There are two main problems to talk about today, one is that spring plowing is about to begin, and the household department must pay close attention to this matter, and must not remove mistakes. One is that Gongsun Zan of Youzhou has shown signs of decline, what measures should we take in order to prevent Yuan Shao from dominating the north. ”

Xu Chao has been in the position of the head of the household department for many years, and finally rose to the next level, and was worshiped as the secretary of the book, in charge of all government work. His original positions as the secretary of the household department and the secretary of the Ministry of Industry were respectively taken over by Lu Fang, the late Hanyang Taishou and Dong Zhao, the former waiter of the Ministry of Works.

After Lu Fang entered the central government and became the head of the household department, the position of Hanyang Taishou was taken over by Duan Xuan. Duan Xuan is Duan Xi's younger brother, and he has some popularity in Liangzhou and Guanzhong, so letting him be the Taishou of Hanyang can be regarded as compensation for him for being a cold bench for all these years. The bad guys also used to be a prince, although they knelt down after a few days, but they can also set an example for other princes, so that when they fight in the future, the resistance of those local forces will be lowered.

The matter of spring ploughing is just step-by-step, Xiao Gui Cao followed, and just copied the homework of the past few years, so the discussion was quickly completed. Then, it's time for today's event.

"Yuan Shao now occupies Jizhou and Qingzhou, and the soldiers are full of food, if it weren't for Zhang Yan and Gongsun Zan to contain him, I'm afraid that he would have a heart of disobedience now." Chen Cheng first set the big tone and said, "So we have to let Gongsun Chan continue to support it." And you can't put too much burden on the court, do you have any good solutions? ”

Yan Zhong had already relieved himself of the concurrent position of Shangshuling, and only retained the official immortal of Zhongshuling, so he didn't care about the following trivial matters now, and only considered the problem from the national level. How to deal with Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan is exactly where Yan Zhong's duty lies. He looked around the hall and said; "Just let Gongsun Chan exchange things for them, whether it's fur or ginseng, we want it."

Dong Zhao said: "Zhongshu Ling doesn't know, although Youzhou also has fur ginseng, but it can't be compared with Pingzhou." Even if you can come up with some, it's just a drop in the bucket. ”

"Is there anything else you can get your hands on in Youzhou?" Yan Zhong snorted and said, "You can't give them things for nothing, right?" ”

Lu Fangdao: "On the edge of Youzhou, there are many Hu people such as Wuhuan and Xianbei, why don't you ask Gongsun Zhan to catch some barbarians and sell them?" Now an adult slave in Guanzhong can be sold for twenty yuan, and half of a child is also available. Catch tens of thousands of Hu people, and the food they buy is enough for them to eat for a year. ”

When they heard this, they talked in low voices, and thought it was a good idea. Bingzhou and Guanzhong are now very short of manpower, and it is good to be able to replenish some labor. After Zhao Yun seized and annexed the state, he quickly stabilized the place, and while organizing the resumption of agricultural production, he also learned from Xiliang and opened several coal mines and iron mines.

There are a lot of coal resources that can be mined in the open pit in the state, a small part of which is supplied to the local area, and some can be sold to Guanzhong. The people of this era were generally very poor and generally did not spend money indiscriminately. If you pick up some branches, you can live, and naturally you are reluctant to spend money to buy honeycomb coal.

But as long as it is a large place to live, such as towns and cities, it is not so convenient to cut down trees and pick up branches and burn them at will. In those places, the market for coal is gradually expanding. Coal is more convenient and cheaper than charcoal, which can be profitable.

But the newly appointed Shangshu Ling Xu Chao had a different opinion, and he said to Chen Cheng: "If you want to say that weapons and armor need to be purchased from us, Gongsun Zhan can't even be self-sufficient in food, what future can this have?" Even if they can catch tens of thousands of Hu people to sell this year, what about next year? Hu people are not pigs, dogs, cows and sheep, they can give birth to a litter in one litter.

Besides, transporting grain from Guanzhong will consume more than half of it on the way. Instead of buying food from us, it is better to let the people of Youzhou come more by themselves. ”

Someone on the side laughed and said: "Shang Shuling is wrong, pigs and dogs can give birth to many babies in one birth, but cattle and sheep can't." ”

Xu Chao said: "The meaning is that, let me say, it is better to send someone over to help Gongsun Zhan organize production." If there is enough grain and grass, with the fierceness of Youzhou's sudden horse, Yuan Shao will not be able to take them for a while. ”

Chen Cheng sighed: "Gongsun Chan is not a person who can listen to persuasion, if he is easy to speak, he will not fall into the current situation." ”

Xu Chao said: "Then we have to start thinking about how to deal with Yuan Shao after Gongsun Zhan's defeat." ”

Chen Cheng said: "The rotten ship also has three catties of nails, after all, Gongsun Zhan was once a prince with 100,000 armor, and it is no problem to survive this year." ”

After discussing for a long time, Jia Xu suddenly said: "It's better to let Gongsun Zan return Daijun to the imperial court for governance." ”

Dai County is close to Yanmen County, and if it can occupy Dai County, it will expand the scope of imperial court control to the east for dozens of miles. In the future, it will be more convenient to intervene in the war between Youzhou and Hebei. But the population of Daijun is not large, and even if it is occupied, it is useless to have no one to guard such a large area.

Jia Xu smiled: "None of us went to Daijun, but Zhang Yan has a lot of people in his hands. Although there are natural dangers to rely on in Taihang Mountain, how can it compare with the fertility of the land in Daijun? ”

"Zhang Yan?" Chen Cheng thought for a while and asked Yan Zhongdao, "What does Bo Dao think?" ”

Yan Zhong said: "That's fine, Zhang Yan is good at appeasing the people, but not good at using soldiers, Gongsun Zan is good at using soldiers but can't pacify the people, if these two people can be connected, they can support for a few more days." ”

Chen Cheng nodded and said, "Then it's decided, appoint Zhang Yan as the acting county guard." In addition, he gave Yuan Shao an order to let him stay in Jizhou and not continue to attack Youzhou. ”

"How can Yuan Shao be trapped by an edict?" Yan Zhong said: "It is better to recruit Hanoi scholars and ask about the geography of mountains and rivers." Lü Bu had a good relationship with Hanoi Taishou Zhang Yang, and he could be sent to Hanoi to help Zhang Yang lead the army and threaten the flanks of Hebei, so as to slow down Yuan Shao's use of troops against Youzhou. ”

"But what if Yuan Shao turns around and attacks Hanoi?"

Yan Zhong laughed and said, "If he attacks Hanoi, Xu Rong will naturally lead his troops to resist Yuan Shao." ”

Chen Cheng pondered for a while, and then asked, "What if Zhang Yang falls to Yuan Shao because of this?" ”

Yan Zhong sneered: "That's better, let's take Hanoi and Hedong here, and then launch an attack on Jizhou." ”

Chen Cheng laughed and said, "Bo Dao thinks that we can fight Yuan Shao now?" If we fight with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao in Yuzhou will definitely take the opportunity to go north. ”

"Cao Cao has Sun Ce and Liu Bei on his side, and he may not be able to recapture Yanzhou as he wishes. Hebei has a large population and abundant products, and a single county is comparable to the entire state, and the army can collect grain and people on the spot. Yan Zhong said with some contempt: "Although Hebei has enough soldiers and food, how can it be the opponent of the imperial army?" ”

He and other officials above Shangshu had all seen the power of a cannon salvo, and they never believed that there was anyone in this world who could resist the power of the heavens and the earth. In fact, he also felt that Chen Cheng had become more and more conservative and cautious with the expansion of his territory, and with that kind of weapon, although it was only ten, it was enough to form an absolute advantage over Jizhou.

"Well," Chen Cheng nodded and said, "Then do as Bo Dao said." ”

Cao Cao, Yuan Shao's ally in the south, had already been defeated, and now he was almost ready to fight against Yuan Shao. Between defeating Yuan Shao first and completely solving Cao Cao, Chen Cheng also thought about it for a long time, but in the end he still felt that Yuan Shao should be defeated first. Yuan Shao's family in the north is dominant, as long as Yuan Shao is defeated, most of the surrounding Zhang Yan, Zang Ba, Gongsun Zhan and others will surrender without a fight.

But if you put your forces into Yanzhou and defeat Cao Cao, you will have Liu Biao, Sun Ce, and maybe even Liu Bei around. The first time the artillery is put into actual combat, it will certainly have a great shocking effect. Now that Yuan Shao is the strongest, then he will go under the knife... It's time to fire.

So Chen Cheng, in the name of the Son of Heaven, worshiped Zhang Yan as the acting county guard, and appointed Lü Bu as the governor of Hanoi, subordinate to Xu Rong. As for Gongsun Zhan's side, in addition to allocating more weapons and food, he also wrote a special letter to the past, suggesting that the self-righteous white horse general should settle in Youzhou to solve the problem of insufficient grain.

At the end of the letter, by the way, it was mentioned that it was hoped that General Gongsun would send Tian Yu to Chang'an to coordinate the delivery of materials between the two families. The letter soon reached Gongsun Zhan's hand, and the eight-foot-long, beautiful, and loud White Horse General did not say a word after reading the letter.

The strategist Guan Jing met him on the side and asked, "What did the general say in the letter?" ”

Guan Jing Guan Shiqi is about the most trusted person of Gongsun Zan now, the letter was handed over, and after he hurriedly read it, he said in surprise: "General, this is asking us to exchange General Daijun and General Tian Yu for those weapons and equipment?" ”

"Hmph, that's probably what it means." The corners of Gongsun Zhan's mouth pulled out a sneer, "I asked for Zhao Yun before, then I asked for Liu Bei, and now I want Tian Yu again, what kind of place does Chen Cheng think I am here?" ”

Zhao Yun and Liu Bei both went out from Gongsun Zhan's hands, and now one is a pastor of Bingzhou and the other is a pastor of Xuzhou, and they can be on an equal footing with him, the old club. Now, Chen Cheng not only wants people, but also begins to ask for territory.

Guan Jing asked, "Is the lord going to reject the general?" ”

Gongsun Chan was silent for a while, and said angrily: "Give it to him!" What can a mere Tianyu do? Daijun is vast and sparsely populated, and it is not under our jurisdiction, Chen Wenzheng wants it, then give it to him! ”

Guan Jing took the letter and looked at it for a while, raised his head, and said, "The general suggested that the lord should be in Youzhou Tuntian, and his subordinates felt that this was a good idea. It is now because of the lack of food that we have an empty army of more than 100,000 and can only sit in the city of sorrow, if we can solve the food problem, we will no longer have to be at the mercy of others! ”

"Hmph, that's it!"

For some reason, Gongsun Zhan's anger seemed to have increased a lot, and he said angrily: "I want to see if Chen Cheng still has a state pastor for others!"

Guan Jing suddenly realized, it turned out that he was angry because of these things.

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