Three Kingdoms: My Wife Is Diao Chan

Chapter 289 Cao Chun died

Chapter 290 Cao Chun died

Just as Cao Chong was about to speak, he suddenly heard a servant girl reporting outside the door: "Young master, General Cao Yan is begging to see you!"

Cao Chong frowned. Why did Cao Yan come here at this time? What's the matter?

"Young master, I would like to ask you for a few days off to go back to Xudu!" Cao Yan hurriedly said when he saw Cao Chong.

Cao Chong frowned, "What happened? What made you so anxious?"

Cao Yan's face was heavy, "I just received the letter from my family, my father is seriously ill!"

Hearing what Cao Yan said, Cao Chong remembered that Cao Chun seemed to have died of illness this year!
"Then you go clean up and go back tomorrow as soon as possible..." Cao Chong could only let him go.

After Cao Yan left, Cao Chong sat there thinking for a long time.

"Okay, this time I'll leave it to Pang Tong and Liu Ba to assist." Seeing Cao Chong say this, Wen Jiao, Zhen Mi and Diao Chan, who were next to the vases, all heaved a sigh of relief.

"It is estimated that the court officials will come the day after tomorrow. I will be in charge of meeting them, and then I will hand everything over to Pang Tong. I will also go back to Xudu at that time!"

"Husband wants to go back to Xudu?" Diao Chan asked in surprise.

"Well, I'll go back and talk to Lao Cao. The behavior of Sun Quan and Liu Daer in the south is very strange. I will ask Lao Cao what he thinks, and I will also ask Fazheng about the specific situation of the salt administration."

What Cao Chong didn't say was that Cao Chun might really be dying this time. He went back to have a look and asked Cao Yan about his plans when the time came.

According to the tradition of the feudal era, when his father passed away, Cao Yan had to resign from office and keep his filial piety for a long time.

"Hey! It seems that I can't accompany you at the Dragon Boat Festival this year. You said that I am young and I can't accompany you even if I have a beautiful wife and family. What am I busy all day?" Cao Chong complained.

"Husband, don't worry about us. It's good to go back to visit your father-in-law and mother-in-law during the Dragon Boat Festival! Zhen Mi, Wen Jiao and the three of us are not lonely as companions!" Diao Chan said softly.

You are not lonely, but the young master is lonely!

Wen Jiao glared at Diao Chan, don't count me with you.

"How long are you planning to go to Xudu? Your new policies are very unpopular with everyone." Wen Jiao asked.

"Not necessarily, but it won't be too long. If you don't like the New Deal, you can bear it. I will keep Zhou Buyi."

Under the strong promotion of Cao Chong, the Luoyang New Deal has become normal. Although everyone doesn't like it, no one jumped out to oppose it under Cao Chong's coercion and lure.

Even Liu Ba acquiesced to the fact that he had two female subordinates with a dark face, and he also had a female boss, Wen Jiao. Now Liu Ba regretted coming to Luoyang impulsively.

Cao Chong waited in Luoyang until the officials sent by the imperial court took them to eat and drink, and then handed them over to Pang Tong. He said goodbye to everyone and prepared to return to Xudu.

Everyone was very happy with Cao Chong's performance this time, and all they had to do was urge Cao Chong to leave quickly.

The officials in Luoyang were worried that Cao Chong would accidentally offend the court officials. These court officials did not dare to do anything to Cao Chong, but they were free to deal with them.

The officials of the imperial court also felt that it was inappropriate to extend their hands directly to Cao Chong, but they could extend their hands to other people in Luoyang. As for who paid the money in the end, they didn't have to worry about it. They also followed the routine, right?
By the way, during the period when the court officials came to inspect Luoyang, Wen Jiao directly dragged the two female officials from the household department to the back office and worked at home with her. The people who came from the court didn't know about them at all.

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The words are divided into two parts.

The leader of the tiger and leopard cavalry, Cao Chun, a famous general of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms, was seriously ill. Before Cao Chong's carriage arrived at Xudu, Cao Chun had already died of illness.

Cao Chong is very helpless about the level of medical care in this era. Cao Chun is only 40 years old, and he was fighting in Nanjun last year. Cao Chong had seen him three months ago, and there was no sign of illness at that time.

The problem is that Cao Chun died of illness, and that Zhou Yu is still alive and kicking.

Angry!
After Cao Chong rushed back to Xudu, he went to Cao Chun's funeral with Lao Cao. Cao Chun had always controlled the tiger and leopard cavalry, which was very important to Lao Cao, and Lao Cao was very sad this time.

"Hey, please pay attention to the host, there is a new mission, transfer Man Chong to Luoyang."

Suddenly, the voice of the system sounded in Cao Chong's mind.

No way, although Man Chong is already my master's man, he is still working under Lao Cao's hand. Just as Lao Cao lost one of his generals, my master poached one of his talents away.

This, this is appropriate.

Cao Chong looked at Lao Cao, but didn't speak.

All the way in silence, back to the mansion to rest, Fazheng came to report the situation of the Yanzheng, not very optimistic!

There were countless people coveting in Wuyang. If Xu Chu hadn't led his troops there, someone would have rushed into the salt mine long ago.

Local officials and gentry in all counties and counties still did not give up resistance, impeached the Yan government as a disorderly government, and memorials demanding the abolition of the salt government flew with Xue Pian'er every day.

"Young master, there is still room for improvement in the production of salt. Do you want to increase the production? Now it is only supplied to the three states of the Central Plains. Has Yangzhou, Jingzhou, and Yizhou started to sell it again?" Fazheng asked.

"The production can be increased, and the rest can be stored for emergencies. In addition, the price of high-quality salt can be adjusted to increase the price of the best table salt."

"The price of the upper and middle grades remains unchanged, and the price of the upper and lower grades is slightly lowered."

"At the same time, increase the production of high-quality salt, and only sell high-quality salt to the south in large quantities in the future, and the price will be [-]% higher than that in the north."

"I actually don't understand the minds of these gentry. If you sell middle and low-grade salt to the local people, they will fight you hard. Sell them high-grade salt, and they will accept it."

"It's clear that the profit of the top-grade salt is much higher than that of the middle- and low-grade salt, so this time I'll follow their mind!"

Fazheng replied with a smile, "What people value is the control over the locality and the people. No matter how expensive the high-quality salt is, how much can one person eat?"

"That's just right. I'm not interested in controlling the place and the people. That's the business of the prime minister's mansion. I'm only interested in money now. Rebuilding Luoyang is a bottomless pit!"

Cao Chong sighed.

However, Fazheng did not say a word.

Xin said that you found it yourself!
"We need to reserve more salt. The world will not be peaceful for too long. There will be big wars next autumn or the year after that. When the time comes, we must not lose the chain in terms of salt."

What wars are fought is the economy. After all, wars are the continuation of politics, and the supply of salt is naturally indispensable for wars.

After sending Fazheng away, Cao Chong decided to go to Lao Cao to discuss Man Chong.

Although it is very bad to do so, there is no way, who let the super stingy system give Xiaoye this task!

If you want to go to Luoyang, you must first get Lao Cao's permission, otherwise the consequences will be serious.

After all, Man Chong is still working under the hands of Lao Cao, not under Cao Chong.

"Man Pang? Why did you ask him to go to Luoyang?" Old Cao glared at Cao Chong.

"Follow his old job and continue to be in charge of the criminal law! This time Cao Yan wants to keep his filial piety at home, so I am very worried about Cao Tai's two knives."

(End of this chapter)