Chapter 238 Erase the flaws

Author: Ximen Yangzhou

Chapter 238 Erase the flaws

Zhang Zhao twirled his beard in a contemplative manner and left Zhang Hong the opportunity to answer. He believed that Zhang Hong had stayed in Xudu for nearly two years and had a better understanding of Cao Cao's thoughts.

Zhang Hong understood the idea and cupped his hands and replied: "Cao Cao's obvious plan to alienate us is aimed at us in Jiangdong. Fortunately, Long Yun used clever tactics to deal with it. I suggest that your lord let nature take its course."

"Long Xiang showed good intentions to me by asking for advice. If he ignores Zigang's wishes, it may damage Jiangdong's reputation, which is inappropriate."

Sun Quan frowned and shook his head.

Zhang Hong added: "It is not that he is completely indifferent. The Lord can send a letter of congratulations and express his willingness to comply with the imperial decree. As long as Long Xiang dares to go to Lujiang to take up his post, Hefei will not be able to take care of both."

"What Zigang said is exactly what I want."

Zhang Hong's views coincided with his own, and Sun Quan was overjoyed when he heard that. He was about to make a final decision, but suddenly he hesitated.

"Long Xiang is cautious, and Lu Zijing is very wise. I guess Long Xiang will not give up Hefei. Such a reply may be self-defeating. If Long Xiang is biased towards Cao Cao, it will be troublesome."

Zhang Zhao quickly reminded: "My lord, don't forget that Long Xiang has a grudge against Cao Cao for killing his father. He will not favor Cao Cao if he favors anyone."

"Zibu is wrong."

Zhang Hong interrupted Zhang Zhao: "I heard that Long Xiang's father died in battle. It might be an excuse to insist that the enemy is Cao Cao. In the face of interests, all grudges can be put aside, such as Zhang Xiu of Wancheng."

"But Long Xiang rejected the governor of Lujiang."

When Zhang Zhao cited arguments to defend himself, he suddenly realized that the argument was not valid and stopped abruptly.

Cao Cao originally dug a hole for Long Xiang, and there was no intention to win over him.

Sun Quan patted the table and said to himself: "As Zigang said, Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu attacked each other several times, and finally chose to surrender at the critical moment. They were just waiting for a price to sell. Long Yunqi may also have this idea.

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Zhang Hong nodded in agreement: "What my lord said is very true. Although Yuan Shao was defeated in Guandu this year, Hebei is still strong. He and Cao Cao have not yet decided the outcome. Long Xiang is now famous in Huainan, and both Yuan and Cao will try to win over him.

He has a lot of options.”

Sun Quan murmured to himself: "Lu Zijing wrote to inform him that Long Xiang had detained Liu Fu in Hefei as a civil servant. If this is true, it will destroy Cao Cao's family."

"As the saying goes, hearing is false and seeing is believing. My lord, why don't you send someone to Hefei to have a look?"

After listening to Zhang Zhao's proposal, Sun Quan pinched his chin and hesitated: "Sending people directly is a bit blunt, so we need to find an excuse."

"I have asked many people to verify the materials required for digging and constructing the Fei Canal. The items listed by Long Xiang are not false. My lord, why not choose a construction period, so that we can figure it out from the beginning."

Long Xiang's budget was ahead of its time and too professional, so Zhang Zhao couldn't find any problems even if he asked someone to calculate it.

Since he couldn't see the problem, he could only take it all seriously, because the supplies would be distributed to local wealthy families, so Zhang Zhao had no psychological burden.

The construction period choices Sun Quan faced were three months, half a year, and one year. Since the amount of the project was fixed and the number of people involved was fixed, the food expenses were not much different, but the cost of construction equipment varied greatly.

The smelting and foundry workshops in Jiangdong are limited. In addition to ensuring the needs of local agriculture, the ironware in each department is not equipped with standard weapons, not to mention the ultra-low armor rate. Jiangdong is a private army at this time, and Sun Quan actually controls very few troops.

, he will not upgrade equipment for an army he cannot control.

"Three months is too much material, and one year is too slow. I think I will choose the half-year period. I will coordinate the financing with Lao Zibu and send it to Hefei for delivery as soon as possible."

Although three months was the most suitable, Sun Quan didn't want to be taken advantage of, so he followed Zhang Zhao's advice and chose half a year.

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Zhang Zhao bowed his hands in agreement and followed up by asking: "It takes time to cast tools. Even if the construction period is half a year, the amount is not small. I estimate that it may not be ready even a year ago. My lord can send someone to send a few ships of food first and let Longxiang organize it."

The officers slowly started to inquire whether Liu Fu was detained."

"It also takes time to transport food."

Sun Quan originally frowned, but suddenly the corner of his mouth raised: "Today is the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month. Long Yunqi will marry Erqiao on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month. I will send people to send gifts tomorrow."

"This is a better reason." Zhang Hong clapped his hands.

When Long Xiang's marriage was mentioned, Sun naturally thought of Zhou Yu and deliberately reminded Er Zhang:

"Gong Jin is about to return after fighting the rebellion in Danyang. He originally agreed with my brother to take Erqiao as his concubine, but now he is snatched away by Long Yun. Please pay attention to your speech and don't use this matter to irritate him."

"only."

The two of them agreed in unison, but they had their own thoughts in their hearts.

Sun Quan immediately summoned his general Deng Dang and ordered him to rush to Hefei tomorrow to deliver gifts and verify Liu Fu's true situation.

Deng Dang worked as a coolie in Hefei, and he could distinguish the true from the false based on his experience.

Cao Cao used a divisive trick to ask questions and asked Long Xiang and Sun Quan to answer. Long Xiang detained Liu Fu and wanted to give the right to answer the questions to Sun Quan. However, Sun Quan followed the two Zhang's plan and used the conspiracy to regain the initiative.

After experiencing Cao Cao's alienation plan, Sun Quan actually learned something from it. At this time, it had been several months since Sun Fu secretly communicated with Cao Cao and the messenger reported to Sun Quan. Sun Quan was suddenly inspired and thought of how to deal with this cunning brother.

Sun Quan asked Zhang Zhao to deliver a letter to Luling, recommending Sun Fu as the governor of Jiaozhou, granting him a pavilion, and asked him to return to Wu County for an interview. Sun Fu's letter to Cao was intercepted and he was unaware of it. He mistakenly thought that Sun Quan wanted to win over him, and was eventually placed under house arrest until his death.

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Deng Dang was ordered to deliver congratulatory gifts to Hefei. During this period, under the arrangement of Feng Zhong, he visited the place where he worked.

Under the kiln, Deng Dang not only saw Liu Fu, but also Mi Heng, the 'God of Plague' who was sent away by Jiangdong.

When leaving Hefei, Feng Zhong personally escorted Deng Dang to the city gate and handed over the things in his arms.

"Captain Feng, this is."

"The appointment letter of the Lujiang Governor. My general realizes that he has limited talent and knowledge. Please take it back to Jiangdong and hand it over to the Marquis of Wu for processing."

"General Long, don't you think about it anymore? If he can manage the city of Hefei well, he will be able to manage the county of Lujiang well. Our Lord sincerely wants him to be the governor."

"I won't repeat what I just said. It's getting late. General Deng, please."

"Oh, farewell then."

Deng Dang had been working in Hefei for several months, and Feng Zhong's words seemed to bring invisible pressure.

Seeing Feng Zhong issue an "expulsion order", Deng Dang's memories of working came to mind, just like the feeling of a criminal facing the warden, so he stopped talking and left angrily.

Watching the awning boat slowly leaving the pier, Long Xiang, who was watching from the city tower, had a solemn expression.

Lu Su asked: "Yunqi, what are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking that I underestimated Sun Quan before, and also underestimated the Jiangdong ministers. They did this trick very well. We must be more careful in the future and not expose any flaws." Long Xiang shook his head gently.

Lu Su frowned and nodded: "If there was no Hefei New City, maybe you wouldn't have so many worries. If the new city is not completed, it will always be your weakness."

Dragon's fist smashed his fist and smashed on the wall, and Shen Sheng responded: "It can only speed up the progress and wipe out this flaw."

Lu Su shook his head to remind: "The budget you gave for Sun Quan, I read it carefully before, and the price of the work period should be too big, and now Hefei can not afford it."

"Haha, the budget and actual exit are very large. Many sub -items are deliberately separated by me. In fact, multiple processes can be merged, and laymen generally cannot understand."

Long Yan smiled, and then added: "Isn't Sun Quan going to provide supplies? It can be used to build Hefei New Town. With those soil digging tools, the foundation of the city wall can be dug out."
Chapter completed!