Chapter 506 Zhou Yu's first show, a sharp knife straight into Wuling's confidant!
Zhongxing Bank.
Second floor.
office.
At this moment, Liu Ba was crouching down and writing furiously with his pen, his brows furrowed. Sometimes he would take some straw paper from the side to check, sometimes he would crumble the paper and throw it into the wastebasket beside him.
"Damn it!"
Liu Ba let out a long sigh and stared at the calculated data in his hand, his whole heart almost going cold.
No matter how he calculates, according to the current golden monkeys in the hands of major aristocratic families and the current price of golden monkeys, it is difficult for the Yizhou nobles to recover from the fall.
This is not their purpose. If they give up halfway after proceeding to this point, wouldn't all the early investment be wasted?
Can't!
Absolutely not!
Not to mention that His Majesty the Emperor would not agree, even I myself would not be able to agree.
After all, after spending so much effort, he was even demoted to Yizhou. If he failed to complete the task, he would lose his wife and lose his troops, which would be a slap in the face.
Liu Ba will never allow such a thing to happen.
He took a long breath, closed his eyes, and thought like lightning, trying to find a way to break the situation. However, after thinking for a long time, he was still trapped in place with no way out.
If he were in Nanyang Hanting at this moment, he could still ask for help from Lu Su. This guy had a lot of knowledge in his mind and would definitely have a corresponding solution. Even if it didn't work, he could still ask His Majesty the Emperor for advice.
But...
He is in Yizhou, and no one knows money better than him. The only one he can rely on is himself.
"Damn it!"
"Is there really nothing you can do?"
Liu Ba patted his forehead, as if he wanted to pat himself to the core, but unfortunately, no matter how he patted him, he couldn't come up with any solution in his mind.
Tuk! Tuk! Tuk!
Just when Liu Ba was worried, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
Liu Ba put away the key things and placed them on the upper right corner of the table, then turned to look.
But when he saw his attendants coming in, he stepped forward, bowed and handed over his hands: "Liu Sicheng, this is a letter sent from Nanyang by flying pigeons."
Liu Ba waved his hand: "Quick, bring it up."
The attendant nodded: "Here."
Immediately.
He took the initiative and passed the flying pigeon letter to Liu Ba.
Liu Ba hurriedly started browsing, his eyes rolled up and down, but his brows furrowed further: "What does Zijing mean? Now that we start collecting golden monkeys, the price of golden monkeys will inevitably rise."
"Now, the imperial court is preparing to build Luoyang City. Where will it get the money to continue to collect golden monkeys? What does the imperial court mean by this move? Isn't it too risky?"
"..."
Liu Ba never thought of it.
At such a critical moment, the imperial court actually took such a dangerous step. Within the scope of my understanding, I am afraid that it is really trying to kill itself.
"Liu Sicheng, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing Liu Ba's strange expression, the attendant on the side couldn't help but ask, "How about I make you a pot of tea?"
Liu Ba breathed out and waved his hand to interrupt: "Oh, no need. Go and call the owner of Chu Nan Village. Tell him that there is an order from the court and ask him to come over and discuss it together."
"good."
The attendant nodded, then bowed and left.
Liu Ba stared at the flying pigeon in his hand and passed the letter.
Although he was somewhat unable to understand the Emperor's intention, since it was a letter sent by someone from Lu Su, Liu Ba believed that it must have been carefully considered by them.
perhaps......
It’s not necessarily true that the imperial court has the best of both worlds.
As a subject, the most important thing is to obey the orders of His Majesty the Emperor.
As for whether you understand His Majesty the Emperor's intention, it is not very important, because if you do not understand it, then the enemy will understand it even less, your concealment will be stronger, and your success rate will be higher.
Not long after.
Chu Nan rushed to the office and sat across from Liu Ba.
After a brief exchange of greetings and asking about the operating status of ZTE Bank and the repayment status of major aristocratic families, Liu Ba immediately got to the point and took out the flying pigeon letter in his hand:
"Master Chu, this is a new order from the imperial court. They are going to purchase golden monkeys on a large scale. Although we have purchased a lot of golden monkeys before, the quantity is far from enough."
"According to the imperial court's plan for Luoyang City, there should be forty-two royal gardens. Depending on the size, at least five thousand golden monkeys should be purchased."
hiss-!
Chu Nan was surprised and couldn't help but gasp.
He held the flying pigeon to pass the letter, looked up and down repeatedly, and said softly: "Liu Sicheng, didn't you say there are only more than twenty gardens? Why did it suddenly become forty-two gardens?"
"I'm so sorry."
Liu Ba looked indifferent, exhaled, and explained: "I said this on purpose because I wanted to buy the golden monkey at a low price. After all, none of them have seen the drawings."
"but now......"
When the conversation changed, Liu Bayang felt melancholy and said softly: "Since the imperial court has issued an order to acquire the golden monkey, I can no longer hide it. I must make it clear to you. I hope Master Chu will not mind."
"How dare I do that?"
Chu Nan nodded hurriedly.
On the surface, he was not angry at all, but in fact, there was indeed a fire in his heart.
Fortunately, the Yizhou nobles were relatively united and were not defeated by Liu Ba's series of methods. Not only did they hold a large number of golden monkeys, but the prices were also kept at a certain high level.
Nowadays, the Yizhou gentry, headed by the Wu family, can be said to be united and unified in a high-profile manner. Even if they want to separate them, it may not be that easy.
It is estimated that all the profits from previous losses can be recovered at once this time, and the commissions I can earn are probably not small. There will definitely be no problem in being a rich man for the rest of my life.
Chu Nan tried to keep himself calm and asked tentatively: "So what Liu Sicheng means...when will we start the acquisition? How to solve the funding problem?"
Liu Ba shook his head and said softly: "We are not purchasing. The imperial court will have specialized purchasing personnel. We will be responsible for providing financial support when the time comes. After all, this is also our performance."
Chu Nan nodded: "Okay, I understand."
Liu Ba said calmly: "In that case, go down and prepare."
Chu Nan nodded: "Here."
Immediately.
Bow and leave.
Liu Ba looked at Chu Nan's leaving figure.
Have to admit it.
With such a traitor around, things are indeed going more smoothly.
After Chu Nan left, Liu Ba took out the manuscript paper again and began to calculate according to the current thinking. Now the price is bound to rise. If you want to leverage the assets of major aristocratic families and make them collapse, how much should the price be?
After a simple calculation, Liu Ba was completely shocked. The price of the Golden Monkey must be one hundred gold to leverage the assets of the entire Yizhou family.
certainly!
The assets of Yizhou Family are calculated based on 50%.
After all, this is its mortgage price, not its actual value.
Liu Ba took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, trying to keep himself absolutely awake, and then continued to perform diving calculations according to his current thinking.
Although he did not know the specific ideas of His Majesty the Emperor, based on his own calculations, if he wanted to achieve this level, I am afraid that the forty-two gardens would not be able to satisfy it.
What exactly is the court going to do?
Liu Ba doesn’t know!
*****
Hongbin Tower.
top layer.
All the major aristocratic families in Yizhou gathered here.
The person occupying the first seat is Wu Yun of the Wu family in Yizhou.
At this moment, a faint smile appeared on Wu Yun's face, and he greeted the people around him from time to time.
After a long time, an attendant came forward, bowed and cupped his hands and said: "Sir, the heads of each family have arrived."
Wu Yun nodded: "Okay." He then waved his hand to signal him to step aside.
"Everyone."
Wu Yun glanced at everyone and said with a smile: "I'm calling you here today because I have something important to announce. We have stocked up so many golden monkeys before, and we can sell them all this time."
Wow!
Suddenly, the eyes of everyone below suddenly lit up, and they began to talk about it:
"Sold them all? Could it be that there is news from the imperial court? Is it true?"
"I still don't have exact information. Can it really be sold?"
"Old Wu, this is no joke. We have not had a deal, we are just waiting for today."
"Do you know how long I have endured for today?"
"It's not easy. I finally waited until today."
"You can now sit and count money, haha."
"..."
Wu Yun waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, but still had a smile that could not be concealed on his face, and said softly: "Everyone, I have received the exact news. The imperial court has sent people to Yizhou to prepare to purchase the golden monkey."
"and!"
Speaking of this, Wu Yun emphasized: "The amount purchased by the imperial court is much more than we imagined, at least more than 5,000 golden monkeys."
"How many? Five thousand? So many?"
"Didn't you say about three thousand? Five thousand?"
"But our inventory is only about 3,000 pieces, which is simply not enough."
"Yes, is it still too late to send people to catch the golden monkeys in the mountains?"
"I remember that there are still many people raising monkeys among the people. We can buy them."
"It's better to spend more money."
"..."
All the wealthy people in the palace were excited.
For them, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get rich.
If you seize this opportunity, you will most likely become one of the first-tier rich, and even buy a house in Nanyang and other places, laying a solid foundation for entering the Central Plains to do business.
Wu Yun waved his hand again to signal everyone to be quiet: "Yes, our reserve of golden monkeys is insufficient. We still need you to send people to the people, or organize hunters to go into the mountains to hunt."
"This is the division of labor list I prepared."
Immediately, Wu Yun took out the map he had prepared in advance.
The above divides Yizhou into N regions, and each region will have a person responsible for searching for golden monkeys: "Our next step is to find all the golden monkeys in Yizhou."
"As for the sales, just leave it to me. Only in this way can the interests of our Yizhou nobles be maximized. I promise that everyone will not suffer."
In terms of business methods alone, the Wu family in Yizhou is definitely second to none, and the reason why the Wu family is able to do this is not only because of the existence of Wu Yi, but also because of Wu Yun, who is good at business.
Yes.
When Wu Yun proposed that he be responsible for the sales, almost no one objected. Everyone agreed that Wu Yun should be responsible for the sales to maximize the interests of the major families.
"I believe in Lao Wu. When it comes to negotiations, no one is his opponent."
"If Lao Wu hadn't been here, we would have been eaten one by one by the Mi family. I believe in Lao Wu."
"Yes, I believe in Lao Wu too!"
"Let Lao Wu be responsible!"
"Still follow the previous method."
"So good."
"..."
Looking at the group of friends in front of him who trusted him very much, Wu Yun took a long breath and said softly: "Since everyone trusts me so much, I will also reveal a piece of news to you."
"The reconstruction of Luoyang Imperial City by Nanyang Hanting has begun, and preliminary preparations are currently being done. According to internal information, they will have at least forty garden projects."
"These gardens will all contain rare and exotic animals from all over the world, and even exotic flowers and plants. Some of them will even be open to ordinary people."
"Your Majesty likes golden monkeys very much, so there must be one in these gardens. According to the calculation of one hundred golden monkeys in each garden, there will be no less than four thousand. Even in some large gardens, the number will not be lower.
At three hundred."
"According to reliable information!"
Wu Yun said with great solemnity: "Nearly all the golden monkeys in Nanyang have been acquired. Each of them has earned at least twenty gold."
"Now, if your Majesty wants the golden monkey, he can only purchase it from Yizhou. If I am responsible for the negotiation, if the price is half higher, it shouldn't be a problem."
"so!"
Wu Yun's mouth grinned like a lotus flower: "This time, please just relax and wait to count the money! I promise that everyone will make a lot of money."
"good!"
Everyone applauded and was excited.
Wu Yun waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and continued: "Now, the imperial court is building Luoyang City, and it will definitely invest a lot of money. After we finish this business, we will find a way to get a piece of the pie from Luoyang City."
"When we have money, we can break out of Yizhou and go to the Central Plains, make our business bigger and bigger, and earn more money. In the future structure of the Han Dynasty, who dares to look down on us Yizhou nobles."
Have to admit it.
Wu Yun is a man with great ambitions.
You must know that he and Wu Yi were originally from the Central Plains, but they later followed Liu Yan and entered Yizhou to settle down and settle down here.
In fact, they all dream of returning to the Central Plains. After all, there is no war in the Central Plains now, and the level of wealth is far beyond their imagination. If they want to make their business bigger and stronger, they will definitely not be able to do it without going to the Central Plains.
Therefore, for Wu Yun, Golden Monkey's business is, at best, just accumulating raw capital for his business dream. It is just the starting point, not the end.
He wants the Wu family to become a wealthy businessman like the Mi family in the East China Sea, with business all over the country, a reputation that is world-renowned, and a certain degree of influence even in the court.
Of course!
The Mi family doesn't have much influence in the court for the time being. After all, the Mi family has no official position, but the Wu family has a chance. After all, Wu Yi of the Wu family is a well-known general in Yizhou. This is definitely a good springboard.
Therefore, Wu Yun is very convinced that the future of the Wu family is absolutely great and the future is absolutely bright, which cannot be matched by any other family.
******
Wuling County.
somewhere.
Looking at the endless lush mountains and forests around him, Zhou Yu took out a map and started browsing.
The geographical code of the four counties in Jingnan does not lie in the relationship with the Yangtze River, but in the mountainous water potential within it. The water potential follows the mountain shape. Those protruding places can obtain more water sources, and also determine the direction of the water flow.
in short.
Wuling County contains two terrains: plains and mountains.
The plain part in the east is called "West Dongting Plain", and the mountainous part in the west is called "Wuling Mountain Area".
However, the plains in the east are really small compared to the mountainous areas. That part is not Zhou Yu's combat area, but Sun Jian's combat area.
For modern Hunan, the Wuling Mountains also have extraordinary significance, just like Shanxi is known as the Three Jin Lands, Hebei is known as the Yanzhao Land, and Hunan is known as the Three Hunan and Four Rivers.
These four waters represent the four waters that nurture Hunan!
These four rivers flow into Dongting Lake from different directions. In addition to the Xiangjiang River, the Zijiang River, the Yuanjiang River, and the Lishui River are all related to Wuling.
Since Zhou Yu knew his main combat area from the very beginning, he had already studied the terrain of Jingnan and had a certain understanding of the living area, lifestyle, and combat methods of the Wuling barbarians.
Therefore, he quickly determined his location and even found the main target of this operation: "Wuxi Man should be in this area, very close to us."
"Shamoko has led the army to support Cai Mao. Our small team is a sharp knife that pierces the heart of Wuxi Man. We must show the momentum of our army."
All the soldiers lowered their voices and responded in unison: "Here."
Zhou Yu said softly: "Previously, it was mostly training, but this time it is actual combat, and they are barbarians who have always been brave and good at fighting. And are they afraid? If you want to quit now, it's still too late!"
The soldiers did not hesitate at all and shook their heads, indicating that they would not quit:
"General, you underestimate us too much. We are all human beings. Are we afraid of him?"
"The barbarians are brave and good at fighting. Is it possible that our Yuanyang army is made of clay?"
"That's your order. We have been waiting for this day for many years."
"My Huanshou Sword has long been thirsty and thirsty!"
"General, please give the order."
"..."
Zhou Yu nodded slowly and took a deep breath.
You must know that this battle is also his first battle, and it is also of great significance to him.
Moreover, His Majesty the Emperor's letter is very simple: he wants long-term peace and stability.
Zhou Yu understands!
A strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local snake.
If you want real long-term peace and stability, you must convince the Wuling barbarians.
It is indeed difficult to deal with such a barbarian who has been in a state of disobedience for a long time and want to convince him.
"good!"
Zhou Yu responded and continued: "Remember! What we are attacking this time is the home base of the Wuxi Barbarians. Although there are very few young and middle-aged people among them, it does not mean that women, the elderly, and children have no fighting capacity. Our army must not underestimate the enemy.
"
"In addition, in the face of the enemy's attack, we must focus on defense. We can arrest its personnel, but we must not harm their lives, especially the elderly and children. Do you understand?"
All the soldiers nodded: "General, don't worry."
Zhou Yu nodded: "Okay, now rest where you are for a quarter of an hour, eat something, replenish your strength, and then attack with me."
All the soldiers: "Here."
As soon as the order was passed on, the soldiers immediately dispersed in a vigilant formation, each took out their own cloth bags, took out their marching rations, and began to replenish their physical strength.
A quarter of an hour later.
Zhou Yu and his men slowly approached the Wuximan tribe.
There were already elite warriors who slowly made their way up from the dense forest. After using poison to stun the sentry, the large group of soldiers continued to move forward slowly.
Come closer!
A little closer!
Closer!
...
"Kill with me!"
Following Zhou Yu's order.
The Yuanyang Army soldiers, who had been well prepared, immediately roared: "Kill—!"
Immediately, like a wild wolf, he howled and rushed towards Wuxi Man's living area.
Woo! Woo! Woo!
Woohoo—!
A strange sound sounded in the tribe.
Following this, the men, women, old and young in the tribe immediately became active.
Some people took women, children, and the elderly and quickly sneaked into the mountains behind them, hoping to escape and disappear without a trace before Zhou Yu led his troops in.
But alas...
Zhou Yu had already mastered their fighting method clearly.
Before the war started, Zhou Yu sent people to surround the tribe. No matter which direction they fled, without any surprise, they would all run into the elite Yuanyang Army.
"Those who surrender will not be killed!"
"Those who stubbornly resist will be killed without mercy!"
"My mother-in-law, they didn't understand what she said, so they rushed up to her and tied her up before talking."
"Remember! Don't hurt their lives."
"knew."
Someone shouted, and they rushed forward with the large army. The huge wolf had already put its sharp blade on the protective cover, and charged at the barbarians. It could not cause any harm at all, but it could subdue them.
The soldiers at the rear followed him with hemp ropes. They tied the hands, tied the feet, and stuffed the cloth with strips of cloth. Their movements were not only skillful, but also very swift, and they were completed in an instant.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A wave of arrows suddenly hit, and the Tengpai players in the front row easily blocked it and could not hurt the Yuanyang Army at all. However, the Yuanyang Army continued to charge rapidly in queue mode. Even the lush mountain forest could not stop their attack.
pace.
soon!
Zhou Yu's army then attacked from the periphery to the core area of the barbarians.
The resistance encountered here was obviously much stronger. Even some children and women all picked up weapons and glared at the Yuanyang Army fiercely with their steel teeth.
"I am Zhou Yu, the commander-in-chief of the Yuanyang Army of the Great Han Dynasty. I have been ordered to come to help you. You must surrender immediately and surrender. Remember not to resist, otherwise the sword has no eyes and you may lose your life."
Zhou Yu slowly expressed his intentions in a language that was not that of the Wuling barbarians, and gave a kind reminder, hoping that these barbarians could cooperate.
Have to admit it.
Zhou Yu's poor language finally achieved some results, and a man of about fifty years old walked out of the besieged barbarians.
This man had a bone ornament on his neck, oil paint on his face, and many scars on his body. His dry eyes were embedded in his wrinkled face. Although he looked old, he still couldn't conceal his threatening evil aura.