Chapter 314 Prepare for a rainy day

"What? Does the eldest son want to see me?"

Zhao Qi looked at the soldier in front of him and looked stunned. At this time, the eldest son wanted to see him. Didn't he push him into the fire pit? He looked at the owner of the family who came out behind him. Zhao Qi smiled bitterly and jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't wash it.

"Pearl Zhao, you'd better go quickly. Lord Zhou Mu is still waiting?"

Seeing that Zhao Qi was hesitant, the soldier couldn't help urging him.

"Let's go!" Zhao Qi shook his head. At this time, he could only take one step at a time.

I boarded the horse-drawn carriage that had been prepared for a long time and arrived at Liu Qi's house soon. Under the leadership of the guard, he came all the way out of the study unimpeded.

"My lord, patriarch Zhao is here."

"Let him in." A clear voice came out immediately.

Zhao Qi took a deep breath and pushed the door in. He was immediately stunned there. There were two people in the study, and one of them was very familiar to him. He was Chen Xuan, the patriarch of the Chen family in Jiangxia.

"I haven't seen Chief Zhao for a long time." Seeing Zhao Qi, Chen Xuan did not accidentally arch his hand as a salute.

When Zhao Qi was about to return the gift, Chen Xuan pointed to Liu Qi and said, "This is Lord Zhou Mu. Chief Zhao should see him as soon as possible."

At this time, Zhao Qi woke up and hurried forward to salute, "I've met Lord Zhou Mu."

Liu Qi nodded and motioned Zhao Qi to sit opposite Chen Xuan. He was also a little curious about Zhao Qi. The Zhao family, which had originally died, could develop into the hands of Zhao Qi until today. It has shown that Zhao Qi's means are extraordinary. What he lacks now is his vision. He is not in Xiangyang, and he doesn't know it at all. The family pattern in Jingzhou, Chen Xuanzhi of the Chen family can see the situation clearly, which is also the reason why his Chen family controls the transshipment of Jingzhou salt alone.

"I came to you two today mainly for one thing, that is, although the whole Jingzhou is rich, it can't last long. Relying on the little tax drawn from the people, it is not enough to supply hundreds of thousands of troops in Jingzhou. Although the Chen family and the Zhao family are not big families in Jingzhou, they are also That's why we can show the talents of both of you.

Liu Qi looked at the two people. Both of them are extremely good at management, but it is not enough to become a top family by management alone. It also depends on the background. A medium-sized family like Chen and Zhao has only developed for less than ten years. In the past, they also struggled among those small families.

"If there is anything wrong with the lord, just tell him, the Chen family will definitely do it for the lord." Chen Xuan's heart moved and immediately arched his hand. At this time, he had already faintly seen that Liu Qi should have taken a fancy to his talent when he came to him.

"You don't need to worry about your Chen family and the Zhao family. You only need the two of you. Now the treasury of Jingzhou is still rich, but you should know the current situation in the world. What I want is that Jingzhou's grain and grass can support 100,000 troops anytime and anywhere for three consecutive years. Jingzhou's treasury is You call it, but within half a year, I want you to exchange these things for enough grain and military salaries, and at the same time, you have to exchange these things back to the treasury intact. Are you two sure?

Liu Qi stared at the two people closely. He knew the current situation in Jingzhou. Although it seemed that the treasury was full, once he sent troops to attack Hanzhong and Yizhou, the treasury of Jingzhou would definitely be used up in a short time. As for collecting taxes from the people, it was just a drop in the bucket. Already.

Chen Xuan frowned. He understood what Liu Qi meant, that is, to take out the gold, silver, utensils and weapons in the treasury of Jingzhou to make money, and the money earned should not only be able to exchange the things taken out, but even take back better things to fill the treasury, and then use the remaining money to make money.

To put it bluntly, Liu Qi asked them to earn grain, salary, food and grass, and even weapons and horses for Jingzhou.

Although Chen Xuan can still maintain a minimum of calmness, there is a huge wave in his heart. Although this is difficult, it is an opportunity for the Chen family, an opportunity to rise. As long as you can help Liu Qi do this well, the rise of the Chen clan is just around the corner, and it may even catch up with Huang and other big families in a short time.

Chen Xuan saw that Zhao Qi also saw it. Now he understands why Liu Qi is so targeted at the Zhao family. Now in the situation of the Zhao family in Jingzhou, there is no second way but to promise Liu Qi.

He is no longer qualified to refuse Liu Qi.

"I am willing to worry about the Lord." The two looked at each other and saw the heat in each other's eyes, or from today on, even if they are competitors and partners.

"Okay, I will ask someone to send the information in the treasury to you. I hope you two can negotiate a result in a few days. If you think it is not suitable, you can mobilize half of the property in the treasury."

Liu Qi was not surprised by the attitude of the two. What he cared about was whether the two could agree to cooperate or not. He hoped that the two would compete, but they would have to wait until they developed.

"No." The two of them arched their hands.

"You can retreat. I hope you will give me a satisfactory answer in a few days." Liu Qi looked at the two people and said.

"No."

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"Lord, isn't it too much for you to give these two people the power to use the treasury?" As soon as the two left, Zhuge Liang came out from behind the screen, with a worried face.

"If you don't do this, I'm afraid there will be not much grain left in the army to conquer Hanzhong in a few months. This is the spy news sent by Zhao Lei a few days ago. With that, Liu Qi handed the bamboo slips on the table to Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang took the spy and opened it, but his face changed greatly. He looked at Liu Qi with an incredible face: "Master, this..."

"There is nothing to be surprised about. Every generation of the family will annex the land, falsely report the land, and hide the domestic slaves. Jingzhou is already good."

After saying that, Liu Qi shook his head and said, "In the past ten years, Jingzhou has been relatively calm. There is no war or natural disaster. Therefore, there is more surplus food in the people's homes. Even if the land merger is serious, it has not affected the lives of the people, and Jingzhou is also full of granaries because of these rich libraries. However, if Jingzhou wants to expand its power, it is obviously not enough to rely on these alone. Only by solving the problem of grain and fodder first can we deal with the problem of land merger.

After saying that, Liu Qi also smiled bitterly. There was no one in this family that did not annex the land. Almost all the whole family in Jingzhou participated in it. Even the Huang family and the Pon family also participated in it. What they did was just a match with the ordinary family. At this point, all the families in Jingzhou will not stand on his side, so they can only exchange for the support of the Huang and Pon clans without worries.

"The master is still well-considered." When it comes to the interests of all families, Zhuge Liang has no choice. This time, Huang and other big families have helped Liu Qi, and they can't immediately turn against him.

On the bamboo slip, although only the land of Guiyang County and the annexation of the family's land were recorded, there was no family in the whole county, which really made him a little shocked.

"Can Wen Ping and Wang Wei explain the affairs of the general properly?" Liu Qi frowned. The Flying Dragon Army and the Flying Tiger Army left Wenpin and Wang Wei didn't know what would happen.

"Lord, the two generals just sent back the news yesterday, saying that the situation in Jiangxia has almost been dealt with, and the 10,000 flying tiger army has also been withdrawn from Jiangdong one after another, replaced by Jiangxia's soldiers and horses, and the flying dragon army is stationed in Chaisang at any time just in case. It's just that it will take some time for the two generals to return to Jingzhou.

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said that there are too many things about the Flying Dragon Army and the Flying Tiger Army, and who else can suppress these two soldiers with Wenpin and Wang Wei?

"Let Shi Yuan go to Jiangxia to command the Flying Dragon Army first to prevent Jiangdong from taking any action. In addition, let the soldiers and horses in each county be ready. Once Wen Ping and Wang Wei come back, they will directly start to select soldiers and horses. These two soldiers and horses were handed over to Huang Zhong and Zilong, so that they could also go to the army to train soldiers with Wenpin and Wang Wei. When they are familiar with each other, let Wang Wei and Wenpin return to the army.

Liu Qi thought for a moment. At this time, only Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun could handle Xiangyang. Wei Yan had just been appointed as the governor of Nanyang, and it was a little inappropriate to be promoted at this time.

"No."

"What's wrong with the map of Hanzhong? Can the news come back from Yizhou?" Thinking that he would attack Hanzhong in a few months, but the map of Hanzhong had not been obtained, Liu Qi couldn't help but feel a little irritable.

"The news came back from Yizhou that the map will definitely be sent to the lord on the day of the master's expedition." After thinking about it, Zhuge Liang sighed and said that if he got the map early, he could still make a military route.

"Is there any news about Zhang Lu in Hanzhong?" The intention of such a big fanfare in Jingzhou is already very obvious, and Zhang Lu in Hanzhong will definitely not be indifferent.

"This Lu has ordered to strengthen the defense near Jingzhou not long ago, and the soldiers and horses in the county are also mobilized frequently. They should have taken precautions."

"It's not bad that Lu can resist Liu Zhang's wisdom for more than ten years, and the supply of grain and fodder for our army's long journey is also a little unsustainable. It's better to make some preparations in advance. Do you think Liu Zhang will lend us the way and let us attack on both sides?"

Thinking of Liu Zhang's invitation to Liu Bei to pacify Hanzhong in history, Liu Qi's heart was moved. If he could use the attack on both sides of Dao Yizhou, it would have been much easier.

"This..." Zhuge Liang was stunned. If he were Liu Zhang, he would definitely not do this matter.

However, before Zhuge Liang could speak, Liu Qi had said again, "In a few days, send someone to Hanzhong first. If Lu doesn't agree to give up the fiefdom, he will immediately send someone to Yizhou to persuade Liu Zhang to borrow it."

As long as Liu Zhang borrows the way, the attack on Yizhou after that is not a two-sided attack.