Chapter 1262 A little better (Page 1/1)

Guo Tu brought Yuan Shao into the tent, and then ordered people to bring wine and some dried fruits on the table. The quantity was not large, that is, a few citrus, a dozen dates, and a plate of dried longan fruits, but the utensils were very delicate and the arrangement was very particular. The wine was Yicheng mash, and the slurry was peach water (peach juice), and each was filled with a clay pot. The pot was not big, and dark red cloud patterns were painted on the black base, which was generous and restrained.

Yuan Shao sat down on the chairman and picked up a longan. "Is this from Jiaozhou?"

"Yes, my lord tastes it, it's very sweet."

“What price is on the market now?”

"I don't know very well, I never buy it in the market." Guo Tu chuckled softly, "It's all my incompetent son who respects me. If my lord likes me, I will send some more. When I'm tired of reading documents at night, I can chew two to resist hunger and fatigue."

Yuan Shao pinched the fruit shell, put the purple-red flesh in his mouth, and spit the fruit core in his palm and put it in an empty box. Guo Tu handed over the wet wipes, and Yuan Shao took it and wiped his hands. "It's really sweet. It seems that the reputation of filial piety is realistic, and he is still very filial to you, the father."

"I'm just a fox and a tiger." Guo Tu also rubbed his hands, turned around and brought a book and placed it in front of Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao glanced at it and was very surprised. The content of the book was not to mention the form, but was not like the previous book, but folded it to a foot wide, and then sewed it on one side with thread. There was a black cover on the outside, and a red rectangular piece of paper was written in white. The title of the book was written in the inside: Salt and Iron Theory.

"Whose masterpiece is this?"

"Co-author of Yingchuan Prefect Pang Shanmin and County Magistrate Zao Zhi."

"Did Zao Zhi become the county magistrate?"

"There are more and more officials in the past two years." Guo Tu lowered his head. "Sun Ce is very skillful and does not look very tight at first sight, but it is like a cowhide rope dipped in water, getting tighter and tighter. If the lord can't get it back, I'm afraid there will be not many people who still remember the lord." He raised his head, wanted to speak but stopped, his lips moved several times, and finally he smiled bitterly.

"Say whatever you have, don't worry about me." Yuan Shao read it casually. "The Theory of Salt and Iron" is not a scripture, he has not read it, but he still knows the general content. Pang Shanmin is the son of Pang Degong, a famous scholar in Xiangyang, and Zao Zhi is a famous scholar in Yingchuan. They worked together to verify "The Theory of Salt and Iron" is purely knowledge, or is it related to their military farming in Yingchuan?

Guo Tu hesitated for a while, took out the document from his arms and handed it to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao just saw Guo Tu's hand reaching in his tent, and now he saw him take out the document, and he couldn't help laughing. He opened the document that was still carrying Guo Tu's body temperature, took a look, his face changed, and his hands trembled.

The contents of the document are very simple: Li Zhang met Sun Ce, and his son Li Xuan worked in the provincial governor's office.

Yuan Shao's face was hot, red and white. Li Zhang was his wife's elder brother. His son came to Sun Ce to serve, which was officially announcing the breakup between the Li family in Yingchuan and him. This not only humiliated him, but also meant that the party members made a new choice. First, He Yong, and now Li Zhang, one was the party leader who inherited Li Ying's career, and the other was a famous scholar who inherited Li Ying's blood. These two people combined have a great influence on the party members.

Guo Tu is right. If he doesn't take Yingchuan back, the party members will part ways with him.

Yuan Shao picked up a longan again, peeled off the shell, put it in his mouth, chewed it slowly, and forced himself to calm down. "What do you think about Yanzhou?"

"If the people of Jizhou are willing to pay money and grain, Cao Ang may still be able to surrender, otherwise he will definitely go further and further away. Lord, fighting requires money and grain. After fighting in Yanzhou for so many years, it can't last long. Cao Ang didn't want to betray his lord. He didn't dare to give him two courages. He just didn't want to exhaust the last trace of Yanzhou's vitality, and his life was in the hands of the people of Yizhou. Now the lord still needs the help of Yanzhou people, and they are unwilling to plunder a penny. In the future, Yanzhou's money and grain will be exhausted and food will be taken seriously by others. Will they still take Yanzhou people seriously?"

Yuan Shao remained silent. People in Yanzhou were like this, and people in Yuzhou were the same. After Yuan Tan was defeated, he felt the embarrassment of being controlled by others. Without money and food in hand, if the people in Jizhou did not cooperate, he would do nothing.

"Can the Hebei family draw some money and food?"

"Yes, but not too many. The strength of the Hebei family cannot be compared with that of the Hebei family."

Yuan Shao nodded and his eyes fell on the book on the desk. "The military farming situation in Xu County is good?"

"It's not just Xu County, but the entire Yuzhou military farm is good. Lord, Yan and Yu are one, and Sui River is neither a big river nor a big river, and it cannot stop a large army. Sun Ce has wanted to seize Yanzhou for a long time. If it weren't for Xian Si's fighting hard, Yanzhou would have fallen into his hands long ago. Waiting for him to drink the big river..."

Guo Tu sighed, shook his head, and did not say anything further. Yuan Shao looked at him and said, "Sun Ce wanted to seize Yanzhou, why did he go to Rencheng instead of Junyi?"

Guo Tu smiled bitterly. "Lord, he wants to go to Junyi, but does he have a way to restrain his lord's cavalry? The waterways near Rencheng are crisscrossing, and there are many large sieges, which are beneficial to infantry and cavalry. He doesn't have many cavalry, so he naturally has to go to Junyi. The lord has an iron cavalry in his hand and also uses Junyi, so wouldn't it be better to give up his long-term use?"

Yuan Shao covered his mouth with his hands and slowly spit out the fruit core. He felt that Guo Tu was right and saw further than Ju Su. The north and south were different, and Sun Ce had his reason to go to Rencheng, but he should not copy it. Although Ju Su was smart, he did not know which area was low-lying and swamped, and it was not suitable for cavalry charges. In contrast, Junyi area was more suitable for cavalry.

"What should I do if Sun Ce wants to seize Qingzhou and communicate with Gongsun Zan?"

"Tao Qian's new mourning will be impossible for Sun Ce to use troops against Xuzhou for at least one year. If he wants to seize Qingzhou, he may go north from Rencheng. He ordered Cao Ang to defend Dongping and Jibei, and then send generals to station the plains. It is not that easy for Sun Ce to attack and enter Qingzhou. In addition, the lord can also contact Taishan Goat's family and control Taishan County. Not only can he block Sun Ce's road to the north, but he can also threaten Cao Ang, so that he will not act willful and make mistakes again and again."

Guo Tu stopped, took out the cup, poured a cup of peach water for Yuan Shao, and pushed it in front of Yuan Shao. "Lord, take down Yingchuan and Xu County's farming for thousands of hectares, and you can get millions of stones of grain every year. With this million stone of grain in hand, what can the lord do not do?"

Yuan Shao was moved and raised the corners of his mouth. He picked up the book "Salt and Iron Theory" and read it. "Yes, before the troops move, food and grass go first, and farming has always been a plan to prepare for borders. The public rule is still your knowledge."

Guo Tu bowed and bowed. "The lord praised it, but I dare not take it. I can't tell so many great principles. I only know that people regard food as the most. I have no money and food, and nothing can solve the problem."

Yuan Shao sighed a lot and sighed.
Chapter completed!