Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 583
When Zhou Yu turned back to the main hall, Lu Su stepped forward and asked, "Why did the Pang family come here?"

At this time, Pang Tong may not be considered an unknown person in Xiangyang and even Jingzhou, but in the eyes of Lu Su, who is from Qingzhou, the most important symbol on the other party is the Xiangyang Pang family, or the nephew of Duke Pang De.

"What can happen?"

Zhou Yu sat down slowly and chuckled, "I heard that the people in Yangzhou are short of food. The Pang family is worthy of being a famous family. They are benevolent and righteous, and they will come to help the weak."

"The implication is that the Pang family is willing to sell food to me?"

Lu Su couldn't help but said happily, and then he showed suspicion again, looked around, leaned over and said softly, "Gong Jin, there seems to be something wrong?"

Zhou Yu looked up at Lu Su and asked, "What's wrong?"

"The other generation knew what we wanted in our hearts, and it is urgent now, so how could they take the initiative to come to the door?" Lu Su asked, "Shouldn't it be up for sale?"

That's right, since Liu Biao agreed, these aristocratic families are naturally willing to do business with Yangzhou. This is naturally no problem, after all, no one will oppose money, but it is one thing to be willing to do business, but another to do business.

And what you lack in Yangzhou is not other things, but food!

This fatal shortage of materials can be said to have deprived Yangzhou, the buyer, of the right to refuse from the very beginning, that is, they must do this transaction. In other words, they have completely lost the initiative.

Lu Su also came from a rich family. In his opinion, it is the nature of merchants to seek profit. If he is a wealthy family in Jingzhou, what he has to do at this time is to sit at home with peace of mind, while waiting for people from Yangzhou to come to the door, while thinking about what to do. Slaughter him severely.

It's unreasonable to visit people like the Pang family, and return the "initiative" to the "weak party" with both hands.
"Haha, Zijing, if you want to sell for a price, it's a businessman's business, and you're planning." Zhou Yu smiled slightly, "How can it be considered as helping the weak?"

"what do you mean?"

"If it's a normal business, the Pang family certainly shouldn't behave like this, but in this case, Liu Biao will only be able to solve your master's urgent needs."

Zhou Yu said: "If the asking price is too harsh, it will not only be unfavorable, but also cause resentment. The Pang family has many capable people, and this Pang Shiyuan is even more handsome. How can he not see this? Today's visit is just a gesture. They Not only will they sell grain to us, but it will be slightly lower than the normal market price."

If you were an ordinary person, you might have doubts again. Since the Pang family wanted to sell favors to Wang Zheng, why didn't they just send food?
If this is the case, the favor sent by Wang Zheng is enough, but it is too conspicuous, and may even arouse the suspicion of other wealthy families such as Liu Biao and even the Cai family, so the gift must not be given, or even not too much Cheap sale.

Lu Su could naturally think of this, and nodded happily when he heard the words: "My lord is wise and powerful, and his reputation is far-reaching. Those who have attained the Tao will be very helpful." After a pause, he asked in surprise: "Since we are talking about this matter, why not Talk to me, the envoy?"

Immediately, I realized it first, and laughed: "I think it was Gong Jin who fought against the Confucian scholars yesterday, and was a good debater in the court. Come here just because you want to see the beauty?"

Zhou Yu smiled slightly, there is indeed a reason for this, and of course there is a more important point.

The attitude of the Pang family is a great benefit to Yangzhou. Not only can the Pang family get food at a reasonable price, but it also has confidence when negotiating with other families. If you lead by example, other people will naturally shout the price too high and too darkly.

From this point of view, the Pang family can actually be regarded as blocking the other family's financial resources. It can be regarded as making enemies for Wang Zheng and accumulating resentment. This kind of favor is not insignificant. Clearly understood, fully received is!

Lu Su doesn't know who Pang Tong is, and vice versa. People don't know who Lu Su is. Can you understand the painstaking efforts of the Pang family, and will you tell Wang Zheng clearly about this painstaking effort? Hard to say.

Zhou Yu was different. After a famous family, he was in the limelight yesterday. His character was endorsed by his family, and his intelligence and ability had also been shown. go.

On the other hand, although Liu Biao has passed down the decree of borrowing grain and connecting the city, there are still many details that need to be discussed with the Yangzhou embassy. Lu Su began to haggle for a while, and finally came to an agreement. As a show of friendship, Huang and Pang paid [-]% of the price slightly lower than the market price, and the others paid [-]% of the price slightly higher than the market price.

The price was negotiated, and how to transport it was discussed.

The grain of several million dendrobiums is not a small amount, and it is definitely impossible to go by land. If it is by water, will the boat for transporting the grain be Liu Biao's boat, or Yangzhou send a boat to transport it?

Even if they go by water, they still have to go by land for a while, and Jingzhou has to arrange transportation for this section of the journey. It is impossible for Yangzhou people to drive straight in and run amok here in Jingxiang, right?Even if Liu Biao can rest assured, Cai Mao and others will not agree.

So this shows that Jingzhou has to borrow food from Yangzhou to recruit civilians and dispatch ships, and how to calculate the money and rations that these civilians need on the road, that is, freight and food?Is it directly deducted from the grain of millions of dendrobium, or is Yangzhou converted into silver and paid to Jingzhou together?
All of this needs to be decided before Lu Su returns to Yangzhou. After all, it must be too late to go back and ask Wang Zheng for instructions. How much time will be wasted going back and forth?Seeing that it is the New Year's Eve, and after the New Year's Eve, spring plowing is imminent, and there is really no delay.

And there is also the hidden danger of long nights and many dreams. On the one hand, there are many civil and military people in Jingzhou, like Cai Mao, who firmly oppose lending grain to Yangzhou. What will be the reaction?
Will Cao Cao and Yuan Shao put pressure on Liu Biao?
Will Emperor Xian issue an imperial decree to stop it?
This cannot be ignored, so for Wang Zheng, once Jingzhou agrees to export grain, no matter whether it is borrowed or sold, the sooner the grain will be transported to Yangzhou, the sooner it will be safe, the better, so

Lu Su has long been given the power to make decisions on the fly.

In the next few days, Lu Su went to discuss with the courtiers of Jingzhou on the day, and discussed trade-offs with other members of the mission at night.In this way, sleep less than three hours a day, and stop three or four times for a meal.After many days, the two sides finally reached an agreement.

First, all the grain from Jingzhou was eventually exported to Yangzhou in the form of sales.

I don't know if he was moved by others or if he regretted it afterwards. Liu Biao finally changed his mind and proposed that Guancang, like Pang and Huang, should be sold to Yangzhou at a price below the market price. If there is insufficient money and food, materials can be used to make up.

Is Wang Zheng rich?there must be!

Just like Zhou Yu's previous guess, he now has nine counties, and has successively obtained funds from the treasury of Tao Qian, Kong Rong, Yuan Shu and others. Hundreds of thousands of gold are terrifying astronomy for ordinary noble families Numbers, in his eyes, may not be impossible to pay.

But having money doesn’t necessarily mean you have to pretend to be generous. He didn’t consider this, but Lu Su did. Xuzhou and Yangzhou are now in a state of waste, and there are many places where money is needed, so you can’t invest too much in buying food. Therefore, it is proposed that Yangzhou can pay part of the gold and silver in cash, and where the gap is insufficient, it is better to barter and use other things, such as copper, iron, and special products, as food payment.

In this regard, Liu Biao and the local wealthy family did not have much opinion. Jingxiang was already rich and not short of money, so it was not impossible to exchange grain for copper, iron or even some luxury items such as ginseng.

The second is the delivery location, as well as transportation and freight.

Although they are allies, the two sides still fight each other, and the handover point is finally set at Xunyang, Linjiang County, south of Lujiang County.

Jingzhou is responsible for transporting the grain from counties and counties in Jingzhou, and even the section from Xiangyang to Xunyang, regardless of water or land. The transportation costs are all converted into silver and paid by Yangzhou. .

Naturally, Lu Su would not be fussy about the shipping cost, and fully agreed with Jingzhou's conditions, being preferential and lenient.He only made one request, that is, hurry up!

It was agreed that on that day, Lu Su asked Zhou Yu and Gongsun Shu to return early to pass the news back to Shouchun.

The boat raised its sails and moved forward in the chilly winter rain. The raindrops fell on the water surface and made ripples. When the wind was blowing, even though it was fully loaded with grain, it sailed fast. It left Nanjun within two days. .

"Hey, look, it's wild geese, they fly so fast, they just left us in the blink of an eye."

"The humidity in the cabin is heavy, so we must prevent the food from becoming moldy." Zhou Yu touched the deck, which was damp and cold. "When the rain stops, lift the upper deck and let it shine on the sun."

"Look, there are two white birds on the shore. What are these? Is it easy to raise?"

"That's a stork."

Zhou Yu patted the slender hands pulling away from the cuffs, and continued to tell Gongsun Shu, "Although the winter rain is small, it's damp and cold. Build more straw mats and make the cage thicker."

After he left, he turned his head and glanced at the girl who was looking at the bow of the boat, and sighed helplessly: "Don't mess around anymore, I will enter Jiangxia County soon, and I will find a city to dock later. , I’ll send someone to take you back.”

"I won't call you a thief anymore, and don't send me back to my brother."

Qiao Shuang, or Xiao Qiao, turned her head and said with a smile, "Aren't you going back to Yangzhou? Just in time, I also want to go back to Wancheng."

Why did Xiao Qiao appear on Zhou Yu's boat? This has to start from the day before yesterday.

Since he returned first, Lu Su asked Zhou Yu to bring some food back by the way. Huang's family took care of it all, and asked for a strong stick to ship the ship. He also borrowed a dozen old boatmen to guard Zhou Yu along the way. A total of five boats were loaded with people and goods. , off the pier.

"Brother Ziyi, this trip went smoothly, thanks to your generous help."

Before leaving, Zhou Yu clasped his fists and bowed, "When I go back this time, when I see Wang Zhoumu, I will tell you the truth. With your great talent, you can't be compared with a bandit. Wang Zhoumu should be able to distinguish the seriousness from the seriousness, and maybe he can put Zhang Chongyue's matter to rest. A write-off."

"The reason for helping each other this time is because Gongjin and I hit it off right away, but it's not for Wang Yukou's face." Tai Shici said with a faint smile, "It would be best if we could write it off, but it doesn't matter if we can't."

"Whether to vote for the king's government or not, it's up to you, but..." Zhou Yu paused and lowered his voice slightly: "Liu Jingsheng is definitely not a wise master!"

"Thank you Gongjin for your kind words."

Tai Shici nodded, "Of course I know, but since Martial Uncle Huang has said it, we will always meet him face to face."

Zhou Yu nodded, without further words, immediately bowed to Tai Shici and said goodbye, then turned and boarded the boat.

After sailing for half a day, the waterway could not be seen clearly at night, so the fleet found a spacious place, anchored and docked, lit a bonfire, grilled fish and cooked meat, and had a lot of fun for a while. With the exception of those who watch the night at the camp on the shore, most people sleep in cabins.

However, Zhou Yu didn't feel sleepy for a while, so he stayed alone on the deck to enjoy a moment of leisure. While walking, he suddenly heard rustling noises from a side cabin, as if a group of mice were gnawing on the straw mats and stealing rice.

"Could it be that there are thieves?"

Surprised, Zhou Yu strolled over, opened the cabin door, the moonlight was bright, and he saw Xiao Qiao, a prodigal girl at a glance. Without knowing where the strength came from, he moved the grain bag away, vacated a piece of land, and spread silk cloth on it. , with a carved double-layer food box and table chopsticks in front of him, with a mouth full of food and bulging cheeks.

"you"

Zhou Yu almost thought his eyes were dazzled, so he rubbed his eyes, and then took a closer look, he was dumbfounded, and it was rare for him to lose his composure, "Why are you here?"

Facing the questioning, Xiao Qiao didn't panic, she swallowed her food with great effort, then she blinked her beautiful eyes at Zhou Yu, smiled with her lips curled up and said, "Would you like to eat, the chef of the Huang family is very skilled. The roasted venison jerky is delicious, but a bit cold."

While talking, he smacked his nose again, "It's not bad here, but it's a bit dark with the door closed, and it still smells a bit smelly."

This pampered and pampered young lady really held her breath and hid silently for a whole day. If she didn't happen to find out, it would take two or three days before she realized that there was an extra "goods".

No matter how bright the girl's smile was, when it fell into Zhou Yu's eyes at this moment, she became more and more dizzy, "Why are you hiding on the boat? Does Brother Ziyi know?"

"Who is hiding on the boat? I just came up to take a look. I'm dozing off, and I'm confused for a while."

Xiao Qiao cocked her nose and snorted, "In the end you sailed the boat."

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Zhou Yu looked at the food, snacks and water bottles wrapped in silk, and even a change of clothes, and he couldn't laugh or cry.

Is Xiao Qiao thinking that he is stupid? With this posture, why don't you come up and take a look?

This was clearly premeditated!

But the other party has already come, and the boat has already sailed out of Xiangyang, so what can he do?

We can only deliberately vacate a room, arrange it simply, and let her stay there, while asking the steward of the Huang family on the other ship to send someone back to report to Tai Shici, and ask him to send a fast boat to get this girl as soon as possible. My aunt picked me up.

　The name Qiao Shuang doesn't sound good, so I'll just call him Xiao Qiao from now on.
　　PS: I wish all book lovers a happy winter solstice.

　　
　
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