Three Kingdoms: Stealing the Tiger Talisman and forcing Yuan Shao to become a monk

Chapter 336 Why bother?

Yuan Tan waved his hand to indicate that he knew and asked the messenger who came to report the message to go down.

When Li Dian and Le Jin heard the news about their old friend, they felt a little uneasy for a while.

They were both generals who defected to Yuan Tan, but their encounters were quite different.

Yu Jin, who only wanted to keep his own army, was directly abandoned by Yuan Tan, and he couldn't be said to be abandoned. Compared with the partial generals under Cao Cao's account before Jin, the official position of Xiapi Prime Minister was regarded as higher.

But for a general, being transferred to a civilian job in such a troubled world is a signal in itself.

Li Dian and Le Jin looked at each other, and they both saw the determination in their friends' eyes.

After getting along during this period of time, the two of them understood the Xuzhou Army's behavior to some extent, rewards for meritorious deeds, punishment for demerits, and there is no distinction between internal and external generals.

But there is only one thing, Yuan Tan has extremely high requirements on the behavior of the generals under his command.

This requirement is not limited to military discipline or training, but in terms of philosophy.

You don't need to understand Yuan Tan's ideas, but when Yuan Tan gave orders or hints, or you didn't take the initiative to follow up on some key choices.

Yuan Tan will not wait for you deliberately, he will only leave you where you are when you take steps to catch up.

That opportunity has been completely missed by you.

Obviously, when the Xuzhou Army was undergoing the second major restructuring, the three former Cao family generals who almost defected to Yuan Tan made almost the opposite choice.

And the fruits brewed by each can only be swallowed by oneself.

Yuan Tan didn't bother to entangle Li Dian and Le Jin's psychological activities, but at this moment he was confused by Kuai Yue's behavior.

If the big man also had a grand prize for confusing behavior in the world, Kuai Yue's current operation would probably be selected into the top ten of the year.

Obviously, he was still in a hurry before, and he asked Yuan Tan to buy Xuzhou armor with a look of urgency.

Another messenger was sent to deliver a letter, and Kuai Yue was specially asked to go on an envoy in person.

Now after arriving in Xuzhou, it was not the first time to come to see Yuan Tan, and started to discuss the purchase of Xuzhou armor immediately, but swaggered into Xiapi County.

Are you going to have a rest for the night to recharge your batteries before starting an exchange with Xuzhou?

It's a joke.

"It seems that the envoys from Jingzhou are not as anxious as we imagined. Do they think there is something they can do to us?"

Yuan Tan frowned, and turned his gaze to the think tanks on the left.

Xun Yu chuckled immediately, and said slowly:

"In my humble opinion, I think that when I come to Jingzhou, I think that although Xuzhou Armor is produced in Xuzhou, there are no iron mines locally. However, Jingzhou has not been affected by wars for many years and has a rich treasury. There are also several iron mines in the nine counties of Jingxiang and Xiangzhou. I want to come here. This Kuai Yidu just thinks that iron ore can be used to trade with me, Xuzhou, and that's why he is so unhurried."

After Xun Yu finished speaking, Yu Fan also smiled and said:

"I have heard of Kuai Yidu's name in Jiangnan. This man has always been upright and has a small mind. This time Jingnan was defeated. In order to buy Xuzhou armor, Liu Jingzhou sent him to Xuzhou again. He must be unhappy. This will stop at Xiapi."

"After all, don't you think that the matter of the iron mine can handle us?"

Yuan Tan smiled disdainfully.

Kuai Yue wanted to do this, firstly for his own face, and secondly for the benefit of Jingzhou, these are understandable.

Just wanting to attack him, Yuan Tan, is too beautiful.

Seeing the change in Yuan Tan's expression, Yu Fan, Xun Yu and others' expressions changed slightly. Immediately, Xu Shu on the left got up and said:

"Your Majesty, the lack of iron in my Xuzhou is indeed a big problem right now. Master Wang Shi also mentioned it before. If Jingzhou really wants to exchange iron with me in Xuzhou. From the perspective of the students, I will agree to it for the time being. No problem."

Xu Shu is the governor of the Marquis of Qi, and he and Yuan Tan are regarded as teachers and students, and have the closest relationship, so he stepped forward and spoke.

Later, Xun Yu and other talents followed up one after another, all trying to persuade Yuan Tan to focus on the overall situation.

After all, Yuan Tan's disdainful smile before was very familiar to everyone who had followed Yuan Tan for a long time.

Every time Junhou showed this smile, it meant that he was going to do something incomprehensible again.

Although...Although every time Jun Hou proved that he was the right one in the end, but this time, there will be no problems again.

Xuzhou really has no iron mines.

Seeing Xun Yu and the others was a little anxious, but he didn't dare to say bluntly that he should stop messing around and try his best to negotiate a relatively reasonable agreement with Jingzhou to exchange armor for iron, which would be good for everyone.

Yuan Tan just felt a little dumbfounded, clapped his hands to signal everyone to calm down, and said helplessly:
"Yuanzhi, sit down first, and the gentlemen too. Don't you all think that I am an unreasonable person? When did I not fully prepare for something?"

Yuan Tan was very helpless, but Xun Yu and the others were even more helpless, heaving a long sigh, finally Xun Yu got up and said:
"Your Majesty, we are not criticizing you, but if you are really prepared, please inform me in advance, otherwise, the poor communication between the monarch and his ministers will also cause great harm to the governance of the country."

What Xun Yu said made sense. Even though Yuan Tan wanted to refute it, he thought about it.

He is no longer the dandy brother he was when he first arrived. There are millions of people living in Xuzhou, and it is not polite to say that they are all tied to his shoulders.

Once he made a mistake, if he really died, it would not be him alone.

Xuzhou, which has finally shown signs of recovery, will definitely follow the blood flow into rivers and mess up the people.

Immediately, Yuan Tan nodded and said:
"I understand what Wen Ruo said, but this time, don't worry, if Jingzhou honestly talks to us about the purchase of armor, we will talk to him. If you want to play with your mind."

The corners of Yuan Tan's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a cold smile:

"Then let them know that this Xuzhou armor cannot be made without their Jingzhou iron."

After Yuan Tan finished speaking, everyone pondered for a while, but Yu Fan couldn't help getting up.

He is proficient in yin and yang geography, and he also has a good understanding of geomancy.

In this era, Mr. Yin Yang actually works part-time as a prospector.

As one of the top yin and yang masters in the Han Dynasty, Yu Fan has been wandering in Xuzhou for a month, and he has also traveled around the mountains and rivers, so he can make assertions without hesitation.

There is no place in Xuzhou where it looks like there will be iron ore storage.

Immediately, Yu Fan asked:
"What Junhou means is to buy iron ore from Hebei?"

Yu Fan knew that Yuan Tan had connections with the Zhen family behind his back. If he relied on the Zhen family's channel network, he could also purchase iron materials from Hebei on a large scale.

Only in this way, the cost may increase a lot.

But right now in Jingzhou, it is clear that there is an urgent need for Xuzhou armor.

If the communication is smooth, in Yu Fan's opinion, it might be possible to get a lower price.

In this way, Jingzhou can get the Xuzhou Armor.

As for Xuzhou, there is no need to worry about the lack of iron materials for the time being.

However, Yuan Tan smiled slightly when he heard the words, waved his hands and said:

"What is Zhongxiang talking about? Why bother to buy iron ore in Hebei? Based on my observations in Xuzhou a few days ago, I, Xuzhou, still have iron ore in storage!"

(End of this chapter)