Ye Chen contacted Sun Ce and offered to meet him.

The two met again, only this time in a very low-key manner, on a small pier by the sea.

"Brother Sun, I will help you take a large area of Jiangdong, and I wish you to equip the army, not simply to help you, but also to help myself."

After meeting, Ye Chen told Sun Ce that he wanted to help him, but Sun Ce was obviously very hesitant.

There is no free lunch in the world, and Ye Chen gave so much that Sun Ce felt incredible.

Sun Ce didn't know how to answer, and looked at Zhou Yu on the side.

"Bo Fu, it's better to listen to what General Ye wants first."

Zhou Yu came out and said.

Zhou Yu's words brought Sun Ce back to his senses, Ye Chen's proposal shocked him too much, and Sun Ce looked at Ye Chen.

Ye Chen smiled lightly and said: "The things I want are also simple, the first is food, the second is tea, and the third is that I want to do business freely on your territory in Youzhou, of course, abide by the laws of the Han Dynasty and pay taxes to Brother Sun." ”

Ye Chen's words were very skillful, he had to obey the laws of the Great Han, not his Sun Ce, but when he paid taxes, he was to Sun Ce instead of the Great Han.

Sun Ce asked suspiciously, "Don't want a population?" ”

The world knows how many people Ye Chen has just gotten in Xuzhou, even if Ye Chen proposes to ask for tens of thousands of people, Sun Ce will not feel strange at all.

But Ye Chen doesn't want the population, grain and tea have existed since the previous cooperation, and the merchants of Youzhou have also been appearing in the Yangtze River Valley.

Therefore, Ye Chen's conditions were the conditions that he had offered to him before, and he did not add any new conditions, he was already able to accept them, and of course he could accept them now.

Ye Chen asked Sun Ce to ask Yuan Shu for war to recover not only the Jiangdong region, but also many areas south of the Yangtze River, and Ye Chen directly sent troops to participate.

Of course, Ye Chen did not do it in the name of the Youzhou army, but in the name of Sun Ce.

Directly sending troops to help him occupy the territory, such a good thing, no matter how Sun Ce thinks, there is no reason to refuse.

After a brief exchange of opinions with Zhou Yu, Sun Ce agreed to Ye Chen's plan.

Then the two sides left, and Sun Ce went to meet Yuan Shu, who had returned from defeat.

On the way, Sun Ce asked, "Gong Jin, Ye Chen has given us so much, but is the benefit he got from us really great?" ”

Zhou Yu said: "Perhaps, if the grain, tea and other materials obtained from us alone, Ye Chen will definitely lose money, and the loss will be very large, even if you add the benefits obtained by the merchants of Youzhou from us, it will not be of much benefit to Ye Chen." ”

Zhou Yu would have such a judgment because the grain that Ye Chen obtained from them was paid according to the price, not taken directly, and the tea mountain had always been run by the people of Youzhou, and they were just providing protection.

So Zhou Yu didn't know how much benefit Youzhou could get from it.

Although the merchants of Youzhou have gained a lot of benefits from them, Ye Chen cannot get direct benefits in this way, and besides, merchants can also get benefits when they trade, under normal circumstances, they can also get benefits.

In this way, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu always felt that Ye Chen had other big plans, otherwise how could they help him at such a loss.

In fact, Ye Chen didn't have much of a plan, what he was trying to do was the conditions he offered.

Zhou Yu and Sun Ce felt that Ye Chen didn't have much benefit, but in fact, they could get great benefits in the middle.

Sun Ce didn't care about anything else, he didn't have the strength to be nothing, after he came into contact with Ye Chen, he went directly to Yuan Shu.

At this time, Yuan Shu retreated from defeat and was licking his wounds, and when Sun Ce came to visit, he immediately summoned him.

"General Sun, are you going to send troops to attack Qu'a and other places?" Yuan Shu asked.

"Exactly, now south of the Yangtze River, there are many areas of injustice, please allow Lord Yuan." Sun Ce pleaded.

Yuan Shu coveted Sun Ce's troops, but he couldn't directly recruit them, because Sun Ce didn't listen to his movements much at this time.

Yuan Shu thought about it for a while, and shirked not to agree to Sun Ce.

Because he was afraid that Sun Ce would get out of his control after his wings were full.

"Lord Yuan, half of the territory I have conquered can be directly taken over by Lord Yuan." Sun Ce said.

Yuan Shu began to hesitate, this is undoubtedly a good thing, now that Yuan Shu's strength is insufficient, it is of course a good thing that someone can help him build his territory.

But Yuan Shu also had a lot of concerns, after all, Sun Ce was only his nominal subordinate, but in fact, it was difficult for him to control Sun Ce.

Yuan Shu didn't dare to agree immediately.

Let Sun Ce go back first.

In the end, Sun Ce took out the heirloom jade seal to mortgage, and then Yuan Shu agreed.

After Yuan Shu agreed, Sun Ce immediately went back.

"Lord, Sun Ce is gone, and he will lose control from now on." Yuan Shu's subordinates said bitterly.

Originally, Sun Ce's territory was not large, just one county, and there were not many soldiers and horses, in this case, many times Sun Ce had to obey Yuan Shu's dispatch.

But this Sun Ce has obviously been trying to completely break away from Yuan Shu, this time Yuan Shu's northern expedition failed, his strength was greatly damaged, and it was not suitable to use troops, and Sun Ce chose to attack at this time, Yuan Shu could not mobilize a large army to deal with him.

Yuan Shu didn't care, his eyes glowed and he played with the jade seal, fantasizing about becoming the emperor.

Yuan Shu's subordinates had no choice but to let Sun Ce go.

After Sun Ce went back, he immediately contacted Ye Chen, and then sent troops.

Sun Ce's first place was Qu'a.

Sun Jiajun and Ye Jiajun cooperated, and the offensive was rapid, and they soon swept through several county towns and won many places.

After occupying the place, Sun Ce was afraid that Ye Chen and the others would not leave, so he immediately sent someone to take over.

But Ye Chen had no interest in the turf at all.

This time, Youzhou sent 5,000 cavalry, led by Zhao Yun, and attacked quickly.

Attacking for half a month, taking a large area of land, and then Ye Chen helped Sun Ce stabilize the place and recruit soldiers and horses.

At this time, Ye Chen had been waiting in a mountain near the mouth of the Yangtze River.

"My lord, sweeping most of Jiangdong and south of the Yangtze River, this Sun Ce's territory is probably more than the size of a state." Guan Yu sat on the side with Ye Chen and said.

"The territory is big enough, but the population is not so much, but from now on, Yuan Shu can only exert a certain influence on him, and he can't be mobilized anymore." Ye Chen said.

"Young master, what are you doing now to help them build their territory, it is better for me to lead the troops to level them, and this will be our territory from now on." The tiger head said babblingly.

Ye Chen shook his head and said, "We want the resources here, and we also rely on him to control the Yangtze River, and at the same time check and balance Cai Mao and Yuan Shu, so that our businessmen can make profits here." ”

They didn't understand Ye Chen's strategy very well, but they resolutely implemented it.

This move changed the pattern of the Yangtze River basin in one fell swoop.

In the middle reaches, Cai Mao is dominant, and in the lower reaches, Yuan Shu and Sun Ce control it.

The three of them have strength, and they have contradictions with each other, Ye Chen just wants this pattern, selling equipment, buying resources, and all kinds of benefits in the future.

(End of chapter)