Reborn in the Three Kingdoms

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Merchants trade in the world, their knowledge is the widest, and it is they who spread various events all over the world.

The bloody battle between Zhengbei Army and Xianbei in Yunzhong was spread to every corner of the Central Plains by merchants in the following period of time.

Then, in teahouses and restaurants in various places, there are basically storytellers describing the battle in the clouds to the common people with embellishments. Tragic.

There are many versions about the Battle of Clouds, and many of them are very mysterious. For example, one version says that the Northern Zheng Army wiped out millions of Xianbei people with [-] cavalry. God knows, where did the Xianbei people come from? ! [

Similar versions were circulated one after another, and later, in the impression of many common people, all the soldiers of the Zhengbei Army were all three-headed and six-armed heavenly soldiers and generals.

However, although the rumors became more and more mysterious, the number of Zhengbei Army has not been tampered with. In addition, the meanings expressed in each version are basically positive. Most of it is admiration.In the hearts of the vast majority of people, the North Army is synonymous with a strong enemy.

As the rumors of the Battle of Clouds spread throughout the world, the reputations of Zhengbei Army and Chen Chu became even louder. In addition, the reputations of Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei also rose to a considerable height.After the Battle of Yunzhong, Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei became one of the most famous generals in the world.

However, the spread of these rumors also brought negative effects to the Northern Army.The reason is very simple, the so-called "a tree that is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it", the peak prestige of the Zhengbei Army will definitely be noticed by the world, and at the same time, it will definitely be hated by many people with ulterior motives.

In the minds of many people, a circle of encirclement against the North Army has been formed. Once the time is right, these forces will unite and launch a fierce attack on the North Army.

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Two days before August [-]st, Chen Chu returned to Bingzhou City.

As soon as they returned to Bingzhou, Lu Su and Xu Shu immediately came to see Chen Chu.

After warming with Diao Chan and Zhang Rui for a while, Chen Chu left the backyard and came to the inner hall.

"My lord." As soon as Chen Chu entered the inner hall, the two stood up and saluted.

"You two gentlemen don't need to be too polite, just sit down. There is no advertisement," Chen Chuwen said.

"Thank you, my lord." The two immediately sat down.

Chen Chu walked up to the main seat and sat down, and asked: "The two gentlemen are in a hurry to come to me, but what is the urgent matter?" The reason why Chen Chu asked this was because, if it was an ordinary matter, the two of them could be at the second meeting. Ask him for instructions at the morning routine meeting.

"My lord, Dong Zhuo sent envoys to Bingzhou to promote my lord to Hussar General in the name of the emperor. I believe my lord already knows about it," said Xu Shu.

Chen Chu nodded, "You have already mentioned this matter in Fei Ge's biography. Is there anything wrong with this matter?"

The two nodded solemnly, and then Lu Su replied: "Yuanzhi and I thought at first that Dong Zhuo just wanted to win us over in this way. At that time, we thought that Dong Zhuo had this kind of intention, which could just be used by us." It made him careless towards us. However, he didn’t want Dong Zhuo to send a large number of troops to Beidi County at the same time as he sent envoys. It seems that they had anticipated our military plan a long time ago.”

"When did you hear this news?" Chen Chu asked.

"Just this morning." Lu Su replied.

Chen Chu nodded, then motioned for Lu Su to continue. [

Lu Su paused for a moment. At this time, Xu Shu continued, "Dong Zhuo must have used this method to force us to form an alliance with him, and then use us to contain the main force of the Eastern princes, so that he can lead his army back to Luoyang!"

Chen Chu nodded, and couldn't help thinking in his heart: without Jia Xu, Dong Zhuo would still have someone who can give advice!By the way, Li Ru, this person must be Li Ru!Although Li Ru is not as good as Jia Xu, he is also a very extraordinary counselor!

"Can the two gentlemen think of countermeasures? I hope that our planned military operations will not be aborted because of this."

fold!You know, our finances are already quite difficult. If we can't occupy Guanzhong as soon as possible, our situation will be very bad! ", Chen Chu said to the two, and after speaking, Chen Chu's tone showed obvious worry.

In fact, it was not that Chen Chu had other ways to solve the financial problem, but Chen Chu was unwilling to use those ways.

Xu Shu and Lu Su were silent for a moment, then Xu Shu said: "There is a way, but there will be a delay in time, and the Lord needs to take some other measures to alleviate the financial problem, otherwise, the finances may not last until our army occupies Guanzhong. when."

"Let's talk about how you can defeat Dong Zhuo's scheme first."

So Xu Shu replied: "Ma Teng has always hated Dong Zhuo, and he always wanted to attack Dong Zhuo. But because Dong Zhuo is powerful, Ma Teng has remained silent. If we lobby Ma Teng and ask him to attack Dong Zhuo together, Ma Teng will never refuse Reason!"

Chen Chu couldn't help but his eyes lit up, but then he frowned and asked, "But if we send troops together with Ma Teng, Dong Zhuo will still put the main force in Beidi County to defend us, and it is very likely that Ma Teng will enter first. Guan Zhong, this is not a good thing for us!"

Xu Shu smiled, and continued: "My lord, don't worry, please listen to me to explain slowly. What the lord said is indeed a problem. After discussing with Zijing, I think we can make some changes in the dispatch time."

"Oh?!" Chen Chu showed curiosity and motioned Xu Shu to continue.

"We can send troops a few days after the time agreed with Ma Teng. At that time, Dong Zhuo's main force will definitely be attracted to the west, and our army will go south to Beidi County with lightning speed. Dong Zhuo's army was caught off guard. Our army has a high success rate in breaking through Beidi County in a short period of time!"

Chen Chu suddenly felt that his eyes suddenly became clear. Xu Shu's strategy is definitely the best way to solve the Guanzhong problem at present!At the same time, Chen Chu couldn't help feeling a little emotional: Xu Shu's scheme is really insidious!

"Very good! This plan has a high chance of success!" Chen Chu nodded excitedly.Then he immediately issued an order to Lu Su: "Zijing, send an envoy to Xiliang immediately, bring more gifts, and make sure Ma Teng sends troops as soon as possible!"

Lu Su immediately sat up straight and cupped his fists towards Chen Chu and said, "Yes, my lord."

"However, my lord, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Ma Teng to send troops in a short period of time, so my lord still needs to consider a temporary strategy to deal with financial problems." Lu Su said again.

Chen Chu lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head and asked, "Do you have any suggestions?"

Lu Su and Xu Shu looked at each other, and then Lu Su said: "I suggest that my lord temporarily increase taxes, especially reopen toll taxes and increase commercial taxes, and at the same time temporarily withhold workers' wages in government-run industries. In this way we It can increase a large amount of income, even if it takes another two years, it will not be a problem!"

Chen Chu frowned and thought for a moment, then looked at Xu Shu, and asked, "What's Yuan Zhi's opinion?"

Xu Shu immediately clasped his fists at Chen Chu and replied, "In terms of internal affairs, Shu is far inferior to Zijing! Shu also thinks that Zijing's suggestion is the only feasible one at present!"

Chen Chu lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head to look at Xu Shu and Lu Su with a very serious expression.Xu Shu and Lu Su sat up straight involuntarily and stared at Chen Chu.

Chen Chu said: "If you want to compete for the world, the most important thing is to win the hearts of the people. To really win the hearts of the people is not to rely on petty favors, but to rely on the reputation of the right holders. If you don't have reputation, no one will believe you. Winning the hearts and minds of the people is the same as the principle that a person is based on faith. Since we have made a promise to the people before, we cannot break this promise no matter how difficult it is.” [

Xu Shu and Lu Su couldn't help but glanced at each other, both of them saw sincere admiration in each other's eyes, and at the same time felt a little helpless.

Lu Su clasped his fists towards Chen Chu and said, "My lord loves the people like a son is really a blessing for the people! But if we don't take such measures, how will we solve the financial problem?"

Chen Chu had already thought about this question just now.He replied: "I intend to offer a gift to those big businessmen who have made good friends with us.

borrow money. "

Xu Shu and Lu Su couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and then Lu Su said in an unbelievable tone: "My lord, businessmen are based on profit, so why would they lend us money?" Xu Shu also had this question in his heart.Both of them were full of puzzlement.

In fact, it is no wonder that the two are puzzled. In ancient times, under the years of deliberate belittling by old Confucian scholars, all people had similar prejudices against businessmen.According to Chen Chu's opinion, this is actually a kind of perverted mentality of those old pedants, a mentality of saying that grapes are sour when they can't eat grapes.

What is the difference between businessmen and other people?There are good people among them, and of course there are also bad people. You can’t just say what’s wrong with the group of businessmen just because there are businessmen who are unscrupulous for the rich!

In fact, if the merchant group is the cornerstone of national politics, it is good for the development of the country, at least it is better than using other groups as the cornerstone of politics, because the characteristics of shopping malls force merchants to generally have aggressive characteristics. It is very important to the country. It is hard to imagine what a country will be like if it lacks enterprising spirit.

In addition, the characteristics of businessmen chasing interests will make the country focus on its own interests when dealing with other countries, and will not do some thankless things to save face. ! ~!