Ten days later, Chang'an rode the general's mansion.

"What! Is this true? ”

Even Li Wei, who has always been calm and calm, couldn't suppress his excitement.

Li Wei asked, "What Zhang Zhonglang will say is true?" 300,000 stone grain and grass, plus full support for my uncle to open the mansion, as long as you are in those counties? ”

Zhang Lu said, "That's right, this is all Weiyang Jun's intention, the general was born and died for the world, of course, he can open the mansion and enjoy this glory." ”

Li Wei smiled and said, "Okay! Very good! I will definitely contribute more to Weiyang Jun, and in these places, such as Qiyi, Yunyang, Qixian, and Suyi, it will be troublesome for the gentleman to take care of it! ”

"We must live up to our mission."

Li Dao thinks he has made a lot of money.

Now the price of grain in Chang'an and Sanfu has soared, Gu Yihu wants 400,000 or 500,000 yuan, and beans and wheat are approaching 200,000 yuan. What is the concept of 300,000 stones, which can make his nearly 100,000 army safe and stable, and can also be sold to the market to make a big profit.

At present, the elite of his Xiliang Army has one stone a month, and the ordinary soldiers are two hundred Han catties, and his family members rely on their own land. Even if this standard of only about half of Tong Yuan is maintained, Li Dao has a headache.

Many of the newly recruited displaced troops have a tendency to be unstable because of food shortages and other reasons.

With this batch of grain and grass, he really has no worries.

Zhang Lu didn't expect it to go so smoothly this time. Tong Yuan asked him to find Li Ru first, indicating that he wanted to find Li Dao in exchange for a few counties north of Sanfu and let the local people live, and presented Tong Yuan with a secret letter.

Li Ru read the letter and didn't say anything, so he asked him to take two boxes of jewelry to go to Li Bei, the son of Li Dao's brother, to walk around.

After a few days, he successfully exchanged the territory of the northern counties of Qiyi, Yunyang, and Qi County. So that the lord can move on to the next step.

After getting the exact news, Tong Yuan led the Third Cavalry Brigade to join the all-unseeded Qiang who were temporarily grazing north of Zuo Fengyi, and officially entered Qiqi and other counties. Then let Zhang Ji and others pacify the people, recruit refugees to reclaim the land, and train into an army.

After the preparations were completed, he was ready to seize the opportunity of the enemy's new defeat and send troops to the northwestern counties.

Just before leaving, a mysterious man in black came to Qiqi County, this person was Jia Xu, saying that he had something to discuss with General Pingbei alone.

Jia Xu is a person, others think he is Li Wei's person, but his actions are really a bit incomprehensible. The Dreadnoughts are in a dilemma, not knowing what to do with his arrival.

Welcome, this is before the covert operation, I don't know if his intentions are welcome, he just helped a lot, and it doesn't look like a threat.

But when Tong Yuan heard this, he laughed and said, "Jia Wenhe's talent is by no means under Chen Ping, a strategist in the early Han Dynasty." He saw through my mind and came to test me. ”

He greeted Jia Xu personally and treated Jia Xu with the same etiquette as he treated his teachers and elders.

Jia Xu was very relieved in his heart, he didn't want this young man to really maintain a humble attitude like he did two years ago, as if these rights and status were really a duty for him now, rather than a victory he could enjoy.

Jia Xu said, "The general is stationed in these counties, I'm afraid there are other targets besides these places, right?" ”

Tong Yuan knew that covering up or going around in circles in front of Jia Xu would only make him laugh.

So he said honestly, "I don't dare to forget my friends in my hometown, now that the road has been opened, for the peace of the people and the territory of the Han Dynasty, I have to send troops to Longxi, Hanyang, Anding and other counties." ”

Jia Xu said: "The general's actions in the past two years are obvious to the world. It's just that with the strength of the Xinxi Liang army, it is not enough to deal with the forces of Ma Teng, Han Sui, and Liu Yan. ”

"I see that the generals and horses also brought Qianghu soldiers and horses, although these people are skilled in bows and horses, but most of them are swingers, and they can't hand over their backs to cover it."

Tong Yuan said, "I also know that it will be very dangerous to go here, but this opportunity is fleeting, I am afraid that next year, Ma Teng and Han Sui will recover their vitality, and the blood of the soldiers and soldiers killed and wounded in this battle will not be shed in vain?" ”

"At that time, they took Liangzhou as their foundation and occupied the counties west of Sanfu, wouldn't they sit back and watch the rise of a new huge warlord? Moreover, they occupy the hometown of Wenhe and the others, and monopolize the Silk Road, and our army will suffer from the enemy on its back, I am afraid that there will be no good results. ”

Jia Xu praised, "Miao, the general's ambition and talent, I'm afraid it's not under the champion." Dare to ask the general how to arrange after the three counties such as Longxi are recovered? ”

Tong Yuan put his plan to develop the barren land into Tuntian, form a good alliance with the local scholars, and make arrangements for the Hu people to be pulled and beaten together. Combined with the specific experience of Xiayang, Hedong and other places, he concretized some ideas to show their feasibility.

Jia Xu listened very carefully, even if his heart was like an ancient well, he couldn't help trembling slightly, but in the end, his eyes showed a little sadness and a slight sigh.

Tong Yuan thought that what he said was still too ideal to convince Jia Xu, and he thought about it carefully, wanting to make the plan more real and feasible.

didn't want him to speak again, Jia Xu actually interrupted, "It's a good fortune that the border army and the people can have generals." ”

"However, do you remember that two years ago, when we discussed the matter of Hedong, how did we discuss the subtlety of Zhang Yang? Today's three counties in Longxi are actually the same thing. ”

Tong Yuan was slightly surprised, that Hanoi Zhang Yang's strength was indeed not good, even the Xiongnu and Montenegro could coerce him, and the local Dashi clan ignored him. However, he is the fulcrum of the quadripartite balance, and once it is broken, it will be besieged by the surrounding forces.

Last year, he entered Hanoi completely, if not briefly. The result must have been defeated by the alliance of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. Is Xiliang so subtle today?

Tong Yuan's original plan was to complete the collection of refugees in the summer and autumn of this year, and some of them would be cultivated well, ready to participate in the recovery and annexation of the state. And there are too many refugees in Youfufeng and other places, and the counties of Zuo Fengyi under his control will definitely not be able to accommodate them.

So the other part, directly retracted, was used to restore Anding County. It is estimated that after autumn, he can plant wheat in time, so that he will have enough food, soldiers and horses, and a strategic situation to control Emperor Han Xian next year.

Now after Jia Xu's reminder, he also realized in his heart that there would be infighting in the near future between Li Dao, Guo Yan, and Fan Chou. These unruly warlords compete for power and profit, and in fact no one is subordinate to anyone. If they show their strength and seize territory, I am afraid that they will unite them, which is really not their opponent.

But he was still a little puzzled, he missed this opportunity, and he would not be able to interfere with Xiliang in a short time, how could he choose?

Jia Xu saw that he was slightly hesitant, and continued to mention, "Last year, the general did a good job in Hanoi County, rescue friendly troops, and evacuate immediately." The same applies now. ”

Ah, Tong Yuan's pupils shrank, and he suddenly thought that he was so flexible in dealing with problems last year!