Chapter 86 Liu Yao's Sorrow
After consolidating its own security, Xuzhou was willing to support Liu Yao and fight against Yuan Shu.
Liu Yao frowned after reading the letter.
Because this letter did mention things that made him sleepy and sleepless, and every word was accurate.
Whether it was Xu Zijiang's body or worries about Zhou Shang, Liu Yao was at a loss what to do at this time.
The status of Xu Shao and Xu Zijiang beside Liu Yao was extremely high. This was not only because he was a famous person in the world, but more importantly, Xu Zijiang was Liu Yao's mastermind.
Many people only think that Xu Zijiang has the skill of fortune-telling, but they don’t know that Xu Zijiang is also good at politics and military strategy.
Liu Yao was able to rise up unexpectedly in Qu'a County. In just a few dozen days, he recruited more than a dozen powerful men, gathered tens of thousands of troops, and raided Wanling because of Xu Zijiang.
During this operation, Xu Zijiang not only discovered the three generals Fan Neng, Yu Mi, and Zhang Ying for Liu Yao in advance, but also joined forces to persuade Xue Li and Tao Qian, the former Pengcheng Prime Ministers who were stationed in Moling. His right-hand man, the great monk Zuo Rong, served with Liu Yao and sent troops and supplies.
After that, Xu Zijiang personally deployed three lines of defense, resisting one after another and supporting each other, so that Wu Jing and others could not defeat the Yangtze River, and after Sun Ce came, he could only look at the river and sigh.
It can be said that Liu Yao was able to counterattack Yuan Shu and occupy Danyang County and Wu County entirely due to the efforts of Xu Zijiang.
But since a month ago, Xu Zijiang has been suffering from a minor illness. Although the illness is not serious, he has not been able to recover.
Perhaps this is also related to Xu Zijiang's complicated affairs. He is now Liu Yao's right-hand man, who has to handle the political affairs of each county and run the state government. At the same time, grain, fodder and weapons must be collected and transported to the front line.
The most frightening thing is that he has to constantly care about the military, adjust the layout, and replenish the front line.
Xu Shao almost carried Liu Yao's state capital on his shoulders.
Fortunately, Liu Yao and Xu Zijiang were on good terms with each other and did not worry about the other party's rebellion. Otherwise, they would have been at odds with each other and fought for power and profit.
A few days ago, Xu Zijiang took the time to remind Liu Yao to be careful about Zhou Shang.
But now Liu Yao knows what he is most worried about now, and that is his Xu Zijiang's body.
If Xu Zijiang is here, even if Zhou Shang rebels, Liu Yao will still be confident to deal with it.
If Xu Zijiang is no longer here, Liu Yao shudders when he thinks about this situation.
Slowly, Liu Yao's eyes fell on Liu Bei's letter.
How about listening to Liu Xuande and letting Zi Jiang go to Tancheng for treatment and recuperation first?
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The next day, Liu Bei summoned all the core personnel , including Guan, Zhang, Zhaotian, Chen Deng, Mi Zhu, Lu Su, Cao Bao, etc., formally introduced the battle plan drawn up by Liu Feng to them.
Seeing the combat plan with clear introduction and clear tasks, everyone present was greatly encouraged, as if the task had become simpler.
Especially after the mission, several more likely emergencies were prepared in detail, as well as the response plan for such situations, which won the praise of the front-line generals.
Cao Bao looked at the silk book in his hand, feeling surprised and satisfied.
The surprise is naturally that he feels more and more that the success of this operation may be greater and greater. The complacency is of course the bet he placed on the young master Liu Feng. Now it seems that it is too profitable.
Even deep in Cao Bao's heart, he couldn't help but feel a trace of regret. He regretted why he didn't put all his money on it and use everything at hand to give his daughter the title of a head wife.
Cao Bao also knew that it was impossible for Liu Feng to agree, or that Liu Feng had no right to agree, and only Liu Bei was qualified.
But he still couldn't help but imagine that if Liu Feng couldn't withstand the temptation of Ten Thousand Pieces and relaxed, then Liu Bei would be unable to step down and could only grit his teeth and accept the reality. Then now he is Liu Feng's real father-in-law.
At the end, Cao Bao sighed in his heart: Hey, I am still timid and too cautious.
Liu Feng's combat plan has been extremely well received by everyone, both in terms of the content of the plan and the overall framework. There is no objection at all in the general direction.
On the other hand, in terms of the subtle details of some actions, everyone put forward some better improvements and improved the entire plan.
Finally, Liu Bei strictly ordered no one to reveal the battle, including family members.
The plan has also been collected again, and the tasks of each department will be assigned to the person in charge before the operation begins.
Next, Liu Bei formally appointed Zhao Yun and Tian Yu as the county magistrates of Chengxian and Lanling, and asked them to lead the soldiers they had just received and escort the recruited households and prepared supplies. Go to their respective counties for farming.
Zhao Yun and Tian Yu were overjoyed, thanked them and went out to the school field to prepare to lead the troops.
In addition, the funds originally intended to be raised by the Mi family and the Lu family could not be used.
Because Zang Ba asked the Mi family to provide hidden rock sugar and snow salt that would be easier to transport.
But both the Mi family and the Lu family took Liu Bei's orders very seriously and took the time to raise funds.
Although it has not been long, four million dollars have been raised.
So, Liu Feng persuaded Liu Bei to simply borrow the money in the name of the state capital, with an annual interest of 10%, which is 10%.
This interest rate could be regarded as usury in later generations, but during the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was very low interest rate.
However, considering that the borrower is the state government, which has extremely reliable repayment capabilities, as well as various tax and grain mortgages, the interest rate is not low.
The Mi family and the Lu family are also happy. Nowadays, the war is in chaos, the trade roads have been severely damaged, and the cost of drifting on the road is much greater than in peaceful times.
Lending to the state capital at an annual interest rate of 10% can be considered an extremely stable and good business.
After Liu Bei got the money, Liu Feng urged him to invest half of the money in expanding the scale of craftsmen.
Because Liu Feng could not do without craftsmen whether he expanded the iron-making and forging industry, or even experimented with steel-making, making iron farm tools, firing porcelain, etc., he expanded the scale of craftsmen. , is also a very important thing.
Liu Feng planned to leave this matter to Mi Zhu.
First of all, Mi Zhu has been supporting Liu Bei and his son from the beginning to the end. He is a very reliable and proficient business person. It just allows him to try his hand at industrial projects. Maybe he will be a good person in the future. industrial management cadres.
Secondly, Mi Zhu’s Biejia actually has no authority in the state.
It’s not that anyone wants to ignore him, but that although Biejia’s position is noble, the authority he holds has a lot to do with Biejia’s own character.
If Biejia has a tough personality and a temperament that likes to seize power, then he has the qualifications and power to intervene in everything. In theory, he can even take over the state pastor and governor.
In fact, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were indeed many celebrities who, after being conscripted by governors and prefects as surrogates, directly replaced their masters and governed on their behalf.
(End of this chapter)