Tuoba Jun was furious and almost fell into coma, but was supported by Tuoba Ting.
"Liang Xiao?" Everyone in Beihu looked disbelieving.
Generalissimo Hu Yanche of Beihu said: "The news received by Beihu is that the Tuoba clan fell due to Tuoba Ting's defection. But you said that this plan was planned by Liang Xiao... This son is only eighteen years old. , can you really lay such a vicious plan?"
Tuoba Jun gritted his teeth and said: "Marshal, don't underestimate this son! After becoming the Marquis of Lanling, this son was able to grow to this extent in half a year, and he is ruthless. He will definitely be a powerful enemy of Beihu in the future!"
Hu Yanche's eyes flashed, and he stood up with a slap on the table.
"It just so happens that if you and your family hadn't secretly assisted me back then, I might not have been able to defeat Marquis Lanling. Now, his son wants to take revenge. I will definitely let his father and son suffer together and avenge your Tuoba clan!"
Tuoba Ting laughed miserably and said: "I, the Tuoba clan, were harmed by this person, and this hatred is irreconcilable! Marshal, there are still people from the Tuoba clan lurking in various parts of the Zhou Dynasty, and there are also several other big families who are helping us to capture the enemy." Yanzhou is not difficult.”
Tuoba Jun's expression brightened slightly and he said: "I will make arrangements in advance to create a grain shortage in Yanzhou. When the food shortage becomes serious, I will let those rice merchants return to Yanzhou to sell grain at high prices and destroy the Yanzhou economy. By then, the people of Yanzhou will not be able to make a living. If Beihu Iron Hoof goes south, great things can be accomplished!"
Hu Yanche frowned and said: "There is something that makes me very depressed. Those aristocratic families gave us Beihu news that Liang Xiao would go to Jiangnan, so they moved the spies and related industries and tools planted in Yanzhou to Jiangnan. If you want to return to Yanzhou and rearrange it, I'm afraid it will take a year and a half."
"Didn't I remind you that Liang Xiao will come to Youzhou? Why did they evacuate people?" Tuoba Jun asked in shock.
A Beihu military advisor said: "It is said that your dead soldiers released the news. Liang Xiao talked to those poor students and intended to go to the south of the Yangtze River to develop, prepare some political achievements for himself, and make a smooth career in the future. Therefore, they quickly informed those personnel Went to Jiangnan..."
"Is it Qin Xun??" Tuoba Jun frowned and gritted his teeth, "If Bai He can betray, there is nothing impossible for Qin Xun!"
"He is extremely filial to his parents. Our mother is still in our hands. How dare he!" Tuobating still didn't believe it.
"Brother, I don't want to hear such words anymore. Everything is possible. For Liang Xiao, you have to devote 120% of your efforts to deal with it, and consider the worst in everything!" Tuoba Jun complained.
Tuobating was speechless.
Beihu's military advisor comforted him: "Okay, okay, you are so angry right now, it's not too late to talk about it after you calm down. The marshal still wants to help you wash away the dust today, be happy! The days are long, and there will be many opportunities to knock Liang Xiao's bones and suck out his marrow." !”
Tuoba Jun then thanked Hu Yanche.
Hu Yanche immediately ordered people to arrange a banquet and invited the best girls to serve Tuoba Jun.
After the Tuoba brothers left, Hu Yanche summoned all the military advisors to discuss Liang Xiao's affairs.
"Marshal, I think Liang Xiao should not be underestimated!" a military advisor said seriously.
Hu Yanche immediately ordered: "Send people to pay attention to Liang Xiao in Yanzhou, search for the Red Blood Sword, and kill all those knights in one fell swoop!"
After making arrangements, Hu Yanche remembered something again and said, "By the way! Not long ago, spies from Yanzhou came to report that they had found traces of the famous horse White Dragon Shadow on the grassland, and sent people to look for it again!"
All the generals flattered him.
"Only a hero like the Marshal is worthy of Bai Longying!"
Hu Yanche touched his empty left sleeve and said with a ferocious smile: "Marquis Lanling of Zhou Dynasty, your son Liang Xiao will pay for this broken arm!"
In Yanzhou Prefecture, Liang Xiao was discussing with everyone how to deal with the food shortage.
"Is there really no need to inform His Majesty about this matter?" Lin Xiu was a little worried.
Liang Xiao shook his head: "Not only do we not need to notify, we also need to release the news. It is best to let those evacuated rice merchants know that the price of rice in Yanzhou is about to skyrocket and it will be profitable."
"Will the price of rice go up?" Qin Baili asked.
"Rise! How can we solve this problem without rising?" Liang Xiao said with a smile.
Everyone was stunned, but found that Liang Xiao was not ready to explain, so they stopped asking any more questions.
At night in the Prefect's Mansion, Qin Xun was talking to the scholar Qin Lihong at home.
This man is a poor scholar in Taixue, his fellow countryman, and a friend of Qin Baili and others. Now he serves as Qin Xun's assistant, so he is still considered white.
"Liang Xiao summoned us just now and mentioned the price of rice. The prefect's mansion couldn't control it, but Liang Xiao still wanted to put pressure on the rice merchants to lower their prices. At the same time, he sent people to notify the empress that people from all over the country would come to Yanzhou mobilizes grain to cope with the grain shortage."
At this time, Qin Xun's face was cold, and he looked completely different from his usual modesty.
Qin Lihong said: "So, the price of rice will rise in the short term, but with the support of the court, the price of rice will fall back within a year?"
Qin Xun nodded and said: "Yes! You should inform the Lord as soon as possible. Those rice merchants should be prepared in advance to disrupt Yanzhou's economy at any time and make the court busy in vain!"
"What should I say?" Qin Lihong hesitated.
Qin Xun suggested: "Let's not forget the Lord's purpose! First create a food shortage, and then sell the food at high prices to destroy Yanzhou's economy and people's hearts. By then, civil unrest will break out, and great things will happen!"
"My Lord thinks so too!" Qin Lihong said excitedly.
Qin Xun then said: "Then you go and inform quickly. The price of food in Yanzhou will skyrocket soon. Rice merchants must be prepared and don't let others get there first."
Qin Lihong left at night and came to a small alley.
The watchman who had been waiting here for a long time took Qin Lihong's note and left at night.
Early the next morning, more than a dozen rice merchants, big and small, were invited by Liang Xiao to the prefect's mansion.
Qin Shuang, a rice merchant disguised as Long Wushuang, was among the big ones.
"Marquis Lanling summoned us, what's the important thing?" Gong Ping, a rice merchant sitting close to the main seat, smiled and looked confident.
"Of course it's a matter of negotiating the price of rice."
All the rice merchants looked at each other and smiled.
It seems that Yanzhou's granary will no longer be able to bear it!
"The current price of rice is sixty cents per dan, which is too cheap. Why should it be 150 cents per dan?" a rice merchant suggested.
Liang Xiao shook his head and smiled.
"I called you all here in the hope that you can cooperate with me in exchange for the convenience of selling food here for a long time."
"What price does Marquis Lanling want the rice to be? Qin Shuang, what do you think?" Gong Ping asked tentatively.
Long Wushuang sipped the tea the whole time with a smile on his face, and then said: "Listen to the prefect's opinion first, don't be in a hurry."
The rice merchants were impatient and urged Liang Xiao to set the price.
"It doesn't matter what my price is. What I want is for you to sign a contract with the prefect's government. The rice price will remain unchanged and all the rice will be sold to the government." Liang Xiao said.
"Pricing is not important? Then, Marquis Lanling, at what price do you plan to buy our grain?" Gong Ping calmed down and said with a smile.
Liang Xiao looked calm: "Sixty coins and one stone, the government wants them all."
"Marquis Lanling, are you fooling us?"
