As soon as these words came out, the people around were all stunned. What are the good things that pies fell from the sky?

Xiahou An was also stunned for a moment. Seeing the man dressed up, he didn't look like a rich man. Since he was willing to come out to challenge him, it means that he had a need for golden cakes. Now that he got the golden cakes, he said he didn't want them anymore. It was really strange.

So Xiahou An asked, "What do you want?"

Facing the gaze that was cast, the man bowed and said bluntly: "Mr. County Master, I dared to plead for you to use this golden cake to exchange for food."

Xiahou An suddenly realized in his heart that this guy is quite smart!

After being robbed by the bandits, Duchang City was already a ruined city. All the original shops in the city were looted. Even if they were brought, it would be useless. It would be better to exchange for food to save your life, and at least you can manage your fill for a while.

If it were in peacetime, food was not a valuable thing, but now it was the late Han Dynasty. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, local wars almost stopped, and food became hard currency, and scarce places had even sold hundreds of thousands of yuan per stone.

Otherwise, how could there be so many refugees?

Xiahou An nodded without hesitation to agree to the man's request. He wanted to establish faith among the people. Now that so many people are watching, he can't be stingy and smiled cheerfully at the man: "Since that's the case, how about giving you a hundred stones (dan four tones)?"

Hundred stones!

The onlookers were shocked.

You should know that the monthly intake of adults is only between one stone and five dou of stone to two stones. If you eat a hundred stones of grain, you will save some of it, which will last for seven or eight years!

Only moving a stone can bring so much food. At first, the people of Duchang, who didn't believe it, would like to hammer themselves with their fists to death.

However, after hearing the hundred stones of grain, the man was shocked for a while. Obviously, he did not expect that the young county magistrate would have such a big deal. However, after he came to his senses, he shook his head and refused: "The county magistrate has already understood the good intentions, but it is not a difficult task to carry stones, but it is just a matter of raising hands. I feel ashamed of the hundred stones of grain, and I really don't dare to ask for them too much, just beg for two buckets."

Whether it is attitude or tone, they are particularly sincere.

At first, when Xiahou An heard the request to exchange food for golden cakes, he thought the man was clever. Now, when he heard these remarks, even though he was thicker than the city wall, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed. It was because he was a villain who judged a gentleman's heart.

Xiahou An did not continue to force this.

Soon, soldiers packed the weighed two buckets of grain in cloth bags and handed them to the man.

Staring at the small cloth pocket, the people's eyes were all hot, like a group of hungry wolves.

"Mr. County Master, do you still have stones? I want to move as much as you want! I don't want gold cakes, give me two buckets, no, just half a bucket of grain!"

Someone couldn't help but shouted.

After this shout, there was a stagnant silence.

The people on the city tower all looked at Xiahou An, and in their longing eyes, they seemed to be looking forward to something.

What Xiahou An wanted was such a result. Judging from the status of the people on the scene, he had already developed trust in him.

"There is only one piece of golden cake, but the food..."

He deliberately extended the tail sound, and finally gave an answer in the eager eyes of the people who were eager to hear the sound of the people: "Share it!"

So, there was a cheer on the city tower.

Subsequently, Xiahou An ordered people to get the books and register the people one by one. As for the specific matters, Taishi Ci will be responsible for it after discussion.

Walking down the city tower, I recalled the fear of the people when I first met yesterday, and now I have been highly praised by the people. It took only one day for such a big change.

Ni Heng, who was walking beside Xiahouan, couldn't help but sigh: "The general is really a god!"

However, Xiahou An didn't even eat Ni Heng's rainbow fart. He just said that this was the method Shang Yang used back then, and he was just learning from it.

Ni Heng said, even if the method is old, it should work.

Xiahou An ignored him, thinking in his mind what he planned next.

If you can't grasp the big direction, then from the small direction.

Food, clothing, housing and transportation are the basic needs of people.

It is summer now, and the demand for clothing is not high; there are many empty rooms in the city, so there is no need to worry about living there; as for travel, these people are willing to stay in the city, they must be interested in their hometown and will not leave easily.

Therefore, the most important thing is food, and since ancient times, there has been a saying that "food is the most important thing for people".

When he left Yingling, Kong Rong generously gave him five thousand stones of grain. With this grain, even if he raised the people in the city, he could manage it for a while.

In a short period of time, there should be no big problem.

How can we make these people self-sufficient and then make ourselves rich?

This is the question Xiahou An needs to think about at the moment.

When I came, Xiahou An saw all the way. The crops in the fields had long been trampled and destroyed. Many soils have become wastelands, and the grains this year must have been harvested without harvest.

In other words, if you want to plant crops, you can only wait until next year.

There was no high-yield crops such as potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes in this era. Even if there were, they might be on the other side of the ocean. With Xiahou's current ability, it was beyond the reach.

But if you want to wait until next year, Xiahou An will definitely not do it. He is planning to send Ni Heng to Kong Rong to borrow some fruit seedlings, such as mallow, song, gourd, vine green, etc. These vegetables and fruits are easy to live. Now, if they are planted soon, they can be eaten in late autumn.

In addition, there must be meat, and you don’t need expensive cattle and sheep. Pigs, dogs, chickens, ducks and other low-cost birds, you can get some more back and don’t be busy eating them, and make the breeding process.

With the relationship between Ni Heng and Kong Rong, it should be possible to get a lot.

That night, Xiahou An talked about this idea with Ni Heng.

At first, Ni Heng was reluctant, not because he couldn't do it, but because he felt that such a small thing was not worthy of going there himself, and it was simply useless.

Xiahou said with peace of mind: If you don’t go, Kong Rong will probably only lift the roots and hang the hairs for me.

So he told Ni Heng against his will, coaxing and deceiving, praising and praising.

"A bunch of big and rude men, you can't speak without you. You are a great talent in the world, and you have a long way to go. Who else can you give me..."

After a while, Ni Heng was fooled.

The next morning, Cao Ang led 500 soldiers to escort Ni Heng to set off.

Before leaving, Cao Ang was quite worried.

There was not much force in the city, so he brought nearly half of it when he left. If a bandit came, it would be difficult to hold on with the force in the city alone.
Chapter completed!