"What?! Four million stones of grain?!!

Why doesn’t Hua Xiong grab it?!”

Near Jiangxia, it was just as Kuai Yue thought. After Liu Biao learned the news, he couldn't help but became furious.

He yelled loudly.

The whole person was very excited.

He started scolding Hua Xiong right here, scolding Hua Xiong for not being a son of a man!

Liu Biao, who has always been more concerned about his own image, lost his composure in public.

After seeing this scene, Kuai Yue became even more careful.

He decided to hide the fact that he had bargained the original three million stone grain into four million stone grain, and no one would tell him!

He stood here with his head lowered and said nothing.

He waited until Liu Biao's mood stabilized a bit before he spoke:

"My lord, the traitor Hua Xiong is indeed hateful.

When he found out that we wanted to ask for peace, he opened his big mouth over there and wanted to bite us hard.

At that time, the guy asked for six million shi of grain.

I was there, giving him all kinds of tricks, making blisters on my tongue, analyzing the pros and cons, and talking good and bad, and finally allowed this guy to reduce the six million dan of grain to four million dan.

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It's because my subordinates are incompetent that they can't let this thief lower the grain supply even more..."

Liu Biao became even more excited when he heard that Kuai Yue said that Hua Xiong actually asked for six million shi of grain at the beginning.

Then I heard that it was Kuai Yue who, with his sharp tongue, forcedly told him that out of six million dans of grain, only four million dans were left, and he felt much better.

Looking at Kuai Yue in front of him, he felt very grateful.

He felt that it was extremely correct for him to send Kuai Yue there as his envoy to negotiate with Hua Xiong.

"Thank you for your hard work, Xingdu. If you hadn't gone there this time, I'm afraid others wouldn't have been able to come down.

Not to mention the two million stones of food that were taken back from Hua Xiong's mouth!

Xiandu, what you did this time is extremely beautiful, and you are worthy of being my think tank!"

Hearing what he said, Kuai Yue felt somewhat embarrassed.

But on the surface, no flaws can be seen, and I just accept it humbly.

"Lord, I didn't do well either, I just did a little bit of my duty.

It didn’t bring back the best results.”

Kuai Yue was still very humble.

After seeing this scene, Liu Biao couldn't help but praise Kuai Yue.

After all, if this kind of thing happened to ordinary people, if they could forcefully take back two million stones of food from Hua Xiong's mouth, they would already have their tails raised to the sky.

How can one be as humble as Kuai Yue?

Liu Biao praised Kuai Yue for his ability to handle affairs.

He is the brains behind him.

He also said, what should he do if everyone under his command was like Kuai Yue?

These words made many people around him cast envious glances at Kuai Yue.

Only Kuai Yue felt a little panicked.

He was thinking that if one day his lord knew what the situation was like, then the reaction would be very wonderful.

He immediately decided that this matter must be kept in his belly and no one would say anything!

That guy Hua Xiong just asked for six million shi of food!

"Lord, what should we do next?

Should you agree to the traitor Hua Xiong, or should you say no to him?"

After hearing what Kuai Yue said, Liu Biao gritted his teeth and said, "I can't give it to him!

If it requires hundreds of thousands of stones of food, or one million stones of food, I will accept it with gritted teeth.

But this man was so shameless, asking for four million stones of grain. Did he think that the grain was brought by the strong wind?

Although we in Jingzhou are wealthy, most of the food is not under the control of the government.

Four million stones of food were given, but our side was already exhausted!

The loss is very serious and must not be given to him!"

"But, my lord, that guy has made it clear that if we don't give him food, he will continue to fight.

This... please, my lord, think twice about this matter and give it more thought."

Kuai Yue said aloud.

When Liu Biao heard this, he snorted and said, "No! If you want to be beaten, I'll beat him!"

Do you really think that I, Liu Biao, am afraid of him, Hua Xiong?

That guy is just a reckless man from Xiliang, but now that he has gained power, he has become arrogant!

Do you really think that you are invincible if you have to fight this and that every day?

If you have the guts, just let your horse come over and see if I, Liu Biao, can drown him in the river!!"

Liu Biao cursed loudly and was very heroic.

He looked like he was going to fight Hua Xiong to the end.

But after scolding me, I still felt a little panicked.

In fact, he really didn't want to fight Hua Xiong.

Otherwise, Kuai Yue would not have been sent to sue for peace and discuss Hua Xiong's withdrawal.

However, Hua Xiong's lion opened its mouth this time, which really made him uncomfortable.

Four million stones of grain is not four million stones of grain and grass.

Grain includes fodder for livestock.

Grain is pure grain!

Once it is given, it will really break his muscles and bones!

As he said, Jingzhou does produce food.

But most of these grains are out of his control.

They are all in the hands of those wealthy families.

Moreover, since this year, people have been buying grain in Guanzhong.

Although he has issued an order here not to allow people in Jingzhou to sell grain to Guanzhong.

But I can't stand the price offered by Guanzhong, which is higher than other places.

Privately, there are still many people selling grain to Guanzhong.

As a result, the food under his rule became less.

At this time, Hua Xiong's army was approaching. If he could unite the aristocratic families in Jingzhou and ask them to bring some food, they could deal with Hua Xiong together.

There will definitely be some people who say yes.

However, not many people agreed, and what they gave out was not too much.

Being able to produce two million stones of food is already incredible!

Definitely won’t give too much away!

For the remaining two million stones of grain, I, as the Lord of Jingzhou, must find a way.

But where can the government have so much food in storage?

Two million stones of grain is definitely a huge number for him!

Even though Jingzhou was quite wealthy, it couldn't stand up to Yuan Shu, so he forcibly occupied Nanyang, the most elite place in Jingzhou, from the very beginning.

Instead, he also provided a large number of soldiers and horses.

There was a lot of friction between him and Yuan Shu.

These all require money and food support.

Raising troops and horses is not a simple matter. It requires money and food to accumulate.

Not to mention that he went to war in two directions and went to Yizhou in preparation for using troops against Hua Xiong.

To seize something from Hua Xiong's mouth, he was defeated miserably and lost a lot of money and food.

After returning, he immediately mobilized his troops and horses and came to Jiangxia to fight against Yuan Shu and Sun Ce's people.

Over in Xiangyang, we still have to fight with some of Hua Xiong's men.

The daily money and food are just like the surging river water around us, flowing eastward.

It makes him feel bad!

"No! Just don't give!

If you want to fight, fight!"

Liu Biao still looked very angry and extremely determined.

"If you want money, food, or your life, I, Liu Biao, have a solution. Let him get it by himself!"

Liu Biao's extremely tough approach surprised many people in the tent.

They did not expect that Liu Biao would be so stubborn at this time.

After being surprised, many people began to persuade Liu Biao not to do this.

Liu Biao just said this.

After everyone's persuasion, he gradually softened his words.

Afterwards, Liu Biao began to tell everyone about collecting food for Hua Xiong.

And the result was not what he expected.

Many people agreed with what he said about giving Hua Xiong money and food and preventing Hua Xiong from entering Jingzhou.

Especially those from aristocratic families.

However, I agreed and asked them to give money and food to Hua Xiong, but every one of them was like cutting off flesh.

Obviously there is a lot of money and food in the family, but they are reluctant to take it out.

Each one will cry poorer than the other.

After crying about poverty, he started to get food from outside.

After crying about poverty before, it seems logical that the food provided is small.

All the people from the aristocratic families combined only have one million dan.

There is still one million shi short of the two million shi Liu Biao guessed.

Just make Liu Biao furious!

These people are going too far!

I don't want Hua Xiong to enter Jingzhou, and I don't want to take food so that Hua Xiong's traitors can withdraw their troops.

Don’t you know that once Hua Xiong enters Jingzhou, based on all the things Hua Xiong has done, what good fruits will these people reap?

Of course he, Liu Biao, would be unlucky, but aristocratic families like theirs would also have no good end.

All the money and food they have accumulated will become Hua Xiong’s possessions in the future!

I can’t bear to spend it at this moment, because when the time comes, everything will be cheaper for Hua Xiong!

"Bastard! A bunch of bastards!

I can’t understand such a simple truth!

Money is so charming!!”

Liu Biao couldn't help but curse loudly.

“I really don’t know what these people are thinking.

On weekdays, everyone seems to be smarter than the other.

But when it comes to big things, things start to get in the way.

The real order is really hateful and has no overall benefit at all!"

After hearing this, Mrs. Cai beside her hurriedly comforted Liu Biao and patted Liu Biao on the back to calm him down.

She said softly: "Husband, these people are indeed ignorant and short-sighted.

I don’t know if Mr. Dao Dao is kind to them, but everyone wants to let their husband provide food and work here.

But I don’t know that my husband also has difficulties here.

How can there be any extra food for Hua Xiong?

After giving so much money and food to Hua Xiong, will my husband still have to fight Yuan Shu here?"

Hearing him say this, Liu Biao's mood improved a lot.

However, he still looked gloomy.

This matter is not easy to solve!

Those people are all cut-throats and misers!

After Mrs. Cai comforted Liu Biao here, she returned home.

It happened that her sister came to visit.

Seeing Mrs. Cai's brows slightly furrowed and in a bad mood, she couldn't help but ask what was troubling her.

Mrs. Cai told some of the difficulties Liu Biao encountered.

She didn't have any good ideas.

After talking to Mrs. Cai here for a while, he left here and returned to his home, where he told his husband, Huang Chengyan, about the matter.

The next day, a young man came to visit.

After hearing what Huang Chengyan said about Liu Biao's difficulties, the young man pondered for a while and said, "I have a way here that may be able to break the siege of Liu Jingzhou."

This young man's surname is Zhuge, and his single name is a bright character.


Chapter completed!