Chapter 330 Quickly tidy up the five-year agreement
Cao Cao stayed at Huaxia Academy for three full days, carefully observed Xie Xin's teaching process, and only after confirming that his two sons were studying well, did he return to the front line.
Three days later…
"Look, what is that!" By the Yellow River, a fisherman shouted excitedly to his partner.
"Isn't it just a big turtle? What's so strange, but a turtle that big must be at least a hundred years old? According to the old man, it's also psychic!" Another fisherman looked at the turtle and marveled.
"It's not the turtle, it's the words on the back of the turtle!" The fisherman from before pointed at the turtle's shell and shouted to his partner.
"Let me see...there are a few words...but what do they mean?" His partner also became a little curious.
"Do you think you are uneducated? Nowadays, there are literacy night classes at the Normal College every night. If you have time, you can study for a few days. Isn't it more convenient to sign and make pledges in the future?" the fisherman from before said disdainfully.
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"You are the only one in your family. If you have enough to eat, the whole family will not be hungry. I have three children here waiting for me to raise. Do I have the time and money to study? Tell me, brother, what is the word on the back?"
The fisherman said nonchalantly.
"Let's not talk about that. Look, it is about to run away! The words on its back are very valuable. If you give it to Cao Cao, it will cost you and my family a lifetime!" The fisherman from before quickly prepared the fishing net.
Ready to catch.
"The century-old turtle is the Dragon King's imperial envoy. If you are careful, you won't be able to get into the water!" His partner immediately dissuaded him.
"Hey, I tell you, catch it and give it to Cao Cao. I'm afraid I won't have to go into the water in my life!" The fisherman from before still rowed the boat in his own way.
"Seriously?" The partner was also a little moved.
"I'll die badly if I lie to you!" the fisherman said casually.
At this time, his partner couldn't stand still anymore and quickly followed him, and the two of them worked together to catch the turtle.
"By the way, what are the words written on this back?" the fisherman's friend asked as he pulled the turtle up.
"There are eight big characters on it, which says, 'Although the divine turtle has a lifespan, it is not as long as Cao Wei'!" The fisherman from before said, pointing to the eight big characters on the turtle.
"What do you mean?" His partner didn't understand.
"What's the point? This turtle is almost a hundred years old. It's not as good as the Cao family. Then the Cao family will have to live and dance for five hundred or even a thousand years?
What is the situation of the Cao family now? They are on the road to conquer the world. If they fail, how can there be thousands of years of prosperity? To put it another way, doesn't this mean that the Cao family is going to be the emperor!" The fisherman from before was excited.
Speaking of.
"Is this okay?" His partner didn't believe it.
"It doesn't matter whether we believe it or not, as long as Mr. Cao believes it. As long as he believes it, we will have money in our pockets!" the fisherman said excitedly.
His companion suddenly understood and became excited.
Three days later, the turtle was sent to Cao Jun's camp, and the two fishermen also received generous rewards. Since then, they have been able to buy more than a dozen acres of land and live a good life as landlords.
The news that Cao Cao had obtained the Divine Turtle quickly spread throughout China with the help of caring people.
When the soldiers heard this, their morale immediately rose. And generals everywhere would raise the slogan, "Soldiers who don't want to be generals are not good soldiers." As a result, everyone seemed to have been given a shot of blood and started to fight the enemy bravely.
In those few days, the enemy troops who dared to fight Cao's army found that their casualty rate had more than tripled. This was not only because the morale of Cao's army was high, but the rumor also caused a slight drop in the morale of our own side.
After all, there is still a market for things like divine turtles spreading messages in this era of rampant superstition. In everyone's opinion, this is God's will, and going against God is absolutely irrational and absolutely stupid.
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At the same time, Hefei front line.
"General Zhu, hasn't our army's food and grass arrived yet?" Deng Jin asked a little anxiously.
On the Hefei side, they received Zhang Liao's full resistance, and the battle situation remained stalemate. It finally improved a little in the past few days, but the problem is that the army rations cannot keep up.
"I have sent three groups of soldiers back to urge them. Maybe they will come soon." Zhu Zhi said with a wry smile.
"It's just that if we don't come again, our morale will probably..." Deng Jin said in embarrassment.
"Think of a way, or maybe use a few small wins to boost morale or something..." Zhu Zhi asked tentatively.
"Without military rations, how can the soldiers have the strength to fight..." Deng Jin said helplessly.
"I'll go back and ask in person..." Zhu Zhi sighed.
Recently, there have been rumors that he is deliberately making things difficult for these young players. But it is difficult for him to explain. After all, the more he explains, the more the other party will think so.
On the same day, Zhu Zhi personally took a dozen of his close associates and began to return to Jiangdong, asking why no military rations had arrived for so long.
But before he could cross the river, he was kidnapped by a group of water thieves.
"Who are you!" Zhu Zhi yelled while being tied up in the cabin.
"Gan Ning, the commander of the Nanyang navy, was ordered to invite General Zhu to Nanyang as a guest!" Gan Ning said with a smile.
"My subordinates, could it be that..." Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhi immediately woke up.
"They all went to the river to feed the fish!" Gan Ning laughed.
Zhu Zhi lowered his head. He knew that the Sun family was in trouble this time, not because of Cao Cao, but because of this unknown navy leader. But he couldn't figure out why this guy had been on the river for so long, and why the Sun family's navy hadn't discovered it.
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"Do you expect the Sun family navy to help you? They have been completely defeated by us, and now they can only huddle in the water stronghold and dare not take the lead!" Gan Ning said proudly.
"Impossible! The Sun family's navy was trained hard by Governor Zhou. In a water battle, one is as strong as ten. How could it be defeated by you?" Zhu Zhi shouted.
"They are one for ten, so we are one for a hundred! We are stronger than them, so they have to huddle in the water fortress for us. Is it so strange?" Gan Ning said disdainfully.
"Alas..." Seeing his arrogant expression, Zhu Zhi knew that what he said was probably true.
Ten days later, Sun's army's morale had hit rock bottom due to lack of food.
"What does Zhu Zhi do? He hasn't come back after being away for so long!" Deng Jin really couldn't wait any longer.
"Maybe it's true..." Lieutenant General Ling Cao muttered in a low voice.
"You and I both know that those are just rumors to drive a wedge between us... But if this continues, the rumors may become true..." Lu Meng said helplessly.
"Wait another three days, if Zhu Zhi hasn't come yet...withdraw the troops!" Deng Jin gritted his teeth and said.
That night, shouts of killing suddenly started...
"What's going on?!" Deng Jin quickly put on his armor and walked out of the camp.
"General, we were attacked by Cao Jun at night!" Lu Meng came over in a panic.
"What do the sentries do and eat?!" Deng Jin yelled.
"It's none of their business. Zhang Liao doesn't have big lights, and the horses' feet are wrapped in a layer of cloth, so they make no sound at all when walking!" Lu Meng sighed.
"Stop talking, follow me and kill the enemy quickly!" Deng Jin quickly mounted his horse and went out to kill the enemy.
However, the morale of Sun's army was low at this moment, and it was even more panicked after being attacked at night. Being charged by Zhang Liao, even though Deng Jin was brave, he could only gather his soldiers as much as possible and quickly retreat south.
But soon he faced a bigger problem, that is, there were no boats on the riverside for them to cross the river, and even the boats they came to take a ride on were gone!
"General Deng, I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Not far away, the faint shadow of a ship began to appear, and a shout came over.
Only a dozen fast-moving ships were seen, moving quickly towards them, with the word "Gan" on the bows of the Jinfan Navy. No matter how he looked, Deng Jin couldn't remember anyone named Gan among the Jiangdong tribes, so he
Naturally, I thought that the fleet in front of me was probably not Jiangdong's subordinates.
"Who is coming!" Deng Jin stepped forward and shouted, holding a spear in his hand.
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Just come with me!" Gan Ning made a gesture and dozens of rope darts were fired out. Within a moment, Deng Jin was tied up and dragged into the river.
"Ah, General Deng!" Lu Meng arrived a step late. Seeing that Deng Jin was captured, he immediately came on horseback.
"You can't escape either!" Gan Ning jumped directly to the shore. Sweeping the chain in his hand, he captured Lu Meng three times and threw him on the boat.
After all, Gan Ning is more mature and seasoned after all, while Lu Meng is only in his twenties at the moment and still looks a lot more immature. Even though he joined the army at the age of sixteen, he is still so vulnerable to Gan Ning, a veteran water thief.
During this battle, Gan Ning took advantage of Sun's army's retreat, and while Cao and Sun were fighting, he captured three thousand elite Sun soldiers, including four generals: Ling Cao, Lu Meng, Deng Jin, and Zhu Zhi. He even kidnapped them back to Nanyang.
Soon, an agreement and a letter appeared on Sun Quan's desk.
The meaning of the letter is very simple: agree to these requests of Nanyang County, otherwise Zhu Zhi and the four of them will stay in Nanyang for the rest of their lives.
The content of the agreement covers most aspects of business. A knowledgeable person will know that this is an unequal treaty that is humiliating and humiliating the country. But Sun Quan couldn't see it, so he gave it to his ministers to look around, and they also looked at it.
Without giving a reason, I just feel that the Sun family seems to be making money.
So, after weighing the situation, Sun Quan signed the agreement.
About ten days later, Deng Jin and the four of them were released. Along with them was a business cooperation representative from Nanyang County...
Within three days, construction of five commercial wharves began and more than 20 roads began to be built. Two hundred farmers and Nanyang merchants signed an agreement on the cultivation and purchase of cash crops; fifty fishermen and Nanyang merchants signed a fish stocking agreement.
Acquisition Agreement.
Sun Quan, on the other hand, was deceived by the businessmen, and thinking about the increased tax revenue, he felt a little more balanced.
At least, this time the expedition against Cao's army yielded some gains...