Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang happily shared the grain and grass, but Zhang Ning was furious, very dissatisfied with his father's compromise, Zhang Jiao also shook his head helplessly, he is really a child, how can there be such a simple thing? If you can't give it, you won't compromise!

My body is getting worse day by day, if there are three long and two short, what can Mei Niang do? There are hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban Army in the world, and there is no one who can be trusted, Zhou Cang is loyal, but he has no brains than Mei Niang, what should he do? Zhuang Shaoyou? To Zhuang Shaoyou! Thinking of this, Zhang Jiao's eyes flashed, and after some thought, he decided to meet this young man.

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When Zhuang Shaoyou was studying the "Art of War" in the tent, a personal soldier with Zhang Jiao came here to call him away.

In Zhang Jiao's big tent, when Zhuang Shaoyou came in, he saw Zhang Jiao standing on top with his back and his hands behind his back, not knowing what he was thinking.

Zhuang Shaoyou wondered in his heart, does this guy plan to reward me again? Woo me? Marry my daughter? I'd better keep a low profile, push it off if I can, if it becomes too famous, when the Yellow Turban Army is defeated, I will have no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth!

Thinking of this, Zhuang Shaoyou remained silent and observed the surrounding environment, the largest tent is very simple, there is no decoration, a slightly larger hardwood couch is placed on the inside of the tent and the edge of the place, followed by a wooden platform about one foot high, there is a bookshelf-like thing on the wooden platform, there are wooden books and paper books on it, not long after the invention of paper in this era, and the defects of the paper are still very large, so the important classics are still made of wooden tablets, and the outermost side of the wooden platform is a wide table, on which there are oil lamps, Books and pen, ink, paper, inkstone and other items. Half of the entrance under the wooden platform are ten low tables and cushions, which were used by the generals when they came here to discuss matters.

Zhuang Shaoyou didn't know why Zhang Jiao called him to come, so he simply didn't think about it, just looked around, Zhang Jiao suddenly turned around, and didn't let him sit down, so he said, "What do you think of the Yellow Turban Army?" How much hope is there for the world? You have to answer truthfully! The voice turned out to be a little harsh

Zhuang Shaoyou was taken aback by the sudden voice, looked up at the corner, thought for a moment, but did not answer

Zhang Jiao and Zhuang Shaoyou looked at each other for a moment, and suddenly said dejectedly: "Do you think so too?" Is there really no hope? What would you do if you were me? ”

Zhuang Shaoyou was surprised, I haven't figured out how to express it to you gently, but you already knew it, just right, so I didn't say it well, and I was pulled out and cut by you! I thought for a while: "It's past the summer grain season, and the end is already doomed from then on." ”

This is very strange to say, but Zhang Jiao understands that when he emphasized the joint establishment of a base area, it was so that there could be a place to produce food in a stable manner, but now the original land is barren everywhere, where is there still food to feed the army? I can't help but secretly hate my two brothers and those selfish generals.

What would it be like to be declared a failure when a goal that a person has been fighting for all his life is suddenly declared a failure?

Zhuang Shaoyou is also thinking, if he is like Zhang Jiao, he has been busy for a lifetime and has not achieved his goals, for example, in the original world, his biggest ideal is to marry Cai Meimei as his wife, but there is no possibility of realizing it at all, so he doesn't take it too seriously, but if he really works hard, can there be hope? If you struggle for a long time and find out that Cai Meimei has become someone else's wife, how would you feel? Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look a little dazed.

Zhang Jiao looked at this young man who was about the same age as his daughter, looking at his confused eyes, and a sense of identity rose in his heart, at this moment, as if the two had the same mood. "If the Yellow Turbans are defeated, what are your plans?"

Zhuang Shaoyou was stunned, big brother! You're asking too directly, how can I answer you? Can I tell you that I want to kidnap your daughter and run as far as I want? So he quickly thought about the standard answer and said, "Find a remote place to accumulate strength." ”

"Good! Sure enough, he is a young hero, with great ambitions and knows how to judge the situation. It's a pity that if you had helped me when the incident first started, maybe it wouldn't be where it is today! Zhang Jiao couldn't help but sigh, still unwilling! It would be nice to start all over again, but unfortunately, history has no ifs.

"So where are you going to go?" A pair of eyes shot out again under Zhang Jiao's gray eyebrows, looked at Zhuang Shaoyou intently, and asked.

Zhuang Shaoyou was a little stunned, this is over? Also, the elders generally like the younger ones who have ambitions, so they don't care whether those ambitions are realistic or not.

Zhuang Shaoyou thought about Zhang Jiao's question again, and said after a while: "I haven't thought about it yet, the original place is definitely not good, I wanted to go to Jiangnan to see if it was suitable, but I am not familiar with Jiangnan at all." ”

Zhang Jiao smiled when he heard this: "I went to the land south of the Yangtze River five years ago, it is sparsely populated, and the southeast corner of Yangzhou is a little rich, but the relationship between the rich and gentry there is complicated and intertwined. Now you are alone, and you are so young, although the hero regardless of birth or age, but you are not famous in Jiangnan after all, if you go there, you will definitely spend a lot of energy to coordinate local relations, and when you straighten out the place, I don't know what will happen, if you plan to be in a safe corner

Yes, you can consider that there are some advantages to the prosperity of business there, but if you look at the whole world, I do have a place that I recommend to you. ”

Zhuang Shaoyou stopped halfway through Zhang Jiao's words, could it be that he was waiting for his attitude? What does he need me to do? What can I do for him? It's weird! He hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't know what General Tiangong commands?" If the last general can do it, it will definitely live up to the trust! ”

Zhang Jiao looked happy and said, "Don't worry, let's talk about your business first, I suggest you go to Liaodong, Youzhou Liaodong." ”

Zhuang Shaoyou was stunned for a moment, and went to his hometown? That's my own territory, but in the era of the Three Kingdoms, can it be done there? Can the population be conscripted? I'm afraid it's hard to gain a foothold, and besides, there are a lot of aliens there, so it's not a stable place!

Zhang Jiao looked at Zhuang Shaoyou's thoughtful expression, as if he knew what he was worried about, and said slowly: "You must be worried, it doesn't seem to be a good place to go, but it is the most suitable for you who have no foundation." The land of Liaodong is remote, and the original land has weak control over that place, and because it is located in a bitter cold place, the original forces are reluctant to intervene.

But a few years ago, I went there to preach and preach, and found that although the people there were sparsely populated, the people were simple and strong, and the people were able to fight, and I looked at the black quality of the land there, the most fertile land in Jizhou yielded 200 catties of wheat per mu and 180 catties of millet, and it could be cultivated three times in two years, and the land of eastern Liaodong was generally fertile, and I asked the farmers there, the general field yielded 250 catties of spring wheat per mu, and the yield per mu of Shangtian could reach 350 catties, but unfortunately it could only produce one season a year, but the land there was vast, and I heard that it could extend up to 2,000 li to the north, but it is sparsely populated, so the grain production is insufficient.

Let's talk about the adjacent Yi people there, Liaodong to the east, southeast of Goguryeo, to the northeast for Fuyu, north and northwest for Wuhuan and Xianbei, its Xianbei strength is the strongest, but Xianbei is vast, bordering the Xiongnu, the war continues, there is no time to estimate Liaodong, so the main Yi tribe is Goguryeo, Fuyu and Wuhuan.

Strength is not invincible, as long as you can gain a firm foothold there, and then recuperate to wait for the changes in the world, if you can subjugate one or two Yi tribes for your use, grazing in peacetime does not need to be supplied, conscription in wartime, tens of thousands of cavalry can be obtained in a few days, with this support where can you not go in the world? ”

Speaking of excitement, Zhang Jiao was very excited, but soon he was lonely, feeling that such a good opportunity was not his own, and he also wanted to lead people to develop there, but he was stumped by Taiping Road and could not go.

After Zhuang Shaoyou listened to Zhang Jiao's analysis, his mind suddenly opened up, it is absolutely feasible! Liaodong is today's northeast and northeast of the black soil is notoriously fertile, rivers vertical and horizontal, rich in water and soil, the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, as long as the cautious operation, there is still a lot to do, and if you can get the shipbuilding industry, then the entire Bohai Sea is a smooth road, the whole Jizhou, Qingzhou is the war is and the initiative is all in their own hands! Although there are many difficulties, I am confident that I can overcome them!

So, he said to Zhang Jiao very happily: "Thank you General Tiangong for your advice, but I don't know what the general commands?" ”

Zhang Jiao smiled slightly, then sighed and said, "Are you willing to help you?" It's a pity that time is running out, I don't have a chance myself, not for my precious daughter to suffer in the future! ”

When Zhuang Shaoyou heard that it really had something to do with Zhang Ning, he didn't know what Zhang Jiao's plans were, so he didn't speak.

Zhang Jiao said: "Mei Niang, she likes you." ”

Zhuang Shaoyou was stunned on the spot, there was no imaginary surprise in his heart, it was one thing for him to like to tease Zhang Ning, but it was really a headache to really talk about feelings! I didn't know how to answer for a while.

Zhang Jiao saw that Zhuang Shaoyou didn't squeak, and said a little unpleasantly: "What? Isn't my daughter worthy of you? Although you are good, my daughter is not inferior to you, and besides, you have already received my gift just now, do you want to regret it? If you don't want to, I'll order someone to cut you down now, so that my daughter won't be wronged with you in the future!" ”

"Uh, this, that" Zhuang Shaoyou was a little dispossessed for a while, and suddenly came out like this, which made him very confused, Zhang Ning, Mei Niang, do you like her or not? I couldn't help but think of Zhang Ning's happy and disgusted baby face in my mind, remembering the feeling of hugging her the last time I bumped into her at the door of the tent, and what Zhang Ning asked after the battle on the banks of the Qinghe River last time, I was also very conflicted at the time, would I be sad in the end? I think it will!

I've known each other for less than four months, and I haven't seen each other much, but I've been impressed every time. Thinking of this, Zhuang Shaoyou made up his mind and said affirmatively: "Shaoyou will definitely keep the safety of Mei Niang and not let her suffer the slightest grievance!" ”

Zhang Jiao didn't feel sorry for him when he saw him, after all, he promised to protect his daughter, that is, his daughter would follow him in the future, young boys and girls have been together for a long time, and it is normal to have love for a long time, let it be, and it is not sweet to be screwed! So he smiled and said, "You must do it, otherwise I won't let you go even if I die!" Zhuang Shaoyou obeys! ”

"The subordinates are here!" Zhuang Shaoyou was stunned at first, but he still hurriedly responded.

"Zhuang Shaoyou, from today on, you are the general of the cavalry battalion, Mei Niang and Zhou Cang are your lieutenants, I will no longer ask about everything in the cavalry battalion, and the grain and grass can be handled by Mei Niang, go!"

"Subordinates take orders!"