Cao Cao and Cao Hong are not the same.

Cao Hong is the richest one in the Cao clan, he was and still is.

In addition to not daring to do anything on the land issue, Cao Hong is willing to try ways to make money, and it can be said that Cao Hong is very talented in making money, which is more powerful than fighting.

Cao Hong let his disciples do business in a big way, go to Saiwai, go to Liaodong, go to Jiangnan, for several years, Cao's caravan under Cao Hong's guidance has been able to compete with the Mi caravan.

Of course, Cao Hong is much more well-behaved now, and if he wants to do any business, he first asked Guo Peng if he could do it, Guo Peng nodded and went to do it, Guo Peng shook his head and immediately stopped, and then discussed tax issues with Guo Peng, saying that he promised to pay taxes on time and would never dare to evade taxes.

So Cao Hong is very rich now.

Cao Cao was not as good at running the family property as Cao Hong, the family was not as rich as Cao Hong, and sometimes he couldn't borrow money when he wanted to ask Cao Hong - Cao Hong was always worried that Cao Cao would not be able to repay the money on time.

No matter how rich this guy is, in addition to paying taxes to Guo Peng, it seems that taking out a penny is cutting his flesh.

Except for Cao Hong, there is no one in the Cao family who is as rich as him, and the same is true for the Xiahou family, and these officials who are surprised outside also have some unspeakable secrets, although they are not hungry, but they don't have much money left.

The Guo Wei regime had a special rule that the official himself was not given a reward or any kind of reward, but directly to the official's wife, who received it on behalf of the official.

Whenever it was time to issue the money and rewards, it was Cao Lan who presided over the situation as the queen of Wei, and the officials of the Finance Department counted the money and rewards clearly, and then distributed them to the officials' wives, but the officials themselves.

They want money, they have to ask their wife for it, tell them why they want money, and they can't do anything like anything because they can't get money, otherwise Cao Lan won't let them go-

Cao Lan has established contact with many wives and wives in the families of officials through the distribution of money, and if something really happens to Cao Lan to know, Guo Peng will also know, I heard that Guo Peng and his wife have a very good relationship, if Cao Lan blows the wind in his ears, their future will be debatable.

Over time, there is a very interesting phenomenon among the group of officials under Guo Peng's command.

Those officials whose wives themselves are weaker and who are stronger at home can always spend money to invite guests to dinner on the days of their fortunes, showing their status in the family and showing their face.

The officials who are afraid of the interior hide their faces collectively to avoid being discovered by their colleagues because they can't afford to pay for a treat, so that they lose face.

The vast majority of the officials who have come out of office in these years have already been married, and only a very small number have not yet married, and they are also in a hurry to get married because of the rule of the Guo Wei regime that they are single and incompetent, so the day of the fortune is the day when the official's status in the family is highlighted.

Cao Cao's status in the family is obviously not too high.

Mrs. Ding, Guo Peng, is familiar.

When Cao Cao was newly married to Yan'er, Guo Peng met Mrs. Ding, and it has been more than 20 years, Mrs. Ding looks soft and weak, but she has a strong temperament, and she has a lot of financial power in the family.

Mrs. Ding seems to have a physical problem and has been unable to have children for a long time, and it is very difficult to occupy the position of the main wife but not be able to have children, so Cao Ang, who was born to one of Cao Cao's earliest concubines, was raised by Mrs. Ding as her own son after the concubine died in childbirth, and became the eldest son.

Because of this problem, she doesn't care about Cao Cao's concubines or anything, and she can't care about it.

For example, Cao Cao later accepted the Bian family, who was born as a dancing girl, and gave birth to four sons of Pi Zhangzhi Xiong, Mrs. Ding didn't like it, but she also treated them well.

Since you can't manage this aspect, then manage the money.

All Cao Cao's fortunes and rewards are in her hands, she is a well-deserved leader in the family, she manages the family very well, has Cao Ang's son, and has a very good relationship with Cao Lan, so Mrs. Ding is holding Cao Cao's face and lifeline.

Cao Cao had nothing to do with this wife who was good at making helpers, and every time he was nervous, he had to ask Mrs. Ding for pocket money in a low voice.

Mrs. Ding set a quota for Cao Cao, how much money is per month, and she will never give it more, if Cao Cao is really nervous and stalking, she will go to Cao Lan's side to live, anyway, she will never give Cao Cao an opening to let him get an inch.

Mrs. Ding retreated from giving birth to a child, but once it came to financial matters, she immediately turned into a Hedong lion, and Cao Cao was always defeated, except for complaining, there was no way at all.

Today is obviously Cao Cao's fiasco again.

Of course, such fiascos are not once or twice, and they are commonplace for Cao Cao.

He is a master who likes to brag and socialize, but Mrs. Ding restricts his consumption, and he often has a time when he is short of money, and he can't borrow money, so he can only work hard towards Mrs. Ding, and he has been defeated again and again, and naturally he has been defeated again and again.

After every fiasco, Cao Cao would feel depressed, so he came to Guo Peng, wanting to talk to him a little, relieve the depression in his heart, and see if he could borrow money by the way.

Not to mention, several times he didn't have money to go out for drinks and socialize, Guo Peng lent him money to let him go, of course, Guo Peng didn't point out that he could pay it back.

After Guo Peng became the king of Wei, Cao Cao seemed to realize that Guo Peng's footsteps could not be stopped, so he changed his previous attitude of deliberate avoidance and became active.

doesn't talk about state affairs, only talks about private affairs, and seems to want to get back the feeling of the past.

Guo Peng knew Cao Cao's purpose in doing this, so he didn't resist and let it go.

So the two gradually returned to the intimate trend of the past.

In addition to dealing with heavy government affairs, Guo Peng also needs to relax his tense nerves, and he is also happy to cooperate with Cao Cao's coming to him to vent his bitterness.

Especially every time Cao Cao came to him to complain about the system of giving money to his wife, Guo Peng felt very happy.

In Guo Peng's opinion, Cao Cao is particularly depressed today, so Guo Peng is particularly interested, thinking about listening to Cao Cao's unhappy things and making himself happy.

Cao Cao caught him and vomited bitterness, and the more Guo Peng listened, the happier he became.

"Bong-hyo snatched your favorite concubine? And robbed a room of your belongings? Big brother, how did you provoke Bong-hyo? Feng Xiao should know the temperament of his sister-in-law, so don't you want to go home today, I remember that you spent a lot of money to buy that concubine, right? ”

"I didn't provoke him, I just asked him to do me a favor, but he blackmailed me like this, so that I couldn't go back to the house, if this was known by outsiders, where would I put my face? I'll have to clean him up another day! ”

Cao Cao's face was full of unhappiness.

"Let Bonghyo help ......"

Guo Peng shook his head and smiled: "Big brother, don't do this, the one in Fengxiao's family is not simple, I estimate that he robbed you of your money to go back and make the one in his family happy, so that Fengxiao can take a concubine, if you snatch it back, Fengxiao won't want to go home." ”

Guo Peng poured Cao Cao a drink, and asked, "By the way, what are you asking Feng Xiao to help you with?" Bonghyo would actually blackmail you like this? ”

"It's not small, it's not big."

Cao Cao took the drink: "I was originally recommended by Sima Gong of Hanoi to serve as the lieutenant of the northern part of Luoyang, and Sima Gong had the grace of recommending me, so he wanted to ask me to recommend a position for his son, and I couldn't refuse this matter, so I found Fengxiao." ”

Guo Peng was raising his glass to drink water, and he was stunned when he heard the words.

"Sima Lang? I remember that I also asked Xun to recommend it through you before? Later, he resigned himself, what, this time he came to you again? Or Sima Lang? ”

Cao Cao shook his head.

"When encountering that kind of thing, Sima Lang's career is hopeless, this time, it is Sima Lang's second brother, Sima Yi, and the word Zhongda."

Guo Peng raised his head and drank the water in the cup, then put down the cup and looked at Cao Cao.

"Sima Zhongda?"