Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 654
"I came here this time because of the canal. The excavation of the canal requires a lot of manpower. I think, maybe Du Gong knows where to find a lot of manpower? I think there are always barbarians around Funan. Is it an indigenous settlement?" Cao Cao asked.

Du Wei sat in front of him, a little dazed, looking at him without saying a word.

"Du Gong, I'm not trying to arrest the people under your rule, but I just hope you can help me find some people!"

Du Wei still looked at him and blinked.

Cao Cao was furious, and he finally understood why Gu Yong said that. This guy looked very courteous and humble. He didn't expect that he had such a bad temper. He said so much, but he didn't even answer a word. Just when Cao Cao was about to explode, Du Wei had a chance to speak. He looked at Cao Cao and said, "Cao Situ, I can't hear your words, I'm deaf."

Cao Cao was taken aback, the anger in his heart disappeared in an instant, and his face was a little embarrassed, he really didn't know, and his behavior just now, as if he was deliberately teasing him, made Cao Cao a little embarrassed, he frowned , After thinking for a while, Du Wei handed over a blank piece of paper from the side. He looked at Cao Cao and smiled. Cao Cao understood what he meant, picked up the pen, and began to write.

When Cao Cao wrote out the plan for the canal and handed it over to Du Wei, he also stared at Du Wei closely, wanting to see the change in his face, but to his disappointment, Du Wei didn't change much. After reading the paper, he said: "It turned out that Mr. Cao came here for this matter. This is easy to handle. There are still many thieves outside of Funan, especially on Changdao Island in Jianning in the south. There are more thieves. "

"They often plunder the people in Funan, robbing livestock and plundering land. I have also sent people to contact them to see if I can educate them, teach them farming, and let them settle in Funan. However, they sent my envoys I ate it." Du Wei said, but Cao Cao felt the anger on his body, and Du Wei said again: "I have long wanted to do something to them... due to the complicated terrain, there are mountains and forests everywhere. , have never done it.”

"Now is a good time, Mr. Situ. Since you need manpower, you can't make small troubles. I will play the emperor and ask the Northern Army to come. What do you think?"

Cao Cao was taken aback for a moment, then thought about it and said, "Is it necessary to let the Northern Army come?"

After he finished speaking, he just remembered that Du Wei couldn't hear, so he had to write on the paper: "Why do you need to mobilize the Northern Army? Is it a little overkill?" Du Wei lowered his head, took a look, and shook his head seriously He said: "Mr. Situ, marching and fighting is not a child's play. If you send local troops, you will not gain much, and there will be damage. Facing unfamiliar terrain, it is uncomfortable and frustrating."

"But if the northern army comes, these thieves will not have a chance to escape. They may arrest tens of thousands of people at one time to help Duke Cao build the canal, and the Jiaozhou and Funan areas can also be peaceful. There is an attack by thieves, one thing, if you want to do it, then do it thoroughly, don't give the thieves any chance, and destroy them in one fell swoop, that's what we should do!"

Hearing Du Wei's words, Cao Cao nodded.

"That's it," he wrote.

In September of the first year of Yankang, the world shook.

The northern army, which had not been out for a long time, rushed to the south under the leadership of Huang Zhong. Such a big move by the emperor immediately aroused the vigilance of the officials in the temple. What did the emperor want to do?The war in the year of Xiping lasted for more than ten years. Shouldn't this be the case? The emperor also explained to them that he wanted to solve the banditry around Jiaozhou and Funan. Regarding this, the officials could only hehe .

Does the northern army need to do it to eliminate the thieves? ? ?
However, the Northern Army was indeed going to Jiaozhou, which made it impossible for the officials to refute. After solving these problems, Cao Cao returned to Yangzhou directly by water. On the same day, he released the navy captain You Suddenly, according to his words, with the northern army coming, the mere prisoners, dare to make trouble in Yangzhou?If they make trouble, the Northern Army can kill them all in half an hour.

Youtu had already made preparations to go out. On that day, he personally led the fleet and rushed towards Jianning Changdao.

The Northern Army hadn't arrived yet, but Zhou Yu and Fazheng did.

The two of them arrived in Yangzhou, and then went directly to Qiantang to meet Cao Cao and Jushou. When they arrived at Qiantang, it was already in full swing, and the people were busy. Jushou never treated his people badly. It can be said that he did not treat these Yangzhou people who served in the army with kindness. He used Yangzhou's savings over the years to subsidize and subsidize the people, so that the people did not complain.

For the common people, he was not too harsh and relatively relaxed, so the progress of the canal was not very fast.

Zhou Yu, Fazheng and his party rushed here and began to observe the surrounding situation. Cao Cao dug the canal, and the starting point was exactly what they thought. The main problem was the progress. More than two months have passed. With such progress, wouldn't it take hundreds of years to dig to Youzhou?Both Zhou Yu and Fazheng thought of this question in their hearts, and their faces were a little worried.

Among the crowd, they saw Cao Cao and another old man, who must have been the governor of Yangzhou, Jushou.

Jushou and Cao Cao were dressed like old farmers, and they were waving iron hoes following the people. Occasionally, they would raise their heads and shout into the distance, mainly to ask about the situation there, watching the two jump up and down regardless of their appearance , Zhou Yu and Fazheng were a little surprised. They walked to Cao Cao's side, bowed, and then bowed to Jushou, saying: "Greetings to Situ Gong, greetings to Ju Gong!"

Hearing their words, both Cao Cao and Jushou raised their heads at the same time, glanced at them quickly, and continued to work.

"Situ Gong, long time no see, I miss you very much," Zhou Yu said, and was about to greet him, but Cao Cao threw him an iron pick, interrupted his words directly, and asked, "You are here for the canal?" ?”

Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment, then looked at Fazheng, who nodded and said, "That's true. We went to the emperor and asked to be responsible for overseas affairs and shipbuilding. Your Majesty is going to set up a Haisi in Yangzhou. Let us The two are in charge of handling this matter. This matter is to open overseas borders, explore, and arrest. If it succeeds, it will be decided." "Set it up in Kuaiji, and you can ask the local officials for other matters."

Cao Cao said something, but he didn't intend to continue to listen to Fa Zheng's words at all.

Fazheng and Zhou Yu were a little helpless, and helped Cao Cao with some work. They found that Cao Cao had changed a lot during this period of time. Where was the funny Situ from before? ?What about the talkative Situ Gong in the past?What about the kind Mr. Situ?This one in front of him is completely an administrative machine, he won't even exchange pleasantries, he won't listen to any nonsense, and his mind is all on the canal. Facing Situ like this, they really feel weird.

After a busy day, when they left here, Zhou Yu and Fazheng were both exhausted. They bid farewell to Cao Cao, panting. Cao Cao just glanced at them and ignored them. On the way to the station, it was still Zhou Yu. I couldn't help asking: "What's wrong with Mr. Situ? Could it be that the construction pressure is too great, so that it looks like this?"

Fazheng shook his head helplessly, and said: "I don't know, it's okay, it's good if he doesn't intervene, we can handle this matter by ourselves, the first thing to do is to deal with the powerful local families, now, only They have the ability to go out to sea, and they must be called over before they can do anything.” Zhou Yu laughed when he heard Fazheng’s words, and said, “Since Xiaozhi set off, he has said that he has a way to encourage these families. I don’t know what to do. What to do?"

Fazheng looked at Zhou Yu without saying a word, until the two returned to the station and sat down to rest, Fazheng said: "Gongjin, don't pretend to be ignorant, what can I do, I think Gongjin is very clear. Gongjin's talents are not limited to military affairs." Hearing what Fazheng said, Zhou Yu smiled and said, "I also have an idea in my heart, but I don't know if it is the same as Xiaozhi."

"Oh? Please speak, Gongjin."

"Call the noble families over and tell them that the prince has benefited from the past," Zhou Yu said slowly.

Fazheng immediately continued: "Tell them about the huge overseas interests, including gold and other things."

Zhou Yu squinted his eyes, stared at Fazheng, and said, "Allow them to keep the slaves they got from overseas, finance"

"Show them a fake but real overseas world, a world full of gold"

The two laughed at the same time.

Zhou Yu thought for a moment, and then asked: "In this way, the overseas exploration will definitely be very fast, but will the aristocratic families in Yangzhou rise too quickly? Will they compete with the temple for benefits?"

"Gongjin's words are not bad. However, today's temples are still at a loss and dark about overseas. At least, having these people to help explore will make things easier. As for the benefits, these aristocratic families are also Han citizens. , Isn’t their wealth the wealth of the temple? If the rise is too fast, then it’s fine to cut it off from time to time,” Fazheng said coldly.

Zhou Yu nodded and said: "That's the only way to go. Although these man-made ships are not as good as ours in travel, but they have a large number of people. Presumably, they will explore overseas very quickly. The wealth they plundered , In fact, it is also the wealth of the temple, as long as it can explore more areas for Dahan, this is enough. In addition, I think we should integrate all the official shipyards in Yangzhou, and the sailors should prepare for overseas exploration as soon as possible.”

Fazheng nodded and said: "Gongjin, you can just leave these matters to me. I will go to the aristocratic family tomorrow to discuss the matter of going to sea. However, the sailors and the boat will bother you, Gongjin." "

The two of them quickly assigned work, and after a busy day, they soon fell asleep.

(End of this chapter)