It took nearly two years and cost countless dollars.
The mysterious Tiger and Leopard Cavalry finally appeared in people's sight. Although it has never been on the battlefield to verify its combat effectiveness, in terms of the solemn military appearance and the momentum of the two thousand cavalry, in terms of the late Eastern Han Dynasty, there is probably no one that can compare with it.
The elite of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.
Equipped with a high bridge saddle and double stirrups, the tiger and leopard cavalry's combat effectiveness is superior to others from the beginning.
Cao Peng didn't quite understand why Cao Cao took out the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry at this time. But he was certain that there must be some reasons.
At this time, Cao Peng knew that it was time for him to withdraw.
Raise your hand and swing it back.
Hei Qi and Fei Qi retreated at the same time, while Xia Houen supervised the troops and horses, and surrounded the chariots and came forward.
"Ziyu, say goodbye to the old lady for me, let's take our leave first."
At this time, it was not Cao Peng's turn to steal the limelight. Xia Houen also knew this. Since the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry appeared, Cao Cao would definitely accompany him.
"Afu, I'll treat you to a drink later."
Cao Peng put his hands together, bowed slightly, and passed by the chariot.
"Let's go home."
He took a deep breath, glanced at the passing chariots and troops, and turned around with a smile to give instructions.
Fei Qi immediately turned his horse's head, and Black Qi all turned around. Although it had only been two days, this army of less than 600 people had already taken shape.
Of course, this includes the efforts of Hao Zhao and others, but more importantly, it is the quality of these soldiers, which is really great!
Cao Peng was about to take a detour and enter through the west gate of Xudu. But he didn't go far when he suddenly heard someone calling his name from behind, so he quickly reined in his horse.
Xia Houzhen rode a horse and chased after him, escorted by more than a dozen guards.
Cao Peng couldn't help but be a little surprised and puzzled. He waved his hand to signal the carriage and horses to continue moving. He immediately stood in the middle of the road and looked at Xia Houzhen with a smile.
"Captain Cao, my grandma asked me to come and thank you."
"Haha, this is my responsibility, why do I need to say thank you?"
Xia Houzhen was silent, not knowing what to say.
Cao Peng looked at him doubtfully. After a moment, Xia Houzhen said softly: "Captain Cao, I'm going back then."
"Um!"
Xia Houzhen turned his horse's head, his thin figure carrying a hint of coldness.
"Sure lady!"
Cao Peng called Xia Houzhen, urged his horse forward, and blocked Xia Houzhen's way.
"Captain Cao, is there anything else?"
"Well... there are some things I know I shouldn't say. But along the way, I feel that I should still say them... Miss Zhen, be happy!"
"ah?"
"I know that you have a lot of pain in your heart. But in life, there will always be dissatisfaction of one kind or another... If you feel unhappy, just find someone to talk to. If you can't find anyone, you can talk to Yueying or me.
Sister, they all like you very much."
"Then can I find you?"
Xiahou Zhen asked in a strange way.
As soon as the words came out, his cheeks suddenly turned red.
Her head almost dropped to her chest, and she quickly whispered: "If you're busy, forget it!"
Cao Peng was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "As long as I am in Xudu, you can come to me at any time... If you have any dissatisfaction in your heart, just say it. After you say it, you will be much happier. Miss Zhen, please be open-minded about everything.
, is it possible to stay this low all your life?"
"Um!"
Xia Houzhen's voice was like a mosquito's, and his fair and sexy neck was flushed with pink.
"You can call me Ah Zhen."
"ah?"
Xia Houzhen blushed, raised his head and said, "When my mother-in-law was alive, she always called me Ah Zhen."
Cao Peng couldn't help but laugh.
He nodded, suddenly urged his horse forward, stretched out his hand and gently scratched Xia Houzhen's straight nose, "My name is Ah Fu, don't call me 'Brother Rabbit' anymore."
After saying that, Cao Peng laughed loudly and rode away.
The moment Cao Peng's finger passed over Xia Houzhen's nose, Xia Houzhen was stunned!
There was a touch of shame and anger in his heart, but there was still a bit of joy. If according to the etiquette of this era, Cao Peng's actions just now undoubtedly seemed a bit frivolous. But to Xia Houzhen, that slightly frivolous action made
She felt very warm in her heart.
"Brother Rabbit!"
Xia Houzhen suddenly squeezed out four words from his mouth.
Immediately, she smiled...
Today's Cao Mansion does not refer to Cao Cao's "Cao", but refers to Cao Peng's home. It is no longer what it used to be.
I remember that they once lived in Dianwei's Wubao, and then bought a house from Cao Hong. Now, Cao Ji can be regarded as an official better than Qianshi. In addition to the original house, plus the house rewarded by Cao Cao, it is at least as good as Qianshi.
A year and a half ago, it was more than half as big.
When Cao Peng came to the door of his house, he even couldn't recognize him.
The horizontal plaque on the door, with the word "Zhuye" written on it, also represents Cao Ji's current identity. Deng Juye and his wife had already received the news, and accompanied Zhang's family, waiting outside the door.
As soon as she saw Cao Peng, Mrs. Zhang couldn't help but burst into tears, ran over and hugged Cao Peng.
"My son, you have suffered a lot in the past two years..."
Suffer?
Cao Peng didn’t think so!
However, Cao Peng has grown much taller and stronger than when he left Xudu.
It makes people feel that he has become more powerful than before! And his appearance has also undergone some changes. When he was a child, Cao Peng had a face with oval seeds, which made people feel very delicate. But now, his cheekbones are slightly protruding, which makes him look very delicate.
The contours of the cheeks are no longer so soft.
If we use the facial features of later generations, the shape is somewhere between the Chinese character face and the Chinese character face.
This also makes Cao Peng look a little more masculine. In addition, his height has reached about 170cm, and his figure has become burly and strong.
Zhang's emotional expression made Cao Peng feel more or less at a loss.
For Mrs. Zhang, he was still stuck in the original image of a simple woman with a sarong skirt and wooden hairpin. He did not hesitate to sell jade pendants and ask for talisman water for her. But the woman in front of him was dressed in silk and satin, with a Japanese-style ponytail.
There is a gold hairpin on the head, which is full of jewels.
However, when Mrs. Zhang hugged him, the string in Cao Peng's heart was still touched.
"Mom, I'm back!"
"Well, it'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back."
"Mom, do you still remember Yueying?"
Cao Peng spoke and waved to Huang Yueying to come forward.
With a hint of shyness, Huang Yueying stepped forward and paid her respects to Mrs. Zhang.
"you are not……"
Zhang has a good memory and recognized Huang Yueying at a glance.
Just as she was about to speak, she saw Cao Nan walking up to her with Deng Ai in her arms. After whispering softly in her ear, Mrs. Zhang suddenly beamed.
"Yueying, I haven't seen you in the past two years, and you've become even more handsome."
For a moment, he threw Cao Peng aside, took Huang Yueying's hand, and walked towards the mansion.
Cao Peng, I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
"Uncle Juye, aunt of the Hong family, we have been separated for many years. How are you doing?"
Cao Peng saluted Deng Juye and Madam Hong. The couple were happy and beaming, feeling quite proud.
I think back then, their son Deng Fan was just an idle gangster from Jiyang. Now, according to Wang Meng, Deng Fan is already the military commander of Chen County.
How old is Bing Cao Shi?
Deng Juye and his wife were not sure either... but Ju Wangmeng explained that Huang She was just a soldier. I think back then, even the magistrate of Jiyang County was respectful to Huang She when he saw him. Then Deng Fan's soldier, wasn't he?
Bigger than the county magistrate? How could the couple not be happy!
But they didn't know that Kuai Zheng was not afraid of Huang She at first, but because of the family behind Huang She.
Huang She is the direct descendant of the Huang family in Jiangxia, while Kuai Zheng is just a branch of the Kuai family in Xiangyang. In terms of official position, Kuai Zheng is higher than Huang She, but...
Deng Juye and his wife were also real people. Although their son was promoted, they did not show any pride in the Cao family.
Cao Peng had no real power, but Deng Juye and his wife did not understand. The title of Captain of Cavalry was enough for the couple to respect each other. In addition, Cao Ji was appointed Captain of Zhuye, and Deng Ji also became Captain of Tuntian. One discipline and three
Captain... made Deng Juye and his wife work even harder.
"Uncle Juye, how is things going in Luoyang?"
Deng Juye grinned and said: "Everything is fine...With the help of Fourth Brother Zhu and the support of all the generals and princes, our gambling house over there is making money every day. People in the entire Heluo area know that Shengshi Gambling House
In the name of Luoyang, if you don’t play a few tricks when you get to Luoyang, you won’t get to Luoyang.”
Cao Peng smiled, nodded, and did not ask any more questions.
The Shengshi Casino is indeed making a lot of money every day, but to be honest, if you spread it out to an individual, you won’t have much left over.
Cao Peng didn't expect the gambling house to make money at all. It was just a bargaining chip for him to build relationships and make friends with Cao Hong, Xia Houdun and others.
The most profitable industry in the Cao Mansion now is not the Shengshi Gambling House, nor is Cao Ji making knives.
But in Haixi...
The entire Haixi business was planned by Cao Peng.
The influence of the nine leaders now covers most of Huaibei, and has spread to Huainan with Wang Mai appointed as the Nongdu Lieutenant of Guangling.
Once Yandu resumes normal operation, it will be equivalent to having two major sources of salt at hand.
Although most of the profits will be converted into food and population, it is enough to make the Cao family rich.
No, the policy of salt diversion for land in the Lianghuai merchant villages has aroused Cao Cao's attention. Especially last year, after Cao Cao inspected the Haixi farming, it is said that he has strengthened the salt transportation and started to implement the salt diversion in Guanzhong.
The policy of exchanging land and population...
The person who implemented this policy was named Wei Jian.
It is said that people from the Wei clan in Hedong are working on compiling a complete set of regulations.
There are salt ponds in Guanzhong, which is also a salt-producing area. If the Haixi approach can be implemented, there is no doubt that the recovery of Guanzhong will be accelerated.
Guanzhong is rich and the world is rich!
However, Cao Peng estimated that it might not be that easy for Wei Ji to implement Haixi's approach.
Haixi has its own extremely unique situation. The population is sparse, relatively chaotic, and there are not many aristocratic families. But Guanzhong is different. Guanzhong can be said to be full of aristocratic families, and the power of the families has begun to take shape. There are Qiang Di in the west and Xianbei Xiongnu in the north. If you want to
Implementation is not easy...
However, if Cao Peng didn't try it, even if Cao Peng said it, what would be the use?
Let's let that Wei Qi (God knows who he is? Anyway, he didn't appear in the novel) have a hard time. Only when he fails can Deng Ji's methods be revealed.
Today, the Cao family is extraordinary.
On top of the original residence, there were added the residences given to Cao Ji and Cao Peng, as well as the residence given to Wang Meng, which was very large.
There are about a hundred servants, and it can be regarded as a middle-to-lower family in Xudu.
However, now that Cao Peng has brought back nearly 600 black spirits, the area seems a bit smaller.
But what does that mean?
Cao Peng selected those soldiers who had participated in the Battle of Quyang and made them live in the city.
The rest, such as Gan Ning Xia Hou Lan Hao Zhao and others, all arranged to go to Dian Wei's Wubao. Cao Peng had already sent people to talk to Dian Wei about this, and Dian Wei had no objection. Hei Qi and Fei Qi cavalry were arranged properly.
After that, Cao Peng led Kan Ze and others into the house.
Cao Ji was not at home. It is said that Cao Cao gave the order and the supervisors rushed to make weapons and armor.
I heard that Yuan Shao was ready to make a move in Hebei, and seemed to be ready to cross the river to fight Cao Cao... This also made Zhu Yejian very busy.
Originally, Cao Ji had already relieved himself of the responsibility of Heyi Workshop and handed it over to Guo Huan's father, Guo Yong, as the supervisor of Heyi.
He Yi Jianling was a work officer and was not in the rank of Han official. In the words of later generations, he was not a member of the system and belonged to a non-staff position.
The situation is somewhat similar to contracting.
Contract Heyi Workshop to Guo Yong.
Guo Yong was responsible for various things such as the management and personnel of the workshop. While completing the tasks assigned by the court, he could also take on some small jobs.
There is a lot of oil and water here.
Guo Yong was able to get the position of Supervisor of Heyi, on the one hand, because of Cao Ji's recommendation, and on the other hand, because he also served as the Supervisor of Zhuye. The success of Heyi Workshop depends entirely on Cao Ji and Guo Yong
.He is the most suitable candidate to take over...
Cao Ji then returned to Xudu to serve!
However, due to the heavy task this time, Cao Ji had to return to Heyi Workshop to supervise the making of weapons.
According to Zhang, Cao Ji will be back in a few days.
After hearing this, Cao Peng felt relieved.
He was sitting in the hall, talking to Mrs. Zhang, when suddenly he heard the servant coming to report: Huben Lang Dian is full, Huben Lang Dian is full, and Huben Lang Xu Yi has come to visit.
These two people came very quickly.
Cao Peng quickly apologized, gave Huang Yueying a few words of advice, and hurried out to greet her.
"Afu, you guy, do great things."
As soon as Dianman met, he pointed at Cao Peng's nose and made a fuss.
Cao Peng asked in astonishment: "What didn't I do?"
"You said you didn't do anything... You guys, I heard that you killed Zhang Fei from Yan in Chenting?"
"No... I just captured him and used a strategy."
"No matter what method you use, I also heard that you quartered a horse in front of Liu Yuzhou's two wives... You don't know, Liu Bei's brother was very angry when he found out. Guan Yu
He has taken people to Chenting to greet Zhang Fei. Liu Bei has not left home these days.
My father said privately that he wants me to learn from you."
"This is really accidental."
Cao Peng looked humble, but in his heart, he was secretly happy.
Brother captured Zhang Fei, and now he is considered a celebrity...
"By the way, Zidan just sent someone over to let me tell you that Yuxiu Tower will pick up the wind for you at noon.
He is on duty at the moment and can't get away. Let's go there first... Let's take a walk, I've reserved a seat at Yuxiu Tower, let's go have a drink."
Xu Yi took Cao Peng and walked out without saying a word.
Cao Peng smiled bitterly and said: "You guys wait a moment, I will talk to my mother first."
"Then hurry up, we'll wait for you at the door."
Cao Peng returned to the living room and told Mrs. Zhang the situation.
Mrs. Zhang was full of things to say and wanted to talk to Cao Peng, but she also knew that since Dianman Xu Yi was here, Cao Peng would not be able to shirk him.
"Afu, drink less and don't cause trouble."
No matter how many great things her son does, the mother is always worried.
Cao Peng quickly agreed and winked at Huang Yueying, which meant: Hey, you must coax my mother well.
Huang Yueying smiled: What do you need to say?
At that moment, Cao Peng called Gan Ning, Xia Houlan, Hao Zhao and Kan Ze, and the five of them walked out of the house. The servants had already prepared the horses.
Then, everyone went to Yuxiu Tower in great numbers!
