The Three Kingdoms: A vicious plan was offered, and Liu Bei was stunned!

Chapter 218 Three Meals a Day The craftsmen were convinced, and Han Xuanbing set out to Linxiang

"I am a prisoner of war. I have killed and beheaded eight people. Does that count as bravery?"

"No, our army has rules. You are already fifty years old. Our army doesn't want you. You have gold now, which is enough for you to live on."

"General, do you think I am too old to be useful?"

Seeing Liu Meng was very excited, Gan Ning said, "According to the rules of our army, you only need to be between 20 and 30 to join the army. If you haven't been promoted in the army after 30, you have to retire. It's not that easy to join the army for my master. It's not enough to be brave. You also need to be educated. Do you know what educated is? You have to be able to read!"

"..." Liu Meng looked at Gan Ning and whispered, "My lord, are you a fool?"

Which lord doesn't want the more soldiers the better? Can people who can read still be soldiers? They are scholars, so how can they be soldiers?
If your master uses scholars as soldiers, he must be a fool.
Gan Ning rolled his eyes and took a piece of meat from Liu Meng's plate. Liu Meng was stunned: "The general is a noble man, that piece of meat has my saliva on it"

"Do you think I would despise you? I was a pirate in my early years. I am the Jinfan Pirate Gan Ning!" Gan Ning looked at Liu Meng proudly.

Do you think I won’t eat it if you spit on it?

too naive.

The army only eats braised pork twice a month, but it is different in the gold field. Gold is produced here, so there is plenty of meat.

Liu Meng was stunned. He was a knowledgeable man and knew that was not what he meant.

Gan Ning was a noble man but he still despised his own flesh. Such a general was worth fighting for: "My lord, you will be invincible. I have never seen a general like you!"

Gan Ning smiled and said, "I see that you have great prestige. Let those craftsmen produce more gold, and I will give you some rewards later!"

"Can I join the army?"

Gan Ning's face twitched: "No, you are already fifty years old, our army doesn't want you!"

Damn it!
Liu Meng looked at his strong arms and thought, I can still kill people.

He was actually disliked!

Can you blame me for my age?

After dinner, Liu Meng went around telling the craftsmen about his conversation with Gan Ning, saying that this army was different.

How is it different? Liu Meng couldn’t explain it, but he just felt it was powerful.

"General Gan doesn't despise our background!"

"Impossible, how can a general do this?"

"He didn't despise me, and even ate the meat I spit on. Also, General Gan Ning was born a pirate. Do you know the Jinfan pirates? They are very powerful!"

hiss!
Oh I see!
The craftsmen believed it a little bit, because the Jinfan thief was very famous.

But there seems to be no news about him recently. It turns out he became a general.

Liu Meng said: "As long as we can pan out half a pound of gold, we can leave the gold field. If you don't want to leave, you can pan for more gold and split it in half with General Gan. Half is ours to take away. I have hidden the rest of the gold."

Now these craftsmen were excited, thinking they had met a fool.

"They don't want gold, they must be fools!"

"You're just a fool. Lord Luo Yuan, courtesy name Gongqi, is a righteous lord. Have you ever eaten the meal we're having today? We'll have more tonight..."

“There is also dinner in the evening”

"Three meals a day!"

The craftsmen were immediately excited, and their output increased dramatically. In just five days, they contributed more than three thousand gold to Luo Yuan.

Gan Ning was stunned.

In just five days, a long queue formed at the army's gold collection office. The craftsmen first took out half a pound of gold to redeem themselves, then took out another pound of gold and split it in half with the army. Then they went out and hid their gold, or sent it back home, and then came back to work as craftsmen.

Some even brought their friends and relatives to work as workers, and some even brought their entire families to make a living.

After all, Lord Luo Yuan provides food and lodging, and three meals a day. Pang Tong looked at the box of gold sent by Gan Ning and laughed with satisfaction: "Is the output so high?"

Gan Ning smiled and said, "Those craftsmen had hidden gold and were reluctant to take it out, but once the lord's plan was announced, they were convinced within a few days and took out their hidden gold.

Luo Yuan nodded. That was right. If he could produce three thousand gold in five days, that would be too scary. When did gold become so worthless?

This gold must be the reserves that those non-craftsmen have hidden for many years!
"Send him to Jiangling!"

Pang Tong naturally went to make arrangements. Luo Yuan looked at Gan Ning and said, "Wen Pin looted along the river and gained a lot. Zhou Yu is now stationed at Chibi. He sent an army to test it before, but was repelled by Shi Yuan. The Jiangdong army is gathering towards Chibi. It seems that Zhou Yu is not giving up!"

Gan Ning glanced at the map and said, "My lord, what are your instructions? I will lead the army to attack him!"

Luo Yuan shook his head and called Gan Ning here not for Zhou Yu, but for Han Xuan.

"Han Xuan made some moves today. After our army captured Lukou, Han Xuan sent troops to Linxiang." Luo Yuan tapped the ground.

Zhou Yu is not scary. If he wants to attack me, he needs to wait until the Jiangdong troops gather. However, Han Xuan sent 50,000 troops into Linxiang and headed towards him.

I haven't even thought about dealing with Han Xuan yet, but he took the initiative.

Lukou is only a hundred miles away from Linxiang.

Zhou Yu trained his troops in Lukou, on the one hand to defend Jingzhou, and on the other to monitor Han Xuan.

"Han Xuan is bullying me because I have fewer soldiers." Luo Yuan put his hands in his sleeves, looked at the map and smiled: "I plan to give up the land pass and let Han Xuan occupy this place."

Gan Ning was unwilling to do so. There was gold in Lukou. Wouldn't it be a waste to give up Lukou without digging enough gold? "My lord, there is a lot of gold in Lukou. I think we should occupy it!"

“Don’t be blinded by a little gold. How can Jiangdong tolerate me occupying Lukou?” Luo Yuan smiled and said that Zhou Yu’s successful sneak attack was just luck, mainly because he had too few troops.

If there were 100,000, Luo Yuan would dare to fight on both sides.

.

If he gave up Lukou and let Han Xuan occupy it, Zhou Yu would definitely fight with Han Xuan.

Luo Yuan decided, "I plan to let you lead 10,000 troops to fight against Han Xuan. You can only lose, not win."

"This..." Gan Ning was anxious. He didn't know how to defeat Han Sheng. Could he change someone? He immediately thought of Huang Zhong: "My lord, why not let Han Sheng fight?"

Huang Zhong was originally Han Xuan's subordinate. Han Xuan must have been furious when he knew that Huang Zhong was coming to attack him.

Luo Yuan asked, "If Han Sheng goes into battle, can we still lose?"

Han Xuan had no great generals and was impatient. It would be too easy for Huang Zhong to defeat Han Xuan. How could he achieve his strategic goal?

"You go and welcome Han Xuan to Lukou. What does Liu Mengru from Jinchang think?"

Gan Ning and Luo Yuan mentioned Liu Meng as a joke, but they didn't expect Luo Yuan to remember it.

Gan Ning said, "Liu Meng wants to be a soldier, but he is too old. He is reliable, so my lord should use him!"

Luo Yuan asked Gan Ning to call Liu Meng over, "Are you willing to be a spy?"

"My lord orders!"

Luo Yuan said: "You need to endure a little hardship, go to Zhou Yu and tell him the strengths and weaknesses of our army, and let him come to steal Lukou!"

Liu Meng said: "My Lord, I am willing to be a spy, but I may join the army later!"

"How about we talk about it later?"

Liu Meng showed a cunning look, not believing Luo Yuan's words at all: "My Lord, we should sign a written agreement."

What do you mean?

do not trust me?

(End of this chapter)