Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

Guan Yu came up to Liu Yu with a worried look on his face.

"Uncle, the soldiers just reported that the people outside the city are in chaos and are rushing into the city."

"He must be extremely hungry and wants to come to Luoyang City to find something to eat. Inform the soldiers and don't stop him."

Guan Yu took the order and left.

Liu Bei's face was full of worry.

"Brother, where is the food in Luoyang City?"

"Yes, even if they come in, they won't find any food."

"Brother, why don't you give them some military rations first?"

When Liu Yu took out military rations for relief, he had thought that if he took out a month's supply of food for the entire army to provide relief to 100,000 old and young people, it would probably be all used up in less than three days.

Seeing Liu Bei's expectant eyes, Liu Yu said to Zhao Yun: "Zilong, do as your brother said. Take people to appease the people."

Liu Bei watched Zhao Yun go away, bowed to Liu Yu and said, "My dear brother, you are kind and righteous. I admire you."

Liu Yu hurriedly returned the greeting.

"Brother, you are too polite. You two brothers, why do you need to be so polite?"

Liu Bei laughed loudly, with a hint of heroism in his laughter.

"Brother, what are your plans next?"

Liu Yu hesitated for a moment.

Liu Bei said, "Brother, you and Bogui are good friends from the same school. Bogui also admires you very much. Why don't we lead the army north to join him?"

Liu Yu had no intention of seeking refuge with others. He always had an idea in his mind.

"Brother, to be honest, I have been thinking about this problem for the past few days. It was not until today that I finally got a clue. I would like to share it with you."

"Where do you want to go, brother?"

Liu Yu raised his head and looked at the ruined Luoyang City, and his thoughts became stronger and stronger.

"Brother, what do you think of this place?"

Luoyang? Liu Bei was startled.

"The area two or three hundred miles outside Luoyang City has been turned into a scorched earth by Dong Zhuo. If we want to restore it, I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve in a short period of time."

Liu Yu also knew that a scorched earth Luoyang City was not the best solution. Otherwise, it would not be his turn to occupy this land, as Yuan Shu in Nanyang and Yuan Shao in Bohai had already stationed troops there.

But he did not have many choices. The first choice was to join a prince as Liu Bei said. This would ensure food and shelter, but the development potential would be limited. If he wanted to grow and develop on this basis, it was not known how many years it would take.

Liu Bei took this path, wandering for half his life, and almost all the famous princes in the world took refuge. It was not until he occupied Jingzhou that his career developed rapidly. Liu Yu did not want to follow Liu Bei's old path. After all, the days of living under someone else's roof were a bit uncomfortable.

Another way is for the brave generals under his command to directly launch a surprise attack on a city and occupy it to develop.

With the bravery of a few people, as long as they plan carefully, the probability of success is not low, but even if they take the city, they still will not be safe.

It's neither right nor justifiable. Although the Han Dynasty is in decline, it has not yet developed to the point of mutual attacks. As a relative of the Han Dynasty, if I rashly take this initiative, I will inevitably lose all the reputation I have accumulated during this period.

Although the area inside and outside Luoyang City had been turned into a scorched earth by Dong Zhuo, the land for farming was still there. As long as there was enough money and food, Liu Yu was confident that he could make Luoyang City prosperous again within three years.

He told Liu Bei his thoughts in detail, but Liu Bei's face did not relax after listening to him.

What Liu Yu said was theoretically possible. If there was enough money and food, not to mention the ruined Luoyang City, he could even build a city on the border.

Didn’t Emperor Wu of Han do this back then?

But where can we raise enough money and food?

Liu Bei threw the problem to Liu Yu.

Liu Yu smiled.

"Brother, why do I remember that you seem to have old business friends?"

"Brother, you are sure you know these two businessmen. When I first started my army, they sponsored me with fifty fine horses, a thousand catties of gold and silver, and a thousand catties of iron."

"To be honest, my double-edged sword and Yun Chang Yide's weapon were all made of that iron." Liu Bei recalled the past and talked about it, "Although they helped me, they are not old friends."

Liu Bei said this, but Liu Yu didn't seem surprised. The Eastern Han Dynasty's policy towards merchants was much better than that of the Western Han Dynasty, but it still couldn't change the reality of their low status.

"Could my brother possibly contact them?"

"We can get in touch. If you can help us with some money and food, it shouldn't be a problem. But this money and food is far from enough to rebuild Luoyang City."

"Brother, just find them. I have a method to develop refined salt. Let them make it, and we can share the profits later."

When Liu Bei heard this, his eyes lit up. You know, salt was a necessity in that era. If refined salt could be produced, it would quickly become popular throughout the country, and the profits would probably be astronomical.

"Brother, I wonder what method was used to produce refined salt?"

Liu Yu told Liu Bei the method of making refined salt that he had seen in his previous life, but Liu Bei was a little unconvinced.

"Can this method really produce refined salt?"

"It will be correct overall, but there may be some minor differences. When the time comes, let the craftsmen make it a few more times and the results will be correct."

Seeing that Liu Yu was so confident, Liu Bei no longer hesitated.

"Brother, I will write a letter and ask them to come over. If my estimate is correct, it will take them at least two months to get here. How are we going to spend these two months?"

"Borrow food from someone." This was the answer Liu Yu had been looking for.

"Who are you going to borrow from, brother?"

Liu Yu sighed and said, "I was originally going to ask Yuan Shu to borrow it, but he ran away so fast. Before I could even ask, he left with his troops."

Nanyang County was the largest county during this period, with a large population, rich and prosperous, and the most abundant grain reserves among all the princes. But Yuan Shu seemed to have a lot of grievances with Liu Yu, so how could he easily lend him grain?

"Yuan Shu won't lend me food easily, I'm afraid?"

"If we lend it directly, he definitely won't lend it to us, but we can exchange it with something he's interested in."

"Could it be that you are talking about the Imperial Seal?"

Liu Yu smiled and said, "Yes, we are penniless now, and there is nothing that can interest him except the imperial seal."

Liu Bei quickly shook his head.

"The imperial seal belongs to the emperor. How can we use it to exchange for food? It's not right, it's not right."

"Brother, don't you want to save these people?"

"We can find another way to exchange the imperial seal for food. I really cannot agree with this."

Liu Yu was not very interested in the jade seal. If he could exchange it for food, he would give it away without hesitation.

Now that Yuan Shu is gone, it's too late to say anything.

What is missed is missed, it is too late to catch up.

"Brother, do you know any of the aristocratic families near Luoyang?"

Liu Bei felt a little embarrassed. Although he was also a relative of the Han royal family, his family had long since fallen into decline, otherwise they would not have fallen to the point of weaving shoes and selling mats for a living.