Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 435 Talking About Cooperation ([-])
"Bingzhou has received great assistance from the regent several times. I, Cao Cao, have nothing to repay. I originally planned to defend the land and borders for the court in return. Now that the regent proposes cooperation, how can I back down a little bit."

After some thinking, Cao Cao finally made up his mind to send troops to help conquer Jizhou.

After hearing this, Liu Yu was secretly happy.

Yuan Shao's strength is strong, and Liu Yu's battle with him is bound to cause serious wear and tear, so he wanted to find a few helpers to send troops together to save some energy. As for how to divide the territory evenly after victory, he had already thought about it.It will definitely not strengthen Cao Cao just because he killed Yuan Shao.

"It seems that Meng De is really going to kill his relatives righteously. If that's the case, I won't bother Gongsun Zan anymore. After all, Jizhou is only that big. One less person participating will be more beneficial."

Cao Cao also felt that what Liu Yu said was right, the two of them joined forces enough to deal with Jizhou, why bother to take advantage of Gongsun Zan.

"Next, let's make a good calculation to see when the attack is most appropriate! And how to distribute the occupied cities after victory."

Cao Cao nodded in agreement, but he was still thinking about another matter.

"The previous deal on the secret recipe of refined salt... the regent should not go to Youzhou to find a place, let's make a plan together!"

What Liu Yu was waiting for was Cao Cao's words.

"As long as Meng De merges Shangdang County into Sili, the secret recipe can be presented at any time!"

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About an hour later, Liu Yu rode on a white horse and left slowly.

Cao Cao waited for him to go far before returning to the formation.

"Brother let Liu Yu go like this?"

Xiahoudun felt that it was a pity. After three days of busy work, they finally caught up. Even if they didn't kill Liu Yu on the spot, they should capture him and bring him back to Jinyang City, and then take the opportunity to blackmail Luoyang in exchange for benefits.

Almost half of the generals had the same idea as Xiahou Dun.

But Cao Cao stopped everyone's nonsense with a serious face.

"Haven't the generals noticed the abnormalities around them?"

Cao Cao pointed in the direction of the two sides.

"Do you really think Liu Yu is the only one on the other side?"

As soon as the words fell, two troops suddenly appeared not far from the left and right. Zhang Liao and Gao Shun each led 5000 elite troops to lie in ambush for a long time. [-] people, it should be Guan Yu arrived.

Days of pursuit made Cao Jun's generals into a fixed mindset, thinking that Liu Yu was alone, but the situation in front of them frightened them.

If Liu Yu gave an order just now, I am afraid that all 5000 of them will have to explain here.

And Cao Cao only discovered the ambushes on both sides after drinking the second bowl of wine. This is one of the reasons why he suddenly changed his mind and decided to help Liu Yu attack Jizhou with all his strength.

At that time, Cao Cao was really afraid that if he could not handle it well, Liu Yu would kill him at the border. Fortunately, Liu Yu sincerely wanted to cooperate with Cao Cao.

After some discussion, the two first set the date for sending troops to conquer.

Then they made an agreement on how to distribute the occupied cities after the victory, so as to avoid disputes in the future.

Liu Yu suggested that once there is a full-scale war with Jizhou, whichever side occupies the city first will belong to whoever owns it. This is fair and can increase the enthusiasm of each other to send troops.

Cao Cao felt that this method was very good, and immediately drafted a covenant.

"The three armies were ordered to quickly return to Taiyuan County. This place will soon no longer be the border of Bingzhou, because Shangdang County has officially merged into the Sili area, and the prefect here is Zhang Liao, the commander of the ambush all the way."

Cao Cao got the secret recipe of refined salt from Liu Yu, so he readily handed over the seal and ribbon of the prefect of Shangdang County, and arranged for his brother Cao Hong to hand over to Zhang Liao in person.

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Liu Yu obtained Shangdang County as he wished, and made a plan with Cao Cao to jointly attack Jizhou. The trip to Bingzhou was quite fruitful.

Under the siege of Guan Yu, Gao Shun and Zhang Yan, Zhang Yang, a small warlord in Hanoi County, also surrendered.

Liu Yu was extremely happy to win two counties in a row, and held a big banquet that day to reward the meritorious ministers.

Zhang Yan served as the prefect of Hanoi for his meritorious service. At this stage, his main task is to resettle the millions of people in Montenegro with Gu Yong.

Guan Yu was granted the title of General Conquering the North, and Jiang Ji and Man Chong were military counselors, who jointly participated in the formulation of the attack on Jizhou and the collection of logistical materials.

The newcomers had appointments and divisions of labor, but Jia Kui had no errands, so he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

As soon as the banquet was over, he went to ask for an interview, hoping to ask Liu Yu to arrange an errand.

As soon as the two met Liu Yu, he smiled and comforted him not to worry, there was a major event that Jia Kui needed to deal with.

In fact, Liu Yu had planned for a long time. How could he let a talent who is extremely outstanding in both literature and martial arts go unused.

The reason why Jia Kui did not directly arrange affairs for Jia Kui at the banquet was mainly because what Jia Kui was about to handle was not only extraordinarily precise but also very confidential.

"I'm going to open a weaving bureau in Shangdang County, and try my best to make a batch of military woolen cotton clothes, cotton gloves, cotton socks, etc. It's related to woolen technology and military secrets, so I'm going to appoint Liang Dao to be in charge."

Although he has not been in contact with Jia Kui for a long time, Liu Yu has learned a lot about him from historical materials.

In history, Jia Kui served as the governor of Yuzhou. During his tenure, he built water conservancy projects and dug a canal for more than [-] miles, which was called Jiahou Canal at that time.

This record shows that Jia Kui has very good management and construction capabilities.

The newly established Manufacturing Bureau has only one name for the time being, and it needs a capable person who understands infrastructure management and has a pioneering spirit to take up the post.

Liu Yu told him that he should underestimate the weaving bureau and the woolen fabric, and that once it is successfully woven, it will be like a secret weapon.

You must know that in a few months the north will enter the severe cold, and people will be too cold to stretch out their hands, and they will be unable to fight at all. By then, the Habayashi Army equipped with woolen fabrics will be able to move unimpeded in the severe cold.

Such an advantage is not invincible.

Jia Kui was both excited and shocked when he heard this.

He never imagined that the wool that was thrown everywhere could have such a great effect, and he didn't feel that his errands were not as good as those of Man Chong and Jiang Ji.

"Are you willing to be the first steward of the Weaving Bureau?"

"The subordinates are willing to do as the Lord arranges!"

At this time, Liu Yu took out two handwritten books that had been prepared a long time ago, one was about the technology of making woolen wool, and the other was an exploded view of the spinning wheel.

It was the first time for Jia Kui to see such an advanced thing. He opened it and glanced at it, and soon fell in love with these new technologies.

Liu Yu was very satisfied to see that he was so eager to learn, and he firmly believed that Jia Kui would be in charge of the weaving bureau.

Zhang Liao is stationed in Shangdang County. It is not difficult to build a factory there, and the labor force there is sufficient. The rest is waiting for Jia Kui to thoroughly understand the two new technologies, and then Dahan's first weaving bureau can be officially listed for production. .

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(End of this chapter)