Not to mention that Cao Cao was worried about the grain and grass in Suiyang, Chen Mo was also worried about the grain and grass.

Although the harvest in Guanzhong in the past two years is good, but on the premise of not affecting the people's livelihood, the tax of the lord is lower than that of other places, although the grain and grass collected are more than those of other princes, but in recent years, Chen Mo has needed a lot of grain and grass to feed the border soldiers in the Western Regions, and the state also needs it, and a big war with Yuan Shao, the previous accumulation has been consumed seventy-seven eighty-eight, the grain harvested in the past two years is a little reluctant to support Chen Mo's annexation of Jizhou.

According to Chen Mo's calculations, the strength that Yuan Shang can take out now is definitely above him, Chen Mo has a lot of soldiers and horses, but the Western Regions Protectorate wants to suppress the Qiang people, and also guard against attacks from the Hu people, in the Yunzhong area, even if Tai Shici sends troops, there are also a lot of people and horses who stay in the clouds to guard against Xianbei, and the defenders in the Luoyang area are also unable to move, to guard against Cao Cao, Chen Mo can now mobilize troops, plus Hanoi soldiers and horses, is only 70,000, and may not even be as many as Yuan Tan's soldiers and horses.

But this kind of change in Jizhou is extremely difficult to encounter, now the Yuan family's two sons have appeared in the competition, if you don't take this opportunity to swallow Jizhou, this northern three-legged situation does not know how long to maintain, at this time Cao Cao was stumped by Qingzhou, if he reluctantly shot and lost the opportunity, it is really a godsend!

The change of luck is constantly fluctuating with Chen Mo's thoughts, and it is not possible to rely on the system to make a judgment, since the immortals do not know the good luck and evil of this battle, then it is up to them to judge whether this battle should be fought.

"Daddy~" When Chen Mo was pondering, he saw the girl running over happily, far away, so he opened his arms to Chen Mo, but it was Chen Mo's daughter Chen Yu.

"How many times have I said that girls should be reserved." Chen Mo stretched out his hand, picked up his eight-year-old daughter, and tapped the tip of her nose.

"Father hasn't played with Yu'er for a long time, the eldest brother went to Chang'an, and the second brother only knows how to practice martial arts every day, which is very boring." Xiao Chen Yu flattened his mouth and said aggrievedly.

Chen Mo has two sons and a daughter, but to say that the most favored is the youngest daughter Chen Yu, Chen Mo treats people kindly, but he is quite strict in family education, the eldest son Chen Jin, the second son Chen Zheng, has been studying and learning etiquette since he was a child, in order to get rid of his son's problem of being tired of school, Chen Mo did not hesitate to take his wife to the countryside to farm, let him experience the hardships of the people, the second son is good at martial arts, Chen Mo once took him to the border, to see the fight between Hu and Han, so that he understood that this road is not easy to walk.

Only the daughter, Chen Mo seemed to put all the father's love on her, and when she heard the words at this moment, she touched her daughter's soft hair and smiled: "Your eldest brother and second brother have their own things to do." ”

This time the situation of the two sons of the Yuan family fighting for each other sounded the alarm bell for Chen Mo, to be honest, judging from the current performance of Chen Jin and Chen Zheng, they are all on the top of the prodigy, as long as they are carefully polished, they will be outstanding talents in the future, but the position of the heir is only one, in case he cannot dominate the world, in the future, the day he dies, these two people are also brothers and brothers like the two sons of the Yuan family to seize power, which is definitely not what Chen Mo wants to see.

However, he is different from Yuan Shao, he is still young, his second son is still too young, and his life has not been condensed, so it is difficult to determine who is suitable to be the heir at this moment.

"Father is thinking about things again?" Xiao Chen Yu suddenly found that his father was no longer talking, and looked curiously, but saw Chen Mo looking into the distance and pondering, and said obediently.

Although she usually likes to mess around, she knows that her father can't be disturbed when he thinks about things, and being in a wealthy family is Chen Mo's favor, and there are some truths, grandmother, mother, eldest mother, and second mother will teach her.

"Something trifle." Chen Mo smiled and said: "But my father has been really busy recently, if Yu'er wants to play, how about asking Ma Jun to make some fun things for Yu'er for my father?" ”

"Yu'er wants a Trojan!" When Xiao Chen Yu heard this, his eyes lit up.

"Okay, Trojan Horse, go and discuss with Ma Jun for my father, and I will definitely make the best Trojan horse for my son." Chen Mo smiled.

"Hmm."

Let the maid leave with Yu'er, Chen Mo went straight out of the general's mansion and went to the government office, Xun You has not come back yet, but the person sent by Yuan Tan, Chen Mo has already seen it, it can be said that both sides have the intention of cooperating, so that Xun You goes to Qingzhou, things should go very smoothly.

As long as Yuan Tan starts to compete with Yuan Shang for Jizhou, then Chen Mo's opportunity will come.

Whether he can grasp this opportunity and overshadow Cao Cao in one fell swoop and become the biggest overlord in the north depends on this time.

"Lord, in terms of grain and grass, you can also allocate some with Guanzhong, if the lord allows, the minister has a plan." Li Ru arched his hand at Chen Mo.

"Wen said worriedly." Chen Mo looked at Li Ru and smiled.

"Now that the lord has a great reputation in Guanzhong, and the people of Guanzhong also have surplus grain, can you withdraw grain and grass from the people of Guanzhong in advance to offset the taxes next year?" Li Ru bowed and said.

borrowed grain from the people of Guanzhong with Chen Mo's reputation, and then exchanged it for the grain in the hands of the people in a tax-free way.

Chen Mo didn't answer, this approach naturally has merit, but the premise is that Chen Mo can seize Jizhou within a year, but this kind of thing, how can Chen Mo predict that Jizhou has a rich heritage, even if he provokes the two sons to fight now, Chen Mo is not sure that he can seize it within a year, not to mention that Cao Cao is looking at the side, full of variables, if Jizhou cannot be pacified within a year, then if the taxes are not collected next year, then Chen Mo's logistics supply may be cut off. Then Chen Mo has accumulated most of the popularity in Guanzhong over the years.

Credibility is easy to establish, but it is not difficult to destroy, and a wrong decree is sufficient.

Xu Shu thought for a while and said: "Although Mr. Wen Wei's method is good, if the lord wants to go to Jizhou this time, he may not be able to calm down in a year. ”

"Oh?" Chen Mo looked at Xu Shu and nodded, "Yuan Zhi, please speak." ”

"If you can't forcibly requisition grain, why not buy grain from the people?" Xu Shu smiled and said: "In the treasury of the imperial court over the years, in addition to grain and grass, there are also a large number of coins and cloths, which are of little use to the imperial court, but for the people, now that the business affairs in Guanzhong are flourishing, the distribution of these coins can also promote the prosperity of commerce and trade, and the people can also buy household goods and build new houses with excess coins in their hands, which has a lot of effects." ”

Since the Dong Zhuo period, the economy of Guanzhong began to decline, and the people even re-emerged the way of bartering business, Chen Mo has governed Guanzhong for many years, so that Guanzhong has been governed by great governance, so that the economy has gradually warmed up, at this time, if a large number of coins are issued into the people, it also has the effect of stimulating private commerce.

Chen Mo nodded, but it was a good way, but it was necessary to prevent someone from obstructing it: "This matter will be handed over to the teacher to do, and the supervision department will be ordered to buy grain from the people this time, and purchase it at a parity price, but if there are officials who take this opportunity to make profits, deceive the superiors and conceal the subordinates, once discovered, those who are greedy for ink and one stone will be dismissed and imprisoned, those who are greedy for ink and ten stones will be killed, and those who are more than 100 stones will be wiped out of the three clans, and anyone, even if it is a certain relative, will not be merciful!" ”

After a pause, Chen Mo continued: "If there are private wealthy businessmen and gentry who take advantage of this to raise the price of grain, they will immediately raid their homes!" ”

For commercial affairs, Chen Mo is very clear, the policy of the imperial court, if it can be implemented from top to bottom, it is naturally the best, but counting on the officials below to be conscious, it is too much to think about, people's behavior, when there is no constraint, in the face of huge profits, there will be no bottom line, Chen Mo will definitely not overestimate, so when deciding to use Xu Shu's strategy, Chen Mo's first thought is not how much grain can be obtained from it, but how to make this grain harvest beautifully completed, strict law has to cooperate with a large number of supervision, and every link must have at least three rings of mutual supervision.

Strict laws, combined with comprehensive supervision, can make most people give up the idea of taking risks, and human nature cannot stand the test.

"In addition, academies around the country recommend students to prepare for admission and replace the beheaded officials!" In the end, Chen Mo summed up again.

"Whoa!" Li Ru and Xu Shu glanced at each other, they were thinking about how to break the situation, but Chen Mo was thinking about the impact this matter might have on him, and the means were quite decisive, and even the alternate officials were ready to use it, was this sure that someone would take risks?

It's not that the two of them are not smart enough, they have also thought that there may be something like greed for ink, but they still don't see the benefits as deeply as Chen Mo, after all, Chen Mo has specialized in business, and has a deep attainment, the money used by the court this time and the grain and grass received are all measured in tens of thousands, Chen Mo is a little moved, not to mention others.

At the moment, with Chen Mo's edict, all parts of Guanzhong began to get busy.

And Chen Mo began to discuss the matter of Jizhou with everyone.

As long as Jizhou is won, then Youzhou is also Chen Mo's, and at that time, Chen Mo will be the overlord of the five counties of Sanfu, Xiliang, Bingzhou, Jizhou, and Youzhou.

The grain and grass in Guanzhong couldn't be transported for a while, but there was still some grain in the treasury to use, and Chen Mo could support it at the beginning of the war.

The key now is how to fight, Chen Mo can mobilize a number of soldiers and horses, Taishi Citun soldiers on behalf of the county, in order to contain the forces of Youzhou and Karasuma, and if necessary, directly send troops from the county to capture Changshan, as for Youzhou, from the beginning, Chen Mo never thought that his goal has always been Jizhou.

"Lord, don't forget that there is still a team of soldiers and horses available." Li Ru said with a smile.

"Black Mountain Army?" When Chen Mo heard this, he looked at Li Ru and smiled.

"The lord is wise." Li Ru nodded and said with a smile: "Now the people in the Montenegrin army have been basically withdrawn, although the Montenegrin army is still nominally independent, but in the hearts of the people, it has been controlled by the lord, this time to attack Jizhou, the minister thinks that the Montenegrin army can be used as a cavalry, at a critical moment, it can be directly inserted into the henchmen of Jizhou!" ”

Chen Mo nodded, he had laid out Montenegro for many years, and now it was time to use it.