"Sect Master Meng, you want to use your Nanzhong specialties in the Jiaozhou mutual market as before, in exchange for the grain utensils you need, I have no objection, because I am also more important to the trade market like the Shi family, and everyone is welcome to come to me to trade in the mutual market. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info It's just that your actions just now are a little chilling to me, and the deal is not successful and ready to be resolved by force? ”

"This ......" Meng Shu and Zhu Rong also blushed a little.

At this time, Lu Ren had already pretended to be a big-tailed wolf: "Actually, I just tested you just now, but the result disappointed me." I'm just telling you some truths, and I'm having difficulties here, you actually want to do it, can this make people feel at ease?

"The two of us are doing business between us, and doing business is fair and reasonable, buying and selling, but if you use force at every turn, it is easy to form a situation of forced buying and selling, if your people buy and sell by force, how can it be fair? Wouldn't my Yizhou business traveler suffer a big loss at the hands of your Southern Barbarian people? ”

"This ......"

The intelligence value of Meng Huo and his wife is not high, and when they meet such an old fritter as Lu Ren, it can be said that they are completely being led by Lu Ren's nose. And what Lu Ren said just now was a little ugly, but he was reasonable, which really made Zhu Rong unable to answer in a dumb voice. I wanted to have a seizure, but when I looked at the small hole in the table that had penetrated the table, I had to force it down.

Lu Ren also helped these two goods to start a round in time: "Don't blame me for the temptation I made to you just now!" It is not for nothing that barbarian tribes like you are called 'people outside the country' by our Han people in the Central Plains...... Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to belittle you, I mean to say that you are too much of an advocate of using force to solve things, and when things don't go your way, the first thing you think of is to use force to solve them.

"But we are doing business, if my caravan came to you, the price should have been negotiated by everyone, but when you want to buy and sell with the price in your heart, my caravan is likely to make no money or even lose money, so of course my caravan will have to bargain with you. Well, if you draw your sword and use force when you don't like it, what will happen to my caravan? Fighting with you in your land? ”

When Zhu Rong heard this, he hurriedly said: "No! We definitely won't! The people of our Nanban tribe are very ......."

Lu Ren interrupted Zhu Rong's words: "Who dares to guarantee this?" I just said a few words to you, and you want to do something to me, and it's still in my territory! Well, even if I believe you, do you dare to guarantee that the other Nanban tribes will be as willing to do business with me as fairly and reasonably as you are? And your strength is limited, can you guarantee the safety of the caravan I sent along the way? ”

Meng Shu and Zhu Rong really lost their temper this time. When the forest is big, there are all kinds of birds, and this sentence is also suitable for many tribes in the southern and central regions at that time. Meng Huo's tribe is relatively dedicated, but there are also some tribes that are no different from the bandits, and they often go out to rob. If it weren't for this, how would Meng Huo and his wife, who were the highest armed force in the tribe, personally escort the caravan all the way to Guangzhou?

Looking at Lu Ren again, he pretended to ponder for a long time before he spoke: "Otherwise, I only reached a post-war reconciliation with Sun Quan not long ago, and there are a lot of government affairs up and down in Yizhou, and I can't resume mutual market exchanges with Jiaozhou scholars in a short period of time, but it's still okay to temporarily organize a caravan to go to your Nanban."

"Didn't you finish the deal in Guangzhou and want to go back? How about you escort them by the way? When this caravan of mine comes back and tells me some of the situation in your Nanzhong region, I will make arrangements according to the situation, and then take this as an example, you can send some people who know more about my Han customs to settle in Guangzhou, and specialize in the evaluation of the value of Nanban artifacts, and I will also send officials to do the same, and I will hand over the affairs of the mutual market to them in the future. What do you think? ”

Zhu Rong thought for a while and said, "Can Lu Yizhou allow my wife to think about it for a few days before replying?" ”

"Of course, I will arrange a post house for the two of you to live temporarily."

Meng Huo and his wife left, but Lu Ren turned back and forth in the hall, until Shirley came to Lu Ren's side, Lu Ren instructed Shirley: "Immediately take a telegram to Deng Ai, let Deng Ai pick out some shrewd works in Guangzhou, preferably the kind that understands the customs and customs of Nanban, I have an urgent need!" ”

"Understood."

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A few days later, Meng and his wife expressed their willingness to try out Lu Ren's suggestion, and then left the address and returned to their tribe to prepare for the corresponding affairs. The time agreed by the two parties was after the autumn of the 14th year of Jian'an.

Not to mention the departure of Meng Huo and his wife, in the next few days, Deng Ai selected many people who were relatively familiar with the customs and customs of the Nanban region in Guangzhou according to Lu Ren's requirements, and many of them were people who had traveled to the Nanban area. Lu Ren's request to these people was to find out the geography of Yunnan, the relationship between the various Nanban clans, and the production capacity and scientific and technological level of various industries. Among them, especially the clans of the Meng Shu lineage, they must inquire clearly no matter what.

In the past few days, Lu Ren also boarded the ship in person and came to Guangzhou with Meng Huo and his wife. When the messy people were sent out, Deng Ai asked in a low voice on the side: "Master, do you want to do this...... Collect Meng for your own use? ”

Lu Ren nodded, then shook his head again. After a moment of silence, he said, "Yes, yes, but it can also be said that it is not." In my opinion, it is actually unrealistic for you to really want to subdue these Southern Barbarian alien races, because they themselves have a strong self-reliance, and no matter which clan they are, they will not easily submit to other forces. Before educating them, it is actually a very stupid thing to try to take them under his command, maybe it is still playing with fire******* Deng Ai hesitated: "That...... What does the master really mean by sending these people to the Nanban? ”

Lu Ren smiled: "Ai'er, sometimes if you want to control some people, it is not wise to use force, and Nanban is this kind of person." Elle, you should remember our relationship with Yamagoe, right? ”

Deng Ai suddenly said: "Disciple understands! ”

Lu Ren sat down on the table, crossed Erlang's legs and asked with a smile, "Really understand or fake understand?" Okay, I'll ask you now, what are you going to do next? ”

Deng Ai pondered for a long time and said: "First select a group of personnel who are good at agriculture and water conservancy to come out and wait for use, and when the time comes, I will order these people to go to his territory with Meng Huo." ”

"What else?"

"This ......" Deng Ai shook his head: "The disciple is still a little unknown. ”

Lu Ren smiled: "Ai'er, you just know a little bit about it." Why don't you want to think about it, Shanyue is also a foreign race, but why is it so easy to connect with my Yiquan and two states? You know, although they were poor at the time, they were not unable to provide for themselves. What really united Yamagoe with me was ......"

Deng Ai blurted out: "Jiangdong Sun Quan! ”

Lu Ren nodded and said, "Yes, it is Sun Quan's persecution that will make Shanyue easily unite with us." And the Meng Huo clan was the first of the Nanban tribes to come to Yizhou to find me, saying that they wanted to reach a good mutual market relationship with us, and looking at their behavior a few days ago, I also believe that they will also be the most eager, which shows that the strength of the Meng Huo clan is not very good...... Ai'er, during this period of time, you will give me serious training and preparation for war in Guangzhou, and Old Man Huang will come back when he is almost in the Nanyang area. The plan is a little later, and the battle will be fought by one of you, one old and one young. ”

Deng Ai was stunned and said, "What does the master mean ......"

Lu Ren smiled sinisterly: "I want to lend troops to Meng Shu at the right time, so that he can become a real Southern Barbarian King!" ”

Deng Ai was immediately startled: "Master, master, wouldn't it be too dangerous to do this?" What if Meng was killed, and then peeked into other realms? ”

Lu Ren said: "That's why I asked you to select many people who are good at farming and mulberry affairs." If you want to educate Nanban, you can't rely on the academy alone, and where will people who can't eat enough have the heart to read and learn the truth? So let them eat first, and then teach them how to be grateful. ”

Deng Ai was silent, but Lu Ren was secretly thinking in his heart at the moment: "I'm sorry, Brother Pig!" It was originally what you were going to do in more than ten years, so let me do it now, and don't blame me for stealing the limelight from you! But what I want to do is much bigger than what you've done in history. Besides, if my business here is really done, it will be good for you when the time comes. ”

While they were talking, Liu Ye and Shirley came to Lu Ren's side together. After giving their respective salutes, Liu Ye asked Lu Ren without worry: "Is the general intent on Nanzhong this time?" ”

Lu Ren nodded: "It's almost, but I don't plan to grab their territory, it's not cost-effective." Hehe, I was talking to Ai'er about this just now, anyway, to put it simply, I'm going to use Shanyue's strategy to use it on the various tribes in Nanzhong. ”

Liu Ye breathed a sigh of relief, and nodded his head: "If this is the case, it is feasible, but I still don't understand why the general is interested in the Nanzhong region." The mountains are poor, but they can stop Sun Quan, but these Nanzhong tribes? ”

Lu Ren hung up a map, pointed to the Jiaozhou area on the map, and said: "For the Jiaozhou Shi family, we can be regarded as a good relationship, but what if something happens within the Shi family?" Now they are doing business with us, but if Shi Xie dies suddenly, and his successor chooses to cut off the mutual trade with us, won't we lose a piece of land where we can make a lot of money and strategic goods? (To be continued.) )