Chapter 125: Forming an Alliance

"Last year, there was a big drought in Shaanxi, and what made people irritable was that Jiangxi, Huguang, Zhejiang and other places south of the Yangtze River were flooded, and there was a big drought on one side and a flood on the other, which really responded to the sentence 'drought and waterlogging', but the focus of my words is ---- lack of food."

Chen Cao said and asked Zhao Xin to pour wine for the nobles, and then continued: "At the beginning of the Apocalypse, the price of good rice is two taels and three yuan, wheat is one or two or four yuan, millet flour is only one tael, and other crops are only eight yuan;

Since the beginning of the drought in Shaanxi and some parts of Shandong last year, not to talk about Shandong, only to say that Xi'an Mansion in Shaanxi, the millet noodles they often eat have risen to three taels of silver, the northwest people are not good at eating rice in the south, and even the high-ranking officials of Shaanxi and the Qin Wangfu will not eat rice.

I think all the brothers here should also know that I have planted new crops and rice in Shandong and Shangyuan County? ”

Chen Cao saw a few people nodding, and then said: "The yield of corn is good, even the remaining corn stalks can be processed and used to feed pigs, if not used, it can also be used as firewood, and it can also be burned directly in the field to fertilize the field, you say, is this thing a good thing?" Even if the noodles are grinded, the steamed buns made are also sweet, and now there are these foods in our new army;

The yield of potatoes and sweet potatoes is high, especially sweet potatoes, there must be sweet potatoes in the homes of all the brothers here, you don't eat them, if these things are mass-produced and shipped to Jiubian or Shaanxi, it will be a big fortune. ”

Feng Kelie listened thoughtfully: "Uncle Dingwu, but you made a fortune with these?" ”

"No," Chen Cao shook his head confidently, and said proudly in the curious eyes of everyone: "Your Majesty is looking at my new army to make money for the internal treasury, and the people in the military department and the household department don't want to send money and grain to my Dingwu army at all, and the current Dingwu army is all supported by me Chen Cao, these grains should first meet the Dingwu army, and then store them, and the last remaining ones must not be sold until the spring and summer of the second year after the grain is harvested, so if you want to make money on grain production, you definitely can't." ”

Zhou Rui couldn't help but ask: "If the grain doesn't make money, and the people don't accept it, how can they make money?" ”

"Good question, Zhao Xin..."

Chen Cao shouted, Zhao Xin, who had been prepared a long time ago, hung a map on the shelf in the private room, Chen Cao stood up and came to the map: "Here, there is too much gold and silver, if we make money together, each person can earn at least three million taels of silver per year, and it is a sure profit." ”

Everyone was shocked, and immediately stood up and came to the map, Li Ying lost his voice and said: "Wa Guo? ”

Chen Cao smiled and nodded: "Everyone, now you are bad at the party struggle, today I Chen Cao in the name of the eunuch party to protect you, to say something ugly, when Wei Zhongxian fell, everyone shouted to beat the eunuch party, you will suffer, so what Ben Bo is doing now is also for his own future retreat." ”

Feng Kelie stared at Chen Cao for a long time before his chest began to pant: "I don't have the ability of the King of Zhongshan..."

Several people looked at Feng Kelie, Chen Cao stared at Feng Kelie and laughed: "Little brother, I am not Emperor Taizu, how can I have the courage to recruit talents like the King of Zhongshan." Hahahaha..."

The connotation of the two of them didn't understand the other people, and Chen Cao didn't want to say some more connotations with them, after all, revealing too much was not good for him: "To get back to the point, since several people are already willing to form an alliance with Chen Cao, then Chen Cao will naturally treat you as his own people, and let's make a fortune together in the future, how about it?" ”

Li Ying is a person who likes money, and immediately said excitedly: "I've seen Brother Chen..."

"Hahaha..."Chen Cao laughed loudly, and then clapped his hands: "You just have to prepare your own goods, and after the Japanese Kingdom lands, let you each make a fortune." ”

...

"The Ming Dynasty is still the Ming Dynasty, even if it is a broken ship, there are still three catties of nails on it."

"It depends on whether the nails are still intact..."

"Rotten nails can still hurt people..."

"I have the best doctor..."

"For more than two hundred years, there has been no shortage of loyal men, who will be spurned by all the people..."

"Who said I was going to oppose the Ming Dynasty? Even if it is anti, it is also anti-Zhu family, Daming is still Daming, just a different surname. ”

“...”

Chen Cao saw Feng Kelie get into the carriage, and his heart was refreshed, and the cool breeze of summer blowing on his face made people feel refreshed: "Let's go, let's go back." ”

Zhang Fengnian brought the carriage, helped Chen Cao, who had drunk a lot, and drove away.

The next day, a major event occurred in Jinling City, and Chen Cao, the uncle of Dingwu, was assassinated when he returned home...

Xu Hongji personally came to Chen Cao's mansion for a short time, and the number of times was also small, and as soon as he entered the middle hall, he asked loudly: "But you have captured the live mouth?" ”

Chen Cao caught a cold, and the first time he got sick in this world, it was the day after he was assassinated, and for this reason, the news of Ding Wubo's death was spread in Jinling.

Chen Cao had to be forced to get up from the bed because of Xu Hongji's arrival, and his dizziness made him feel that he must have influenza: "It's just a thief, it's not enough to worry about." ”

Zhao Xin said: "Back to Grandpa, all the dead soldiers who came, and after being caught alive, they bit the poison under their tongues. ”

"There are a lot of people in Jinling City who have such skills, Yaozhong, as the head of the brocade guard, you don't know who it is, right?" Xu Hongji sat down next to Chen Cao.

"The person who came here was good, thinking that I drank too much and didn't have enough concentration, but I didn't know that I had this thing to defend myself." As he spoke, Chen Cao took a handcuff from the table on the left.

Xu Hongji frowned, and then let go of his brows: "What do you mean, all the thieves were destroyed?" ”

"Don't leave a single one," Chen Cao touched his somewhat dizzy head: "Whatever, there are more people who want to kill me, it's just that this method is too despicable, while I'm drunk, it seems that these people have figured out my whereabouts." ”

"You want to take revenge violently?"

Chen Cao shook his dizzy head: "No, the more you assassinate me, the more it means that what I am doing is right, grandpa, I am indeed too dizzy, please forgive me..."

"Okay, okay, you go and rest..."

"Zhao Xin, greet my grandfather for me."

Xu Hongji stood up: "No need, I came to see you, it's okay, I'll go first." ”

After Xu Hongji left, Zhao Xincai said: "Uncle, it seems that Grandpa Guo should know the inside story of this matter. ”

Chen Cao was helped up by the maid and walked towards the inner house: "Don't worry about it for now, let out the news, just say that I was assassinated by thieves, I was seriously injured, and I want to close the door and see no guests." ”

"Yes..."

"You too, don't you just let Zhang Shenxian come and take a look, but someone else saved you twice?" Li Xiang looked at Chen Cao complainingly: "The doctors in the army can treat external injuries, how dare you treat the inside story?" ”

Chen Cao tilted his head and let Li Xiang take a sip of bitter medicine: "Things have changed, the doctors outside dare not use it, who dares to guarantee that Zhang Shenxian has not been bought?" I'll go, it's too bitter. ”

"In the past few days, I have arranged for Sister Min'er and Sister Wan'er to take care of you, don't let Chunyao come again, you have been weak recently, don't mess around." Li Xiang said and went out to leave.

Chen Cao sighed, his body is now sick like this, where does he get the mood to have sex, and he can't take his life.

As soon as Chen Cao fell ill, there was an immediate chain reaction, especially Xiulai and his party, but even he couldn't see Chen Cao, and he left after eating the closed door.

In seven days, even according to the physical level of later generations, it would be good to catch a cold with or without medicine, but Chen Cao, who took medicine, was still dizzy and confused except that the feeling of sleepiness in his body disappeared a little.

"Uncle, Liu Kongzhao has been quite bold recently, but his subordinates still sent people to secretly manipulate them, and Song Ninghou is purchasing goods, by the way, Uncle, the source of the dead has an eyebrow."

Chen Cao sat in the bamboo forest in the front yard and looked at his son and daughter, and then asked Liu Min'er, who was waiting on the side, to make himself a sip of tea: "Be careful." ”

"Well," Zhao Xin nodded: "The people who came are all in the army, and they all have calluses on their hands, and according to our behavior, some of them are still used to muskets." ”

Chen Cao was shocked, if they had muskets that night, he would definitely die: "Is it accurate to verify?" ”

"There shouldn't be a problem, the subordinates thought about it, since they sent musketeers, why didn't they use muskets, the subordinates transferred the copywriting of the Nanjing Military Department, and there are only a handful of muskets in the entire Nanjing City." Zhao Xin looked at Chen Cao: "Uncle, making muskets privately is a big crime of rebellion, and my subordinates have also checked the workshop, and each gun is numbered and is in the warehouse." ”

Chen Cao let out a sigh: "Out of Nanzhili, go find me some people with more skilled medical skills, the local doctors in Nanzhili, I can't believe it." ”

Obviously, Chen Cao now understands that military doctors can only treat external injuries, and for this kind of internal medicine, the Chinese medicine they prescribed did not eat Chen Cao to death.

"Uncle, why don't you let your subordinates rush to Jingshi for eight hundred miles to ask for a famous doctor for your uncle?" Zhao Xin gave up.

Chen Cao shook his head and said, "No, I'm just worried." ”

"Husband," Li Xiang walked into the door very excitedly, and when he saw Chen Cao sitting on the chair, he said, "Sister Yulan has invited a good doctor for your husband, and I will come tomorrow." ”

Even now that the Heavenly King Lao Tzu has descended to earth, Chen Cao can't lift his spirits, and he turned his head very weakly: "Just now I was saying that I don't want the doctors in Nanzhili, go and tell Xinlan that she has worked hard, prepare some money, and send people away." ”

Li Xiang's eyes widened, and then he said, "Where... This person is the eldest grandson of Fu Linfu, the right senator of Shandong and the Liaohai Soldier, and this Mr. Fu is also the born of the Nanjing Guozijian, and his ability is great. ”

Li Xiang's kindness Chen Cao couldn't believe it, and then turned his head to look at Zhao Xin on the side, and Zhao Xin, who understood Chen Cao's meaning, hugged his fists and left the mansion.

Li Xiang looked at Liu Min'er: "Sister Min'er, how is the spirit of the husband?" ”

Liu Min'er was a little embarrassed and said, "Sister Xiang'er, Uncle wants Sister Chunyao to come." ”

“...”