Three Kingdoms, I open a tavern in Xudu

Jizhou, inside Yuan Shao's mansion.

"Have you found out where the salt in Yuzhou and Xuzhou came from?" Yuan Shao sat on the high platform, looking at the counselors and ministers below, and said in a cold voice.

During this period of time, Yuan Shao originally wanted to restrict the supply of salt to Cao Cao in order to achieve the purpose of sanctioning Cao Cao.

How could he have imagined that this restriction was of no use to Cao Cao, but a batch of high-quality refined salt flowed into his territory from places such as Xuzhou and Yuzhou.

Because the quality of the salt was very good and the price was even lower, it became popular in the four northern states governed by Yuan Shao.

You must know that Qingzhou is the sea salt production area controlled by Yuan Shao, and it is also one of Yuan Shao's sources of income. Now that the salt has been hit, Yuan Shao is not in a good mood.

"My lord, according to our spies, the salt in Yuzhou and Xuzhou should be made by Cao Cao."

Ju Shou, the counselor, said first: "If my guess is correct, Cao Cao must have mastered a special salt-making method."

Hearing this sentence, Yuan Shao fell silent.

At this time, Sima Yi who had taken refuge in Yuan Shao suddenly said, "General, do you still remember Chen Yang?"

"Chen Yang, what happened to him?" Yuan Shao asked.

He was no stranger to Chen Yang, because Sima Yi had mentioned this person to him many times.

Even in order to kill Chen Yang, Yuan Shao asked Yan Liang to lead troops to contain Cao Cao.

Sima Yi said: "If I'm not wrong, the method of making salt that Cao Cao mastered came from this person. In addition, he built a factory in Xudu and invented a very powerful crossbow , can shoot and kill a target at a distance of three hundred paces.”

"Shoot the target from [-] paces away? It's impossible!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu You, a counselor beside him, shook his head and said, "An ordinary bow and crossbow can kill the target within 150 steps, which is considered powerful. A bow and crossbow with a range of more than [-] steps cannot exist."

"General, what Zhong Da said is true."

Liu Bei, who also took refuge in Yuan Shao, stepped forward and said: "I have seen the power of this kind of crossbow before. When my third brother Zhang Fei escaped from death in Xudu, he also saw that kind of powerful crossbow with his own eyes. The thick wooden doors were torn apart, and besides that they had a repeating crossbow capable of firing twelve arrows in succession."

After hearing what they said, Yuan Shao on the stage fell silent again.

"I've heard of this before."

Adviser Tian Feng stepped forward and said: "General Yan Liang besieged Xiapi before, it seems that he has seen the power of this kind of bow and crossbow?"

Yan Liang was also standing in the hall, and when Tian Feng mentioned himself, he nodded and said: "That's right, I followed Zhongda's instructions and made a shield with a thickness of five inches and inlaid with a layer of one-inch iron. At first I thought it was Zhongda who commanded randomly, but after fighting with Cao Cao's soldiers, I realized that I was wrong."

"What's the matter?" Yuan Shao asked again.

"All our shields have been pierced by crossbow arrows. If it weren't for the inlaid layer of iron on the outside, the shields might not be able to block that kind of crossbow arrows." Yan Liang said in a deep voice.

His words shocked everyone present, how could there be such a powerful crossbow?

"General, Cao Cao has such a magic weapon. It may be a little more difficult to defeat Cao Jun!" Liu Bei said.

"What's so difficult about it? Cao Cao can make it, why can't we?"

Sima Yi cupped his hands and said, "As long as we send people to sneak into Chen Yang's factory and steal their method of making bows and crossbows, then what Cao Cao can have, we can also have."

Yuan Shao nodded solemnly: "Zhongda is right, but how do you get into that factory?"

Sima Yi seemed to have prepared everything, and he added: "It's winter and it's freezing, and the refugees near Xudu will definitely move closer to Xudu. I heard that most of the workers in Chen Yang's factory are refugees. , They will regularly select a group of refugees to join the factory, as long as our people mix among the refugees, this matter will be accomplished!"

A gleam of starlight suddenly flashed in Yuan Shao's eyes. If he could get that kind of crossbow arrow, wouldn't he be able to sweep the world?

Thinking of this, he said loudly: "Okay, let Zhong Da arrange this matter for you."

"Yes!"

Sima Yi arched his hands, and then he showed a sneer.

As long as you get Chen Yang's bow and crossbow skills, he will be of great use.

Seeing Sima Yi's appearance, Liu Bei beside him squinted his eyes thoughtfully.

Soon, the discussions in Yuan Shao's mansion came to an end.

Liu Bei hurriedly left the conference hall and returned to his mansion.

"Yide, if we can get a crossbow like Chen Yang, do you think we can have a place in this world?" Liu Bei found Zhang Fei and said in a deep voice.

Although Zhang Fei's Zhongjian's leg was healed, when Liu Bei mentioned those crossbows, he seemed to feel a slight pain in the muscles on his leg, then nodded and said: "If we can get it, our strength will also be greatly enhanced."

Liu Bei said: "Now, I have a great opportunity!"

He simply repeated Sima Yi's words just now.

"Brother, I'll help you arrange it."

-

A few days later, in Xudu City.

"Husband, look quickly, it's finally snowing today!"

Zhang Chunhua, who was wearing a padded coat, stood in the yard, looking up at the profuse snowflakes. She turned around gently, with a nice smile on her face.

Chen Yang took Cao Ning's hand and walked under the snowflakes, and said with a smile, "Be careful of catching a cold!"

Zhang Chunhua said: "Husband, your padded coat is really comfortable, it doesn't feel cold at all when you wear it."

As she said that, she tightened her clothes tightly with her jade hands, and then she blushed and smiled.

"Our husband is omnipotent!" Cao Ning also laughed.

"Since I'm so good, can you reward me wearing silk socks tonight?" Chen Yang suddenly smirked.

"Bastard!"

Cao Ning gave Chen Yang a shy look, then ignored him and went to play in the snow with Zhang Chunhua.

"Auspicious snow heralds a prosperous year!"

Chen Yang looked up at Xuehua and smiled.

A well-timed snow can keep the soil warm and accumulate water to benefit the fields.

Chen Yang could predict that there would be no more drought in the spring of the coming year.

"When the snow gets bigger, you can make a snowman for fun." Chen Yang said again.

"Master, someone from the Mo family is here, and they want to see you."

Just when Chen Yang was sighing, Fang Hua walked up to him and said softly.

"Let them wait for me in the hall!"

Chen Yang went back to his room, put on another cotton coat, and went to see Mi Zhu.

This time it was not only Mi Zhu who came, but also a woman beside him.

Chen Yang looked at the woman's appearance seriously, and suddenly said in surprise, "It's you!"

"It's you!"

The woman also saw Chen Yang and cried out in surprise.

She is none other than that day when she was looking at the location of the reservoir, she met the hunting sister Yu.

This sister Yu is actually related to Mi Zhu?

Chen Yang looked at Mi Zhu suspiciously.

Mi Zhu was as surprised as they were, and asked, "Do you know each other?"