Xiaoqi

"I want to capture Nanyang County in the near future, what do you think my virtuous brother would like?" Li Li asked with a smile after some talk.

Kong Ming's expression moved slightly, his eyes shone with the light of wisdom, and after thinking for a while, he shook his head slightly and said: "Yesterday my uncle sent someone to send the news that the emperor and all the officials have been picked up by Yuan Shao in Jizhou, and the armies of all the princes are also on the two sides. They left Wancheng one day ago. Now that the emperor is returning to Hebei, within a month, Yecheng will become the new imperial capital, and the government will be reorganized, and then Yuan Shao will coerce the emperor to command the princes.

In my humble opinion, in the near future, to be precise, it should be within the next one to two years, it is not appropriate for my brother to invade the Central Plains on a large scale, otherwise the princes of the Central Plains will be in danger, which will inevitably prompt them to join hands again to fight against my brother.On the contrary, if the elder brother took advantage of Yuan Shao's preparations to build the imperial capital, he quickly regained the entire territory of Sili with a thunderous force, and then returned to Chang'an with a reduced force.From this point on, Yuan Shao inevitably slackened his fear of his elder brother, so he speeded up his pace to wipe out the power of the surrounding princes, recruited troops aggressively, and accumulated strength in order to be able to compete with his elder brother as soon as possible.The elder brother can turn his attention to Yizhou in the southwest, capture Xichuan as soon as possible, and occupy Yizhou, the land of abundance.Once Yizhou is in hand, the army under the brother's command can attack, retreat and defend, sitting on Yizhou's granary, and always remain invincible.This is the best strategy. You must not be a hero for a while, and you will miss the favorable opportunity. Yizhou is determined to win. "

Li Li nodded approvingly, "Well, what my virtuous brother said is true. Brother Wei has already started to arrange for Yizhou when he regained Hanzhong, and now he is waiting for the opportunity; once the opportunity arises, Brother Wei will personally lead an army to attack Shu Road, recover Yizhou."

Kong Ming readily responded: "Brother is wise. After Yuan Shao hijacked the emperor and all the officials, all states in the world will be silent for a period of time, and the princes of all parties will face a new choice. This is not only an opportunity, but also a prelude to the next round of melee. At this delicate juncture Elder brother should not make too many enemies, especially not to start a dispute with Liu Biao in Jingzhou, otherwise Liu Biao may join in when the elder brother captures Yizhou. A wise man would not do such a trivial matter. So Nanyang County ignores it for the time being, and my brother is willing to help Elder brother guards Nanyang, and when the time is right, elder brother can take Nanyang lightly and open the door to go south to Jingzhou without a single soldier."

Li Li smiled and said: "It's so good. Wancheng Shilixiang Winery is owned by my brother, and Jingzhou Cai Mao takes 50% of the income, and will be handed over to my brother in the future. The winery has two hundred warriors waiting for dispatch all year round. Last night Chen To take the initiative to ask Ying to stay to protect the safety of the virtuous brother, and to leave [-] people in the entourage for the virtuous brother to drive, so that nothing will happen.

Returning to Luoyang this time, I will take your sister back with me, and the three media and six hires will then send someone to your uncle's house.For the sake of the safety of Brother Xian's family, this matter should not be publicized. The wedding will be held in Luoyang a month later. At that time, the Brotherhood will send people to bring Uncle and Brother Ling to Luoyang. "

"Brother is thoughtful, thank you, stupid brother." Kong Ming bowed and bowed.

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In the early morning of the next day, a group of more than fifty people left Wollongong on horseback. Facing the rising morning sun and stepping on the crystal clear dewdrops, they galloped through the mountains and forests.

At noon, on the official road more than [-] miles away from Wancheng, the group encountered Liu Biao's [-] troops. Obviously Liu Biao also led the army back to Xiangyang today.Li Li and his party reined in their horses and stopped on the side of the road, watching the Jingzhou army pass by. When Liu Biao's car passed by, Li Li's gaze unexpectedly met Liu Biao who was looking out the window.For a moment, Li Li nodded and smiled, Liu Biao was slightly startled, then smiled and then passed by.

This was the first time the two princes and overlords met, they smiled at each other, and they were very friendly. When the two met again a few years later, it would be a time of life and death.If Liu Biao, who was sitting in the car at this time, knew that this handsome young man who had a relationship with both sides was Li Li from Xiliang, how would he feel and what should he do?It's a pity that many times there is only one opportunity, and if you miss it, you will never be able to look back.

Chapter 922 Win the hearts of the people and reap the benefits

Li Li, who hurried back to Luoyang Daying, beat the drums and gathered the generals the next day, and sent troops to recover Luoyang and the counties of Henan County.

Xu Chu and Pang De led the Qinglong camp to capture Henan County, Huan Fei and Xu Ding led the Feixiong heavy armored cavalry to recover the counties under Luoyang Yin's jurisdiction, and [-] cavalry immediately dispatched troops after receiving the order.

At the same time, Zhendong General Bocai led all the infantry troops of the Wuwei Battalion to dispatch, and the subordinate generals Xu Huang, Hao Zhao, Yu Jin, Yang Qiu, Tie Zhu and Guo Meng attacked in groups to eliminate the bandits, and strive to wipe out the entire Si Li within one month. The thieves and rogues of the border.

Following Li Li's order, 11 troops rushed out, making the Luoyang camp suddenly empty.The soldiers and horses staying in Luoyang are only [-] gold guards and iron cavalry, and more than [-] county soldiers transferred by Jia Xu to repair the Luoyang imperial capital.

During the more than a month since Li Li left Luoyang, Jia Xu and Li Xuan mobilized more than [-] county soldiers, and recruited tens of thousands of young and strong men from Hongnong County and the surrounding areas of Luoyang to clean up the ruins in Luoyang City.By the time Li Li returned from Nanyang, the ruins in the city had been basically cleaned up, and as many as [-] young and strong people were building private houses day and night.

Rows of houses began to be built again, and attics rose from the ground. Many merchants and gentry under Li Li's rule generously donated money, money and effort, and horse-drawn carriages poured into the city. Han tiles are piled up on the construction site in a patchwork pattern, like rolling hills, and the scene is very spectacular.

Luoyang City, which was reduced to scorched earth and ruins in the past, is now a bustling scene.

The merchants, gentry, and powerful people from all over the world who actively participated in the reconstruction of Luoyang claimed to contribute to the reconstruction of Luoyang City.In fact, they all came here for the huge potential business opportunities in Luoyang.As for businessmen, it’s not early if they are not profitable, as long as they are profitable and have enough huge benefits to attract them.will swarm.The way of doing business has been like this since ancient times.

As the imperial capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty for more than [-] years, Luoyang City is not a small city. At its heyday, it was the strongest city and the largest city in the world.Its large area and magnificent architecture are far better than the western capital Chang'an.said with no exaggeration.Luoyang City embodies the essence of the Han Dynasty in its heyday and is a symbol of the Han nation.Before the Han Dynasty, there was no such thing as the Han people, precisely because of the existence of the Han Dynasty.With the great cohesion of the strong Han, there is a Han nation that will be passed on for thousands of years.

The reason why Li Li rebuilt Luoyang City was not just to build another imperial city or an imperial capital, but to unite people's hearts.Regather the centripetal force of the Han people in the troubled times.Luoyang City can no longer be the imperial capital.It is also possible that there is no majestic and huge royal palace, but this city that symbolizes the glory of the Han people cannot continue to be abandoned, and it cannot just be destroyed like this, especially not in the hands of Li Li.

Six years ago, this city, which symbolized the highest imperial power in the Eastern Han Dynasty, was burned by the Xiliang army, and then was wantonly demolished and trampled by the army of princes.The capital, which has been passed down for hundreds of years, was reduced to a scorched earth ruin.After many years, Li Li led the Xiliang army to occupy the ruined city again.If you have the ability, the responsibility, and the obligation to rebuild this great city, and even if there is no palace and hall, you must build it in a decent manner, and you cannot lose the ambition of the Han people.

Therefore, despite the fact that Li Li has not been in Luoyang for a while, he has spent a lot of time trying to rebuild Luoyang City. He has almost racked his brains to figure out how to build this city well.It must not only be majestic, but also sturdy and practical. In the future, it must find ways to restore the bustle and prosperity of Luoyang City in the past, so that it can be revived again and reproduce the style of the century-old imperial capital of the Han nationality.

For this reason, Li Li promised generous profits to all the merchants, gentry, and tyrants who participated in the reconstruction, and promised them that after the completion of the project, they would enjoy [-]% of the income of Luoyang City for a period of three years.The reason for the [-]% profit is that half of all the houses after completion belong to Luoyang Yinfu Yamen, and the rest belong to them.The three-year deadline seems to be stingy, but it is not.On the contrary, this time limit is the key to attracting businessmen to flock here.

In today's chaotic world, if you have a life to make money, you have to have a life to enjoy it, otherwise, no amount of money is useless.

Within three years, Luoyang County and Henan County under Li Li's rule will all reduce or exempt taxes.At the same time, Li Li promised the merchants a three-year period, which shows that he has the ability and strength to guarantee the interests of all the merchants and gentry who invested in the construction of the city.

And the promise is certainly convincing.Because relying on Xiliang Li Li's current strength, no matter how bad it is, or the situation takes a turn for the worse, he is still fully capable of keeping Luoyang City for three years without losing it.And within these three years, merchants can definitely recover their costs, and there are still considerable profits.Such a good thing with huge profits is really a big pie that can't be found even with a lantern in this troubled world. How can you miss it?

In other words, if Li Li promised a period of five or ten years, many businessmen and gentry would have to think carefully.With such a long term and such a large profit, this pie is too big, so big that it is unbelievable and unbelievable.Five or ten years later, whether the Xiliang Army still exists, whether Li Li is still alive, whether Luoyang City is still in his hands, these issues must be carefully considered.Otherwise, if tens of thousands of gold and silver were invested, all of them would be in vain. Isn’t this a scam?

Therefore, the time limit of three years is neither long nor short, and the 50 Xiliang army will definitely not be wiped out within three years. This is the most convincing time limit, and it is also the time limit that can most impress the bottom line of the merchants, merchants, and gentry.

Speaking of fundamentals, troubled times are no better than peaceful times. Earning the gold in your hands is the most affordable, and being able to do business safely and make money is the most important thing. Everything else is nonsense.In addition, no matter how favorable the conditions are, they will not be able to deceive the most economical businessmen.

Because of this, as soon as the news of the reconstruction of Luoyang came out, merchant families and powerful gentry from various prefectures and counties came in droves. After signing a contract with Li Xuan, who was temporarily in charge of Luoyang Yin, the chariots and horses that had been prepared were quickly thrown in. And successively invested millions of gold and silver money.The [-] young men recruited by Li Xuan and Jia Xu were hired for them, and all expenses were paid by them in advance.also.The food and salaries needed by more than [-] county soldiers are also counted on their heads, and the right is to work for them.

The money needed to rebuild a city is undoubtedly huge, but it is shared among more than two hundred merchants and gentry.The amount is not that big. On average, each merchant contributes [-] gold, which is enough to build a huge city on the ruins.After all, the building materials in this era were very simple and cheap. The main materials were wood and stone, and the most expensive ones were Qin bricks, Han tiles and house decoration.Besides, in troubled times, there are not so many rules and restrictions.If you can cut it, you can cut it. If you lack any material, you can pull it away when you see the right one.Those who have the owner will give some money, and no one will take it away.

It is worth mentioning that among the merchant families participating in the reconstruction of Luoyang this time, there are many Yinfu families who have a relationship with Li Li, and they are all big families who first responded to the construction of the city.

At the top of the list is the Longteng Chamber of Commerce from Chang'an.In fact, it is the property under Li Li's name.Zhang Ai, his concubine, is in charge of taking care of it.The second is the Zhen family consortium, which is the family of Zhang Ai of the Zhen family, managed by her nominal second son.

The third is Qiao Guolao, the father of the younger and younger Qiao, a miser who is the best at making money, imitating the Zhen family, euphemistically called "Qiao's Consortium".The fourth is the Mi's Chamber of Commerce in Xuzhou. It was Mi Zhu's younger sister, Mi Huan, who came forward to discuss trivial matters, and just took the opportunity to come to Luoyang with Zhang Ai.Mi Zhu sent people to send [-] gold, so Mi's Chamber of Commerce was born.Mi Huan suddenly turned into a rich woman, the real Bai Fumei.

The last big family is a bit special. It has been quiet before, but this time it spends a lot of money without frowning. This is the Sima family in Wen County, Hanoi.

For these generous merchant families, Li Li personally met them after arranging the dispatch of troops, and hosted a banquet in the temporary government office hall to entertain them.

At the time when Luoyang City was under construction, a war broke out in Xuzhou, and it was a three-party melee, and the fighting was extremely fierce.

The matter had to start with the dispute in Wancheng.

On the second day after the emperor disappeared, Yuan Shao of Jizhou led the army to leave Wancheng, followed by Cao Cao of Yanzhou, and Lu Bu led his troops to leave.Liu Bei, the new Xuzhou shepherd, was not satisfied with being the state shepherd. He wanted to have the identity of the clan of the Han family and become the uncle of the emperor of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, he was very unwilling after the emperor disappeared, so he was detained in Wancheng for half a day, and led his troops to leave in the evening. Wancheng.The four princes led their troops to leave one after another. Only Sun Ce of Jiangdong and Yuan Shu of Yangzhou stayed in Wancheng to rest overnight, and left with their troops the next morning.

It should be over when things have developed to this point, and Liu Biao of Jingzhou thinks so.However, the dispute in Wancheng was not as simple as Liu Biao imagined. On the second day after Liu Bei led his troops to leave Wancheng, it rained heavily in the evening, forcing his [-]-odd army to camp in Yuzhou. To Yuan Shu's army to attack.

Caught off guard, Liu Bei's army was defeated. More than [-] soldiers fled in a hurry, but they were defeated by Yuan Shu's [-] troops. Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and more than a thousand soldiers were besieged on a small hill on the west bank of the Huai River. .At the critical moment, Guan Yu led the troops to charge bravely. He tried to break out of the siege several times, but was forced back by bows and crossbows. Fortunately, a few soldiers under his tent took the opportunity to escape.

Afterwards, Guan Yu's personal soldiers caught up with Lv Bu's army hundreds of miles away, and asked Lv Bu to return to the army for help.Unexpectedly, Lu Bu said that he only had [-] soldiers and horses under his tent, even if he rushed to help, it would not help. He also said that this place is less than a hundred miles away from Xuzhou, why not ask the three generals to send troops to rescue.So the soldiers had no choice but to go to Xuzhou to ask the third general Zhang Fei for help.

Half a day later, Zhang Fei learned that his eldest brother and second brother had been attacked and besieged by Yuan Shu. Without even thinking about it, he immediately mobilized his troops and marched towards Yuzhou in a mighty manner.Didn't you know that Zhang Fei led the army to leave, and then Lu Bu led the army into the state pastoral mansion, and captured the wives and concubines of the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang alive in one fell swoop, and then divided the troops to take over the counties of Xuzhou and seized Liu Bei's foundation Xuzhou.

Two days later, Liu Bei fled back to Xuzhou with less than [-] remnants of defeated soldiers. Lu Bu seized the basis.However, Yuan Shu's army was still chasing after him, forcing Liu Bei to bite the bullet and come to the city, asking Lu Bu to take him in, and temporarily borrowing Xiaopei to garrison, the two armies could form a corner to resist Yuan Shu's army together.

It's a pity that the situation in the world has not yet developed to the point where Lu Bu must join forces with Liu Bei to survive. Even without Liu Bei's help, Lu Bu is confident that he can resist Yuan Shu's army.The reason why Liu Bei took him in at the beginning was that he took a fancy to the wolf cavalry army under his command, and wanted to take him and the wolf cavalry army together for his own use.

Originally, Lu Bu really wanted to join forces with Liu Bei to create a world, but Guan Yu and Zhang Fei regarded him as a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh, and repeatedly made things difficult and humiliated him.This time the princes of Wancheng gathered together, Lu Bu suffered even more humiliation. Cao Cao, who had recaptured Yanzhou, showed his power in front of him, repeatedly sarcasm, but he did not dare to act rashly; One sound.

How could Lu Bu Lv Fengxian, the most famous general in the world, and the tiger of the world, endure such humiliation?

Unexpectedly, the opportunity came so quickly.When Lu Bu led his army across the Huai River, he didn't find any ambushes on the bank, and he crossed the river in a safe and sound manner.Hearing that Liu Bei was trapped, how could Lu Bu lead his army back to rescue Liu Bei foolishly, and Chen Gong offered a timely plan, so a series of tricks to divert the tiger away from the mountain and occupy the magpie's nest came into being, helping Lu Bu capture Xuzhou in one fell swoop, turning himself into the master.

Therefore, facing Liu Bei, who was panicking in the city like a bereaved dog, begged in a low voice, but Lu Bu dismissed it at all, and immediately waved his hand, and the archers who had already strung their bows fired wildly.Afterwards, Lu Bu personally led the wolf cavalry army out of the city to pursue and kill Liu Bei, and drove Liu Bei to Yuan Shu's territory again, and was chased and intercepted by Yuan Shu's army. scattered.After fleeing in panic for half a month, Liu Bei finally threw off his pursuers and fled to Runan with more than a thousand remnants.

So far, Xuzhou has changed hands.After the defeat of Yanzhou, Lv Bu lived in Liu Bei's account for half a year, so he turned his back on the hostess. Under the plan of the counselor Chen Gong, he seized the prefectural pastoral mansion and occupied the six counties of Xuzhou in one fell swoop, becoming the veritable lord of Xuzhou and one of the four major princes of the Central Plains.

Less than 20 days before and after the Xuzhou war, it was like a flash in the pan, flashing youth in an instant, and then disappeared.Liu Bei, who had risen to fame, was defeated just like that, and Lu Bu easily turned against the guests and ruled Xuzhou separately.

In this, Yuan Shu undoubtedly helped Lu Bu a lot. He thought that defeating Liu Bei would be able to capture Xuzhou, but he accidentally helped Lu Bu, allowing him to reap the benefits and occupy the six counties of Xuzhou without bloodshed.The impermanence of the world is evident from this.

Chapter 923

After the banquet was over, Li Li returned to the handsome tent with a tired face, shook his slightly dizzy head, then picked up the letter on the table and looked through it.

With a soft "squeak", the door of the inner hall slowly opened, and Zhuge Ling, dressed in a skirt, walked into the big tent with the hangover soup that had been prepared.

"My husband, rest for a while, don't be too tired."

Walking lightly to Li Li's side, Zhuge Ling called softly, and while putting down the tray, said softly: "I know that my husband doesn't like to socialize, so I have prepared the ginseng soup in advance, and the husband has a sip of the ginseng soup to rest, and then read the booklet." It will be better." While speaking, she walked behind Li Li and lightly rubbed Li Li's temples, with skillful techniques and moderate strength, which made Li Li feel comfortable, so she couldn't help leaning on her chest, closing her eyes and falling asleep.