Cao Cao smiled slightly: "When I led my troops to Yilou last month, I discovered something extraordinary..."
As he spoke, Cao Cao took out a gold nugget the size of a fingernail from his sleeve.
"gold.....?"
Upon seeing the gold nugget in Cao Cao's hand, Yuan Shao, Liu Bei, and the others couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
“That’s right!” Cao Cao said solemnly. “This was found on a fisherman. He said that there is a river near Shuangyashan that contains a large amount of gold!”
Yuan Shao hurriedly asked, "Where is that person?"
“I killed him!” Cao Cao replied.
"Killed?"
Yuan Shao and his companions were slightly taken aback.
Cao Cao shrugged: "He said that only he knew about that place, so in order to prevent him from revealing it to others, we had no choice but to shut him up forever."
Liu Bei nodded: "It is indeed not advisable to leak this matter out right now. After all, the soldiers have only been training for a short time, and there is no guarantee that some of them will not be able to resist the temptation."
Cao Cao said meaningfully, "This is only one aspect. As you all know, the court will not take any major actions in the next few years. If we want to make contributions, we have to find our own way."
As long as there is profit to be made in Yilou, neither His Majesty nor the officials of the court will sit idly by.
Yuan Shao frowned: "But...won't this ruin His Majesty's plans?"
Cao Cao chuckled: "No, it's just a Yilou. We can wipe it out with just a few of us."
What Your Majesty was worried about was simply occupying the land but having no one come to it. But now that there's a gold mine, Your Majesty doesn't need to worry; people will come here on their own!
"Hmm, that makes sense!"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Shao, Liu Bei, and Sun Jian nodded.
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