Chapter 240: The Intention of Buying Wine
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Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, it was 14 years of Jian'an.
With the strength of the princes from all walks of life and Yuan Xi's capture of Jeju Island and the Shandong Peninsula, he had more experience to expand his territory, and it was destined to be a year of war.
Spring.
The snow melted.
Flowers and plants are in full bloom, and the atmosphere of a green village is everywhere.
The army that went to Jeju Island, after dealing with some things on the island, left half of it to garrison, and the other half returned to Lyyang.
Yuan Xi and Gao Ling flew directly to Yecheng.
Meantime.
In Xuchang, Yanzhou, Cao Cao and his civil servants and generals were full of wit.
I found that the Qiong Jelly Jade Liquor can burst out with great power, and I spent a lot of money to buy the Agar Jade Liquor in Yecheng. Although it has paid some price, Yanzhou's strength has risen sharply.
Overall it was worth it.
Prime Minister's Office.
Guo Jia sat on the side.
Cao Cao couldn't keep his mouth shut: "Until now, Yuan Xi didn't know how much benefit he had brought us to the elixir jade liquor he developed. Maybe it became his talisman. β
"What the prime minister said is extreme..."
Thinking of the weapon made with the elixir jade liquor to kill Yuan Xi's giant beast, Guo Jia was also very excited.
"Bong-hyo."
"Yes."
"How much Qiong Jelly and Jade Liquor do we have now?" Cao Cao sat down and asked.
"Chancellor has been following the progress of buying wine. Yesterday, the director of the Chamber of Commerce reported that there were 26,000 catties in the village. That's enough for us to build a lot of weapons and equip an entire army. Guo Jia said with a smile: "Chen Zheng wants to suggest that a special unit be formed for special training. β
"I couldn't agree more!" Cao Cao agreed.
"This army is called... Camp Divine Machine! β
"What a name." Guo Jia hugged his fists and said: "The prime minister is talented." β
"So... How many people should be suitable for the Shenji Camp? Cao Cao asked.
"The minister has thought carefully about this matter, and if you want to effectively attack the enemy with a weapon made of wine, you can only use a trebuchet to throw it out. But the trebuchet was too large and had no power. So we switched to our small Thunderbolt. After the formation of the Shenji Battalion, the number of people should be controlled within 5,000, and the number of thunderbolts should be about 1,000. Guo Jia methodically expressed his ideas.
After listening to Guo Jia's words, Cao Cao was very satisfied: "Okay, just do as you say." β
"With the Shenji Battalion, I'm no longer afraid of Yuan Xi. He lost a lot this time, and he gave me a whole army, hahaha... The more Cao Cao thought about it, the happier he became, and he couldn't help laughing.
"Prime Minister, there's one thing... I wonder if you've heard of it? Guo Jia's face sank slightly.
"You want to talk about Jeju Island and the Shandong Peninsula, right?" Cao Cao asked.
"Hmm." Guo Jia said: "According to our detailed report, Yuan Xi occupied Jeju Island and the Shandong Peninsula in the Yellow Sea at the end of last year. It is estimated that it is necessary to set up a salt factory and build a water army there. Although it does not pose a threat to us for the time being, it is far away from the Central Plains and has natural topography that can provide the construction of a naval army. The minister is worried that Yuan Xi's naval army will be very strong in the future. β
"Isn't he strong enough right now?" Cao Cao slowly stood up and walked to the side of the screen, where a map hung there. He picked up his pen on the Yellow Sea and drew two circles: "Bonghyo might as well take a closer look, where is Jeju Island and Shandong Peninsula closest?" β
Guo Jiadao: "Jeju Island is the closest to Yuan Tan's Qingju. The Shandong Peninsula is relatively close to Sun Quan's territory. β
"That's right. Even if Yuan Xi is strong and wants to expand outward, he will first infringe on Yuan Tan and Sun Quan, and he will not be able to defeat our Xu Yan and Yan Prefectures for the time being. Besides, Yuan Tan and Sun Quan can also be used as our strong support. I believe that the appearance of Jeju Island and the Shandong Peninsula will make them feel the pressure. Thus very happy to cooperate with us. Cao Cao immediately broke the current situation.
Guo Jia suddenly arched his hand and said: "The prime minister is wise." The minister immediately sent someone to contact Yuan Tan and Sun Quan. He got up and prepared to leave.
"Wait."
Cao Cao said: "If I remember well, Xun You seems to have sent someone to Jiangdong to ask Sun Quan to attack Yuan Xi's army, I don't know how the negotiation went?" How did Sun Quan respond? β
Sun Quan did not agree to make a move. It should be a giant beast that is worried about Yuan Xi.... β
"I guessed it a long time ago. Jiangdong is too far away from Jizhou, and Sun Quan will not make an easy move. You need to know that he is also worried that we are not sincerely cooperating with him, and that we are worried that we will stab us in the back, how dare we transfer the main force to the Yellow River? β
"What the prime minister said is extremely true."
Cao Cao walked back and forth, thought for a while and said, "However, it's different now. Jeju Island and the Shandong Peninsula are occupied by Yuan Xi, which is equivalent to hanging a knife on the top of Sun Quan's head, which has become a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh, even if we don't go to him, he will find a way to deal with Yuan Xi. It can be foreseen that Fengxiao will definitely gain something by sending people to Jiangdong this time. β
"Yes."
Guo Jia thinks the same way.
Jizhou.
Yecheng.
After Yuan Xi came back, he heard about the Qiong Jelly Jade Liquor.
As a later generation, I know more things than the people of the present generation, especially about the Qiong Jelly and Jade Liquor. However, Yuan Xi can't figure it out now, what do the families in the Central Plains have to do when they buy tens of thousands of catties of wine? Suppressing business in Hebei? Is this possible?
Military Administration.
"We have stopped producing the Qiong Jelly and Jade Liquor to prevent emergencies. But, so far, we know who is buying the liquor. The family of the Central Plains.... There seems to be no action. β
"If the family doesn't move, then there are only princes?"
"The minister also has some suspicions, but there is no evidence yet."
"If it's a family that buys wine, it must be for money. But if it is the princes who buy wine, it is not necessarily for money, he may also be for the sake of enhancing strength, strength... Yuan Xi suddenly opened his eyes: "Not good! β
"What's wrong, lord?"
"I seem to know who's buying the alcohol..."
"Who?"
"It must be the princes of the Central Plains. Cao Cao, or Yuan Tan! And, I also know, what do they buy alcohol for! Yuan Xi thought of a very terrible thing. The role of wine is not only to drink, it can also detonate. Did the princes buy wine as a weapon?
It's not impossible, after all, the appearance of wine will eventually be discovered by people.
"I'm really careless..." Yuan Xi suddenly turned around and said, "Immediately post a notice prohibiting the sale of alcohol." β
"Back to the lord, a notice has been issued." Frustrated.
"That's good."
Yuan Xi's expression was a little dazed.
"My lord, you just said that you already know the intention of the princes to buy wine, dare to ask what this intention is?" β
"It's not right for me to say it now, you'll know later." Yuan Xi thought to himself, this kind of thing, the less people know about it, the better. Save the news from leaking out, causing even more terrible consequences.
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