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Liu Jing relied heavily on Xu Shu. He led the army to conquer Yizhou and Hanzhong, and Jingzhou was completely handed over to Xu Shu and Jia Xu. The two managed Jingzhou in an orderly manner. Take control.

Although Xu Shu is not as good as Jia Xu and Sima Yi in terms of military strategy, he has done a very good job in government affairs. Various appropriate measures have made Jingzhou full of vitality. It is a remarkable achievement to destroy the people's livelihood and economy by going south.

Liu Jing also replied with a smile, "It should be that Chang Shi has worked hard."

At this time, Sun Qian stepped forward and knelt down to pay respects, "Sun Qian pays homage to Zhou Mu!"

Liu Jing smiled slightly, "Gongyou, we are old friends, there is no need to perform such a grand ceremony, please sit down!"

He nodded to Xu Shu again, Xu Shu also sat down, Sun Qian sat down, leaned forward and smiled again: "Congratulations to the Jingzhou Army for successfully capturing Yizhou and Hanzhong, and congratulations to Zhou Mu for becoming the master of the two states."

"Thank you, Gongyou. I don't know how Uncle Liu Huang's situation is now. How is Jiaozhou doing well?"

Liu Jing saw that Sun Qian seemed to be preparing to speak, so he smiled and said: "Gongyou doesn't need to embellish, just say it clearly, I really want to know how Uncle Liu Huang captured Yulin and Cangwu counties?"

Sun Qian no longer concealed it, and said with a frank smile: "This trip to Jiaozhou in the south seems to be God's will. Just as we were preparing to raise troops, a fierce battle broke out between Lai Gong of Yulin County and Wu Ju of Cangwu County.

The two have had a feud for a long time, but this time they fought for Lipu County, a major grain-producing county on the border between the two counties. As a result, Lai Gong lost three battles and was expelled from Yulin County. With hatred in his heart, he found Uncle Liu Huang and sent Yu Prefect Lin gave us the seal and is willing to give up Yu Lin on the condition that we rescue his family members.

From this, we got an excuse to send troops. Zhuge Army Division led 2000 troops and the two generals of Guan and Zhang to go south. Zhuge Army Division used 8000 people as the main force to confront Wu Ju, and Yun Chang led [-] people to detour to Cang. Wu County took over Wu Ju’s lair, and Wu Ju’s warehouse retreated southward in panic. On the way, he was ambushed by Yun Chang’s returning troops. He was defeated in World War I, and Wu Ju was captured and surrendered. In this way, we captured Yu Lin and Cang Chang as quickly as possible. Wu two counties. "

"What about Shi Xie from Cochin County?"

Liu Jing then asked, "What's his reaction?"

"When we captured Cangwu County, Shi Xie also led an army of [-] to watch. He also took advantage of the situation, but it was still a step too late. We preempted Guangxin County in Cangwu County. Zhuge's army division ordered General Zhang to rob the soldiers. At the same time, Zhuge's army divisions were defending the city without fighting, and Shi Xie could not support him, so he had to withdraw his troops and return to Jiaozhi."

Liu Jing nodded, "Since the two counties of Yulin and Cangwu have been occupied, there should be sufficient food and grass, so why do you need to borrow food from me?"

Sun Qian sighed and said: "The main reason is that Lai Gong and Wu Ju have been fighting for years, which has seriously affected farmers' farming. This year's spring plowing will be delayed. We have to replant beans. There will definitely be famine this year, so Uncle Liu Huang begged the state shepherd You can lend us one hundred thousand shi of grain to survive this year's famine."

"There is no problem with borrowing food, but how do you pay me back? I hope this point can be clarified first." Liu Jing smiled lightly.

Sun Ganxuan's face was flushed. He didn't expect Liu Jing to ask this question, which made it difficult for him to answer for a while. Xu Shu beside him was also a little embarrassed. It is common for princes to borrow food, but they would never ask for repayment in person. Even ordinary people Borrowing rice, would you not be so straightforward and ask when it will be returned?It hurts feelings.

But Xu Shu also knew that Liu Jing's question must have a deep meaning, so he also kept silent and did not come forward to smooth things over.

After a while, Sun Gan sighed and said, "Frankly speaking, we really don't know when we can return the grain to Jingzhou, because we don't know the grain production situation yet, but we can guarantee that we will definitely return the grain to Jingzhou."

Liu Jing shook his head, "Repaying after 20 years is also keeping promises. This is not acceptable. It's not that I am embarrassing you, but I think the two parties should discuss and sign an agreement to clarify some things. For example, how about repaying after one year? If it doesn’t work in one year, what if you pay it after three years? If you really can’t pay it back, what will you use to make up for it? After all, it’s a hundred thousand shi grains, not a small amount, what does Gongyou think?”

Sun Gan was stunned for a moment, and he suddenly understood that it wasn't that Liu Jing wanted to "force" them to pay back the food, but that Liu Jing didn't want to lend them food for nothing and needed conditions, but he refused to say it clearly and had to ask for it himself.

Sun Qian smiled wryly in his heart, and bowed to Liu Jing, "It's because I was thinking too simply. I really need to sign an agreement. I don't know what kind of guarantee does Zhou Mu need us to provide while lending us food?"

Liu Jing laughed, this Sun Gan is very smart, he understood what he meant, he thought for a while and then smiled and said: "Actually, I don't need any material guarantee, I can provide one hundred thousand shi of grain, but I need Uncle Liu Huang to give it to me." I made a written promise that until the one hundred thousand shi of grain is repaid, I will not allow a single soldier of his army to step into the territory of Jingzhou.”[

Sun Quan nodded silently. He understood what Liu Jing meant. Jingnan would definitely not have many Jingzhou troops stationed in Jingnan, but Liu Jing was also worried that the emperor's army would take the opportunity to return to Jingnan, so he wanted to use the [-] shi of grain as a restraint. Uncle Huang is required to make a promise, but this is only a one-sided promise.

Of course there are advantages, that is, Liu Jing will no longer press for debts, and he can pay back the food in five years or ten years. There are advantages and disadvantages in this, but it is not his grandson who can make the decision.

Thinking of this, Sun Qian said: "In this case, I must go back and ask the emperor's uncle for instructions, or the state shepherd sends someone to go back with me, so that I don't have to run repeatedly."

"can!"

Liu Jing readily agreed, "As an expression of sincerity, I will send a boat to Lingqu to send [-] shi of grain to Cangwu County first, and the remaining [-] shi of grain will be sent all at once after Uncle Liu Huang gives a written promise."

Sun Qian nodded in agreement, and he asked again in silence: "Does Zhou Mu really believe in an agreement?"

Liu Jing shook his head, "Frankly speaking, I don't really believe it, but there is always something to do, and there is an explanation on the face of both parties."

"I understand!"

Sun Qian smiled and asked again: "I don't know if Zhou Mu has any questions for me to answer?"

Liu Jing thought for a while and asked with a smile: "Also, I really want to know, how are you going to deal with Jiaozhi Shixie?"

It stands to reason that this kind of military strategy cannot be easily leaked, especially if Liu Jing told Shi Xie, the consequences would be very serious, but Sun Qian also knew that as Liu Jing, he would not do such double-faced things, so he agreed frankly. Sued.

"Our next step is to seize the three counties of Hepu, Gaoliang, and Zhuya, and cut off the connection between Nanhai County and Jiaozhi County in the west. Uncle Huang's intention is to capture Nanhai County first, make Panyu the state government, and then negotiate peace with Shixie to stabilize the situation for one or two years. Years later, attack Shixie to the west, and finally unify Jiaozhou."

"That's right, this strategy is very good, and it is developing steadily. My only suggestion is that Shi Xie has been operating in Jiaozhi for a long time, and the people's hearts are allied to him. If the emperor wants to attack him, he must be fully prepared and gain military advantages first. For the season, for example, we can take the sea route to capture Yuenan County in the south of Jiaozhi first, attack from the north and the south, and defeat Shixie as quickly as possible. Once the war drags on, it will be bad for the emperor."

"Thank you Zhou Mu for your kind words. I will tell Uncle Huang. If there is nothing else, Sun Qian will leave."

Liu Jing nodded, "Take another day off today, and tomorrow I will let Liao Li go to Jiaozhou with you. You can go to Cangwu with the grain ship, so that the journey will not be tiring."

Sun Qian resigned and retired, and Liu Jing ordered someone to invite Liao Li. At this time, Xu Shu said with a smile: "I feel that Zhou Mu seems to be a bit contradictory to Liu Bei. On the one hand, he hopes that he can unify Jiaozhou, and on the other hand, he wants to limit his development. , why is this?"

Liu Jing sighed and said: "From the perspective of Jingzhou's strategy, I hope that Liu Bei and Shi Xie will confront each other and maintain two hostile forces in Jiaozhou, so that Liu Bei can spend time looking north, but from the perspective of the long-term interests of a central empire, we I also hope that Liu Bei can unify Jiaozhou as soon as possible. With Guanghan culture in Jiaozhou, Jiaozhou can develop like Jingzhou as soon as possible, and lay the foundation for the central empire to rule Jiaozhou for a long time. Therefore, I am quite conflicted. In fact, this is the main reason why I let Liu Bei go to Jiaozhou. Purpose."

Xu Shu nodded, and sighed sincerely: "Zhou Mu is worthy of being a man of great talent and strategy. Such vision and heart are indeed beyond the reach of ordinary people!"

At this time, Liao Li's voice came from the outer room, "Report to Zhou Mu, my minister is here."

"Please come in!"

Liao Li was also Liu Jing's counselor, and he took up the post of joining the army. He belonged to the second-level counselor, slightly inferior to Jia Xu, Sima Yi and others, like Dong Yun, Ma Liang, Yin Ming, Liu Min, Yi Ji, Li Fu, Li Yan, and others. Zhou Buyi, Jiang Wan, and Peng Yi, Li Yi, Deng Zhi from Bashu, etc., all belong to the second-level counselors.

Second-level counselors cannot participate in major military and state decisions, but they will be responsible for some small-scale battles, or responsible for some specific affairs, such as farming, patrolling, supervising the army, mine supervision, money supervision, grain supervision, etc.

For example, Liao Li is in charge of coin casting and shipbuilding inspections. He inspects the coin casting and shipbuilding factories. The reason why Liu Jing asked Liao Li to go to Jiaozhou is mainly because he is from Jingnan. He is very powerful, so he is the most suitable candidate to go to Jiaozhou.

Liao Li came in and bowed deeply, "See Zhou Mu!"

"Liao Canjun, please sit down!"

Liao Li sat down, and Liu Jing asked with a smile, "How is the coin casting going?"

"Qizhou Mu, we have opened [-] coin furnaces, and the biggest problem is the lack of copper materials. But ten days ago, a million catties of copper materials were shipped from Bashu, which completely alleviated the problem of copper material shortage. Question, another one or two gold and silver ingots have already started to be minted, and there are finished products in the warehouse, but they have not yet been released to the public.”

Liu Jing nodded, and said to Xu Shu: "The next important thing is to unify the coins of Jingzhou, Yizhou and Hanzhong. I have ordered all the coins of Yizhou and Hanzhong government to be transported back to Xiangyang, melt them down and recast them. Money, the coins in circulation in the two places will also be withdrawn slowly and replaced with Chu money, this matter must be paid close attention to.”

Xu Shu leaned forward and said, "I remember it."

Only then did Liu Jing smile lightly at Liao Li and said, "I plan to ask you to go to Jiaozhou as my envoy to help me understand Liu Bei's situation."

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