Seeing that everyone was thinking because of his words, Guo Jia smiled lightly, looked at Yuan Chang, and asked, "Lord, looking at your expression, it seems that you have some ideas, can you tell me about it?"

Of course, Yuan Chang would not refuse, and said with a smile on his face: "From the inference of the military advisor, we can know that the purpose of Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou this time is not only to establish prestige, but also to prepare for the next attack on Xuzhou. Of course, the main thing is that there are other influences, I don't know very well, so let's let the military advisor continue to explain to us. ”

Guo Jia took over and said: "The lord is right, the purpose of Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou this time is to establish authority, so that Tao Qian and other surrounding forces will not have other ideas, so as to win the opportunity to recuperate." In the coming period, Cao Cao will definitely recruit a large number of soldiers, hoard grain and grass, and really start his pace of conquest. When that time comes, I'm afraid no one will be able to stop Cao Cao. In addition, it is the impact of Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou on the southern forces. ”

Hearing Guo Jia talk about the key point, everyone held their breath and listened attentively, for fear of missing something.

"Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan have a battle at any time, so Jizhou and Youzhou have no time to deal with Cao Cao in Yanzhou. In the battle of Xuzhou, as long as Cao Cao was powerful, Tao Qian, Yuan Shu and others would never dare to get involved in Yanzhou again. Tao Qian is old and bent on keeping his promises, so he doesn't have much impact. However, Yuan Shu was an arrogant person, although he would be afraid of Cao Cao, and he would not dare to attack Yanzhou. However, it is still okay to grab some benefits in Xuzhou with Cao Cao. At the same time, Jiangdong will no longer be stable, and the situation in the world will become more and more chaotic. However, none of these have much to do with us, and the only thing that can affect us is the war between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan. So far, we have been able to continue to develop our power. Moreover, the lord also prepared a big gift for Cao Cao, so we can still develop with peace of mind, and wait until one day, so that all forces in the world can see our strength. ”

After listening to Guo Jia's simple and clear words, everyone immediately understood. Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou had the greatest impact on the situation in the south, and had little impact on the war situation in the north, and they could take advantage of this time to develop their forces.

Yuan Chang waited for everyone to digest Guo Jia's words, and then encouraged: "At present, Gongsun Chan has only been in control of Youzhou for a short time, so there will be no war between Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao. However, there is not much time given to us, and we must not relax. Although we and Yuan Shao have been divided, we cannot waste the opportunity for development. Therefore, once Yuan Shao and Gongsun Chan start a war, we will also participate in it and get a piece of the pie in Youzhou. ”

"Strategist, pass the order, the arsenal will make every effort to build weapons and armor, especially the horseshoes and stirrups of the cavalry, and every cavalry must be equipped. ”

"Yes, my subordinates have orders. ”

"Captain Han, Captain Yu, you must step up the training of the soldiers under your command next, and be ready for war at any time. If there are unqualified ones, they should be eliminated immediately, and there should be no incompetent soldiers in our army. ”

"Yes, sir!"

"Lieutenant Zhao, Deputy Lieutenant, you continue to recruit soldiers, but don't worry, you would rather lack than abuse. Those who are not qualified are thrown into the counties to serve as government officials, and our soldiers are treated so well that they have to pay if they want to get it. ”

"Yes, sir!"

Yuan Chang served as the county commander of Dongping County, commanded several battles, and served as the Taishou of Bohai County for a while. Nowadays, giving orders is becoming more and more imposing, and it can be done in an orderly manner and convincingly. After Yuan Chang finished issuing the order, everyone dispersed to complete their work. Yuan Chang was quietly thinking about what else he should do in the room.

At the same time, Yuan Chang was also thinking about the five people in Ye Gucheng.

At that time, the piece of paper that Ye Gucheng gave him said that the names of the five people in Ye Gucheng had been passed down from generation to generation, just to wait for a time-traveler like Yuan Chang. This made Yuan Chang feel a little reminiscent, it seemed that he was not the only one who crossed over. And before that, there were already people who crossed over, what kind of purpose did they seem to have, those who crossed over earlier, did not accomplish their purpose, so they cultivated some people and left them for future generations. And the five people of Ye Gucheng belong to some of them. It's just that what is the purpose of the traverser? Also, what is going on, Yuan Chang has no clue at all.

However, at least there is a little clue for now, and that is the Mo family. As long as you find the Mo family's juzi, you may be able to know what is going on.

However, the five people of Ye Gucheng have been working hard to find the news of Juzi, and now there is no clue, it seems that Juzi's affairs cannot be rushed, they can only look for it slowly, Yuan Chang believes that he can find it.

"My lord, my subordinates have something to report. ”

Just as Yuan Chang was thinking, a voice came from outside the door. The person who spoke was Li Kai, since Yuan Chang gave Li Kai the task, he hadn't come to Yuan Chang for several days, and when he came to Yuan Chang today, it was obvious that the cement matter had made a little progress.

"Li Kai, come in!"

Yuan Chang put down the matter of the traverser and welcomed Li Kai in with a gentle face. Obviously, Yuan Chang knew that Li Kai would definitely make progress before he came to him. If cement can be introduced, it will be of great significance to the progress of society. Therefore, Yuan Chang is very glad that he accepted Li Kai at the beginning, and it is easy to solve the problem with professional talents. If he often went to engage in cement, maybe he could do it because he had more knowledge, but he was not as fast as a professional like Li Kai.

"My lord, my subordinates have made some progress, and I ask you to go and see if it is the cement that your adult said. ”

Yuan Chang was overjoyed when he heard this, he was guessing just now, and at this moment, he was extremely happy to get a definite answer from Li's mouth.

At that moment, Yuan Chang also hesitated, casually took a dozen guards, and followed Li Kai to Nanpi City. Originally, Dian Wei was Yuan Chang's guard, and he followed Yuan Chang at all times. However, Yuan Chang didn't want Dian Wei to just be a reckless man for the rest of his life, so it was a good thing to let him learn from Zhao Yun, even if there was only a little progress. Moreover, in Bohai County, who would be unfavorable to Yuan Chang? Therefore, Dian Wei listened to Yuan Chang's words and followed Zhao Yun to learn.

Yuan Chang and the others came to a mountain range ten miles south of Nanpi City, which was full of limestone. Therefore, in order to save trouble, Li Kai directly set up a workshop near here and then conducted research. I have to say that Li Kai is really dutiful.

At that moment, Yuan Chang patted Li Kai's shoulder and admonished: "Li Kai, if you touch limestone too much, it will be a little dangerous to your body." So, you have to be careful, and it's best to wear gloves and a mask every time you work. At the same time, the workers should also be recruited more and divided into three waves, each wave of personnel working for ten days, and then changing to another wave to work, so as to minimize the danger caused by limestone. Remember, it's about your body, you can't be sloppy, you don't have to save money, your body is the most important thing!"

Although Li Xingxing was shocked when he heard Yuan Chang say that limestone was in danger, after listening to Yuan Chang's words of concern, those fears had already been covered by emotion. How many people in the world can think about these subordinates? At least, Li Kai has only met Yuan Chang so far, so he can only repay Yuan Chang's kindness by completing Yuan Chang's task.

"What the lord said to his subordinates must be kept in mind. ”

Yuan Chang Li Kai replied like this, and nodded with satisfaction. Yuan often said these words, of course, not for show. As a traverser, the dangers of building materials to the body are often known. Workers such as those who work in cement and turn their heads will be much worse than normal people, some of them are easy to get sick, and some are easy to age. In short, people who do this kind of work, their health is very bad. Yuan Chang has traveled to this era for two years, experienced a lot of wars and killings, and his mind has been tempered many times. If it was on the battlefield, Yuan Chang would not have the slightest mercy. However, these people are just people who work and get paid, and they sometimes don't care about their bodies for the sake of a few copper plates. And Yuan Chang can only do his best to take care of them.

Subsequently, Yuan Chang instructed Li Kai to have some dietary problems. For example, eating the liver of animals, as well as adding fruits to every meal, etc., anyway, Yuan Chang could think of it, and he mentioned it to Li Kai.

Li Kai naturally knew that Yuan Chang was not buying people's hearts, and there was no need to say more about gratitude in his heart.

"Your Excellency, you see, this is what we have done these days. ”

Li Kai brought Yuan Chang to one place, and there were also several craftsmen here, who, like Li Kai, were all craftsmen engaged in construction, and were summoned together by Li Kai. In addition to these craftsmen, there were nearly a hundred people who dug limestone for them, and then broke it and calcined it.

Yuan Chang grabbed a handful of powder from a wooden barrel and observed it carefully.

These powders are indeed very close to cement, however, they are still not enough. The particles of these powders are several times larger than cement, which is good if used to paint walls, but much worse if used to build houses and pave roads. However, in just a few days, Li Kai was able to do this, and he was indeed very attentive.

Of course, Yuan Chang will not tell Li Kai that he is qualified. This is not only irresponsible to Li Kai, but also irresponsible to society.

However, Li Kai's efforts are still commendable.

"Li Kai, it's good that you can do this in a few days. Still, it doesn't work. The cement used to build houses and pave roads should be more delicate, so that the mud formed when mixed with water is stronger and less easily damaged. Just like building a city wall, if you use irregular stones, there will be many gaps in the middle of the wall, which can be easily damaged. However, by making the stones into boxy stones, the walls of the walls will be stronger. It's the same with cement, you have to continue calcining the powder to make it smaller. If one calcination does not work, a second calcination, or three times. ”

"Yes, sir!"

If it was in the era before Yuan Chang crossed over, a layman like Yuan Chang and a group of experts pointed out the east and west here, he would definitely be ridiculed by people. However, the craftsmen of this era themselves have no status, and the idea of cement was put forward by Yuan Chang, and they could only show a look of reverence for Yuan Chang's guidance.

And Li Kai, of course, will also firmly implement Yuan Chang's policy.

"Okay, you are professionals, you all know what to do, I won't say more. As long as you understand that once the cement is successfully made, you will be a meritorious member of the society, and the country and the people will remember you. Of course, there is a reward for meritorious service, and Ben Taishou has always had clear rewards and punishments, so you must work hard. ”

"Yes, sir!"

After listening to Yuan Chang's words, Li Kai didn't have much joy. He just wanted to repay Yuan Chang's kindness, and as for the other craftsmen, of course, they were happy. Of course, they work so hard for money, and as for being remembered by the country and the people, it is better to give them more money.

Yuan Chang knew this, so he directly said about the reward, except for a few people, most of the people's ideas are very practical, just to support their families, and tell them about honor, they don't understand. When it comes to money, you can understand it immediately.

"My lord, how about my subordinates take you around?"

Of course, Yuan Chang did not refuse Li Kai's suggestion. Now that you're here, I'm going to look around. Before the crossing, those leaders had to inspect a place and say that they were sympathetic to the people, and most of them were image projects. Yuan Chang is also an official now, and he also wants to try that feeling.

Yuan Chang learned the leadership of those officials before the crossing, and when he saw someone passing in front of him, he stepped forward to ask for warmth, and then waved his hand and said two sentences, "Comrades, hard work." Of course, although everyone didn't understand what Yuan Chang's behavior meant, they also knew that Yuan Chang was appreciating them, so they worked harder.

But after a while, Yuan Chang was bored, I really don't know what is good about this kind of thing, those officials before the crossing love to go to the countryside so much, it is better to do something practical to improve the relationship between the government and the people.

"Alas, the environment here is still good!"

Since he didn't put on a show, Yuan Chang looked at the surrounding scenery, and when he saw it, he was in a good mood.

Speaking of which, Yuan Chang traveled through the Tiger Prison Pass, and until now, he is running around and working hard every day, seemingly lazy, but in fact, he has been doing things all the time, and he has no leisure at all, and he has no time to enjoy the scenery of this era. Before the crossing, Yuan Chang was still a student, and although he had traveled with his parents a few times, it was not interesting. Most of the scenery is artificially transformed, and it is also controlled in the hands of some people, and it costs a lot of money to look at some scenery casually. At that time, Yuan Chang's family was not so rich, and he couldn't have fun at all. Later, his parents unfortunately died, and he fell into a place such as a bar, and he would not enjoy the great rivers and mountains.

It can be said that Yuan Chang is the first time to appreciate rivers and mountains in two lives. Looking at the original scenery in front of him, Yuan Chang's mood suddenly felt much more relaxed. It is no wonder that so many people like to travel everywhere and enjoy the rivers and mountains, I am afraid that it is because of this reason.

"Hehe, if you have time to spare, you can visit our Qinhuangdao. When Qin Shi Huang arrived there, he lingered, so it was called Qinhuangdao. ”

Li Kai stood behind Yuan Chang and said with a smile. He also saw that Yuan Chang's personality was easy to get close to, and without the previous fear, he was much calmer when he spoke at the moment.

"Well, when you're free, you should go for a walk. ”

Yuan Chang nodded and said affirmatively. Yuan Chang already had an idea in his heart, and when he calmed down the world and laid a good foundation for social progress, he would take all the women to visit the world, and no longer be constrained by any trivial matters, such a life is the real life. Like the common people, they work all their lives to live, and they have no chance to experience life at all, while those who are powerful and powerful are constantly seeking power. When they were a prefectural commander, they pursued the position of Taishou, and when they became Taishou, they pursued the position of assassin. In short, both the common people and the ruling class are doing the same thing in a constant cycle. I am afraid that there are few people who can truly open their minds and experience life.

"Hey, it's great that there are Xin Guo here. ”

Just as Yuan Chang's thoughts were flying, Li Kai's surprised voice came from his ears, and following Li Kai's gaze, Yuan Chang was also stunned.

Because what entered Yuan Chang's eyes, that is, the spicy fruit in Li's mouth, turned out to be a chili pepper.

If Yuan Chang remembers correctly, it seems that the chili pepper was only widely spread after Columbus discovered the American continent, and in China, it was only introduced during the Ming Dynasty's Zheng He's voyage to the West. And it really spread in China during the Qing Dynasty. Now, how can chili peppers appear in front of their eyes again?

In fact, Yuan Chang also took it for granted.

Except for a very few species, which can only grow in a certain environment, many things can actually be found everywhere. For example, this chili pepper is actually found in China, but it grows in the deep mountains and old forests, and it has not been discovered, so people mistakenly think that there is no such thing. What's more, after the opening of the Silk Road, many things from the West have been transmitted to the Central Plains, how can there be no such thing as chili peppers?

Perhaps, because of the spicy taste of chili peppers, some people don't like them and don't know how to eat them. So that it was not spread, and the chili peppers that appeared in front of Yuan Chang's eyes were afraid that because the people who held them didn't like it, they were thrown here, and as a result, they took root and sprouted, and this piece of chili peppers grew.

And Li Kai, born in Qinhuangdao, near Heilongjiang, where the cold can be imagined, especially after a few Xiaoice River periods, the weather in this era is colder. Therefore, it is normal for Li Kai to like chili peppers.

Maybe it's because no one has touched it for a long time, but there are quite a lot of chili peppers here, a piece of red and gorgeous, Yuan Chang's saliva when he sees it, and some ideas in his heart seem to be realized.