Major generals have always paid attention to surprise and attack unprepared. Huangfu Song and Han Sui, who knew the habits of the major general, naturally thought that the major general would choose to fight Han Sui in early January of the next year. ”

Ma Chao was even more shocked, because he didn't expect this, ignoring that Huangfu Song and Han Sui were both top famous generals and good at strategy, and Han Sui and Cheng Gongying knew his habits so well. If it weren't for Yang Fu's mention, Ma Chao wouldn't have thought of this at all.

However, Ma Chao still heard something else from Yang Fu's words, and said calmly: "Then you must know my real decisive timing?" ”

Yang Fu thought for a moment and said, "It's not difficult to speculate: the young general will be ...... this year."

Ma Chao was a little frustrated, he thought that his strategy was very clever, but who knew that Yang Fu could see through it at a glance.

"November or December." Yang Fu said firmly.

Hearing this, Ma Chao couldn't help but be overjoyed. It seems that he chose to start the war next month, that is, in October, it was still too shocking, and even Yang Fu did not expect that he would be so bold as to dare to start a big war just after the winter wheat was sown and the soldiers had been recuperating for less than a month, and this war could easily turn into a protracted war of attrition.

But Ma Chao didn't plan to correct Yang Fu, after all, it was only the first day of acquaintance, and the way he knew him was still so embarrassing, so he pretended to be impressed and said, "Amazing!" This is all for you to see! ”

Yang Fu smiled confidently. Ma Chao said in a low voice: "Since you know when I started the war, you are not allowed to tell others again, even if it is your brother!" Because from this incident, I know that Jiang Xunai has a big mouth. ”

Yang Fu said modestly: "Don't worry, the young general, this matter is out of my mouth and into your ears, and no third person will know about it." ”

Ma Chao nodded with relief, remembered something again, and said, "Then I don't understand, you can see through it, why did you come to tell me?" ”

What Yang Fu said surprised Ma Chao very much: "Because I want to be prosperous and rich in the future, I want to soar, and I want to go to the peak of life!" ”

Such explicit words made Ma Chao a little incredulous: "No, don't you scholars like hypocrisy and hypocrisy the most?" ”

Yang Fu said with a disdainful face: "That's the style of a mediocre person, and I'm not that kind of person in the next generation." I said it clearly below, and I thought of the major general to ask for an official position, and if you want more power, you can do it in the army and in the government! ”

Ma Chao began to appreciate Yang Fu at this time, so shameless, he is really temperamental! Ma Chao said: "Then you take this opportunity to enter the body, aren't you afraid that I will kill people and destroy my mouth?" ”

Yang Fu said with a righteous face: "I heard that the young general can forgive Jia Xu's fire chariot and use him as a military advisor, so I know that the young general is a gentleman with a mind and can achieve great things, and he is by no means the kind of villain who is jealous of the virtuous, has a small size, and beats people at every turn." Major General, you said yes, right? ”

It's all said and done, Ma Chao can say it, can't he? Ma Chao said: "Even if you are not mistaken, I am such a person!" ”

Yang Fu said excitedly: "Then the young general, hurry up and do it for the lower officials!" You have also seen it, but I can see through the rumors that the young general is clever about your plan, so bold is not an ordinary person! Saying that, Yang Fu looked at Ma Chao expectantly.

Ma Chao suddenly felt that he was relied on by Yang Fu, but after thinking about it, he really lacked talents to use, the military division was only Jia Xu, and the six Cao in the Assassin Mansion still lacked so many people, and it was even more time to use people.

But Ma Chao remembered that Yang Fu had mobilized more than 1,000 people from their family to stick to Jicheng, and he was a little like a fish in his throat. Moreover, the Yang Fu family must be a big family, and the annexation of the big family of the family that he is implementing under the uniform land system is simply a desperate plan, and if the big family wants to annex the land in the future, then he can only choose to open up the wasteland. Ma Chao also wanted to find out how the family reacted to the Juntian system.

Ma Chao said: "There is no free lunch in the world. If you want to be an official, you have to pay a price. ”

"At what cost?"

Ma Chao said: "You see, I am preparing to implement the uniform field system in Liangzhou, which means that all the ownerless wasteland is owned by the Thorn Shi Mansion. The Assassinate granted land to the common people to cultivate, and the common people were therefore liable to the Assassin Mansion for taxes, conscription, and military service. ”

Yang Fu heard this and said happily: "The major general is worthy of being a major general, this kind of system is simply excellent!" If it can be used sincerely, within three or five years, the people of Liangzhou will have enough food and clothing! ”

But then Yang Fu said: "But what does this have to do with being an official below?" ”

Ma Chao nodded and said, "Of course it matters." Although the Thorn Mansion got the ownerless wasteland in the whole of Liangzhou, it became the largest landlord in Liangzhou. But most of those ownerless wastelands are thin, the land is not fertile, and most of them need to be fallow. Although the land controlled by your family is not as good as one percent of the Assassin's Mansion, it is a fertile cultivated land that is intensively cultivated, and your dock fort is equipped with mills, barns, granaries, pens, and other facilities and equipment. Besides, you have a lot of slaves and maids, and I want to fill my account as well.

Therefore, I want to make a deal with your family, and the family will sell most of their slaves, half of their fertile land and dock forts to the Thorn Mansion at the market price, and the Thorn Mansion will use eight years of taxes as collateral, or exchange cattle and war horses with you at a price lower than the market price. Or, the Assassin's Mansion can reduce taxes and tax exemptions for the clans, and if the clans do business, the Assassin's Mansion will also have policy support. How is it? ”

Ma Chao's confidence comes from the Juntian system and the strength of the current Assassin Mansion. The system of equalizing fields is implemented well, and Ma Chao estimates that he can receive 1.5 million stone of grain and 1 billion yuan a year. Maybe it won't take eight years, but only five or six years, and the accumulated taxes will be able to buy the slaves, acres and docks of the family. Moreover, in the war, he and Ma Teng both captured a lot of supplies, although there was less food; However, because the imperial court spent a huge amount of military expenditure in Xiliang all the year round, the most important thing that the Assassin Mansion lacked was gold, silver and five baht money; Cattle and horses also reached hundreds of thousands. In short, the war allowed Ma Chao to own most of the material materials in Liangzhou. It is not too difficult to use most of Liangzhou's financial and material resources to swallow the acres and dock forts of the entire Liangzhou family.

After listening to Ma Chao's calculations, Yang Fu thought for a moment and said, "My Yang family can agree to this deal, but there is no guarantee that other families are willing to sell the land and dock fort to the Thorn Shi Mansion. After all, those lands are not easy to earn, and the dock fort has been in business for decades. ”

Ma Chao said with a smile: "In this way, I will buy your Yang family's slaves, maids, dock forts and acres of land at a price one percent higher than the market price." In addition, if you have the resourcefulness, how about making a long history in our army and being a subordinate Cao in the Assassin Mansion Hucao? ”

Yang Fu was overjoyed and bowed: "Thank you, young master!" ”

Ma Chao said: "However, I still have something for you to do." ”

Yang Fu said happily: "What does the young master have to say, just say that it must be done well in the next place, let the young master see the talent in the next, and definitely not lose Jia Xu!" ”