Three Kingdoms: Cao Ying's mastermind, from nine to five

Chapter 124 Land of Temperament?Old man knows a place!
To the east of Wan County, there is only one road, which can extend to Shu County.

To the east, you can approach the pass, and after a few passes, you can leave the country and enter Huainan County.

At the border gate, many refugees were let in, and Xu Zhen went out for an afternoon.

At sunset, he saw the border villages full of starving people, and immediately asked Xu Chu to take people to Wan County first.

He and Zhao Yun took a rest here and got together among the refugees.

At this time, the two of them each took a sip of water from the water bag.

Zhao Yun sighed with emotion, "Your Majesty, most of these refugees escaped from Huainan. If so many people escaped into Lujiang, Huainan may be full of misery."

Speaking of this, worry suddenly appeared on his face, and he looked at Xu Zhen quite worriedly, and said, "Your Majesty, if we keep taking in so many people, it is very likely that the military rations will not be enough."

Xu Zhen put down the water bag, his face softened a little, and his face gradually became more rosy. He smiled at Zhao Yun: "At this time, taking in refugees is actually fighting Yuan Shu."

"Why?"

Zhao Yun was rather dumbfounded, he still didn't understand what it meant.

Xu Zhen continued: "Yuan Shu established himself in the name of usurping the Han Dynasty, but he couldn't take care of the people and let them leave their homes."

"But what we are holding is the banner of the Great Han Emperor, gathering the refugees, and gathering the hearts of the people in the world. With these people's hearts, the people of benevolence and righteousness will ebb and flow, and Yuan Shu will lose power even more."

"His Huainan part, whether it is the people or the soldiers, will be even more complaining."

"As early as last year before the New Year's Eve, I sent spies to Huainan to spread rumors in his territory based on Cao's internal commandments, self-discipline, and the behavior of Cao's army's benevolence and love for the people."

"Ke Zilong, do you know that although this plan is called a rumor, what I say is all the truth, and there is absolutely no lie. The Han people in the world are not aware of it."

Zhao Yun nodded silently, that's a good statement, the people will be more moved when they really see it, and the people in Huainan know that the officials under the Cao family are so ethos.

Cao's army is benevolent and loves the people. Compared with Yuan Shu's tyranny and tyranny, regardless of his reputation, the morale of the army is naturally low.

Unexpectedly, Junhou had already made arrangements a few months ago.

"Understood, Junhou, because of this, we have to accept refugees even more, and we are sincere and determined to pursue this matter."

Zhao Yun clasped his fists, and he had a deeper understanding of the matter of winning people's hearts.

Xu Zhen nodded slightly, and immediately pulled the horse to the side, found a relatively clean and round stone, and squatted on it.

He and Zhao Yun smiled and said: "Wait for Xu Chu to come back, and then go to the waterway to check."

"When you're investigating, take a look to see if there is a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, where there are hermits living in seclusion. If I remember correctly, in places like the southern water town, hermits like rhythm, such as bamboo forests, there will be beautiful sounds."

"Haha!" Zhao Yun's eyes were strange at this time, this gentleman is so interesting, besides such a tiring military service, he has a lot of leisure and elegance.

Or, his mind is trying to attract local hermits to come out of the mountain, so that they can calm the hearts of the refugees everywhere.

The politics of each region should be adjusted to local conditions.

Of course, the local counselors knew better that the policies of the north might not necessarily be implemented in Lujiang.

"Okay!" Zhao Yun Zheng nodded, "I wish to be driven by the king."

……

In the evening, Xu Zhen returned to the camp.

But it is a pity that they did not find a place where the hermit lived. After returning to the camp, they just rested for a while, and after dinner at night, they were ready to train the soldiers.

At this time in Lujiang, due to the opening of warehouses to release grain, the people's attachment to the Cao family became even stronger, and word of mouth and reputation continued to rise.

Therefore, the matter of recruiting soldiers is quite easy, and everyone responds to it.

"When the common people know Yuan Shu's evil, they are more grateful for our benevolence. Those who win the hearts of the people win the world. This must be the truth," Xu Zhen, Cao Ang and other civil and military men walked on the road to the camp.

Cao Ang nodded quickly, and quickened his pace to follow Xu Zhen's side, but he couldn't keep up with his elder brother who was striding like the wind.

"Brother, why don't you rest for a while, and leave this matter to Dian Wei."

"Generals such as Dianwei and Zhongkang can train troops."

"No," Xu Zhen thought for a while. He personally supervised the smelting and wrought iron of the armor and stirrups, as well as Pu Feng and others. Only Zhuge Liang had half the command power, so he should not teach others casually.

"Everything must be done by yourself, it is indispensable, and it cannot be left to others."

At this time, Jia Xu took a deep look at Xu Zhen's back, narrowed his eyes slightly, stepped forward a little and said to Cao Ang: "My lord, they have other responsibilities, and now the only one who can work with the prince Zi Long."

"However, since Zilong has just entered the camp, he may not be able to win the admiration of the soldiers under his command, so he needs to be led by the prince first."

"Eldest son, don't worry, the busiest days will only last for a couple of days. When the defense route is determined, the soldiers and horses arrive at the pass, and the camp sentries are deployed, the prince can rest naturally."

"Okay, okay..." Cao Ang was a little relieved at this time, and said to Xu Zhen: "Brother Bowen, if you feel unwell, you must not force yourself. Although you want to make meritorious deeds, you must not make your brother so tired. What should you do if you are sick? !"

Xu Zhen paused, bowed slightly and said, "Thank you Zixiu for your concern, but I'm not tired."

"Brother, you have worked hard." Cao Ang bowed deeply, and bowed in salute. Now he has surrendered to Xu Zhen, full of reverence.

"Serve the people."

Xu Zhen dropped a word and walked directly in the front without any hesitation. In Cao Ang's eyes, his broad shoulders seemed to support the sky at this moment.

The setting sun shines on Xu Bowen's body, which looks extremely moving.

Several people felt a little emotional in their hearts.

But at this moment, Zhao Yun suddenly became more enlightened. In this world, if there is anything deeper than the benevolence and righteousness of loving the people like a son, it is this sentence.

Willing to work as a farmer for the people, he really puts his heart on both military and political affairs, and thinks about the people everywhere.

At this time, guarding the border of the Lujiang River can protect the refugees from all over the world, but it is actually very dangerous.

It is easy to be aggressively attacked by Yuan Shu.

If this is the case, then it is to use the lives of the soldiers to protect the people, but this is the duty of the officers and soldiers in the army, and there is no shirking the responsibility.

Bowen persisted day and night, never stopping, but the charm of this moment can convince the whole camp.

After all, no matter whether it is a general or a counselor, if you want to cry and cry and feel tired, think of a prince who is many times busier than yourself, you can't say it.

At this time, Jia Xu and Zhao Yun followed.

Went to the recruit camp together with Xu Zhen, within a day, more than [-] strong men among the recruited refugees were willing to join the camp as new recruits.

Xu Zhen first took Zhao Yun to the training ground, introduced the generals he led to the recruits, and made it clear that he would come to accompany them to practice together tonight.

After Zhao Yun started to reorganize the team, Xu Zhen asked Zhuge Liang to accompany him here, and asked him to assist Zhao Yun to start the reorganization as soon as possible if there was something to offer in training.

Go to the blacksmith by yourself.

But Jia Xu also noticed, and the two galloped side by side.

Xu Zhen tilted his head slightly, and he could feel that Jia Xu's footsteps were extremely fast, and he was actually able to keep up at a very old age.

It is worthy of being dragged by Dian Wei to run every day.

Xu Zhen turned his face sideways and said softly, "Thank you, sir."

Jia Xu's expression moved, and he habitually smiled with his hands behind his back. It's been like this for a year... This is the first time that Junhou said thank you.

For some reason, I still had mixed feelings in my heart, and I was a little moved. I was about to speak, but found that Xu Zhen didn't slow down, but was still striding forward.

So he gasped, let go of the hands behind his back and quickened his pace to catch up, "Your Majesty, this old man already knows the ambition of the Marquis, and he will definitely follow in the future."

"Taking all my energy into planning for the prince and prince, there is bound to be a certain amount of advance and retreat, and I can withdraw myself from the waves."

Xu Zhen froze for a moment, then stopped and stared at Jia Xu with a puzzled look on his face.

"how you said that?"

Jia Xu was also stunned, and the two looked at each other.

Eyes wide open.

Jia Xu smacked his lips and asked doubtfully, "Take the land of Lujiang River, get the water town ferry, and raise water conservancy to enrich the people. Slowly relocate the army here, and then recruit troops and horses, so that we can continue to grow, and plan to get Huainan in Yangzhou."

"In this way, can we be able to rely heavily on the Cao family, and resist the soldiers of Jiangdong and Jingzhou, or go south to fight for the hegemony first, and fight against the lord, and each has his own take, so that the world can be settled?"

"You mean...self-reliance?" Xu Zhen asked tentatively.

Jia Xu immediately turned pale, and immediately waved his hands: "I didn't say self-reliance!"

"What you said means self-reliance!" Xu Zhen's face was serious, and he suddenly said, "Jia Wenhe, I really didn't expect you to follow me for so long, but you still have this kind of thinking! My heart is for Mingyue! How could there be such a thing?" Such an idea!?"

"You are thinking of causing troubles in the world!! Could it be that the peace of the people is really as light as a feather in your heart!?"

Jia Xu's face turned pale for a moment, and she was a little stunned.

What's the matter? This is, what did I say?

Don't you think so? !
I thought I had figured out what you were thinking, this is really...

"However, Fang Lue is right," Xu Zhen suddenly smiled, which made Jia Xu feel relieved.

"Good strategy," Xu Zhen pondered for a moment, then nodded in affirmation, "Good strategy."

After finishing speaking, he left without saying whether Jia Xu could follow, so Jia Xu thought about Xu Zhen's words on the spot.

But I still don't know what it means, so I can only trot to keep up, leaning closer and whispering: "Your Majesty, what do you mean by good strategy?"

"You won't turn around and tell the eldest son right? You won't go back and tell Sikong?"

Xu Zhen frowned and leaned back slightly, "What kind of person am I?"

"Maybe--no, absolutely not!" Jia Xu was extremely sure at once, bowed and bowed again and again.

What exactly does that mean?
Don't hang me, I can't sleep at night like you!

"I'll talk about it later, and I'm not allowed to say such things in the future."

Xu Zhen said lightly.

He took Jia Xu into the blacksmith camp.

Pu Feng and others rushed to greet them. Yesterday, they built a big melting furnace, and they melted the useless iron tools of Lujiang soldiers and horses day and night, and changed more than 100 pairs of battle armor.

Their blades already have their own molds, and the iron used is about twice as much as half of the blades.

But the shape is about the same.

Therefore, in terms of weight, the knives they made are already different from ordinary military blacksmiths.

Even the knives used by recruits are much harder and sharper.

"Your Majesty, that thing..."

Pu Feng glanced at Jia Xu.

Xu Zhen immediately said calmly: "It's okay, just say it."

"It can't be done for the time being. Our craftsmen can't solve the problem of machine expansion, but the structure of the device has almost been solved."

"How about using a box-top structure?" Xu Zhen asked after thinking about it.

"Mr. Kong Ming also said, but the structure of the top box, the internal structure is estimated to need fine craftsman, give us a few more days."

Xu Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, and sighed, "That's the only way."

"Let Kong Ming come, he should have a solution."

Xu Zhen firmly believed it, because what he was about to encounter was Zhuge Liannu, which forced Liangzi to think, and with the talent of Pu's family, there might be a way.

Having been together for three years, Xu Zhen has a deep understanding of the Pu family. They are not a traditional blacksmith family, but inherited craftsmanship, and they must be proficient in many delicate tasks.

"Okay! Next, the villain must speed up the work and forge sharp blades for the princes and thieves!"

The blacksmith battalion became a small battalion of its own, and everyone was equipped with war horses, and the salary that Xu Zhen gave them from the military funds was equivalent to that of school officials. For Pu Feng, this was all kindness.

Not to mention that Xu Zhen would occasionally teach Pu Yuan himself, treating him like a nephew.

The Pu family and the more than [-] craftsmen under their leadership were also completely convinced by Xu Zhen.

"Thanks for your hard work."

"It's not hard!"

Pu Feng immediately turned back and went to continue working beside the scorching stove. Since the progress of this device was blocked, Xu Zhen no longer needed to supervise the work, so he turned back and left immediately.

Jia Xu hurriedly followed, and said softly in his ear: "Your Majesty, can I pretend that I didn't hear or see?"

"Why?" Xu Zhen asked without looking back.

"This kind of thing... why did you bring me to see it?"

"You have to follow in yourself."

Researching and improving armaments... Jia Xu knew what it was when he heard it. Of course, this kind of thing can only be done in secret, and it may not be known until the soldiers and horses have done meritorious service.

Otherwise, if it is leaked in advance and people imitate it, it will be a serious crime to leak military aircraft!
This kind of thing can only be known by true confidants, such as his apprentice Zhuge Liang, or these craftsmen who have followed the monarch from the beginning.

Although Junhou regards me as his confidant, I am very moved.

But the old man doesn't want to know about this...

"I……"

Jia Xu was at a loss for words for a while, and suddenly his face was extremely ugly, and he continued: "Then if this matter is leaked out, can Junhou immediately be sure in his heart that it is definitely not what Jia Xu said?"

"What do you think?" Xu Zhen stared at him.

Jia Xu immediately sighed, "I really shouldn't talk today."

In the past, she was very secretive and kept her mouth shut... But I don't know what happened today. I should have known that I couldn't be moved by the king.

Being moved by this emotion really shouldn't be what a counselor should have.

"Then if the prince wants to blame him, how will he be punished?"

Xu Zhen gasped, "Let Dianwei, Xu Chu, and Zhao Zilong take you for a run together."

Jia Xu:"……"

"Let's go!" Xu Zhen glanced back at him, and started running. The little old man's face was covered with sweat, so he smiled and patted Jia Xu on the shoulder a few times, "Oh, a man in the army, How can you march without physical strength? Do you think you are much stronger now?"

"Yes, yes, yes yes yes..."

Jia Xu nodded quickly.

"Okay, don't need to think too much. If I have free time in a few days, I will have a deep talk with my husband. At this moment, I still want to go to the misty water town and the land with good rhythm. There must be a hermit there."

"Huh?!" Jia Xu's eyes lit up suddenly, and he said in a daze, "Then, if I know this place, can you, my lord, pretend that I haven't been here today?"

　I'm coming!I was called out early in the morning to do some errands, just got home, and I am creating with passion! ! !There will be three more changes soon!love you guys

　　
　
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