Chapter 246: One Hundred Thousand Stones

"Congratulations, congratulations!"

Jia Xu said flattering words to Chen Cheng with a smile, his expression was sincere, his tone was appropriate, and the smile on his face was just right, which made people feel good at first glance.

"Oh? I don't understand Wen He's words, where does the joy come from? ”

"Envoy Jun killed Song Jian, shocked Xiliang, and from then on, no one in Liangzhou could challenge the authority of Envoy Jun."

"Isn't that a matter of course?" Chen Cheng waved his hand and said, "It's not worth mentioning, and it's not enough to be happy." It's about to be the New Year, the weather is very cold, Wen He doesn't bake the fire in the embassy, but he came to me, is there anything important? ”

Jia Xu smiled and said: "The wise eyes of the envoy are like torches, and it is indeed something to ask the envoy for help." ”

"Could it be that the embassy is running out of resources? I asked people to send some more rice, noodles, meat dishes and things that I usually use. ”

"It's not these things, I am loved by the envoy, and the embassy has always been in good shape." Jia Xu said: "It is my lord and the state pastor who has asked for the king." ”

"Dong and Zhou? The mountains and rivers on the surface of the state, the mountains and rivers are the foundation of the emperor, what can Dong and the state ask me for? ”

“............”

How can such a broken place in the state be the foundation of the emperor? Guanzhong, Hebei is the place where there is a son of heaven! However, Jia Xu also knew a little bit about Chen Cheng's usual style, and he only didn't see this occasional convulsion. He sighed, looking worried, and said, "Now the situation in the state is critical, and it has come to the autumn of critical survival!" ”

Chen Cheng listened to it and said: "Now that Dong Bingzhou has become an officer and soldier of the imperial court, Ding Yuan has been beaten into an enemy of the court, and when Jitai comes, it is by no means the autumn of critical survival as Wen He said. ”

Jia Xu said: "The envoy only knows one thing, but he doesn't know the other." ”

"Well, I'm skeptical of your claim," Chen Cheng said, "but I still want to hear what the second is." ”

Jia Xu said: "In the past two years, Bingzhou has been repeatedly warned. In the land east of the river, there is not one in ten people. Previously, in order to fight against Ding Yuan and Zhang Yang, Dong Bingzhou had to recruit a large number of troops in the state. The envoy knows how much food it costs to maintain an army of 100,000 people, and the requisition of the people has further reduced the output of the people. ”

"Hmm, you're saying that the state is short of food now? Shouldn't it, didn't you sell the grain of potatoes and sweet potatoes and go to the state? Even if you don't have rice and noodles, you can still have cereals, right? ”

"It's because of the coarse grains that there is only a famine in Bingzhou now, and there is no large-scale starvation of people."

"How long can the army have food storage?"

"It's just enough to eat until the beginning of spring."

"So little?" Chen Cheng said in surprise: "I don't read much, isn't Wen Hemo lying to me?" ”

The army is the most violent organ, and they are by no means the first to starve to death when there is a shortage of food. If you really don't have anything to eat, won't you take a bow and arrow to the countryside to collect food? Do you really think that the army is all soldiers of the people?

"It's not a secret, you can still eat the summer harvest."

"Wen He is still beautiful, to be honest."

"It can probably last until the autumn harvest," Jia Xu sighed and said, "It's just that there are constant rebellions in the state, and Dong and the state are ........ I'm afraid that next year's summer and autumn harvests will be worse than this year's. ”

Chen Cheng asked with interest, "What's wrong with the state pastor?" Wen and you don't talk to each other, only half of it! ”

"This .......", Jia Xu pondered for a while, feeling that the matter could not be hidden, and he had also heard the reputation of Wang Yue, the assassin of Liangzhou, so he said: "Dong Bingzhou moved the Huns to Taiyuan County, and used the Huns to suppress the rebellion in the state, and the killing was very heavy, and many villages and towns were burned to the ground. ”

Chen Chengyang shook his head and said, "Mr. Dong, doesn't you know that this will make the Huns bigger?" Now he has strong soldiers and horses, and he can still suppress the Huns, once he suffers a major setback again, I am afraid that those Huns will turn around and devour the master. ”

Mr. Dong? Okay, Mr. Dong is Mr. Dong. Jia Xu said: "The Huns can only graze and plunder, and they will not be able to achieve the climate. ”

Chen Cheng didn't want to argue with Jia Xu, he just smiled, and he asked again, "Then how much grain does Mr. Dong want?" What do you want to exchange for? ”

"At least 200,000 stone is needed!" Jia Xu said: "The state can pay the bill with gold and silver. ”

Chen Cheng shook his head again and said, "I changed the name of Lian County to Yinchuan, just because there is a silver mine in Helan Mountain, what is the use of me asking for so much gold and silver?" Can it be eaten, or can it be drunk? ”

It was the first time Jia Xu had seen someone who didn't like gold and silver, and after feeling a little emotion in his heart, he asked, "What does the envoy want?" The people's livelihood in Bingzhou is now withering, and the output is not much, but I am afraid that there is nothing to make you look at it. ”

"If you don't have anything, then exchange it for someone."

Jia Xu was stunned for a moment, and then said clearly: "Dong Bingzhou has many traitors' family members and children in his hands, if the envoy wants it, he can also discuss it." ”

Kindness? Chen Cheng raised his eyebrows and asked, "How many people are there?" ”

"There were about 5,000 men, half men and half women."

"Then one person will exchange ten stones of grain, and five thousand people will be sent to Xu Rong, the general of Zhendong, and I will give Mr. Dong fifty thousand stones of grain."

Although 50,000 stone is not a lot, a lot of grain has been harvested in various parts of Liangzhou this year, and it can be made up casually.

"How can a person only be worth ten stone of grain? Don't be joking. Jia Xu said: "50,000 stone is too little food, not enough for 100,000 troops to eat for a month." ”

"If Mr. Dong is willing to cut his love, I can give him another 100,000 stones!"

Jia Xu showed a look of surprise on his face, "What do you love?" ”

Chen Cheng pointed his finger at Jia Xu, smiling without saying a word. Jia Xu pondered for a while and asked, "Does the envoy think that I, Jia Wenhe, is worth 100,000 stone grain?" ”

"No, I don't think Wenhe is worth 100,000 stones."

Jia Xu was stunned for a moment, and then heard Chen Cheng say leisurely: "Wenhe's talent is not under Bodao." I am willing to take half of Liangzhou to exchange for Bodao alone, and the same is true for Wenhe. Just 100,000 stones, how to match the above and the talent? ”

Jia Xu bowed his hand and said, "I praised the king." ”

"My ability to fight with soldiers can only be regarded as average, and my wisdom and strategy are only the posture of a middle-class person, but I am still somewhat sure of cutting people and knowing people. Bo Dao never praised others easily, but he praised Wen He's talent to me many times. If Mr. Dong is willing to part with his love, I will appoint you as the Servant of the Central Order, who will be responsible for reviewing the edicts, signing the decrees, and holding confidential affairs with the Zhongshu Province to discuss state affairs. ”

Jia Xu said with a smile: "If the king's ability to fight can only be regarded as average, then Huangfu Song can't be called a famous general." As for Ding Yuan, Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao and the like, they can only fall to the general level. ”

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "It's not that I don't want to pay a higher amount, but because I really did that, I would find a disaster for Wen He!" ”

Jia Xu smiled and said: "Then I will thank the envoy for his kindness, but I heard that Zhao Yun is the envoy's henchman, and I am afraid that replacing him will hurt the friendship between the envoy and General Zhao." ”

Chen Cheng shook his head and said, "Zilong only wants to lead troops to fight, and he doesn't like to work between cases. In the past, there was no one in his hands, so he was temporarily in charge of Menxia Province. Wen He also knows that if we want to talk about elite soldiers and strong generals in Liangzhou, we can find a lot of them, but if we want to say that we are good at handling government affairs, we can hardly find a few. ”

Jia Xu said: "Yang Fu, a native of Hanyang, and the Jiang brothers, etc., are all outstanding among the scholars in Liangzhou, so why don't you recruit them into the shogunate?" ”

Chen Cheng said: "They are indeed the best of the young generation in Liangzhou, but doesn't Wen He think they are too young?" It is not good to promote them directly, and instead of raising seedlings, it is better to train them in the local area for a period of time. ”

He asked Jia Xu, "Wenhe has been following Dong Zhuo for many years, in your opinion, will Mr. Dong agree to my proposal?" ”

Jia Xu sighed and said, "Now that Dong Bingzhou has almost reached the point of exhaustion, I'm afraid I will agree." ”

Chen Cheng laughed twice and said happily: "Why should Wenhe sigh? If Dong Zhongying doesn't reach this point, how can I get such a talent as Wen He? If Bo Dao knew, maybe he would be happy. ”

Will Yan Zhong be happy? Jia Xu doesn't think so. In his opinion, Yan Bodao seemed to be a little too arrogant and unscrupulous. If it was under other monarchs, with Yan Zhong's character, there would definitely be no good end.

He thought for a while and asked, "Even if Dong Bingzhou doesn't agree, the envoy will still give this 100,000 stone of grain to Bingzhou, right?" ”

"Why does Wen He think so?"

"Now there are two armies of Huangfu Song and Ding Yuan in the Guan, Ding Yuan rebelled against the imperial court, but Huangfu Song would not rebel with him. If He Jin gave an order in the name of the Son of Heaven, Huangfu Song would definitely send troops to attack Ding Yuan's department. Kyung Zhao Yin Gai Xun and Huang Fu Song have been friends for many years, and he will not be on Ding Yuan's side. In this way, Ding Yuan's defeat has been decided, and Huangfu Song is about to monopolize the entire Guanzhong. General Zuo's prestige is known all over the world, and he has been in Guanzhong for a long time, if he occupies Sanfu, he is afraid that it will be difficult for him to advance eastward. It is to make Jun Cai find a way to enhance Dong Bingzhou's strength, so that he can contain more soldiers and horses in Guanzhong. ”

Chen Cheng praised: "Wen He is really a man of outstanding intelligence, I can only think of things that I can think of for a long time, but I can figure it out in a moment. ”

He did think about it for a long time, about an hour or two, and then discussed it with Yan Zhong for more than half an hour before he made the decision to support Dong Zhuo. made this decision, not because he had a good impression of Dong Zhuo, but because Dong Zhuo was relatively weak now. Anyway, whoever is weak, he will support whom, and it has nothing to do with preferences.

Jia Xu shook his head and said, "The king is too humble, so that the king can win against the enemy with a dignified array, and naturally there is less thinking in other directions." ”

Chen Cheng likes Jia Xu more and more, Jia Wen and people don't say that they look good, the key is that the speech is still very good, no wonder no matter where they are, they can get mixed up and get better, this person can still get better and better in the troubled times of the late Han Dynasty, all the way up, and finally got a good death at the age of seventy or eighty, which must be an outstanding advantage.

In contrast, although Wuhou's reputation in later generations is more significant, Zhuge Liang worked hard in the second half of his life, and his life was far less comfortable than Jia Wenhe.