Cao Thief

Chapter 610 Nanyang Prefect (12)

"It's not long since you came back, and you're leaving again?"

In Cao's Mansion in Xingyang County, Mrs. Zhang muttered and complained.

Counting it, it has been almost two years since Cao Peng came home.But in Zhang's eyes, two years passed in the blink of an eye, which is really not enough.As a mother, you naturally want your child to be by your side.It is best to be by your side forever and ever.Mrs. Zhang is now nearly fifty.She is in good health, and has a lot of children and grandchildren, and her family has no worries. In the eyes of ordinary people, she can be regarded as happiness.

But Yu Zhang didn't think so.

My husband lives in Liangzhou in the northwest, and he only comes back for one or two months a year.

It is also difficult for the daughter and son-in-law to find a home in Dongjun.Now, the most concerned son is about to leave.Although Xingyang and Nanyang are not far apart... at least it must be close to Liangzhou.But in Mrs. Zhang's heart, it is inevitable that she will feel reluctance.

She muttered non-stop and helped Cao Peng pack his clothes.

Originally, it was better to let the maidservants do this kind of thing.But Mrs. Zhang still insisted on cleaning up for Cao Peng herself.As for Cao Peng, sitting aside, quietly listening to his mother's nagging, with a smile on his face all the time.Ten years... He was reborn in this time and space for a full ten years.

For this family, he invested a lot of effort.

For the mother in front of him, he has become a real family from being unfamiliar and resisting at the beginning to getting close to him now. Rumo has become a real family.

For ten years, he traveled all over the world.

From Haixi in the east to Hexi in the west.

Counting it, the time I spent with my mother was only about five years.He was reborn for ten years, more than half of the time was outside.I stayed in Xingyang for the past two years, although I could see each other every day.But when we really parted, Cao Peng also felt extremely reluctant.

"Mom, don't be too busy."

Cao Peng stepped forward and hugged his mother.

"Nanyang is our hometown, not far from here.

After some time, when my son has gained a firm foothold in Nanyang, I will plead with the lord to take my mother over.Hehe, let's go back to Wuyin, to Zhongyang Town..."

Zhongyang Town?
Zhang's body couldn't help trembling slightly.

It has been almost ten years, but she has never forgotten the houses in her hometown.

"After this time, remember to go back and have a look. The house in my hometown, and your Uncle Wang's house, you have to ask for it back."

"understood!"

There was a kind smile on Zhang's face.

She took Cao Peng's hand, sat down on the kang, and then gently patted Cao Peng's head.

"After returning to Nanyang, I have to be more careful.

I've heard people say that it's not too peaceful there now.Don't charge forward every time like in Liangzhou.You are already the father of several children now, and Xiaohuan is about to give birth again, you can carry a big family on your shoulders.Go to Nanyang, do things well, don't miss your mother.Mother is not planning to go back to Xudu, it is too noisy there, it is really uncomfortable.Mother, and Xiaoluan, Xiaomi and Xiaohuan, come back to live here.By the way, don't forget to meet Miss Cai before you leave.Her lonely mother and son were on the other side of Donglin Lake, and it was really deserted.Take her here, I heard that she is a talented woman, who just happens to help me teach Wan'er and them well. "

Cai Yan's mother and son arrived in Xingyang in mid-October.

At that time, Cai Zhenji also came to Xingyang from Nancheng County to help Cai Yan settle down by Donglin Lake.

During this period, Huang Yueying, Xia Houzhen and others visited the house many times.Huang Yueying also respects Cai Yan's talent very much.

This time Cao Peng will go to Nanyang, Huang Yueying and Xia Houzhen are allowed to accompany him.

However, the three daughters of Bu Luan and Guo Huan are not allowed to follow... Firstly, Guo Huan has a body, and secondly, the Zhang family is determined to settle in Xingyang, so they need someone to take care of them.As for the Fengchehou Mansion in Xudu, it has become the Wutinghou Mansion.Cao Cao originally planned to give Cao Peng a mansion, but Cao Peng refused.However, he asked people to buy two houses next to the Hou's mansion, which will be the residence of Deng Ji and his wife in the future.Deng Ji is away all year round, and he doesn't even have a real estate in Xudu.Even if he can't stay in the center in the future, the ostentation on this scene is still necessary.Instead of buying it separately at that time, it is better to arrange it next to the Hou's mansion, so that the family can move around with each other.

Cao Peng listened to his mother's instructions very seriously, and nodded from time to time.

He is not very sure about letting Cai Yan move here.But it must not be too difficult, let Huang Yueying come forward, and it will surely succeed.

To be honest, Cao Peng also felt that Donglin Lake was too deserted.

Although there is a Donglin Temple, in fact, the incense is not particularly prosperous.

Rather than letting Cai Yan and Cai Mei live there alone, it would be better to let her mother and daughter come over, so that they can take care of each other, right?
After all, Mrs. Zhang is very grateful to Cai Yan.

Moreover, Cao Wan and Cao Yang, one is five years old and the other is four years old, both have reached the age of enlightenment.

With such a talented woman as Cai Yan, Cao Peng is not particularly relieved to find someone else... Cai Di, this time, will be Cao Peng's secretary and accompany him to Nanyang County.In this way, Cao Peng has more reason to take good care of the lives of Cai Yan's mother and daughter.

Besides Cai Di, Deng Ai will also accompany her.

This is Deng Ai's own decision.

"Uncle, I'm already ten years old... Anyway, I don't like what is taught in the school, so it's better to go with uncle and gain some knowledge."

Cao Peng was originally reluctant to bring Deng Ai, but seeing Deng Ai's firm attitude and Mrs. Zhang did not object, he nodded and agreed...

In addition, Cao Peng will also order Pang De and Jiang Jiong to go to Nanyang together.

These two people both have the ability to command troops, so it is a pity to stay in Xingyang.

Even so, the defense of Cao Mansion in Xingyang will be somewhat empty.But the problem is, who dares to come here and trouble Cao's mansion?

Wang Zhi, the prefect of Xingyang, and Guo Yong, who was promoted to the order of the arsenal and the supervisor of Zhuye, were enough to protect Cao's mansion.Not to mention, there are hundreds of family members in the Cao Manor's farm.Those are all healthy soldiers who can fight people with weapons, so there is no need to worry too much.

Du Ji and Lu Yu, together with Pu Yangyi and Lu Mao, have left Xudu and are waiting in Yingyin.

Now Cao Peng is waiting for Deng Zhi to arrive before he can set off.

Deng Zhi also expressed that she is willing to play for Cao Peng.However, Deng Ji was not very happy, and sent a letter to Cao Peng through the post station, scolding Cao Peng.

Fortunately, the weather in Dongjun is good now, so there is no need for Deng Ji to bother too much.

There are still old troops transferred from Haixi around him, so even if Deng Zhi leaves, it will not have much impact on Deng Ji.It's just that such an aide who could advise him was taken away by Cao Peng... Of course Deng Ji was very upset.

For this reason, Cao Peng also wrote a letter to explain to Deng Ji.

But at this time, Chen Qun solved the problem for Cao Peng.

At about that time in the capital, Guo Jia and others were planning to reset the Prime Minister's Mansion and open Thirteen Caos.Chen Qun was conscripted by Cao Cao. Once the Thirteen Caos were established, Chen Qun would lead Cao Cao, which was an extremely important position.After hearing about this incident, Chen Qun recommended someone to Deng Ji. That was Jiang Ji, a native of Chu Guoping who had just come from Jiangdong.Jiang Ji was in his thirties, and once served as a county planner.Jiang Ji came from Yangzhou and wanted to defect to Cao Cao and seek a fortune.Unexpectedly, Chen Qun stepped in and introduced him to Deng Ji.

When Jiang Ji was in Yangzhou, he also heard of Deng Ji's name.

In particular, I highly praise Deng Ji's achievements in Haixi.

He came all the way to vote for Cao Cao, but he didn't have much confidence in his heart.After all, he is not such a famous celebrity, and he doesn't have many friends in Xudu.Chen Qun was one of his few friends. After inquiring about Deng Ji's situation, Jiang Ji decided to join Deng Ji temporarily.After all, at this time, even if he defected to Cao Cao, it is impossible for him to be reused by Cao Cao all at once.

In addition, Jiang Ji's identity is still very special.

He was born in Jiangdong and served as a county official in Jiangdong, so he will inevitably be suspected.

Especially after an assassination accident just happened, Cao Cao will have a lot of considerations when selecting talents.

If you follow Deng Ji, it's not bad.

First of all, Deng Ji served as the prefect of Dongjun with a man with a disabled arm, which is enough to show Cao Cao's trust in him.And behind Deng Ji, there is also the behemoth of the Cao family.Cao Ji is the governor of Liangzhou, and Cao Peng is even more loved by Cao Cao.If Jiang Ji took refuge in Deng Ji, his chances would increase accordingly.Not to mention, when Chen Qun came forward to introduce him, Jiang Ji couldn't refuse the invitation even for Chen Qun's sake.

As everyone knows, Jiang Ji in history served as the head of the prime minister's mansion in the 13th year of Jian'an.

It was such a mistake that caused Jiang Ji's fate to change accordingly.Deng Ji was naturally very happy to win Jiang Ji.Jiang Ji then recommended his fellow countryman and best friend to Deng Ji.Also a well-known figure in the Jianghuai area, Hu Zhi.

In fact, Jiang Ji and Hu Zhi have some reputations in Jianghuai, and Zhu Ji is one of the three heroes of Yangzhou.

It's just that Zhu Ji's status is much higher than that of Jiang Jihu.He is the son of Zhu Ran, the prefect of Danyang in Zhu Ran, so he is called the head of the three heroes.But relatively speaking, the relationship between Zhu Ji and Jiang Ji and Hu Zhi is not very good, which is one of the reasons why Jiang Ji wanted to join Cao Cao.

Hu Zhi, courtesy name Wende, was born in Shouchun.

After Jiang Ji defected to Cao Cao, he recommended Hu Zhi as Dunqiu Ling.

During the reign of Emperor Wen of Wei, Hu Zhiguan worshiped as the prefect of Dongguan. He stayed in Dongguan for nine years, and the government was smooth and the people were harmonious.Later, he was promoted to the governor of Jingzhou, with outstanding achievements, and was a famous official in the Three Kingdoms period.This person attaches great importance to agriculture and is very good at government affairs.Hu Zhi's arrival made Deng Ji extremely happy.

In short, after having these two people, Deng Ji stopped nagging.

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Deng Zhi has set out from Puyang to Xingyang.

It is estimated that in the next few days, they will arrive in Xingyang and join Cao Peng.

Therefore, Cao Peng was mainly waiting for Deng Zhi's arrival in Xingyang.After he returned to Xingyang, he immediately found Guo Yong and asked Guo Yong to dispatch the 83 eight-ox crossbows previously designed by Cao Peng.The so-called eight-ox crossbow is actually a bed crossbow.

As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were related records.

The large-scale use of bed crossbows was in the Eastern Han Dynasty.According to the records in "The History of Chen Qiu in the Later Han Dynasty", Chen Qiu once used "a large stringed tree as a bow and a feathered spear as an arrow, and fired it with a trigger, and shot more than a thousand steps from a long distance, killing many people".The bed crossbow in the late Eastern Han Dynasty had an arm of more than two meters, and its lethality was quite powerful.However, before the Tang Dynasty, this kind of ballista was called a car crossbow, and after the Song Dynasty, it was collectively called a bed crossbow.

In Cao Peng's previous life, he had seen the introduction of the Eight-Niu Crossbow in the Song Dynasty in a scientific exploration program.

According to his vague memory, after two years of exploration, Cao Peng and Huang Yueying basically came up with the nearly lost eight-ox crossbow.

He adopted the form of multi-bow bed crossbow, and when drawing the strings, there are as few as 5-7 people, and as many as 100 people, to be successful.

Aiming and launching require special personnel.The arrows used are made of wood and iron feathers, basically reaching the shape of the legendary "one shot, three swords and arrows".This crossbow arrow is actually a spear.In the Song Dynasty, it was called stepping on the prong arrow.Launched in a row, they can be submerged into the rammed-earth city wall, and then the besiegers can climb along the city.At the same time, Cao Peng also designed different types of jackdaw arrows.

Originally, he designed this bed crossbow with extremely poor mobility to equip Zhou Cang's navy.

Of course Cao Peng hoped to invent gunpowder, but in this era, he couldn't.Because the process of producing gunpowder is not safe.At least as far as Cao Peng himself is concerned, he doesn't want to be involved.Of course, he didn't want Huang Yueying to go to experiment.He knew very well that with Huang Yueying's character, if she knew such a fun thing, she would definitely try it.In case something happens...

Therefore, Cao Peng still decided that it is best to wait for the right time to do research on the issue of gunpowder.

Equipping the bed crossbow on the ships of the water army can enhance the attack power of the water army.Just imagine, after a large ship is equipped with twenty bed crossbows, what kind of power will it produce in a water battle?However, the navy is still in preparation... In Zhou Cang's words, it is absolutely impossible to form a navy in five or six years.reason?It's very simple, the foundation of Cao Cao's navy is too bad!

From shipbuilding to naval training, there is almost a blank space.

Due to the influence of geographical location, shipbuilding technology is almost monopolized by the south, concentrated in Berkshire in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Changsha County in Jingzhou, and Chaisang in the east of the Yangtze River.These three areas are also the areas with the most developed shipbuilding industry.In contrast, the shipbuilding industry in Jiangbei is very weak.Even if Cao Cao is determined to build a navy, just building ships is enough for Cao Cao to feel a headache.

No way, no one, much less a dockyard workshop.

Although the construction of the Tangling Island navy has already begun, its weak foundation is doomed to make it impossible to succeed in just a few years...

Just imagine, Cao Wei's navy has always been at a disadvantage in history.

It wasn't until the Western Jin Dynasty, after decades of development, and the confrontation with Jiangdong, that the north had its own navy.

Cao Peng originally wanted to give those eight-ox crossbows to Zhou Cang.

But firstly, the naval army at Zhoucang was still under construction; secondly, Cao Peng felt that he needed such a weapon when he went to Nanyang.

The first day of December in the 11th year of Jian'an.

Lu's Han Dynasty mission arrived at Haihekou, Bohai County after a long and difficult journey.

On the same day, Cao Peng finally waited for Deng Zhi to come.

After a hard time with his mother, wives, concubines and children, Cao Peng led Pang De, Jiang Jiong and Deng Zhi, together with [-] white camel soldiers and [-] flying camel soldiers, left Xingyang in a mighty way, and embarked on the journey to Nanyang. journey.On this day, Xingyang ushered in a heavy snow...

(End of this chapter)