"Prime Minister, no!"

Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Dong Zhao, and Zao Zhi, several central ministers, stood up almost at the same time.

Cao Cao glanced at a few people and said, "Why not? Although Zi Lian's treatment method was too severe, Ziyu's style was indeed too extravagant, and Taibai Restaurant was indeed too corrupt.

Last time I went to a restaurant to eat in casual clothes. I only received four plates of side dishes and a pot of wine, but I received three pieces of rice and three stones of japonica rice. With this food, I can last for half a year, which is too bad."

Cao Cao thought of the last time he spent money in Taibai Tower, and felt secretly sad.

"It's really dark, it's just a dark shop."

Cao Hong cursed that his restaurant was about to close down due to being crowded by Taihei Restaurant.

"Prime Minister, how do the food and drinks at Taibai Tower taste?"

Xun Yu smiled.

Cao Cao frowned. The food and wine tasted really good and he was still fresh in his memory, but the three sticks really... hurt.

"Prime Minister, you get what you pay for. In addition, does Prime Minister know how much food Taibailou pays every month?"

"How many?"

"It's not less than two thousand guan, which is two thousand shi of japonica rice. Does the Prime Minister know how much tax the liquor store owned by General Six pays every year?"

"How many?"

"The total amount of money and food last year was 50,000 guan, and this year it will be even more. In addition, the Sixth General's farm is not only in Yanzhou and Yuzhou, but also in Qingzhou and Xuzhou. If the prime minister is interested in the Sixth General's wine shop, the Sixth General may go to Jizhou to open a wine shop for Yuan Shao.

Pay taxes.”

Cao Cao's eyelids twitched and he laughed three times,

"A joke, a joke. Don't be nervous. Ziyu is Benxiang's brother. How could Benxiang rob his property? It's impossible, absolutely impossible."

"Prime Minister, Taibai Restaurant and Huitong Trading Company are not only the business of the Six Generals, but also the business of the Prime Minister's wife and Taigong Cao. The Prime Minister...be careful what you say."

Cheng Yu cupped his hands and said.

Hiss~

Cao Cao took a breath of cold air.

If you really listened to Cao Hong and searched Cao Ziyu's property, wouldn't you be robbing your own wife and me of their property?

My wife’s and my father’s money is also my own money.

He glared at Cao Hong fiercely, "What bad idea did you come up with, asking me to confiscate my property? If my wife and grandpa knew the truth, would they still have the nerve to stay at Cao's house for dinner?"

Cao Hong lowered his head and looked at his belly. I just said a few slanderous words. Who said you are really tempted? This means that you have thought about it in your heart. Suddenly he rolled his eyes and said,

"Prime Minister, although the wine shop has members of the Grand Duke and his wife, brewing liquor is too expensive in terms of food. I have finally found out that Cao Ziyu's wine shop spends tens of thousands of dans of food every year to make wine. How many tens of thousands of dans, Prime Minister?

Ten thousand shi of grain is enough to feed an army of 30,000 for several months, but it is used to make wine. It is really a waste."

Cao Hong said angrily.

Cao Cao nodded and looked at Xun Yu and the others, "It is indeed a problem that wine is wasting food. I am going to ask Cao Ziyu to reduce the production of wine. What do you think?"

"Prime Minister, no!"

Zaozhi, the commander of Tuntian, stepped forward and said,

"As far as my subordinates know, Huitong Trading Company's spirits are mostly made from sorghum, wheat husks, and shriveled wheat grains, and it does not consume much food.

In addition, Huitong Commercial Bank grows thousands of acres of rice on farms in the Qingzhou area of ​​Xuzhou, part of which is used to make wine. The excess rice will be transported to grain stores and sold to grain stores.

The more Huitong Commercial Bank makes, the more food they grow, which will not only prevent food from being wasted, but will also solve the famine."

Cao Cao looked at Zao Zhi in surprise, "Gongcheng, Wen Ruo likes perfume, so he didn't want to close the perfume shop. Zhongde and Ziyu have some personal relationship, so he spoke for Ziyu. Why did you, a field commander, come out to help Cao Ziyu?"

"

Cough~

Xun Yu sounded a little embarrassed. His biggest hobby in life was collecting spices. No matter where he went, he always carried a lot of spices with him, so that the place where he sat would often leave a fragrance, which was called Xun Ling Liuxiang.

That is, the original fragrance of Chu Liuxiang.

After the appearance of perfume, he became a frequent visitor to the perfume shop and collected various famous brand perfumes. Naturally, he did not want the perfume shop to close, but the prime minister directly told him that he suspected that he was acting for personal gain. This was too embarrassing.

He was about to explain a few words when he heard Zao Zhi say,

"Prime Minister, you have forgotten that when his subordinates proposed farming in Xudu, the Prime Minister agreed at first, but without funds and food, it could not be implemented. The Prime Minister was so anxious that he almost gave up the farming. It was the Sixth General who stepped forward and said he was willing to fund the settlement.

I'll give it a try.

With the support of the Sixth General, my subordinates have reclaimed 3,000 acres of military settlements. They have also cooperated with Huitong Commercial Bank to reclaim 5,000 acres of commercial and civilian settlements. This year, our army can harvest 30,000 shi of grain, which is entirely the result of the support of the Sixth General.

If there were no Six Generals, farming would be just an empty talk, and our army would not be able to receive 30,000 shi of grain. Has the Prime Minister forgotten such an important matter?"

Zao Zhi looked at Prime Minister Cao in shock. Prime Minister Cao was killing the donkey so fast.

Everyone also looked at Prime Minister Cao in shock. The Sixth General not only made money to pay taxes, but also helped farmland. He also gave you 200,000 shi for the grain and grass that was extorted from Jingzhou. How selfless this is, but you always want to rob his house? You are so heartless.

A bit too dark.

"Ahem~"

Cao Cao was embarrassed by everyone. He glared at Cao Hong, "You are a general. If you don't train well in the military camp, how can you come up with bad ideas?"

Cao Hong was also very innocent, "Prime Minister, this is just a suggestion. I didn't expect the Prime Minister to take it seriously."

"Asshole!"

Cao Cao kicked Cao Hong angrily.

"Prime Minister!"

Counselor Dong Zhao stood up again and handed over his hand.

Cao Cao held his aching forehead and said helplessly,

"Gongren, do you also have a relationship with Ziyu?"

"Prime Minister, you have forgotten. Last year, my subordinates went with the Prime Minister to Luoyang to welcome His Majesty. The Sixth General was also there. We saw many street children along the way. The Sixth General proposed to build a nursing home in Xudu to take in children under the age of twelve.

.

At that time, the Prime Minister felt that this proposal was good, so he handed it over to his subordinates and the Sixth General. Does the Prime Minister know how many children were taken in by Xu Du and Luoyang Nursing Home?"

Dong Zhao asked.

"Almshouse? Hey, I remembered it. I just said I could do it. If I couldn't do it, don't force it. No need to waste food. Later, I didn't see you asking for money or food. I thought it wasn't done. Could it be that

Have you started making it?"

Cao Cao said in surprise.

"Yes, in less than two years, Xudu and Luoyang nursing homes have taken in more than 15,000 children."

"More than ten thousand? Not bad, but it's still a waste of food to take in young children."

Cao Cao did not quite agree with Cao Ziyu's soft-heartedness.

"The Prime Minister is ridiculous!"

Dong Zhao shook his head and said, "If you teach these more than 15,000 children to study, they will become more than 10,000 scholars in five or six years. If you teach them to fight, they will become more than 10,000 elite soldiers. With more than 10,000

Man, why should the Prime Minister worry that there will be no one available and no troops to send in the future?"

Hiss~

Cao Cao shook his hand and almost pulled off a few strands of his beard, "Why didn't I think of this?"

"Prime Minister, in the past two years, Huitong Trading Company has provided a total of 30,000 guan of goods and food to two nursing homes. The leftovers from Taibai Restaurant are often sent to the nursing homes to improve the food for the orphans.

In addition, the wife of the Prime Minister and the wife of the Sixth General plan to build another orphanage to house only girls. When the girls grow up, they will become many weavers and be betrothed to soldiers.

These people have grown up relying on the support of the imperial court, and they must be grateful to the imperial court and loyal to the imperial court. The Sixth General said that children are the future of the Han Dynasty and the foundation of peace, so we must pay attention to children."

"Loyal to the court?"

Cao Cao's expression changed again and again. This almshouse was proposed by the Prime Minister, and the children were fed with the Prime Minister's money and food. Why should he be loyal to the court?

His eyes flashed and he laughed, "Gongren, you and Ziyu have worked hard. Where is the almshouse? Benxiang took the time to go and have a look. In addition, Benxiang also has some savings and donated them to the almshouse for improvement.

How about the food for the orphans, under the will of the public?"

"Prime Minister, this is very good. The children will definitely be grateful to the Prime Minister for providing food and clothing."

Dong Zhao nodded.

Cao Cao laughed loudly and suddenly caught a glimpse of Cao Hong, "Zi Lian, Ziyu invested money to help the prime minister farm and grow grain, earn money to pay taxes and grain, and set up an orphanage to adopt orphans. Your family fortune is not less than Ziyu's, why don't you spend tens of thousands of dollars?"

Help the truth tide over the difficulties?"

"Ah? Prime Minister, I will eventually run out of money."

Cao Hong put on a mask of pain, his fat face wrinkled into a ball.

"Zi Lian, don't be modest. Last time I investigated, you have more property than Ziyu. You can first use 20,000 guan to help the Prime Minister cultivate the land. When I get rich in the future, I will pay you back."

"Prime Minister, you can't do it. Twenty thousand guan is too much. In the end, the general is willing to spend 1,000 guan to adopt orphans."
To be continued...