However, Su You did not return to Zhongshan Kingdom with Su Shuang, but had another mission. When leaving Hongsha Gang, Su You received Su Shuang's instructions: No matter what happens, you must not leave Hexi.
It is necessary to establish a firm foothold wherever possible and gain Cao Peng's approval. Only in this way can the Su family gain greater benefits by moving to Hexi in the future. Su You is not a businessman. He studied at Anping Academy in his early years and was
He was promoted to be filial and honest.
Anping Academy is not known to future generations.
When talking about the Three Kingdoms, people easily think of Yingchuan Academy, Shuijing Villa and other places, but in fact, the status of Anping Academy is not inferior to Yingchuan Academy. In the north of the river, there are three major academies, namely Julu Academy and Anping Academy.
Academy and Tobu Academy. Among them, Julu Academy is a government-run institution. Anping Academy and Tobu Academy are private academies. These two academies come from the same surname, but they belong to two separate families. Anping Academy belongs to Boling Cui
Created by the Clan, its representative figures are Cui Jun, the son of the former Taiwei, and Cui Jun's younger brother, Cui Jun... Haha, you read that right, Cui Jun and Cui Jun. Maybe Cui Jun's reputation is not outstanding, but he
His brother Cui Jun is very famous.
This person is Cui Zhouping, one of the Four Friends of Xiangyang.
Dongwu Academy is owned by the Cui family of Qinghe.
These two families were originally one family, but later split into two sects, Boling and Qinghe. The open and secret fights between the two sects have never stopped, and they have always been competing with each other. Su You, a descendant of Boling Cui, is good at classics. The Su family of Zhongshan Kingdom,
He has been doing business for many generations and has become a wealthy businessman in Hebei today. However, after Su Shuang's generation, he keenly realized that it was difficult for the Su family to become a truly wealthy and famous family based on his status as a businessman, so he focused on cultivating Su You and hoped that Su You would be successful in the future.
You can make a difference in the scholarly community. Only in this way can the Su family of Zhongshan Kingdom truly become prosperous.
Unfortunately, before Su Shuang's plan could be implemented, Yuan Shao was defeated.
Originally, Su Shuang had given up the idea of letting Su You become an official. However, after meeting Cao Peng, his idea revived.
Su You doesn't need to worry about the family business.
Su Ping, the second son of Su Shuang, is responsible for taking care of it. As long as Su You can establish a firm foothold under Cao Peng's account, it will be his greatest contribution to the Su family. Su You left Hongshui County this time in the name of Cao Peng.
Go to Fuping and leave the Zhang family's treasury.
The arrival of eight thousand Han slaves indeed relieved the pressure on Cao Peng's manpower.
But at the same time, it also brought a new problem to Cao Peng...grain, luggage, and all kinds of living supplies.
Cao Peng originally planned to leave the Fuping Treasury later, but with the arrival of 8,000 Han slaves, he had to act in advance. Otherwise, just the food and clothing for these 8,000 Han slaves would be enough to give him a headache. After making up his mind,
While getting out of Fuping's treasury, Cao Peng had to turn his attention to Xu Du, hoping to seek more help...
The dress change in Heluo has been completed, and the dress change in Guanzhong will begin next.
When new ordnance and equipment arrive in Guanzhong, a large number of obsolete baggage equipment will be eliminated...
According to the rules, these equipment and ordnance will be counted and registered by the arsenal order, and then processed. For example, those eliminated Huanshou swords will be sent to the Heyi workshop for recycling. The person in charge of the replacement is Xu Du
The captain of the city gate, Cao Peng's father, Cao Ji. Cao Peng thought about it, and it seemed that he could only start from this aspect.
The ordnance that was replaced by Cao's army was not valuable in the Central Plains.
But in the Western Region, in Mobei... these things can still produce some value.
Cao Peng now needs a large number of items, and it is obviously unrealistic to simply rely on the court's supply.
Cao Cao's main focus was on Hebei, with supplies of food, grass and weapons being given priority to the battlefield in Hebei. As for Hexi... To be honest, he didn't get much support. If he didn't engage in some crooked ways, Cao Peng really didn't know what to do.
In my previous life, this was the most annoying thing.
I didn’t expect that when I was reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I would do such illegal things.
Cao Peng had no choice but to comfort himself secretly: For the lofty goal, I will do whatever it takes...
Drive out the Hulu and revitalize Hexi!
It seems like a lofty goal...
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On August 26, the construction of the outer city of Lianbao was completed.
According to the roster sent by Jia Kui, Lianbao now has 1,300 soldiers, including more than 300 cavalry. These cavalrymen are young men selected from the tribes near Lianbao, but they have not yet formed combat effectiveness.
There are currently more than 4,000 registered residents in Lianbao. Among them, there are less than 400 Han households, or even less than half of the total population of Lianbao. The rest of the population is mostly naturalized Hu people. In addition, there are more than 1,000 Han people.
Hu Nu further caused the imbalance in the population ratio between Hu and Han.
Jia Kui believes: "If the proportion of Hu and Han exceeds 70%, the situation in Lianbao will inevitably become complicated."
After careful consideration, on August 28, Cao Peng transferred 400 households and about 2,000 people from the 8,000 Han slaves sent from Hongshagang to Lianbao to increase the Han population in Lianbao.
Proportion. Regarding this, Jia Kui was happy, but also said with a sad face: "If the population suddenly increases by two thousand, the food and grass in Lianbao will inevitably get out of control."
When food and grass are abundant, population is insufficient.
When the population is sufficient, food and grass are not enough...
Now that we have entered late autumn, when winter comes, the food and grass problem will inevitably become more serious.
I am afraid that the imperial supply and Fuping County's inventory alone cannot change this situation... So, what should we do?
Cao Peng found that he seemed to have entered a strange circle.
In September, Hongshui County broke ground.
As the prisoners of war from Xiutu and the Han slaves from Hongsha Gang arrived in Hongshui County one after another, the problems faced by Cao Peng became more and more serious.
Xiu slaughtered nearly 4,000 people each, plus 6,000 Han slaves in Hongshagang.
The number of slaves alone exceeded 10,000.
However, the number of troops in Cao Peng's hands was only a thousand, and the proportion was obviously out of balance.
The increase in population will inevitably bring about a new round of food shortage. Even if the food standards are lowered, Cao Peng still faces a huge crisis. Cao Peng had to send people to Chang'an again to ask Wei Jian for an additional five thousand shi of food. But the problem was
, Guanzhong has just returned to peace, and all affairs are still waiting to be completed. Where can there be such a large supply of food?
Wei Jian replied and said that he would allocate 10,000 shi of food and grass as soon as possible.
But before the spring of next year, Chang'an may not be able to sustain supply.
In other words, when these ten thousand stones of grain and grass are consumed, Hexi will face a food crisis, and it will be difficult for Guanzhong to provide support.
"what to do?"
Cao Peng was on horseback, inspecting the construction site in Hongshui County.
He patted his forehead gently and looked at Wang Shuang and Cai Di who were following him with a bitter look on his face.
Deng Fan and Pangtong were in Muyuan in the northwest; Jia Kui and Yin Feng stayed in Lianbao to carry out the construction of the interior of the castle, and it was difficult to get away.
Liang Kuan and Jiang Xu were good at leading troops in battle.
But if we talk about governing the place and solving people's livelihood, we can't help Cao Peng.
Su Youma, it's okay to let him handle some paperwork, but when it comes to specific matters, it seems a bit rigid and not flexible enough.
Wang Shuang Cai Di...
Don’t even count on it!
One is training horses and raising dogs, and the other is a little kid. What big use can he have?
Cao Peng once again felt the pain of having no one around him. When he encountered a problem, there was no one he could talk to.
Looking for Dou Lan to solve the problem?
Cao Peng smiled bitterly and shook his head: Those Hongze guys have too much time to take care of themselves right now. Besides, even if they have the ability to help, they will never help. Maybe Dou Lan and his son are waiting to see Cao Peng's joke...
Looking for Li Qi?
That old guy is as cunning as a ghost and cannot be trusted!
For a moment, Cao Peng felt an unprecedented sense of helplessness: In such a vast Hexi, no one can help me?
"General, general!"
Just by the Caopeng Lema River, when I was looking around blankly, I suddenly heard the sound of rapid horse hooves in the distance.
He saw Liang Kuan galloping towards him. After stopping in front of Cao Peng's horse, Liang Kuan cupped his hands and said, "General, someone from Xudu is here."
"oh?"
Cao Peng was startled, with a look of confusion on his face.
Someone from Xudu?
He just sent someone to Xudu, and he probably has just passed Xiaoguan now. How come there are people from Xudu?
Could it be that Lao Cao has new instructions?
Thinking of this, Cao Peng did not dare to delay and asked quickly: "Where is the person?"
"We have set up camp ten miles south of Hongshui and sent people to inform us, asking the general to come over."
He actually didn’t come directly, but set up camp directly? In other words, I’m afraid there won’t be too few people coming...
"Come with me."
As he spoke, Cao Peng shook the reins, and the liger Xi Yuyu under his crotch hissed violently and ran away with his hooves raised.
Wang Shuang and Cai Di did not dare to neglect and followed closely behind Cao Peng. Liang Kuan led his followers and followed slowly.
After a while, the military camp was clearly visible.
Judging from the scale, it won't be too big, and the number of people should be around four to five hundred.
A group of soldiers at the gate of the camp, all dressed in black, with bows and swords on their backs, were in high spirits.
When he saw clearly how the soldiers were dressed, Cao Peng suddenly felt ecstatic. Hei Jing, these people were clearly dressed as the elite black Jing soldiers under his command. Could it be that they were family members? He quickly urged his horse forward and reined him in outside the camp gate.
War horse.
As the liger roared, the group of black men watched with vigilance.
"Master?"
When the leader saw clearly what Cao Peng looked like, he was immediately overjoyed. He quickly stepped forward and knelt on one knee to salute Cao Peng.
"Why...are you here?"
"I am humble enough to make this trip under the orders of the Marquis of Che.
Marquis Fengche said that the young master was working in Hexi and was afraid of insufficient manpower. Therefore, he ordered Hao Zhao and Sima to lead his troops to assist."
Hao Zhao, Hao Zhao is here!
My Iron Wall General is here...
Cao Peng dismounted his horse and was about to enter the barracks when he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves in the camp.
Two young men rushed out of the barracks. When the old man saw Cao Peng, the young man in the lead shouted happily: "Sir, the student has come here to help you."
"Ziwen?"
Cao Peng saw clearly the appearance of the visitor and couldn't help being surprised.
I thought it was just Hao Zhao who came, but I didn't expect them to come with him...
Cao Zhang, Niu Gang!
Cao Peng watched Cao Zhang jump off his horse, walked up to him in two steps, bowed and saluted, his head was a little dazed.
He never thought that Cao Zhang would come to Hexi.
After being stunned for a long time, Cao Peng stammered: "Ziwen, why are you here? Does Sikong know?" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to ***(***.
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