"In addition, the Xuzhou family is very disgusted with Lu Bu and secretly contacted me, hoping that I will assist them in subverting Lu Bu's rule." Zang Ba continued to show his loyalty, "I took the opportunity to use the name of Cao Gong to let them use their respective political connections to write to the court and build momentum for the lord." ”

"Good, is there a problem?" Jiang Zhuo nodded with satisfaction, he had a grudge against Cao Cao, and it was still a little difficult for Cao Cao to praise him.

Cao Cao wanted to balance the pattern of Yangzhou, at most, he didn't stop others from asking for merit for Jiang Zhuo. In fact, Jiang Zhuo was very narcissistic and believed that Cao Cao might be more afraid of him than Sun Ce.

After all, Sun Ce is a generation shorter than Cao Cao, and he always despises the younger generations. And Jiang Zhuo single-handedly thwarted Cao Cao's plan to attack Xuzhou, perhaps in Lao Cao's eyes, Jiang Zhuo was even more terrifying.

A look of embarrassment appeared on Zang Ba's face, and then he nodded, "Soon after the four great wizards were left in Yangzhou by you, Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao sent someone to ask me for it, and I told me the truth, saying that I was intercepted by you."

Also, Cao Gong is preparing to march south to Zhang Xiu, and he needs to concentrate elite soldiers, but there are thousands of registered elite soldiers on my side who have secretly replaced you, causing Guo Fengxiao to be suspicious. What's next, perhaps..."

"This is my mistake..."Jiang Zhuo's face suddenly became solemn, Guo Jia's guy is known as a ghost talent, and Cao Cao has a lot of capable people.

Jiang Zhuo was really salivating for the four wizards before, but he didn't expect the abilities of these four guys to make Guo Fengxiao pay attention. Once Guo Jiasheng becomes suspicious and secretly investigates, I am afraid that Zang Ba's secret sale of elite soldiers will not be able to be hidden.

Fortunately, Jiang Zhuo had prepared before, and when he exchanged ordinary soldiers for elite soldiers with Zang Ba, in order to prevent leaks, he made this matter a transaction. The caravan between Taishan County and Yangzhou was actually helping Zang Ba and the Qingxu family to carry goods.

This is not a big crime, but it will affect Zang Ba's status in Cao Cao's mind.

"It's really troublesome..."Jiang Zhuo has a headache, a person's energy is always limited, he has to ensure the safety of Poyang County, but also use all possible opportunities to grow in the gap between the three giants of Yangzhou, and now he has to deal with the suspicion from the NPC, and suddenly the whole person is not good.

Seeing this, Zang Ba immediately put forward his own suggestion, "My lord, the Central Plains has just experienced a food shortage, so it is better for us to change the goods transported by the caravan from Yangzhou into grain, and report to Cao Gong." In this way, Cao Gong may be able to accept our secret deal. ”

Jiang Zhuo thought about it, but still shook his head. Cao Cao's subordinates were able to produce many people, and after he sat on the land of Sanqin and subdued Zhang Xiu, he was even less weak in strength. If Cao Cao is still given more weight at this time, Jiang Zhuo is worried that under the butterfly effect, Cao Cao will rise faster than in his previous life.

It doesn't need to be much faster, as long as Cao Cao settles in the north a few months earlier than in his previous life, Jiang Zhuo will not be able to resist Cao Cao's power even if he dominates Jiangdong at that time.

In addition, Qingzhou Yellow Turban Jiang Zhuo also wants. He had already used Yu Fan's connections in Huiji County to secretly collude with the Huiji family, hoping that when the time came, he could borrow their offshore fleet and go north to Jiaozhou Bay in Qingzhou to receive a part of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban soldiers.

Yangzhou's biggest drawback is that the population is small, the population is small, and the number of conscripts is not much when there is an upper limit on the proportion of conscription.

After Jiang Zhuo denied it, Zang Ba couldn't do anything.

Cao Cao's suspicions are nothing, tens of thousands of Taishan thieves, and the deterrence of Qingzhou Yellow Turbans all depend on Zang Ba's prestige. It's just that Cao Cao is a hero, and Jiang Zhuo is afraid that he will play a black hand on Zang Ba.

What can be done to break the game...

Is there anything about Cao Cao in the game that can be used in the next game... Cao Cao moved the capital to Xuchang, Cao Cao's initial expedition to Zhang Xiu was lost, and he also lost his eldest son and almost lost Dian Wei, Yuan Shu was called emperor and the Northern Expedition was lost, Cao Lu and Liu jointly attacked Shouchun, and Zao Yi put forward the Tuntian order...

Pregnant!

"It should be feasible..."Jiang Zhuo's eyes narrowed slightly, looking at Zang Ba, "The emperor is returning to the east, and around the power of the imperial court, those royalist ministers and nobles will inevitably have a struggle for power with Cao Cao." You wrote to Cao Gong, saying that Dong Cheng, a foreign relative, secretly wooed you and asked Cao Gong to be careful.

In this way, Cao Cao will inevitably feel your loyalty. Soon after, Cao Cao will also issue an order to use the army to open up wasteland and cultivate land, which will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the generals and soldiers in the army. You also have to cooperate so that you can secure your position.

Don't stop the caravans, but you can stop buying and selling elite soldiers, so you concentrate your elite soldiers and send a third of them to Cao Cao. With a multi-pronged approach, even Guo Fengxiao can't say anything about you.

But since it's a caravan trade, there must be a coming-and-going. There are a lot of refugees and slaves in the Central Plains, and you have to choose strong people, people with special skills, and people who are good at riding horses and rivers as trade goods and sell them to my caravan. ”

"Understood!" Zang Ba breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, these methods should be useful. As for the caravan comings and goings, why he should pay more is also very simple.

Because the caravan was formed by Jiang Zhuo, Zang Ba's profits from it were all used for army construction, and it was normal to pay some extra things, and Guo Jia would not think about it anymore.

And Jiang Zhuo's caravan, the composition is actually very complicated. Starting from Poyang County, he directly entered the waters of Ganning, and the profit was two points for him; From Lujiang County out of Yangzhou, there are two interests of the Lu family; took the route of Xuzhou, and Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun's people were taking care of it, and the two also shared two interests.

In the end, Zang Ba can not only buy the metal ore he wants from the caravan and the rosewood that can make a longbow from the caravan for army construction, but also take a share of the profit.

Even if Guo Jia secretly investigated, he couldn't find any problems. Even if he suspected that Zang Ba and Jiang Zhuo were colluding, he could not get any evidence.

Jiang Zhuo had been secretly busy for a long time before he pulled it up, and counting the favors he owed and the benefits he shared, he hardly made any money on this trade route. A small amount of profit was spent on the purchase of elite soldiers and slaves.

However, with this trade route, Jiang Zhuo successfully consolidated the relationship between the [Lingyun Palace] and the [Miners' Alliance] and the Poyang Chamber of Commerce, and became more familiar with Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, who were acquainted with the Battle of Xuzhou. Even if he doesn't make money, Jiang Zhuo can be regarded as making money in the management of interpersonal relationships.

"Next, you will secretly cooperate with Zhang Zhao and build momentum for me in the DPRK. The 1,000 gold coins will be handed over to you, responsible for opening up and down the joints and bribing the little yellow door around the emperor. I still have to go to Peiguo, so I won't stay long. ”

"Greetings to the Lord"

Leaving Luoyang City, Jiang Zhuo directly got into a carriage and went to Peiguo, the easternmost county of Yuzhou. This can be said to be the gateway to Xiapi, after Liu Bei took in Lu Bu before, he let Lu Bu settle in Xiaopeicheng, the capital of Peiguo, as a watchdog-like existence to help Liu Bei resist Cao Cao's forces.