The Super Summoning System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 526
Shen Pei persuaded Yuan Shao to go out of the mansion to keep the people in person. Yuan Shao was caught in a dilemma. Jizhou had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Zhang He led tens of thousands to garrison Bingzhou in Huguan area of ​​Taihang Mountain, while Yan Liang brought tens of thousands to garrison in Muye area. Beware of Hanoi soldiers and horses.At the same time, Youzhou in the north, Qingzhou and Yanzhou in the south all need to be stationed for defense.

There are only [-] soldiers in Yecheng, how could Yuan Shao dare to leave the city? What if the people rioted again and threatened his safety?

Yuan Shao was helpless and could only look at Fengji and Guo Tu. Although the two had no countermeasures, they understood Yuan Shao's meaning. Guo Tu immediately scolded Shen Pei loudly: "Jian Zhengnan, what is your intention? Now the city is in chaos, if the lord goes out and something happens, can you afford it?"

"If the lord doesn't go out of the mansion to keep the people in person, what should we do when all the people in Jizhou are gone?"

"It's ridiculous, who would be willing to leave their hometown? What's more, there is chaos in Yecheng, but you are talking about the whole Jizhou. The people who also left are just poor families who can't survive. We only need to stabilize the food price, and when the time comes, the common people will come back when they see the food price stabilized!" Guo Tu said with a smile.

Guo Tu's words won Yuan Shao's heart, and Yuan Shao thought so too. It is enough to stabilize the food price, so why is it so serious?

"My lord, I must not listen to Guo Tu's words. If my lord goes out of the city to stabilize the people's hearts, the people will surely settle down. But if the price of food is only to be stabilized, it is not the root of the solution. If my lord listens to Guo Tu's words, it will be too late to regret it. .”

This time Yuan Shao became angry again, he hates people saying that, if I don't accept your opinion, I will regret it?Are you smart?Yuan Shao snorted coldly and said: "Judging Zhengnan is presumptuous! Don't talk too much, I will immediately issue an official document to restore food prices, and make Yecheng soldiers and horses guard the gates, and the people's free passage cannot be obstructed. Inspector's Mansion. In addition, Kuaima notified each pass to prohibit the people from leaving Jizhou."

"promise!"

Yuan Shao still didn't listen to the trial match, nor did he ask Cui Hao to come forward.In his mind, he was somewhat lucky, hoping that his decision would work.

But the development of the matter ran counter to Yuan Shao. Because Yuan Shao was worried that the people would rebel and threaten his safety, he opened the city gate without restricting the people.The people went everywhere without any scruples.

Jizhou is in all directions, and in fact, it is blocked by dangerous barriers with Bingzhou, and the Taihang Mountains in the middle are difficult for ordinary people to cross.And to go to other areas, even if there are soldiers and horses to intercept them, it will not help.

I still underestimated the power of the people. The road was eventually made. Even if soldiers and horses blocked it, the people could still make a detour, crossing mountains and ridges. This is the special ability of the Chinese ancestors.

Since the turmoil in Yecheng, the people of Yecheng have more than [-] people one after another. At the same time, news of people fleeing to Liu Bian's rule also came from other prefectures and counties.

The news from each prefecture and county reached Yecheng like a thunderbolt from the blue sky. It turned out that what Cui Hao said was true, not only the people in Yecheng were lost, but the people in Jizhou were also lost.

Yuan Shao's desk was full of urgent letters from all over the place, and a few counselors stood below, and the judge still asked Yuan Shao to come forward to stabilize the people's hearts and prevent the people from losing again.

"Hurry up, you guys go and close the city gate and build a high platform in the city. I'll go change my clothes and come later!" Yuan Shao finally listened to the trial's plan at this time, and went out to keep the people in person regardless of safety. .

After the counselor left, Yuan Shao didn't change his clothes immediately, but went to the backyard to look for Cui Hao. At this time, only Cui Hao could save him.Yuan Shao came to the courtyard where Cui Hao was, knocked on the door respectfully, and then Cui Hao welcomed Yuan Shao in.

"Mr. Huanqin, save Jizhou!" Yuan Shaozai bowed to Cui Hao without thinking about face.

"Duke Ming, please stand up and sit down!" Cui Hao helped Yuan Shao to sit down and sat down opposite him.The two asked Cui Hao, "Master Ming, how is the situation in Jizhou?"

"Sure enough, as expected by Mr., a few days ago, the stores in Yecheng were sold out of food, and the people looted everywhere, burned the stores, and fled afterward. , the loss of nearly 20 people from all over the country!" Yuan Shao replied.

Cui Hao nodded solemnly, instead of blaming Yuan Shao for not listening to his strategy, he asked Yuan Shao, "Do you know the source of this development?"

"It's all because of the poor harvest this year, and the news of Liu Bian's dispatch of troops. The people were worried that there would be no food to survive next year's harvest, so they frantically bought grain, and the major shops raised the price of grain, which led to today's disaster!" Yuan Shao replied.

Cui Hao shook his head and said: "Minggong, listen to me, the bad harvest in Jizhou is the opportunity for this turmoil. Liu Bian has already used this opportunity to send troops, but he sent a large commercial army to sweep the food market in Jizhou. , and now it has swept over the people of Jizhou."

"You mean Liu Bian was responsible for all this?" Yuan Shao's expression darkened.

Cui Hao nodded and continued to explain: "The news of my poor harvest in Jizhou reached Luoyang, and Liu Bian saw that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, so he sent his wealthy businessmen to secretly enter Jizhou. Then he deliberately announced that he would attack Luoyang. The news of Jizhou attracted the attention of Ming Gong and other high-level officials. Then the rumors spread, confusing the people. At the same time, several chambers of commerce frantically purchased grain, which led to higher and higher grain prices. Seeing this, the people also joined in.”

"Driven by the chamber of commerce, the price of grain is getting higher and higher, but in fact, ordinary people do not get food, and all the grain is bought by the chamber of commerce and those with wealthy families. Until the grain stores are sold out, the chamber of commerce sweeps the grain After withdrawing, the people have no food. At this time, just a little provocation can cause the desperate people to riot. Some people in the middle spread rumors that food is cheaper under the emperor's rule, and the people flocked to the emperor's rule!"

After hearing Cui Hao's words, Yuan Shao finally understood the root of the matter. It turned out that Liu Bian was manipulating everything behind all this.

"I didn't expect Liu Bian to be so vicious, and the merchant's power is so powerful, almost destroying Jizhou!" Yuan Shao gritted his teeth.

Cui Hao remained silent, if it wasn't for the lax rule of law in Jizhou, he wouldn't have been taken advantage of by businessmen.

After a while Yuan Shao came to his senses, and asked Cui Hao: "Since the master knows the root of the matter, please teach me how to save it."

"The root cause is food. The people left because of lack of food in Jizhou, and they were worried that the war would come and they would not be able to survive until next year. So the solution to this problem is food. Duke Ming used food to keep the people, and the problem will be solved by itself!" Cui Hao replied.

"But now that there is no food on the market, how can we produce enough food to support the next year's harvest? Taking out some food in a short time will not help. After a while, when Liu Bian sends troops, the people will still flee." Yuan Shao said with a depressed face.

Cui Hao smiled and said: "There is no need to hold on until next year. I have already said that Liu Bian released the news of sending troops to attract your attention, so that he can take advantage of the opportunity to manipulate the market. Liu Bian will not send troops. You only need to persist for three years." In a few months, the people will stabilize and be able to engage in farming with peace of mind."

"Really?" Yuan Shao asked suspiciously.

"We will definitely not send troops. Liu Bian has just formulated a series of agricultural and commercial policies for Guan Yu. The country is unstable. He will not send troops to destroy all of this. If Jizhou is not captured in a short time, his situation will be ruined. At least This year and next year, he won't send troops in a big way!" Cui Hao said seriously.

Yuan Shao's eyes were full of suspicion, but when he thought that Cui Hao had said all of this, Yuan Shao chose to believe in Cui Hao.

"I believe sir, now I am hiring you as the chief counselor of Jizhou, please help me ease this matter!" Yuan Shao begged Cui Hao.

Cui Hao nodded in agreement, bowed down in front of Yuan Shao and said, "Cui Hao has met the Lord."

Yuan Shao was overjoyed, and Cui Hao began to explain to Yuan Shao how to resolve the crisis: "Now the people have begun to lose, which is unavoidable, and we can only find a way to contain it. First, since Liu Bian will not send troops to attack Jizhou, please send the frontline soldiers and horses." Transferred to various places to stop the loss of people. The second, the lord personally patrols Jizhou to reassure the people, the third is to provide food to keep the people, the fourth is to stabilize the price of food, and the fifth..."

After eloquently talking about more than a dozen policies, Yuan Shao gradually nodded his head, and gradually became convinced of Cui Hao. What he really needed was a counselor who could save him face and speak clearly.

But soon Yuan Shao fell into distress again, and said helplessly: "Military Master, I will not hide it from you. Now I don't have much food in the treasury of Jizhou. I am afraid that it is not enough to stabilize the people. If it is used up, our Jizhou army I'm afraid I'm going to be hungry too."

Jizhou is different from other places. There are too many aristocratic families in Jizhou. In addition, it is all plains. The land is almost used, and most of them are still in the hands of the aristocratic families.Tuntian is not feasible for Jizhou. If so, Tuntian can solve this problem.

Hearing Yuan Shao's difficulties, Cui Hao said with a smile: "Speaking of this, this is about the future path of the lord."

Yuan Shao's eyes lit up and said: "Dare to ask the military advisor Jizhou where to go?"

"Now that Jizhou is weak, we can only seek allies. In the future, Liu Bian will attack Jizhou and connect to the northern territory after recuperating. The only ally of the lord is Zhao Kuangyin, who has now controlled Xu, Yu, and Yanzhou!"

Yuan Shao shook his head again and again: "I have a deep hatred with Zhao Kuangyin, if I am willing, I'm afraid he is not willing either."

"He will definitely be willing. Once Jizhou falls into the hands of the emperor, then his third will be surrounded by Liu Bian on three sides. The northern soldiers and horses will go south from Jizhou and Qingzhou, Luoyang soldiers and horses will go out from Hulao to attack Guandu, and Nanyang soldiers and horses will Attack Yingchuan Runan. The Lord and Zhao Kuangyin are now in a close relationship, so he will definitely not sit back and watch the Lord be destroyed!" Cui Hao explained.

"What about after the alliance?" Yuan Shao continued to ask.

"After forming an alliance, the lord has accumulated strength and waited for Liu Bian to attack. At the same time, he contacted Liu Bei, the grassland, Xiliang, Yizhou, Liu Biao and other forces to attack Liu Bian together. Seize the opportunity and take the opportunity to defeat Liu Bian's main force. And the lord took advantage of it. With the momentum of great victory, take Pingyou, when the time comes, the foundation will be completed, and with the help of four generations, three lords, and the help of the world's scholars, it will be no problem to become a prince!"

Cui Hao didn't talk about unifying the world, but a prince, that is to say, he also knew that Yuan Shao could not unify the world, and in the end there was a stalemate in the Warring States Period.

But now Jizhou has become such a situation, Cui Hao has pointed out the princely dominance for him, and Yuan Shao is already very satisfied.He laughed loudly and said: "In this case, I will send you to Yanzhou to discuss the alliance and borrow food from Zhao Kuangyin!"

(End of this chapter)