Cao Cao is a thousand, 10,000 don't want to leave Mingfeng City, it's too small here, there are too many forces, but the most important thing is that Wang Mang occupies the north of Mingfeng City, and he occupies the south, that is, now Cao Cao and Xie Xuan have become neighbors.

Cao Cao, who had just been attacked by Xie Xuanyin, was extremely insecure to stay here, which was also the main reason why he didn't want to build a city in Mingfeng City!

But how can you convince Wang Mang to join him in the army? After all, there is still a Mengwu squatting in the northeast, although there are not many troops, but it should not be underestimated. Wang Mang, who has a good foundation, doesn't want to take risks, once their whole army goes north, Mengwu will inevitably counterattack Mingfeng City, and if they want to expand northward, they must leave a sufficient force to keep an eye on Mengwu, but who is left?

"My lord, let's build a city on the spot! With our current strength, even if we can really defeat Changge City, our losses will definitely not be small, and we will not be able to defend at all at that time. Xi Zhicai took all the possibilities into account, but he couldn't find a way to make Cao Cao go north smoothly, there was no way, the foundation was too weak.

"I know, but once we build a city here, I am afraid that the situation will not improve much, and if we miss the current best period of development, our road will be even more difficult in the future." Cao Cao said unwillingly, these resources in his hands are already his last capital, once he builds a city here, it is equivalent to being trapped here, and he can settle down for a while, but the development speed will be extremely slow, think about the two behemoths around him, Moshan King and Zhang Jiao, the development speed of others is several times that of him, and his force will be swallowed to the point that there is no bone slag!

Ally?

Those who are equal in strength are allies, one strong and one weak can only be vassals, and when they are so weak that they are not even qualified to be vassals, then they can only be annexed! Do you really think Zhang Jiao will let him grow? Zhang Jiao doesn't move him now, just because he still has a not weak army in his hands, and the price to pay for beating him is too great, but what about in the future? Don't talk about faith!

"My lord, Mingfeng City is actually not bad, at least it is safe, although the resources are a little more difficult, but we don't need to focus on only one Mingfeng City?" At this time, Xiao He interjected with a smile.

"Mr. means ......"

Although after the arrival of Xi Zhicai, Xiao He's position as a military advisor has been given up, but Cao Cao's reliance on him is still not comparable to Xi Zhicai, Cao Cao has always attached great importance to Xiao He's opinions, and even sent Wei Chigong to him as a guard.

"Chamber of Commerce! At present, the world is in turmoil, and the Hongyu Empire is in danger, not to mention those great clans that have been inherited for thousands of years, even those top chambers of commerce in the empire are also thinking about the way back! ”

In addition to the first-ranked Hongwangju, the Hongyu Empire also has many ancient chamber of commerce alliances, distributed in various regions, the relationship is intricate, and the wealth is like a mountain and a sea, each of these chambers of commerce is enough to support a force in troubled times.

"Those chambers of commerce will surrender to us?" It's not that Cao Cao is not confident, it's that he's really miserable now! Now in the entire western part of the empire, he is the weakest, and even Wang Mang has surpassed him in war potential after entering Mingfeng City.

"If we can't pull the big chamber of commerce, we can find a small chamber of commerce! It is certainly impossible to fully support us, but a little tilt in material is enough to get us through the current difficulties. Xiao He glanced at Cao Cao, whose eyes were shining, and continued with a smile: "Your lord's fierce generals are like rain, as long as you get through the difficulties in front of you, are you still worried about not being able to fight a good territory?" ”

"Haha, Mr. can see it clearly! Then do as the gentleman says, and build the city immediately! Cao Cao was overjoyed at the moment, the melancholy on his face was swept away, and he was not entangled in his heart, and he made a decision directly.

"We don't have any information about the Chamber of Commerce, so we have to inquire." At present, Cao Jun's intelligence network is still only focused on a few major forces, and the rest is completely blank.

"No need, my subordinates know a Xilin Chamber of Commerce, which is not big, but the inheritance time is not short, mainly engaged in the iron business, and has extremely high forging technology, if we can convince them, our army's armament can also solve part of it."

Xilin Chamber of Commerce, Cao Cao has also heard of it, controlled by the Zhuo family, except for the east, almost all other regions have the business network of Xilin Chamber of Commerce, but the proportion of shipments is not as good as those in the top of the Chamber of Commerce, and the family background is rich, which is definitely not comparable to a poor ghost like Cao Cao at the moment.

"Mr. Lao has to come out of this matter!"

"Don't worry, my lord, I have crossed paths with the Zhuo Wangsun of the Zhuo clan in my early years, even if I can't succeed here, I will definitely get some funding." Xiao He didn't say too much, but looking at his confident appearance, this matter is definitely nine out of ten.

"My lord, there are quite a few Chosen ones in our army, so it would be better to issue some tasks to these Chosen ones to collect supplies and build cities, which can also save us a lot of work." Xi Zhicai also spoke at this time. In the eyes of the aborigines, the Chosen has always been synonymous with fat sheep, and some things that are often of little value in their eyes are willing to pay a lot of money to obtain.

"Good! The construction of the city is the responsibility of the military advisor! ”

At this moment, Boss Cao has regained his previous self-confidence, and once again has a beautiful vision for the future, as long as he can develop quickly, it will not be a dream to annex his ally Wang Mang!

The Xilin Chamber of Commerce is only a little famous in the Hongyu Empire, and in the eyes of the Chosen One, those who are not in the top ten are all rubbish. But as long as there is fame, there will always be people who have a fluke mentality to develop deeply, such as Baitongmen, which makes a living from intelligence, or adventurers with related tasks, local guilds, and so on.

At a time when countless Chosen People are yearning for historical beauties, the surname Zhuo is too conspicuous, just because Zhuo Wenjun is too famous. When Zhuo Wenjun is mentioned, Sima Xiangru and "Phoenix Seeking Phoenix" will come to mind, even if the atmosphere of the Hongyu Empire is more open than in ancient times, it is extremely difficult to inquire about a woman's news, but relatively speaking, it is relatively easy to inquire about Zhuo Wenjun's father, Zhuo Wangsun.

At this time, Zhuo Wangsun was not yet in power in the Xilin Chamber of Commerce, and his reputation was not yet obvious, but as long as he had an in-depth understanding of the Xilin Chamber of Commerce and the Zhuo family, it was not difficult to dig out Zhuo Wangsun, as long as he found Zhuo Wangsun, it was equivalent to finding Zhuo Wenjun.

Coincidentally, just when Xiao He left, Baitongmen also dug up the news of Zhuo Wangsun, which is also the fact that Baitongmen did not invest much manpower and resources in the Xilin Chamber of Commerce, otherwise the news would have broken out a long time ago. As soon as he got the effect of Zhuo Wangsun, Baitongmen was immediately ready to sell this "exclusive" information about historical beauties at a good price while it was hot!