Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

Chapter 258 If you want to get money, you must know how to detour

Chapter 250 Seven If you want to get money, you must know how to be devious
The light in the ancestral hall is dim, and in the huge ancestral hall, there are spiritual plaques of Cao Meng, Wu, and Ding...

But in the middle of the light, there is only the plaque of Cao Cao's grandfather Cao Teng.

Cao Meng is the father of Cao Teng and has four sons.Cao Teng ranked fourth, and was sent to the palace as a eunuch since he was a child!
Mrs. Wu is Cao Song's first wife...

She was originally a court lady in the harem of the Eastern Han Dynasty. She first married Cao Teng, and then Emperor Shun rewarded Cao Teng and made them husband and wife. On this day, he received a very high honor - Queen!
Just as Cao Teng was honored as emperor by Cao Pi, he is the only one in history;
Wu Shi, as a court lady who has never given birth, can be revered as a queen, and she is the only one in history.

As for the Ding family, she is Cao Cao's biological mother, Cao Teng's first wife, Ding Hui's aunt...

From the previous generation, the Cao family and the Ding family have had a deeply bound interest relationship.

At this time, Cao Cao expressed his heart to his grandfather Cao Teng, saying that he would be "the emperor's assistant prime minister and the pillar of the country". He was carrying an oil pot to add oil to his grandfather's oil lamp. , Cao Cao hurriedly protected the lights.

"Ugh…"

Seeing Cao Cao, Cao Song first sighed, and then... knelt down in front of Cao Teng. He bowed three times and added some oil and water before slowly getting up.

"What did you just say? Do you want to be the emperor's most trusted minister? Do you want to be an indispensable pillar of the court? Hehe, you can pull it down!" Cao Song's words were like a basin of cold water, "You go to Jinan now, don't It would be nice to bother your grandfather and me."

"Father..." Cao Cao smiled at him, "Third brother said that I will gain a lot in Jinan, so I will definitely gain a lot...Dad, look at it!"

Cao Songqiang opened his eyes that were red from crying last night, and sent a sentence to Cao Cao as a farewell message: "Waiting for you to come back and take care of me."

Cao Cao's nose was sore, he nodded and pursed his lips.

Cao Song said the most important thing again: "Also, our family has no money, don't even think about running back halfway to borrow money."

Cao Cao suddenly gave a "puchi" smile: "No, I sent a letter to borrow money from my third brother. He is not short of money, but my third brother said that the state-owned Jinan is money!"

Uh…

Jinan country?Have money?

Cao Song felt like he was hallucinating?Jinan country... what the hell is that place?There is still money... some are open guns and hidden arrows, and some are just the ministers of the country who died soon after taking office!

certainly…

Cao Cao stopped borrowing money from him, and Cao Song was worried about other things. Just as he crossed the threshold, he turned around and looked at Cao Cao who was arranging his clothes, and reminded him earnestly: "If you want to get money, you must know how to go around , just like trying to persuade others to listen to you, at least it is not so contradictory for people to accept."

Well…

This was the first time Cao Cao felt that his father's words had such a grain of truth.

He froze for a moment, then nodded solemnly.

Cao Song left, he wasn't sure...how much Cao Cao could listen.

Just after noon, Huangfusong came to Cao Cao's house, hoping to talk to him about the situation in Jinan in detail, but Cao Cao had already sailed down the Yellow River in the morning and headed for Jinan.

Huangfu Song could feel the worry on Cao Song's cheek...

Yes…

No matter how smooth and greedy he is, he is still an ordinary father...

Maybe...he spent his whole life escaping playing the bad father role and more often than not he got stuck in it!

Cao Songqiang opened his red eyes from crying, took out a cloth bag, and said to Huangfusong: "Meng De said that he was going to bid farewell to General Huangfu. Because General Huangfu was busy with work, it was inconvenient for others to go. He asked me to find a way to see him off." Here you are, now that you are here, it happens to be..."

Speaking of which, Cao Song handed a sword to Huangfu Song...

Huangfusong recognized this sword at a glance - Qingxuan Sword!

This is the sword of Prince Qiaoxuanqiao...

Cao Song continued, "Meng De said that only a great general is worthy of this sword!"

Huangfusong took the Qingxuan Sword and didn't linger too long... He got back in the carriage and left slowly.

But...Cao Song, he stroked his beard...

You know, this is his second contact with Huangfusong, different from the first time when he rejected people thousands of miles away, this time Huangfusong has undoubtedly become closer and a lot more kind.

This also made Cao Song feel a little more relieved, "Ah man, although he is the chief of logistics, at least he didn't embarrass me on the battlefield! This can be regarded as inheriting his father's business, and the family business has continued... But, I hope He can come back alive from Jinan!"

Over there...

Even though Huangfusong had already boarded the car, he still looked at the "Qingxuan Sword" carefully. He recalled Cao Cao's visit to him that day, and what happened that almost brought Huangfusong to tears.

——"When I see soldiers in the rain, you don't open umbrellas, soldiers don't eat, you are hungry, soldiers don't pitch tents, and you don't sleep! I finally understand how to be a real general, you really put your heart and soul into it A coach who loves soldiers! He is also the object that the general will look up to and learn from all his life!"

For some reason, Huangfusong deliberately asked the groom to drive the carriage outside Luoyang City...

The sunset light illuminates the sky full of colorful clouds.

Together with his chariots and horses and the whole person, he will be completely melted by this magnificent scenery. Looking back on the combat career of the Northern Expeditionary Army, many people moved him, but he owes it to Cao Cao!

Even, in some places, Huangfusong admired Cao Cao a little bit.

Cao Cao gave his own salary to the soldiers under his logistics department in the street;
Following himself as a general, he was demoted to manage logistics as a captain of cavalry, without any complaints;

Accounting never makes mistakes, and everything is done by myself, without error;
It is precisely because Cao Cao managed the logistics in an orderly manner, which gave him the best guarantee for fighting ahead;
On the way to the division, it was windy, snowy and cold, and the distance was long. The logistics department led by Cao Cao did not have a single soldier lost or a piece of baggage discarded. For a 30-year-old young man who had never experienced a battlefield or logistics experience, These are really rare!
"The emperor's assistant minister, the pillar of the country!"

Finally, with tears in his eyes, Huangfusong muttered these eight characters... He knew that this was Cao Cao's dream.

I also know... To realize this dream, the most chaotic state of Jinan is a hurdle that cannot be bypassed after all!
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——"Distribution according to work?"

In Youzhou, in Lu Longsai's large tent of the Chinese army, when Liu Yu proposed the distribution of "Hu people's heads" according to work, everyone was stunned.

Gongsun Zan, Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei were stunned.

...Even Liu Bei and Jian Yong were dumbfounded...In the border areas, they fought against barbarians at every turn, and the heads of barbarian men were often the most direct way to receive rewards and promotions.

For this reason... the soldiers on the battlefield often pay special attention to killing the enemy, and immediately pull out the saber from the waist to hold the enemy's head.

But... Now, Liu Yu actually proposed that the credit for this "head" can still be distributed according to work?

How fresh!

"Third brother, on the battlefield... the soldiers fought bravely. The rewards formulated by our Zhengyi Business Alliance come from these heads. If the soldiers who cut off the heads cannot receive the full merit, then they... will definitely Any complaints!"

Liu Bei was the first to persuade...

"Exactly!" Zhang Fei yelled loudly, and he patted his chest, "If I stab a transparent hole in Hugou with one shot, and the head is not mine in the end, then I'll just give up and quit. Who will fight this battle? Whoever hits... I will not serve!"

certainly…

It is not as exaggerated as Zhang Fei said, there must be brave men under heavy rewards... Besides, with so much given by the Zhengyi Business League, even if it is "distribution according to work", there must be someone willing to do it.

Of course…

Liu Yu also had his reasons for saying this.

"Then let me ask you, is it all due to a soldier cutting off the head of a barbarian?" Liu Yu asked a question.

This…

Everyone looked at each other, and Gongsun Zan said: "Indeed, strictly speaking, it is not the credit of this one person, because the crossbowman is behind the cover, and when cutting off the opponent's head, he needs the protection of his comrades, otherwise... I haven't cut off the head yet. I'm afraid they have already been killed by the new enemies!"

When Gongsun Zan said this, everyone suddenly realized...

Liu Yu spoke again, "It's because there are too many uncertainties on the battlefield. Let's take cutting off the head of a barbarian. If the cavalry wants to cut off, do they have to get off their horses... do they have to put down their long-handled weapons? It’s not that you have to pull out the short knife... The whole process, at least it takes dozens of breaths... But Hu Ren is a cavalry, and dozens of breaths are enough to rush over a hundred meters away. into the hands of barbarians..."

Liu Yu's tone of speech was quite solemn...the tone was also meticulous, and as for the content...it made everyone frown subconsciously.

Every year on the battlefield, people are killed by the enemy because of beheading...even, there are too many cases of killing one's own people because of fighting for the head.

The specific figures can be described as shocking.

And with the complete silence of the crowd, Liu Yu's words came out again, "So, in order to better increase the lives of the soldiers, every day I will assign a soldier who is responsible for harvesting heads. He is responsible for collecting all the soldiers killed. Hu people have heads, and put different marks on them... and correspondingly, he will get [-]% of the credit for each head!"

"That is to say..." Guan Yu opened his mouth and said, "Can the soldiers in charge of the charge get [-]% of the credit?"

From Guan Yu's point of view, exchanging [-]% of the credit for...don't have to worry about the head anymore and ensure his own safety, the soldiers are half-acceptable.

"It can't reach [-]%! But the specific percentage depends on the specific situation." Liu Yu continued: "For example, if someone shot arrows for him to cover him in the same place, and he just killed this barbarian, then... [-]% for the archery cover! And [-]% for those who kill the enemy with their hands!"

As Liu Yu detailed the new system of "distribution according to work"...

Everyone understands...

This not only makes the army more efficient, but also pays more attention to the cooperation among the team members... The reason why the Han army was repeatedly defeated in the confrontation with the Hu people and Qiang people in the past is the huge gap in riding skills, and the other is cooperation. It seems... With the inheritance of the Han army from generation to generation, the backbone and arrogance in the bones may still be there, but the intimate cooperation between them has disappeared. It is too deadly for each to fight for the head, even at the point of confrontation.

now…

A new system of "distribution according to work" perfectly solves these problems...

Having figured this out, everyone looked at Liu Yu with infinite admiration in their eyes.

Yulin Liulang is always so sharp!

"Since you have no objections, let's carry it out like this." Liu Yu finally gave orders...

"Yes, Liu Dahonghe!" Everyone stood up and clapped their hands in reply!
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The Imperial Palace, the Palace of Longevity.

"Your Majesty." Jian Shuo is clasping his hands to report: "It is announced that your majesty will go on a southern tour. In fact, I will escort your majesty to Jinan in disguise! I have sent the captain of Xiyuan to make arrangements along the way. On the premise of ensuring your majesty's safety, we will never It will affect His Majesty's private visit in Weibo...but..."

Jian Shuo changed the topic...

Liu Hong narrowed his eyes slightly, he had listened well, but then he couldn't, he asked, "But what?"

"But the person who is going to guard His Majesty..." Jian Shuo showed a look of embarrassment, "Although the captains of the Xiyuan School are full of martial arts masters who can guard against open spears, they are not good at guarding against hidden arrows... Besides, guarding His Majesty's side is a heavy responsibility. !"

Liu Hong finally understands...

Other than him, Qiao Xuan and Jian Shuo were the only candidates for this trip. Jian Shuo was not confident in his martial arts...

After all, this trip is to Jinan...

That is a "chaotic country"... It is not easy to visit incognito and ensure safety... Even Jian Shuo and Xiyuan Xiaojun don't have the confidence!
but…

"This is easy!" Liu Hong said with a smile: "Didn't Lu Zhi and Zhu Jun return to the court? The two Yu'er faction who made great achievements in the Southern Expedition Army also returned?"

this…

Jian Shuo's eyes were fixed, "Your Majesty is referring to Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng from Nanyang, and Wei Yan and Wei Wenchang from Yiyang?"

"I heard that during this Southern Expedition, these two men raided the enemy's formation... and defeated tens of thousands of enemy troops with only a few thousand people. Each of them has the bravery of a man, and no one else is needed. Only the two of them guard me enough!"

Uh…

Jian Shuo paused for a moment, pondered for a moment, and then said: "If you talk about martial arts and courage, these two are competent, but if you talk about... loyalty, Your Majesty... you have to think twice!"

"There is no need to worry about being loyal." Liu Hong said with a smile: "I can trust Yu'er's vision!"

"The identity of His Majesty?" Jian Shuo continued to ask...

Liu Hong asked back: "I don't even hide it from Yu'er, so is it necessary to hide it from them?"

"I obey..."

Jian Shuo hands over...

Now he's confirmed... Who are the candidates for the micro server this time?

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Three days from the waterway to ten days on the dry road, Cao Cao only took ten days to go down the Yellow River and came to Jinan, which was notorious for 70 years.

He understands that Jinan has a vast area, not a tiny place like Dunqiu County.

The powerful and powerful nobles are deeply entrenched and intertwined.

Compared with the powerful aristocrats here... the squires in Dunqiu in the past were at best rich landowners!

In terms of layout and status, they are poor!
Jinan is close to the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, Lu State, which has a profound academic background, everyone can speak eloquently, and even the barking of dogs has a special charm.

For such a historic place...

Cao Cao, who has just made his name on the battlefield and is at best a rookie in the political arena, how should he make a move?

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(End of this chapter)