Han counter current

The lord forcibly relocated the local family and people, and became a sinner in the eyes of many aristocratic families. However, for Cao Cao, the lord's behavior was of great benefit to him.

Our army has built salt fields in coastal areas such as western Liaoning and eastern Liaoning. The output is extremely high and the quality is high, so our army never lacks salt and can sell a large amount of it abroad.

Speaking of it, this is all due to the master's supernatural powers.However, for other princes, salt is still in short supply, especially when the world has been in turmoil for a long time, salt is in short supply. "

"It turns out that there is also this reason. I said that Cao Cao sent troops to Hongnong and other places in Hedong at the same time. It turned out that it was not just for farming."

After Jia Xu's explanation, Chen Feng understood the key point.Salt and iron have always been materials controlled by the emperor's family.

The world has been in war for a long time, and the consumption of salt and iron is huge. The daily life of ordinary people is also inseparable from salt. However, there is a huge salt pond in the east of the river, and Cao Cao will not let it go.

"If I had known about this kind of thing, should I occupy this river east and prevent Cao Cao from obtaining such a treasure? Tsk tsk, why is Cao Cao's vision always better than mine?"

In front of Jia Xu, Chen Feng always laughed at himself.In many cases, although he has many novel ideas and viewpoints, he is much worse than Cao Cao in terms of vision and courage.

Jia Xu knew that her lord was just laughing at herself, so she didn't care.Besides, for a hero like Cao Cao, not to mention the present, there are few people in history who can match him, and Chen Feng is a little worse than him, which is considered remarkable.

"Didn't my lord say that greed is not enough for snakes to swallow elephants? There is no danger to defend the land east of the river, and it will waste our army's manpower and material resources. Before the time comes, we must not attack lightly."

Jia Xu explained solemnly: "Besides, my lord, you have already acquired the population of Hedong, which is already a great advantage.

Furthermore, our army occupies Bingzhou and grasslands, and has newly developed several salt ponds and iron mines. Compared with the resources in Hedong, it is not a disadvantage.

My lord, don't just look at Cao Cao taking advantage again. You should see that Cao Cao has dispatched so many manpower in order to obtain these resources.

Xiahouyuan led [-] troops to guard Hedong, and Xiahou Dun stationed more than [-] troops in Hongnong, serving as horns for each other.Once our army attacks Hedong, Xiahou Dun will definitely storm Chang'an.

Although these 6 people are farming, the grain they can produce is probably better than that of ordinary villages. It can be said that Cao Cao is exchanging grain for salt. "

Jia Xu has a thorough understanding of these issues, and he can even guess that most of these plans are made by Guo Jia.

And Cao Cao has the courage to do this kind of thing.Among the vassals of the present, he has such strength and manpower that Chen Feng can't help but be jealous.

"Since this is the case, then I can't lose to him. The plan to develop the Hetao and station troops in the Hetao camp must be implemented as soon as possible. Hehe, it is a great fortune in life to have an opponent like Cao Cao."

It is actually very torturous to be an opponent with Cao Cao.But as long as Chen Feng's heart is strong enough and he whips himself with Cao Cao at the same time, then in this troubled world, he will not walk too slowly.

In contrast, other princes in the world are far behind.The Yuan brothers in Hebei occupy a rich and fertile land, and never thought of relying on farming to save food.

Cut off from the source of war horses, they only increased the trade volume with Bingzhou and Youzhou. As for salt, there are also small salt fields in the territory they occupy. Although there is no surplus, it is better than nothing.

Besides, Chen Feng's salt production in Youzhou, Liaoxi, and Liaodong is so high, and the Yuan brothers are willing to spend money to buy it, so they naturally don't have to worry about it.

Under the rule of Liu Biao, Jingzhou has always been a land of grain production, and he will not worry about food at all, so there will be no worries about farming.

Jiangdong Sun Quan would not worry about this direction. After all, Jiangdong is vast and sparsely populated. What he lacks is population. In addition, there are many barbarians in the area who often make troubles, so he has no intention of farming.

As for Yizhou and Hanzhong, they were even more paradise in troubled times. In addition, the land was not that big, and they were completely self-sufficient. Unlike Cao Cao and Chen Feng, they would be so busy.

Chapter 542

In this world, for the time being, as long as Cao Cao and Chen Feng don't take the initiative to go out and cause trouble, generally there will be no war.

After all, these two people already have such strength.Cao Cao dominated the Central Plains and stepped into Hebei with half his foot. The Yuan brothers didn't even dare to say a word.

Chen Fenghu occupied the north and expanded thousands of miles to the north, killing the barbarians in the grassland. He won such a large piece of land on the grassland, and no barbarians could stop him.

Now, these two most powerful people have chosen to pay close attention to farming during this season, and even the army, most of them have to devote themselves to busy farming, which shows that these two people value food.

Youdao means that heroes see the same thing. Cao Cao and Chen Feng both chose to farm, so they have similar visions.

However, in addition to farming, Chen Feng also valued business, which Cao Cao did not pay attention to.After entrusting Jia Xu and others to worry about the important matters of farming, Chen Feng led his people to be busy with business planning.

After taking down Xiliang and sending troops to Dunhuang, it can be said that as long as Chen Feng goes further west, he will be able to reach the legendary Western Regions, and the Silk Road can also be opened again.

A large number of exquisite items such as tea, silk, porcelain, etc. were gathered in Hetao or Chang'an, and then, the two places respectively formed caravans and headed west.

Due to the different itineraries, the caravans departing from these two places will only meet in Dunhuang, and then head towards the Western Regions under the protection of Ma Dai.

This is the first time Chen Feng sent people to re-travel the Silk Road. Although he had already collected a lot of information and sent people to contact small countries in the Western Regions, such a large-scale caravan trip would easily cause unnecessary trouble. trouble.

So, after much thought, Chen Feng still decided to send Ma Dai to lead five hundred elite soldiers disguised as caravans to march westward.

If the small countries in the Western Regions are all acquainted, and everyone does business in a peaceful manner, then there is nothing to say, everyone earns money.

If those countries in the Western Regions had forgotten the power and dominance of the Han Dynasty, and turned to take out weapons to plunder these caravans, then Chen Feng would also think of a way to subdue them.

After sending off the last caravan, Chen Feng was still a little worried.Just like dispatching Gao Zhong to the south by boat, there are too many unknowns in this westward journey.

"Forget it, isn't it just goods worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and quite a few of them belonged to me alone, hehe, anyway, the aristocratic families from Chang'an, Xiliang, Hetao and other places have participated.

If you make enough money this time, it's okay to say that everyone is a grasshopper tied to the same rope, and no one can mess around in the future.

If it is said that it was really robbed by a small country in the Western Regions, hehe, then everyone is a brother in distress, and no one wants to provoke trouble. If the big deal is to attack the Western Regions in the future, then I will compensate you. "

The purpose of restarting the Silk Road this time is to make money. At the same time, Chen Feng also needs to find out the situation in the Western Regions so that he can prepare for the next step.

Not to mention the westward march of the caravan, in the northwest of the Han territory, farming is currently the most important thing.

However, there are many anomalies in this year's weather.After spring plowing, soldiers and civilians all over the country diligently stared at the land, taking care of the unearthed shoots.

But the good times don't last long. There is still more than a month before the summer harvest, and there is a drought. This situation is too abnormal.

Thanks to the heavy snowfall last year, and the fact that there are water conservancy facilities and natural lakes all over the north, except for the Shangdang area of ​​Bingzhou, the disasters in other places under Chen Feng's rule were not serious.

For the Yuan brothers in Hebei, the situation in Jizhou is not bad. After all, they have a strong foundation, but Yuan Tan's situation is much worse. Qingzhou is suffering from a drought. It is estimated that the summer harvest will be halved.

Caocao, who occupied the Central Plains, was the hardest hit. The drought in Yanzhou and Yuzhou was the worst. The seedlings that had grown up with great difficulty were now almost dried out.

The fields have dried up, many rivers have dried up, and the riverbeds have been sun-dried and cracked.Under such circumstances, it is considered good for Cao Cao to keep his money this summer harvest.

Sure enough, when the summer harvest began, Yuan Shang was the happiest in the north. After all, Jizhou is a major grain-producing area with complete water conservancy facilities. The drought has almost no impact on him.

Then there is Chen Feng, Xiliang, Youzhou, Liaodong and other places have not been disturbed, and here in Bingzhou, if they make up for each other, there will be no trouble.

Hetao benefited from the Yellow River, and last year's heavy snow brought enough water. Under the development of 30 slaves, it can be regarded as a bumper harvest.

Jingzhou and Jiangdong were hardly affected by the drought, and the weather was really abnormal.

The worst thing is Cao Cao and Yuan Tan. The summer harvest in many places is at a loss. If it is not handled properly, there may be turmoil.

In desperation, Cao Cao immediately sent envoys to Jingzhou and Jiangdong. On the one hand, he won relations with Liu Biao and Sun Quan, and on the other hand, he also began to buy grain from these two places.

Jiangdong is okay, there is enough food, and Cao Cao is willing to pay, so he made a small fortune.But Jingzhou borders on Cao Cao's territory.

This drought was a bad thing for Cao Cao, but it was a great thing for Liu Biao.Therefore, neither Liu Biao nor his important ministers agreed to sell grain to Cao Cao.

In addition, Liu Biao received Yuan Tan's envoy grandly, and the two parties even formed an alliance. Later, Yuan Tan bought a lot of grain from Jingzhou at a low price.