Having made up his mind, Ma Chao looked at Chen Deng and said: "In the past, the general sent his henchman Meng Da to visit Mr. Yuanlong in Xiapi, and sent a letter from the general, I don't know if Mr. has ever seen Meng Da, has he received a letter from the general!" ”

Chen Deng hugged his fists and said: "So that the general can know that when Deng was out of the house, his father received General Meng Da, and the general's handwritten letter was also seen below, but it was too famous." ”

Ma Chao's heart moved, since Chen Deng was able to take refuge in Cao ** in history, he could also take refuge in him this time, as long as he promised fame to these families, it would not be difficult to win them over. At the moment, he said: "The talent of the Chen family's father and son, I have already heard of it, and now I will bring up the old things again, and I will recruit Yuanlong on behalf of the imperial court to be the pawn farmer, with two thousand stones in the ranks, and be in charge of the country's farming affairs, I don't know if Mr. is willing to take on this important task for the sake of the people of the world and benefit the people of the world?" ”

Chen Deng was greatly moved when he heard this, he had the ambition to help the world and help the people when he was a teenager, and in recent years he has initially realized some of his ideals in Xuzhou, and now Ma Chao has undoubtedly provided him with a bigger stage. But he didn't dare to agree to this matter easily, because his father Chen Wei was extremely dissatisfied with Ma Chao's attack on the family, and as a family, they have always been not very optimistic about Ma Chao, so Chen Wei tried his best to prevent Chen Deng from going to Ma Chao to join Ma Chao.

But now that Ma Chao not only controls the imperial court, but also recovers the northern land, this time the army is coming to Xuzhou, and it is inevitable to attack the Xuzhou family. These local families either took refuge in Ma Chao, or they gathered up their wealth and fled to the south. But if the monk can't run the temple, if Ma Chao really dominates the world in the future, their Chen family will have no way to escape, and there will be no chance to take refuge at that time.

Chen Wei naturally thought of this, and when he saw that the Cao family had a relationship with Ma Chao through Cao Bao's daughter, he knew that Xuzhou would fall into the hands of Ma Chao sooner or later, so he sighed and nodded slightly to Chen Deng.

Chen Deng got his father's permission, and he couldn't hide his excitement, and said with his fists clenched: "The general is benevolent and loves the people, and the people under his rule can live and work in peace and contentment, which is far from being comparable to the princes in the south." Chen Deng is not talented, and he is willing to serve the general!

Ma Chao was overjoyed, taking the Chen family, Xuzhou would be in his pocket sooner or later, and with Chen Deng in charge of agricultural production, grain output will definitely increase a lot. In the future, after the introduction of corn, peanuts, potatoes, sweet potatoes and other crops into Dahan, this kind of special talents who are proficient in agriculture will be needed to operate and manage.

"With the help of Yuanlong, it is really a blessing for the people of the world! Ben will immediately pass on the handwritten letter to the northern states and counties, and the development of agriculture will be fully handed over to Yuanlong! In addition, within ten years, Ben will introduce several kinds of excellent crops from the land of Fanbang, and if this happens, it will greatly improve the living standards of the people of the Han Dynasty! ”

Chen Dengdao: "The general suppressed the powerful family of Tuntian, supported the common people, and accepted the displaced people and refugees. Today, if you can follow the general for the benefit of all the people, how dare you not do your best? But I don't know what the benefits of the new crops mentioned by the general are! Everyone was also curious, they had also heard that Ma Chao had the intention of sending people to the other side of the ocean, but they didn't know the details.

There was no need for Ma Chao to hide from them, and he immediately explained in detail the benefits of crops such as corn, peanuts, potatoes and sweet potatoes, as well as cotton that was being cultivated. Everyone was shocked when they heard this, but their faces were full of disbelief, and they only regarded what Ma Chao said as a fantasy.

Ma Chao naturally knew what everyone thought, and in order to be more convincing, he took off his coat on the spot and showed everyone the pure cotton ** he was wearing. Everyone saw that this kind of ** is soft and comfortable, breathable and warm, and it is not silk, linen, or fur, and there is cultivation in Yecheng, so they have to believe it, and then think of the rumors that Ma Chao is the reincarnation of the gods, and only regard Ma Chao as a god.

pressed Ma Chao to dig a corner in Xuzhou and didn't mention it, but said that Xi Zhicai took Cao **'s handwritten letter and rushed to Shouchun, the Yangzhou Governance Office.

After more than two years of development, Yuan Shao nominally took Yuzhou and Yangzhou into his pocket, and ordered Sun Jian to send troops to attack Liu Biao in Jingzhou. The unlucky Liu Biao had just breathed a sigh of relief, when Sun Jian led his troops to attack Pengze, Chaisang, Jiujiang, and the Jiangdong region around Jiangxia, and connected several cities.

Liu Biao urgently ordered the general Huang Zu to lead his troops to meet Sun Jian, Huang Zu built a defensive offensive in Jiangxia, laid down heavy troops, and confronted Sun Jian several times, and there were mutual injuries, although he could not repel Sun Jian, but also made him unable to advance an inch. Yuan Shao saw that Sun Jian was holding back Liu Biao's troops in the south of Jingzhou, so he planned to send troops from Yuzhou to Jingzhou, intending to pull out Zhang Xiu's tumor first.

Yuan Shao never forgot his identity as the fourth and third princes, and he valued etiquette the most. After Xi Zhicai arrived in Shouchun, he waited for three days to see Yuan Shao, and immediately presented Cao **'s handwritten letter, and said: "My family master is just busy dealing with Lu Bu, but Ma Chao took the opportunity to capture Qingzhou, and said that he was already in Xuzhou. If he takes Xuzhou, Yuzhou and Yangzhou, the leader of the alliance, will border Ma Chao's forces, and Lu Bu also has Ma Chao's strong support, once my lord is defeated, Ma Chao can point the finger at the lord of the Yuan League, and we are all under the dangerous wall! ”

Yuan Shao nodded, opened Cao **'s handwritten letter and read it, frowned, and said after a long time: "Meng De's words are very pertinent, and what you said is not unreasonable, but the horse is super powerful, the soldiers are full of food, the fierce generals under his command are like clouds, and the strategists are like rain, far from being comparable to any prince along the way!" If you want to send troops and horses, you need to unite all the princes loyal to the Han family in the world to succeed, but we have been running the place for less than three years, and the affairs are not yet mature, so it is too early to decide with one of them! ”

Xi Zhicai said: "The leader of the alliance is wrong, we need time to develop strength, but Ma Chao will never be idle, this person's talent in governing the place is well known, the various decrees have won the support of the people, and the measures are also in order, and the people under his rule account for more than half of the Han, and there are countless talents, the speed of development is far from comparable to ours, the more it drags on, the lower the chance of winning, it is better to make a desperate bet, strike first, and immediately fight with its full strength!" ”

Yuan Shaoshen thought so, but he had just pacified Yu and Yang Erzhou, and it was not a few days later, so he really didn't want to immediately send troops to fight Ma Chao to the death.

Just as he was hesitating, Feng Ji, a strategist under Yuan Shao, interjected: "The lord must not hesitate any longer, to make every word of his words fine, who does not know that Ma Chao is plotting to win the heart of the world?" How can you allow such princes as lords to divide their territories? The so-called step ahead, step by step, if it drags on, the gap between the lord and other princes and Ma Chao can only get bigger and bigger, so in less than ten years, the lord may not even have the strength to fight, and it will be too late to regret! ”

Yuan Shao was greatly moved when he heard this, if Ma Chao only occupied Bingzhou and Jizhou, he would not be in a hurry, after all, he was separated from Jingzhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou and Xuzhou, and he could not threaten him at all. But once Ma Chao successfully won Xuzhou, the situation was very different, Xuzhou and Yangzhou are next to each other, and most of them are plains, and there are few natural risks available. If Ma Chao marches from Xuzhou to the Jianghuai region, Shouchun is in danger! (To be continued.) )