When Ma Chao saw Jia Xu again, the old fox no longer had the old fox style in the hall. He has completely recovered the gangsterism of his youth: his tattered official uniform is draped over his body, and he is torn into strips and tied up on his body. The beard was no longer as smooth as before, but much thinner, and should have been torn off when judging the enemy's situation and making decisions; And his face is even darker, compared with Ma Chao, who came back from a sunbath in the prairie and came back with a bronzed face. Jia Xu, this old man, is like a miner digging coal in the mouth of the Yazi.

If it weren't for the old fox's eyes still flashing with golden light, Ma Chao would almost have thought that he had found an old farmer who could be seen everywhere!

"My lord, Yan Xing has already been given the head?" The old fox said with a smile, but he picked up a piece of sweet potato and sent it to his mouth.

After Ma Chao saw it, he almost jumped up: "Old fox, where did you get the sweet potatoes?" ”

"Is this something my lord talking about?" Jia Xu gave Ma Chao a piece of the roasted sweet potatoes, and said vaguely: "The lord doesn't know that among Ma's farms, only this sweet potato and potato harvest season is the shortest. Until the time of the expedition, it was enough to promote planting and seed production. Therefore, I asked Han Feng for some to come and try it......"

"Yes?" Ma Chao also broke a piece and put it in his mouth: During this period of time, he really didn't pay much attention to the Ma industry, and he never thought that Han Feng had unconsciously put his promotion and planting plan on the agenda.

"This sweet potato is indeed more delicious than potatoes, soft and sweet, and it can withstand hunger. If the lord made such a sacred object, if it was used as military rations, it must also be a feasible thing. ”

"Hmm...... Tell me, how do you know I'm going to use these things for my march? Ma Chao was interested, he wanted to see what Jia Xu, an ancient, had about this imported product.

"This thing can also be eaten raw, and if it is cooked in advance, it can avoid making a fire to cook when the army is in a hurry or a surprise attack, which is very convenient for the soldiers to hide!" Jia Xu said, seemingly very satisfied with his judgment.

But Ma Chao shook his head: This sweet potato is indeed hunger-resistant, but it does not contain inorganic salts. Under strong physical labor, if the body lacks inorganic salts for a long time, the soldier will be weakened, dizzy, and swollen all over the body due to dehydration, until he dies of exhaustion. However, Ma Chao did not plan to explain this nutrition to Jia Xu, after all, with the scientific level of this era, it was impossible to explain it at all.

"The only downside is that this sweet potato is sweet and has less salt. If a soldier feeds on it for a long time, he may die violently. ”

Ma Chao was still chewing a piece of sweet potato at this time, but after hearing Jia Xu say this. He immediately spit out the sweet potato in surprise: the ancients had already discovered the importance of salt at the end of the Han Dynasty?

Seeing Ma Chao looking at himself like this, Jia Xu felt a little humble, arched his hand and said: "It's a little complicated, this kind of small path makes the lord laugh." ”

"Old fox, old fox, I really didn't see it......" Ma Chao patted Jia Xu on the shoulder fiercely, almost patting Jia Xu to the ground, thinking about how to praise Jia Xu's awesomeness, but he couldn't think of good words. In the end, he could only change the topic and ask: "How is this war with Lu Bu?" ”

"Thanks to the majesty of the lord and the tiger......," Jia Xu replied while eating, but was interrupted by Ma Chao: "Don't talk about these useless things, which of us still doesn't know who?" ”

"The lord's words are wrong, if the lord is still the young master of the wind, then the old man dares to talk nonsense with the young master. However, the lord is now the general of the Han Zhenxi, the master of the Ma family! Jia Xu stood up, respectfully bowed to Ma Chao, and then said: "Since ancient times, the dignity and humility have been orderly, the master and servant are different, the name is not right, the word is not good, the master is not strict, it is disrespectful, the lord is now under the command of a lot of talents, and the hope of enterprising is known to the world." In the future, there will definitely be countless advisors and generals who will come to meet each other, if the lord is no longer the young master and mingles with his subordinates, he will lose the prestige of the Ma family and be despised by the people of the world......"

Ma Chao pursed his lips, these days, he obviously saw that those civil and military generals had a trace of fear of themselves and alienated themselves a lot. Now it seems that firstly, what they have done these days has really impressed them, and secondly, I am afraid that because their roles have changed, these people have gradually deliberately kept a little distance from themselves.

This is the art of leadership, Ma Chao knows a little. But as Jia Xu said, deliberately putting on the virtue of 'I am the master' at any time will make his subordinates feel that the lord is superficial. Only when the values and general direction of the entire group are truly unified, will the subordinates be sincerely in awe of the leader. Therefore, seeing that Jia Xu, the old fox, also had these bureaucratic thoughts, he opened his mouth and said:

"Convince people with force, not convincing, and not supporting. Convince people with power, not convincing, but also unconvincing. Only those who convince others with virtue will be happy and sincere in their hearts. Ma Chao waved his hand, did not accept Jia Xu's bow, but continued: "Is it a young master or a lord, it is still Ma Chaoer." When the young lord was young, although the ministers and generals were more cordial, the military regulations system rewards and punishments were clear, and a certain person also acted according to the law, and his subordinates were all convinced, and they were all effective. Why is it the queen of the lord, but deliberately widowed? ”

After listening to this, Jia Xu said with a mysterious smile on the corner of his mouth: "Since the lord understands this reason, why bother only talking to the old man?" ”

After hearing this, Ma Chao immediately laughed out loud: "Old fox, old fox, you are turning a corner and saying that I am cold and ruthless these days, and it has chilled the hearts of my subordinates......"

After saying this, Ma Chao got up and bowed deeply, and said to Jia Xu sincerely: "Thank you for the teacher's correction, the day before yesterday, Ma Chao lost his father and behaved inappropriately. Now that Yan Xing has been destroyed, the Tieqiang Alliance has liberated itself, and he has repented in his heart. In the future, there will be no more chaos with one person. ”

"Knowing that mistakes can be corrected, and good is great." Jia Xu also returned the salute and continued to say to Ma Chao: "Lord, Lu Bu is really a talent for flying generals, and the wolf riding in Bingzhou is also the best in the world. This time, he and filial piety have been used repeatedly, but they still haven't taken an inch. Lu Bu is arrogant, but the cavalry is essential, and he is actually in control. The eight subordinate generals are not mediocre, they are really fierce opponents, if it weren't for the discord between Hu Zhen and Lu Bu......"

After talking for a long time, Ma Chao found out that Fazheng didn't come. couldn't help but quickly interrupt Jia Xu's nonsense and asked him, "Where is filial piety?" ”

"He has gone deep into the mountains and forests, and he is the leader of the thieves and bandits, harassing the enemy army." Jia Xu replied.

"Alone?" Ma Chao was shocked: How does this make it? Don't be the mastermind who has not grown up, so he died in Xianyang first, and he will lose a lot!

"A certain faction of 3,000 Xiliang iron riders accompanies you, don't worry." Speaking of this, Jia Xu sighed and said with some embarrassment: "Before the lord came first, a certain commander of two thousand iron cavalry to attack Lu Bu's eight hundred troops, but he did not do his job, and he was ......extremely ashamed."

"Oh? What are the eight hundred? "Ma Chao knows how powerful his light cavalry is, 5,000 people killed 10,000 people on the prairie, and the loss was only 1,000 people, how did he get here, and he couldn't even pack up 800 foot soldiers?

"Or two people with shields, or two people with knives, or three people with guns, advance and retreat in a measured manner, attacking like fire, guarding like a forest, looking at death as if they were at home. Just talking about the method of controlling troops and training formations, a certain is not as good as a captain......" As he spoke, Jia Xu was a little embarrassed, and Ma Chao was very interesting to watch.

"That captain is Gao Shun?" Ma Chao asked with a smile, in addition to Gao Shun's 800 traps in the late Han Dynasty, who else could make the old fox deflated?

"How does the lord know?" Jia Xu was surprised, even if it was him, he only sent scouts yesterday to investigate this captain who he had never paid attention to, Ma Chao had just entered Xianyang, how did he know? Could it be the Shadow Battalion......

"This person has long heard of it, resolute and steady, clear and decisive, his 800 parts of armor and weapons are refined and neat, strictly abide by military discipline and conquer everything, invincible, and have the reputation of 'trapping the camp'. The teacher doesn't know the details, but he just suffers a secret loss, which is a flawed thing, so he doesn't have to mind. Ma Chao explained with a smile, but he didn't want Jia Xu to have a pimple in his heart because of this.

However, to be honest, how could a person like Jia Xu take this little thing to heart, but muttered: "Such a talent, if it can be used by Ma Jiajun......"

But Ma Chao sighed deeply: "This person is loyal and loyal to his duties, if he is forced to tempt, I am afraid that he will not follow people's ......wishes."