I am not an ant thief in the Three Kingdoms

The step-by-step development is not what Cao Cao wants to do. After all, the entire Crab Island has only 40 people, which is about the size of an ant compared to Dagan. Power, instead of hiding on this deserted island and being cute!
Cao Cao thought for a while and said: "If you want to speed up the progress of land reclamation, it is obvious that buying some cattle and horses is the best way, especially for Crab Island, which is sparsely populated. What we lack is labor! Cattle and horses can be a great supplement."

But Xun Or was embarrassed and said: "Although the price of cattle and horses is cheap in Dagan, it is not cheap to come to us by sea, not to mention that we have a small amount of gold and silver to buy food and other daily necessities, and we have no money at all." Buy cattle and horses!"

Cao Cao was dissatisfied: "With such a big island, there are no other specialties from logs? Now the whole island is ours, as long as it can be sold for money, we can sell it and use it for development!"

Xun Or showed embarrassment, Crab Island also has a few small gold mines, but these have been used by Xun Or as a guarantee for the bottom of the box, and Xun Or doesn't want to consume these gold and silver until the critical moment!
Cheng Yu thought for a while and said: "My subordinates found that there are many hot springs in this island, and there are especially many sulfur mines in places with hot springs. With the current price of dry sulfur, as long as we find a sulfur mine, we will not be short of it. funding for development."

Xiahou Dun was dissatisfied and said, "This is not a betrayal of Liu Bei!"

Although they left the big man, the generals like Xiahoudun had a good sense of Liu Bei, and even felt a little guilty. After all, they were going to fight Dagan at the beginning, but they turned around and betrayed Liu Bei. As a warrior Xiahoudun I'm very ashamed, and now if the crab island really discovers the sulfur mine, I don't even need to think about it, Lei Gong will definitely use it to make gunpowder to deal with Liu Bei.

Dagan already has the advantage of force, if they help Dagan and make Dagan more gunpowder, Xiahou Dun can imagine that Liu Bei may join them soon!

Cheng Yu said helplessly: "Even if we don't sell it, Liu Bei can't beat the big ones, and we are doing it for our own survival, so we can't control Liu Bei anymore!"

Cao Cao stopped Xiahou Dun and said, "Leave the search for the sulfur mine to Zhongde!"

At the same time, Cao Cao said to Xiahou Dun: "Our soldiers have followed us from death to life, and now they have come to the deserted island of Crab Island. Now they are going to be disarmed and returned to the fields. Shouldn't our generals prepare some farming for them? Use the cattle and horses to solve their future life problems!"

I can only feel sorry for Liu Bei. Xiahou Dun sighed helplessly when he thought of his soldiers.

The next day, Cao Cao led the army back to his lair!

Just happened to meet the fleet that Gongsun Yue and the others left!
Cao Cao looked at these behemoths with envy and said, "When can we build such a big ship!"

Crab Island is surrounded by the sea, so a fleet can communicate with the inside and outside. When Cao Cao came here, he summoned all the carpenters who knew how to build ships. Unfortunately, there are not many carpenters who can build ships here. They can only build Some small fishing boats are extremely expensive. After Cao Cao found limestone on Crab Island and the cement factory was built, the cement boats drifted around Crab Island again.Relying on these cement boats, the residents of Crab Island have realized the freedom to eat fish, and even most of the Chinese people vomited!

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But the disadvantage of cement boats is that it is difficult to sail long distances. For Cao Cao's Crab Island, only long-distance boats can communicate with the four directions, and they will not be restricted by the big guns!So even if there are cement ships, Cao Cao still invests a huge amount in the shipyard, but it is a pity that long-distance ships cannot be manufactured in a short period of time.

Guo Jia said: "My lord, instead of being envious of Dagan's ocean-going fleet, why not go to the mansion to see what happened during Dagan's time!"

Xun Ji and the others also agreed to be interested. They were originally literati, living in this wasteland, and could not even read a few books. Now what they are most interested in are the new books and various books brought by the big fleet every time. newspaper!This can not only receive all kinds of information from Daqian, but also satisfy their spiritual life!
So Cao Cao, Xun Yu and others quickly came to the government office to find the latest newspaper of Dagan to watch!

"The grain in Dagan's official warehouse exceeds 12 billion shi! No wonder Xi Zhicai keeps selling grain to our Crab Island. It seems that Yuyang's granary is also bursting!" Guo Jia saw the first page of the newspaper in his hand about Dagan Food situation!
Xun You said in admiration: "Everyone is blinded by Lei Gong's victorious record. In fact, compared with Lei Gong's military strategy, Lei Gong's farming ability is the strongest. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a contemporary Shennong. We and his The reason why wars have been fought and defeated repeatedly is that food is also a big problem. Obviously, at the beginning, we were killed by both the people and the army, but it was because of the large amount of food that they were able to concentrate more than us. army!"

Cao Cao said sadly: "Liu Bei will definitely be defeated. It seems that half of the great Han's country can't be kept!"

Cao Cao's loyalty to the big man has not been completely eliminated. If possible, he still hopes that the big man will continue to survive, but the food alone is enough to feed millions of troops for several years. You can fight Liu Bei to death.

Dagan's million-strong army is pressing down on the north bank of the Yangtze River. Liu Bei must dispatch the whole army to confront Dagan, but Dagan can consume 10 years and may not be able to consume all the food reserves, but Liu Bei may not be able to spend even half a year. This is a stark gap in national power. Now Dagan is more than 10 times stronger than Dahan. It is no longer a Yangtze River that can block it. Not to mention that Dagan's navy is not bad. Liu Bei's only advantage is not Qiang, how can this fight with Dagan!

After reading the newspaper, Xun You said: "It seems that we also helped Xi Zhi to solve a big problem!"

Then he said with regret: "We don't have much gold and silver in our hands. Otherwise, with the current situation of piling up grain, they are willing to help us transport it if we order grain worth several million shi!"

Their Crab Island must be able to eat millions or even tens of millions of grains, but they have no money in their hands, and there is no way to buy so much grain!
Xun Or was more stable and said: "Dagan has a good harvest of grain. It seems that we don't have to worry about the grain problem. In this way, our grain reserves are enough. We only need to order 20 shi of grain every month. In fact, Now we want big animals like cattle and horses to help us build various infrastructure projects!"

Crab Island has to start from scratch. Cao Cao’s Cao City maintains 3 craftsmen to build here, and all of these people have to be supported by Cao Cao. It can be said that if it is not for the log industry, Cao Cao would not be able to maintain so many full-time workers!

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Guo Jia said firmly: "It depends on our own efforts. Crab Island is bigger than Qingzhou, and this island has not been developed at all. As long as we can develop all the special products of Crab Island and rely on the huge market, It is not a problem to make our 40 people rich, not to mention that the century-old trees on Crab Island are enough for us to cut down for more than 10 years. It can be said that this island is full of treasures waiting for us to develop!"

But at this time Cao Cao yelled: "It's not good, Liu Bei is in danger, Lei Gong is going to steal his back!"

Hearing this, Xun He, Guo Jia and others looked at the newspaper in Cao Cao's hand in surprise, but only found that a captain named Bao Xin became a Ryukyu captain?

"Ryukyu? Where is this? Isn't this the fairy island in the legend? Could it be that after Lei Gong no longer has an opponent to fight for world supremacy, he started to ask immortals?" Guo Jia didn't remember that there was a place called Ryukyu on Dahan's map at all!
Xun Or thought for a long time and said, "It seems that there is an island outside Yangzhou called Liuqiu?"

Cao Cao said firmly, "There is a deserted island called Liuqiu on the opposite side of Kuaiji County, which is similar to our crab island, but Liuqiu is closer to Dahan!"

After speaking, Cao Cao had tea and drew a simple map of Yangzhou on his eucalyptus platform, and then pointed out the location of Ryukyu Island!

Seeing this, Guo Jia was surprised and said: "Mr. Lei wants to attack Liu Bei's lair from the sea!"

This is not the same as the battle of Qingzhou. Dagan just wanted to attack Jiangnan from the sea.

Xun Or sighed and said: "The year before last when Dagan fought with Liu Bei, Yangzhou was about to fall, but Guan Yu commanded the Yangzhou navy to defeat Dagan's navy, and then gained the advantage and repelled Dagan's army. The dry navy is stronger than the big man's, but their ships are larger, suitable for sea battles, not for narrow river battles. Obviously, Lei Gong has learned a lesson, avoiding Liu Bei's only advantage, and intends to attack Liu Bei from the sea. We Liu Bei should be reminded to be careful about backstabbing!"

Guo Jia kept shaking his head and said, "Even if Liu Bei knew, he might be helpless. Given the remoteness of Jiangnan, even if Liu Bei had been developing it for ten years, it would still be impossible to compare with the 10 states in the Central Plains, not to mention that Lei Gong was still a place for construction. Liu Bei is no match for Lei Gong in this regard."

"Now the big man's finances are less than one-tenth of the big man's. Liu Bei has to support an army of 30 and a navy of tens of thousands. This has already overwhelmed the big man's finances. Can Liu Bei still Raise a navy that can fight against Dagan? Impossible!
But Dagan is going to fight from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River to the upper reaches, Yangzhou and Jingzhou are fine. With Lei Gong's strength, it is easy to conquer, but Lei Gong thought about attacking Yizhou in this way. With Yizhou's natural dangers, it is impossible to break through from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River! "

But Cao Cao said seriously: "If the 12 states in the world are occupied by Lei Gong, even if Liu Bei still has Yizhou in his hands, he will lose the hearts of the people in the world. If Liu Bei wants to fight to the death, will the rest of the great man be buried with Liu Bei? "

Cao Cao firmly said: "It's impossible, they can only sell Liu Bei in exchange for their glory and wealth, no, with Lei Gong's hatred for them, even if they betray Liu Bei, Lei Gong will at most forgive their lives and knock them down. !

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It's just such a coup, why did Lei Gong publish it in the newspaper, the things we can think of, Liu Bei in Jiangnan may think of it more easily, and this will lose the possibility of winning by surprise! "

Xun You thought for a while and said: "I'm afraid this is Lei Gong's conspiracy. He told Liu Bei so clearly that he wanted the water master to steal his back. To build a navy that can compete with Dagan, the second is to build a solid coastal defense line in Yangzhou for thousands of miles, so that even if Dagan's navy can log in to Liu Bei's rear like Qingzhou, the rear already has the strength to resist Dagan attack!"

Cao Cao resolutely said: "It is impossible for Liu Bei to do it. This coastline includes Jiaozhou, which is almost ten thousand miles. If we really want to build a defense line here, the consumption will be dozens of times greater than that of the navy. Liu Bei has no such financial resources at all!"

Guo Jia said: "It seems that Liu Bei may have the same treatment as us in a short time. Maybe this Ryukyu Island is for Liu Bei! My lord, let's settle down on Crab Island. Lei Gong will become emperor in less than 5 years. Now, in the face of such a founding emperor, we can only dormant!"

Cao Cao could only sigh when he read the contents of the newspaper, and stopped talking. He even dissipated his own energy, and his whole energy seemed to have dissipated. Cao Cao could only sigh in his heart. Raw thunder.

In the fifth year of Jian'an (200 AD!)

Liu Bei in Jingzhou sighed and huddled in front of the stove. It was already February, and the weather had begun to warm up, but a sudden gust of cold wind made the entire Jingzhou city closed with heavy snow.Few people in the entire Xiangyang City started to walk around, so he could be so free.

But this kind of free time did not make Liu Bei free. Instead, he sighed all over. He read from the newspaper that Dagan was constantly using boats to transport soldiers to station on Ryukyu Island, and he never had a peaceful sleep!
At this time, Liu Bei's housekeeper said that Yuan Ji, Jian Yong and others were visiting!Liu Bei asked the housekeeper to bring them over!

After Yuan Ji saw Liu Bei, he said anxiously, "Has the general read Dagan's newspaper?"

Liu Bei nodded and said: "Not only did I see it, but I also asked Yunchang to send a navy to the Yangtze River Estuary to investigate, and found that the large ocean-going ships were indeed constantly transporting troops to gather in Ryukyu. Now Yunchang has stationed [-] troops in Kuaiji County. The overall situation is to prevent the navy from being wiped out!"

Jian Yong said anxiously: "[-] people can only rely on you to defend this coastline of nearly [-] miles. Now Daqian is taking the initiative. Their troops can not only enter Kuaiji County, but also Jiaozhou. Dagan really wants to send troops to Jiaozhou , we can’t help even if we want to!”

In this era, Wuling has not been developed, and there are only some small trails to enter Jiaozhou. It is very difficult for the army to support it!
"We can only use the navy to deal with the navy! Without a strong navy, we can't react at all!" Jian Yong said firmly.

But Liu Bei said with a wry smile: "Where is the imperial court still rich now? Tens of thousands were killed and injured in the war the year before last. The compensation alone used up our finances for two years, and now the large-scale navy has spent tens of billions to build it. Where can we find these tens of billions, Daqian is like a chain trying to strangle us step by step, but we still can't find a solution!"