After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 147 Brewing Success
The news came so suddenly that Meng Di couldn't react for a while, and he was even more puzzled. Shouldn't Qi Guo try his best to win over Wei Guo at this time?Why do you do the opposite?
No matter how I think about it, I feel very strange, it is with this kind of doubt that Mengdi left Linzi.

Not long after leaving the city, they met the second wave of envoys from the Lu State. The envoys were Ji Mei. The two had a face-to-face meeting. To express his gratitude, Meng Di gave him a generous gift.

After returning to Mengyi, Ji Ran hurried over to tell him what happened recently.

"My lord, the ship to transport goods to Langya has already set off. In addition, Huai City is short of various supplies. I have asked Zhongqiu to allocate part of it. In addition, Mr. Bai has transferred a large amount of money, and I agree."

When he finished speaking, Mengdi didn't care about these things at all, but asked.

"Mr. Ji, what happened in Qufu recently, why did Yang Hu react so strongly?"

Regarding this question, Ji Ran only had some guesses in his mind, so his tone seemed uncertain.

"Judging from the current situation, Yang Hu has been actively preparing for the battle. It doesn't look like he is preparing to meet Qi's attack, but it seems to be preparing to go out. And this time, no one from us was recruited. Sanhuan is also there. prepare for."

Expedition?Meng Di was a little puzzled. Could it be possible that Yang Hu would also attack Cao Guo at this time?

But at this time, Ji Ran lowered his voice a little.

"There are rumors that an envoy from the State of Jin came to Qufu. If this is true, then there will be an explanation for Yang Hu's abnormal behavior. It is obvious that the State of Jin wants Yang Hu to act as a pawn and test the reaction of other princes. .”

Thinking of Fan Yang, Meng Di felt that this was likely to be the case, and suddenly felt a little overwhelmed, but now he has no way to change this situation, so he can only tell Ji Ran.

"The workshops in Huaicheng must be built quickly. I think this time Yanghu's rash expedition will definitely bring some unnecessary troubles to Lu. Under such circumstances, Tian's side is definitely unreliable."

"So the most important thing we need to consider at the moment is to basically ensure self-sufficiency. The resources in Huai City are relatively abundant, but the only disadvantage is that the population is too small, and it will take some time to develop. .”

"If Qilu really goes to war this time, Zhongqiu City is likely to become another front line, so we must make preparations in advance, carefully screen the population of Zhongqiu City, and move to Huaicheng without any problems."

"The remaining people are ready to withdraw to Mengyi immediately if the worst happens."

Mengdi is very aware of the weakness of the cavalry, and he has too few troops. If he fights against the Qi army in Zhongqiu City, it will only make the small number of troops in his hands more scattered.

Once the Qi army forms a situation of besieging and fighting for reinforcements, the cavalry remaining in Zhongqiu City may be eaten by the opponent. In this case, it is better to shrink all the troops back and use the strategic depth to confront the Qi army. .

After listening to Ji Ran, he also gave his own opinion.

"Under such circumstances, our military strength is limited. If the battlefield is placed within our territory, the farmland that has been cultivated through hard work in the recent period is likely to be destroyed."

"So what I mean is, if the Qi State really sent troops to attack, would my lord consider taking the initiative to attack? Put the battlefield in Qi State's territory? In this way, our losses will be minimized."

This is a very risky plan. Meng Di didn't make a decision for a while. Although the cavalry has high mobility, it still needs a lot of supply points. Most importantly, he doesn't have many horses now.

Even with the horses promised by the Tian family, it is only barely able to achieve the level of one person and two horses. If you want to complete the plan to contain the Qi army within the territory of Qi, then you must first do one thing.

That is to ensure that the cavalry can bring relatively sufficient supplies, otherwise it is no different from courting death.

Thinking of this, Meng Di felt a little headache, mainly because the current situation was changing too fast, after much deliberation, he finally made up his mind and said to Ji Ran.

"You take advantage of these few days to collect all the money you can use. I want to take the money to buy horses, and I will go to Jin State by the way. Now the situation in Qi State is not very good. The horses in Yan State are the most It’s better to go directly to the state of Jin to be safer.”

"If there is a war in the future, if we can guarantee one man and three horses, then we can even threaten Linzi, and Qi will be forced to return to help. At present, we still focus on preserving our strength and try not to confront Qi directly. conflict."

Ji Ran is very clear that this is Meng Di's preparation for the future war, so naturally he dare not neglect, but he just gave Bai Gui a large sum of money, and now he has not much left in his hand, frowning, he began to think Countermeasures.

"Now we don't have much money in our hands. At this time, can my lord consider borrowing money from Yang Hu and Sanhuan? After all, if you want to buy so many horses, you need a lot of money."

This is an idea, but whether it can be borrowed or not is another matter, but Ji Ran suddenly thought of something, so he reminded him.

"By the way, my lord, Yi Dun has brewed fine wine according to the method taught by my lord. I tasted it, and it really is good wine. If it is marketed all over the world, it will definitely be a source of income for my lord in the future."

As soon as he heard about this Mengdi, he immediately became interested and asked quickly.

"Where is the wine? Hurry up and let me have a taste."

When Ji Ran arrived at the door, he gave a few orders, and a servant left in a hurry. After a while, he carried a wine jar, walked in with his face flushed, carefully placed it on the ground, and then opened the wine seal.

Immediately smelled a strong aroma of wine, Meng Di took the water bowl, scooped a bowl out of it, took a sip, it was still somewhat different from the good wine he drank in the Han Dynasty, but it was still very good. Not bad.

It is much better than the so-called good wine nowadays, Meng Di immediately said happily.

"Since we have this wine, money is no longer a problem. Is Yi Dun still making wine in Zhongqiu?"

Seeing Ji Ran nodding his head, before he could speak, Meng Di immediately spoke.

"The wine is good. Immediately move these people to Huai City, and at the same time call Yi Dun back to me."

(End of this chapter)