Gu Yong couldn't figure out what Zhuge Liang was thinking in his heart, but the conditions he offered would not disgust Gu Yong, because this matter was more beneficial to Jiangnan.

It's just that there is always a trace of hesitation in his heart, because he can't figure out what Zhuge Liang wants to do now.

This is the only thing Gu Yong is worried about now.

He couldn't figure out what the other party was going to do, which made him feel very insecure, as if everything was in the hands of the other party, and he was not sure.

Zhuge Liang says:

"The prime minister of my family rules the world with benevolence and righteousness."

"The people of the Han family in the world, whether they are under the rule of the prime minister or not. The prime ministers regard them as the treasures of our Han Dynasty. ”

"The people of Koto are the same."

"Gu Gong doesn't have to have any scruples in his heart."

"We have no other intention but to serve the people."

Although Zhuge Liang's words were so, how could Gu Yong have no scruples in his heart?

The implication of Zhuge Liang's words is that Liu Jian regards the people of Jiangdong as his people, and even if he is not under his rule now, he hopes that the people of Jiangdong will live well.

Judging from Liu Jian's original style of acting, this is not a lie, but if you want Gu Yong to believe it completely, he can't believe it.

At this time, I suddenly saw an attendant come to the door and said to Zhuge Liang: "Mr. Zhuge , the father of the Mi family came to meet at the invitation of Mr. Zhuge . ”

Zhuge Liang's gently swaying feather fan paused slightly.

Then he said to the attendant, "Go and invite Mi Gong to come in." ”

The guards left in response, and Zhuge Liang immediately looked at Gu Yong, who had a disdainful face.

"Gu Gong doesn't have to be confused, the head of the Mi family has no other intentions here."

"It's just that the head of the Mi family has joined the Hebei Commerce and Trade Association since the prime minister pacified Xuzhou, and now he is the general leader of the Xuzhou Commerce Department appointed by the Commerce Department of the Han Dynasty in Xuzhou.

"The head of the Mi family came this time, just to discuss with Gu Gong, if the Jiangnan and northern counties open ports and establish trade channels, then there will inevitably be more business and trade exchanges between the north and the south, and the Mi family, as the largest household in Xuzhou, represents hundreds of large businessmen in Xuzhou, so they naturally want to come here to talk with the public."

As soon as Gu Yong heard this, he suddenly understood in his heart.

As a representative of one of the four major families in Jiangdong, Gu Yong could naturally hear the meaning of Zhuge Liang's words at this moment.

If it is a port, so that the goods of Jiangnan and Jiangbei can interact with the north and the south, this is not only a good thing for the local people, but also for their families in Jiangdong, the benefit is also very great.

Only a small number of families can participate in the sea, and most of the ordinary people simply cannot afford to contract ships, or have enough manpower and funds to carry out such a large trade activity.

After all, for the people of that era, maritime trade was still a newly opened field, and the investment was particularly large.

Among them, either the local government is the leading role, or there is the support of the major families.

In Hebei, after the opening of sea transportation, all channels were tightly held in the hands of the local government office led by Liu Jian, because Liu Jian had a strong foundation and could do this.

Cao Cao's current Jiangdong Magistrate's Office does not have the strength to fully undertake these things.

He had to rely on the strength of part of the Jiangdong family to complete the construction of shipping channels.

And there is no doubt that once the major families support this huge business, then naturally the profits of each family will be endless, and the north and south will communicate with each other, and the people who benefit from this are the people, but the biggest profit is definitely the local family.

As a member of the four major families in Jiangnan, Gu Yong's mind began to come alive at this time.

His heart was no longer only concerned about the official interests of Jiangdong's negotiations with the north, but also divided a part of his spiritual head and began to consider the future interests and development direction of his Gu family.

Once the negotiator has this kind of thought, then the outcome of the negotiation can be imagined.

Gu Yong's face didn't change too much, but Zhuge Liang could already see his complex thoughts, which was exactly what Zhuge Liang expected.

After a while, I saw Mi Zhu walk in.

Zhuge Liang and Gu Yong hurriedly stood up and saluted Mi Zhu.

Subsequently, under Zhuge Liang's introduction, Mi Zhu and Gu Yong introduced themselves to each other.

As the general secretary of commerce appointed by the General Administration of Commerce of the Han Dynasty in Xuzhou, Mi Zhu is naturally familiar with the economic benefits of Xuzhou in recent years due to the frequent trade with Hebei and the development of maritime ports.

He didn't hide his secrets, he talked directly with Gu Yong, and carefully explained to Gu Yong the great changes brought about by Xuzhou's maritime trade over the years.

Of course, when expounding on the changes in Xuzhou's commerce, Mi Zhu also seemed to point out the benefits that their families who joined the business association in Xuzhou received after the opening of sea transportation.

What Mi Zhu said was not something he said, but it was justified and evidenced, and most of them were true.

At the same time, in order to be able to corroborate what he said, Mi Zhu also brought an account book, which probably contained part of the income and expenditure of his Mi family through sea transportation over the years, and Mi Zhu did not hide his secrets, and directly handed these things to Gu Yong to see.

Gu Yong looked at it, and his eyeballs couldn't be pulled out a little.

After all, he is also a person who runs a family, and he is naturally very knowledgeable about this kind of accounting strategy, he just took a general look at it, and found that Mi Zhu's account book is by no means fraudulent, and it is all the benefits that his Mi family has actually obtained through the shipping business.

This amount made Gu Yong extremely envious.

The number of actual benefits, even as one of the four major families in Jiangdong, cannot but be attracted by it.

"I can't imagine that sea freight can bring such great benefits to people's livelihood, hey! Looks...... Even if there are some contradictions between the two sides, we cannot extend the disaster to the common people. ”

Gu Yong put down the account book handed to him by Mi Zhu, and said with emotion while brushing his beard.

Hearing Gu Yong say this, the corners of Zhuge Liang's mouth couldn't help but flash a few smiles.

"Gu Gong, since this is the case, then Lao Gong can worry a lot about promoting the comprehensive trade between the two parties."

"That's nature, that's nature." Gu Yong nodded vigorously.

Mi Zhu said on the side: "Gu Gong is really a reasonable person! The affairs of the south of the Yangtze River and the north and south of the Yangtze River are not only related to the ordinary people in the locality, but also have a deep relationship with our other ethnic groups. ”

"In my opinion, if Duke Gu wants to persuade Duke Cao, he still has to go back and ask the father-in-law of the Jiangdong families to come forward! Explain the benefits of this matter to Cao Gong together, so that everyone can explain Cao Gong together, so that things can be done. ”

"In order to be able to cooperate with Cao Gong, we are willing to officially hand over the county seat and land occupied by Cao Gong in Xiapi Kingdom and Guangling Kingdom to Cao Gong for management. We will not bother you in the future. ”

"At that time, the county towns of Xiapi and Guangling, which are occupied by Cao Gong, can be used as special zones for opening the market between the two of us."

"In this way, we can deepen the business and trade exchanges between the people of the north and the south."

"What does Gu Gong think?"

Things have come to this point, of course Gu Yong agrees to this matter, and not only agrees, but he will definitely find a way to make this matter as good as possible.

But after all, this matter still needs Cao Cao's approval, and Gu Yong can't make decisions without permission.

He said to Zhuge Liang and Mi Zhu: "I will return to Jiangdong for the time being, and report this matter to my family Cao Gong, after the matter is settled, I will return to Tancheng with Cao Gong's sincerity to negotiate with the two, and ask the two to tell Liu Xuzhou to wait for Gu for a while, can you?" ”

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Previously, I waited for me in Tancheng for more than 50 days in vain, and now it should be replaced by us waiting for Gu Gong, which is also a reasonable thing." ”

After that, several people couldn't help laughing.

……

Early the next morning, Gu Yong immediately left Tancheng and went south, and quickly returned to Jiujiang County to meet Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was also quite nervous in Jiujiang County, because he didn't know much about this negotiation.

Comparing his heart to his heart, Cao Cao felt that if he stood in Liu Bei's point of view, he would definitely want to let his side cede back the land occupied by Xiapi and Guangling.

But from Cao Cao's point of view, the county towns of Xiapi and Guangling are the stepping stones for him to attack Xuzhou, and they are also related to the forward position of Jiujiang County to the north.

Once this land is ceded, his prestige and prestige will also take a sharp turn in Jiangdong.

Moreover, the wars in Jingzhou, Sili, Liangzhou, and Guanzhong also came back one after another.

After knowing that Liu Jian's side had won major victories in wars everywhere, Cao Cao's heart couldn't help but hang.

If it continues like this, when Liu Jian controls the situation on the battlefield in other places, he Jiangdong wants to continue negotiations with Liu Jian, but I am afraid that it will be impossible.

Looking forward to the stars and the moon, he finally looked forward to Gu Yong back.

After Gu Yong met Cao Cao, he immediately relayed to Cao Cao the general content of his negotiations with Zhuge Liang in Tan County.

After Cao Cao heard that the other party did not cede the land but only asked for money and grain, a big stone in his heart suddenly fell to the ground.

And when Cao Cao heard that the other party wanted to open shipping ports with various parts of Jiangdong, his expression couldn't help but be both happy and suspicious.

Then, Cao Cao began to beat the drum in his heart.

This matter is a great thing for him in the future, but how can Zhuge Liang want to fulfill himself?

That's not what they're supposed to do!

After all, now that they have the initiative in various battlefields of the Great Han Dynasty, they should put forward more demanding requirements for themselves.

Although Cao Cao was suspicious in his heart, he had no way to refuse this condition, especially after getting Gu Yong's command, the major families in Jiangdong advised Cao Cao one after another, saying that this was a major event that was beneficial to Jiangnan.

Cao Cao couldn't figure out the intentions of Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei for a while, and how he looked at this matter was beneficial and harmless to him Jiangnan.

If Cao Cao doesn't agree to this matter, I'm afraid that the major families in Jiangnan won't agree! At that point, he'll be passive.

Cao Cao discussed this matter with Xi Zhicai, but Xi Zhicai also felt that this matter was harmless to Jiangnan and did not understand the true intentions of the other party.

However, Xi Zhicai told Cao Cao that since the matter had reached this point, he could not invalidate the negotiation.

Because the court has already shown the greatest sincerity to itself, if it refuses at such a moment, it annoys the court, and the Jiangdong clan will also be disgusted with Cao Cao.

And no matter what the other party's plan is, as long as it is good for Jiangdong, then respond to all changes with the same!

Just promise him!

It's all about taking advantage anyway.

After Cao Cao listened to Xi Zhicai's words, he replied immediately.

He found Zhou Yu again.

Ask Zhou Yu what he thinks about this matter.

The problem is that Zhou Yu is good at military and foreign affairs, and he is not very good at local politics.

However, he didn't see any drawbacks in this.

He also felt that this matter could not be refused.

After getting such affirmation from these two people, Cao Cao also felt that he was too careful.

Therefore, he sent Gu Yong as an envoy to Tancheng to discuss the details with the people of Xuzhou on the opening of ports and the opening of north-south mutual markets in Xiapi and Guangling.

As a result, Jiangnan and Jiangbei will carry out an unprecedented north-south economic and trade cooperation around shipping and border trade zones!

……

Cao Cao began to carry out economic and trade docking with Xuzhou.

On Yuan Shao's side, Yuan Tan was ordered to go to Yuzhou to aid Sun Ce.

Yuan Shao's third son, Yuan Shang, was instructed by Yuan Shao to go to the south to pacify many families.

Subsequently, Yuan Shao once again concentrated his forces and prepared to launch a general attack on Luoyang again!

He didn't believe that with his strong strength in Jingzhou, he couldn't even take a mere Zhao Yun!

However, what Yuan Shao didn't know, after the book "On Yuan" began to be printed and disseminated, Liu Jian concentrated on Guanzhong and Sanhe, as well as the forces of Jizhou, and requisitioned a large number of people, horses, grain, and iron tools, and began to send soldiers and horses and materials to the place of Sili, and famous generals from all over Jizhou were also transferred by Liu Jian to Sili!

The situation in Liangzhou, Xuzhou, and Guanzhong has been temporarily stabilized, although Liu Jian is now under great pressure, but he decided to raise half the strength of the country, use the fastest speed, concentrate his advantages, and hit Yuan Shao fiercely.

Yuan Shao's current wings are without the support of Yuan Yi and Cao Cao, and Liu Jian believes that he will definitely be able to defeat Yuan Shao.

As long as this period hurts Yuan Shao, from now on, he will change his identity, the north will turn from defense to offense, and Yuan Shao will be on the defensive from now on until the day he perishes.

This time, Liu Jian mobilized as many as 300,000 people, 100,000 vicuña wagons, and countless grain and ordnance requisitioned from various places.

The treasury that had just been filled in the land of the Three Rivers was also embezzled by Liu Jian. 、

If nothing else, it is to hit Yuan Shao hard and teach him a big lesson!

Moreover, Liu Jian had already led people from Chang'an, personally went to Luoyang, and took over the command from Zhao Yun's hands.

This time, he wants to defeat Yuan Shao on the front, without any fancy means!

(End of chapter)