On the coast of Qingzhou, Gan Ning led his army to escort a large amount of food to the coast, where Lu Bu and Chen Gong were already waiting.

Lu Bu and Chen Gong came to receive him personally, which shows that they attach great importance to the deal with Yuan Shu.

"Gongtai is just here to trade grain, why do we have to come in person?" Lu Bu said dissatisfied.

"Lord, although we have captured Qingzhou now, our foundation is weak and we are extremely short of food. Now Yuan Shu is our only ally and we cannot tolerate our neglect," Chen Gong said seriously.

"Then there's no need for you to come in person!" Lu Bu didn't have much favorable impression of Yuan Shu either.

On the one hand, Lu Bu had received a cold reception from Yuan Shao before, and Lu Bu didn't have a good impression of the entire Yuan family.

On the other hand, when Yuan Shu wanted to leave Bingzhou with Gao Shun and Zhang Liao, he did not leave Lu Bu, which made Lu Bu very dissatisfied.

Whether he was willing to leave or not, and whether Ding Yuan was willing to let go were one thing, but Yuan Shu didn't persist even a little bit, which made Lu Bu feel slighted.

Chen Gong was also helpless towards Lu Bu's petty character.

"My lord, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are now fighting in Hebei. This battle will be enough to determine the future pattern of Hebei. And Yuan Shao has a high winning rate in this battle. The Qingzhou we occupied was originally obtained from Yuan Shao's mouth, but now we have made good friends with Yuan Shu.

Be prepared.”

"Can Yuan Shu defeat Gongsun Zan? Gongtai, are you kidding me?" Lu Bu questioned.

As the northern border, the three states of Liang and Youzhou are all in dire straits, among which Youzhou is doing the best.

As a native of Bingzhou, Lu Bu understood very well the reason why Youzhou had been so stable in recent years. It was because of Gongsun Zan's white horse and his obedience.

You know, even most of the Bingzhou where Lu Bu was located fell under the iron hooves of the foreigners. As powerful as Lu Bu, there was nothing he could do against the fierce Xiongnu and Wuhuan. Of course, this was also because of Ding Yuan's suppression and not allowing Lu Bu to lead the army alone.

s reason.

But this also shows how powerful Gongsun Zan is. Even Lu Bu admires the reputation of General White Horse, which was earned through constant massacres. The total number of Xianbei and Wuhuan people massacred by Gongsun Zan’s troops totaled at least one hundred thousand.

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"Although it will not be clear for a while, my lord, you must understand that Gongsun Zan is not facing just one Yuan Shao, but the entire Hebei family. No matter how brave he is, he will not be able to win."

Hearing the name of the aristocratic family, Lu Bu curled his lips in disdain.

In the past, Lu Bu was still a little afraid of aristocratic families, but after staying under Dong Zhuo for a period of time, Lu Bu was completely indifferent to these aristocratic families. Not to mention others, he killed seven or eight aristocratic families alone.

A bunch of weaklings who just follow the wind and only know how to do things secretly.

This is Lu Bu's evaluation of the aristocratic family. Of course, he also understood that he still couldn't do without these people, so he turned a blind eye to these people and left them all to Chen Gong.

"By the way, my lord, why are you here? Don't you hate Yuan Shu very much?" Chen Gong asked curiously.

In fact, this time Chen Gong originally planned to come by himself, but Lu Bu took the initiative to follow him.

Even if he paid more attention to Yuan Shu, Chen Gong would not bring Lu Bu over. You must know that Lu Bu is also the leader of the party, and his status is equal to that of Yuan Shu. It would be a shame to come out to greet a general under Yuan Shu's command!

"It's true that I hate Yuan Shu, but I'm very interested in Gan Xingba. The best navy general in the world, but I don't know how he can compare with me, the best general in the world." Lu Bu said with interest.

During this period, according to Chen Gong's plan, he rode a red rabbit horse around and gathered bandits. It was really boring. If Chen Gong hadn't pulled him, he would have gone to Jizhou to find trouble with Yuan Shao.

After finally encountering something new, he naturally wanted to join in the fun! And he was very interested in Gan Ning.

The report of the naval battle between Cai Mao and Gan Ning in Jingzhou has long been known to many interested people, and Guo Jia secretly exaggerated it to add fuel to the flames. Gan Ning was directly promoted to the throne of the first general of the navy.

Now all the princes in the world know that Yuan Shu has occupied the two states of Jing and Yang. With the presence of Yangtze River Tianyuan and Ganning Cai Mao, no one can easily capture Jiangdong. That's why Yuan Shu has been so stable during this period.

Otherwise, because of his suspicion of assassinating Liu Xie and the wealth of Jiangdong, Yuan Shu would have been surrounded by enemies on all sides.

Lu Bu didn't care whether Yuan Shu was invincible or not. What he paid attention to was Gan Ning who was promoted to the throne of the first water general.

"Lord, the other party is here to trade with us. Don't be impulsive!" Chen Gong knew what Lu Bu was thinking when he saw the eager look in his eyes.

Apart from power and sex, what Lu Bu is most obsessed with is actually the force he is proud of. A master is lonely, and Lu Bu's hands have been itchy for too long since the battle at Hulao Pass.

"Don't worry, Gongtai, I'm sensible." Lu Bu said carelessly.

Seeing Lu Bu's attitude, Chen Gong knew that he could not persuade him any more. He twitched the corner of his mouth and simply put the matter aside.

Looking at the more than 30,000 refugees behind him, Chen Gong murmured: "One refugee exchanges ten shi of food. I really don't know if we have lost or made a profit in this transaction!"

Lu Bu did not think as deeply as Chen Gong thought, and said directly: "Of course I have made a profit. The food that a common person can turn in a year is only three or four dan, how can we have so much time to wait for them to provide food! And now we have just entered the army."

In autumn, we have to maintain their survival for another year and provide them with food."

"Qingzhou is now full of refugees, and the young ones among them have been recruited into the army by me. The rest are of no use to us at all, but are still a burden. After this transaction, my subordinates will be able to raise more people this year.

Wan Dajun."

Lu Bu didn't care at all about the population and financial problems under his command. He only cared about how many troops he could support. For the impoverished Lu Bu, Yuan Shu's deal was just to his liking.

Lu Bu didn't have the leisure to manage the refugees. If Chen Gong hadn't dissuaded him, Lu Bu wouldn't have cared about the lives of these people at all. Because in Lu Bu's eyes, these people were just a burden, and just the money and food spent on raising them could be used to re-arm them.

Ten thousand troops.

After resettling these refugees, it will take at least another three to five years for him to recover his capital and earn back the food he had previously lost.

"Lord, we can't drain the lake to catch the fish. There are nearly 500,000 refugees in Qingzhou. We can spend at most 300,000 to trade with Yuan Shu. We must settle the remaining refugees ourselves."

Qingzhou can be said to be the most chaotic state in the Central Plains, with refugees everywhere. There are nearly 500,000 refugees in a population of more than two million. It is no wonder that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao did not capture this place.

With so many refugees, even a wealthy man like Yuan Shao would not dare to eat them easily. The cost of resettling 500,000 refugees is enough to raise an army of 100,000 people.

Lu Bu frowned: "Gongtai, you have to be clear that these refugees will have to exchange for less food if we don't stay here. It's already autumn. If we keep them, we will be responsible for providing them with food rations for the next year."

.If you calculate it this way, all the food you get in exchange will have to be compensated."

"The food in Kong Beihai's treasury is enough to last the 100,000 troops under our command this year. When we can farm safely next year, food should not be a problem. The population of Qingzhou is only two million now, and the lord has about 100,000 soldiers.

, that’s enough." Chen Gong tried to dissuade him with a serious look on his face.

Although he is not good at internal affairs, he also knows the importance of population. The current deal with Yuan Shu is just a temporary measure out of desperation. Just keep as many people as you can!
Chapter completed!