Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 473 Cooperation
"Mr. asked me to wait here, so we can talk about it now." After Li Kan, Candidate, and Cheng Yin took their seats in the gazebo, it seemed a little crowded. Disdain, straight to the point.

"You generals don't need to be so vigilant. This time, the palace was ordered to come to Guanzhong, not to embarrass you." Chen Gong smiled and motioned for the waiter to bring drinks, looked at the four of them and said with a smile: "But Guanzhong has become like it is today. The scene, but the palace has never imagined."

"Hey, speaking of this, I admire Ling Jun very much." The candidate picked up the wine glass and sniffed it, but didn't drink it. He just sneered and said: "Back then, if those prominent families in Guanzhong hadn't acted as demons, it wouldn't have caused Guanzhong to fall. In such a field, if Dong Gong had the courage to slaughter those nobles back then, how could there be such things later?"

The current chaos in Guanzhong, if you look up the reasons from the history books, then Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, Guo Si and they can all be said to be the chief culprits, but when Dong Zhuo was in charge of Guanzhong, not to mention how good it was, but at least the people still had a way out.

But after a closer look, after Wang Yun and others teamed up with Lu Bu to murder Dong Zhuo, they directly forced hundreds of thousands of Xiliang troops to rebel, which was the root cause of the chaos in Guanzhong.

What about later?

Behind the many warlords in Guanzhong, which one did not have the secret support of the gentry, and finally broke up Guanzhong with each other. Fewer and fewer resources.

If this fight continues, everyone knows what the final result will be, but if there is no fight, it will be the one who dies first, so even in the current situation, the generals in Guanzhong cannot stop their conquest.

The candidate didn't complain, looked at Chen Gong, then looked at Luo Pingan behind Chen Gong, raised his wine glass and said with a smile: "Now Guanzhong is like this, but I don't know how you plan to wait for me when you come here, sir? "

Guanzhong is basically a piece of wasteland now, and Chen Gong came here just to ask for their help, to help Chu Nan deal with Yuan Shao, but why should they help Chu Nan?

"Everyone, don't worry, the palace will not interfere too much with the affairs of Guanzhong, but the palace has come to Chang'an to invite you to help the court put down the rebellion." Chen Gong said with a smile.

I won't interfere, so take down Duan Yan first?

Everyone looked at Duan Yan. According to the information they got, Duan Yan joined Chen Gong, but he didn't do so on his own initiative. The generals in the army were all changed, so in the eyes of everyone, Chen Gong's words were not convincing. force.

"Mr. Gongtai was joking. Now that the world is at peace, if we talk about rebellion, I'm afraid our place is more like a rebellion. Mr. Gongtai wants to put down the rebellion. Could it be that he wants to put down us?" Cheng Yin laughed.

What Chen Gong said about suppressing the rebellion was to suppress the rebellion somewhere. Everyone knew that the situation between Chu Nan and Yuan Shao was becoming more and more tense, and it was impossible for Chen Gong to take action against them at this time.

But it is impossible for them to help Chen Gong.

"You guys don't want to hear about my conditions?" Chen Gong was not angry, took a sip from his wine glass, looked at the four generals and said with a smile.

"I would like to hear more about it." Liang Xing's eyes lit up. This was what he was waiting for, but he didn't expect Chen Gong to mention it on his own initiative.

"The imperial court knows a little about the current situation in Guanzhong. I have sent a letter to the imperial court to send a batch of grain and grass to Guanzhong in batches. The approximate quantity is around one million shi." Chen Gong said indifferently.

Million Stones! ?

Everyone, including Duan Yan, was short of breath.

What is the concept of a million stones? 20 million catties of grain, calculated as one person consumes two catties a day, this 1 million stones of grain is enough to feed an army of [-] for nearly two years.

It can greatly alleviate the current predicament of the generals in Guanzhong.

If these grains are dedicated to one family, then the 1 million stone grains will be even more.

"Sir, don't lie to us!" The candidate stared at Chen Gong and said in a deep voice, even if the imperial court can provide so much food, how could it be possible to give it to them?You must know that the imperial court is in a state of war with Yuan Shao at any time. Even if there is food, it must be supplied to the front line. How can it be given to Guanzhong?
"This is a national policy that was decided last year. Guanzhong also belongs to the imperial court. Guanzhong is in such a state that the imperial court will naturally save it, but it has never been thought of as serious." Chen Gong said here with a sigh: "according to the palace, even if It is a million stones of food and grass, and it is just an urgent need in the process of solving the customs."

"Sir, what you said is right." Liang Xing nodded and said, "I don't know how to divide the million stones of grain and grass?"

"The imperial court also needs grain now. It is impossible for a million stones of grain and grass to arrive in Guanzhong at once. 200,000 stones of grain and grass will be sent first to meet the urgent need. After the summer harvest, there will be a second batch of grain and grass. You may not know that now In the land of the Central Plains, after a year of innovation, grain can be harvested four times a year!" Chen Gong laughed.

"Harvest four times a year!?" Everyone had heard about this, but they just didn't believe it. How could there be grain harvested four times a year?But seeing that Chen Gong didn't seem to be fake, everyone couldn't help but become active.

If this is the case, it can also explain why the court is so generous.

"As for how to distribute..." Chen Gong paused at this point, looked at the four people and smiled, "The reason why I contacted the four people this time is because there is not enough food and grass, and there is only enough for the four people, so this first batch The 200,000 stones of grain and grass can only be distributed to four people."

The four of them nodded quickly when they heard the words: "Mr. is wise."

"Of course, these grains can't be allocated in vain. It needs to be effective. Now that the people's livelihood in Guanzhong is declining, your majesty and the lord are very worried. Therefore, the four prefectures need to open up business with the Central Plains, allow merchants from the Central Plains to trade, and provide protection. "Chen Gong said with a smile: "In addition, the imperial court is planning to arrange county magistrates in Fufeng and Feng Yi counties to take charge of rectifying the people's livelihood. You can rest assured that you will not seize your military power, but if there is a war in the imperial court, you will need the help of the four troops!" "

"Naturally." Liang Xing nodded decisively and said, "We are also ministers of the Han Dynasty, and it is our duty to share the worries of the court!"

As long as the military power is in hand, so what if the local government is controlled by the other party?
"The initial 200,000 stone grain and grass will arrive in Chang'an in about three days. At that time, the four families will share equally. The county magistrates prepared by the imperial court will also arrive with the grain and grass. I hope the four will cooperate." Chen Gong said with a smile. .

"It's natural, sir, don't worry, the general has long wanted to submit to the king, and only regrets that there is no way to worship under him. Now that the gentleman is here, it is also a wish of the general." Liang Xing said with sincerity.

Chen Gong is just farting about this, if he really has the heart, wouldn't it be better to directly submit now?Why wait for him to go around so many detours?

After discussing a lot of details with the four people, it was not until it was getting dark that Chen Gong said goodbye to the four people and went to prepare for resettlement.

"Sir, I have something unclear!" On the way back, Duan Yan finally couldn't help but speak.

"It's okay to be loyal." Chen Gong achieved his goal and was in a happy mood. Hearing this, he smiled and nodded.

"Those four people obviously don't have the heart to belong to them. With such funding from the imperial court, isn't it just throwing millions of food and grass here for nothing?" Duan Yan was puzzled.

"Didn't you want the right to trade and the positions of county magistrates?" Chen Gong said with a smile.

"What's the use of this?" Duan Yao was puzzled.

The military power is in the hands of others, and you get the right to govern the counties and the right to trade, doesn't it depend on the face of others?
"With political power, people's livelihood can be consolidated. Now the people in Guanzhong are in panic, their hearts are homeless, and all industries are in decline. Therefore, they need to gather the hearts of the people first; as for the right to trade, they can increase the dependence of the four people on the imperial court. There are two powers. , plus there is already a certain amount of military strength in Chang'an as a deterrent, they will not act recklessly if they have to." Chen Gong explained as he walked.

"How can you rely on Tongshang?" Duan Yan was puzzled, what is the necessary connection between the two?
"Commercial trade can enhance circulation, and the circulation is not limited to food and coins. Clothing, food, housing and transportation will help, and all industries will gradually prosper. But once the trade in Guanzhong is stopped, these will be abandoned, and Guanzhong will return to what it is today." Chen Gong said with emotion. : "As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. If the people want to live a prosperous life, they will naturally turn to the court, and so do they."

In this matter, the imperial court has a way out, but they can only rely on the imperial court. Even if Yuan Shao wants to win them over at this time, it is high-ranking officials and generous salary, not food, grass, and business. Yuan Shao can't give them these things.

"But the imperial court and Yuan Shao are about to fight, and a million stones is too much..." Duan Yan didn't know what to say, a million stones is too much.

"There are no millions of shi for food and grass, only 200,000 shi, and one hundred thousand shi was borrowed from Nanyang." Chen Gong shook his head. The court is indeed not short of food, but firstly, the war is imminent, and secondly, it is a thousand miles away from the Central Plains. Yao, the delivery of grain and grass is very problematic, and Yuan Shao may also face detection and interference in the middle.

The movement of millions of stones of grain and grass must be huge, and it is impossible for Yuan Shao not to notice it.

"Then Mr. is lying to them?" Duan Wei looked at Chen Gong in astonishment.

"It's not a lie. There is a shortage of grain in Guanzhong, and the price of grain must be high. After the opening of trade, it will naturally attract grain merchants, and there will also be government merchants from the imperial court. There will be millions of grain and grass, but not for them, but for this Guanzhong. There is a way for the common people to survive, after the spring plowing, the livelihood of the common people is hopeful, and more grain and grass will naturally appear." Chen Gong shook his head, he only said that the imperial court prepared it, but did not say that the million stones of grain and grass were all provided by the imperial court.

Can this count as cheating?
Obviously not.

"And once the military power and financial power are in my hands, they will no longer have the final say." Chen Gong straightened up on the horseback, looked at the outline of Chang'an City in the distance, and sighed.

Having said that, it is really worrying that Guanzhong has been reduced to what it is today.

"Mister is brilliant!" Duan Yan looked at Chen Gong and said sincerely.

There were some complaints before, but now listening to Chen Gong's plan for the four of them, he felt that he was not wronged.

Chen Gong shook his head, looked at Zhao Yun who was at the side, he said that these were not for the purpose of reassuring Duan Yao, seeing Zhao Yun's pensive face, nodded in satisfaction, and continued to ride his horse towards Chang'an...

(End of this chapter)