Guo Huai and Sun Li arrived at Ganning's water camp, becoming a heavy chess step that Yuan Shang placed in between. At this point, Yuan Shang finally got the necessary contact with Sima Yi.

After Guo and Sun met Sima Yi, they immediately sent a letter to Yuan Shang, reporting Sima Yi's situation in Ganning Water Village.

The speed of flying transmission is naturally faster than that of people sending messages, not to mention that Ganning’s Water Village is not far from Yuan Shang’s place. The letter was delivered on the same day and received it on the same day.

Yuan Shang narrowed his eyes and looked at the message conveyed by Guo Huai and others, and shook his head helplessly while looking.

"Sima Yi, this guy is OK. He has become rich. Not only did he enter the water camp, he also became the second leader of Gan Ning. He gave advice to the leader of the water bandit, attacking the four generals of Jiangxia and defeating the five generals of the Eastern Wu in Sanjiangkou. Huang Zhong was all done by this guy..."

Thinking of this, Yuan Shang couldn't help but sigh and looked up at the sky.

Sima Yi has indeed grown a lot of abilities over the years. Although he is still a little far from the cruel, vicious, tolerant and tenacious Emperor Xuan of Jin in history, he has begun to gradually show his true nature, which is comparable to his sincerity, and even at some special times, he is even better than himself.

Yuan Shang relied on his own broad vision and the instability that was not restricted by this era when facing the enemy, but Sima Yi had real skills.

"The letter from the lord, Guo, Huai and Sun Li not only talks about Sima Yi's recent situation, but also said something else?" Deng Chang asked beside Yuan Shang.

Yuan Shang was silent for a while and said, "Guo Huai and Sun Li didn't say anything, but Sima Yi reported something."

Deng Chang hurriedly asked, "What is Sima Yi saying?"

Yuan Shang was silent for a while and whispered: "Sima Yi said that Gan Ning was a powerful general in the world, with courage and courage. Although he was a water bandit, his commander's ability is no less than that of being Zhang He. He also has the ability to excavate the talent who commands and trains the navy. He told me not to give up this person and must find a way to recruit him."

Deng Chang suddenly realized when he heard this, and said, "What's the point of the lord?"

Yuan Shang thought for a moment and said, "Hebei soldiers and horses are dominant with war horses. The tiger and leopard cavalry has collapsed. Wuji Camp inherits the world's number one cavalry, and it is more than enough to flatten the north. However, Sun Quan, the Eastern Wu, occupied half of the southeast, and his navy is said to be invincible in the world. If one day he fights against Sun Quan, on this Yangtze River, my Hebei cavalry can only sigh."

Deng Chang heard this and said, "What do you mean?"

"Sima Yi advised me in his letter that we must look at the long-term situation when doing things. Although our primary enemy in the short term is the remnants of Liu Bei and Cao, there will be a war between Hebei and Eastern Wu, and if we want to win this war, we must base ourselves on water wars. If we want to win the Eastern Wu naval army, there is nothing else. We must find a way to build a powerful navy in Hebei."

Deng Chang grinned when he heard this, saying, "How much financial resources does it take to build a naval master? Although our Hebei has been recuperating well in recent years, we are still tired after the battle in Guanzhong. If it were the Daxing naval master, I am afraid that the warehouse will not have enough financial resources."

Yuan Shang thought for a while and said, "I thought of a trick. Now Tian Yu is in charge of Liaodong and assimilates foreign races bit by bit. For several years, the Xianbei and the Xiongnu are still honest and cooperated. The Han culture has just entered the territory. They pay tribute every year and treat us very respectfully. Tuoba Liwei and Tadun have also moved to Shengle and sorted out the grassland tribes in a very orderly manner. They have paid thousands of cattle and sheep to Hebei every year, but they have very little gold and silk. I want to increase the rent collection efforts in the next year and let them provide gold and silk for the construction of the Navy in Hebei."

Deng Chang was surprised when he heard this and said, "Lord, you'd better try to get it done before ordering. Although the prairie barbarians have countless cattle and sheep, where did you ask them to find this gold? I see that there are a lot of sand."

Yuan Shang thought for a while and said, "If I remember correctly, in the northwest of the Han Dynasty and outside the border of Liangzhou, it consists of many small countries such as Wusun, Kucha, Shule, Shanshan, and Cheshi. There should be a golden sand desert in the basins of the northern border of these countries, and it should be able to be mined in the middle, so it can be taken in the middle."

Deng Chang frowned and said, "But these small countries have been uncontrolled by Liangzhou for many years. Now only the Qiang tribe has friendship with our tribe. It seems quite inconvenient to go there to collect it rashly."

"That's because Liangzhou was not under my jurisdiction before, so these things have been empty. But now I want to restore the power of the Heavenly Dynasty bit by bit. When I need to start, I have to start. If I can't send troops in the territory, I will use the migration of the Mobei Grassland Division to do these things, so I can also save us from coming forward?"

"This matter is not easy to do. It violates the interests of too many tribes. Will Tuoba Liwei and Tadun... do it?"

Yuan Shang thought for a while and said, "They must be unwilling to do it, but after I joined forces with Cao Cao, Mobei was seriously injured. What's more, Tian Yu's education work was done well. These aliens are still quite close to the Han people at present, and they are aggressive in their bones. If they ask them to steal other people's things, it is still feasible."

"The development abroad is not trivial, so please think about it carefully."

"I have been thinking about this for three or four years, and I have to do it. To be honest, sometimes I think overseas development is more important than our dealing with Liu Bei, Cao Zhi, Sun Quan and others. If we don't develop them, maybe after many years, these foreign races will be able to eat us in turn. This is definitely not impossible."

“…”

"There is another thing that I remembered that it is inconvenient for Hebei to send troops to this side. At the critical moment, you have to send troops from Guanzhong. You can go to Chang'an immediately to meet Zhao Yun, and ask him to send someone to move troops to Wanluo. If you have any mistakes, come and respond immediately!"

"promise!"

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The next day, Yuan Shang rushed to Li Song's office in person.

As soon as he entered the government office, he saw Li Song's anxious expression on his face. Seeing Yuan Shang coming in, he hurriedly got up.

"Yuan San, you are here, come quickly! I have something to discuss with you!"

Yuan Shang smiled slightly: "Mr. Li burned the warships, Jiang Xia was shocked. Prefect Huang just appointed you as the military advisor General and ranked above all the generals. This is a great joy, but how can you be so melancholy today?"

Li Song stomped his feet heavily and said, "You don't worry about what. You don't know, Xiangyang has sent an envoy to Jiangxia."

Yuan Shang raised his eyebrows: "What does he have to do with Mr. Li?"

Li Song sighed and shook his head: "You don't know that Liu Bei sent an envoy to come this time, but was to surrender the water gangster Gan Ning. Who was Gan Ning? He ran out of Jiangxia and betrayed by the prefect Huang! What was Liu Bei's intention to do this? If he surrendered Gan Ning, how should Jiangxia and Xiangyang get along in the future? Prefect Huang was angry, but he was suffering, so he could only break his teeth and swallow it in his stomach. He asked me to share his worries. Tell me... I don't have this ability! It's up to me, brother, you can help me!"

Yuan Shang smiled and said, "This matter is easy. It is your own will to surrender. It is not something that can be called by Uncle Liu. It depends on what Gan Ning means. To be honest, it is difficult to surrender Gan Ning, but it may not be difficult to ruin this matter."

When Li Song heard this, he suddenly woke up: "What does Brother Yuan mean? Please explain it in detail!"

Yuan Shang smiled and said, "If the envoy comes to Jiangxia, if he wants to go to Ganning Water Village, we will be led by Jiangxia, and Li Song can recommend himself and go there to surrender together, deal with the middle, and secretly disturb the matter and not let it happen. Then Huang Taishou will definitely thank Li Gong again!"

Li Song blinked and said, "But I don't have that ability?"

Yuan Shang secretly scolded Li Song in his heart, but his face looked solemn.

"Don't worry, Mr. Li, Yuan is willing to accompany Mr. Li to the thief village and serve Mr. Li."

Li Song blinked, and turned his worries into joy: "With Yuan Sanxiang, I will have no worries."

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A few days later, the envoy from Xiangyang, Jingzhou really arrived in Jiangxia as promised. It was the chief and deputy surrender group formed by Cui Jun and Yiji. After they arrived, they almost stopped and immediately prepared to go to the water village. At that time, Huang Zhong was ordered to station in Jiangxia. He had not yet returned north, but also went together as an escort. In addition, Li Song and Yuan Sanming were guided by Huang Zu's secret order and went to the Ganning Water Village together.

Cui Jun, Yi Ji and others had never met Yuan Shang, so they didn't know each other and only knew that they were engaged in Li Song, so they got along well.

The boat sailed up the river and watched the scenery along the way, and soon arrived at the water village in Ganning.

Among the bandits, spies had already received news that the envoy of Jingxiang came, so the leader was already in the port.

After getting off the boat, Yiji looked around, but saw that although the water village was simple, it was sorted in a moderate manner. The ships echoed each other, and they couldn't help but nod and admired.

"What a great man, Gan Ning, is indeed a talented general. He can make the water villages and forests of this scale. It is indeed beyond ordinary people. He is a real general. Isn't it a pity that such a person is wandering among the wild rivers and rivers?"

The gangster who was responsible for greeting was happy and said, "My lord said this makes people feel comfortable, but unfortunately it's a little late. Today is the second time I have heard it."

Cui Jun was stunned when he heard this and said, "What do you mean?"

The bandit said to the boat on which the Jingzhou Envoys were riding, "Here, I saw that there was no ship. I just brought people here this morning. As soon as I got off the boat, I said I would be the leader, the talents, and the like, and the ears were called out."

Behind everyone, Yuan Shang turned his eyes when he heard this and said, "I wonder who is carrying the boat?"

"The envoy of the Eastern Wu, Lu Su!"

When the envoys in Jingzhou heard this, they were shocked, but Yuan Shang raised his eyebrows and lowered his head to Li Song.

"Mr. Li, good things are coming. It seems that it is not only the two of us who are disrupting the situation this time. With Dongwu, this matter is easier to accomplish."
Chapter completed!