Luoyang.
Cao Pi felt really uncomfortable when he heard that Liu Mang was worshiped in shrines set up by local people in places like Liaodong and Xuzhou.
Logically speaking, he has completely discredited Liu Mang and taken the credit for himself.
As a result, the people of the Wei Dynasty did not even mention setting up a shrine for him, but at most they only performed a few words verbally.
"These shameless bastards!"
Cao Pi cursed angrily, feeling quite unhappy.
"Your Majesty is lamenting again, don't you know how the people of Wei have been living these years?"
"Food is scarce, wars are frequent, and corvee labor is becoming more severe!"
Chen Qun was full of emotions. During the period of Emperor Wu Cao Cao, he still knew how to live with the people, but when he came to Cao Pi, he was eager for quick success and wanted to swallow Wu and destroy Shu in one go.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, since you care so much about your reputation, why don't you learn from Liu Xuande?"
"If you keep hypocrisy for a lifetime, then this person is not a hypocrite, but a true gentleman!"
"You don't understand such simple truths, and you still expect the people to build a shrine for you?"
Situ Wanglang shook his head helplessly. At least compared to Liu Bei, Cao Pi was too young.
"Your Majesty, has he lost his mind and gone crazy? He is even crazier than me taking Five Stone Powder!"
"It's over! Your Majesty won't find out that I gave the prince some five-stone powder, right?"
"I should be cautious in my words and deeds in court. After all, I am just a fake!"
He Yan had oily hair and a pink face, and was as fair and beautiful as a woman. When he saw Cao Pi looking at him, he quickly lowered his head.
"He Yan! Your five-stone plan was of no use at all!"
"No one will buy the five-stone powder you refined except for your own use!"
"I'm going to fine you bastard with half a year's salary as a warning to others!"
All the ministers knew that He Yan had become His Majesty's source of anger.
But no one was willing to intercede for Fenmian Helang.
What a joke, when Cao Pi was carrying out construction projects in Luoyang, he never thought about the life and death of the people who came to serve as corvees.
If you want people to build a shrine for you, you must at least have impressive political achievements.
"What? Everyone is mute!"
"Okay! Okay! Okay! Isn't Liu Changqing going to be a saint, a great hero who can help the world and bring peace to the people?"
"Come here! Send all those untouchables suffering from smallpox to Liu Changqing!"
Cao Pi waved his hand without feeling any guilt at all.
Only those who are healthy enough to farm for Cao Pi can be called the common people of Wei.
The person who is now half-dead and is wasting medicinal materials to treat him is obviously a traitor who defected to the Han Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, I have a plan to help these refugees."
The person who spoke was none other than Situ Wang Lang. As a top run person from Jiangdong Run to the Central Plains, Wang Lang had never felt a sense of belonging to the Han Dynasty.
"Oh? Wang Situ has any clever ideas, please tell me quickly!"
As long as Liu Mang can be defeated, Cao Pi will do anything now.
"Your Majesty, I see that the autumn harvest is coming soon, and I, the Wei Dynasty, occupy the rich land of the Central Plains."
"The grain output must be much higher than that of Shuhan!"
"On the other hand, Jingzhou has been suffering from wars for a whole year and suffered from smallpox, so it must be very short of food!"
Wang Lang talked eloquently, and people like Xun You, Chen Qun, and Sima Yi obviously understood what the other party was thinking.
"At that time, I, the Great Wei, will be able to control his body in his own way!"
"I, the Great Wei, can also set up a caravan, raise the price of food, and make a fortune from Liu Mang!"
"If we transport grain from Jiaozhou, we have to pass through the four counties of Jingnan, and the journey is long and consumes a lot of money!"
"On the contrary, it is more suitable for Liu Mang to buy grain from Wanluo!"
Wang Lang stroked his beard gently, and the ministers couldn't help but nod when they heard this.
Sure enough, ginger is still spicy.
Wang Situ is indeed a cunning and cunning man. No wonder he was able to force Emperor Xian to abdicate without blushing.
Sima Yi was a little angry. He had already thought about such evil tricks, but Wang Lang said it first.
"Everyone, do you think Wang Situ's plan is possible?"
Cao Pi looked at the ministers, and he already agreed with Wang Lang's approach.
Wouldn't it be nice to make a lot of money selling grain and make Liu Mang bleed?
"Your Majesty, we think Wang Situ's plan is feasible."
Jia Kui was the first to express his position, and the other ministers nodded.
Wang Langzhi was very proud and looked at Chen Qun, Sima Yi and others with disdain on his face.
"What Yingchuan noble family and Central Plains family are not as good as me?"
"Zhuge Liang can be called a sleeping dragon, and Pang Tong can be called a phoenix chick!"
"In front of me, you are just a chicken and a dog!"
Cao Pi was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Wang Situ's plan perfectly complements my drive away the untouchables!"
"Come here! Aren't the Xianbei and Huns who were captured before all suffering from smallpox?"
"Send them all to Liu Mang! I want to see how this great hero with a shrine will deal with it!"
"Hahahaha! Liu Changqing is still too young. If you want to be a hero, you have to pay the price!"
The ministers of Cao Wei obviously would not let go of such an opportunity to flatter him.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"My dear friends, let me tell you the truth, the smallpox came at the right time, so that I, the great Wei, can take a breath of fresh air!"
Cao Pi knew clearly in his heart that if it hadn't been for the sudden smallpox, the Han army would have attacked like a wave and not only Chang'an would have been captured!
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Jingzhou, Xinye.
Pang Tong had a headache. Xiangyang, Xinye, Jiangling and other places were all suffering from food shortages due to war.
The four counties in Jingnan, which were originally rich, had to transport grain from Jiaozhou for relief due to heavy rains at the beginning of the year.
"It will obviously consume a lot of manpower and material resources to transport grain from Jiaozhou!"
"Could it be true that God will never destroy the Cao thieves? The Central Plains states have gained a lot!"
"What a thief! First you caused smallpox, and then your army suffered from food shortages!"
Seeing that Pang Tong was a little angry, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others were also quite helpless.
They are all famous generals who fight decisively on the battlefield, but they cannot guarantee a good harvest of food.
"Sir, the situation in Chang'an City is probably not optimistic either."
"After all, our army marched all the way eastward. Fortunately, Mr. Zhuge fought and conquered all the way."
"The army has enough supplies, but it still has to transport food from Hanzhong."
"What's more, there is also Liangzhou, where the harvest was not high before, and it is also a big food-eater."
Liu Mang told all the details, which at least gave Pang Tong some comfort.
"In my opinion, our army will dominate the world sooner or later!"
"When the people live a prosperous life, they will naturally not have headaches because of food."
"Today's difficulties are only temporary! Since the Central Plains has a bumper harvest, food prices must not be high."
"When the time comes, I will ask Mi's caravan to go and buy it."
Liu Mang smiled calmly and gave a solution.
All the generals are aware of Mi's caravan's methods.
Nowadays, when the two brothers Mi Zhu and Mi Fang are mentioned, they are no longer the mascots of the Shu Han Dynasty, but the real big benefactors!
"Your Highness, if we can get the help of brothers Mi Zizhong, we will be able to solve Jingzhou's urgent needs!"
Pang Tong was overjoyed, but seeing the messengers coming gave him an ominous premonition.
