Wei Ba was wearing a regular dress and stood side by side with Deng Ai by the green wheat field. Deng Ai was wrapped in a bloated cotton jacket, tied a rope around his waist, holding a bamboo used as a ruler in one hand, and pinching it with the other hand
With a piece of soil, it looks like an old farmer.
"The soil here... is very good and the wheat grows well." Deng Ai sighed: "It's just that there are fewer people. If there are a little less people, it would be even better if we can recruit another 100,000 people."
Wei Ba turned his head and glanced at him: "One hundred thousand people, too many, right?"
"No...not much." Deng Ai pointed to the hills around him: "There are still...good...a lot of land that has not been reclaimed."
Wei Ba laughed: "I said Brother Shize, do you really plan to be a farmer for the rest of your life?"
"No...no farming is unstable." Deng Ai smiled and said, "You said."
Wei Ba nodded: "Yes, I said this. However, it's a pity that you farm, and it's time to practice military training. I hope you can see some results in military training this year. What about military training?
, You can find it yourself. There are many mountain people in the nearby mountains, including those in Yuzhang. If they can give them land, they will be very willing to go out to settle down."
"What is the limit?" Deng Ai's eyes lit up, and then he returned to calm.
"The more you have, the better." Wei Ba looked at the sky in the distance with his hands behind his back. "The battle in Luoyang is about to end soon. We must seize the time and take another hand from Sun Quan. After passing this village, there is no store.
Now.”
Deng Ai responded.
"Gong Wei." Wei Ba turned around and waved to the distance. Chen Yi, who was standing more than twenty steps away, walked over quickly and saluted Wei Ba and Deng Ai.
"Kong Wei is a Taoist disciple of Tianshi. When he was in Wuling, he was very disciplined to appease the people." Wei Ba said: "He arranged him to be the chief clerk for you, and he was responsible for recruiting mountain villagers. He would definitely help you.
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Deng Ai saluted Chen Yi, but said nothing. He knew that Chen Yi had followed Wei Ba relatively early, and was a member of the Tianshidao as Wei Ba, so he could help and use Wei Ba's god general.
Recruiting mountains and settling in the mountains is indeed a good candidate. However, Deng Ai knows more about his brother Chen Zhi. Although Chen Zhi is in Hepu Ship Supervisor, his reputation is not very good. Xiahou Xuan, Deng Yang and Zhuge who had just arrived in Jiaozhou
Dan said on different occasions that Chen Zhi was a villain.
Deng Ai admired a gentleman like Chen Zhi, otherwise he would not have changed his name. He had no good expression on flattering villains. Although he knew that Chen Yi was different from Chen Ji, he still had some idea of staying away from him.
Wei Ba looked at Deng Ai's eyes, but said nothing more. Just as he used Chen Ji under the pressure of the past, he could also use Chen Yi under the pressure. Chen Yi's knowledge is not outstanding, but
He is very experienced in using the teachings of Tianshi Taoism to appease people's hearts. Using him to help Deng Ai recruit mountain people is the most suitable candidate, and he is actually taking care of Deng Ai.
However, Deng Ai didn't seem to appreciate it. This person has a good IQ and an average EQ.
No one is perfect, this sentence is not good at all.
After saying goodbye to Deng Ai, Wei Ba traveled north and entered the Liling territory. Jin Dongliu came to greet him with dozens of personal guards. As soon as he saw the three thousand personal guards behind Wei Ba, Jin Dongliu smiled.
"General, aren't you afraid that the King of Wu will be so nervous that he can't sleep?"
Wei Ba laughed: "He can't sleep, what do you have to do with me? Can you sleep?"
"I didn't sleep well." Jin Dongliu shook his head, "Luoyang is in a battle, but we are farming here, and we are itchy."
"Is Jingji moved?"
"Um."
"Don't worry, this battle in Luoyang will not have any result." Wei Ba and Jin Dongliu walked side by side. "Although there is no dangerous terrain around Luoyang, Luoyang City is not that easy to attack. Cao Rui dares to stay in Luoyang.
, if he refused to move the capital, he would naturally have his reliance. If he was really a desperate, he would not have given up on Nanyang at the beginning."
Jin Dongliu smiled. "There are also credits for the fire bombs."
"I help both sides, which means there is no help on both sides." Wei Ba shrugged: "Actually, the problem is not the fire bomb. Each of the three parties has one million, who**? Or the coalition forces are**. The problem is that the Prime Minister and Lu Xunneng can
Is there any unreserved trust between each other? I'm afraid it's not that simple. I think Cao Rui dares to defend Luoyang, and probably has a crush on this."
"Yes, no one can rest assured about each other. There will be some discounts on this cooperation." Jin Dongliu was silent for a moment and said again: "The general is here with great fanfare. Do you want to meet with the King of Wu?"
"I can't see King Wu, it's good to see Sun Deng." Wei Ba smiled slightly: "I want to ask them if they are interested in buying some fire bombs. The three parties officially declare war, and I can't open it again.
I sold it to the State of Wei with one eye closed, and one big customer was missing, and the Prime Minister was poor and I had to seize the only customer of King Wu. It is difficult to do business now."
Jin Dongliu couldn't help laughing. The fire bombs purchased by Wu State had to pass through his defense zone, and he also heard some complaints from the Wu people. Han and Wu jointly attacked Wei, but Wei Ba not only did not help, but also sold fire bombs to Wei State and carried them.
The high price is extremely despicable. Wei Ba has earned tens of thousands of gold from Wu Ren, but is not satisfied yet and wants to make more money. What is the difference between this and sucking Wu Ren's blood?
However, since Wei Ba came in person, this business is probably not something Sun Quan wanted to do or not, and he had to do it even if he didn't want to do it.
...
Sun Deng’s idea is similar to Jin Dongliu.
Sun Deng had already received the news that Wei Ba led three thousand personal guards to Guiyang. As the highest general of the Wu army in Jiangnan, he did not dare to take it lightly and was always on guard, for fear that Wei Ba would suddenly stab him.
Not only is Jiangnan always on guard, but Jiangbei the same thing. What Sun Quan is most worried about now is that Meng Da, who is stationed in Luyang, will enter Yuzhou and stab Wu Jun from the back.
After receiving the invitation to meet Wei Ba, Sun Deng was nervous, but he still sent an envoy Sun Song. Sun Song was Sun Yi's son, his biological mother Xu, and Sun Deng's adoptive mother Xu came from the same family, so Sun Song also had a relationship with Sun Song.
Deng is very close.
Sun Song has the style of his father. Even when he saw Wei Ba, the old enemy of Wu, was not humble or arrogant, which left a good impression on Wei Ba. Wei Ba did not make things difficult for him and told him that he came to Guiyang this time, mainly to inspect.
, there is no intention of using force, please don’t be nervous. In addition, he wants to talk to Sun Deng about business matters again.
"General, we want to talk about the business, but I'm afraid we can't talk about it." Sun Song said slowly: "Last time we delayed the payment, we were forced to do so. The frontline war was in a tight position, so we should immediately put these fires.
The bullet was sent to the front line, but I couldn't get that much money, so I had to delay it for a while."
"I can understand it when my hands are tight for a while." Wei Ba said rationally: "So I'm here this time, making money is secondary. The main thing is to help you make money."
"Help us make money?" Sun Song became alert. When will Wei Ba be so kind?
"Of course." Wei Ba looked at Sun Song with a smile, and his face was kind and made a fortune. "The Chief has made an alliance with the King of Wu to share the world. Now his father's army is entering Bingzhou, and the Prime Minister is coming to Luoyang. The territory of our Han Dynasty is very fast.
It will be complete. But Jiangdong now has at least Jizhou, Qingzhou has not yet recovered, and Youzhou is even thousands of miles away. Moreover, Jiangdong lacks horses, I believe that the King of Wu probably doesn't want to take Liaodong first at all times, right?"
Sun Song held his breath: "What does the general mean?"
"I can provide you with excellent sea boats. You can sail to Liaodong and buy horses to exchange goods. How about it?
Sun Song was suddenly overjoyed. He knew what Sun Quan was most angry now. Sun Quan always wanted to send a navy to sea. Business was second to do it, and plundering the population was important. Jiangdong is now in short supply. But Jiangdong's ships could not stand the storm.
He could not get out of the far sea, so Sun Quan's idea was opposed by many people. The sea ship built by Wei Ba could withstand greater storms. If he could really buy Wei Ba's ship, then Sun Quan's idea would have the possibility of realization.
Sun Song was excited: "I don't know what the price of the general's ship is, and can we afford it."
"It's definitely affordable. A medium-sized ship with 300 gold gold, and a building ship with 500 gold gold." Wei Ba said in a light tone: "Cao Fu of Wei bought five ships in one breath, but he still paid for it privately.
Your dignified King of Wu will not be inferior to his own strength.”
Sun Song's heart skipped a beat. After talking for a long time, it was not until this time that he could hear what Wei Ba's murderous intent was.
...
Sun Quan shook his hand and half of the wine in the glass spilled out. His face immediately became the same as his eyes.
"Is he going to suck my blood and chew my flesh?" After a while, Sun Quan gritted his teeth and said viciously.
Sun Song didn't dare to speak. He ran from Yiyang to Wuchang and had long expected Sun Quan's expression. Wei Ba had a good grasp of this opportunity. Lu Xun was leading the main force of the Wu army to attack Luoyang. If it went well, once Luoyang got it.
The Wei army will then retreat to Jizhou. At that time, the front of the Wu Kingdom will push the Yellow River to the front, and the Wei Kingdom will inevitably block it here. If you want to break through this line of defense, the strength of the navy will be crucial. The Wei Kingdom has purchased Wei Ba's warships
If the Wu Kingdom does not buy it, the navy will have no advantage. Otherwise, the dilemma of the navy in the East China Sea not catching up with the cargo ship will be staged again.
After conquering Luoyang, the task of Shu Han was completed. Zhuge Liang could not help Lu Xun attack Jizhou, and Sun Quan could not invite Zhuge Liang to attack Jizhou together. If Zhuge Liang occupied Jizhou and did not leave, wouldn’t that be a big trouble? Therefore, attacking Jizhou would have to be
The Wu army was borne by itself. Faced with the dying counterattack of Wei, the Wu army's biggest shortcoming was not the navy, but the cavalry. It was impossible to form a powerful cavalry by just the few war horses sent by Zhuge Liang. He had to find the source of the war horses himself.
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The best source is of course Liaodong. But if you want to go to Liaodong, you must first buy Wei Ba's ship, otherwise you will either be sunk by the waves or be robbed by the Wei army. Wei State has lost Liangzhou, and Bingzhou is not protected yet.
Can he lose Youzhou again?
Whether these ships can be used to make money is not the most important thing. If Wu does not buy these ships, it is simply an impossible task to defeat the Wei army and conquer Jizhou.
Is it okay if you don’t buy it? Where can I get the money? Without money, Wei Ba will not sell it. Can you rob it? The Wu army navy can’t even catch up with the cargo ships of Wei State and cannot rob it. If you want to rob it, you must rob it.
, probably only the entire army is wiped out.
Now only Wei Ba can steal others, who has the courage to steal Wei Ba?