Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 564 What a great plan

Deng Ai and Duanmu Ling were also shocked. Xu Shu must have been too careless, but they immediately understood that Xu Shu had his reasons for doing so: Youzhou was initially settled, and people's hearts were not stable, especially the old Yuan family was still suspicious. Taking Su Bo and Tian Yin under the sword would inevitably be accused of eliminating dissidents and suppressing the old Yuan family, which would only make people's hearts more turbulent.Xu Shu stabilized the two of them, and set aside a hundred days to stabilize Youzhou first, so that the two could not escape.

Xu Shu cupped his hands and said: "I have ordered Liang Guang to keep an eye on the two of them, and if there is any abnormality, they can be captured."

Zhou Cang nodded, the handling was considered appropriate, suddenly Zhou Cang's eyes widened, just because this little matter was not enough to make Xu Shu eager to come to Xiangping. "Yuanzhi, do you have anything to hide?"

Xu Shu and Zhou Chong looked at each other and laughed: "I knew I couldn't hide it from my lord. The two of us have come up with a clever plan to earn Cao Xiu! I would like to write a letter to Cao Xiu in the name of the two, and I would like to be an internal response. Please Cao Xiu sent troops to Hejian."

Deng Ai shook his head: "Is it a false surrender? I can't hide it from Cao Xiu. These two were originally Yuan Shao's subordinates, but they rebelled after surrendering to Cao Cao. There is no way back. How can Cao Xiu believe it?"

Zhou Chong patted Deng Ai on the shoulder: "It's not a false surrender. In the letter, he would clearly say to Cao Xiu that the two refused to accept being restrained by the Liaodong people, and wanted to support Yuan Mai. In exchange, Cao Xiu would take over Hejian and repel the Liaodong army. Let the two of them occupy Youzhou acquiescingly. Do you think Cao Xiu will be fooled if this is the case?"

Deng Ai really convinced Xu Shu, what a clever plan.

"Even so, there is still room for discussion." Xu Shu was very humble. "First, Cao Xiu is still in Yedu. If Cao Xiu asks Cao Cao for instructions, with the capabilities of Cao Cao and his subordinates, it is inevitable that someone will see through. Second, Cao Xiu is not an unknown person. How to set up an ambush without being noticed by him still needs to be discussed."

A good strategy, but there are two flaws that make people scratch their heads. "It's late today, you go back to rest, you still have time, think about it. Since Yuan Zhi arrived early, let's attend the meeting together tomorrow."

Zhou Cang is very satisfied with Xu Shu and Zhou Chong.Xu Shu, needless to say, he is a top strategist; after several years of tempering, Zhou Chong has obviously restrained his temperament, and his thoughts are more meticulous, which is really gratifying. The only flaw is that Zhou Chong will do everything for Zhou Cang Come out, and regardless of the consequences, this double-edged sword really made Zhou Cang dare not be too indulgent.

On June 21, the meeting continued.After Xu Shu and Zhou Chong paid homage to Zhang Jiong, they also attended the meeting.The dispute in the House of Representatives was shelved, and Zhou Cang stopped mentioning it, and instead asked about the minerals in Liaodong.

"Since Liu Li found iron ore and coal, the output has increased year by year. Only last year, 50 catties of iron and one million catties of coal were produced. Thirty percent of the iron produced was used for civilian use, and seventy percent was used for military supplies. There is no shortage of blades and arrows, and the lord ordered to build thousands of heavy armors; although the production of charcoal is abundant, there is a lot of wood in Liaodong, so the people use more charcoal."

Hearing about the heavy armor, the generals all showed fiery eyes.

"Heavy armor is for cavalry, don't be jealous." Zhou Cang poured a basin of cold water on everyone's heads. "Tomorrow will be demonstrated in the school field, Yuan Zhi, you and Bo Cai will be in charge."

"My lord, since Liaodong doesn't need coal, can you give it to Youzhou?" Xu Shu asked.

Zhou Cang looked at Xu Shu, Xu Shu just smiled, and there was a cunning in the smile, it seemed that Xu Shu had some other purpose. "Yes."

"Are there enough craftsmen? How heavy is the labor of the common people? I have traveled all the way and saw that road repairs, mining and gold refining require a lot of labor."

"My lord, there are craftsmen from Xuzhou, Jizhou and other places, and students from Xuzhou. The wages are generous, so there is no shortage of craftsmen. As for labor, there are really not many people in Liaodong." Zhou Ji laughed. "General Zang Ba conquered Goguryeo, Fuyu, Sushen and other countries and captured tens of thousands of people. It was a disaster to stay with him. They were all sent to Pingzhou to exchange for food, military supplies, cloth and medicinal materials. These people worked hard and had no worries about food and clothing. , I am happy to work without wages. And Governor Xu went to Wuhuan and captured another [-], so there is no shortage of labor."

To put it bluntly, Zhou Cang could think that it is true that there is food and housing, and that these sloppy aliens are still relying on knives, guns and whips. How many capital accumulations are not based on plunder and blood?To put it bluntly, these people have been reduced to slavery.Anyway, they were not Han people, so Zhou Cang didn't bother to take care of them, he just said: "Remember to use it with restraint, don't push it too far, and don't lack food and clothing."

"Yes!"

The topic turned to the military again. Pei Yuanshao explained the defense of various places, and Bocai reported on the garrison of the frontier fortress. The effect of building earthen fortresses in various places is remarkable. The rangers are not afraid of incoming attacks. As long as a large number of invading troops light up the beacon, reinforcements can arrive in half an hour.The most threatening Xianbei people's own family is in chaos. Only some small tribes who are too poor to live on want to attack the earth fort to get a little rice, and they are all repelled.

"I heard that you allocated five thousand horses to support Youzhou, which is really good." Zhou Cang nodded, and Xu Shu followed suit.Zhou Cang said again: "I don't know how much you can squeeze out there?"

Xu Shu quickly waved his hand: "That's enough. Xuantu's land can't be reduced any more. When I sent troops to Youzhou, I ordered Tai Shixiang to take care of the aftermath. This time, when I passed through the west of Liaoning on the way, General Taishi has gathered nearly [-] horses and left the weak ones behind." There are still [-]. I intend to build a horse farm in the west of Liaoning, and the selected fine breeds will be used as military supplies, so there will be [-] to supply Youzhou."

Zhou Cang chuckled, well, Xu Shu really has his own little plans, and Wuhuan is also a good player, if he hadn't asked the question himself, Xu Shu would have been stunned.Seen through by Zhou Cang, Xu Shu pretended not to know and continued, "There are enough war horses, so there is no need to replenish them. Can the charcoal be sent to Youzhou?"

Zhou Ji asked, "I wonder how much Governor Xu needs?"

"The more the better, all comers are welcome, and the sooner the better."

Zhou Ji looked at Zhou Cang, and Zhou Cang nodded in agreement.

The meeting ended in only half a day. Xu Shu and Bocai went to prepare for the military parade on the second day, and discussed with Zhou Ji how to transport the charcoal and other matters; To recruit more people, Zhou Chong stayed behind to catch up with Zhou Cang and others.

"Meet the Patriarch." There was no outsider, Zhou Chong knelt down and kowtowed to salute again.

"Get up. This trip to Liaodong seems to be of great benefit."

"I don't dare to say the benefits, but in retrospect, I have done a lot of wrong things when I was young and vigorous. Thanks to the remedies of the Patriarch, it did not cause a catastrophe. I have been with Xu Dudu for more than a month, and I know my shallowness even more."

"You and Zhou Xi have been in the market since you were young, so it is inevitable that you are a bit biased. Although you have made great progress after me, but the higher the position, it is wrong to do things according to the previous temperament. It is also me, busy with official duties and neglecting to treat you. Preaching..."

(End of this chapter)