Jianye.
Hearing that Jingzhou had a bad harvest, this had long been expected by the monarchs and ministers of Soochow.
"Unexpectedly, it won't be long before Deng Bomiao will send me as an envoy to Jiangdong again."
“What do you think? It’s okay to say it!”
Sun Quan sat upright and looked at the officials in the audience. There had been no war in Jiangdong in recent years, and it could be said that there was a bumper harvest of food.
Even if there is a shortage of food, Sun Quan never panics. After all, every Soochow general who wants to get ahead must go through the experience of eating, sleeping, and conquering mountains and mountains.
For Sun Quan, Shanyue was an inexhaustible resource.
But the current leader of Shanyue, Cheng Wu, gave Sun Quan a headache.
Even the famous general He Qi took action and allowed the animal to escape smoothly.
Sun Quan was far from expecting that Cheng Wu was now running Shanyue using the same system that Liu Mang used to run Jiaozhou.
Especially the household responsibility system, coupled with the fertile soil of Jiangdong, is a double buff, making it difficult to run out of food!
"King Wu, I thought Deng Zhi must have come because of lack of food."
Zhang Zhao snorted coldly: "I didn't expect that Liu Changqing would ask me to do something for Soochow one day!"
"Xiangyang, Jiangling, and Xinye are experiencing wars all year round, and the farmland will definitely be abandoned!"
"King Wu might as well speak loudly and make a lot of money from Liu Mang!"
Zhang Zhaoke remembers that day when Liu Mang was fighting with the Confucian scholars, he was the first to bear the brunt of being criticized the most!
"King Wu, I think Liu Bei and his son are allies, not to mention Liu Changqing is the husband of the princess."
"We, Soochow Wu and Shu Han, are allies. Publicly and privately we should sell some grain to Jingzhou at low prices."
"In this way, Liu Mang will definitely appreciate King Wu's kindness, which will help the two families to build a good relationship between Qin and Jin!"
Zhuge Jin took a step forward and decisively refuted Zhang Zhao, not forgetting to mock: "Isn't Zhang Zibu just old and confused?"
"This person's advice to King Wu is nothing but short-sightedness!"
Zhang Zhao was furious when he heard this, "Zhuge Ziyu, don't think that because your brother is the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, you can bark in front of me!"
"This is Soochow, not your Shu Han court!"
Zhang Zhao decisively attacked Zhuge Jin as Zhuge Liang.
"Zhang Zibu, I was discovered by the King of Wu and appointed as an official!"
"My move is for the sake of diplomatic relations between the two countries and will benefit Soochow!"
"People like you who are eager for quick success and don't hesitate to cooperate with Cao Pi will only end up being reviled by the world!"
Zhang Zhao was scolded by Zhuge Jin until he retreated steadily, but the latter didn't care at all.
As Zhang Zhao said, Zhuge Liang is now the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty. As long as Soochow Wu establishes diplomatic relations with the Shu Han Dynasty, this relationship cannot be ignored.
"you you……"
Seeing Zhang Zhao out of breath, Sun Quan waved his hand to signal Zhuge Jin not to scold him again.
If she really dies in the court, then Te Niang will be very embarrassed.
"King Wu, let's see what Deng Bomiao says about this matter."
"If he comes to ask for food, I, Soochow, will give him a symbolic amount less. Hundreds of thousands of stones of food will be given for free. Outsiders can't say anything about me, Soochow."
"If we talk about buying grain, I, Soochow, can raise the price appropriately, just lower than Cao Pi's grain price."
Lu Meng suddenly spoke, which made Sun Quan very satisfied.
He doesn't want to offend Liu Bei now, but at the same time, he doesn't want to see his allies become bigger and stronger.
This time Jingzhou is short of food, and the two sides will once again fall into a buffer period, and there is no way for a war to break out in a short time.
Soochow can take the opportunity to accumulate national power and increase its voice in the alliance with Shu Han.
"Okay, just follow what Ziming said!"
"If Deng Bomiao asks for food, I will give him five hundred thousand dan!"
"As for him saying he wants to buy it, let's just do it business!"
Sun Quan looked overjoyed, but Zhuge Jin couldn't help frowning and saying nothing.
King Wu is too petty after all!
Hundreds of thousands of stones of grain are just a drop in the bucket for the four counties in Jingbei today!
To put it bluntly, it was just Sun Quan's self-comfort.
Anyone with a discerning eye, who doesn’t know what Sun Quan’s intention was in sending this little grain?
"Reporting to the King of Wu, Deng Bomiao, the envoy of the Shu Han Dynasty, asks for an audience!"
"Let him in!"
Sun Quan was confident and calm at this time, and he wanted to wait for Deng Zhi to beg him!
Being able to make the strong-willed Deng Bomiao bow his head was nothing less than a pleasure for Sun Quan!
“Bo Miao, it’s like not seeing you for one day, it’s like three autumns!”
There was something in Sun Quan's words, and there was a hint of joking on his face.
"Thank you, King Wu, for your concern. The ministers feel that after three days of separation, they should look upon each other with admiration!"
There was a lot of ridicule in Deng Zhi's words. We haven't seen each other for a few days, but you, Sun Quan, dare to act like a clown!
After some testing, Sun Quan sat down, looked at Zhang Zhao, and motioned to get up and speak.
"I wonder what the Shu Han envoy is doing here?"
Zhang Zhao smiled and said: "The two sides are allies, so we can speak out openly!"
Deng Zhi calmly said bluntly: "Our army has already missed the spring plowing and autumn harvest when it regained Jingzhou, causing a food shortage in the four counties in northern Jingzhou!"
"I hope King Wu will give our army some help for the sake of his allies!"
After that, Deng Zhi bowed and expressed his attitude.
"Bo Miao, you and I have been old acquaintances for a long time, why are you so polite?"
"Zi Bu, we have to send food to our allies. Chang Qing is my brother-in-law!"
"Let's talk about how much we can give as a gift!"
When Zhang Zhao heard this, he immediately smiled calmly.
"Our army can send Liu Changqing 500,000 shi of food to express the friendship between the two countries!"
Five hundred thousand shi?
This amount of food is not enough for the four counties in Jingbei to fill their teeth!
"Deng Bomiao, my lord sent you five hundred thousand shi of food, why didn't I see you to express my thanks?"
"Is it possible that you, the Shu Han envoy, don't even understand this etiquette?"
Deng Zhi was furious when he heard this, but for the sake of the national interest, he forced himself to maintain restraint.
"King Wu, this food is not enough!"
"Wei ministers do not ask for gifts from the King of Wu, but our army is willing to buy them from the King of Wu!"
"I hope King Wu will make an offer!"
The corner of Sun Quan's mouth raised. Just as the ministers in the court were discussing, Deng Zhi would still choose to buy grain in the end!
This is the time he has been waiting for!
Nowadays, Cao Wei merchants sold one stone of rice to Jingzhou for a high price of 800 yuan, which was almost twice as much!
"For the sake of our allies, why not give us six hundred coins and one stone!"
Six hundred dollars!
Usually one stone of rice only costs four hundred yuan. Sun Quan is like a lion!
At least in essence, it is no different from Cao Pi!
A trace of anger and disappointment flashed in Deng Zhi's eyes.
"As expected, as His Highness said, Sun Quan will only add insult to injury and will never provide help in times of trouble!"
Deng Zhi was still a little moved because Liu Mang had already given him a letter before he went to Soochow as an envoy.
"Bo Miao, there is no need to lose your dignity for Jingzhou."
"As your master, I have the responsibility to protect your dignity and not let anyone trample on it!"
"If Sun Quan sells grain, you can just turn around and leave. I will take care of everything!"
Thinking of this, a hint of sarcasm flashed across Deng Zhi's lips, and then he turned and left!
"Deng Bomiao, what do you mean?"
"It doesn't matter if you don't buy this grain, King Wu will just keep it for the New Year!"
