In order to thank Yang Rui, Qiao Mao took out a shipbuilding blueprint and handed it to Yang Rui.
"Single-masted Warship Blueprint: Can be used to make a single-masted warship. It is eight zhang long and five zhang wide. Can be equipped with a single mast and has a single deck with 12 oars. Can carry 300 sailors or archers. Can be equipped with crossbows and other weapons.
Crafting Materials: 100 units of Grade 9 and above wood, 1000 units of ordinary wood. Crafting Requirement: High Grade Dock, High Grade Carpenter. "
According to Qiao Mao, the blueprint should be for a small naval warship. However, Yang Rui wasn't sure. The blueprint didn't state that it was definitely a naval warship. In fact, a ship of this size should be suitable for navigating inland rivers.
In comparison, the construction of this type of ship was much easier than that of a turreted ship. Not only did the requirements for the materials required to build the ship were lower, but the required equipment and carpenters were also not as skilled as building a turreted ship. Therefore, this blueprint could be given to carpenters other than Jiao Wen to be responsible for it to increase efficiency.
Although a single-masted warship was much smaller than a tower ship, each type of ship had its own function. Yang Rui obtained the blueprint for both the tower ship and single-masted warship. In the future, he would have many more types of ships. These would be the foundation for Yang Rui to develop his naval strength. Naturally, he carefully kept the blueprint.
Following that, Yang Rui was invited by Qiao Mao to the location where the various vassals met. Because Yang Rui and Qiao Mao spent a lot of time talking, it was already noon when they arrived. The other vassals were already present. When they saw Yang Rui and Qiao Mao walking over together, they almost held hands. Everyone present had different thoughts about this.
Yang Rui naturally knew that Qiao Mao's invitation would have an impact on him. However, since he had already formed an alliance with Qiao Mao. Yang Rui intended to fully support Qiao Mao. Thus, when he entered the large tent, he intentionally acted as if he was chatting with Qiao Mao. This allowed everyone to know that the two were close.
Sometimes, if the crucial points were displayed appropriately, it would make the potential opponent not dare to act rashly or have some misgivings, thus saving a lot of effort. Just like Qiao Mao's current situation, if Liu Dai wasn't clear about the relationship between the two, he might do something. At that time, even if Yang Rui wanted to save him, he might not be able to make it in time.
"Vice Guild Master Blazing Sun is finally here today."
He saw Yang Rui and Qiao Mao walking over hand in hand. Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment, then he immediately stood up and greeted. Previously, he had already sent a letter of reconciliation to Yang Rui. At this time, he naturally had to show some practical attitude to show his sincerity.
With Yuan Shao acting like this, the other Vassals also stood up to greet him. Before Yang Rui left, his words had really stimulated the other Vassals. Although they used the pretense of asking for Dong Xuebing's help, they did very little to actually ask for Dong Xuebing's help. Therefore, among the Vassals, there were still a few who admired Yang Rui.
Even if there were some Vassals who didn't like Yang Rui and didn't want Yang Rui to appear, such as Liu Dai and the others. At this time, under the lead of Yuan Shao, they also stood up and pretended to greet Yang Rui politely before sitting down. As for their true thoughts, outsiders didn't know.
After Yang Rui and Qiao Mao sat down, Yuan Shao enthusiastically urged Yang Rui to drink three rounds of wine. After that, Yuan Shao and the other Vassals wanted to drink with Yang Rui alone, but they were all rejected by Yang Rui.
"Governor of Lieyang Province, you've come at the right time. We've been discussing the matter of assigning troops to guard Henan Province. Governor of Lieyang Province, it's a good opportunity for you to voice your opinion. Moreover, Green Province has a strong military force. I hope that Governor of Lieyang Province can consider the overall situation and share more of the garrison duties …"
Seeing that Yang Rui didn't like wine, Yuan Shao changed the topic to business. Moreover, it was the same old method. The first thing he said was "focus on the overall situation". He also continuously flattered Yang Rui. His goal was obviously to get Yang Rui to send more troops.
"I agree with Alliance Master Yuan Shao's idea of dispatching troops to prevent Dong Zhuo from invading the east. However, everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Everyone is loyal to the Han Dynasty. Although there are differences in ability and strength, there is no difference in loyalty!
Henan Province has a total of 21 counties. Eight of them are to the east of Hulao Pass. The remaining 12 counties and Luoyang Imperial City are to the west of Hulao Pass. Most of the population has been moved away by Dong Zhuo. Now, nine out of ten households are empty.
Therefore, I suggest that each warlord should divide their troops to guard a city and move the people under their rule to Henan. Those who are closer to their territory can guard a county alone. Those who are farther away can have priority in choosing a city to guard. Furthermore, both sides can be stationed in the same county.
In this way, the 18 Vassals can each show their loyalty to the Han Dynasty! What do you think of Blazing Sun's suggestion? "
Yang Rui had his own reasons for dispatching troops. He had already prepared a speech. However, he knew that it would be difficult for this speech to gain the support of the Vassals. In truth, Yang Rui's final goal was to make his position clear. He also wanted to create the conditions for him to obtain as many fake documents and official seals as possible.
"This …"
"Blazing Sun's loyalty is clear. However, it is indeed difficult to dispatch troops!"
"The journey is long. We can't even take care of ourselves. How can we dispatch troops to Henan Province?"
"Yes! Yes … "
“.....”
Sure enough, after Yang Rui's speech, most of the Vassals began to discuss the difficulties of dispatching troops. Even Qiao Mao looked at Yang Rui doubtfully. He had already received Yang Rui's promise to share the task of dispatching troops. Therefore, he was not worried about himself. However, he could not understand the meaning behind Yang Rui's words.
"Deputy Alliance Master Blazing Sun is indeed loyal. As the Alliance Master of the Anti-Dong Alliance, I am ashamed of my inferiority. I admire you very much! However, the various vassals do have some difficulties in dividing their forces, especially those who are far away from their territories. It is not realistic to forcibly divide their forces, so Lie Yang's advice still needs to be discussed. "
Perhaps it was because he had sent a letter of reconciliation to Yang Rui, or perhaps he had other plans, but Yuan Shao's attitude towards Yang Rui was completely different from before. Moreover, he had always praised Yang Rui very highly. According to Yang Rui's guess, the reconciliation was just a facade. Yuan Shao probably wanted to use "Yang Rui's loyalty" to assign more troops to Henan Province.
Because Yang Rui's suggestion conflicted with Yuan Shao's own interests, he would of course not stand on Yang Rui's side. Moreover, most of the Vassals did not want to dispatch troops to Henan Province. Therefore, they all agreed with Yuan Shao's words.
"Then what does Alliance Master Yuan Shao think? Do you want to hand over Luoyang and the entire Henan Province to that old thief Dong Zhuo? We worked so hard to get it! " Yang Rui said righteously. Although he had restrained his attitude towards Yuan Shao, he still looked like he was arguing for what was right.
"That's not what I meant. Otherwise, I wouldn't have proposed to station troops. It's just that there are many difficulties in the actual situation. I still need to think about how to divide the troops. "Yuan Shao also looked extremely patient.
"The Vassals who are far away do have some difficulties, but this is not a reason not to send troops. However, how many Vassals are close to this place? My Blazing Sun's Qing Province is not close to this place. Can't we not divide the troops? "Yang Rui asked back.
"This …" Yuan Shao was speechless for a moment.
At this point, the various Vassals began to discuss spiritedly. They each discussed whether or not all Vassals should participate in the matter of stationing troops in Luoyang and Henan Province. If not, who would be more suitable to station troops there? However, everyone had their own opinions. The discussion was fruitless.
"Vice Alliance Master Blazing Sun, there is no need to worry. Before you came, I had already reached an agreement with a few Vassals. Now, Cao Mengde has already volunteered to station troops in the eight counties east of Hulao Pass. He will use Zhongmou County City as his base.
As for the other counties west of Hulao Pass, the Vassals who have territories closer to them will station troops there. If the Vassals who have territories farther away are willing, they can station troops there. Otherwise, they will have to fork out money and food to be responsible for the logistics of the Vassals. Of course, if both sides are willing, the Vassals can swap places. What does Blazing Sun think of this decision? "
Yuan Shao spoke again after waiting for the Vassals to discuss for a while. In comparison, his suggestion seemed to be constructive. After the Vassals heard it, they all quieted down. They seemed to be considering the feasibility of this method.
However, it was only then that Yang Rui realized that Cao Cao was not at the scene. Instead, he had left a long time ago. Moreover, he had used Zhongmou County as a foothold. He had even chosen the eight counties east of Hulao Pass, which were the easiest to defend.
There must be some kind of transaction involved! This was Yang Rui's first reaction. Cao Cao, who originally didn't have any position, was now given eight counties. Moreover, although these eight counties were within the Henan Province's Yin Province, the people under Dong Zhuo's rule had never been moved away.
In this way, even if Cao Cao had not obtained the position of East County Governor, his territory was still near Yanzhou. It seemed that the rise of Cao Cao in the game setting was irreversible!
Because of this, Yang Rui also felt a sense of crisis. Although there were some changes in the game process due to his appearance, he had now successfully obtained the territory under Qingzhou. He had also saved Ding Yuan and presented himself as the Taishan County Governor. He had also just signed an alliance agreement with Qiao Mao. However, the specific direction of the game's development was still not up to Yang Rui to decide …
"What does Vice Guild Master Blazing Sun think?"
Yuan Shao saw that Yang Rui was deep in thought, so he reminded him again.
"You all have a good plan! Qingzhou is a poor and remote place. We have no money and no food. It seems that we can only station troops in Luoyang. Hmph! "Yang Rui said angrily.
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