Unknowingly, it has been more than three months since Sun Quan's surrender, but the people of Jiangdong found that the arrival of Jingxiang's soldiers and horses seemed to be very different from the scene they expected.

The new decree issued by the Tang King has benefited the people a lot, and it is not biased at all because of Jiangdong's new gains, especially the influx of a large number of commodities in Jingxiang, which has suppressed Jiangdong's prices to a very low level, and the people of Jiangdong can now also understand how comfortable the life of the people of Jingxiang was before.

In March, Pang Shanmin did not return to Jingxiang to reunite with his family, Jiangdong's government affairs were complicated, Pang Shanmin did not want to Wolong, Feng Xiao and the two worked too hard, and then Zhou Yu went to Jiangdong, in Pang Shanmin's view, Zhou Yu was a person in Jiangdong, widely loved by the people, and being in charge of Jiangdong was Zhou Yu's final destination.

When the morning fog dissipated, Pang Shanmin got up early and went to the Jianye dock with Zhou Yu.

Jiangdong's ship-building skills are the best in the world, even Jingxiang Academy has studied for many years, and it has not been able to raise the strength of the ship to the same level as Jiangdong......

In Zhou Yu's opinion, when the people of Pang Shanmin can be called the opponent of the people of Pang Shanmin today, only Cao Cao is alone, and if the people of Pang Shanmin use troops in Hebei in the future, the navy is afraid that it will be difficult to be useful, and no one has the ability to drive on land, no matter how sharp the ship is, if it is not placed, it is just a decoration.

After consulting a group of craftsmen, Zhou Yu saw Pang Shanmin smiling on his face, and couldn't help but wonder: "Why are the mountain people laughing? It is not to use troops in Hebei. Do you need the Jiangdong Fleet? ”

Pang Shanmin shook his head slightly when he heard this, and said to Zhou Yu: "Jiangdong is near the sea in many places, but Zhongmou sits on Baoshan without knowing it, if the coastal port is operated well, it will be a huge profit for Jiangdong under Pang Mou's rule!" ”

Zhou Yu frowned slightly when he heard this: "The mountain people refer to the coastal seafood, if there is food to eat, who will eat these things?" ”

Pang Shanmin couldn't help but chuckle when he heard Zhou Yu's words.

The richness of the sea in this era is rarely known, so it is explained in detail with Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu may not be able to accept it all. Zhou Yu's greatest strength is still on the battlefield, and his sensitivity to government affairs seems to be slightly insufficient.

Seeing Zhou Yu's puzzled face. Pang Shanmin said with a smile: "The beach can make salt pans. The number of fish in the sea is far greater than that of rivers......"

"What does all this have to do with battleships?" Zhou Yu heard this. was quite confused, but heard Pang Shanmin laugh and said: "On the other side of the sea, there is also a vast land......

Land?

Zhou Yu couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this. Before crossing the sea to wreak havoc in Qingxu, Zhou Yu had only seen the reef islands dotted on the vast sea, but he had not seen the vast land that Pang Shanmin said in his mouth, but Pang Shanmin's serious expression did not seem to be fake, but Zhou Yu was a little unsure whether it was a lie. ”

"Yes, there is a vast land."

Pang Shanmin restrained his expression and looked solemn.

In the past, Zhou Yuguang was advised to build ships and make them cross the sea to fight Cao Cao, and Pang Shanmin thought that in this way, he could also accumulate Jiangdong's navigation experience, although Jiangdong mastered such skills, and it was not beneficial for the princes to fight, but it was a great wish of Pang Shanmin in this era to open up overseas land.

In addition to the abundant metal resources in Nanyang, the Wa Kingdom and other places, its current combat effectiveness is pitiful, Pang Shanmin does not mind that under his rule, he will open up a vast territory overseas, as for the Nanyang natives and the Wa people, he does not care whether he lives or dies......

Trading with the countries of the Western Regions and selling goods can make Pang Shanmin rich under his rule, but going to sea to wreak havoc is a business without capital, with Jiangdong's ship-building technology and Jingxiang thaumaturgy, Pang Shanmin feels that in the future, he is expected to see Jiangdong warships rampant in the four seas.

After Zhou Yu listened to Pang Shanmin's explanation, his face was overjoyed.

Before Zhou Yu thought that Jiangdong was pacified, he was afraid that the commander of the army would have a chance to return to the battlefield, although Zhou Yu had a strange plan, but he was good at water warfare, and he could be slightly better than him in Buzhan regardless of Wolong or Fengxiao, Zhou Yu was not a person who loved the power of the stack, so when Pang Shanmin mentioned that he would be in charge of Jiangdong, Zhou Yu agreed without thinking about it, and now when he heard Pang Shanmin's words, Zhou Yu was clear about Pang Shanmin's true intentions.

It seems that the Jiangdong Navy is still very useful!

Seeing that Zhou Yu was overjoyed, Pang Shanmin said: "Gong Jin, this time you are ordered to take charge of Jiangdong, just to use Gong Jin's fame, but Pang Mou's purpose is to let Gong Jin integrate the two naval armies, Gong Jin and Xingba can be the two major governors of our water army, all the way to explore the South Seas, all the way to explore the Wa Kingdom...... As for government affairs, there are local county guards who work on behalf of Gongjin. ”

Zhou Yu nodded slightly when he heard this, thought for a moment but was silent, and said to Pang Shanmin: "Shanmin, Jiangdong has been decided, this is the time to employ people, and it is not necessary to be in a hurry to open up overseas. ”

"Today's Cao Cao is still worthy of Gong Jin's attention?" Pang Shanmin said, but Zhou Yu said: "The mountain people let Fengxiao return, Fengxiao has seen the prosperity of Jingxiang, and naturally thinks about countermeasures, and Cao Cao is a person with a tough mind, he is really a hero, although the mountain people are now vigorous, but they can't be underestimated!" ”

Pang Shanmin smiled when he heard this: "How dare Pang despise Prime Minister Cao? As Gong Jin said, in Pang Mou's view, Feng Xiao went back this time, and he wanted Cao Cao to learn from my Jingxiang governance and make the rule rich, but this move was by no means a day's work, and when Jiangdong was over, Pang Mou personally raised the army, attacked Qingxu, and Cao Cao would fight on both sides of the Yellow River! ”

As Pang Shanmin and Zhou Yu discussed, although Cao Cao was hit repeatedly and his mood was sluggish, he soon regained his fighting spirit and ordered Erxun to let go of governance, while Cao Cao recruited talents in Hebei and expanded his army and horses to deal with Pang Shanmin's future attacks.

Cao Cao didn't want to learn from Sun Quan, he was afraid of Jing Xiang like a tiger, although Jing Xiang was strong, but Cao Cao confirmed that if he defended Qing in the future, Xu Erzhou would still have a chance to fight to the death with Jing Xiang after a few years.

As for the initiative to attack Jingxiang, it was left behind by Cao Cao, and now that the strength and weakness are different, Cao Cao will not hit the stone with an egg without thinking.

In these days when Pang Shanmin was busy in Jiangdong, the north was not idle, Cao Cao newly summoned tens of thousands of young people, followed the army to Tuntian, and Erxun had already calculated. If there were no major disasters and disasters, Hebei would only need one year to accumulate several months of military rations for the army to fight.

The two princes are busy, but the direction is very different, but there are few conquests between each other, and for a while, the land of the Han family is also very harmonious.

Unconsciously, it was autumn, and the dock had been building large ships without stopping for half a year, and now Jiangdong has several new large ships. And the land of Hebei. The wind and rain were smooth, and after harvesting the grain and grass, Cao Cao's mood for more than half a year was also greatly improved.

There is food in the hand. Don't panic.

After the grain and grass in the counties under his rule were put into storage. Cao Cao summoned his ministers. Encourage his hard work during this period and have many rewards.

In just half a year, Erxun has been reduced a lot compared to before. It's just that the light in his eyes is the same as in the past, Hebei resumed production, and he got countless grains, so Cao Cao naturally rewarded the two of them with additional officials and knights.

Xun Yu is also quite satisfied with the results of more than half a year, the heavens are beautiful, the soldiers are hard, in Xun Yu's view, if Jingxiang is still so immovable, then Hebei is rich, and there is a great chance to catch up.

Although Guo Jia has repeatedly said that Pang Shanmin's way of government is very powerful, Xun Yu always thinks that the developers and craftsmen are not the right way, and in recent years, Pang Shanmin has revisited the old things in the court, and wants to improve the status of the craftsman, and grant the official title, so acting is simply digging his own grave.

If the people under the rule of Pang Shanmin can't even grasp their own status, how can they live and work in peace and contentment? Since ancient times, Shinong Industry and Commerce, is this positioning a joke? It is not enough to improve the status of merchants, merchants are too squeezed and have a lot of wealth, and a little improvement in their status can be regarded as a demonstration of kindness.

However, in Xun Yu's opinion, craftsmen are very vulgar, and how many craftsmen in Jingxiang can be like Liu Ziyang, full of economy?

Above the court, Xun Yu naturally did not hesitate to think in his heart, and while Cao Cao swept away the decadent Tang Dynasty, Xun Yu told all the thoughts in his heart to the ministers, Cao Cao was naturally overjoyed when he heard this, but Guo Jia and Jia Xu frowned.

Xun Yu rarely saw Guo Jia with such an expression, and said to Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao, doesn't he agree with Yu's opinion? ”

"What Wen Ruo said is the study of a saint, and Wen Ruo is a talent of Wang Zuo, how can Jia disagree with what Wen Ruo thinks?" Guo Jia said, Xun Yu nodded slightly, but when he heard Guo Jia's words, he changed and said: "It's just that Guo is puzzled in his heart, why is Jingxiang so prosperous when the people of Pang Mountain have repeatedly acted against the words of the sage?" ”

Guo Jia said, Xun Yu was stunned for a long time, unable to speak, Jia Xu also said: "What Feng Xiao said is very true, these days, the old man and Feng Xiao have also pondered what is the secret of Jing Xiang being so rich, and his mercantile strategy is very great!" ”

Jia Xu said, Guo Jia said: "And the strange things developed by his academy are all made by craftsmen, presumably this is the reason why Pang Shanmin has promoted the status of craftsmen." ”

Cao Cao nodded when he heard this, looked at Xun Yu again, and said to Xun Yu: "Wen Ruo has always been good at government affairs, according to Wen Ruo, Feng Xiao, Wen He's things about Jingxiang, can I learn from Hebei?" ”

"There are naturally ...... places for reference," Xun Yu said, and sighed: "It's just that the Tang King's means, Yu Duo doesn't know, if the tiger is not an anti-dog, the gain in my Hebei will outweigh the loss!" ”

"Wen Ruo's old words." Guo Jia said that he was also quite emotional, Xun Yu said well, how Pang Shanmin behaved is incomprehensible to the world, if Hebei rashly paints the scoop, I am afraid that it will be calculated like the previous machine.

Thinking of this, Guo Jia smiled reluctantly and said to Cao Cao: "Today is the day of the autumn harvest, Guo has swept everyone's interest, Wen Ruo, the two of them have worked hard for several months, and they have indeed achieved remarkable results, and they deserve such praise from the prime minister!" ”

Cao Cao nodded when he heard this, but Xun Yu sighed: "Fengxiao, you have stayed at home for more than half a year, and you haven't been able to see through how Pang Shanmin contributed to his rule of Yin Wealth?" ”

Guo Jia smiled bitterly when he heard this, and said to Xun Yu: "The geography under the rule of Pang Shanmin is very different from the land of the prime minister, the surrounding mountains and Vietnamese barbarians, and even the Qiang people are intimidated by it, and its business routes extend in all directions, and they can trade with the countries of the Western Regions, and they can trade widely, Guo has ordered Wenyuan to drive Jinyang for a long time, and wants to see if there is a road, and can cut off its Silk Road, but Wenyuan returned last month and said that the Tang King had already taken precautions against this......

"Why does Fengxiao only want to make Jingxiang tired, but not how to make me rich in Hebei?" Xun Yu said, Guo Jia smiled more bitterly, and said to Xun Yu: "Wen Ruo should know what Guo is good at, it lies in scheming, not in civil affairs, how can Guo compare to Wen Ruo in the ability to govern states and counties, even Wen Ruo can't think of how to adapt to Hebei and suddenly become as rich as Jingxiang, where did Guo get such skills?" For more than half a year, Wen Ruo. In the eyes of Guo, it is already a great miracle, that is, let Guo be the government, and it is difficult for Hebei to have the current situation. ”

"Don't mention the matter of Jing Xiang." Cao Cao heard Guo Jia's words, shook his head and sighed: "Cao Mou has a headache every time he thinks of Jingxiang's growing power, Fengxiao will let me wait for a time today, let the ministers be free for a day, these days have been hard for everyone." Cao was already grateful in his heart. ”

Cao Cao said. Guo Jia nodded again and again.

One piece and one relaxation is the way of civil and martial arts, and it is not a good thing to always make the ministers tremble because of Jing Xiang's power, and now many people in the court have gradually become uncertain, and this kind of behavior has also been noticed by Guo Jia. Guo Jia had already told Cao Cao about this. But he got Cao Cao's edict. Don't worry about it.

It is cognitive instinct to surrender to the strong, and if even the hearts of the people are lost, what is the need. Against Jing Xiang?

Guo Jia was deeply impressed when he heard what he said that day......

Cao Cao was ordering the waiter to send a banquet to the ministers, but when he heard that the messenger outside the hall had arrived, the messenger walked into the hall, looked frightened, handed over the letterhead in his hand to Cao Cao, and said tremblingly: "Prime Minister, this is the handwriting of the Tang King!" ”

"Tang Wang's handwriting?" When Cao Cao heard this, he was shocked, but he quietly spread out the letterhead, and after reading it, he said to the ministers: "Cao Mou said, don't mention government affairs today, you should drink and have fun with Cao!" ”

Cao Cao said, Xun Yu persuaded: "Don't act willfully, the matter of drinking and feasting, you can do it at any time, the handwritten letter of the Tang King is not trivial, if you are involved in the war, you should prepare early!" ”

"Qingxu Erzhou has been heavily armed, and there are more Zhongda and Wenqian guarding, there will be war, why is Cao afraid?" Cao Cao said in a fierce voice: "Wen Ruo, if it is not Cao's dignified prime minister, he can't be willful?" ”

Xun Yu wanted to say more, but Guo Jia persuaded in a low voice: "The prime minister has something in his heart, and we should not contradict him." ”

Xun Yu nodded when he heard this, and said to Cao Cao: "Everything depends on the prime minister's wishes." ”

After that, Xun Yu retreated to the side, and the ministers in the hall were all restless to accompany Cao Cao to drink, but the atmosphere in the hall was not a trace of joy, but there was a strange atmosphere everywhere.

Seeing this, Cao Cao simply ordered his ministers to retreat, leaving Guo Jia, Jia Xu, and Erxun to discuss countermeasures together.

Spread out Pang Shanmin's handwriting on the desk, Pang Shanmin saw the familiar dog crawling handwriting on the paper, after reading it, Guo Jia no longer had a smile on his face, and said with a heavy face: "Guo also feels that the soldiers are not bloodless to force Jiangdong to tie their hands, and Jingxiang is not injured, so after leveling Jiangdong like this, the mountain people should also plot the prime minister's land!" ”

"Bong-hyo is actually fearless?" When Cao Cao saw Guo Jia say that, he quickly calmed down, and couldn't help but wonder: "Fengxiao already has a strategy against the enemy? ”

"I don't know the geometry of Jingxiang's soldiers and horses, who is in charge, at such a time, where did Guo come from any strategy to break the enemy? The king of Tang and the prime minister made an appointment to fight in the spring of the next year, could it be that this madman wants to destroy a family of princes every year? Guo Jia said, muttered in his mouth, and only came back to his senses after a long time, and then looked at Jia Xu and Er Xun left and right, all of them looked solemn and did not speak for a long time.

"Want to pacify Hebei in a year?" When Cao Cao heard this, he was furious in his heart, and snorted coldly: "Could it be that Pang Shanmin can't be Cao Mou's grandson?" Or is this guy pinning his hopes on Cao to be intimidated by his soldiers and surrender? ”

"This letter was originally intended to disturb the prime minister's mind, and the prime minister did not need to be provoked by his provocation." Guo Jia quickly calmed down and said to Cao Cao: "Our army still has a few months to prepare, and even if the two armies clash, it does not necessarily mean that my Hebei will be defeated!" ”

Guo Jia said, Jia Xu also said: "What Feng Xiao said is very true, but now Qingxu only has Cheng Yu and Sima Yi, and it seems that it is not appropriate, and I also ask the prime minister to go to Xuzhou for a while, if Jingxiang's soldiers and horses change, Xu can also report to the prime minister early!" ”

"Wenhe has just returned from Xiangping...... Cao Cao's voice did not fall, but was interrupted by Jia Xu: "The matter is out of power, and I am not in a hurry to worry about such remnants, so I want to go to Xuzhou and share the worries of the prime minister!" ”

Cao Cao saw that Jia Xu had made up his mind, nodded his head, and when Jia Xu saw this, he immediately left the mansion and returned home to pack up.

Jia Xu left, but Cao Cao's mood was difficult to calm down for a long time, Jing Xiang was powerful, and Pang Shanmin wrote a handwritten battle, and his words were resolute, Cao Cao can now slightly understand Sun Quan's mood after getting Jing Xiang's tactics before, such a torment is simply unbearable.

Guo Jia saw that Cao Cao was worried, and sighed lightly and said to Cao Cao: "Don't worry too much, don't talk about Qingxu, it's the surging Yellow River, and it's also a big barrier for our army!" ”

These are words of comfort...... Pang Shanmin has won Jiangdong, and the Jiangdong naval army is naturally attached to him, if he fights with our army, how can Cao's army have a chance of winning? Cao Cao said, but Guo Jia said: "It's not a consolation, if you build a big ship, it takes time and effort, and the Jiangdong fleet is not achieved overnight, even if over the years, Pang Shanmin builds warships on the banks of the Yellow River, it is impossible for his fleet to attack the cities under the rule of the prime minister!" After all, the Jiangdong Navy can dominate the water, but the foundation of the prime minister's life is on land! ”

Guo Jia's words made Cao Cao's heart feel a little calmer, but now Cao Cao didn't know how far Jing Xiang had developed, and after thinking for a while, Cao Cao knew that reverie was useless, and said to Guo Jia: "Cao's mind is in turmoil, and all the affairs in this army, Cao temporarily hand over to Fengxiao ......."

When Guo Jia heard this, he knew that it was useless to persuade again, so he nodded and said to Cao Cao: "Then Guo will return to the mansion and think about what strategies there are to defeat the weak!" ”

When Cao Cao heard this, his expression was slightly uplifted, and he said to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, didn't you think that Cao Mou would one day be defeated at the hands of that Pang Shanmin?" ”

"Guo never thought about it!" When Guo Jia heard this, he said with a firm face: "Prime Minister, the matter has come to this, it is useless to be entangled, if I have a big battle with Jingxiang, I can survive in death, if I am blindly afraid, Hebei is afraid that sooner or later it will become the next Jiangdong!" (To be continued......)