"So what exactly are you trying to do? Oops, I said Mr. Lu! I'm far inferior to you in these scheming schemes, and I can't guess what you're trying to do, so it's okay for you to bother me to tell me? ”

Seeing that Sun Shangxiang was in a hurry, Lu Ren smiled: "Okay, okay, I'll tell you straightforwardly." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info me, as well as Zhou Gongjin and Zhuge Kongming, didn't they all analyze that the soldiers and horses brought by Lao Cao from the north were easy to disobey the water and soil between the Jiang and Han and cause epidemics? And we are standard merchants, so we plan to sell a batch of relatively cheap medicinal materials to Lao Cao at the right time. This is more in line with the style of our businessmen, and it is not easy to make Lao Cao suspicious. ”

Sun Shangxiang was dumbfounded: "Sell, sell medicinal materials to Cao Gong?" What herbs are you selling to him? ”

Lu Ren smiled again: "Of course, it is medicinal materials such as typhoid fever and malaria. Shang Xiang, you should actually know that more than half of our current residents in Yizhou are people from the north, and many of them have been unable to adapt to the warm and humid climate in the south for a while when they first came here......

Sun Shangxiang nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, yes, when I mixed the women's barracks, I saw a lot of things like this, and more than half of the tasks of the Yizhou Women's Army were to rescue these people." ”

Lu Ren said: "That's it! Therefore, in the early years, I specially abducted Mr. Zhang Zhongjing, a famous doctor in Changhan, to our Yizhou, and after so many years, Mr. Zhang has already developed a good medicine to treat these epidemics. So my plan is to half-sell and half-give Cao Gong a batch of these good medicines at about the same time. Of course, you can rest assured that we will control the number well, and we will not let Lao Cao's army improve because of this...... In fact, to be honest, we can't take out more of it, after all, we have a lot of demand here in Yizhou. ”

Sun Shangxiang hesitated: "But this is ......"

Lu Ren added: "County Lord, don't worry, we can't directly intervene in the war between the two sides, but we have to help your Sun and Liu coalition forces continue to paralyze Lao Cao, this is the best way." On the other hand, we may be able to help you delay Lao Cao's offensive and buy time for the Sun-Liu coalition to find a good opportunity to break the enemy. However, if we in Yizhou want to take this move, Wu Hou must not be suspicious of us, otherwise we Yizhou will really not be able to help if we want to. ”

After hearing this, Sun Shangxiang folded his arms and spun around in the hall, and after a long time, he nodded vigorously to Lu Ren and said, "I believe sir, the suspicions of the elder brother will be dispelled by me!" I'll write a secret letter when I go back, and send it back to Jiangdong with my confidant and maidservant, but you still have to handle the ship. ”

Lu Ren nodded and smiled: "This county lord can rest assured." With the county lord coming forward, it will be done! ”

Another sentence Lu Ren didn't say in his heart, that is, when necessary, there may be a very critical matter that Lu Ren has to handle here......

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At the beginning of November of the thirteenth year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Cao army camp on the north bank of Chibi.

A fleet of twelve medium-sized merchant ships was stopped by Cao's ships about five miles from Cao's water village, and it didn't take long for the principal of this merchant fleet to be transported to Lao Cao's central tent.

"Don't drive Zhao Yu in Yizhou, knock on Cao Gong!"

Lao Cao and Zhao Yu can also be regarded as old acquaintances, after all, over the years, Lu Ren has been running around giving gifts to Lao Cao and others, so as soon as Lao Cao saw Zhao Yu's face, he knew that Lu Ren must have sent good goods to honor him, and immediately said happily: "Yu girl doesn't have to be so formal, get up!" ”

"Thank you Cao Gong!"

After giving the seat to watch the tea or something, Lao Cao asked Zhao Yu: "Fang Caiyu girl, you call yourself 'Yizhou don't drive', so Lu Yihao has officially hired you as a don't drive?" ”

"That's right, so that Cao Gongjian smiled."

Lao Cao asked again: "How many recruits are there under Lu Yihao's account?" ”

Zhao Yu smiled and said: "Except for Xiaoyu, there are actually no people." Cao Gong, you should understand, Xiaoyu has to be a woman who has to be a different driver, so where else will there be any talents there? ”

Lao Cao frowned: "Isn't it?" What about Chen Gongtai and Gao Shun? And what about Liu Ziyang? With these three people there, why didn't Lu Yihao see it? ”

There are some things that can't be hidden, and Lao Cao can't send a few people who are meticulous or something to Lu Ren to investigate, and although Lu Ren is very attentive to this aspect of things, there is no way to hide some things on the surface.

However, for Lao Cao's question, Lu Renzhi had already been prepared, and he would naturally explain to Zhao Yu, so Zhao Yu smiled unhurriedly and said: "Mr. Gongtai and Gao Shun both abide by their original promises, they are just secluded in Yizhou, and they have never helped Mr. Gongtai, and Mr. only occasionally asks him some questions." As for Liu Ziyang...... He just hung up an idle post and lived a free life in Yizhou. ”

Saying that, Zhao Yu smiled weirdly at Lao Cao: "Actually, Mr. also mentioned this matter to me, if it is when Cao Gong asks about Liu Ziyang, just let Xiaoyu ask Cao Gong, if Cao Gong is above Mr. and his position, do you dare to entrust this Liu Ziyang with a heavy responsibility?" ”

Lao Cao was stunned, and then laughed and said, "Good, good!" This is indeed something that Lu Yihao would say. And there is Lu Yihao's sentence, but it also shows that Lu Yihao is honest and does not deceive orphans! Forget it, don't mention these things, but although you are a woman, your talent and courage are not inferior to men. This is also fortunate to be in Lu Yihao's place, if it is changed to Lone's place, even if Lone wants to entrust you with an official position, it will be difficult to succeed. ”

Saying that, Lao Cao waved his hand, and then asked: "Before Lone summoned Lu Yihao to send a fleet to attack Sun Quan, did Lu Yihao ever answer the order?" ”

Zhao Yu straightened his mind and responded cautiously: "Forgive me, Duke Cao, before the edict arrived in Yizhou, several fleets in Yizhou had been ordered to go overseas to explore trade routes and profitable places, and they have not yet been returned. It is difficult to communicate on the ocean, and I don't know when those fleets will be able to return to Yizhou. ”

Lao Cao frowned again: "So unlucky? That's it, hundreds of thousands of lonely soldiers are here, and there are not even thousands of sailors. Hmm......" Lao Cao squinted his eyes and said to Zhao Yu: "Lu Yihao sent you here to give gifts at this time, is it because he is worried that the fleet will not arrive, and Gu will blame him?" ”

Zhao Yu hurriedly nodded: "Cao Gongming checks." It's really not a coincidence that my lord is here, and he doesn't want to disobey the order of General Cao. ”

Lao Cao laughed and said, "After you go back, tell Lu Yihao that Lone is not such an immeasurable person." That's it, you are here to give a gift, and Lone will accept it. ”

With a wave of his big hand, the gift list was thrown aside without even looking at it, anyway, Lao Cao knew that the things sent by Lu Ren would not be bad. But after another thought, Lao Cao said to Zhao Yu: "Yu girl, you have been on the water for a long time, and you must be familiar with the affairs of ships, why don't you go on a tour in the water village with Lonely?" If you have any experience, or see what are the shortcomings of the lonely water village, you may wish to say it clearly. ”

Zhao Yu was slightly stunned, and his heart was immediately overjoyed. Before she came here, Lu Ren had already explained what she had to do, but this first trip, Lu Ren really couldn't sell and send out medicinal materials right away, so Zhao Yu had to see the situation first, and then make sure that Lao Cao had an epidemic here, and then ask Lao Cao that there was medicine in Yizhou. If you sell a large number of medicinal herbs as soon as you come, then it will be a bad thing if you don't do it well. Zhao Yu had been worrying about how to open his mouth just now, and now that Lao Cao came like this, wasn't he giving Zhao Yu the best chance?

As for Lao Cao himself, he really wanted to hear Zhao Yu's opinion. Just like Lao Cao just said, Zhao Yu has been running on the water for so many years, and the water-based boat nature is extremely pure. And the south ship and the north horse, the northerners are not familiar with the nature of the ship, and the water village has been a problem until now, and now there is such a person as Zhao Yu coming over, and it is probably right to listen to his opinions.

said that Lao Cao took Zhao Yu to watch in the water village, and Zhao Yu was not stupid enough to say something immediately, but nodded in admiration first, and then looked for a suitable opportunity to speak. Just when Lao Cao was triumphant, Zhao Yu finally found an opportunity, first stopped the patrol ship, and then jumped onto a certain warship...... Several of the northern soldiers on the ship were blue and blue, as if they were pregnant women about to vomit.

"These brothers, are you seasick?"

"Positive, exactly...... Vomit--"

Lao Cao has seen too much of this kind of thing, and he is both depressed and a little helpless. At this time, he glanced at Zhao Yu, but saw that he casually took out a storage bag from his sleeve, and then poured out a few pills from the medicine bottle in the bag and distributed them to these seasick soldiers. And after these soldiers took the pill and rested a little according to Zhao Yu's prompt, their spirit recovered a lot, at least there was no more seasickness.

Lao Cao was slightly stunned when he saw this, and immediately asked, "Yu girl, what kind of pill is this?" ”

Zhao Yu was waiting for Lao Cao's words, and finally found the beginning of the conversation at this time, and immediately saluted Lao Cao respectfully and said: "Cao Gong doesn't know, in the early years of my Yizhou, I recruited refugees from Xuzhou and the north to go to Yizhou to open up land. However, most northerners are not accustomed to taking boats, and they are very prone to seasickness and vomiting on ships, and even send out typhoid fever epidemics. Mr. He originally knew a little about medicine, and later invited Zhang Ji, a famous doctor in Changsha, Zhang Zhongjing to resist Yi, and he made this kind of seasickness medicine after several explorations. It was because of the relocation of people from the north to Yi again, and there was no seasickness or epidemic. ”

"Oh!? Is there such a thing? ”

Lao Cao has a headache now, and as soon as he heard that there was this medicine, didn't he immediately become interested? The big hand stretched out in front of Zhao Yu, and Zhao Yu also cooperated and handed over the medicine bottle. Lao Cao uncorked the bottle and smelled it, and smelled a faint medicinal fragrance. After a while, Lao Cao asked Zhao Yu, "Are there many such pills produced in Yizhou?" ”

Zhao Yu said: "It's not a lot, but every three months, the pharmacy workshop under my husband's name can hand over thousands of pieces to my father-in-law." (To be continued.) )