Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 83
Liu Yu walked slowly to the middle of the main hall, and asked in a puzzled tone: "Take money to find bandits to buy food, such a thing that hurts the court's face, how can Master Situ say it?"

As soon as Liu Yu said this, not only Wang Yun, but also the other three princes and nine ministers felt their faces were hot.

The mysterious wealthy businessman controls the food price in Luoyang, and how many people can't get enough to eat because of him. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a bandit.

Then Liu Yu said again.

"Although General Fengxian is good at commanding troops, suppressing bandits is different from ordinary conquests and raids. Most of the so-called bandits are ordinary people, so it is more appropriate to send a general who knows how to channel public anger to suppress the rebellion."

In Liu Yu's view, the banditry needs to be sparse and need not be blocked, just a few small fights to disperse the people. Otherwise, hundreds of thousands of people will die in a big battle, and the area around Luoyang will become no man's land.

It's just that his words completely offended Lu Bu. Fortunately, Dong Zhuo suppressed him and did not make Lu Bu explode on the spot.

Dong Zhuo said: "At this time, it is not more appropriate to discuss who to send to suppress the bandits, but we should try to get the army rations first, and then it is not too late to say who to send troops!"

Liu Yu replied: "What the grand master said is very true! The matter of food and grass is actually not difficult to deal with. It just needs to be changed from borrowing food from the rich in the city to buying food!"

Instead of doing business with a mysterious wealthy businessman, it is better to spend the money on the big family in the city.

In this way, food and grass can be obtained quickly, and the people's hearts can be appeased, and at the same time, the court will not lose face.

After all, it is better to trade with big clans than with thieves.

But the strange thing is that Liu Yu's idea did not get the approval of other ministers in the hall.

The Royalist faction remained silent, while the Xiliang faction showed mockery. Even Dong Zhuo kept shaking his head after hearing this.

At this time Li Ru came out and said, "The King of Zhongshan wants to do business with the big clan in Luoyang, but now food is the hard currency, and the big clan has no shortage of gold and silver treasures, what can you use as a bargaining chip?"

What Li Ru said was cryptic, but it was hard to hide his ridicule that Liu Yu didn't understand the essence of trading.

Lu Bu even laughed directly: "I thought you could come up with some useful ideas, but after a long time, you can't even understand such a simple question. How dare you pretend to be a big-tailed wolf here!"

People from the other two factions also laughed after hearing Lu Bu's words.

They felt that Liu Yu was still too young, maybe he really had some talent in commanding troops and fighting, but not all affairs in the court could be solved by fighting.

Li Ru said before that he borrowed food from the big clan, but in fact he was implying that if the big clan didn't supply the food, the military would grab it.

It's a pity that in the end, it wasn't because of Xun Shuang's words that he went back.

A single price of food has already made Luoyang City go crazy. If the big clans really unite to make troubles, I am afraid that the current court will not be able to resist.

At this time, Xun Shuang, the Sikong master who was in charge of the world's taxes, also educated Liu Yu in a preaching tone.

Xun Shuang said: "The so-called transaction must have two parties. When the item in the seller's hand is extremely popular or in short supply, the buyer may have to pay a higher price to complete the transaction!"

Liu Yu said: "Since this is the case, then pay more benefits to the big clans. As long as it can solve the food problem in Luoyang, spending more money is nothing!"

After hearing this, Xun Shuang had an unteachable expression on his face, "Nowadays food is in short supply, and no matter which big family is short of gold and silver treasures, if you want to trade food with them, you can't impress them unless you have rare treasures in the world. It's just like this There are few peerless treasures in the first place, not even in the palace, so how much food can we exchange for!"

As soon as Xun Shuang finished speaking, all the officials in the hall laughed, thinking that such a simple question might only be understood by a newcomer named Liu Yu.

Seeing everyone's faces, Liu Yu was not angry, but sneered a few times.

"The imperial palace doesn't have enough peerless treasures, so do your lords have them in their homes? If you have any, donate them to relieve the imperial court's worries!"

As soon as Liu Yu finished speaking, the hall suddenly became quiet, and even Xun Shuang, who was still preaching just now, slowly retreated to his seat.

"Hmph, the imperial court is in trouble and the people are suffering, but you are acting like cowards. I heard that many of the people who go to the West Market to buy antiques and treasures on weekdays are servants of your lord's mansion!"

The hall fell into extreme silence, no one from the royalists or the Xiliang faction was willing to look at Liu Yu.

At this time, Dong Zhuo became a little impatient. He didn't need Liu Yu to help teach the ministers above the main hall. How to win the trust of the Royalist faction and break into its interior was the task that Liu Yu needed to complete.

"King Zhongshan's heart for the country and the people is commendable, but today's court meeting is mainly to discuss how to solve the problem of food and grass, so..."

"Don't worry, grand master. I have three peerless treasures in my hands. As long as I trade them with the rich, I will definitely get a hundred thousand stones of food and grass!"

One hundred thousand stones, one thousand two million catties.

According to the fact that an elite soldier needs about two catties of grain a day, it is enough for a hundred thousand elite soldiers to eat for two or three months.

"Above the main hall...no kidding is allowed. Is King Zhongshan really a peerless treasure worth a hundred thousand shi?"

"Don't worry, Grand Master, the grain price of 30 shi is just a conservative estimate. This is because the current grain price in Luoyang is relatively subtle. If it is normal, even if it is changed to 50, there will be people scrambling to trade it for [-]!"

Dong Zhuo originally thought that Liu Yu would have some good way to infiltrate the royalists, so he has been acting with him, but at this moment Dong Zhuo also felt that Liu Yu's words were a bit too exaggerated.

One hundred thousand shi of grain is not a small amount, let alone 30, 50, there is no treasure in the world that can be exchanged for it!
Dong Zhuo didn't believe it, and the other ministers and generals felt that Liu Yu was talking nonsense, and all of them showed contemptuous faces.

The ministers in the capital have very high vision, they have already seen the treasures of the world, so they all think that Liu Yu is talking nonsense.

"Dare to tell lies in the palace hall, it is the crime of deceiving the emperor, the king of Zhongshan should be cautious!" Wang Yun seemed to remind him kindly, but he implied that everyone came to the table to punish Liu Yu.

Sure enough, when his words fell, Sikong Xunshuang, Wei Wei Yang Biao and other royalists stood up and accused Liu Yu of deceiving the king.

On the side of the Xiliang faction, Lu Bu and Guo Si also stood up and seconded the proposal.

Li Ru, who had been taught by Liu Yu in Hulaoguan, saw that Liu Yu had become the target of public criticism, and gave up acting with him, and joined Liu Yu's book instead.

Everyone participated in the concert together, Dong Zhuo couldn't bear the pressure, and he was also very dissatisfied with Liu Yu's performance at the moment.

Just when he was about to order the punishment, Liu Yu smiled and took out a bright object from his clothes.

Liu Yu slowly raised the object in his hand above his head, and the curious Dong Zhuo took a closer look but was taken aback.

"There is a person inside this thing..."

"Teacher, don't panic. This thing is called the Qiankun Mirror. What is reflected in it is none other than yourself, Grand Master!"

Liu Yu smiled and turned the square mirror in his hand to Situ Wangyun.

"I heard that Situ's Mansion is the biggest client in Luoyang West City. I wonder if Lord Situ has ever seen the precious mirror in my hand?"

When Liu Yu was speaking, Wang Yun had been staring at the mirror in amazement for a long time, and no matter what expression he made, he could clearly see it in the mirror.

After a while, only Dong Zhuo and Wang Yun asked at the same time.

"Is this... really the treasure mirror of Qiankun?"

(End of this chapter)