Mythic version of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 404

Chen Xi smiled wryly. He could say that Xuzhou is too peaceful. There has been no war for three years. Xuzhou soldiers are mainly used to maintain law and order, so they have little fighting power.

"Xuzhou soldiers will be re-selected, and all those who don't meet the requirements will be dismissed. Just pay enough allowances." Li You also seems to be annoyed by Xuzhou soldiers, at least he can no longer use the general camp as a nursing home like Cao Bao's time.

"All the generals who are on empty pay are eliminated! We have given face to the Xuzhou family, and the Xuzhou family should not go too far." Liu Bei nodded and said.

It is said that other generals try to expand their teams in troubled times, and even secretly overstaff them, but Xuzhou's gangsters are empty-handed, and the team is not full. A team of 5000 people might not even have [-]. Danyang elite soldiers They were almost eaten by Cao Bao, not to mention other troops.

After Liu Bei and Chen Xi chatted about the situation in Xuzhou, they didn't bother Chen Xi anymore. They left an extra team of guards at Feng's house, and Liu Bei took a group of people back quickly.

Most of the Xuzhou aristocratic family saw Liu Bei's traces. Living in Xuzhou City instead of living in a military camp outside the city made the Xuzhou aristocratic family feel relieved a lot. What they were most worried about was that Liu Bei said that they should not blame the past, but they were still thinking about cleaning them up behind their backs. If that's the case, the Xuzhou family will have to fight to the death.

Early the next morning, Liu Bei took over the political affairs of Xuzhou, formally appointed Chen Deng as the prefect of Guangling, Zhao Yu took over as the prefect of Xiapi, and ordered Li You to be in charge of all affairs in Xuzhou, with Chen Deng and Zhao Yu as assistants. No other arrangements were made after that. As soon as they came to Xuzhou, the aristocratic family felt at ease.

Chen Deng looked at Chen Xi and Jia Xu who came hand in hand and smiled wryly twice. His father was really right, this matter will not end so easily.

"I've seen Marquis Chen, I've seen Junshi Jia." Chen Deng bowed respectfully to the two, and then made a gesture of invitation, inviting them into his home.

"Yuanlong doesn't know how you think about this matter in Xuzhou." Chen Xi asked after taking a sip of tea.

"Xuzhou is rich and powerful, but the army is few and generals are declining. If you want to govern Xuzhou, you must first have a strong army before you can defend the land." Chen Deng said calmly.

"Oh, that makes sense." Chen Xi said indifferently, without mentioning that the aristocratic family did make Chen Xi feel curious, but it was only curiosity.

"Then Yuanlong thinks how to strengthen the army?" Jia Xu glanced at Chen Xi who stopped talking and only put pressure on with a smile, and asked expressionlessly.

"Unify the conscription standards, unify the allowances, benefits, and pensions for soldiers, and then eliminate unsuitable soldiers from Xuzhou soldiers, recruit new soldiers, and uniformly train according to General Yu Wenze's training model." Chen Deng said with a slightly helpless expression, so First, the Xuzhou family, including their Xuzhou Chen family, lost their power in the army.

"This method is good. At that time, Yuanlong will select suitable soldiers from Mount Tai to train Xuzhou soldiers." Jia Xu nodded and said, and then threw the conditions he had prepared to Chen Deng.

Chen Deng was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly a kind of secret joy welled up in his heart. What he said was equivalent to giving the Chen family a chance to make friends with the military. Although this opportunity was limited by Liu Bei's control over military power, it was still enough for Chen Deng. The family brings too many benefits, as for how much trouble it will bring to the Xuzhou family...

Thinking of this, Chen Deng, who nodded slightly, had a cold light in his eyes. The Xuzhou family has been ruined by Tao Qian, and since his Chen family has such an opportunity, taking advantage of the current strength of the Xuzhou family, he jumped out From now on, they will overwhelm all the families to become the largest family in Xuzhou. This opportunity is in front of them. Whether to do it or not is a big question.

Chen Xi took a sip of tea from a teacup, and gave this opportunity to Chen Deng. What to do was Chen Deng's business, and had nothing to do with them. However, Chen Deng and Chen Gui thought about their own families throughout their lives, so it might be difficult. Turn a blind eye to such an opportunity.

【Let’s leave it to the family to deal with it themselves. Even if they don’t need to instigate, Chen Yuanlong will use this power to suppress other families. The family will inevitably consider his own family. ] Jia Xu thought indifferently.

[It's good for the Chen family to grow bigger, so that the Xuzhou family will have to rely on Xuande Gong. As for the Xuzhou Chen family, when Chen Yuanlong develops, he will understand what is the most correct choice. Even if it doesn't work, the goal becomes one. situation. 】The mockery on Chen Xi's face disappeared in a flash.

This is Chen Deng's biggest Achilles' heel. It's not that he's not very intelligent, it's just that he was often blinded by the Zhenxing family.

"Thank you Chen Hou and Jia Junshi for your kindness." Chen Deng said without changing his face, it seemed that he had made his choice without much effort.

"After all, Yuanlong has provided us with too much help, and we are just reciprocating. Xuzhou still depends on your efforts, and the prosperity under its rule depends on your family's means." Chen Xi put down the teacup, and slid his finger slightly Twice, said with a smile.

"Chen Hou was joking, how dare Deng not try his best?" Chen Deng said solemnly, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back, Chen Xi's words made him a little uncomfortable.

"Yuanlong, don't worry." The smile on Chen Xi's face became wider, "The assassination in front of Xuzhou City earlier, there is a clue, although Xuande Gong has said that the past is not to blame, but we still need to be careful, the bed crossbow in the army They can all be tampered with so easily, and the Xuzhou army needs to be more vigorous when it comes to rectification."

Chen Deng could easily hear the sarcasm in Chen Xi's words, and his face was slightly ugly. He finally knew why his father asked him to hand over this thing.

"Hou Chen, the matter of the bed crossbow has already been figured out. It was done by a group of military craftsmen. I have taken all of them into custody and ordered them to be charged. These are the documents for taking them into custody, and there is also a contract signed by their group." Chen Chen Deng retreated slowly, and when he came back again, he held a wooden box, opened it on a table, and put a stack of paper contracts inside.

"That's great. The finished bed crossbows should also be sent to the army. Presumably these craftsmen didn't just make a few." Chen Xi picked up the stack of documents, looked at them casually, and put them away.

Chen Deng can take it out now, which means that the Chen family has decisively given up these dangerous items that could threaten the survival of the family at any time.

"The finished product has been sent to the government office, just waiting for the master's inspection and acceptance." Chen Deng said with his head down, without any expression of resignation.

When it is broken, it is broken. The bed crossbow is kept in the Chen family. Although it is indeed the only way to deter other aristocratic families, it is a huge hidden danger to the Chen family itself. Because of this, Chen Deng lost these things. Although he was unwilling, he quickly adjusted his mood.

Chen Xi and Jia Xu smiled slightly. As expected at the beginning, the Xuzhou Chen family is very sensible, or they also noticed that bed crossbows do more harm than good to their family, so they deliberately exposed it in the case of Cao Song. It can be regarded as buying peace for the future.

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