In order to thank Yang Rui, Qiao Mao took out a shipbuilding drawing and handed it to Yang Rui...

"Shuangmao warship drawings: Shuangmao warships can be made, 8 zhang long and 2 zhang wide, set up a single sailing mast, a single layer of 12 oar structure, can carry 300 water bars or ordinary long-range archers, and can install a small number of crossbow machines and other equipment.

Production materials: 100 units of wood above 9 grades, 1000 units of ordinary wood. Production conditions: high-end dock, high-end carpenter."

According to Qiao Mao, the content of this shipbuilding drawing should be a small sea warship. Yang Rui was not sure about this. The drawings did not indicate that it was definitely a sea ship. In fact, ships of this size should also be suitable for traffic in inland rivers.

In contrast, the construction difficulty of such a ship is much simpler than that of a building ship. Not only does the material requirements for shipbuilding have lower requirements, but the required equipment and carpenter grades are not as high as those of building a building ship. Therefore, this drawing can be completely left to carpenters other than Jiao Wen to be responsible for it to improve efficiency.

Although the sloop warship is much smaller in size than the stloop ship, each type of ship has its suitable function. Yang Rui successively obtained the manufacturing drawings of the stloop ship and the sloop warship, and the types of ships in his hands will be much richer in the future. This will be the basis for Yang Rui to develop water power, so he naturally carefully put the drawings away.

Next, at the invitation of Qiao Mao, Yang Rui went to the location where the princes met every day outside the Luoyang Chenggu Gate. Because it took a lot of time to talk to Yang Rui and Qiao Mao, it was almost noon when they reached the meeting place of the princes. The other princes had already arrived. When they saw Yang Rui and Qiao Mao almost came hand in hand. Everyone present had different ideas.

Of course, Yang Rui knew the impact of Qiao Mao's invitation to accompany him. However, since he had formed an alliance with him, Yang Rui planned to support him with all his strength, so when he entered the tent where the princes were, he deliberately showed his way of chatting and laughing with Qiao Mao, which made everyone know the close relationship between the two.

Sometimes, if the important points are properly displayed, it will make the potential opponent dare not act rashly or have some concerns, thus saving a lot of effort. Just like Qiao Mao’s current situation, if Liu Dai is not clear about the relationship between the two, he will not be able to do anything. Even if Yang Rui wants to save him, he may not be able to do it.

"Lieyang Deputy Leader is finally here today."

Seeing that Yang Rui and Qiao Mao were almost hand in hand, Yuan Shao was stunned and stood up and greeted him. He had already sent Yang Rui a letter of reconciliation, so he naturally had to make some practical attitude at this time to show his sincerity.

Yuan Shao was like this, and other princes also stood up to greet him. Yang Rui's remarks before had really stimulated all princes. Although they were under the guise of beating Dong, they had very few things to beating Dong. Therefore, there were still a few of the princes who admired Yang Rui quite admired Yang Rui.

Even if some princes who were not interested in Yang Rui and even did not want Yang Rui to appear, such as Liu Dai and others, stood up under the guidance of Yuan Shao, and pretended to be polite to Yang Rui before they sat down one after another. As for the true thoughts in his heart, they were not known to outsiders.

After Yang Rui and Qiao Mao sat down, Yuan Shao enthusiastically persuaded Yang Rui to drink three rounds of wine. After that, Yuan Shao and other princes had to meet Yang Rui several glasses alone, but Yang Rui refused to help him with wine.

"The governor of Lieyang Prefecture is coming at the right time. In recent days, we are discussing the issue of dispatching troops to garrison Yin in Henan. The governor of Lieyang Prefecture is just right to express his opinions. Moreover, Qingzhou's military strength is strong. I hope that the governor of Lieyang Prefecture should focus on the overall situation and share the tasks of garrison..."

Seeing that Yang Rui didn't like drinking, Yuan Shao turned to the important matter, and he was still the same old approach. He started by "putting the overall situation first" and kept giving Yang Rui a high label, of course, the purpose was to send more troops.

"I agree with the practice of Yuan Shao's alliance leader to divide his troops to prevent Dong Zhuo from invading. However, every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Everyone is loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. Although his abilities and strength are of great or bad, his loyalty is not distinguished from the level!

There are 21 counties in the jurisdiction of Yin in Henan, of which 8 are located on the east side of Hulaoguan. The remaining 12 counties and Luoyang Imperial City are all located in the boundaries west of Hulaoguan. The majority of the population has been moved away by Dong Zhuo, and now it is a situation where nine out of ten households are empty.

Therefore, I suggest that it is better for all princes to divide their troops to garrison a city and move people under their own rule to come to Henan Yin. Those who are closer to their jurisdiction will lead a county to garrison alone. People who are far away from their jurisdiction can choose the city they are stationed in first, and both sides can garrison the same county.

In this way, the eighteen princes of our country can each fulfill their loyalty to the Han Dynasty! What do you think Lieyang said?"

Yang Rui had his own purpose for the division of troops and had already prepared a set of rhetoric. However, at this time, he knew that this rhetoric would be difficult to get the support of all princes. In fact, the ultimate goal of Yang Rui's statement was to indicate his position and to create conditions for obtaining as many counterfeit documents and official seals.

"this......"

"Lieyang's loyalty is obvious, but it is indeed difficult to divide his troops and garrison!"

"The road is long and I can't take care of myself. How can I divide my troops to come to Henan Yin?"

"Yeah yeah......"

“…”

Sure enough, after Yang Rui's remarks were made, most of the princes were talking about the difficulties of division of troops and garrisoning. Even Qiao Mao, including him, looked at Yang Rui with confusion. He had already received Yang Rui's promise to share the task of division of troops and garrisoning for him. He was not worried about himself, but he could not understand Yang Rui's intention of this statement.

"Lieyang's deputy leader is indeed Chicheng, loyal. As the leader of the alliance to fight Dong, I am very impressed. I admire him very much! However, there are indeed some difficulties in separating troops and garrisoning in various lords, especially those who are far away from the jurisdiction. It is not realistic to force the division of troops and garrisoning in force, so Lieyang's advice needs to be discussed again."

It is likely that it was because he sent a letter of reconciliation to Yang Rui or had other plans. Yuan Shao's attitude towards Yang Rui at this time was a different person than before, and he always praised Yang Rui very well! According to Yang Rui's guess, reconciliation was just an appearance, and Yuan Shao was likely to use "Yang Rui's loyalty" to give more tasks to station in Henan Yin.

Since Yang Rui's suggestion conflicted with Yuan Shao's own interests, he certainly would not stand on Yang Rui's side. Moreover, the true intention of most princes at this time was that they did not want to divide their troops to garrison the Yin of Henan, so they echoed Yuan Shao's statement in their words.

"What about the leader of the Yuan Shao? Should I hand over Luoyang and the entire Henan Yin to the old thief Dong Zhuo? This was taken down by our hard work!" Yang Rui said sternly. Although his attitude towards Yuan Shao had been restrained, he looked like he was determined to argue.

"I didn't mean this, otherwise there would be no discussion on division of troops and garrison. It's just that there are many difficulties in the actual situation, and I need to think more about how to divide troops." Yuan Shao also looked extremely patient.

"The princes with long journeys do have some difficulties, but this is not a reason not to send troops. However, how many princes are close to this place? Qingzhou, the jurisdiction of my Lieyang, is not close to this place. Can you not divide the troops?" Yang Rui asked back.

"This..." Yuan Shao was speechless for a moment.

At this point, the princes began to discuss whether all the princes were involved in the division of troops to garrison Luoyang and Henan Yin. If this were not the case, who would be more appropriate to garrison them. However, everyone had their own opinions and there was no result in a discussion.

"Don't worry, Vice Leader of Lieyang, I had reached an agreement with several princes before I came. Now Cao Mengde has voluntarily gone to the eight counties east of Hulao Pass, and uses Zhongmu County as his place to settle down.

As for the other counties west of Hulao Pass, the remaining county towns are stationed by several lords with relatively recent jurisdictions. If those with farther jurisdictions are voluntary, they can also divide their troops to come to garrison. Otherwise, they must pay money and grain to be responsible for dividing the troops and lords to provide them diligently. Of course, if they are willing, the princes can also exchange each other. What does Lieyang think?”

After discussing for a while, Yuan Shao and other princes said again. In contrast, his proposal seemed a bit constructive. After hearing this, the princes basically calmed down and seemed to be considering the feasibility of this method.

However, it was not until this time that Yang Rui realized that Cao Cao was not on the scene, but had already left, and used Zhongmu County as his foothold, and also selected the eight counties east of Hulao Pass, which were the easiest to defend!

There must be some kind of transaction in this! This is Yang Rui's first reaction. Cao Cao, who originally had no position in any local position, got 8 county towns at once. Although these 8 county towns are in the territory of Yin, they have never been moved away by Dong Zhuo's generals!

In this way, even if Cao Cao has not yet obtained the position of prefect of Dongjun, his territory is still in the area near Yanzhou. It seems that Cao Cao's rise in the game setting should be irreversible!

As a result, Yang Rui also felt the crisis. Although due to his appearance, he had successfully obtained the jurisdiction of Qingzhou, and saved Ding Yuan and claimed that he was the prefect of Taishan County. He had just signed an alliance agreement with Qiao Mao, but in which direction the game will develop is not something that Yang Rui can control...

"What do you think Vice Leader of Lieyang?"

Seeing that Yang Rui was thinking, Yuan Shao reminded him again.

"You are doing a good job! I think Qingzhou is a poor and remote place. If you want money but no money, you don't have food. It seems that you can only divide your troops to garrison Luoyang. Humph!" Yang Rui said angrily.
Chapter completed!