Three Kingdoms: The rebellious son of the Cao family married the queen at the beginning

"Your Majesty, this Luoyang City is really magnificent!"

The step trainer looked at Luoyang City in front of him in surprise.

It is simply impossible for an army of one million to capture this kind of city.

On the city wall, four carriages can run in parallel, and there are many bed crossbows in the protruding part.

Cao Shuo smiled and said, "This is just the beginning. Next, we will build such cities in every state."

The step trainer said in horror: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this will cost a lot of money, right?"

"Our soldiers need to serve in the military. Moving bricks to the city wall is part of the training."

Back in the palace, Cao Shuo handed over the step trainer to Diao Chan, and went to the palace.

He had already sent someone to notify the ministers. After returning to Luoyang, he would discuss with the ministers about land reform.

"Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!"

"Everyone loves to be flat!"

"Report to Your Majesty, Liu Biao's envoy, Han Song, is asking to see you!"

Cao Shuo frowned, looked at Xun Yu and asked, "Wen Ruo Han Song came to Luoyang, did you know?"

Xun Yu nodded and said, "I have already met him, but Liu Biao wants to buy a weapon from us that can break through fifty-forged armor, so I can't decide."

Cao Shuo thought about it carefully, and then said, "Let him in."

After a while, Han Song came to the main hall.

"Han Song has seen His Majesty."

Cao Shuo said, "I already know the purpose of your visit. How do you use the armor you sold earlier?"

Han Song looked at Cao Shuo with a strange expression.

It was used well at first, but since Sun Ce bought it, they have fallen into a passive state.

Sun Ce's soldiers are strong and horses are strong, and there are more generals than them, so they have been suppressed all the time.

"Armor is good, but everyone has it, and we lose our advantage."

Cao Shuo laughed, and said: "Back then, I led [-] recruits and slaughtered Dong Zhuo's thousands of Feixiong troops and tens of thousands of Xiliang iron cavalry. I didn't rely on the advantage of equipment."

"This one……"

Han Song blushed. What else could he say? He blamed his soldiers for not being strong enough and lacking in training.

Cao Shuo reprimanded him, "Liu Biao is weak and incompetent. He doesn't know how to use people well. Is Mr. Han interested in coming to our country of Wei as an official?"

"Your Majesty is joking!"

Han Song did not directly reject Cao Shuo's kindness. After all, being an official in Wei State is what most people dream of.

But he is not disloyal and unfilial. Now that Liu Biao is still alive, he will never betray Han.

"I wonder if His Majesty can sell us some weapons?"

Cao Shuo thought about it carefully. Of course he has weapons that can break fifty-forged armor, and he has hoarded a lot of them. He just waits for these princes to find out and buy them from him.

However, Liu Biao has nothing to extract, except food or food.

"I can also sell it to you, but I can only sell you arrows, and I will also sell you a few swords used by generals."

How many?

Han Song only felt that the world was spinning for a while. Ordinary soldiers could only be equipped with arrows, but they could not be equipped with Wei's advanced weapons.

Sure enough, it was a good plan.

Arrows are consumables. There are more waters in the south, and the consumption is much higher than in the north. However, it is impossible to retrieve them if they are shot into rivers and lakes.

How much do you have to buy to defeat Sun Ce and Liu Zhang?
"Can't you sell us more weapons?"

Cao Shuo shook his head, and said, "The sword that can cut through that armor is limited to a monthly supply, with a maximum of ten pieces for sale."

Han Song looked depressed. There were only ten pieces in a month. Does this mean that the loss has been calculated?
Cut such a hard armor, can it really be used for a month?
"Is ten pieces too little?"

Xun Yu said: "No need, if you use these equipment to deal with us, wouldn't we be digging our own graves?"

Han Song looked contemptuous, did he really dig his own grave?

If the arrows and weapons could cut through your armor, would you buy them?

Are we really as innocent as three-year-olds?
"Do you trade in grain?"

Since there is no room for negotiation, Han Song no longer continues the topic of how much to sell.

"Hey, we already have enough food. Yanzhou suffered from drought and locust plagues. I just told them to give up farming. If the imperial court directly allocates food, food doesn't mean much to me."

Han Song was horrified, and caused a drought, so he abandoned the land?What a joke.

Is it true that the state of Wei is so rich that the imperial court directly distributes the relief food?
"Then what does His Majesty plan to use to trade with us?"

"Bingzhou, Yongzhou, and Youzhou have been suffering from wars all year round, and there are ten rooms and nine empties. At present, the correct population of mine is here. I heard that Jingzhou has a population of one million, and Liu Biao can't support that many people. Why don't you share some with me?"

Han Song wiped off his cold sweat, this is to break the roots of Jingzhou.

If there is no population, there will be no food income, no military resources, no production, and a series of problems will emerge one after another.

Han Song wondered: "This population transaction is a big taboo!"

"But I don't lack anything except food, and now that Liu Biao is being attacked by Liu Zhang and Sun Ce, it's not impossible to destroy the country. When the country is destroyed, what's the use of having so many people? There's no point in giving it to him." It doesn't matter."

"I need to go back and ask our Majesty for instructions!"

"Then you should go back as soon as possible. I just want to discuss with the Longteng Chamber of Commerce to see how much population is more suitable for a weapon."

"..."

Han Song's face was covered with black lines in an instant. Can't one person change a weapon?This is too fucking bad.

After Han Song left, there was a burst of laughter above the court hall.

Even if Liu Biao can win this battle, they will lose the future.

How can we compete for world hegemony without population as the foundation?
Xun Yu asked, "Your Majesty, if Sun Ce's men come here to buy weapons, shall we buy them too?"

"Sell, how can we not sell, the equipment sold is not worn out, how can we continue to sell?"

The minerals in the north are all in their own hands. Sun Ce, Liu Biao, and Liu Zhang have no intention of researching advanced weapons in order to fight.

If he doesn't buy anything, maybe it can spur an arms race.

It's better to give them some hope like this.

"Zhen Yan, if the envoys from the Han Dynasty come again, just ask them to buy from you directly, but you must control the quantity, and sell them a maximum of [-] arrows per month."

"promise!"

"Remember one principle, whoever has the upper hand will not sell equipment to whom."

"promise!"

He wanted Liu Biao and Sun Ce to understand that once they started this battle, it would be impossible to stop it.

If they gather again to deal with him, then he will sell the equipment to the Kingdom of Shu and ask Liu Zhang to give them some motivation.

Cao Shuo asked: "The situation in the south of the Yangtze River has stabilized, but there are still many vacant lands in our country that have not been planted. I decided to distribute these lands to the people."

There was no sound in the hall for a moment. Since Cao Shuo came to take charge of the army, it seems that no one mu of land has been directly entrusted to any minister.

Did he have this plan long ago?
The Xun family and the Zhen family were the first to follow Cao Shuo, and how they expressed their stance became the key to this matter.

Cao Shuo glanced at Zhen Yan inadvertently, Zhen Yan shuddered, and hurriedly stood up and said: "The Zhen family is mainly engaged in business, and the land that was entrusted back then is in ruins. The Zhen family is willing to donate all the land."

Cao Shuo looked at Zhen Yan speechlessly, this flattery was a bit too much.

I want you to show part of it, but I don't want you to give it all. Can you take it back after you say it?

All the ministers looked at Zhen Yan in horror, "Why don't you be so ruthless, your family has four queens, what should we do if you do this?"

But since Zhen Yan said so, he can't let him take it back. If that's the case, he should just take it back and redistribute it.

Xun Yu said: "The Xun family is willing to donate all their fields."

"Chen Jushou is willing to dedicate all the fields!"

"minister……"

"All right!"

Cao Shuo directly interrupted them and said, "We still need to discuss the division of the field slowly, and you don't need to be so eager to implement it after the autumn harvest. Now we need to discuss how to divide the land and how much to divide."

Cao Shuo had already given them a lot of salary, and many of their fields were in a state of neglect, and they had to make rational use of the land in order to develop for a long time.

Cao Shuo discussed with his ministers for four days, and finally had a general outline.

As long as you reach the age of ten, you can receive a piece of land, which can be subdivided according to the amount of arable land in the state.

During the few days of discussion, Han Song also came to Luoyang again.

"Your Majesty Wei Guo, we agree with your terms of transaction, but how do you calculate the price?"

Zhen Yan at the side took out a notebook and read: "Ten young and middle-aged men can exchange one sword, and a young and middle-aged man can exchange ten arrows, a normal child can exchange five arrows, and an old man over 50 years old can exchange one arrow." For two arrows, a woman..."

Zhen Yan babbled about more than a dozen exchange requirements, already restricting the conditions, Wei Guo's trap, once again refreshed Han Song's cognition.

A young man can exchange ten arrows, but a child can exchange five arrows. Isn't this forcing them to exchange children?
However, if children were exchanged alone, it would definitely cause complaints from the people of Jingzhou.

To change, it is necessary to use a family to change.

In their eyes, the most valuable thing is actually children...

Aren't young adults worth more than children?

But thinking about Wei's army, he also understood.

There is no shortage of soldiers, but people who can live in their territory for a long time.

Zhen Yan added: "We only provide 20 arrows per month, and ten swords per month. If there are too many, we will not sell them, and we will not accept bargaining."

What Zhen Yan means is whether you like to buy or not, you perish, it has nothing to do with us.

Han Song left Luoyang with a depressed face. He didn't expect it to be so expensive.

The price of the sword is not expensive, ten young and middle-aged men, this pair is worth the money, almost as free as a free gift, but the arrows are ridiculously expensive.

Only [-] young and middle-aged people can exchange for a million arrows, which is equivalent to exchanging a hundred thousand troops for a million arrows, with installment payments...

"Report, Your Majesty, His Royal Highness has received news that Liu Zhang has added 8 troops to Jiangguan, and the number of enemy troops has reached [-]. His Highness hopes that His Majesty will send reinforcements."

"Report, General Wenpin was defeated by Sun Ce in Changsha County, and the army has retreated to Changsha City."

Two pieces of news made Liu Biao suddenly nervous.

Sun Ce's army must be repelled as soon as possible, otherwise the four Jingnan counties will not be able to keep.

"Hurry up and urge Han Song, tell him that no matter what Cao Shuo's conditions are, he will agree, and I will let the people move to Nanyang County."

Liu Biao had to compromise, and his Jingzhou would be finished if it continued.

Liu Biao bought 20 arrows and ten weapons from Cao Shuo, but Liu Biao didn't dare to keep any of them, and gave all of them to Wenpin's army.

He also bought a lot of equipment and war horses from Cao Shuo, and distributed [-] sets to Liu Qi, telling him to defend Wu County no matter what.

However, the battlefield in Wu County was not as urgent as in Changsha County. After all, Liu Zhang didn't have Cao Shuo's equipment, which made him a lot easier.

In Changsha City, after receiving 20 arrows, Wen Pin was in a happy mood. With these arrows, he would definitely make Sun Ce's soldiers feel hopeless.

"Report, Sun Ce personally led an army of [-] to attack the city!"

Ever since Wenpin withdrew from Yuzhang County, Sun Ce has not stopped. He captured more than a dozen counties in Sun Ce before. It was captured.

Wen Pin looked at Kuai Liang and asked, "Military Master, how do you think we should ambush each other?"

Kuai Liang thought for a while, they only had arrows, and those ten swords were of little use on the battlefield.

"The general can lead [-] cavalry to form an assault team. We only shoot with bows and arrows and never make direct contact with the opponent. We will consume their soldiers first, and then make another plan."

Wen Pin nodded, and then asked Su Fei to dispatch five thousand elite soldiers, each with thirty arrows, to obey his orders.

Kuai Liang warned: "General Wen, you can't shoot this arrow into the enemy's camp, be careful that they will pick it up."

"I see."

At this point in the battle, there is no one left, and the arrows are all on guard against the opponent to pick them up.

Wen Pin led the army out, and Sun Ce was filled with disdain when he saw that the opponent had only [-] cavalry. The [-] army was driven out of Yuzhang County by him. What can these [-] cavalry do?
There are not a few cavalrymen under him. When it comes to cavalry charging, he, Sun Ce, has never been afraid of anyone.

"kill!"

Sun Ce gave an order, and behind him Huang Gai and Han Dang led six or seven thousand cavalry to kill.

Wenpin and Su Fei exchanged a look, with a smile on the corner of their mouths.

"kill!"

The two each led more than 2000 cavalry, and the troops directly divided into two groups, and killed the cavalry team that was rushing towards them.

Three hundred steps!
Two hundred steps!
One hundred steps!

When Han Dang and Huang Gai thought that the opponent would rush into their formation, Wen Pin suddenly led his soldiers around.

Then his soldiers took bows and shot arrows, puff puff, countless arrows shot into the cavalry formation.

Without even thinking about it, Han Dang and Huang Gai rushed towards Wenpin's team with their swords in hand.

Since their armor can protect against arrows well, they don't care about the rain of arrows at all.

"what……"

"Pfft..."

A large number of Wu Jun's cavalry fell down in an instant, and Sun Ce, who was watching the battle from a distance, was terrified.

Their bows and arrows can actually shoot through armor?

Did they buy arrows from Cao Shuo?

Various thoughts emerged in Sun Ce's mind, but Liu Biao did not expect to strike first.

Damn it, it's too damn bad.

When Wenpin led the army to deal with the opponent, he had already fired five or six waves of arrows, and the cavalry of Huang Gai and Han Dang were almost completely lost.

Sun Ce didn't dare to be careless, and directly led the army back to the camp.

But Wenpin didn't give him this chance, how could the infantry outrun the cavalry.

Wenpin's cavalry followed Sun Ce's army and kept shooting arrows. They didn't continue to pursue until they ran out of arrows.

"Pick up all the arrows!"