Gao Ye wanted to establish a naval army, and Cao Cao had known it for a long time. On www.biquge.info birthday banquet of the Pen, Fun and Pavilion, Gao Ye had already had a discussion with him. It's just that at that time, because of Guo Jia's reminder and Cao Song's dissatisfaction, it was temporarily shelved, and no unified opinion was reached. Now that the old things are brought up again, Cao Cao pushed the boat down the river, wanting to hear everyone's opinions.

What Gao Ye didn't expect was that the first person to stand up against him was not Dong Zhao, who has always been known for his prudence and carefulness, but Xun Yu, a guy who is good at planning the world. After listening to Gao Ye's proposal, Xun Yu directly said that it was inappropriate. "Mingxi, although I also know that the establishment of the naval army has played a great role in the conquest of Jiangdong. But now the lord's great enemy is Yuan Shao of Hebei, where can he use the water army? Although we have a lot of money and food now, we don't need the support of money and food to raise troops, train troops, and use soldiers. If you want to build a new naval army, from shipbuilding to recruitment to training, I am afraid that it will cost tens of thousands of dollars, and the money and food will be used here, so it is better to increase the construction of armor, the production of agricultural tools and even the construction of people's livelihood projects. ”

"Wen Ruo, the money and food in your hand are to be spent. Flowers are flowers in people's livelihood, and flowers are also flowers in the creation of water armies. Although it costs tens of thousands of dollars, it doesn't mean that you have to come up with so much money at once, so what do you have to worry about? Zizhong can earn you hundreds of millions of dollars in business a year, which is just a drop in the bucket, do you want to be so distressed? Gao Ye pointed at Xun Yu and quipped, this guy has read so many books in his house, but unfortunately, he hasn't seen a single business book. may also be because business is not treated well by people at all, especially scholars, in this era, so even Xun Yu skipped these books as a matter of course. His economic theory still stays on the principle that frugality is the king's way. Gao Ye smiled and continued: "Now that we want craftsmen and craftsmen, we need technology and technology, and even have a suitable candidate for the commander of the navy, if we don't build our own navy at this time, how can we calm the world in the future?" ”

"People have no long-term concerns, but they must have near-term worries." Dong Zhao said at this time, "Hebei Yuan Shao is the biggest enemy of the lord at present. Our top priority should be to do our best to deal with Yuan Shao. As for pacifying Jiangdong and even pacifying the world, it can only be considered after pacifying Yuan Shao in Hebei. Although what General Gao said is reasonable, in the current situation, he is a little anxious. When Yuan Shao in Hebei is pacified, it will be too late to build a naval army. ”

Gao Ye looked around, whether it was Cao Cao at the top, or Xun You, Cheng Yu, Liu Ye, Guo Jia and others below, they all agreed with Dong Zhao's words, except for Jia Xu, who still looked like he hadn't woken up, everyone else nodded almost unanimously. This situation made Gao Ye extremely embarrassed, although Dong Zhao was reasonable, and after pacifying Yuan Shao, it would be too late to build a naval army, but the problem was that after Cao Cao pacified Hebei, the first thing he did was to go south to Jingzhou, and then attack Jiangdong. The matter of recuperation has long been left behind him. What has happened in history must be the most likely thing to happen, and we are not the parties involved, so there are some secrets that we do not know. Maybe Cao Cao went to war in Eastern Wu, not because he was eager to win, nor because there was no one in his eyes, maybe there was some reason we don't know, which made Cao Cao have to go to war in Jiangdong? Therefore, he didn't dare to bet on such a thing, after all, if Cao Cao really made up his mind to attack Jiangdong, it was not something he could persuade himself. I knew very well that the result of the Battle of Guandu was Cao Cao's victory, but the result of the Battle of Chibi was Cao Cao's defeat. Therefore, for himself, whether he can defeat Yuan Shao is not a question at all, how to defeat Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang is a big problem.

However, Gao Yezai didn't get the support of even one person, so he still sighed and said, "Why do you all think that only the attack on Jiangdong needs to use a naval army?" Isn't the Yellow River a river? Have you ever thought that it will only take a day or two to sail from Donglai to Liaodong, and you don't need a powerful navy to pacify Liaodong, or even Sanhan and Goguryeo? ”

Gao Ye obviously felt that as soon as he finished speaking, Cao Cao's eyes lit up. If it is not so obvious that Yuan Shao needs a navy to pacify Yuan Shao, when Gao Ye said that he would pacify Liaodong and even other races, how could Cao Cao not calculate carefully in his heart? The biggest dream of his life is to be able to engrave the words "Tomb of Cao Hou, the General of the Han Dynasty", on the tombstone, so how can the matter of pacifying foreign races and expanding the territory not attract Cao Cao. Besides, Gao Ye is right, isn't the Yellow River a river?

Xun Yu, who had just nodded frequently at Dong Zhaozhi's words, completely entered the situation of heaven and man fighting at this time. A person with his eyes closed on the side, not only did he not say a word, but his body did not even move, as if he had entered meditation. Guo Jia, who was next to him, said with a smile: "Big brother's words are reasonable, isn't the Yellow River a river, haha!" Wonderful, wonderful! ”

Gao Ye saw that everyone was taken into contemplation by his words, and did not continue to speak. The people here are all extremely smart people, and as long as they start some things, they think much more than themselves, and they are much more comprehensive. So give them some time to think for themselves, maybe they can figure it out on their own, so why bother talking about it themselves?

Therefore, at this time, the lobby suddenly fell silent. Gao Ye has been thinking in his heart, if there are still people who oppose it, what more attractive conditions he has, or convincing conditions, to get everyone, especially Cao Cao, to support his proposal. Others, on the other hand, are thinking about how cost-effective it will be if they really want to build a water army, and whether it is worth spending so much money. Even the two guys, Zao Yi and Mi Zhu, also fell into deep thought, after all, if they decided to build a water army, for Zao Yi, maybe the funds allocated to agriculture would be reduced. As for Mi Zhu, now as Cao Jun's big steward of money and grain, he has to consider how to minimize expenses if he builds a water army.

It didn't take long for Cao Cao to speak first, breaking the silence. Then he looked at Guo Jia and said, "What does Feng Xiao think?" ”

"The lord already has the answer in his heart, so why ask again?"

"Haha, Wenhe, what do you think?"

"Back to the lord, I think that if you want to establish a water army, you need to keep it secret." Jia Xu smiled faintly and said, "We never thought that there could be a navy on the Yellow River, let alone Yuan Shaohu?" ”

Gao Ye smiled lightly when he heard this, and when he heard the words of Guo Jia and Jia Xu, if he didn't know that Cao Cao was already moved, he would be too sorry for his teacher's teaching. Especially the sentence that Jia Xu said later, it was even more in his own arms, even these top resourceful people did not react at the first time, the naval army can crisscross the Yellow River, let alone Yuan Shao and his advisers? Also, the Central Plains, since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, has been a contest between infantry, chariots, and cavalry for nearly two thousand years, and there has never been a water war at all. Moreover, the Yellow River is indeed not like the Yangtze River, whether it is water volume or topography, it is not more natural than the Yangtze River. So with a strong mindset, who would want to use a botnet here?

Gao Ye's proposal was like piercing a layer of window paper, so that these talents, who had been bound by the mindset, began to really study the role of the navy in the battle against Yuan Shao. It is precisely because of this that Jia Xu asked for secrecy. Such a strange army, if it suddenly appeared on the battlefield, it would definitely be able to inflict a heavy blow on Yuan Shao. Sun Tzu's Art of War has a saying, "Win with the right and the odd" is exactly that.

When Cao Cao heard Jia Xu's words, how could he not know his intentions. Therefore, Gao Ye, who looked at the side, smiled and said, "Since Mingxi has this proposal, what specific plans do you have?" ”

Gao Ye was sitting precariously at this time, and arched his hand and said: "According to Wenhe's meaning, if you want to hide the navy, you can't practice in the Bohai Sea. After all, it is close to Jizhou and is easy to find. I know that there is a bay south of Donglai, which is quite suitable for training the navy. By the time of the war, as long as the navy bypasses Donglai, it can directly enter the Yellow River. What does the lord think? What Gao Ye said at this time was Jiaozhou Bay, which was located near Qingdao in later generations. Although it is in the Yellow Sea, it is only separated from the Bohai Sea by a Shandong Peninsula. Moreover, it is far away from Yuan Shao's ruling area, and it is a good harbor, which is a good place for military training.

"Since you have everything in place Mingxi, then this naval army will be established as soon as you capture Donglai." Cao Cao nodded and said, "Now that the weather is warm, it's time to prepare for the army to Qingzhou, Mingxi, you should prepare well, once the army is reorganized, you will set off immediately." How about it, is there any need, after all, when you arrive in Qingzhou, you will have to face the pressure of Yuan Shaojun, no problem, right? Cao Cao quipped.

"It's okay to say anything else, but the qualified magistrate still needs to prepare early. Also, since you want to establish a naval army, the lord should give Gan Ning an official position, Gan Ning was a good ranger when he was young, and he was the most righteous. It's a guy who respects me and I respects people. Besides, this person is quite talented, if the lord doesn't hurry up, he won't be able to chill the heart of the warrior. ”

"You guy can talk, although I haven't seen this Gan Ning, but I still believe in your eyes. That Pan Zhang is not bad, he is good at fighting in Beihai, and when he comes back, I will snatch his love with a knife and let him come to work under my account, Mingxi, you don't mind, right? ”

"Don't mind." Gao Ye smiled faintly and said, nonsense, can you say that you mind? A Gao Shun who is unwilling to go out of Cao Cao has already made Cao Cao red, and now that a general like Pan Zhang will not let go, won't Cao Cao go crazy? It doesn't matter if you go crazy, if you suspect yourself, it's a big accident!

Cao Cao smiled when he heard this: "As for Gan Ning, since he is the commander of the navy, why don't you make him a captain of Henghai?" ”