Liu Jing relied heavily on Xu Shu. He led his army to Yizhou and Hanzhong in the west, and Jingzhou was completely handed over to Xu Shu and Jia Xu. The two of them managed Jingzhou in an orderly manner. Jia Xu was mainly responsible for military farming, and Xu Shu was fully in charge of government affairs and people's livelihood. Control.

Although Xu Shu was not as good as Jia Xu and Sima Yi in military strategy, he did a very good job in government affairs and made Jingzhou full of vitality. In just two years, it was destroyed by Cao's army's southward movement. This is an amazing achievement for the people's livelihood economy.

Liu Jing also replied with a smile: "It should be thankful for the hard work of the Chief Secretary."

At this time, Sun Gan stepped forward and knelt down to pay a greeting, "Sun Gan pays homage to the governor of the state!"

Liu Jing smiled slightly, "Gongyou, we are old friends, there is no need to give this big gift, please sit down!"

He nodded to Xu Shu again, and Xu Shu also sat down. Sun Gan sat down, and then bowed and smiled: "First congratulations to the Jingzhou army for successfully capturing Yizhou and Hanzhong, and also congratulations to the governor of the states for becoming the lord of the two states."

"Thank you, Gongyou. I wonder what the situation of Uncle Liu is now. Can Jiaozhou be smooth?"

Seeing that Sun Gan seemed to be preparing for his words, Liu Jing smiled and said, "You don't need to polish it. Just say it clearly. I really want to know how Uncle Liu conquered Yulin and Cangwu."

Sun Gan no longer concealed it and said frankly: "This time we went south to Jiaozhou, it was as if God was willing. Just as we were preparing to raise an army, Lai Gong from Yulin County and Wu Ju from Cangwu County broke out in fierce battle.

The two have been in a long grudge, but this time it was to compete for Lipu County, a major grain-producing county on the border of the two counties. As a result, Lai Gong was defeated in three battles and was expelled from Yulin County. He was full of hatred and found the uncle Liu and took Yu The prefect Lin gave us the seal and was willing to give up Yu Lin, but the condition was that we would save his family.

We got the excuse of sending troops. Zhuge Military Advisor led 10,000 troops and the two generals of Guan and Zhang to the south. Zhuge Military Advisor used a trick of doubting the army and used two thousand people to pretend to be the main force to confront Wu Ju, while Yun Changze led 8,000 people to take a detour. Cangwu County, Wu Ju's old nest was taken. Wu Ju retreated south in a panic, and was ambushed by Yun Chang's troops on the way. He was defeated in one battle. Wu Ju was captured and surrendered. In this way, we captured Yu Lin as quickly as possible. and Cangwu County.”

"Where is Shixie from Jiaozhi County?"

Liu Jing continued to ask, "What's his reaction?"

"When we captured Cangwu County, Shi Xie led 10,000 troops to stare at him. He also took advantage of the opportunity, but he was still one step late. The capital of Cangwu County was occupied by us first. Zhuge Military Advisor ordered General Zhang to rob the Shi Xie was responsible for the food and grass. At the same time, the military advisor Zhuge was firmly clearing the country and defending the city without fighting. Shi Xie was unable to support him, so he had to withdraw his troops and return to Jiaozhi."

Liu Jing nodded, "Since you have occupied the two counties of Yulin and Cangwu, you should have enough food and grass. Why do you still have to borrow food from me?"

Sun Gan sighed and said, "The main reason is that Lai Gong and Wu Ju fight for years, which seriously affects farmers' farming. This year's spring plowing has been delayed. We have to replant beans. There will definitely be famine this year, so Uncle Liu begs the provincial maids. We can borrow 100,000 stones of food to survive this year's famine."

"There is no problem with borrowing grain, but why do you pay me back? I hope this can be clarified first." Liu Jing smiled faintly.

Sun Gan's face was flushed. He didn't expect Liu Jing to ask this question, which made it difficult for him to answer. Xu Shu next to him was also a little embarrassed. It was common for the princes to borrow grain, but he would never ask for food in person. Even ordinary people If you borrow rice, you won’t ask people so bluntly when they will be? This will hurt your feelings.

However, Xu Shu knew that Liu Jing's question must have a deep meaning, and he remained silent on the side and did not come forward to smooth things over.

After a while, Sun Gan sighed and said, "Frankly speaking, we really don't know when we can return the grain to Jingzhou, because we don't understand the grain production situation, but we can guarantee that we will return the grain to Jingzhou."

Liu Jing shook his head, "Twenty years later, it's not OK. It's not that I'm making things difficult for you, but I think both sides should discuss and sign an agreement to clarify some things, such as what will happen in a year? If it doesn’t work for a year, what will happen in three years? If it really can’t be paid back, what will be used to compensate? After all, it’s 100,000 stones of grain, not a small amount, what does Gongyou think?"

Sun Gan was stunned for a moment, and he suddenly realized that it was not that Liu Jing wanted to force them to repay the food, but that Liu Jing didn't want to lend them food for nothing. He needed conditions, but he refused to say it explicitly and had to take the initiative to propose it himself.

Sun Gan smiled bitterly in his heart and bowed to Liu Jing and said, "I think it's too simple. I really need to sign an agreement. I don't know what kind of guarantee do the provincial governor need to provide us while lending us grain?"

Liu Jing laughed. Sun Gan was very smart and understood what he meant. He thought about it and smiled and said, "Actually, I don't need any material guarantee. I can provide 100,000 stones of grain, but I need Uncle Liu to give it to you. I promised in writing that before the 100,000 stones of grain was repaid, I would not allow his army to step into Jingzhou."

Sun Quan nodded silently. He understood what Liu Jing meant. Jingnan would definitely not station many Jingzhou troops, but Liu Jing was worried that the emperor's army would take the opportunity to fight back to Jingnan, so he wanted to use this 100,000 stone of grain as a constraint. The emperor asked the emperor to make a promise, but this was just a unilateral commitment.

Of course there are also benefits, that is, Liu Jing no longer collects debts, and can repay grain in five years or ten years. There are both advantages and disadvantages in it, but it is not his Sun Gan who can make the decision.

Thinking of this, Sun Gan said, "Since that's the case, I must go back and ask the emperor's uncle, or the governor of the state sends someone to go back with me, so that I don't have to run repeatedly."

"Can!"

Liu Jing happily agreed, "As a way to express sincerity, I will send a boat to Lingqu to send 20,000 stones of grain to Cangwu County first. After Uncle Liu took out his written promise, I will send all the grain at one time."

Sun Gan nodded and agreed, "I don't know what other questions do the provincial governor need to answer?"

Liu Jing thought for a while and asked with a smile: "And... I really want to know, how do you plan to deal with Jiaozhi Shixie?"

Logically, this kind of military strategy problem cannot be easily leaked, especially if Liu Jing told Shi Xie, the consequences would be very serious. However, Sun Gan also knew that as Liu Jing's identity, he would not do such a two-faced thing, so he told him calmly.

"Our next step is to seize Hepu, Gaoliang and Zhuya, and cut off the connection between Nanhai County and Jiaozhi County in the west. The emperor's intention was to first capture Nanhai County, use Fanyu as the prefecture, and then negotiate with Shi Xie to stabilize one or two. After the New Year, we will attack Shixie westward and eventually unify Jiaozhou."

"Yes, this strategy is very good and has developed steadily. My only suggestion is that Shi Xie has been operating in Jiaozhi for a long time and the people have surrendered. If the emperor wants to attack him, he must be fully prepared and gain military advantages first, such as choosing a For seasons, for example, you can take the sea route to capture Rinan County south of Jiaozhi, attack from north to south, and defeat Shixie as quickly as possible. Once the war is delayed, it will be detrimental to the emperor."

"Thank you for your good advice from the Palace Master. I will tell the Emperor that if there is nothing else, Sun Gan will say goodbye."

Liu Jing nodded, "Let's rest today. Tomorrow I will ask Liao Li to go to Jiaozhou with you. You can follow the grain boat to Cangwu, so that the journey will not be exhausted."

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Sun Gan dismissed, and Liu Jing ordered someone to invite Liao Li again. At this time, Xu Shu smiled and said, "I feel that the provincial governor seems to be a little conflicted with Liu Bei. On the one hand, I hope he can unify Jiaozhou, and on the other hand, I want to limit his development. , Why is this?"

Liu Jing sighed and said, "From the strategy of Jingzhou, I hope that Liu Bei and Shi Xie will be in opposition and maintain two hostile forces in Jiaozhou, so that Liu Bei will have no time to look north, but from the perspective of the long-term interests of a central empire, I I also hope that Liu Bei can unify Jiaozhou as soon as possible, promote Han culture in Jiaozhou, so that Jiaozhou can develop like Jingzhou as soon as possible, laying the foundation for the central empire to rule Jiaozhou for a long time, so I felt quite conflicted. In fact, this was also what I let Liu Bei go to Jiaozhou. Main purpose.”

Xu Shu nodded and sighed sincerely: "Zhou Mu is worthy of being a talented and talented person. Such vision and mind are indeed hard for ordinary people to reach!"

At this time, Liao Li's voice came from the outer room, "Qi Bingzhou Governor, the empress is here."

"Please come in!"

Liao Li is also a strategist of Liu Jing and served as a military officer. He is a second-level strategist, slightly inferior to Jia Xu, Sima Yi and others, such as Dong Yun, Ma Liang, Yin Jing, Liu Min, Yi Ji, Li Fu, and Li Yan. Zhou Buyi, Jiang Wan, as well as Peng Yi, Li Yi, Deng Zhi and others from Bashu, all of them are second-level advisers.

Second-level strategists cannot participate in major military and national decisions, but they will be responsible for some small-scale battles or some specific matters, such as military farming, patrols, military supervision, mining supervision, money supervision, food supervision, etc.

Like Liao Li, who is responsible for the supervision of minting and shipbuilding, inspecting the minting and shipbuilding office. The reason why Liu Jing asked Liao Li to go to Jiaozhou was mainly because he was from Jingnan. Secondly, Liao Li was a mature man and thoughtful person. He observed. He is very strong, so he is the most suitable candidate to go to Jiaozhou.

Liao Li walked in and gave a deep bow, "See the governor of the state!"

"Please sit in the army Liao!"

Liao Li sat down, Liu Jing asked with a smile: "How is the current situation of minting money?"

"Qi Bingzhou Governor, we have opened thirty coin casting furnaces. The biggest problem is the insufficient copper material. But ten days ago, a million kilograms of copper material were transported from Bashu, which completely alleviated the insufficient copper material. Problem, the other one or two taels of gold and silver ingots have begun to be cast, and there are finished products in the warehouse, but they have not been publicly issued yet."

Liu Jing nodded and said to Xu Shu: "The important thing below is to unify the coins of Jingzhou, Yizhou and Hanzhong. I have ordered that all the coins of Yizhou and Hanzhong government be transported back to Xiangyang, melt them and recast them. Money, and the coins circulating on the market in the two places must be slowly reclaimed and exchanged for Chu money. This matter must be done quickly."

Xu Shu bowed and said, "I remember it."
Chapter completed!