When Yuan Yun arrived at Cao Ang's mansion, he saw Cao Ang walking out with a few entourages, his face was full of anxiety, and he was immediately overjoyed when he saw Yuan Yun, and after ordering the entourage to disperse, Cao Ang directly pointed to the gate of Cao's mansion next door, which means that it is now in the past.

Yuan Yun was not in a hurry to see Cao Cao now, so he hurriedly stopped and said, "Brother Cao Ang, I still have some questions, it's not too late for us to go over after we finish discussing." ”

Cao Ang shook his head and smiled, and said, "As you go, in fact, many things have been set at the beginning, and Brother Yun came back this time just to be told." ”

Yuan Yun was stunned and puzzled: "Why did Brother Cao Ang say that? Could it be that the strategy of crusading against Yuan Shang has been fully arranged? ”

Cao Ang nodded and said: "That's true, it was preliminarily decided before Brother Yun returned, I originally said to send someone to send a letter to Luoyang to you, but I didn't want you to return at this time, so I thought about waiting for you to arrive." ”

When the two were talking, they saw Cao Zhuang coming over, and when they got close, they immediately hugged their fists and said: "Cao Sikong heard that Yuan Hou has arrived, so he specially ordered the little one to pick up the prince and go to the study with you." ”

Yuan Yun looked at Cao Zhuang's serious appearance, and was a little more puzzled in his heart, he usually came to Cao Mansion a lot, when did he need to send the head of the guard of Cao Mansion with such fanfare?

Cao Ang instructed Cao Zhuang to lead the way in front, and then patted Yuan Yun on the shoulder and said, "The crusade against Yuan Shang in Yecheng is all undertaken by the Gunpowder Army, and this matter has been determined." ”

Yuan Yun was shocked in his heart, and said hurriedly: "Just send the gunpowder army over?" ”

Cao Ang replied: "Uncle Xu Chu and General Xiahoudun are the backup, and the army leads the army to take care of the rear for us, and we are the only forward." ”

Yuan Yun frowned and continued to ask, "How many men are Xu Chu and General Xiahoudun going to lead?" ”

Cao Ang said: "Each of them leads an army of 20,000 horses, that is, 40,000 horses. ”

Yuan Yun suddenly spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "Plus our current gunpowder army, it is only 60,000 people, this is to deal with Yuan Shang's 200,000 army, and Yuan Shang's group of soldiers has been following Yuan Shao everywhere to quell the rebellion before, and recently they have been fighting with Yuan Tan constantly, it can be regarded as a strong army, and only send us 20,000 gunpowder army in front, what does your father think?" ”

Cao Ang frowned and said: "This time we attacked Yecheng, my father only wanted us to take a temptation, not a substantial siege, the advantage of the gunpowder army is that it can kill and injure the enemy from a long distance, so he entrusted all this matter to us, just in case, this uncle Xu Chu and Uncle Xiahoudun were sent as our two wings of support." ”

Yuan Yun calmed down at this time, touched his chin and didn't know what he was thinking, and asked again after a long time: "Then this battle on the front line is all commanded by Brother Cao Ang?" ”

Cao Ang nodded and said: "This is also a training for me, although I have been fighting with my father all the year round, there are not many opportunities to lead an army by myself, let alone a crusade of such a scale as an independent organization." ”

Yuan Yun's eyes rolled when he heard this, and he immediately continued: "Regarding the artillery we made in Luoyang, did Brother Cao Ang reveal the outlet?" ”

Cao Ang shook his head and said, "The artillery is still immature, so I haven't told anyone about it, and I have also issued a gag order, so the gunpowder army and some craftsmen know about it." ”

Yuan Yun listened to Cao Ang's words, suddenly stopped, and waited for Cao Zhuang in front of him to walk farther before he said mysteriously: "If we go to crusade against Yuan Shang, we can arm four artillery, does Brother Cao Ang have any other ideas?" ”

Cao Ang was stunned at first, and then said in surprise: "Didn't Brother Yun say that he couldn't build more before, why did he suddenly report this number now, haha, if we go to attack Yecheng with four cannons, it is estimated that we will be able to scare Yuan Shang's dog guts, if Uncle Xu Chu and Uncle Xiahoudun are willing to cooperate with us, maybe we can really eat Yuan Shang's 200,000 army."

You must know that many of the elites of his 200,000 army must stay at the border of Qingzhou to prevent Yuan Tan's counterattack, and if we break through Yecheng before this group of people returns, I believe it will definitely deal a fatal blow to Yuan Shang. ”

Yuan Yun nodded and said: "Morale is very important, if Yuan Shang loses Yecheng, I believe that the 200,000 troops under him will inevitably collapse soon, and no one wants to follow a homeless commander, we must take a good look at this matter." ”

Cao Ang was suddenly a little embarrassed, and was silent for a while before saying, "The stakes are very high, I'm afraid this matter can't be hidden from my father." ”

Yuan Yun sighed and said: "If your father knows, it is estimated that this matter will be useless, 20,000 gunpowder troops are attacking the city, and the ghosts don't believe that we can succeed, so it is better for us to act again after the expedition." ”

When the two of them said this, they didn't say anything, but followed Cao Zhuang into the mansion closely, and it made Yuan Yun very strange all the way, only to see that some of the guards in the mansion who knew before would respectfully salute him.

This is not because Cao Ang is here, so these guards are so respectful, when Yuan Yun and Cao Ang came before, these guards would only salute Cao Ang, as for him, Yuan Yun most of them stretched out their hands to say hello, or smiled enthusiastically, definitely not like now, with a cautious look when facing Cao Cao.

Seeing Yuan Yun coming all the way, many people saluted him, which made his face full of doubts and curiosity, Cao Ang suddenly laughed and said: "Brother Yun should adapt to such an environment in the future, you are different from the beginning, when the imperial court named you the Marquis of Xuanwei, many people treated you as a child, but because of the contribution of gunpowder and saltworks, so they gave you a false title."

Now that you have rebuilt Luoyang to such a scale, and it is still under the situation of insufficient funds from the imperial court, not to mention these guards, even the old officials in the court, now they no longer dare to look down on Brother Yun, and now there are many people preparing to give your eldest son the title of official, and the edict of the imperial court should come down soon. ”

"My son Yuan Qing? Are you mistaken? It was a baby who was not yet a year old. Yuan Yun looked surprised.

Cao Ang smiled and said: "You are the marquis's family, all the heirs will be rewarded accordingly, this is just a rule, you are a martial artist, it is estimated that your eldest son will also be rewarded with a military position, so that you can get the imperial court's salary at the age of one, which is a great thing, but I know that Brother Yun, you don't care about that bit of money and food, so it should be given for free." ”

Yuan Yun shouted in his heart: Corruption, he started to eat the empty salary of the imperial court at such a young age, and he still ate it justifiably, this kind of atmosphere is not good, at least this thing must not happen in Luoyang.

After taking two steps, Yuan Yun didn't think about his son's empty salary from the imperial court, but asked with concern: "Brother Cao Ang, you already have the right to open the mansion, what can you gain this year?" ”

Cao Ang sighed when he heard this, and said: "The right is there, but there is a lack of talents, Zhang Liao is now my general, Zhang Jaw and Gao Ran are the generals before and after, Jia Xu is a military priest sacrificial wine, in addition to this, there is nothing to seal, your marquis is given by the imperial court, so now it is not a person in my system, I have no right to seal you." ”

When he said the last sentence, it was because Cao Ang found that Yuan Yun was full of regret and guessed that this brother did not enter his mansion and was a little unhappy, but this made Cao Ang very happy, proving that Yuan Yun was more willing to accept the official position he gave than the imperial court, which represents a lot of meaning.

Yuan Yun couldn't help frowning when he heard this, talent is indeed a big problem, if this crusade against Yuan Shang is successful and after obtaining most of the grain-producing land in the north, it seems that his focus will turn to collecting talents.

But thinking about it like this, I have a headache again, in this fucking era, the so-called talents don't look at whether you have strength at all, what can you see is your background and background, how can you go to envelop those cattle people, if you arrest people to cultivate immortals, it is estimated that the name will be even louder, but it is estimated that it will be very difficult to find someone to join Cao Ang's system, because even Cao Ang himself has no prestige.

Suddenly, Yuan Yun's eyes lit up, and he finally grasped the key, those old guys must be impossible to win over, but those backward talents recorded in history do not have this problem, Deng Ai is a typical example, thinking of Deng Ai will naturally think of Jiang Wei and Zhong Hui.

Zhong Hui was born too late, so I won't think about it for the time being, but Jiang Wei, a little monkey, has already been born, and it seems that it is necessary to let Invincible go to investigate, and it is best to demolish Liu Bei's family before he becomes a certain scale.

Thinking like this, Yuan Yun suddenly laughed, and his face was full of bad taste.

Cao Ang was slightly stunned, and said suspiciously: "Has Brother Yun thought of anything funny?" Why don't you tell me about it, I'm happy too. ”

Yuan Yun shook his hand with a smile and said, "No, no, I just thought of a new career." ”

Cao Ang asked, "What kind of profession?" ”

"Scout!" Yuan Yun replied affirmatively, and then laughed unconsciously.

Cao Ang frowned, he had really never heard of such a profession, and he was a little curious in an instant, and just wanted to ask a few more questions, but saw that Guo Jia had already appeared at the door of the small courtyard of Cao Cao's study, as if it was to greet them.

After Yuan Yun saw Guo Jia, he immediately had a terrible headache, but this time it really surprised him, because Guo Jia finally stopped calling him 'Yuan Xiao Immortal', but Yuan Hou one by one, such a change is really like Cao Ang said, no one treats Yuan Yun as a child anymore, but as a Xuanwei Hou who can take charge alone.

After knowing this result, Yuan Yun actually had a trace of reluctance, it is better to be a child, even if he does some misdeeds, he will soon be forgiven, and now looking at everyone's posture, he will have to weigh it if he makes a mistake in the future.

Guo Jia saw that Yuan Yun's face gradually darkened, and he seemed to understand a little, he himself was a young man, so he could probably understand some of the things Yuan Yun had experienced.

When Yuan Yun finally arrived at his side, Guo Jia suddenly laughed in a low voice: "Yuan Hou robbed the caravan of Cao Ren's family in Hanoi, he must have gained a lot, if I, Guo Jia, am not mistaken, Yuan Hou promised at the beginning, and the Guo family wants to get 20% of the profits from the business over there." ”

Yuan Yun listened to Guo Jia's words, and he was instantly unhappy, but he was slightly sluggish for a while, and instantly became happy, and immediately replied with a smile: "It's easy to say, isn't it just two percent, and I'll send it to Guo Jia's military division when I turn around, but most of it is rice grain, and it's really not easy to carry, why don't I send a few pieces of glazed ware instead?" ”

After Yuan Yun finished speaking, he was moved in his heart, Guo Jia was using his own unique way to tell him Yuan Yun euphemistically, no matter what others do, the relationship between him Guo Fengxiao and him Yuan Yun is still the same, but it is just a change of title.

Digging it vigorously in his arms, there were three more glass beads in Yuan Yun's palm in an instant, and even the color was the same, reflecting the sun in the sky at this moment, it only felt sparkling and dazzling.

Guo Jia was stunned, and immediately wanted to snatch his hand, but he immediately stopped when he stretched out half of it, and after thinking for a while, he wondered: "Why is Yuan Hou so generous this time, these three glass beads are definitely priceless treasures, how to say that they will be sent, if you don't make it clear, I, Guo Fengxiao, really dare not accept it." ”

Yuan Yun looked at Guo Jia's hesitation, and his heart was secretly refreshed, although it is despicable to bully you ignorant ancients, but bullying you Guo Jia has no such concerns.

Without thinking about it anymore, Yuan Yun directly put the glass beads into Guo Jia's hand, and then pretended to be moved and said: "Although Guo Jia's military master always likes to play tricks on Ben Hou, Ben Hou clearly understands it in his heart, so don't say anything superfluous, you must accept these three beads." ”

Guo Jia looked at the 'sincerity' on Yuan Yun's face, and couldn't tell the truth from the fake for a while, so he could only nod and say: "Then I'm welcome, Yuan Hou won't say what conditions will he say later, right?" ”

Yuan Yun immediately shook his head sincerely and said: "There will definitely be no other requirements, Guo Jiajun can accept it with confidence, and we will settle it as a business, if Guo Jiajun still feels that he is not going, it is better to reduce the selling price of some Guo minerals, so it is estimated that Guo Jiajun will also be more settled." ”

Guo Jia nodded, and suddenly smiled: "Even if I agree to the two requests you make, your three beads are too valuable, but since Yuan Hou doesn't plan to take advantage of it this time, I, Guo Jia, will accept it, and the twenty percent dividend is considered to be even, as for the price of the minerals behind, the most transportation cost is calculated in Guo's account." ”

Yuan Yun nodded with satisfaction, and didn't say much, in front of a smart person like Guo Jia, talking too much would inevitably show his feet, so he just lowered his head and followed Cao Ang and Guo Jia's side, and walked towards Cao Cao's study.

At this time, only Cao Ang worked hard, he knew how these glazed ware came from a long time, this time he saw Yuan Yun take three broken beads to offset the account, and let Guo Jia agree to cover the transportation costs of the ore, he is simply the most unscrupulous big profiteer, but Guo Jia is rarely deceived, this time Yuan Yun can succeed, Cao Ang is secretly cool.

Soon, the group entered Cao Cao's study, only to find that there were already many people inside, and almost all of them who could be present had arrived.