"Young Master, my subordinates have found out that Longxi County indeed diverts water from the tributaries of the Wei River."
Xiao Tian reported.
Before he finished speaking, Ma Chao interrupted him and asked, "There are people stationed there."
"No one."
Xiao Tian replied.
"Very good, call Old Fox, Little Fox, and Yang Fu, and let's go take a look together."
"promise" Not long after, five people and 500 of Ma Chao's guards arrived at the upper reaches of the Wei River.
They saw that the water here was very high and the flow rate was very fast.
Longxi County artificially built a dam to slowly divert the water level of the Wei River.
Long County, on the other hand, is used for irrigation.
Ma Chao walked around the dike carefully and saw that the dike was made of stones mixed with soil.
One layer was used to block the flow of the Wei River, and the other layer was used to divert irrigation.
If water is to flood Longxi County, the first diversion must be blocked and the second dike must be destroyed.
As a result, the water of the Wei River naturally lost control and flooded the entire counties in Longxi.
Ma Chao estimated the amount of the project.
If he sent 3,000 troops, it could be completed in four or five days.
Including making rafts, it would only take about a week.
Although part of our army's food and grass was burned, there were quite a lot of people who came to bring food and grass this time, and they could sustain it for a month, not to mention a week.
But if he is really cruel to use this trick, then the year's harvest of this fertile land in Longxi will be wiped out.
Moreover, after the occupation of Longxi County, its restoration project also required a lot of manpower and material resources.
In this way, some gains outweigh the losses.
"Young Master, the governor of Longxi County is really a talented person.
He has done such a big plan for people's livelihood and he has done it so rigorously and successfully."
Jia Xu muttered, not knowing what he was reminding Ma Chao.
"Young Master, I am too shocked.
If the water is so powerful, if it really bursts the embankment, the entire Longxi County will become a swamp.
Doing this will harm the harmony of heaven and earth."
Yang Fu was more direct and said what was in his heart.
"Young Master.
Although I am a bit arrogant, I also feel that water and fire are ruthless.
Once this hole is dug, it will be difficult to plug it.
Especially if this gap can be plugged, it will be difficult to plug the human heart."
Fa Zheng finally spoke, his brows furrowed.
Ma Chao sighed: He is an entrepreneur.
Not a spoiler.
Not only must we conquer the counties, but we must also conquer the hearts and minds of the people.
This plan of flooding Longxi will indeed allow him to capture Longxi in a short time, but after capturing it.
If the people's hearts are broken and the people are deserted, what's the use of conquering the counties?
He is Ma Chao, not Cao Cao.
Cao Cao, a generation of traitors, slaughtered Xuzhou.
Also flooded Xiapi.
But in addition to being the world-famous Jin Ma Chao, he is also a time traveler from an era where everyone is equal.
Although in that era, everyone's equality was just a fig leaf that could no longer be fake, but if I really wanted to tear off this layer of moral conscience, I really couldn't do it.
After Youyou sighed.
Ma Chaocai said: "Go back.
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Flooding a county in Longxi is a wonderful move, but it will cause endless troubles.
It is really not what a gentleman does."
"Young Master is wise."
Jia Xu, Fazheng, and Yang Fu all held their hands and thanked Ma Chao sincerely for his kind words.
On the way back, Ma Chao was in a depressed mood.
Seeing Xiao Tian beside him, he asked, "Have you heard the name of the governor of Longxi County?"
"Young master, I've already heard about it.
This person's surname is Jiang and his given name is Ji.
He is from Tianshui County, a member of the Liangzhou gentry family.
He is proficient in the art of war, well-read, and treats others with trust.
He is deeply supported by the people and soldiers."
"Oh, why did you forget this hero?"
Before Ma Chao could answer, Yang Fu was surprised, patted his head and said: "Young Master, I know this person, he is a famous talent of the Jiang family.
There is one hero among the three heroes in Tianshui.
It is said that the three heroes refer to subordinates, Yin Feng and Zhao Ang.
And Yi Ying refers to this Jiang Ji.
This man is a great talent and a famous scholar.
He is countless times better than his subordinates.
He is like the clouds in the sky and is not contaminated by the worldly atmosphere, but he does not want to be the governor of a county.
It’s so vivid and colorful, and it truly deserves its name.
It’s just that "Just what?"
Ma Chao was puzzled.
How could there be such a figure in history?
"It's just that this person has never been good at government affairs, so why has he become the governor of Longxi County now?"
Yang Fu replied, and then suggested: "If the governor of Longxi County is really Jiang Ji, I would like to be a lobbyist.
Let's see.
Can you persuade Jiang Ji to return to his heart?"
"Well, listening to what you said, this Jiang Jiong probably won't do anything to kill him.
But even so, I didn't dare to let Yang Biejia go into danger alone, so I sent Brother Chou to go with Biejia.
Go meet Jiang Ji."
"Good."
Yang Fu nodded, already thinking about his words in his mind.
But Ma Chao was going back and forth in his mind, confusing the brain cells: There are countless outstanding people in Liangzhou.
Except for Jia Xu and Yang Fu, I have never heard of Yi Ying San.
Jay's.
I have also seen Yin Feng, Zhao Ang and Ma Chao.
They are still far behind Yang Fu.
If it were not for their family status, they would never be able to win the title of Three Heroes.
But Yang Fu himself sincerely praised Jiang Jiong, which showed that Jiang Jiong was indeed capable.
But his ability should be similar to that of Yang Fu.
If he is several times better than Yang Fu, that is what the ancients said about being self-effacing.
Ma Chao didn't believe that Liangzhou, a place with fierce folk customs, had such a Zhuge Wolong.
The distribution of ancient talents was very regular.
Generally speaking, where there are many noble families and a prevailing literary style, it is easier to produce talents.
Places like Sili, Jizhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Jingzhou produced many talented people at one time just because the literary style was prevalent and there were many academies.
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The most famous Yingchuan College has produced first-class talents such as Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and so on.
And places like Liangzhou, Yongzhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou, which are prone to wars and wars, are more likely to produce military generals.
Super-class generals such as Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Guan Yu, Ma Chao, and Zhao Yun all came from these places.
Generally speaking, wherever there is chaos, there will be great people who fight well; wherever there is peace, there will be good students who can study peacefully.
This is the distribution of talents determined by ancient regions.
Although there are special circumstances, they basically follow this rule.
And this Jiang Ji is obviously a talented person with both civil and military skills.
This kind of person is extremely rare to appear in a place with fierce folk customs.
And once it appears, it will become famous far and wide and go down in history.
Now, Ma Chao has cut off another head: he still can't think of any record of Jiang Ji in history.
"By the way, young master, when I go to Longxi, I also want to bring a generous gift."
Yang Fu said with a smile, as if he thought Ma Chao would definitely agree: "I have a good personal relationship with that Jiang Ji.
A few days ago, I also had a good relationship with him.
I received his letter and learned that he was blessed with a Qilin son named Wei.
I went to bring the congratulations from the young master."
"That's very good.
The relationship between gentlemen, sir, is as light as water."
Ma Chao sighed absently: Yang Fu and Jiang Ji are really close friends, and they don't even know what the other person is doing.
In fact, this is also a way of communication among ancient literati.
Unlike modern people who ask where they are now when they meet, most ancient people do not rely on their positions and only talk about knowledge and governance.
This kind of character can be regarded as something that modern people should learn from.
However, a moment later, Ma Chao was shocked: Jiang Wei's son, Jiang Wei "Brother Chou, is it difficult for you to kidnap a baby?"
But Brother Chou, who was still in the barracks, sneezed for some unknown reason and looked at the day and said strangely: It doesn't mean it's going to rain.
Could it be that the young master misses me?
s: Today is finally over, I have a weak question: Will we continue to do it tomorrow: