiers. Even if we win the battle, do we have the ability to pursue and capture Yuzhou?"