Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 656 Yu Zecheng Shares My Worry

Sun Quan's face was livid, and he stood up and said calmly, "It doesn't matter if you argue or gossip, you can say whatever you want, but you must discuss the results today, otherwise, don't go home."

"Wei." The intense atmosphere was suppressed, and all the ministers clapped their hands and responded in unison.

Seeing that Sun Quan was leaving the table, Sun Shao hurriedly asked, "Master, where are you going?"

Sun Quan said softly: "It's sweltering in the hall. I'm going out to cool off. I hope that when I come back, you have a good plan. Changxu (Sun Shao), I will leave it to you to preside over here."

"Uh Wei." Sun Shao cupped his hands and saluted.

After Sun Quan finished speaking, he left from the back of the hall, went back to the palace, changed into plain clothes, and went to Jianye's market. Several warriors led him through the streets and alleys, and finally stopped in front of a wealthy business house.

"Inside the guests." The young man in front of the door saw that the visitor looked good, and stepped aside before he finished his welcome speech.

The shopkeeper Yu Xiu (Hu Ke) was fiddling with the abacus in front of the stage, and when he looked up, he found Sun Quan in person, and quickly patted his robes to greet him.

"Treasurer. They..." the young man stammered, and was overwhelmed by the aura of those warriors, he couldn't even speak clearly. ,
"Go to the door and wait. I will personally receive this distinguished guest." After Yu Xiu gave orders to the servant, he bowed to Sun Quan with a smile and saluted, "Please come to the honored guest, I have some good things in my possession."

Seeing this, Sun Quan nodded slightly, followed Yu Xiu to the back of the hall, walked through two corridors to the familiar secret room, and the guards in charge stood guard in front of the door as usual.

After closing the door, Yu Xiu called out to the lord and bowed to him.

Sun Quan hurriedly helped Yu Xiu up: "There is no need to be polite."

Yu Xiu invited Sun Quan to sit down, and carefully asked: "It is rumored that Cao Pi's soldiers are suppressing the country, my lord should discuss with the ministers in court, why did you come to the business at this time?"

"The ministers are arguing endlessly. I was really upset when I heard it, so I came out for a walk, and accidentally came to you."

In Sun Quan's position, he would not do meaningless things. Although he said to walk around casually, in fact his goal was very clear. He came to find Yu Xiu.

Yu Xiu nodded slightly, and explained in a low voice: "Since the war with Jingzhou last time, the cargo ship of the last general has never left Yangzhou again, so there is no news from Jingzhou and Jiaozhou recently."

"I am very clear about this matter. The current situation is equivalent to breaking diplomatic relations. It is normal for you not to have any new information. The Zhang family contributed a lot when buying prisoners of war last time. I know that Zecheng has done a lot." Sun Quan Nod slightly.

Yu Xiu smiled and said, "Actually, it's nothing. It's good to share the Lord's worries."

"It's a pity that the Zhang family paid a lot of money, but they didn't get any part in the end. I remember that Zecheng was with Shi Xie. Didn't he join the army? Find a way to get the Zhang family to push you out, so that I can give it to you conveniently." Reward the trilogy." Sun Quan proposed.

Yu Xiu clasped his fists and replied: "Huishu has three brothers, so it's impossible for me, my son-in-law, to get involved. In addition, the relationship between the general and the lord, in fact, can't be hidden from other big clans."

Hu Ke acts cautiously and tactfully, and is loved by his peers and elders in the Zhang family. If he really wants to fight for the command of the army, he is capable of getting the Zhang family to help him take power, but Hu Ke is worried about being sent to Jingzhou to fight. In addition to killing each other, it is also contrary to my intention to come to Jiangdong to lurk.

Lan Tian asked Hu Ke to lurk in Jiangdong, not for him to assassinate a certain official or general, nor for him to become a high-ranking official. People's hearts are ready.

During the battle and negotiation between Sun and Liu in Jingzhou, Hu Ke used his intelligence methods to deliberately create rumors in the rear, making the Huaisi faction and the Jiangdong gentry more antagonistic, and inciting the Shanyue rebellion in various places to hinder Sun Quan.

The reason why all this went smoothly was because of Hu Ke's identity as a businessman, and because Sun Quan was protecting him. While Hu Ke was collecting information for Sun Quan, he could spread rumors reasonably.

If Hu Ke becomes a general of the gentry leading the troops, the Huaisi faction will pay attention to him immediately. At that time, even the best cover-up is easy to cause problems. Jiangdong is famous for its infighting, so Hu Ke thinks it is good to be a businessman Well, at least the Huaisi faction and the Jiangdong gentry looked down on such a cheap industry.

If you don't get noticed, you can lurk steadily.

"Well, it makes sense, but you can make money for Gu. Last time, you didn't use the money from the firm to redeem someone, right?" Sun Quan asked.

Yu Xiu shook his head and said, "Don't worry, my lord, none of your money has been touched, just let me know when you need it."

"You Zecheng made arrangements for me, and I have few chances to use the money. You bought everything you want." Sun Quan nodded in relief, and then heaved a long sigh.

"The lord seems to be unhappy?" Yu Xiu asked.

"Cao Pi's soldiers are pressing down on the border, and An Neng Shuzhan is frowning? After the last defeat in Jingzhou, the strength of the Jiangdong navy has been greatly reduced. I think Chaisang's garrison will go to Ruxu. I am always worried that Gan Ning will take advantage of the opportunity to attack. At that time, he will lose sight of the other, and Jiangdong will be in danger. That's it." Sun Quan shook his head and frowned.

Yu Xiu thought for a while, and said with certainty: "Actually, my lord, you can rest assured that Jingzhou soldiers will not take advantage of the situation to attack. You can transfer the Chaisang navy to Huainan with peace of mind."

"How do you know?" Sun Quan asked.

"If the two commercial firms on the opposite side fight each other because of their own interests, I will definitely not end up sideways and help one side." Yu Xiu replied from a business perspective.

"But why?" Sun Quan became interested.

Yu Xiu said with a smile: "The two companies are fighting each other for profit, or lowering prices, or dumping, nothing more than wanting to annex each other and monopolize the leader. I just need to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and prepare to stockpile the goods, and wait until they both lose. remain invincible."

Sun Quan tapped lightly on the table, "Guan Yu and Lan Tian went to war with both of them at the same time. Even if they won in the end, their own losses were not small. They really should recuperate."

Yu Xiu added: "According to the news from Chaisang, Gan Ning expanded the city and built fortifications in E County, which fully shows that they are unable to move eastward."

"All the people in E County have been relocated to me. Gan Ning is building a city and fortifications there at this time, which means that he is also guarding against our counterattack?" Sun Quan said to himself.

"My lord is wise." Yu Xiu clasped his fists in compliment.

Sun Quan stroked his purple beard and couldn't understand it, "It seems that Lantian cheated the property from Jiangdong, and most of it will be used in the empty city of E County, let alone recruiting troops. How could Liu Bei be so stupid?"

"Master, do you know why I use a small cargo ship?" Yu Xiu asked back.

"Why?"

"Because of the narrow river, it is inconvenient for large cargo ships to turn around. If they extend the battle line to Jiangdong, their supply line will be too long, and there will be big problems if they are not careful."

"It makes sense, then I'll transfer from Chaisang immediately, but I have to prepare money and food again and again, I really don't want to see Gu Yuantan's face." Sun Quan frowned again.

Yu Xiu smiled slightly and said, "My lord, send troops as soon as possible. I'll discuss the matter of money and food with the Zhang family. It should solve part of it."

Sun Quan patted Yu Xiu's shoulder and sighed: "Hey, if all the courtiers in the court can be like Zecheng, they will share my worries for me."

　Due to the needs of the follow-up plot, there are still a few days to lay the groundwork for the branch line. Please understand, the main storyline is being loaded.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)