Yang Yi had long heard of the wooden ox, a genius creation of a generation of magic craftsman Ma Jun, and played a huge role in the northern expedition of the Han army. He always thought it was the highest military secret of the Han army, but he did not expect to see it on an ordinary freight terminal, which surprised him.

However, if you think about it carefully, it is actually normal. Now the entire Guanlong belongs to the Han Dynasty, and Cao Cao's sphere of influence is mainly in plain areas. The mountain transportation weapon of Muniu is of little significance to them. At most, it is used when crossing the Taihang Mountains. However, Yang Yi knew in his heart that this kind of wooden ox is crucial to Jiaozhou.

Most of the Jiaozhou areas are rugged mountains, with large river gaps, which is not conducive to water transportation. Many remote places require manpower to transport goods. Inconvenient transportation and difficult transportation are always a major problem that plagues Jiaozhou. If Jiaozhou can use this kind of wooden cow in large quantities, it will play a huge role in promoting the development of Jiaozhou.

Yang Yi slowly walked to a ox cart and gently stroked the shiny and glowing vehicle. It was made of solid camphor wood. Although it was huge, it was not without a cleverness. The owner of the wooden bull was a strong man in his thirties. Seeing that the scholar was very interested in his wooden bull, he couldn't help but proudly introduced: "This is my lease from the government. Not everyone has such good luck. After deducting the monthly rent of 300 yuan, it can help me earn two thousand yuan a month. After three years of rent, it will belong to me."

Yang Yi then found that there was a number on the side of the wooden cow. He nodded and asked again: "How many wooden cows are there on the dock?"

"This is hard to say, but I estimate there are about 500 vehicles, and there are also many on the South Shu Road."

Yang Yi asked in a low voice again: "If I want to buy one, can I buy it?"

"I'm afraid this won't work. It has an official number unless the official is willing to sell it."

After hesitating, the strong man smiled and said, "Of course, if you are willing to spend a high price, there is nothing you can't buy. This gentleman really wants to find Wu's business. They have a deep friendship with the government. These wooden cows are managed by them for the government, and they should be able to get them."

The Wu family business has a close relationship with Jiaozhou. For example, the elephant used on the wharf was purchased by the Wu family business from Jiaozhou. When it was heard that it was related to the Wu family business, Yang Yi put down his heart and bowed to the strong man and took two followers to the Jiangling Navy camp.

Yang Yi saw a large number of warships moored on the naval army pier, with hundreds of ships, basically over a thousand stones. He realized that the military advisor’s inference was correct. Gan Ning was probably in Jiangling. If Gan Ning was in Jiangling, he should be in the naval army camp.

Yang Yi took a carriage to the navy camp. The carriage stopped in front of the camp. As soon as he got off the carriage, he met a Jiangdong army general with several entourages and walked out of the camp angrily. Yang Yi immediately guessed that this should be Xu Sheng. He quickly flashed to the side and watched Xu Sheng's movement.

Yang Yi was right. The Jiangdong Army general was Xu Sheng. He fled west after the defeat of Lianshui. He wanted to return to Linxiang County, but before crossing the river, he received news of the fall of Linxiang County. He had to come to Jiangling to pay his respects to Gan Ning and wanted to borrow troops from Gan Ning to recover Linxiang. Of course, he was disappointed. Gan Ning said that he had no right to send troops and had to get the gold medal order of the King of Han so that he could send troops to help Jiangdong.

However, Gan Ning was still willing to borrow a boat for him to return to Jiangdong. Xu Sheng had to leave the military camp in disappointment and return to Jianye to report to Sun Quan. At this time, Xu Sheng failed to borrow troops and was preparing to return to Jianye. He did not know Yang Yi, but he thought he was an ordinary scholar. He rode his horse past Yang Yi and ran towards the dock with more than a hundred people.

Yang Yi kept watching him walk away, then came to the barracks and reported to the guards: "Can Governor Gan be there?"

"My governor is here, who is this gentleman?" The Sentinel Marquis was quite polite to him when he saw Yang Yi's extraordinary demeanor.

"Please tell General Gan, Yang Yi, the chief clerk of the Jiaozhou Army, to see him!"

"It turned out to be the Chief Yang, please wait. I will report to Governor Gan now." The Junhou turned around and quickly stepped into the camp to report.

Gan Ning led 20,000 naval troops to Jiangling for only three days. He had received a secret order from Liu Jing before that once the Jiaozhou army marched north, he could lead his army to Jiangling to pay attention to the situation of the Jiaozhou army's northern expedition. If Jiangdong abandons the four counties of Jingnan and the Jiaozhou army does not advance eastward, then the Jingzhou navy will immediately attack the Jiaozhou army and recover the four counties of Jingnan. However, if Jiangdong sends troops to Jingnan, the Jingzhou navy will remain unmoved and wait for the two armies to fight.

Gan Ning was well aware of Liu Jing's intention, which was to use the Jiaozhou army to weaken Jiangdong and prepare for the next Han army's eastern expedition. This was also Gan Ning's wish for many years.

Just now, Xu Sheng came and begged him to send troops to attack the Jiaozhou army and help Jiangdong recover Changsha County. Gan Ning naturally refused. Of course, he would not refuse so strongly, but there was a sufficient reason. The Han army was very strict and without the military order of the King of Han, he had no right to send troops. This was not only the Han army, but also the Cao army and the Jiangdong army.

Xu Sheng left, Gan Ning walked in the tent with his hands behind his back, without the expectation of the Han King. Liu Bei indeed sent troops to Jingnan, and Jiaozhou attacked quickly. He captured the four counties of Jingnan in just over twenty days. Of course, this was related to the fact that Jiangdong had too few troops in Jingnan. Gan Ning had to admire the Han King's foresight, set up a trap for Jiangdong to get in, and also restricted Jiangdong's troops. So did Zhuge Liang know what to do? Can Sun Quan bear this anger? Gan Ning wait and see.

At this time, a soldier reported outside the door: "Yang Yi, the chief clerk of the Jiaozhou Army, was asking for a meeting outside the military camp!"

Gan Ning couldn't help laughing. Everything came so naturally. He immediately ordered: "Take him to the big tent to see me!"

Soon after, the soldier led Yang Yi into the tent, and Yang Yi bowed and bowed, "After the chief clerk of the Jiaozhou Army, Yang Yi, came to Jiangling to meet the Governor Gan under the order of the military advisor Zhuge."

"Master Yang doesn't have to be too polite, please sit down!"

Gan Ning politely asked Yang Yi to sit down and ordered the soldiers to serve tea. He then asked curiously: "Your military advisor knows I'm in Jiangling?"

Yang Yi nodded, "My military advisor said that Governor Gan should be in Jiangling."

Gan Ning laughed with understanding. Zhuge Liang was indeed well-known and could understand the intention of the King of Han and cooperated very well. At this time, Yang Yi took out Zhuge Liang's handwritten letter and presented it to Gan Ning and said, "This is my military advisor's handwritten letter to His Highness the King of Han. Please convey it to us."

"I will send someone to Chengdu as fast as possible, please rest assured by Master Yang."

Speaking of this, Gan Ning asked tentatively again: "Is the Yang Zhuan coming to Jiangling to send this letter?"

"Sending a letter is only one aspect, and the military advisor also explained some things. I need to communicate with Governor Gan."

"Please say, I'll listen."

Yang Yi pondered for a moment and said, "We have conquered Linxiang County and captured the prefect Bu Zhi and the county magistrate Lu Li. Because these two people have special identities, the military advisor wants to hand them over to Jingzhou. I wonder if Governor Gan is willing to accept it?"

Bu Zhi and the county magistrate Lu Li are indeed a bit special. Bu Zhi is not only a high-ranking official in Jiangdong, but also his daughter Bu is one of Sun Quan's wives. Bu Zhi is Sun Quan's father-in-law. His status in Jiangdong is extraordinary, and Lu Li's identity is even more special. He is a child of the Lu family in Wujun and has an average position in the officialdom of Jiangdong, but he is just the magistrate of Qu'a County.

But his other identity is extraordinary. He is the uncle of the Han princess Tao Zhan. Aunt Tao Zhan married Lu Li. It was this relationship that Zhuge Liang decided to hand over Lu Li to Jingzhou, while Bu Zhi to Jingzhou was given another consideration. Zhuge Liang wanted Sun Quan to know that Jiaozhou sent troops to Jingnan actually had a tacit understanding with the Han State.

Gan Ning thought for a while and said, "Why not do this? I will write a letter to ask the Chief Yang to bring it to the Military Advisor Zhuge, and ask him to release Bu Zhi and Lu Li in front of Jingzhou, just to treat it as a favor for Jingzhou."

Gan Ning was also a cautious person. He knew that he could not accept these two people easily, but he could mediate as an intermediary to mediate the conflict between Jiangdong and Jiaozhou and to prompt the Jiaozhou army to release the people. This is reasonable and reasonable.

Seeing that Gan Ning was quite smart and refused to take the trap, Yang Yi had to smile bitterly and said, "I will pass on Governor Gan's letter and meaning to the military advisor one by one, but Lu Li, I have brought it, right in the boat at the dock."

"So that's it, then please give him to us."

Yang Yi agreed and ordered someone to bring Lu Li. After arranging Lu Li's affairs, he said to Gan Ning: "There is another thing, I want to tell Governor Gan."

"Speaking!"

Yang Yi took a sip of tea and calmed down his mind and said: "We have sent troops to Poyang County and Yuzhang County. Because Poyang County involves the interests of Jingzhou, my military advisor asked me to tell Governor Gan that we will not touch the interests of Jingzhou."

"Your army is so fast!"

Gan Ning smiled meaningfully. Of course, he knew what Zhuge Liang told him about this, and he hoped that he would not move his troops. Since the Jiaozhou army was so sensible, he naturally had to express his feelings. Gan Ning pondered for a brief moment and said, "After His Highness the King of Han and Cao Cao reached an armistice agreement, he had strict orders against Jingzhou. In the next five years, Jingzhou will focus on rest and recuperation. As long as the territory of Jingzhou is not violated, the people are not plundered, the business road is not interrupted, and property is not lost, the Jingzhou army will not use weapons. Please ask the Chief Register Yang to tell the Military Advisor Zhuge that this is the four principles of the Jingzhou army."

"I understand, I will definitely tell you."

At this time, Yang Yi hesitated and said, "There is another thing that is my job. I want to do a deal with Jingzhou. I wonder if Governor Gan can agree?"

"It's about doing business! Everyone has benefits, so Master Yang might as well talk about it." Gan Ning said with a smile.

"I want to exchange five hundred elephants for five wooden oxen in Jingzhou. I wonder if General Gan can agree?"

The market price of an adult elephant is 100,000 yuan, while a wooden bull is worth up to 20,000 yuan, which is a few hundred times the difference. Jiaozhou obviously makes a big loss-making business. Of course, Gan Ning also understands the profound meaning of Yang Yi's proposal. Jiaozhou wanted to imitate wooden bulls on a large scale, so he used 500 elephants to obtain the approval of Jingzhou to imitate Jiaozhou.

In fact, now that wooden cows are being promoted to civilian use on a large scale, Yang Yi must have seen wooden cows on the dock, so he had this idea. It would be easy for him to really get a wooden cow. However, Yang Yi was afraid that large-scale imitation of wooden cows would affect the trade between Jiaozhou and Jingzhou, so he used this compromise method to compensate Jingzhou with five hundred elephants, and then imitate it justifiably. This is a far-sighted approach.

Understanding this, Gan Ning smiled and said, "Since Yang Zhubu is so sincere, I don't think it's a big problem, but this matter must be approved by the King of Han. I will report it truthfully in my report to the King of Han. I believe that with the King of Han, he will agree to sell the wooden cow to Jiaozhou."

Yang Yi was overjoyed and quickly got up to salute, "Since that's the case, I'll say goodbye first!"

"Please wait, I'll write a letter to Military Advisor Zhuge."
Chapter completed!