Yuan Shao went out of the mansion and saw Cui Hao very enthusiastically, and the impression was good, and the two politely said a few words Yuan Shao brought Cui Hao into the mansion. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

When the two of them came to the house and sat down, Yuan Shao asked: "The Cui family bought Jizhou Gaomen, I used to hide and ask for your office, but you are studying." Now that you have returned, can you serve me and Jizhou? ”

Cui Hao nodded and said, "I don't want to quit, but Ming Gong, I came to see you because I have something to tell you."

"Oh? What's up? Yuan Shao was in a good mood and asked with a smile.

"Please also ask Ming Gong to quickly calm down the prices, otherwise in three days, there will be riots in all parts of Jizhou, and Jizhou will also be destroyed!" Cui Hao arched his hand.

"Presumptuous!" Yuan Shao's eyes widened, and any ruler who was said by Cui Hao was probably not in a good mood. Yuan Shao said angrily: "I have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Jizhou, and now it is peaceful and stable, the city is lively, where did the riots come from, Cui Hao, I see that you are a talent, don't make a mistake,"

"Sure enough......" Cui Hao sighed secretly in his heart, he knew that it would be difficult to convince Yuan Shao, but he was afraid that Jizhou would still suffer a very serious loss.

Cui Hao even said: "Ming Gong listened to me in detail, and the news that the Son of Heaven was suddenly going to attack Jizhou? But this is simply impossible, no matter in terms of time, location, and people, Liu Wei has no reason to send troops to attack Jizhou. ”

"I have already discussed this matter with my advisers, and it is inferred that Liu Wei is arrogant and arbitrary!" Yuan Shao explained.

"There are still a lot of knowledgeable people in the Luoyang court, Cai Yong, Lu Zhiwei, the third duke, as well as Tian Feng, Xun Yu and other ministers, are they all arrogant? Ming Gong, you were obviously deceived by Liu Bian, Liu Biao deliberately said that he wanted to attack Jizhou, in fact, to attract the attention of the upper echelons of Jizhou and carry out another task. ”

Yuan Shao didn't care, he didn't believe that Cui Hao said so evilly, as the saying goes, you have no jokes, Liu Wei released words to attack Jizhou, how could it be fake? Yuan Shao also felt in his heart, and he didn't want to admit it, if Liu Wei was really arrogant, he still had a chance to be domineering, if all this was his wishful thinking, then the princely hegemony would become empty talk.

But Cui Hao's words more or less made Yuan Shao believe it, and he couldn't help asking: "Tell me what Liu Wei is really plotting?"

"Liu Wei wants to use businessmen to subvert Jizhou!" Cui Hao replied.

"Hahaha, this is the funniest joke I've ever heard!" Listening to Cui Hao's answer, Yuan Shao not only did not get angry, but laughed, this kind of remarks in this atmosphere is equivalent to a country is holding an important meeting, and a member is serious about saying that a kindergarten student is about to occupy the country.

"What is a businessman? What is the ability to subvert my Jizhou without status? Cui Hao, you are enough, you are making a lot of nonsense, don't blame me for not being emotional. Yuan Shao was angry and funny in his heart, but Cui Hao had always been calm, and there was no slightest collision in his words, although Cui Hao's words seemed to him to be nonsense, but Yuan Shao was not angry.

If it was replaced by a person with a strong personality like Tian Feng, I am afraid that he would have collided with Yuan Shao a long time ago, not only would the matter not be done, but he would have caused the disaster of death.

Cui Hao continued: "Ming Gong doesn't believe it? Does Ming Gong know the situation in the city now? ”

"The city is peaceful and prosperous!" Yuan Shao replied.

"These are just appearances, I came from Qinghe, what I saw all the way, in the entire city of Jizhou, the people are crazy to buy food, in just a few days, the people of Jizhou are competing to buy food, Ming Gong doesn't feel strange?" Cui Hao asked rhetorically.

"This ......" Yuan Shao didn't understand the situation in the mall, he only thought that these were manipulated by the family to make the people's money, so the people scrambled to buy food. But Yuan Shao did not agree with Cui Hao's idea, and subverted Jizhou with business, which was too vain.

"There must be someone behind this, and the grain everywhere has risen to thousands of dollars a stone, but the people who buy grain are still flocking. When I came, most of the grain in my people had been used up, and when I saw that the situation was not good, I wanted to stop selling it, but the people openly robbed it. Ming Gong and think about it, they are also competing for thousands of money, with the current storage of food everywhere, can they be satisfied? ”

"When the time comes, once the families stop selling food, and someone adds fuel to the fire, the people will definitely compete for food, and the family will bear the brunt, and the whole Jizhou will not be in danger at that time? And Ming Gong, you are family-oriented, if the family is impacted, won't it subvert your rule? ”

"That's too alarmist!" Yuan Shao couldn't believe what Cui Hao said. A group of businessmen whom he usually looks down on can subvert his rule?

"If Ming Gong doesn't believe it, why don't you invite me to be a guest in the house, I will think about a solution to this matter for Ming Gong, if a few days pass, Jizhou will be safe, and you will punish me." If there is turmoil, it is not too late for you to remember. Cui Hao arched his hand and said.

Yes, Cui Hao's words have come to this, one bite of you, one bite of Ming Gong shouted Yuan Shao was relieved. I have to say that Cui Hao really understood Yuan Shao's heart, and while telling the crisis, he has not offended Yuan Shao. If Tian Feng and these people are replaced, I am afraid that I will say that Jizhou is in danger, and the lord will destroy the Great Wall if he does not listen to me.

And it is true in history, before the battle of Guandu, Tian Feng persuaded Yuan Shao not to fight, but Yuan Shao was defeated, and the people around him said bad things about Tian Feng, Yuan Shao made a mistake, and he didn't want to repent, so he killed Tian Feng for the sake of face.

And Cui Hao's words are much more ingenious, he has found Yuan Shao's thoughts, Yuan Shao loves face, and he will not lose Yuan Shao's face. Don't you don't believe it now? It doesn't matter, I'm a guest in your house, this kind of thing really happened, you are remembering me, Cui Hao said remembering, not hiring. greatly gave Yuan Shao face.

Speaking of which, in the future, Jizhou will be really in turmoil, and Yuan Shao will have no solution, Yuan Shao will definitely hire Cui Hao. It will not get Yuan Shao to lose face and simply kill Cui Hao in such a situation.

Yuan Shao was very comfortable to hear it, if it was replaced by Xu You, Feng Ji, he didn't care if it was to intimidate him. Yuan Shao stroked his beard and laughed: "Okay, if it really comes to this point, this official will appoint you as my chief adviser in Jizhou!" Stay in my house. ”

Yuan Shao didn't believe Cui Hao's words, Cui Hao had already made this plan, after all, it was the first time to subvert a state with business, and Cui Hao had seen it for the first time, if he hadn't personally seen the people in turmoil at the door of the grain store, he wouldn't have believed it.

Cui Hao said with a smile: "Ming Gong, if the situation really develops to that point, things will be quite tricky, so please ask Ming Gong to make some preparations!"

"Tell me what you're going to prepare?" Yuan Shao asked.

"First, block all border passes and prohibit people from leaving the country! Second, prepare a large amount of grain and grass and stock it up for emergencies! Cui Hao replied.

In fact, there are a lot of strategies for this crisis, but Yuan Shao doesn't trust him at the moment, and it's useless for him to say it, but it will cause Yuan Shao to dislike him, so Cui Hao didn't say it. The two things Cui Hao said could be done by Yuan Shao's order, which was very simple.

"Well, you go down!" Yuan Shao nodded, waved his hand and motioned for Cui Hao to step down, and a subordinate came in and took over the responsibility of entertaining Cui Hao.

After Cui Hao left, Yuan Shao shook his head and smiled: "This person is not bad, but it's a pity that ......"

Yuan Shao didn't believe Cui Hao's words at all, and as for the two things Cui Hao asked him to do, he left them behind.

In this way, two days later, this night Yecheng Jinyiwei was stationed, and Jinyiwei came to report to work: "My lord, many grain shops in the city have begun to reduce the sale of grain today. In the past, it was sold according to stones, but now it is indeed measured by a bucket. It seems that these clans don't have much food left in their hands, and they have to keep the rest for family use. ”

Xun You nodded and said, "Well, how about the several chambers of commerce, how much money is left in their reserves."

"It's all used up, and they can't drive the people to buy food." Jin Yiwei replied.

"Let them break it up tomorrow and withdraw from Jizhou with food! No need for a merchant to operate! Xun Yu ordered.

"No!"

"According to my estimate, there will be many shops in the city that will close their doors tomorrow, and let the members of the Jinyi Guard take the lead in making trouble and snatching the shops! All other city industries are moving! ”

"Also, tomorrow you Jinyiwei will create such a rumor, you will come here!" Xun Yu convened the brocade guard, whispered in his ear, and then patted him on the shoulder and said, "Without further ado, you can send orders to all places overnight!"

"No!" Jin Yiwei stepped back and went to arrange the orders below Xun You.

Soon, with Yecheng as the center, Jinyiwei's organizational network conveyed Xun You's orders to the county seat in all directions.

Early the next morning, the people got up early as usual and went to the major grain stores to buy grain, only to find that many grain shops had ceased business.

At the door of a shop, people gathered on the street, and the shopkeeper in the store shouted: "I'm sorry everyone, my store has sold out of food, you can go to another house!"

"Who are you fooling, I was the last one to leave yesterday, I didn't buy food, I saw that there were still a lot, why didn't you sell them today?"

"That's it, don't lie to anyone, we have money, why don't you sell it."

"In the past few days, your family has increased the price the most, why don't you sell it now? Hurry up and hand over the grain! ”

The shopkeeper's forehead was full of sweat, and he said helplessly: "There is really no food, you can go to another house to buy it."

"Damn, the grain has been raised to more than 8,000 stones, and now you won't sell it when you make enough money, aren't you cheating our people?"

"I said why is food getting more and more expensive, it turns out that you are deliberately making it expensive, and if you don't sell food, you will return the money to us!"

Jin Yiwei scolded blindly in the crowd, there was no logic, but the people who couldn't buy food, coupled with the extremely high price of food, were guided by Jin Yiwei, and they all aimed their hatred at the family that sold grain.