The meeting in Hokutakedo didn't last long, and it ended in a hurry.

After the meeting, Xi Zhicai asked Mu Jing in a low voice: "Zhang Song's matter, is it boring?" ”

Mu Jing glanced at him, this girl is keen enough, she found the clue so quickly, although this matter was his temporary idea, but he didn't plan to hide it from Xi Zhicai: "A chess piece!" ”

"Bait!"

Xi Zhicai asked, "Who are you going to fish?" ”

"It's best to fish Dong Zhuo in!" Mu Jing shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "If Dong Zhuo sends troops, I will let the south go first, and fight with him with all my might, at least in the next few years, I can be quiet!" ”

"Unlikely!" Xi Zhicai shook his head: "Even if Dong Zhuo is impulsive, there is also Li Ru, they will definitely not choose to go south at this time, at least they have to suppress the Son of Heaven who is about to move, before they dare to send troops south!" ”

"If you can't catch Dong Zhuo, it doesn't matter!"

Mu Jing squinted: "Zhang Xiu hates me now, no one can say whether he will send troops impulsively, but there is one person who may send troops!" ”

"Qiang chieftain Yue Hu!"

Xi Zhicai directly said it for Mu Jing.

The land of Guanghan, the most direct frontier, is the Qiang region, the wolf Qiang took refuge in the Ming Hou Mansion, but the Qiang people have a lot of major tribes, now Yue Hu is the chief, the Jishi Mountain, if he wants to send troops to the wolf Qiang, maybe directly send troops to Guanghan, it is not impossible.

"I can't catch Dong Zhuo, it's a good thing that I broke one of his arms!"

Mu Jing said in a deep voice: "If Yuehu is in Jishi Mountain, I can't help him, let me dare to step into Guanghan half a step, I will never let him go out!" ”

"Can you guarantee that Zhang Song won't fake it?"

Xi Zhicai pondered for a moment and said.

"Huh!"

Mu Jing smiled and shook his head: "Zhang Ziqiao is very smart, I use him because he can understand the current situation, as long as I don't die, he won't turn against me, as for the Zhang family, this time there will be some blood, but this is also what they deserve, I don't think Zhang Ziqiao will dare to complain in this regard, besides, the Zhang family participated in such a rebellion, if Zhang Ziqiao doesn't make some effort, he can't pass this level, he knows these things very well in his heart!" ”

"You're confident!"

Xi Zhicai smiled bitterly.

"I still have this confidence!" Mu Jingdao: "So in terms of Guanghan, I'm not worried, Beiwutang doesn't need to spend too much experience in this regard, even if Guanghan has the will to fight, it will not be a big battle, Beiwutang still focuses on planning next year's Nanzheng, one day is not flat in the south, I don't dare to send troops to the north for a day!" ”

"I'm already preparing!"

Xi Zhicai said softly: "The Dongzhou army will be directly stationed in Yizhou County after the spring of next year, as long as it causes contradictions between them and Yonghong, we will drive directly into it, destroy Yonghong first, and conquer 100,000 mountains, in fact, Yonghong This is the wealthy family in the south of Yizhou is easy to deal with, the key is the barbarians, the barbarians can be subdued, but it is difficult to subdue them, they have also surrendered to Liu Yan before, but don't you say that you can fight back!" ”

"So this time, I'm going to have to take a salary!" Mu Jing clenched his fists: "Either you don't fight, you have to fight, I will fight and surrender to them at one time, and even their nest, I have to serve it!" ”

He squinted his eyes and asked: "If you want to do this, it is not difficult to say, it is not easy to say, the key is whether Lei Hu can pull out the Wuxi Barbarians for me, and using barbarians to govern barbarians is the best strategy!" ”

"It should work!"

Xi Zhicai said: "We have put so much effort here, supported one of them, and unified the entire Wuxi tribe, and now the leader has a lot of trust in Lei Hu!" ”

"You have to keep an eye on this!"

Mu Jing said softly: "There is not much time left for us, as long as we pull Wuxi Man into this war, my chances of winning the southern part of the country are as much as seventy percent!" ”

"Understood!"

Xi Zhicai nodded.

"As for the grain and grass!" Mu Jing thought for a while: "Last year's harvest was indeed a little worse, even Hanzhong, because of the previous battle with Jingzhou, the granaries of various places were exhausted, which is also a big problem!" ”

"I heard that the Shu millet planted in Hanzhong is abundant!"

Xi Zhicai said suddenly.

"It's a bumper harvest, but the amount of planting is not much, and the grain you get is not much, if you can give me two years, I can guarantee the supply of grain and grass, but time waits for no one!" Mujing is considering where to raise grain and grass.

The three armies did not move, and the grain and grass went first.

In the southern part of the conquest, the front is not short, especially when it is necessary to enter the 100,000 mountains to suppress the barbarian tribes, there will be a big problem with the supply of grain and grass, and if there is not enough supply of grain and grass in the rear, it will be even more troublesome.

"Guanzhong has had a good harvest over the years!"

Xi Zhicai mentioned it.

"But Guanzhong stared at us too closely, and barely let a grain go south!" Mu Jing sighed: "I tried to use merchants to prepare some grain and grass for me in the north several times, but in the end it was all in vain! ”

"What about Jingzhou?"

"Jingzhou was beaten to a pulp last year, and you can imagine how much grain and grass Jingzhou can raise!" Mu Jing shook his head.

Xi Zhicai also had a headache.

The herdsman has the strongest soldiers in the world, but he can't help it, and the supply of logistics is sometimes a problem, which is really a bit helpless.

Mu Jing is considering, are there any large-yield crops in this era?

Otherwise, if you fight a war, you have to stop for two or three years to prepare grain and grass, it is really troublesome, the world is fighting, and it is important to pay attention to the speed of soldiers.

Although the southwest is a country of abundance, with fertile water and soil, it is a natural granary, but the terrain problem, after all, is that there are many mountains and few lands, and it is not a problem to maintain a livelihood and supply the army, but once the war starts, the continuous battlefield will last for several years, and a big problem in grain and grass will be formed.

"Forget it, this problem, I'll think about it, Zhicai, the task of Beiwutang is to make the most detailed preparations before the war, and from now on, we must let the staff department come up with five plans that can capture 100,000 mountains as soon as possible!"

Mu Jing said: "Jingwu Division is responsible for providing information, the General Staff Department is responsible for deduction, you personally come to formulate the battle plan, only before the war we make the most adequate preparations, so that after the war, the actions of the various departments become rapid, I hope that we can unify Yizhou with the slightest casualties!" ”

"Yes!"

Xi Zhicai nodded.

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The end of the year is getting closer and closer, Jiangzhou City is beginning to become more and more lively, recently Jiangzhou City has moved a lot of people, and the whole city has become boiling.

And the closer to the end of the year, the busier Mu Jing becomes, all Cao Siya are now doing a summary of this year, and many things have to be reported to Mu Jing in person, he now has twelve hours a day, and he sleeps less than three hours.

Who made him the lord, as the lord, or the lord in charge, although he has a lazy heart, at the end of the year, there are some things that have to be reported by them in person and understand in person.

In the blink of an eye, it is already the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month, and it is less than two or three days away from the end of the year.

"Junhou, there is really no way at the moment, I have tried several times before, but I can't get out of Chang'an, but I have an idea, I think, we can use the traders in Chang'an, cats have cat paths, rats have rat roads, we can't transport grain out of Guanzhong, it doesn't mean that they don't have a way!"

Mu Qin wore a green robe, stood in front of the desk, and reported to Mu Jingyu: "Grain does not go through the road of Qinling, from the west to Xiliang, and then from Longxi to Wudu, it is also a road, maybe go to Guandong, go out of Wuguan, and enter Hanzhong from Wuguan!" ”

"These businessmen are very greedy, if we use them, I'm afraid we will have to pay a big price, and from a political standpoint, these businessmen may not be willing to carry the heads of a family to fight with us!"

Mu Jing stood up and paced back and forth, considering Mu Qin's opinion in his heart.

What he and Mu Qin wanted to discuss was whether they could use the power of their caravans to purchase grain from Guanzhong and then transport it back, but this method would not work at present, because Guanzhong was too vigilant about Yizhou.

"At the beginning, the prince sent some books about business to some merchants, and now these books are regarded as holy books in the business world, and they are often read, and the military marquis's character of the merchants is decent!" Mu Qin arched his hand and said: "Interests are the willingness that can make them restless, I believe that as long as there are enough interests, they will definitely move!" ”

"Then go give it a try!" Mu Jing said: "Don't come forward, use some small merchants in Nanyang or directly ask Zhang Heng and Xu Lin to help, with a gesture, I guess they won't refuse!" ”

"Understood!"

"How's the harvest on the South Shore Peninsula?" Mu Jing asked suddenly.

Mu Qin is now taking care of the business house for him, after the Jingping firm was dissolved, the net assets left behind have been united by Mu Jing by means, although it is not listed now, but behind Mu Jing, there is also a business bank scale to support.

He handed over these things to Mu Qin to manage.

"Someone shot first, I shot slowly, and I didn't take much land!" Mu Qin said.

"Who!"

"Zhang Heng!"

"He's as sharp as ever!"

"Not only him, Xu Lin, Sun Hao, Gong Chang, they have all shot one after another, even the East China Sea Commercial Bank has also shot, they are enclosing land at any cost, in less than a month, the land price on the south bank has increased four or five times, and now everyone knows that Jiangzhou City will definitely expand the city, and the Minghou Mansion is so hard to spend money to repair the wharf, as long as you have a little eyesight, you know that the land over there will rise sharply!"

"Since this is the case, then with strength, let's do the first phase of real estate first!" Mu Jing said: "Don't want to be a house, do a suite, the area is not too big, the room is not too big, the key is to benefit the people, and the decoration should also pay attention to the style!" ”

He thought for a moment and said, "Also, you can now list up and compete with them head-on, just use Jingping's name!" ”

"Won't it be too flamboyant!"

Mu Qin asked.

"Sort of!" Mu Jingdao: "But what I want is Zhang Yang, business and prosperity, in order to make Yizhou prosperous, I Shujingping Commercial Bank, is to set an example for some businessmen, in Yizhou business, it will be different than other places!" ”

"Yes!"

Mu Qin nodded.

"In addition, I asked you to jointly establish a clock workshop with the Academy of Science and Technology, as well as a ceramic firing workshop, how is the establishment?"

"We are surveying and recruiting workers, and it is expected that we will not be able to officially operate until February next year!" Mu Qin said: "I have seen the new pottery fired by the Clock and Science Institute, and I think the market is huge, so I need more time to prepare!" ”

"You just have to know it in your own heart!"

Mu Jing opened the hanging pocket watch, it was already five days old, and he didn't leave anyone behind, and said: "It's the end of the year soon, the new year is coming, you haven't been reunited with your wife and children all year round, just take this opportunity to rest for a few days!" ”

"Thank you for your understanding!"

"You are a child of my Mu family, now there are too few people in the Mu family, and even fewer can become a climate, you are one, don't let me down!" Mu Jing said with a smile.

Mu Qin is his spokesperson in business, and he is bound to make Mu Qin the most outstanding and greatest businessman of this era, but first of all, Mu Qin must have his own ability, otherwise the mud will not be able to support the wall, and he will be useless even if he has a thousand means.

"Rest assured, Qin will never live up to the expectations of the prince and the marquis!"

Mu Qin said with his hands arched.

In his life, when he was most helpless, it was the most honorable thing for him to meet the most outstanding clansmen of his clan.

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The sixth year of Chuping came quietly.

Jiangzhou City has been lively for a long time, but finally returned to calm, in fact, people in this era are not very festive, eating a full meal is the most important thing, all year round, even can't eat, can't live the New Year, is it important.

So within two days of the Chinese New Year, the vendors were already busy, and the farmers were starting to work.

The state is calm.

The Minghou Mansion is also very calm.

Of course, the calm of the Minghou Mansion is only a calm on the surface, and at the end of this year, the officials of the Minghou Mansion only took a break for less than two days before they began to resume their work.

Mu Jing didn't have time to go to the siege of the city and fight Old Man Cai for 300 rounds this year, he was busy with one thing.

The first thing at the beginning of the year, Mu Jing had to settle the dispute with Jingzhou.

At present, between Yizhou and Jingzhou, it is already a return to calm, and the only disputes and variables are on top of the competition for Xiangyang.

But Jingzhou obviously won't do that.

Therefore, there is still a dispute between the two sides, and it can easily turn into a war, and before Mu Jing sends troops to conquer the south, he must solve this hidden danger, otherwise he will not worry about going south.

In the sixth year of Chuping, on the second day of the first lunar month, Mu Jing summoned Hu Zhao, Liu Jin, Xi Zhicai, Cai Yong and others to discuss the matter.

"Xiangyang, I don't plan to pay it back!"

Mu Jing said: "But it can't be delayed, Jingzhou's patience is being worn out bit by bit, maybe the troops will be dispatched, and Hou Qing and they won't be able to support it for long, so I'm going to put the things in the dark and say it on the bright side, and make it clear that Xiangyang belongs!" ”

"What if Jingzhou doesn't want to?"

Liu Jin asked.

"That's only one game first!" Mu Jing said: "Kong Ming, you personally go to Xiangyang, justifiably accept the surrender of Hou Qing them, and then establish Xiangyang to become the head, Yicheng, Caiyang, Xinye, Fancheng...... These cities united and established a county independently, which was called Xiangyang County! ”

"Yes!"

"Zhicai, I will leave tomorrow, go to the White Emperor City in person, directly lead the troops, dispatch the first army of Jingping to march to Wuling, and personally order the Jingping Water Division to enter Jingzhou along the river, and open the formation for me!"

"It's not right!"

Cai Yong squinted, and he looked at Mu Jing with a pair of sharp eyes: "It's a disaster to provoke a war for no reason!" ”

"This battle may not be able to start, the reason why I transferred troops is just to put on a formation, this is to coerce Liu Biao!"

Mu Jing shook his head and said softly: "Xiangyang must belong, continue to drag it like this, I'm afraid that when the time comes, we will not only face Liu Biao, but also Nanyang's Huangfu Song!" ”