The winter of the seventh year of Mang'an was particularly cold. The heavy snow that came from the road swept through the Han and broke the oranges. Even Jiangdong, Jingnan and the southern part of Yizhou in the south were not spared, and the entire Han Dynasty was dressed in snow-white silver.

Heavy snow covered the land of the Han Dynasty, which was full of smoke in the seventh year of Jian'an, and from north to south, all the princes of the Han Dynasty made a truce at the same time in the face of the heavy snow.

Although the war has stopped, the people of Dahan still have no good life. In the Central Plains, there was almost no surplus food in the hands of the people under Cao Cao. All the grain was used for the war with Yuan Shao, and the people could only take advantage of the lack of heavy snow to dig up tree bark and count roots outside the city to eat. The situation of changing children and eating in the Central Plains exploded again, and the extent was the deepest after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, which shows the great pain brought to the people by the Battle of Guandu this year.

Cao Cao has always been short of food, and the situation in his administration is the most tragic. But Yuan Shao in the north is not having a good time. In the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao burned all the grain he placed in Wuchao, making the army under Yuan Shao extremely short of food. They had to collect grain and grass from the people. At this time, Yuan Shao, who was in Handcheng, began to express his gratitude to Zhang Xiu's previous autumn wind, if there was no Zhang Xiu's autumn wind. Then Yuan Shao will have to support most of the defeated soldiers of Wanguandu, and even more people will die of starvation and freezing under his rule. Zhang Xiu played this round of autumn wind but went to Yuan Shao a big burden, of course, it was Yuan Shao who suffered in the long run, but Zhang Xiu did this to solve Yuan Shao's urgent need, so Yuan Shao's hatred for Zhang Xiu was greatly reduced.

As soon as the heavy snow arrived, Sun Ce, who led the troops to attack Hefei, immediately retreated and returned to Lujiang. Although the land of Koto is fertile. But the population is very small, this year Sun Jian sent Sun Ce north to attack Hefei, and he led the troops across the river to attack Jiangxia, so that Sun Jian was stunned to enter Jiangdong after several years of grain storage was almost exhausted, and the grain and grass were also a little scarce under the heavy snowfall. However, after all, Sun Jianzhi has the Yangtze River and a large number of lakes, and the people do not have enough food to fish to solve their urgent needs.

On the other hand, the situation in Jingzhou and Yizhou is better, there has been no major war in Jingzhou for several years, and there is abundant grain and grass. Yizhou itself is the granary of the world. And so it is. However, due to Zhang Xiu's attack. Yizhou also began to control the people's food.

As for Zhang Xiu, there was originally plenty of food and grass before the heavy snowfall, but after the heavy snow came, all this changed greatly. The cause is actually very simple, the Qiang people in Liangzhou, many Hu people are still living a nomadic life, the heavy snow suddenly came, the temperature dropped sharply, but a large number of cattle and sheep in Liangzhou froze to death.

This situation has dealt a great blow to the nomadic people in Liangzhou, and it can be said that years of hard work have come to naught overnight, and what is even more troublesome is that a large number of cattle and sheep have frozen to death, and their lives in the next few years are worrying.

This situation is a natural disaster, and the people who have lived in Liangzhou for decades have actually experienced a lot. Usually after each natural disaster, these herdsmen of all ethnic groups, who have no way out of their lives, will take up their weapons and embark on the road of rebellion in the next few years. The bad weather in Liangzhou and the natural disasters that would come from time to time were also an important source of the Qiang disaster in Liangzhou, if they did not attack Guanzhong and grab food, then they would starve to death.

Liangzhou Thorn Shi Duji knew that the situation was serious. If it is not handled well, I am afraid that Liangzhou will rebel, and the trade routes that are still fragile when the network is opened will be cut off again, which will be a great blow to Jixiu. Therefore, Du Ji did not dare to hesitate, and immediately reported the news to Chang'an as quickly as possible, and at the same time sent officials to send grain to the herdsmen with the most serious losses, first to stabilize the hearts of the people, and then let the Huaxiong army strengthen its vigilance, in case someone with a heart instigated the rebellion of the Hu people in Liangzhou.

Fat Cavalry General Mansion. Zhang Chuan's expression was serious. Sit down and everyone is a general, whether it is Ma or Pound. Or Jia Xu, Yang Fu, these strategists must be Zhong La, Yan Pu and other people who deal with internal affairs, they are all nervous, and the degree is no less than a big war.

I only heard Zhong Laxian say: "My lord, according to Bohou, this heavy snowfall, nearly one million cattle and sheep raised by more than 50,000 herdsmen in various counties in Liangzhou were frozen to death, and the situation in Liangzhou is worrying. Bohou hoped that the lord would transport grain from Chang'an to Liangzhou to appease the people of Liangzhou. ”

After listening to what Zhong Xuan said, Zhang Xiu breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Yuan Chang, there are only more than 50,000 herdsmen?" ”

Zhong Zhen saw Zhang Xiu's somewhat relaxed look, and naturally knew what he thought, so he nodded and said, "Not bad." The people who still live nomadic life in Liangzhou are mainly concentrated in Beidi, Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Zhangye and other counties in the north, Wuwei and Jincheng counties also have them, but there are few of them, as for the people of Hanyang, Longxi and Anding counties in the south, they are mainly cultivated, and there are nomadic herders, but relatively speaking, there are few. The northern counties are too desolate and there are not many people, but in total, more than 50,000 herdsmen's cattle and sheep have frozen to death

Zhang Xiu nodded and asked, "Is Chang'an's food enough?" ”

Zhong Xi nodded and said: "It's enough, but the lord has moved a lot of people from Hebei and accepted a lot of soldiers, plus this time he will send grain to Liangzhou." I am afraid that the remaining food stocks will not be enough to support next year's war. Zhang Xiu heard this, her brows furrowed, and the horse over there was more direct, and scolded as soon as she slapped the table: "Damn, God, there is a heavy snow at this time!" ”

The people present are all Zhang Xiu's subordinates and martial arts henchmen. Naturally, I know Zhang Xiu's strategy of first developing the south and then the north. In addition, the battle of Yuan Cao has not yet been completely decided. In the coming year, Zhang Xiu naturally wants to seize the time to attack Yizhou. And now suddenly there was a heavy snowfall, which caught everyone off guard.

Zhang Xiu sighed and said: "The stability of Liangzhou is the most important, and the people of Liangzhou still have to be helped." In addition, let Bohou buy breeding cattle and sheep from various Qianghu tribes in the south of Liangzhou, and now those herdsmen in the north of Liangzhou whose cattle and sheep have been frozen to death have no cattle and sheep in their hands at all, and these still need to be prepared as soon as possible to be leased to these herdsmen in the coming year. ”

Zhong La saw that Zhang Xiu was thoughtful, so he nodded and complied one by one, he didn't expect Zhang Xiu, who had never been very concerned with civil affairs, to be so sophisticated in handling this kind of thing. In fact, Zhang Xiu had experienced too many of these sudden events before crossing over, and of course he was not the last one. It's not a disaster victim, but the superior has learned a series of practices.

Zhang Xiu's practice was affirmed by Zhong La and Yan Pu. However, Zhang Xiu saw that Jia Xu's brows had been frowning, so he asked, "Wenhe." Still bothered about this? ”

Jia Xu heard this, and replied: "No, the lord has handled this matter very properly, and there is nothing wrong with Yuan Chang presiding over it." Xu is more worried about the situation north of the Great Wall. ”

When Zhang Xiu heard this, his heart sank, and he whispered: "North of the Great Wall? Hu people! ”

Jia Xu nodded and said, "Not bad! This heavy snowfall, Liangzhou was so badly affected, not to mention the prairie north of the Great Wall. Xianbei, Xiongnu and other Hu people are nomadic for a living, the heavy snow from the northwest, and then swept the country, the west Xianbei, in the "Sichuan and Xiongnu loss heat fear of the most severe sheep was frozen to death, the next few years Zhaowu Mouzhen will start a war for food, then I am afraid that the war will burn to Liangzhou and the Western Regions, this has to be prevented. ”

When Pang De heard this, he also frowned and said: "In this way, in the northern Hu people's Kou realm, isn't the lord's Yizhou strategy far away?" ”

When Yang Fu heard this, he also frowned and said: "This is extremely unfavorable to the lord, Liu Bei fled to Jingzhou, and I don't know what will happen to Xuzhou again." If Liu Bei is in charge of Jingzhou, the situation in the south is not stable. By then, Cao Cao may have swallowed up the land of Hebei, and this heavy snow is really, alas! In the end, even Yang Fu sighed.

This is a natural disaster, not to mention the era of the late Han Dynasty. Even if Zhang Xiu traveled through the previous era, this kind of thing often happened, and it was extremely difficult to avoid. At this time, everyone can only sigh: "God is unfair!" ”

The atmosphere in the Fat Cavalry General's Mansion became extremely dull for a while, and even Jia Xu was helpless in this situation, unless he used human flesh as military food like Cao Cao, these could easily solve this problem. However, although Jia Xu can do it, he can't do it with Zhang Xiu's concept, Jia Xu is familiar with Zhang Xiu's person, so this kind of strategy will naturally not be mentioned.

When he was in the hall and was bored, Zhou Cang, who was guarding outside, strode into the hall and reported to Zhang Xiuyu: "Report to the lord, Miss Zhen is asking to see you outside." ”

When Zhang Xiu heard this, he frowned, and said secretly: "Zhen Luo? Still fighting for power with Mi Zhu? "Come to think of it. Zhang Xiu said lightly: "Old Zhou, you tell her that Ben will have important matters to discuss now, and let her wait outside." ”

Zhou Cang heard this, and replied angrily: "Lord, Miss Zhen said that her matter is related to the snow disaster in Liangzhou, and it is related to the people of Liangzhou, so you must not hesitate. ”

Zhang Xiu heard it and muttered: "Something to do with Liangzhou? ”

This Zhong Ra suddenly spoke: "Lord, it doesn't hurt to invite Miss Zhen in, now Miss Zhen is already the person in charge of the Zhen family, and Miss Zhen should have a husband when she asks to see her at this time." ”

When Zhang Xiu heard this, she was very surprised and asked, "She is the person in charge of the Zhen family?" ”

Seeing Zhong Ra nodded, Zhang Xiu knew that Zhong Miao would not lie. Despite this, Zhang Xiu was still surprised that although the status of women in this era was not as low as after the Song Dynasty, it was not high. Zhen Luo is a woman who is the head of the Zhen family, which of course surprised Zhang Xiu.

It seemed to see Zhang Xiu's surprise. Zhong Xuan added: "Because Master Zhen occasionally feels cold, the Zhen family is temporarily in charge of Miss Zhen. ”

Zhang Xiu heard this, and then nodded clearly. Then he said to Zhou Cang: "Old Zhou, and call her in." ”

Before long, Zhen Luo, who was dressed in a snow-white fox fur, strode into the hall, bowed generously to everyone in the hall, and said, "The daughter of the Zhen family has seen all the adults. ”

Although Zhang Xiu has seen Zhen Luo twice, she sees her now. I was still attracted by her delicate and beautiful face. Jia Xu and Zhong Chai are not young, and they only nod and smile when they see Zhen Luo. Pound has a calm personality, and after the first glance, he turns to appreciation. The horse's eyes widened. But after thinking of Lu Lingqi, who was about to marry her, he didn't look at it much.

Zhen Luo naturally knew how attractive his appearance was, and in the past, when other men saw him, they would show an obsessive look, but since he entered the hall, no one showed such a look. It can be seen that in terms of temperament, Zhang Xiu's subordinates are all elites in the world.

After receiving Zhen Luo's gift, Zhang Xiu immediately asked: "Miss Zhen said that she has something important to ask to see the general, but I don't know what it is?" ”

Zhen Luo smiled slightly and said: "Little sister knows that the snow disaster in Liangzhou, only a million cattle and sheep were frozen to death, and I think the general should also be worried about this matter." ”

Zhang Xiu nodded and said: "Yes, there is not much grain and grass in Chang'an, and I will also worry about this matter." ”

Zhen Luo smiled and said: "Why should the general worry about grain and grass, isn't that million cattle and sheep like a mountain of grain and grass, enough for the general for several months." ”

After hearing this, Zhang Xiu's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly asked: "Miss Zhen has a good plan, but it's not good to talk about show." ”

Zhen Luo said with a smile: "Those million cattle and sheep are frozen to death in Liangzhou, if you let the general send troops to transport them." I'm afraid that a lot of food will also be lost, in that case. Why don't you leave it to us merchants? Chang'an, Luoyang, Wancheng gathered a large number of merchants, now Liangzhou millions of cattle and sheep frozen to death, if any merchants are willing to buy these cattle and sheep, even if the price is very low, the herdsmen will sell. At that time, our merchants will transport cattle and sheep to the places under the rule of generals Sili, Nanyang, and Hanzhong, and let the people exchange grain for beef and mutton. The common people seldom ate meat, so they were naturally willing to exchange it when they had this opportunity, and the general would buy the grain and grass in the hands of our merchants with money, so that the general would not have to worry about transporting the million cattle and sheep, and the million cattle and sheep would not be wasted, and the general could exchange the excess money in his hands for food, which was a great benefit. ”

The more Zhang Xiu listened, the brighter his eyes became, and at the same time he secretly blamed himself: "As a traverser." I forgot the magic of business, and I even had to be reminded, which is really damned. As soon as Zhang Xiu heard it, he knew that Zhen Luo's words were feasible, so that the herdsmen's losses would be reduced, the merchants would profit, the people would have meat to eat, and he himself could exchange the money he had obtained after the opening of the Western Regions trade route for grain and grass. Zhang Xiu knew that the people under his rule had a lot of grain and grass, but because it was a troubled time, the husband's family didn't know when the war would come, so the grain was basically put away. Won't be sold. The common people are like this, not to mention the other princes, Zhang Xiu opened up the trade routes in the Western Regions, and the merchants exchanged the specialties of the Han Dynasty for a large amount of gold. Zhang Xiu collected a lot of gold from the tax and put it in the treasury. But this thing is not very effective in troubled times, but this time it is just to spend all the gold, so that the merchants can take the gold to the Western Regions next year to buy and sell, this is the power of commodity circulation!

Zhang Xiu heard this, high-fived and laughed: "Miss Zhen really solved the problem of the general this time. Good. This matter would have been handed over to Miss Zhen to be fully responsible, and Miss Zhen would have organized businessmen to go to Liangzhou. However, this time the herdsmen suffered great losses, and I hope that Miss Zhen will let her businessmen show mercy and let more benefits to the herdsmen, and she will be grateful. ”

Zhen Luo smiled slightly and replied: "Don't dare, they are the same Han people, and their little sister who suffered from the disaster also feels the same way, plus the general loves the people like a son, and the little sister should restrain them, who dares to deliberately pay a low price." Xiaomei naturally has a way to deal with him. ”

When Zhang Xiu heard this, he laughed and said: "In this way, there is Miss Lao Zhen, and this matter is not too late, Miss Zhen will not be kept." When Miss Zhen returns, I will thank you again. ”

Zhen Luo heard this, smiled slightly, gave a salute and left. , If you want to know what happened next, please log in to the state horn, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!