The Three Kingdoms: I can't be a counselor, so I have to divide the world into four parts

"Why don't I make a bet with the general here?"

Tang Jian saw that Gan Ning had no interest, so he proposed a bet.

Gan Ning asked, "What's the bet?"

Tang Jian smiled and said, "If I can build my own business through my methods, I hope Xingba will come to help me."

Gan Ning shook his head.

In Tang Jian's idea, if a mercenary force is formed, even if the combat effectiveness is not very good, as long as you have people under your command, you can make a lot of money in the next Battle of Chibi.

Because the Sun-Liu alliance has only tens of thousands of troops in total, facing Cao Cao's 830,000 troops, the pressure is too great.

So they will unite all the forces that can be united to contain and fight against Cao Cao.

As long as I have people in my hands, I don't have to worry about them not being willing to spend money to hire me.

I can recruit soldiers and take the opportunity to expand.

In addition, in the Battle of Chibi, Cao's army was defeated, and Cao Cao's rear also had some problems, and he was unable to carry out the southern expedition again.

In order to stabilize the situation, he would certainly grant official positions and win over some forces to contain Sun Quan and Liu Bei.

At that time, a wild force like myself who has not surrendered to Sun Quan and Liu Bei but has some troops in hand will definitely become the target of Cao Cao's winning over.

In this way, I will complete the transformation from a mercenary to a local lord.

At that time, whether it is to achieve self-realization or class crossing, isn't it just a matter of nodding my head?

Gan Ning naturally didn't know these ideas of Tang Jian, but felt that with Tang Jian's talent, if he surrendered to Sun Quan, he would definitely be reused.

So he said: "Jianming has such great talent, why not join the Wu Hou? Wu Hou is thirsty for talents and will definitely use Jianming."

Tang Jian shook his head and said: "Although Sun Quan is a hero, he is only a lord who maintains the status quo. I don't think he will be able to cross the Yangtze River in his lifetime."

"Besides, I have already determined to start a business, how can I go to others?"

After listening, Gan Ning felt a little regretful, so he said:

"Okay, then let's set a deadline of three years. If Wu Hou cannot cross the river within three years, I will bid farewell to Wu Hou and join Jianming."

"But after three years, if Jianming still cannot establish a foundation, then join Wu Hou with me, how about it?"

After listening, Tang Jian smiled and said: "It's a deal!"

Gan Ning: "It's a deal!"

That night, the two talked all night long and felt sorry for meeting each other too late.

Tang Jian's many modern knowledge and thinking gave Gan Ning a great shock.

The next morning, Gan Ning saw Tang Jian off by the river.

He also gave Tang Jian a sailing ship, two boxes of gold and silver, and thirty good fighters.

He also told Tang Jian that he could go to Danyang to recruit people.

Because the quality of Danyang's soldiers was very high, and he wrote a letter and asked Tang Jian to pass it to a relatively powerful bandit in Danyang.

This bandit had joined Liu Biao with Gan Ning, but later, because Liu Biao despised his bandit background, he ran back to his old business after working for a while.

He is a person worth making friends with.

Seeing Gan Ning so particular, Tang Jian said that if he succeeded in starting a business in the future, he would definitely leave the position of second in command to Gan Ning.

After the two said goodbye, Tang Jian took a sailing ship and went downstream, and arrived in Danyang in seven days.

He first sold the box of gold and silver given to him by Gan Ning, and bought a lot of low-priced food along the river.

After all, to recruit soldiers, you must first solve the problem of food.

And according to Gan Ning's description, he found this famous local bandit, Fu Tong.

After handing over Gan Ning's letter, Fu Tong happily welcomed Tang Jian into the water fort.

"General Gan and I went to Liu Biao together, hoping to make achievements."

"Who knew that Liu Biao couldn't use people and didn't treat us well? I was so angry that I returned to Danyang."

"I didn't expect that General Gan still remembered me after so many years."

Fu Tong was a very impatient person with high cheekbones and a thin body, but he was very tall.

Such a person is very combative in the river.

As he was talking, he saw that no one served wine and tea to the guests, so he began to curse at his subordinates:

"Damn it! You little bastards, don't you know to serve tea to the guests when I don't say anything?"

A subordinate hurriedly brought a pot of old wine.

Fu Tong raised his leg and kicked him: "You only took the wine pot but not the wine bowl, what do you want me to drink?"

The minions were kicked and fled down to find the wine bowl.

Fu Tong grinned at Tang Jian and said, "You guys have no manners. I'm sorry to embarrass you, my guests."

Tang Jian just smiled faintly, but the thirty followers Gan Ning assigned to Tang Jian had already laughed so hard that they fell backwards.

After chatting for a while, Fu Tong arranged for someone to prepare a banquet for Tang Jian and his party.

When the food was served, there was only fish and some small amounts of millet cakes, and the only bowl of pickled meat, and placed it in front of Tang Jian.

The minions below were drooling.

Tang Jian looked at it and asked in confusion:

"Captain Fu, how is the economic situation in the village?"

Fu Tong grinned and asked: "What...what is the economic situation?"

Tang Jian changed his words and asked: "I'm asking how much money and food you have left in the village?"

Fu Tong felt ashamed and slapped his thigh and said:

"It's a bit shabby, I'm sorry to make you laugh."

"But since you are General Gan's friend, you are my Fu Tong's friend!"

"As long as I, Fu Tong, have a bite to eat, I will never neglect you."

Then he picked up the chopsticks and called everyone: "Eat, eat, eat quickly, there's more in the kitchen."

Tang Jian shook his head and said:

"I see that most of the sailors in the village are pale and thin, and some of them have swollen ankles. I'm afraid they haven't eaten oil and salt for a long time?"

After listening, Fu Tong put down his chopsticks and said nothing.

A small leader stood up and said, "To be honest with you, since we came back from Liu Biao, the leader has not allowed us to do the business of robbing the river."

"I'm afraid that we will be known as pirates all our lives and no one will want us no matter where we go!"

"But, we are all gathered on the river, and we don't have any land. If we don't rob the river, how can we survive?"

Before the leader finished speaking, Fu Tong interrupted him and said, "Old Five, stop talking!"

The leader was desperate and said in a hoarse voice:

"Leader, look up at your brothers, what have you become?"

"Now, we can't be bad guys, we can't be good guys, we are neither human nor ghost!"

"Is this the way out you said?"

Fu Tong was speechless, looked at the sallow and thin tribesmen below, his eyes reddened, and he turned his head aside.

The muscles on his face twitched, and it was obvious that he couldn't hold back his tears.

Seeing this, Tang Jian thought to himself: If I want to recruit soldiers, why not start from this water stronghold?

They are short of food and clothing, and this Fu Tong wants his men to get rid of the reputation of water bandits.

As long as they become my mercenaries, both of these problems can be solved!

It's perfect!

So, Tang Jian stood up and said:

"Captain Fu, brothers, General Gan entrusted me to solve these problems for you."

"When I came, I bought a batch of food on the boat, which can provide food and clothing for the brothers in the water stronghold for some time."

"As for the future, I have another way to let you wash away the name of bandits, and be able to make achievements and live upright!"

After Tang Jian finished speaking, he said to the thirty followers:

"Brothers, go and carry all the food on the boat in."

After Tang Jian finished speaking, the thirty people stood up and went out.

The people sent by Gan Ning are really useful.

It would be better if there were more.