Three Kingdoms: My Wife Is Diao Chan

Chapter 221 The cold air is coming from Luoyang

Chapter 222 The cold air is coming from Luoyang

Hearing Lao Cao's tone was a bit depressed, the three Cao Chong brothers hurried forward to persuade him.

"Father, although our army lost in Chibi this time, Sun Quan also lost a lot this time. Our population and land are far superior to his, and our recovery speed is much faster than his."

"Yeah, father, although he failed to defeat Sun Quan this time, he still occupied half of Jingzhou. When the army is repaired, I'll see how Sun Quan can resist..."

"Okay, I won't affect my mind just because of a little failure. Seeing the three of you have achieved such achievements, I am very pleased as a father..." Lao Cao laughed loudly.

When Cao Chong was discussing the general situation of the world with the old Cao father and son, someone in Yangzhai County in the north was yelling at the Cao father and son.

"Cao Ah, what do you want to do?" An old man with white beard and hair slammed the letter on the table heavily.

The old man's name is Chen Xu, the patriarch of the Yangzhai branch of the Chen family in Yingchuan. Today is his [-]th birthday, and there are a few relatives and friends who came to celebrate his birthday.

"Old Chen, calm down, today is your [-]th birthday, don't get angry."

"You already know about this?" the old man asked the people around him.

"I just found out a few days ago that the governor of Yanzhou first wrote a letter to inform the prefect of Chen County, and then it slowly spread."

"Hmph! Why don't you tell the world about this?"

"So what if you tell the world? At most, Cao A concealed a little nonsense. After all, it was only Cao Chong who did it in Luoyang..."

"The Sangong Jiuqing has long been a decoration, and Cao Aman is not satisfied? Do you want this three provinces and six ministries to completely replace the Sangong Jiuqing?"

"Are we thinking too much? Even if the emperor wants to change the official system, such a large-scale change is possible. Besides, Cao A lied to a powerful minister. I guess it's Cao Chong's foolishness..."

"Hmph! A 14-year-old child is actually Luoyang Ling, why are Cao's father and son so powerful..."

The content of the letter on old man Chen's desk is Cao Chong's official structure of the three provinces and six ministries in Luoyang. Now I don't know who has spread it, and there are many discussions among the gentry families, wondering if Cao Cao is playing some tricks again!
Do you want to change the official system?
Cao Chong didn't know that the insiders of the gentry family were guessing wildly there, or he had to laugh and get down!

It is true that you want to change the official system, but it is a pity that it is not Lao Cao!

After the three Cao Chong brothers finished the family banquet and left, Lao Cao was talking to himself with a confused face.

"Cao Pi is thoughtful, calm and calm...but his vision and strategy are still a bit weak..."

"Cao Chong has a lively mind, full of ingenuity, but his temper... After all, he is still young..."

Lao Cao analyzed his son's abilities and characteristics behind his back, and the more he analyzed, the more entangled he became!

After Cao Chong went back, he immediately invited Fazheng to the study, and told him everything that happened in the hall today, and told him that Lao Cao had already dispatched manpower to form a salt administration department, and also told him that he had recommended him and Liu Ba to be in charge of this matter. Ask him if he wants to.

Fazheng agreed with excitement, and went back to write a report overnight.

Didn't Xun Yu ask Cao Chong to write a detailed report on the salt policy? Cao Chong directly threw it to Fazheng. Anyway, he discussed his suggestions with Fazheng and others.

The next morning, Fazheng showed Cao Chong the written report, and then went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to report.

The newly built Yanzheng Yamen must pass through the Prime Minister's Mansion and Shangshutai!
Cao Chong asked his friends to go back and prepare for returning to Luoyang tomorrow.

This time I won't be staying in Luoyang for long, it will be the end of winter, and Cao Chong will go back to Xudu for the Chinese New Year.

So Cao Chong is discussing with Diao Chan and Zhen Mi to let them stay in Xudu this time, and return to Luoyang together next time, so as not to run back and forth in winter.

As for Wen Jiao?When Cao Chong arrived, he wanted to discuss with her, but there was no one there early in the morning.

Diao Chan agreed, but Zhen Mi was unwilling.

Because Cao Rui is still in Luoyang!This unlucky boy!

Zhen Mi also said that next time she returns to Xudu, she will not come back.

Cao Chong thought about it, and agreed, Zhen Mi's identity is quite embarrassing!
After making arrangements to go back to Xudu, Cao Chong dressed up and went out. He even invited someone to eat hot pot today!
Cao Chong felt that there was still a serious shortage of manpower around him, and he originally wanted to keep Fazheng by his side, but in the end, Fazheng had to manage the Salt Administration.

Fortunately, most of Xu Youyou are the second-generation officials who have nothing to do. Some of them are quite talented, and Cao Chong found one.

Liu Jing, the son of Liu Fu, the former governor of Yangzhou, was sent to Xudu by his father. He took up a vain job as a servant of the Huangmen, and had nothing to do all day. He was resigning from the court these days and was going back to his hometown.

Cao Chong is the one who invited him to the banquet this time, and Cao Chong is going to take him down to Luoyang!

Not to mention that Cao Chong ate and drank fat in Xudu, but Pang Tong, who stayed in Luoyang, was shivering in the county government!

"Go back! Go back! Today is an early holiday, and I will deal with official business when the charcoal is bought tomorrow!"

Pang Tong was so cold that he couldn't stand it, so he announced that the county government would leave work early.

There was a cold air in Luoyang, and the temperature dropped by more than ten degrees overnight. Sitting in the empty county government office, it was so cold that I couldn't even stretch out my hands.

So Pang Tong asked someone to light the charcoal basin.

As a result, the yamen servants reported that the county yamen did not have charcoal for heating at all this year!

"It's all the fault of your household department. Why don't you allocate funds to buy charcoal for heating?"

Seeing that all the people in the county government had left, Pang Tong said to Liu Ba angrily.

"This is the young master's decision. The young master said he would take care of the heating, so he didn't buy extra charcoal. I guess he forgot about it."

Liu Ba also said helplessly.

"He didn't forget, he has prepared tens of thousands of catties for you!" Cao Tai said as he walked in from the outside.

"Tens of thousands of catties? How can we use so much charcoal! Where is it?"

"Who said it was charcoal? Charcoal! The backyard piled up like a hill."

"Carbon?"

Pang Tong and Liu Ba looked at each other in blank dismay.

"Let's wait until the government officials buy the charcoal tomorrow. Charcoal is easy to kill!"

"Young master, why did you get so much coal? You don't really want to use that for warmth, do you?"

"I don't know!" Cao Tai replied.

"I came here to tell you two that the reform-through-labor prisoners sent by the young master are still digging coal, and they have already dug a lot."

Xia Houshang wants those people to come back to dig the earth, but the young master is not here, so I want to ask you two for their opinions. " Cao Tai asked Pang Tong and Liu Ba.

"Aren't those captured bandits mining stone?"

"When the civilian husband started to leave, he was sent by the young master to dig coal, and the young master said that he could no longer be called a bandit, but a reform-through-labour prisoner."

"Then continue digging coal. Who knows what the young master wants to do? And tell the supervising sergeants not to abuse the labor camp prisoners. They are all strong laborers. The Luoyang construction site is short of people!"

After Pang Tong sent Cao Tai away, he walked home while pondering.

"Young master, why do you dig so much charcoal? Although that thing can burn fire, it is easy to be poisoned by charcoal. Now blacksmiths don't use that thing. The iron smelted with coal is too brittle..."

(End of this chapter)