“…… Now that Shixie is giving gifts and discussing peace, we just take this opportunity to get off the donkey, shrink back the limited forces, and ensure that there are no problems with the route of Guangzhou, Shaoguan, and Guiyang! ”

Lu Ren's words made Gan Ning and Huang Zhong speechless, but there was still some unwillingness in their expressions. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Lu Ren frowned when he saw this, and his eyes drifted to Liu Ye who was sitting on the side. Liu Ye understood, cleared his throat, and then said to Gan and Huang: "Two, the general is considering the overall situation, and we can't ignore the fundamentals for the sake of the gains and losses of one city and one place.

"The original intention of the general's dispatch of troops this time was to establish power, so that the front line of Guangzhou could be peaceful. Now that Shi Xie has been beaten and feared, and he is a person who only wants to be happy and can hardly do anything, why should we force him to become a wild dog jumping over a wall and a hare that bites people? And our own strength is still very limited, and if there are other people who need to be guarded against, why should we increase our grudges with the Jiaozhou scholars and set up another strong enemy? ”

Lu Ren breathed a few breaths, and nodded and said, "Yes, there is no need for a battle, what are we going to do?" If we occupy the land that is not beneficial, what are we doing? Now that there is no problem on the Guangzhou side, there is no need for us to bother more on the Jiaozhou side. Instead of forcibly occupying the territory of Jiaozhou and arousing the aborigines of Jiaozhou to resent, it is better to sell our things to them in a steady stream, and everyone will make money in harmony. Not only will we not be able to do that thankless task, but we will also have one more source of money. ”

Lu Ren didn't say a word, that is, when he has enough strength in the future, and his influence on the Jiaozhou region reaches a certain level, it is not too late to attack Jiaozhou. There are some things that really can't be rushed.

Again, the lack of left-behind troops in Yizhou is certainly a problem, and the spring flu in Quanzhou has not been solved. For this reason, Xu Shu rushed to Quanzhou, and even Shirley was sent to Quanzhou by Lu Ren. Don't underestimate the spring flu, even if it comes suddenly in modern society, it's enough to choke, but it won't kill anyone. But in those days, if it wasn't controlled, it was a mass death. And Quanzhou is not the native of Yizhou, which Lu Ren has worked hard to operate for many years, and many corresponding things cannot be compared with the native of Yizhou.

After saying so much, Gan Ning and Huang Zhong also understood some things, and they didn't have any words at the moment. Next, these two will return to Yizhou with the two thousand veterans brought by Lu Ren from Yizhou, and here in Guangzhou, in addition to the existing mixed establishment of three thousand recruits and veterans, some more will be recruited in an appropriate amount.

There were more than 6,000 captives brought back from Hepu, and it is good to say that they are willing to join Yizhou, but those who are unwilling to join Yizhou are the old way, according to Lu Ren's meaning, let them serve a period of service in Guangzhou, that is, after working here in Guangzhou for a period of time, they will be given travel expenses and rations or something to let them go back by themselves. In any case, it's better to just sell labor for a period of time, and still have money and rations to take after selling labor than to directly cut off the heads of these people, right?

And after letting them go back, these people may still be able to play a role in helping Lu Ren to make a publicity, and at that time, maybe more people will come to Guangzhou to beg for a living? Jiaozhou is a semi-slave society, but Lu Ren here is that as long as you are willing to work, you will have wages, and at the same time, you can also give you personal freedom, which should be somewhat attractive to the people of Jiaozhou in the state of semi-serfs.

In addition, Lu Ren asked Gao Yan to bring the letter to Shixie, which was to show Shixie that he had no other meaning to Jiaozhou, and this time he used troops to Hepu in Jiaozhou, mainly because the Shanyue tribes who had robbed the displaced people in Jingzhou before were protected by Shihuang and Shiwu in the Hepu area, so Lu Ren's purpose was to beg for thieves, not to occupy the territory of Shixie's Jiaozhou...... In terms of a standard scene, Lu Ren just made a good excuse for himself, but it is reasonable.

Now that the Yizhou soldiers and horses in Hepu have been withdrawn, Shixie can send another personnel to Hepu to defend the town, and Lu Ren said at this point that the two families should live in harmony, and there should be no more such things as the Shi family harboring the criminals and thieves on Lu Ren's side. In addition, the distance between Hepu City and Guangzhou City is not very far, and the two sides should use these two cities as a foothold to strengthen some business exchanges between the two sides...... Well, this is because Lu Ren understands that it is not pleasing for Jiaozhou to occupy it by himself, so he changed his way and made more money from Jiaozhou people. If I beat you and rob you, you must be unhappy, so I will do business with you kindly, and everyone will benefit in the past, so it's no problem, right?

In Lu Ren's philosophy, many times you can't just think about occupation and plunder, because if you don't deal with the related problems, that kind of occupation and plunder will instead sink you into a quagmire. Rather than this, it is better to take advantage of the existing conditions, and perhaps obtain more stable or even long-term benefits.

For example, now, if Lu Ren forcibly occupies the Jiaozhou area, although he can get short-term benefits for a period of time, the problems and contradictions to face will definitely be endless. In this case, it is better to let Jiaozhou still exist in the hands of Shixie, and then Lu Ren will use the transaction method to obtain a relatively stable supply of goods and customers who sell goods from the hands of Shixie and Jiaozhou. It's not that you can't grab it yourself, but for now, how can it be convenient for those existing gentry or minority clusters in Jiaozhou to take the initiative to provide and trade?

Okay, let's not talk about this, after Lu Ren made some arrangements, Gan Ning and Huang Zhong led the army back to Yizhou, Deng Ai stayed in Guangzhou, and Lu Ren took a boat to prepare to go to Zhuya to have a look. Zhuya is the future iron ore supply base, how can you do it without going to see it? Besides, Lu Ren hasn't met Lu Cheng and Lu Xin for a long time. And in Lu Ren's case, these two boys are also the two brothers who have followed him the longest.

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Lu Ren's matter here will be here for the time being, and the conversation has to turn to Liu Bei and Sun Quan's side.

Didn't Sun Quan want to send Sun Shangxiang to marry Liu Bei so that he could achieve a political marriage with Liu Bei? It's just that it's not that simple.

First of all, Sun Shangxiang is here, no matter what Sun Quan says, he has to give Sun Shangxiang a psychological adjustment period, otherwise with Sun Shangxiang's temper, Sun Quan can't tell what kind of things Sun Shangxiang will make trouble, otherwise he won't let Sun Shangxiang go to Chai Sang, where Zhou Yu is located.

And on Liu Bei's side...... Sun Quan's preparation for marrying Sun Shangxiang here is only in the preparation stage, and he has not yet spoken to Liu Bei. But! Sun Quan doesn't have a mouthful, but Lu Ren will give this tone to Liu Bei. When Sun Shangxiang returned to Jiangdong, didn't Zhao Yu happen to be there with Liu Bei? Lu Ren sent a telegram to Zhang Fang and Zhao Yu, and Zhao Yu found a suitable opportunity to give this tone to Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang. And what should be said and what should not be said, Zhao Yu also said a lot, the most critical of which is that Liu Bei has to go to Sun Quan to marry Sun Shangxiang.

Lu Ren naturally had his own sinister intentions in doing so. Considering the current situation, Liu Bei is naturally willing to reach this political marriage deal with Sun Quan, but if Liu Bei is asked to go to Sun Quan to greet his relatives in person, it is unlikely that Liu Bei will not be worried.

Moreover, Lu Ren deliberately wanted Liu Bei to carry out the strategy of the three counties of Jingnan in advance, and Liu Bei also wanted to reach a transportation connection with Lu Ren as soon as possible, so although Lu Ren only played a small trick, Liu Bei also began to deliberately delay the marriage, and the principle was that it was best for Liu Bei not to go to Sun Quan. After all, if Liu Bei arrives at Sun Quan, what if something happens to Nima?

Therefore, in this matter, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were opposed, and Liu Bei was also a little hesitant because of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's strong opposition. In fact, even Zhuge Liang was uncertain about asking Liu Bei to go to Sun Quan.

All in all, the matter of Sun Liu's marriage dragged on like this. Sun Quan is waiting for Sun Shangxiang's anger to calm down first, Liu Bei has his own plans, and the matter of attacking the three counties of Jingnan is also in full swing.

Let's not talk about these first, just say that Sun Shangxiang met Huang Yueying on Poyang Lake that day and dated for so many days, and then returned to Wu County with a full stomach. Because she was a little depressed, Sun Shangxiang played with the things that Lu Ren gave her when she came back from Yizhou...... At that time, he was locked up as soon as he came back, and Sun Shangxiang didn't have the heart to play with these things, so he just casually threw them in his warehouse. Over time, a lot of things have been dusted.

Therefore, in this matter, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were opposed, and Liu Bei was also a little hesitant because of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's strong opposition. In fact, even Zhuge Liang was uncertain about asking Liu Bei to go to Sun Quan.

All in all, the matter of Sun Liu's marriage dragged on like this. Sun Quan is waiting for Sun Shangxiang's anger to calm down first, Liu Bei has his own plans, and the matter of attacking the three counties of Jingnan is also in full swing.

Let's not talk about these first, just say that Sun Shangxiang met Huang Yueying on Poyang Lake that day and dated for so many days, and then returned to Wu County with a full stomach. Because she was a little depressed, Sun Shangxiang played with the things that Lu Ren gave her when she came back from Yizhou...... At that time, he was locked up as soon as he came back, and Sun Shangxiang didn't have the heart to play with these things, so he just casually threw them in his warehouse. Over time, a lot of things have been dusted. (To be continued.) )