Under the gloomy sky, a candle was lit in the house.
There was letter paper and several sketches on the table. Cao Ren took out the corresponding engraving from the cabinet and printed it on the letter paper.
The information delivered by the "Wei spies" suddenly appeared:
——"The side carriage can stop the cavalry from charging."
——"Wooden oxen and flowing horses can walk on their own on rugged and dangerous roads to transport military supplies."
——"A continuous crossbow, ten shots in a row, within thirty steps, can instantly kill a strong ox!"
——"These three ordnances can be regarded as divine weapons. General Wenyuan must beware of them."
——"Such arms, if they fall into the hands of the Sun-Liu Alliance, will definitely... become a serious problem for Cao Wei!"
These words entered Cao Ren's eyes one by one.
This gave him a shocking feeling.
In Jiangling, the "Wei spy" was the shopkeeper of the "Changxin" restaurant, codenamed "Nightingale", and was the deputy Cao Yu of the military department of Cao Wei's "intelligence agency".
Responsible for collecting Jiangling intelligence and reporting it to Cao Cao.
He was directly responsible to Cao Cao.
Because Cao Cao has been in Hanzhong for the past two years...
Therefore, "Nightingale" was ordered to hand over the information directly to his clan brother Cao Ren who was stationed in Jingzhou, and he was in charge of everything in Jingzhou.
And "Nightingale" was able to become the deputy director of the Military Division because of his rigorous conduct.
Since he wrote this, it is definitely not a fabrication.
"Boning, what do you think?"
Cao Ren asked Man Chong beside him.
As a person specially sent by Cao Cao to assist Cao Ren in garrisoning Xiangfan, Man Chong's sinister eyes were still staring at the letter.
It's like I've been thinking about it over and over again in my mind.
"'Nightingale' is an old man from the military department. The general should trust his eyesight. Come to think of it...the so-called 'side carriage', 'wooden ox and flowing horse', and 'continuous crossbow' will definitely be of great importance in the upcoming Xiangfan battlefield!
The general must be on guard!"
Cao Ren rubbed the letter and said thoughtfully: "My eldest brother is now in Hanzhong, reorganizing the troops and raising military supplies. It is a critical period for Bashu in the south. We must stabilize the Xiangfan battlefield in this dry season!"
"What does the general mean...to join the fight for this batch of ordnance?"
"No..." Cao Ren suddenly turned around, his eyes were shining brightly, and his aura was as strong as a burst of fire: "Businessmen pursue profits, there is no need to fight for this ordnance head-on, haha... Having said that, the merchants in Jiaozhou don't live in 'Nightingale'
What about the restaurant?"
this…
Man Chong understood, "Is General Zixiao planning to disintegrate from within?"
"Hahaha..." Cao Ren said with a smile: "Use defense as offense, wait for the opportunity to move, there are so many people in the merchant team? How can we not find someone who is greedy and unjust for profit?"
Speaking of this, Cao Ren told Man Chong, "When you return this letter, you must let Nightingale ask where the merchant hid his weapons!"
"Also... that repeating crossbow is portable, and he tried to steal one. I don't believe it. It's just a repeating crossbow. No one in our Huanghuang Northern Territory can imitate it?"
Speaking of this, Cao Ren's eyes lit up...
It seems that he is full of confidence in this arrangement.
Full of favor, he rolled his eyes and asked: "General... Zihe General, are you going to report this matter to him as well?"
this…
Hearing the name "Cao Chun", Cao Ren's eyes showed some meaningful colors. After thinking for a while, he waved his hand.
"It's better not to tell him."
Cao Ren seemed to be discouraged all of a sudden.
He murmured in his mind:
——"No matter how strong Zihe and these five thousand tiger and leopard cavalry are, they are too arrogant..."
——"To underestimate Guan Yu is not to be strong, but to be stupid!"
…
…
It was very quiet in Guan Yu's study.
He looked at Mi Fang in front of him. "You mean...give up this batch of ordnance?"
"Yeah, what can we do if we don't give up?" Mi Fang looked filled with indignation, "Is there any justice in this? Can Jiangling City's laws control it?"
He spoke like a barrage of words, "When the Fourth Young Master opened his mouth, it was the sky-high price of 150,000 hu of grain. If Guan Gong wanted to pay for it again, how much could he get, 200,000 hu of grain? This year's harvest in the four counties of Jingnan... did not even have 200,000 hu of grain.
Tens of thousands of dendrobium...Guan Gong can't live in Jiangling City just because of this batch of ordnance, right?"
indeed…
As Guan Lin said before, his father is a poor man!
The reason why Jiangling City was able to make the Northern Expedition was entirely because there were a total of 30,000 people in Guan Yu and Guan's army in the entire six counties of Jingzhou. They tightened their belts and could live with a makeshift life...
But once you purchase this ordnance, it will be different.
That’s not a case of tightening the belt, it’s almost selling out the belt.
but…
Guan Yu's eyes flickered, what he was thinking about... was not actually how much money this batch of ordnance would sell for.
Nor is it the "big wronged one" about whether Guan Yu should be his son.
Instead, Yunqi raised this batch of ordnance to such a high price in one go.
——"What kind of medicine is this kid selling in his gourd?"
Out of curiosity about Yun Qi's behavior, Guan Yu was interested in going deeper and taking a dip in this muddy water.
——"No matter how bad it is, this money and food will be cheated by my own son... If he is cheated, he is cheated, and he is not an outsider!"
With this in mind, Guan Yu took a deep breath and said, "This batch of ordnance is crucial to attack Xiangfan during the dry season. Zifang boldly went to talk to the merchant and boldly reported it, and reported 200,000 dendrobium! Guan didn't believe it, and twenty thousand
Wan Hu still can’t take this batch of ordnance!”
Is this from the top?
Mi Fang felt completely stupid. He felt like he was a big fool.
This thing…
Just this...can sell 200,000 dendrobium grains?
Although it was not his own money, it was taken from the granary of the Prefect's Mansion after all. He felt distressed... He wanted to cry.
"Yun Chang, this... this can't be acted on impulse!"
Don't wait for Mi Fang to finish speaking.
"Zifang!" Guan Yu's words were even more serious, "I know it's difficult here in Zifang, and it's difficult in Jiangling's treasury and granary, but have you ever thought about Zifang, my eldest brother, how has it ever been easy for your eldest brother?
?”
Guan Yu's eldest brother is Liu Bei, and Mi Fang's eldest brother is Mi Zhu. They are both in Yizhou and Chengdu!
"People say, 'Without Xiangyang, Jingzhou is not enough to use military force. Without Hanzhong, Bashu is not in danger. It has nothing to do with it. Henan cannot be settled in Henan. This is the result of the situation.' Now Cao Cao, with hundreds of thousands of people, is eyeing Hanzhong.
, I have to look forward to Shu!"
"If our army cannot contain Jingzhou, what kind of difficulties will Guan's eldest brother and Zifang's eldest brother face? It's difficult for us, it's even harder for them, it's difficult for Jingzhou, and it's even harder for Yizhou!"
this…
Hearing this, Mi Fang stopped trying to dissuade her.
He knew... Guan Yu had moved Liu Bei and Mi Zhu out, but he couldn't persuade them anymore.
In addition, the Guan family father and son are at war with each other. The Fourth Young Master even wants Guan Yu to apologize to him in front of the people in the city, and expects the Fourth Young Master to buy it and then lend it to Guan Gong. That is a fantasy.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter..."
Mi Fang shook her head and stood up. It seemed quite difficult to hold up her plump body.
After standing still, he sighed in annoyance.
"Forget it, Yunchang still has the final say in Jingzhou!"
"Just buy it... Just think that the three counties of Changsha will be gone in early September, and the land tax in Jingnan will be confiscated this year... That's it, that's it!"
Indeed, if Sun Quan makes a surprise attack in early September and the three counties of Jingnan, Changsha, Guiyang, and Jiangxia are gone, will there still be Zhuizi Tianfu? The two hundred thousand dendrobium grains will be wasted.
Think so...
It made Mi Fang feel better.
Guan Yu, on the other hand, closed his phoenix eyes and thought slightly in his heart.
——"Yun Qi, there's only so much you can do as a father!"
And Ma Liang is hiding behind the curtain.
After listening to the conversation between Guan Yu and Mi Fang, I couldn't help but sigh.
——"Guan Gong...it's not easy to be a father!"
…
…
On the edge of the Han River, the river surface is wide and the waves are turbulent.
In "Confucius' Family Sayings", there is a sage's emotion about the surging river water.
——"From the river to Jiangjin, you can't wade it without taking shelter from the wind in an ark."
From this, the rapidity of the water flow of the Han River can be seen clearly!
At this moment, Guan Lin and Lu Youjie galloped around the bank of the Han River, and finally stopped at a stone pavilion. The two horses walked slowly one behind the other, surrounded by green mountains and green waters, and the glistening water.
Magnificent waves.
The Hanjiang River is similar to the Jingjiang River. July, August, and September are all flood seasons, especially in the middle and lower reaches of the main stream. July and August have the highest flood peaks, which is the main flood season of the Yangtze River.
However... once it enters the dry season in October, the water in Hanjiang and Jingjiang rivers will fade away quickly, so that in the end, horses galloping in the river valleys will feel as if they are walking on flat ground.
"The dry season is coming..." Guan Lin sighed with emotion. "Time is running out..."
Lu Youjie followed behind and did not dare to speak. Three days had passed since Guan Lin reported the 150,000 hu of grain.
Just three days...
The Gangneung City here can be described as an undercurrent.
"Tell me about it..." Guan Lin turned around and looked at Lu Youjiao.
Lu Youjiao had already been prepared and said quickly: "The Jiangnan woman originally said she would offer twice the price quoted by the Fourth Young Master, but in the end, she couldn't offer that much, so she revealed the price of 200,000 dendrobium grains.
"
At this point, Guan Lin interrupted: "Have you figured out the identity of this Jiangnan woman?"
"I found something." Lu Youjiao shook his head first, then nodded, "In the past few days, apart from discussing the purchase of ordnance with 'You Tanzhi', this Jiangnan woman has only met his husband.
His husband... has recently contacted many merchants in the Jiaozhou area, as well as merchants in Soochow, saying that many merchant ships are arriving here, and it seems that he plans to... transport the money over in batches."
"That's it?" Guan Lin muttered in his heart.
This is nothing, it is nothing!
Suddenly, Lu Youjiao sensed the gang leader's dissatisfaction with the Beggar Gang's intelligence collection.
He quickly said: "For this reason... our Beggar Clan specially sent brothers to check on these merchants and got some information."
"What?"
"The merchants that the man contacted are all related to the 'Lu' family among the four major families of Soochow, 'Gu, Lu, Zhu and Zhang'?"
Following Lu Youjiao's words, Guan Lin's eyes suddenly narrowed.
When he thought of the Lu family, the first thing he thought of was the person in the "company camp" - General Lu Xun.
Secondly, he was thinking of the one who was "carrying oranges" - Lu Ji.
It seems there is a land pit behind...
wrong…
It's Lu Kang.
According to ancient records, Lu Kang was quite capable of fighting.
She also "fell in love and killed each other" with Cai Wenji's sister Cai Zhenji's son Yang Hu!
Of course, this is the story of the "Jin Dynasty". Compared with Wei, Shu, and Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, it is a different story.
And these are not the main point, the main point is...the Jiangnan woman who purchased the ordnance is related to the "Lu family"...
This matter suddenly became a little interesting.
"Send more manpower and keep an eye on them." Guan Lin ordered.
Lu Youjiao nodded repeatedly.
After talking about this Jiangnan woman, Lu Youjiao changed the topic, "Besides this Jiangnan woman, there is another force that is extremely generous. After the gang leader quoted the price, he found 'Shi Huolong' on the same day and asked how much he could sell it for. Shi Huolong
I casually mentioned 250,000 dendrobium, but who would have thought that they agreed immediately without any bargaining... I just asked when the delivery would be delivered!"
call…
Guan Lin breathed softly, muttering in his heart.
——"Where are the rich people in the Three Kingdoms!"
Before Guan Lin could continue to ask, Lu Youjiao's words came out again, "During the conversation with them, a young man spilled the beans after being drunk, saying that... they are from Jiaozhou, and his father is from Jiaozhou.
The Seventh County Governor!"
"Shibian?" Guan Lin blurted out immediately...
"That's it..." Lu Youjiao said quickly: "This is after three rounds of drinking. After the young master was drunk, if the young master spilled the beans, his father would call him Shibian!"
——"Good boy... I didn't expect that the Jiaozhou Taxi family would also be involved."
Guan Lin's eyes narrowed again.
Thinking of Shibian...
Guan Lin's first impression was that this old boy and his father Guan Yu had the same hobbies. They both loved reading "Zuo's Spring and Autumn" and would always pick up a copy of "Spring and Autumn". It seemed that this was the only way to show off their strong character!
However, what dad Guan Yu learned from the Spring and Autumn Period was to show off...
What the scholars learned was that they used the Confucian idea of "benevolence" to provide extensive relief to the people.
That’s why…
During the war in the Central Plains, a large number of people fled to Jiaozhou to develop the local area...
This jointly promoted the economic and cultural development of Jiaozhou. The most important thing was that the scholars became very rich!
And this…
——What a good thing!
Anyway, I don’t plan to sell this batch of ordnance, so I’m happy to see one more as a gift!
"He promised to buy it, right?"
"We are already collecting money... It will be delivered in three to five days. However, this family has a condition. The transaction must be at the junction of Jiaozhou and Jingzhou. As long as it is a junction, it can be anywhere."
"Promise him!" Guan Lin said with a smile. "Remember, let him send the deposit first."
At this point, Guan Lin suddenly had an idea. He held his chin and said quickly: "You might as well tell that Jiangnan woman that the place where we deliver the goods to her is also Jiaozhou!"
Ah...ah...
Hearing this, Lu Youjiao was stunned.
He doesn't understand, what does the gang leader mean?
But when I raised my head, I didn’t dare to ask…
Guan Lin saw through his thoughts and patted his shoulder, "Don't worry, do as I say, don't forget, you also need to collect the deposit!"
Speaking of which…
Guan Lin changed the subject, "Where is my father? Has he paid for this batch of arms..."
"It's also...200,000 hu of grain!"
Lu Youjiao's answer surprised Guan Lin.
——"Dad, it's time to make a career!"
——"How dare you, a poor fellow, give out 200,000 hu of grain? You have 30,000 Guan family troops, can't you survive this year?"
I think so in my heart, but I say it with my mouth.
"Is this what my father said?"
"Prefect Mi personally promised it..." Lu Youjiao said truthfully. "He said...it was on Guan Gong's order, but when he quoted the price, he gritted his teeth..."
hehe…
It would be strange not to gnash your teeth!
Guan Lin smiled and said happily: "That's very good. All three families agreed to the deposit. My dad's place...ahem..."
"...I'm one of my own, so I'll give him some face and won't charge a deposit!"
People say, shop around.
But Guan Lin is selling a batch of ordnance to three families...
——This is simply three times the happiness!
However, he thought it was three families.
I never thought that Lu Youjia's words were not over yet.
"Gang Leader, actually... there are two more!"
What?
Guan Lin was stunned for a moment, it was not three times the happiness to be in love, this was five times the happiness!