The Yuan Family of the Three Kingdoms I call the shots

Chapter 395 Start PK
Guo Huai and Sun Li arrived at Gan Ning's water village, which became an important move for Yuan Shang. At this point, Yuan Shang finally got the necessary contact with Sima Yi.

After Guo and Sun met Sima Yi, they immediately flew pigeons to send a letter, reporting Sima Yi's situation in Ganning Water Village to Yuan Shang in detail.

The speed of flying transmission is naturally faster than that of people sending messages, not to mention that Gan Ning's water village is not far from Yuan Shang's place at all, the letter was delivered on the same day and received on the same day.

Yuan Shang squinted his eyes, looked at the information sent by Guo Huai and others, and shook his head helplessly while reading.

"Sima Yi, you can do it. He's developed. Not only did he enter the Shuizhai, but he also became Gan Ning's second in charge. He advised the leader of the water bandits. He attacked Jiangxia's four generals with fire and Sanjiangkou's defeat of Dongwu's five generals and Huang Zhong. , are all written by this guy..."

Thinking of this, Yuan Shang couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and looked up at the sky.

Sima Yi has indeed developed a lot of skills over the years. Although he is still a long way from the vicious, forbearing and tenacious Emperor Xuan of Jin in history, he has gradually begun to show his true qualities, which can be said to be on par with himself. In some special occasions, even better than myself.

Yuan Shang's confrontation with the enemy mostly relied on his own broadened horizons and unconstrained changes in this era, but Sima Yi had real skills.

"My lord, besides Sima Yi's recent situation, did Guo Huai and Sun Li mention anything else in their letter?" Beside Yuan Shang, Deng Chang asked ghostly.

Yuan Shang was silent for a while, then said: "Guo Huai and Sun Li didn't say anything, but Sima Yi has something to report."

When Deng Chang heard the words, he hurriedly asked, "What did Sima Yi say?"

Yuan Shang was silent for a while, and said in a low voice: "Sima Yi said, Gan Ning is a powerful general in the world, with courage and courage. He told me not to give up on this person, but to find a way to recruit him."

Deng Chang was taken aback when he heard the words, and said, "What do you think, my lord?"

Yuan Shang pondered for a while, and said: "Hebei soldiers and horses are dominated by war horses. Tiger and leopard cavalry have been defeated. Wuji Yingcheng can be said to be the most powerful cavalry in the world. It is more than enough to flatten the north. But Sun Quan of Eastern Wu occupies the southeast half, and his navy is said to be invincible. In the world, if one day in the future we really fight against Sun Quan, on the Yangtze River, our Hebei war cavalry can only look at the river and sigh."

Deng Chang heard the words and said, "Then what do you mean?"

"Sima Yi advised me in the letter that we must take a long-term perspective in life and actions. Although our primary enemies in the short term are Liu Bei and the remnants of the Cao family, there will eventually be a big war between Hebei and Soochow, and if we want to win this big war , it must be based on water warfare, and in order to win the Soochow navy, there is nothing else, I must find a way to build a strong navy in Hebei."

Deng Chang gritted his teeth and said, "How much money will it cost to build a navy? Although we in Hebei have recuperated well in recent years, we are also exhausted after the Battle of Guanzhong. If we build a navy, I'm afraid the warehouse will not have enough financial resources."

Yuan Shang thought for a while, and said: "I have thought of a trick. Now Tian Yu is under the jurisdiction of Liaodong and assimilates the aliens bit by bit. For several years, the Xianbei and the Huns have been honest and cooperative. The culture of the Han Dynasty has already entered In this area, they pay tribute every year and treat us with great respect. Tuoba Liwei and Tadun also moved to Shengle, and sorted out the various parts of the grassland in an orderly manner. They donate thousands of cattle and sheep to Hebei every year, But there are very few gold and silk, and I intend to increase rent collection in the coming year, so that they can offer gold and silk for the construction of the navy in Hebei."

Deng Chang was surprised when he heard the words, and said: "My lord, you should make an order before you make an order. Although the prairie barbarians have countless cattle and sheep, where do you ask them to find this gold for you? I think Shazi and the others are special." many."

Yuan Shang thought for a while and said: "If I remember correctly, in the northwest of the territory of the Han Dynasty, outside the border of Liangzhou, there are many small countries such as Wusun, Qiuci, Shule, Shanshan, and Cheshihoubu. In the basin of the northern border of the country, there should be golden sands and Gobi deserts, and mining should be possible in them, so they can be taken from them."

Deng Chang frowned and said, "However, these small countries have not been controlled by Liangzhou since many years ago. Now only the Qiang people have friendship with our family. It seems quite inconvenient to go there to collect them hastily."

"That's because Liangzhou was not subject to my control, so these things have been empty, but now I want to restore the prestige of the heaven little by little, and I have to do it when it's time to do it. If there are no troops in the territory, I will use Mobei The Grassland Department moved to do these things, and save us from showing up?"

"It's not easy to do, it violates the interests of too many clans, Tuoba Liwei and Tadun...will they do it?"

Yuan Shang thought for a while, and said: "They must be unwilling in their hearts, but after the joint battle between me and Cao Cao, Mobei's vitality was seriously injured, not to mention that Tian Yu's education work was done well, these alien races are still relatively small. Those who are close to the Han, and they are inherently aggressive, let them steal other people's things, if the work is done well, it is still feasible."

"Overseas development is no small matter, please think about it carefully, my lord."

"I've been thinking about this for three or four years, and I have to do it. To be honest, sometimes I feel that overseas development is more important than our dealing with Liu Bei, Cao Zhi, and Sun Quan. If we don't develop them, maybe how many years will pass. It is by no means impossible for the foreign race to eat us when it becomes stronger."

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"One more thing, I just remembered that it is inconvenient for Hebei to send troops here. At the critical moment, troops have to be transferred from Guanzhong. You should go out tonight and go to Chang'an in person as soon as possible. Bing Wanluo is in the realm, if there is any negligence, come and respond immediately!"

"promise!"

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The next day, Yuan Shang went to Li Song's government office in person.

As soon as he entered the government office, he saw Li Song's anxious expression, saw Yuan Shang come in, and got up hastily.

"Yuan San, you are here, come quickly! I have something to discuss with you!"

Yuan Shang smiled slightly: "Grand Li set fire to the warship, and Jiangxia shook. Eunuch Huang just appointed you as a general in the army, ranking above all generals. This is a great joy, why is it so melancholy today?"

Li Song stomped his feet heavily, and said: "Don't worry about it, you don't know, but Xiangyang sent envoys to Jiangxia."

Yuan Shang raised his eyebrows: "He sent his own, what has he got to do with Li Gong?"

Li Song sighed and shook his head: "You don't know, Liu Bei sent envoys here for nothing else, but to recruit the water bandit Gan Ning. Who is Gan Ning? He ran away from Jiangxia and betrayed Huang Taishou. Yes! What is Liu Bei's intention? If he recruits Gan Ning, how will Jiangxia and Xiangyang get along in the future? Huang Taishou is angry in his heart, but he is also suffering. He can only smash his teeth and swallow it in his stomach. Let me share my worries, you say I...how can I have this ability! I have to help you, brother!"

Yuan Shang smiled when he heard the words, and said: "This is easy. It is your choice to recruit and surrender. Uncle Liu Huang can't just recruit if he says so. It depends on Gan Ning's intentions. To be honest, recruiting Gan Ning is difficult. , but it may not be difficult to mess up this matter."

Hearing this, Li Song woke up immediately: "What is the meaning of Brother Yuan's words? Please explain it in detail!"

Yuan Shang said with a smile: "If the envoy comes to Jiangxia, if he wants to go to Ganning water village, he must be escorted by our Jiangxia guide. Li Songke recommended himself, went there in person to say surrender, dealt with Zhong, secretly disturbed this matter, and prevented it from happening. Then Eunuch Huang must thank Li Gongzai again!"

Li Song blinked when he heard the words, and said, "But I don't have that ability?"

Yuan Shang secretly scolded Li Song for being stupid, but his face was serious.

"Don't worry, Mr. Li. Mr. Yuan is willing to accompany Mr. Li to the thief's water village, and do his best for Mr. Li."

Li Song blinked, turning worry into joy: "With Yuan San by my side, I don't have any worries."

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A few days later, the envoys from Xiangyang, Jingzhou arrived in Jiangxia as promised. It was Cui Jun and Yi Ji, the chief and deputy recruiting group. He was ordered to stay in Jiangxia, but he had not yet returned to the north. He also went there as an escort, with Li Song and Yuan Sanming as his guide. In fact, he was disturbed by Huang Zu's secret order and went to Ganning Water Village together.

Cui Jun, Yi Ji and others had never met Yuan Shang, so they didn't know him. They only knew that he was Li Song's job, so they got along well with each other.

The boat sailed up the river, enjoying the scenery along the way, and soon arrived at Gan Ning's water village.

Among the thieves, spies had already received news of the arrival of Jingxiang envoys, so some leaders responded at the port.

After getting off the boat, Yi Ji looked around, but saw that although the water villages were simple, they were arranged in a proper order, and the boats echoed back and forth, so he couldn't help nodding his head in admiration.

"What a good Gan Ning, he really has the talent of a general, he can build such a large-scale water village, it really is beyond the reach of ordinary people, a true general, it would be a pity for such a person to be lost among the grass and grass in the river?"

The water bandit who was in charge of welcoming him was happy when he heard the words, and said: "My lord's words make people feel comfortable, but it's a pity that it's a bit late. Today is the second time I've heard it."

Cui Jun was taken aback when he heard the words, and said, "What do you mean by that?"

The thief pointed at the boat where the Jingzhou envoys were on and said, "Hey, I saw that the boat was not there, and I just pulled people over this morning, and when I got off the boat, I said that I will be the leader, the generals, the talents, and so on. Wow, it makes my ears pop out of my ears."

Behind everyone, Yuan Shang rolled his eyes when he heard the words, and said, "I don't know who is on that boat?"

"The envoy of Soochow, Lu Su!"

When all the envoys in Jingzhou heard the words, they couldn't help but turn pale with shock, but Yuan Shang raised his eyebrows and bowed his head to Li Song.

"Li Gong, a good thing is coming. It seems that we are not the only ones who are messing up the situation. With Soochow, it will be easier to do this."

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(End of this chapter)