Almost at the same time as Cao Cao entered Shouchun, he came to Haixi.

Haixi belongs to the southern part of Xuzhou.

Although the inland area is under Cao Shuo's control, the coastal areas are often harassed by pirates.

In order to guard against pirates, the local army and coastal military households in the western part of the strait have been almost exhausted for the past two years, and the coastal economy has never been able to develop.

Cao Shuo had long wanted to rectify the pirates, but the battle of Cao Yuan was unpredictable at that time, so the matter was temporarily shelved.

After Kuraitei, he went to the coast.

He was given the order to appease as much as he could, and if the pirates did not comply, then use all his strength to wipe them out completely.

Although they are pirates, as long as a large army is deployed along the coast, they have no chance to go ashore to replenish.

No matter how adaptable to the wind and waves, it is impossible for them to stay at sea forever without landing.

As long as they are trapped at sea, even if they don't fight, the pirates will die out sooner or later.

It was worry-free to recruit Guo Zu in Qingzhou, but he made a big mistake and misjudged the strength comparison between Guo Zu and Guan Cheng.

I planned to use Guo Zu to blackmail Guan Cheng, but I didn't expect that Guan Cheng's strength far exceeded Guo Zu.

Having sworn to surrender to Cao Shuo, Guo Zu's navy did not obey the constraints at first.

In recent times, he has been restraining military discipline.

Under the system of clear rewards and punishments, the pirates gradually became more like soldiers.

The only one who made Fu Zhu feel uneasy was Guo Zu.

This time when he went to Haixi, in the name of observing the shipbuilding workshop, he also took Guo Zu with him.

Seeing that he was about to arrive in Haixi City, he still didn't see the shipbuilding workshop, Guo Zu asked: "Fu Gong, I said that I wanted to go to observe the shipbuilding workshop, why didn't I see it?" ”

"General Guo still thinks that there are not enough warships?" Frustrated asked.

"Of course not enough." Guo Zu said: "Gongzi is to build a navy, although some soldiers have been added, there is still a big gap with the strong, and the more warships, the better." ”

"Childe really wants to build a strong navy." "But it takes time to build a ship, and the weapons of the navy are ......"

"What's wrong with the weapon?" Guo Zu asked.

"General Guo doesn't think that it is far from enough for a sea vessel to have an arrow tower?" Frustrated Professor asked again.

"What does Fu Gong mean ......" Guo Zu was confused by his question.

"Childe is planning to build a ship that can throw stones, far from the shore, and catapults can also attack targets on the shore. ”

Although he was at sea all year round, Guo Zu had also heard of catapults.

Especially after serving Cao Shuo, he heard that Cao Shuo had used countless new weapons and was almost invincible on the battlefield.

"I've heard of catapults, but I've never seen them." Guo Zu said: "I really want to see it." ”

"There's a chance." Fu Zhi smiled slightly: "Although there are dozens of warships in the shipbuilding workshop, they are all prepared for management. General Guo doesn't have to think about it anymore. ”

"I'm afraid that Guan Cheng will not serve his son." Guo Zu said: "This person has a violent temperament, I'm afraid he is not willing to condescend to others. ”

glanced at Guo Zu, and didn't say anything more.

"But now that the frustrated prince is here, I think there are still some possibilities." Guo Zu said: "The Penglai natives have always been difficult to get along with people, but I didn't expect them to be willing to do things for the frustrated prince, and they were willing to swear to join the son." ”

"They drink blood, and in the winter they often go hungry because of the lack of food." "It's cold in winter, and it's not good to be hungry. I brought them seeds to teach them how to farm, and mulberry flax so that they could weave cloth and make clothes. What they want is actually very simple, but no one really cares about what they want. ”

"That's what the frustrated man said." Guo Zu responded: "Only Duke Fu can think of this." ”

"That's not what I thought of." Fu Zhu said: "Gongzi often tells us that the people are alive, and the needs are not high. As long as they can have enough to eat, a house to live in, clothes to wear, and a man and a woman to reproduce without scruples, the people will be satisfied. If the people are satisfied, the place will be stable for a long time, and there will be no shortage of strength in the army. The more they multiply, the stronger the place under Childe's rule becomes. ”

"I don't really understand what the frustrated man said." Guo Zu said: "But it sounds very reasonable. ”

As they spoke, they were almost outside the city of Hercy.

The county magistrate had already been waiting there with a group of officials.

Fu Zhu and the others approached, and the county commander led everyone to greet them.

After making a big gift, the county order said: "Sima Assassin sent a letter, saying that Fu Gong is coming, I have been prepared for a long time, and I also invited Fu Gong to enter the city." ”

"All the preparations were made?" Frustrated asked.

"It's all done." The county order said: "The letter to Guan Cheng was also sent, but Guan Cheng refused to come to Haixi, and insisted on meeting with Duke Fu on the beach." ”

"He's very cautious." He smiled and said, "When he enters Haixi, his life is in our hands, see me on the seaside, and if we secretly lay down an ambush, he can immediately return to the ship." As long as he gets on the boat, we can't do anything about him. ”

"That's what the frustrated man said." The county magistrate said: "I have told the county lieutenant to send more men to protect the duke. ”

"How many garrisons are there in Haixi County?" Frustrated asked.

"More than two hundred." The county commander replied: "But there are a lot of military households here, and there should be nearly a thousand people together." ”

"There are more than a thousand people under his command." Fu Zhu smiled slightly, and said to the county order: "With Haixi's soldiers and horses, he can't do anything to him. I'm here to negotiate with the contractors, not to exterminate them. ”

"That being said, there must be someone around to protect the frustrated duke." The county magistrate said: "If there is anything wrong with the depressed prince, the whole city of Haixi cannot afford it." ”

"Since I dare to come, I am sure." Fu Zhu said: "The county order doesn't have to worry too much, as long as I can see Guan Cheng, I will definitely persuade him to serve the son." ”

"Fu Gong may not know about Guan Cheng yet." Accompanying Fu Zhi into the city, the county magistrate said: "There are many pirates under Guan Cheng, this person has a rough temperament, and he has always been unruly, I'm afraid it is not so easy to convince." ”

"Others can't be convinced, but I can't be persuaded by taking advantage of my son's prestige?" "Guan Cheng was able to gather so many pirates, although he was rude, he was not stupid. As long as he's not stupid, he knows what to choose. ”

"What the frustrated prince said is, but ......" The county commander wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by the frustrated man waving his hand.

"Just have these retinues around me." Fu Zhu looked at Guo Zu on the side, and said to the county order: "You don't know yet, this person next to me is General Guo Zu Guo, who is as famous as Guan Cheng." ”

Hearing that Guo Zu was beside him, the county commander hurriedly saluted: "I don't know that General Guo is in front of me, how sloppy, please forgive me!" ”