Chapter 1442 Peace and War
"How can my father be? Don't you know this truth! If you act recklessly, you will only make your father unable to go down the steps!!"
When Cao Zhang heard this, his body was shocked. He woke up in an instant and pinched his fists tightly. He lowered his head and swore in his heart angrily.
"Wen extraordinary, you Western barbarian!! One day, I will repay this humiliation ten times!!!"
Although Cao Pi's whispers were deliberately suppressed, they still sounded slightly in the dead hall. I don't know whether the literature and martial arts heard it or not, but no one was present to echo, and everyone did not say a word. Cao Cao's cold smile was slightly put away, and suddenly looked at Jia Xu under the steps and asked in a low voice.
"The matter of peace and war has been settled. According to Taifu's opinion, when will the battle with the Western Tang Dynasty be released!?
The Western Tang Dynasty and the Great Wei Dynasty and Zhan Gang talked about it, but Cao Cao immediately asked Jia Xu about the dispatch of troops. All the culture and martial arts have changed color. It is known that the war between the two countries is inevitable, and it must have come in a hurry and fierce. When Jia Xu heard the words, he looked shocked, shook his spirits, and came out in a hurry.
"According to the old minister, if you want to get up early for war, you must first stabilize Wu Bei. I heard that the reason why Wen Bufan can quickly stabilize Xichuan is to convince the public with benevolence, divide most of the land in Sichuan to the people, and also give money to help the people repair their homes and family businesses. So, why doesn't Your Majesty follow suit? If Wu Bei can be flattened quickly, it is really my blessing in the Great Wei Dynasty.
When Cao Cao heard the words, his face darkened and he was about to answer. At this time, Guan Ning came out in a hurry and said in a hurry.
"Taifu's plan is good. However, China's previous expedition to Wudi has consumed a lot of money, and the government has not much left. In the near future, the Western Tang Dynasty and the Great Wei Dynasty will definitely go to war, and then they will need to invest a lot of money. Don't you increase taxes as a supply? The people of the Central Plains must have a lot of complaints. If there is any chance, there will be chaos!! In Ning's opinion, your majesty can only share the land, but this money should be tightened and must not be excessively squandered!!"
Jia Xu listened and smiled indifferently. His snake-like eyes glowed and said slowly.
"The doctor doesn't have to worry about this matter. At this time, Eastern Wu has been destroyed, and its government still has a lot of money. This money is originally the income of Wu Ren's tax. It is taken from the people and used for the people. Isn't it to show your majesty's benevolence!?"
As soon as Jia Xu said this, all the literature and martial arts in the hall changed suddenly, and each of them looked shocked. It can be seen that most of the money in the Eastern Wu government is owned by the royal family, and only a small half of them are rewarded to meritorious people. Didn't Jia Xu's words teach Cao Cao to pay for money privately!?
Jia Xu has always been cautious. He will never offend Cao Cao's things like this. When Cao Cao heard this, he closed his eyes slightly and didn't know whether he was happy or angry. In the hall, there was silence for a while, and the atmosphere was extremely strange. Suddenly, Cao Cao said slowly.
"I have heard that the reason why Wen Bfan can be loved by his people in his country. Every family prays for his blessings at home day and night is that he governs the country. Second, he is generous and regards money as manure. Most of the tax-free income of the Western Tang government is taken from his family business. Wen Bfan, this person has the talent of heaven and earth, and he focuses on business. Its family business covers a wide range. In addition to gambling houses, restaurants, weaving shops, artisan shops, and even pharmacies have been involved in recent years. In the past, the Great Wei Dynasty and the Western Tang Dynasty were still allies. Their family business was all over the Central Plains. Although I deliberately restrained and re-empowered them, I didn't expect that they had a way to accumulate wealth, and they were in all walks of life, and their good reputation was excellent. Nearly one-tenth of what the Great Wei receives every year is from it. Therefore, I didn't kill him all. Moreover, Wen Fanfan also has countermeasures. All the merchants in the Central Plains went to the Western Tang Dynasty to buy materials and re-empowered them. Therefore, the merchants in the Central Plains have complained to me, and secretly, many merchants have moved to the Western Tang Dynasty, and even the Central Plains family went for profit. For this reason, I have to kill a lot to be an example. After this incident, although there was restraint in this situation, I also fell into a bad reputation. With the development of the Wenfan family business, it is getting richer and richer, but its income is almost used for national purposes. And I heard that Wenfan's daily use is extremely simple, and it is not even as good as some giants of the Western Tang Dynasty. Isn't such a wise king what the people of the world expect!?
Money is nothing more than external things. Compared with the world's great industry, the country is unified, which is not worth mentioning. How can I just realize it until now~!! Taifu will follow your words, you take my advice and take all the income from the Eastern Wu government. If it is not enough, I will take it here!!"
Cao Cao's face was indifferent, and Jia Xu's face was happy, and he bowed his hand.
"Your Majesty is generous, and benevolence is everywhere!! The old minister is also willing to take everything from home for national use!!"
As soon as Jia Xu said this, a lot of civil and military people in the hall sighed and followed suit, all of whom were willing to be used by the country. The remaining civil and military, seeing the situation at this time, dare not neglect and agree one after another. Cao Cao sighed and waved his hand.
"The Lord's family has done their best for me, sacrificed their lives and forgotten their lives, and the proceeds of money are taken for granted. And it is natural for me to be the king of a country and the lord of the world for the people. How can I take the money from all your families in private!?"
As soon as Cao Cao's voice fell, Wen Wu was anxious and remonsed again. Cao Cao was determined and refused to accept it. All the civil and military were grateful, and each secretly gave it to them after the event. These are naturally after words.
The matter of appeasing the people of Wubei has been decided for the time being. Jia Xu was so condened that he said again.
"When Wu Bei is stable, your majesty can cultivate light and keep a low profile and train soldiers and horses. Our country of Wei is strong, and it is also in the Central Plains and Hebei. For more than ten years, there has been no war. With a population of nearly tens of millions, one for ten, millions of troops can be formed in no time. Your Majesty can send generals to train new soldiers, and then the young soldiers of our country, such as Jiang Boyu and Hao Bodao, are all young heroes, both wise and brave, and can vigorously promote and recruit new troops. Then he was promoted to the elite generals and soldiers in the army, and each branch gave them training. In this way, millions of troops can be called in no more than a few years. Immediately, your majesty issued an order, and millions of troops came out to attack the city and pull out the fortress!!"
As soon as Jia Xu said this, all the soldiers in the hall were shocked and were all happy. Cao Cao nodded slightly and agreed, but he also had a lot of worries in his heart and said in a low voice.
"According to Taifu's plan, millions of troops can be built for several years. However, the Western Tang Dynasty is rich and strong, and although the population is not as good as that of the Great Wei Dynasty, it has won the popularity of the people. In a few years, it will definitely be able to form hundreds of thousands of recruits. In addition, I have heard that Wenbofan has vigorously developed military weapons in recent years, set up divine barracks, specially summoning talented people to develop military weapons. In recent years, in addition to developing the thunder cannon, Wen Bofan has also developed a novel steelmaking technique. Its military equipment is mostly steelmaking equipment, which is well equipped. Even the war horse is protected by armor. Guns, knives, halberd, hooks and other weapons are most made of steel and are extremely sharp. In this way, although there are millions of people in the Great Wei Dynasty, I'm afraid it is not the enemy of the Western Tang army!"
Cao Cao said this, Sima Yi, who had never said anything, was in a hurry, energetic, with a solemn face, and said quickly.
Your Majesty, don't worry too much. When marching to fight, the sharpness of military weapons is of course important. But the so-called military plot. If we fight against it, try to avoid unnecessary head-on confrontation with it and attack it with more strategies. At the same time, your majesty can also give heavy rewards in the past few years, recruit great Wei craftsmen, and develop military weapons. As long as the difference between the military weapons of the two armies is not huge, our army occupies the crowd and responds cautiously. How can it be a thief from the Western Tang Dynasty!? As for the sharp weapons such as thunder cannons in the Western Tang Dynasty, we also have Thunderbolt cars in the Great Wei Dynasty. Your Majesty can improve it, and it will be of great use!!"
When Cao Cao heard the words, his eyes suddenly shined and nod repeatedly. At this time, Cao Pi also came out.
"According to the child's opinion, the father can also send fine people to the Western Tang Dynasty and sneak into the divine barracks. If he can get the information, he will return it immediately. My father made great efforts to make it again. In this way, the equipment of the two armies is comparable. In front of my million-strong army in the Great Wei Dynasty, how can the Western Tang Dynasty talk about it!?"
Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard the words and laughed.
"Hahahaha!! Zihuan's words are very good!!"
Therefore, after Cao Cao discussed with Wenwu, he made his own arrangements and prepared for the class to return to the court. Cao Cao made Zhang Jian the herdsman of Yangzhou and led the three armies in northern Wu to prevent the Western Tang army from coming from Wunan. He also appointed Sima Yi as the chief of Yangzhou to assist Zhang Jian in handling Yangzhou's government affairs. Cao Cao's transfer had been decided, so he led a group of literature and martial arts to return to Luoyang. On the way, Cao Cao rushed to Jingzhou. When he heard that Guo Jia died of illness, he did not cry. It seemed that he had been expected, but day and night on the bank of the Yangtze River, in front of Guo Jia's tomb, he muttered. All the literature and martial arts were strictly forbidden by Cao Cao, and no one dared to disturb them.
After the memorial service, all night after night, Cao Cao's only black hair had turned white. Seeing this, all the literary and martial arts were shocked and sad. However, to the satisfaction of Wenwu, Cao Cao was still energetic, with an unruly smile on his face. Looking at it faintly, it is seven points similar to Guo Jia. Therefore, Cao Cao set foot on the way back to Luoyang.
It was about two months ago, in Anyi City, Hedong. Wang Wenhan and four other brothers in the Western Tang Dynasty gathered together, almost inseparable day and night, talking about major events in the world. The brothers gathered happily, but during the past few days, there were soldiers who came to report repeatedly. In front of the Hu prison, Wei soldiers came to explore again and again, which was very annoying.
One day, there were generals and soldiers rushing on the road at night, and the wind and dust servants came to report, and the Wei army had another movement. Cao Zixiao, the general of the Great Wei Town, personally led the deployment and went to explore. Guan Yu listened, and the red phoenix's eyes burst into light. In an in an flash, it was like listening to a dragon's roar. He suddenly slapped the case and shouted angrily.
"When Cao Zixiao saw that Guan was not in Guanzhong, he dared not know whether it was good or wrong, and repeatedly violated my Tang Dynasty Zunwei!!?"
Zhou Long listened to the words and quickly appeased him. Wen Han shook his head and smiled faintly, waved his hand and said.
"Little thief, why do you have to be angry? Don't be interested."
Guan Yu's face sank like a red date, holding his beautiful face, bowing and bowing, he answered with a condening voice.
"No! It's rare for the king to get out and get together with my brothers here. How can this Cao Zixiao disturb the interest of the king!!