Chapter 130: Gifts from all over the world [Subscription Request]

Hua Tuo was wearing yellow-brown Hanfu and carrying a wooden box that served as a medicine box.

There was a young man and a boy, both of whom were his apprentices and servants.

Hua Tuo was about 47 or 48 years old, of average build, wearing a cloth scarf on his head and dressed simply.

He has a gentle temperament, giving people a sense of calmness and leisure.

He saw that Cao Cao was also unhurried, and after performing the formalities, he took a seat at Cao Cao's gesture.

His servants and disciples were reserved and timid when they saw Cao Cao, and their attitude was full of respect amidst their nervousness.

The news that Cao Cao killed Dong Zhuo was still fermenting, and as time went on, more and more people knew about it.

Hua Tuo and his disciples traveled around the world, and the name they heard most often was Cao Cao.

Hua Tuo, also known as Yuanhua, was a native of Qiao County, Pei State. He is one of the Four Saints of Medicine.

[He was traveling around, his footprints were all over the country, he studied medicine hard without seeking a career in government. He was proficient in all medical skills, especially surgery, and was proficient in internal medicine, gynecology, pediatrics, and acupuncture.]

[In his later years, he will be imprisoned and tortured to death because of your suspicion. Cao Cao is a cruel and ruthless person. Those who are suspicious will die.]

The entry was well written, but suddenly it turned to himself, catching Cao Cao off guard.

[Hua Tuo was called the "founder of surgery" by later generations. He has been passed down for thousands of years and should not be killed]

[He is good at acupuncture with golden needles and the art of connecting all orifices. He cooperates with Zhang Zhongjing to manage internal conditions and surgical diagnosis and treatment, which can make you live a hundred years. There have been plagues in China for many years. He and Zhang Zhongjing can save countless lives and help you accumulate luck.]

The entry disappears.

The Four Saints of Medicine, or to be more precise, the five great saints, are Qibo and Huangdi.

In addition there are Bian Que, Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing.

Cao Cao looked at Hua Tuo in front of him.

The entry says that it can make me live a hundred years, it is an elixir of life.

This time, Hua Tuo will not be given a craniotomy, as long as he behaves himself.

"Yuanhua, you and I are from the same hometown. I heard that you refused to come even after I sent someone to look for you and tried to persuade you many times."

Cao Cao asked in a gentle voice: "Why did you finally decide to come?"

Hua Tuo drank his tea slowly:

"The soldiers under your command said they would tie me up if I didn't come. I thought I would have to come even if I was tied up. It would be better for me to take the initiative and suffer less.

Besides, the governor's name is known all over the world, and I also want to see what kind of hero the person who killed Dong Zhuo is."

Dian Wei and Xu Chu behind Cao Cao almost laughed out loud. This doctor was quite interesting.

Hua Tuo slowly took out a scroll of medical documents from the wooden box behind him and said, "Where did this scroll of medical documents come from, Governor?"

The scroll that Hua Tuo took out was the magic weapon that Cao Cao used to allow him to come over.

The two ancient characters "Inner Canon of Medicine" were written on the scroll.

There is also a volume of foreign classics in Cao Cao's hands.

These two volumes of bamboo slips were found in the tomb by a team of tomb raiders led by Cao Cao.

It is extremely precious to those who study medicine.

"The great medical sage Bian Que wrote a volume of Neijing and a volume of Waijing, but they were lost in war hundreds of years ago and are no longer handed down.

If the governor has these two volumes of medical treasures, Yuanhua begs me to take a look at them!"

Hua Tuo still spoke in a lukewarm tone.

But his expression was serious and his eyes were expectant.

Cao Cao: “In recent years, there have been constant famines and plagues.

Yanzhou is in need of good doctors. I would like to invite you, Yuanhua, and Zhang Zhongjing to set up a clinic in Yanzhou.

I will give you my full support, and in the name of the governor's office, I will post notices in Yanzhou and even all over the country to help you and Zhang Zhongjing collect medical records, various folk medical prescriptions, medicinal materials, etc. As long as there is a need, I will never refuse."

Bian Que's Neijing and Waijing are two classics.

It can no longer be seen in the world after the Warring States Period, but can be found in tombs.

Including some medical techniques from the pre-Qin period and recipes for elixirs of immortality, which doctor could remain calm after reading about them?

Cao Cao took out two more ancient scrolls.

One of them was the Bian Que Waijing that Hua Tuo had been thinking about, and the other was the Qin Dynasty's Records of Alchemy, which recorded many elixir recipes.

Hua Tuo took it and looked at it, feeling as if he had found a treasure.

"It is indeed the Bian Que Wai Jing...Does the governor have any other medical prescriptions or related pharmacopoeias?"

Cao Cao said nothing.

Hua Tuo thought for a moment and said, "I can open a clinic in Yanzhou, but the governor must let me practice medicine for at least three months every year."

"It's a word."

For Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing, the benefits of things that are beneficial when combined are far greater than the disadvantages.

Relevant personnel will accompany Hua Tuo to settle all matters.

Cao Cao was in a good mood.

Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing, two medical saints.

In addition to them, there was also Dong Feng in the contemporary era, and together they were known as the Three Great Doctors of the Jian'an Period.

In troubled times, plagues were rampant and various diseases emerged one after another, which gave doctors ample opportunities to practice. In the late Han Dynasty, many famous doctors emerged, and two of the four great medical saints lived in this period.

Dong Feng, the contemporary Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing, was good at health preservation and internal regulation, and lived to be 110 years old.

But Dong Feng is only twenty-one years old and does not have enough experience in studying medicine. He still needs to rest for a while, so he is not in a hurry to look for a doctor now.

After Cao Cao met Hua Tuo, he began to re-handle everything.

In the afternoon, an urgent secret letter from Yuan Shao was delivered to him.

Cao Cao opened it, frowned, and put the secret letter aside. Diao Chan picked it up and lit it with a lamp beside her.

This is a secret letter. Once you read it, you won't keep it.

Cao Cao's study was actually an important military area, and only those who were truly trusted were allowed to enter or leave.

On the other side, Wen Ji currently has no authority to handle these secret letters.

Yuan Shao sent a letter to Cao Cao, asking him to kill an important official under his command, saying that the other party had rebellious intentions.

And that person turned out to be Zhang Miao!
A mutual friend of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

Yuan Shao did not explain the reasons behind this, but the tone of the letter was firm. After reading the secret letter, Cao Cao was silent for a long time.

Diao Chan went to the side to sort out the scrolls with Cai Wenji, and then took out a gift list to show Cao Cao:
"The noble families in the counties under the jurisdiction of the state, as well as some aristocratic families in other states and counties across the country, have recently sent gifts to the governor."

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Wen Ji held up a small booklet and said in a gentle voice:
"The Bian family of Junyi County, Chenliu, sent a pair of jade-carved auspicious balls, four precious pearls, a famous sword, and three hundred hu of grain. The governor of Hezhou is in charge of Yanzhou, and would like to recommend a son of a branch of his clan to serve in our prefecture.

The Liu family of Huang County sent 500 hu of grain and 20 good horses...

The Yu family in Jibei sent a hundred pieces of ironware and was willing to recommend their son to serve in the local government..."

Wen Ji was amazed as she read the poem. She felt that the whole world was like a big net, with people from all over the country coming to give gifts from thousands of miles away.

There were many nobles who lined up to give gifts and express friendship, and there were even many who proposed marriage.

But gifts are gifts, and these gifts are not easy to receive.

Most of the nobles gave gifts for a fee.

After giving gifts, they would ask Cao Cao for something in return by recommending their own children to enter officialdom. This was Cao Cao's way of cooperation with these aristocratic families.

In a sense, it is an exchange of resources.

Cao Cao accepted the gift and gave the other party the qualification to enter the government in return. The two sides reached an intention to form an alliance, forming a preliminary cooperation network from the provincial governor's office to the local level.

It helps him to control various places, but it also carries the risk of being sidelined by the alliance of nobles.

"Diao Chan, Wen Ji, I'm writing something, you can follow along and read it."

While Wen Ji was reading the lists of gifts sent from various places, Cao Cao was busy writing.

At this time, hearing the call, the two girls moved lightly and came to his left and right. They saw him writing:
"Whenever we raise an army of 100,000, and march a thousand miles, and spend a thousand pieces of gold a day, we will not be able to work 700,000 families."

This means that regardless of strategy, tactics, or even other objective factors, the victory or defeat of a war ultimately depends on logistical support.

In war, apart from the bravery of the soldiers and the decisions of the commanders, the most important thing is consumption.

Only with money, people and food can we have the capital to start a war.

This is also why after the Chu-Han War, Emperor Gaozu believed that Xiao He was the one who made the greatest contribution.

Diao Chan and Cai Wenji, when they saw what Cao Cao was writing, knew that he was counting the war expenses and military supplies.

This is something a commander must be familiar with.

Otherwise, the war would be in vain and there would be no chance of winning.

Cao Cao continued to write on the paper: One person's army requires support from at least seven families to support the consumption and raise elite soldiers.

If Yanzhou directly controls 100,000 elite troops, it would require the agricultural labor of 700,000 families, all of which would be used to feed the troops and participate in the logistical support of the war to maintain the army's combat effectiveness.

Diao Chan and Wen Ji were both speechless.

At this time, Zhao Yun, wearing a white robe and silver armor, and Bian Mei, wearing a dark Han skirt and with a graceful figure, entered the study one after the other.

Cao Cao didn't look up, but waved his hand and asked the two to sit down at will.

He continued writing on the paper.

If an elite force of 10,000 people fights for ten months, the specific consumption figures will reach an appalling number.

From the perspective of food preparation, many other problems can be seen.

The chaos in the country led to the continuous birth of refugees, a sharp decline in productivity, and the complete collapse of the original taxation system.

Most of the remaining land is controlled by local tyrants and wealthy families.

Even Cao Cao and other princes, who occupied vast territories, still needed to cooperate with local gentry to gain their support.

This is why Cao Cao disliked the gentry, but had to cooperate with them.

This is the reason why Cao Cao disagreed with allowing the Qingzhou Army to retain 300,000 troops.

Yanzhou still has enough strength to spare after consuming 100,000 troops, but 300,000 troops will make it even more dependent on the gentry, and the local power will be divided among them.

Cao Cao wrote more and more on the paper, his handwriting was like flowing clouds, and the numbers he calculated became more and more astonishing.

The study was so quiet that even the sound of the brush hitting the paper could be heard.

After Cao Cao finished writing, he picked up a scroll submitted by Xun Yu and compared them.

Military expenses are also written on it, and it is more detailed.

Xun Yu was good at handling internal affairs and various military supplies. His estimates of each item and the amount of surplus were incredibly detailed and his accuracy was astonishing.

If you read what he wrote one or two months later, you will find that Xun Yu seemed to have seen the results in advance, and the accuracy of the content he copied down can be seen.

Cao Cao compared what he wrote with that of Xun Yu one by one and found that the income and expenditure were consistent, so he added a seal and asked the treasury to allocate funds to distribute to the army.

This is what Cao Cao needs to grasp and take charge of.

After he signed, he asked Diao Chan: "Have you learned it?"

When Diao Chan saw him carefully listing and calculating these, she realized that she needed to be proficient in these in order to manage her financial expenditures, and she read it very seriously:
“I understand it, but I need to practice it a few times myself to know how much I have learned.”

Cao Cao encouraged him: "You can learn slowly, but you must learn it before you can manage money. Know where the money is spent. The more proficient you are, the more irreplaceable you will be."

Diao Chan hummed and subconsciously clenched her hands in her sleeves.

She will definitely become the best one.

Cao Cao asked Bian Mei and Zhao Yun to come because he had other things to do. He looked at them and said, "Let's go out for a while."

It was getting dark and the night was deep.

Cao Cao took Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Zhao Yun, and Bian Mei, changed into casual clothes, left the governor's mansion, and entered the city.

A few people chatted casually, and after about a cup of tea, they saw the street ahead. There were obviously more pedestrians than on other streets.

Dian Wei was happy. He had been to this place before and it was a good place.

Ahead is Liuxiangfang, a place where dignitaries and people from all walks of life gather and linger, a place they all love to visit.

It was here that Bian Mei was found by Cao Cao.

Cao Cao used the art of listening from a distance, and the scene in Liuxiangfang immediately appeared in his perception.

In a separate courtyard in the alley, a young man, with a wine cup in hand and a beautiful woman by his side, was chatting and laughing with several famous people from Yanzhou.

That's Guo Jia.

Cao Cao asked Bian Mei: "Is this the place?"

Bian Mei nodded in agreement.

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