Lu Bu's strongest strategy

Chapter 135
Lu Bu didn't know what Xu Si was going to show, it was wrapped four or five layers like a treasure.

When the last layer was opened, when Lu Bu saw what was inside, his eyes suddenly widened, full of disbelief.

Xu Si took out the things in the cloth bag, and handed them to Lu Bu with trembling hands, his tone trembling even more, "Wenhou, look?"

What Xu Si handed over was a small round ball. Although there were a few flaws on the surface, it was crystal clear as a whole. It turned out to be a small glass ball the size of a ping-pong ball.

Lu Bu took the small glass ball that Xu Si handed over, and asked in surprise, "De Xian, is this the glass made by De Chu?"

Xu Si nodded, his face flushed with excitement, "I just made it yesterday, so I immediately sent someone to deliver it.

Wen Hou, do you think it is this thing? "

Lu Bu took a small glass ball and took a picture in front of his eyes. He felt the smoothness of the surface again, and couldn't help laughing, "De Xian, yes, this is glass."

Speaking of this, Lu Bu paused, looked at an impurity on the small glass ball, "No, it should be crystal clear, and it is very clear from the opposite side, but why is there something in it?"

Xu Si rubbed his hands, "Wen Hou, this is just the beginning, not a finished product, but after this experience, I believe that we will make better things in the future."

Lu Bu laughed in satisfaction, "De Xian, Mr. De Chu made some wine glasses and distributed some to the generals, so that everyone will be happy."

Hearing this, Xu Si hastily waved his hands, subconsciously lowered his voice and said, "Marquis Wen, absolutely not."

Lu Bu turned his head to look at Xu Si, and asked suspiciously, "De Xian, why not, can't you do so much?"

Xu Si shook his head, "Marquis Wen, if you make glass without flaws, do you think it is a good thing, or even a treasure?"

Lu Bu looked at the small glass ball in his hand and nodded, "Such a good thing is definitely a treasure."

Xu Si nodded and said with a smile, "Marquis Wen has a lot of knowledge. Since he thinks it is a treasure, I believe other people will also think it is a treasure."

Having said that, Xu Si paused, cupped his hands towards Lu Bu, and asked with a smile, "Marquis Wen, since it is a treasure, how much do you think it will be worth?"

Hearing this, Lu Bu's heart moved, and he asked tentatively, "De Xian, do you want to sell it?"

Xu Si nodded, "Now Yanzhou is dilapidated and needs a lot of money to repair it. Since this small glass ball is a treasure, it is better to sell it for money, or buy food, or buy seeds for the people. In short, this It's our chance."

Hearing this, Lu Bu also calmed down and nodded, "That's right, then produce more, then sell these things to other places, and get more money back."

Xu Si hurriedly waved his hands and said with a smile, "Wen Hou, even if you give birth, you must not have too many. If there are too many, can it still be called a treasure?"

Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, then pointed at Xu Si, and said with a big smile, "De Xian, you thought you were an honest person, but you are so cunning, haha."

Xu Si said with a wry smile, "I don't even think about it, but Yanzhou has just passed through a severe drought, and the people have suffered for a long time. Let's exchange some money to improve everyone's life."

Speaking of this, Xu Si paused, "More and more people know about our refugee accommodation, and many refugees come here every day. If we don't save some money, I'm afraid they don't even care about their food." I'm sorry, it will be bad then."

Lu Bu nodded, and said with a smile, "De Xian, you are really a good helper of this Marquis, I can't help you."

Hearing this sentence, Xu Si was ecstatic in his heart, and hurriedly cupped his hands, "Thank you for the praise, Marquis Wen, I am ashamed."

Lu Bu turned his head to look at Xu Si, thought for a while, and said slowly, "Dechu's research on glass is a great achievement. Now the Marquis announces that Dechu will be appointed to work in Yanzhou to be in charge of research. If necessary, he can mobilize troops. what do you think?"

Xu Si didn't expect his stunned younger brother to be so important, he was overjoyed and hurriedly cupped his hands, "Thank you, Marquis Wen."

Lu Bu waved his hand, "This is all Dechu's hard work."

Speaking of this, Lu Bu suddenly remembered something, and asked slowly, "By the way, what happened to those gentry?"

Hearing this, Xu Bang suddenly sneered, "Marquis Wen, when Cao Mengde came to attack Puyang, these gentry didn't dare to donate food. Now that they heard that we won, they immediately jumped out and prepared to donate food. , it’s really ridiculous.”

Lu Bu's eyes brightened, "They promised to donate food again?"

Xu Si nodded, "Since Cao Mengde withdrew, they jumped out immediately and wanted to donate food."

Lu Bu nodded, "Alright, then promise them that with this food, we can recruit more refugees."

Xu Si felt a little dissatisfied, and gritted his teeth and said, "Wen Hou, even if you agree, you must not take advantage of them. Let me say that the original donation amount will be doubled immediately, and let them know and doubt our fate."

Lu Bu thought for a while, then nodded, "That's fine, you really can't be too polite when dealing with such a person."

If it wasn't for the stability of Yanzhou's overall situation, Lu Bu would not let them go so lightly, and it wouldn't make them live too comfortably.

If they win this time, they will take refuge here again. If they lose, they will definitely go to Cao Mengde's side.

If it was a stalemate between the two sides, these people took refuge in Cao Mengde's side, or even did some more egregious things, which might affect the entire battle situation. By then, it would be too late to regret.

Thinking of this, Lu Bu paused and said slowly, "Dexian, how did these people perform during this war? It's best to send someone to find out who supports us and who opposes us. .”

Hearing this, Xu Si hastily cupped his hands, "Obey."

After saying this, Xu Si asked again, "Marquis Wen, if you promise them to donate food, that is to say, you promise to recommend their children, then, Marquis Wen, are you going to see them?"

Lu Bu thought for a while, then nodded, "It's good to meet you."

Xu Si cupped his hands again, "Marquis Wen, since that's the case, I'll go back and prepare next time."

Lu Bu nodded, "As soon as possible, besides, Dechu asked him to make some things."

Xu Si suddenly thought of something, "By the way, I almost forgot just now, does Marquis Wen still remember to lean on his seat?"

Lu Bu nodded and asked with a smile, "Could it be done already?"

Xu Si nodded, "I made some, but not many, this time what I want to talk about is not leaning on the seat."

Speaking of which, Xu Si took out a few pieces of paper and put them on the table, "Wen Hou, you see, because the seat is comfortable to sit on, the involved area is relatively high, while the previous table seemed a bit short, so, again for these Leaning on the seat, I designed some tables."

Lu Bu looked at the papers on the table and pointed to one of them, "What is this?"

Xu Si looked at the paper pointed by Lu Bu, and said with a smile, "Wen Hou, look, this table can be matched with four reclining seats, and you can sit facing each other and drink tea."

Lu Bu looked at another drawing, "What is this, it seems to be a cabinet?"

Xu Si nodded, "It's just that there are too few of those two kinds of furniture, so I designed some cabinets with more exquisite patterns in terms of shape."

Lu Bu was very satisfied with Xu Si's actions, "Dexian, the sooner these furniture are produced, the sooner the better."

Xu Si hastily cupped his hands, "Go and urge me now."

He naturally knew why Lu Bu was anxious. Now that there are more and more refugees in Yanzhou, and the treatment of the people is getting better and better, they will naturally spend more money.

When other princes occupied states and counties, they all tried to find ways to search for people's wealth and supplement it to the army to make themselves stronger.

But Lu Bu was different from others, not only did he not think of ways to search for people's wealth, but he kept giving money and various benefits to the people.

At first, Xu Si was still a little puzzled, thinking that Lu Bu was a little stupid, but now, he really understood Lu Bu's painstaking efforts.

Among the several battles between Lu Bu and Cao Mengde, it can be said that there were several times, almost all of which were inevitable defeats.

However, it was these unarmed civilians and refugees who forcibly reversed the situation and beat Cao Mengde away.

Until now, Xu Bang deeply admired Lu Bu. If he hadn't made arrangements in advance and resettled so many refugees and people, how could he have won today's victory.

Whenever he thinks of this matter, Xu Si can always feel the gap between himself and Lu Bu.

In the past, they just felt that there was a gap in status between the two, but now it seems that this is not the main reason. Lu Bu has a far-sighted vision, and this is something that no one can compare.

Xu Si knew very well that even Chen Gong and Zhang Miao, who were very conceited, admired Lu Bu very much now.

Who are Chen Gong and Zhang Miao? They are the most prestigious celebrities in Yanzhou. They all admire Lu Bu very much, so one can imagine that Lu Bu is very powerful.

In the past, the soldiers and horses in Puyang could only be said to be an alliance dominated by Lu Bu. Now, Xu Si knew that there would be no more alliances in the future, only Lu Bu's army.

Xu Si walked out of Lu Mansion, looked at the bright sun in the sky, and suddenly felt full of confidence in Puyang.

Although Puyang has just calmed down and its power is still very weak, in the eyes of the princes, it may be just a small pebble, insignificant.

However, Xu Si believed that sooner or later, this small stone would surprise everyone.

……

Xuzhou.

Liu Beigao took the lead. Although he was Xuzhou Mu now, he didn't show any domineering attitude, instead he seemed more humble.

There is always a peaceful smile on the crown-like cheeks, and a kindness in the bright eyes.

Perhaps it was his humble attitude that made the Xuzhou gentry decide to support him as a Xuzhou shepherd.

After all, what Xuzhou needs now is not a resolute and decisive state shepherd, but an obedient one.

And Liu Bei is exactly in line with their ideas, not to mention, he also has the title of clan clan of the Han Dynasty.

However, although Liu Bei still had a faint smile on his face, he was a little impatient in his heart.

He originally thought that by sitting in this position, he could control the overall situation of Xuzhou and use this to develop his own strength.

But after taking this position, he suddenly realized that things were not as simple as he thought.

Xuzhou, County, State Five, County, Yi, Hou State 62.

Xuzhou consists of Donghai Kingdom, Langye Kingdom, Pengcheng Kingdom, Guangling Kingdom and Xiapi Kingdom.

If you want to control the five counties, it will be easy to expand your strength. However, after Liu Bei took this position, he discovered that the only places he can really control are Xiapi and Pengcheng.

Only relying on these two places to support the existing troops is already barely maintained. If there is any more increase, the economy will inevitably collapse.

Therefore, Liu Bei wants to take back all the territory in Xuzhou to develop his own strength.

Liu Bei looked around at the crowd, and just as he was about to express his thoughts, there were suddenly hurried footsteps outside the door.

"Liu Shijun, something is wrong. Cao Jun has retreated from Yanzhou and has arrived in Xuzhou."

"what?"

Hearing this news, Liu Bei was taken aback immediately, "What are you talking about, Cao Cao led an army to Xuzhou?"

When everyone heard these words, their faces changed, and they all turned to look at the soldiers who had sent the message.

"It's true, it's almost Xiaopei."

Everyone gasped when they thought of Cao Cao's two crusades against Xuzhou.

When Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou and attacked the city, as long as the soldiers defending the city did not dedicate the city, after the city was broken, the city would be slaughtered.

Cao Cao committed such a crime, which was still fresh in the memory of Xuzhou people, and everyone in the hall was even more frightened, and turned their heads to look at Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was horrified, but his face was still indifferent, "Everyone, don't panic, let's discuss it and see how to deal with it?"

Seeing Liu Bei's calmness, everyone's flustered mood gradually calmed down, and they began to think about how to deal with this matter.

Suddenly, Sun Qian's heart moved, and he cupped his hands and said, "Liu Shijun, the reason why Cao Mengde withdrew from Yanzhou was because he was defeated by Lu Bu's army, so he was forced to withdraw from Yanzhou.

Although Cao Mengde was able to retreat unscathed, Lu Bu's army was mainly cavalry and was very fast, which would definitely cause him heavy losses. "

Speaking of this, Sun Qian cupped his hands again, and said with a smile, "Liu Shijun, since Cao Mengde has already suffered heavy losses from the beating, why should he be afraid?"

Hearing Sun Qian's words, Liu Bei's eyes lit up, and he nodded in relief, "Gongyou said it is right. If it was Cao Mengde's heyday, our army should be cautious. Since he has suffered heavy losses now, if he dares to come Let him see the strength of my Xuzhou soldiers and horses."

When everyone heard that Cao Cao's strength had been damaged, they were overjoyed and said, "It's really great. If Cao Mengde dares to come to Xuzhou this time, we will avenge his past, and this time we will solve it together."

Zhang Fei was even more exaggerated. He looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, "Brother, since Cao Mengde is not our opponent, even if he doesn't come to Xuzhou this time, we still have to settle accounts with him, haha!"

Liu Bei frowned and was about to speak when hurried footsteps were heard outside the door again. A soldier hurried in and handed over his hand to report.

"Emissary Liu, Cao Jun sent someone to deliver the letter."

Liu Bei was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "Where's the person?"

The soldier clasped his hands again and said loudly, "Cao Jun's messenger is outside the door now."

Liu Bei beckoned, "Let him in."

Soon, a soldier in Cao Jun's uniform came in from the door.

(End of this chapter)