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The conditions for Mahan were very simple, as Mi Fang said before, providing ships and rations for refugees to move north, but the quantity must be doubled. Mahan does not ask for a sky-high price, as long as it provides 6,000 rations and ships that can transport 6,000 people. As for the specific amount, there are some accounts in your Mi Mansion, and you will know it by calling it over and counting it.

In fact, the Mi brothers also had doubts about whether Ma Han could only have 200 cavalrymen who could really protect their thousand hectares of fertile land in Pengcheng. But thinking about having a cavalry to protect it is better than nothing, and what they paid was only thousands of stones of grain and the boatmen's back and forth. In particular, Ma Han also proposed that a batch of fur, rubber tendons, feathers, and herbs from the north could be sold to them at a low price, so that they would not return empty ships.

After doing this, the Mi brothers did not pay much at all, so they hired a cavalry to protect the land. This is a very cost-effective account.

Is Ma Han at a loss? Of course, it has not. It can recruit a group of refugees in the Central Plains, many of which are craftsmen, fishermen and scholars who are urgently needed by Bailang City, which is worth the price. And what is the purpose of leading Bailang Hair Cavalry? Not only to protect him, Bailang City, but more importantly, to polish this new cavalry through actual combat and test new tactics. Xuzhou is the best battlefield, and Cao Cao's cavalry, which is second-rate in the north, but in this Jianghuai land, is the best training target.

Of course, Ma Han would not stay here to watch the Mi brothers. He planned to return north after dealing with the refugees, and asked Zhao Yun to lead 150 White Wolf Cavalry to stay in Xuzhou until the autumn grain entered the warehouse. The military's military expenses were all borne by the Mi family. There was a big financial backer who paid for the money, grain, equipment, and field to train troops. Where can I find such a good thing?

It can be said that this is a win-win situation. How can the Mi brothers, who are in the bones of businessmen, refuse?

Just as Ma Han and the Mi brothers were calculating how much grain and how many boats they needed in the elegant room, Gan Mei and Mi Zhen were having a very happy chat on the waterside terrace of the inner courtyard of Mi Mansion.

Both of them are young girls of equal ages. They are generally beautiful and graceful. What is even more rare is that they both understand poetry and calligraphy, are proficient in music, and do not have too many common languages, so they soon become best friends.

Gan Mei was thinking about what Ma Han told her. Eight of the ten sentences in the topic were about Ma Han's recent travels for refugees. Mi Zhen was very impressed by the remnants of Ma Han and Guan Yu that day. For a girl like her who had no chance to see the cruel and bloody battlefield, the excitement brought by that scene was indeed strong enough. Ma Han's image broke into the hearts of all the women who witnessed the thrilling scene that day in this direct and rough way, and it was lingering for a long time.

Mi Zhen held her cheek with her hands, sat leaning against the railing, looking at the reflected palace lanterns outside the pavilion, and the slowly flowing pool water. It seemed that she was listening to Gan Mei's narration, but in fact she was stunned. After a long time, a sentence suddenly appeared: "Does sister like Ma Jun very much?"

Gan Mei was talking "Ma Jun" in a hurry. Suddenly, Mi Zhen said this, and almost choked. Her face turned red like a white jade, and Qiqiai Ai said, "Ma Jun, it's really good..."

Mi Zhen smiled and turned around and held Gan Mei's hands: "Sister is very good too, well, it's also a good story for two to become one."

Gan Mei was so embarrassed that her ears turned red. She shook her head quickly: "Mr. Ma hasn't seen such an intention, and... her father, brother and his tribe in the family would not agree..." After speaking, her voice became low.

Mi Zhen was surprised: "Why is this? Ma Jun is so young. He is ranked 2,000-stone high-ranking official and can be called a young handsome man! Is it because he is disgusted with his origin?"

Gan Mei shook her head distressedly: "It's not entirely because of this... I heard from his soldiers that he had a fiancée in Bailang City, western Liaoning... If he was from a noble family, his father and brother might reluctantly agree, but in a poor family, his father and brother would never agree to me as a concubine..."

Mi Zhen murmured, "So that's it... It seems that my sister and I have the same fate as each other. I don't know which powerful family I will be promising by my two brothers to establish a marriage alliance..."

Gan Mei looked at this seemingly carefree girl who was dressed in a rich and frugal manner in a blessed manner - yes, even if she was a daughter of a wealthy person, she would still be unable to escape her fate in the end.

The two girls who were about to leave the house, both felt sad and pitiful at this moment, holding hands to each other, and were speechless.

...

Also in Mi Mansion, Mi Zhu and Mi Fang had a different situation. As soon as Ma Han left, the brothers immediately closed their doors and started a secret talk.

The person they were talking about in secret was not Ma Han, but Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian.

If the Cao army really invades again within the year, the current situation in Xuzhou will undergo major changes. How will Mi family seek profit and avoid harm in the next great changes, and protect vested interests without being damaged? The key is Tao Qian.

Mi Fang looked worried: "The governor of the state is old and has suffered heavy damage again and his health is getting worse. I am afraid he will not be able to survive for a year or two!"

Mi Zhu sighed lightly: "If you can keep your peace of mind and worship Buddha and cultivate your mind, you may have to last for three or five years. Unfortunately, at this time, he still wanted to stir up his subordinates and restrain each other. If Ma Jinglong was unfortunately in the misfortune, Cao's army would really invade, I'm afraid that Xuzhou will be doomed this time..."

Mi Fang was shocked: "What does your brother mean? Could it be that the provincial governor has taken new measures?"

"That's right." Mi Zhu said hatefully, "He transferred half of the three thousand Danyang soldiers (original 4,000, and one thousand soldiers of the war were restored by the reason why he was tired from the fierce battle and his troops were resting. He also transferred two thousand new soldiers from the new recruits of refugees to Liu's envoy... Humph, these new soldiers were not familiar with the battle formation and were not uniform. If Cao's army invaded, I really don't know how Liu's envoy resisted."

As a captain, Mi Fang knew a little bit about the army. The one who can truly be called an elite soldier in Xuzhou is the Danyang soldier. The Shanyue tribe in Danyang County, Yangzhou (now Ma'anshan, Anhui and Lishui, Jiangsu) advocated strength, climbed mountains and ridges, like walking on flat ground, and produced copper and iron in the mountains, and could cast weapons by themselves. He has always been "relying to block the mountain and not accepting the king's rent". The people are frivolous and fierce, fighting and killing, and are powerful.

Tao Qian was originally from Danyang, so he knew the combat effectiveness of these Shanyue people best, so he recruited more soldiers as the governor of Xuzhou. But why did he betray such a powerful army in his hand but was so embarrassed by Cao Cao? In addition to the fact that Xuzhou was less affected by the Yellow Turban turbulence at the end of the Han Dynasty. The state soldiers lacked war experience, more importantly, Tao Qian had soldiers but no generals, and had a commander but no match for it, and it was difficult for him to show his courage.

The Shanyue people are like Amazon warriors. They are brave and brave, but they are rebellious and do not subdue the strong. They are not strong generals and famous generals, and they cannot be conquered. Do Tao Qian have strong generals and famous generals under him? No! Moreover, the Shanyue people have strong individual combat capabilities, but poor organizational discipline. They are good at rushing to the formation and short of defense, and formation defense are their shortcomings. In the battle of Xuzhou, the Xuzhou army was obviously defending the ground, basically defending the city. Even in the field battle, when the army was fighting, the most important thing was the formation. The formation was closely against the formation and loose, and the formation was formed and the courage of an ordinary man. The ending can be imagined.

Tao Qian had strong soldiers in his hands, but he could not be transformed into strong soldiers, but it was very different when he reached Liu Bei's hands. Liu Bei had nearly ten years of fighting on the battlefield. He had rich training and experience in commanding troops, and his two brothers were enemies of thousands of people. He had brave generals and strong generals to subdue him. In addition, he was able to train and fight while practicing. In just over a month, he integrated an elite soldier. With time, it would not be difficult to turn it into a truly strong soldier. Because of this, Liu Bei was able to put huge pressure on Cao Cao with only a few thousand soldiers and make great contributions to Xuzhou's rescue.

Liu Bei's ability to command has been unanimously praised by all over Xuzhou. Tao Qian praised it on the surface, but how could he not worry? Three thousand Danyang elite soldiers are 30% of Danyang elite soldiers at his hand! Since Cao's army retreated and put it in the hands of a guest army, it is obviously inappropriate, so he used inferior products as good ones and exchanged for the new recruits for two thousand Danyang soldiers. If it weren't for the fact that Liu Bei was still useful, I'm afraid that the remaining one thousand Danyang soldiers would come back.

Handling the relationship with Liu Bei is the first step. The second step is to control Zang Ba.

"Xiao Jian will serve as the prime minister of Langya."

As soon as Mi Zhu said this, Mi Fang opened his mouth wide. Xiao Jian was originally a Kaiyang Order and had a personal grudge with Zang Ba who was stationed in Kaiyang. The two of them were as powerful as water and fire. Tao Qian brought water and fire together.

"Langya is going to be in chaos." This is Mi Fang's first reaction.

Mi Zhu said lightly: "With the Tao envoy here, no matter how chaotic it is, it will be just a small chaos."

The two brothers looked at each other. Under the light of the light of the light, their faces were a little gloomy and they were tacit. Of course, there was nothing wrong with Tao Jun, but what if they were not there...

"Is there a third step for the state governor?"

"Of course there is." Mi Zhu affirmed, "and it must be to re-adjust the heads of the counties and counties, and to regain the hearts of the officials."

Mi Fang sneered: "If Cao's army really attacked Xuzhou again, I'm afraid he will waste his time and regret it."

Mi Zhu nodded in agreement with Nai's conclusion, and suddenly asked for no reason: "How about Ma Jinglong compare to Liu Xuande?"

Mi Fang widened her eyes: "Why did your brother ask about this? It goes without saying that no matter how good or bad, reputation, background, and strength are all far inferior! Well, maybe your courage is far above Brother Xuande, that's all."

Mi Zhu showed a hint of confusion on his face: "This Ma Jinglong always gives Brother Wei a strange feeling."

"What does it feel?"

"I can't say it, but did you notice that he looked at Tao Envoy and Liu Xuande?"

Mi Fang shook her head blankly.

"He looked at the two of them with a hint of mockery and pity." Mi Zhu looked directly at his brother, "Have you ever seen such a strange cavalry captain?"

Mi Fang disagreed: "Why is it the same when others look at him?"

Mi Zhu originally wanted to say that this was different. This kind of look down at the eyes cannot be found without a gully, but I thought that Nai might not understand it, so I still held back and said it. I changed to another question: "This person said that he had five thousand infantry and cavalry under his command and guarded three cities. What do you think about it?"

Mi Fang didn't care even more, and showed the style of a senior soldier in the army and smiled: "Once these 6,000 refugees enter western Liaoning, wouldn't he add at least three thousand soldiers?"

Mi Fang's intention is obvious, but most of the soldiers in Bailang City are of quantity but not quality, just to fill in the numbers.
Chapter completed!