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

The first year of Jian'an.

In August, Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty returned east to Luoyang with hundreds of civil and military officials.

In September, Cao Cao welcomed the emperor to Xudu and took up the post of Sikong, a chariot and cavalry general and military commander, and assumed overall power.

The population of Xudu increased greatly and there was a shortage of food and grass. Cao Cao had to order the transportation of food and grass from various counties.

…

East of Xudu City, Guancang

"Fifty thousand dendrobium is not enough to survive this winter!"

The middle-aged man with slender eyes and long beard stepped into the gate of the official warehouse with his hands behind his back. Followed by two people, the young Confucian scholar had sharp eyes, and the warrior was as strong as an ox, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist. He was different from ordinary people at first sight.

"Open the granary!"

The middle-aged man pointed to a granary in front of him, and his words and expressions were as domineering as those of a superior.

But the soldiers looked at each other in confusion and hesitated to take action.

Dian Wei glared and shouted:"Are you all deaf? Mr. Wang Let you open the granary!"

The thunderous shout made Haste's scalp numb, and he had no choice but to open the barn door.

"These hurried men looked suspicious and acted suspiciously, thinking that there must be something fishy going on in this granary!"

Guo Jia lowered his voice and said in the ear of the middle-aged man.

Cao Cao frowned.

Food and grass are of great importance.

Today, under the guise of Wang Bi, the chief secretary, he made a surprise attack at night to inspect the official warehouse. He just didn't want to alert the snake, but wanted to take a look. The real status of the official warehouse

"These grains are specially provided for officials. If Cang Ling dares to be greedy, I will kill him!"

Cao Cao's brows were filled with a murderous look.

Guo Jia sneered and said:"I don't even have the guts to swallow official grain even if I measure the warehouse. The most I can do is secretly exchange the old grain for new grain in the warehouse, and then take the new grain to the market and resell it. Just making profit."

The words just fell.

The door of the granary opened in front of him.

Empty!

A granary that can store thousands of dendrobium grains is actually empty, with not a single grain of wheat.

Guo Jia changed color slightly.

The second granary was opened and empty.

The third granary was empty..

The fourth, fifth, sixth... all the granaries were empty.

Cao Cao's face became increasingly gloomy.

"He actually stole all the food and grass for himself. This little Cang Ling must be too courageous!"

Guo Jia looked shocked and unbelievable.

The scene before him was obviously beyond his expectation.

"Capture Haste and torture him immediately!"

Cao Cao shouted angrily, his eyes blazing with fire.

Dian Wei immediately captured several hasty soldiers.

Wails and begging for mercy were heard.

"Report to Sikong. He has been tortured and found out that the warehouse commander’s name is Cao Yuan."

"This man embezzled 50,000 dendrobium wheat two months ago and smuggled them all into his private warehouse."

"And that guy’s private warehouse is separated from the official warehouse by a wall!"

Dian Wei reported the results of the torture.

Cao Yuan?

He has the same surname as himself.

But Cao Cao couldn't remember that there was such a number one person among his Cao family's descendants.

"How could Cao Yuan have the courage to steal fifty thousand grains of grain and grass in one breath under Sikong's nose? How dare he build a private warehouse next to the official warehouse?"

Guo Jia was astonished.

He had seen corrupt officials a lot.

But this was the first time he saw such an arrogant corrupt official.

"I would like to see how many heads this Cao Yuan has grown and how dare he be so arrogant!"

Cao Cao's curiosity was also aroused.

He asked Dian Wei to forcefully break through the wall and open up the private warehouse separated by the wall. He stepped into the private warehouse and lit the torch.

Cao Cao took a breath.

Good guy, that's Cao Yuan's private warehouse. , the area is twice that of the official warehouse next door!

All the granaries were opened.

Each one was filled with grain, and some were even so full that they overflowed.

"Sikong, I made a rough estimate, these granaries together contain at least 300,000 dendrobium of wheat!"

Guo Jia's voice was slightly hoarse.

"Three hundred thousand dendrobium?"

Cao Cao's eyes widened suddenly.

Such a large amount of food and grass could not have been obtained by stealing the small amount of food from the official warehouse. He spent nine oxen and two tigers of effort from all the counties in Yanyu to collect 50,000 dendrobium wheat..

Even a top-notch family like the Xun family in Yingchuan did not have the confidence to spend so much grain.

Cao Yuan, a small official with no background, actually hid three hundred thousand grains secretly?

"Sikong, this is not wheat, this is rice!"

Dian Wei punctured one of the sacks.

Pearl-like white rice grains flowed out.

Cao Cao was shocked, drew his sword in his hand, and punctured more than ten sacks one after another. What flowed out was all the best rice.!

Cao Cao and Guo Jia looked at each other. Their expressions changed from confusion to shock. The staple food in the north is wheat.

Due to inconvenient transportation, the price of rice from the south will be several times higher when transported to the north.

What can the north do? Those who can afford rice are either rich or noble.

The price of the more than 300,000 dendrobium rice in front of me is worth 600,000 dendrobium wheat.

It can feed 10,000 soldiers for three years!

"This Cao Yuan is not simple...."

Cao Cao looked down at the rice in his hand and muttered to himself

…

In the west of Xudu City, Cao Zhai.

In an exquisite courtyard.

A handsome young man was leisurely drinking wine from a luminous cup and admiring the moonlight above his head.

Cao Yuan.

A time traveler from later generations.

An accident half a year ago caused him to travel through thousands of years of time and space to the tumultuous late Han Dynasty, where he became a wealthy son from Huainan.

Last year, Yuan Shu occupied Huainan and launched an army to conquer Huainan. In order to avoid disaster, his widowed mother Qin decided to move her family north to Xudu.

Unfortunately, before mother and son arrived in Xudu, Qin became seriously ill.

Before she died, Qin gave Cao Yuan a jade pendant and asked him to take the jade pendant to see Cao Cao. Before he could finish speaking, he died.

Cao Yuan wondered if his mother had an old relationship with Cao Cao, and wanted him to join Cao Cao and find a future.

At this juncture, the"small treasury gain system" was awakened.

If you embezzle the government's property and put it into your own treasury, whether it's grain, rice or money, you can double your gain every month.

You can also get various additional rewards

"God gave me such a golden finger, it must be a hint that I want to make a fortune in silence, and don't want to pursue an official career?"

Cao Yuan convinced himself with this reason.

He did not ask to see Cao Cao, but sold his property and found an official position as a clerk in the Cang Ling.

The Cang Ling was in charge of the warehouse, so he could embezzle government property.

"Ding! The host took 50,000 husks of coarse wheat and put it into the small treasury for one month, gaining 50,000 husks of rice."

A mechanical voice sounded in my mind.

Monthly gains are accounted for!

The great thing about this small treasury is that it not only doubles the monthly gains, but also upgrades the gains.

What comes in is silver, what doubles is gold. Those who are greedy are greedy. What came was wheat, and what doubled was rice.

Within a few months, Cao Yuanguang had gained nearly 200,000 hu of rice just by relying on his greedy 50,000 hu of wheat.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for receiving additional rewards: [Yanyun Eighteen Riders]】！"

"Extract or not?"

The mechanical sound sounded again.

The Eighteen Riders of Yanyun!

The strongest guards in history.

It is said that each of them is an elite who can fight one against a hundred.

These are troubled times after all, and having the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun as a personal guard can protect you well..

Cao Yuan nodded slightly with satisfaction, and ordered with his mind:"Extract immediately."

Eighteen rays of light and shadow flashed by.

In front of us were eighteen warriors with huge backs and waists, shaped like iron towers.

"The Eighteen Riders of Yanyun, pay homage to their master!"

All the warriors paid homage in unison, which made Cao Yuan's eardrums buzz.

"Get up. Cao

Yuan stood up slowly and waved his hand:"Prepare your horse, I'm going to the small treasury. It's time to return the official rations.""

Cao Cao's wool needs to be harvested, but this sheep must still be left to Cao Cao.

Otherwise, with Boss Cao's temper, it would be strange not to confiscate his house and exterminate his clan when he learns that the official grain has been misappropriated.

So he was escorted by Yanyun's Eighteen Cavalry, He left his house and went straight to the private warehouse in the east of the city.

A quarter of an hour later, the carriage arrived outside the small treasury. He got off the car and pushed the door open.

The scene before him left his other foot outside the threshold.

All the rice warehouses were was opened.

More than a dozen strangers were staring at the granary in a daze.

The middle-aged man, seven feet tall, with slender eyes and long beard, heard the movement behind him and slowly turned around.

Cao Yuan and Cao Cao looked at each other.

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