Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

After thinking about it, Liu Biao asked, "How much food and grass does Yunlong need now?"

Li Yi blurted out, "50 shi!"

Liu Biao was so lucky that he didn't spit out a mouthful of old blood. At the beginning, Li Yi asked him for 50 shi for food and grass. After he refused, he acted like a good boy, and then he still asked for 50 shi. Even a blind man understands that Li Yi's purpose is the food ah!

However, compared to the beginning, now that Liu Biao is asked to deliver food to Li Yi, Liu Biao has much less resistance in his heart.

Liu Biao didn't rush to answer, 50 shi was enough to consume 10 people a year, and he was still a little rich, but considering that Nanyang had just been harmed by Yuan Shu, the amount Li Yi wanted was not too much.

However, it is impossible for Liu Biao to give so much food and grass to Li Yi at once. He has already determined that Li Yi is definitely not an honest boy, and the previous overtures were just to make himself agree to his request.

Ordinarily, after making this judgment, Liu Biao should be decisive and cautious of Li Yi, and should not "endorse the enemy" at all. However, Li Yi has already handed over the main garrison in Nanyang and the appointment and dismissal of many officials. Liu Biao really can't see it. What else could Li Yi create that threatened him.

Moreover, if Li Yi wanted to recruit troops and horses under his nose because he had food and grass, that would be a way to kill him. Liu Biao could say that Li Yi was plotting something wrong, and then mobilize the army to take Li Yi down in a legitimate way. Even the emperor can't blame him No!

Chapter 165 Don't Be Afraid, I Will Protect You

After deliberating for a while, Liu Biao said slowly, "Although Xiangyang has some food and grass, it is not rich."

Li Yi could tell that Liu Biao had actually agreed, but he still had to bargain. After all, 50 shi, grain and grass is not a small number, and Liu Biao would be so stupid if he really wanted to send it out without saying a word.

Li Yi was not surprised by Liu Biao's hesitation, and asked very respectfully: "So that's the case, so I don't know what Zhou Mu thinks is more appropriate?"

Liu Biao reached out and clicked on several cases, and said, "Within one year, I will allocate 40 shi of grain and grass to you, but it will be divided into five times."

Li Yi calculated it in his mind, and the result was very good. According to his plan, after a year, the grain and grass should be richer by more than [-] shi.

However, Li Yi would never dislike having a lot of food in his hands. He didn't agree directly, but frowned, looking very conflicted, and then said after a while: "I'm afraid the food is not enough. At that time, we may have to ask the Nanyang family to borrow food, how about Zhou Mu exempting Wan County from paying taxes for a year?"

Liu Biao thought secretly, seeing Li Yi's various performances, it seemed that he was going to give up Nanyang, and then leave Wan County at ease, or that he wanted to be the local emperor in Wan County.

This kind of situation is usually not liked by Shangguan, but compared to the current situation in the world, and the situation where some people in Jingnan listen to the tune and don't listen to the announcement, Li Yi's attitude is not bad.

Liu Biao was sure that Li Yi would increase his troops after he arrived in Wan County, but as long as Li Yi was not stupid, he would keep his troops within an appropriate number and would not easily touch his bottom line.

Moreover, judging from Li Yi's attitude today, if something happens in Jingzhou in the future, Liu Biao believes that he should be able to mobilize Li Yi's troops. Therefore, the food and grass given to Li Yi and the taxes from Wan County are actually half exchanged for Nanyang Anding. , the other half was used to raise soldiers, but in the final analysis, it still strengthened Jingzhou's strength, which was not a loss for Liu Biao.

So Liu Biao nodded and said, "Yes!"

Li Yi was overjoyed immediately, bowed and said, "Thank you, Zhou Mu, and please rest assured that there is Yi, and Nanyang will be safe!"

Liu Biao couldn't help but smile a little. Jingzhou's defense is mainly in Nanyang, and Li Yi's statement naturally made him feel at ease.

Both of them got what they wanted, and the atmosphere became very harmonious. The old and the young chatted for a while about the situation in the world and Jingzhou before Li Yi left.

In fact, Li Yi is very happy to communicate with Liu Biao. He is very clear that he is a time traveler, and he can crush everyone in this era in terms of the general trend. But when it comes to how to be an official and govern the people, Liu Biao is ten times better than him. more than.

Therefore, in addition to intrigue, contact with Liu Biao is also a good opportunity to learn and improve.

It was only because of the further delay that Zhang Yun was afraid of an accident, so Li Yi had to leave.

But just as Li Yi was leaving the house, a man walked out from the screen behind Liu Biao. It was Liu Biao's military advisor Cai Mao.

Liu Biao stretched out his hand to let Cai Mao sit down, and then asked, "De Gui, what do you think of what Li Yi just said?"

Cai Hao knelt in front of Liu Biao, although he heard Liu Biao's question, he just lowered his head, his eyes were full of confusion.

Cai Mao was really stunned. When he talked with Li Yi for the first time, he felt dizzy. This time, he eavesdropped behind him. He thought he could really understand this person in depth, but it turned out to make him even more confused.

He knew that Li Yizhi was taking Liu Biao's position as state shepherd, so what Li Yi should do most was to establish a solid foundation in Nanyang, then appoint trusted officials, select generals, and recruit troops. People can say that he is wrong, and then as soon as the time comes, they can send a large army south to suppress Xiangyang.

This is the most suitable routine in Cai Mao's mind, but Li Yi's approach is completely opposite to what he thought.

Only one Wan county is left, and all other places are given to Liu Biao. How many soldiers can he support?How many officials do you have?How to win Xiangyang?

No, let alone Xiangyang, I am afraid that if Li Yi goes out of the city, Liu Biao will occupy his lair.

So, what is Li Yi's intention in doing this?Cai Mao couldn't understand it.

"De Gui?"

Liu Biao called again, Cai Mao finally came to his senses, and said apologetically, "I'm calling the lord a joke, because my subordinates lost their minds."

Liu Biao laughed and said, "Why, can't you see through that kid's thinking?"

Although the two people were not referring to the same thing, Cai Mao still nodded awkwardly.

A trace of disappointment flashed in Liu Biao's eyes, his military adviser was not qualified at all.

But soon, the disappointment disappeared, because Liu Biao knew very well that if Cai Mao was really a very smart person, he would not dare to ask Cai Mao to be his military adviser, and even he would not even have the chance to be a state shepherd.

Liu Biao laughed and said, "Don't talk about you, in fact, the old man can't see through."

Cai Mao immediately looked up at Liu Biao with a look of astonishment.

I saw Liu Biao said confidently: "I know that Li Yi is not a peaceful person. After all, he is a young man. With skills and means, it is inevitable to have some thoughts in his heart. However, as long as he has a city in hand, he can Like a bird in a cage, even if he has other plans, so what? And the food and grass are all in my hands, so if he tempers his temper a little, he won't be obediently used by me in the future!"

After all, Liu Biao let out a hearty laugh. As everyone knows, Dong Zhuo and Li Ru were the ones who tried to grind Li Yi's temperament last time. In the end, everyone disappeared in the end.

"My lord's opinion, yes, Li Yi is also talented, and it's really gratifying to be able to use it for my lord!"

Cai Mao agreed and patted a pony, but he felt cold in his heart.

Cai Mao felt that Li Yi wanted to replace Liu Biao, but there were only two temporary difficulties. The first was to develop his strength, and the second was how to dispel Liu Biao's vigilance.

Now, Cai Hao is not sure how Li Yi will develop his strength, but he knows that the second point is that Li Yi has almost done it. Liu Biao must still be suspicious now, but he is not much vigilant anymore.

Li Yi was in a good mood after leaving the county government. He threw Nanyang to Liu Biao. At first glance, he suffered a big loss, but in fact he lost a mess to Liu Biao.

As Li Yi and Liu Biao said, he just arrived here and couldn't distinguish the wise, so he forcibly took over Nanyang, and it was Nanyang that had just suffered a military disaster.

Even though Liu Biao has inherent advantages, it will take several months or even half a year to completely smooth Nanyang and resume production. For the sake of surplus, I am afraid to wait for the autumn harvest next year. It is conceivable how busy the hardworking Liu Shijun will be next.

But when Liu Biao is busy, Li Yi can free up his hands to do what he wants to do, such as opening a school, training soldiers, and all kinds of tricks

Li Yi brought a lot of property from Chang'an, as long as there is no major construction, it is enough for him to start a five-year plan.

The only possible problem is the food, but Li Yi has decided to rely on the supply from Jingzhou on the one hand, and at the same time send people to buy food from Yuzhou or the aristocratic family to ensure that even if there is a twists and turns in the relationship with Liu Biao halfway, it will definitely not be called. Liu Biao took advantage of him in terms of food.

Of course, there are gains and losses. Liu Biao’s personal rectification of Nanyang will definitely save a lot of people who lost the popular support. Li Yi, a prefect with a false name of "inaction", will inevitably be complained or ridiculed by many people.

However, Li Yi is not very worried. He has the "good story" of "Xianghou Leaping Horse into Xinye, Sending Blood Books Thousands of Miles to Xiangyang" in front of him, and his reputation is not too bad.

The opposite of the people's heart is the heart of the family. In this regard, Li Yi is more at ease, because in the original history, Liu Biao never really let the Jingzhou family return to his heart, otherwise Liu Biao and his son's ending would not be the same. would be so bleak.

Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, it is stupid and cowardly and incompetent for Li Yi to give up power to Liu Biao, but Li Yi believes that the truly talented people in Jingzhou can definitely see the way. Not only will the aristocratic family not underestimate him, but they will look up to him instead.