"My lord, now that a large number of refugees have gathered outside the city, if they are not properly resettled, I am afraid that there will be trouble." Xi Ce kept coughing, and his pale face flashed a hint of ruddy.

Cao Cao sighed: "How can Ben Hou not know, but now Yanzhou is also short of grain and grass, the locust plague is raging, the people have no harvest, and Ben Hou is also powerless." ”

"My lord, people die every day outside the city, and in the long run, if these people gather together to make trouble, it will be a disaster for the place, and it will be a disaster for Yanzhou." Xun Yu said.

In the face of such a situation, Cao Cao was also helpless, and it was difficult for a good woman to cook without rice.

"Xuzhou has a lot of money and grain, although it has been affected by the disaster, but it is not as serious as Yanzhou, Jingzhou is also rich, if you send someone to Xuzhou to borrow grain, and then order someone to go to Jingzhou, the saint has mercy on the people, and will not sit idly by and watch Yanzhou and Yuzhou suffer this catastrophe." Xun You suggested.

Cao Cao nodded, even if he knew that Xuzhou would not borrow grain, and Jingzhou would not transport grain and grass to come, there was always some hope, what he was most worried about was as Xi Ce and Xun Yu said, without food, driven by hunger, these people were very likely to become displaced people, endangering Yanzhou and Yuzhou, which Cao Cao could not tolerate.

After everyone left, Cao Cao set his sights on the joke, "Zhicai has something to say." ”

"Lord, now the state army occupies Hanoi with lightning speed, the ambition of coveting Si Li is obvious, and the Marquis of Jin has a holy decree in his hands, after occupying Hanoi, how can he give up the more prosperous Hedong, once the Marquis of Jin occupies Hedong, he can attack Chang'an, Henan Yin, Hongnong, Liangzhou, once the Marquis of Jin occupies Henan Yin, it will be adjacent to Yanzhou, which is the biggest disaster." Xi Ce said slowly.

Cao Cao's expression was tight, Hanoi and Hedong belong to Hebei, which is also the reason why Cao Cao is relieved, Yanzhou is close to Henan Yin, if the Bingzhou army crosses the Yellow River to attack Henan Yin, it will become Yanzhou's neighbor, with such an ambitious neighbor by his side, how can he rest assured, even if Lu Bu is most likely to attack Chang'an, but looking at Lu Bu's past behavior, it cannot be measured by common sense.

"In this way, Yanzhou will be in danger." Cao Cao sighed, but there was a drought and locust plague in Yanzhou at such a juncture, otherwise Cao Cao's next step would be to occupy Hongnong and Henan Yin, and then capture the land of Xuzhou.

After occupying Henan Yin and Hongnong, the army of Yanzhou can attack the land of Sanfu, Chang'an is in the hands of the thieves Li Dao Guo Yan and others, if the two thieves are eradicated, his prestige in the world will be higher, and Chang'an is the land of Longxing, only need to send a small number of soldiers and horses to occupy the surrounding checkpoints, advance and retreat can be defended, and the end is the foundation of the great cause, he believes that Lu Bu also saw this.

"Lord, my subordinates have gone to Bingzhou, and I learned that the Marquis of Jin loves the people like a son, treats the people very leniently, and even divides the fields that originally belonged to the family of Bingzhou to the people, why not let the people go to Bingzhou to find a way to live." Joking.

Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and he nodded: "It's also a feasible way, but with so many refugees, if they go to the state, wouldn't it make the strength of the state stronger." ”

"Lord, at this time, Yanzhou and Yuzhou are already too busy to take care of themselves, leaving the people behind, which will only cause more people to die, most of the land will not be harvested, and the army is also in short supply of food and grass." In troubled times, the number of people determines the strength, and the princes understand that if they can barely eat, the people will not choose to go away.

"Okay, in the words of Zhicai, this is also for the sake of the people." Cao Cao sighed, Lu Bu treats the people well, and he is also well-known among the princes, for the sake of the people who dare to make a move on the family, if the people are blocked from governing the land, it will definitely attract the criticism of the princes.

"The lord is wise, and his subordinates will do it." Leaving the state governor's mansion, Xi Ce coughed violently, and there were dots of blood on the silk cloth, and he hurriedly stuffed the silk cloth into his arms and walked towards the army.

The refugees gathered outside the city can only rely on the rice porridge in the city every day, but the rice porridge is clear and can shine the human figure, and the rice grains are even more difficult to find, even so, the people are not willing to leave Shanyang, this is their last hope, if they leave here, I am afraid that there is no rice porridge, they also hope that the family in the city can take them in, even if it is for the family to farm, as long as they can fill their stomachs, at this time, for them, to be able to eat hot meals, is already a luxury.

In the past few days, the number of refugees gathered outside Shanyang City has reached 30,000, and the number of soldiers responsible for maintaining order has also reached thousands.

"Don't be in Yanzhou, most of Yanzhou has suffered from locust plagues, and I heard that the money and food in the state pastoral government are not much, I'm afraid that in a few days, even rice porridge will be gone." One of the civilians lowered his voice.

At this time, the people were most concerned about rations, and the only hope was about to be gone, so they felt anxious, and hurriedly surrounded them when they heard the words.

"I've heard that the people of Bingzhou can eat three meals a day, and the Marquis of Jin treats the people well, many people who go to Bingzhou have land to get, and there are children in the army at home, and there is no need to pay taxes, and Bingzhou has not suffered natural disasters, and if you don't go, I'm afraid you won't be allowed to enter."

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the rhetoric spread by the soldiers who secretly ordered the soldiers to pretend to be the people quickly spread among the people, looking at the rice porridge that was getting clearer day by day, many people chose to go to Bingzhou, where they could no longer see a way to live.

Even if they choose to stay, they are some old and weak, they do not have the ability to go to the state, I am afraid that they will die on the way before they reach the state.

Xun Yu also heard about the things outside the city, his face was bitter, of course he knew that this must be Cao Cao's handiwork, but after so many people went to the state, what should Lu Bu do? I am afraid that the number of people outside the city who went to Bingzhou alone reached 20,000, 20,000 people, but they did not have any family resources, and they could only rely on Zhou Ji to survive, even if the Bingzhou is no longer so barren now, can it accommodate so many people?

Moreover, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, and Sili areas have also suffered disasters, and once these refugees learn that there is a way to survive in Bingzhou, they will not flock to Bingzhou.

Xun Yu also knows that now Yanzhou has reached a critical moment, if there is no more grain and grass, let alone the people, even the army will starve, how should Yanzhou survive the current difficulties?

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