Chapter 402 Such a beautiful body that has been tempered many times!
For Liu Bei, since he decided to take in these two girls, it was necessary to talk about this matter with his subordinates and give them an explanation.
Regarding this matter, Liu Bei needs to explain his many considerations and let his subordinates know that he is not an unscrupulous person or someone who is motivated by sex.
Although these two girls do have some characteristics, with Liu's tempered heart, mere female sex is not enough to shake his will.
He has his own purpose.
After making this decision, Liu Bei convened a private and secret meeting with his high-status subordinates.
"Originally, I just wanted to make the people peaceful, recruit troops to fight, intimidate Sichuan and Shu, and enhance my prestige, which was enough. But they want to marry me to enhance trust, so I feel that if they don't use it properly,
This trust is a bit wasted.
There is a lot of salt in Sichuan and Shu, but as far as I know, all the salt wells with large output and good locations have already been owned. Most of this salt is in the hands of the big families in Sichuan and Shu, and they have gained a lot of salt and money based on this.
He controlled a large number of salt workers and accumulated a large amount of land.
Therefore, in the land of Sichuan and Sichuan, all the families that control salt wells are very powerful families, larger than the wealthy families of the Central Plains. Not only do they have money and food, but also the key is people. With a cheer, they can pull up two or three thousand people.
People, it’s not that difficult.
In my plan, the salt in Sichuan and Shu is an important resource. I need the salt to be used by me, not by these powerful families. But if I want to touch their salt, they will definitely not agree.
In the end, rebellion is almost inevitable.
The transportation in Sichuan and Sichuan is congested, and the big families are united. Through their huge wealth, they control the local officials, and everyone from top to bottom is their people. The officials sent by the court are limited in their actions and cannot touch the fundamentals. This is not a matter of a year or two.
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So if I want to rely on the locals in Sichuan and Sichuan to seize the local salt profits, it is just a dream, don’t even think about it. I can win over, I can divide and disintegrate, but the effect is limited. It is difficult to distinguish who is the enemy and who is a friend, but
People are different."
Regarding Liu Bei's view, Jia Xu, who had no interest in this matter, saw some clues.
His status and family power were not enough to compete with others, and he had no similar thoughts. He looked at this matter from the perspective of a bystander. He originally thought Liu Bei was a little careless, but when Liu Bei said this, he suddenly felt
interesting.
"There is indeed no connection between the Tibetan people and the real Sichuan and Shu clan, and they are even hostile. The Sichuan and Shu clan don't look down on the Ti people at all. Lord, do you want to use the Tiren people as a sword to compete with the Sichuan and Shu clan for salt profits?"
"When it comes to salt interests, the big clans of Sichuan and Shu will definitely unite against us. If we really have to fight, we will mobilize troops from other places into Sichuan and Shu. The road to Shu will be too difficult and expensive."
Liu Bei nodded and said: "In order to establish a foothold in Sichuan and Shu, we need an absolutely reliable internal base in Sichuan and Shu. We need a group of locals who have nothing to do with the Sichuan and Shu clans to assist us. The people from Bajun are a good choice. At present, we are here
See, they are reliable.
They want my protection, and I need them as vanguards to cut off the heads of the Sichuan and Shu clans for me. In this way, I can seize the salt interests of Sichuan and Shu at the minimum cost. The military governor of Yizhou is not enough for me to truly control
Sichuan and Shu, only by mastering the salt of Sichuan and Shu can I truly control Sichuan and Shu!"
Jia Xu didn't know what other people thought, but Jia Xu himself agreed.
"Salt and brocade are both the lifeblood of Sichuan and Shu, but salt is more important than brocade. If you cannot master salt, you cannot truly master Sichuan and Shu. Only by mastering salt can you truly master Sichuan and Shu.
Yan, everyone, I think it makes sense.
Just a prince, if you want to completely control the salt interests of Sichuan and Shu, more than half of the wealthy families in Sichuan and Shu will be your enemies, and more than half of the officials will also be your enemies. After success, the entire officials and powerful people in Sichuan and Shu will become your enemies.
It is estimated that a lot of people will need to be replaced. For such a large-scale operation, just relying on people may not be enough."
"That's natural. You can't just rely on people."
Liu Bei nodded: "But in addition to the Shu people, there are also many Shu people who want to join me. There are many families whose children have become my disciples. Let's select some from them. The families are not involved in salt and profit. We focus on training and connections.
If it is possible, if they are willing to cooperate, then let them become our internal agents in Sichuan and Sichuan. With them, plus the people, and our own strength, it should not be difficult to leverage the salt interests of Sichuan and Sichuan, three-in-one.
?Wenhe, what do you think?"
"Indeed, but the premise is that the general trend of the world must be stable, and the court must not object. If the court does not object..."
"The imperial court hopes to seize salt interests from the Shu people more than I do."
Liu Bei sneered and said: "The emperor and the eunuchs will only want to wipe out the wealthy families who control the salt interests of Sichuan and Sichuan more than I do. Sixty percent of our salt interests in Liangzhou are in the hands of the emperor, and the emperor promised me before that, for the benefit of
He only needs 40% of the state’s salt profit.”
Jia Xu was stunned, and so were his subordinates present.
Yan Wen, who had been silent all this time, blinked and swallowed.
"It seems that the emperor also knows that seizing Yizhou's salt profit is not a simple matter, and he actually gave up another 20%..."
"Of course it's not easy, so it's still a bit difficult to capture Yizhou's salt profits by ourselves."
Liu Bei nodded and said: "But once we capture it, it will be an absolute good thing for the country and ourselves. Everyone, please take a longer view, go all out, and don't slack off. This time Yizhou's salt profit will be mine."
It is inevitable to win, and for this reason, I must master the sharp knife of killing people."
Everyone was silent.
Everyone here is Liu Bei's loyal supporter, and their respective families share common interests with Liu Bei regarding Liangzhou salt.
And Yizhou salt can actually be divided into 60%.
This is 20% more than the previous 40%.
This also means that as long as we successfully seize Yizhou's salt profits, everyone will make a lot of money.
In terms of money, they will be very careful about it.
A group of people looked at me, I looked at you, and finally all looked at Liu Bei.
Liu Bei talked about this, and even held a special meeting for everyone, breaking the matter into pieces and explaining it clearly. It was obvious that he cared about everyone and did not hide anything. He was willing to give everyone an explanation.
, this attitude is very worthy of recognition.
However, among the people who came with him to fight in Sichuan and Sichuan, there were not many who were qualified to mention these things.
Not to mention a few young generals.
Although Cao Ren and Cao Chun's surname is Cao, if they really want to raise this matter, it is not their business. Cao Cao should raise it, or let Cao Song directly raise it.
Jia Xu's family didn't have much energy, and he didn't provide much support to Liu Bei. He was even promoted by Liu Bei, so Jia Xu never thought about this matter.
Qianzhao is qualified, but Qianzhao believes that the relationship with Liu Bei for so many years is better than anything else, and there is no need to choose a girl from the Qian family to marry Liu Bei. Besides, the Qian family is not big in size, so there are
It doesn’t matter if there are no girls of the right age.
Therefore, there are only two people present who really care and are qualified to mention this matter to Liu Bei, one is Yan Wen and the other is Xun You.
Yan Wen actually felt pretty good. He felt that Liu Bei's explanation of this matter was very accurate, and he had nothing to be dissatisfied with.
Moreover, although he and Yan Zhong had considered this matter after Liu Bei took them to transport salt together, they both felt that it was too early at that time. Liu Bei's old subordinates had not yet made a request for marriage. If they had put it forward first,
, a bit unfriendly.
In a sense, they, the people of Liangzhou, relied on Liu Bei to have hope. In the relationship between the two, Liu Bei held the dominant position.
Without Liu Bei as a bridge to carry them, they could not reach the Luoyang court, and they could not cross the huge wave of discrimination. Therefore, they thought about the marriage issue, but did not dare to take the initiative.
None of the old subordinates raised any dissatisfaction, and the Yan family would not raise any dissatisfaction.
And to be honest, as a local wealthy family, there are still some psychological barriers that need to be overcome when it comes to using their legitimate daughter as someone else's concubine. They feel that they need some time to buffer.
For example, wait until Liu Bei's status is higher.
Regarding the current matter, Yan Wen thought about it comprehensively and felt that what Liu Bei said was reasonable.
The Yan family will not lose any benefits when they compete for the salt interests of Sichuan and Sichuan. The addition of the Yan people will also increase the possibility of victory in this battle for the lifeline of Sichuan and Sichuan resources.
Liu Bei was thoughtful and had no reason to object, nor did he want to object.
"The general is thoughtful and long-term, and Wen has no objection."
Yan Wen expressed his attitude.
Having said that, Yan Wen planned to write a letter to Yan Zhong to ask Yan Zhong's opinion on this matter.
He always felt that this matter was not that simple, and just because they could be calm didn't mean that others could be calm as well.
As for Xun, before Xun You joined, he was not qualified to discuss this matter with Liu Bei, but after Xun You joined, Xun became qualified.
Because this is equal to the investment of two political resources, the two statements made one after another, each time more clear than the last, mean that Xun's political stance has been greatly tilted towards Liu Bei.
As for Xun You himself, he had never thought about this issue.
Anyway, the marriage was not his own.
After he joined the Liu Bei Group, he focused on making achievements and making suggestions for Liu Bei. He wanted to prove himself and did not think about other aspects. However, Xun Yu had a discussion with Xun You during the Chinese New Year.
Xun Yu said that Xun Shuang wrote to him and told him about Liu Bei's concubinage in Luoyang, which meant that the family was very moved by this matter and felt that Liu Bei's current political status and power, or his future, would not be the same for the family.
Very optimistic about it, and have great ideas to further bind it.
But the problem is that Liu Bei has already married a wife, and he can only be a concubine after marrying her.
Given the status of the Xun family, if a legitimate daughter was given to Liu Bei as a concubine, public opinion would kill the Xun family.
If a concubine from a certain tribe is given to Liu Bei as a concubine, there is nothing to criticize in terms of status. However, if a concubine is given to a prominent figure like Liu Bei, it seems a bit disrespectful. I am afraid that Liu Bei will be dissatisfied and unwilling to do so.
accept.
Moreover, the concubine’s identity and clan connection with the family will not be very close.
After promising to Liu Bei, if Liu Bei's sweet words persuade him, he completely forgets the interests of the family, and fails to leverage the power of the Liu family to provide help to the Xun family, the business will be a huge loss.
Between the dilemma, the Xun family chose to wait and see, just like all other big families who had thoughts about this, they all chose to wait and see.
Judging from Liu Bei's current age of twenty-seven, they all tacitly believe that Liu Bei's future will be more brilliant and he will definitely achieve a higher status. As long as his status is high enough, even if he is his legitimate daughter and concubine, he will not
If anyone criticizes Xun, Liu Bei will be very happy.
This happiness gave Xun more room for maneuver.
According to Xun Yu, the clan had begun to select the most suitable woman to marry Liu Bei.
In order to better serve the family, the first requirement for candidates is that they must be smart and knowledgeable, and fully recognize the glory of the Xun family and their own Xun family origins.
Then it is necessary to master some women's methods and learn to use these methods to gain a favorable position for oneself in Liu Bei's backyard.
The third thing is appearance.
Because he was born in the Xun family, appearance was not the first factor. Liu Bei would understand this, but after all, she was a concubine, and her appearance could not be justified. This point needed to be checked and could not be ignored.
The fourth is to be in good health, have good fertility, and strive to give birth to children with the Xun family's blood as soon as possible. While consolidating one's own status, one must also strive for a situation that is favorable to the Xun family.
There are quite a few requirements.
Xun You was not surprised by such things. He had been doing this since the rise of the Xun family.
As for the current issue of seducing people, Xun You has some opinions.
He felt that perhaps the family should not care so much about the world's opinions, and should reach an agreement on marriage with Liu Bei as soon as possible and seize the position next to Liu Bei.
Because before, Liu Bei had planned to take Xunshi to make money together.
Previously, Liu Bei had contacted Xun Shuang through Ma Rixi and mentioned the salt matter, hoping to use the Xun family's prestige and connections in the Guandong region to open up sales for Liangzhou salt.
Xun Shuang consulted his family's opinion on this and learned that the family was very concerned about this matter and was conducting further discussions with Liu Bei on the matter.
Now Liu Bei is going to attack Yizhou Salt again, and it seems that the possibility of success is not small. After excluding the 40% benefit for the court and the emperor, the remaining 60% belongs to everyone. If the Xun family can join in, they will definitely make money in the future.
earned a lot.
Based on the Xun family's political status in the court and social status from a secular perspective, they should be qualified to overtake others. Xun You felt that he needed to contact the family immediately to reach an agreement on this issue.
As for now, Xun You has no intention of making Liu Bei unhappy because of this matter.
Although Liu Bei himself said that he had no thoughts about the twins, Xun You felt that since everyone was men, whether there was a reason for this was a tacit thing, and there was no need to be too secretive.
Moreover, given Liu Bei's current status and prestige, he is willing to endure this for everyone, which is considered very responsible. Everyone should also be tolerant of his occasional small thoughts.
So Xun You expressed his stance.
"The general is thoughtful and considers the long term. You have no objections."
Xun You also imitated Yan Wen and said the same thing to express his attitude.
The two of them didn't have much of an opinion, and Liu Bei was somewhat surprised.
Although he didn't know whether what they were thinking was consistent with what they said, Liu Bei was somewhat disappointed and felt that their response was not enthusiastic enough.
What he hopes to see is not a harmonious attitude from everyone.
He accepted the Gong sisters not only because of their beauty, nor just because of his plan to seize Yizhou salt.
The explanation he gave is true. He has really considered this. He really wants to seize the salt profits of Sichuan and Sichuan from the Yizhou family, control the salt of Sichuan and Sichuan, and further develop the high-quality salt market across the country.
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That would be a huge benefit.
But fundamentally, Liu Bei's purpose is not here.
On a deeper level, Liu Bei's plan was to use this incident to force his subordinates to break through worldly views and speed up the pace of marriage with him.
Especially Xunshi!
The marriage with the Gong family was indeed proposed by the other party, and he could have refused. In his opinion, the tribe was not that important, but at that time, his fast-moving brain suddenly thought of a key point.
So, he agreed.
It is now the second half of the fifth year of Zhongping.
If nothing else goes wrong, Liu Hong only has more than half a year left to live, and there is not much time left before the decisive battle at the top of Luoyang.
Although Liu Bei had the capital to dominate the Han Dynasty militarily, in terms of political status and reputation, he was still a little far behind the world.
The binding of interests and the future can certainly make his group stable, but Liu Bei is a little worried about whether his subordinates can always maintain the same pace as him in many important political decisions in the future.
He is not a Gundam and does not have the energy to dominate the world alone. He needs help, at least for now.
In particular, the help of those families with strong influence and multiple options is very important to him.
For example, Xunshi is currently betting heavily on him.
He cared about it very much, and he really hoped to get Xun's full bet, using this as a fulcrum for him to leverage the situation in Guandong.
In the Kansai region, he already has unparalleled influence, but in the Kanto region, he still lacks this influence.
He needs some influential families to become his power tentacles and enhance his influence to cope with the many changes that may occur in the Kanto region after the Luoyang Revolution.
He himself also knew that the direct daughters of truly influential large families would generally not become concubines, unless they were emperors or certain clan kings with special status.
These families also need face, and will take into account their own social situation and public opinion, so even if they are hussar generals, those subordinates from big families still do not take action.
It seems that Liu Bei's self-discipline gave them a lot of confidence, making them feel that they had enough room to continue waiting for Liu Bei's higher status.
This attitude was noticed by Liu Bei very early.
In the third and fourth years of Zhongping, Liu Bei also thought this was good, because he also had a lot of time to plan and accumulate, and everyone tacitly agreed, I think about you, and you are loyal to me, which is good.
But now it is the second half of the fifth year of Zhongping, and there is not much time left. Liu Hong is about to die, Luoyang has almost become the northwest of Shanxi, Liu Bei has become a hussar general, and the two places have military dominance. They have not yet
action.
My status is not high enough?
Or are you waiting for me to become emperor?
Only if I become emperor will you truly be loyal to me?
Are you really loyal to me now?
Liu Bei is not a god, he is just an excellent person, and he also has worries and fears.
As time passed little by little, Liu Bei felt a little uneasy under the huge pressure, but he could not and was unwilling to bring up this kind of thing himself.
Don't have any worries and take the initiative to make requests, which is loyalty and obedience.
What does it mean if I bring it up personally?
Thinking about it now, he thought that if his subordinates were loyal enough, they would have carried out the marriage to the end.
They shouldn't have worries and think so much. They should have done that in the third or fourth year of Zhongping instead of waiting until the second half of the fifth year of Zhongping when Liu Bei changed from Zuo General to Hussar.
General, still waiting!
The pressure, desire and dissatisfaction that had accumulated in Liu Bei's heart for a long time suddenly broke out when Gong made a request to him.
It was at the moment when Gong made a request to him that Liu Bei realized that the opportunity to break the deadlock had come.
He has done a good enough job.
He has shown enough restraint.
As a de facto monarch, his performance has surpassed all his opponents throughout the era. He has considered a lot and endured a lot.
There is not much time left before the final decisive battle. The more his subordinates and people who are close to him wait and see, wait and worry, in Liu Bei's view, it means that they still have reservations.
If they are loyal, they should immediately and in all aspects come together with Liu Bei.
Loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal.
The more they hold back, the more they prove the existence of this disloyal attribute.
You can't see anything at the moment, but at a critical moment, this may become the cause of some unpredictable dangers.
This kind of inducement is acceptable at the moment, because Liu Bei has not yet completely stood in front of the stage and become the main player.
But once Liu Bei takes control of Luoyang and becomes the leader of Luoyang, he will face a situation that is ten times more complicated than it is now, and even face a large number of dangerous military factors. This dangerous inducement will be infinitely magnified.
become a real danger.
In the battle for supremacy in the world, there is no room for distraction. Liu Bei needs a group of die-hard loyalists who will fight for him without hesitation.
The real top political resources after taking charge of Luoyang can only be given to those true loyalists who fight for him without hesitation.
This is a reasonable exchange.
Therefore, the acceptance of the Gong sisters is a formal announcement, a gentle warning, and an invisible game.
He has given enough benefits, basically everything that can be given. He has also endured enough patience. So far, he only has one wife and one concubine.
Now, the subordinates have taken the initiative to pay.
I can’t always pay alone, right?
You, especially your family, have received too much from me, but what you have given me is far from enough.
This isn't fair!
Hand over your legitimate daughter to become my concubine, and then fight for me, and finally you can get what you want!
This is called fairness!
Liu Bei hopes that through this game, he can force those who are waiting and watching.
He expected that whether it was the Xun family or other subordinates, those families who were qualified to marry him would give up their original concerns, break through the worldly perspective, and reach a marriage with him as soon as possible, and be completely bound together in all aspects.
, and became his staunch supporter in fighting for power in the world.
Only those who can break through this point will become his true "loyal minister" in his heart and have a place in the new order in the future. There is no such place for swingers.
Now, he is eager to marry his subordinates and form an all-round, iron-clad alliance with no dead ends - especially the Xun family.
He believed that the gesture he had made was clear enough.
But for now, the small stimulation tactic he gave seems to have limited effect. The feedback from his subordinates does not seem to be very strong. Not to mention the subordinates with lower backgrounds, whether it is Yan Wen or Xun You, they seem to be a bit Buddhist.
Not in a hurry.
If these two people are not in a hurry, Liu Bei should be the one who is.
Taking advantage of the fact that he still had some time, Liu Bei wanted to get things done quickly, bring in all the people who should be brought into his house, and then attack from all directions, strike more, and strive to get it right in one step so that they all win the bid.
In this case, those families will be convinced that they will work hard to fight for Liu Bei for the future.
Regardless of whether the enemy we face is the Yang family, the Yuan family, or the He Jin family.
The other party has four generations and three masters, three generations and three masters, and has a strong foundation.
And what about Liu Bei?
You can have foundation, but it takes time to accumulate. If you fight for foundation, you can't win.
So he needs some quick cash-out channels.
And he looked around and finally found that he was the best channel.
Before the final battle, selling his body for a good price, taking all the studs he got, maximizing the winning rate, and striving to become the master of Luoyang in one go are more important than anything else.
So, what are you waiting for?
Why don't you come and buy it soon?
Such a beautiful body that has been tempered many times!
At that moment, Liu Bei admitted that he was anxious. He began to worry about gains and losses, and doubted whether these subordinates who seemed to be extremely loyal to him could truly stand with him and support him unswervingly in the final decisive battle.
Facing the enemies of the Three Generations and Three Dukes, the Four Generations and Three Dukes, and facing enemies with the prince as their backing, can they really stand unswervingly on their side?
But that was it for a while.
After a period of anxiety, Liu Bei calmed down.
Confidence in himself gave him the capital to remain calm.
He felt that for now, it was better to let the bullets fly for a while.
He is willing to wait.
He can wait.
Before Liu Hong's life came to an end and before he returned to Luoyang, he could endure it.