Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 149
Jia Xu looked at Zhang Xiu and sighed. "Listen to me telling you slowly."

"Cao Cao puts more emphasis on talents in employing people, and he is not picky about his background." Jia Xu said slowly. "Although we intend to rely on Cao Cao, you may not be reused by Cao Cao with your current power. Therefore, it is necessary to let Cao Cao know your ability. If Liu Biao can pursue with you, even if you can't capture Cao Cao, you can still defeat him. If this is the case, Cao Cao will be devastated, so we don’t need to be attached to Cao Cao. If Liu Biao doesn’t pursue with you, your force can just defeat Cao Cao. No matter how much you rely on Cao Cao, he will not blame you."

The treacherous and cunning Jia Xu thought of all kinds of possibilities.Zhang Xiu seems to understand, but he understands one thing, Jia Xu must be doing it for his own good.Zhang Xiu then asked: "Then what should we do in the future?"

"Wait." Jia Xu spat out another word, "We'll see what Cao Cao and Liu Biao do next, and then make a plan. But we can get a feel for Liu Biao's mind first. Now that our army is short of rations, you can bring it up to Liu Biao. Support some food and grass, and see how he responds. If he treats it sincerely and gives us food and grass, then we will maintain the status quo and make plans later."

Therefore, Zhang Xiu proposed to Liu Biao that there was not enough food and grass in Wancheng, and he borrowed [-] shi for military food.Liu Biao called Cai Mao to discuss it, but Cai Mao strongly opposed it.The reason for Cai Mao's objection was not for other reasons, but because he had just resold [-] shi of military rations, and now he couldn't squeeze out so much on hand.And what he sold to was none other than Zhou Cang.

Zhou Wen came to Jingzhou to meet Cai Mao according to Zhou Cang's order. After submitting the letter, Cai Mao saw that he was asking him to help buy grain, so he was very reserved at first. "I met Luo Yang of the State of Wei. It can be said that it was a one-time relationship. Many years have passed in a flash. Thinking about it, things have changed. At that time, I was still in the residence of my uncle Zhang Wen Taiwei. His old man..."

Zhou Wen saw Cai Mao rambling, but he didn't talk about the topic, and he knew it well. "General Cai, General Zhou has always been grateful for the general's friendship, and this time there is also a gift from him."

The gift was very generous, Cai Mao immediately became very generous when he saw the gift from Zhou Wen, and his relationship with Zhou Cang changed from not being very familiar to being close to each other. "Although Weiguo and I haven't been together for a long time, we get along very well. I don't know how much military rations Yuanfang intends to buy here, is there enough money?"

"I'm sorry, General Cai, I don't bring much money this time." As soon as Zhou Wen said this, Cai Mao's expression was not very good. "It's just because of the long distance and it's inconvenient to carry, but there are a lot of treasures such as gold, silver, and beautiful jade. I don't know if they can be discounted."

The Cai family is rich and short of money.When Liu Biao first came to Jingzhou, because he chose Liu Biao to stand in the team, Liu Biao gained a firm foothold in Jingzhou, and the Cai family became one of the best big families in Jingzhou.However, there was still Kuai's pressure. The three brothers of Kuai's family held great power, and each also led a prefect of a county, which was highly regarded by Liu Biao.Cai Mao held a little limited military power and shared it with Liu Biao's nephew Zhang Yun. The Cai family was not reconciled!Cai Mao's younger sister married Liu Biao and became his successor. Not long ago, she gave birth to a son. Liu Biao named him Liu Cong, and she loved her very much. If Liu Cong could inherit Liu Biao's foundation, it would undoubtedly be a great thing for the Cai family. Now the Cai family's power is still a little bit Weakness can't help Liu Cong. To expand his influence, he needs power and money, especially money. With money, he can attract more people to his camp, so Cai Mao is very short of money now.

When Cai Mao saw a large amount of hard goods such as cash and treasures, he was moved to keep the fat and water out of the fields. Why did the merchants make such a large amount of money?He used his authority to directly resell the military rations to Zhou Wen, and he would slowly plan to buy food from merchants at a low price in the future to make up the difference.However, Zhou Wen didn’t know that these were the military rations that Cai Mao moved out. It took a month to complete the matter, but it was resolved in a few days. He thought that Cai Mao was able to handle the matter, so he asked Cai Mao for the paperwork, and asked him to rent several large ships to directly pack the food and grass. The boat went to Jiangxia.

Anyway, there is no war in Jingzhou now, Cai Hao didn't think he was in a hurry to make up for the shortfall, and he would make up for it after the autumn harvest. Cao Cao's attack on Wancheng disrupted all his plans.There is no food now, and there is no way to recover Zhou Wen. If he squeezes out another [-] shi, it will definitely show his feet and the matter will be exposed.He had to think of other attention. "He is trying to take advantage of the fire to rob and blackmail the lord!" Cai Mao blurted out.

Liu Biao's face darkened: "Don't speak nonsense!"

"My lord, this matter must not be done. Zhang Xiu is a wolf. If he is fed, he will not work for us. Besides, what should Zhang Xiu do if he has food and grass to plot against us in Jingzhou? Look at his counselor Jia Xu , is not someone who is waiting for nothing, how can he not spy on us in Jingzhou with his assistance." Cai Mao said hastily.

Liu Biao thought what his brother-in-law said was very reasonable, and this was exactly what he had been worried about. Jingzhou would never allow others to get involved. "How about this, we still need to use Zhang Xiu to block Cao Cao, it's not good if we don't give it to him, so let's give him a [-]% discount, how about giving him [-] shi?"

Cai Mao groaned in his heart, even ten thousand shi could not bear it.If you still want to find a reason to stop it, it will definitely arouse Liu Biao's suspicion, and he immediately has another idea: "What the lord said is very true, we still need to rely on Zhang Xiu. However, I don't think it is necessary to give it to him once, but it can be divided into two or three times. He has some thoughts and hopes, so let him be spared."

"Well, I will leave this matter to you." Liu Biao nodded and agreed, "After finishing this matter, we will leave for Jingzhou."

Cai Hao's heart fell into his stomach, and if he could delay the time, he would be successful. If he procrastinated, Liu Biao would not bother, and eventually he would let it go.Cai Mao put together two thousand stones of grain and grass and sent someone to send it to Zhang Xiu, saying that what was missing would be made up later.

"This is for beggars!" Seeing off the people, Zhang Xiu stared at the door of the big tent, the veins on his forehead popped out, he just wanted to let the donkey pull the mill but not let the donkey eat grass.Jia Xu closed his eyes and meditated divinely, maybe he was thinking about something again.

"Uncle, I've made up my mind to go to Cao Cao." Zhang Xiu said suddenly, "Since Liu Biao doesn't treat me with sincerity, I don't have to sacrifice my life for him. It's not a long-term solution to stick to Wancheng. If you want to surrender to one side, I will surrender to Cao Cao."

"Can you think clearly? I have two strategies for you to choose: First, go to Cao Cao now. Although Cao Cao will accept you, he may not reuse you. Second, there must be a battle between Cao and Yuan, and then the two will definitely meet." They are all here to win you over, you are up for grabs, and you must be reused." Jia Xu opened his eyes and said.

"Uncle, who do you think will win, Yuan or Cao?" Zhang Xiu asked.

(End of this chapter)