Guiyang County, Yu County.

Wei Ba was dressed in regular clothes and stood side by side with Deng Ai on the edge of the wheat field that had just turned green. Deng Ai was wrapped in a bloated cotton jacket, tied a rope around his waist, held a bamboo pole as a ruler in one hand, and pinched a piece of soil in the other, looking like an old farmer.

"The dirt here ...... The soil is very good, and the wheat grows well. Deng Ai sighed: "It's human...... There are fewer people, and if we can recruit another 100,000 people, it will be even more ...... It's better. ”

Wei Ba turned his head and glanced at him: "100,000 people, too many, right?" ”

"No...... Not much. Deng Ai pointed to the surrounding hills: "There is still ...... And good ...... A lot of land is not ...... I didn't have it. ”

Wei Ba laughed: "I said Brother Shize, do you really plan to be a farmer for the rest of your life?" ”

"None...... No farming, no stability. Deng Ai smiled: "You said it." ”

Wei Ba nodded: "Yes, I said this." However, it's a pity that you farm, and it's time to train the soldiers. I hope you can see some results in military training this year. Bingyuan, you go find it yourself, there are many mountain people in the nearby mountains, including the mountains of Yuzhang, if you can give them land, they will be very willing to settle in the mountains. ”

"What's the limit?" Deng Ai's eyes lit up, and then he regained his composure.

"The more the merrier." Wei Ba put his hands behind his back and looked at the sky in the distance. "The battle of Luoyang will end soon, we must hurry up and get a handful of money from Sun Quan's head. After this village, there is no such shop. ”

Deng Ai answered.

"Gongwei." Wei Ba turned around and beckoned into the distance, and Chen Yi, who was standing more than twenty steps away, walked over quickly. Saluted Wei Ba and Deng Ai.

"Gongwei is a disciple of the Heavenly Master, and when he was in Wuling, he pacified the people in a very orderly manner." Wei Ba said: "He arranged for him to be the master of the book, and he is responsible for recruiting mountain people, and he will definitely be able to help you." ”

Deng Ai saluted Chen Yi, but didn't say anything. He knew that Chen Yi had followed Wei Ba relatively early, and he was the same Heavenly Master Dao as Wei Ba, so he would help him and use Wei Ba's reputation as a god general to recruit Shanyue to settle down in the mountains. A good candidate indeed. However, Deng Ai knows his brother Chen Yi better. Although Chen Yi is in the position of Hepu Ship Superintendent. The reputation is not very good. Xiahou Xuan, Deng Yang and Zhuge Dan, who had just arrived in Jiaozhou, all said on different occasions that Chen Yi was a villain.

Deng Ai admires a gentleman like Chen Yu, otherwise he would not change his name. He doesn't have a good face for flattering villains. Although he knew that Chen Yi and Chen Yi were different, he still had some thoughts of staying away.

Wei Ba looked at Deng Ai's eyes. But he didn't say much. Just as he used Chen Yi under the pressure of public opinion. He can also use Chen Yi under pressure. Chen Yi's knowledge is not top-notch. However, he is very experienced in using the teachings of Heavenly Master Taoism to appease people's hearts, and using him to help Deng Ai recruit mountain people is the most suitable person, and he is actually taking care of Deng Ai.

But Deng Ai didn't seem to appreciate it. This man has a good IQ. Emotional intelligence is average.

No one is perfect, and this sentence is not bad at all.

After bidding farewell to Deng Ai, Wei Ba traveled all the way north and entered the boundary of Liling. Jin Dongliu came with dozens of guards to greet him, and when he saw the three thousand guards behind Wei Ba, Jin Dongliu smiled.

"General, aren't you afraid that King Wu will be so nervous that he can't sleep?"

Wei Ba hahadaxiao: "He can't sleep, what does it have to do with me." Can you sleep? ”

"I didn't sleep very well." Jin Dongliu shook his head, "Luoyang is in a big war, but we are farming here, and my heart is itching." ”

"Jing Ji thought about it?"

"Hmm."

"Don't worry, there won't be any results in this battle in Luoyang." Wei Ba and Jin Dongliu walked side by side. "Although there is no dangerous terrain around Luoyang to defend, Luoyang City is not so easy to attack. Cao Rui dared to stay in Luoyang and resolutely did not move the capital, so he naturally had his support. If he was really an outlaw, he would not have given up Nanyang in the first place. ”

Jin Dongliu smiled. "There's also a credit to the fire bomb."

"I'm helping both sides, which means that both sides don't help." Wei Ba shrugged: "Actually, the problem is not the fire bomb. One million pieces for each of the three parties, who will take advantage? Or the coalition forces take advantage. The question is, can the prime minister and Lu Xun trust each other unreservedly? I'm afraid it's not that simple. I think Cao Rui dared to defend Luoyang, probably because he also took a fancy to this. ”

"Yes, no one is worried about anyone, this cooperation will be somewhat discounted." Jin Dongliu was silent for a moment, and then said: "The general came here with great fanfare at the moment, did he want to make an appointment with King Wu?" ”

"I can't see King Wu, it's good to see Sun Deng." Wei Ba smiled slightly: "I want to ask them if they are still interested in buying some more fire bombs." The three parties officially declared war, I can no longer sell to Wei with one eye closed, there is one less big customer, and the prime minister is poor and white, so I have to grasp the only customer of King Wu. It's hard to do business right now. ”

Jin Dongliu couldn't help laughing. The fire bombs purchased by Wu Guo had to pass through his defense area, and he had heard some complaints from Wu people. Han and Wu jointly attacked Wei, Wei Ba not only did not help, but also sold fire bombs to Wei and raised the price, which was simply despicable and shameless to the extreme. Wei Ba has already earned tens of thousands of gold from the Wu people, and now he is not satisfied, he wants to make more money, what is the difference between this and sucking the blood of the Wu people.

However, since Wei Ba is here in person, this business is probably not something that Sun Quan wants to do or not, he has to do it if he doesn't want to.

……

Sun Deng's thoughts are similar to Jin Dongliu's.

The news that Wei Ba led three thousand guards to Guiyang had already been received by Sun Deng. As the supreme general of the Wu army in Jiangnan, he didn't dare to take it lightly and was always on guard, for fear that Wei Ba would suddenly stab him.

Not only is Jiangnan on guard at all times, but Jiangbei is also the same, Sun Quan is most worried now that Meng Da, who is stationed in Luyang, will enter Yuzhou and stab Wu Jun in the back.

After receiving Wei Ba's invitation to meet, although Sun Deng was nervous, he still sent an envoy Sun Song. Sun Song is Sun Yi's son, his biological mother Xu, and Sun Deng's adoptive mother Xu are from the same family, so Sun Song is very close to Sun Deng.

Sun Song has the style of his father, even when he sees Wei Ba, the old enemy of the Wu people, he is neither humble nor arrogant, which leaves a good impression on Wei Ba. Wei Ba didn't embarrass him either. Tell him that he came to Guiyang this time mainly to inspect, and he had no intention of using force, and asked Sun Deng not to be nervous. In addition, he wanted to talk to Sun Deng about business again.

"General, we also want to talk about business, but I'm afraid we can't afford to talk about it." Sun Song said unhurriedly: "Last time, we delayed the payment, and we were forced to do so. The battle on the front line is tight. We should have sent these flaming shells to the front line immediately. However, I really couldn't draw so much money, so I had to delay it for a while. ”

"My hands are tight for a moment, I can understand." Wei Ba said reasonably: "So I'm here this time, making money is secondary." The main thing is to help you make money. ”

"Help us make money?" Sun Song became vigilant. When will Wei Ba's heart be so good?

"Of course." Wei Ba looked at Sun Song with a smile. A kind face makes money. "Cheng made a covenant with King Wu at the beginning of the year to divide the world, and now his father's troops have entered the state. The prime minister's army is coming to Luoyang, and the territory of my Han will soon be complete. However, Jiangdong now has at least Jizhou and Qingzhou that have not been recovered, and as for Youzhou, it is thousands of miles away. And Jiangdong lacks horses, I believe that King Wu probably doesn't want to take Liaodong first all the time, right? ”

Sun Song held his breath: "What does the general mean?" ”

"I can provide you with a sea ship with excellent performance, you sail to Liaodong, buy horses and exchange goods, and not only enrich the country, but also strengthen the army, how about it?"

Sun Song's heart suddenly burst into joy. He knew what Sun Quan was most popular with right now. Sun Quan has always wanted to send sailors to the sea, and business is secondary, and capturing the population is important. There is a shortage of population in Koto right now. However, Jiangdong's ship could not stand the strong wind and waves and could not go out to the open sea, so Sun Quan's idea was opposed by many people. The sea ships built by Wei Ba can resist greater wind and waves, and if Wei Ba's ship can really be bought, then Sun Quan's idea will be realized.

Sun Song forced his excitement: "I don't know what the price of the ship is, whether we can afford it." ”

"I can definitely afford it, 300 gold for a medium-sized ship and 500 gold for a building ship." Wei Ba said in a light tone: "Cao Fu of Wei bought five ships in one go, or pay for it privately, your dignified King Wu will not even be inferior to his strength alone." ”

Sun Song chuckled in his heart. After talking for a long time, it was only at this time that he heard what Wei Ba's killing intention was.

……

Sun Quan shook his hand, and half of the wine in the cup spilled. His face immediately changed to the same as his eyes.

"Is he trying to suck my blood and gnaw at my flesh?" After a while, Sun Quan gritted his teeth and said viciously.

Sun Song didn't dare to speak. He ran all the way from Yiyang to Wuchang, and he had long expected Sun Quan's expression. Wei Ba grasped the timing too well, Lu Xun is leading the main force of the Wu army to attack Luoyang, if it goes well, once Luoyang is in hand, the Wei army will inevitably retreat to Jizhou. At that time, the Wu State front will be pushed forward to the Yellow River, and the Wei State will inevitably block it here, and if you want to break through this defense line, the strength of the water division is very important. The State of Wei had already purchased Wei Ba's warships, and if the State of Wu did not buy them, the sailors would have no advantage at all. Otherwise, the dilemma of the East China Sea sailors not being able to catch up with the cargo ship will be staged again.

After conquering Luoyang, Shu Han's task has been completed, Zhuge Liang cannot help Lu Xun fight Jizhou, and Sun Quan cannot invite Zhuge Liang to attack Jizhou together, in case Zhuge Liang occupies Jizhou and does not leave, wouldn't it be a big trouble? Therefore, the attack on Jizhou must only be undertaken by the Wu army alone. In the face of the dying Wei army, the biggest weakness of the Wu army was not the naval division, but the cavalry. It was impossible to form a powerful cavalry with only the few war horses sent by Zhuge Liang, and he had to find the source of the war horses himself.

The most haode source is, of course, Liaodong. But if you want to go to Liaodong, you must first buy Wei Ba's ship, otherwise you will either be sunk by the waves or robbed by the Wei army. Wei has already lost Liangzhou, and seeing that the state is not guaranteed, can he lose Youzhou again?

Whether or not you can use these ships to make money is not the most important thing, if you don't buy these ships, if Wu wants to defeat the Wei army and capture Jizhou, it is simply an impossible task.

Don't buy it, okay? Buy, where does the money come from? Without money, Wei Ba won't sell it, so can he rob it? The Wu army's sailors couldn't even catch up with the cargo ships of Wei, and they couldn't grab it, and if they wanted to rob Wei Ba, there was probably only one possibility that the whole army would be wiped out.

Now there is only the possibility of Wei Ba robbing others, who has the courage to rob Wei Ba.

Sun Quan was very entangled...... (To be continued......)