Return to the Assassin's House.

Lu Bu drank a bottle of tea beautifully.

Pan Jinlian came over and talked about selling wine.

"It's been six months, and the vendors who buy alcohol have never stopped buying. Our wineries in Huainan and Xiapi have accelerated the speed of winemaking, and various chambers of commerce have also unanimously raised the price of wine, but they still can't meet them. And... According to Shadow's report, in Hebei, Jingxiang, and Yanzhou counties, there is no large amount of immortal wine entering the market at all. In other words, in the past six months, the immortal wine we have sold has been hoarded. The concubine felt very strange, who had such a big sum and could buy hundreds of millions of immortal wine? Pan Jinlian said.

Lu Bu also felt that something was wrong, put down the tea bottle, and asked, "How much is the price of fairy wine now?" ”

Pan Jinlian said: "It has been raised to two thousand yuan a catty!" ”

"At such a high price, someone else buys it?"

"Not only are people buying, it's simply in short supply." Pan Jinlian said: "I have checked the accounts for six months, and I have made a profit of at least 200 million yuan!" ”

When she said this, Pan Jinlian's face did not show joy, but was very worried and confused.

"So much?"

"Hmm."

Lu Bu said with a sip: "It must be which prince is hoarding immortal wine, you send someone to check." ”

"Yes."

Pan Jinlian raised her eyebrows and said: "I remember, some time ago, I went to the household department to do business, and I heard Li Shanchang, the secretary of the household department, say that a large amount of gold and silver entered the major banks in Xu and Yang, and exchanged gold and silver for paper money.... ”

"Gold and silver? How to redeem it? ”

"One pound of gold, ten thousand dollars. A pound of silver, two thousand dollars. ”

"Is it much?"

"Many."

Pan Jinlian nodded.

Lu Budao: "In this way, people want to buy fairy wine at all costs. ”

"That's what I don't understand the most. Immortal wine can't be eaten as a meal, nor can it be resold for profit, so what do you do when you buy so much? ”

Until now, Lu Bu has not reacted, and after the high liquor is sealed, it is easy to cause an explosion. If it is ignited by fire and then thrown out, it can be used as a bomb.

Pan Jinlian didn't understand the reasoning, but felt that things were strange.

"My husband said that pie won't fall from the sky..." Pan Jinlian said.

"That's right."

Lu Budao: "From now on, the price of immortal wine will rise fivefold, and the quantity of wholesale will be limited. Tell the Shadow again and keep an eye on where the wine goes. If you find anything, report it to me in time. ”

"Yes."

At this time, in the south of Yuzhou, a major event occurred. Cao Cao appointed Xu Huang as the commander-in-chief, led a battalion of 20,000 divine machines, and launched an attack on Liu Bei's garrison. In just half a month, he defeated 60,000 Liu Bei's garrison, captured 50 county seats, and recovered the entire territory of Yuzhou.

Then, he formed an alliance with Zhang Lu and marched to Xichuan.

However, the troops sent by Cao Cao to Zhang Lu were only 500 Shenji battalions and 10,000 light cavalry.

Zhang Lu was anxious to control Xichuan, and with Cao Cao's help, he would do whatever it took to wage war against Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang's troops, lacking training, were not Zhang Lu's opponents, but now they encountered the Shenji battalion like divine help, and they were defeated and retreated. In just one month, six dangerous passes and 12 solid camps were lost.

Liu Zhang realized the seriousness of the matter and asked Liu Bei (King of Xiangyang) in Jingzhou for help.

(Note: Liu Zhang is a veritable Han clan relative, and his son inherits his father's business and sits in Xichuan.) ）

Liu Bei claims to be the uncle of the Han Emperor and has a compatriot relationship with Liu Zhang, will he agree to go to Xichuan and rescue Liu Zhang?

Jingzhou.

Xiangyang City.

Zhang Song, a strategist under Liu Zhang, met with Liu Bei.

Liu Bei treated each other as a national soldier, led the military under his command, and went out to welcome ten miles.

Assassin's House.

Liu Bei set down the banquet and washed the dust for Zhang Song.

Zhang Song said: "Now the thieves of the Han Dynasty are bullying the weak and occupying the city of the Han Dynasty, the emperor's uncle is a relative of the Han family, and the name of benevolence and righteousness is well-known in the world, but he can only live here, threatened by Lu Bu, Cao Cao, and Sun Ce, Zhang Song has grievances." ”

"What is the grievance in your heart? How can I, Liu Bei, have such a place to live in Jingzhou, and I am already satisfied, how dare I hope more? Liu Bei smiled slightly.

Zhang Song poured himself a drink and said with a smile: "Uncle Huang's words are wrong, with your eloquence, not to mention occupying the state and county, it is to take Xuchang and live in the imperial court, why not?" ”

The civil and military forces in the hall all looked at Liu Bei in unison.

Liu Bei's eyebrows tightened, and he said in a deep voice: "Yongnian, are you drunk?" I, Liu Bei, have been a minister for generations, and I will never dare to judge Han! I just want to use the three-foot sword in my hand to sweep the world and return the government to the Son of Heaven. ”

"Hahaha..." Zhang Song laughed: "To this day, there are still people who remember that they are Hanchen, which is rare." ”

"In my opinion, there is Sun Quan in the east of Jingzhou, often with the heart of a tiger, Lu Bu in the north, Cao Cao in the west, and there is already a whale swallowing it. If Uncle Huang wants to stand in troubled times, he has to make another plan. ”

Liu Bei sighed: "Of course I know that Jingzhou is difficult to protect. But the world is so big, except for Jingzhou, how can I have a place to live? ”

Zhang Song hugged his fists and said: "Please forgive Zhang Song's words, Yizhou has hundreds of dangers, fertile fields for thousands of miles, the people are rich in the country, the food is sufficient, the intelligent people in Sichuan, there is no virtue of the emperor uncle in the near future, if the emperor uncle can raise the army of Jingxiang, drive the south finger for a long time, take Shuzhong as the basic, within a few years, the hegemony can be achieved, and the Han dynasty will prosper." ”

Hearing this, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others were all extremely excited.

Zhuge Liang also shook his hand, wanting to persuade Liu Bei.

However, Liu Bei took the first step and reprimanded Zhang Song, saying: "Yongnian, I am a national soldier when you are a countryman, how can you say such rebellious words?" Don't forget, your lord Liu Jiyu is also a relative of the Han family, and I have compatriots, he is now in dire straits, how can I eat flesh and blood and invade his territory? ”

Zhang Song shook his head and sneered: "Although Liu Jiyu is the lord of Yizhou (King of Shu), he is not a virtuous monarch. He has a weak temperament and cannot use his talents. There is also Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, and Shi Si violated. When I came, Cao Cao and Zhang Lu joined forces and were already approaching Mianyang. Liu Zhang not only did not resist, but also repeatedly sent people to negotiate with Zhang Lu, wanting to cede the land and pay compensation, and turn the conflict into a jade silk. Zhang Ren, the general of Shuzhong, wanted to go to the front line with the army, and knelt outside Liu Jiyu's palace for three days. Liu Jiyu only knew how to paint in front of beautiful women, and ignored Zhang Ren. Can such a monarch keep Xichuan? Do you have Nishikawa? ”

"Nowadays, the hearts of the people in Shu are scattered, and they can't live in panic, and the emperor doesn't take it, do you want to give it to Zhang Lu? Or do you see Xichuan fall into the hands of Cao Cao? ”

After saying this, Zhang Song glanced at Zhuge Liang and wanted Zhuge Liang to persuade Liu Bei. However, Zhuge Liang knew in his heart that Liu Bei would never be treacherous and seek to seize Xichuan, so he only sighed.

Zhang Song stood up, walked to the front, took out a huge map from his arms, spread it on the ground, and said, "Everyone, please see, this is a detailed map of the twelve counties of Xichuan. It took me three years to paint it, and now I dedicate it to Uncle Huang. The geographical itinerary of Shuzhong, the mountains and rivers, the barracks and military towns, the treasury money and grain, are all in this map. Uncle Huang has it, it is equivalent to getting most of Xichuan, only need to raise 50,000 elite soldiers, go straight up along the water, and in less than two months, you can imphed the capital of Cheng and collect all the twelve counties of Xichuan. ”

(End of chapter)