"Don't worry, Mr. Gonghe, I will definitely repair the book to my father as soon as possible and remind him to pay attention to this matter!"

Yuan Mai picked up his wine glass and saluted, and said a perfunctory sentence in his mouth. But he didn't think so in his heart, a powerful military general like Yan Liang didn't take himself seriously at all, and only Yuan Shao was in the eyes of him and Wen Chou. If Yuan Shao let them assist Yuan Shang before he died, he would become his enemy, and it would be impossible to recruit his subordinates.

And with Yuan Shao's love for Yuan Shang, there is a great possibility of this kind of thing; In this case, it is better to borrow a knife to kill people and let them die under Cao Jun's saber, so as not to add a strong enemy general in the future. Such an opportunity, I can't ask for it, how can I resolve the disaster for Yan Liang!

After another three glasses of turbid wine, the topic shifted from Yan Liang's body to grain and grass.

Yuan Mai raised his glass again and asked, "Where is the grain and grass of our army stationed?" How much is hoarded? ”

Fu Zhu is one of the top staff members under Yuan Shao, and he knows Yuan Jun's dispatch well. After listening to Yuan Mai's inquiry, he opened his mouth and came: "The lord's grain and grass are all hoarded in Wuchao, with 500,000 stones of grain and 300,000 stones of forage, which can supply an army of 170,000 for three months. General Chun Yuqiong led 10,000 horses to garrison! ”

"Oh...... I see! ”

Yuan Mai said a perfunctory sentence quietly, but he was muttering to himself in his heart, according to the development of history, this grain and grass will be burned to ashes by Cao Cao in the next half a year. This is 800,000 stone grain and grass, if it can fall into his own hands, it is enough for 80,000 horses to last for a year and a half, and he will live for a while. Can you do something about this?

When the wine feast dispersed, Yuan Mai sent someone to send Fu Zhi to the post house, let him stay for a few days, and then asked Tian Chou to find a way to solve a house, and then transfer Yecheng's family to avoid political enemies making a fuss about it. Cao Cao took Xu Shu's mother and forced him to go to Cao Ying to serve in the tragedy, and it must not happen again.

Frustrated and slightly drunk, he immediately got up and retired and went to the post house to rest.

After the frustration left, Yuan Mai even shouted "ashamed" in his heart. If it weren't for the frustration that came to defect, he almost forgot about Xu Shu. Maybe next year and a half. Cao Cao took Xu Shu's mother again to force him to join Cao Ying. When that happens, won't you be annoyed to death? Since I mentioned this matter from Fu Zhu today, let Xu Shu take his mother to Bingzhou!

"Yuan Zhi, you also have relatives at home, right?"

Xu Shu replied: "Back to Gongzi's words." There was a 60-year-old mother in the house. There are also two brothers. But because I had broken the law a few years ago. They have all cut ties with me! ”

Yuan Mai nodded, and said with a concerned look: "The old man is old, and your two brothers are commoners. It is expected that the elderly will not be able to take care of it. Since Yuan Zhi is an official here, how can he stay at home and suffer hardships? In the next few days, I will repair a letter and send someone to your hometown Yingchuan to take Lingtang over to live together, right? I'll pick a few handmaidens for you and promise to let the old man enjoy his old age in peace! ”

"Thank you Gongzi for your love, you will do your best to repay Gongzi's kindness!" Xu Shu thanked him from the bottom of his heart.

After he left, Tian Chou continued to report to Yuan Mai on the progress of the work of raising grain. Shicai was in the middle of the conversation, and Fu Zhu suddenly came to visit, so he hadn't finished the details yet, and at this moment, Tian Chou continued to report after what he had just said.

In the past few days, Shi Tao sent people to send 30,000 stone "Wujin Stone" one after another, and Tian Chou summoned 100 and 10 large families of scholars from various counties in Hanoi to Huai County to drink tea, sell Wujin Stone to them, and buy grain and grass by the way.

Compared with charcoal, Wujin stone has high flammability, sufficient heat, burn-resistance, and is more convenient for heating in winter, which these local tyrants love very much. In the past, there was little production in all parts of the country, and even if there was money, they couldn't buy it, so these local tyrants could only look at coal and sigh. At this moment, I saw a large number of "black gold stones" ready to be sold, and they were all ready to move, and they were full of desire to buy.

In order to maximize the amount of grain and grass raised, Tian Chou set two prices: if you buy coal with money, you need 20 yuan to buy one stone; And if it is replaced with grain, one stone of grain can be replaced with three stones of coal.

The currency of this year was the "five-baht coin", not the copper coins of the Tang and Song dynasties. The so-called one coin is equivalent to six or seven yuan in the 21st century, not a penny in the copper coin, and the value varies greatly.

In this era, the price of grain often fluctuated, and in the year of the great drought, when the princes were at war, the price of grain could soar to 100 yuan a stone; When the political situation is stable, it will be maintained to about forty or fifty dollars a stone.

Just like seven or eight years ago, the Yellow Turban was in turmoil, the war swept through all states and counties, and there were many beacons in various places, and there were many bones on the road; The price of coarse grains has soared to an unprecedented price of 120 cents a stone, and sometimes even at a price.

In recent years, after the Yellow Turban was extinguished, the political situation in various parts of Hebei has become calm under the governance of Yuan Shao. Hanoi is close to the Yellow River, the water and soil are fertile, and the landlords and wealthy families in Hanoi's counties have harvested a lot. Therefore, in recent years, the price of grain has remained at a low level, and forty or fifty yuan can buy one stone.

According to the price given by Tian Chou, if you buy it with coins, you can buy two black gold stones for forty yuan; But if you buy forty coins for grain and exchange them for black stones, you can exchange them for three stones.

Compared with the two, it is clear that it is more cost-effective to exchange grain. Although this year's rain is flooding, and the grain production is likely to be reduced, these local tyrants have already stocked up on enough grain and grass at home, so they are still willing to exchange grain for black gold stones.

The rich have a psychology of comparison, and there are suddenly so many "black gold stones" on sale in Hanoi, and most of the wealthy families will use coal instead of charcoal in their homes this winter. At that time, who will still use charcoal for heating, but it will be a very shameful thing!

Therefore, not long after Tian Chou's decision was announced, the wealthy families rushed to sign up to exchange for "Wujin Stone". Seeing the excitement of the crowd, the local tyrants rushed to buy, Tian Chou simply decided not to accept money to buy for the time being, and first replaced it with grain and grass, and when the grain and grass were replaced, the remaining Wujin stone was sold.

In less than an hour, 30,000 stone of grain and grass were booked out, and 10,000 stone of corn was exchanged. Those local tyrants who didn't grab it had to be disappointed and complain.

Tian Chou once again suggested that the wealthy families could book in advance and send the grain to the Huaixian granary first, which was recorded. A few days later, when the second batch of "Ugin Stone" was delivered to Hanoi, they would just come and transport it home.

Tian Chou's suggestion was responded to by all the local tyrants, and after an afternoon's effort, he received a reservation request of 40,000 stones. The wealthy scholars of various counties have signed "contracts" with Tian Chou and agreed on the day of grain delivery.

In this way, 50,000 stone of grain has been settled, although it is not enough to fill the granary bought by Yuan, but at least it can solve the urgent need. 50,000 stone grain and grass can at least allow Yuan Mai's 80,000 horses to last for more than a month, and when the time comes to enter the autumn harvest season, there will be new grain and grass coming down, forming a virtuous circle. Avoid the occurrence of vicious accidents in which the morale of the military is weakened.

"Well, that's right, with these 50,000 stone of grain, it can be supported for at least one more month, and after the autumn harvest, new grain will come down, and you can get through this difficulty!"

Yuan Mai took a sip of the teacup, praised Tian Chou's method, and advised: "You immediately repair a letter and send it to Wang Ling in Jinyang, so that he can use your method to raise food." The population of Taiyuan County is much larger than that of Hanoi, and it should be no longer a problem to raise 70,000 or 80,000 stone of grain. With 150,000 stone of grain in our hands, we can sit back and relax! ”

"No!" Tian Chou bowed down to receive the order.

The plan stopped, Xu Shu and Tian Chou said goodbye together, and they went on their own.

Under the slope of the white horse, the flag is unfurled, the drum is thundering, and the horn is sounding.

With the help of 20,000 reinforcements from Yu Ban and Lejin, Cao Ren and Xu Huang reorganized the defeated army and led 20,000 horses out of the camp to counterattack Yuan's army. Outside Yan Liang's camp, he scolded loudly.

Yan Liang got the news and immediately ordered 30,000 horses to go out to fight.

The gate of the gate opened, a drum sounded, Yan Liang was in the center, Lu Weihuang was on the left, and Yang Yu was on the right, and he came straight to meet Cao Jun. The two armies faced each other, and the crossbowmen each shot arrows and tied their positions.

Yan Liang carried an iron knife in his hand, rode out of the horse, and laughed loudly: "Haha...... Incompetent rats, who were killed by me a while ago, threw away their armor and abandoned their armor, closed their doors, and only dared to hide in the camp and release arrows. Cao Ren, come on, come on...... Come out and fight me for 300 rounds to see if I can take your dog's head? ”

"Yan Liang dog thief, don't be rampant, watch grandpa take your life!"

Xu Chu, who was behind Cao Ren, couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, flew the yellow-maned horse under his crotch, brandished the seventy-one-pound tiger head knife in his hand, and went straight to Yan Liang.

"Who are you?" Seeing that the future general looked mighty, Yan Liang didn't dare to underestimate it, and asked in a deep voice.

Xu Chu roared angrily: "Grandpa is from Qian County, Xu Zhongkang is also, don't get off the horse and die!" ”

Yan Liang looked suddenly enlightened: "Oh...... It turns out that you are the fool Xu Chu under Cao Thief? A heartless person like you is not worthy of doing something with me, I will not kill you, lest I defile my big knife, go back quickly, and replace Cao Ren to come to die, and send your head! ”

Xu Chu was furious, and scolded on the horse: "Yan Liang, I x your ancestor, dare to look down on grandpa?" I'm not afraid to dirty my big knife, stretch out your head and die! ”

Before the words fell, he had already approached Yan Liang's side, and the big knife in his hand was slashed down.

Seeing Xu Chu being angry like thunder and rushing up like crazy, Yan Liang smiled secretly in his heart, "Sure enough, he is a heartless person, I will make him angry like a mad dog with a radical word, and watch me cut him down the horse!" ”

"Hey...... Stupid big man, you come to the door to die by yourself, under Jiuquan, Hugh wants to blame Ben for being ruthless! ”

Yan Liang humiliated Xu Chu again, rode his horse and waved his sword to greet him, and the two horses intersected, and they were suddenly entangled like a marquee. (To be continued......)