Cao Cao trusted Xun Yu very much, and when he led his troops to fight against Yuan Shao, the entire rear was almost completely handed over to Xun Yu. Now in Puyang City, Xun Yu is a person who holds the power of life and death, not to mention those businessmen and ordinary scholar families, even Chen Qun and others who stayed in Puyang are also very humble in front of Xun Yu, and Mi Fang, a businessman from a foreign country, dared to give Xun Yu a closed door.

However, what was even more shocking was that Xun Yu left without saying a word. Such a result makes those who are also not treated by Mi Fang and are waiting to see Mi Fang's good show disappointed. But even Xun Yu didn't take any measures, it seems that this grain merchant from the south has a very good background, and the others have to put away their careful thoughts about giving Mi Fang a little color.

Xun Yu really cared about the batch of grain in Mi Fang's hand, but he couldn't take any excessive actions against Mi Fang, because he knew Mi Fang's identity and origin.

Cao Cao is determined to be in the world, and naturally he will have ears and eyes everywhere. Although the abilities of these ears and eyes cannot be compared with Liu Xin's phantom secret spy, how can Mi Fang, such a large team, without any cover-up, hide from them.

Now that he knew that Mi Fang was Mi Zhu's younger brother, Xun Yu didn't dare to attack him, and forced others not to act rashly. Because Xun Yu knows better that now the war between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao has reached a stalemate, if Mi Fang is moved at this time, it will offend Mi Zhu, and it is very likely to attract Liu Xin's revenge, causing Cao Cao to suffer from the enemy on his back, and it will be difficult to be undefeated. Therefore, no matter how powerful Xun Yu is, he does not dare to force it.

Xun Yu didn't dare to touch Mi Fang, which didn't mean that he gave up the idea of this batch of grain. He knew very well that the businessman's plan was naturally money, and Mi Fang had spent so much effort to transport the grain to Puyang, and he would definitely not just come over to have fun, his batch of grain would have to be sold sooner or later, and the key problem was that he didn't know how he was going to make a move.

This is also difficult for Xun Yu. He didn't dare to deal with Mi Fang directly, but he could use the power in his hand to prohibit other merchants, scholars, and officials in the city from contacting Mi Fang. In this way, Mi Fang had only two ways to go, either to sell the grain as military rations, or to transport the grain back herself. Now it's time to be more patient.

If you don't deliberately embarrass Mi Fang, it doesn't mean that Xun Yu will let him go, the spies sent by Xun Yu have been densely packed around the inn, and Mi Fang's every move will be reported to Xun Yu's desk every other hour. Judging from the feedback from these spies, Mi Fang seems to be in a hurry at all. For three days in a row, he was either touring in and around Puyang City, or looking for flowers and willows, as if he had come to Puyang for tourism at all, not to do business.

Mi Fang was not in a hurry, Xun Yu couldn't sit still. Within three days, Cao Cao's documents urging grain and grass had come three times in succession, and the grain and grass on the front line were only enough to support another half a month, and so far, no one had been able to talk to Mi Fang about this deal in person.

The situation was extremely urgent, Xun Yu gathered all the officials who stayed in Puyang to discuss countermeasures, and even Dong Cheng and Kong Rong, who did not belong to Cao Cao's camp, were also invited. Xun Yu showed everyone the documents urging grain and grass, and said, "What are your good plans?" ”

Le Jin, who rushed back from the front line to be responsible for escorting grain and grass, said: "Lord Xun, the last general has already gone to the Simen Grain Collection Office to see, except for Qian County, the military rations of the rest of the counties have not been released. However, the soldiers on the front line should not go without food for a day, and the final general will ask for an order to forcibly collect it from the people. ”

Chen Qun got up and said, "General Le's words are inappropriate. Before the lord set out, he had already levied grain and grass twice, and now there is not much surplus grain in the people's homes. ”

Le Jin couldn't help jumping up from the seat, rushed to Chen Qun, and shouted: "Could it be that Mr. Chen can't bear to look at the soldiers in front of him hungry?" ”

Although he is a military general, his stature is not very tall, and he is obviously a head shorter when he stands with Chen Qun, but his momentum is very terrifying, so that Chen Qun can't help but take a step back, and said curtly: "Where did General Le say, when he was in Yecheng, Chen was still rescued by General Meng Le, and how could he bear to let the soldiers go hungry?" Chen is just talking about things, and this folk grain and grass really can't be forcibly requisitioned anymore. However, Chen heard that a businessman surnamed Mi came from Runan, and he had a lot of grain in his hands, which may be able to solve the urgent needs of the lord. ”

Le Jin has a fierce personality, and when he heard that there was such a merchant in the city, he couldn't help but be furious: "Since he has food in his hands, why don't you buy it and send it to the army?" ”

On the day Mi Fang first arrived in Puyang, Chen Qun also went to the inn to visit, wanting to buy some food to store at home in case of emergency, but he ended up eating a closed door soup and always held a grudge, if it wasn't for Xun Yu's constant pressure, he would have gone to find Mi Fang's bad luck. Now that Le Jin is anxious for the sake of grain and grass, Chen Qun is willing to let go of such an opportunity, he couldn't help but smile and said: "General Le doesn't know, why don't Lord Xun and Chen want to buy all the grain, it's just that the businessman is treacherous and cunning, he wants to hoard Juqi and sit on the ground to start the price." But the general also knows that the lord is not only short of food, but also short of money......"

Le Jin really jumped like thunder and roared: "Fart! Such a profiteer, he should be beheaded on the street and his food confiscated, but how can he be allowed to go unpunished! So the last general went with his troops and arrested him. ”

Xun Yu had already seen Chen Qun's purpose, and hurriedly waved his hand, and said: "General Le, don't be impatient, this businessman surnamed Mi, we can't touch him now." ”

Although Le Jin dared to shout at Chen Qun, he didn't dare to be rude to Xun Yu, because he knew Xun Yu's status in Cao Cao's mind very well, so he had to arch his hand and said: "It's just a profiteer from the south, why does Mr. Xun ...... him?"

Xun Yu shook his head and said, "You all owe it to consideration. Since this merchant surnamed Mi can get this lot of grain from Runan, he must have his way. And the lack of food is no longer a matter of one or two days, and I am afraid that there is no way to alleviate it in a short time. Therefore, we must firmly seize these opportunities to maintain such a stable source of food. ”

As for the real reason why he didn't dare to touch Mi Fang, Xun Yu naturally wouldn't disclose it here, otherwise it would be a big impact on morale. However, the reason Xun Yu is looking for is also high-sounding, and no one can't help but believe it.

Le Jin really quieted down, clasped his hands into fists and said, "It's the last general who is reckless, I hope Mr. won't blame me." I wonder if the gentleman has ever negotiated this with that person? ”

Xun Yu sighed: "Xun also came to the door several times to ask to see, but the businessman surnamed Mi just tried every possible way. So far, Xun has never seen him, so how can he talk about it? However, Xun listened to the tone of his words, and he was only willing to meet people who knew each other. I wonder if any of you can make some friends with him? ”

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads one after another. They all rushed to the inn almost immediately, and they didn't hit a nail that was neither soft nor hard. If they can get along with this businessman surnamed Mi, it will not be long before they can buy the grain, you know, as soon as this batch of grain changes hands, it will be a large amount of income.

Xun Yu turned to Dong Cheng, Kong Rong and the others again, and asked, "I don't know if you have a good plan?" ”

Some of these people were important ministers of the court who fled with Liu Xie, and some of them were occupied by Cao Cao, so they had to come to Puyang for any idle position, and they were not trusted by Cao Cao. However, today is different, because the food problem is too urgent, Xun Yu also has to brainstorm.

It's just that Dong Cheng and others have no real power, and they are excluded and monitored by Cao Cao, so no matter who is willing to really help him, they are all buried in their heads and do not say a word.

Xun Yu stood up and said, "It seems that there is no good way." General Le, you immediately lead the troops in Puyang City, collect military rations from house to house, and those who hide food and refuse to pay will be killed on the spot! ”

But I heard a person hurriedly say: "Lord Xun, don't do it!" ”

Xun Yu looked up, but it was Kong Rong, and he couldn't help frowning and asked, "Then what is Mr. Wenju's good plan?" ”

Kong Rong was originally the Taishou of Beihai, and after Cao Cao occupied Beihai, he brought him to Puyang and made him a master craftsman, but in fact, it was just an idle job and did not have any real power. However, Kong Rong has always loved the people, and when he heard that Xun Yu wanted to forcibly levy military rations, it would inevitably cause the people to suffer, so he hurriedly got up and persuaded him, and said: "Dare to ask Lord Xun, where does this businessman surnamed Mi come from, if the adults know, you might as well say it clearly, we can discuss it with us, maybe someone can really have a friendship with him." ”

Xun Yu had no intention of forcibly conscripting military rations, and the henchmen of Cao Cao around him all knew Mi Fang's identity, if someone could have a relationship with him, the problem would have been solved long ago, so why discuss it here. The reason why Dong Cheng and Kong Rong were invited over for today's discussion was to use them.

However, Xun Yu did not reveal the information he had, but only pretended to think about it, and said: "Xun doesn't know where he is sacred, I only heard that this person was originally from the Xuzhou Wang clan, so he has the ability to get this lot of food." ”

Kong Rong groaned: "Kong once went to Xuzhou and happened to know a gentleman surnamed Mi, but I didn't know if it had anything to do with him. If Master Xun can trust Kong, Kong is willing to give it a try. ”

In these days in Puyang, Kong Rong rarely participated in political affairs, and only talked about poetry and literature on weekdays, and he was pure and high-minded by nature, and disdained to run around for food, so he did not go to the inn to visit Mi Fang, and now in order to save the people in the city from suffering, he had to ask for this errand. However, he didn't have much hope in his heart, and he was just trying his luck.

But Xun Yu's face was overjoyed, and he happily agreed, and bowed to Kong Rongshen, saying: "Hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the front line and the people in the city, please sir!" ”