Chapter 1668 bad water again
After the competition, the cooking camp had already prepared the meal. They returned to the camp and lined up to eat. After the meal, they walked to the side and discussed today's game while eating.
They couldn't say a word about the competition, and when it comes to having fun, they could only say that who is so good. In the end, the topic naturally turned to the prize.
His Royal Highness is really down-to-earth. He gives gold directly to the prize. The third prince may not lack that thing, but others lack it. It’s so white that no one is envious of such a piece of gold.
For a moment, the camp was full of whispering conversations. Some people were excited and some were upset, and they regretted that they did not sign up, otherwise they might become part of the team standing on the stage to receive the award.
Today is a special day, and Cao Ang was embarrassed to have a small meal, so he lined up with the soldiers to get food. Then he walked to the side with the bowl, squatted down and started to snatch it.
After a while, Xu Huang and Lu Su walked over and squatted on both sides of him and slapped them together.
Today, Xu Huang was on duty and replaced it. When he saw Cao Ang, he said directly: "Your Highness, I just received the news that the first batch of cotton coats will be delivered in two days. The soldiers will have no worries for the winter."
It is already winter, and it is not easy to get drunk in Wuwei County. The coldest time it can snow three feet thick, and spitting can freeze you into ice without a cotton coat.
Cao Ang nodded and said, "It's good to send it to you. No one can suffer the soldiers on the front line. By the way, I'll transport some coal stoves and other things. If there is no, let Pang Tong find a way. Each military tent must be guaranteed, otherwise it will be cold to think about it."
"There is also the most important point. After winter, the Yellow River may freeze. Without the blockage of the river, the Roman army is very likely to rush over and order the troops to prepare. Whenever there is a wrong situation, it will immediately abandon the baggage and retreat into Guanzhong. With the help of Sanguan and Xiaoguan, especially Anding and the north, the north is colder and the Yellow River is frozen stronger, so Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen must be careful."
The Roman army is very honest now. With Cao Ang's interference, several Ang's nobles successfully revolted and occupied a piece of territory to compete with the Roman army. In addition, the Roman nobles had their own ulterior motives and fought hard openly and secretly. They did not dare to offend the Wei army at the moment. After all, the Wei army had food in their hands, so they could bribe other nobles to deal with them.
Can money make the devil push?
But if you are not afraid of ten thousand, you are afraid of one. If the Roman army rushed over along the ice of the Yellow River, you would not have any preparations on your side.
Cao Ang did not have any psychological pressure to retreat. It was a plan that had been decided in the entire Liangzhou area. Retiring into Guanzhong could also shorten the supply line.
Lu Su did not support his opinion very much and said, "Your Highness don't have to worry too much. According to my opinion, the possibility of the Roman army rushing over is not high. How can I say it? It's the same as catching crabs. When there is only one crab in the bamboo basket, you need to cover the lid because the crabs are easy to climb out. If there is too much, there is no need to cover the lid. No matter which crab wants to climb out, other crabs will spare no effort to pull it down."
"The Roman nobles are now crabs in bamboo baskets. Whoever dares to charge us will definitely stab him in the back without hesitation. After all, the nobles are too familiar with each other, and it is much easier to deal with than to deal with us."
This is reasonable, just like two people are chased by beasts at the same time. They don’t need to run away from the beasts when escaping, and they just need to outperform their opponents. If there are really aristocrats attacking the Wei army, other nobles will definitely choose the one that is easier to deal with. They are effortless to pinch soft persimmons, and smash hard walnuts but may hurt themselves.
Cao Ang nodded and said, "Then you should worry more. I, Cao Ang, eat everything, but I don't like to suffer losses, especially the Romans."
Lu Su was speechless and nodded to express his understanding.
Xu Huang took over the conversation and said, "Your Highness, there is another thing. This time, there are a lot of cotton coats sent. I heard that many factories started to step up their manufacturing a few months ago, and the manufacturing was extremely rough. Many clothes were stuffed with not cotton but chicken feathers at all. I was waiting to sell them to the Romans to kill them. Look..." Cao Ang was startled and said, "Stay closely for these profiteers. The cotton coats stuffed with chicken feathers said that they could not flow into the army no matter what."
Fakes and shoddy are also inherited from the ancestral world, and merchants really have no bottom line in order to make money.
Xu Huang nodded and said, "Don't worry, your highness, who dares to fool our soldiers with inferior products? I will not agree."
Cao Ang frowned and said, "I'm afraid of being in trouble. I turned around and ordered each army to set up a quality inspection team. All materials will be transferred into the army to check first. If the unqualified ones are returned, the members of the quality inspection team will be replaced every month, and the province will be bribed by profiteers."
Merchants can do anything for profit. This comes from Cao Ang who has a deep understanding of the fact that he was powerless in his previous life, but in this life, he will never allow profiteers to reach into the army, nor will they do other fields. They will not be able to control them after death. But as long as they are alive, he will never allow counterfeit and shoddy goods to spread in the Great Wei.
This is the bottom line.
Xu Huang took the order and said, "But your Highness, there are many aristocratic families who want to cheat the Romans. This time, the escorts were sent to each family, and each family sent the person in charge to come here. Two days later, with the scrubbers, how can these people be placed?"
There are rules in the army, but the children of aristocratic families regard themselves very high themselves and do not follow the rules. Xu Huang summoned these people in and felt a headache when he thought about it.
Cao Ang's eyes rolled around for a few times, and sneered: "Twist them all to Hua Tuo and let the old men and medical students scan for a few days, and don't believe they are not honest."
Xu Huang and Lu Su looked at each other, and at the same time raised a thumbs up and said, "Your Highness, you're so tall."
Hua Tuo took the teachers and students of the Medical College to play with the corpse for several months, and the whole camp was trained to become perverts. When he saw a stranger, he thought about where to shoot. The ghost looked so scared when he saw it. Others dared not say it. Xu Huang had been there once and dared not go there again.
Not to mention him, even Cao Zhang, who was not afraid of heaven and earth, would take a detour when he saw the medical student.
Nowadays, medical students have successfully become psychological shadows among the soldiers. If the aristocratic families live in the camp for a few days, they will probably have to have nightmares for several years.
Cao Ang said again: "As for those cotton coats stuffed with chicken feathers, I turned around and banned a batch of them for Sain to send to the nobles we had with us. It is free. Although the chicken-wool cotton coats are rough in texture, they have some warmth. No one will refuse to give them for free. As for the sale, let the Romans be frozen for a few days in November. After suffering hardship, it is easier to accept the price we set. At that time, inferior products and high-quality products will be sold together. We will both low-end and high-end. Since we want to slaughter the Romans at once."
Xu Huang was speechless. He could see that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the largest profiteer in the country, and there is nothing he doesn't know about the tricks of domestic aristocratic families.
"Okay, I'll go arrange it after dinner."
As long as you can trick the Romans, the more you get, the more exciting it is.
After the meal was over, it was almost dark. The soldiers returned to their camps and prepared to have a good night's sleep to watch tomorrow's game.
Compared to single sports such as long-distance running and shooting, they prefer basketball and football. It is better to have fun alone than to have fun. It is more exciting to play a group of people. Look at the way Hu San is the leader of the three-point shooting.
Chapter completed!