For Liu Bei, since he decided to accept these two girls, it is also necessary to tell his subordinates who came with him about this matter and give them an explanation.

On this matter, Liu Bei needs to explain his many considerations, so that his subordinates know that they are not a serious person, not a person who is interested in seeing sex.

Although these two girls do have some characteristics, with Liu's tempered heart, the mere femininity is not enough to shake his will.

He has his own purpose.

So after making this decision, Liu Bei convened his subordinates with status to hold a private secret meeting.

"Originally, I just wanted to let the people settle down, recruit troops to fight, deter Sichuan and Shu, and enhance my prestige, which is enough, but they want to marry me to enhance trust, so I think it's a bit of a waste if I don't make proper use of this trust.

There is a lot of salt in Sichuan and Shu, but as far as I know, all the salt wells with large output and good location already have owners, and most of these salts are in the hands of the Sichuan and Shu clans, according to which they have mastered a large amount of salt and money, and also controlled a large number of salt workers and accumulated a lot of land.

Therefore, in the land of Sichuan and Shu, all the families that control Yanjing are very powerful families, and the scale is larger than that of the wealthy families in the Central Plains.

And in my plan, the salt of Sichuan and Shu is an important resource, and I need this salt for my use, not for the use of these powerful clans, but if I want to move their salt, they will definitely not agree, and in the end, rebellion is almost inevitable.

The land of Sichuan and Shu is closed to traffic, and the big clans are united in the same spirit, through the huge wealth, they control the local official positions, and the upper and lower levels are their people, and the officials sent by the imperial court are limited and cannot be involved in the fundamentals, and this is not a matter of one or two years.

So if I want to rely on the locals of Sichuan and Shu to seize the local salt profits, it is a dream, don't even think about it, you can win over, you can divide and disintegrate, but the effect is limited, who is the enemy, who is the friend, it is difficult to distinguish clearly, but the people are different. ”

Regarding Liu Bei's opinion, Jia Xu, who was not interested in this matter, saw some doorways.

His status and family energy are not enough to compete with others, and he has no similar ideas, he looks at this matter from the perspective of a bystander, and originally felt that Liu Bei was a little inconsiderate, but when Liu Bei said this, he suddenly felt a little interesting.

"The people of Sichuan and the real Sichuan and Shu clans really have no collusion, and they are even hostile, and the Sichuan and Shu clans don't look down on the people at all, Junhou, do you want to use the people as a blade to compete with the Sichuan and Shu clans for salt profits?"

"When it comes to Yanli, the Sichuan and Shu clans will inevitably unite against us, and when the time comes, we will really fight, and the troops from other places will be transferred into Sichuan and Shu, and the Shu Road will be too difficult and costly."

Liu Bei nodded and said: "In order to gain a foothold in Sichuan and Shu, we need an absolutely reliable internal base in Sichuan and Shu, and we need a group of locals who have nothing to do with the Sichuan and Shu clans to assist us.

They want to get my protection, and I need them as a vanguard to cut off the heads of the Sichuan and Shu clans for me, so that I can seize the salt of Sichuan and Shu at the lowest cost, and the military of Yizhou is not enough for me to really control Sichuan Shu, only by mastering the salt of Sichuan and Shu, can I really control Sichuan and Shu! ”

What other people think, Jia Xu doesn't know, but Jia Xu himself agrees.

"Salt and brocade are the lifeblood of Sichuan and Shu, but the importance of salt is still above the brocade, you can't master salt, you can't really master Sichuan Shu, only by mastering salt, can you really master Sichuan Shu, what the prince said, everyone, I think it's very reasonable.

It's just a prince, if you want to completely control the salt of Sichuan and Shu, more than half of the big clans in Sichuan and Shu will be your enemies, and more than half of the officials will also be your enemies. ”

"That's nature, and you can't just rely on people."

Liu Bei nodded: "But in addition to the people, there are also many Shu people who want to take refuge in me, and there are many families whose children have become my protégés, let's choose some of them, the family does not involve salt and profit, and focuses on cultivation and contact."

If you can, if you are willing to cooperate, then make it our internal response in Sichuan and Shu, with them, plus the people, and our own strength, three in one, to pry the salt of Sichuan and Shu, it should not be difficult, right? Wenhe, what do you think? ”

"Indeed, but the premise is that the general trend of the world is more stable, and there is a need for the court not to object, if the court does not object......"

"The imperial court wants to take salt from the Shu people more than I do."

Liu Bei sneered: "The Son of Heaven, and the eunuchs, they will only want to let the big clans who control the salt of Sichuan and Shu be wiped out more than me, and sixty percent of the salt profit of our Liangzhou is in the hands of the Son of Heaven, and before the Son of Heaven promised me, the salt profit of Yizhou, he only needs forty percent." ”

Jia Xu was stunned, and the subordinates attending the meeting were also stunned.

Yan Wen, who had not spoken, blinked his eyes and swallowed his saliva.

"It seems that the Son of Heaven also knows that it is not a simple matter to seize the salt profits of Yizhou, and he actually let out two percent of ......."

"Of course, it's not easy, so it's still a little difficult to seize Yizhou's salt profits by ourselves."

Liu Bei nodded and said: "But once it is captured, it is an absolute good thing for the country and for ourselves, everyone, take a long-term view, go all out, don't slack off, this time Yizhou's salt profit, I am bound to win, for this reason, I must master this sharp blade." ”

Everyone was silent.

Everyone here is Liu Bei's hardcore, and their respective families have common interests with Liu Bei in terms of Liangzhou salt.

And Yizhou salt can be divided into sixty percent.

That's two percent more than the previous four.

This also means that as long as you succeed in seizing Yizhou Salt Profit, everyone will make a lot of money.

In terms of money, they will be held to death.

A group of people, you look at me, I look at you, and finally looked at Liu Bei together.

Liu Bei said this thing, and also held a special meeting for everyone, broke up the matter and explained it clearly, it is obvious that he is concerned about everyone, he does not hide anything, and is willing to give everyone an explanation, this attitude is very worthy of recognition.

However, among the people who came to Sichuan and Shu to fight with him, there are not many people who are qualified to mention these.

A few young generals will not be said.

Although Cao Ren Cao Chun's surname is Cao, if he really wants to mention this matter, it is not their business, Cao Cao should mention it, or let Cao Song mention it directly.

Jia Xu's family energy is not very big, and he has not provided Liu Bei with a lot of funding, and he was even promoted by Liu Bei, so Jia Xu never thought about this matter.

Zhao is qualified, but Zhao thinks that the relationship with Liu Bei for so many years is better than everything, and it is not necessary to pick a girl from the Luo family to marry Liu Bei, besides, the scale of the Lu family is not large, and it is not necessary to have a girl of appropriate age.

Therefore, there are only two people present who really care about and are qualified to mention this matter to Liu Bei, one is Yan Wen and the other is Xun You.

Yan Wen actually felt okay, he felt that Liu Bei's explanation of this matter was very good, and he didn't feel anything dissatisfied.

Moreover, although he and Yan Zhong had considered this matter after Liu Bei took them to transport salt together, both of them felt that it was too early at that time, and Liu Bei's old subordinates had not yet made a request for marriage, and if they had brought it up first, it would have been a little unfriendly.

In a sense, these Liangzhou people rely on Liu Bei to have hope, and in the relationship between the two, Liu Bei dominates.

Without Liu Bei as a bridge to carry them, they would not be able to reach the Luoyang Imperial Court, and they would not be able to cross the monstrous wave called discrimination, so on the issue of marriage, they wanted to, but they did not dare to take the initiative.

None of the old subordinates raised any grievances, and neither did the Yan family.

And seriously, as a local clan, there are still some psychological obstacles that need to be crossed over when it comes to taking concubines as concubines, and they feel that they need some time to buffer.

For example, when Liu Bei's status is higher.

And in the current matter, Yan Wen thought about it comprehensively and felt that what Liu Bei said was still reasonable.

Competing for the salt of Sichuan and Shu, the Yan family will not have any benefits, and the addition of the people is also to increase the possibility of victory in this battle for the lifeline of Sichuan and Shu resources.

Liu Bei was thoughtful, he had no reason to object, and he didn't want to object.

"The general is thoughtful and considers the long term, and Wen has no opinion."

Yan Wen made his attitude clear.

Having said that, Yan Wen planned to write a letter to Yan Zhong to ask Yan Zhong's opinion on this matter.

He always felt that this matter didn't seem to be so simple, and that just because they could be calm doesn't mean that others could be calm.

As for the Xun family, before Xun You joined, he was not qualified to discuss this matter with Liu Bei, but after Xun You joined, the Xun family began to be qualified.

Because this is equivalent to the investment of two political resources, he has expressed his position twice before and after, each time more clearly than the other, which means that Xun's political position has been greatly tilted towards Liu Bei.

As for Xun Yu himself, he didn't think about this issue.

Anyway, the marriage was not his own marriage.

After he joined Liu Bei's group, he devoted himself to making contributions and giving advice to Liu Bei, wanting to prove himself, but he didn't think about other aspects, but Xun Yu talked with Xun Yu for a while during the New Year.

Xun Yu said that Xun Shuang sent him a letter and told him about Liu Bei's concubine on the other side of Luoyang, which means that the family is quite moved by this matter, and feels that Liu Bei's current political status, power, or the future, the family is very optimistic and has the idea of further binding with him.

But the problem is that Liu Bei has already married a wife, and he can only be a concubine when he marries.

With the status of the Xun family, if a certain concubine is allowed to Liu Bei as a concubine, public opinion will bury the Xun family to death.

If a concubine is allowed to be a concubine for Liu Bei, there is nothing to blame in terms of identity, but if a concubine is allowed to a person like Liu Bei, it will inevitably seem a little too disrespectful, and I am afraid that Liu Bei will be dissatisfied and unwilling to accept it.

And the concubine's identity and patriarchal connection with the family will not be very close.

After Xu gave it to Liu Bei, if he was moved by Liu Bei's rhetoric, completely forgot the interests of the family, and could not pry the power of the Liu family to help the Xun family, this business would be too much of a loss.

Between the dilemma, the Xun family chose to wait and see, and like all other big families who had ideas about this, they were choosing to wait and see.

Judging from Liu Bei's current age of twenty-seven, they all tacitly believe that Liu Bei's future will be more brilliant, and he will definitely be able to achieve a higher status, as long as his status is high enough, even if he is a concubine, no one will criticize the Xun family, and Liu Bei will be very happy.

This happiness can give Xun's operation a lot of space.

According to Xun Yu, the clan has begun to select the most suitable woman to marry Liu Bei.

In order to better serve the family, the first condition for the candidate is to be smart and knowledgeable, and fully recognize the glory of the Xun family and recognize the origin of the Xun family.

Then it is necessary to master some women's means, and learn to use them to gain an advantageous position for themselves in Liu Bei's backyard.

The third is appearance.

Because he was born in the Xun family, appearance is not the first element, and Liu Bei will also understand this, but in the end, it is a concubine, and the appearance cannot be said to be unreasonable, which needs to be checked by someone and cannot be negligent.

The fourth is to be in good health, to have a good birth, to strive to give birth to an heir with Xun bloodline as soon as possible, to consolidate their position at the same time, but also to strive for a favorable state for Xun.

That's a lot of requirements.

For such a thing, Xun You is not surprised, since the rise of the Xun family, this is how to play.

As for the current matter, Xun Yu has some opinions.

He felt that the family might not care so much about the eyes of the world, and should reach an intention to marry Liu Bei as soon as possible and seize the position next to Liu Bei.

Because before, Liu Bei had already planned to take the Xun family to make money together.

Previously, Liu Bei made a contact with Xun Shuang through Ma Riyan's relationship, mentioning the matter of salt, hoping to open up sales channels for Liangzhou salt through the prestige and relationship of the Xun family in the Kanto region.

Xun Shuang solicited the family's opinion on this, and learned that the family was very concerned about this matter and was conducting further consultations with Liu Bei on this matter.

At present, Liu Bei is going to attack Yizhou salt again, and it seems that the possibility of success is not small, removing forty percent of the benefits to the court and the Son of Heaven, and sixty percent belong to everyone, if the Xun family can join in, they will definitely be able to make a lot of money in the future.

With the Xun family's political status in the court and the social status in the secular eyes, it should be qualified to overtake in corners, and Xun You felt that it was necessary for him to get in touch with the family immediately and reach an agreement on this issue.

As for the moment, Xun You didn't want to upset Liu Bei because of this matter.

Although Liu Bei himself said that he didn't have any thoughts about the twins, Xun You felt that everyone was a man, and whether there was a reason for this was a tacit matter, and there was no need to be too vague.

And with Liu Bei's status and prestige today, he is willing to endure for everyone to this point, which is already very responsible, and occasionally has a little idea, everyone should also tolerate it.

So Xun You made a statement.

"The general is thoughtful, thinks long-term, and has no opinions."

Xun You also learned from Yan Wen and said the same thing, showing his attitude.

The two of them didn't have any opinions, and Liu Bei was a little surprised.

Although I don't know if what they think in their hearts is the same as what they say, Liu Bei is a little disappointed, feeling that their reaction is not eager enough.

What he wants to see is not a friendly statement from everyone.

He accepted the Gong sisters, not only because of their beauty, but also because of their plan to seize Yizhou salt.

The explanation he gave was true, he really thought about it, he really wanted to seize the salt profits of Sichuan and Shu from the Yizhou clan, control the salt of Sichuan and Shu, and further develop the high-quality salt market in the country.

That would be a great benefit.

But fundamentally, Liu Bei's purpose is not this.

At a deeper level, Liu Bei's plan is to force his subordinates to break through the world's vision and speed up the pace of marrying him through this incident.

Especially Xun's!

The marriage with the Gong clan was indeed proposed by the other party, and it could have been refused, but the tribe was not so important in his opinion, but at that time, his high-speed brain suddenly thought of a key point.

So, he agreed.

It is now the second half of the fifth year of Zhongping.

If nothing else, Liu Hong's life is only more than half a year away, and there is not much time left before the day of the decisive battle on the top of the sun.

Although militarily, Liu Bei already has the capital to dominate the Han Dynasty, but in terms of political status and prestige, he is still a little far from being a person in the world.

The binding of interests and the future can certainly make his group stable, but among the many important political choices in the future, Liu Bei is still a little worried about whether his subordinates can always keep the same pace with him.

He's not Gundam, he doesn't have the energy to dominate the world, he needs help, at least for now.

In particular, the help of families with strong influence and multiple options was very important to him.

For example, the current focus is on betting on his Xun family.

He cares very much, and he really hopes to get Xun's full bet as a fulcrum for him to pry the situation in the Kanto region.

In the Kansai region, he already has an incomparable influence, but in the Kanto region, he still lacks this influence.

He needs some influential families to become his power tentacles and increase his influence to deal with the many changes that may occur in the Kanto region after the great changes in Luoyang.

He himself also knew that the daughters of really influential big families would generally not be concubines, unless they were emperors or some special status kings.

These families also need face, and they will also take into account their own social situation and public opinion, so even if they are hussar generals, those subordinates from big families still do not act.

It seems that Liu Bei's self-discipline has given them a lot of confidence, making them feel that they have enough room to continue to wait for Liu Bei's higher status.

This attitude was noticed by Liu Bei very early.

When Zhongping was three or four years old, Liu Bei also thought it was good, because he also had a lot of time to plan and accumulate, and everyone tacitly agreed that I would consider you and that you would be loyal to me, which was good.

But now it is the second half of the fifth year of Zhongping, there is not so much time, Liu Hong is dying, Luoyang is almost in the northwest of Jin, Liu Bei has become a hussar general, the military master of the two places, and they have not yet acted.

Am I not high enough?

Or are you waiting for me to become emperor?

If I become emperor, will you be truly loyal to me?

Are you really loyal to me now?

Liu Bei is not a god, he is just an excellent person, and he will also have worries and fears.

As time passed little by little, under the huge pressure, Liu Bei felt a little uneasy, but he couldn't and didn't want to bring up this kind of thing himself.

Don't have any worries, take the initiative to make a request, is loyalty and obedience.

I brought it up myself, what is it?

Thinking about it now, he thinks that if his subordinates were loyal enough, they should have carried out the marriage to the end a long time ago.

They shouldn't have any concerns, they shouldn't think about it so much, they should have done that when Zhongping was three or four years old, instead of waiting, waiting until the second half of Zhongping's fifth year, when Liu Bei changed from General Zuo to Hussar General, he was still waiting!

The pressure, desire, and dissatisfaction that had accumulated in Liu Bei's heart for a long time suddenly erupted when the Gong family made a request to him.

It was at the moment when Gong made a request to him that Liu Bei realized that the opportunity to break the deadlock had come.

He's done well enough.

He had shown enough restraint.

As a de facto monarch, he has outperformed all the opponents of the entire era, he has considered a lot and endured a lot.

There is not much time left before the final battle, and the more his subordinates and people who are close to him watch, wait, and scruple the more they wait, in Liu Bei's opinion, it means that they still have reservations.

If they are loyal, they should immediately and in all directions, and walk with Liu Bei.

Loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal.

The more reserved they are, the more they prove that this attribute of disloyalty exists.

Nothing can be seen at the moment, but at a critical moment, it may become a trigger for some unpredictable danger.

This kind of incentive is acceptable at the moment, because Liu Bei has not completely stood in front of the stage and become the main player.

However, once Liu Bei becomes the leader of Luoyang, faces a situation that is more than ten times more complicated than the current one, and even faces a large number of dangerous military factors, this dangerous cause will be infinitely magnified and become a real danger.

The battle for supremacy in the world cannot tolerate the slightest distraction, and Liu Bei needs a group of diehards who will charge for him without hesitation.

The real top-level political resources after dominating Luoyang can only be given to those who are truly die-hard who charge for him without hesitation.

It's a reasonable exchange.

Therefore, the acceptance of the Gong sisters is a formal announcement, a gentle warning, and an invisible game.

benefits, he has given enough, basically he has given everything he can give, patience, he has endured enough, so far he only has one wife and one concubine.

Now, the subordinates have taken the initiative to pay.

I can't always pay alone, right?

You, especially your family, have received so much from me, and not enough for me.

It's not fair!

Hand over your concubine, become my concubine, and then, charge for me, and finally, get what you want!

That's fairness!

Liu Bei hopes that through this game, he will force those guys who are waiting.

He expects that whether it is the Xun clan or other subordinates, those families who are qualified to marry him, will give up their original concerns, break through the worldly vision, and reach a marriage with him as soon as possible, so that they will be completely bound together in all directions, and become his ironclad help in the struggle for power in the world.

If he can break through this point, he will become a [loyal minister] that truly belongs to him in his heart, and only then can he have a place in the new order in the future.

Now, he longs to marry his men and form an all-encompassing iron-clad alliance – especially the Xun clan.

He thinks that the gesture he has put on is clear enough.

It's just that at present, the small stimulation tactics he gave seem to have limited effect, and the feedback from his subordinates doesn't seem to be very strong, and the subordinates with lower backgrounds don't say it, whether it's Yan Wen or Xun You, it seems that they are a little Buddhist and not in a hurry.

If these two people are not in a hurry, it should be Liu Bei who is in a hurry.

Taking advantage of the fact that there is still some time, Liu Bei thought about getting things done quickly, and all the people who should be included in the house were included in the house, and then attacked in all directions, striking more, and striving to do it in one step, so that they all won the bid.

In this way, those families will also be determined, and they will definitely work hard to fight for Liu Bei for the sake of the future judgment.

No matter whether the enemy facing the Yang family, the Yuan family, or the He Jin family at that time.

The other party has four worlds and three dukes, and there are three worlds and three dukes, and they have a strong heritage.

And what about Liu Bei?

The heritage can be there, but it takes time to accumulate, and he can't win if he fights for the heritage.

So he needed some channels for quick monetization.

And he looked around, and finally realized that he was the best channel.

Before the final battle, sell his own body for a good price, take all the studs he gets, maximize the winning rate, and strive to become the master of the sun in one go, which is more important than anything else.

So, what are you waiting for?

Why don't you buy it yet?

Such a good body!

At that moment, Liu Bei admitted that he was anxious, and he began to suffer from gains and losses, doubting whether these subordinates who seemed to be extremely loyal to him could really stand with him and unswervingly support him in the final decisive battle.

In the face of the enemies of the third and fourth princes, and in the face of the enemies backed by the prince, can they really stand firmly on their side?

But that's it.

After a period of anxiety, Liu Bei calmed down.

Self-confidence in himself gave him the capital to be calm.

For now, he felt, it was better to let the bullets fly for a while.

He was willing to wait.

He can wait.

Before Liu Hong's life came to an end, he could endure it until he returned to Luoyang.

Just, don't let me endure it for too long.