Technology dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 224 [The sword points to the Central Plains]

"My lord, Jiaozhou is indeed short of a lot of items at present, and needs to be purchased from the Central Plains. The main ones are: grain, cloth, iron, copper, as well as cattle, war horses, etc., all of which need to be purchased in large quantities from the Central Plains."

"Jingzhou is rich in food and has a lot of iron and copper mines. Merchants can go there. They will be secretly purchased and transported to Jiaozhou. Then the General's Mansion will come forward and buy them from merchants."

Chen Gong stood up, cupped his hands and said.

The expenses of the army, the construction of new academies, and the construction of new county towns all require a lot of materials.

"Gongtai is right, these things are what we need." After speaking, Lu Bu paused, and continued: "However, besides this, there is one more important thing that Jiaozhou needs, which Gongtai hasn't mentioned yet. "

These words stunned the three of them.Chen Gong bowed his hands, "The public platform is stupid, please show it clearly, my lord."

Lu Bu said solemnly: "Gongtai forgot one thing, Jiaozhou is vast and sparsely populated, and what we need most is people!"

"people?"

Chen Gong, Zhang Liao, and Zhou Zhang were slightly startled.

"My lord, there are already more than 6 refugees from Jingzhou. Under the influence of my lord's kindness, they have now been assigned to Xin County. There are no refugees at the pass now. If you want to get more people, it is better to choose The time has come to launch an offensive to the Central Plains, attack the city and occupy the territory, come quickly!"

When Zhang Liao spoke, he glanced at Chen Gong.As for the matter of forcibly escorting Jingzhou refugees to Xin County, Lu Bu had warned Chen Gong in his letter before that he should temporarily hide it from Chen Gong.

"Attack the Central Plains?" Zhou Zhang was shocked when he heard this.

He had only heard that Lv Bu and his army came from it, with many soldiers and generals, and he thought that the imperial court had sent a general, Lv Bu, to Jiaozhou to take over.

However, now it seems that this is a rebellion!
Think about it, Zhou Zhang's forehead was covered with cold sweat!

"General Zhang, now is not the time to enter the Central Plains. At least we need to wait until Jiaozhou is basically stable and the food is sufficient." Chen Gong immediately denied Zhang Liao's idea. In his opinion, the most urgent task is to manage Jiaozhou well so that they have a gain a foothold.

Although it is said that there is a chance to support war with war.However, Chen Gong knew Lu Bu's great ambition, and the war needed to be fought steadily.

"Wenyuan's thoughts are understandable, and Gongtai's words are reasonable. Besides, we still don't know the situation in the Central Plains. The princes of the Central Plains should not be underestimated, and this general is unwilling to fight uncertain battles. "

"The most urgent task at the moment is to manage Jiaozhou well, make it a base for us to enter the Central Plains and achieve great things, and provide us with enough food and soldiers!"

Speaking of this, Lu Bu stopped to take a sip of tea, and then said: "I won't discuss anything else today, just discuss the matter of choosing merchants to go to the Central Plains."

Lu Bu looked at Zhou Zhang and asked, "Jiaozhou Chamber of Commerce, I am afraid that many people are looking forward to going to the Central Plains to do business now. Tell me about the situation."

"Reporting to my lord, the big merchants in the chamber of commerce basically had their own business in the Central Plains in the past. Among them, there are those who do business in salt and iron, grain, cloth, cattle and horses. Now all the checkpoints in Jiaozhou are closed. In the past, they were very anxious."

"However, since they have all joined the Chamber of Commerce now, they must follow the Lord's orders." Zhou Zhang got up, cupped his hands and answered Lu Bu's question.

In his heart, Zhou Zhang also hopes to open the checkpoints to trade with the Central Plains, so that he can sell liquor to the Central Plains, and the profits will definitely be higher. At the same time, he can also buy grain from the Central Plains and expand the production of liquor.

Currently [Baijiu Xianju] produces and sells liquor, Zhou Zhang can get 90.00% of the profit, and the remaining [-]% belongs to Lu Bu.

Most of the raw materials for brewing liquor are now purchased from the granary of the General's Mansion, and the price is slightly higher than the market price.Despite this, the food that can be supplied by the granary of the General's Mansion is also decreasing.

For this reason, Zhou Zhang had to find a way to buy grain from other places.For example: buy from grain merchants in various counties of Jiaozhou.However, as the closure of Jiaozhou checkpoints lasts longer, food prices in Jiaozhou continue to rise.

In order to ensure the production of baijiu and even expand production, Zhou Zhang placed his hope in the Central Plains, especially Jingzhou, which has always been a place rich in food.As long as trade is possible, the food problem can be solved to a certain extent.

However, all of these must be approved by Lu Bu in advance.

After Zhou Zhang finished speaking, Chen Gong said: "My lord, I think that in addition to selecting a group of merchants to enter the Central Plains, the government should prevent several caravans from entering the Central Plains at the same time. Moreover, no matter whether it is an ordinary caravan or a government caravan, All caravans should have troops, and they should be guarded in plain clothes, and the Central Plains should not be peaceful now."

Hearing this, Zhang Liao completely understood why he, the second-in-command of the army, had to be involved in the trade deal discussed today. It turned out that he wanted to use the strength of the army.

"As long as the lord gives the order, it is not a problem to choose a group of soldiers to secretly guard these caravans. However, the last general is a little worried. If there is a conflict with other princes in the Central Plains, how will we deal with it?"

Zhang Liao stood up and cupped his hands, first looked at Chen Gong and Zhou Zhang, then turned to Lu Bu and said.

Lu Bu put his hands on the armrests of the seat, thought for a moment, and said, "About this issue, one principle can be followed: don't cause trouble easily, but don't be afraid of trouble!"

"Each caravan will issue documents formulated by the General's Mansion. They are legal caravans in Jiaozhou and will be protected by the General's Mansion."

Speaking of this, Lu Bu looked at Zhang Liao, "I won't be attacked if people don't attack me. In order to prevent accidents, all the checkpoints leading to the Central Plains must be heavily guarded, and the army is always ready for war."

"The interests of the caravan are the interests of Jiaozhou. In order to protect our interests, we can use force at all costs! The bounden duty of soldiers is not only to fight on the battlefield, but also to protect their own people from being bullied by others!"

Lu Bu is serious. Only when he is strong can he protect the interests of the caravan and make the merchants of Jiaozhou return to their hearts.

At the same time, doing so is also a very effective way to unite people and enhance the pride of Jiaozhou people.

Let everyone in Jiaozhou understand that as citizens of Jiaozhou, they will be protected by the General's Mansion no matter where they are, so that everyone can be proud of being a citizen of Jiaozhou!
"I will understand at the end!"

Zhang Liao's heart was shocked. Since ancient times, soldiers fought in the battlefield, defended their families and made great achievements. This is even more unchanged.

Now Jiaozhou is their home and their country, and all the people here should be protected by the army.

Now the Bingzhou army is getting used to the life in Jiaozhou, and gradually some people settle here and integrate with the people here.

For the Bingzhou Army far away from the Central Plains, Jiaozhou is their second home and has to be protected!

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(End of this chapter)