Sun Ce has more than 10,000 people. According to the standard of six liters of rice per person per day, it takes about 20,000 stones per month, which is worth nearly 30,000 stones of rice. Zhu Jun gave him 50,000 stones of rice, which can last at least one and a half months. If you save a little, you can eat it for two months.

He never expected that Sun Ce would ask for 500,000 as soon as he opened his mouth.

Zhu Jun commanded more than 20,000 soldiers to get up early and work late like robbers. They snatched up for more than ten days, harvested and threshed, and were so tired that they took off a layer of skin. They only harvested more than one million stones of rice. In addition to supplying the army to fight Junyi, they also pointed to these rice to welcome the emperor back to Luoyang. Each rice was so eager to break it in half. How could they give Sun Ce 500,000 stones?

So he suddenly became angry. It would be fine to joke, but can he joke about such things?

Zhu Jun was already powerful, and at this time he was even more energetic and murderous intent, like an angry lion. Not only Wen Yun, but Wang Chang was shocked, but even Jiang Gan, who had always been afraid of the sky and the earth, was a little nervous.

Sun Ce was calm and settled the accounts with his fingers. "Mr. Zhu, don't be anxious. Let me say slowly. These 500,000 stones are not all given to me. Don't forget that there are still tens of thousands of Xiliang troops in Hedong who are hungry and don't give them some food. Do you think they will turn against each other? I'll calculate that they have 50,000 people. One month requires 150,000 stones, and 500,000 stones of rice is only three months. Mr. Zhu, it's not that I refuse to accept the order, there is really no way. Let's say that, I won't go without a single stone. I don't want to send my life to the Yellow River."

Zhu Jun stared at Sun Ce with a ferocious expression, but he couldn't say a word.

Sun Ce's accounts are very well settled and practical. Without food, why should the Xiliang Army cooperate with you and obey your command? If you force them to get angry, they may bite back. After all, there is no money or food in your hands and nothing can be done. He risked the reputation of rushing to harvest more than one million stones of rice, but it still cannot last for a few months. It is not easy to welcome the emperor back.

I don’t know if I don’t know, I’m shocked when I calculate it. In fact, he can do it, but he is too anxious and dare not do it.

Zhu Jun felt a deep sense of powerlessness and slowly sat back. He suddenly felt like he was several years old, which made Sun Ce feel a little unbearable. However, he had to do so. Zhu Jun was too naive and even wishful thinking. He didn't care whether the objective conditions allowed or not, and wanted to welcome the emperor back to Luoyang. Where to stay? Luoyang had been burned by Dong Zhuo.

In the old age of martyrs, it is a good thing to be ambitious, but you have to act within your ability. Only with just one passionate person will not only fail, but may not be able to do anything. Nanyang is developing well, but it is just starting out. After finally accumulating some capital, it will be emptied all of them all at once. How can you develop in the future? If you want to fetch the sheep, you can't keep a look at me alone. It is not easy for me to raise a head.

Taking advantage of Zhu Jun's dazed, Sun Ce gave Jiang Gan a wink, asked him to stay and bargain with Zhu Jun slowly. He got up and left the tent on the excuse of being anxious. He left the camp and waited outside the northwest corner. Not long after, Cao Bao rushed over with some personal guards. Seeing Sun Ce standing outside the camp, he quickly turned over and got off the horse and joked: "Sun Lang, how dare you come to welcome me, I can't bear it."

Sun Ce looked around and pulled Cao Bao aside. "I received the news that Yuan Tan might send Zhu Ling or Liu Bei to attack you."

The smile on Cao Bao's face immediately disappeared. "Take it serious?"

"I dare not say 100%, but it's basically reliable."

Cao Bao was stunned for a while before he slowly returned to normal. "This is a bit troublesome. Zhu Ling has never fought with him. I don't know the depth. Liu Bei and his Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are both brave people, especially Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Although our more than 3,000 people are not weak, if we really encounter such an opponent, the losses will not be small." He looked at Sun Ce. "Sun Lang, what can you teach me?"

"You were sent by the envoy Tao. Now that you are facing difficulties, why don't you ask the envoy Tao for help? The envoy Tao is far away in Xuzhou, and it is unlikely that the envoy went west to serve the king. But if he could restrain some of Yuan Tan's troops and reduce the pressure of Grand Marshal Zhu, it would be considered a contribution. There are only a few people who can be sent by Yuan Tan, and Liu Bei is the most likely. If you transfer him away, wouldn't you be safe?"

Cao Bao thought about it and felt it was reasonable. The autumn harvest was over. Tao Qian now has soldiers and food, so he can come out to exercise his muscles and bones.

"Thank you Sun Lang for your reminder."

Sun Ce smiled, "You will take the initiative to suggest to Mr. Zhu later, don't say I said it."

"Why?"

"I just spoke rudely and annoyed him. If I knew it was me, I might have other ideas."

Cao Bao suddenly realized, agreed and left with his personal guards. Sun Ce shook outside for a while, and probably all the generals were almost there, so he staggered into the camp and came to the Central Army tent. When he got there, he saw that there were people standing in front of the Central Army tent, in groups of three or five, talking lively. When he saw Sun Ce coming, he greeted Sun Ce one after another. Sun Ce looked around and didn't see Cao Bao, and probably talked to Zhu Yan in the tent, and he felt relieved.

Sun Ce stood outside the account and chatted with a group of people. Under Zhu Yan's command, his military position was the highest. Most of the others were the generals of the Central Army, the lieutenant, and only two generals. However, he didn't like to show off and told jokes, and he had a good reputation, at least on the surface. He was happy to speak, but Zhang Fang walked out and said that Zhu Yan was looking for him. Sun Ce greeted everyone and turned around to enter the account.

Zhu Yan sat on the mat, his face getting better. Cao Bao sat aside and shook his eyes at Sun Ce, indicating that the matter was done. Sun Ce breathed a sigh of relief and sat beside Jiang Gan. Zhu Yan looked at Sun Ce and stopped talking a few times before saying, "I will give you 200,000 stones of rice. You can find a way to send it to Hanoi and hand it over to Niu Fu and Dong Yue. First solve the urgent problem. When the food from each county is delivered to Luoyang, give them some."

"Here." Sun Ce bowed and agreed, and then asked again: "What should I do if Junyi City?"

"I'll find another way to see if I can send some food in." Zhu Yan sighed. "Bo Fu, the autumn harvest is over. Can some Yingchuan military troops come to join the war?"

"Mr. Zhu, the military soldiers have just settled down and should not be shaken. I recommend someone, which should be able to help."

"who?"

"King Chen Liu Chong."

"This...isn't it suitable?"

"Mr. Zhu, I am in a hurry to follow the power. King Chen is good at shooting. He has three thousand powerful crossbow soldiers under his command. He has good equipment. He has been fighting in recent years and has good combat power. Now he is stationed in Yangxia. He can arrive in three or five days. He can also bring some ships. With the strong crossbow soldiers as a cover, he may directly use the ship to send grain to the city of Junyi. After the war, he can also use these ships to load grain and go straight to the Yellow River along the Honggou water. He can reach Hanoi in at most ten days, which is more cost-effective than land transportation."

Zhu Jun turned anger into joy and complained: "Since you have such a good idea, why didn't you say it just now?"

Sun Ce touched his nose and felt aggrieved. "If I had just said, can Mr. Zhu be satisfied with the 3,000 powerful crossbowmen?"
Chapter completed!