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

After taking Zhang Xiu for a tour in Chang'an City, Jia Xu took him to find Liu Yu.

Seeing Zhang Xiu's surprised expression along the way, Jia Xu already knew how shocked Zhang Xiu was.

Now, under the leadership of Liu Yu, Chang'an City has begun to show signs of prosperity.

The biggest role played by this was Liu Yu's series of business logic.

Serving as laborer for the government, the money is paid daily.

When the people of Chang'an have daily income, consumption will occur naturally like the sunrise and sunset.

Liu Yu was in his mansion, looking at the daily summary of data and calculating secretly.

Judging from the data he has obtained so far, the consumption capacity of Chang'an City has been clearly released, so he will temporarily put aside the actions to stimulate consumption.

Liu Yu has a clear understanding of consumption capacity.

Only when people have real money will they consume spontaneously and actively. If they cannot even guarantee food, no matter how many good ways to stimulate consumption are come up, it will be difficult to make people want to consume.

The only way to unleash the potential of a business model is to continuously increase opportunities to make money.

The economy needs to follow its own laws and it is difficult to achieve success overnight.

Any fluctuation that is too high or too fast will bring unexpected adverse consequences.

Take your time, Liu Yu put the data aside and picked up another document to look at it carefully.

Judging from the news Ma Chao has sent back so far, his campaign against bandits around Chang'an was going very smoothly, and he wiped out more than a dozen forces in one go.

Liu Yu was not surprised at Ma Chao's fighting ability. Although those bandits often claimed that they had an army of 100,000, Liu Yu knew that among these people, there were a large number of the elderly, children, women and children.

The bandits who have always claimed to have a hundred thousand men, upon careful calculation, may have less than two thousand men under their command.

The combat effectiveness of these bandits who have been roaming around for a long time is simply not on the same level as the capable and battle-hardened Xiliang cavalry under Ma Chao's command.

Judging from the battle report sent by Ma Chao, more than 100,000 people, young and old, will arrive in Chang'an City in the near future.

Liu Yu was not worried about the arrival of these people. In this era, a large amount of land was barren, and the same was true around Chang'an City.

From the moment he entered Luoyang, Liu Yu issued the order to establish military farms.

Judging from the results, there is still some gap between the situation Liu Yu envisioned.

After his thinking, Liu Yu attributed all this to disorder and spontaneity.

The way to deal with these problems is to not involve the military and not to push forward with force.

Therefore, the key to the military farming in Chang'an City is to find a capable and responsible general to lead his soldiers and promote the military farming.

Now, several of the generals under his command all have their own duties and have no time to spare.

Liu Yu had been waiting for Jia Xu, waiting for Jia Xu to bring back news from Hongnong County.

As long as Zhang Ji could be persuaded to surrender, Liu Yu's shortage of generals would be solved.

While Liu Yu was deep in thought, Jia Xu walked in.

Liu Yu suddenly saw Jia Xu and was very excited. He walked over quickly and grabbed Jia Xu's hand.

"Wenhe, you are back. I have been restless for a while without any news from you. If you don't come back, I will gather the army and march to Hongnong."

Jia Xu bowed and said, "Thank you for your concern, my lord. This time, I went to persuade Zhang Ji to surrender. Although it cannot be considered a success, it has some effect."

After saying this, he briefly told Liu Yu about his situation in Hongnong County.

Both of them are smart people today, and Liu Yu already knows Zhang Ji's concerns without him having to explain in detail.

Liu Yu was not surprised by Zhang Ji's concerns. Change is the most difficult thing, especially when you are facing a completely unfamiliar environment.

"Let Zhang Xiu come in."

Zhang Xiu was soon brought before Liu Yu.

"I have not yet brought Zhang Xiu and Zhang Youwei to see Uncle Liu."

"Youwei, there's no need to be so polite. Come, come, take a seat quickly."

Several people sat down as host and guest, and Liu Yu ordered someone to bring tea.

After drinking a few cups of tea, Zhang Xiu felt that his hunger was not relieved, but even hungrier.

Seeing that Liu Yu was talking nonsense and had no intention of serving food and wine, he could not help but groan inwardly.

After a tour around Chang'an City, it was already past noon today, and Liu Yu obviously thought that he had come here after a full meal.

"Youwei, since General Zhang sent you here, he must have some concerns in his mind. Now we have a chance to meet. If you have any concerns, just tell me directly and I will answer them for you."

After talking politely for a long time, Liu Yu changed the subject and got to the point.

Zhang Xiu hesitated for a moment and said slowly, "Since the emperor's uncle wants to ask, I dare not lie. My uncle does have two concerns."

"But it doesn't matter."

"We were originally under Prime Minister Dong's command. We have done many wrong things both in Luoyang and Chang'an. Uncle is worried that if we surrender to the Emperor's uncle, we will be punished in the future."

Liu Yu smiled faintly.

"In my heart, you are all Han Chinese. Since you are Han Chinese, I will treat you equally. As for the things that happened before, the fault lies with Dong Zhuo, not you. You can tell General Zhang that I swear on the Wei River that I will not hold you accountable for the past."

Seeing Liu Yu's serious words, Zhang Xiu was about to respond when he heard Liu Yu continue, "But there is one thing that must be made clear in advance. We can forgive the past, but from now on we must act according to the law. No matter who violates the law, they will be punished by the law."

Liu Yu made his words so clearly that not only did Zhang Xiu not resist, but it made him feel more at ease. It was obvious that Liu Yu said this in advance because he sincerely wanted to recruit him under his command.

If he wanted to deal with his uncle and his two uncles, he should have said comforting words gently and agreed to any conditions proposed by him, because only in this way could he numb himself.

As long as they can be tricked into Chang'an City, they will be like meat on the chopping board and can be slaughtered at will.

"I admire your frankness. There is one more thing I want to confirm with you. Can we stay in Hongnong County after we join you?"

"No." Liu Yu said without hesitation, which surprised Zhang Xiu. "Hongnong County is complicated, with many aristocratic families. You will definitely be in a difficult situation there. Besides, neither of you is good at governing a county. This is one of the reasons why I don't let you stay in Hongnong County."

"As for where you are going, I have already thought of it for you. The bandit problem in Chang'an is being gradually eliminated, and the refugees will enter Chang'an. I will give you General Zhang 5,000 troops and let him be responsible for the farming around Chang'an."

"As for you? You are training soldiers, turning the young and strong bandits into battle-hardened soldiers, and deploying them to various armies."

"These two things are the most important at the moment. I have been hesitant to make a decision, so I am waiting for you to come. I will make arrangements based on your abilities and contributions. As for what kind of rewards you will receive in the future, I will not make any promises to you for the time being."