"Young master, my subordinates have found out that Longxi County is indeed diverting water from a tributary of the Wei River......" Xiao Tian reported, and before he finished speaking, Ma Chao interrupted him and asked, "Is there anyone stationed there?" ”

"Nobody." Xiao Tian replied.

"Very good, call the old fox, the little fox, Yang Fu, let's go and have a look."

"No!"

Not long after, five people with Ma Chao's guards of 500 people came to the upper reaches of the Wei River, only to see that the water potential here is very high, the flow speed is very fast, Longxi County is artificially built a dam, on the one hand, the level of the Wei River slowly introduced into Longxian County, on the other hand, as a water conservancy irrigation.

Ma Chao walked around the embankment carefully, and saw that the embankment was made of stones mixed with earth, one layer was used to block the Wei River, and the other was used for irrigation. If Longxi County is to be flooded, the first layer of intake must be blocked and the second embankment must be destroyed. As a result, the water of the Wei River naturally got out of control and flooded the entire county of Longxi.

Ma Chao estimated the amount of work, if he sent a force of 3,000 people, it would be completed in four or five days, and it would take about a week to build a raft. Although part of the grain and grass of the self-army has been burned, there are quite a lot of people who came to the grain and grass belt this time, not to say that it is a week, even a month, and it can be supported.

But if he really uses this trick ruthlessly, the year's harvest of this fertile land in Longxi will come to naught. Moreover, after the occupation of Longxi County, its restoration project also requires a lot of manpower and material resources. As a result, some of the gains outweigh the losses.

"Young master, this Longxi County Shoushi is a great talent, such a great plan for the people's livelihood, and he has done such a rigorous and promising ......" Jia Xu muttered, and he didn't know what he was reminding Ma Chao.

"Young master, a certain is too optimistic, such a water potential, if the embankment really breaks, then the entire Longxi County will become a land of water, and doing so will hurt the heavens......" Yang Fu was more direct and said what he said in his heart.

"Young master, although I am a little arrogant, I also feel that water and fire are ruthless, once this hole is dug, it will be difficult to plug it again. In particular, this gap can be plugged, but that person's heart is not easy to block......" Fa Zheng finally opened his mouth, his brows furrowed.

Ma Chao sighed: he is an entrepreneur, not a saboteur. Not only to conquer the county, but also to conquer the hearts and minds of the people. This plan to flood Longxi can indeed allow him to capture Longxi in a short time, but after the capture, the people's hearts will be scattered and the people will turn away, so what is the use of such a county to fight down?

He is Ma Chao, not Cao Cao. Cao Cao's generation of traitorous males can slaughter Xuzhou or flood Pi. But in addition to being the world-famous Jin Ma Chao, he is also a time-traveler from the era of equality for everyone. Although in that era, 'equality for all' was just a fake fig leaf that could no longer be fake, but if you want to let yourself really tear off this layer of moral conscience, you really can't do it.

After a long sigh, Ma Chaocai said: "Go back, flooding Longxi County is a clever move, but the consequences are endless, it is really not a gentleman's doing......

"The young master is wise." Jia Xu, Fa Zheng, and Yang Fu all gave their hands, and sincerely thanked Ma Chao for his good words.

On the way back, Ma Chao's mood was depressed, and when he saw Xiao Tian beside him, he asked, "Have you heard the name of the county guard of Longxi County?" ”

"Back to the young master, I have already inquired. This person's surname is Jiang, his name is Yin, he is a big family in Liangzhou, a native of Tianshui Ji County, proficient in the art of war, well-read, and trustworthy, and has won the support of the people and soldiers. ”

"Oh, how did you forget this Ying ......" Ma Chao didn't answer, but Yang Fu was surprised first, patted his head and said: "Young master, this person knows a certain person, and he is a famous talent of the Jiang family." In Tianshui, there is a saying of 'one Ying and three heroes', the three heroes refer to subordinates, Yin Feng, Zhao Ang, and Yiying refers to this Jiang Yin. This person is a great talent, a famous scholar, and he is many times stronger than his subordinates, like clouds on the horizon, not contaminated with the atmosphere of the world. But I don't want to be the Taishou of a county, but I can do it so well, it's really deserved! It's just that......

"Just what?" Ma Chao wondered, how can there be such a person in this history?

"It's just that this person has always been bad at politics, why has he become the county guard of Longxi County now?" Yang Fu replied, and then suggested: "If Longxi County is really Jiang Yin, his subordinates are willing to be lobbyists once to see if they can persuade Jiang Jian to return to his heart." ”

"Well, listening to what you say, I'm afraid this Jiang Jian won't do anything to kill him. But even so, I didn't dare to let Yang Bei drive alone into danger, so I sent the ugly brother to meet Jiang Jian with Bei Jia. ”

"Good." Yang Fu nodded, already thinking of a rhetoric in his heart.

But Ma Chao was going back and forth in his head, stirring up the brain cells: there are a few outstanding people in Liangzhou, except for Jia Xu and Yang Fu, I really haven't heard of any 'one hero and three masters'. That Yin Feng and Zhao Ang Ma Chao have also seen it, and they are still a lot worse than Yang Fu, if it weren't for their family strength, they wouldn't be able to win the title of 'Three Heroes' at all.

But Yang Fu himself is full of praise for Jiang Jian from the bottom of his heart, which shows that Jiang Jian does have real skills. But the ability should be similar to Yang Fu, what is several times better than Yang Fu and so on, that is the humble saying of the ancients. Ma Chaocai didn't believe that Liangzhou, a place with fierce folk customs, also had such a Zhuge Wolong......

The distribution of talents in ancient times was very regular. Generally speaking, where there are many scholars and a prevalent literary style, it is easy to produce talents. Like Sili, Jizhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Jingzhou, it is because of the prevalence of literary style and the large number of colleges that there will be many handsome men at one time. The most famous Yingchuan College has produced first-class talents such as Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and so on. And places like Liangzhou, Yongzhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou, where swords and soldiers are in turmoil, are more likely to produce military generals, such as Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Guan Yu, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun and other super-first-class military generals, all from these places.

In general, where there is chaos, there are cattle people who fight hard; Where there is peace, there are good students who can study with peace of mind. This is the distribution of talents determined by the ancient region, although there are special circumstances, but basically follow this law.

And this Jiang Jian is obviously a good man with both civil and military skills. This kind of person is extremely difficult to appear in places where the people's customs are fierce. And once it appears, it will be famous and famous in history. But now, Ma Chao has lost another hair: he still can't think of any record of this Jiang Jian in history......

"By the way, young master, if you go to Longxi, you have to bring a generous gift." Yang Fu said with a smile, as if he felt that Ma Chao would definitely agree: "I have a good personal relationship with that Jiang Yin, and a few days ago, I received a letter from him, and I learned that he was happy with a unicorn, and he was famous." This time, I went and brought the congratulations of the young master. ”

"It's so good, Mr. and Jiang Jian are really gentlemen's friendships...... "Ma Chao sighed absent-mindedly: This Yang Fu and Jiang Jian are really, they have a very close personal relationship, and they don't even know what the other party is doing?

In fact, this is also a way of communication between ancient literati, unlike us modern people, who meet and ask, 'Where are you getting rich now?' Most of the ancient people did not take the position of position, but only talked about learning and the way of governing the world. This style is also a place that modern people should learn from.

However, after an instant, Ma Chao was full of excitement: Jiang Yin's son, Jiang Wei?

"Ugly brother, is it difficult for you to kidnap a baby?"

And the ugly brother who was still in the barracks, for some reason, sneezed, looked at the day and said strangely: This doesn't mean to rain, is it because the young master is thinking about me?