I am not an ant thief in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 391, in collusion

February of the first year of Xingping in the Han Dynasty (AD 194)
Xuzhou, Tan County!Xu You looked at Cao Cao who rushed over with a smile and said, "Meng De, you are finally here! I thought I would have to wait another half a month for you!"

Cao Cao looked at Xu You in surprise and said, "Ziyuan, why did you come to Xuzhou!"

If Yuan Shao wanted to get Xuzhou, he really couldn't beat Yuan Shao!
Xu You said with a smile: "You want to get Xuzhou, at first you also wanted to get Xuzhou, even the imperial court also wanted it, now not only I came to Xuzhou, but also the imperial court sent Zhang Wen to Xuzhou, you are the last one! "

Guo Jia asked with a smile: "Brother Ziyuan looks like the master of Xuzhou, and even knows that we are here in Xuzhou. Tao Qian must have joined General Cheqi?"

Hearing this, Xu You's face suddenly turned ugly. He thought that when he came to Xuzhou this time, he could rely on his three-inch tongue to make Xuzhou's powerful and noble families seek refuge with Yuan Shao.He didn't expect that although Xuzhou's aristocrats received him warmly, they didn't mention anything about taking refuge in Yuan Shao. He thought it was Tao Qian who wanted to return to the court, but found that whether it was Tao Qian or other Xuzhou aristocrats The gentry were very indifferent to Zhang Wen's arrival.

It was only later that he found out that the nobles in Xuzhou were ignorant of promotion. They actually wanted to elect a Xuzhou shepherd in Xuzhou to replace Tao Qian. up!
And Cao Cao and the country were secretly happy when they saw Xu You's expression. It seems that there is still hope for Xuzhou's affairs!

Xu You said: "In order to entertain Brother Meng De, my younger brother specially booked the largest restaurant in Tan County!"

Cao Cao pulled Xu You over with a smile and said, "We brothers should have a good reunion!"

Then Cao Cao asked Dian Wei to arrange his personal guards, and he took Guo Jia and Xu You to a restaurant!After the host and guest sit separately!

Xu You said: "Meng De, you are the most talented among our group of people. You can get 3000 million mu of land out of the hands of Qingzhou nobles. This is beyond admiration, brother, even at the beginning! It's just that you, a little Qingzhou, want to raise 30 soldiers, Meng De, you are not afraid of being dragged to death!"

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Fortunately, the nobles in Qingzhou are very reasonable. I told them about the danger of Lei Gong, and they were willing to use the land to raise soldiers. You haven't seen Kong Wenju yet. He is now practicing Martial arts, learning the art of war, as a brother, I can't defeat him in thirty rounds!"

Xu You couldn't believe it and said, "Kong Wenju raised the knife?"

Cao Cao said helplessly: "If the Kong family doesn't want to divide the land, they must use their swords to resist Lei Gong! Don't I know that the 30 soldiers raised in Qingzhou are drinking poison to quench their thirst, but how can we resist Lei Gong without an army! As a brother, I also want to support the 30 army I just came to Xuzhou and fought hard!"

At this time, Guo Jia also said: "Yes, if there is no Xuzhou, Qingzhou alone will not be able to resist Lei Gong's army at all, I am afraid that we will not escape the fate of defeat!"

Cao Cao immediately interjected: "If we really want to get into that kind of situation, what I, Qingzhou shepherd, will do is meaningless. At that time, I will hand over Qingzhou to the imperial court, and I will resign and go into seclusion, so that Liu Bei and Lei Gong can fight!"

Xu You was startled, such a situation was the last thing Yuan Shao wanted to see. In that situation, only Liu Bei and Yuan Shao's forces were left in the whole Han Dynasty, and Liu Bei was not only willing to surpass Yuan Shao in terms of strength, but also the power of the imperial court With great righteousness, Yuan Shao can't compete with Liu Bei at all!Maybe Yuan Shao's forces may be annexed by Liu Bei. Now Yuan Shao needs to form an alliance with Cao Cao to resist the increasingly powerful Liu Bei!

So he immediately said: "Why should Meng De be depressed? Lei Gong really dared to attack Qingzhou, and he would definitely support Meng De with all his strength at the beginning! The combined strength of our two sides exceeds 60. Don't you need to worry about Lei Gong in Hebei!"

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "The 30 troops from my place have exhausted all my energy just to maintain the current [-] troops! Lei Gong should be dealt with by Ben Chu and Liu Bei!"

Xu You said anxiously: "This is not the Meng De I know. You have always been indomitable. Why are you planning to surrender now that Lei Gong hasn't come?"

Guo Jia said helplessly: "The gap between the two sides is getting bigger, and it can't be reversed by manpower! Unless my lord can get Xuzhou, so relying on the power of the two states, we can support 30 troops to resist Lei Gong together with General Cheqi!"

Only then did Xu You come to his senses, and then sneered, "Meng De, you want to monopolize Xuzhou!"

Cao Cao said, "Isn't Ziyuan here also for Xuzhou?"

Xu You said: "That's right, I came here to get Xuzhou too!"

Then he turned cold and said: "It's just that the local aristocrats are ignorant, and they don't want to take refuge in Yuanyuan!"

Cao Cao was surprised and said, "Does the family in Xuzhou want to join the imperial court?"

Xu You taunted: "The nobles in Xuzhou are just a group of frogs in a well. They have only fought against Taishan and Yellow Turban thieves. They think that Lei Gong is just like them. They think that it is impossible for Lei Gong to cross the Yellow River without us resisting. They actually want to close themselves. , No one will seek refuge! Zhang Wen has received a lot of rejection from them! I don’t even want to see if Xuzhou’s terrain can support their ideas!”

Cao Cao was surprised: "They are also in the Central Plains, how could they not know Lei Gong's strength?"

Xu You said helplessly: "It's unbelievable, but it's true. Although a few people may know the power of Lei Gong, most of the nobles know little about Lei Gong!"

"The reason why I entertained Meng De this time is that I want to join hands with you, Meng De. When Liu Bei led the main force of the imperial court to attack Yizhou, our two families joined forces to carve up Xuzhou. Meng De, you have Langya Kingdom. Donghai County, we have to go to Pi Country, Guangling County, Pengcheng Country, how about it?"

Cao Cao asked, "Can you make the decision? Will Yuan Benchu ​​agree?"

Xu You said to himself: "I have already said at the beginning, let me take full responsibility for Xuzhou's affairs, of course I can be responsible for this matter!"

Cao Cao was a little moved, but still said: "The matter is very important, I still need to think about it!"

After all, Cao Cao had just arrived in Xuzhou and didn't know anything about the situation. Naturally, he couldn't just agree to Xu You's words so easily. Leave it to Yuan Shao!
Xu You said: "I'll give you three days. If Meng De hasn't made up his mind after three days, we will act alone. At that time, Meng De shouldn't blame us for occupying Xuzhou alone!"

After Xu You left, Guo Jia said: "It seems that the situation in Xuzhou is different from what we imagined, but it may not be a good thing for us!"

Cao Cao said indifferently: "The most important thing now is to visit Tao Qian. If he can hand over Xuzhou to us, we will be justified in capturing Xuzhou!"

Guo Jia nodded in agreement. Although Tao Qian is considered a puppet in Xuzhou now, with this name, their military operations in Xuzhou will be much more convenient!
Then Cao Cao and Guo Jia split up. Guo Jia asked to see the local aristocrats in Xuzhou to understand their attitude towards Cao Cao, while Cao Cao went to see Tao Qian!
But the result was not very good. Although Cao Cao saw Tao Qian who was seriously ill, Cao Cao immediately offered his own conditions, saying that he could recommend Tao Qian's two sons to become the sheriff, but Tao Qian modestly said that his two sons could not be reused. , he has already asked Mr. Shui Jing from Jingzhou to teach the two of them. At the same time, Tao Qian said that Cao Cao should keep his law and order. A Qingzhou shepherd should not randomly appear on the territory of other state shepherds, and be a loyal minister of the big man with peace of mind, a pair of elders Teach the tone of the younger generation!

This made Cao Cao very helpless. Cao Cao was also a loyal minister of the great man, but he, a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, could not get Xuzhou's words. It was very difficult to even survive under Lei Gong's attack.He came to Xuzhou to save himself, and then let him have the strength to save the big man!
Of course, Tao Qian's view is different. Although Cao Cao is more obedient to the court, he is also ambitious.This time when Cao Cao came to Xuzhou, Tao Qian had a good opinion of Cao Cao. A state shepherd left his territory privately and went to another state herd's territory. If this was in the period of the first emperor, beheading would be light!
Although Tao Qian is also a bit ambitious, he belongs to the royalist faction of the great Han. Compared with people like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, Tao Qian can be said to be loyal!
In the original history, the Kwantung Allied Forces supported Yuan Shao as the leader, and pointed their finger at Dong Zhuo in Luoyang.At that time, counties and counties all over the world responded and mobilized volunteer soldiers.However, Tao Qian did not join the military campaign against Dong Zhuo in the Kanto region. Obviously, Tao Qian did not approve of Yuan Shao's rebellion.

In the second year of Chuping (191), the famous general Zhu Jun stationed in Zhongmou County, and sent letters to various states and counties, calling for troops to attack Dong Zhuo.After Tao Qian learned of this, he immediately sent [-] elite soldiers, while other states and counties only sent some soldiers.

In April of the third year of Chuping (192), Wang Yun and Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo. Later, Li Jue, Guo Si and others rebelled, captured Chang'an, and took control of the government.Zhu Jun was still in Zhongmu at that time. Tao Qian believed that Zhu Jun was a famous minister and veteran general who had made many military exploits and could be entrusted with a big job, so he joined forces with Zhou Qian, the former governor of Yangzhou, Yin De, the minister of Langya, Liu Kui, the minister of the East China Sea, and the minister of Pengcheng. Ji Lian, Beihai Xiangguo Kong Rong, Pei Xiang Yuan Zhong, Taishan Taishou Ying Shao, Runan Taishou Xu Que, former Jiujiang Taishou Fuqian, Dr. Zheng Xuan and others joined Zhu Jun as grand masters, moved to Mu Bo, and challenged Li Jue together Wait, to welcome the emperor, in December, Li Jue called Zhu Jun into the court with a trick, Zhu Jun then thanked Tao Qian and was called into the court, Tao Qian had no choice but to give up.

In the fourth year of Chuping (193), Tao Qian sent Zhao Yu to pay tribute to Emperor Xian to express his support for the Han Dynasty. After receiving Tao Qian's memorial, Emperor Xian appreciated and promoted Tao Qian is Xuzhou Mu and General Anton.

From these deeds, it can be seen that Tao Qian's loyalty to the great Han even surpassed that of the so-called Han clan, Liu Yan and Liu Biao, etc., but one of them was Yizhou Mu and the other was Jingzhou Mu. Never thought about saving Emperor Xian!Although Tao Qian is in Xuzhou, he is indeed trying to find a way to ask for the emperor every year!

On the other hand, Guo Jia’s treatment was even worse. Many nobles did not meet Guo Jia at all, and even the nobles who met Guo Jia were very impatient with his arrival, and sent him away with a few words. Obviously they didn’t want to be with Guo Jia. Cao Cao is connected!

One day later, when Cao Cao and Guo Jia told each other what happened to them today, they found that Xuzhou really didn't want to see them at all!
Guo Jia said helplessly to Cao Cao: "My subordinates found out that there are three factions in Xuzhou now, the royalist faction, the Yuan Shao faction, and the native faction. Among them, the native faction is the strongest. They want to rely on their own strength to dominate Xuzhou. In this regard, Xu You did not lie to us.

In Xuzhou, there are basically no nobles who have a good impression of us. They all resent the lord for taking away the 3000 mu of land from the nobles in Qingzhou. Obviously they are worried that this policy of the lord will be implemented in Xuzhou, so even if Tao Qian gave Xuzhou herds to the lord , it is impossible for this Xuzhou to be in the hands of the lord!Because the nobles in Xuzhou will definitely rebel, and then we can only get a Xuzhou that is full of wars! "

Cao Cao sighed: "That is to say, if we want to get Xuzhou, there is only the last way left, and that is to go forward and capture Xuzhou?"

Guo Jia nodded and said: "Now that the imperial army is going on an expedition to Yizhou, if we cooperate with Yuan Shao, not only can we save one oriole, but we don't need to traverse the entire Xuzhou, we only need to capture a few counties near Qingzhou. increase!"

Sending troops from Beihai County to attack Langye Country, and sending troops from Taishan County to attack Donghai County or Pengcheng Country only need a distance of hundreds of miles. Although this cannot solve the battle within half a month, if there is a sudden attack, one month is enough for them to solve the battle!

So three days later, Cao Cao found Xu You in the last restaurant and said, "I still want Pengcheng Kingdom and Xiapi Kingdom. Guangling County is the richest and most populous county in Xuzhou. I would be at a disadvantage if I don't add Pengcheng Kingdom." Already!"

Xu You didn't care about the territory of this county at all. As long as the imperial court didn't get Xuzhou, it would be a good thing for Yuan Shao. This year, Liu Bei's power expanded so fast that Yuan Shao was afraid. His main energy now is still Anyway, Yizhou is now trying to get Zhang Lu in Hanzhong County to support Liu Zhang and prevent Liu Bei from occupying Yizhou.

Xu You said: "One month's preparation time, on March [-]st, we will attack Xuzhou together!"

Cao Cao nodded in agreement!

Then he took Guo Jia and left Xuzhou. Since Xuzhou didn't welcome him, he could only bring an army into Xuzhou!It's just that the next time he comes to Xuzhou, the whole Xuzhou will be bloody!

The story is divided into two parts, when Cao Cao and Xu You conspired to seize Xuzhou.Jizhou, north of the Yellow River, has become a huge construction site.

The glass ball made Zhang Baiqi earn 7 million yuan, and the glass factory behind began to produce various glass products. Although they did not want the high price of glass balls, even if the price was reduced several times, the current glass products are still expensive luxury goods .

Especially after Zhen An and the others saw the Crystal Palace made by Xu Wei, although they all secretly scolded Xu Wei for using such expensive glass to grow vegetables.

But they can also learn from Xu Wei's method. One by one, they build a small crystal palace in the courtyard, and then invite their friends to bask in the sun in the cold and windy Youzhou.

Even Xu Wei didn't expect that this way of showing off their wealth quickly spread among the wealthy people who worked hard, and everyone was proud of having their own Crystal Palace!Therefore, the production line of the glass factory in Jizhou is booming, and the three shifts are too busy. The small glass factory has a monthly profit of 1 million yuan, making it the most profitable factory in Dagan!
Zhang Bai has money in his hand, so naturally he will not waste it. Even though the weather in Jizhou is still a bit cold, he still recruits a large number of civilians and starts to build roads, canals and bridges in Jizhou. It can be said that the whole Jizhou is now very lively.

People everywhere come to dig ditches, even many people spontaneously go to the construction site to do voluntary labor, because they are the ones who benefit the most from the ditches built in Jizhou. After the ditches are built, their land can be irrigated and the grain output can be increased. double!Especially when Jizhou was just hit by a drought, the fields with canals not only kept their food, but also got a bumper harvest, while the fields without canals generally reduced their grain production, and the food they grew could hardly even feed their own family!
Under such circumstances, everyone naturally wants to connect their fields with water canals. Even in order to quickly let the water canals enter their fields, local people will go to the construction site to work voluntarily. In the atmosphere of building homes, everyone's labor The enthusiasm is very high!
The efficiency of building the canal in Dagan is very high, because the common people who dig the canal have shovels made of [-]-year-old steel, which are hard on the outside and tough on the inside. It can be quickly transported out by loading it on a deer cart. At the same time, other workers use the mixed cement to quickly harden the canal. It is the use of these steel tools and cement that makes the entire project progress extremely fast!
And with a glass factory in his hand, Zhang Baiqi was no longer satisfied with these simple basic projects.He plans to start building the first reinforced concrete bridge in Jizhou.

Most of the bridges built by Dahan in the past were wooden structures. Of course, due to the natural defects of wood, such bridges are not long. Dahan also has arch bridge structures with the theme of masonry structure system, and a small number of iron cable bridges!Such a bridge is also difficult to build long, and the cost is extremely high!

After Xu Wei came to this world, he brought soil cement and a blast furnace that can smelt steel, so Xu Wei clicked on the bridge technology tree for manufacturing reinforced concrete structures. Buildings with reinforced concrete structures have their own advantages. , is almost the best choice for large buildings with long beams and pillars, and is naturally suitable for building bridges.

Of course, this kind of bridge is not without its shortcomings. It can even be said that its shortcomings are very obvious, that is, the cost is high. Even in the case of a blast furnace in Dagan, the price of a catty of iron is 10 yuan, and the price of cement is also extremely high. In the big man, even the powerful and above can use cement!
Therefore, for people in this world, using reinforced concrete to make a bridge cannot be said to be a bridge made of gold and silver, but it can be said to be made of a bridge made of copper coins!
In order to solve the road transportation problem in Mayi four years ago, Xu Wei personally directed the workers to build the world's first reinforced concrete bridge!Although the construction cost is expensive, it can be afforded by the economic level of Mayi. Once the bridge was built, it became one of the great wonders, and even became a scenic spot. A large number of people stopped to watch it every day!
But now Zhang Baiqi wants to develop Jizhou and get through all the obstacles on the road of Jizhou, so he naturally wants a new type of reinforced concrete bridge!

Moreover, the construction of such a bridge can bring a large number of orders to Jizhou's new cement and steel plants, allowing them to grow and become the pillar industries of Jizhou in the future.Even for the development of the cement industry and the steel industry, Zhang Baiqi has to do a lot of infrastructure construction!

(End of this chapter)