Chapter 45 Planning

It is impossible for Cao Mengde not to know about the situation around Yanzhou.

Cao Mengde was well aware of Yuan Shao in the north, Yuan Shu in the south, Tao Qian in the east, and Lu Bu's movements.

Cao Mengde did not find it strange what Zhao Yu said. Lu Bu killed Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo, and he was not a slave of the third surname, but he was an absolute profit animal, and he was just open-minded.

Lu Bu is a reckless man, with a small brain capacity, and unwilling to be subordinate to others. He also has so many criminal records. No matter who he relies on, he will be suppressed by fear, and of course he cannot last long.

"Sir said he was going north, why not south?"

Zhao Yu laughed when he heard this and said, "Lü Bu is good at riding and fighting. Whether he goes south or west, if he leads his troops to Jingzhou, Yangzhou, what can he do under the dense water network?"

"Sir, what you said makes sense." Cao Mengde said, "But in this case, I have to guard against his invasion of Yanzhou."

This is not impossible. But the odds are slim.

Lu Bu is now a lost dog. Without benefit from Yuan Shu, he has no capital to dare to fight Cao Mengde. He only has more than 10,000 Bingzhou cavalry. If he fails in Yanzhou, he will become a bare commander and nothing.

"With only three to five thousand soldiers and horses stationed in Chenliu, Lu Bu will not dare to start the war lightly." Zhao Yu said: "Hanoi Zhang Yang and Lu Bu are old acquaintances, he will definitely go to Hanoi."

Cao Mengde smiled and nodded.

Then talking about Guanzhong, Zhao Yu smiled and said: "I heard that Mengde and Cai Bojie are both teachers and friends. Are they close friends?"

"Cai Bojie..." Upon hearing this, Cao Mengde was stunned for a moment, with a sad look on his face: "Cai Bojie was indeed both a teacher and a friend of mine. I once asked him for advice on the meaning of scriptures and poetry. Unexpectedly, he died unjustly. If the prince's teacher had not been He died at the hands of Li Jue and Guo Si, and I will kill him too!"

"Then Meng De must know Zhao Ji?" Zhao Yu said with a smile.

"Cai Yan?!"

"Yes." Zhao Yu said, "I picked her up."

Cao Mengde showed a look of surprise at first, then pointed at Zhao Yu and laughed: "I'll just say it, I'll say it! I said that my husband and I are of the same ideals, but in the past three years, the beautiful women I sent to my husband's house have You don’t want any of them, it turns out you think she’s ordinary! Zhaoji is beautiful, influenced by poetry and calligraphy, and knows a lot about music and poetry. Such women are rare in the world, and she is indeed a good match for your husband!”

Zhao Yu smiled slightly and did not deny it. He did think Cai Yan was very good and said: "I am telling you this because I want you to help with the arrangement. She is a talented woman. Although she is weak, she is also arrogant. She has no name and no real identity with me. That you may live in my house.”

Cao Mengde smiled and said: "It's okay. Zhao Ji and your husband are a good match, so I will make the decision and propose marriage to you tomorrow..."

"Don't!"

Zhao Yu quickly waved his hand: "This matter is not urgent."

Cao Mengde laughed: "I didn't expect Mr. to have such a sentiment. In my opinion, cook the rice first, and then take your time in the rest."

"Besides," Cao Mengde paused and said with a smile: "Since Zhaoji is here with Mr., doesn't Mr. still understand what this means? I bet that Zhaoji will not accept my arrangement. Do you believe it, sir?"

Zhao Yu frowned and said, "I don't believe it."

"You might as well give it a try."

Regarding this matter, Cao Mengde burst out with great enthusiasm.

In fact, Zhao Yu changed his mind and understood. Before Zhao Yu, he was a lonely man. One person had enough to eat and the whole family was not hungry, and he could go wherever he wanted. And if you have a family, you will have ties, which is a good thing for Cao Mengde. Who knows that a carefree person will disappear one day?

Just like this time, he actually went to Guanzhong, which made Cao Mengde break into a cold sweat. I was afraid that something like this would happen in the future and I would never come back. If you have a wife and children, the probability of this happening will be greatly reduced. There is no reason why Cao Mengde was not interested.

Then the kitchen served delicious food. Zhao Yu saw that it was stir-fry.

It seems that Tianranju's dishes have spread to Cao Mengde's house.

While eating and drinking, the two talked about what happened before.

Cao Mengde said: "Chen Gongtai belongs to a powerful family, which is contrary to my intention. Although I know that he is not selfish, but..."

Zhao Yu drank a sip of wine, put down the wine, and said: "The world is so corrupt. It was doomed when Emperor Guangwu tried to turn the tide. Guangwu relied on the support of powerful families to overthrow Wang Mang, so the prosperity of the clan is inevitable. And the clan's prosperity is inevitable. The aristocratic family enjoys great power in the world, but puts all the responsibilities on the common people. This is a seizure of power with the emperor. Meng De aspires to the world, and he is destined to be a rival with the aristocratic family. However, over the past few hundred years, the aristocratic family has completed its control of knowledge and power. Monopoly, it is difficult for the private sector to produce another outstanding talent. There is still a long way to go to complete a new revolution."

Cao Mengde sighed deeply: "My Cao family is considered a wealthy family. I didn't think it was a big deal before. But now that I'm sitting in this position, I find it extremely difficult. And I can't let go of the wealthy family. Without them, there won't even be anyone available." I can't even find them." "So you must break the knowledge monopoly." Zhao Yu said sternly: "Only among the common people can countless talents emerge. Without you taking action, the clan will decline."

"How difficult is it?"

"It's not difficult." Zhao Yu laughed: "My method of making paper is the first step." "I would like to hear the details."

"The difficulty of passing on knowledge has a lot to do with the carrier. It is difficult to compile and engrave bamboo slips, which to some extent limits the popularization of knowledge. This is one of them. Therefore, I make paper to lay a foundation." Zhao Yu said in detail: "Probably in the next year or so, when high-yield and improved varieties are popularized and Yanzhou is completely stable, we can start to transform this aspect. I will have a way by then." Cao Mengde listened attentively and nodded slightly. "Secondly, it is difficult to get started with reading now. I will find a way to compile a few enlightenment books that are easy to learn and understand. When they are printed, they will cost three to five yuan a book, and even poor families can afford them. If you spread education to villages and towns, He also made a law requiring all children of school age to go to school. In this way, the base of the people is huge, and no matter how poor they are, some talents can still be produced." "This is a way." Cao Mengde thought for a while and said: "High-yield and high-quality seeds will prevent families from going hungry. , can have extra money, so children have the opportunity to learn. And paper carries knowledge, and you have compiled a new Mongolian book, which is not similar to the family poems and books stored by aristocratic families, so they have no reason to object. In conjunction with laws and regulations, Once implemented, it will definitely change the world. But..."

He paused and said: "No matter how simple the enlightenment book is, it still needs to be taught by a gentleman who knows how to read and write. This move will dig into the roots of the famous family, and they will definitely obstruct it secretly. I am afraid that few people will be willing to teach children. Ah. And even if you have paper, it would be time-consuming and laborious to copy the text."

Zhao Yu smiled when he heard this. He said confidently: "If you have paper, you need to engrave the words on the paper. I have a way. Eighteen thousand copies, three to five days will be enough. As for the mentor who teaches the children, leave it to me. Only common people Select some smart people among the people, and I will teach them in February and March. Anyway, it is just for enlightenment, and they do not need to have advanced knowledge. February and March are enough. With this first group, a single spark can start a prairie fire. It is passed down from ten to hundreds, and from one hundred to thousands. Within a few years, there will be no fear of having no teachers available. And those who are talented among them can be allowed to further their studies, and they can even become officials or officials. Even without being an official, they can supplement the education system. What do you think of the high-end level?”

After listening to this, Cao Mengde chewed and reminisced, his face gradually became excited, and he shouted: "Sir, you have really helped me a lot! This is the foundation of eternity! Sir, please accept my worship!" "Hey!" Zhao Yu quickly waved his hand: "Why are you still like this?"

Cao Mengde was stunned, then smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Zhao Yu immediately said: "The powerful family is so powerful that doing this will definitely hurt their feet. Does Meng De have a solution?"

Cao Mengde also had a headache about this and said: "The only way is to figure it out slowly."

Zhao Yu laughed and shook his head: "I have a method that can solve the problems of Yanzhou's clan."

"oh?"

Cao Mengde became energetic and said, "Please teach me, sir."

Zhao Yu said: "My method is very simple. It is to give you a legitimate reason to cleanse the disobedient families in Yanzhou."

Before Cao Mengde could speak, Zhao Yu spoke in detail: "Chen Gongtai is talented, but I think his ideas are still too old-fashioned. And Mengde, you first issued the recruitment order, and then there must be many measures that will affect Yanzhou The interests of the aristocratic family."

Cao Mengde nodded slightly, this was inevitable.

Zhao Yu said: "I conclude that some of them will jump out to rebel once they find an opportunity. And what you have to do, Meng De, is to let them jump out."

Cao Mengde narrowed his eyes slightly. Zhao Yu continued: "I guess Chen Gongtai will probably... Then give him a chance. He will definitely gather some people to come out..."

After hearing this, Cao Mengde sighed first, and then said: "But even if Chen Gongtai can really go to this step, he knows some of your abilities, sir, and he may not dare to move easily."

Zhao Yu smiled and said: "Then give him a reason to dare to move. When the time comes, I can just find a reason and say that I want to go into the deep mountains and old forests for retreat or something. Isn't that simple?"

Cao Mengde mentally agreed with Zhao Yu's idea, and then the two discussed the details.

"If you want to give them a piece of their own land, I think Chenliu would be a good choice, so that they can gather together with peace of mind."

"Only members of the aristocratic family have no power to rebel against me. They must bring in external forces. I just don't know who it is."

"It doesn't matter who it is, who will come and who will die when the time comes. Regarding Chen Gongtai, I just made an assumption first, maybe it's not him. But you must use people from the aristocratic family, so they have internal support. In many places, you can relax the internal response , but only the soldiers and armor forged from fine steel must be strictly guarded. However, you must also give them some illusions - you choose a place, pretend to be a place to store soldiers and armor, pretend to be strictly guarded, and use it as bait. If they want The rebels will definitely find a way to seize this place, so let them seize it..."

"This is easy to handle. Just decorate the ones that have been overused and eliminated by the military and find a place to put them."

"All of these can be arranged, but the opportunity must be in your own hands. You must control the pressure on the family members. If you see that the time is right, press hard and force them to rebel. Then open your pockets and wait. Jump in." "If they rebel, of course there is no reason to let them go. It doesn't matter if they go overboard or overdo it. It's just a good time for them to rebel and do a big purge."