Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 426
Cao Cao's achievements in pacifying the north are unparalleled, and Sikong is no longer in line with his identity and status. How can he be promoted?This naturally does not bother Cao Cao. Apart from singing praises, his subordinates will naturally find a suitable identity for Cao Cao.

The admonition doctor Dong Zhaojin wrote that according to his merits, Cao Cao should enter as a public. Yecheng was the capital of the ancient Wei state, so he was the Duke of Wei. Cao Cao was happy, but hesitant, but he entrusted Dong Zhao with the task of building the capital of Ye.

Xun Yu and Xun You feel that something is wrong. Although Cao Cao has made great contributions, the world is still more than half unruled. At this time, what about the Duke of Jin?Moreover, since the founding of the Han Dynasty, no foreign minister has been granted the title of Duke, which is bound to cause dissatisfaction with Cao Cao in the world.

Cao Cao didn't like it, but felt that the two people's concerns were reasonable. Now that he had all the power in his hands, he simply abolished the three princes, Taiwei, Situ, and Sikong, and restored the old system in the early Han Dynasty to reset the prime minister. From then on, Cao Sikong was renamed Cao Prime Minister.

Qu'a returned to Jinzhou and handed over his soldiers and horses to Wu'an State.Wu Anguo sent troops from Wuhuan to Goguryeo and Lelang, and the remaining Han people were added to the battalions in Liaodong. According to Zhou Cang's order, each battalion was to be expanded to [-] people. Liaodong had not recruited troops for the development of production, and these people could just make up for the shortage.Half of the nearly [-] horses captured were given to Guan Hai, and the Liaodong cavalry realized two riders per man.

Wang Ji and Duanmuling took their positions, and Qu'a's battle in Liaodong was over and he returned to Xuzhou.

Zhou Cang sighed after listening to Qu'a's Wuhuan battle report. Although the battle was fruitful, it is a pity that Yang Rui, a good seedling, was poached by Cao Cao again.

"Yuanba, what's the situation in Liaodong now?"

Originally, it was Yang Rui who should report these things, but Qu'e could only briefly report on the civil affairs situation: "The population of Liaodong has reached one million, and the annual production of iron can reach [-] catties. The increase in production, coupled with the trade from Xianbei and the capture of Goguryeo has achieved self-sufficiency. The governor of Ziming said that many roads have been repaired, and the traffic is not hindered."

There is only so much that can be said, Zhou Cang knows enough.Qu A focused on the military situation: "General Gan Ning and Du Xi have wiped out Dongyi, but he seems to intend to continue crossing the sea to conquer the Japanese kingdom."

The militants are indeed extraordinary, and it can only be blamed on Zhou Cang who mentioned it to Gan Ning at the beginning and provoked Gan Ning's heart.Zhou Wen fell into deep thought, but Zhou Cang had already made plans.

Without Yang Rui, Zhou Cang had to be replaced by Wang Can. "Dongyi has been leveled, so it should be included in the imperial court's territory. Zhongxuan reported the victory to the imperial court on my behalf, and established Dongyi as a state, named Jeju, with four counties of Lelang, Daifang, Donghan, and South Korea. Choose a place to build the city as the governing place of Jeju, and name it Seoul. Mi Fang is recommended as the governor of Jeju, Wang Xiu as the other driver, and Gongsun Yu as the governor."

Zhou Cang considered three candidates for the governor of Jeju, Cui Jun, Mi Fang, and Du Xi. Cui Jun has strong political ability and Du Xi is comprehensive, but Zhou Cang needs Liaodong to develop according to his own model, so Mi Fang is the most suitable person, let alone Mi Fang He has made great achievements in business and agriculture.

When Wang Can went to write the seal, Zhou Wencai asked, "My lord, do you intend to revoke the Protectorate of the Eastern Court?"

Zhou Cang shook his head: "The Duhu Mansion will remain, Xingba will still be the Daduhu, and Du Xi will be the Deputy Duhu."

"Could it be that the lord wants to send troops to the Wa country in response to Xingba's wish?"

Zhou Cang shook his head again: "It's too early to send troops at this time. We need to build warships and be familiar with the sea area, trends and weather."

Qu A was puzzled and said, "The lord..."

"There is still a large area of ​​Beiting to be determined." It's not that Zhou Cang doesn't want to destroy Japan, he is more worried about the nomads in the north. "Ling Xingba built warships, first opened up the sea channel with the Japanese country, and then drew the charts and maps of the Japanese country to use the soldiers. In addition, Sun Dashun was sent to the north of the Liaohe River, and Tai Shixiang was sent to the north along the Yalu River to find out the waterway, find its source and choose a place to build a waterway. The village is considered a base."

Fighting against the barbarians, Zhou Cang still had no idea. Unfamiliar roads and unaccustomed conditions were obstacles. Only by relying on a strong navy could he remain invincible.Zhou Cang didn't know the current trend of the rivers in the Northeast. If he could enter the Heilongjiang, Nenjiang and Songhua Rivers downstream, then he could annex the Northeast by virtue of the Three Rivers. If he couldn't enter the Three Rivers, he had to go north by sea to find the mouth of Heilongjiang.

"How about the North Court?"

"General Zang Ba's siege and squeeze strategy achieved miraculous results. Goguryeo was basically pacified. Some people were still hiding in the mountains, and some fled north to Fuyu. According to the governor of Ziming, Zang Baxin brought three Yang brothers, Both are great talents, he imitated the Liaodong system and set up three divisions of military administration, civil affairs, and finance, and the three brothers Yang Mi, Yang Yu, and Yang Dan served in the third division."

Zhou Cangyuan was worried that Zang Ba would not be able to succeed alone in Goguryeo. With the assistance of the three Yang brothers, he would surely develop rapidly.

Qu A also said: "It's just that Zang Ba mentioned several times that there are too few Han people in Goguryeo, and now there are only a hundred thousand. We dare not emigrate to Goguryeo without the consent of the lord. We can only move the captured Wuhuan tribe to Goguryeo. "

Among the strengths, military strength, financial resources, and productivity are important, but if you want to continue to develop, population is the most important guarantee.In addition to encouraging births, Zhou Cang has no good way. He can only rely on the military to ensure the stability of Goguryeo and reproduce for ten or twenty years.

Zhou Cang frowned, and asked again: "What's the Xianbei doing?"

"Ke Bineng has defected to Cao Cao, and has strengthened his power through trade with Xuantu County in the past few years, but Budugen has become ambitious after annexing Wuhuan Khan and King Lu, and the two sides are bound to have a dispute."

"Write a letter to Bocai, let him take advantage of the conflict between the two to seek profit from it, and seek opportunities to expand northward." Zhou Cang said with a flick of his finger.

"Bo Ba, the son of Bo Cai, has joined the Thunder Camp. General Guan Hai speaks highly of him."

What?Boba?Zhou Cang almost didn't spit it out. Zhou Wen and Qu'a looked at Zhou Cang suspiciously. It's a good name. Qu'a's character is Yuanba, and Zang Ba. Is it so funny?

Zhou Cang suppressed his laughter, "Okay, we have added another general."

"There is one more thing." Qu Ah suddenly felt a little awkward, "I will bring two people with me when I come back, and present them to the lord."

"Huh?" Zhou Cang became interested all of a sudden, "Whether Xingba brought back a virtuous person or a good general?"

"Uh, it's actually a woman. This person is Yuan Xi's wife Zhen Shi, she is extremely beautiful..."

Zhen Mi?Zhou Cang has a little heart, a beautiful woman in the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Pi's wife, Cao Rui's mother, and Cao Zhi's dream Luoshen. He once inquired about it when he was in Youzhou. He was just born at that time, and it has been 26 years.

Zhou Wen looked at Zhou Cang who was in deep thought with a smirk on his face, last time it was Cai Yan, this time it was Zhen Mi, it's time to accept it.

"Yuanba is about the same age as her..." Zhou Cang gave up after thinking for a while, not because he was afraid of trouble from his beauty, he already had three wives, so could it be possible that he really wants to ask for a fourth concubine?

"How does my lord know?" Qu'a wondered, then waved his hands: "I have Qi Ling alone."

"It turns out that Yuanba is still afraid of internal affairs." Zhou Cang said with a smile, "Forget it, is there anyone who is not married at the right age?"

Zhou Wen thought for a while: "Yang Rui, Wu Gang, Huang Xu."

Mentioning Yang Rui, Zhou Cang sighed: "Yang Rui is not here, Huang Xu's bones... I will give it to Wu Gang. Presumably General Anguo has seen Zhen Mi, so he should like it."

(End of this chapter)