"Lord, if there is a big chaos today, then Yuan Shao seems to be intentionally involved in Si Li, but he is unwilling to give up Jizhou, so he sent a letter directly to the lord."

Zhou Yu smiled slightly, for Wei Tao now that he has to be appointed as the pastor of Jizhou, so even if he is unable to threaten Yuan Shao for a while, he will have a proper reason to approach Jizhou in the future, Zhou Yu is happy to see it.

As for this letter, it is already the third letter this month, and the general idea is that Wei Tao understands it without reading it, it is nothing more than letting himself not let the leader enter Jizhou.

"Huh...... Since Yuan Benchu wants to promise, he should give him a promise. Gong Jin, this letter is handed over to Gong Jin to reply. ”

Wei Tao smiled. Casual is the answer, he has long understood the biggest difference between Zhou Yu and Xun You.

That is, Xun Yu is also loyal to the Han family while being loyal to himself, but Zhou Yu is more loyal to himself, hoping that he can one day compete in the world and achieve a hegemony.

However, whether it is a historical mission or Wei Tao's own ambition, for Wei Tao, he always believes that he can be fortunate enough to come to this great era, and his first thing is to make sure that the five chaos will not happen, even if it is worth giving up the world.

So even if this battle with the Xiongnu greatly damaged Wei Tao's vitality, Wei Tao would not regret going out of the city to fight, instead of waiting for the Xiongnu to retreat.

"Gong Jin, how has my strength recovered recently?"

Shaking his head slightly, letting go of the reverie in Fang Cai's mind, Wei Tao immediately asked seriously.

"Lord Qiyu, there is General Wenyuan here. The recruitment of troops can be said to be carried out in an orderly manner, and now there are 20,000 soldiers in my state. However, these soldiers may still need to go through a period of training. ”

Hearing Wei Tao ask about the military, Zhou Yu immediately said with a smile.

"Speaking of which, this time we were able to recruit nearly 10,000 soldiers in such a short period of time, and it was really thanks to Ziyu. If it weren't for the fact that he has been recruiting displaced people in the past few months, then based on the population of our state alone, this recruitment of soldiers would probably have already hollowed out the labor force of our state, and the time would have ...... Hehe......"

This can be regarded as Zhou Yu's self-deprecation, after all, as a strategist beside Wei Tao, he didn't even pay attention to this. It is indeed a bit of a dereliction of duty.

"Gong Jin doesn't have to be like this, if Gong Jin is not worried about the affairs of the Huns, he will naturally notice that something is wrong."

Wei Tao smiled and comforted. However, Zhou Yu shook his head slightly, and after thinking for a while, Zhou Yu said again.

"This is my fault, and I want to know the things of the world. One step slow. The pace is slow, but fortunately it did not make a big mistake. ”

"Lord, what Gong Jin said is extremely true. I'm afraid the lord still doesn't know, if there are more princes in between, but they are very powerful. ”

Xun You also understood Zhou Yu's thoughts, so he didn't open his mouth all the time, but when he saw that Wei Tao and the two had roughly finished talking about the matter, this was what he said.

It is said that he is the son of Sun Jian. A single name, a word, a policy. It was originally under the command of Yuan Shu. I don't know why Lu Dao got soldiers and horses from Yuan Shu, and in the name of avenging his father, he attacked Yuzhang, Jiujiang, Huiji and other places again and again. ”

"Sun Ce? Koto Little Overlord. ”

Wei Tao frowned slightly, it is true that Wei Tao does not pay attention to the affairs of the south for a period of time, but how can he not know the Tao of the two lives, the reason why the Sun family was able to occupy Jiangdong into the Three Kingdoms was that Sun Ce won the great foundation?

"The lord has also heard of his name? It does have the name of Jiangdong Xiaobawang in Jiangdong. ”

Xun You was also a little curious that Wei Tao was also concerned about Jiangnan, but thinking that Wei Tao was the lord, he put this mind down, and said with a smile.

"Speaking of which, this Sun Ce is somewhat similar to the lord, he must go to the front line in person to take the lead in every battle, it is said that his courage is extraordinary, but there is a heads-up, he must be punished when he sees it, so he has the name of the little overlord of Jiangdong."

Sun Ce's matter was originally just a report from Xun You, but after hearing Sun Ce's name, Wei Tao couldn't help but feel moved, and then secretly pondered.

Seeing Wei Tao like this, Xun You and Zhou Yu glanced at each other, and a little strangeness flashed in their eyes.

After thinking for a long time, Wei Tao finally raised his head, and then asked Zhou Yu in Zhengse.

"Gongjin, do I have enough money and food in the state now?"

"According to the will of the lord, I first asked Xuzhou to transport the grain, so now even if the grain of my state is doubled, the existing grain alone can be used for a year."

When Zhou Yu saw Wei Tao's positive color, he knew that what he said must be the right thing, and immediately replied with the right color.

"As for the money, it will take a while, but now there is no shortage of money in the treasury. When the surplus funds from the purchase of horses in Xuzhou are delivered, even if there is a big war, the pension is very sufficient. ”

"Oh?"

Wei Tao answered, then groaned, and only said after a while.

"Gongjin, Gongda, what if I want to build a navy now?"

"Trolls? We don't have many big rivers in the state, so what's the use of building a water army? ”

Xun You was slightly stunned and blurted out, but soon Xun You's complexion changed slightly, and he asked in disbelief.

"The general wants to go south?"

In fact, even if Wei Tao wants to go south, it is impossible to establish a naval army at this time.

It is located in the north, but it is to build an army that has no effect, and it is impossible for any of the advisors and generals to agree.

But what really made Xun You so out of shape was because Xun You thought that if Wei Tao was ready to go south, would it mean that Wei Tao also had the ambition to compete in the world.

Although even so, Xun You will not leave here, but there are always some pimples in his heart.

However, Zhou Yu's eyes lit up slightly, and after thinking about it for a while, he said with a smile.

"Brother, but you're worried that there will be no water generals in the future?"

Wei Tao nodded, this was exactly what he was worried about, after hearing that Sun Ce had started to attack Jiangdong, Wei Tao remembered.

You must know that most of the talents of the water army are in the south, and after the unification of Jiangdong, they will basically take refuge in Jiangdong, and it is really not easy to find water talents in the future.

Just think about it, in history, before Cao Cao's Chibi War, he had to use people like Cai Mao and Zhang Yun to train the navy, but after killing Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, he could only use Yu Ban and Mao Jue to train the army, which is the lack of generals in the Dao Navy.

Although Cao Cao did not say that he was defeated because of this, there are undoubtedly many reasons for this.

Although Zhou Yu is also familiar with water warfare, Wei Tao understands that today's Zhou Yu is not Zhou Yu who followed Sun Ce to the east and west in history, although he also knows about water warfare, but the theory of water warfare alone may not be comparable to Zhou Yu in history.

What's more, even if Zhou Yu's ability in water warfare has not diminished in the slightest, Zhou Yu is a commander, and charging into battle is not what Zhou Yu is good at, so the lack of talent in the water army is already visible.

"Yes, that's what I'm worried about."

Wei Tao also knew that if he didn't make his words clear, I was afraid that the knots in Xun You's heart would not be able to be resolved.

"Gongda, do you know about the Goryeo and other countries? If it is attacked by cavalry from the road, the mountain is high and the road is long, and it is extremely difficult to transport, but if it is attacked by water, it can go straight to its rear. There is still an island in Dongying, which hangs alone overseas, its land is limited, with its population growing, it will expand outward, although it is now a subordinate of my Han Dynasty, but I am afraid that a hundred years later it will be a border sea area of my country. If you don't plan deeply, you can't be honest. ”

People have no foresight, they must have near-term worries, although they heard that Wei Tao actually thought about what would happen in a hundred years, but only after a little thought, Xun You couldn't help but be secretly surprised, things are really like this.

"I already understand the meaning of the lord, but if there is a talent, why would he waste his skills, not to mention that with the current situation, it will be difficult to build a naval army in a few years, I am afraid that although the lord has a heart, others really have no intention."

Hearing Xun You's words, Wei Tao could only be silent.

In fact, Wei Tao didn't know that Lu Dao was like this, but there was still some hope.

"In fact, if the lord wants to build a naval army, it is not necessary, but if he is not careful, I am afraid that there is a danger of making wedding clothes for others."

At this time, Zhou Yu, who had been thinking secretly, opened his mouth and said.

"Although there are no big rivers in my state, there are in Xuzhou. Now Kong Wenju is stationed in Chang'an, and all the affairs of Xuzhou are handled by Chen and Mi. If the lord can make people spread the word about the Mi family, he can do a lot to build a ship with the military funds of Xuzhou to buy horses. ”

"No! This is absolutely unacceptable! ”

Hearing Zhou Yu's words, Xun You immediately waved his hand again and again, and hurriedly stopped it.

"My lord, the risks of this law are immeasurable. The Mi family has taken refuge in the lord, and you also believe that he may not betray. But even if Kong Wenju inherits the love of the lord now, he will not embarrass the lord, but if Xuzhou changes hands, what if the lord orders to collect it? Moreover, if the navy is trained, and now His Majesty has issued an order to call the navy, and Kong Wenju will be loyal to the first character, and it will definitely not be the friendship of the lord anymore! What will happen then? ”

Xun You's words were completely from Wei Tao's position, which made Wei Tao's heart happy.

"Huh...... Gongda doesn't have to be like this, in fact, I just want to find one or two generals who can lead the water army, so that if I build a water army in the future, I won't be at a loss. ”

Wei Tao waved his hand, this proposal was actually made after hearing that Sun Ce had begun to attack Jiangdong, Wei Tao suddenly thought that in the future, the generals of the navy might be lacking.

But after Xun You said this, Wei Tao also found that this idea was really a little unfeasible.

Now that the construction of the navy has not yet begun, it is to recruit generals, especially those who are specifically responsible for the navy, but where will anyone who has the ability be willing to come.

There is not even a naval army, how to let the generals give full play to their abilities, and which general is willing to waste his time so much?

It's a bit whimsical indeed. (To be continued......)