On the deck of the warship was a low table.

Fu Zhu and Guan Cheng sat facing each other, and the two of them were sipping wine while eating unpalatable dishes.

"That's what you do at sea." Guan Cheng said to Fu Zhu: "Sometimes we catch fish and shrimp from the sea, and we are too lazy to cook them and eat them raw. The guys on the ship can only cook things, which is not the same as the food on land. ”

"Actually, it tastes pretty good." Frustrated with a sea shrimp, he said to Guan Cheng: "This way of eating once or twice is okay once or twice, if you eat like this every day, I'm afraid I won't be able to stand it." ”

"Just get used to it." Guan Cheng said: "Fu Gong asked so many questions just now, I don't know what to think? ”

"General Guan really didn't loot the materials sent by Gongzi?" Frustrated asked.

"Nope." Guan Cheng said: "At first, I robbed it once or twice, and each time it was some materials for building a house, and we threw it away when we wanted it. ”

"Thrown?" "Where did you throw it?" ”

"Throw them where they were robbed." Guan Cheng said: "It's useless for us to ask for those things, is it possible to take them to the sea to build a city?" ”

"It's not that it can't be?" Frustrated smiled indifferently.

"The frustrated man laughed." Guan Cheng said: "How to build a city on the sea? ”

"Not at sea, but also on an island." "After all, generals need foundations. It's better to have a safe place to stay than nothing. ”

"Fu Gong may not know what is going on at sea." Guan Cheng said: "There are many islands, if I want to find a place to stay, just choose any island." On any island, I can send only a few men to defend against a million soldiers. ”

"I believe what the general said." Fu Zhu asked, "Since the supplies sent by Gongzi were not robbed, does the general know where they went?" ”

"It seems to have gone to Qingzhou." Guan Cheng said: "I heard that Yuan Tan was defending Qingzhou and transferred a lot of materials from Xuzhou. ”

"Went to Qingzhou?" Frustrated: "Where did you go from?" ”

"At sea." Guan Cheng said: "It's useless for us to ask for the goods they brought, so we don't bother to rob him." ”

"General Guan has seen a sea ship transporting supplies?" Sensing that things were getting worse, he asked.

"Of course I do." Guan Cheng said: "Every once in a while, there will be a sea boat going to Qingzhou, and then coming back empty. ”

"How does General Guan know that when he goes, it will be full, and when he returns, it will be empty?" Frustrated asked again.

"What do we do?" Guan Cheng said with a smile: "After so many years at sea, can you still tell whether the ship is empty or full when you look at the draft of the ship?" ”

"What General Guan said is, but I asked too much." Fu Zhi smiled slightly, and then asked Guan Cheng: "Gongzi has the heart to invite the general to come out, I don't know what the general thinks?" ”

"Being an official?" Guan Cheng asked, "Do you think I can?" ”

"Why not?" "The general commands nearly 10,000 horses and hundreds of warships, and if it is just like this, it will be fine." The key is that the general has not eaten the imperial court for so many years, and the only thing he can rely on is himself. With such a skill, of course Childe will look at each other with blue eyes. ”

"What do you think I can be?" Guan Cheng asked again.

"What does the general want to be?" Frustrated asked rhetorically.

"Like Guo Zu." Guan Cheng said: "I heard that not only has he not reduced the number of people under his command, but has also added a lot of people, and Gongzi has also sent him a lot of new warships. ”

"Not a few, but all." Fu Zhu said: "If General Guan is willing to serve Gongzi, there will also be a new warship for General Guan to use." ”

Hearing that there will be a new warship, Guan Cheng's face looks much better.

He grinned and asked Fu Zhu, "I wonder if Guo Zu's official rank is similar to the county order?" ”

"Prefectural order?" He was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "General Guo is the commander of the Bohai Navy, and his title is equivalent to that of a miscellaneous general, so what is a small county order?" ”

"General Miscellaneous." Guan Cheng pouted: "If Childe wants me to do it, it's best to give me a general." ”

was stunned by Guan Cheng's words, and then laughed: "General Guan seems to have misunderstood." ”

"Where was the misunderstanding?" Guan Cheng asked in surprise.

"Does the general think that the rank of miscellaneous general is too low?" Frustrated asked.

"It's all miscellaneous, is it still a big official?" Guan Cheng pouted.

"The so-called miscellaneous generals are different titles." "The official rank is higher than that of partial generals, general Pi and Yamen generals, and above the miscellaneous generals are the left and right generals, the front and rear generals, the great generals, and the generals. Could it be that General Guan still plans to be a general? ”

"What's not to do?" Guan Cheng said indifferently: "That kind of title sounds very domineering." ”

Fu Zhu laughed and said to Guan Cheng: "The general and the general are the world's soldiers and horses. Gongzi is just a left general now, does it matter that the general wants to be above Gongzi and keep pace with Cao Gong? ”

Guan Cheng's face was stunned.

He didn't know much about the Han bureaucracy.

As soon as he said this, he realized that the rank of the miscellaneous general was not low, and it could even be said that he was already a very high rank.

"If I were a son of Toucheng, what rank would I give?" Guan Cheng asked.

"Commander of the East China Sea Navy." "Originally, I planned to let General Guan and General Guo lead the navy together, but after thinking about it, the two generals might as well be in charge of a sea area, and one day Gongzi will build a powerful navy around the four seas." ”

"I've never heard of pirates, never of the navy." Guan Cheng's eyelids drooped, and he thought for a while and said, "I can agree, but I have a request." ”

"General Guan, please speak." Frustrated asked.

"I want a title, a fief." Guan Cheng said: "At sea all the year round, as Fu Gong said, there is not even a place to stay. With the title and fiefdom, I can lead people to resupply immediately ashore at any time in the future......"

"The general is too worried." Fu Zhu said: "Surrendered to the prince, isn't the general in the coastal area to land when he wants?" The general doesn't have to worry about the supply, someone will handle it. ”

"And such a good thing?" Guan Cheng was stunned again.

He also thought that when the time came, he would have to send people ashore to prepare the fresh water and food needed to go to sea.

But the frustrating statement made him feel that as long as he served Cao Shuo, he didn't have to worry about many things from now on, and someone would do it for him.

"In the future, the general only needs to lead the troops to practice." "As for the rest, I'll deal with it." As for the title and fiefdom, when the general makes military achievements, there will be no less. ”

(End of chapter)