Three Kingdoms: I Am Not an Ant Thief Chapter 726, Cao Cao’s Ambition
Liu Bei's military operations in Tianzhu continue to ferment, causing a sensation in various places in Daqian. Many people in Daqian think that if a defeated general like Liu Bei can do it, why can't they? Although the overseas is dangerous, it is also a place of wealth. This has caused a new round of longing for overseas among the common people, and many restless people have begun to head towards the coast!
Their idea is simple. They don't necessarily want to conquer a country like Liu Bei, but they want to take advantage of this trend and make a lot of money!
Liu Bei's victory also caused a sensation among the forces around Daqian.
Izumo Kingdom (Cao Cao disliked the name of Crab Island because it was too unpleasant. In the past, they enclosed the territory for themselves and had no diplomatic contact. Cao Cao and the others naturally did not care about the name. But now, under the leadership of Guo Jia, there are already many A small number of Daqian merchants opened factories here, and it would be ridiculous to use the name Crab Island again, so Cao Cao changed the name of Crab Island to Izumo Island, and he also became king and established the Izumo Kingdom. In this way, he also had a legitimate It’s the external name!)
After Cao Cao learned about Liu Bei's actions, he summoned his civil and military ministers and held a celebration meeting for Liu Bei.
At the banquet, Cao Cao raised his wine glass and said to his civil and military ministers with a smile: "Brother Xuande is worthy of being a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. Even if he is in such a state, he is not willing to give up his plan to rebuild the Han Dynasty. Such will is simply unbearable. People are comparable!"
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To be honest, Cao Cao felt a little ashamed of Liu Bei. When the princes of the Han Dynasty resisted Lei Gong, Liu Bei had money and strength, and he had no complaints at all. However, they troubled Liu Bei time and time again. In order to survive, he , directly handed over Qingzhou and Xuzhou and fled to Crab Island. It can be said that Liu Bei was completely sold.
Xun You said: "If Xuande Gong really rebuilds the Han Dynasty in Tianzhu, it will be a good thing for us, the remaining ministers of the Han Dynasty. At least we will have some backing."
Now the big money side is becoming more and more powerful overseas, and the power of Daqian on the Japanese island is also getting stronger and stronger. This is not a good thing for Cao Cao and the others on Crab Island. Moreover, with the actions of Li Aimin and the others, the overseas thunderous forces are becoming more and more powerful. More and more forces have been established by his subordinates. A country like Cao Cao, founded by Han ministers, already feels a bit strange among the many small countries overseas. If Liu Bei succeeds in meeting the Han Dynasty, they will have some incense to rely on. .
Cao Cao was full of pride and said: "How about I send an army to support Xuande to repay Xuande for helping us in the past!"
Cao Cao really admires Liu Bei now. After his defeat, he has been very decadent. The development of Crab Island was just to have a retirement place for himself, so Cao Cao has hardly done anything on Crab Island in recent years, and Liu Bei was beaten by Thunder God. Even worse than himself, but he could fight for the Han Dynasty again so quickly. From this point of view, Cao Cao believed that he was inferior to Liu Bei! And now that he wanted to help Liu Bei, he just wanted to see what Liu Bei could do. degree!
Cao Cao's words made many civil servants and generals look at each other. Celebrating Liu Bei's victory here is not a big deal. It is just an excuse for everyone to eat and drink. But if we really want to send troops thousands of miles away I am afraid that not many people would be willing to fight such a battle in Tianzhu. On this journey of tens of thousands of miles, if you are not careful, your entire army will be wiped out, and you may even die without knowing where you will die!
Xiahou Dun came out and said: "Meng De and we want to help Duke Xuande, but we are powerless. Not to mention that Yun State does not have many soldiers. These few soldiers have not fought in nearly 10 years. We really let them go to the battlefield." , I’m afraid it will hinder Mr. Xuande.”
These words made Cao Cao a little angry and said angrily: "Are we just sitting here and watching, unable to help with anything? In less than 10 years, you have degraded to what you are now, and you can't even lift a knife!" "
Everyone was a little helpless. To a certain extent, what Cao Cao said was right. All the savages around Crab Island had been captured by Cao Cao. The rest were all affiliated forces of Da Gan. Cao Cao and the others did not dare to fight, so the army was there. Crab Island is almost useless.
In order to reduce expenses, Cao Cao retained an army of 5,000 people in the form of military camps. However, this army had been farming for 10 years. It was impossible for the original veterans to go to the battlefield, and their nephews did not have any battlefield experience. , not a single battle has been fought, and the soldiers in the field have really turned into farmers. The combat effectiveness of these armies can be imagined. Not to mention that they still have tens of thousands of miles to travel.
Cao Ren thought for a while and whispered: "How about we get some food or cloth and other materials to support Duke Xuande. This can be regarded as a contribution to the big man!"
Xun You persuaded: "Now we are unable to help Liu Bei. Supporting some grain and grass supplies is the limit of what we can do."
Everyone else nodded, agreeing with Cao Ren's idea. It seemed that this was all they could do.
When Cao Cao thought about his current situation, he could only say helplessly: "I feel so aggrieved on Izumo Island. I really want to join forces with Xuande to fight against Tianzhu here."
During the more than ten years on Crab Island, Cao Cao thought that his ambitions had gradually been extinguished, but this time came the news of Liu Bei's campaign in Tianzhu. Cao Cao found that his heart was still hot, and Crab Island was not a place where he could rest in peace. This place is an extremely huge cage, trapping his ambition and mobility.
Hearing these words, Xiahou Dun and others were a little worried. It was already Lord Lei's kindness that they could live out their old age on Izumo Island. If they had ambitions, I'm afraid that Lord Lei would not let them go and leave. Compared with Daqian, Yunguo is like an ant!
Luzon!
After more than a year of development, the appearance of Luzon Island has not changed much, but it has begun to show signs of civilization. The black cloud pillars towering into the sky in the Luzon mining area have become beautiful buildings. This trend The black cloud pillar can be seen even from a hundred miles away. It has become a huge lighthouse. The surrounding merchant ships will know that they have arrived in Luzon when they see this black cloud pillar.
At this time, Luzon was very busy. There were transport ships docked everywhere on a simple and huge pier, and it was still expanding. No way, who made Luzon's specialty is copper mine, which can even be said to be Luzon's The specialty of China is money. This specialty is even more valuable than spices and brown sugar. After all, if there are more spices and brown sugar, the price will drop, but the value of copper mines is difficult to depreciate!
Therefore, after the Luzon copper mine appeared, there was no shortage of transport ships in the entire Luzon. These ships came to Luzon to either pull copper ingots or pull copper mines. There was no way the output in Luzon was too low, and many of them couldn't wait. The fleet will simply take the copper mines to refining, and there will be no shortage of blast furnaces!