At this time, Liu Bei took over Tao Qian's army in Xuzhou and was in Xiapi.
That night, Liu Bei looked at the information sent from outside.
"Cao Cao stopped attacking Xuzhou and instead captured Yuzhou first. His movements were so fast!"
When he said this, he was confused.
How could Cao Cao develop so fast?
Not long ago, Cao Cao was Yuan Shao's little brother, helping Yuan Shao guard the south of the Yellow River and guarding Yuan Shu who lived in Huainan, so that Yuan Shao could continue to fight Gongsun Zan.
But not long after, Cao Cao became able to break away from Yuan Shao and occupied two states.
In fact, before Liu Bei went to rescue Kong Rong, he served as prime minister in Pingyuan and was Gongsun Zan's younger brother. He helped Gongsun Zan resist Yuan Shao in Pingyuan. However, he did not want to be someone else's younger brother. He wanted to break away from Gongsun Zan and do something big on his own, so When Kong Rong asked for help, he did not hesitate to take this opportunity to leave the plain.
After many twists and turns, I came to Xuzhou.
He finally took over Xuzhou and had his own territory, but the good times didn't last long. Chen Gong and Lu Bu stepped in.
On the surface, Liu Bei trusted Lu Bu and was willing to let Lu Bu garrison Xiaopei. In fact, he was very afraid of Lu Bu. He was wary of all kinds of things and was very cautious. He was afraid that Lu Bu would attack him and with the help of Chen Gong, he was no match.
"I can't seem to beat anyone around Xuzhou."
Liu Bei found that at this time, he had become the softest persimmon.
He might not be able to defeat Lu Bu, let alone Er Yuan. As for Cao Cao who once pushed him to the ground and rubbed him, if Zhang Miao hadn't made a rebellion, it would still be a question of whether Xuzhou could have defended it.
His situation in Xuzhou is actually very embarrassing, and he feels like Xuzhou can be taken away by others at any time.
"Xuande!"
Jian Yong is Liu Bei's fellow villager. When he was young, he followed Liu Bei around, and now he has become Liu Bei's adviser.
But this counselor is not very capable.
"Cao Cao has recruited 300,000 yellow turban surrender soldiers. Those people may seem like a mob, but they are real troops. As long as the surrender soldiers can be stabilized, anything is possible."
"He was able to develop so quickly because of those batches of descendants."
"In addition, Cao Cao's ability is indeed not weak."
Jian Yong analyzed and said.
No matter how weak Cao Cao is, he is still stronger than Liu Bei.
Jian Yong didn't say this sentence, after all, he was too embarrassed to say it.
"Xianhe thinks, what should I do?"
Liu Bei asked.
Jian Yong said: "Secure Xuzhou first, but it is not easy to stabilize Xuzhou, the place where the Four Battles are fought. Lu Bu alone is already in trouble."
If Lu Bu is not dealt with, they will have no confidence.
But we have to settle and we can't win.
Lu Bu's strength is very strong. Bingzhou Langqi is as good as a wolf and tiger, and Chen Gong is assisting him. Outside Hulao Pass, the three brothers could barely defeat Lu Bu, but they were fighting generals. In a real fight, it was impossible to fight like this. Will.
Liu Bei was not confident that he could withstand the attack of Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.
"well!"
Liu Bei sighed helplessly, thinking about what he should do to have a piece of territory that truly belongs to him, and then said: "I am still a little uneasy today. I always feel that something is going to happen, and it seems that I am still with my ancestors." Related, why does Xianhe think this is?"
Jian Yong shook his head and said, "I don't understand this."
Liu Bei waved his hand and said: "Forget it, maybe I think too much. Xianhe should go back and rest first."
After sending Jian Yong away, he also had to rest.
But just as he fell asleep, Liu Bei was surprised to find that he dreamed of Liu Chang, the Ai Wang of Zhongshan. He was frightened and woke up in his dream, but he could not remember what he dreamed about.
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After dawn.
Chen Zhou and the others finished loading the carts of jewelry.
As for the entrance to the tomb, it was quickly sealed.
"Sir, you are right. The tomb of King Zhongshan is richer than that of King Xiao of Liang."
Dian Wei looked at the one hundred and sixty-three carts of property around him and said with excitement and laughter.
If you take these things back, you will have military expenses and food, and you can fight any war you want.
The tomb of King Zhongshan is indeed very rich.
Chen Zhou became more and more interested in Prince Jing of Zhongshan.
As for what Liu Da'er thought, he didn't bother to care. He would dig it out first.
But now is not the time, the east of Taihang Mountain is not their territory yet.
"Send these belongings back and we won't need to rob tombs again for a long time. Let's go!" Chen Zhou said.
Their tomb robbing team returned to Puyang happily.
A few days later.
Inside Puyang City.
Chen Zhou returned home with a full load, and Cao Cao led the crowd to welcome him.
Seeing more than a hundred carts of belongings, they sighed that food was available again and hurriedly transported it to the warehouse.
"Excuse me, how are the food prices in Yanzhou now?"
Chen Zhou asked.
Guo Jia first said: "A handful of grain costs more than 2,000 yuan, but there is no intention of stopping. The price of food in the morning is completely different from the price of food in the afternoon."
It went up so fast.
It might be 2,000 yuan in the morning, and it might be 2,100 yuan in the afternoon.
"In addition, grain merchants from other places have begun to come to our Yanzhou one after another."
Zhong Yao added: "The number of people coming is increasing, and the plan to cross them is indeed feasible, but in this way, we will offend a lot of people."
Xi Zhong said: "We have soldiers and food, why are we afraid of offending others?"
Chen Zhou agreed: "What Zhicai said is very good. Selling and buying grain is a matter of your own free will. No matter whether it offends others or not, and the emperor's affairs, please continue to pay attention to their conflicts. It won't be long before their conflicts It’s getting more and more sharp, and soon someone will come to contact the Lord.”
"Don't worry Watanabe, I will do it!"
Cao Cao affirmed.
Next, Chen Zhou went home and could finally rest comfortably.
Cao Cao and the others continued to manipulate grain prices, raising prices faster and faster.
A few days later, more grain merchants heard the news and gathered in Puyang in pursuit of profits. All the guesthouses in the city were occupied by grain merchants from outside.
They knew that Cao Cao was rich now and could buy a lot of grain. They had a keen sense of smell and smelled the smell of making a lot of money.
Cao Cao was also very cooperative. After Chen Zhou brought the money back, he first bought a batch of grain worth more than 3,000 yuan per bushel, in order to stabilize the hearts of the grain merchants and attract more grain.
Seeing that Cao Cao really knew how to buy grain, the grain merchant was even more excited.
After the news continued to spread, another group of grain merchants came in.
They are all businessmen from aristocratic families, and they sell food from aristocratic families.
Among the aristocratic noble families, they could not finish the accumulated grain, and were even unwilling to use it to help the people when it was full of worms. However, it had a different meaning if it could be exchanged for money.
Relief is selfless, and you can make a profit in exchange for money.
"Lord, more and more grain merchants are coming from outside. A large amount of grain is stored in our Puyang City. If we can capture them all, we may not be short of grain in the next two years."
Xun You said: "The current price of grain has increased to more than 5,000 yuan per pill. Do we need to continue to increase it?"
Cao Cao was not very good at economic warfare. He was undecided whether he should continue to improve or stop. However, after thinking about it, he finally said: "Let's ask Du Zhi and see what Du Zhi thinks!"
