"I would like to ask Marquis Wen to allow me to return to Jiangxia first. If Marquis Wen has no doubts, I will go to Wan County to meet him in one month."
After saying that, Gan Ning cupped his hands and clasped his fists, but turned away and did not dare to look directly at Lu Bu.
He knew in his heart how someone could be so gullible when they met for the first time, let alone a person with a reputation as a water bandit.
Even Shen Mi and others lowered their heads, feeling that with Lu Bu's current victorious attitude, there was no need to agree to such an unreasonable request.
Unexpectedly, Lu Bu raised his head and laughed, "Is it because there are seven hundred brothers left?"
"How did Marquis Wen know about this?" Gan Ning's eyes were filled with surprise.
Lu Bu did not answer, but waved to Lin Mo. When the latter stepped forward, he solemnly said: "Let me introduce you to my son-in-law, Lin Mo and Lin Yunwen. It is all his arrangement that you and I meet here today. Naturally, I understand." Your details."
Lin Mo just nodded and smiled, but Gan Ning took two steps back as if struck by lightning.
I said it was such a coincidence that we met the world-famous Marquis of Wen, Lu Bu, on the small Wankou ferry. It was this person who arranged it.
Therefore, the so-called Zuorong restored the water transport route, and the so-called whole ship of smuggled salt was all fish bait...
He spent so much thought just to lure me here, "I'm just a Cavalry Commander, and the world is even more willing to remember my identity as a Jinfan thief. Why..."
"The world doesn't know General Gan's great talent. I am ignorant, but I am willing to be a bole for a while." The affirmation in Lin Mo's words seemed to be more willing to believe in his own talent than Gan Ning himself.
Looking at Lu Bu again, he nodded in agreement.
Suddenly, a warm current surged in Gan Ning's heart.
Over the years, from Yizhou to Jingzhou, from Liu Yan to Liu Biao, and then to Huang Zu, he has always felt that his talents were not appreciated and his talents were hidden.
And now, right here, Lu Fengxian, who is number one in the world, is actually willing to set up such a big game for him, just to win over him. It can be foreseen that his future will no longer be left idle like in the past.
If a thousand-mile horse does not meet Bole, it will end up being mediocre for the rest of its life.
I just didn't expect that my son-in-law would be the son-in-law of the Lu family.
He knelt down on one knee, cupped his hands and said, "General Gan Ning, from now on I am willing to work hard for Marquis Wen!"
"Get up quickly."
Lu Bu hurriedly pulled him up and patted his shoulder excitedly, "Okay, starting today, there will be another strong man!"
"Ashamed."
Gan Ning shook his head in embarrassment, and then said in a deep voice: "Marquis Wen, I went to Jiangxia to recall my old troops. When more than 800 brothers followed me from Yizhou to Jingzhou regardless of life and death, I promised them that no matter what, Life or death, wealth and honor, I will never leave them behind.”
"With love and righteousness, such a person is worthy of my trusting you even in a life-and-death battle." Lu Bu believed that if he could live up to his former brothers today, he would not let himself down in the future.
"Thank you, Marquis Wen, for not doubting it. We will meet in Wan County in one month."
"I'm waiting for you."
Gan Ning was not long-winded and quickly reboarded the boat with hundreds of brothers and headed upstream.
Looking at Gan Ning standing on the deck as he went away, Lin Mo murmured to himself: "I have finally obtained the most brave naval general in the world. Next, I just hope that Zhao Yun will not let me down."
If we can gather together Zhao Yun, Gan Ning, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, we will not be afraid of any princes and generals in the world. It is even not impossible to create the Lu family's five tiger generals.
"There have been four letters, and Zhao Yun has not replied." Lu Bu was slightly disappointed. He believed that the general who could excite Lin Mo would definitely be good. Gan Ning in front of him was an example.
"Do your best and obey God's will." Lin Mo brushed his face with his hands. This kind of thing cannot be forced.
The first-class heroes may have tried their best to win over them, but the next step will be the lesser talents. Wei Yan and Chen Dao may be in the opposition.
Especially Chen Dao, who is known as a military training talent who can compete with Gao Shun, but he is in the Yuzhou area, so it does take some effort to search.
"Before Wen Hou came, Gan Ning suddenly appeared. At that time, the guards and civilians were scared away. The Jinfan thieves wanted to seize the ship and leave. When I saw it, I thought this would miss Wen Hou's important event, so I immediately jumped out and scolded him. He did harm to the people, and even if he used force to force me, I would never give in."
Zuo Rong finally waited for the opportunity to establish his presence, and slowly walked behind Lu Bu and Lin Mo, complaining: "Even though I have lost a lot of money these days, even though I have used many contacts to find out the movements of the Jinfan thief, I even almost came close just now He died, but it was all worth it, because Marquis Wen's goal was achieved."
This is my son-in-law's plan. Does it have anything to do with you? Lu Bu snorted coldly and didn't want to pay attention to him at all.
Lin Mo leaned close and whispered: "Master-in-law, I will keep him of great use."
What can you do with such a thing... Lu Bu shook his head speechlessly.
However, Lin Mo spoke, and he still reluctantly said in a cold voice: "After returning to Xuzhou, I will issue an announcement to appoint you as the Prime Minister of Xiapi County."
Xuzhou Mu has the right to promote a county magistrate, although Lu Bu's Xuzhou Mu promoted himself.
From the Prime Minister of Xiapi to the Prime Minister of Xiapi, it was actually just a small step forward, but this time he let go, which meant that Lu Bu had completely given up on dealing with him. Zhe Rong immediately bowed his hands and saluted, and shouted loudly: "Thank you, Marquis Wen." Support!"
Then he turned around and raised his head and said: "You work hard, Marquis Wen will not treat meritorious ministers badly, just like me!"
leave...
Lu Bu got on the red rabbit horse with a look of disgust on his face, not wanting to look at him at all.
Zuo Rong didn't mind either. Anyway, the thigh he wanted to hug was never Lu Bu's. He immediately smiled and said, "Xian brother, I didn't embarrass you, did I?"
"Okay, there will be no more Jinfan thieves on this waterway in the future. You have to find a way to drive the commercial transport to the hinterland of Jingzhou, or even along the river to Yizhou. Xingba will help you deal with the water bandits along the way."
Lin Mo reminded: "Don't mess up. It doesn't matter whether you make a profit or a loss in the transaction. The key is to stabilize the business relationship."
"Okay, brother Xian, don't worry, brother Yu will definitely take care of it for you."
Watching Lu Bu and his group of more than ten riders fly away in the dust, a hint of cunning appeared on the corner of Zuo Rong's lips.
It doesn't matter if you don't like me, but it doesn't matter if your son-in-law likes me. He has a feeling that he will practice the trumpet when he loses the ability to practice the tuba.
"Let's go back to Wan County to visit the Qiao family first. We need to speed up the progress of appeasing the people. Xuyi and Guangling haven't stabilized yet." Lu Bu looked a little anxious.
"I heard from Gongtai that when we first captured Jiujiang, my father-in-law complained about too many things. It seems that today's motivation is not what he said." Lin Mo joked.
"Because I found that when you are by my side, every time you win a city, your gains are much greater than before."
Lu Bu chuckled, feeling the heroism in the wind, and said happily: "In the past, I only valued how much food, weapons and gold there were in the city.
It’s different now, you have arranged everything properly, you need talents, you need reputations, you need generals, even if I want to stop, I will feel a hand pushing me forward. "
Lin Mo looked tired, "What we have to do next is not just Xuyi and Guangling, there are many more..."
The steel filling method must be put on the agenda, and the support of iron ore is indispensable. However, there are only eight mining sites in Dahan Iron Mine, namely Badong, Dongjun, Nanjun, Poyang, Runan, Taiyuan, Zhuojun and Guangping.
Lu Bu now occupies parts of Xuzhou and Yangzhou, but there are no iron ore mining sites in either of them.
Moreover, iron, like salt, is a controlled resource. You can buy it, but it is not so easy to purchase in large quantities.
At this point, Lin Mo could only place his hope on Business Road for the time being.
Using business to support business and eventually transforming it into strategic resources is Lin Mo's general layout. How it will turn out in the end depends on trying to take this step. Zuo Rong can be regarded as a pioneer at best, and the big things to come are still brewing.
Thinking of this, Lin Mo still had a headache. He took a deep breath and looked to the northwest, with some unknown complexity in his eyes.
I wonder if the battle has started on the other side of Wancheng.
This battle was the most difficult battle for Lin Mo in his previous life. The entire Cao family was rewritten in this battle.
But now as the enemy, he still hopes that the trajectory of the wheel of history will not deviate.
Whether it is Dian Wei or Cao Ang, the appearance of these people on the battlefield is not good news for our own side.
Probably... not.
Except for the encounter outside Peicheng and the Shouchun Incident, I did not directly intervene on Cao Cao's side.
These small things cannot change the outcome of such a big battle.
To change history, there must be some people who should not appear but appear in this battle so that the butterfly effect can be exerted.
Lin Mo thought for a while, but he didn't expect someone who shouldn't have appeared.
It is also possible that the battle report was incomplete. The last intelligence received was about Xiahou Dun being the vanguard, and it was not even clear who the deputy vanguard was.
After exhaling a breath of turbidity, Lin Mo withdrew his thoughts. There was no result in thinking blindly. He should wait for the battle report from the front line.
