Xuande

Chapter 402 Such a body that has been tempered and tempered!

For Liu Bei, since he decided to accept the two girls, it is also necessary to talk about this matter with his subordinates who came with him, and give them an explanation.

Regarding this matter, Liu Bei needs to explain his many considerations, and let his subordinates know that he is not a dishonest person, not a person who is interested in sex.

Although these two girls do have some characteristics, but with Liu's tempered heart, a mere female sex is not enough to shake his will.

He has his own purpose.

So after making this decision, Liu Bei called his subordinates with status to hold a secret meeting in private.

"Originally, I just wanted to let the people be more peaceful. It was enough to recruit soldiers to fight, deter Sichuan and Shu, and enhance my prestige, but they wanted to marry me to increase their trust. Then I think that if they don't make good use of it, This trust is a bit wasted.

There is a lot of salt in Sichuan and Sichuan, but as far as I know, all salt wells with large output and good locations have already been owned. Most of the salt is in the hands of the Sichuan and Sichuan clans. He controlled a large number of salt workers and accumulated a large amount of land.

Therefore, in the land of Sichuan and Shu, all the families that control Yanjing are very powerful families, larger than the wealthy families in the Central Plains. Not only have money and food, but also people are the key. , is not difficult.

In my plan, the salt of Sichuan and Shu is an important resource. I need the salt for my use, not for these powerful families. But if they want to use their salt, they will definitely not agree to it. In the end, rebellion was almost inevitable.

The traffic in the land of Sichuan and Shu is blocked, and the big clans are united. Through their huge wealth, they control the local officials. They are all their people. The officials sent by the court are limited and cannot touch the fundamentals. This is not a matter of one or two years .

So if I want to rely on the local people in Sichuan and Sichuan to seize the local salt interests, it is a dream, don’t even think about it, it can be drawn together, it can be divided and disintegrated, but the effect is limited. It is difficult to distinguish who is the enemy and who is the friend, but People are different. "

For Liu Bei's opinion, Jia Xu, who has no interest in this matter, saw some ways.

His status and family energy are not enough to compete with others, and he has no similar ideas. He looked at this matter from the perspective of a bystander. He thought Liu Bei was a bit ill-considered, but when Liu Bei said this, he suddenly felt that interesting.

"The Jin people have nothing to do with the real Sichuan and Shu clans, and they are even hostile. The Sichuan and Shu clans don't look down on them at all. Junhou, do you want to use the Jin people as a blade to compete with the Sichuan and Shu clans for salt?"

"When it comes to salt interests, the big clans in Sichuan and Shu will definitely unite against us. When the time comes, we will really fight and send troops from other places to enter Sichuan and Shu. The road to Shu is too difficult and costly."

Liu Bei nodded and said: "In order to gain a foothold in Sichuan and Shu, we need an absolutely reliable internal base in Sichuan and Shu, and a group of local people who have nothing to do with the big clans in Sichuan and Shu to assist us. The people from Berkshire are a good choice. See, they are reliable.

They want to get my protection, and I need them to be the vanguard, and cut off the heads of the Sichuan and Shu clans for me, so that I can seize the salt interests of Sichuan and Shu with the least cost, and the governor of Yizhou military is not enough for me to really control Chuanshu, only by mastering the salt of Sichuan and Shu can I truly control Chuanshu! "

Jia Xu doesn't know what other people think, but Jia Xu himself agrees.

"Salt and brocade are the lifeblood of Sichuan and Shu, but salt is more important than brocade. If you can't master salt, you can't really master Sichuan and Shu. Only by mastering salt can you truly master Sichuan and Shu. That said, folks, I think it makes sense.

It’s just a prince, if you want to completely control the salt interests in Sichuan and Shu, more than half of the big families in Sichuan and Shu will be your enemies, and more than half of the officials will be your enemies. After you succeed, all the officials and powerful people in Sichuan and Shu, It is estimated that many people will be replaced. For such a big operation, relying on people alone may not be enough. "

"That's natural, you can't just rely on people."

Liu Bei nodded: "But apart from the Jian people, there are also many Shu people who want to join me. There are many families whose children have become my disciples. Let's choose some from them. The families that are not related to salt interests should focus on training and contacting.

If it is possible, if you are willing to cooperate, then make it our internal response in Sichuan and Sichuan. With them, plus the people in charge, and our own strength, three in one, it should not be difficult to leverage the salt interests in Sichuan and Sichuan. ?Wenhe, what do you think? "

"Indeed, but the premise is that the general situation in the world should be more stable. Also, the court must not object. If the court does not object..."

"The imperial court hopes to win the salt profit from the Shu people more than I do."

Liu Bei sneered and said: "Emperor, and eunuchs, they will only want to wipe out those rich families who control the salt interests in Sichuan and Sichuan more than I do. Sixty percent of the salt interests in our Liangzhou are in the hands of the emperor, and the emperor promised me before. He only needs [-]% of the state's salt profit."

Jia Xu was taken aback for a moment, and so were the subordinates present at the meeting.

Yan Wen, who had been silent all this time, blinked and swallowed.

"It seems that the emperor also knows that it is not an easy matter to seize the Yizhou salt profit, and he actually gave up [-]%..."

"Of course it's not easy, so it's still a bit difficult to win Yizhou's salt profit by ourselves."

Liu Bei nodded and said: "But once it is captured, it will be an absolute good thing for the country and ourselves. Everyone, take a long-term view and go all out. Don't slack off. This time, Yizhou's salt benefits, we It is inevitable, and for this reason, I must grasp the sharp blade of the concubine."

Everyone was silent.

Everyone here is Liu Bei's hardcore, and their respective families have common interests with Liu Bei in Liangzhou salt.

And Yizhou salt can be divided into [-]%.

[-]% more than the previous [-]%.

This also means that as long as the Yizhou salt profit is successfully seized, everyone will make a lot of money.

In terms of money, they will be tightly controlled by them.

A group of people looked at me, I looked at you, and finally looked at Liu Bei together.

When Liu Bei talked about this, he even held a special meeting for everyone to break the matter up and explain it clearly. It is obvious that he cares about everyone, and he does not hide anything. He is willing to give everyone an explanation. , this attitude is very worthy of recognition.

However, among the people who came to Sichuan and Sichuan to fight with him, not many people are qualified to mention these things.

Not to mention a few teenagers.

Although Cao Ren and Cao Chun's surname is Cao, it's not their business if they really want to mention this matter. Cao Cao should bring it up, or let Cao Song directly bring it up.

Jia Xu's family is not very powerful, and he has not provided much support to Liu Bei, and he was even promoted by Liu Bei, so Jia Xu never thought about this matter.

Qianzhao is qualified, but Qianzhao believes that the relationship with Liu Bei for so many years is more important than anything else, and it is not necessary to pick a girl from the Qian family to marry Liu Bei. Besides, the Qian family is not large, and there are Not necessarily without girls of the right age.

Therefore, there were only two people present who really cared about it and who were qualified to bring it up with Liu Bei, one was Yan Wen and the other was Xun You.

In fact, Yan Wen felt fine. He felt that Liu Bei's explanation for this matter was very good, and he didn't feel dissatisfied at all.

Moreover, although he and Yan Zhong had considered this matter after Liu Bei took them to transport salt together, both of them felt that it was too early at that time, and Liu Bei's old subordinates had not yet asked for marriage. , is a bit unfriendly.

In a sense, these Liangzhou people depended on Liu Bei to have hope. In the relationship between the two, Liu Bei dominated.

Without Liu Bei as a bridge to carry them, they would not be able to reach the Luoyang court, and they would not be able to cross the monstrous waves of discrimination, so they wanted to get married, but they dared not take the initiative.

None of the old subordinates raised any grievances, and the Yan family would not raise any grievances either.

And to be honest, as a local big family, there are still some psychological barriers that need to be overcome in the matter of taking the prostitute's daughter as another person's concubine. They feel that they need some time to buffer.

For example, wait until Liu Bei's status is higher.

As for the current matter, Yan Wen thought about it comprehensively and felt that what Liu Bei said was reasonable.

The Yan family won't have nothing to gain from fighting for the Sichuan and Sichuan salt resources. The joining of the Jin people will also increase the possibility of victory in this battle for the lifeline of Sichuan and Sichuan resources.

Liu Bei is thoughtful, he has no reason to object, and he doesn't want to object.

"The general is thoughtful and considers the long-term. Wen has no objection."

Yan Wen expressed his attitude.

Having said that, Yan Wen planned to write a letter to Yan Zhong to ask Yan Zhong's opinion on this matter.

He always felt that this matter was not that simple, and just because they were able to calm down did not mean that other people could also be calm.

As for the Xun family, before Xun You joined, they were not qualified to discuss this matter with Liu Bei, but after Xun You joined, the Xun family began to be qualified.

Because this is equal to the investment of two political resources, and the statement made twice before and after, each time more clearly, means that Xun's political stance has been greatly tilted towards Liu Bei.

As for Xun You himself, he never thought about this issue.

Anyway, the marriage is not his own marriage.

After he joined the Liu Bei Group, he devoted himself to making contributions and making suggestions for Liu Bei. He wanted to prove himself, but he didn't think about other aspects. However, Xun Yu talked with Xun You for a while during the Chinese New Year.

Xun Yu said that Xun Shuang sent him a letter about Liu Bei's taking concubines in Luoyang, which meant that the family was quite moved by this matter, and felt that Liu Bei's current political status, power, or future, the family would be very important. Very promising, with great ideas for further binding with it.

But the problem is that Liu Bei has already married a wife, and he can only be a concubine after marrying.

With the status of the Xun family, if a daughter of a certain branch is allowed to be a concubine to Liu Bei, public opinion will bury the Xun family to death.

If a concubine of a concubine was allowed to be a concubine to Liu Bei, there is nothing to criticize in terms of identity, but it would seem a bit disrespectful to use a concubine to give Liu Bei such a hero, and Liu Bei might be dissatisfied and unwilling to concubine him. accept.

Moreover, the concubine's identity and patriarchal clan will not be very closely related to the family.

After the Xu was given to Liu Bei, if Liu Bei's rhetoric made him tempted, he completely forgot the interests of the family, and could not leverage Liu's power to provide help to the Xun family, the business would be too bad.

Between the dilemma, the Xun family chose to wait and see, just like all other big families who have ideas about this, they are choosing to wait and see.

Judging from Liu Bei's current age of 27, they all tacitly believe that Liu Bei's future will be even brighter, and he will definitely be able to achieve a higher status. Liu Bei will be very happy if someone criticizes the Xun family.

This happiness gives Xun a lot of room to manipulate.

According to Xun Yu, the clan has already begun to select the most suitable woman for marriage with Liu Bei.

In order to better serve the family, the first requirement for candidates is to be smart and knowledgeable, and to fully recognize the glory of the Xun family and their origin.

Then it is to master some women's methods, and learn to use these methods to gain a favorable position for yourself in Liu Bei's backyard.

The third is appearance.

Because he was born in the Xun family, appearance is not the number one factor. Liu Bei will also understand this, but after all, it is a concubine's house, and appearance cannot be justified. This point needs to be checked by someone and cannot be ignored.

The fourth is to be in good health and have a good childbearing. We must strive to give birth to an heir with Xun's blood as soon as possible. While consolidating our position, we must also strive for a state that is beneficial to the Xun family.

There are really many requirements.

Xun You is no stranger to such things, since the rise of the Xun family, it has been playing like this.

As for the current affairs of the concubine, Xun You has some opinions.

He felt that the family probably shouldn't care so much about the eyes of the world, and should reach a marriage intention with Liu Bei as soon as possible, and seize the position next to Liu Bei.

Because before, Liu Bei had already planned to bring the Xun family to make money together.

Previously, Liu Bei had a contact with Xun Shuang through Ma Rizun's relationship and mentioned the matter of salt, hoping to open up sales for Liangzhou salt through the prestige and relationship of the Xun family in the Kanto region.

Xun Shuang asked the family for their opinions on this, and learned that the family was very concerned about this matter, and was having further discussions with Liu Bei on this matter.

Now Liu Bei is going to attack Yizhou Salt again, and it seems that the possibility of success is not small. After removing [-]% of the benefits given to the court and the emperor, the remaining [-]% belongs to everyone. If the Xun family can join in, they will definitely be able to make money in the future. earned a lot.

Given the Xun's family's political status in the court and social status from a secular perspective, they should be qualified to overtake in a curve. Xun You felt that it was necessary for him to contact the family immediately to reach an agreement on this issue.

As for now, Xun You didn't want to make Liu Bei unhappy because of this matter.

Although Liu Bei himself said that he had no idea about the twins, Xun You felt that everyone was a man. Whether there was a reason for this was a tacit matter, and there was no need to be too cryptic.

Moreover, with Liu Bei's status and prestige today, it is already very responsible for him to be willing to endure for everyone to this point. Occasionally, he has a small idea, and everyone should tolerate it.

So Xun You made a statement.

"The general has thought carefully and considered the long-term, and you have no objections."

Xun You also imitated Yan Wen and said the same thing, expressing his attitude.

The two had no opinion, Liu Bei was somewhat surprised.

Although he didn't know whether what they thought in their hearts was consistent with what they said, Liu Bei was somewhat disappointed, feeling that their reactions were not eager enough.

What he wanted to see was not a peaceful expression from everyone.

He accepted the flowers of the Gong sisters not only because of their beauty, but also because of their plan to seize Yizhou salt.

The explanation he gave is true. He has really thought about it. He really wants to seize the salt interests in Sichuan and Sichuan from the Yizhou clan, control the salt in Sichuan and Sichuan, and further develop the high-quality salt market across the country. .

That would be a huge benefit.

But fundamentally, Liu Bei's purpose is not here.

On a deeper level, Liu Bei's plan is to force his subordinates to break through the secular vision and speed up the pace of marriage with him through the occurrence of this incident.

Especially the Xun family!
The marriage with the Gong family of the Jinren was indeed proposed by the other party, and it could have been rejected. The mere tribe of the Jinren was actually not that important to him, but at that time, his brain spinning at high speed suddenly thought of a key point.

So, he agreed.

Now is the second half of the fifth year of Zhongping.

If there is no accident, Liu Hong's life is only half a year left, and there is not much time left until the day of the decisive battle at the top of Luoyang.

Although in the military, Liu Bei already has the capital to dominate the big man, but in terms of political status and prestige, he is still a little far from being alone in the world.

The binding of interests and the future can certainly stabilize his group, but Liu Bei is still a little worried about whether his subordinates can always keep pace with him in many important political decisions in the future.

He is not a Gundam, and he does not have the power to dominate the world alone. He needs helpers, at least for now.

Especially the help of those families with strong influence and multiple options is very important to him.

For example, the Xun family who is currently betting on him.

He cared very much, and he very much hoped to get Xun's full bet as a fulcrum for him to leverage the situation in Kanto.

In the Kansai region, he already has unparalleled influence, but in the Kanto region, he still lacks this influence.

He needs some influential families to become his tentacles of power and increase his influence to deal with the many changes that may occur in the Kanto region after the great changes in Luoyang.

He also knows that the daughters of the really influential big families will generally not be concubines, unless they are the emperor or some special status kings.

These families also need face, and they will also take into account their own social situation and public opinion, so even if they are expensive cavalry generals, those subordinates from big families still have no action.

It seems that Liu Bei's performance of self-discipline gave them a lot of confidence, making them feel that they have enough leeway to continue to wait for Liu Bei's status to be higher.

This attitude was noticed by Liu Bei very early on.

In the third and fourth years of Zhongping, Liu Bei also felt that this was good, because he also had a lot of time to plan and accumulate. Everyone tacitly said that I think about you and you are loyal to me, which is very good.

But now it is the second half of the fifth year of Zhongping, and there is not so much time. Liu Hong is about to die, Luoyang has almost become Northwest Shanxi, and Liu Bei has become the general of Hussars and the military master of the two places. They have not yet action.

My status is not high enough?

Or are you waiting for me to become emperor?
Will you truly be loyal to me if I become the emperor?
Are you really loyal to me now?

Liu Bei is not a god, he is just an excellent person, and he also has emotions of worry and fear.

As time passed bit by bit, under the huge pressure, Liu Bei felt a little uneasy, but he couldn't and didn't want to bring up this kind of thing himself.

Don't have any worries, and take the initiative to make a request, which is loyalty and obedience.

I proposed it myself, what is it?
Thinking about it now, he thinks that if his subordinates were loyal enough, they should have implemented the marriage to the end long ago.

They shouldn't have worries, shouldn't think so much, they should have done that in the third or fourth year of Zhongping, instead of waiting until the second half of the fifth year of Zhongping, when Liu Bei changed from the left general to the hussar General, still waiting!
The pressure, desire and dissatisfaction accumulated in Liu Bei's heart suddenly exploded when Gong made a request to him.

That is, at the moment when Gong made a request to him, Liu Bei realized that the opportunity to break the deadlock had come.

He's done well enough.

He has shown enough restraint.

As a real monarch, he has surpassed all opponents of the entire era. He has considered a lot and endured a lot.

There is not much time left for the final decisive battle. The more his subordinates and those who are close to him wait and see, the more they wait, and the more scrupulous they become. In Liu Bei's view, it means that they still have reservations.

If they are loyal, they should immediately and comprehensively walk with Liu Bei.

Loyalty is not absolute, it is absolute disloyalty.

The more reserved they are, the more they prove the existence of this disloyal attribute.

Nothing can be seen right now, but at critical moments, this may become an incentive for some unpredictable dangers.

This kind of incentive is acceptable at the moment, because Liu Bei has not yet fully stood in front of the stage and become the main player.

But once Liu Bei takes control of Luoyang and becomes the leader of Luoyang, after facing a situation that is more than ten times more complicated than it is now, and even facing a large number of dangerous military factors, this dangerous incentive will be infinitely magnified. become a real danger.

The battle for supremacy in the world cannot tolerate the slightest distraction. Liu Bei needs a group of loyalists who will fight for him without hesitation.

The real top political resources after leading Luo Yang can only be given to those true diehards who will fight for him without hesitation.

This is a reasonable exchange.

Therefore, the acceptance of the Gong sisters is a formal announcement, a gentle warning, and an invisible game.

For benefits, he has given enough, basically everything that can be given, for patience, he has also endured enough, so far only one wife and one concubine.

Now, the subordinates took the initiative to pay.

Can't I always pay by myself?
You, especially your family, have received too much from me, but not enough from me.

This is not fair!

Hand over your prostitutes to become my concubines, and then charge for me, and finally, you can get what you want!
This is called fairness!
Liu Bei hopes that through this game, he can force those who are waiting and watching.

He expects that whether it is the Xun family or other subordinates, those families who are qualified to marry him will give up their original concerns, break through the worldly vision, reach a marriage with him as soon as possible, and be completely bound together , Became his hard-core support in fighting for power in the world.

Only by breaking through this point can he become his true [loyal minister] in his heart, and only then can he have a place in the new order in the future. Those who waver do not have such a place.

Now, he is eager to marry his subordinates and form an all-round hardcore alliance with no dead ends-especially the Xun family.

He thought the gesture he made was clear enough.

It’s just that at the moment, the small stimulation tactics he gave seem to have limited effects, and the feedback from his subordinates does not seem to be very strong, not to mention the subordinates with lower backgrounds, whether it is Yan Wen or Xun You, they seem to be a bit Buddhist. There is no rush.

If these two people are not in a hurry, it should be Liu Bei who is in a hurry.

Taking advantage of the still time, Liu Bei thought about getting things done as soon as possible, bringing in all those who should be brought into the house, and then attacking from all directions, hitting multiple points, trying to get them all in one step, so that they all won the bid.

In this way, those families will be assured that they will definitely fight for Liu Bei for the sake of future judges.

It doesn't matter whether the enemy they face at that time is the Yang family, the Yuan family, or the He Jin family.

The opponent has four lives and three fathers, three generations and three fathers, and has a strong background.

And what about Liu Bei?

You can have background, but it takes time to accumulate, and he can't win if he fights for it.

So he needs some quick cash flow channels.

And he looked around, and finally found that he was the best channel.

Before the final battle, it is more important than anything else to sell his own body for a good price, take all the studs he got, maximize the winning rate, and strive to become the master of Luoyang in one go.

So, what are you waiting for?

Come buy it soon?
Such a fine body that has been tempered and tempered!

At that moment, Liu Bei admitted that he was anxious. He began to worry about gains and losses, and wondered whether these subordinates who seemed to be extremely loyal to him could really stand with him and support him unswervingly in the final decisive battle.

Facing the enemies of the third generation, the third prince, and the fourth generation and the third prince, and the enemy with the prince as their backing, can they really stand unswervingly on their side?

But that was it.

After a burst of anxiety, Liu Bei still calmed down.

His confidence in himself gave him the capital to calm down.

He felt that right now, let the bullets fly for a while.

He is willing to wait.

He can wait.

Before Liu Hong's life came to an end, before he returned to Luoyang, he could endure it.

Just, don't make me suffer for too long.

(End of this chapter)