Xin Ping was originally a matchmaker, and after sitting for a while and expressing his attitude, he took his leave.

Only Li Su and Fu Zhu were left to discuss.

After carefully reading the recital sheet written by Xin Ping, he felt that this trip to Shangluo did not seem to be difficult, and there was no need to bring a deputy envoy, so he decided to beat Li Su first.

"It's such a trivial matter, I can just deal with it myself. Zhongzhi said that taking you as a deputy can be of great benefit to the envoy's big thing, why didn't I see it? ”

This is torture, bringing Li Su with Li Su can be of great additional benefit to Jia Cong's business.

If you change to a relationship that only relies on spending money to open the way, you may retreat when you encounter this kind of business-like hard stubble.

But fortunately, Li Su is an existence with both money and talent.

The fact that he gave Xin Ping money does not mean that he only has money.

Brother has real skills, both hands must be hard!

Coupled with the observation of words and expressions just now, and the speculation on the character of the frustrated teaching, Li Su decided to say something quick to cut through the mess: "Don't drive if you are willing to take me as a deputy envoy, I can make the envoy never be blamed by the court this time, and there is no fault." ”

Frustrated's expression did not fluctuate in the slightest: "I can do it alone-just by virtue of what is said on this recital, the flowers are full of flowers, and it can be seen everywhere that after the envoy took over Wang Fen, he acted vigorously and resolutely, and acted decisively, one by one, pure and unburned, and swept away the residual poison like thunder." Even if the white bi is slightly flawed, it is also the colleagues in Youzhou who do not know what is going on, so that it is so. ”

Li Su calmed down, and also made his tone appear extremely calm: "Really? Then what if you don't drive to Luo, only to find out about the so-called thief relationship between Youzhou Xianbei, Wuhuan and Zhang Chun, the details are different from what you know, and you will be interrogated by the imperial court when the time comes, and you will be refused? ”

"Why?" I didn't believe it subconsciously, and then I seemed to think of a possibility, his face changed, and he subconsciously asked, "Could it be ...... Is the Xianbei thief you reported false? Didn't you say that there were Pan Duwei and Zhang Sima who co-signed with you? Do you dare to fabricate a thief's love? ”

Li Su was very satisfied, and after all, he broke the state of Gujing without waves first, and his expression fluctuated.

In this way, a psychological advantage is established.

Li Su knew that this person was more selfless and liked to be right about things and not people, otherwise Yuan Shao would not let him be a prisoner. And to deal with fair people, you must speak frankly and reasonably, in order to win the favor of the other party.

Therefore, Li Su quickly thought of the rhythm of the wording: "It's not fabrication, it's just some embellishment, and our judgment - but these judgments are definitely for the country, the people, and the people of the world, so that the imperial court can be alert and respond seriously as soon as possible." ”

Frustration's face sank: "And in detail, if you can't convince me, I will immediately go to the envoy to expose your merits!" ”

Li Su: "When we were chasing Zhang Chun, we did encounter a small number of Xianbei cavalry under Zhang Chun's command. But he did not see the important leaders of Xianbei and Wuhuan, and personally led the troops to meet Zhang Chun.

However, based on the intelligence on the front, we guessed that this situation was inevitable, but it did not appear at that time. If we don't report it, so the court doesn't pay attention to it, it will harm the people of Youzhou, and even after Youzhou eroses, it will backfire Jizhou and Qingzhou. Which is more important, don't drive should be clear. ”

The key to Li Su's words is one: I tell you the truth, I exaggerated a little bit of the hostile situation, but my exaggeration is for the people and the world, and I am helping the imperial court.

He is a person who puts the world and the people first, and it is impossible to lead to major things in order to be obsessed with small things. So the question becomes: can Li Su prove his strategic judgment, can he prove that "the Wuhuan people will definitely rebel on a large scale this time." ”

Frustrated and prioritized, he temporarily suppressed his emotions and asked patiently: "Why do you think that the Wuhuan people will inevitably follow Zhang Chun and rebel?" Wuhuan people have been loyal to the imperial court for many years, and since the second year of Zhongping, the imperial court has repeatedly recruited Wuhuan to ride to Liangzhou to help quell the Qiang rebellion.

Although in recent years, the combat strength of the Wuhuan Turquoise cavalry has declined, morale has been low, and many of the long-distance recruiters have fled, but they will not betray the imperial court, right? If what you say is slander, then you are not rebelling against your loyalty! ”

Li Suzhizhu shook his head in his grip: "It's useless to rely only on general experience, everything must be carefully calculated - dare not drive, do you know how much grain the imperial court has to allocate from Jizhou to Youzhou every year in order to raise Wuhuan Tuqi in previous years?" ”

Frustrated, he was actually asked, but he felt that it was not important: "I just don't drive, and I'm not a bookkeeper, how can I remember every money and food!" ”

Li Su has been learning about the surrounding situation since he reported Zhang Chun's thief, and he has tried his best to collect it through all channels, and read the relevant official documents and historical documents of the imperial court, so he has done his homework.

Li Su recounted with ease: "During the Xiping period, the imperial court allocated an average of 200 million yuan to Youzhou every year for mercenary salaries, Jizhou contributed 120 million yuan, and Qingzhou contributed 80 million yuan.

During the Guanghe years, it further rose to 270 million dollars per year. The extra 70 million yuan will be apportioned by Xuzhou ......"

Li Su roughly reported the data.

It turned out that there was also a "central fiscal transfer payment" in the late Han Dynasty, which was the same as the later generations who let the economically developed coastal provinces collect more taxes, and then went to the poor provinces to help the poor.

It's just that the "fiscal transfer payment" at the end of the Han Dynasty was for the needs of national defense, so that the inland and rich agricultural states would pay for the corresponding border states to raise troops.

The annual expenditure of more than 200 million yuan he just mentioned was still earmarked, and it was used to hire the Wuhuan cavalry attached to Youzhou to serve as their military expenses and salaries.

The annexed states also had the same special funds, but for the mercenaries of the Southern Huns in the annexed states. At the end of the Han Dynasty, the demand for the attached Chinese nomadic mercenaries has actually been very strong.

The Wuhuan and Southern Xiongnu tribes also sincerely gave money to the Han Dynasty, which is completely different from the Qiang, Di, and Xianbei. It's just that in the years when the money is less, the mercenaries will have low morale and flee a lot.

The most typical thing is that last year, that is, in 186, the imperial court had actually requisitioned a group of Wuhuan Tu cavalry to Liangzhou, but because only two or three percent of the military salary was paid, the cavalry refused to fight to the death, and they all became deserters after a little dozen pretenses.

Moreover, don't look at the more than 200 million yuan a year, it seems to be a lot, but in good conscience, this amount of money is actually not expensive, because the cost of a large-scale crusade against the Qiang rebellion is even greater - in the early years of Xiping, the then Taiwei Duan Cheng attacked the Qiang people, which lasted for more than a year, and a total of 4.4 billion yuan was spent on military expenses, and the imperial treasury was almost empty. (At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the country's normal annual tax payment was about 30 billion, not counting the income from selling officials.) ）

Later, Emperor Ling of Han had to sell tens of millions of positions, which was also related to Duan Cheng spending up the treasury.

Fu Zhu usually has no concept of money and grain figures, and when he heard Li Su say it in such detail, he was also a little silent, and humbly waited for Li Su to finish slowly.

Li Su saw the other party's reaction, and knew that he was seventy or eighty percent sure of this matter, and he continued: "However, since the year before last, according to the imperial court proclamation I checked, the 120 million money that Jizhou gave to Youzhou was broken. Last year, even Qingzhou's money was cut off because of the spread of the remnants of the Yellow Turban, and now only Xuzhou is still giving this money.

Those Wuhuan turquoise horsemen, who fight and eat food for the imperial court all the year round, do not know how to farm and do business, and have no other skills to make a living. In the first year, I took half of the money, and I could barely survive, but it was a big deal to eat the savings of previous years. But if it is like this again in the second year, and it is only 30% of the military salary, can it not be reversed?

When I was a post supervisor, I had read some of Zhang Chun's documents, but I hated that they had not been burned without getting the documentary evidence, and Zhang Chun asked his staff how to entrap the Wuhuan Raiders for his use, and the countermeasures were also very clear: as long as the Wuhuan Raiders were allowed to plunder. Don't drive, if you are the king of Wuhuan or Qiu Liju, will you respond to Zhang Chun? ”

The biggest difference between modern people and ancient people is that modern people will add scientific thinking and mathematical quantitative analysis.

The "Deep Throat" in the Watergate scandal, the most critical sentence that broke the news to the investigators, is not also "follow the money to investigate".

In this world, many things that cannot be seen through on the surface, as long as you follow the vein of money, it is easy to reveal the truth.

Although Fu Zhu is also a literati, he doesn't care about money and food, he only cares about the overall situation, and he really doesn't have the sensitivity to let him settle accounts.

Li Su's analysis of the Tao just hit the shortcomings of Frustration.

"You...... Aren't you from a scholarly background? How can I see that you are better than the bookkeeper Cao is engaged in settling accounts? And it is really rare to be able to touch the class so much, and to see the subtle knowledge, so that you should transfer you to the book Cao, how can you put it in Gong Cao! As he spoke, he couldn't help but admire a little.

Of course, it's just admiration from certain angles.

Frustrated to ask himself, he is also a great sage with a clear vision.

This Li Su, at best, is only an inch long, and there happens to be a strength that slightly surpasses himself.

"So, please don't make a decision, I am definitely not for personal gain, but to make the court more vigorous and resolute in quelling the rebellion. I believe that if you bring me, it will definitely be beneficial to the mission, and I will not take credit from you. ”

When he heard this, he seemed to have been insulted by something, and said proudly: "Spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain!" I'm a jealous and jealous person! If you really have real learning, I should make it clear to the envoy. If you can really make a great contribution, even if you ask the envoy to raise your talents this year, it is okay!

However, I still have a word to ask you - did you give Xin Zhongzhi benefits before you came? Otherwise, why would he help you so much? I know him too well. ”

Li Su: "I did give some, but not much, mainly to eat, drink and have fun." This is also for the sake of business, as long as my heart is to help the court, why not? In this world, if you don't spend money, I'm afraid you won't be able to do eighty percent of things, right? Those who seek great things are not informal. ”

Li Su almost brought out Machiavelli's line "As long as the motive is correct, you can do whatever it takes". Fortunately, he took into account the moral acceptance of the Han Dynasty people, and he still held back.

"Alas......" Fu Zhu also knew that what Li Su said was the truth.

A child of a poor family, without fame, if you want to serve the country, you don't have any means, and you don't even have a chance to perform.

"Well, for the sake of your true benefit, I will strive to bring you as a deputy to the envoy." After struggling again and again, he decided to focus on the cause of counterinsurgency.

……

Early the next morning, Fu Zhu was called by Jia Cong and arranged an errand.

Frustrated with clever wording, he tried to show the benefits of bringing Li Su, Liu Bei and other parties to witness the benefits of traveling together.

Jia Cong was still confused at first, afraid that if there were more people with him, the risk of saying the wrong thing would increase, which was not conducive to "unified confession".

But he said that he had already interrogated Li Su, emphasized Li Su's eloquence, and vouched for Li Su's words and deeds during his stay in Luo, so Jia Cong changed his mind and awarded Li Su as the deputy envoy and went to Luo together.

There was nothing to say all the way, and the group of boats and horses rotated, but on three or four days, they crossed the Yellow River in Mengjin and arrived in Luoyang.