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Volume 2: Unpredictable Chapter 1,442: Peace (Part 2)

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    "Who is my father? Don't you know this truth! If you act arbitrarily, you will only make it impossible for your father to get down the stairs!!"

    When Cao Zhang heard this, his body was shaken, and he suddenly woke up. He clenched his fists tightly, lowered his head and swore angrily in his heart.

    "Wen Bufan, you Western barbarian!! One day, I will repay this humiliation tenfold!!!"

    Although Cao Pi's whispers were deliberately suppressed, they still sounded slightly in the dead silence of the hall. I don't know if the civil and military officials heard them, but no one attended to echo them, and everyone remained silent. Cao Cao's words  The cold smile faded slightly, and he suddenly looked at Jia Xu at the bottom of the stairs, and asked in a deep voice

    "The matter of peace and war has been settled according to Taifu's opinion. When will the war with the Western Tang Dynasty start!?"

    The two countries of the Western Tang Dynasty and the Wei Dynasty had just reached peace talks, but Cao Cao immediately asked Jia Xu about sending troops. Everyone in the civil and military circles changed their colors. They all knew that a war between the two countries was unavoidable, and it would definitely come urgently and fiercely. Jia Xu  Hearing this, his expression was shocked, he shook his head, and hurriedly came out, bowing and saying:

    "In the opinion of the veteran, if we want to start the war early, we must first stabilize Wubei. The veteran heard that the reason why Wen Bufan was able to quickly stabilize Xichuan was because he convinced the people with his kindness, distributed most of the land in Sichuan to the people, and provided money to help the people repair their homes.  , The family fortune is like this, why doesn't Your Majesty follow suit? If Wu Bei can be defeated quickly, it will be a great blessing for us, the Wei Dynasty."

    When Cao Cao heard this, his face darkened, and when he was about to reply, Guan Ning came out in a hurry and shouted:

    "Although Taifu's plan is good, our country's previous expedition to Wu has already consumed a lot of money. The government will not have much left. In the near future, the Western Tang and Wei Dynasties will definitely go to war, and heavy investment will be needed. Isn't it necessary to increase taxes?"  The people in the Central Plains will have a lot of complaints if they use it to provide supplies. If anything happens, there will be chaos! In Yi Ning's opinion, your Majesty can only distribute the money, but you must not spend it too much!"

    After hearing this, Jia Xu smiled calmly, with those snake-like eyes shining brightly, he said slowly

    "The officials in charge of this matter don't have to worry too much. Now that Soochow has been destroyed, there is still a lot of money in the country. This money is originally obtained from the taxes of the Wu people. Taking it from the people and using it for the people, doesn't it show your majesty's benevolence!  ?¡±

    As soon as Jia Xu said this, the expressions of all the civil and military officials in the palace suddenly changed, and everyone had a look of horror. It can be seen that most of the money of the Soochow State was kept by the royal family, and only a small part was rewarded to meritorious people. Is it true that Jia Xu's words  It¡¯s not about teaching Cao Cao to use his money to invest privately!  ?

    Jia Xu has always acted cautiously, and would never offend Cao Cao if he did something like this that would anger Cao Cao. When Cao Cao heard this, he closed his eyes slightly, and the hall was silent for a while. The atmosphere was extremely strange and abrupt. Cao Cao relaxed.  Said slowly

    "I once heard that the reason why Wen Bufan was loved by his people in his country, and every household prayed for him at home day and night, was because he governed the country well and the other was because he was generous and regarded money as dirt. The Western Tang Dynasty  Apart from taxes and taxes, most of the government's income comes from his family business. This man is a man of great talent, and is very focused on business. His family business covers a wide range of areas. In addition to gambling houses, restaurants, weaving shops, craftsmen's shops, and even in recent years  Even the pharmacy is involved. In the past, the Wei Dynasty and the Western Tang Dynasty were still allies, and his family business was spread all over the Central Plains. Although I intended to restrain it and give him a heavy gift, I did not expect that he was a good man in making money, and he was involved in all walks of life and had good reputation.  The annual revenue of the Wei Dynasty was nearly one-tenth. From what I got, I did not kill them all. Moreover, Wen Bufan also had countermeasures. All merchants from the Central Plains who came to the Western Tang Dynasty to buy supplies were given heavy taxes. Therefore, the merchants from the Central Plains were given heavy taxes.  Everyone complained about me, and secretly many merchants moved their families to the Western Tang Dynasty, and even the Central Plains clans came to seek profit. For this reason, I had to kill on a large scale to serve as a warning. After this incident, although this trend has  Restraint, but I also suffered a reputation. As Wen Bufan's family business developed, he became more and more wealthy, but almost all of his wealth was used for state purposes. And I heard that Wen Bufan's daily life was extremely simple, not even as good as some wealthy businessmen in the Western Tang Dynasty.  , Isn¡¯t such a wise king what the people of the world hope for?

    Money is nothing but external possessions. Compared with the great cause of the world and the unification of the country and the country, it is not worth mentioning. But I have only just realized it today~!  !  The Grand Tutor will follow your instructions and follow my instructions to take all that the Soochow State has obtained. If it is not enough, take it from here!  !  "

    Cao Cao looked indifferent, Jia Xu looked happy, and bowed his hands.

    "Your Majesty is generous and benevolent everywhere!! The old minister is also willing to take everything from his family for the national use!!"

    As soon as Jia Xu said this, many civil and military officials in the palace spoke out with emotion and followed suit one after another. They were all willing to donate the remaining civil and military officials to the country. Seeing the situation, how could they dare to be negligent? They all agreed with Cao Cao and sighed, waving their hands.

    "It is natural for all the noble families to devote themselves to me, to sacrifice their lives, and to gain money. As the king of a country and the master of the world, it is natural for me to use it for the people. How can I privately take the money from all the noble families?"  money!?"

    As soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, the civil and military officials were anxious to remonstrate with him again. However, Cao Cao had already made up his mind and refused to accept the civil and military incompetence.?Grateful, everyone secretly gave these to each other afterwards, which is of course a later topic.

    " The matter of appeasing the people in northern Wu has been decided for the time being. Jia Xu focused his attention on it, and then talked about it again.

    "When the north of Wu is stable, your majesty can cultivate your power and train your soldiers and horses. Our country, the Wei Dynasty, is strong and covers the Central Plains and Hebei. For more than ten years, there has been no war. The population is nearly ten million. If you take one out of ten, one hundred  Wan Xiong's army can be formed in just a few days. Your Majesty can send out generals to train the new soldiers. In addition, our country's young soldiers such as Jiang Boyue and Hao Bodao are all young heroes with both wisdom and bravery. They can be vigorously promoted and recruited into the new army.  The elite officers and soldiers in the army are trained in each branch. In this way, an army of one million can be mobilized immediately. With your Majesty's order, it is no problem to send out an army of one million to attack the city! "

    As soon as Jia Xu said this, all the soldiers in the palace were shocked and looked happy. Cao Cao nodded slightly, agreeing with it, but he also had a lot of worries in his heart, and said in a deep voice

    "According to Taifu's plan, although it would take several years to build a million-strong army, the Western Tang Dynasty was very powerful. Although its population was not as good as that of the Wei Dynasty, Wen Bufan was deeply popular among the people. If he climbed up and raised his voice, he would be able to build it within a few years.  In addition to hundreds of thousands of new recruits, I also heard that Wen Bufan has vigorously developed weapons in recent years and set up a divine army camp to recruit talented people to research and develop weapons. In recent years, in addition to the thunder cannon, Wen Bufan also developed a weapon.  This is a novel steel-making technique. Most of its military equipment are steel-making tools. Even war horses are well-equipped with armor to protect weapons such as spears, knives, halberds, hooks and sickles. Most of them are made of steel and are extremely sharp.  As a result, although the Wei Dynasty has millions of people, it may not be the enemy of the Western Tang Army!"

    When Cao Cao said this, Sima Yi, who had never spoken a word, came out in a hurry, full of energy, with a serious look on his face, and spoke quickly

    "Your Majesty does not need to worry too much about marching troops to fight. The sharpness of weapons is of course important, but when it comes to attacking with troops and planning, if we fight with them, we should try to avoid unnecessary head-on confrontations with them and use more strategies to attack. Your Majesty can also  In the past few years, we have paid heavy rewards and recruited skilled craftsmen from the Wei Dynasty to develop weapons. As long as the weapons of the two armies are not very different, our army has a large number of people and responds cautiously. How can we be like the traitors of the Western Tang Dynasty?  The Tang Dynasty has powerful weapons such as thunder cannons, and we, the Wei Dynasty, also have thunderbolt chariots that you can improve and put them to great use!"

    When Cao Cao heard this, his eyes suddenly shone brightly, and he nodded repeatedly. At this time, Cao Pi also showed his kindness.

    "According to the child's opinion, the father can also send sophisticated people to the Western Tang Dynasty to sneak into the divine army camp. If they can get the information, they can immediately report it to the father and then vigorously build it up. In this way, the equipment of the two armies is equivalent. In our country,  In front of the million-strong army of Wei, why should the Western Tang Dynasty care?"

    Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard this and laughed loudly:

    ¡°Hahahaha!! Zihuan¡¯s words are very kind!!¡±

    So, after Cao Cao discussed with the civil and military officials, they made arrangements, and then prepared to return to the court. Cao Cao appointed Zhang Zha as the shepherd of Yangzhou and commanded the three armies in northern Wu to prevent the Western Tang army from invading from the south of Wu. He also appointed Sima Yi as the governor of Yangzhou to assist Zhang.  Cao Cao had decided to deal with the government affairs in Yangzhou, so he led a group of civil and military personnel. On the way back to Luoyang, Cao Cao rushed to Jingzhou and heard that Guo Jia had died of illness, but he did not cry. It seemed that he had expected it, but he spent a day and night on the bank of the Yangtze River in front of Guo Jia's tomb.  , what he said was strictly prohibited by Cao Cao, and no one dared to disturb him.

    After the memorial ceremony, most of the black hair that Cao Cao had had turned white overnight, which made all the civil and military officials tremble with fear and grief. However, to the great relief of all the civil and military officials, Cao Cao was still in high spirits and still had a smile on his face.  With a hint of unrestrained smile, he looked vaguely and found that he was seventy-nine similar to Guo Jia. So, Cao Cao set foot on the way back to Luoyang again.

    Let's say that about two months ago, four brothers, including Wang Wenhan of the Western Tang Dynasty, gathered together in Anyi City, Hedong Province. They were almost inseparable day and night, talking about major events in the world. The brothers had a great time together. During these days, soldiers came to report repeatedly.  In front of Hulao Pass, Wei Bingxu repeatedly came to explore, which was very frustrating and annoying.

    One day, another soldier was on his way at starry night. They came to report that there was another movement in the Wei army. Cao Zixiao, the general of Wei Zhenguo, personally led the deployment and went to visit Guan Yu. When Guan Yu heard this, his red and phoenix eyes shone with light, and in an instant it was like hearing the roar of a dragon.  He slapped the memorial table with his palm and shouted angrily

    "This Cao Zixiao, seeing that Guan is not in Guanzhong, dares to attack my dignity of the Tang Dynasty repeatedly without knowing what is good and evil!?"

    Hearing this, Zhou Long quickly comforted Wen Han by shaking his head and smiling, waving his hand.

    "You're just a little thief, why should my second brother be angry? Don't let your interest go away."

    ?? Guan Yu¡¯s face as red as a red date sank, he held his hand on his beautiful beard, bowed his head, and responded with a solemn voice.

    "No! It's rare for Your Majesty to get away. How can we let this Cao Zixiao disturb His Majesty's interest while gathering with our brothers here!!
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