Three Kingdoms

It's winter, the cold wind is blowing, most of the grass in the wilderness has withered and turned yellow, and the forest is covered with thick leaves. Several cavalrymen drove out a herd of deer from the dense forest with shouts and noises.

The deer panicked and fled westward.

In order to withstand the winter, these deer try their best to eat as much fat as possible in autumn, with shiny fur and round bellies. However, this also directly affects their reflexes and running speed.

Sima Yi stopped his mount and slowly raised his horn bow.

To be honest, Sima Yi's riding skills are good, but he has not yet reached the level where he can shoot normally on horseback. Sima Yi was a scribe after all. Even with the stirrups to stabilize his body, he couldn't fire like Zhao Yun while running. He could only stop and shoot from a standstill.

Sima Yi took out an eagle feather from the arrow quiver on the side, put it on the ox tendon bowstring, pulled it open like a half moon with his right thumb with a leather wrench, aimed at a tall and panicked stag, and shot a fierce arrow. go.

The deer's big eyes were spinning like an elf. When it heard the sound of strings, its ears suddenly twitched, its hind legs flicked forward, and Sima Yi's arrow grazed its tail, sadly. Falling into the void...

Sima Yi suddenly became very angry, drew another arrow, and shot it again, but the deer dodged it again...

Really don't give face to deer.

Sima Yi fired three arrows in succession, but couldn't even shoot down a single deer hair. In anger, he simply put away his bow, raised his hand and struck hard, and heard the cavalry around him laughing, which they had suppressed for a long time. Then they all took their bows and shot. Including the stag he originally targeted and four other deer, they all fell into a pool of blood in the blink of an eye.

The future cross-dressing boss gritted his teeth and glared at the surrounding guards, obviously feeling that these guards were not giving him face. I shot for a long time, but just missed, and then my guard fell down with three or two blows...

The soldiers and guards who followed Sima Yi were not afraid and still laughed. Then they helped each other step forward to pick up the deer and tie it to the horse.

Sima Hui nodded with his fingers at the guards following him, and then laughed, "Let's go!" Back to camp! Leave one end for the general and a certain person, and let everyone else have a meal! 』

Everyone agreed loudly, then rode their horses out of the forest and headed towards the camp.

Is Sima Yi's military strength worth it? Generally speaking, it can be regarded as "a few".

In other words, if Sima Yi is dressed neatly, he can still kill "a few" soldiers, which is called passing. However, shooting at a escaping moving target that automatically changes directions and speeds is naturally quite difficult. Sima Yi has been in the north of Youzhou for a while and still has not mastered it.

It's not that Sima Yi is lazy, but that Sima Yi's own responsibilities are not in this aspect. General Hussar sent him to Youbei not to ask Sima Yi to go into battle and kill the enemy like a general, but to assist him in strategy...

As soon as I returned to the camp, I met several foreigners wearing linen robes, leather boots and turbans in front of the Chinese army's tent. When they saw Sima Yi coming back, they all bowed their heads and saluted. An old man with gray beard and hair caught a glimpse of Sima Yi guarding the deer on his horse, and complimented him with a smile in blunt Chinese: "Your Excellency is a really good shot..."

Although it was not the first time that Sima Yi heard such a title, he still frowned slightly, then waved his hand, and then said with a smile: "Just call me Sima, there is no need to call me "Sir"..."

The old man with a gray beard repeatedly raised his hand and said, "How can I call you by your first name..."

Sima Yi secretly curled his lips and stopped communicating with this guy. Instead, he turned to the soldiers on duty at the Chinese army's tent and asked, "Is the general here?" Let me report something on behalf of someone..."

Zhao Yun was handling military affairs in the tent. When he saw Sima Yi returning to the camp, he raised his head slightly and nodded at the bench next to him. Then he still lowered his eyes to the writing on the table and said: " You "nephews" are very diligent, and you go to a certain tent every day to order..."

Sima Yi smiled bitterly and said, "I don't have any nephews of this age..."

These Lelang natives, whether because of rumors or local customs, insist on calling Sima Yi and other Han officials "adult", but in fact the title "adult" is not used casually among the Han people.

Sima Yi's plan for Youzhou naturally included Liaodong. Then it became inevitable to contact the natives of Liaodong, but after actually contacting these Lelang natives, Sima Yi suddenly regretted it. After all, these guys were not very reliable at first glance, just like dog-skin plasters. , it stuck to him and couldn't get rid of it. He arrived at the Chinese army's tent at a fixed time every day. It didn't matter even if Zhao Yun didn't meet him. It was just to express an attitude...

At the same time, he also claims to be a descendant of some kind of Hao Qian, the Buyeo royal family, playing the emotional card.

"Only women and villains are difficult to raise. If you are close, you will feel inferior, and if you are far, you will resent them." Sima Yi sighed and said, "It's like this now, you can't get close or far away." 』

Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment and then laughed.

In fact, Confucius’s words are not necessarily to slander women. Perhaps they are Mr. Kong’s sigh when he looks back on the romantic debts he owed when he was young. Because even a gentleman may not be inferior when he is close, but he will be resentful when he is far away. I don’t believe it. Let’s take a look at old man Qu Yuan who likes winter swimming...

It turned out that Sima Yi and Zhao Yun discussed it and felt that these descendants of the Fuyu royal family must have resentment in their hearts now that they have become ordinary people. If they can shake their minds, they can naturally tie them to their own chariots and play a key role in regaining Liaodong in the future. , which naturally has some benefits.

However, the problem is that Sima Yi did not expect that these Yiqian descendants and the Fuyu royal family would look like this...

However, whether it was out of consideration for the hussar general's battlefield strategy or his own merits, Sima Yi felt that sooner or later the Liaodong issue would have to be solved. Gongsun Du, who now calls himself the Marquis of Liaodong and the Mu of Pingzhou, set out to conquer Goguryeo in the east. They attacked Wuhuan in the west, took the Liaodong Peninsula in the south, and even crossed the sea to take Donglai counties in the northern part of the Jiaodong Peninsula to expand their territory. When traveling overseas, he seemed to regard himself as the King of Liaodong.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Sima Yi prepared to stew Budugen's Xianbei and the so-called "King of Liaodong" together in a pot. But even if it is a pot of pork and cabbage stewed with vermicelli, there is still some order and preparation. You can't just throw the pig into the pot without shaving the hair, washing the cabbage, and soaking the vermicelli.

In the original plan, the descendants of Yiqian and the Fuyu royal family might not be able to use their military force. Now they can only use it in their name and for other purposes...

So even though Zhao Yun and Sima Yi were a little disgusted with these people, they still stayed here not far or near.

Sima Yi suspected that Bu Dugen might have colluded with Gongsun Du, but no concrete evidence had been found, but this did not prevent Sima Yi from laying the groundwork...

Zhao Yun asked: "How is the discussion under Gongsun... going?" 』

Sima Yi cupped his hands and said, "I have agreed to build a workshop..."

Zhao Yun nodded, smiled slightly and said, "That's very good." 』

If Sima Yi wanted to deal with Gongsun Du, it was naturally impossible for Sima Yi to just raise a knife and rush straight to Liaodong, because that was almost equivalent to selling his flank to the Xianbei people.

According to Sima Yi's reasoning, it is impossible for Xianbei and the King of Liaodong to have such a close relationship. At most, they are an offensive and defensive alliance to a certain extent. Because both of them are now afraid of Zhao Yun and are afraid of being attacked, so they are now One is in the north and the other is in the south. This is just the right condition to form mutual horns and defend Zhao Yun to a certain extent.

Of course, such an offensive and defensive alliance is very weak. Even when one of Xianbei Budogen and Liaodong Prince Sundu becomes stronger, the alliance will inevitably be torn up. However, Sima Yi doesn't want to wait that long, so he needs to make some push. Catalyze the reaction therein.

And contacting Liu Yi, the general under Gongsun Du of Liaodong, became a pawn released by Sima Yi.

Of course, Sima Yi could not directly persuade Liu Yi to surrender and rebel against him. After all, Liu Yi was still somewhat loyal to Gongsun Du, so he sent people to find Liu Yi ostensibly to open up trade routes and conduct transactions with Liaodong.

Liaodong was actually very poor, and some artifacts belonging to the Han Dynasty were naturally scarce, so Liaodong did not reject this proposal and even welcomed it to a certain extent.

After all, in Liaodong, except for some indigenous products, there really is nothing else to show off. In addition to some furs in Liaodong, there is sandalwood. As for red ginseng, it is also available, but it is not its main local product. Because sandalwood can be used to make the back of the bow, the so-called sandalwood bow is also of high quality, so it has become the main sales commodity, trading silk, porcelain, etc. with the Han Dynasty.

Liu Yi also wanted to have good relations with the Han Dynasty. Even though he had no intention of surrendering to the imperial court and was unwilling to abandon the Gongsun family immediately, it still had an escape route. Therefore, on the one hand, Liu Yi did not make any commitments, and on the other hand, he urged the merchants to expedite business as soon as possible. Development is just about selling raw materials. The value is limited and there are very few things that can be exchanged.

Later generations will know that the raw materials are one, the semi-finished products are about ten, and when they are actually sold, they become one hundred. So after two or three transportation trades, Liu Yi felt a little headache.

Because sandalwood is different from other commodities. It does not mean that it will grow the next year when it is planted. Moreover, it has to be cut down and dragged out from the mountains and forests, which costs a lot of manpower, and the materials in exchange are often pitiful. , there are only two ways to exchange for more items, one is to increase the production of raw materials, and the other is to make finished products or semi-finished products.

It was obviously impractical to increase the production of raw materials, so naturally, it became Liu Yi's only choice to establish a workshop in Lelang, and then Zhao Yun would provide some craftsmen and materials to directly process them into finished and semi-finished products locally.

"So... it's like a golden bull..." Zhao Yun nodded and said, "Zhongda still needs to make careful arrangements..."

Sima Yi smiled and said: "Don't worry, general, this is natural..."

What Zhao Yun said is the allusion of "stone, cow dung, gold, and five dings to clear the way", and it is also another aspect of establishing trade with Liaodong this time.

The road to attack Liaodong is not easy, and can even be said to be quite difficult. Although it is not as difficult as Sichuan and Shu, it can be seen from the Sui Dynasty's conquest of Goryeo in later generations.

Of course, the Sui Dynasty had other motives for conquering Goryeo, but the difficulty of traveling was clearly revealed.

Therefore, if Zhao Yun wants to pacify Liaodong, it cannot be said that he marched rashly. "He left Baitan, passed through Pinggang, and then arrived at Liucheng. The road is long and rugged. If this strategy is successful, it will be Zhongda's first achievement..." 』

From Qinhuangdao City in Hebei Province in later generations to Jinzhou City in Liaoning Province, it is the so-called "Western Liaoning Corridor". It has hills to the north and the seaside to the south. There is only one road in the middle. At that time, there was very little cultivated land and few residents. Within 500 miles There are no cities, so it can be said to be a dangerous route for a large army to march. If during the march, Gongsundu of Liaodong was the first to set up a camp somewhere and occupy key points. The so-called meeting on a narrow road, one man is in charge, even if it is Even if it is conquered, there will be a lot of losses.

Therefore, we first explored the road through trade, and then used the name of the workshop to secretly transport people. We used the Fuyu descendants in front of the big tent to hide and wait until needed. This is Sima Yi's strategy for Liaodong this time. a part of.

Then the other part of the strategy is naturally aimed at the Xianbei people.

But before executing this plan, apart from some preliminary work and a period of waiting, Sima Yi did not intend to sit idle.

In the entire Youzhou, in addition to the two unstable factors of Xianbei and the King of Liaodong, there are other things. Sima Yi also plans to throw them into the pot and stew them together...

"General, I hunted a deer today. It's delicious and delicious..." Sima Yi said, suggesting that one deer should be eaten three times.

After Zhao Yun learned that the remaining three deer had been prepared for the soldiers, he did not specifically refuse extra meals to show that he was a commoner, so he smiled and said, "Has Zhongda's archery skills improved greatly recently?" What a joy to congratulate..."

Sima Yi smiled slightly awkwardly. Regardless of whether I hit the target or not, I shot the first arrow anyway, so it’s naturally my shot, so it’s not bragging, and compared to others, it’s pretty good. Anyway, I don’t expect to be able to compete with the guy in front of me in archery skills in this life...

"By the way, give those people in front of the tent a deer leg..." Zhao Yun suddenly said, "Let them retreat early to avoid making noise..."

Sima Yi nodded and asked people to do it. A moment later, he heard a strange voice outside the tent saying thank you loudly: "Thank you, sir, for the food!" Your kindness is like a mountain, endless and endless..."

Zhao Yun and Sima Yi looked at each other in the tent, and then they both shook their heads and smiled bitterly...

……┐(;￢＿￢)┌┐(??～??)┌……

Although Zhao Yun and Sima Yi smiled bitterly, the problem was not big, but Cao Chun's bitter smile was a bitter smile that was really helpless.

Cao Chun rushed from Yuzhou to Youzhou. The only purpose was to stabilize the situation in Youzhou, fill the gap left after Yuan Xi left, and control the situation in Youzhou for Cao Cao.

Therefore, after Cao Chun arrived in Yuyang, and after handing over to Jushou who stayed in Yuyang, he reanalyzed and clarified the responsibilities of subordinate officials, and found that there were many major problems blocking the way...

The first is farming.

In the Chinese feudal society, farming is an important foundation for social stability. Unfortunately, Cao Chun has no idea in this regard. He only knows the basic common sense of fertilizing, weeding, digging canals, and selecting improved seeds. And it is just common sense theory. He has no knowledge at all. Practiced.

There is often a huge disconnect between common sense and reality without practice.

The old farmers have a lot of practical experience, but they can’t come up with any theories. At the same time, in Yuyang, many of the original old farmers either died or fled during the war, so...

Normally, Youzhou has to receive relief from Jizhou, but now whenever Jizhou has some money and food, it must first give it to Xu County and the court, so naturally the money given to Youzhou is quite tight.

Fortunately, since the war in Youzhou, many noble families have abandoned their land and fled, and some of the land was in chaos. Cao Chun simply recovered the land completely, and then asked the soldiers to start farming. At the same time, according to Jushou's suggestion, Give the above table to Cao Cao, see how much food can be allocated, and ask Cao Cao to send agricultural experts to make up for Cao Chun's lack of experience.

The second is handicraft industry, or small business.

After all, the previous workshops and workshops were ruined, and Yuan Xi also took away most of the craftsmen and belongings when he left Yuyang. The warehouse was empty, and Cao Chun had to face the situation that even if it was broken A ceramic bowl may not be able to find a substitute.

Therefore, rebuilding various workshops is naturally an issue that Cao Chun must pay attention to.

There are also barbarians.

Besides Yuyang, there were also Wuhuan people and Xianbei people who were at odds with the Tadun tribe. At the same time, although Cao Cao was deceived and temporarily appeased Tadun's remaining tribe, it is still unknown whether these guys will know the truth of the matter in the future and have some ulterior thoughts.

Nowadays, these Wuhuan people in Tadun have been incorporated into Yuyang households, but it will still take some time before these Wuhuan people are truly digested. This is the last and most important issue that Cao Chun needs to pay attention to. Do you have enough time for Cao Chun?

Raising farmers, building workshops, and training troops all take time, but with Liu He eyeing him in the front, Zhao Yunxiong in Changshan behind, and Xianbei outside, Cao Chun felt a lot of pressure.

Facing Yuyang, which was once the most prosperous city in Youzhou, it is now empty, with only dust and rats in the warehouse but no utensils, and fraud everywhere, Cao Chun smiled bitterly.

However, it seems that God gave Cao Chun another opportunity. After he arrived in Yuyang, he dispersed the scouts again, and then he heard a piece of news. Zhao Yun seemed to be doing business with Liaodong, and there were caravans between him...