Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 238 The Relationship Between Wool, Sheep, Dogs, and Pigs

When Chen Dao welcomed Zhou Cang into Runan City, it was already daylight.

"Received the order of the lord, I rushed straight to Runan day and night. Before that, I sent dozens of people to sneak into the city as internal responses. After arriving yesterday night, I immediately attacked the city. The defenders in the city were weak. Run away. Our army lost only a hundred men, but captured thousands of prisoners." Chen Dao said. "It's thanks to the lord who led his main force out of the city, otherwise it wouldn't be so smooth."

"Although the loss of the Cracked Earth Camp was small, the loss of the Rock Camp was thousands. You and Qu'a count the losses. The gap in the Rock Camp will be replenished from the Cracked Earth Camp, and the strong and strong prisoners will be replenished to the Cracked Earth Camp."

"Ah? How did this happen? The Cracked Earth Battalion supplemented the losses of the Panshi Battalion." Chen Dao wept and wanted to argue.

"Occupying Runan must have gained a lot, tell me how much in total? As far as I know, Liu Bei is not only good at escaping, but also good at accumulating."

At this time, Chen had no intention of arguing at all, and immediately apologized. "My lord, my subordinates did not do their job properly. When besieging the city, Liu Bei set fire to the granaries, and all the grain and grass were burned. The most annoying thing is that my subordinates have inquired that these grains and grass were all collected by Liu Bei from the common people and big households... ..."

Lost, lost.Zhou Cang was very upset. This was the first time that Zhou Cang sent troops to lose money. The combat effectiveness of these soldiers was far from that of Xuzhou soldiers.

Damn Liu Bei, this means that there is almost no surplus food in the people's homes, and this year's spring plowing has also been delayed due to Liu Bei's rebellion. In the next year in Runan, the people will have to find their own way to eat, otherwise there will be troubles.The more Zhou Cang thinks about it, the more he loses, and he must not suffer from this dumb loss. After running this hard trip by himself, if Liu Bei didn't catch it, he would have already lost and there would be no compensation. That's not my Zhou Cang style.

As the saying goes: the wool comes from the dog, let the pig pay the bill.I can't admit that I am unlucky, I have to find someone to pay the bill, who can I find?

"Send someone to deliver a letter to Cao Ren, asking him to come to Runan." Zhou Cang only said this to Chen Dao, and then went to catch up on sleep.

Qu A asks Dian Wei to study the method to decipher Guan Yu, and Hua Xiong thinks hard about how to improve his saber stance and saber intent.Chen Dao integrated the soldiers of the two battalions and collected the spoils left over from Liu Bei's defeat.

Zhou Cang slept for more than an hour before being awakened by Dian Wei. "My lord, Liu Li is here."

It's been a long time since I saw Liu Li. He is a great hero in Xuzhou. Even though his work is more shady than Zhang Jiong's, at least [-]% of the credit for Zhou Cang's fortune should go to Liu Li.It is also one of the rare characters who can make Dian Wei wake up Zhou Cang from his sleep.

Although Liu Li is in his 40s, his face is full of vicissitudes, his face is dark and wrinkled, his clothes are made of coarse cloth, his hands are calloused, and he is no different from an old farmer in the country. "Master." Liu Li fell to his knees full of joy when he saw Zhou Cang.

Zhou Cang helped Liu Li up with both hands. "Get up quickly. These years, you have suffered from bumps and hardships. Don't give me a big gift when you see me in the future."

"It's not hard. Seeing that the lord is now strong and strong, and guarding the side, everything I do is worth it. What's more, the lord has given me a name to carry forward the skills of my ancestors."

"How did you get here?"

"After we parted from the lord in Guanzhong, I went to Xichuan first and then to Jingxiang. In Xichuan, I took in a few clever men, but the harvest was not as good as before. Most of the utensils I found were copper tripods and other utensils, not to mention the big ones. It is heavy and cannot be taken away, so it has to be buried again, and it can only be turned into copper coins."

"No, no." In the future, these will be antiques, tens of millions or hundreds of millions at auction, they may be destroyed in the future, but they can't be destroyed in their own hands. Zhou Cang doesn't want to be a sinner through the ages. "Let them continue to sleep underground and leave it to future generations."

"Yes." Liu Li agreed. "I was buried thirty miles south of Runan. Last night, I was about to dig a tomb with my men, and a group of people happened to pass by. Guess who? It turned out to be Liu Bei and his men, and they were yelling at the Lord together. Only because of his name did I know that the lord has arrived in Runan."

"If you don't come, I will find someone to look for you. Xuzhou is stable now, and you are not young, so you should enjoy yourself. But you can't be idle. I have two places for you to choose. One is to be a professor at Xuzhou University , but it is not about teaching the art of touching gold, but about geology. The second is to be an official, and the military supply department lacks a mine prospecting manager. Which one do you choose?"

"It's up to the adults to decide. Even if I entrust both errands to me, I will not hesitate." Liu Li is very discerning.

"Well, we can discuss it after I return to Xuzhou. You go directly to Donglai, where you are looking for gold mines on Wednesday and Thursday, so you can go there first and take care of things. The two of them are now called Zhou Ji and Zhou Xiang."

"Yes. Then how do I arrange my subordinates?"

"Do they know that you are appointed by me?" Zhou Cang asked after a while, if these people knew that he was the mastermind behind the scenes, he would not hesitate to kill them all.

"I don't know. The villain never told them about it. Even the first few people only met the lord once, and they only thought that the lord was the buyer, and three people died because of the trigger mechanism. The newcomers thought I was the buyer. Do it alone, before it was delivered to Wo Niugang, and then someone came to pick it up."

Zhou Cang frowned, there was still a loophole, and these people had to be separated.The elderly can be brought back to Xuzhou, but what about the newcomers?Sell ​​it.

"Well, you go back first, and continue digging the tomb you found tonight. I will lead someone to arrest you. You and the rest of the old people will be marked, and then you will be killed, of course, in suspended animation. Wait for me After capturing those newcomers, you go to Donglai, the people I captured will only know that you are dead, and no one will know what you have done before except me."

"My lord is thoughtful."

"As for your family biography, you can decide for yourself. It's not uncommon to pass it on to your descendants or accept a few disciples. It's just that this practice is against the law, so it's better not to spread it widely. If you touch the golden talisman, I still have it." A few pieces, I will give you back to Xuzhou as a family heirloom, and I will give away the others."

"Thank you, my lord, for being so considerate to me. Liu Li is very grateful, so I'll go back and make arrangements. My lord, remember, those who didn't touch the golden talisman are my own people." Liu Li has married a wife and had children, but he only dared to tell them about himself. He is a merchant, and now he can bring his wife and children to Xuzhou in an open and aboveboard manner.His son, Liu Chuan, is already six years old, and he will have a bright future in the future.

"Okay, I've made a note. Let's go together."

"I almost forgot. In Jingzhou, I met a man named Liao Hua. Liu Biao has a martial arts skill that Liu Biao can't use. I talked to him. He intends to go to Xuzhou to join the lord."

Liao Hua's name is too familiar, Zhou Cang doesn't know how capable Liao Hua is, but Liao Hua's lifespan is undoubtedly one of the best.Xishu was still alive when it fell, and it is a skill for a general to live to such a great age in troubled times.

"Good job. Where is he now?"

(End of this chapter)