Chapter 455
"Ahem, Bokang really knows how to joke. How could you and I fight? Don't mention such hurtful words." Cao Cao hurriedly filled Xu Ding's wine glass.

Xu Ding said: "Sure enough, Meng De is still the same Meng De as before. I knew that Meng De was worthy of trust. So Meng De and my navy entered Dongjun, and we will fight Dong Zhuo together?"

"No problem, your navy can borrow Dongjun, and I will support the officials of Dongjun." Cao Cao agreed, but quickly responded:

"No, that Bokang, you just said that we should fight Dong Zhuo together?"

Didn't Xu decide to go to Hanoi to deal with the Montenegrin Army?

Why did it involve Dong Zhuo again?

Xu Ding said solemnly: "That's right, Mengde, didn't we discuss it yesterday? Let's fight Dong Zhuo together. Except for Dong Zhuo, Guanzhong and Luoyang belong to you, and all the prisoners of the Xiliang Army belong to you. The emperor and I will go to Weiyuan Island." Temporary placement."

"Is this how we really decided?" Cao Cao was a little confused. It seemed to be true or not. Could it be that yesterday was really broken.

Why did he feel that something was wrong? Although he didn't suffer from this plan, he really didn't want to attack Dong Zhuo anymore.

Xu Ding said: "Of course, this is what you said yourself. Can there be a lie? You also said that in the future I will manage the east and expand to the north, and you will manage the west and expand to the south. The two of us will cooperate for a win-win situation and strive to create a peaceful and prosperous world. Come out with a bright future."

I really said so impassionedly, Cao Cao was a little confused.

The generals below looked at Cao Cao adoringly, the lord is so powerful, it is not easy to make such a bold statement, and to negotiate such a generous condition with Wei Haihou.

Civil servants Chen Gong and Cheng Shu were thoughtful, feeling that what Xu Ding told Cao Cao yesterday was not the same thing.

Liu Ye and Chen Deng looked at each other from below, and they both saw the fear and vigilance in each other's eyes.

Maybe this guy will definitely not be so good, there is something tricky about it.

"Haha...haha...Bokang probably drank too much yesterday, so we don't remember many things. With our current strength, it may be extremely difficult to defeat Dong Zhuo. It's better to save some strength and talk about it." Cao Cao perfunctory laughed.

Xu Ding said with a serious face: "Meng De's words are wrong. What a man said is nails in his mouth. Even if there is a cliff in front of him, he has to jump, even if there is a sea of ​​fire, he has to go. Besides, my army by water has come to Yanzhou. You If you let me go back like this, wouldn’t the princes of the world laugh at me, wouldn’t Dong Zhuo scold me that there is no one in the Guandong, and they are all rats, wouldn’t it tarnish your reputation!”

"Bokang, Bokang, I really can't say no to you, okay, you have the final say, if you say to attack Dong Zhuo, we will attack Dong Zhuo, but right now I have no food, no cavalry, and an expedition to Guanzhong, some... oh ..." Cao Cao didn't believe that Xu Dingzhen was going to attack Dong Zhuo, so while agreeing, he touched his wine glass and began to raise conditions all over the sky.

I have no money, no food, and no horses, so you can support me.

"It's easy to say! It's easy to say, what is Meng De lacking, go to Qingzhou and Pingzhou to get it." Xu Ding agreed with his own words, but his face was also slightly gloomy:
"But the landlord's house doesn't have any surplus food. There are too many refugees in my place, and all the food is eaten up. For the sake of reading for the people of the world, I posted a book and sold some books." Xu Ding touched it for a while and thought:
"Meng De, otherwise, I think it's better to teach people to fish than to give them fish. How about I help you open up business routes, develop Yanzhou, and make yourself stronger?"

"Oh! Come quickly, Bokang, how can we expand our Yanzhou trade routes? How can we make my Yanzhou stronger?" Cao Cao suddenly became interested in revitalizing business and developing the economy. Xu Ding is undoubtedly the most successful.

Compared with fighting for territory, he is now more concerned about how to increase financial revenue.

So not only him, but the civil and military people below also stretched their necks, waiting for Xu Ding to teach them how to do a good job in Yanzhou's economy.

Xu Ding smiled and said, "Meng De has never heard a saying that if you want to get rich, build roads first, build bridges and then plant trees, have more children and raise more pigs!"

"Uh... isn't that your old slogan in Donglai?" Cao Cao didn't know anything, and he was always trying to learn from Xu Ding, so he paid special attention to the affairs of Qingzhou Donglai.

Naturally, this development program and slogans are often heard.

Especially the two points of building roads and having more children, he deeply agrees.

So I asked: "Bokang, I have been instructing my subordinates to organize people to cultivate and encourage more children. Can you explain in more detail?"

Xu Dingdao: "Mengde's matter is very simple. Do you know that under my rule, a special bridge and pavement engineering team has been established. Of course, this team is not for fighting or serving the army, but for the people and for the local government. For those who serve, they only do two things, building roads and laying bridges.

Now I found a kind of ore there, which is in the form of powder, and when it is mixed with water and sand, it will become hard as a rock after being solidified. I call it cement.

My Pingzhou and Qingzhou are using it to pave roads and build bridges on a large scale. The roads built here are wide and strong, clean for people to walk on, and convenient for horses to run on. Pass above without being affected. "

Cao Cao and a group of civil and military officials were envious when they heard that.

There are such strange things in the world, which can become as hard as a rock after being solidified with water and sand.

Laying on the ground is not like paving a flat stone road.

In this case, it is indeed possible to pass in rainy days without fear of being delayed, so it is a good item.

"So Mengde, with this thing to pave the road, the road surface is good, those business travelers are easy to pass, and naturally they will continue to come to trade under my rule. If there is a road, there will be business. Only when there is business can we prosper. You said that if I also Order the engineering team to connect the cement road from Qingzhou to Juancheng, isn't your place another Donglai." Xu Ding said with a smile.

Cao Cao slapped his thigh and said, "Okay! Bokang is really happy, thank you so much."

After finishing talking, Cao Cao toasted and drank it, and Xu Ding helped him connect the concrete road for free, which would be great.

"By the way, Mengde, I have another thing to cooperate with you. My subordinates discovered the magical effect of carbon, and this object can..." Soon Xu Ding told Cao Cao about the magical effect of coal, and continued to promote the advantages of coal stoves , Looking for business opportunities for coal use in the next autumn and winter.

Cao Cao's eyes lit up again, because Xu Ding told him how to use coal to absorb money from the pockets of aristocratic families.

They chatted very happily, the two didn't drink too much today, Xu Ding left soon, Cao Cao ordered people to withdraw to eat wine and meat, leaving behind a few confidants.

"You have also heard Bokang's words, tell me now, what do you think?"

Chen Gongdao: "Master, the Marquis of Weihai is an act of benevolence and righteousness, I think it is feasible."

"My lord, the kingdom of Weihai promised to build roads for us in Yanzhou. I'm afraid it has bad intentions. If the roads are good and the roads are open, business will naturally become prosperous. This is true.

It's just that the road is straight and wide, which is also conducive to the passage of food, grass, soldiers and horses. In case of a war between us and the Marquis of Weihai one day, wouldn't his cavalry be able to quickly advance to Juancheng through the concrete road. "Chen Deng stood up and reminded.

Liu Ye also said: "My lord, Yuan Long's words are right. Since the Marquis of Weihai is so generous, why don't you ask him to deliver the cement directly so that we can use it to repair the city."

Cement is such a good thing, paving the road is really a waste, it is a sharp tool for repairing the city wall.

It has to be said that Liu Ye's vision was extremely slow and accurate.

(End of this chapter)

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