"Cao Apu...."

Yuan Shao's voice trembled a little, he looked at the huge map in front of him, his lips trembled slightly, he turned his head, looked at Cao Cao on the side, and asked, "Are you crazy??" How many years are you going to dig a canal of this scale, how much labor you have to use, how much money you have to use, you... You...", he was speechless, looking at Liu Bei and Guo Jia, but hoping that the two of them could say something.

Liu Bei coughed and said, "Cao Gong's plan is a thousand-year-old strategy, which is really admirable... It's just that this costs...", he thought for a long time before asking, "Your Majesty really allowed it??" Cao Cao smiled, nodded, and said, "Naturally, I agreed, and let me start construction earlier." Liu Bei and Yuan Shao were silent, this amount of work is so huge, how could the Son of Heaven agree?

Seeing that the two of them had a difficult face, Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia on the side, Guo Jia looked very calm, he really deserved to be the crown of the four subjects, look at the temperament of others, Cao Cao thought, and was about to speak, but Guo Jia took the lead in speaking, "Situ Gong, there is still something in my house, farewell!" ”

"Alas...."Cao Cao sighed helplessly, looking at the three people opposite, he sat down, took a sip of tea, and said: "Gentlemen, if the canal can be opened, the merit will be in the future, and future generations will remember it. How can it be for Hanchen?? I, Cao Cao, although I am eunuch, have never retreated since I was the governor, no matter what I do... I haven't..."

"In this world, there is nothing I can't do!!"

"Gong Xing is seventy years old, and he can still build a gallop road in the cold and freezing, why can't we?"

Hearing Cao Cao's words, Yuan Shao snorted coldly and said, "Are you ambitious??" How about we?? Have you ever thought that if you want to start construction, you will have to use millions of manpower, and the money accumulated in the national treasury, this grain, will not last for a year, and in addition, if you want all the people to serve as laborers, then I ask you, who will plow the land, and what will be the taxes next year? ”

"I'll transfer labor from Funan, Zhenla, and, overseas... As for money and food, I thought about it, divide the project into small sections, complete it quickly, and then open it, so that the canal can play a corresponding role in the shortest possible time, so that money and food are not a problem, if it is really not possible, I will use Situ's body to call on the world to raise donations, that is, bankrupt, I will also build the canal!! Cao Cao said solemnly.

"Situ Gong wants to use the method of Dong Gong and Ningzhou to build a gallop road?? However, if this method is adopted, I am afraid that the ministers of the temple will oppose it and impeach one after another, which is not good for Situ Gong, and in addition, they also come to eat and drink, and they must not starve to kill them..."Liu Bei said, but Cao Cao interrupted him, he said: "This is the purpose of my invitation to come, I need the help of all the kings." ”

"It is said that there are many outstanding people in the East Palace, we have to show the people of the world, the ministers of Xiping are by no means straw bales."

"Gentlemen, may you help?" Cao Cao asked.

Yuan Shao and Liu Bei's faces were a little hesitant, and they didn't speak.

Looking at them like this, Cao Cao shook his head and said, "In this case, then please ask the monarchs to come back, and I wish to be the first in the world... Even if you can't do it, it's better than being like a coward who doesn't even dare to try!! Cao Cao said, turned around and entered the study, leaving only the three of them looking at each other, into the study, Cao Cao did not have any loneliness, nor disappointed, he hung the map on the wall, looked at the situation in various places, and began to write.

was busy, and before he knew it, there was a person standing beside him.

"Situ Gong, I have been to Yangzhou, Yangzhou Assassin Shi Fu Gong, when the world can also be a minister, this person built a canal in these places, I think, Yu Qi is here to formulate a map, it is better to go to him, personally go to various places to investigate...."Liu Bei stood beside Cao Cao, said, Cao Cao listened, nodded, "Xuande, I didn't expect that you would be willing to help me...."

"Situ Gong, although he is not a hero, but if it is really beneficial to the country and the people, I will never shirk, as a clan member of the Han family, for the country and the people, I would rather die than give up!" , Liu Bei said, and said: "In addition, Zhuoxian is my hometown, I can inform Your Majesty tomorrow to go to Youzhou in person, I still know more about here, and I may be able to help formulate a more detailed plan..."

"Good! The world's capable ministers, only Cao and Xuande'er!! ”

"Oh, out of your mouth!!" , Yuan Shao walked into the study, but just walked into the study, he heard Cao Cao's words, saw him come in, Cao Cao was a little surprised, Yuan Shao walked to the map, looked at it in detail, and said: "The best way to get from Yangzhou to Yuzhou is through Jingzhou?" You don't even have Jingzhou in this map?? Still want to build a canal?? ”

"Hahaha, originally, I'm not from Runan, how do I know this, fortunately, you're here... With your help, great things can be done."

"Okay, don't hold it again..."Yuan Shao said unhappily, he looked at the map seriously, and said: "Yuzhang is too protective of Yuan Xu, Shanyang is too protective of Yuan Yi, Jiangxia is too protective of Yuan Yin, Donglai is too protective of Yuan Hong, and the county orders of Yuzhou Ruyin and Runan, Yuan Hong, Yuan Zhong, are all related to me, I can tell them, let them start preparing for the canal now, they are much more capable than you in the locality..."

Listening to Yuan Shao's words, Cao Cao couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, turned his head, and Liu Bei on the side did the same, Cao Cao nodded and said: "In this way, it is also convenient, thank you Ben Chu, but, Ben Chu... Locally, why are you so close? Yuan Shao shook his head and said, "There are more in the temple....", Cao Cao looked at Liu Bei, and then said: "This is a bit taboo... You've got to remind them of one or two..."

"What can I do about this?? There are already a lot of people in the family, and they are all officials who have passed the assessment, should I stop them? ”

"Don't talk about it, let's continue to talk about the canal..."Cao Cao said, and was about to speak, but when he saw the last person also walk in, Guo Jia licked his lips, looked at Cao Cao, and suddenly asked: "Cao Gong, is this wine tube full?" ”

"Hahaha, come here with filial piety, naturally be full!!"

"Fang just said at the beginning, to add a Jingzhou, I see, since Jingzhou has been added, this Sili area should not be wasted, after all, by the sea, it is also added, and this is annexed, but unfortunately, Hezhou can't be built here, by the way, can Liangzhou also be connected? He also leans on the river!! By the way, it is also beneficial to these areas of the state...", with the addition of these people, Cao Cao looked extremely excited, and involuntarily began to mess around on the map.

"Uh... We take our leave!! ”

The four of them were busy in the mansion until the early morning of the next day, and the other three walked out of the Situ Mansion in a daze, Cao Cao had already gone back to sleep, and several people got into the carriage, and they did not have the energy to say goodbye to each other, and they returned separately, and what happened here was recorded truthfully by Yuan Shang and sent to the Houde Palace, for Yuan Shang's behavior, Liu Xi was very happy, and the Son of Heaven did not care about the four important ministers talking about the canal.

Although he read the Book of Heaven and knew what Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Liu Bei did in the Book of Heaven, Liu Xi did not have any hostility towards them, or doubted that today's temples could not lack these three people, Cao Cao is probably the number one capable minister today, and all the decrees cannot bypass him at all, although his own ministers in the East Palace are excellent, they are far inferior to the scheming Cao Situ.

After Yuan Shao served as Sikong, although he was at fault, he had to say that he could complete the orders of the Son of Heaven most quickly, whether it was disaster relief or something else, as long as Yuan Shao used the power of the clan, no one could compare with him at all, and the efficiency even surpassed Lu Zhi, Yuan Feng, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, these people who served as Sikong, after all, his surname was Yuan, and the family was either headed by him or willing to follow.

Yuan Feng was not the head of the Yuan family back then, so he couldn't do what Yuan Shao did.

As for Liu Bei, he is a seriously underestimated one in the temple, since he took office as Sinong, he has been obsessed with agricultural and mulberry affairs, rarely stays in Luoyang, a lot of time, are in the countryside everywhere, and even personally worked with the people, he cooperated with the master craftsman Ma Jun, a large number of advanced agricultural tools, distributed to several states, to promote new agricultural tools, and even new varieties, he also built 3,000 hectares of cotton planting land in Liangzhou, to provide cold-resistant materials for the Han Dynasty.

His political achievements, the contribution he made to the Han Dynasty, is not under the previous two, on the contrary, the Son of Heaven feels that his achievements are greater, this year's bumper harvest, naturally has the foundation of Xiping, but it is absolutely inseparable from Liu Bei's so-called, as for why he is underestimated, it is very simple, these people who praise the merits of others all day long, there is no shortage of food at home, and there is no shortage of warmth in winter, how can they know Liu Bei's contribution?

The last Guo Jia, not to mention, he has always been the role of the executor, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi competed, a total of eight official schools were built, but Guo Jia alone built fifty-seven official mansions...

The Son of Heaven did not have any fear of their union, but issued an edict to allow the four of them to do it freely, and the four of them were very happy, Liu Bei went directly to Youzhou, began to explore, and thought about manpower, Cao Cao went to Yangzhou, to meet Fu Zhu, Yuan Shao began to mobilize the Taishou and county orders from all over the country, to prepare for the canal, as for Guo Jia, he began to formulate a plan for construction, this kind of thing, he is always very good at it.

Sitting in the Hall of Houde, Liu Xi looked at the recital table full of cases and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He has countless ambitions in his heart, he wants to take the big man's chariot, roll forward, crush the enemy, incomparable, but now he finds that he is not the horse leading the carriage, he is a groom, and the horses in front of the carriage are innumerable, and he does not need to pull the big man himself, all he has to do is to hold the reins, control the carriage to gallop in the right direction, choose the best steed, take the carriage, and rush to the front.

I'll be a good groom.

Liu Xi thought with a wry smile.