From now on, wherever the great banner of Chu Kingdom appears, all foreigners in the world will be frightened!
After killing Lou Ban and other Wu Heng nobles, Xiang Ji looked into the distance.
He knew that the Wu Heng in front of him was just a relatively weak force among these invaders.
The truly powerful ones are the Xianbei, the Xiongnu, the Qiang, the Jie and other five barbarians of China.
However, I am not worried about this registration. At the current time, those foreign races have not yet become strong, and there is still plenty of time left for me.
As long as we can end the civil strife as soon as possible and unify the world, then none of these foreigners can even think of crossing our frontier!
"Boy Xiang Ji, Cao has something to discuss with you."
The killing of Wu Heng was coming to an end, and just as Xiang Yu was about to continue chasing and killing the Wu Heng people who had fled in all directions, Cao Cao patted his horse and came to Xiang Ji.
Looking at Cao Cao, whose face was red and excited, Xiang Ji was also speechless.
How old are you? Why are you so excited? I'm afraid if I snatched that piece of embroidery for you, you might not be so excited, right?
"Lord Taishan, what's the matter with you?"
Of course, you have to make arrangements in your heart, but you still have to show respect with your mouth.
Regarding Cao Cao, Xiang Ji truly felt that he was an old man worthy of his admiration.
If you want to dominate your career, you will give up when you say you want to. This is not something that ordinary people can do.
Now, for the sake of national justice, at the age of nearly fifty, he can still go to the battlefield and fight fiercely with the enemy.
This is really not something ordinary people can do.
"Cao plans to stay here in Bailang Mountain and build a border fortress here, which will then make it easier to attack the Xianbei and other tribes."
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Xiang Ji was shocked when he heard that this was what Cao Cao was going to tell him.
This Boss Cao has such a big heart!
Are you actually planning to build a city here? And then continue to attack Xianbei in the north? Are you planning to expand the entire border line thousands of miles?
But, I like it!
Xiang Ji fully agreed with Boss Cao's request.
You know, at this time, Xiang Ji did not have the energy to take care of the defense of Mobei outside the Great Wall.
It would be so much more comfortable if Boss Cao could do it for me.
Xiang Ji has no doubts about Boss Cao's ability.
Just kidding, this is Cao Cao, the king of Wei in history. He beat Liu Bei and Sun Quan cried for his father and called his mother!
If he continues to fail, even Xiang Ji will not be able to find anyone more trustworthy in this world.
Moreover, Cao Cao is not alone here. Then there are Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, and Guo Jia accompanying him?
Presumably, with the help of these well-known civil and military personnel, Boss Cao who stays here will definitely become a nightmare for the surrounding foreigners.
As for why Guo Jia, Xiahou Dun and others didn't keep Xiang Ji for themselves?
Xiang Ji has thought about this, but the problem is that people don't mess with you at all.
He really would rather go to the fields and farm than talk to you. What can Xiang Ji do? He can only sigh helplessly every time he looks at these civil and military disciples who are known all over the world.
Perhaps, this is Boss Cao’s personality charm?
But how did Xiang Ji know that if he hadn't beaten Cao Cao so fiercely and killed so many of their brothers, how could Xiahou Dun and others not serve him?
One drink and one peck can be described as destiny.
"The Lone King absolutely supports Lord Taishan's plan.
I just don’t know what Master Taishan plans to ask the lonely king to do?”
Obviously, Cao Cao came here specifically to talk to him about this matter, and he was definitely not asking for his opinion.
Xiang Ji was quite aware of this.
This old man came rushing here, he must have something to ask for on me.
I just don’t know, does this old man want money? Food? Or people?
According to Xiang Ji, the city built by Cao Cao here was just a frontier fortress to store grain and fodder for logistics, so the demand for it should not be large.
But when Cao Cao opened his mouth, Xiang Ji realized that he had always underestimated the old man.
"Cao doesn't want much.
The Zhen family gave you 500,000 shi of food before, so why are you still short of 500,000 shi? Then just ask the Zhen family to deliver it to Cao and me.
Furthermore, I would like to ask you to organize and move all the border residents from Macheng, Guangning and other places here.
With more people, we are more powerful. Then Cao and I can build the city faster, right? Moreover, with the border residents coming, Cao and I will have a guaranteed number of soldiers in the future, so we don’t need to trouble the country all the time.
Isn’t this convenient for you?"
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Hearing Cao Cao's words, Xiang Ji could only forcefully control himself and his desire to go up and slap him.
Damn it, you're no longer talking like a lion, you're like a tyrannosaurus rex!
Are you still asking for face? Five hundred thousand stones of food and grass? Want them all? You have 20,000 people... Oh, no, after repeated fighting, there are not enough 20,000 people now.
How many years do you, a little over 10,000 people, want to eat? Aren’t you afraid of overstuffing yourself?
However, I understand Cao Cao's request to relocate the border residents.
This old man obviously planned to build a permanent city here and add this place to the territory of Chu State.
Even its request to relocate the border residents was based on the idea of supporting war with war.
This is to continuously increase the number of troops and continue to wage war against foreign races!
As for whether Cao Cao's request for these would lead to self-reliance? This is just a joke.
I have given you my foundations in two states, and yet I am still starting my own business.
Even if Cao Cao's descendants have this idea, all the logistical materials have to be transported from Chu State. How can he stand on his own? Will he become a nomad?
"Master Taishan...here, do you want too much food and grass? Five hundred thousand dan, even storage is a big problem, right?"
Xiang Ji didn't care about the other conditions, but for the food and grass, Xiang Ji was really reluctant to agree.
That's a full five hundred thousand dan! That's enough food and fodder for a hundred thousand troops for a whole year! That's enough food and fodder for Xiang Yu to launch a big war!
"No! Five hundred thousand stones, not even one stone less!
Cao and I are building a city here and requisitioning the people, don’t we have to pay them as well?
Moreover, even if Cao and I let the army colonize the fields on their own, he would still need a training period, right?
Then what should I do if Cao and my army run out of food before the fields grow? Can we wait for you to send it from Pengcheng? Even if Cao and we all starve to death!"
After years of marching and fighting, how could Cao Cao not know the importance of food and grass?
When he saw that Xiang Ji actually wanted to discuss the reduction issue with him, he decisively refused.
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Facing Cao Cao who looked like a scoundrel, Xiang Ji gave in with grief and anger.
There is no way, who told me that this is my father-in-law?