Three Kingdoms: The identity of the financial master behind the scenes was exposed by Cao Cao

Xudu.

A celebration banquet is being held in Sikong Mansion

"I heard that Sikong Xin got a counselor. This person has Zhang Liang's wisdom. It was this person's strategy that helped Sikong kill Zhang Xiu?"

As soon as the banquet started, Xun Yu asked curiously.

Except for Guo Jia, all the advisers and generals looked at Cao Cao, obviously harboring the same curiosity as Xun Yu

"You don’t have to guess, it won’t take long and you will naturally know."

Cao Cao neither admitted nor denied it.

Before he betrothed Xiahou Juan to Cao Yuan, recruited him as his niece's son-in-law, and ensured that he would not defect to the new master, he did not intend to"alarm the snake".

Cao Cao did not say clearly, Xun It’s not easy for Yu to ask any more questions.

"Meng De, you should be able to tell us who donated the thousand red rabbit horses that we defeated in Xinye."

Cao Ren took over from Xun Yu and asked again curiously.

Li Dian, Le Jin and other generals nodded.

They participated in the Battle of Xinye and witnessed the power of the Red Rabbit Cavalry. The origins of these thousands of divine horses were even more mysterious. curious

"Those thousand divine horses were secretly funded by a businessman who cared about the country."

"As for who this person is, I can't say, I can't say."

Cao Cao said with a mysterious smile. The more mysterious he was, the more people became curious and speculated.

"Wen Ruo, how can your family be at peace during these few days of my southern expedition?"

Cao Cao didn't want to mention Cao Yuan too much, so he changed the topic in time.

Xun Yu put away his speculations and cupped his hands and said:"With Sikong's absence these days, the states in Yanyu are at peace, and farming has begun to be fully promoted. The effect is very good, but...."

The conversation changed.

Xun Yu pointed his hand to the north:"Yu Fuluo led the southern Xiongnu to plunder from Bingzhou. They have invaded Hedong County and cut off the salt supply to us from the Hedong Salt Pond. In recent months, the price of salt in various counties has skyrocketed, and the people The suffering is unspeakable and the complaints are huge"

"Yu Fuluo, this rogue, I will deal with him sooner or later!"

Cao Cao frowned and gritted his teeth angrily.

"Sikong, Yu Fuluo must have colluded with Yuan Shu to go south to Hedong and cut off our salt road."

"But now that the decisive battle with Yuan Shao is approaching, we must first deal with Lu Bu and Yuan Shu. I am afraid that we will not be able to mobilize troops and horses to deal with the Huns for the time being."

Guo Jia reminded

"Filial piety makes sense."

Cao Cao nodded slightly, but then said:"But salt is the lifeblood of the people. If the food shortage cannot be relieved and the price of salt is allowed to skyrocket, it is not an option."

Guo Jia was silent.

He was good at military strategies, but he was not good at political matters such as salt and grain.

Xun Yu smiled lightly:"Don't worry, Sikong. Xun Yu has already thought of a strategy to deal with the salt shortage, which is to rely on Liu Bei."

"Liu Bei?"

Cao Cao's eyes were blank.

"The sponsor behind Liu Bei was Mi Zhu, the richest man in Xuzhou. This man was as rich as anyone in the country and was one of the three wealthy businessmen in the world."

"Xuzhou is close to the sea. Since ancient times, seawater has been boiled to make salt. Its sea salt is also famous all over the world."

"The sea salt in Xuzhou is all in the hands of the Mi family."

Xun Yu said calmly.

After hearing this, Cao Cao understood what he meant and said,"What Wen Ruo means is that he wants to use Liu Bei to buy Xuzhou sea salt from the Mi family to alleviate the salt shortage?"

"That's exactly what it means"

"Liu Bei had Xuzhou stolen by Lu Bu, and now he is stationed in a corner of Xiaopei. He had secretly sent someone to meet Sikong to express his intention to attach himself."

"Moreover, Liu Bei has a reputation of benevolence and righteousness. He couldn't bear to see the people of Yanyu Prefecture suffering from lack of salt."

"Therefore, Yu thought that as long as Sikong opened his mouth to Liu Bei, Liu Bei would definitely instruct Mi Zhu to sell us a large amount of cheap sea salt. Xun

Yu understood his entire method.

Cao Cao was convinced and said happily:"In that case, let's quickly send an envoy to Xiaopei in the name of the emperor.""

The plan was decided.

The celebration banquet was over.

Everyone left, but Cao Cao left Guo Jia behind.

"Feng Xiao, change your clothes, follow me to meet Cao Yuan, and be a matchmaker."

Cao Cao said with a smile.

Guo Jia was startled at first, but then he also smiled.

Cao Cao, this is where he comes to propose marriage. He wants to betroth his niece Xia Houjuan to Cao Yuan.

"This southern expedition has proved that Cao Ziyou has the ability to influence the world's situation."

"The decisive battle between Sikong and Yuan Shao is approaching, and it is indeed necessary to use some means to ensure that this person is used by Sikong and will not defect to others."

Guo Jia nodded in agreement.

Cao Cao and Guo Jia then changed into civilian clothes, and under the protection of Dian Wei, who had recovered from his injuries, they left the house in a low profile.

…

Outside Xudu City, the Cao family manor.

A carriage, protected by Xu Chu and Yan Yun's eighteen riders, drove into the gate.

The car stopped and Cao Yuan jumped out of the carriage.

"We're home, come down."

Cao Yuan stretched out his hand to Zou Yu'er in the car.

Zou Yu'er opened the curtain, blushed slightly, put her bare hand in Cao Yuan's hand, and got out of the carriage.

When she looked up, she couldn't help but gasp. Qi.

What you can see before your eyes are layers upon layers of pavilions and pavilions, and everything you can see is magnificent.

Every building and every furnishing in the manor reflects the wealth of the owner of the manor.

At this moment, Zou Yu'er was in a trance. , I actually had the illusion that I had entered the palace.

"Sir, this....Is this really your home?"

Zou Yuer's eyes were full of surprise and she asked in a trembling voice.

"Of course it is my home, and from now on, it will also be your home."

Cao Yuan smiled, took Zou Yu'er's hand, and stepped into this magnificent place.

"I didn't expect that he, a small Cang Ling, could be as rich as a country. It's really unbelievable.~~"

Zou Yu'er looked at the luxurious scenes in front of her, feeling amazed in her heart.

Cao Yuan is always thinking about getting rich, but he is not a miser.

He knows that the most painful thing in life is losing someone but not spending all the money.

So when he was looking for money, he was thinking about how to spend money.

This manor is a mansion that he carefully built with 500 million yuan.

The principle of building this manor is to make it as luxurious as possible.

Back home, Ganmei had already prepared a sumptuous banquet to welcome Cao Yuan.

Ganmei always remembered her identity as a maid, and when she learned that Zou was Cao Yuan's woman, she did not dare to neglect her.

Zou also understood that Cao Yuan would give him the title of concubine at most, and naturally she did not dare to consider herself as a mistress, so she and Gan Mei served Cao Yuan with wine and food, serving her attentively.

Eating delicacies from mountains and seas, drinking fine Dukang wine, and enjoying the attentive service of two beauties....

Cao Yuan was in a good mood and felt that there was nothing more joyful than this in life.

When you are happy.

A Yanyun guard came into the hall, raised his hands and said:"Master, Master Wang is here to visit!"

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