"Do you think we should take the initiative to participate?" Cui Shang was a little moved.

"Why not?" Zhang Wanshan asked, "Does the first person think we should be limited by the perspective of the portal and do not like ants? As long as we can bring us benefits, how much constraints and significance does those false names have for us in Xuzhou now?"

Cui Shang pondered silently.

It cannot be said that a false reputation has no meaning to Xuzhou. After all, the status of the prince is different now. Of course, it is not entirely true that you have to say how many constraints you have. The key is whether the interests are great enough. The prince is not a person who cares about false reputation. Compared with the two states of Chu and Yang, this false reputation is indeed not enough.

"Let Hou Chen and the others send someone to contact you." Cui Shang finally made up his mind, "There is no need to give the official identity for the time being, and then find out the details. In addition, you Wuwentang should focus on understanding the specific connection between the Yue Kingdom and the ant thief, and see what conditions Yue Kingdom has given to the ant thief. I always feel that it is difficult for Qin Quan to satisfy the appetite of the Shemuqu and Qu states alone, because without the Yue Kingdom, the ant thief also has the strength to eat these states. If the ant thief cooperates with the Yue Kingdom, the Yue Kingdom will definitely give what other ant thiefs want."

"Can you have something to do with the court?" Zhang Wanshan suddenly thought of something, "Some time ago, someone said that someone had contact with the imperial envoy, and Nighthawk was also investigating, and we were also understanding, it seemed that it had something to do with Hangzhou."

"Oh?" Cui Shang was moved by it, and his heart was also moved. "Could Qian Yuansheng want to help the ant thief and seek revenge?"

"It's possible, but why didn't Qian Yuanguan contact us?" Zhang Wanshan also changed his expression. "Is it because the time is not ripe, or does he feel that we have no spare energy?"

"It's possible." Cui Shang gradually realized in his heart, "This matter should not be delayed. I want to report to the prince immediately. If it is operated well, we must start preparing immediately. Wu State is not as good as others, and must plan carefully. This is a big game."

Cui Shang knew very well that Jiang Feng and Chen Wei were both worried about the current lack of money and silver in Xuzhou.

Huainan does produce grain, but this grain is in the hands of grain households and grain merchants. It is not their obligation to provide relief to the refugees and victims in Yanyunyi and Pinglu and to calm down the grain prices in northern China.

Grain merchants will only come for profit. Even if they go for the difference in grain prices, the transportation of Huainan grain to the north will be raised to a very high level. There are still many poor people who cannot afford it. If they cannot afford it, they will become refugees, which is something Jiang Feng doesn't want to see.

Xuzhou needs to restrict these potential refugees to the north and prevent them from moving south, and they cannot become bandits who harm the country. Then relief and using the permanent settlement to suppress grain prices are necessary, and this requires strong financial support.

However, Xuzhou has experienced wars continuously and has a shallow foundation. It is now in a critical period of military reorganization and restructuring. At the same time, it is also facing the node of moving north into Heshuo. The money required is huge. Even with the support of Hu merchants, there is still a huge shortage. Therefore, at this point, the attractiveness of Chu and Yangzhou is huge, and even Jiang Feng cannot resist it.

It is precisely based on this that Cui Shang felt that this "cooperation" concept had the most solid foundation. If the two states of Chu and Yang could be won, what if the entire Songzhou was given to the Yuan family? The purpose of establishing the prestige and reputation of Songzhou has been achieved, and the value and significance of Songzhou itself is not that heavy. The actual benefits brought by the two states of Chu and Yang are simply incomparable to Songzhou. It can even be said that ten times and twenty times are more than ten times.

Indeed, no one can reject this temptation.

Jiang Feng can't either.

*******

"Can't be able to hold on." Li He's voice was filled with fatigue and helplessness. Looking at the pedestrians walking in the street, Li He carried his hands on his back and turned around, "Mr. Zhang, your family has retreated to Xuzhou, right?"

"I didn't go to Xuzhou, I asked them to go to Suzhou directly." Zhang Jizuo's face was also full of dust. He had just returned from the Zhongmu front line.

The day before yesterday, the Daliang army was defeated again, and the morale and morale fluctuated. Fortunately, the Jin army had not yet prepared and the supplies had not yet been kept up. In this way, the Liang army still failed to achieve victory and was counterattacked by the Jin cavalry. He watched a victory turn into a small defeat. This huge blow to the morale of the Liang army, which was already a little sluggish.

"Suzhou?" Li He did not react for a moment.

Zhang Jizuo didn't cover up anything. At this time, everyone knew the truth and had nothing to hide.

"There are too many people going to Xuzhou. I don't want to see people's faces. Suzhou is a prefecture rebuilt by Jiangfeng. It's just in Tongqiao. My family wrote to me and said that the situation is OK and not as good as Shouzhou. However, on the side of the canal, the transportation is convenient. My family has hundreds of people in Zhang's family. If you want to buy a decent house in Xuzhou, it's expensive. Who can tell the matter clearly in the future? You have to save some life."

Li He looked at the other person's thin face and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

A year ago, the two of them were still arguing about whether to send troops to Xuzhou to support Shang Yunxi and Jiang Feng for interests. In less than a year, the situation had completely reversed. The prominent families in Bianjing were fleeing to Xuzhou to find a way out.

Why did it become like this?

Li He also asked himself many times, why did the powerful beam fall down like a clay sculpture giant in such a short period of time?

Just look at the current performance of these people, you can know a little bit and send your family to Xuzhou in advance. Can you still expect everyone to work together to decide the victory or defeat with the Shatuo people?

Isn't it the same for myself?

Of course, Li He had no right to accuse the other party. He sent his wives, concubines and underage children to Luzhou half a month ago.

His father's hometown is Shucheng, Luzhou. Now Luzhou is located at the southernmost end of Jiangfengzhi, and it is also a big city. If there is a big problem here, he will of course be more willing to go to Luzhou to retire.

In just one or two months, it is estimated that the number of people leaving Bianliang to the south will exceed 200,000. Almost every day, thousands of people leave on the dock by boat. Of course, they also take away property and family resources. No one comes to stop them, and no one can stop them. The King of Liang did not dare, otherwise it might immediately trigger a mutiny.

It is said that thousands of large ships owned by Shouzhou, Haozhou, Sizhou and Xuzhou have gathered in Bianjing to transport people and property transferred from Bianjing. It is terrifying to think about it. Thousands of large ships, each of which can hold hundreds of people. It is like flowing water, constantly traveling with Xuzhou, Shouzhou, Suzhou, Sizhou and Haozhou in Bianjing, and transporting 100,000 or 200,000 people out.

You should know that these 200,000 people are the richest people in Bianjing City, and the rest are the middle and lower classes who are not qualified to charter boats. Even so, many craftsmen still got the opportunity to evacuate from Bianjing City to Xuzhou and Suzhou. It is said that this was direct instructions from Jiang Feng.

In recent times, large-scale abortions have begun to occur from Bian Jing through Chenliu, Yongqiu to Songzhou. These are ordinary families who are afraid of being robbed after Shatuo people occupied Bian Jing. If they cannot catch up with the boat, they can only rely on donkey carts, ox carts, and even on their own legs to march southeast along this land route and head straight to Songcheng.

This road is divided into two lines in Yongqiu. The north line takes Kaocheng (now Minquan) to the south of Caozhou to Songcheng, the south line goes to Xiangyi, Ningling to Songcheng, and you can also go south directly to Taikang to Chenzhou.

For ordinary people, everyone is willing to flee to the place where war is least likely to occur. Otherwise, if the destination will also encounter war, wouldn’t it be a death sentence?

In comparison, Xuzhou seems to be more reliable than Caizhou. After all, the Prince of Pengcheng had conquered the Invasion Army in just a few years. The Taining Army pacified the Lu Army. It has to be said that the continuous victory in the war has indeed added a lot of points to Jiang Feng becoming a target to attract people to escape.

"Shoushan, Zhongmu can't be defended anymore. I'm afraid we have to make the worst plan." Zhang Jizuo showed a cold expression on his face. "Xuzhou refused to enter the army to take over Bianjing. They fought a fierce battle in Songcheng and Caizhou. It was said that both sides were injured. Unfortunately, Pang Ziyi rushed to Zhongmu and ruined Tianxing's left army for nothing."

"Hmph, Jiang Feng is not stupid. He dared to take over Caozhou and Puzhou, but refused to advance to Bianjing. This is the bottom line of the Shatuo people. If he dared to advance to Bianjing, there would be no room for ease between the Shatuo people and him. He was playing with fire on the edge." Li He's eyes also flashed with fire, "How could he think he could get to this point, so impulsive and simple people?"

"I didn't expect him to step in, but I didn't expect him to incite panic in Bianjing City and let the people of Bianjing rush into his territory. Aren't you afraid that the Shatuo people would tear their faces apart?" Zhang Jizuo shook his head.

"The four battles in Bianjing are easy to attack and difficult to defend, and who knows how many Shatu people have in-depth works and in-depth works they have in-depth works? Of course, Jiang Feng dared not take over easily." Li He smiled faintly, "But what about Puzhou and Caozhou? Shangyunxi is in charge of Puzhou. How many Shatu people in-depth works can have in-depth works and in-depth works in Caozhou? He is more skillful than anyone else's."

"How do we do it?" Zhang Jizuo was unwilling to say more about this issue. He was more concerned about the real issues.

"How to do it?" Li He also showed a complicated expression on his face. "Of course, if you do it according to his requirements, you can't do anything, so we can only take care of ourselves. I have already arranged Chenliu's Changping Depot. I guess their ship should have passed Yongqiu. They can calculate as much as they can."

"Where is the horse farm in Pucheng (now Changyuan)?" Zhang Jizuo asked.

"Zhu Mao's people have already arrived there, and Shang Yunxi's people have also gone." Li He smiled bitterly, "I didn't expect that Jiang Feng would trust Shang Yunxi so much and would be willing to let Shang Yunxi take over this batch of war horses."
Chapter completed!