I am the son of Cao thief, start the awakening of the tyrant system

"Do you know why the imperial court is short of food?"

Cao Cao looked at Cao Ang, Cao Pi, Cao Xiu and others, and asked softly.

Several people present looked at a loss and shook their heads.

Cao Mao pondered for a moment, then slowly raised his head,

"Could it be because the gentry are powerful?"

"That's right, it's because the gentry are powerful!"

Cao Cao nodded heavily.

The biggest problem at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty was serious land annexation.

The powerful gentry have the status of nobility, so they don't have to pay taxes.

That's all.

The key is that they also firmly control the promotion channel through the inspection system.

As time goes by, the land and population in their hands are increasing, and the pressure on Cao Cao is increasing.

He must establish a good relationship with the gentry group, so that he can receive food and grass from the powerful hands of the states!

Because of this, although Cao Cao hated Kong Rong and others, he was unwilling to turn against them easily.

Otherwise, the rule of the entire court will be shaken.

"Mao'er, now do you understand why Weifu is unwilling to promote this high-yield wheat?"

Cao Cao's tone was full of helplessness.

Even if this kind of high-yield wheat is popularized, the cheap ones can only be those famous families who own a lot of land!

Everyone was silent.

"But I will let you, Uncle Yuan Rang, plant all the fields in the general with this high-yielding wheat."

Cao Cao looked at Xiahou Dun behind him,
"Yuan Rang, you are in charge of this matter."

"The last will obey!"

Xiahou Dun surrendered and took the order.

"Father, we haven't been able to determine whether the high-yield wheat that Maodi said is true or not.

If the crops in the farmland are destroyed without authorization, if it is fake, we will suffer from famine in the coming year! "

Cao Ang on the side suddenly became anxious.

"Yeah, I hope father thinks twice!"

Cao Pi also advised.

But in the face of the two people's good words of persuasion, Cao Cao's expression darkened instantly.

He stepped forward, stretched out his hand and slapped each of them!

Cao Ang and Cao Pi were astonished, and they didn't understand why Cao Cao beat them.

"Shut up, you two idiots!"

Cao Cao pointed at them and cursed.

The two of them covered their cheeks, feeling quite aggrieved in their hearts.

Cao Cao had a sneer on his face, looked at the two,

"Do you two know why I hit you?"

"Return...report, father, no...don't know..."

Seeing Cao Cao's fury, Cao Ang and Cao Pi trembled with fright.

"No matter how mischievous Su Lie is, he is your brother after all!

And you actually helped Kong Rong to deal with your brother just now!

What a disappointment! "

Cao Cao did not object to the competition between Cao Ang, Cao Pi and Cao Mao.

Because he wants to choose someone who can really inherit his position.

But no matter what, he couldn't bear it, his son would help outsiders and deal with brothers and sisters!

Looking at Cao Ang and Cao Pi who dare not breathe, the disappointment in Cao Cao's eyes became more and more intense.

"Forget it, you guys go back and give me a solid grounding for a month, not to go out!"

Hearing this punishment, Cao Ang and Cao Pi were quite dissatisfied.

But they didn't dare to contradict Cao Cao, so they had to take orders and leave.

It's just that the hatred for Cao Mao in my heart has deepened a bit.

Looking at the backs of Cao Ang and Cao Pi going away, Cao Cao lost his interest for a while.

"Forget it, let's go back now."

At this moment, Cao Mao suddenly spoke softly,
"Actually, I have a way to solve the predicament my father is facing."

"Oh? How can I do it?"

Cao Cao chuckled lightly, but his expression didn't take it seriously.

Even he, Guo Jia, Xun Yu and others couldn't solve the problem that the gentry group was too powerful.

How could Cao Mao have a solution?
"Father, in view of the large amount of land owned by the gentry, we can reclaim wasteland to increase the amount of farmland.

At that time, as long as we have enough fields, we no longer need to rely on the breath of the gentry. "

Cao Mao spoke eloquently.

Cao Cao couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.

"Mao'er, have you never thought about this as a father?

Otherwise, why did your father ask you Yuan to let your uncle go to farm?
But this method is really difficult, and it is difficult to see results in the short term. "

"Yes, nephew Su Lie. Farming requires not only a lot of farm tools and cattle, but also time.

Uncle, I have been farming for several years and have spent hundreds of thousands of Qingzhou Yellow Turban soldiers, but so far it is barely supporting us. "

Xiahou Dun smiled wryly, shook his head and sighed.

It is not easy to reclaim wasteland in this world.

Cao Cao nodded approvingly.

"But what if I have a way to shorten the time for reclamation?"

Cao Mao asked with a smile.

Cao Cao was taken aback for a moment, then his face beamed with joy,

"Maoer, do you have any tricks?"

"Father, let's look at this thing."

Cao Mao took out a piece of silk from his pocket and spread it out.

I saw a strange-looking thing drawn with a brush on it.

"What is this?"

Cao Cao frowned and asked blankly.

"The name of this thing is Quyuanli, and it is used to reclaim the land."

"In the past, it took three people and two cows to reclaim an acre of wasteland with agricultural tools, and it took a whole day to complete the reclaiming."

"But if you use Quyuanli, under the same conditions, you can reclaim three acres of land in one day!"

hiss!
Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun and others gasped!
The efficiency of this curved plow is three times that of previous farm tools? !

"This...is this true?"

Cao Cao couldn't believe it.

"Father, when did you see me talking big?"

Cao Mao laughed.

The Mi family is mainly engaged in land reclamation. After moving to Xudu, they also bought a lot of land.

Cao Mao drew Quyuanli's blueprint, originally intended for the Mi family, but he didn't want it to come in handy here.

Xiahou Dun, who was in charge of farming, took over the drawings and looked at them carefully, and was immediately overwhelmed.

"Prime Minister, what you said is right, this thing can definitely speed up the progress of reclamation, it can be called a magic plow!"

"Can this Quyuanli, combined with high-yield wheat seeds, solve the dilemma faced by my father?"

Cao Mao smiled lightly.

With Quyuanli, the efficiency of land reclamation can be doubled, coupled with high-yield wheat seeds, the problem of food shortage in the imperial court can be easily solved!

At that time, do I still need to look at the faces of those famous nobles?

Cao Cao was immediately elated, looked at Cao Mao and laughed,
"Having Mao'er to help me is really a blessing for my father!"

"Father's reputation is too high." Cao Mao laughed, "Then father is still pursuing me for violating the prohibition order?"

"Haha, you kid, how dare you make fun of your father."

Cao Cao pretended to be angry, but his eyes were full of smiles.

joke.

Cao Mao offered Quyuanli and high-yield wheat seeds, but Cao Cao was too late to reward, so how could he be punished?
……

In the next few months, Cao Mao only trained the tiger and leopard riders with Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu.

With the management of Mi's family and Cao Mao's advanced sales concept, the business of Moutai became bigger and bigger, and soon spread all over the states and counties in the imperial court.

Sales can only be described as daily progress.

Time flies by like a white horse.

Soon it will be the scorching summer and the time of harvest.

This is also the day when the bet between Cao Mao and Kong Rong was announced.