Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 414 Zhang Liangji and the Wall Ladder

"Summer is about to begin, and there will be heavy rains. The roads are muddy and difficult to walk. The depths are too shallow for cars and horses, and the depths are too deep for boats. The Wuhuan people are still guarding the main roads, so it is really difficult to march. As Xian Yufu said, there used to be a road leading to Liucheng, so my lord can imitate Wen Yuan's method and spend a lot of money to find someone who knows the way as a guide." Guo Jia coughed violently again.

"This is the best plan. I have another plan. I heard that Zhou Weiguo adopted a siege strategy in Goguryeo. Although the progress was slow, the loss was very small and it was quite effective." Guo Jia said while coughing, "My lord can imitate Zhou Weiguo's method. , built a city in Youzhou, stationed troops in dangerous places, and oppressed the three counties of Wuhuan. Although Zhou Weiguo could not send troops, but he built a city in Jinzhou, so that he could stick to the three cities and cut off the road to Wuhuan, cutting off its goods from entering and leaving. It was a cough.

For the rest, Xun You spoke out for him: "Following filial piety is a wonderful plan. Wuhuan only has three counties, and it is difficult to be self-sufficient in food and grass. It relies on Yuan Shao for supplies, and now it has plundered so many people. What do they eat? My lord only needs to feed them. If it is limited to the three counties and its supply is cut off, it will take less than two years for internal chaos! Lack of clothing and food will inevitably cause disputes between Er Yuan and Lou Ban over food and grass. If there is a drought or flood, it may not take a year Infighting."

Guo Jia nodded, exactly what he meant.Guo Jia, a ghost, lives up to his name. Perhaps Jia Xu will have a more vicious strategy here, but this strategy is poisonous enough. The Wuhuan people do not do production and live up to their nomadic pastoralism. Nomadic animal husbandry requires a large area of ​​pasture. If there is no pasture, there will be no food.Hundreds of thousands of people from Jizhou and Youzhou entered the three counties of Wuhuan, how much food can they bring with them?After eating, there will be no food, people depend on food, what will happen to Wuhuan people and Han people if they have no food?The only way is to attack each other and rob each other for some poor food, and it is unknown how many people will die.

Pitying these common people, Cao Cao cherishes the hard-won great rivers and mountains even more.Guo Jia's strategy, as he said, will take a little longer, but it is undoubtedly the least loss.

Cao Cao ordered Zhang Jai as the general and Gao Lan as the deputy general to lead 5000 troops. The march was endless.Let Zhang Liao and Le Jin each lead [-] people to patrol the small roads and build forts in dangerous places.Ling Xianyufu sticks to Youzhou, and if any scattered riders enter from the side road, he will immediately join forces with Zhang Liao and Le Jin, and Ling Xianyufu will offer a huge reward for finding the guide.He also sent a letter to Zhou Cang, strictly guarding Jinzhou, and not letting a grain of grain enter Wuhuan.

Xuzhou has been free of war for several years and is developing rapidly.Ge Jun's improved waterwheel has been put into operation, and the effect is good. It has begun to spread to Liaodong. It is expected that the grain output will further increase. Ge Jun is still not satisfied. He finds that the waterwheel will have more uses, such as forging. He is trying to How can more applications of water conservancy be used in manufacturing.

Mi Fang's rice improvement plan has some clues. He sent his son Mi Zhen to take new rice seeds to southern Liaoning for trial planting. He threatened that if he failed, Mi Zhen would not return to Xuzhou.

A lot of resources have been invested, and Hua Tuo has achieved results in the prevention and control of the plague. Unfortunately, there is no source of disease for large-scale clinical trials. Zhou Cang is asking Zhou Cang to find a way.

Cao Cao's messenger and Simpi arrived in Xuzhou almost at the same time. Seeing Zhou Cang, Xinpi did not ask Zhou Cang to send troops, but instead stuck to Jinzhou, Zhou Cang agreed.

Sending off Xin Pi, Zhou Cang and Zhou Wen looked at each other and laughed.Zhou Wendao: "It must be that Cao Cao originally asked the lord to send troops, but then decided to stick to Jinzhou because he felt it was inappropriate."

"Exactly. I don't know who came up with this vicious plan for Cao Cao. It was either Guo Jia or Jia Xu. I don't know how many lives will be ruined."

"How does the lord plan to arrange Cai Yan?" Zhou Wen asked meanly.

"How about I plan to marry you?"

"Uh, my lord, this can't be done."

"Why? Don't say that you were not tempted back then. Could it be that you think she's broken?"

"Uh..." Zhou Wen was speechless for a while.

"I thought about it. Cai Yan recognizes you. Although your appearance has changed in the past 20 years, it is inevitable that you will recognize her. It is inevitable that you will have trouble if you leave her outside."

"Because he knows his subordinates, it is not suitable for him to stay in Xuzhou. His subordinates suggested sending her to Liaodong."

Zhou Cang smiled and pointed at Zhou Wen: "You, you, you are thinking about Zhang Jiong. Well, then I will promise Zhang Jiong a partner. Besides, I have always wanted to run a women's school, and it is bound to happen in Xuzhou. It will cause some twists and turns, why not try it in Liaodong, and start with the family members of the officials. When she went to Liaodong, she happened to be accompanied by the wives and daughters of Pei Yuanshao, Zhou Xi and others."

"My lord wants to run a women's school?"

"What's wrong with this? The so-called husband and son, if you don't rule the classics, you must also be educated and reasonable. Emperor Guangwu and Empress Ma can be a role model."

"It's okay for a woman to teach a woman." Zhou Wen said awkwardly.

Seeing Zhou Wen's embarrassment, Yang Rui smiled and said, "My lord, do you plan not to send a grain of food into Wuhuan?"

"In your opinion, can you put two pills into Wuhuan?" A child's voice came to the ears, and everyone was startled. Deng Ai, who never spoke, suddenly asked sharply.Dianman hurriedly wanted to hold Deng Ai, but Deng Ai looked directly at Yang Rui without showing any weakness.

"How is this possible? My lord is very honest. Since I have promised Cao Cao, how can I go back on my word?" Yang Rui blushed a little.

"I don't know what opinion Zixing has?" Zhou Cang asked with a smile.

"The subordinates believe that there is a lot to be done in it. First, Wuhuan is a fortress, and within two years there will be chaos. Cao Cao's destruction of it will not be beneficial to Xuzhou. Second, there are still hundreds of thousands of Han people in Wuhuan. Chaos, the Han people fell into fire and water, Cao Cao can give up cruelly, but it is a loss of benevolence and righteousness!"

Deng Ai nodded after what Yang Rui said, and began to think again.

"I thought that if we don't send food to Wuhuan, we can make people come to Jinzhou to eat!"

"Why come to Jinzhou to eat?"

"First, all Han people who are willing to leave Wuhuan can enter Jinzhou, but they are not allowed to return to Wuhuan, Jizhou, and Youzhou. This can not only enrich the population of Liaodong, but also save these people from danger. The lord is benevolent and righteous."

Zhou Cang and Zhou Wen nodded frequently, waiting for Yang Rui to say the second, which is the highlight.

"Secondly, Wuhuan people can also apply to enter Jinzhou, but every hundred people need to pay tribute to one good horse, and take care of themselves in Jinzhou. Jinzhou's frontier fortress can only accommodate [-] Wuhuan people. If these Wuhuan people want to return, Then you need to pay tribute to another good horse, and you are not allowed to carry it when you return, and if you carry it, you will be punished severely."

Zhou Cang and Zhou Wen immediately began to count their fingers, paying for the food themselves, and not counting the extra money they could earn. A round trip of 100 people is two horses, and a thousand people is twenty horses.These 1000 people are full of food and drink, and the family members are still hungry, so they will change a group of people every three to five days. Assuming that a group of people changes every three days, there will be ten batches a month, which means [-] horses will be paid as tribute.This business can be done with little risk and big profits.

The two nodded approvingly, good idea. "Zixing, I appointed you as a special envoy to Jinzhou to handle this matter. Zhou Jike can assist you. First go to Jinzhou to find Xun Chen and ask him to pass a message to Yuan Shang, and then tell Ziming to prepare grain and grass and send it to Jinzhou to ensure the supply. Do a good job." Resettlement, by the way, send Cai Yan and others to Liaodong. If this matter is done well, it will be considered a great achievement for you.”

(End of this chapter)