said that Cao Cao walked all the way, thinking all the way, and occasionally called a few villagers who passed by to inquire. Suddenly, Cao Cao saw someone he knew, so he called out: "Lu Cheng, what are you busy with?" ”

"Ouch my mother!"

How could Lu Cheng not know Cao Cao? It's just that Lu Cheng didn't expect Cao Cao to come to Meng Village. After being startled, Lu Cheng hurried over to greet Cao Cao. In the face of Cao Cao's questioning, Lu Cheng of course had to hurry up to explain.

It turned out that Lu Ren in Meng Village in addition to the construction of chickens and ducks-based Xiaoming farm, there are also pig and cattle farms, but the growth cycle of pigs and cattle is much longer than that of chickens and ducks, and it is impossible to promote it to the villagers of Meng Village immediately, so Lu Ren only built a private farm to cultivate pig seedlings and cattle seedlings first.

According to Lu Ren's plan, the basic formation of pigs and cattle can only be at least in the spring season next year. However, by the beginning of autumn, Lu Ren already had nearly 1,000 pigs and more than 100 cows. At that time, such a number could be said to be very large, and correspondingly, the amount of winter feed required by these pigs and cattle was also very large.

Therefore, not long after the autumn harvest of this year, Lu Ren hurriedly asked Lu Cheng to take some Lu disciples to various places in Meng Village to buy rice stalks, broken rice, and bran husks after harvesting grain, so as to be used as feed for pigs and cattle in winter.

Cao Cao was also taken aback when he heard the number of "1,000 pigs and more than 100 cattle". You must know that in those days, this number was very large, and even many wealthy families could not necessarily raise so many pigs and cows. Although the pigs are only half-grown and half-grown, and the cows are only seedlings that cannot be used as animal power, what will it be like if they grow up?

Especially for cattle, the price of just a few pieces in that era was already amazing, and Lu Ren had more than a hundred of them here? Well, even if it is put on the shelves in modern society, the price of an adult cow will have to be tens of thousands of yuan, if Lu Ren sells more than a hundred adult cows...... Anyway, Cao Cao didn't dare to think about it. And the most important one is that Cao Cao has no doubt that Lu Ren has the ability to raise so many pigs and cows.

And Cao Cao, under the astonishment, asked Lu Cheng casually what Lu Ren planned to do next. Lu Cheng didn't have so much scheming in comparison, and Lu Cheng also had a desire to help Lu Ren stop in front of Cao Cao...... Lu Ren is the person Lu Cheng respects the most in his heart, and Lu Cheng is also very dissatisfied with Lu Ren's dismissal.

Now that there is such an opportunity, let Lao Cao know what a loss it is to dismiss Lu Ren's official, how can Lu Cheng let it go easily? Therefore, Lu Cheng explained to Cao Cao with a little exaggeration that Lu Ren saw that the agricultural foundation of Meng Village had been basically formed, so he planned to drive the development of the required commerce and handicrafts, so Lu Ren was ready to gather craftsmen and idle laborers at about the same time to build a "agricultural and sideline product exchange center" here in Meng Village......

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Lu Cheng had already left, and Cao Cao was standing in the shade of a certain tree, not knowing what he was thinking. After a long time, Xu Chu finally couldn't help but say to Cao Cao: "Why does the lord care so much about those exaggerated words? ”

Cao Cao looked at Xu Chu, shook his head lightly and said, "Exaggeration? Lone doesn't think so. Maybe what Lu Cheng said just now was a little exaggerated, but he believed that as long as Lu Ren was given some time, he would definitely have a way to do the things he wanted to do. No, we can't let Lu Ren be so idle at home anymore! If these talents of his can be used by Lone, and he lets him do it, what does Lone have to worry about when he has the money and food needed for the expedition? ”

Xu Chu said: "The lord said too much, right? ”

Cao Cao raised his hand and pointed to the entire Meng Village: "Too much?" Zhongkang, look here! As far as Lone knows, at this time last year, this place was just a barren land, but in less than a year, what has become of this place? Zhong Kang, you have also been to many places, have you ever seen a richer rural place than this cute village? ”

"Uh...... I don't think I've seen it before. ”

Cao Cao had already locked his eyebrows at this time: "This is just a lonely and nameless small village, if you give Luren a county, a township, or even a county or a state...... I don't want him to build everything as rich as Meng Village, as long as he can make the county villages under his jurisdiction half of this Meng Village in a few years, he will be alone! ”

Is this an exaggeration? It seems that there is a point, at least Xu Chu thinks so. But perhaps this is the difference between a mere military general and a mature politician. And Cao Cao, as a mature politician, can see many things that people like Xu Chu can't see.

Of course, Cao Cao didn't know the phrase "science and technology is the primary productive force" at all, but people like Cao Cao would understand the similar truth, and it was precisely because of this that Cao Cao would say that if Lu Ren was given a few more years, Lu Ren would definitely have a way to increase the productivity at that time.

In fact, as far as the way human civilization is developed, the current Lu Ren really has this ability. You must know that in the process of the development of human civilization, it is often just a few seemingly simple inventions that can greatly promote the development of human civilization, and what did Lu Ren bring with him at this time? It's just that in contrast, Lu Ren has no awareness of this, and he is more or less just doing it based on his personal preferences and needs;

As for Cao Cao, he only saw the improvement that Lu Ren could bring to the productivity at that time. But as far as the situation at that time was concerned, it was enough enough for Cao Cao to hold Lu Ren firmly in his hands.

Together, Cao Cao remembered the books and materials that Lu Ren burned when he was dismissed from his official position, and a sense of hidden pain surged in his heart. And why did Cao Cao think that Lu Ren had the ability to govern such large units as counties and prefectures? It was because Cao Cao realized that Lu Ren not only knew how to do things, but also knew how to write books and make useful knowledge really spread.

If Lu Ren can only do things by himself, he may not be very useful, and maybe he will be a "talent of a hundred miles". But if you know how to write and speak, that's a different matter. The difference between being able to "teach a man to fish" and being able to "teach him to fish" is a world of difference.

To put it simply, who is more useful, a guy who can make his own family prosperous, or an agricultural professor who can make everyone prosperous? Don't talk about others, just Uncle Yuan, do you know how many billions of people he really fed the hybrid rice he made? In contrast, Cao Cao is still just an ancient, but as an excellent politician, he understands the value of Lu Ren as an "agricultural professor".

"Zhongkang, go back to Xudu!"

Xu Chu was stunned at the time: "Go back now?" Lord, Lu Ren still ...... there"

"Back to Xudu! Lone has something to do! By the way, let someone go to Lu Ren and take Cai Yan back to Xu Du. If Cai Yan was puzzled, he told her that since the marriage had been decided, she had to let Gu make some preparations. ”

“…… Promise! ”

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A few days later, a team of about 100 people was walking on the road to Meng Village, with a few vehicles in the team. And although this team does not have a flag umbrella cover, bright helmet and bright armor, anyone can see the festive meaning of this team, and it is obviously a team to give off. Such a team, when it is close to the vicinity of Meng Village, will naturally attract the residents of Meng Village to stop and watch, and they are all speculating about whose family is getting married in Zhang Luo.

The leader of the team rode on a horse, looked around at the ripe rice with the fragrance of rice and the busy people in the surrounding farmland, and after a little groaning, he ordered a stout man beside him: "Zhongkang, whisper the order, all the soldiers must not disturb the people to harvest the grain and show the name of loneliness, if there is any violation of the order and trampling on the seedling valley, behead!" ”

"No!" Dahan carefully passed the order.

Cao Cao looked around for a while, as if he was infected by the joy of the harvest on the faces of the people, slowed down his horse and leaned over to the side of a car, and smiled at the person in the car: "Zhao Ji, how is this scene?" ”

Cai Yan in the car was dizzy at this moment, because she didn't expect that after being called back by Cao Cao that day, Cao Cao immediately began to prepare for Cai Yan's marriage, so that Cai Yan was sitting in the wedding car at this time, and her body was still dressed in that plain clothes, and the wedding clothes were just placed next to Cai Yan.

But now that he heard Cao Cao's question, Cai Yan still opened the curtain of the car, glanced around the scene around Meng Village, and responded as plainly as possible after a little hesitation: "The people here are all happy, and it is quite peaceful and peaceful." ”

Cao Cao smiled casually, and smiled at Kong Rong, who was forcibly pulled by him on the side: "Brother Wenju, what do you think?" ”

Kong Rong is not extra confused? After being stunned for a long time, he responded: "Brother Meng De, the marriage between Yihao and Zhao Ji was decided just a few days ago, why did you send Zhao Ji to marry like this today?" Isn't that too much? ”

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Both of them have already intended it, so why bother to do those superfluous façade things? Moreover, he suddenly gave Yihao such a surprise, didn't Brother Wen Ju want to think about Yihao's stunned expression? ”

Kong Rong said: "Having said that, it's just ......"

Cao Cao waved his hand again: "Needless to say, anyway, today is here, Lu Yihao will inevitably be busy for a few days, Brother Wenju can drink wine here in Yihao for a few days, isn't it happy?" ”

Kong Rong was stunned again and didn't speak again. In fact, Kong Rong didn't know that Cao Cao was in a hurry, because Cao Cao was already preparing to send troops to Xuzhou to attack Lu Bu in September, and before that, Cao Cao had to give Lu Ren's matter anyway. It is necessary to marry Cai Yan to Lu Ren's side to tie up Lu Ren, and to recruit Lu Ren to go with the army in time, the time is really too tight......