Journey to the West: Swallowed the Transformation Pill at the beginning

Chapter 167 The situation in Pingyuan County
"What does this have to do with Gongsun Zan coming to help eldest brother!"

Zhang Fei couldn't help but interrupt Liu Ming and asked in confusion, "Does Gongsun Zan want to use his eldest brother to deal with Liu Yu?"

"Yingde"

Liu Bei signaled Zhang Fei to lower his tone and continued to look at Liu Ming.

Liu Ming took a breath and said, "Impossible, Liu Yu's reputation is among the Han clan members, both in terms of reputation and character. He is a superior being. If the eldest brother wants to make an enemy with him, it is like hitting a stone with an egg. Gongsun Zan also knows this, he has only one plan to make friends with his eldest brother!"

After speaking, Liu Ming stood up, grabbed a handful of loess and said, "Look, what is this!"

Zhang Fei smiled disdainfully when he saw this and said, "It's just a handful of loess, what else can it do!"

"food"

Guan Yu immediately thought of something, and quickly said, "The land in Pingyuan County is fertile. If there are no accidents, there must be plenty of food. Gongsun Zan is worried that after Liu Yu took over Youzhou, he refused to provide him with food and grass as the governor of Youzhou."

"And now the plain has become the domain of Big Brother. If his army is short of food, he can borrow food from Big Brother!"

After Liu Ming finished speaking, Liu Bei's expression remained unchanged, "In this case, what do you think, fourth brother, should we decide?"

"Simple!"

Liu Ming smiled peacefully, "If he needs food, we will provide him with food. In the same way, we can also use Gongsun Zan in exchange for horses!"

"horses!"

Guan Yu's eyes lit up, "It is said that Gongsun Zan's cavalry dominates. If we can exchange food for horses, it will be a good thing for us to develop cavalry!"

"You overlooked one thing!"

Liu Bei continued, "The plains are under the management of Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou. If we have close dealings with Gongsun Zan, I'm afraid Han Fu will not be able to justify it!"

After hearing this, Guan Yu and Liu Ming both closed their mouths, and Liu Ming also began to think again.

"Let's advance to the city!"

After Liu Bei finished speaking, he entered the city with everyone.

In Pingyuan County, because of Gongsun Zan's efforts, Liu Bei did not encounter any major trouble when he took over Pingyuan County.

In the evening of that day, Liu Bei and Liu Ming stayed in the Pingyuan County government office, checking the household registration books, various accounts and inventory lists of Pingyuan County.

"I didn't expect that the Yellow Turban Rebellion would turn Pingyuan County into this state!"

Liu Bei looked at the shocking accounts, and in the Pingyuan treasury, the mice would cry to death when they entered, and he couldn't help sighing, "Now the treasury has less than [-] yuan in deposits, and the grain depot is less than [-]%. Relying on them to restore Pingyuan County is simply a fool’s errand!”

"Brother, don't worry, little brother, there is a way!"

As Liu Ming spoke, he took out a small bucket and a money bag from his sleeve.

"What is this?" Liu
Bei looked at what Liu Ming took out, his eyes showing curiosity.

"I found this when I was training!"

Liu Ming pointed to the money bag in front of him and said, "This money bag can condense 100 yuan of horseshoe gold every day!"

After saying that, Liu Ming picked up the money bag and poured it out suddenly. For a moment, the room where the two of them were in suddenly became glittering with gold.

Liu Bei looked at the gold in front of him and couldn't help but ask, "So, all the money you have taken out during this period is from this bag!"

Liu Ming nodded, "However, the gold in this bag can only be used for the development of one county at most. I'm afraid there is nothing a county can do!"

"Now let's take care of Pingyuan County first and then think about other things!"

After Liu Bei finished speaking, he picked up a piece of horseshoe gold and tried it, then used his right hand to press it into a gold cake.

"Brother, what do you mean by this?"

Without saying a word, Liu Bei pressed 29 pieces of horseshoe gold into the shape of gold cakes.

"All right"

Liu Bei put away the 30-yuan gold cake and said, "Put away the remaining gold. Tomorrow I will send someone to exchange the 30-yuan gold cake for money, and then buy grain to rebuild Pingyuan County!"

Liu Ming waved his hand and said, "No need to buy food! Brother, please watch this fight!"

After Liu Ming finished speaking, he took out a sack from the corner of the room, opened it, and then poured Xiao Dou into the sack.

In an instant, countless snow-white rice flew out of the small bucket, filling the sack in an instant.

Liu Bei was slightly stunned, but Liu Ming ignored him and filled the remaining ten sacks.

But the food on the small bucket is not lacking at all!Liu Bei's eyes immediately widened, "Brother, where did you get this treasure? With these two things, I can guarantee that within two years, Pingyuan County will be transformed into a prosperous county!"

After hearing this, Liu Ming shook his head and said, "Brother, if you put all your hopes on them, I'm afraid it won't work! After all, we can't be sure whether these two little buckets are inexhaustible. exist."

As soon as he said these words, Liu Bei's eyes suddenly dimmed a lot, and then he raised his head and said, "It's good to be able to get over the current urgency, dear brother, do you have a plan?"

Liu Ming nodded and said, "The first thing is to announce to the outside world that brother, you will buy grain out of your own pocket and distribute it to the people in the city. Use it to win people's hearts! The second thing is to recruit refugees and build the damaged city walls and houses in Pingyuan County. The second thing is to recruit refugees. Three things, let Third Brother lead a thousand sergeants to camp outside the city for farming!"

Listening to Liu Ming's plan, Liu Bei couldn't help but feel stunned, and then said, "You were checking the details of those soldiers before, just for these things!"

"You really can't hide it from big brother!"

Liu Ming smiled and said, "Those soldiers were ordinary people before they became the Yellow Turban Army, and many of them were good at farming. Let the third brother lead them to farm, and under certain circumstances, it can reduce the food supply of the surrounding people. tax!"

Liu Bei nodded, "Fourth brother, you'd better draw up a document for these matters. After making a detailed plan, we can prepare together. If we act rashly, I'm afraid it will only increase the number of variables!"

Liu Ming nodded, put away the money bag and Xiaodou, and immediately retreated.Liu Bei looked at Liu Ming's leaving figure and couldn't help but think of what Lu Zhi said to him when he went to say goodbye to Lu Zhi.

"Teacher, you want me to beware of my fourth brother. Why is that?"

Lu Zhi looked at his apprentice and couldn't help but sigh, "Xuande, although this kid Liu Gongquan is a young talent, as a teacher, I always feel that he is like a fog, giving people a feeling that he cannot see through."

Liu Bei was slightly startled after hearing this, and then Lu Zhi continued, "When he resisted Qiaoyun Palace, this boy suddenly had the means to possess the realm of ghosts and immortals, and he easily broke the magic weapon left by the opponent. . After that, in less than four years, this child actually directly became a martial arts master and a thunder tribulation ghost immortal. For ordinary people, it would take almost a lifetime to achieve it. But he only spent more than [-] years. Years. How can you not make people think there is something wrong!"

Liu Bei said immediately, "But I think he is sincere and doesn't look like someone with malicious intentions. What's more, he wholeheartedly helps me, won't my doing so chill the hearts of the people below?"

Lu Zhi shook his head and said, "That's all, it's up to you. I only hope that you will be my teacher, and you won't become the second Zhang Jiao under his instigation."

(End of this chapter)