After the matter of cutting down Shu was discussed, Ma Chao said again: "Recently, the Yellow Turban thieves in Qingzhou have risen again, and the Yellow Turban Qu Shuai Guan Hai led more than 200,000 thieves to attack Beihai County, and Beihai Taishou Kong Rong sent an envoy to send an official letter for help!" Ben wants to send troops to rescue him, and by the way, he will recover the land of Qingzhou, what do you think? ”

Everyone heard the words and discussed, Xun You said: "Qingzhou can be regarded as the base camp of the Yellow Turban Thieves, although the number is large, but it is full of rabble, Qingzhou has been the most seriously damaged by the Yellow Turban Thieves for many years, there are countless displaced people in the territory, it is not difficult for the lord to take it, but it is not easy to govern Qingzhou!" And even drag other states back! ”

Ma Chao nodded and said, "What Gongda said is very pertinent, but how can the Yellow Turban thieves not be my people?" Ben will always advocate people-oriented, and population is the most valuable resource. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the melee of the princes, countless ordinary people were involved, and at least more than 30% of the population was lost. With that, he ordered two sergeants to carry a ball into the hall.

Everyone saw that there were blue and yellow, black and green, and there were zigzag curves drawn on it, like a map, but they couldn't tell where it was drawn.

Ma Chao pretended to be mysterious and said: "Heaven and earth are yellow, and the universe is desolate." Our ancestors have lived in the Yellow River Basin and the Yangtze River Basin for generations, but they only think that the sky is round and the earth is above, but in fact, it is a big mistake! ”

Everyone didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Ma Chao's gourd, and he said in frustration: "Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching" has a cloud: the beginning of the nameless heaven and earth; The mother of all things. One and one nothing represents the truth of heaven and earth, and the mystery is endless! The saint is still unknown, could it be that the lord can understand the truth of this heaven and earth! ”

"Definitely!" Ma Chao said: "I don't dare to say that I understand the truth of heaven and earth, but I know what this world is like." ”

"Lord, speak for yourself! I'm waiting to hear you! Frustrated and curious, including the literati and military generals, who were not curious, couldn't understand why Ma Chao suddenly turned the topic to yin and yang.

Ma Chao said: "In the general's opinion, this day is not round, but endless, and this land is not square, but round, just like the round ball in front of you!" ”

As he spoke, he took a few steps forward and pointed to the round ball: "The land we live in is round, and there are seventy percent of the ocean, just like this sphere, please look!" Turning the self-made globe, Ma Chao was also excited in his heart, today he wants to plant the seeds of militancy in the hearts of all generals, and train all the officials and generals under his command into militants.

This thick line represents the Yellow River, where our ancestors made their fortunes, so the Yellow River is also known as the Mother River. The following is the Yangtze River, which originates in the Daxue Mountains of the Western Regions, flows into the East China Sea through Yizhou, Jingzhou and Yangzhou, and also raises countless descendants of Yan and Huang. As we all know, the vicinity of these two rivers is the area where we live and operate, but do you know the world outside the thirteen states of the Great Han Dynasty? ”

Everyone shook their heads, Xun Yu said: "There is Jiaozhi in the south, there is an ice field in the north, and at the end of the sea in the east is the country of the Japanese slaves. ”

Ma Chao nodded and said: "Gongda is really knowledgeable, but he only knows one of them, and he doesn't know the other, please take a look!" Pointing to the self-made globe and said: "This yellow land is all continents, it can be called the Eurasian continent, we Han people only occupy a small part, over the western mountains, along the Silk Road, is the beautiful and rich Western European continent, on which there are many countries, with the Roman Empire being the most powerful, but they are still in a slave society, the population is far less than our Han!" During the reign of Emperor Wu, Zhang Qian was sent to the Western Regions, and trade with the Roman Empire had been indirectly launched, and later Ban Chao sent Gan Ying to envoy Daqin, but only reached the Persian Gulf and returned in vain. In the ninth year of Yanxi, the Roman Empire also sent envoys to Luoyang, threatening to send troops to the Han Dynasty, and defrauded a large amount of silk, tea and porcelain from Emperor Heng. ”

"How can I survive the Chinese nation? Sooner or later, the Roman Empire will be a scourge, and even if there is no real threat to the Han Dynasty at the moment, if we do not want to forge ahead and prefer the status quo, our future generations will be bullied by it sooner or later! Therefore, after the unification of the world, Ben will implement the road of expansion, send troops to Rome, nip all the Western countries in the bud, and divide all Eurasia into the territory of the Han Dynasty! ”

Everyone was surprised when they heard this, they didn't expect Ma Chao to have such ambitions, of course they had heard of the Great Qin Empire, and the Western Regions region was an area ruled by barbarians, although Emperor Wu had conquered small countries in the Western Regions and established the Western Regions Thorn History Department, but it has always been a place of war, and the Han Dynasty has never really occupied it for a long time, let alone the more powerful Great Qin Empire in the West.

Ma Chao saw that most of the people didn't believe it and didn't explain much, so he continued: "The Great Qin Roman Empire is in a strong period, and its military is not much worse than ours. But the general has already thought of a countermeasure, and now he is about to send a caravan to Rome, just sell a strange thing to Rome, and within a few years he can weaken his national strength without blood, and at the same time earn a lot of money, which can be used to set up supply points along the way in advance, and then it is not impossible to destroy the Western countries by fighting war! ”

Xun You sighed deeply, hugged his fists and said: "Although this statement is unheard of, but the lord must have thought of a strategy and made a plan for a rainy day. But to expand must first stabilize the interior, the most important thing at the moment is to pacify the princes of all walks of life, the world is not peaceful, the national strength can not be strong, everything is nonsense! ”

Ma Chao nodded, knowing that everyone couldn't fully believe it, and they couldn't accept so many things for a while. didn't think so at the moment, and continued: "It's not difficult to pacify the princes, but it's difficult to make the country strong?" Do you know how my Ma Chao made his fortune? ”

Everyone knew it, but no one would say it. Ma Chao's bloody family history is unknown to anyone, and no one knows, but it's not easy to say it in person.

Ma Chao smiled and said, "Everyone, it's okay to talk about it!" ”

Tian Feng said: "When the Southern Huns rebelled, the lord used the saddle and stirrup for the first time on the battlefield in the name of quelling the rebellion, and broke the Southern Hun cavalry with the technique of riding and archery, killing countless people, and plundering tens of thousands of livestock and women. Soon after, they waged war against Wuheng and Xianbei, and also adopted a policy of racial extermination, accumulating a large amount of wealth and women in a short period of time. Later, he used these wealth and women to recruit troops and horses, attract displaced people, recruit talents, and borrow the remaining power of the Han dynasty to make progress step by step, so as to have today's achievements! Therefore, it can also be said that the lord made his fortune by robbing by saddle pedals. ”

Ma Chao said: "What Yuan Hao said is not needed, the only way to develop national strength is to slowly recuperate, since the Qin Dynasty destroyed the Han Dynasty, the Chinese nation has been recuperating all the time. However, this method is not effective in a short period of time, and often decades of cultivation are no more than a civil strife. Therefore, the road to a strong country is also the road of external expansion, and foreign plundering is the royal road to the development of national strength! The civil war that has lasted for many years will only hurt the vitality of our Han nation. At the same time, it is also necessary to make constant innovations, constantly develop social productive forces, encourage births, and increase the population. ”

Tian Feng said: "What the lord said is not unreasonable, but the princes in various places are not unjust and talk about external expansion, is it a bit premature. ”

Ma Chao said: "The opportunity is only for those who are prepared, it is indeed a little too early to send troops to Daqin, but the preliminary preparations cannot be left behind, this matter has been calculated in the heart, and the pacification of the Kwantung princes is not in a hurry, and the Ben will create some strange things, which can be destroyed at a very small price, but please wait and see!" ”

"As for the land of Qingzhou, it is bound to be won, and at the same time, we can't watch Cao Ying become bigger. Ben Jiang wanted to send someone to persuade Lu Bu to send troops to attack Cao Ying in Yanzhou, Ben would have provided grain and grass supplies, as long as he could destroy Cao Ying, it would be okay to give him a Yanzhou pastor! I don't know if any of you are willing to send Lu Bu! ”

Xun You got up and said: "You have an old relationship with Lu Bu, and you know that he is a person, but now Lu Bu has a trilogy, but he can only rely on Yuan Shao to supply grain and grass, and he has been at war with Cao Ying for several months. But Lu Bu is also a tiger and wolf who forgets his righteousness, if he is allowed to take Yanzhou, he may have to raise tigers! ”

Ma Chao said: "Lu Bu is just a horse!" It's easy to extinguish, but Cao Ying is different, this person is the hero of the world! If it is allowed to gain a firm foothold in Yanzhou, it will be a big trouble in the future. If it weren't for the scruples of being too strong and causing the Kwantung princes to join forces, the general would have personally led the troops to destroy Cao Ying, but now he can only kill people with a knife, and Lu Bu can cripple Cao Ying even if he can't destroy him, weaken his strength, and don't give him a chance to breathe! ”

Xun Youyan's face was full of admiration when he heard this, and he hugged his fists and said: "I have heard that the lord has the ability to know people, and now I will completely obey it!" Xun You is willing to send an envoy to Lu Bu, and he is willing to persuade Lu Bu to send troops with his three-inch tongue, and at the same time give the lord a small surprise! ”

Ma Chao was overjoyed, stroked his palms and smiled: "If Gongda personally goes out of the horse, this matter will be done!" This general immediately asked the Son of Heaven to issue an edict, Lu Bu had the merit of eliminating thieves, and was named Yanzhou Mu, leading the post of general of Zhengdong, and the military governor of Yan and Xuzhou! Named his wife Yan as Junjun! Named his daughter Lu Lingqi as Dongping Jun! ”

Anyway, it was just a matter of talking, Ma Chao was not stingy at all, and gave Lu Bu's wife and daughter knighthoods, and they were all waiting in the counties in Yanzhou. Coupled with the position of Yanzhou Mu and General Zhengdong, Lu Bu's attack on Cao Ying was justified, and with a sufficient supply of grain and grass, it is difficult to say whether Lu Bu can change his life against the sky.

As for Lu Bu and Cao Ying's victory or defeat, Ma Chao didn't care about it at all, he only lost some food, and whoever won or lost would be greatly beneficial to him. Of course, it would be best if Lu Bu could destroy Cao Ying. And Xuzhou Tao Qian's old thing doesn't know each other, last time he clearly promised to propose to the eldest lady of the Mi family for Ma Dai, but he didn't know that there was no news after a farewell, and he didn't even send someone to give gifts to his wedding, and this time he just borrowed the hands of Cao Ying and Lu Bu to clean him up. (To be continued.) )