"This old man?"
Cheng Yu was slightly taken aback by Bai Feng's words.
"Governor Bai, how can this old man help you?"
Bai Feng smiled.
"Lord Cheng has been an agricultural official for a long time."
"Until now, there hasn't been an agricultural official better than you in Wei."
"This time, I would like to invite Lord Cheng to accompany me to Hanzhong for a few days to stabilize the agricultural situation there."
"This one would be eternally grateful."
Cheng Yu immediately smiled bitterly.
"Advisor Bai, are you teasing this old man?"
"Although this old man has been an agricultural official before, I can't compare to Governor Bai."
"Governor Bai's agricultural knowledge has long surpassed this old man's by leaps and bounds. Wouldn't this old man pale in comparison to you?"
Bai Feng smiled.
"Lord Cheng is too modest. It's not good to be too modest."
"The main thing is that I have other things to do after arriving in Hanzhong. I really can't accompany the agricultural officials."
"Therefore, I would like to invite Lord Cheng to help me."
Cao Cao chuckled.
"Zhongde has nothing to do in Xuchang for the next few days. Why don't you tag along?"
"But Sir, what more important things do you have to do?"
Bai Feng smiled faintly.
"Naturally, it's business."
"Hanzhong's terrain is superior, but the surrounding resources are relatively scarce."
"The best way to liberate Hanzhong, a city that has been isolated for a hundred years, is to open up a business route."
Cao Cao and Cheng Yu had never heard of Bai Feng's words.
What the hell?
Business?
Isn't business the lowest profession? How can business prosper the country? Agriculture is the way of the king!
Naturally, Bai Feng saw through their thoughts and said with a smile,
"Don't worry, I have my ways."
"Wei Emperor, Lord Cheng, think about it. Now that the production is so astonishing, the farmers have plenty of food to spare."
"Then what should we do with the grain? We can't just leave it in the warehouse and let it rot, right? "
"At this time, we need the merchants to take action."
"Let the merchants sell the grain for money. With money, many things can be done. That's why business can govern a country."
"If it's digested internally, it can also promote economic development. It's simply beneficial for Wei."
Cheng Yu and Cao were stunned.
This way of governing a country was simply unheard of!
If it was said by others, the two wouldn't care and might even be punished for bewitching them.
But this was said by Bai Feng.
Bai Feng had already given them too many surprises, and the two of them had great faith in Bai Feng.
Cheng Yu smiled bitterly.
"If we plant corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes in the Great Wei, the output will only increase."
"How can it be digested internally? We don't lack food.. "
Bai Feng smiled.
"We can export it to the other races. Although the other races aren't rich, they have resources."
"Our Great Wei's mineral resources are limited. In the end, we will not have enough. At this time, we can use our surplus food to trade with them."
Cao Cao frowned.
"But what the foreign race lacks the most is food. This is also the existence of the Central Plains. If we sell to them rashly …"
"Those who are not of our race are bound to have different intentions. If they invade the Central Plains, won't …"
Cao Cao's worries were not unfounded. After all, Cao Cao had always been fighting with the Xiongnu and other nomadic tribes in the north.
Cao Cao had a good understanding of these foreign races.
It was harder than ascending to the heavens to make them behave.
Bai Feng smiled faintly.
"It's just some grain. If they have it, we will have more.
"Moreover, the minerals we exchange can be used to make all kinds of weapons and armor. In this way, even if they want to attack, they won't be able to.
"The biggest characteristic of the nomadic tribes is that they rob.
"If we equip all the soldiers guarding the city with grenades and muskets and let them rob, they might even be able to enter the city gates."
Hearing Bai Feng's analysis, the two immediately nodded.
Now that he put it this way, it was true.
Even if these grains were to be exported, they would be leftover from the Great Wei, but these minerals would be of little use to the foreign races.
If they traded like this, it would be very easy. A small amount of grain could be exchanged for a large amount of minerals and money.
If the border defense line was raised, the foreign races would find it very difficult to invade.
After all, the north was now unified, and with Western Liang's mediation, these foreign races were bound to be kept at a distance of a thousand li.
Bai Feng continued.
"Moreover, these foreign races lack grain all year round. This is an extremely profitable transaction for them. As long as they have the slightest bit of brains, they won't reject it.
"If they want to fight, we'll greet them with cannonballs.
"If it really doesn't work, we'll kill the chicken to warn the monkey. This was the case with the Xiongnu. Make them behave, and they'll naturally do the same."
Hearing this, Cao Cao could not help but smile indifferently.
"Excellent, excellent! I truly didn't think that Sir would have such a deep understanding of business. "
"This Humble One truly has a whole new level of respect for you."
"Okay, let's do as Sir says. Zhongde, go and assist Sir. Help him take care of the farmers in Hanzhong."
Cheng Yu chuckled.
"This subject will not shirk his duty."
"Sir's plan is truly worthy of this subject's admiration!"
Cheng Yu was not skilled in business, but he had been in Xuchang for a long time and had interacted with many merchants.
In Cheng Yu's view, there were very few people who dared to make deals as' daring 'as Bai Feng.
But this sort of transaction also brought about the greatest benefits.
Mining in the Central Plains required a great deal of money and labor.
Not only could this free up labor, it could also strengthen the military.
No matter how one looked at it, this was a profitable business.
When Cheng Yu had just finished counting the grain output, he had actually considered how to deal with the excess grain.
If he planted so much grain in every province, even if only half of it was planted, a year's output would be enough to last three or four years.
And this number was extremely conservative.
If he accumulated it like this, it would only increase.
If the grain was wasted in the storehouses, it would truly be a waste of God's gifts.
And Bai Feng's plan would not only easily resolve this matter, it would also transform the grain into what the Great Wei lacked the most.
Killing many birds with one stone was no small matter.
Using business to rule the country might work!
Cheng Yu's heart was filled with emotion.
He didn't think that Bai Feng was not only a hero in troubled times, but also a great ruler!
Cheng Yu couldn't help but secretly admire Bai Feng.
This child had great potential!
Soon, Bai Feng would take up his post and head to Hanzhong.
Cheng Yu naturally handed over all the work at hand and left with Bai Feng.
As for Li Cunxiao and the others, they followed Deng Ai and Bai Feng to Hanzhong.
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