Three Kingdoms: Liu Daer Was Forced Out of the Mountain at the Beginning

The next day, there was a court meeting.

Cao Cao asked Wenpin in the main hall to announce to everyone the information obtained at Yamatai.

All the courtiers were shocked when they heard that there were now 20,000 troops in Yamatai.

If Yamatai is close to the Wei Dynasty, then the 20,000 troops will not be taken seriously by everyone at all.

It's just that Yamatai is separated by a sea from Wei. If you want to send a large army to Yamatai, Wei's naval fleet will have to double the number of warships.

It's just that the time it takes to build this warship is much longer than the time it takes to train naval officers.

Everyone wanted to capture Yamatai, and the most important thing was to establish the crown prince.

Now that it has been discovered that Yamatai is not an easy bone to chew, the ministers in the court who were still advocating that Yamatai be included in the territory of the Wei Dynasty no longer propose to Cao Cao to capture Yamatai as soon as possible.

"Now the strength of Yamatai has indeed exceeded our original expectations. If we launch an attack on Yamatai rashly, there is a high possibility that we will suffer heavy losses."

Zhang Liao was the first to speak out.

As one of Cao Cao's most trusted generals, Zhang Liao's words carry great weight.

Then Xun Yu also said:

"Yamatai supports 20,000 soldiers, and consumes a lot of grain and grass. In the future, in the trade with Yamatai, the proportion of grain and grass can be appropriately reduced, or the price of grain and grass can be increased."

Although Xun Yu still had doubts about why Yamatai could support so many soldiers, the Wei Dynasty could not continue to sell food and grass to Yamatai.

Even if it is to be sold, the high price of grain and grass must be used to test the extent of Yamatai's demand for grain and grass.

After hearing this, Cheng Yu spoke from the perspective of strengthening the strength of the Wei Navy:

"We, the great navy of Wei, need more warships if we want to take down Yamatai in one go."

"To capture the evil horse platform, you can plan for it slowly."

After Cheng Yu finished speaking, Cao Cao also nodded and said:

"You all have the same idea as me. If we launch an attack on Yamatai now, the gains outweigh the losses."

"When our navy in the Wei Dynasty grows stronger again, we will naturally be able to capture Yamatai!"

Naturally, Cao Cao didn't want to give up on the silver and gold mines in Yamatai.

This Yamatai will be fought sooner or later, but it is too early to fight now.

After Cao Cao set the tone for attacking Yamatai, other ministers also agreed.

It's just that after the ministers agreed, they all thought about the appointment of the crown prince, which may have to be delayed for a while.

After the discussion about Yamatai at the court meeting, there was nothing major left.

The steam engine is mentioned once.

Ministers now have a certain understanding of the efficiency improved by steam looms.

The profits made by merchants using steam looms were several times higher than before.

Similarly, the commercial tax received by Wei Dynasty was 20% higher than last year.

This was mainly brought about by changes in cloth production brought about by soap workshops and steam looms.

The Wei Dynasty originally implemented a policy of focusing on agriculture and suppressing business.

However, at this time, the agricultural development of Dawei had reached a new level with the help of Bai Feng.

Although there is no chemical fertilizer, the high-quality grain seeds keep the yield per mu above 1,000 kilograms.

Therefore, in the face of increasingly prosperous business development, Cao Cao did not directly suppress it.

And Cao Cao was somewhat happy to see the results. After all, as the treasury's revenue increased, Cao Cao would have more money to use.

The salaries of Wei officials have also increased significantly in the past two years.

After the discussion on the steam engine was over, Cao Cao saw that the ministers had no other matters to discuss, so he ended the court meeting.

After the court meeting, Cao Zhi and Cao Pi both rushed back to their respective homes as soon as possible.

Now that there is no way to gain more recognition from Cao Cao by capturing Yamatai, we must consider other methods.

In Cao Pi's house.

Sima Yi, Jia Xu and Cui Yan were all there.

"Sir, now that the Yamatai has suddenly shown its strength, the Wei navy is not strong enough to capture the Yamatai without breaking the bones."

"Are there any other opportunities we can have to increase our odds?"

Cao Pi walked around in the courtyard thinking, and finally asked Sima Yi.

Sima Yi pondered for a moment after hearing this.

"Your Highness, there is definitely a chance, but it won't be as immediate as capturing Yamatai."

"His Royal Highness has been helping His Majesty handle government affairs for more than three months now, and nothing has gone wrong during this period."

"I believe that His Majesty has now recognized His Highness' ability in governance."

"I think that as long as His Highness continues to maintain this position, the position of Prince belongs to His Highness!"

Then Sima Yi expressed his thoughts.

In the absence of external enemies and civil strife, there is obviously no chance to gain points in front of Cao Cao by expanding territory and quelling civil strife.

However, as long as Cao Pi can maintain a stable performance by Cao Cao's side, in Sima Yi's opinion, the position of prince will definitely belong to Cao Pi in the end.

After listening to Sima Yi's analysis, Cao Pi turned his attention to Cui Yan and Jia Xu.

Jia Xu gently stroked his short beard and said to Cao Pi:

"I also think the suggestion given by Minister Sima is the safest."

"Your Majesty has led us through the most difficult period of the Wei Dynasty. What the Wei Dynasty needs now is a wise king who can guard this foundation and make it continue to grow stronger."

"His Highness has always done a good job in this aspect. Even if we remain unchanged in response to all changes, it will be difficult for His Highness Cao Zhi to stand a chance."

Cao Pi couldn't help but nodded when he heard this.

His character is indeed more reserved and deep, and his methods of handling government affairs are more mature than Cao Zhi's.

The internal and external troubles of the Wei Dynasty have been put down. Cao Pi believes that he has this ability to prevent the Wei Dynasty from declining.

Cui Yan also said at the end:

"Now that we have the advantage, we might as well wait for His Highness Cao Zhi to make the move first, and then we can adapt accordingly."

"If we take the initiative, we may easily get into trouble. Besides, there is no more suitable breakthrough point outside of Yamatai."

After Cui Yan finished speaking, he couldn't help but think of Xianbei.

Originally, Cui Yan thought that Xianbei might struggle to the death in the face of Wei's slow transformation.

Unexpectedly, Xianbei didn't even bother to struggle.

In fact, this is not to blame Xianbei's Kebineng and Bu Dugen.

Since the opening of mutual trade between Youzhou and Dawei, the lives of the Xianbei people have indeed improved significantly.

Whether they are Xianbei tribal leaders or ordinary Xianbei tribesmen, their lives have improved.

The reason for plundering Youzhou before was to live a better life.

Now that he has lived a good life, what reason is there to provoke Da Wei again? Why would he feel comfortable if he had to be beaten to a pulp by Da Wei?