Guan Yu continued: "And if we first summon the princes of the world to fight against the thieves, then we will be responsible for most of the military supplies."
"Although we are not short of military rations now, we cannot afford such consumption. Moreover, the potatoes and another crop called sweet potatoes that my eldest brother asked me to plant have just begun to be cultivated and planted for the second time."
"The most important thing is that these two things cannot be exposed. Therefore, my suggestion is to wait. Besides, Nanyang where the eldest brother is located has been built indestructibly. As long as there is enough food and grass, it can be said to be invincible."
After Guan Yu finished speaking, Yuan Shu said: "My second brother is right, but we don't need to raise troops to fight against the thieves."
"It won't take long for someone to do it. After all, Dong Zhuo has not won the hearts of the people yet."
Yuan Shu did not tell them about Cao Cao's assassination of Dong Zhuo and his escape because the news had not yet reached Nanyang. It will take at least one day before we reach Nanyang. After all, even speeding up takes time.
Yuan Shu continued: "The most important thing in calling you here this time is not this."
"Since everyone knows that it won't be long before all the princes in the world will raise troops to fight against the thieves, that means it is necessary for us to send troops to fight against Dong Zhuo."
"So, what I want to ask now is. If we go to attack Dong Zhuo then, how many troops and horses will we bring?"
"Besides, I want to lead an elite division. I don't want any of those who have been trained for less than two years, so I want to hear your opinions."
This is what Yuan Shu is concerned about. Now Nanyang has nearly 300,000 capable soldiers. This is all because Nanyang under Yuan Shu has not been affected by the Yellow Turban Army, nor has it been affected by disasters.
Food is plentiful and the people are self-sufficient. There is no need to pay taxes at all. Even people who come to Nanyang to do business only pay one-tenth of the profit tax.
Moreover, during the period when Yuan Shu was in charge of Nanyang, the number of law-breaking and disorderly people in Nanyang was rampant at the beginning, but now there are almost no people at all.
Here, Yuan Shu has greatly invested. Officials from top to bottom are basically Yuan Shu's own people, and there is no such thing as kinship.
Because these are things that are expressly prohibited in the new laws, if anyone violates them, they will die.
Therefore, naturally no one would be willing to touch these laws.
Cheng Yu said: "Master, if you want to train soldiers for two years."
"Then we only have the soldiers we recruited ourselves at the beginning, and there are only 8,000 of them."
Of the eight thousand people Cheng Yu mentioned, he actually didn't know that three thousand of them were bought by Yuan Shu himself with real money.
Yuan Shu would not let them know about this. After all, there are many things that they cannot know. Because it’s really too involved.
Yuan Shu: "Eight thousand people are enough. After all, I have never thought about actually bringing the Young Emperor to Nanyang. I will just go over and join in the fun this time."
"In this way, we will select five thousand people from the army in advance. We don't need cavalry among them, just archers. If we have cavalry, I will bring thirty-seven iron pagodas, just in case."
"Then there are three thousand people in the logistics. Even if we go for a formality, we cannot let the soldiers starve. This matter has been decided."
After Yuan Shu finished speaking, Jia Xu said: "My lord, I wonder who you will take with you then?"
Yuan Shu: "This time, the main purpose is to bring people to show their faces, and there are not many princes in the world who really want to save the big man."
"So, I just need to take my second brother and Cheng Yu there this time."
"When the time comes, I'll leave everything to you in Nanyang."
"If you don't have anything to say, just go back and rest."
"It will be a few days later, but remember to come and drink my wedding wine!"
It turns out that Yuan Shu and Zhen Ji’s wedding is just three days away. Moreover, it took a full month to prepare the things needed for Zhen Ji's marriage, and Yuan Shu did not favor anyone.
Zhen Ji's wedding was also held in the same way as a head wife. She only had to wait for her uncle to arrive and it could start at any time.
Everyone said in unison: "Congratulations to my lord (eldest brother) on your marriage."
"I also wish my lord to have two more sons." These words were said by Jia Xu, who already knew very well what his lord needed to plan.
Moreover, Yuan Shu had two more sons, which would make his subordinates feel more at ease. It will also make more people willing to follow Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu said to Jia Xu: "You guy, after I get married, I will get one for you and you will know."
"I'm going back first, you guys should go back and have a good rest!"
When they don't need to talk about business, they get along like friends. Otherwise Jia Xu would not have said such words just now. After all, another protagonist Jia Xu would never cause trouble for himself.
When Jia Xu heard what Yuan Shu said, his expression immediately dropped. Cheng Yu smiled and said: "Jia Xu, you are going to set the harem on fire!"
"How many do you think?"
Xu Chu said quickly: "Hey, I don't know about this."
"I, Xu Chu, am just a rough guy, and I haven't been here tonight!"
After Xu Chu finished speaking, he left without looking back.
It turned out that this was all because Jia Xu and Xu Chu were already married. Moreover, the two of them married an older sister and a younger sister.
Jia Xu married her sister, but she was also a fierce woman. When I got married, I didn't find anything wrong with her. She was gentle, pleasant and everything was good.
But one time when they had dinner together in a restaurant, there was a beauty show. When he went back in the evening, Jia Xu was driven out with a wooden stick. Xu Chu also suffered the same fate.
When they arrived at the military camp early in the morning, they found that these two grown men were complaining about their mothers-in-law. They eavesdropped for a long time, but in the end it was only after Yuan Shu came forward that the matter was settled.
Jia Xu: I shouldn’t talk too much, I really do. Why don't you have a long memory?
Dian Wei didn't say anything, but he also stepped forward and patted Jia Xu on the shoulder. It was a sign that he was asking for blessings. After all, they didn't dare to mess with those two women.
He was so tough that he even drove Jia Xu and Xu Chu out to sleep late at night. Dian Wei is naive, but not stupid.
Jia Xu was about to open his mouth to say something, but he didn't have time to speak. Zhang Fei said jokingly: "I would like to congratulate Mr. Jia Xu first."
Jia Xu: "You are too embarrassed, why don't you explain it to me?"
"Brother Yun, my lord is your eldest brother. You have to plead for me, otherwise I won't dare to close my eyes when I sleep in the future."
Guan Yu: "Mr. Jia Xu, it's not that Guan won't help you. It's just that you don't know big brother too well. Maybe big brother just said something unintentional and forgot about it in a few days."
"Guan remembered that it would be my turn to supervise my nephew's martial arts training tomorrow, so I went back first."
"Farewell!"
At this moment, Jia Xu was really on the verge of crying. At this time, Cheng Yu said: "Okay, what's the big deal."
"Lao Cheng, my son is already one year old. Isn't it embarrassing that you don't have a son yet?"
"My lord, it's for your own good, so just accept it with peace of mind!"
Good guy, Cheng Yu is indeed Jia Xu’s bad friend. The two people have worked together for more than ten years, and finally they have to commit murder.
At this time, Jia Xu was really confused.
Three days passed quickly in the blink of an eye, and today was the day of Yuan Shu's wedding. I don’t know how many people will come to visit, whether there are people invited or not. As long as they could come, they all came to attend the wedding of Yuan Shu and Zhen Ji.
Moreover, Yuan Wei and Cai Yong also arrived two days ago. Yuan Wei was very satisfied with his new daughter-in-law.
However, Cai Yong warned Yuan Shu not to bully Zhaoji.
And his good brother has nothing but sincere congratulations for this. The gift he brought was the most precious among all, which also made Yuan Shao blush.
At this moment, Zhen Ji was waiting anxiously in the wedding room. At the same time, she was very happy that Yuan Shu was really willing to marry her. And it still follows the rituals of a head wife, and there are a lot of them.
For this reason, he also specially built her own small garden in the yard like her two sisters. She didn't know how she could meet such a good man like Yuan Shu. It was also the first time Zhen Ji met someone who was so kind to her besides her own parents.
She knew that now she had someone to rely on.
Outside, the whole day passed quickly. After Yuan Shu sent everyone away, he came to Zhen Ji's room.
In their wedding room, the two dragon and phoenix candles were still burning. When Zhen Ji heard the sound of Yuan Shu coming in, she was extremely nervous at the moment.
Yuan Shu: "Mi'er, I'm really sorry. I didn't let you worship in the high hall or perform Zhou rites."
As for these little things, Zhen Ji didn't know that they were all for herself. Because she had no elders to come, Yuan Shu did this to take care of herself.
Zhen Ji: "Ms. sir, it's okay. Mi'er is very satisfied to be able to marry you."
"Besides, sir, you are doing this for me too."
Yuan Shu helped Zhen Ji get up and said, "We will now perform the Zhou rites that we did not perform during the day."
"I said, I won't let you suffer any injustice."
Yuan Shu took Zhen Ji's hand and said, "Bow down to heaven and earth!"
At this moment, Zhen Ji was already in tears. But he still bowed his head along with Yuan Shu. After waiting, Yuan Shu said: "My parents are no longer here, and my uncle has also gone to rest. So, let's pray to heaven and earth for the second time!"
"I believe they will be wise enough."
Zhen Ji: "Yeah!"
Yuan Shu: "Second worship to heaven and earth! (Instead of Gaotang)"
"Turn around. Husband and wife say goodbye!"
After everything was done, Yuan Shu gently opened the red cloth. Then he gently carried Zhen Ji to bed, tonight belonged to them.
