Despite Zhao Tong's proof, Wei Ba still couldn't believe that the middle-aged man in front of him, who was the same as the farmer, was Deng Ai, a famous general in history.

Deng Ai is actually not forty years old, he is thirty-six years old today, but he has been exposed to the wind and sun for many years, and he looks older than his peers, as if he is forty-five or sixteen years old. He was standing on the beach, and although he was wearing shoes, his posture was still the same as that of working in the fields, his legs slightly apart, and he was as stable as loose.

He followed Zhao Tong to Xu Wen because of the battle that had just ended.

Deng Ai is a new savage from Nanyang, but he lost his father when he was very young, and then he wandered around with his mother, and Zuihou settled in the Xiangcheng area and became a Tuntian Ministry, that is, renting the land of the country and paying half or more of the harvest to the country. He is an outsider with no family background, although he has read books and is literate and hyphenated, he has not been able to get promoted because of his stuttering.

When Zhao Tong besieged Kunyang with Lu Xun and others, Deng Ai accompanied the general Yan Gang to support Kunyang, but was defeated by the cavalry raid led by Zhao Tong. Deng Ai was captured in the rebellion, and later heard that Shu Han was going to divide the land in Nanyang, so he returned to Xinye with his mother. By chance, he met Wei Feng, and heard that he was the Nanyang Deng family, Wei Feng fell in love, and when he inquired, he knew that they were really a little related.

Wei Feng knew that Wei Ba's mother, the Deng family, was a member of the Nanyang Deng family, but she was just a small household. Deng Ai and Wei Ba's mother, the son of Deng's brother, in other words, he is Deng's distant nephew. He and Deng Zhi are also of the same race, but the relationship is a little more distant.

Thereupon. Wei Feng entrusted their mother and son to Zhao Tong, and asked him to take Deng Ai's mother and son to Linyuan first, and then transfer to Xiangguan. Deng Shi was very happy to see Deng Ai, she kept Deng Ai's mother by her side as a companion, and let Deng Ai come to Xu Wen with Zhao Tong. Deng's original intention was just that he felt that his son was now promising, and arranging an errand for a distant nephew was not a trivial matter. Since Wei Feng is unwilling to help with this, then Wei Ba will definitely be able to help.

She didn't expect that Wei Feng didn't leave Deng Ai by herself. Instead, he was sent to Wei Ba. It wasn't because he was unwilling to help, but he heard Deng Ai's ability from Deng Ai's stammering words, so he deliberately asked Zhao Tong to bring Wei Ba here.

Wei Ba was very emotional, and he couldn't imagine that Deng Ai, the famous general who later single-handedly destroyed Shu Han, is still a small official looking at the rice fields. Unexpectedly, one of the most famous generals in the post-Three Kingdoms era would be a distant relative of his maternal line. I didn't expect this famous general to look so down.

But then again. Whoever has cultivated the earth for twenty years will not be a jade tree in the wind, graceful and suave. Those are adjectives that can only be used by people who have money and leisure.

Whether a person can soar or not, sometimes it really depends on the opportunity. The family weishenme is full of talents? On the one hand, they have a monopoly on education, and on the other hand, they have a monopoly on the opportunity to get ahead through the way of protégés. No matter how strong your ability is, if no one gives you a chance, you will never get ahead.

Gold will always shine, if you have the opportunity to stand on the table.

Deng Ai is a prime example of this. In history, if he hadn't met Sima Yi, I'm afraid he would only be able to see the rice fields for a lifetime. This time, if he hadn't met Wei Feng by chance, he might have returned to his hometown and farmed in An'an.

Now that he has met Wei Ba, the situation is completely different, and his glory will start here.

Wei Ba was used to seeing celebrities, but he didn't lose his temper too much, and quickly regained his calm.

"What are you interested in?" Wei Ba asked, "Lead the troops or Tuntian?" ”

Zhao Tong was stunned for a moment, he didn't care much about Deng Ai, he had always been a relative of Wei Ba's mother, and he hadn't communicated with Deng Ai along the way, he only knew that Deng Ai was a Tuntian guest. Now Wei Ba wants to give Deng Ai an official, and it may be good for him to be in charge of Tuntian, what is the matter with this army? Such a person can't even speak clearly, can he lead troops? When did Wei Ba also become nepotism?

"Bing...... You can't do it without food. Deng Ai said very calmly: "If you want to be a soldier, you must first Tuntian." ”

Wei Ba bowed his head slightly, and pondered for a moment: "Okay, you stay here first, and when Jin Dongliu comes, I will arrange for you to go to Guiyang to lead the troops to Tuntian." ”

Deng Ai was overjoyed and hurriedly responded. Wei Ba asked him to take him to rest. When Deng Ai walked away, Zhao Tong said suspiciously: "Ziyu, is it too hasty?" Guiyang borders the state of Wu and is very dangerous. ”

Wei Ba smiled, he knew what Zhao Tong was worried about. He shook his head: "Senior brother, this person is a piece of jade, and he is an absolute late bloomer. All I have to do now is remove the stone skin that wraps around him, and he will be a beautiful piece of jade. Senior brother, you have to hurry up, he will put pressure on you. ”

Zhao Tonghu glanced at Wei Ba suspiciously, but did not argue again. He believed that Wei Ba would not look at the wrong person, besides, this was Wei Ba's decision, he just reminded him, there was no need to screw it.

"Ziyu, I'm here this time, and I want to help Fei Wenwei bring a word, do you still plan to fulfill what you promised Wu Guo?"

Wei Ba smiled: "I didn't promise King Wu anything, it was the prime minister and the general who promised him, if you want to fulfill your promise, it should be up to them to fulfill it, it's not my turn to call the shots." He walked towards the sea, and Zhao Tong hurriedly followed. The stone bomb workshop in Guanzhong was the first to be established by me, and the scale is also the largest, although the stone bomb workshop in Xiangyang and Fangling is smaller, Jishu is also a complete set, no matter which one of them wants to fulfill his promise, there is no hindrance. They don't let go, there's no reason for me to be a good person, right? ”

Zhao Tong understood, smiled, and didn't ask again.

"Senior brother, I have something I want to discuss with you."

Zhao Tongyi listened, and hurriedly smiled: "Ziyu, if there is anything, you just say it, why are you so polite?" ”

"You should know that although there is no war between the three kingdoms now, this is only temporary, and it won't be long before the war will inevitably break out again." Wei Ba turned around and looked at Zhao Tong. The sea breeze blows, and the waves roll up, scattering their voices in the wind, and only they can hear what the other is saying. "Our target is nothing else, it is Wu Guo, do you want to stay here, or do you want to change places, out of sight, out of mind?"

As soon as Wei Ba spoke, Zhao Tong understood. Without thinking, he said, "Where do you think it's better for me to go?" ”

"I lack a reliable person in Chengdu." Wei Ba also said bluntly: "I hope you can go back to Chengdu and control a part of the forbidden army, and don't let Li Yan and Ma Yan be too proud." You turned out to be the Tiger Ben Lang, and you have prestige in the Tiger Ben, if you can go back to be the Tiger Ben Zhong Lang General, I am most assured. ”

"Yes, when will you leave?"

"There's no hurry, you just have to get ready. I want to talk to Li Yan and them slowly, if I am in a hurry, it is easy to be passive. ”

"Okay." Zhao Tong exhaled and laughed: "So, I can live a comfortable life here for a few days?" ”

Wei Ba smiled: "That's not good. You still have to listen to what you should hear, you have to say what you should say, and you can't let people see the flaws. Moreover, although you go back this time, no one can guarantee when you will need to come back to the front line, so you still have to understand the relevant situation. Know a little more, and you will be able to explain clearly when your colleagues in Chengdu ask in the future. ”

……

As the participants arrived one after another, Wei Ba began to rotate the mountains and seas. Even with the assistance of Liao Li, Zhang Biao and others outside, and Xiahou Hui, Peng Xiaoyu and others inside, these things still made him dizzy and exhausted. At most, he worked for ten hours in a row, if it weren't for Guan Fenghu's face, driving everyone out, forcing him to take a break, it is estimated that the time would be longer.

Wei Ba understood the busyness of the leader for the first time, and also knew that there were always more faint monarchs than bright monarchs in the history of Weishenme. To be a Ming Jun, you can't do it without a good body and superhuman willpower, there are too many things for him to make decisions, and what is more tiring than government affairs is the endless figuring out people's hearts, every word everyone says may hide mysteries, and if you are negligent, there may be problems, and then you will jump into the pit at some point.

Wei Ba knew that he was on the thief ship, and he couldn't stop. He pushed Li Yan to the foreground and let him sing a duet with Zhuge Liang, which was far from the end, but just begun. Zhuge Liang and Li Yan are not fools, they will not understand his intentions, but they are fighting fiercely now, and they have no time to deal with him. When the dust settles on the feud between them, he is the next target.

He didn't have much time, and if he didn't make himself strong enough before they could decide the winner, no one would dare to act rashly, and his fate would be ugly.

Wei Ba is well aware of this. It can't be said that scheming is not important, but there has never been a person in history who can survive just by relying on scheming, if you want to live a nourishing life, if you want to live freely, zuihou still relies on strength. In the face of the absolute disparity in strength, the role that power can play is very limited. Treating power and conspiracy as the capital to settle down, Zuihou will only bring humiliation on himself.

As a illuminator jishu house, Wei Ba is convinced of this.

He carried out economic reform when the conditions were not yet fully ripe, because he knew that time was running out and that he could not be allowed to follow the step-by-step process, so he could only pick what he could do first and do everything possible to seize the time and strengthen his own strength.

He also has that confidence. Although he did not control the production of war horses like Zhuge Liang, and it was impossible for him to form a strong cavalry, he knew where his advantages were. Although Hunan and Lingnan are mountainous and not as rich as the Central Plains, their potential here is huge, and the weather is hot, so as long as the development is successful, the problem of food for the army can be solved very quickly. With sufficient food, he can fight a protracted war, and if there is another powerful sailor, relying on the Yangtze River, he can at least protect himself from being destroyed by iron hooves in a short time.

Grain and warships have naturally become his priority development projects, and taking advantage of the many treasures of Jiaozhou to empty the enemy's purse and destroy the enemy's economic base is also an effective soft knife and a big killer.

With one hand, they are preparing to fight military wars, and with the other hand, they are preparing to fight economic wars by developing industry and commerce. Have both hands, and both hands hard...... (To be continued......)