If you don't wear women's clothes, the big man will die!

Guo Jia paused slightly, and asked Cao Cao with a smile: "I heard that Mi Gong is not good at strategy, but he has worked for Taozhou Mu in internal affairs for several years. Compared with Yanzhou, he is more familiar with Xuzhou's internal affairs. Yes, how could my lord think of bringing him back to Xuchang? I thought you were going to leave him to Mr. Che!"

Cao Cao said with a smile: "Although Zizhong (Mi Zhu) is not good at military and political strategy, he is good at business. It will be of great benefit to the country's economic recovery. Bringing him back to Xuchang will allow him to show his talents. What a waste!"

Cao Cao thought that this talent was recommended by Guo Jia, and said happily: "It is also thanks to Feng Xiao who persuaded Prime Minister Peng Cheng that I have the opportunity to meet Zi Zhong."

Guo Jia's expression remained the same, and he was quite upset. His meaningful gaze passed over the unobtrusive Mi Zhu, and he followed Cao Cao with a smile on his face.

Sitting in front of the desk, Mi Zhu cultivated a unique aura of extravagance. Even if he was wearing a plain official robe, it gave him the feeling of an official robe inlaid with gold. What a flourishing peony!

Guo Jia secretly thought that he had made a mistake. He thought it was just to attract an ordinary scribe to the lord, and he could earn a fortune by the way. Unexpectedly, the one who came was a formidable enemy with a big ambition. He was completely aimed at the closest core of the lord. The counselors did it.

A lot of thoughts flashed through his mind, he was annoyed for a moment, but soon he figured it out again, and he was happy that Cao Cao could recruit such a person. Now he can understand some of Xun Yu's feelings when he introduced scribes to Cao Cao.

Guo Jia's mind was spinning quickly, and he was ready to change his strategy.

As the pace of the lord's conquest of the world increases, it is inevitable that people around him will increase. More and more people like Mi Zhu will break out of the siege, walk into the eyes of the lord, and walk to the position of close minister by his side. In this way, instead of being confined to a small structure, it is better to learn from Xun Yu, lift yourself up, and become a mountain that is difficult for others to shake.Not only does he want to help the lord recruit more people, but he also wants to let those people shine and be appreciated by the lord. At that time, the lord's eyes will be divided into tens of thousands to all kinds of people, and the one with the most stable position will still be with him for many years , and has found his own old minister.

It was only a moment for Guo Jia to change his mind. On the surface, he had already talked with Mi Zhu, and there was a harmonious and prosperous atmosphere among his colleagues. After all, he still hoped that Cao Cao could reunify the world and create a prosperous world again. Xi Zhicai's "last wish", Guo Jiake not only wants to promote wealthy children like Mi Zhu, but also intends to go down, and promote people who are talented and poor, forming a situation where the officials around the lord compete for excellence.

With the expansion of the former six counselors to nearly a hundred aides today, only the remaining five core counselors have each formed a unique position, and the rest can only hold a candle to them.Among them, the most difficult to shake is Xun Yu, who became the Minister of the Book and handled the internal affairs of the court for Cao Cao, followed by Guo Jia, the military adviser who became the number one counselor in the army.Chen Gong found a place in Lv Bu's army, and Lv Bu was strong in martial arts and commanded all the cavalry under Cao Cao. No matter how big or small, Chen Gong would always come forward.

As for Cheng Yu, the most uncontested person on weekdays is the most unscrupulous person. No matter how insidious and dark he is, he can do it for Cao Cao lightly, as long as the lord can get the most favorable results. Putting Cao Cao's interests above his own, he did not fight for his own position, so he did things in silence.That's how he didn't fight or grab, and played well when it came to the critical moment. Cao Cao really left Cheng Yu a place in his heart and never forgot him.

Guo Jia quite likes to get along with Cheng Yu, who doesn't fight or snatch, as long as he doesn't talk too much, they will still be good friends.

In comparison, Zhang Miao seemed a bit arrogant, because he was a classmate with Cao Cao, and Zhang Miao was the main force to help Cao Cao fight against Yuan Shao. Even though he is just a guard of Chenliu, if he conquers the world in the future, the lord will rebuild the dynasty. Tang, and even the necessary relocation of the capital after the unification of the world, at that time, he will be the future Yanzhou Mu!

Zhang Miao voluntarily draws a clear line with other counselors, and rarely joins Cao Cao, but it does not mean that he is harmless. Since Yuan Shu surrendered, Zhang Miao will still contact Yuan Shu with the friendship of a classmate, and it is Cao Cao who left The line of old schoolmates attracted literati who had studied in Taixue Primary School and University to Cao Cao's side. This is also a strong enemy, but the path is different, and it does not pose a threat to the others.

As for Xi Zhicai who has passed away, it is Bai Yueguang, cinnabar mole, dead people are the most beautiful, not to mention that he died of illness at a young age, his age was fixed at that moment, and in the mind of the lord, he is constantly To be beautified and remembered, the dead cannot fight the living, and no one dares to mention Xi Zhicai in front of Cao Cao.

Guo Jia, the only one who will mention it, is still sad. He will not take the initiative to mention it, but he cares about Xi Zhicai's "son" Xi Kangduo.

Cao Cao said: "I am discussing with Zizhong about the salt production in Xuzhou and Qingzhou."

Salt is a necessity of people's life and the main source of income for the government. It has always been controlled by the government.Soldiers need physical strength to fight, and lack of salt will make them weak, and the same is true for the common people to do farm work.Since ancient times, selling salt without permission has been a felony. Mi Zhu has never been involved in anything that would touch the sensitive nerves of those in power. Whether it is salt or iron, even if it is huge profits, he has always avoided it.However, this time it was proposed by the Lord of the Four States on his own initiative, so the meaning is different.

Cao Cao said: "In the past, salt was produced under my control. Excluding the salt lakes and well salts in various places, the largest output came from Qingzhou Linhai."

He reflected on himself with some annoyance, why he forgot such an important piece, it was all Liu Bei's fault for not reminding him!

The most well-known place for producing salt is in Shuzhong. There is a treasure land in Zigong in Shuzhong, which produces enough salt to supply the entire Yizhou.

Also in the hinterland, Yanzhou is miserable. The salt production is entirely dependent on the salt lake, which is not enough at all. These were only relieved when Cao Cao captured Qingzhou.

Since the appearance of "Susha as boiled salt" in the period of Emperor Yan, the method of frying salt at that time has been handed down. In order to supply the salt supply in the mainland, the scale of boiling salt in Qingzhou is very large. In order to control and protect these, Liu Bei even used a The army is the main force to carry out escort transportation.

And Qingzhou is adjacent to Xuzhou, Xuzhou is along the Yellow Sea, and there is also a salt field on the border. Tao Qian firmly holds it in his hands to restrain the clans in Xuzhou. Cao Cao was shocked.

Cao Cao suddenly realized: It turns out that people have not started to dry salt, but boiled salt!

Burning firewood to cook salt was a huge cost, and both firewood and cooking required a lot of manpower. This piece of Qingzhou Mu did it silently, which gave Cao Cao the illusion that there was no shortage of salt for the time being.

Mi Zhu also told Cao Cao that transporting salt from the coast to the interior would cost more land if the roads were difficult.

Cao Cao came to his senses and discussed with Mi Zhu: "It's better for the government to open up a special commercial road and set up post stations along the way."

Since he wants to fight Yuan Shao and prepare for the battle, the supply of salt is absolutely indispensable. Yuan Shao is not as noisy as Yuan Shu with his subordinates, and he is not as old as Tao Qian. Yuan Shao's army is much stronger than Xuzhou's army. Bingzhou iron cavalry is famous far and wide, his place is close to Xianbei and he is good at producing horses!

Guo Jia responded to Cao Cao's words and listened carefully.As for the handling of internal affairs, although he understands it, he is not brilliant, and he can't give Cao Cao any particularly impressive advice. Cao Cao has his own ideas in his own mind, and he doesn't expect them to give advice.

"It takes a lot of money to cook salt. I plan to send people to explore the way of enclosing seawater and find a new method of drying salt," Cao Cao mentioned. This method of drying salt was accidentally mentioned by the gentlemen of the system when they taught him. Cao Cao didn't take it seriously at that time, so that when he grew up, he always thought that the world's salt depends on sun-dried salt, but who knows that it still relies on boiled salt now?

He guessed in his heart that Mr. was slipping the tongue. Mr. didn't know that this era was so much behind what he knew, so that the method of drying salt, such as beach building, beach trimming, and tide collection were all given to him. Having said that, Cao Cao thought about it, this is probably not too much advanced technology beyond the times, and he can do this with his current manpower.

Cao Cao has a good memory since he was a child, and it is also because of the deviation of his childhood cognition under the systematic education, and he has not personally visited the field. In addition, he was busy fighting at that time and handed over the internal affairs of salt production management to Xun Yu. After leaving Qingzhou, the supply of salt was also handed over to Liu Bei. Cao Cao really didn't notice this problem.

Thanks to Liu Bei's honesty in setting up salt farms and sending salt soldiers to the interior to transport salt, he never cried poor to Cao Cao.

Now that he came to Xuzhou and took over Tao Qian's salt field, Cao Cao discovered that the current method of obtaining salt is so backward!

After thinking for a while, he recruited Mi Zhu and gave him the first task: before leaving Xuzhou, build the salt field here and divide the transportation routes.

Mi Zhu was shocked, and Su Rong accepted the job.

In addition, there is also the phenomenon that the people in Linhai are impoverished because they cannot grow the land because of the salt produced from the fields. Cao Cao ordered Mi Zhu to call them to be salt-drainers, mobilize the local people to work, and exchange salt for food. This can also solve the problem of the local refugees. question.

Because of this matter, they were delayed in Xuzhou for a while, waiting for the weather to turn cold, another autumn harvest, the old man Che Zhou came to Xuzhou all the way, Cao Cao counted the number of people, and built a certain scale of Xuzhou officialdom It was solemnly handed over to the old man, and he brought his own soldiers and newly acquired counselors, and returned to Xuchang triumphantly along the way.

Cao Cao's army went west along the direction they came from, and joined Xiahou Dun's army in Taishan County. They did not see Cao Ang for three months. Cao Cao felt relieved about the eldest son who was raised at Xiahou Dun's place. He also felt a little guilty. As a father, he was taught to cherish and love every son when he received systematic education. In reality, he neglected the growth of his children because of his career.He is a man who does great things, but he is not a qualified father.

It is precisely because of this kind of mentality that the more well-behaved and sensible Cao Ang is, the more Cao Cao wants to compensate him from other places, but whatever the eldest son asks, he almost responds to it.

When Cao Cao met Xiahou Dun, he took a closer look and was surprised to find a familiar person guarding Cao Ang's side to protect him. Wasn't it Zhao Yun who hadn't heard from him for a long time?

After joining forces, Cao Cao left Cao Ang alone and talked with his father and son. Cao Cao liked the taller eldest son even more.

Look how handsome and handsome this face is, how calm and reliable he is!

Cao Ang sat upright, and told Cao Cao about Zhao Yun: "Master Zhao's elder brother died of typhoid fever. The master only delayed for a few months to arrange for his funeral."

Even for the sake of Cao Ang, Cao Cao would not embarrass Zhao Yun because of such a trivial matter. He asked with a smile: "Then why didn't he go directly to the south, but took a detour to meet you in Qingzhou? Could it be that he knew about you in advance? Is it here?"

Cao Ang quickly explained: "I heard from my master that there is compulsory conscription everywhere in Jizhou, and all the young and strong people in the people's homes are conscripted away. As soon as the government officials see adult men, they will arrest them. A large number of soldiers and horses were gathered there. To avoid the Jizhou army, he detoured to Youzhou and then went to Qingzhou. It was an accidental coincidence that he met me. If I hadn’t recognized the master, he would have almost met Uncle Dun. Fight."

Cao Cao hummed, and understood Cao Ang's explanation. He murmured, "It seems that Yuan Shao is also preparing to fight me."

Cao Ang said worriedly: "Father, I heard that Yuan Shao has gathered nearly a million soldiers and horses in the four prefectures, and the iron cavalry of Bingzhou and Xiliang are under his command. Is the battle between you and Yuan Shao about to start?"

Cao Cao, who had just conquered Xuzhou, did not have a solid foundation. Everything was still under construction. Talents were being cultivated, the method of evaluating and selecting talents was being brewed, laws were being revised, and the scale of cotton planting had not yet been expanded. It's only half built.

Relying on a large amount of wealth and old food, Cao Cao mobilized the enthusiasm of the people under his rule to the extreme, and everyone worked overtime. Under such circumstances, if recruiting troops, it would have a big impact on infrastructure construction.

Cao Ang had studied with Cao Cao for a while, and although his thoughts and concerns were still superficial, his ideas were closer to Cao Cao. What he was worried about was also the problem Cao Cao was facing.

"Don't worry, we are still preparing. Do you think he will be safe as soon as he takes down Sizhou and the old troops of Li Jue and Guo Si?"

With Cao Cao's reassurance, Cao Ang was relieved.

"How's your inner strength cultivation in recent months? Has your swordsmanship improved?"

"Father, don't worry, I can already feel the inner force in my tendons, and I can apply it to sword and spear techniques. It's very powerful!" Cao Ang puffed up his chest, longing for Cao Cao's praise. He still remembered that he used his inner force Zhao Yun's surprised expression when he went to use the marksmanship made him feel a sense of accomplishment, and he was even more eager for Cao Cao's approval.

Cao Cao laughed lightly, and invited Cao Ang to compete. He gesticulated moves with his bare hands against empty fists. He summoned his internal energy, and a chill rose from the room. Cao Ang's trickle was hard to resist.

Cao Cao didn't bully his son either, he used his inner strength to fight against him, and became more and more satisfied with his eldest son's martial arts performance, and praised: "That's right, he has the demeanor of being a father."

Cao Ang blushed shyly when he heard this, and his brows were stained with joy.

While playing, Cao Cao flipped his hand and took out a pink fan from his sleeve. It was the pink dancing fan that he had hidden in the system space and hadn't used since Xi Zhicai's death.

Cao Cao handed it to Cao Ang, beckoning him: "Try to input internal force into it."

Cao Ang asked in surprise, "Is this something my mother gave to my father?"

He took the pink and tender fan, followed Cao Cao's instruction to input internal force into it, and used it to swing moves. He was surprised to find that the originally obscure internal force became smoother after using the dancing fan. Cao Ang was very surprised.

Cao Cao nodded: Sure enough, although Aang's aptitude can't dance the recovery fan dance, he can also feel the additional attribute bonus of the dance fan.

"Since it is useful to you, this fan is for you."

It is a purple-level weapon as a gift, which shows Cao Cao's love for his eldest son.

Cao Ang came back to his senses from the state of using his internal force freely, stared at the pink fan for a moment with a face full of confusion, stretched out his hand and pulled the pink fringe, and blushed.

How could he, a man of eight feet in length, use such a young daughter's weapon?

If you want to use it, it is only suitable for a small person like my father!

Cao Ang was slandering in his heart and didn't have the guts to say what was in his heart. He glanced at Cao Cao and saw that he was serious. The honest boy obediently accepted this meaningful fan and thanked Cao Cao gratefully.

Seeing that Cao Cao was in a good mood, Cao Ang mentioned one thing: "I have one more thing to ask my father."

Cao Cao: "Say it!" As long as it is what Cao Ang wants, he will naturally satisfy him as much as he can.

Cao Ang said: "The gentian gun that my father got before was originally Master Zhao Yun's magic weapon. Because I thought I was not ready to use the magic weapon, my father hid it in the warehouse for a long time. Now Master Zhao Yun is devoted to teaching me. As for marksmanship, I have nothing to repay him, so I just want to ask my father for a gentian gun and return it to him."

The gentian gun was Cao Cao's trophy. He was going to give it to Cao Ang. Now his son wanted to use it as a favor, so Cao Cao readily agreed. Build a better one!"

Wealth weapons are countless, whether they are left to him by Liu Hong or dedicated to him by Mi Zhu, Cao Cao is now rich and powerful, not to mention building a magical weapon, eight or ten are no problem.

Cao Ang got the approval from Cao Cao, and just waiting to return to Yanzhou, he took the gentian gun and returned it to Zhao Yun.

After Cao Ang left, Cao Cao thought quietly for a moment, then sighed alone.

Don't look at him telling Cao Ang that he is sure to fight Yuan Shao, in fact Cao Cao himself has no idea, he is just a father, he can't show timidity in front of his children.

What Cao Ang was worried about was not wrong, his rule was developing, and Yuan Shao’s subordinates gathered so many big families, the system was mature, and the background was really deep. Going, it is completely different from his subordinate who is in the initial training stage.

Cao Cao needs to cultivate many manpower by himself, but Yuan Shao can just pick one from his subordinates and it is ready-made!

It is precisely because of this comparison that it took Cao Cao three months to win Xuzhou, subdue the locals, and invite the old man Che Zhou to sit in the town, relying on Che Zhou's reputation as a veteran of the three dynasties.But Yuan Shao's rectification of Sizhou was faster and better than his efficiency, and someone would come to complete it for him as soon as he touched his lips. In terms of talent gathering, Cao Cao's vegetable garden was not as large as Yuan Shao's orchard.

Hearing that Jizhou was recruiting troops everywhere and Yuan Shao had gathered millions of soldiers, Cao Cao felt a huge stone in his heart. He said "Yuan Shao is not in a better situation than me", but he was comparing them in his heart. The gap between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shao became more and more depressing as he thought about it, relying on Liu Hong's inheritance and gift from Mi Zhu, he was able to compare with Yuan Shao in terms of property and food, but in terms of talents and the number of troops, he was far behind.

Cao Cao was a little lethargic, and when he realized that his mental state was not right, he immediately thought of finding someone to do "psychological counseling" for him.

At times like this, Guo Jia, who spends his days looking for fun for himself and living a carefree life, comes in handy.

Feng Xiao knew everything, so he abandoned Yuan Shao and went to him. Cao Cao thought: I must have more advantages than Yuan Shao, so Feng Xiao abandoned the secret and turned to the bright.

So he sent someone to invite Guo Jia over and told him about his concerns.

After hearing this, Guo Jia dismissed Cao Cao in a gentle voice, proud of himself, and raised his tail to the sky: Sure enough, at the critical moment, the lord can't leave me!

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