Mythical Three Kingdoms

Of course, this can’t do without Cao Cao and Sun Ce taking a portion from this huge sum to drill soldiers and improve military preparedness, but these are not the Big Head, which Chen Xi had guessed early on.

Fortunately, the true Big Head falls on infrastructure development, at least Cao Cao and Sun Ce still have face, and the abilities of Xun Yu and Zhang Zhao in internal affairs are indeed above others, so they can basically advance according to Chen Xi’s planning step by step.

Moreover, as these things are completed, the entire country is gradually connected, and the links between regions become closer. The Han Empire, which was originally vaguely divided under the banner of the Han Dynasty, is once again unified.

This close connection made Cao Cao deeply understand Chen Xi’s methods, and with the Grand Canal, the major arteries being built in the Northeast and Southwest, Cao Cao realized deeply that Chen Xi is really ending the possibility of national division with his methods!

”I’m warning you, if I catch you using the money I lent you to develop military preparedness, I’ll definitely take it back,” Chen Xi warned Liu Ba from Cao Cao’s side and Yuy Fan from Sun Ce’s side, who came to discuss this matter with an expression of heartache.

Liu Ba was speechless upon hearing this, and could only hold his forehead without speaking. This warning totally lacks strength, right? The money was given to Cao Cao and Sun Ce, and it ultimately depends on their self-restraint.

However, relatively speaking, Liu Ba is still optimistic about Cao Cao. Cao Cao scrimping a bit from the money is inevitable, but he would never touch the Big Head. After all, it’s not yet necessary, and the relationship between the three parties was good before, so there’s no need to make it so tense. In Liu Ba’s view, this is also an important reason why Chen Xi was willing to lend money.

Yuy Fan, on the other hand, turned his head and didn’t speak. He didn’t care about Chen Xi’s words. Once the money is in hand, how to spend it is his business. If you’re not satisfied, come fight me.

Of course, Yuy Fan also knows that given Sun Ce’s integrity, since he’s agreed to this, he certainly won’t mess around, so there are fewer places to maneuver, but with Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong’s skills, they can definitely squeeze out a part for household expenses.

”You guys, this attitude makes me very worried about how you’ll spend the money I lent you, I need to add terms!” Chen Xi said with a look of being provoked by these two fellows.

”Marquis Chen, what terms do you want to add? We agreed back then that this document couldn’t be arbitrarily changed,” Liu Ba, though very respectful of Chen Xi, knew clearly what his task was, and immediately jumped out to stop it.

”Of course, it’s to add a clause; if I find you misusing my money, I will take back these funds that the country accumulated bit by bit, since these funds belong to the country and if I catch you wasting them, I definitely have to teach you a lesson,” Chen Xi said with a look of ’you’ve provoked me and I don’t trust your integrity’ kind of anger.

”Add it, add it, wasn’t there this clause before?” Yuy Fan said indifferently, anyway, talking about it after the money is in hand; in Yuy Fan’s view, these are not too important.

”I now see your indifferent look, Yuy Zhongxiang, and I feel like calling back the loan,” Chen Xi said with suspicion of Yuy Fan’s integrity, somewhat angrily.

”Ha, how is that possible, I can guarantee that every coin in this will be spent where it should be,” Yuy Fan immediately assured with a serious face upon hearing Chen Xi’s words. The money isn’t in hand yet, Chen Xi is still the man, pretending to be humble, pretending to be humble.

Chen Xi cast a sideways glance at Yuy Fan and said irritably, ”You wait, I will also write your word into the document, remember to stamp it.”

Suddenly, Yuy Fan felt immense pressure. Saying this is easy, but practically it’s definitely spent elsewhere. If it’s to be supervised and he’s to endorse it, he will truly lose face.

Fortunately, Chen Xi didn’t pursue too much, just added his terms as a warning clause. Simply put, if you guys use my money for things not planned before, then I, Chen Xi, can use any means to reclaim the funds.

Alright, it’s a normal clause, nothing much to say, anyway, the most is to arm and ask for salary, Cao Cao’s side although hasn’t understood the overall situation yet, admitting defeat and becoming humble, being officials under the same dynasty, Cao Cao can still do, anyway he is still a Han Official now, dreams haven’t changed.

As for Sun Ce’s side, at this time Zhou Yu already had some vague speculation, though he hadn’t sailed south to verify yet, Zhou Yu who already speculated, was planning for the upcoming unification war, which is to show martial force, prove value, and prepare for the future, after all, Liu Bei’s currently shown strength is really formidable.

Even someone like Zhou Yu isn’t confident he can fight and win, and coupled with since the Yellow Turban Period till now, Sun Ce and Liu Bei haven’t torn faces, and now there is still the Han Dynasty above.

Even if he lost, as long as he proved his value, Zhou Yu who hasn’t understood the overall situation yet, guessed that they won’t suffer too badly.

It’s because of this, the unification war, Cao Cao and Sun Ce will fight, but its significance is no longer about life and death like other eras, but to prove one’s value, give an account to one’s followers, ministers, and to gamble for a future.

By now, Cao Cao and Sun Ce are not simply fighting for themselves, but for their ministers who follow them, they all need to give an account to their supporters, which is also the necessity of the unification war.

However, different from other eras, in other eras it’s either win or the leader dies, otherwise, Cao Cao’s faction and Sun Ce’s faction will never be stable.

Since Liu Bei has said he won’t kill, Cao Cao and Sun Ce also guessed there are ways to handle it, for if not handled well, even if Cao Cao and Sun Ce don’t want to rebel at that time, in the end, they might have no choice but to rebel.

The yellow robe is not only one’s own will, but sometimes it’s also the collective will of one’s subordinates, and if Liu Bei has no way to handle it, then this kind of rebellion pushed by one’s own people will happen sooner or later.

As for Cao Cao and Sun Ce letting go, this kind of thing, really following political language, is irresponsible to one’s own faction. The Yang Family at that time knew to be responsible for their supporters behind them, how can Cao Cao and Sun Ce not know?

Alright, maybe Sun Ce doesn’t know, but Sun Ce will definitely protect his own people, naive people can distinguish between closeness and distance the best.