"It doesn't matter if he succeeds or not. The important thing is that Qingzhou's money and grain cannot be all controlled in his hands. In the future, when we govern Qingzhou, the people will be poor, won't I have to pay for relief? Sir, I have an idea. ”

Yuan Xi analyzed it and said, "I'm going to release a document immediately to crusade against Yuan Tan." The main thing is to build momentum, so that the families and people of Qingzhou know that Yuan Tan is about to finish, and he must not trust his currency. In addition, I will send people to lure the big families in Qingzhou and let them deposit all their money in Yecheng Qianzhuang. In this way, Yuan Tan's plan fell through, but we strengthened our strength. ”

"What a great idea, my lord!" Frustrated, he arched his hand and said, "The minister will do this immediately!" ”

"No."

Yuan Xi advised: "Don't forget the family in Qingzhou, they have a good relationship with the Zhen family, you can find them to persuade them." As long as the family does not support Yuan Tan, he has nothing to do. ”

"Wake up."

Frustrated, he was ordered to leave.

Since the promotion of paper copper currency, Hebei's economy has been very strong.

The credibility and reputation of the currency is also getting better and better.

If Yuan Tan wants to promote his own currency, he must be prepared to be suppressed by Hebei. Even if the Qingzhou family fully supported Yuan Tan and succeeded in implementing the currency, Yuan Xi was sure to defeat him.

Therefore, in the economic battle with Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi did not worry much.

Zhen Mansion.

Frustrated to pay a visit.

Zhen Yao and Zhen Yan are both in the mansion.

"What kind of wind is blowing Mr. Fu, please come in." Zhen Yao welcomed the frustration in: "Mr. is to Zhen's mansion, do you have something to order?" ”

"I can't talk about the orders, but I want to know a little bit about the situation."

The three sat down.

Fu Zhu said: "I just came out of the Assassin's Mansion, and the lord let me. He told the two brothers of the Zhen family about Qingzhou.

Zhen Yan and Zhen Yao both looked at each other.

"This Yuan Tan is too bold, right? Dare to promote his own currency under our noses, is he not afraid of being suppressed by us? Zhen Yao smiled bitterly and said: "He dares to promote currency, he is really looking for death." I don't think he can play himself to death without us making a move. The family and people of Qingzhou will not recognize the currency he promotes. ”

"That being said, we have to pay attention. The lord means to ask you to contact the family in Qingzhou and ask them to deposit all the five baht coins in their names in Yecheng Qian Zhuang to avoid being looted by Yuan Tan. ”

"It's a great note."

Zhen Yan said with a smile: "We have a lot of cooperation with the family in Qingzhou. The furniture, paper, liquor, etc., they need must be wholesaled from us. Every time they wholesale, it is difficult for them to get the goods, and if they are given some benefits, the Qingzhou family will immediately fall to us. Maybe it will help us and suppress Yuan Tan. ”

Fu Zhu smiled and said, "With your words, I am relieved." ”

"This matter is very important, you must let the Qingzhou family deposit the money in Yecheng Qian Zhuang before Yuan Tan issues the currency. If necessary, I will let Liyang's sailors drive to Dongpingling and the Yellow Sea. At the same time, it caused a pressure on Yuan Tan, making it more difficult for him to implement the currency. ”

Zhen Yao arched his hand and said: "This is excellent, we guarantee to complete the task." ”

"Hmm."

After a few idle words with the Zhen brothers, he hurriedly left. He's so busy in the dark that he doesn't have any time to spare. Taking advantage of the Zhen family's trip to Qingzhou, he had to instruct Qian Zhuang to prepare enough currency to exchange for five baht.

The 140,000 Hebei Army assembled in Wei County, under the leadership of Zhang Jaw, conducted training. They did not cross the Yellow River, did not advance into the Central Plains, and there was no movement in Puyang's Gaolan, which just confirmed Guo Jia's conjecture.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Cao Cao also began to expand his strength

"Although we did not occupy the entire territory of Jingxiang, we obtained rich lands such as Xiangyang, Nanyang, Jiangling, and Jiangxia, which were enough to expand our army and raise food. Zhongde, you are solely responsible for this matter. In the Prime Minister's mansion, Cao Cao said to Cheng Yu.

"Back to the prime minister, spring ploughing is about to begin, do you want to wait for spring ploughing to be over, and then recruit soldiers?" It was Xun Yu who spoke.

"Not really."

Cao Cao is now thinking about the 140,000 troops in Wei County, Hebei, Ma Chao and Yan Liang in Xiliang, and the 100,000 troops in Gaoran, eyeing him all the time, and if he doesn't expand the army as soon as possible, how can he have the strength to compete?

Cao Cao said: "On the west bank of the Wei River, there are 50,000 elites of Yan Liang. Coupled with Ma Chao's hundreds of thousands of iron cavalry, he could easily cross the Wei River and besiege Chang'an. Cao Ren only had 30,000 troops in his hands, and Wuguan and Tongguan were only 10,000 or 20,000 troops, so it was impossible to hold them. ”

"Order the counties of Nanyang and Yuzhou to recruit 50,000 recruits and send them to Chang'an. Then Luoyang's equipment and part of the Shenji battalion were transferred to Chang'an to assist in defense. Chang'an is our western gate, and it must be guarded. Especially Wuguan, if it is captured by Ma Chao, his iron cavalry will enter the Central Plains, and at that time, we will be even more troublesome. ”

Cheng Yu arched his hand and said: "What the prime minister said is extremely true. Be sure to keep Ma Chao's iron rider out of the pass. ”

"Wen Ruo, let's wait until next year to talk about spring ploughing. Jingzhou is rich, the land is vast and the people are abundant, and recruiting a part of the young and strong will not affect the overall situation. Cao Cao said.

"Yes."

Xun Yu is also a resourceful person, good at controlling the overall situation and planning the overall development; But in the past year or two, he has been managing the internal affairs of the Central Plains states. He rarely led troops to the battle, and he did not plan for Cao Cao.

"Wen Ruo."

"The minister is here."

Cao Cao seemed to remember something, and suddenly said: "A year ago, you said that you could develop liquor on your own, but I don't know how it progressed?" ”

"The prime minister forgave the sin, and the minister worked hard for a year, but he did not develop a liquor that could produce an explosion. However, we found that fire oil can replace liquor, and if there are enough quantities, it can also produce an explosion. In addition, we have developed printing tools, all kinds of furniture, and soaps. ”

"What's the use of these?"

Cao Cao was not interested, waved his hand and said, "You still have to continue to develop liquor, I need a lot of liquor." In addition, the construction of equipment cannot be stopped. I'm going to form a second or third Divine Machine Battalion. ”

"Yes."

Xun Yu should give up.

The Shenji Battalion had participated in a major battle in Chang'an, and almost suppressed Ma Teng's Xiliang Army, but it was only because of the appearance of Yuan Xi's giant beast that the formation was disrupted and fell short. Despite this, the combat effectiveness of the Shenji Battalion cannot be ignored.

Under the orders of Cao Cao.

Xun Yu began to set up more Thunderbolt Battalions.

The prefectures of the Central Plains and the newly conquered counties of Jingxiang also began to recruit troops.

March.

The spring breeze blows the willows, and the sky is cloudless.

Hebei began vigorous agricultural production.

The county magistrates of each county learned that whoever performed the best would be promoted three levels in a row. For them, it is a shortcut to the top of life. Even if you don't have ambitions, you will fight hard for a better life in the future.