After nodding and finishing talking about the sergeant, Zhang Chao asked Lu Su again: "Zijing, how is the preparation for the spring plowing work in the Bingzhou area?" ”

"Back to the lord, this matter will be prepared after the grain is harvested at the end of the year, and there will be no problem." Lu Su, who was in charge of money and internal affairs, hurriedly bowed his head and replied.

"Well, compared with previous years, there are a lot more people today, among which there are more than 200,000 more people in Xianbei alone, and there are so many mouths at once, and the preparations must be steady, and we must ensure that all non-soldiers have land to plant. By the way, the big market work I asked you to plan is also going to be accelerated. The stalls in the market must be big, don't think about whether anyone will come, there is no plane tree, how can it attract the golden phoenix? Believe me, as long as our preparations are done, then merchants from all over the country, including merchants from other races and other countries, will come, and at that time, the profits that can be brought to us can really be said to be huge. Zhang Chaoruo nodded thoughtfully and said.

"Yes, my lord, when the seeds and cattle are distributed, I will concentrate on building a large market." Lu Su hurriedly agreed. He originally thought that Zhang Chao had allocated him a lot of land before, saying that it was to build the largest comprehensive market in the country, but he just thought it was a whim, but now it seems that this is not the case at all, and he should also pay attention to it.

After saying to Lu Su, Zhang Chao looked at Xu Shu with a smile and said, "Yuan Zhi, you have been in Huguan for the past few years, and you have worked hard." ”

"Don't say this, that is, the lord trusts, and you should do your best to live up to your expectations." Seeing that Zhang Chao was so polite, Xu Shu also hurriedly bowed down and said.

"Okay, okay, with you and Gongming in Huguan, I can rest assured." Zhang Chao nodded as if satisfied, and then said as if he suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Yuan Zhi, there is something I have always wanted to ask you, there is a family in Hanoi whose surname is Sima, and his company Ma Fang is your friend, right?" ”

Xu Shu didn't expect Zhang Chao to ask about the Sima family, so he immediately nodded and said, "That's right, I have some friendship with the Sima family." Sima Fang was originally appointed as the Luoyang Commander. By the way, now Cao Cao is welcoming the Son of Heaven from Chen Liu to Xuchang, calling himself Xu Du, and it seems that he is preparing to make a move against Kong Ling in Yuzhou. When the capital was moved, he also recruited Sima Fang and wanted to transfer him to Jing Zhaoyin. ”

Listening to Xu Shu's discussion, Zhang Chao said in his heart, sure enough, the history is still so similar, and the Sima family will still be used by Cao Cao.

It's just that there is still a trace of unwillingness in his heart, Zhang Chao said again: "Do you know if that Sima Fang agreed?" I mean, if Yuan Zhi says it, can you let them come to the state? Of course, as long as he agrees, I will arrange everything. ”

Lu Su finally knew what Zhang Chao meant, and he actually wanted to use Sima Fang for his own use. But if that were the case, he would be a little embarrassed. Don't talk about it, Sima Fang can claim to be a loyal minister of the Han family, and this time he can be used by Cao Cao, but because Emperor Han Xian is there, Zhang Chao is not equipped with this.

Thinking like this, Lu Su had no choice but to tell the truth: "I'm afraid this matter is very difficult. Sima Fang's personality is upright and fair, and once he makes a decision, it is very difficult to change it. ”

When Lu Su said this, he was actually refusing, which couldn't help but make Zhang Chao's heart cold. Is such a person destined to become his own enemy?

Zhang Chao knows history, and naturally knows a lot about some of these talents. And there are some talents he doesn't want to miss, such as Zhuge Kongming, Sima Yi, Guo Jia, Jia Xu and others among the wise.

Now the latter thinks it's for his own use, but the former and the two of them are afraid that they will miss out. And once they become the ones who assist the opponent, this will have a great impact on the power of his great cause of unifying the whole country.

Of course, Zhang Chao is not afraid, he is confident that with the development of time, his power will be very strong. But the problem is that his goal is not only to unify the country, but also to expand the territory and build the strongest empire in history. And if you want to achieve all this, time is obviously the most important, if you focus on internal friction, I really don't know if this ideal can be accomplished.

Originally, I thought that I could use Sima Fang for my own use first, so that the descendants of the Sima family would also use it for themselves. But now that he heard that Cao Cao had already made a move, and it seemed to have reached a conclusion, he shook his head and said: "That's it, that's it, let them go." ”

Seeing that Zhang Chao's face seemed to be a little displeased, Lu Su asked tentatively again, "Lord, do you want me to give it a try?" ”

"No need, even if he prides himself on being loyal to the Han family, even if Yuan goes straight, it won't make much difference." Zhang Chao shook his head.

Sima Yiqi person, it was said in history that he had the appearance of a wolf, and such a person was said to have the meaning of rebellion. And in history, this person later became a minister, and his descendants also completed the cause of founding the country, if it was put under his feet, Zhang Chao was not afraid, but what about his descendants?

Anyway, Sima Yi is also younger than himself. Zhang Chao knows history, but he really doesn't know what his future will be, especially his physical condition is not very clear. Even if he can come, he is also worried that one day God will take him back, if this is the case, then the huge family property left is being used by others, then wouldn't he cry and can't find a land?

Under all this, Zhang Chao also gave up the idea of using Sima's family. Of course, this is not because he is afraid that he will not be able to control it, he really wants to find some opponents for himself in his heart. Successful people pursue a process of rushing to the top, and if everything comes too easily, it will be a bit boring.

Putting down the affairs of the Sima family, Zhang Chao didn't ask more, but put his eyes on the sand table again. Seeing that his opportunity had come, Guo Jia got up and took a half step forward, cautiously and tentatively asked, "Lord, what is the matter of Yanmen?" ”

"It's okay to have Yanmen, I feel at ease with Jia Xu there." Zhang Chao didn't even raise his head, so he reinserted the red flag that had been in his hand for a long time above Tuoketuocheng.

Zhang Chao's actions fell in Guo Jia's eyes, and when he saw that his red flag was replanted above Tuoketuo City, he immediately fell to his knees with a thud. Lu Su and Xu Shu on the side also got up together and knelt on the ground.

"What are the three military advisors doing?" Seeing the actions of Guo Jia and the others, Zhang Chao asked while reaching out to help them up.

"Lord, thank you for your trust, presumably Brother Wen and Brother will be grateful if they know the role of the lord." When Guo Jia was helped up, he couldn't help but lose his voice and speak.

"Haha, in fact, I was a little hesitant before, but when I saw Fengxiao and the three of them coming, I knew that Yanmen should be fine. Even if we can all think about it, how could Wen He not know the consequences of doing this? But he still chose it, and he must have his own reason. That being the case, if I delegate power to him, I shouldn't worry about it. Zhang Chao said as he helped the three of them up, and said with a smile on his face.

Zhang Chao understood the person Jia Xu lent to Yuan Shao, but after giving up Tuoketuo City, he was a little unclear. It's just that he instinctively believes in Jia Xu's ability, and he doesn't get angry right away. Now that he saw Guo Jia and the three of them coming, he was even more confident in his heart. Even if everyone can think of the problem, Jia Xuzhicong will naturally not be unclear, but he still does it like this, there must be a reason for him.

In this way, Zhang Chao replanted the red flag on the head of Tuoketuo, and he believed that Jia Xu would definitely recapture the city and create a better record.

Zhang Chao was relieved about the matter of Yanmen. Then he looked at Xu Shu and said: "Even if Yuanzhi is also here, Fengxiao and Zijing are here, the four of us will discuss the matter of the pot pass, come, you look at it closely......"

...... ......

Tokto City.

It has been a month since Gao Ran and the others came here, and the progress of the war is indeed not as smooth as he imagined.

Hu Chuquan led 30,000 Hun cavalry to attack Dingxiang several times, but he didn't take too much advantage.

It is known that the Hun cavalry was not good at sieges, and their advantage was on the plains. Yasi and Ada also knew this, so they refused to defend the city, and stubbornly repelled several attacks, destroying the momentum of Hu Chuquan.

Gao Ran saw that the cavalry siege was not going well, so he brought 10,000 foot soldiers and went to help. I never thought that I would be ambushed by Ada on the way to the army. On land, the infantry met the cavalry, and the result was conceivable, and the number of 10,000 infantry in a surprise battle was less than 3,000.

After Gao Ran's defeat, the strength of the two sides had no advantage over themselves.

After several battles in Huchuquan, there were still 15,000 remaining 30,000 cavalry, plus 13,000 infantry from Gao Lan, and there were less than 30,000 left.

Of course, that's not the most headache. For example, the exhaustion of food and grass, and the arrival of the date of borrowing from Tokto City, are the most annoying.

Gao Lanwan didn't expect that just when the date was approaching, Jia Xu actually sent someone to inform him, saying that he would close the city as soon as the time came, and he hoped that they could borrow it and pay it back.

Regarding the borrowing of Tuoketuo City, Gao Ran had already reported it to Yuan Shao. For this, he received a lot of rewards.

Yuan Shao's reply said that he hoped that Gao Ran could use Tuoketuo City as a foundation to help Huchuquan pacify the Xiongnu, and then win them over, using this as a stronghold to become a nail to the northwest of Zhang Chao. Once he is ready to make a move towards the state, this can play the role of a diversion and a two-sided attack.

Yuan Shao's appreciation made Gao Lan happy. He had already made up his mind not to return the city of Tokto. It's just that I didn't expect that the Huns' civil strife was not easy to solve, and now that Jia Xu has sent someone to urge, he has fallen into a situation where he may be attacked from both sides?