The next morning, Zhao Yun rushed to Ji County, found Li Su's mansion, and received the task.

Li Su handed over a handwritten letter with a seal and ten horseshoe gold to Zhao Yun, and gave a detailed order:

"... After you arrived in Chenliu, you said so, I will send Dian Wei to go with you. If Mr. Cai gets up too slowly, you will escort their whole family to the north slowly, and there is no rush.

But I handed over the manuscripts that Mr. Cai had written in the past few months to Dian Wei, and asked Dian Wei to send them back for me to take a look at them alone. No problem, I will arrange for the printing to be printed."

Zhao Yun knew that the mission was urgent and hurriedly said that he would take it on his body.

This is the first time Zhao Yun has been following Li Su's instructions after joining Liu Bei's camp. He has only cooperated with Liu Bei and Zhang Fei before, and he has not even had the opportunity to cooperate with Guan Yu so far, so he also cherishes this opportunity to perform in front of a think tank.

"Don't worry, sir, Yun will surely ensure that the people are safe."

"Go and go back quickly."

...

After sending Zhao Yun away, it would take at least ten days to travel back and forth before it could retrieve Cai Yong's newly written manuscript from Chenliu.

As for Cai Yong's family, even if Cai Yong was very proud of his face, he immediately set out without any hesitation when he saw the news. With his physical fitness of 50 years old, he could not withstand the fatigue of driving and it would take more than half a month to get to Zhongshan Wuji.

In addition, after getting the manuscript, it takes time to carve the paper. As for the printed paper and ink, it is now very mature. Wuji's Zhen family's nest has a large amount of stock. It is estimated that it will take more than ten days to carve the paper. When Cai Yong arrives, the books will basically be printed.

Li Su calculated the days and could get them around the beginning of August.

Liu Yuru is planning to suppress the rebellion today, so of course he won't allow Li Su to stay idle, so in the past half month, he has given him two additional tasks.

As mentioned earlier, for the future plan of imperial edicts, three-pronged approaches are required, and all three must be hard-worked: military deterrence, temptation of interests, and destiny.

Military deterrence is nothing to do with Li Su, but in terms of temptation of interests, Li Su can still do some preparations.

"Go, you're going to have the money and food accounts. Before Cai Boyi came, you can help you find out the rebels' food and grass information, and think about how to make the rebels believe that Gongsun Zan's military rations can last longer than the rebels, and to crack down on the rebels' confidence and determination to insist on besieging the city and fighting aid from the root.

Whether you use calculations or spy carefully, I don’t ask about the methods, I just want the result. If you want to send me a detailed plan, you will find a way, or you will do it carefully from Liu Bei. After inquiring, you will think about whether there are any strategies for one to rise and fall, which can attack the rebels to collect food and grass in the future, or renew food for Gongsun Zan.”

Liu Yu's instructions roughly meant this, it was a daily task of an interlude.

But Li Su was not surprised and refused. As a person who studied diplomacy in his previous life, he knew that intelligence preparations and threats before negotiations were also things that diplomats should worry about.

Look at the Americans, people from the National WU Academy and CIA often exchange revolving doors, and people from both departments can cross-serve, and you will know that the boundaries between many diplomats and agents are not clear.

Since I have been a different person in this life, and because of my good math and money ability, I am trusted by Liu Yu in all aspects, I will show it.

Li Su also knew history and knew that according to the original development, Liu Yu finally sent an envoy to Shenqiu Liju, but brought back the head of the fake general Zhang Chun.

In this life, I will have to let Qiu Liju present the head of the fake emperor Zhang Ju, so that he can exceed the task.

Such a great contribution, of course, we must plan hard from beginning to end, and brag about it for a lifetime. All colleagues will be flawless when talking about this matter for the rest of their lives.

Instead of being criticized in the future, "Although Li Su built a great achievement that time, he also had his luck."

Luck? It doesn’t exist! Everything is done by Brother Li, you, who has done it properly, and you have made plans and prepared your homework carefully!

...

Not to mention, this is the first time that Li Su is preparing for intelligence for the overall diplomacy.

But as long as he becomes serious and excited, and is willing to demonstrate his useless dragon-slaying skills in his previous life, he will soon achieve success.

He knew that the important bargaining chip for future deterrence is the comparison of the military ration reserves of the enemy and our armies. Whoever expects to starve to death first will feel guilty.

So the first thought after Li Su took over was to confirm the real situation of Gongsun Zan's grain storage - he knew that it would be impossible to send military rations to Guanzi City, which was besieged by more than 100,000 people.

But Li Su read "Book of the Later Han" in his previous life and vaguely remembered that Gongsun Zan was besieged by Guanzicheng. It seemed that it took two years to complete the article and the food was finally exhausted.

Judging from the money and grain documents currently found, Guanzicheng's grain should not be enough for Gongsun Zan to eat for two or three months.

Li Su knew that Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu had a conflict later, so he doubted whether Gongsun Zan had tampered with the troubles and not good news when he asked his subordinates to break through the siege.

Fortunately, Gongsun Zan photographed the messenger who asked for help in Ji County, the warrior named Wenze who had broken through the siege before. After he could not return to Guanzi City, he had been waiting for call in the Ji County army for the past month.

Li Su made an excuse casually, saying that he liked to make friends with the most inappropriate warriors in his life, so he asked Wen Ze out and had a good drink.

After all, Wenze heard that Li Su and Dian Wei, Guan and Zhang, had a good relationship with middle-level officers who were known for their bravery, and he was undoubtedly there. Such a scheming warrior was soon drunk by Li Su and got the truth out.

Li Sucongwenze knew that when Gongsun Zan asked him to break through, he had driven out 20,000 people in the city, and Wenze followed the trend of the people and tide out of the city.

So Li Su immediately judged that Gongsun Zan was indeed holding the mentality of "a child who could cry had milk to drink", creating panic and blackmailing Liu Yu.

Li Su immediately reported the information.

"Envoy, Gongsun Zan exaggerated the difficulties. I made up my calculations and it would be fine to eat his food until the beginning of spring next year. Originally, he could only eat until September, but it was with more than 20,000 people eating together. Now, there are only 5,000 people left in the city. The 20,000 people are given to 5,000 people. Isn't it possible to eat until the beginning of spring? The 20,000 people are driven out and most of them are recruited by the besieged troops."

"What? Gongsun Zan actually drove away the people and forced them to follow the thief? Just to save food and grass in the city?" Liu Yu was shocked when he heard the news.

He is still kind by nature, so he never thought that the cold-blooded general who was so angry that he could make such a resolute and decisive decision.

Li Su hurriedly reminded: "Encourt, now is not the time to pursue the matter. Gongsun Zan doesn't know that those people will be taken in by the rebels. He just hopes that the other will decrease the consumption of food. The key to this information is to let the rebels know before the negotiations, and we know that Gongsun Zan will not starve to death for a while."

Liu Yu quickly calmed down and sighed, "Yes, it's not the time to pursue the matter. Boya, you have some skills in doing these meticulous preparations. I don't think anyone is as skilled as you. It's such a blessing for Youzhou to come to Youzhou.

For Gongsun Zan, let’s do it. How long can the rebels spend on food and grass? Have you figured out how to find a way to weaken it? Are these problems full of clues?”

Li Su was confident: "I haven't had time to think about it these days, but yesterday, when Zhang Nan, the commander of Yuyang, heard that this matter is now in charge, he suggested a strategy: It is said that in previous years, when he encountered such a situation of stalemate with the rebel Hu Chief, he could send troops to take advantage of the emptiness of the enemy and cross the border into Youbeiping County to collect military rations, harvest wheat and burn fields.

In this way, at least the grain at the border between the enemy and our jurisdiction will be less harvested by the rebels. He also said that if the border defense is weak, even the wheat on the edge of the controlled area of ​​our army must be cut or burned in advance, and the walls will be cleared to avoid investing in the enemy. However, I am always worried that the king will feel cruel and abuse the people, so he dare not dedicate himself to this plan and keep it in use."

Liu Yu was indeed very angry when he heard this: "What does it mean to encounter the rebellion of Hu Chiefs in previous years? I'm afraid it was Guo Xun and Tao Qian indulged in this way when he was the governor! When I was the governor, could I still make the Hu people rebell?

The people should be the most important thing in peace. Even if you have to strengthen your walls and clear the fields, you cannot harm the people’s food harvest and starve to death in vain. Without this season of wheat, the people should not say that they can’t survive the famine in the coming spring, and they may not even be able to survive the winter.”

After all, Liu Yu was a benevolent and righteous person who could not make up for the cruelty of "let the people in the occupied areas die together with the rebels and starve to death."

Before the wheat is ripe, burn all the wheat fields in the border counties, regardless of the enemy. That's too vicious!

Li Su thought for a while: "Then let it go. I'll go down to inspect the situation and see if there is any solution that is the best of both worlds. It's best not to starve the people to death, but also to starve the rebels."

Liu Yu shook his head helplessly and hopelessly: "Starting the rebels to death, and not the people to death? This is a fool. Forget it, I also know that this matter is too difficult, and I am also pedantic. If I can't do it, I can't blame you. Let me leave my destiny."

Li Su hurriedly comforted: "How can a person be kind and kind to the people, and cannot bear to starve to death? How can he be said to be pedantic? With the inspiration of the lord and righteousness of the lord, his subordinates only feel full of energy and quick thinking. Maybe they can go on and take a look and find a solution."

After hearing Li Su's Rainbow Fats attributed to his leader, even though Liu Yu had read countless people and was already immune to flattery, he was photographed feeling comfortable all over.

Who made the label of "love the people and benevolence" that Liu Yu has always been the most proud of?

"Then... I'll work hard on Boya. I really need to go on and take a good look at the strategies of gains and losses in the enemy's military rations. I can't imagine it."

...

If you want to go to the grassroots level to conduct research, you must have soldiers to protect you.

When Li Su came back from Liu Yu, he had to borrow someone from Liu Bei, saying that he wanted hundreds of personal soldiers to patrol the borders of the enemy-to-we-war zones in Yuyang County and Youbeiping County to see if there is a possibility of rushing to collect or burning this year's autumn grain.

Liu Bei thought for a while: "That's the defense zone of Zhang Nan, the commander of Yuyang? Zhang Nan and I have always been in a bad mood and have had many frictions. There are too many people going there, and I'm afraid it will cause disgust for interfering in the affairs.

Let's do this. Anyway, there is no war at the moment. I will try to select one thousand elite cavalrymen and let Yun Chang and Youping protect you. If you encounter a rebel, the entire army will retreat as soon as possible."

Zhao Yun was already asked to leave by Li Su, and Zhang Fei was still lying on the bed to raise a fracture. Liu Bei sent Guan Yu and Zhou Tai to Li Su, and he had already given all his money.

Two days later, Li Su brought a thousand elite cavalry to the eastern border of Yuyang for inspection. Local officials heard that he was sent by the envoy to inspect the inspection and cooperated very politely.

It is mid-July now, and the fields of various counties in Youzhou are full of yellow and green wheat ears. You can get a formal harvest in one month at most.

Li Suzi went down to the fields in a very friendly manner and checked the wheat ripening.

The particles are full, and when you stick to the nose, you smell the unique sweet and fragrant aroma of unripe wheat grains.

Li Su subconsciously learned from some food programs I watched in his previous life and before he could cook enough starch, fresh malt syrup was pinched out, which was very juicy.
Chapter completed!