Early the next morning, Cao Cao arrived at Xu Zhen's supply camp, followed by an excited Cao Ren.
"Where's Yixuan? Yixuan! Are you awake?"
It was early in the morning.
However, Xu Zhen had been doing farm work for a long time in this world, so he had a habit of waking up early. He was washing his face now.
"Yixuan, Yixuan, my god, that shot yesterday was really awesome!”
" No, let's change the name." After Xu Zhen washed his face, he poured the water in the wooden basin onto the ground and wiped it with a towel."Sigh, it's really inconvenient to wash your face."
"Inconvenient? I'll get someone to serve you! There were as many as you wanted. As long as the women of the aristocratic families were not direct descendants of the clan, their beautiful women would fight to the death to serve you!”
Xu Zhen stretched his back and said," No, no, no. I don't have that kind of hobby. It's uncomfortable to be served by too many people."”
The main reason was that he did not have the heart of a landlord or a rich man. It would be fine if he had one or two. For example, Xu Zhen was still willing to do things like scrubbing himself.
It's good.
A woman taking a bath…was that called taking a bath?!
Obviously, he wasn't going to take a bath.
"Yixuan, can we still mass produce this cannon? If there were a hundred of them, I would be invincible in the future!”
Cao Cao was excited, but Xu Zhen poured a bucket of cold water on him.
"No. Do you know how much manpower and resources were spent? The main thing was that it was built in a short period of time. Many delicate things were not done, and it was easy to self-destruct.”
" When the time comes, I'll build a hundred of them and self-destruct them on the battlefield…Isn't that…" Xu Zhen spread out his hands with a helpless expression.
Cao Cao scratched his head and his smile froze. It seemed that things were not as good as he had imagined.
"Then what should we do…"
"Technology!" "Technology is the number one productive force!" Xu Zhen said matter-of-factly. In the future, as long as we develop technology, we will be able to lead the other dukes. I am familiar with this matter.”
"Tsk…"
Cao Cao understood that Xu Zhen was actually looking for another civil servant position for him.
"Oh, it's actually researching armaments that are one step ahead of others.”
Cao Cao rubbed his chin and thought for a moment before saying,""However, this requires a large amount of money to support it. If the rear is unstable, it will be difficult to continue.”
Xu Zhen nodded and said,""Then quickly withdraw your troops and stop attacking Xuzhou. We will first implement a benevolent policy in the half of Xuzhou that we have seized. This will make the lord's reputation better and the people can live and work in peace and contentment. Naturally, the entire Xuzhou can be divided into the east and west.”
"Hmm…that makes sense."
Cao Cao felt that he had benefited a lot, and his heart was instantly at ease. Many things that were difficult to decide before had now been decided.
Coincidentally, at this moment, an envoy called Chen Deng arrived outside the tent.
Cao Cao knew this person.
"This Chen Deng is the same as you, Yixuan. They are both officials in charge of agriculture and benefit the people.”
Xu Zhen nodded and said," That's right. It's a good decision for the lord to have a good relationship with him. In the future, Chen Deng will definitely be able to make a contribution in appeasing the people."”
As an agricultural official, Xu Zhen was very clear about the relationship between such an official position and the common people. The various agricultural policies that were introduced, farming together with the common people, inspecting the soil conditions, developing water conservancy, and developing farmland irrigation were all systems that the common people liked and supported the most.
They were trying to turn the tide of the agricultural system that had been destroyed after years of war in order to let them eat more.
Soon, Cao Cao arrived at the door with Xu Zhen following behind him.
Chen Deng was a young man who looked a few years older than Xu Zhen. After bowing deeply, he had a faint smile on his face and said,"Duke Cao, Lord Xu."
He looked deeply at Xu Zhen, his heart filled with admiration and worship.
The reason was simple. This person was not only smart and had endless ideas, but he was also so modest and did not compete with the generals for credit. He was clearly a fierce general, but he did not go to the battlefield. He was so cautious about life and death, which was admirable.
"I am Chen Deng, a lieutenant in charge of agriculture in Xuzhou. I am here on the orders of my lord to beg for peace.”
There was a bitter smile on his face, but it was indeed the only thing he could do now.
"Xu Prefecture had previously taken inventory of Lord Cao Song's lost belongings. There were a total of 105 carts of gold, silver, and jade. We did not touch a single cent and returned all of them. In addition, we handed over the territory that Duke Cao had conquered outside of Xu Prefecture to Duke Cao to manage to ensure the safety of the two families.”
"Oh, Qihe?"
Cao Cao was delighted. As expected, they had come to make peace. Yixuan was indeed worthy of his name. He really had a way to make them take the initiative to speak.
He wanted to laugh, but he held it in.
In the entire late Han Dynasty, there were two people who knew how to control people. One was Cao Cao, and the other was Liu Bei. Cao Cao was good at attacking the heart, while Liu Bei was good at hiding it.
They were all heroes of the current era.
Therefore, he didn't agree immediately and pretended to think about it.
After feigning civility with Chen Deng, he invited him to a banquet at night.
During the banquet, they recalled the name of Chen Deng's father, Chen Gui, and managed to establish a relationship with him.
After three rounds of wine, he said," In that case, for the sake of your Chen family, I will withdraw my troops. We can interact more in the future. However, it is not that I, Cao Cao, agree to befriend Tao Qian. I will temporarily stop fighting."”
"This, thank you! Thank you, Cao Gong!" Chen Deng immediately stood up and bowed again.
He was filled with joy and also a sense of satisfaction and comfort. Cao Cao had said that he would do it for the sake of the Chen Clan. This was not a small favor.
Xu Zhen watched from the side and admired Boss Cao in his heart. He did not say that everything was absolute. He only stopped fighting and did not make peace. In the future, if he wanted to fight, he could still fight. If you provoked me or not, I could hit you.
He left a reason.
Even if it was a far-fetched reason, it was better than making peace first and then falling out with them.
And that sentence about giving face to the Chen family…might have foreshadowed some of his future strategic goals.
……
Winter was approaching, and the end of the year was approaching.
Cao Cao had retreated.
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