Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Cao Cao assassinated Dong, and I was abandoned

After Cao Shuo returned to Luoyang, he received a report from the Minister of Industry, saying that there was a drought in Runan County.

It hasn't rained since it snowed heavily in January.

Cao Shuo hastily called Xun Yu, Zhen Yan, Ma Jun, and Simpi over.

Xin Pi from the Ministry of Industry said: "Your Majesty, the drought in Runan County is very serious. There has been no rain for three months. It may affect this year's wheat harvest."

Cao Shuo looked at Ma Jun and said, "Is the keel waterwheel finished?"

Ma Jun replied: "The ten frames have been built, and the debugging has been completed. There is no problem for the time being. As long as the craftsmen are in place, we can start manufacturing immediately."

Cao Shuo nodded and said, "Wen Ruo, tell the counties and counties that were seriously affected by the disaster to dig a ditch on the edge of the field to store water."

Although Xun Yu didn't know why he did this, he still nodded. He had never seen a keel waterwheel before, so he didn't know the specific function of this thing.

Cao Shuo looked at Zhen Yan and said, "There is still more than a month before the wheat harvest. During this time, if you raise enough grain, once our grain production decreases, the tax burden will be fully reduced. At the same time, each family will be divided according to the population. Give them some food."

"promise!"

Among the lords of the world, Cao Shuo was the only one who dared to directly distribute food. He had obtained tens of millions of stones of grain and grass from Dong Zhuo.

Cao Shuo said: "In the past, the first emperor of Qin used the same track for cars, the same text for books, and the same way for behavior. I also felt that and decided to unify the currency of the world."

"Unified currency?"

The four nodded. If this is the case, then the common people don't need to exchange things for things anymore.

"I just have a simple idea. We bought a lot of gold before, and I decided to use copper, silver, and gold as currency."

"Currencies are issued by the state, and it is not allowed to mint money privately. If there is any disobedience, the nine clans will be punished."

"My initial idea is to exchange one gold for one hundred silver, and one silver for one hundred coppers. The size and weight of the three currencies will be discussed in detail tomorrow morning."

The four agreed and left Cao Shuo's residence.

Cao Shuo took out a few pieces of paper and began to write and draw on the desk case. Coins were no joke, he had to think about some rough procedures.

"Your Majesty, Empress Lu please see me!"

"Let her in."

After a while, Lu Wen came to Cao Shuo, accompanied by the maid of honor.

"His Majesty!"

"Wen'er, you've already been here for six months, so don't run around if you have nothing to do."

Lu Wen said with a smile: "I am also thinking about the country and the country of Wei."

"Ok?"

Cao Shuo looked at her in surprise, could it be...

"Your Majesty, my father has agreed to serve Wei."

"Great." Cao Shuo was very excited.

With the addition of Lu Bu, his army strength will definitely rise to another level.

With a straight face, Lu Wen said in a low voice: "Husband, although my father is brave, he is too impulsive, and also very easy to conceit, so it is not easy to give too much military power."

Cao Shuo smiled awkwardly, she is really a good girl.

"Don't worry, I will send him a good military advisor."

Cao Shuo thought about it, and felt that Chen Gong was more suitable. After all, the two had worked together for a long time and were familiar with each other.

"Dian Wei, send someone to inform Lu Bu that he will come to see me tomorrow morning!"

"promise!"

"Husband, I have made so many great achievements, should I be named a general or something?"

She fought with Cao Shuo in the South and North for several years, but she didn't see any benefits, no salary, let alone a general.

"It's not difficult. I decided to set up a troop made up of all women to help me spy on intelligence."

"There is no future..."

Lu Wen looked depressed, the world is almost at peace, why do you need this army?

"Why is there no future? The world is big. What's more, I still need these people to help me supervise the states and counties."

"Forget it, I'll be a free coolie. Perhaps Queen Mother Bian is better at this than me."

In the early morning of the next day, all the civil and military ministers were surprised to see Lu Bu come to the hall.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

"Be flat!"

Cao Shuo looked at Lv Bu and said, "Patriarch Lu understands the righteousness and is willing to contribute to our country of Wei. It is gratifying and congratulatory. All the generals of our country of Wei need to hold posts in the Ministry of War. The father-in-law will be a member of the Ministry of War first. He will be promoted to an official position after he has achieved military exploits."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Lu Bu was not very keen on any official position, and he only served Wei Guo because of Lu Wen's face.

Cao Shuo has countless generals under his command, it doesn't matter if there are more of him, and it doesn't matter if he is missing.

Xun Yu said: "Your Majesty, the unified currency that His Majesty mentioned yesterday, we discussed with several ministers in private, and the specific weight and size of the currency have been discussed."

Cao Shuo nodded, and said, "Both sides of the currency must have representative patterns. For the front, use a dragon-shaped pattern, and for the reverse, use the Wei characters of the State of Wei."

"promise!"

"Make some for me first, I'll have a look, and if you're satisfied, let the Military Aircraft Department make some molds."

After Cao Shuo gave instructions on the currency, Xi Zhicai stood up and said, "Your Majesty, according to Jin Yiwei's report, Yuan Shu of Jiujiang County built many fortresses on both sides of the Huaihe River."

Build a fortress?

Cao Shuo laughed inwardly, what's the use of this thing?

His army can go along the Huaihe River or the Yangtze River.

Unless he can completely encircle Jiujiang County and Lujiang County, otherwise, he will not be able to stop his navy at all.

Cao Shuo looked at Zhen Yan and said, "We collect grain at a high price in Yangzhou, and take all the weapons we eliminated to Yangzhou to exchange for grain. I want to see how Yuan Shu can resist the temptation of weapons."

Most of the southern soldiers are still wearing leather armor, and some are even cloth armor. These equipment may be convenient on the water, but they are not enough to look at on land.

Guo Jia said: "Yuan Shu focuses on defending our northern cavalry, why not send a general to attract his attention, and then we can take the opportunity to attack Jiujiang County from the Yangtze River."

Xi Zhicai reminded: "Sun Ce's army in Danyang County and Yuan Shu have blocked the Yangtze River. They have deployed many small boats filled with kerosene on the Yangtze River. As long as our water army dares to enter the Yangtze River, they will be attacked by suicide. .”

Cao Shuo wiped off a cold sweat, and even played a suicide attack, as for that.

Can this stop my army?

If there is no navy, he may be able to prevent himself from entering the south of the Yangtze River, but now he not only has a navy that can transport soldiers by sea, but also attack Danyang from Wujun.

Cao Shuo looked at Lu Bu and said, "Guo Zhang Lu, I will give you [-] Xuanjia troops. Together with Chen Gong, you will station in Longkang County, Pei County, to attract Yuan Shu's attention."

"promise!"

Runan County has Zhang Liao, Li Dian, Le Jin, Yu Jin, and Cheng Yu, all of which have already made Yuan Shu very nervous.

If Lu Bu goes again, Yuan Shu will definitely put most of his troops along the Huaihe River.

At that time, they will have the opportunity to invade Jiujiang County from the south.

So what if the Yangtze River is full of fire boats, he doesn't believe that there is no headwind.

Chapter 466 Lu Bu's loyalty still needs to be tested?

In the city of Hefei, Jiujiang County.

Yuan Shu called together a group of civil and military personnel to discuss the sale of equipment by the Longteng Chamber of Commerce in their territory.

Yuan Shu was very confused. It stands to reason that Cao Shuo shouldn't be selling equipment here.

If it was him, he would definitely not sell equipment in the enemy's territory, after all, this would enhance the enemy's strength a lot.

Could it be that Cao Shuo felt that his strength was too weak and wanted to increase his strength and challenge him?

"My dear friends, what do you think of the Longteng Chamber of Commerce selling weapons and equipment in our territory today?"

General Ji Ling said: "Your Majesty, we must buy all their equipment as soon as possible, so as not to fall into the hands of Sun Ce."

Yang Hong worried: "As an ally, it's not good for us to be so defensive against each other?"

Ji Ling said: "The cooperation is only temporary. Once Cao Shuo loses, the three of us will inevitably split up. It's better to be prepared. What's more, after we buy it, we can sell it to them again, but at this price..."

Yuan Shu's eyes lit up, he bought all the equipment, and then sold some of it to Liu Biao and Sun Ce at a high price, and he could make a lot of money.

"The general's words are very kind. He immediately sent people to buy all the equipment, and at the same time sent people to contact the Longteng Chamber of Commerce. As long as it is the equipment they sell, we will have it, and we can directly transport it to Hefei."

Yan Xiang said worriedly: "Your Majesty, Cao Shuo's move must have some intentions. If we are led into the trap by the other party, it will not be easy to get out."

Yuan Shu frowned, and said, "Can the Taiwei see Cao Shuo's plan?"

Yan Xiang explained: "I heard that there is a drought in Yuzhou and Yanzhou. Cao Shuo's exchange of equipment for food must be to save the people. Although Cao Shuo's equipment is good, it will be very important to us if he can stabilize the people's hearts in Yuzhou and Yanzhou. unfavorable."

Yuan Shu thought for a while, and felt that what Yan Xiang said was very reasonable, but Cao Shuo just captured Dong Zhuo, didn't he get some food or something?

But he heard that the salaries of the officials of the State of Wei were several times that of theirs, so how could they still buy food from him when they were so rich?

Qiao Rui said, "Could it be that Cao Shuo wants to raise the price of our grain?"

Yuan Shu said: "No matter what, we must buy Cao Shuo's equipment, after all, his equipment is much better than ours."

"Report, General Zhang Xun sent an urgent report!"

Everyone had expressions of horror on their faces. Zhang Xun was in charge of the defense along the Huaihe River in Shouchun. Could it be that Zhang Liao called the urgent report he sent?

"Read!"

"Wei Guo Zhennan General Lu Bu led [-] Xuanjia troops, joined forces with Zhang Liao, and stationed at Longkang."

"Lu Bu..."

Yuan Shu broke out in a cold sweat, this bastard actually gave Cao Shuo his life.

Among his generals, only Ji Lingneng fought Zhang Liao for a while, and the other generals were not his opponents at all. Lu Bu's move directly broke the balance between the two sides.

If the generals in front of the battle, Wei Jun has an absolute advantage, I am afraid that his generals will not necessarily be Lu Bu's opponents.

"You gentlemen, do you have a good plan?"

Everyone started discussing that Lu Bu shocked them no less than Cao Shuo. As long as Lu Bu seized the opportunity to break through the blockade of the Huaihe River, they would be finished.

Yan Xiang smiled and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Lu Bu is a capricious villain, and Zhang Liao is his old army, and now the leader is away, as long as we induce a little, the other party will definitely be able to be used by us."

Yuan Shu hurriedly asked: "Does the Taiwei have a good plan to make Lu Bu work for me?"

"It's easy to instigate Lu Bu's rebellion. You just need to promise Lu Bu a high-ranking official and a generous salary. It is said that Lu Bu is also lustful. Why don't you betroth your daughter to her?"

Yan Xiang knew that Yuan Shu's daughter, Yuan Xiang, was very beautiful, and the descendants of several adults were thinking about it, but that didn't bring much benefit to Yuan Shu.

However, marrying Lu Bu is different. Lu Bu is a powerful general in the world. Although he is no longer number one in the world, he is by no means comparable to ordinary generals.

Yuan Shu fell into deep thought. If Lu Bu can really be used by him, then he doesn't have to be afraid of Sun Ce and Liu Biao. When the time comes, he will take Yangzhou and Jingzhou when they are unprepared.

Lu Bu hadn't turned to him yet, and Yuan Shu had already started his grand plan and great cause.

"Your Majesty? How about you?"

"Oh……"

Yuan Shu's fantasy was directly interrupted by Yan Xiang, "Who can go to Lu Bu's camp to talk about this matter?"

Yan Xiang said: "What official position does your majesty plan to promise Lu Bu?"

Yuan Shu thought about it for a while, but he had to get Lu Bu locked up first, and Lu Bu might not be able to agree to Xu's younger brother.

"He is General Zhengdong in Wei State, so I will promise him the Grand Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses, make him King of Jiujiang, and be in charge of all the soldiers and horses of our Chen Kingdom."

"hiss!"

All the generals gasped, this is really a waste of money, and they handed over all the military power directly.

Yan Xiang's eyelids twitched, and he said, "Your Majesty, Lu Bu's loyalty still needs to be tested."

Yuan Shu said sharply: "Employees are not suspicious, others are not!"

With so many people, Yuan Shu didn't want to speak out what was in his heart. No matter how big Xu Lu Bu's official position was, as long as he could deceive Lu Bu, even if he regretted it, there was no way out. As long as he dared to step into Jiujiang County, Cao Shuo would definitely won't trust him anymore.