There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

"Hey! Don't ask, the soldiers and horses are ready, and a certain family has come to ask for resignation, so it's a step ahead!" Xu Chu seemed very unwilling to say more on this topic, and tried to change the subject.

The pottery merchant saw that Xu Chu seemed to have something to hide, and it was inconvenient to ask more questions, so he said, "Zhongkang, you lead two thousand soldiers and horses to Wu County first, build roads every mountain, build bridges when encountering water, and report the situation ahead at any time. Three days later, Shang will lead the remaining [-] soldiers to set off."

Xu Chu took the order and went.

Three days later, the pottery merchant also led [-] main troops towards Wu County.

Compared with the last time he went to the Central Plains to deal with Dong Zhuo, the degree of danger in this expedition is much less dangerous. Therefore, the pottery merchant brought his follower Tao Ying to join him in the expedition, which can be considered as a way for his younger brother to gain experience and experience. experience.

When Wang Yunyou went out to seek immortality, it happened that Chen Deng asked Tao Ying to go to Wanling to supervise the construction and expansion of the city, so Tao Ying did not catch up with his cheap master to see him off, and he couldn't help regretting when he came back.

The child was secretly wiping tears along the way.

Tao Shang was very worried. No matter how miserable this younger brother was in the eyes of others, his heart was extremely kind.

"Second brother, I heard from Chen Yuanlong that you did a good job in supervising the construction and expansion of the city in Wanling this time. How about doing it well?"

Tao Ying was still immersed in the grief of the cheap master's departure, sobbing and saying: "Maybe it's because of laziness."

Pottery: ""

To be honest, there is nothing wrong with this kid, he is not hypocritical at all.

The child spoke to the point, and the potter was deeply comforted by his honesty.

"Brother, you are going to get married in half a year, why did you choose to send troops to take Wujun and Xiapi at this time?" Tao Ying wiped away his tears and chatted with the Tao merchant.

The pottery merchant smiled and explained to him: "Wu County, Xiapi State, and Guangling County are the barriers to the south of our Xuzhou, and they also belong to the depth behind Xuzhou. The land of the three counties, whether it is in the population or the rear, Xuzhou will be guaranteed in the future. The land of the three counties can provide Pengcheng and Danyang counties with a steady stream of population and taxes. As long as the land of the three counties is won and managed well, within two years, Xuzhou's overall strength and The economy can at least double."

Tao Ying pouted and said: "But the problem is that going to war is not a trivial matter. You have to get married in half a year. If you delay for a long time and miss the wedding date, we will not be able to explain it to the senior sister."

"Senior sister?" The pottery merchant was stunned when he heard the words: "Who is your senior sister?"

Tao Ying's eyes widened immediately, obviously he couldn't believe that the pottery merchant asked such an unprofessional question.

"Who else is it? My master's daughter, big brother, your future wife Tao Wang Diaoshi!"

The muscles on the potter's face twitched, he couldn't laugh or cry.

This kid is really good at dating relatives, worshiped a master, and also recognized a sister by the way...

It's also thanks to him that he took pains to give his senior sister a great name, Tao Wang Diao's.

Japanese?

"Speaking of it." The pottery merchant seemed to have thought of something suddenly, and then asked Tao Ying, "Second brother, you have already passed the crown ceremony last year, and it is logical that you have reached the age of marriage. How is it? Do you have a girl you like now? If you have something, tell me, brother, I will help you kidnap someone!"

Tao Ying's eyes widened suddenly, and he sucked in a breath of cold air.

"Uh, I mean, I'm going to help you find a matchmaker." The pottery merchant hastily changed his words.

It's so dangerous, I accidentally exposed my true nature in front of my own brother just now.

Tao Ying thought about it seriously for a while, then suddenly heaved a long sigh, shook his head and said, "To be honest, brother, since I was a child, I have never met a woman who can satisfy my younger brother, so you don't have to help me." I'm bothered."

The potter was delighted.

Isn't this child's vision too high?

The ability is not big, but the vision is not small.

"You don't like beautiful girls like your senior sister or Mi's girl."

Tao Ying raised his head proudly: "Brother, you underestimate me! Brother, am I a person who is greedy for beauty? How can I describe that to you?"

The potter raised his eyebrows: "Ask what love is in the world, it's called the promise of life and death, the two flyers from the north and the south, does this mean that Lao Chi has been cold and hot?"

When Tao Ying heard this, both eyes suddenly lit up.

"Brother, you are so talented! It really speaks to my brother's heart! That's how it feels!"

The pottery merchant sighed helplessly, thinking to himself that we don't know who is talented.

It can't be seen that this kid is usually a fool, but he is still a literary youth, the kind who pursues life and death love.

I don't know what kind of person this little bastard will find in the future

Chapter 287 Handing over the military power

The [-] soldiers and horses in Jinling City were divided into front and rear, and headed straight for Wu County, heading for Wu County, the seat of Wu County.

The distance between Wu County and Jinling City is not very far, and it can be reached in a few days, passing through Taihu Lake during the period.

Just to the east of Taihu Lake, the water thief leaders arranged by the pottery merchants in Wu County have already come here one after another, waiting, ready to welcome the pottery merchants.

Before the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the location of Taihu Lake used to be a land impact plain. Since the Spring and Autumn Period, the lake water gradually invaded the land, turning the land into a lake. It was not until the end of the Tang Dynasty that Taihu Lake was fully formed.

In the current period, although there is water in the place where Taihu Lake is located, it is mostly blocked and covered by fennel grass.

Because of this, the scenery here may not be as beautiful as the later generations, but it is obvious that this is a marsh where you can hide at any time.

Displaying soldiers and horses here, it seems that these water thief leaders have already made up some kind of plan.

There are two reasons why Chen Bing is here. One is to greet the pottery merchant and ask him to help solve the problem of cheating. The other is that if the matter is really hopeless, then these water thief leaders will simply take advantage of the special water marsh in the lake. Looking for an opportunity to escape, this is also their last card to save their lives.

The potters didn't care about that, it was up to the pirate chiefs to run away, as long as their soldiers didn't run away.

And judging from the current situation, few of the water thieves under their command would want to continue working for their original masters.

Some things of the water pirates are just wishful thinking, all they can do now is to wait for the potter to find a way to settle them down.

After the pottery merchant entered the village of the pirate leaders, a group of leaders warmly welcomed the pottery merchant, and arranged a banquet in the tent to welcome him.

The pottery merchant greeted the leaders of the thieves with a smile on his face, caring about everyone's living conditions like a leader inspecting, but he was not in a hurry to go to the village for a banquet, and he didn't mention the matter of pretending to be meritorious.

Although the water thief chiefs were in a hurry, they didn't want to lose their manners, so they could only follow the rhythm of the potters in a hypocritical manner.

When the potters came this time, they still followed Chen Deng's old routine. As soon as they arrived in the water bandits' village, they began to distribute food, fodder and clothes wantonly.

The people responsible for distributing the rewards this time were Zhou Tai and his sailors.

Looking at those sailor soldiers who rewarded the army with Zhou Tai, all of them were brightly dressed and full of energy, the hearts of these sailor soldiers who were given alms were almost broken.

Broken into pieces, never sticking together again.

The thoughts that pop up from time to time on weekdays resounded in my mind again.

They are also water thieves who surrendered to Jinling City, look at the life of Gan Ning and Zhou Tai's subordinates, and look at the life of us people now!