Follow General Cao to mix the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 118 Political Wisdom
Looking at the past from a distance, the great plain bordering Jizhou was actually full of dust. In the shock of the ground, it seemed that countless horseshoes were beating the ground heavily. Standing on the city gate and looking at this scene, the muscles on the corners of Zhao Yun's mouth straightened. Twitching, he couldn't help but clasped his fists nervously beside Wang Hou.

"My lord, call the city defense army!"

"It's not necessary, just go down with the Lord to welcome the guests!"

Putting down the binoculars, Wang Hou laughed easily, and immediately turned around and walked towards the stairs under the city wall. Looking at his back, he sighed helplessly, carrying his spear, and hanging two poles on his waist. Zhao Yun also hastily followed up with the short-fired blunderbuss.

Compared with the menacing cavalry group, the hundreds of cavalry that Puyang greeted were too small, like a piece of insects facing hot rosin, but even Wang Hou's personal soldiers were frightened, this The huge group of cavalry stopped less than 50 meters in front of him. Facing the opposite, Wang Hou laughed and held his fists.

"General Yan, I haven't seen you for a few days, so don't come here!"

Obviously unwilling to see Wang Hou, the corners of his mouth twitched again, riding on the horse and reining in the horse, Yan Liang snorted darkly: "A certain family used to escort the caravan here in the name of another driver, not to enter your Puyang , Wang Taishou need not worry!"

"Ha, we are all ministers of the Han Dynasty. What is Wang worrying about? Wang even set up a banquet in the city. Puyang's stir-fried dishes are now famous far and wide. Why don't the generals go to the city together and have a few drinks?"

"This year's autumn harvest, Yan will come to pick you up in Puyang, so farewell!"

Amid Zhao Yun's worries, Yan Liang really pulled the reins of his horse and turned around, following him closely. Hundreds of Hebei cavalry also pulled their horses and turned around, but there was still a large group of horses left behind. You can see that these are all horses, and there are no cavalry accompanying them.

And after Yan Liang left, the master finally showed up. Four or five scholars who looked like scholars glanced contemptuously at the back of Yan Liang's leaving, and then kicked the horse to meet Wang with a smile on his face. Hou walked over, and the one who took the lead laughed and clasped his fists heavily.

"Guo Chongxian of Jizhou, pay my respects to Prince Wang."

Glancing at the horses behind him, the young and handsome young master smiled meaningfully: "At the order of Guo Biejia, we are here to trade and practice, and I hope the Lord can give you some advice!"

"Good talk! Good talk!"

Seeing the horse, Wang Hou's eyes were straightened, and he hurriedly clasped his fists in response, and at the same time he moved his sleeves heavily behind him.

"this way please!"

"Please!"

With more than 5000 mighty Hebei horses brought into Puyang City, Wang Hou's cross business plan was finally completed, and the aristocratic families in the four prefectures of Hebei finally couldn't hold back, and brought a huge business group southward, It has been added to the big cake of this Puyang business district.

And it is worthy of being cultivated and flourishing under Yuan Shao, a wealthy family in Hebei, the magnanimity of this move has far exceeded whether it is Guanzhong, Xuzhou, or the counties of Yanzhou, there are more than 3000 merchants from the major Hebei families, and 2000 horses. The horses are only what you see in front of you. There are more than 1 boxes on the horses, and there are estimated to be 1000 to [-] pieces of cloth. The carriage behind the back pulls more than [-] stones of grain, and there are even all kinds of good wood pulled by oxen. There are more than [-], and Wang Hou still doesn't know how many scraps such as lamp oil and bronze furniture are left.

When this batch of goods entered the city, there was another small climax in Puyang City, which was already quite lively. Among the merchants who swarmed and shouted, the children of the Jizhou family headed by Guo Chongxian showed disdain and disdain to throw the horse's reins aside, and directly hugged Wang Hou with their fists.

"I heard that Hedong is now a must for cooking. Famous chefs from all over the world gather here. Your Majesty, let these ordinary people go and get rid of the smell of copper! How about we have a drink?"

To be honest, Wang Hou really wanted to see how many good things these dudes in front of him brought, but Guo Chongxian had already said so, so he had no choice but to wink at his subordinate Wang Tao, who was in charge, and immediately gave them a fistful.

"this way please!"

Now Wang Hou’s forty new shops in Puyang City have been completely used up. He only left four for himself, two for Cao Cao, four for Chen Deng, and one Xuzhou merchant brought by Chen Deng. Seeing that the business was good, they took out money and cloth to buy four more, and occupied the best shops near the Taishou's mansion first.

I also saw that the momentum in Puyang was good, and the Yingchuan family and the wealthy families in the Central Plains also rushed to donate generously. The gate valve of Guanzhong was also impartially given to Bazuo.

In the end, the ten shops next to the west city gate were completely upside down. Guo, Xin, Tian, ​​Zhang, Gao, Chunyu, Yuan, Xu, etc. who just came in had a total of ten surnames in Hebei, one of them.

Abandoning those in-demand Hebei commodities that were on sale, Wang Hou returned to the Puyang restaurant at the gate of the prefect's mansion, which he named Shaxian Grand Hotel. It was completely overcrowded, more than 100 tables on the first floor were full, and Xuzhou businessmen or Guanzhong family officials who had just returned from a bumpy ride sat together and talked about business or exchanged information in whispers. There were at least 800 people. Entertaining such a large group of wealthy uncles, the big cooking pot in the back kitchen is almost as big as the pig's cooking pot, the chef who flips the spoon is tired and sweaty, and a dozen young men are busy with pottery dishes Hit the back of the head with his foot.

No matter what era, foodies occupy the world, and the daily turnover of restaurants alone is 10,000+, even surpassing the iron shop that Wang Hou placed his high hopes on.

Seeing Wang Hou and Guo Chongxian leading the scholars, they were surprised that the guests on the first floor clasped their fists to say hello. Wang Hou smiled unashamedly and clasped his fists back and forth, but Guo Chongxian and the others had their eyes stuck in their brains. On the top, the arrogant ignored it, and followed him straight up to the second floor.

Wang Hou's dream before time travel has come true, that is to open a restaurant and come to eat by himself, without spending money every day!Every day at noon, he would come to the second floor to eat in a grand manner. The chef in the small kitchen on the second floor had already prepared all the dishes.

It’s still golden river prawns, yellow river carp after oil, Chen Deng came and more fried shrimp with leeks, soft fried tenderloin, etc. There are more than ten dishes in total. On the face, the fragrant smell attracted more than a dozen high-ranking sons from Hebei, who almost couldn't maintain their noble image.

After the host and guest were seated, they tried their best to resist the urge to go up to the whirlwind chopsticks, Guo Chongxian pretended to be indifferent with a smile and then hugged his fist to Wang Hou.

"I heard that the prefect of Dongjun is a minister who governs the world. My family, Mr. Yuan, has admired the lord for a long time. Seeing him today, the grand occasion of Puyang is indeed well-deserved!"

"However, people say that a good bird chooses a tree to live in. The talent of the lord, why bother to follow Cao Aman? After this eunuch, my family, Mr. Yuan, came from a famous family, the fourth generation and the third lord. If the lord wishes to return, my family, Mr. Yuan, is willing to sweep the pagoda. Greetings, the governor of Yanzhou in the future will belong to the Fujun, when will the Fujun wait?"

Seeing Guo Chongxian and Guo Mao's earnestness for his own good, the corners of Wang Hou's mouth couldn't help twitching slightly.

Indeed, this insatiable and double-faced image of the first mouse has been painstakingly managed by him in front of Hebei, but where did he come to persuade him to surrender before he figured out the situation?And it's still drawing cakes out of thin air, the governor of Yanzhou!Really generous!

Speaking of which, Guo Mao is still Guo Jia's clan, compared to Guo Guicai, he has too much short training.

However, this has already involved a key step in Wang Houdong County's self-protection. He hastened to cheer up, but he also raised his head high, shaking his head with a look of enthusiasm.

"Mr. Chongxian, after all, Wang has received the grace of Prime Minister Cao, how can he betray the Lord and ask for glory? If you take refuge, sir, don't mention it again!"

"Wang Tuqiu, don't be ignorant of compliments! General Yan Liang's [-] troops are on the side of Huaxian County, and they took down your shabby Puyang. It took a little effort, and now Yuan Gong is still interested in you. If Yuan Gong's intentions are ignored, you It will be too late to regret!"

Typically, one would sing the red face and the other would sing the bad face, Guo Mao failed to persuade him to surrender, and the slightly fat guy with a round face, Xin Du, immediately put down the half-eaten fried fish, and started to threaten in a gloomy way.

But listening to this threat, Wang Hou was not angry, instead he clasped his fists with a smile on his face.

"Yuan is strong and Cao is weak, and the family of Yuan Gong's fourth generation and third lord is attached to the world's scholars. Once Yuan Gong goes south, the Yellow River is ruined, and Xudu will change hands. Naturally, Wang understands! But because of this, Wang You can’t surrender Yuan, Wang must fulfill his duties and accompany Cao Gong through this last journey, if he wants to surrender Yuan, he must follow Cao Gong to surrender Yuan! This party is a loyal scholar!”

Wang Hou's words really choked these six hairless Hebei Gaomen scholars looked at each other, speechless, after all, loyalty is still the first virtue advocated by scholars in this era, and what Wang Hou said He also praised Yuan Shao to the sky, bluntly saying that Yuan Shao will win, he first occupied the commanding heights of morality, and then how to persuade him?Denying the merits and might of their lord Yuan Shao?
Just when Guo and Xin didn't know how to continue persuading, Wang Hou was released in front of several people.

"However, although Wang is loyal to Cao Gong, he still admires Yuan Gong's virtue. After this meal, Wang has a gift for Yuan Gong. I hope you will bring it back for Wang."

"Come on, although the fine wine in Dongjun is not as strong as in Yecheng, it still has a special flavor. Please drink this cup to the full!"

Wang Hou would make people appetite, originally the matter fell apart, he drew another big cake, in desperation, Guo Mao, Xin Du also toasted together, and drank with their heads held high.

A meal is quite tasty, after all, the charm of stir-frying lies there, later generations always eat stir-frying in restaurants, and the six scholars from Hebei can be regarded as being entertained by the guests and hosts.

Moreover, the gift Wang Hou brought out was indeed satisfying to them. After the meal, Wang Hou followed Wang Hou to the cellar of the prefect's mansion. He took a torch to look down, and a lot of shiny things immediately dazzled Guo Mao and the others. s eyes.

It's not some precious candlelight treasure, armor!All armor!
A total of two thousand sets!All of them are steel armor made by Wang Hou on Funiu Mountain, with fine scales, two sleeves and two trousers, two heart shields inlaid in the center of the chest scales, and several long strips of armor that look like the belly of a lobster.

Picking up a piece of armor casually, Wang Hou drew his knife and slashed at it, and with a bang, there was a faint trace, all of which were good armor!

Don't think that armor is worthless in this era of war. Regardless of Cao Jun, Yuan Jun and Lu Bujun, most soldiers who can wear armor are also wearing armor or leather armor. Rarely, only the core trilogy of each family, or such elite troops as tiger and leopard cavalry, euphorbia warriors, first boarding camp, and trapping camp can be equipped.

The role of heavy armor is also very obvious. In the battle of Xiapi, even if the city was broken, Gao Shun, with more than 600 people trapped in the camp, still prevented Xiahou Dun and Cao Hong from attacking nearly [-] people for several hours. Wang Hou gave Yuan Shao [-] sets Heavy armor, this value is even higher than [-] horses. In terms of politics, Wang Hou, the most important weapon of the country, gave it away. Are you worried that he will not surrender?

What's more, Guo Mao was even more pleased that Wang Hou wanted to die loyal to Cao Cao, and at the same time, he used this heavy weapon to stay behind. So pessimistic, isn't it even more terrified all day long?

He randomly took out a few boxes of armor to test it out again, and Guo Mao was finally satisfied and smiled, and clasped his fists at Wang Hou heavily.

"Okay! We will definitely transport these armors back to Yecheng overnight, and express the loyalty of the king's family to Duke Yuan!"

"Thank you a few!"

Bowing heavily with his fists in his hands, Wang Hou himself showed a smug smile like an old fox on the old face underneath.

Fortunately, he is a time traveler, so he can survive in the cracks between the two great forces! I have read and watched "Three Kingdoms" several times, and there are a lot of great gods who comment on the characters of the Three Kingdoms on the Internet in later generations. Even Wang Houbi and Yuan Shao understand the weaknesses of his Hebei faction.

That's partisanship!
Yuan Shao's four generations and three princes, his disciples and old officials spread all over the world, and the scholars all over the world competed to belong to him, which became his advantage and also his Achilles' heel. There is a saying in later generations that goes well, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes!

In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Yuan Shao refused to listen to Tian Feng's repeated admonitions, not only because Yuan Shao was arrogant and could not listen to the admonitions, but a large part of the reason was that Tian Feng was born in the local school of Jizhou and was a member of the Hebei faction. The faction he least trusts!But Guo Mao and Xin Du in front of him all have one thing in common. They are from the Yingchuan School, which is second only to Yuan Shao's hometown Nanyang School, and the school he values ​​the most.

However, although they are the two factions most trusted by Yuan Shao and the most powerful in the four prefectures of Hebei, they are airborne troops after all, and their family power and background are far inferior to the local faction of Jizhou. With his own status, he tried his best to suppress the Jizhou faction dominated by Tian Feng and Jushou. Take the matter of catering to the emperor as an example. Qiong tried her best to oppose it, and Yuan Shao finally gave up the emperor to Cao Cao.

Tian Feng's vision is vicious enough, he must be able to see that he is a scourge in Puyang, he will definitely suggest to Yuan Shao that he must be eradicated as soon as possible, so in order to catch up with the Yingchuan faction, Wang Hou looked for connections everywhere, even Cao Cao's connection It was all used, so today's trip to Puyang by Guo Mao and others came about.

On the one hand, the commercial trade in Puyang City will indeed benefit the noble families in Hebei a lot. On the other hand, the two thousand sets of armor were transported to Yecheng. Even if they did not persuade themselves to surrender, the Yingchuan faction still made great contributions. Fighting for himself, Wang Hou believes that his Puyang can rest easy now!

Watching the guys in Hebei who prostituted his own armor for nothing, Wang Houxiao was elated for the first time!
(End of this chapter)