On the coast of Qingzhou, Gan Ning led the army to escort a large amount of grain to the coast, and Lu Bu and Chen Gong were already waiting there.

Lu Bu and Chen Gong came to receive them in person, which was enough to see that the two of them attached great importance to the transaction with Yuan Shu.

"Gongtai, it's just to trade grain, why do we have to come in person?" Lu Bu said dissatisfied.

"Lord, although we have taken Qingzhou now, after all, the foundation is weak, and there is an extreme shortage of food, and now Yuan Shu is our only ally, and we can't afford to be lazy." Chen Gong Zhengse.

"Then you don't have to come in person!" Lu Bu didn't have much of a good impression of Yuan Shu either.

On the one hand, he had suffered a cold reception from Yuan Shao before, and Lu Bu didn't have a good impression of the entire Yuan family.

On the other hand, when Yuan Shu wanted Gao Shun and Zhang Liao to leave in Bingzhou, he did not want to leave Lu Bu, which made Lu Bu very dissatisfied.

It's one thing whether he is willing to leave or not, and whether Ding Yuan is willing to let go, but Yuan Shu didn't insist a little, which made Lu Bu feel despised.

For Lu Bu's cautious character, Chen Gong was also very helpless.

"Lord, now Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are fighting in Hebei, and this battle is enough to determine the pattern of Hebei in the future. And Yuan Shao's victory rate in this battle is quite large, and the Qingzhou occupied by us was originally obtained from Yuan Shao's mouth, and now he is prepared to make friends with Yuan Shu. ”

"Yuan Shu can defeat Gongsun Zhan? You're laughing at the public stage! Lu Bu questioned.

As the northern border, the three states of Liangyou are all difficult brothers, among which Youzhou is the best.

As a native of Bingzhou, Lu Bu understands very well what the reason why Youzhou has been so stable in recent years is because of Gongsun Zhan's white horse righteousness.

You must know that even Lu Bu's state has fallen under the iron hooves of foreign races. As strong as Lu Bu, there is nothing to do about the fierce Xiongnu and Wuhuan, of course, this is also because Ding Yuan suppressed and did not let Lu Bu lead the troops alone.

But this also shows the strength of Gongsun Zhan. Even Lu Bu admired the prestige of General Baima, which was made through constant slaughter. The Xianbei and Wuhuan people slaughtered by Gongsun Zhan led the troops added up to at least 100,000.

"Although it will be unclear for a while, you have to understand that Gongsun Zhan is not just facing Yuan Shao, but the entire Hebei family. No matter how brave he is, it is difficult to win. ”

Hear the name of the family. Lu Bu pursed his lips disdainfully.

In the past, Lu Bu was still a little jealous of the family, but after staying under Dong Zhuo for a while, Lu Bu was completely uninterested in these families. Not to mention anything else, there were seven or eight families he slaughtered alone.

A group of soft bones who see the wind and rudder only know how to make a secret hand.

This is Lu Bu's evaluation of the family. Of course, he also understands that he still can't do without these people, so he can't see or see these people, and he leaves them all to Chen Gong to deal with.

"Anyway, why did you come, my lord? Don't you hate Yuan Shu very much? Chen Gong said curiously.

In fact, this time, Chen Gong planned to come by himself, but Lu Bu took the initiative to follow.

Even if he paid more attention to Yuan Shu, Chen Gong would not bring Lu Bu over. You must know that Lu Bu is also the head of one party, and his status is equal to Yuan Shu, and he came out to greet a general under Yuan Shu, what a fall!

"It's true that I hate Yuan Shu, but I'm interested in Gan Xingba. The world's number one naval general, but I don't know how to compare with me, the world's number one general. Lu Bu said with interest.

During this time, according to Chen Gong's plan, he rode around on a red rabbit horse to collect the bandits and rogues, and he was really bored to death. If it weren't for Chen Gong, he would have gone to Jizhou to find Yuan Shao's trouble by now.

finally encountered a new thing, so he naturally wanted to join in the fun! And for Gan Ning, he is very interested.

The battle report of the water battle between Cai Mao and Gan Ning in Jingzhou has long been known to many well-intentioned people, and Guo Jia also secretly exaggerated it a little. Gan Ning was directly pushed to the throne of the first general of the navy.

Now the princes of the world know that Yuan Shu, who occupies the two states of Jingyang, has become a general trend, and with the Yangtze River Tianwei and Ganning Cai Mao here, no one wants to take Jiangdong easily. That's why Yuan Shu will be so stable during this time.

Otherwise, with his suspicion of assassinating Liu Xie, as well as the wealth of Jiangdong, Yuan Shu would have already been enemies on all sides.

Lu Bu didn't care whether Yuan Shu was invincible or not, he was concerned about Gan Ning, who was pushed to the throne of the first water general.

"Lord, the other party came to trade with us this time, don't be impulsive!" Chen Gong knew what he was thinking when he saw Lu Bu's eager eyes.

In addition to power, what Lu Bu is most obsessed with is actually the force that he is proud of. The master is lonely, Lu Bu has itchy hands for too long since the first battle of the Tiger Prison Pass.

"Don't worry, I'm measured." Lu Bu said with a big grin.

As soon as he saw Lu Bu's attitude, Chen Gong knew that he couldn't persuade the other party. The corners of his mouth twitched, and he simply put the matter aside.

Looking at the more than 30,000 homeless people behind him, Chen Gong muttered: "A homeless person for ten stone of grain, I really don't know if we lost or made a profit in this transaction!" ”

Lu Bu didn't think so deeply as Chen Gong thought, and said directly: "Naturally, it was earned." The amount of grain that a common person can hand over in a year is only three or four stones, so how can we have so much time to wait for them to provide food! And now it's autumn, and we have to keep them alive for a year and provide them with food. ”

"Qingzhou is now full of displaced people, and all of them have been conscripted into the army by me, and the rest are of no use to us at all, but are still burdensome. After this transaction, I will be able to raise an additional 10,000 troops this year. ”

Lu Bu didn't care about the population and finances under his command at all, he only cared about how many troops he could raise. For Lu Bu, who was poor and white, Yuan Shu's trade was his appetite.

Lu Bu didn't have the leisure to govern the displaced people, if it weren't for Chen Gong's dissuasion, Lu Bu wouldn't have paid attention to the lives of these people at all. Because in Lu Bu's eyes, these people are all burdens, and the money and food spent to support them alone can arm tens of thousands of troops.

After resettle these displaced people, it will take at least another three to five years before he can return to his original cost and earn back the food he lost before.

"My lord, we can't wait to catch fish with all our might. There are nearly 500,000 displaced people in Qingzhou, and we will take out a maximum of 300,000 yuan to trade with Yuan Shu, and we must settle the rest of the displaced people ourselves. ”

Qingzhou can be said to be the most chaotic state in the Central Plains, full of displaced people. With a population of more than 2 million, there are nearly 500,000 displaced people, and it is no wonder that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao did not take this place.

There are so many homeless people, even if they are as rich as Yuan Shao, they dare not eat them easily. The price paid to resettle 500,000 displaced people is enough to pull up an army of 100,000.

Lu Bu frowned: "Gongtai, you have to be clear that these homeless people are not a matter of us staying and changing some food." It's autumn now, and if we leave them behind, we'll be responsible for providing them with food rations for the next year. If you calculate it in this way, you will have to pay for the food you get. ”

"The grain in Kong Beihai's treasury is enough for the 100,000 troops under our command to survive this year, and when we wait for the next year's stable farming, the grain should not be a problem. The population of Qingzhou is now only two million, and the corporal under the command of the lord is about 100,000, which is enough. Chen Gong said with a solemn expression.

Although he is not good at internal affairs, he also knows the importance of population, and now trading with Yuan Shu is just an expedient measure in desperation, and he can keep as many people as he can!

Seeing Chen Gong's solemn expression, Lu Bu could only nod helplessly.