After sending Cao Cao away, Xun You thought for a long time.

The information provided by Cao Cao was too shocking. Xun You might be able to guess why Wang Fen, the governor of Jizhou, had such a bold idea.

He was in Jizhou, from fighting against the Yellow Turbans, to dealing with war wounds after the war, resettling refugees, and restoring production. Only those who have experienced such tragic situations can deeply understand the suffering of the people.

Wang Fen, as one of the "Eight Chefs", was inherently generous and heroic, and suffered greatly from the eunuchs. Naturally, he hated the ten permanent servants. In addition, with the establishment of the Xiyuan Army, the power of the eunuchs reached its peak, so Wang Fen saw that

No hope of getting better.

Only such people would have such extreme ideas.

Xun You took out the letter, read it, and simply wrote a new one, informing Xun Yu of the situation in Luoyang and what Cao Cao said.

Changshan County in Jizhou belongs to Mr. Liu Qing, which he knows. Regardless of whether Wang Fen's plan will come true, Liu Qing's stay in Jizhou may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Xun You suddenly smiled. It seemed that Young Master Liu Qing had to accept his aunt.

…

A few days later, Xun Yu received a reply from Xun You, and was shocked by the contents of the letter. Wang Fen wanted to do something big, and this matter undoubtedly involved many things.

"Come here, prepare the car, and tell General Gao Shun to prepare for departure."

Xun Yu directly gave the order first, and then read the content of the letter.

Xun You wrote back, explaining that he was willing to be the lord's spy, so he could mention Xun Cai's matter to his lord. The key was Wang Fen's matter, and he needed to go to Jizhou in person to see his lord.

Just along the way with Gao Shun.

After settling Yanmen affairs for a while, Xun Yu set off for Changshan.

At the same time, Liu Qing had also entered Zhongshan County. This trip was firstly to attend Liu Xuande's invitation, and secondly to check out business opportunities. After all, Liu Qing was very confident when it came to doing business.

At present, the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Jizhou has been put down, and production and commerce in various counties have gradually recovered. As a major commercial county, Zhongshan County has an unusually large population flow.

Inside the carriage, Liu Qing was very greedy.

"How to introduce these business people into Changshan?" Liu Qing murmured to himself.

Guo Jia listened and asked: "My lord has always been interested in the way of merchants. If you are determined to develop, it will not be difficult."

Liu Qing looked out the window and shook his head helplessly. He also knew that it was not difficult. Unfortunately, a business atmosphere could not be formed overnight, nor could it be created by demarcating a business district and introducing a few large businesses.

"It's hard to conquer the city with this move." Liu Qing said truthfully.

"I don't think so. My lord wants it all. It's actually simple, just occupy Zhongshan County."

Liu Qing: "..."

What Guo Jia said made sense, but Liu Qing found it difficult to refute.

"My lord, we are in Wuji County ahead. There is a large family in Wuji County called the Zhen family. Their family background is not small. They have an official position with a hereditary salary of two thousand dan, and their family has good land and many business houses. The Zhen family's reputation is among the highest in the entire Zhongshan County.

Number."

Zhen family, Zhen Ji’s home?

Liu Qing only remembered this, but Zhen Ji now is probably just a little girl.

"Does Mrs. Zhen have a daughter?" Liu Qing asked casually.

Unexpectedly, Guo Jia's eyes suddenly changed, he looked at Liu Qing and said with a smile: "Could it be that my lord wants to be Zhen's son-in-law?"

"Stop talking nonsense!"

"Lord, I'm not talking nonsense. The Zhen family's generation is not outstanding. The head of the family, Zhen Yi, is only Shang Cai Ling. The second son Zhen Yan is a mere leader of Quliang. Now the Zhen family's influence is only in the business world." Guo

Jia introduced, obviously he had also heard of Zhen's name, he changed the subject, "My lord, it is true that Zhen has a daughter, but it is not one daughter, but five."

"Five girls?" Liu Qing was slightly surprised.

"Yes, when I was in Yingchuan, I had heard about the reputation of the four daughters of the Zhen family. A few days ago, I saw that my lord was paying attention to the situation of Zhongshan County, so I made further inquiries and found out that Zhen Yi got another daughter at the beginning of last year, named Zhen.

Mi, in the future, the name of the fourth daughter of the Zhen family will no longer be known to the outside world, but the name of the fifth daughter of the Zhen family."

Zhen Mi, that is Zhen Ji, I didn’t expect that she is only two years old...

What the world may not know at the moment is that this woman has the power to conquer a country, and both the second generation of Yuan Dynasty and the second generation of Cao Cao fell in love with her.

While he was talking, Liu Qing's motorcade had already entered Wuji County. Looking along the street, there were indeed many Zhen's shops on the road, selling everything from food, clothing, and production equipment.

"Looking along the street, it seems like the whole street belongs to the Zhen family." Liu Qing joked.

"The influence of the Zhen family is evident. If my lord wants to do business here, it may not be easy."

"I don't want to do business here. I want them all to go to Changshan to do business. Stop the car!" Liu Qing ordered.

The carriage stopped, and Liu Qing and his party were accompanied by hundreds of guards. It was quite a battle. Many people on the street stopped to watch, and some even pointed.

Liu Qing walked straight into a grain store. The store clerk immediately greeted him. Seeing Liu Qing dressed up in a distinguished manner, he first saluted and then asked, "What do you need, sir?"

"How much does millet cost?"

"Six hundred and twenty dollars."

"Where's the millet?"

"Eight hundred and fifty dollars."

"Where's Ji?"

"Five hundred dollars."

This refers to the price of one stone, which is much more expensive than in Changshan County.

This season is the time of drought. The stored grains have been used up and new grains have not yet been harvested. Food prices generally rise, which is considered normal. If there is a war, it is common for the highest price to exceed 1,000 yuan.

But there is no war in Jizhou now, and the price of food has gone up but has never come down.

"Lord, these are all old grains for many years." Guo reminded.

In fact, Liu Qing recognized it, so he thought it was expensive.

"These grains are Zhen's old grain stocks?"

The store clerk nodded and looked at Liu Qing with a blank expression as he turned and left.

"Whether you want to buy or not, you are asking this and that, you weirdo!" the store clerk thought, "seeing that he has a lot of background, please report this to Madam immediately."

Liu Qing returned to the car, there was silence for a while, and the carriage continued to move forward.

"My lord, are you thinking about storing food?" Guo Jiada said.

Liu Qing nodded and acknowledged that in fact, he not only thought about storing grain, but also thought about thousands of wealthy families through the Zhen family, and thought of the saying "There is no idle land in the world, and farmers are still starving to death."

We have even fast forwarded to the idea of ​​attacking local tyrants to divide their fields.

It's a pity that this is just a glimpse after all.

"Fengxiao, there is no war in Jizhou now. Do you know why the price of food has not come down?"

Guo Jia was deep in thought, but Liu Qing knew that he was just pretending. With Guo Jia's intelligence, how could he not have imagined that the reason why food prices did not drop was because some people were deliberately hoarding.

"I'm suddenly interested in your proposal." Liu Qing said suddenly.

Guo Jia immediately realized that his proposal was to let Liu Qing take Zhongshan County into his pocket.

"Lord, you don't really want to..." Guo Jia hesitated, obviously knowing that this was not an easy task.

The key is how to be honest.

"Yes, I think so!" Liu Qing said seriously.

"If you want to do this, there are two ways."

Contrary to Liu Qing's expectation, Guo Jia came up with two ideas in an instant.

"Feng Xiao, please tell me in detail."

"First, sending troops to drive Zhang Niujiao to Zhongshan County will give you a reason to send troops, and you can also ask the local aristocratic families to hand over grain and grass to use as military supplies. However, the disadvantage of this strategy is that Zhang Niujiao is not under control, which may harm Zhongshan County.

Not small."

"Where's the other one?"

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Tell Zhang Ning to come here. If Bai Bojun appears in Zhongshan, then the lord can do whatever he wants."

I have to say that Guo Jia's idea is really feasible. He can direct and stage a rebellion and quell the chaos, and he is naturally famous for his skills.

"Hmph, when I see Xuande, I will start to implement this plan. Zhang Ning is the chess piece of Hedong County and cannot be mobilized, so let this horn come to help us. Zhongshan County has not suffered the tragedy of the Yellow Turban War. Now Zhongshan

The big families in the county are making war profits, how can I just sit back and watch!"

Now that Liu Hong is still alive, and his last face has not been torn off, Liu Qing cannot dare to be the first for the world in such matters, after all, he is a clan member of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Qing and his party left Wuji County smoothly and went straight to Anxi County.

In Zhen Mansion, Mrs. Zhang, Zhen Yi's wife, listened to the report from her servants and couldn't help but become curious. Such a show of strength was indeed rare. At least the few disciples he knew would not do this. If they were from outside the county, then...

Don’t know anymore.

But the servant's description made her very worried. Now the head of the family was working far away in Shangcai, and she and her son were the only ones in the family. She could still decide the small things, but not the big ones.

When they arrived at Anxi, it was already a day and a half later. They were both generals and county magistrates, but they were all different. They all had the habit of exploring the periphery. Liu Qing's team was naturally not as dissatisfied as Liu Bei.
To be continued...