In the land of Jingzhou, Zhu Cai is the most prosperous.
Jingzhou's wealth is almost entirely in the pockets of the Cai family and the Kuai family. The two families' grain stocks can feed almost half of Jingzhou.
Zhang Xiu came here with his eyes on the Cai family's grain depot.
Borrowing food from the Cai family would inevitably involve Liu Biao's interests. Besides, he and Liu Biao were only on superficial terms of harmony, so they had to be careful to prevent the boat from capsizing in the gutter.
Hu Che'er led 3,000 cavalry, and Ding Feng and Chen Wu led 5,000 naval troops on guard at the Fancheng ferry, waiting for Zhang Xiu's arrival.
After half a year of development, the Youkun Ship Camp has been quickly established. Zhang Xiu's current goal is not in the south, so the allocation for the navy is not large, and the development of the navy is naturally very slow.
After Ding Feng and Chen Wu entered Zhang Xiu's account, they had not made any achievements, and both of them were very anxious.
Nowadays, the entire naval force has 8,000 people, and one large ship was still robbed by Liu Biao, but it is not without development. Today, Nanyang is dominated by the navy, and a shipbuilding base has been opened, and shipbuilding experts have been invited from Jingzhou. Start building ships for Zhang Xiu to prepare for the future.
Zhang Xiu's carriage came slowly.
Ding Feng, Chen Wu and Cai Ji, who were sent to meet Zhang Xiu, went to meet him.
The carriage arrived in front of the ship, and Zhang Xiu, Huang Yueying, Liu Rui, Huang Chengyan and others got out of the carriage.
Everyone immediately came forward to salute and call them their lord.
Zhang Xiu looked at his navy general and said with a smile: "Without you two, there would be no Nanyang Navy! You two generals don't need to be polite."
The development of today's navy is still relatively slow, and there are only three rebuilt ships. Ding Feng and Chen Wu wanted to take this opportunity to ask for funds to build a navy.
Everyone followed Zhang Xiu and walked towards the building boat greeted by the Cai family.
Ding Feng and Chen Wu followed behind and pushed each other. They knew that they had just taken Guanzhong and their money and food were tight, but they were unwilling to let the navy fall behind like this.
Finally, Ding Feng spoke first: "My lord, now that we have captured Guanzhong, we will probably attack the south after we capture Xiliang. But the south is dominated by naval forces, so we have to make plans early."
Zhang Xiu laughed knowingly: "Ah~ you guys want me to develop a naval force, right?"
Ding Feng and Chen Wu chuckled and nodded.
"Well... Now that Guanzhong has just been pacified, there is not enough money and food, but the navy is also very important and cannot be underestimated. Don't be impatient." Zhang Xiu walked onto the bow of the ship, "After this summer's harvest, I will vigorously develop the navy. .”
Ding Feng and Chen Wu were overjoyed and called them "Hey" again and again.
Cai Ji stood at the bow of the boat and bowed his back: "Marquis Xuan, please come on board. My master will greet you at Caizhou Ferry."
Zhang Xiu turned to Huang Chengyan and said, "My father-in-law, please get on the boat first."
Now that Zhang Xiu's status is not what it used to be, Huang Chengyan doesn't dare to show off his status, and he doesn't have the airs of a father-in-law at all. Moreover, he is very satisfied with Zhang Xiu's conduct and says with a smile: "Please give me a good son-in-law!"
Zhang Xiu and Liu Rui helped Huang Yueying get on the boat. Although it was the Cai family's ship, it was full of Zhang Xiu's navy, followed by Ding Feng and Chen Wu, who led 3,000 people in boats.
Hu Che'er's personal guard.
The boat departed from Fancheng Ferry and sailed down the river for a while before arriving at Caizhou. Approaching Caizhou, I saw people from the Cai family waiting for Zhang Xiu at Caizhou Ferry.
Cai Xi stood in the wind holding his wooden staff, followed by his son Cai Mao. Cai Xi stood steadily, his face was shiny and ruddy, and he was very healthy. His white beard was fluttering in the wind, and his body was very strong.
As the head of the Cai family, it was unprecedented for him to personally greet a young man like Zhang Xiu. Even when Liu Biao came to Caizhou, he didn't go out to greet him. But nowadays, things are uncertain. Zhang Xiu holds great power and has a hundred thousand soldiers. He is not only the Cai family's nephew and son-in-law, but also the Cai family's support.
When the boat docked, Zhang Xiu supported Huang Yueying and disembarked with Huang Chengyan.
Everyone in the Cai family came forward to greet him. Cai Xi took a step forward, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "It's better to be famous than to meet him. Xuanhou is really a dragon and a phoenix."
Huang Chengyan quickly introduced: "Xian son-in-law, this is Cai Xiye, Cai Mao's father and Yueying's uncle."
Seeing the old man in his seventies with a white beard in front of him, Zhang Xiu saluted humbly: "Ah, it turns out he is my uncle. I have met my uncle before."
Zhang Xiu's attitude was low enough, which gave Cai a lot of face. Today Zhang Xiu is a prince and the lord of Yongzhou, with an army of 100,000. This gesture was in Liu Biao's eyes, and he had to weigh his weight.
What Cai wanted was Zhang Xiu's gesture.
Cai Xi nodded and smiled with satisfaction. He raised his head and showed his gapped yellow teeth and said with a smile: "We are all members of our own family now. You don't have to be polite. Marquis Xuan, please come in!"
Cai Mao showed a mean smile and made a gesture of invitation: "Please, Marquis Xuan!"
After glancing at Cai Hao, Zhang Xiu knew what his mean smile meant: now Cai Hao was Zhang Xiu's uncle, and his identity had changed. He stood there, waiting for Zhang Xiu to call him uncle.
But Zhang Xiu had already figured out his little idea.
She turned around and ignored him completely, supported Yueying and walked towards the Cai family manor. Cai Mao was so embarrassed that he was ignored, but he didn't dare to say anything.
Cai Xi secretly turned around and glared at him.
The Cai family's manor is like a castle. There are turrets on both sides of the manor. The turrets are equipped with powerful crossbows that can shoot through armor within a hundred steps. If you want to break through the Cai family's castle, you can't do it easily without a force of 10,000 troops. , and there are also five thousand Buqu privately raised by the Cai family in the village. There is plenty of food and grass in the village. If you stick to the castle, it is estimated that it will not be a problem for several years.
Looking at the figures swaying on the turret, Zhang Xiu smiled and said: "Zhucai is the most prosperous. It seems that the wealth of my uncle's family is as rich as the country!"
Zhu Cai is the most prosperous?
Cai Xi was stunned for a moment, hearing this word for the first time.
Obviously he was praising their Cai family.
Cai Xi smiled proudly and said, "The wise lord has praised me. For Jingzhou, my Cai family is pretty good. If we compare it to the entire Han Dynasty, it is not considered strong."
Cai Xi was not being modest when he said this.
After all, the Mi family, the richest man in the Han Dynasty, was not just a boast. Only with the full support of the Mi family could Liu Bei dare to give up Xiaopei and seek Qingzhou decisively, because he had enough money, food and armor.
Arriving in front of the Cai Family Manor, the Cai Family Manor lowered the suspension bridge and opened the gate.
Invited by everyone in the Cai family, he walked into the hall. A banquet had already been set up in the hall, and there was a circle of well-dressed maids around the banquet table, always ready to serve them with wine.
Entering the manor, the wealth of the Cai family is evident everywhere.
Entering the banquet, Cai Mao raised his glass to invite wine and greeted Zhang Xiu: "Ah, Xuanhou was originally from Xiliang. Before I met him, I used my usual thinking as a southerner to think that Xuanhou must be a rough and barbarian person. Today I have Seeing that, I realized that I was ignorant and ignorant. Xuanhou is really a dragon and a phoenix among people. I respect Xuanhou!"
Cai Xi raised his glass: "Everyone, please!"
Everyone started drinking.
Zhang Xiu was not in a hurry to speak about the food and grass matter, but sat quietly and waited. When he came, he thought of how to solve this matter. Everyone is an adult, and they go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. The Cai family must have anticipated Zhang Xiu's purpose of coming here, and they have already made a decision to go out to greet them.
Although Liu Biao is said to be the shepherd of Jingzhou, the real power is not in his hands. If the Cai family and the Kuai family change their families to support Zhang Xiu, Liu Biao will be sidelined.
Of course, Liu Biao was not a vegetarian.
Military power and food and grass are not entirely in the hands of the Cai family and the Kuai family. After these years of development, he has also gained his own confidence. This is why the Cai family and the Kuai family do not dare to mess around easily.
But it's different now.
If the Cai family had Zhang Xiu's support, the situation would be different.
