Chapter 471 Sun Jian, the fierce tiger of Jiangdong, is finally dispatched!
Nanyang, Wancheng.
Emperor's palace.
Hall of Wende.
Liu Bian took the information handed over to him and read it carefully, but he was communicating with the military advisor alliance in his mind: "Teacher, is Liu Ba's progress a little too fast? It is much faster than we expected."
"kindness."
The voice of the Military Advisor Alliance followed: "Hurry up. It proves that the thinking of the Yizhou merchants is more advanced than we thought. Of course, it is also possible that the early preparations are better."
"Such things as loan sharking actually existed in the late Han Dynasty. However, financial loans during this period were developed in a relatively extensive manner. Most of them were intended to harm people, and were even more deceptive than modern routine loans."
"The loan program of our ZTE Bank is really designed to support small and micro enterprises. The interest rate is not high at all. Businessmen who want to obtain cash flow in the short term will naturally choose us."
"but......"
The Military Advisor Alliance changed the topic and said softly: "Yizhou merchants continue to stack leverage and use a sum of funds repeatedly. This is indeed somewhat beyond the expectations of experts."
"According to common sense, they should not be able to think of such a solution for the time being, but it also fully proves that this guy named Chu Nan has some knowledge of economics, otherwise they would not have thought of such a good solution."
"What we have to do now is to continue to make profits for the wealthy Yizhou families, grab the maximum profits from them, and let them truly feel what it feels like to get rich suddenly."
If God wants to destroy it, it must first make it crazy!
Businessmen are all driven by profit.
The greater the benefit, the more it stimulates his little heart.
Once the Golden Silk Monkey reaches sky-high prices, for them, it will be dozens of times the profit.
With the price of grain in Han Dynasty plummeting, for Yizhou, which is located in a corner, it is definitely a once-in-a-century opportunity. How can these guys miss it?
After all, speculating on getting rich can be addictive. Only when the tide really recedes will you know who has been beaten on the beach. Liu Bian is going to create a huge wave, a shocking wave.
"rest assured."
The corners of Liu Bian's lips raised slightly, revealing a faint smile: "I understand what to do next. Let's gradually collect chips. There are probably not too many golden monkeys in the whole Yizhou."
"As long as we can grasp the source of low-priced goods, the next thing will be much easier. Let Liu Ba do this kind of thing. I still believe in his ability."
The Alliance of Military Advisors affirmed: "Currently, he is the only one with a good hatred value, and the advancement speed is also beyond expectations."
"kindness."
Liu Bian nodded and agreed very much.
Immediately.
He turned to look down at Guo Jia and said softly: "Fengxiao, what do you think?"
Guo Jia naturally knew about His Majesty the Emperor's plan, and after all, he needed his assistance: "Zichu's progress is very good, but I think we should slow down a little and accumulate more chips."
"After all, the people we have arranged to enter before will also need a certain amount of time to adapt. If it is too fast, it is very likely that the trap will be exposed, which will be more detrimental than gain."
Liu Bian naturally knew this. This plan was originally a two-year plan. If it was done too quickly, some things that should be hidden would eventually surface, which would be more than worth the gain.
I have to admit that Guo Jia's idea makes sense.
but......
Now is the time to strike while the iron is hot. As long as the early foundation is laid well and a slight delay in the middle can be made up for, this is the most correct method.
"Where's Zijing?"
Liu Bian turned to look at Lu Su and asked softly: "What do you think?"
Lu Su bowed his head, took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, I have different opinions from Fengxiao."
"oh?"
Liu Bian was surprised and asked tentatively: "What do you think?"
Lu Su solemnly replied: "Strike while the iron is hot. At present, Yizhou merchants need to cash in their profits. We should give him a little sweetener. Slowing down the pace at this time will cool down the merchants, which is not conducive to our future."
strategy."
"certainly."
Speaking of this, Lu Su glanced at Guo Jia and said softly: "Feng Xiao is right. If we advance too fast, some deployments will not have time to hide, and the chance of exposure will increase."
"Therefore, our pace should indeed be slowed down, but not now. It would be best to slow down the pace slightly and delay it for some time in the middle of the entire plan."
Lu Su is indeed a person who has been in business for two years. He deals with merchants every day and will naturally understand the psychology of merchants. This is something Guo Jia cannot compare with.
Liu Bian continued to ask: "Is there any specific strategy?"
Lu Su handed over his hand and answered honestly: "We can use the method of bringing in foreign aid."
Liu Bian's lips curved slightly: "Zijing means...Mi Zhu?"
Lu Su nodded: "Yes, it is this person."
Liu Bian immediately understood what Lu Su meant: "Mi Zhu has a close relationship with you. If he is also involved in the Golden Monkey business at this time, even if the court does not say it, Yizhou merchants can guess what happened."
"kindness."
Liu Bian nodded with interest: "This is indeed a good method. It not only speeds up the pace, but does not involve the court, it can also keep the market hot, which is very good."
"That being the case..."
Liu Bian's eyes fell on Lu Su: "I will leave this matter to you. Remember not to let Mi Zhu discover anything. You just need to remind me secretly. Do you understand?"
Lu Su bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I have a sense of discretion."
"very good."
Liu Bian was very satisfied with this and immediately turned to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, you still have to pay close attention to the situation in Yizhou, especially the merchants in Yizhou. You must report every day without any mistakes."
Guo Jia bowed and held up his hands: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I have made all arrangements and there will be no mistakes."
Liu Bian waved his hand: "In that case, you can go down as soon as possible. Pay close attention to the time arrangement and make sure there is no mistake."
The two of them raised their hands together: "Here."
Watching the two men bowing and leaving, Liu Bian took a long breath and said in his heart: "Lu Su's business level is getting higher and higher. I believe he will be qualified for the work of the Commerce Department in the future."
"That's right."
The voice of the Military Advisor Alliance followed: "In this plan, the doubts he raised were more in-depth than others, which proves that his growth is very fast."
"Some of the economic knowledge contained in it is far ahead of this era, but Lu Su can still understand it, which proves that the book we gave him at the beginning is having a positive impact on Lu Su."
Only then did Liu Bian remember that Lu Su had been studying the Military Advisor Alliance version of "The Wealth of Nations". Judging from the current results, although it had only been for two years, the results were really good.
"kindness."
Liu Bian nodded: "That's very good."
Military Advisor Alliance: "..."
...
Just when Liu Bian was communicating with the military advisor alliance to revise the plan.
Suddenly, a long announcement sounded outside the hall:
"Report—!"
Liu Bian raised his eyes and looked.
But then, Zhu Tong pushed the door open and walked in. He leaned forward and raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Jia Xu of the School Affairs Office would like to see you."
Liu Bian frowned: "Oh? Jia Xu wants to see you?"
Zhu Tong nodded: "Yes, it is this person."
"There must be news from Jingxiang."
Liu Bian quickly came to a conclusion and immediately greeted: "Let Jia Xu come in."
Zhu Tong nodded: "Here."
Immediately.
Bowed and left the hall.
After a while, Jia Xu came to the Wende Hall and stepped forward: "Jia Xu, your Majesty."
Liu Bian waved his hand and motioned for him to sit aside: "Wenhe, what happened in Jingzhou?"
Jia Xu stood up, leaned over and handed over his hands: "Xiaoxian has entered Jingzhou and successfully obtained the things in Liu Biao's hands, but his whereabouts were eventually exposed, and the Jingxiang gentry have learned about it."
"kindness."
Liu Bian was not surprised at all.
Liu Biao's wife was Cai Mao's biological sister.
How could Mao Jie's meeting with Liu Biao be hidden from Cai Mao? Once Cai Mao knew Mao Jie's whereabouts, it meant that the entire Jingxiang gentry also knew Mao Jie's whereabouts.
"normal."
Liu Bian nodded and asked, "Are Wen He worried about Mao Jie's safety?"
Jia Xu did not hide it, he nodded and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Xiao has always been fair and honest, but now he has killed the Jingxiang nobles by surprise. The method is indeed a bit excessive. I am afraid that the Jingxiang nobles will react accordingly."
Cai Mao controls Jingxiang's army. Not to mention that Liu Biao is currently not a rebel. Even Liu Biao in history is very likely to be defeated by Cai Mao.
Jia Xu was worried because he was very aware of the power of the Jingxiang gentry. If the other party really wanted to take action, Mao Jie would most likely die without a complete body.
Liu Bian frowned: "What do you mean?"
Jia Xu already had a way to deal with it: "Order Sun Jian to lead the troops and go straight to Xiangyang. Whether it is to intimidate or support, with Sun Jian as a ferocious tiger around, the Jingxiang gentry may not dare to act rashly."
"Even if they really take action and even kill Xiaoxian, we can launch an attack on Jingzhou in the shortest possible time to protect the inviolable dignity of the imperial court."
Sun Jian was originally a trump card that Liu Bian kept, but he never thought that the development of the situation had far exceeded Liu Bian's imagination, and there was a possibility that Jingyang and Yangzhou would become kings.
Yes.
Sun Jian was always in a state of war readiness and had no chance to send troops at all.
Now, it is indeed appropriate to let Sun Jian kill Jingxiang and frighten the Jingxiang nobles, and based on Sun Jian's momentum in Jingzhou, he does have this ability.
"good."
"Can."
Liu Bian nodded without hesitation: "I will ask Xun or to issue an edict to Sun Jian, asking him to rush to Jingxiang to garrison as quickly as possible. If there is no unrest among the Jingzhou gentry, the military power of the Cai family will be amortized. If anyone dares to
If you act without permission, you can attack directly without asking for orders."
Jia Xu bowed and held up his hands: "Your Majesty is wise."
In Nanyang today, aristocratic families have become accustomed to measuring their wealth by land equity certificates, and their resistance to the imperial court has been greatly weakened. Even the Deng family in Nanyang is still like this.
Therefore, even if Sun Jian is transferred away, it will not have much impact on the overall situation. Liu Bian has his own army in Wancheng, which is enough to deal with everything that happens in Nanyang.
*****
Xinye.
Sun Jian's camp.
Central army, big tent.
In front of a huge sand table, Sun Jian, Huang Gai and other generals gathered around.
However, except for Sun Jian himself, who was still quite majestic and high-spirited, the other generals were all as listless as eggplants beaten by frost.
Snap!
Snap!
Snap!
...
There was a crisp bamboo knocking sound.
Sun Jian's eyes widened with fierceness, and he shouted sternly: "What are you doing? Haven't you all eaten? Please cheer up for me and conduct tactical deductions."
Huang Gai sighed: "General, I can't blame my brothers. Now Cao Cao, Liu Bei, even Xu Rong, and Lao Cheng have all made great achievements."
"But what about us?"
Huang Gai's face was full of helplessness. He shook his head and his eyes fell on the sand table: "I can only face this sand table and continue to conduct tactical deductions, but I have no chance to go to the battlefield."
"General, the energy and energy of our brothers has been exhausted. If we don't take some time to fight in our busy schedule, our team will probably fall apart."
The next second, General Zhu Zhi nodded: "Yes, General, in the first year of ZTE, you said that the imperial court would soon use troops against Jingzhou, so we must hurry up and train."
"But look at it now, it has been three years since ZTE. Not only have we not used troops against Jingzhou, the key point is that now Liu Biao is ready to serve as a servant in the imperial court."
"The morale of the brothers is really..."
At this point, Zhu Zhi sighed and looked worried: "Alas!"
In an instant, all the civil and military officials in the tent were sighing and talking:
"We have trained hard for two years, but in the end we didn't even get a chance to go to the battlefield."
"Those who were not as good as us before have all been promoted, but we are still training."
"It's just training and tactical deductions all day long, but no matter how good the tactical deduction is, it's all in vain if you don't have a chance to actually fight."
"If this continues, the team will break up."
"The team has dispersed. I don't even dare to go back to camp now."
"Who says it's not the case? Every time I am asked by my brothers, when will we go to war?"
"..."
Hearing everyone's voices, even Sun Jian himself couldn't help but feel nervous.
In fact, he is the one who is hurt the most.
No one wants to go to war more than he does.
But......
Now that His Majesty the Emperor has not given an order, how can he send troops without permission?
As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, Sun Jian could only swallow his bitterness and forcefully put on a high-spirited attitude, just to prevent the morale of the army from collapsing.
But now, it seems that even he can't hold it anymore.
In normal times, Sun Jian would definitely be angry, but now, his eyes softened, he looked around at everyone in the tent, and said softly:
"Generals, do you think that I am unwilling to go to the battlefield? I am willing to face the sand table and conduct tactical deductions all day long? I am not willing to fight with those guys in Jingzhou with real swords and guns?"
"I want it more than any of you!
!”
This sentence was almost squeezed out from between Sun Jian's teeth.
Say it.
Sun Jian's tough appearance suddenly collapsed: "However, it is the duty of soldiers to obey orders. We are His Majesty's army, and we should always wait for His Majesty's orders."
"The situation is constantly changing. Whether to fight or not is decided by His Majesty. But for us, there is only one thing. No matter when His Majesty gives the order, we must be in the fullest state to meet the challenge."
"He who comes can fight, he who fights can win!"
"this......"
Speaking of this, Sun Jian's voice was loud and powerful: "This is what I, the general, ask of you, and it is also what your Majesty asks of us. If the order comes one day, will you be able to go to war in this state?"
After those words, the civil servants and generals who spoke to the audience all lowered their heads. Little did they know that their own state was already very different from before.
call-
Sun Jian let out a long sigh and glanced at everyone: "You are all elites in many battles. Even if some of you came from examination courses and have little actual combat experience, you are still an outstanding soldier in the army. Naturally, you understand the importance of military spirit and morale.
"
"I don't ask you how far you can go, but I also ask you to take a look at the commander-in-chief of the Yuanyang Army, Zhou Yu. This man is young, but he manages the army very effectively. He is as effective as our army and has not fought for several years."
"but......"
Sun Jian raised his hand and pointed to the outside of the tent, shouting at the top of his lungs: "His army is always brave and high-spirited, and never slacks off. Are you not even as good as Zhou Yu?"
Although Zhou Yu in history was a handsome man and had already gained a reputation, today's Zhou Yu is still just a fledgling little man, unable to catch the eye of Sun Jian and others.
If it weren't for His Majesty the Emperor's special promotion, these people wouldn't even think that Zhou Yu had any abilities, let alone regard Zhou Yu as a person. That's why Sun Jian made such a comparison.
But looking at it now...
At least, Sun Jian felt that His Majesty the Emperor's vision was very accurate. There was indeed some gap between the group of people under his command and Zhou Yu's. This could be gauged simply from the aspects of stabilizing military morale and morale.
Being stimulated by Sun Jian's introduction to Zhou Yu, the civil and military forces in the tent gradually cheered up, especially the two veterans Huang Gai and Zhu Zhi, who took a deep breath and set an example:
"Yes, what the general said makes sense. We cannot continue to be decadent like this. We must cheer up. If His Majesty's edict really comes, we must be at our best no matter where we fight."
"Tactical deduction, everyone cheer up."
"hurry up."
"Don't take advantage of it."
"..."
Sun Jian nodded, feeling quite pleased in his heart, and said softly: "Very good, in that case, let's launch a tactical deduction. Judging from the current intelligence, although Jingzhou intends to surrender to the imperial court, we still cannot relax our vigilance."
"Mao Jie has entered Jingzhou, and it is very likely that it will offend the interests of the Jingzhou nobles. I know those guys well. They are only interested in profit, are very united, and are extremely xenophobic."
"Back then, when I was the governor of Changsha, if I hadn't relied on my military exploits to forcefully create a world, I might not have been accepted by them. But after I left Xiangyang and went north to Nanyang, they immediately cut off my return.
road."
call-
At this point, Sun Jian breathed out, hiding his cruelty in his heart, and continued: "If Mao Jie takes some drastic measures and causes the Jingxiang gentry to kill him and offends the majesty of the imperial court, how should we respond?
?”
Huang Gai on the side immediately took up the conversation: "General, I think we must first apply to His Majesty to transfer troops to garrison near Jingxiang, so as to deter the Jingxiang gentry with our strong military strength."
"also......"
Huang Gai glanced at the sand table and said softly: "What we have to do is not only face Xiangyang, but also the threat from Jiangxia. After all, we can march along the Zao Corridor."
"Therefore, the general believes that strategically, we should divide our troops into two groups, with one group focusing on attacking Xiangyang, and using fire and thunder to open the way, break open the city gates, and launch a strong attack."
"On the way there, we should focus on guarding against reinforcements from Jiangxia. We should ambush near the Suizao Corridor and advance slowly to prevent the enemy from copying our army's retreat. This is the safest way."
"Moreover..."
"..."
Under the leadership of Huang Gai, the civil servants and generals in the tent spoke actively.
Starting from strategic and tactical aspects, and even logistics such as food and grass supply, everything is involved.
While all the soldiers were talking about it.
suddenly.
A long announcement sounded outside the tent:
"Report—!"
Sun Jian raised his eyes and looked.
But I saw a soldier hurriedly enter the tent, leaned forward and said, "General, He Yun, the imperial guard, has come to the military camp with your majesty's edict."
"Your Majesty's edict?"
Sun Jian seemed to realize something, his eyes suddenly brightened, and he waved his hand: "Let's go and have a look."
All the soldiers were secretly excited: "Here."
immediately.
Follow Sun Jian out of the Chinese army's tent.
As expected.
The bodyguard He Yun was waiting outside the camp with the edict in hand.
Sun Jian and others hurriedly stepped forward, bowed and raised their hands: "Your Majesty, Sun Jian, welcome the angel."
He Yun waved his hand to signal Sun Jian to stand up: "General, please get up quickly. I'm here to convey the holy will. Let's go to the account."
Sun Jian handed over his hand, full of excitement, and seemed to have realized something: "Here."
Everyone immediately made way for He Yun to walk in front, and followed him into the Chinese army's tent.
He Yunduan stood at the head, and the civil servants and generals below were impressively listed.
"Is everyone here?"
"We're all here, angel, don't worry."
"very good."
He Yun nodded and immediately unfolded the edict and said loudly: "Order: Sun Jian will lead his troops to station outside Xiangyang City within three days to prevent any unexpected events."
Sure enough.
Sun Jian was overjoyed and hurriedly bowed and saluted: "I accept the decree."
He Yun handed the edict to Sun Jian and said softly: "General Sun, Your Majesty asked me to tell you that no matter whether there is a war or not, your existence is the guarantee of combat effectiveness."
"Although soldiers make a living by fighting, subduing soldiers without fighting is the highest level. You must always maintain your strongest fighting condition to face whatever may happen in the future."
How could he hide the thoughts of Sun Jian, a ferocious tiger, from His Majesty the Emperor?
These words really made Sun Jian feel happy.
indeed.
Soldiers must rely on military merit to establish themselves.
But having no military merit does not mean there is no merit.
Leading troops and stationing them here is a deterrent to the Deng family, Yin family, and Lai family in Xinye.
They did not rebel and had no military exploits, but they had to admit that they had made indelible contributions in stabilizing the situation in Nanyang. This was the meaning of their existence.
Sun Jian took a deep breath, feeling very relieved, nodded heavily, and said softly: "General He, can you please go back and tell your Majesty that Sun Jian will live up to your high expectations, and our army will always maintain its strongest fighting condition."
He Yun nodded affirmatively: "Yes, I will definitely convey it to you in the end."