Three Kingdoms: Economic mastermind, Cao Cao wins!

"Lord, it is meaningless to worry about who spread this news now. From the beginning, Li Mo deliberately made a big fanfare before entering Xiapi City. There were many people who saw this thing that day. , this batch of gifts alone is worth at least tens of thousands of gold, and no prince can ignore it. Although Yuan Shu cooperates with the lord, it is impossible not to be wary of the lord. Now that the lord has accepted such a large gift from Cao Cao, Yuan Shu must"Suspicious"

Mi Zhu also expressed his thoughts at this time, and at the same time secretly lamented that everyone was deceived by Li Mo's performance. Under Li Mo's guidance, everyone felt that Cao Cao was seeking Yu. Being able to cooperate with Tao Qian to deal with Yuan Shu together, and the value of these treasures shocked everyone present, and they all forgot the hidden problems in it. In addition, Tao Qian directly rejected everyone after obtaining this treasure, so there was no They discovered this matter immediately.

When the news spread completely, Chen Deng and Mi Zhu both reacted immediately. Cao Cao's purpose may not be to cooperate with Tao Qian from the beginning, but to take advantage of this matter. This incident caused a rift between Yuan Shu and Tao Qian.

"this......"What should we do?"

Since ancient times, money has attracted people's hearts. Tao Qian did not expect that he would also fall into the trap. Now he has figured it out, and now he is riding a tiger.

"Lord, there are only two ways for this plan. One is to kill Cao Cao's envoys on the spot, and at the same time mobilize the army to prepare in advance. But if you plan on Yanzhou, I am afraid that I, Xuzhou, will be the main force to resist Cao Cao's army."

"Second, stay still and send personnel to explain the interests to Yuan Shu. At the same time, explain that everything is just a rumor made by Cao Cao and wait for the opportunity."

Listening to Chen Deng's words, Tao Qian also frowned. As a Xuzhou shepherd, Tao Qian is naturally not Foolish people will naturally understand that once this news spreads, Yuan Shu will definitely become suspicious. How will Yuan Shu raise his troops at that time? He will even start to doubt whether Tao Qian is cooperating with Cao Cao, especially the mutual conflict between Tao Qian and Cao Cao. There was no barrier between them. He suddenly gave such an expensive gift at this time, and when Cao Cao was short of money and food, I knew that Yuan Shu would not believe it, and would definitely doubt whether Tao Qian was in cahoots with Cao Cao.

"My lord, I suggest that we just sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight."

At this time, Cao Bao, who had rarely given advice on strategy, also expressed his thoughts. After hearing Cao Bao's words, Tao Qian also fell into hesitation.

"Mi Zhu, I have a question. How much is the value of the things Li Mo sent? Is it really as high as the rumors say?"

At this time, Cao Bao suddenly turned around and asked Mi Zhu. After hearing this, Mi Zhu hesitated for a moment and nodded.

"Indeed, it is worth a lot of money, especially the diamond ring. I have never heard of it, but the gems in the Western Region have always been astronomically expensive. It is not unusual to have a price of ten thousand gold."

"Lord, this is where I am confused. Since the price of these things is so high, if Cao Cao sells all these things in exchange for grain and grass, not to mention more, he should be able to buy hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and grass from these wealthy families. Well, in this case, why did Cao Cao give it to his lord?"

"hiss......"

Tao Qian was slightly startled when he heard this. Tao Qian also came from a wealthy family, so he naturally understood the truth. It was the princes' business to have no money and food. This does not mean that all the wealthy families in the corresponding area had no food and grass. The aristocratic families have a lot of food reserves. The aristocratic families are not stupid people. They naturally understand the preciousness of food and grass, and they all keep a lot of food reserves. It is not impossible for Cao Cao to spend more money to buy some.

Not only did he not do this now, but he gave it to Tao Qian. The purpose of it is very intriguing, and it can even be said to be very strange.

"What are your thoughts?"

"Lord, what is certain now is that Cao Cao must know about the alliance between Lord and Yuan Shu, otherwise he would not send an envoy here at this time. Cao Cao has two purposes. The first is to persuade the Lord to stop the army, and the second is to persuade the Lord to stop his troops. It is to convince the lord to join forces to deal with Yuan Shu, and now that he has given such a heavy gift, I think Cao Cao probably wants to join forces with the lord to deal with Yuan Shu."

"As for what General Cao Bao said about whether Cao's army had extra food and grass, we don't need to pay attention to it for the time being. Now that the matter has been spread, even if the alliance between the lord and Yuan Shu still exists, Yuan Shu's character will definitely not trust the lord again. If the Lord marches according to the original plan, he will definitely become the main target of Cao Cao's attack"

"The lord is different from Yuan Shu. Even if Yuan Shu does not confront Cao Cao head-on and takes a detour to Hexi, Hanoi can still threaten Yuan Shao from the flanks. However, the lord has no choice. Once Cao Cao advances, he can directly threaten the hinterland of Xuzhou. Therefore, I suggest that the lord hold his troops aside for the time being."It's best to look for opportunities and wait for them."

At this time, Chen Deng expressed his own thoughts. This is the most suitable thing for Tao Qian at present, and it is also the best way to preserve his strength.

"What about Yuan Shu?"

"The lord can explain it. Believe it or not, he went with Yuan Shu and gave him some benefits. Now that Cao Cao is stationing troops in Yingchuan and Chen remains on the front line, Yuan Shu will definitely mobilize an army to take strict precautions. Naturally, it is impossible to turn around and deal with the lord. Once Yuan Shu When it comes to really taking action against Cao Cao, if my lord takes action again, if Yuan Shu doesn't take action, my lord can just pretend that nothing happened. If I go in, my lord can send troops to the city, if I retreat, my lord can agree to Cao Cao's so-called trade matters and ensure the safety of Xuzhou."

"In this way, the lord can ensure that Xuzhou is safe and sound between advance and retreat, and wait for changes. Once the war starts, the lord can wait for the opportunity to come out."

Chen Deng finally gave what he thought was the most feasible way. During this period, the thoughts among the princes Different, the so-called alliance is just for a common interest. Once the interests change, the situation will change. The same is true for Tao Qian.

"Zizhong, what do you think?"

"I think Yuanlong’s method is feasible"

"Alas, let’s leave it like this for the time being. Treat Li Mo well and then send him back."

""Here."

In the end, Tao Qian hesitated and decided to accept Chen Deng's opinion. For the time being, he had no better way, but Mi Zhu was actually hesitant to speak. Mi Zhu felt that Chen Deng had overlooked an important issue. , that is, Cao Cao has an army of 300,000. Now it seems that the shortage of food and grass has indeed become a constraint, but once this problem waits until this year's autumn harvest, all this will no longer be a problem.