The World of Yellow Sky

And behind the sand table, there is a screen, and above the screen, a huge map of geomancy is hanging.

The Nakan map is a huge paper produced by a papermaking workshop. On the light yellow paper, the latest thirteen states in the world and the forces of other parties are drawn.

The opening of the palace door also attracted everyone's attention.

Seeing that the person who walked into the palace was Xu An, all the generals in burqas and belts instantly stood up straight, and all of them turned around to face Xu An and saluted Xu An.

Xu An stepped into the palace pavilion, and also bowed back.

"As for the wood for the winter, let the local soldiers and police collect more, and distribute it to the families of the poor farmers before the winter. If there is not enough manpower, let the military soldiers camp, sharp warrior camp, and the fifth cavalry battalion temporarily suspend training. To collect and cut wood, we must ensure that this winter, everyone in my Taipingdao jurisdiction will have enough wood to survive the winter."

Xu An stood in front of the sand table, frowning slightly.

"Please rest assured, Mr. Ming, the wood has been collected almost, and there are still some gaps, but before the New Year, all can be collected. Before that, some parts of the roads in Guanzhong were in disrepair, and a large number of civilians were recruited for the repair work. The money and food distributed in the previous public trial will definitely not have any problems for the people in Guanzhong to spend the winter this year."

Xu You stepped forward and answered Xu An's question clearly.

"So much the better."

Xu An nodded, and the matter hanging in his heart could be regarded as letting go.

The weather is getting colder day by day, the winter is getting longer and colder every year, which really makes Xu An a little worried.

"How are you preparing your winter clothes?"

"The workshops in various places are working hard, and a lot of clothes have been produced in a hurry. According to the arrangement of Minggong, these clothes will be sold to the people in various places at a relatively cheap price. People who have no money to pay for the time being can also choose the way of credit. Paying for the price of clothes in a matter of months instantly."

"Yesterday, the convoy from Bingzhou arrived in Chang'an. Guanzhong's medicinal materials are twice as rich as before. Don't worry about not having enough medicinal materials. They have all been stored in the warehouse and kept properly. Money and food from all over the country have also been stored in the warehouse. After passing through the Eagle Wolf Guard The Ministry of Households has already completed the inspection, and the account books can be submitted the next day, and Minggong can have a look at them."

"There are several places in Zhongzhou that are quite flat, and workshops can be built. The Ministry of Industry has collected the information of Zhongzhou artisans. The site selection of workshops has temporarily selected some places. It can be submitted later today. Minggong will do it later. Ruling."

"The Ministry of Industry has a total of 37 projects in winter. A total of more than [-] people need to be recruited to repair roads in various places, build newspaper offices, post stations, etc., and build workshops. According to the scale of our army, build a workshop , we need to recruit more than [-] civilian laborers, and our army has a lot of money this year, which can support the cost of these money and food, and in my opinion, we can build seven workshops at the same time."

"ten seats?"

Xu An glanced at Xu You. Although there are many craftsmen in the Zhongzhou area, it is impossible to fill the seven workshops. If it is possible to fill the seven workshops, then Dong Zhuojun is already fully armored.

The workshop in Taiping Road is said to be a workshop, but it is actually a small city.

Xu You's face remained unchanged, as if he knew Xu An would ask this question.

"Originally, many workshops of our army were built in the mountains and forests for concealment. Although they were hidden, it was inconvenient to travel, and the consumption on the road was quite serious. I suggest that these workshops can be moved to Zhongzhou. Among the workshops, the craftsmen , you can all live in Zhongzhou Xinxiu workshop"

"The household department has prepared enough surplus. The seven workshops can be built at the same time. After the spring, they can be put into use. After the seven workshops are put into use, a lot of money and food can be saved."

Xu An raised his eyebrows slightly, but he didn't think of this.

At the beginning, the workshop was chosen between the mountains and forests, it was indeed for concealment, because the situation of Taiping Road was not as safe as it is now, but it was full of dangers, and there were powerful enemies on all sides, so it could only be placed in the mountains and forests.

Now, except for some secret workshops that need to be kept secret, other armament workshops can be placed in open areas, so that whether it is transporting raw materials and food, or transporting out armaments, the consumption is much less, and you can Save money.

"Ziyuan has worked hard."

Xu An nodded slightly. He had been watching Xu You's performance these days.

Xu You managed Zhongzhou, and since he became the chief political envoy, he has managed Zhongzhou in an orderly manner, and there are many things that Xu An does not need to talk about.

Xu An arranges a matter that needs to be handled, and Xu You will not only handle it well, but will even formulate a series of measures to improve the policy.

"Since the affairs of Zhongzhou have been properly arranged, we can rest assured to focus all our attention..."

Xu An's eyes were slightly cold, and he looked at the sand table in front of him.

"When spring begins next year, it will be the day when our army will attack Hanzhong!"

Chapter 673 Chen Du

In the third year of Chuping (192), on December 27, Chendu.

Although Chendu is located in the middle of Yuzhou, it still cannot escape the changes of seasons.

The snow was tormenting the wind, and it snowed heavily in Chendu for several days. It seemed that Bai Xue was going to bury the entire Chendu under it.

Chendu Dongcheng District used to be a residential area in Chen County, where rich households around Chen County used to live. However, since Liu Xie entered Chen County, Chen County has become Chen Du, and the original owners here have moved out one after another. go out.

The buildings here were also demolished and rebuilt as residences for official families, and as a place for foreign officials who came to Beijing from other places to wait for the imperial edict.

Dongcheng District, in a house.

A man in dark clothes stood in the corridor with his hands tied, looking at the falling snowflakes, wondering what he was thinking.

The man's face was like a crown of jade, his bearing was imposing, and his appearance was extraordinary.

Although he has a handsome face, he doesn't look graceful, but it makes people feel quite warm and calm, and people can't help but feel good about him, like a spring breeze.

All roads auspicious snow heralds a good year.

But now the heavy snow falls for more than ten days without interruption.

The snow on the ground has fallen layer after layer, and the snow covered on the ground is already thick and somewhat worrying.

Liu Bei is not a child of a family who doesn't work hard and doesn't know the five grains.

He is indeed a descendant of Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan, the son of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty. His grandfather Liu Xiong was promoted as Xiaolian, and he was an official to Fanling of Dongjun County.

However, due to the early death of his father Liu Hong, his family was in decline when he was young. In order to make ends meet, his mother could only make a living by weaving mats and selling shoes. Although Liu Bei was young, he did not stand by and help. His mother worked together.

Staring at the heavy snow falling from the sky in front of him, Liu Bei couldn't help showing a look of worry in his eyes.

Winter seems to be getting longer and colder...

Now the winter in Yuzhou is almost the same as the winter in Youzhou, but now Youzhou is a few points colder than before.

If the winter had been longer and the snow had fallen a little bit more, I am afraid that tomorrow's harvest would be much less.

Years of wars and heavy corvees, I am afraid that the burden on the shoulders of the common people will increase again.

Liu Bei sighed, he was very aware of these things, but there was nothing he could do.

He is just a general who leads troops to fight, not a high-ranking official who is qualified to govern the country.

"Big brother."

Liu Bei tilted his head slightly and looked to the side, when he heard a familiar voice.

"Yanzhou Shepherd Cao Cao is here to visit, do you want to see me?"

It was none other than his second younger brother Guan Yu who came from the right side of the corridor and asked him.

"Cao Cao?"

Liu Bei raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard the name.

He and Cao Cao also have some intersections. During the Battle of Dongjun, he and Cao Cao led the Yanzhou soldiers to fight against Yuan Shao, which can be regarded as some battle friendship.

It's just that the two of them have no friendship other than that. Because of the matter of begging for Dong, Cao Cao also helped to seize Yanzhou and stabilize Yanzhou. In addition, his father Cao Song is now an official worshiper of Jiuqing, and he has been promoted by the governor of Yanzhou. Yanzhou Mu.

The state shepherd of a state is naturally very important and has a high status.

Now he, Liu Bei, is just a miscellaneous general. Although he also made great achievements in the battle of Dongjun this time, the Han court worked hard on the expedition and spent money and food. It seemed to stabilize the situation, but in fact it was a crushing defeat.

The battle of Dongjun ended hastily, but the battle of Luoyang was actually won by Yuan Shao.

The Luoyang area was captured by Yuan Shao, and all the northern borders of Xuzhou fell. Yuan Shaojun's tentacles even penetrated into Jibei Kingdom, Taishan County and other places in Yanzhou, threatening their hinterland.

Fortunately, the Revolving Gate Pass is still in their hands, so Yuan Shaojun will not be attacked from both sides of Jibei Kingdom and Revolving Gate Pass, cutting off the connection between Yanzhou and Yuzhou.

"Quickly invite Mr. Cao to come in."

Although Liu Bei had a lot of thoughts in his mind, he did not neglect Cao Cao.

As soon as Liu Bei finished speaking, he vetoed his previous words.

"No, I will meet him myself."

Liu Bei tidied up his clothes, then walked quickly towards the gate.

Liu Bei hurried all the way, and soon reached the gate. Zhang Fei saw Liu Bei coming in person, and quickly asked the servant to open the gate.

"When we meet Cao Shijun later, the etiquette must be thoughtful, and you must not be rude."

Liu Bei walked up and told Zhang Fei.

"Brother, don't worry, I won't be rude to him just because Cao Cao dared to put up the banner in the front line."

Hearing Liu Bei's advice, Zhang Fei naturally didn't take it to heart, and quickly assured him.

"When you go out, don't call him by his name directly, but call him the envoy."

Liu Bei shook his head helplessly. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei joined him in the Taoyuan Army during the Yellow Turban Rebellion. It has been eight years since today. He is very familiar with their personalities.

Guan Yu is quite arrogant, but he has enough etiquette. Zhang Fei is quite upright and doesn't care about small details. He looks down on many officials on weekdays. Liu Bei is a little worried that Zhang Fei will offend Cao Cao.

Liu Bei led Guan Yu and Zhang Fei out of the gate.

To Liu Bei's surprise, there was no carriage parked outside the door, and there were no guards.

On the snowy ground, a middle-aged man wearing a big cloak, slender eyes and long beard stood with his hands behind his back. The man was not tall, he looked about seven feet tall, his complexion was fair, and he carried an indescribable majesty.

Beside him is a burly general, wearing a burqa and belt, holding the rein in his hand, with a treasured sword at his waist, more than eight feet long.

Although Liu Bei didn't know him, but just took a look at him, he knew that he must be a general in all battles.

Liu Bei had seen Cao Cao's war horse before, and the horse led by the general was exactly Cao Cao's war horse. The horse was snow-white, with four yellow hooves, tall and mighty, with a dignified figure.

Although the other war horse is also a good horse, its body hair is all jet black, except for a white stripe on its forehead, but even so, it still pales in comparison to Cao Cao's war horse.

However, on the left and right sides of the saddle of the war horse, there are a pair of hand halberds for foot combat, and several small halberds.

When Guan Yu and Zhang Fei saw Cao Cao, their expressions didn't change much, but when they saw the general next to Cao Cao, both of them stared intently, focusing more on that person .

"Liu Bei, see the envoy."

Liu Bei saluted respectfully, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also saluted together.

Cao Cao chuckled, stepped forward and took Liu Bei's hand, and said with a smile.

"A little bit of courtesy, why bother, let's go into the room and talk about it."

When Cao Cao opened his mouth, Liu Bei naturally didn't pretend anymore, and the two walked into the door together.

Everyone passed the long corridor, entered the house, and sat down in priority.

Although Cao Cao said that there is no need to care about false etiquette, Liu Bei was not rude because of this, and he still practiced enough etiquette.

"I don't know why the envoy came here this time. Could it be that the situation in Yanzhou has changed?"

Liu Bei was puzzled, thought it over, and asked.

"Xuande can just call me Biaozi directly. You and I fought against the enemy together in Dongjun. If you hadn't led the Youzhou cavalry to come to the rescue in time that day, I'm afraid I would have been under Jiuyou."

Cao Cao waved his hand and said.

"Xuande was loyal to the country, led his subordinates to fight all the way, traveled thousands of miles, defeated powerful enemies in a row, just entered Yanzhou, and even rejected Yuan Shao's seven letters of surrender in Pingyuan country. He was still unmoved by the rich and the high-ranking officials. , how to act like a child now."

"Brother Meng De is serious. When he was begging for Dong, Yuan Shao had already shown his clues. Afterwards, he caused chaos for the country and the people. It is a pity that the battle of Jieqiao had a chance of winning, but at that time, Pingyuan Kingdom was attacked by Qingzhou soldiers. It’s hard to have both.”

Liu Bei didn't struggle with the title, but Cao Cao's words reminded Liu Bei of the past, and Liu Bei sighed.

In the Battle of Jieqiao, if he hadn't been held back by the Qingzhou soldiers and led five thousand fine cavalry to support Gongsun Zan, he wouldn't have suffered heavy casualties because of the cavalry troops of the former army. Crash thousands of miles.

Cao Cao asked: "Yangzhou bandit rebellion has been put down in November, does Xuande know the news?"

"Naturally know."

Liu Bei nodded, not knowing why Cao Cao suddenly brought up the news from last month.

Just in November, good news came from Yangzhou, and the Yangzhou bandit rebellion that had lasted for a year finally subsided.

Prior to the Yangzhou rebellion, Xun Yu recommended another minister, Sun Jing, to quell the rebellion.

Sun Jing then led [-] soldiers to Wu County to suppress the rebellion.

After Sun Jing entered Wu Commandery, she contacted powerful families from various counties, formed a coalition army, recruited soldiers, and trained them carefully.

After the soldiers were strong and the horses were strong, Sun Jing immediately led his troops south to suppress the rebellion.

Although Yan Baihu had many soldiers under his command, they did not know what to do in the end. It was okay to bully the weak Yangzhou County soldiers who had not participated in the war for a long time.

But it wasn't Yan Baihu who actually caused the rebellion. The reason why Yan Baihu was able to have such a huge momentum and repeatedly defeated the Yangzhou counter-insurgency army was because many powerful Yangzhou tyrants actually supported him secretly.

The world is in chaos, and soldiers are everywhere. Some powerful families in Yangzhou also want to take the opportunity to fish in troubled waters and get a share of it.

In the first defeat, although Sun Jing took advantage of the victory to pursue, but Yangzhou was densely forested and densely covered with rivers, Yan Baihu managed to escape with the bandits under his command.

And after this failure, Yan Baihu also gained experience. He no longer only valued numbers, but instead began to train soldiers and equip armor, which also strengthened the strength of the rebels in Yangzhou to a certain extent.