Sun Ce's mouth was slightly raised, his face was smiling, but there was no smile in his eyes. If what Li Ru said was Jia Xu's meaning, then Jia Xu was not only a speculative, but also a threatening element.

"I can understand what the sir said, but do you think Jia Wenhe will have a chance?" Sun Ce habitually twisted his fingers, unhappy, but he was very determined, as if he placed something between his fingers and grinded patiently until it was ground into powder.

"Although Jia Wenhe is acquainted with Confucianism, he is actually close to the Tao. Yan Zhong, a famous scholar in Liangzhou, said that he has good talent."

"What sir means is that Jia Wenhe has six strange plans to help the emperor turn defeat into victory?"

"Or help the king with his help."

"What can he help me?"

"For example, stabilize Liangzhou and reopen the Western Regions." Li Ru slowed down his tone and said sincerely: "Han Sui, Ma Teng did not have such vision. Yan Zhong looked down on them back then, and the king should not have too high expectations for them."

Sun Ce stared at Li Ru for a while, and did not ask again. The smile on the corner of his mouth became stronger and stronger, and gradually there was a little more sarcasm. Jia Xu had any way to help the emperor win by defeat. Li Ru might know, maybe he didn't know - even if he knew, he wouldn't say it easily - but there was enough weight in Anding Liangzhou.

This is also the reason why Li Ru mentioned the Qiang Rebellion for a hundred years as soon as he opened his mouth.

If you think about it carefully, Liangzhou has more important role in the Central Plains than Youzhou and Bingzhou, because Liangzhou not only has horses, but also a commercial road leading to the Western Regions. This commercial road is not only a commercial road, but also a cultural transportation road, and a jade road. Even if it is just a war horse, the war horses in Liangzhou and the Western Regions are more superior than Youzhou, and Bingzhou's war horses, especially the armored cavalry.

If you lose Youbing, as long as Liangzhou is in hand, you can still hold on for a while. If you lose Liangzhou, Youbing cannot defend it. Before Emperor Wu of Han conquered the Xiongnu, he took Liangzhou first and cut off the right arm of the Xiongnu. The Eastern Han Dynasty lost control of Liangzhou, and Liangzhou became an ulcer that had plagued the court for a hundred years, and finally sucked away the blood of the court, accelerating the collapse of the political situation.

Liangzhou has a great impact on the safety of the Central Plains political situation, and does not require thousands of years of experience, and can be seen with a little common sense. Jia Xu uses this as a condition for negotiation and is very important. However, people have limitations. Although Jia Xu is wise, he is not a saint who is born to know, a god who predicts the future, and has not seen through his good intentions.

I have worked so hard to plan and accumulate strength so patiently, isn’t I just want to defeat barbarism with civilization?

Suddenly, Sun Ce's awe of Jia Xu was mostly gone. Jia Xu was strategy, but in the face of real strength, the meaning of strategy was very limited, and at best it was just a dying struggle. He would not bow down to his fate if he didn't let him recognize the situation.

"Even if there is a chance, it depends on whether he can grasp it. I'll wait and see his performance." Sun Ce patted Li Ru's hand and stood up. "Sir, have a good rest. If you need it, just inform me. If you want to walk around, I'll arrange the car and the boat."

Li Ru was stunned. "King..."

Sun Ce raised a finger and signaled that Li Ru no longer needed to say. "Liangzhou must be pacified, but it is definitely not what you think. It is not the wise man who takes the self-respecting Liangzhou. Please tell Jia Wenhe that he will do his own things and do not go astray."

After Sun Ce said that, he bowed his hand and stood up and left. Li Ru sat on the bed, watching Sun Ce's back disappear outside the door, feeling sad for a long time, and sighed.

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When Sun Ce returned to the palace, he sent someone to call Guo Jia and talked about the meeting with Li Ru.

After hearing this, Guo Jia laughed. "So, we overestimate Jia Xu."

"Not necessarily." Sun Ce shook his head and signaled Guo Jia not to underestimate the enemy. Although he no longer regarded Jia Xu as a genius who turned his hand and turned his hand and turned his hand and turned his hand and turned his hand and turned his hand and turned his hand and rain, he knew that Jia Xu was definitely not the one who waited for death. Since he dared to negotiate terms, he would definitely have a backup. "Transfer to Lu Su, Lu Fan, and Lu Announcement, and let them be careful of Jia Xu and not take advantage of the loopholes. It is related to the rise and fall of Liangzhou. Jia Xu may persuade Yang Fu and others, and may even join forces with Ma Teng and Han Sui. In order to achieve his goal, he has no bottom line."

Guo Jia nodded. "The king said reasonably, it is because of me that it is invincible, but because of the enemy. As long as we keep it tight, we don't have to care about Jia Xu's tricks. Besides, it will be beneficial for us to be able to fight with a counselor like Jia Xu."

Sun Ce laughed. He also had this meaning. Since it was used to practice with war, we should not only practice ordinary soldiers, but also practice generals and strategists. The two theater supervisors plus Lu Gong, Yan Xing, Chen Dao and others helped. It should be enough to deal with Jia Xu. Even if they cannot win, Jia Xu would not get any advantage. It would be a pity that such a good opportunity will not be a pity. But in this way, the consumption will increase, and the entire Runan may be affected. Jiazhou's rice transportation must be taken seriously.

If you have food at home, you are not panic. In the end, what you fight is still to consume. The more you have enough food, the more confidence you are.

Sun Ce made a decision and acted quickly, summoning Mi Zhu, Cai Mao and others to discuss the matter of transporting rice from Jiaozhou. As expected, Cai Mao had some opinions on Sun Ce's formation of a naval army and was responsible for transporting rice from Jiaozhou, especially Mi Fang, who was the main general, believed that this was an invasion of the interests of the merchants of the Jingxiang Group. Although the newly built naval army was under the Central Army, Mi Fang was definitely the Qingxu Group.

When it comes to interests, Cai Mao, who has always had a good temper, became resolute and repeatedly asked about the scale and functions of the Central Navy, and even made things difficult for him. He asked Yu Fanhuo, who was in charge of the Chamber of Commerce, and he would turn against him on the spot.

Sun Ce never spoke, watching them argue. It was related to their vital interests, and anyone would react. If Cai Maozhen was slime, he would not be the representative of the Jingxiang businessmen. Moreover, in the past, merchants were untouchables and had no say. Even if their family was rich, they were still at slaughtered in front of the county magistrates and county magistrates. There was no place to seek justice. In order to protect themselves, they could only seek marriage with power, and finally formed a noble family, powerful, and even more disasters were caused. He now valued industry and commerce. To ensure the healthy development of industry and commerce, he had to ensure the basic rights of industry and commerce, and at least give them the opportunity to express their wishes. It would be better to say it in person than to say behind the scenes.

Seeing that Sun Ce did not stop, Cai Mao, who was already a little nervous, calmed down and fought with Yu Fan with red face. Faced with Yu Fan, who had always been strong, Cai Mao did not show any weakness and asked Yu Fan a few questions:

First of all, Shang was one of the four people. Just like the scholars who studied and served as officials and the warriors who served on the battlefield, they were all scholars. Everyone was equal. Don’t look at me with the eyes of the untouchables;

Secondly, business is not a last-minute industry, but an indispensable part of the national economy. Without business, how can the products manufactured by workshops be marketed in the world? Without business, how can the salt in the East China Sea be marketed in Bazhou and become a weapon of economic warfare? There is military tactics of war and business has business, and you cannot decide by yourself. We businessmen also have the right to speak, even more than you. You should listen to our opinions first before making a decision.

Finally, the Jingxiang Group has made a lot of money over the years, but every money we earn is legitimate. We have also paid a lot of commercial taxes, and we have not evaded taxes. No matter how much we earn, it is legal. Moreover, the money of the Jingxiang Group did not fall from the sky, but was earned by our Jingxiang people with our hard work. Why do we need to fund scholars to travel, why do we need to fund the technology improvement of Muxuetang, and why do we invest in the construction of bridges and roads, all for profit and long-term interests. Now that the investment continues, you suddenly want to form a navy and compete with us for business, can you return our investment to us?

Cai Mao immediately reported a series of numbers. Yu Fan was a plan and was very familiar with these numbers. He also knew that what Cai Mao said was true, so he had no way to refute it for a while. Although Mi Zhu and Cai Mao were competitors, from the perspective of a businessman, he did not want the government to go back on his word and invade the interests of the businessman. But he knew Sun Ce’s intention, so he couldn’t say much. Zhang Hong and Guo Jia saw Yu Fan being defeated for the first time. In addition to being touched, he was inevitably a little gloating.

Yu Fan was helpless and finally used his trump card. Jiaozhou transport rice can be made by you, but our budget is limited and it may not be profitable. Will you do it? He immediately quoted a price, which is the price of the rice from Jiaozhou rice to Jianye Wharf. If you are willing to do it, you will do this business, starting from one million stones, without a cap.

Cai Mao quickly calculated it. Although this price is much higher than the rice price of Jianye, there is no profit to be said from Jiaozhou. If there is a storm on the way and a few more ships are blown over, it will definitely be a loss. If you want to make a profit, you can only use the merchant ships that have already gone to Jiaozhou. However, in this way, they cannot carry other goods, which is actually not cost-effective.

Any business can be done, but if you lose money, Cai Mao shook his head happily and did not do it. But he immediately said: During the year-end audit, we will strengthen the audit of Jiaozhou rice transportation this time to see if the cost you paid is what you said, and whether anyone can fill your personal pockets. Commercial tax is the big part of taxation. Our Jingxiang Group pays commercial tax accounts for three-quarters of commercial tax. We have the right to ask the Jixiang Mansion to publicize these data so that people will not use public service to help others and play tricks.

Yu Fan was so angry that he laughed and looked at him disdainfully. You can check the accounts? My accounting level is ten times better than you, and it can help you find problems. However, he said it fiercely, and Yu Fan was a little wary. This matter is really working well. If Cai Mao really finds out the problem, he will be very embarrassed.

After the fierce debate, the establishment of the Central Navy was decided, and Sun Ce ordered several ship officers to prepare the ships. Because the Central Navy was formed, the first task was to transport rice in Jiaozhou, which not only required warships, but also cargo ships, especially the latest ten-stone cargo ships, inevitably required new ships from Cai Mao and others. To this end, Sun Ce came up with a prepared plan, took out a share of one million stones, and entrusted the Jingxiang Group to transport them at a higher price, giving them a certain profit, and allowing them to follow the Central Navy to enjoy the full protection of the navy, docked in military ports, and avoid pirates and storms.

Cai Mao was rarely tough in his life, and he argued in person with Yu Fan, who claimed that no one dared to mess with him. He was in a good mood. After listening to Sun Ce's plan, the remaining resentment in his heart disappeared and he happily agreed.
Chapter completed!