Yuan Shao was a little surprised by the pottery merchant's words. The handsome man looked at the pottery merchant with deep thoughts and nodded in approval.
In Yuan Shao's mind, he also planned a strategic layout for himself in the future: 'Conquer the Yellow River in the south, guard Yan and Dai in the north, and also capture the Wuwan and Xianbei people, and then fight south to secure Sheji.'
Yuan Shao's abacus was very good. The Yuan family was a famous family of four generations and three princes. The main economic and cultural center of the Han Dynasty was the upper and lower reaches of the Yellow River. Yuan Shao used the Yellow River as the central axis and expanded northward. With the help of famous families,
The reputation of the Yuan family is almost equal to that of the major noble families in the Middle-earth, and it is quite high from a political perspective.
In terms of geography, "controlling the Yellow River in the south, guarding Yan in the north, and Dai" requires unifying the four states of Hebei, Hebei, Qing, Bing, and You. For Yuan Shao, it is the foundation of hegemony. To achieve this strategic goal, Yuan Shao must
He knew in his heart that he must find a way to deal with the four people.
One is Han Fu, the Mu of Jizhou, the second is Gongsun Zan, the prefect of Peiping, the third is the leader of the Yellow Turban Army of Montenegro, Zhang Yan, the General of the Pingnan Zhonglang, and the fourth is Liu Yu, the Chief Mu of Youzhou.
Among these four people, Han Fu is the shepherd of Jizhou and is nominally the immediate boss of Yuan Shao, the governor of Bohai. He controls Yuan Shao's military needs and is the first person Yuan Shao will deal with immediately. Gongsun Zan has a violent personality and has strong soldiers under his command.
This is a powerful enemy that Yuan Shao must defeat sooner or later. As for Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, he is not fond of fighting and has always been popular. Yuan Shao once intended to make him emperor, but he refused. Yuan Shao did not think of how to deal with this person for a while.
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As for the Black Mountain Yellow Turban thief Zhang Yan, he has huge power and is the largest Yellow Turban force in the world. Yuan Shao does not want to provoke him yet... but he cannot allow him to grow and hinder his plans.
To be honest, Yuan Shao's strategic conception is not very profound, but it is not something that ordinary people can figure out and understand by tapping their foreheads... Unexpectedly, the pottery merchant at such a young age can actually negotiate terms with him on this point, which makes Yuan Shao very excited.
For appreciation.
The pottery merchant was very humble in front of Yuan Shao, which was another reason why Yuan Shao admired this young man apart from his appearance. But apart from being humble and obedient, no one wanted his vassal to be a loser.
After thinking for a moment, he suddenly heard Yuan Shao ask: "How did Master Tao know that Shao Zhi was in Hebei?"
Tao Shang said modestly: "Mr. Yuan is the number one hero among the princes in the world today. Nowadays, there are turmoils in all directions. If we want to achieve great governance, a hero must be born. Although there are many heroes in the world, when it comes to family status and status,
Among the influential families in various places, only Mr. Yuan can take on this important task. However, in order to save the country from danger, Mr. Yuan must first conquer the four states of Hebei, and only then can he have the capital to rule the world."
At this point, Tao Shang bowed and said calmly: "Since Tao has already leaned towards Duke Yuan, he should do his best to support Duke Yuan's ambition. This time, he first defeated the Baibo Army in Xihe to prevent
In the future, they would join forces with Zhang Yan and become a stumbling block to Yuan Ping's great cause in Hebei... It could also be regarded as a gift to congratulate Yuan Gong by clearing some obstacles for him to win Bingzhou in the future."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Yuan Shao couldn't help laughing when he heard this. This laughter did not mean that Yuan Shao really believed what Tao Shang said, but at least Yuan Shao felt that what the child said was reasonable. This matter was beneficial enough to his strategic territory, so that was it.
I have to say, this child's chatter is very pleasing to the ear and makes people feel useful... How could that old man Tao Qian give birth to such a sensible child? He is very lucky!
At this moment, it is no longer important to Yuan Shao what the purpose of Tao Shang's attack on Bai Bo's army is, because Tao Shang has fully explained the benefits of his action to himself, and the reasons are relatively sufficient...since it is beneficial to him.
Of course Yuan Shao is happy to accept this matter.
Moreover, since the pottery merchant took the initiative to get close to him, Yuan Shao naturally had to show his due tolerance.
"Since it is something that is beneficial to Yuan, I would like to thank you very much." Yuan Shao nodded with a smile and said: "In this way, I will go back and write a letter to Wang Gongjie in Hanoi to talk about this matter. Wang Gongjie and Yuan Mou were in Luoyang in the past.
We are colleagues and our friendship is quite deep. Young Master, you will lead the troops to Hanoi for the time being. As for the lack of food, grass and troops in the early stage of your crusade against the Baibo Army, Yuan can help you think of a solution."
Yuan Shao, honestly speaking, is a leader among the princes in terms of talent, courage, and broad-mindedness. In history, some people once evaluated Yuan Shao as a "violent and timid" person. This is just because he is
A loser, a loser's life, is destined to have some colorful analysis and summaries given to him by future generations based on his experience of failure, which is not completely objective.
Compared with Wei Wu and Cao Cao, Yuan Shao may be a little inferior, but who can deny that Yuan Shao does have outstanding political ability and military talent?
If the politics is not up to standard, even if one has the title of Four Generations and Three Dukes, it is not enough to integrate the families of the four states of Hebei, and it is even less likely that Xianbei Wuhuan can serve; if the military is not up to standard, how can one defeat Yuan Shu, Gongsun Zan, and others in the third year of Chuping?
Tao Qian's three coalition forces then defeated Zang Hong, Zhang Yan, Siying Tu Ge, Tian Kai, Kong Rong and others. Before the formal confrontation with Cao Cao, Yuan Shao had basically never lost a battle.
Tao Shang felt that the current Yuan Shao was quite generous to him, and could quickly give him the greatest support on the premise of determining his established interests. Compared with Yuan Shu's treatment of Sun Jian, it was completely different.
Based on this alone, Yuan Shao is at least one level better than Yuan Shu... Of course, Yuan Shu is not simple either.
After the pottery merchant thanked Yuan Shao, he asked, "I wonder how Mr. Yuan plans to help me?"
Yuan Shao stroked his beard and said: "The food and fodder of various princes on the south road are all dispatched by the highway, while those on the north are dispatched by Han Jizhou. Han Jizhou is currently a senior official of Yuan. The relationship is not bad at the moment. I can ask for it.
Han Jizhou, it shouldn’t be difficult to advance three months’ supply of grain and fodder for your 10,000 troops and horses…but after three months, you will have to rely on yourself.”
After listening to Yuan Shao's words, the pottery merchant secretly surmised in his heart that Yuan Shao was really a careful person, and his wording was really precise. He described his relationship with Han Fu as 'the relationship is not bad at the moment'. It seems that after this 'now', the two of them will
People have to start wrestling with each other.
"As for military strength..."
Yuan Shao continued: "Bao Xin, Prime Minister of Jibei, and Bao Yuncheng are my colleagues. You have the friendship of chasing Dong Zhuo together in the past. He is an upright man and deeply hates the Yellow Turban! Yuan personally asked him to help you, and I believe he will not fail to give it.
Yuan Mou's face; in addition, the Baibo army was stationed in Baibo Valley. The year before last, it also passed through Hanoi County and attacked Luoyang. It was also a huge threat to Wang Gongjie, the prefect of Hanoi, just like a tiger nearby... the so-called side of the couch
How can you allow others to sleep soundly? Gongjie must also hate him deeply. He has returned to Hanoi the day before yesterday, and Shao will write another letter, asking him to send troops with you to attack the bandits... But Wang Gongjie has not been in office for a long time in Hanoi, and there are local people in Hanoi.
The four prominent families also have many constraints on him, but Yuan cannot guarantee whether he will be able to help you."
Tao Shang secretly marveled, no wonder Sun Jian still had to endure the grievances he suffered under Yuan Shu... The resources and social energy in the hands of the Yuan family who were four generations and three princes were indeed different from ordinary people! Things that Tao Shang was unable to solve
, it felt like Yuan Shao helped him figure it out easily... As expected, it was really easy to enjoy the shade under the big tree.
Moreover, Yuan Shao spoke so openly that Tao Shang was really grateful.
"Mr. Yuan is so kind, it really makes Tao feel ashamed."
When Yuan Shao saw the sincere look on the pottery merchant's face, he felt quite comforted and said, "Since you promised to help me sincerely, what difference does it make between us? Don't worry, Mr. Tao, as long as you are willing to treat me sincerely, Shao will not be in trouble..."
…Yuan has important matters, so I won’t be able to send troops to suppress the bandits with you this time. I’m here to help you win the battle.”
The pottery merchant knew that the important thing mentioned by Yuan Shao must be to return the army to capture Jizhou.
Now that the matter had been settled, Tao Shang and Yuan Shao said a few more polite words and then left immediately.
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After returning to the camp, the pottery merchant sent someone to contact Bao Xin and ordered Mi Fang and the captains and captains to organize their troops and march north to Hanoi to garrison.
Then he invited Huangfu Song and Wang Yun to his handsome tent.
Wang Yun may have loved his adopted daughter so much that he had to take Diao Chan with him when he came to the commander's tent. I don't know what his bad habit was, but Diao Chan always led Xiao Ying'er wherever she went... She had the same bad habit as her godfather.
But the potter didn't think it mattered anymore, as this matter happened to have something to do with them.
After entering the tent, Xiaoying'er looked at the pottery merchant shyly. She seemed hesitant, but she still had the courage to say: "Master Tao, the candy you gave to my sister last time... Madam didn't eat enough..."
There is a black line on the back of the potter's head... is it his sister or his wife? It's so confusing!
"Is it my sister who didn't eat enough, or you who didn't eat enough?"
The little girl's face turned red all of a sudden and she murmured: "None...is not enough."
This little girl has such a strong mouth... She also has a problem with her eyes. Look at how good this child's mentality is! Look at Xu Rong's desperate look, eating porridge and whining so hard that she almost lost the porridge feeder.
Tortured to death...
The potter smiled and said, "You won't stop until you exploit me completely."
After saying that, he actually took out a piece of candy from his sleeve and handed it to Xiaoying'er and patted her head.
Xiao Ying'er turned around timidly and handed the candy to Diao Chan.
Diaochan smiled lightly and took it, then changed her hand and put it into Xiaoying'er's mouth.
The little girl held the candy in her mouth with a happy smile on her face.
Diao Chan stretched out her hand towards the pottery merchant, showing a resentful look: "Where's my share?"
The potter was stunned: "Didn't you just stuff it into her mouth?"
Diao Chan didn't answer. She just looked at the pottery merchant with her almond-shaped eyes, which conveyed not only resentment but also pity.
The potter smiled, shook his head helplessly, and took a piece of candy and handed it to her.
Diao Chan's face suddenly melted away, revealing a bright smile that captivated all living beings.
"That's right..." Diao Chan didn't eat it. Instead, she put the piece of candy in her pocket.