Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 28 My lord is truly a god!
The interior of Zhou Mansion is quiet and spacious.

From time to time, you can see sturdy security guards patrolling back and forth.

Lu Bu's gaze lingered on these guards.

Zhou Hui, who was good at observing people's words and expressions, immediately understood the other party's intention and said to Lu Bu:

"If the governor does not mind, I am willing to give you 500 soldiers to support your work!"

five hundred?

Are you sending beggars away?
Lu Bu glanced at Zhou Hui coldly and said nothing.

Although Zhou Hui was unhappy, he couldn't say much and could only shut his mouth.

The three of them went straight to the reception room.

Zhou Hui invited Lu Bu to the seat of honor and sat down on his left.

Lu Bu took a sip of the fragrant tea and looked at Zhou Hui:
"I heard that your brother Zhou Yu is well-educated and talented, and his reputation is well-known. I wonder if he is in the mansion now?"

Zhou Hui shook his head:

"My brother went to Wancheng some time ago and has not returned since."

Wancheng?

Didn’t they just come back from there a few days ago?

Lu Bu suddenly remembered that day when he saw a man riding a horse away from afar outside the Qiao family’s residence.

Could it be that the man is Zhou Yu?

In order to verify his conjecture, Lu Bu immediately asked:
"Did your brother go to visit the Qiao family in Wancheng?"

A hint of surprise flashed across Zhou Hui's eyes:
"exactly."

Lu Bu fell silent immediately.

Obviously, the person who left that day was Zhou Yu.

When the other party heard that he was coming, he had no intention of staying to contact him.

Obviously they felt that he was not capable of accomplishing anything great, so they took the initiative to avoid him.

It seems that the other party is still obsessed with his Sun Bofu, and it is highly unlikely that he will be able to use him for his own benefit.

Lu Bu couldn't help but sigh.

Since there is no way to get Zhou Yu, a talent like him, then let's get more gold coins from the Zhou family!
Lu Bu did not beat around the bush with Zhou Hui and directly made his request:
"Master Zhou, I am planning to attack Jiujiang.

“Although Jiujiang has no governor, the county magistrates in various places have a lot of troops, so it’s not easy to take it down.

"I hope to borrow some soldiers and food from you. What do you think?"

Seeing the other party being so direct, Zhou Hui suddenly got a headache.

I originally wanted to delay some time and get closer to the other party so as to stop him from asking for too much.

But the other party asked him for something right away, and he couldn't get what he wanted.

Zhou Hui did not give the other party a chance to continue to make conditions. He had to take the initiative into his own hands:
"Of course! To help you dominate Jianghuai, I am willing to give you a thousand soldiers and 20,000 shi of grain!"

……Gone?
Lu Bu looked at Zhou Hui with dissatisfaction, thinking that this guy was really cunning.

Although the amount of food sent was quite a lot, it was twice as much as what Mr. Qiao sent.

But the number of donated family soldiers was still very small.

As for other things like war horses, weapons, money, etc., there is no mention of them at all!

This is really the ultimate way of playing deaf and dumb.

However, Lu Bu did not directly force the other party.

After all, the Zhou family is a prominent family. If they really fall out, it will not do him any good.

We've tried the hard way before, now it's time for the soft way.

Lu Bu's expression suddenly softened:
"Master Zhou, when our army takes Jiujiang, I will go there to guard it myself.

"The post of governor of Lujiang will be vacant.

"I would like to recommend the head of the Zhou family to be the governor of Lujiang. I wonder if you are interested?"

"Huh?" Zhou Hui widened his eyes and looked at Lu Bu in disbelief.

The other party's attitude just now was quite aggressive, and now he is suddenly promised benefits?

In fact, Zhou Hui also wanted to serve as an official in the court like his elders in his family.

However, the Zhou family's roots are here, and the Zhou family must leave someone to protect the family business.

If you want to be an official, you can only be an official in Shucheng.

However, Shucheng was the seat of Lujiang, so if one wanted to be an official there, one could only become the prefect of Lujiang.

But the previous governor of Lujiang was Liu Xun, and now it was changed to Lu Bu, so he never had a chance to get involved.

But now, Lu Bu actually promised to give him the position of governor of Lujiang after he conquered Jiujiang...

Although it is clear that the other party wants to use this to get more funding from me.

But it still touched his heart...

After a long silence, Zhou Hui suddenly looked serious. He stood up and walked to the center of the hall, bowing respectfully to Lu Bu:

"The Zhou family is willing to fully support Governor Lu and offer him 4,000 soldiers, 50,000 shi of grain and fodder, and 500 war horses!

"I hope that after this is accomplished, Governor Lu will be able to fulfill his promise!"

Lu Bu was overjoyed. He immediately stood up and walked to Zhou Hui, patting his arms vigorously:
"Okay, okay! Patriarch Zhou is so generous, I, Lu Bu, will definitely keep my word!"

At that time, there would be nothing wrong in giving the position of Lujiang prefect to the other party and letting him manage the entire Lujiang.

But the military power must be firmly controlled in the hands of his own people, so that he can safely hand over Lujiang to the other party for management.

Although he has no military power, the benefits he can get after becoming a prefect will definitely be much more than what he has paid today!

After reaching a consensus, the relationship between Lu Bu and Zhou Hui quickly became closer.

Zhou Hui asked everyone to prepare a grand banquet and invited all the 800 soldiers from the Xianzhen Camp brought by Gao Shun into the mansion to entertain them well.

Everyone kept drinking and feasting until midnight, and only then did Lu Bu lead everyone back home after a great time.

Only Gao Shun never drinks alcohol and still maintains his abstinence habit.

The next day, Zhou Hui delivered the promised 4,000 soldiers, 50,000 shi of grain, and 500 war horses.

Lu Bu handed all these troops over to Gao Shun for management and training.

With the addition of the 500 war horses that Mr. Qiao had given him before, his Bingzhou cavalry could expand from 3,000 to 4,000!
The overall military strength has also increased to more than 20,000!

With so much food at once, it was enough for him to take Jiangxia and even have some left over!
Of course, Lu Bu did not tell Zhou Hui that his real target was Jiangxia.

He was not sure whether the other party would collaborate with the enemy, so he took this opportunity to test his loyalty!
Before I knew it, another week had passed.

Liu Ye finally made the three things on the drawing.

Lu Bu stood in the largest blacksmith shop in Shucheng.

Looking at the three things in front of him, which were almost the same as he remembered, he looked very satisfied.

He picked up a pair of horseshoes on the table and ordered his men to nail them on the hooves of Liu Xun's horse.

Then he asked Liu Xun to go up and try riding it.

Liu Xun rode his horse and strolled around outside the blacksmith shop. When he came back, his eyes were full of surprise:
"This horseshoe is amazing! It's much smoother to ride on than before!

“Even if you are walking on a bumpy road, you can still feel like you are walking on flat ground.

“If this thing can be used on a large scale on cavalry, it can definitely increase combat effectiveness three or four times!
"My lord, you are truly a god to have made this thing!"

Lu Bu laughed, but still waved his hand modestly:

“This thing is not difficult to make and can be easily imitated.

“I need everyone here to keep this secret as long as possible.

"Although this secret will be leaked sooner or later, delaying it for one more day will be beneficial to our army!"

Everyone responded immediately.

Lu Bu turned around and looked at the second object placed on the ground:

Curved plow!
(End of this chapter)