After putting away the blueprints, Cao Cao left the grass hut with mixed feelings. He left Yingchuan and returned to the Prime Minister's residence in the capital.
Xun Yu and the others had been waiting for a long time. Seeing Cao Cao return alone, everyone's expression became strange. They all realized that Cao Cao had come for nothing again.
Xun Yu stroked his beard and chuckled.”
Cao Cao's face darkened." This brother of Fengxiao is quite difficult to deal with. He sent me back again."”
Everyone laughed when they heard that.
"Last time, he used the heads of the two Yuan brothers to send the Prime Minister away. What reason does he have to make the Prime Minister come back this time?" Cheng Yu was very curious.”
Cao Cao carefully took out the treasure map and spread it out in front of everyone.
"The manufacturing process of the ship? A modified grade? Prime Minister, is Mister asking us to build ships?”
Cheng Yu was dumbfounded.
Cao Cao nodded." That's right. Sir asked me to come back for this." If this ship couldn't be built, they wouldn't be allowed to mention the mountain.”
Cao Ren was stunned. With the Prime Minister's status, even if he was here, he would not be so rude! Why not let Zhongkang carry him directly?”
Unexpectedly, Xu Chu shuddered."I wouldn't dare. Little mister is very mysterious and knows everything about filial piety. Second Yuan fled to such a far place in Liaodong, but he was killed by a light sentence from little mister! If I go against his wishes and carry him here, I might die at the mouth of the market tomorrow!”
Cao Ren's expression changed, and he didn't dare to mention it again.
Jia Xu pondered for a while, then coughed and raised his opinion.
"Mister wants to build a ship. I think this is a hint to the Prime Minister. Next, the Prime Minister should consider conquering the Jing and Yang provinces in the south.”
"Over at Liangzhou, there are Han Sui, Ma Teng, Liang Xing, Ma Wan, and the like. They're arguing with each other, and there's also Si Li Lieutenant Zhong Yuanchang guarding them. Only Jingzhou and Yangzhou seemed to be unfavorable to the Prime Minister.”
"Yangzhou has been governed by Sun Jian, Sun Ce, and Sun Quan for three generations. Now that the people have submitted and there is a wise general like Zhou Yu in charge, our strength is still accumulating. Although Liu Biao of Jing State was useless, his subordinate Liu Bei was a hero! After hibernating in Jingzhou for five years, he had probably recovered his strength and was secretly plotting to invade Xudu.”
"If there is a weapon that can defeat the Jing Yang Navy, then the south can be settled and there is hope for the world to be unified!”
Cao Cao felt that it made sense. Thinking about how Guo Yu had hinted at him to continue expanding his territory in the straw hut, and the blueprints of the turreted ships, he reckoned that if Guo Yu agreed to leave the mountain in the future, he would most likely attack Jing and Yang Provinces.
Liu Ye looked at the blueprint carefully for a while, and the joy in his eyes grew stronger. At this moment, he also pointed at the blueprint and praised it.
"When I was working in Huainan, I also joined the ships in the Jianghuai area. Even warships were only a hundred feet long and ten feet wide. Once the wind blew on the river, they would not dare to go out to sea. These ships were more than fifty feet wide and had an ingenious structure. They seemed to have the ability to resist wind and waves. If they could really build a hundred of them, it would be easy to pacify Jingzhou and Yangzhou.”
However, Xun Yu was a little worried.
"This blueprint is a treasure, and this ship is also a treasure ship. To build this kind of ship, I'm afraid I'll have to mobilize many skilled craftsmen, cut down countless trees, and build countless mortises! Not to mention hundreds of them, just building one would probably consume countless money and resources! These few years, we have been fighting hard with the Yuan family. I am afraid that if we add more corvee, it will cause the people in the Jianghuai area to flee.”
Cao Cao frowned when he heard this. Xun Yu's words naturally carried weight. He had to consider this.
However, if he couldn't build this ship, how was he going to meet Guo Yu in the future?
He had gone to see Guo Yu twice, and he had received great benefits twice. Perhaps he would receive great benefits again the next time he went!
After thinking for a while, Cao Cao still persevered.
"The Jing State is rich, and the Sun family's strength has been rising day by day. If they were allowed to continue growing, wouldn't they really become independent? At this moment, the commoners were suffering a little. As long as they were unified, the world could stop fighting! This ship had to be built, and it had to be done quickly! Even if you have to use all your strength, you have to build a ship for me!”
Xun Yu smiled bitterly." I will do my best to arrange this for the Prime Minister!"”
Soon, everyone dispersed, leaving Xun Yu behind.
Cao Cao slowly instructed,"This time, the pacification of Liaodong and the capture of the heads of the two Yuan are all Guo Yu's credit. Go to the emperor and ask him for a decree. The reward must be heavy, but don't be too ostentatious.”
Xun Yu smiled." I'll do it now. But Guo Yu is not willing to be an official yet. What kind of official title should we give him?"”
Cao Cao thought for a while and was a little uncertain."He definitely won't accept the official position. As for the title, why don't we let him inherit the previous title of Marquis of Weiyang Pavilion?”
"It's normal and not ostentatious. However, if the Prime Minister wants to invite him out of the mountain, this little reward doesn't seem to be enough. When Fengxiao was still alive, he had the desire to revitalize his ancestors. I think it's better to promote the young children of the Guo family to attend the Imperial College. In the future, they can also enter the court as officials. If Guo Yu knew, he would definitely like it.”
"Alright, let's do that!"
……
"Second brother, second brother! Xu Du has come with good news!"
Guo Tai ran into the straw hut.
"I heard that the emperor has decreed that you are the Marquis of Wei Yang Pavilion! Moreover, many people in our clan have been recommended to the Imperial College! It seems that the Prime Minister is really very satisfied with you. He is preparing to put you in an important position and give you a favor in advance!”
Guo Yu smiled slightly." Brother, don't be surprised. With me around, the Guo family will prosper in the future."”
Guo Tai felt gratified." It's a pity that Fengxiao isn't here. Otherwise, our Guo family would probably reproduce the prosperity of the Yuan family!"”
"It's fine. Didn't you adopt my second son to my eldest brother? With him around, my eldest brother's family will continue. In the future, they will spread their branches and expand their family.”
Guo Tai nodded excitedly.
Guo Jia was weak, loved drinking, and loved beautiful women, causing him to be childless for many years.
Guo Yi was the second son of Guo Tai, and now he was adopted by Guo Jia. This was Cao Cao's intention to protect Guo Jia's bloodline and also to leave a memory for himself.
"Prime Minister Cao has a good command of his subordinates. However, this ship consumes a lot of national strength. I wonder if he has the courage to build a few? If he didn't have the courage, it would be a small matter if Ping Jing Yang had to waste more time. What I'm most afraid of is that if he doesn't listen to me, he will make a mistake in the future and repeat the tragedy of Red Cliff!”
"It seems that I still have to persevere until the end and fight for enough authority to speak. Otherwise, my words won't work in the future and the world will still be divided into three.”
Thinking of the three parts of the world, Guo Yu looked in the direction of Jing State.
"After Liu Bei joined the Jing State, he has been accumulating strength for several years. Now, I'm afraid he has plans to return to the martial world!”
"As long as Zhuge Liang doesn't leave the mountain, Liu Bei won't be able to achieve anything with just Xu Shu…Not good, could Cao Cao have already set his eyes on Xu Shu's mother?”
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