The general direction of history has not changed, Liu Yu is in charge of Youzhou, and Youzhou has made great progress.

But his attitude towards the steppe was the same as before.

After Zhang Ming said that he would not provoke Wu Huan, Liu Yu's face improved a lot.

Zhang Ming said: "Ben Taishou is also willing to sell salt, liquor, and tea in the future, which is very important to them. ”

"Needless to say, salt is naturally mine, my liquor, can keep out the cold in winter, it is very important to them, tea has not yet been produced, tea is also very important to them, they eat barbecue all year round, no tea, it is not good for the body."

Zhang Ming was also willing to trade with them, which made Liu Yu even happier.

Liu Yu said: "Zhang Taishou really understands the righteousness, and he is much better than that Gongsun Zhan, if he is willing to do so, it will be a blessing for the people of Youzhou." ”

It seems that Liu Yu has done Gongsun Zhan's work, but Gongsun Zhan's attitude towards the grassland is resolute.

In essence, Zhang Ming and Gongsun Zhan have the same attitude, but if they can be solved by other means, they can also use swords.

Zhang Ming knew very well that even if he was willing to trade with them, they would have to go south to plunder in the end.

They want to buy Zhang Ming's things, this price is a lot, the grassland does not mint its own coins, and it is not enough to sell furs, in the end they can only loot, no looting, what do they take to buy, Zhang Ming is not Liu Yu, but it will not be given away in vain.

Liu Yu was very happy and said: "Zhang Taishou understands righteousness, but there is one more thing. ”

"Lord Governor, please speak."

"Wuhuan wants to promise that they will no longer rob our Youzhou, but they also have conditions."

There are still conditions, Zhang Ming was not happy when he heard it, if he had enough soldiers and horses, he would kill him directly.

"Lord Governor, please speak."

"First, I want you to release more than 3,000 prisoners of war, and second, I want you to disarm 20,000."

"Bang~"

Zhang Ming slapped the table and said angrily, "Don't think about it." ”

Zhang Ming reacted so much, even if Liu Yu had made psychological preparations before, he was still taken aback.

"Zhang Taishou, please sit, please sit, and listen to me."

Zhang Ming was angry, this Wuhuan was too arrogant, he really thought he was afraid.

These Wuhuan people are now on the construction site, and they are still free labor.

"Release the prisoners of war, this is the style of a gentleman in ancient times, if Zhang Taishou does not agree, I can redeem them, and I will pay for these prisoners of war."

For the sake of the overall situation, Liu Yu is willing to bleed by himself.

"There is no such reason, there is no need for the state pastor to pay money, they can let them release our people, over the years, they don't know that they have captured our Han people to be slaves, let them release 10,000 Han people, regardless of the old and young, plus 500 war horses."

"You..."

"Lord Governor, this matter is not negotiable, if they want to bargain, I will withdraw all my promises, kill these prisoners of war, and then wave my army north to fight them to the end." Zhang Ming's attitude was resolute.

If you want to return the captives, you can, then they are all exchanged.

"Hey~"

Liu Yu didn't expect Zhang Ming's reaction to be so strong.

There was silence in the study, and Liu Yu encountered great difficulties.

Zhang Ming had already relented, but he didn't expect to fall into serious disagreements on the issue of prisoners of war.

"Zhang Taishou, what about disarmament?"

It took a long time for Liu Yu to ask.

Zhang Ming took a sip of tea, put the cup on the table and said, "I see that these people are wolf-like, and the state pastor must not be deceived." ”

Liu Yu advocated convincing people with virtue and was willing to influence them.

And Zhang Ming doesn't think so, under the couch, he can't allow others to sleep soundly.

"Zhang Taishou, focus on the overall situation, you are a small Liaodong, but you have to raise 30,000 troops, which is a waste of money for the people." Liu Yu knew that Zhang Ming had to be persuaded to agree with Gongsun Zhan, otherwise his policy would not be implemented.

"No, my Liaodong naturally has a way to feed it, this Liaodong is always under the iron hooves of Wuhuan, how can there be no preparations."

Zhang Ming disagrees with disarmament.

"Zhang Taishou, you must disarm 20,000, otherwise the state pastor will play the imperial court, you have anti-intentions, a Taishou, raise 30,000 soldiers, not want to rebel but want to do something."

Liu Yu couldn't convince Zhang Ming, so he directly threatened, wanting to coerce and lure.

Seeing that Zhang Ming didn't speak, he said: "If you agree to disarm and release the prisoners of war, this official can pay you a lump sum of money to strengthen the city defenses and resist the attack." ”

Disarmament of 20,000?

What do you think?

Zhang Ming is not bad if he does not expand the army, but he also needs to be disarmed.

After thinking about it, there is no need to get along with Liu Yu, anyway, he has a way.

"Okay, I agree to disarmament, but you can disarm five thousand first, and then decrease it every year."

Hearing Zhang Ming's relief, Liu Yu finally eased up, but he said: "Then you must give an accurate timetable, otherwise how to negotiate with others." ”

Zhang Ming nodded and said: "I will immediately let the five thousand troops unload and return to the field, and then reduce the five thousand people at this time of year until they meet the requirements, but if there is a war, it cannot be disarmed." ”

Liu Yu reluctantly agreed to this plan for the time being, but Zhang Ming also asked Liu Yu to promise that he would pay to strengthen the city defense.

Zhang Ming has already thought that disarmament can be carried out in the name of forming a caravan and being incorporated into the caravan, and it can also be used in the name of a football honor guard, a port guard, and so on.

Anyway, there are more ways than difficulties, just superficial disarmament, and secretly, Zhang Ming can even secretly expand the army.

However, Zhang Ming believes that Liu Yu will soon find out.

If he finds out, if he breaks it, he will be scattered at that time.

Liu Yu didn't know that Zhang Ming had so much thought, thinking that he was willing to cooperate and was happy.

Although it was not possible to negotiate this time, he did the work again, and paid part of the compensation to the Wuhuan people, so that they could release 10,000 Han slaves, and I believe they could do it.

Liu Yu had a plan in his heart, so he got Zhang Ming first, and as for Gongsun Zhan, he had to persuade him slowly.

"Zhang Taishou, then this matter is decided." Liu Yu clenched his fists and said.

Zhang Ming also clasped his hands into fists and said: "Lord Zhou Mu rest assured, as long as the city in Liaodong begins to be strengthened, I will immediately let the five thousand troops disarm and return to the field." ”

The corners of Liu Yu's mouth twitched, this Zhang Ming asked for money, and he would not be willing to disarm until the money arrived.

"Okay, then wait for the good news from Zhang Taishou."

Zhang Ming left the state governor's mansion.

After leaving, Zhang Ming returned to his temporary residence and began to write letters to Tian Feng.

The content of the letter is to repeat the content of the conversation with Liu Yu, and then analyze the situation of the grassland in the future, and then Zhang Ming asked Tian Feng to cooperate, and on the surface disarm 5,000, in fact, it is included in the caravan escort to continue training, and it can be built immediately in wartime.

"At least you can cheat Liu Yu out of some of the money to Lao Tzu to repair the city, and then trade with the grassland, cheat them out of their money, buy Lao Tzu's salt and liquor, don't think about it with real money, when you don't have money to buy, you have to go south to loot, and then you won't be discussed."