Han Shimou

() "Who is the father, don't you know this truth! If you act recklessly, it will only make the father unable to go down the stairs!!"

When Cao Zhang heard this, his body shook, and he came to his senses in an instant, his fists clenched tightly, and he swore angrily in his heart with his head down.

"Wen Bufan, you barbarian!! There was a day ago, I will return ten times the humiliation!!!"

Although Cao Pi's whispering was intentionally suppressed, it still rang slightly in the dead silent hall. I don't know if the civil and military people heard it, but no one attended and echoed it, and none of them said a word.Cao Cao put away his cold smile a little, and suddenly looked at Jia Xu who was at the bottom of the steps, and asked in a deep voice.

"The matter of peace and war has been settled. According to Taifu's opinion, when will the war with Xitang begin!?"

The Western Tang Dynasty and the Great Wei Dynasty reached an agreement with Zhan Gang, but Cao Cao immediately asked Jia Xu about sending troops.All civil and military people have changed their colors, and they all know that the two countries will go to war, which is inevitable, and it must come quickly and fiercely.When Jia Xu heard the words, her face was shocked, she shook her spirits, came out in a hurry, bowed and said. . .

"According to what the veteran saw, if we want to fight early, we must first stabilize Wubei. The veteran heard that the reason why Wen Bufan was able to quickly stabilize Xichuan was because he convinced the people with benevolence, distributed most of the land in central Sichuan to the people, and donated money to help the people repair it. The house, the family business. If this is the case, why don't your majesty follow suit? If Wu Bei can be pacified quickly, it will be my great Wei's luck."

When Cao Cao heard this, his face darkened, and he was about to answer.At this moment, Guan Ning came out in a hurry, admonishing him loudly.

"Although Taifu's plan is good. However, our country's previous conquest of Wu has already consumed a lot of money, and the government has little left. What's more, in the near future, the Western Tang Dynasty and the Great Wei Dynasty will surely go to war, and then they will need to invest a lot of money. How can this be? Don't increase the tax for supply. The people in the Central Plains will complain a lot. If there is any eventuality, there will be chaos!! In Ning's opinion, His Majesty can only distribute the land, but the money must be tightened, and it must not be excessively squandered! !"

After hearing this, Jia Xu smiled lightly, and said slowly with those snake-like eyes shining brightly.

"You don't need to worry too much about this matter. Soochow has been destroyed now, and there is still a lot of money in its government. This money is the income of the Wu people's taxes. It is taken from the people and used for the people. Isn't it a show of your majesty's benevolence? De!?"

As soon as Jia Xu's words came out, all the civil and military personnel in the hall changed color suddenly, and all of them looked horrified.It can be seen that most of the money of the Soochow state government is owned by the royal family, and only a small half is rewarded to the meritorious.Jia Xu's words are not teaching Cao Cao to privately release his money and contribute money! ?

Jia Xu has always acted cautiously, such things that would anger Cao Cao would never be taken lightly.When Cao Cao heard this, he closed his eyes slightly, not knowing whether he was happy or angry.In the main hall, there was a moment of silence, and the atmosphere was extremely strange.Suddenly, Cao Cao moaned slowly.

"I have heard that the reason why Wen Bufan is loved by his people in his country, and every family prays for him at home day and night, is that he governs the country well. The second is that he is generous and treats money like dung. In addition to taxes, most of the Western Tang government’s income was obtained from his family business. Wen Bufan was a man of extraordinary talents, and he was extremely focused on business. His family business covered a wide range. In addition to gambling workshops, restaurants, weaving workshops, craftsmen Shops and even pharmacies have been involved in recent years. In the past, Wei and Western Tang were still allies, and their family business spread all over the Central Plains. All industries have a very good reputation. Da Wei's annual government income is nearly one-tenth, and it is based on its income. Therefore, I did not kill them all. Moreover, Wen Bufan also has countermeasures. All merchants from the Central Plains went to the Western Tang Dynasty to buy supplies. They all paid heavy taxes. Therefore, merchants from the Central Plains complained to me, and many merchants moved their families to the Western Tang secretly. To serve as an example to others. After this incident, although the situation was restrained, I was also notorious. As Wen Bufan's family business developed and became richer and richer, his wealth was almost used for national purposes. And I heard that Wen Bufan The daily use is extremely simple, not even as good as some wealthy merchants in the Western Tang Dynasty, such a wise monarch, wouldn't it be expected by the people of the world!?

Money is nothing but external objects. Compared with the great cause of the world, the unity of the country and mountains is nothing to worry about.However, I have only realized it until now~! !The Taifu will follow your words, and you will receive my oral order to take all the income of the Soochow State Mansion. If it is not enough, I will take it from here! ! "

Cao Cao's face was indifferent, Jia Xu's face was happy, and he bowed his hands.

"Your Majesty is generous, benevolence fills the world!! Veteran is also willing to take everything from his family and use it for the country!!"

As soon as Jia Xu said this, many civil and military personnel in the hall expressed their emotion and followed suit one after another, all willing to donate to the state.Seeing the current situation, the rest of the civil and military men dared not neglect and agreed one after another.Cao Cao sighed, waved his hands and said.

"All the nobles have devoted themselves to me, risking their lives and forgetting to die. It is a matter of course to get money. And I am the king of a country, the lord of the world, and it is also a matter of course to use it for the people. How can I take the nobles privately? Family money!?"

As soon as Cao Cao's words fell, all the civil and military officials urged him again.Cao Cao, however, had made up his mind and refused to accept it.All the civil and military officials were grateful, and they secretly donated to each other afterwards.These are of course a later story.

The matter of appeasing the people in northern Wu is tentatively decided.Jia Xu concentrated, then said again.

"When Wubei is stable, Your Majesty will be able to keep a low profile and train troops. Our great Wei has a strong national power, including the Central Plains and Hebei area. For more than ten years, there has been no war. The population is close to tens of millions. Take one out of ten." It doesn't take many days for a million-strong army to be formed. Your Majesty can send out generals to train recruits, and then join our country's young soldiers such as Jiang Boyue and Hao Bodao. They are all young heroes, wise and brave, and can be vigorously promoted and recruited into the new army Then, the elite soldiers in the army will be promoted, and each branch will train them. In this way, a million troops can be deployed within a few years. Immediately, His Majesty issued an order, and a million troops came out to attack the city and pull out the stronghold. It’s nothing to worry about!!”

As soon as Jia Xu's words came out, all the officers and men in the hall were shocked and all showed joy.Cao Cao nodded slightly, agreeing very much, but he also had a lot of worries in his heart, and said in a deep voice.

"According to Taifu's plan, a million-strong army can be built in a few years. However, the Western Tang Dynasty is powerful and powerful. Although the population is not as large as that of the Great Wei, Wen Bufan is deeply popular among the people. Once he ascends to the top, he will surely be able to do so in a few years." Hundreds of thousands of recruits have been recruited. Furthermore, I have heard that Wen Bufan has vigorously developed military weapons in recent years, and has set up a military battalion to recruit talented people to research and develop military weapons. In addition to developing the thunder cannon, Wen Bufan has also Developed a novel steel-making technique. Most of the military equipment is steel-smelting tools, which are well-equipped. Even war horses are protected by armor. Weapons such as spears, knives, halberds, and hook sickles are mostly made of steel It is extremely sharp. In this way, although the Great Wei has millions of people, it is probably not the enemy of the Western Tang army!"

Cao Cao's words revealed that Sima Yi, who had not spoken all this time, came out in a hurry, his spirit trembled, his face was solemn, and he spoke quickly.

"Your Majesty don't need to worry too much. The sharpness of weapons is of course important when marching and fighting. But the so-called strategy of attacking soldiers. If we fight against them, we should try our best to avoid unnecessary confrontation with them and use more strategies to attack them. At the same time , Your Majesty can also send heavy rewards in the past few years to recruit great Wei Jing craftsmen to develop military weapons. As long as the difference between the two armies is not too different, our army has a large number of people, and we should be careful to respond. Tang thieves!? As for the powerful weapons such as thunder cannons in the Western Tang Dynasty, we also have thunderbolt chariots for use in the Great Wei Dynasty. Your Majesty can improve it, and it will definitely be of great use!!"

When Cao Cao heard the words, his eyes lit up suddenly, and he nodded again and again.At this time, Cao Pi also came out of Bingdao.

"In my opinion, my father can also send elites to the Western Tang Dynasty to infiltrate the divine army camp. If I can get any information, I will report it back immediately. My father will continue to make great efforts to build it. In this way, the two armies are equipped with equal equipment. In front of our million-strong army of Great Wei, how can Xitang be so shameless!?"

Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard the words, and laughed aloud.

"Hahahaha!! Zihuan's words are very kind!!"

Therefore, after Cao Cao discussed with all the civil and military officials, they each made arrangements and prepared to return to the imperial court.Cao Cao granted Zhang Jai the title of Shepherd of Yangzhou and commanded the three armies in the north of Wu to prevent the Western Tang Army from invading from the south of Wu. He also named Sima Yi the governor of Yangzhou to assist Zhang Jai in handling Yangzhou government affairs.Cao Cao's allocation has been decided, so he led a group of civil and military soldiers back to Luoyang.On the way, Cao Cao rushed to Jingzhou. He heard that Guo Jia died of illness, but he didn't cry. It seemed that he had expected it. He just spent a day and a night on the bank of the Yangtze River in front of Guo Jia's tomb, muttering what he said.All civil and military activities were strictly prohibited by Cao Cao, and no one dared to disturb them.

After the sacrifice, Cao Cao's only black hair turned white overnight.All the civil and military officials were shocked and saddened to see it.However, to the comfort of all civil and military officials, Cao Cao was still in high spirits, with an unruly smile on his face.Faintly looking, it is seven points similar to Guo Jia.So, Cao Cao set foot on the way back to Luoyang again.

Let's say it was about two months ago, in Anyi City, Hedong.Four brothers, including Wang Wenhan of the Western Tang Dynasty, gathered together, almost inseparable day and night, talking about world affairs.The brothers got together very happily, but in the past few days, soldiers have repeatedly come to report. In front of the Hulao Pass, Wei Bing's secret agents have repeatedly come to visit, which spoils the interest and is extremely annoying.

One day, there were soldiers on their way in the starry night again, and the servants came to report, and there was another movement from the Wei army. Cao Zixiao, the general of the Great Wei Zhenguo, personally led the deployment and went to visit.When Guan Yu heard this, Danfeng's eyes shot out, as if he was listening to a dragon's whistle, he slapped the table with his palm and shouted angrily.

"This Cao Zixiao sees that Guan is not in Guanzhong, how dare he not know what is good or bad, and repeatedly offend my Tang Zunwei!!?"

Zhou Long heard the words, and quickly comforted her with kind words.Wen Han shook his head and smiled lightly, waved his hands and said.

"You little thief, why should the second brother get angry, and don't lose your interest."

Guan Yu's face like a jujube sank, he put his hand on his beautiful beard, bowed and bowed, and replied in a concentrated voice.

"Impossible! It's rare for the king to get away and get together with my brothers here. How can this Cao Zixiao disturb the king's interest!!