Now Zhang Liao is also facing a food crisis. Looking at the tragic situation in northern Yanmen, you can tell what is going on in northern Bingzhou now. Zhang Liao should be glad that the locust plague did not go south but went east. If it were a locust plague, Zhang Liao could not even cry at this moment.

Even if the catastrophe of locust plague is exempted, the threat of drought is still unavoidable. Moreover, as the food prices are constantly being pushed up by the grain merchants, the people have begun to sell their children and women to escape famine.

Zhang Liao knew what the problem was, but he didn't dare to do it easily. You must know that Dong Zhuo's incident had only happened for a few days, and Bingzhou was not peaceful now. Shuofang in the west would be invaded by hungry Hexi Xianbei people at any time, and Taiyuan County in the south was even more attacked on three sides and surrounded by Gongsun Zan, and there was a possibility of war at any time.

In this case, Zhang Liao would never dare to make any big moves. If you are not careful, it may be another disaster for Dong Zhuo. Now Zhang Liao regrets it. If he had known that he should have made up his mind to cleanse the aristocratic races during the last Jinyang Rebellion, maybe there would be no such an embarrassing situation now.

In fact, even if Zhang Liao really did this, the result would not be much better. Bingzhou is different from Yongzhou. Bingzhou's grain output is even smaller. Especially after being burdened by the five counties of Yanbei, Bingzhou's grain has never been self-sufficient. Originally, cattle and sheep from Yanbei were able to make up for it, and war horses were used to adjust it. However, this year's severe drought, all cattle and sheep were killed. The water conservancy facilities of the five counties of Yanbei were poor, and their ability to deal with drought was worse. Basically, the five counties of Yanbei were in a state of failure to harvest. Taiyuan County and Yanmen County must be provided to support it. Therefore, the current amount of grain reserves in Taiyuan County and Yanmen County is actually very limited.

Of course, Zhang Liao is not clear about this data. But some people are very clear about it.

When Zhang Liao was facing a desperate situation, he had to write the letter asking for help on Lu Bu's desk. Lu Bu was hesitating about whether to take the opportunity to attack Chang'an. When he saw Zhang Liao's letter asking for help, he immediately lost all his hesitation. Zhang Liao had reached a desperate situation and he would not be able to live much better. The continuous wars had completely emptied Lu Bu's family.

Although Pang Yuan's tomb robbery methods solved some problems of capital for purchasing grain, the bigger problem was that the food sources on the market were very scarce, and even if you had money, you might not be able to buy grain. Lu Bu finally had to agree to Fang Zhiwen's threat, and exchanged an agreement on purchasing 40 million stones of grain with Yu She and Chen Lan and his family.

However, the 40 million stones of grain were not paid at one time, but were delivered month by month until next year's summer harvest. Although the amount of these 40 million stones is large, there is not much in the distribution, just enough for Lu Bu to starve to death. However, there is no way for nearly three million soldiers and civilians in Zhang Liao to have nearly three million soldiers and civilians, Lu Bu really has no choice but to tighten his belt and ask Fang Zhiwen to transport the grain to Zhang Liao first.

In this way, all Lu Bu's war plans must be stopped immediately, and he can only lie in his nest and endure hunger.

"Lord. The latest announcement from the General Staff Department has arrived. Yu She and Chen Lan have already reported to the General Staff Department. They will be sent to the General Staff Department after three months of short training."

Guo Jia raised the scroll in his hand and told Fang Zhiwen the main content of the announcement. Fang Zhiwen signaled Lu Su on the opposite side to wait for a moment, reached out to take it and took it, and then gave the scroll to Lu Su.

After Lu Su also saw it, Fang Zhiwen continued the topic just now: "This time Zijing's route to the south was to meet Zhang Liao in Jinyang, and then stayed for a day to meet Gongsun Zan, then went south to cross the river, to Luoyang to meet Lu Bu, and finally went to Dingtao to pay homage to the emperor. Shi Alai was responsible for the security and intelligence support of all parts of the way. Has Shi A's contact method been handed over to you?"

"Yes, lord!"

"This time Zijing's task is very heavy, especially the task in Lu Bu. Pang Yuan is not a famous person. Although we are working hard on our side, your negotiations will still be difficult."

Lu Su smiled, this is not a problem.

"Lord, you sure that the situation you mentioned will form here?"

"Haha, sure! Once you leave Jinyang, rumors will spread in Jinyang City. Those aristocratic races are in danger. Coupled with the old grievances left by the Jinyang Rebellion, the players in the city have long been determined to disrupt and try to catch up with the water, so Jinyang will be in chaos."

Lu Su glanced at Fang Zhiwen with complicated eyes. Fang Zhiwen's trick was actually to want the fate of the Jinyang clan!

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Zijing doesn't have to stand up for the aristocratic tribes in Jinyang. When you come to Jinyang and see the faces of those aristocratic tribes, you wish you could destroy them with your own hands!"

Lu Su turned his head to look at Guo Jia in confusion. Guo Jia shrugged and said that there was nothing to say. These things cannot be said. If Lu Su went there with his own eyes, he would understand what the situation was for the people under the exploitation of the aristocratic race. Although Lu Su's family background was not as rich as a wealthy person, he was also a well-known local wealthy family. He might not know much about what the situation was for the farmers at the bottom of society under the disaster.

Seeing that Guo Jia refused to say in detail, Lu Su turned to Fang Zhiwen again, Fang Zhiwen smiled and said, "Zijing, you can see with your own eyes. It is much more useful than what we said about the splash of the sky. However, no matter whether you can understand it or not, you must follow the predetermined strategy. This is related to the life problems of millions of people in the northern part of Bingzhou."

"Can"

"Zijing, politics is not a simple friendship. Do you think that if we transport a large amount of food to the five counties of Yanbei, these people will survive? Can you guarantee that these foods will not become the war capital of warlords? Also, why should we use the food accumulated by the people of Youzhou to send people to others? If the people of Youzhou cannot get benefits from it, doing this once or twice is OK, but it will not work in the long run."

Guo Jia's words shocked Lu Su. Yes, a person can be a good person because that is your freedom, but as a leader of tens of millions of people, he is not qualified to use the family background of tens of millions of people to be a good person.

"I understand, I'm thinking a little bit. If you want to solve the problem thoroughly, the best result is to include them in our management."

"Yes, this is our goal! In order to achieve this goal, we must use some means, and then Zijing will understand. But you don't have to think of us so noble. In fact, we are also for our own interests. We just strive to achieve a way that both parties can accept with more people, rather than relying on war alone."

"I understand! I will do my best!"

"Well, I believe Zijing's ability, but you must be careful about safety issues along the way. Now that the disaster is a big disaster, you will inevitably encounter some thieves and robbers. Zhen Xiang is impulsive in his personality. He often cares about his head and doesn't care about his butts. You must strictly restrain him and don't be scruples because of his qualifications and identity!"

"promise!"

Lu Su entered the pass from Yanmen Pass and rushed south under the protection of five hundred elite cavalry along the way. These five hundred elite cavalry are real elite cavalry. They are Fang Zhiwen's guards, and their combat effectiveness is extremely amazing. Lu Su was protected by these five hundred people and felt quite flattered. This time it was his first major task after he agreed to become an official. Lu Su was inevitably excited and expectant.

"Xiao Lu!"

"Dingyuan, you should at least call me Zijing. According to regulations, I am your boss. You should call me a great man."

"Hehe, I can't change it for a while. Then call me sir." Zhen Xiang scratched his head awkwardly, but was blocked by his helmet. Lu Su laughed. This was a straightforward and cute man.

"No, just call me Zijing. We are partners now. This big mission depends on your assistance!"

"Hehe, don't worry, we will do whatever you say. Zijing, you are honest, not as cunning as Military Advisor Guo."

Lu Su smiled, it turned out that this man looked at people like this.

"By the way, what did Dingyuan call me just now?"

"Look at that side."

"Are those victims? Where are they going?"

"To the north, I hope to escape to Qiangyin. In all parts of Bingzhou, our people are spreading news that Qiangyin has something to eat."

"It's strange, there are no old and weak in the team!"

"The old and weak either sold it or waited to die at home!" Zhen Xiang said in a low tone.

"What!?"

Lu Su was shocked, but it made sense to think about it. It would be a death for such a long road to lead the old and weak. Lu Su was sad, and suddenly a riot came from the road ahead.

"defense!"

Zhen Xiang shouted loudly, and the cavalry quickly surrounded Lu Su. The front row was already in his hands, and the heavy crossbows were held back, and they were ready for battle in an instant.

Several scouts drove forward and turned back soon: "A team of horses with the surname Zhang transporting grain were blocked by the victims and killed many people. Now the victims have dispersed and there is no danger ahead."

After a while, Lu Su saw many corpses scattered on the edge of the straight road. These unclothed victims died tragically on the road. Lu Su gritted his teeth and turned his head to Zhen Xiang and said, "Let's speed up and arrive in Jinyang as soon as possible!"

"good!"

On September 11, 2016, Lu Su and Zhang Liao met and parted in dissatisfaction, and then Lu Su continued to move south.

On the second day, news of Lu Su's talks with Zhang Liao spread, and people in Jinyang were panicked. There were even rumors that Zhang Liao was mobilizing troops into the city, preparing to slaughter the unscrupulous merchants and Jinyang clans who were hoarding in Jinyang City. The news was very accurate, and the troops could clearly state when they entered the city.

Someone who is interested really went to the city gate to pay attention, and found that Zhang Liao's troops outside the city were really entering the city, and the number of troops was as rumored.

In fact, Zhang Liao was really wronged. He just heard the news that the aristocratic race and the strange people had any abnormal movements and might cause trouble in the city, so he added troops to the city.

At night, I don’t know why, but suddenly there were fires in many places in the city. Zhang Liao thought that it was still causing trouble, so he dispatched troops to suppress it. It would be fine if the troops were not dispatched. The troops were immediately lit up a pile of firewood sprinkled with tinder oil!

The entire Jinyang City immediately became chaotic! There were fire prevention, murder and robbery everywhere, and there were aristocratic private troops rushing out of the city to save their lives, as well as people who followed the city without knowing it, and the army that had completely lost their restraint after being fired. Jinyang City was once again caught in the fire.

Lu Su (named Zijing) Zhi General/Internal Affairs General

Level 72 (Entertainment of Youzhou Master)

Commander: 82

Force: 34

Intelligence: 91

Politics: 94

Charm: 89

Specialties: Internal Affairs Specialization (level 45, Internal Affairs Department Skills Bonus 46%)

General skills: motivation (inspiring advanced skills, level 21), wisdom (seeking, breaking skills, level 22), chaos (level 14), deceit (rumored advanced skills, level 11), leading by example (exclusive skills, level 11, increasing the main general bonus by 11%), covering the sky and the sun (exclusive skills, level 3, reducing the enemy's battlefield vision)

Personal attributes:

Power: 31

Spirit: 94

Agility: 22

Physical constitution: 890

Internal force: 1400/1400

Skills: Civil Affairs (level 40, agricultural affairs, construction, production advanced skills), interruption (level 42), persuasion (level 55), tongue debate (level 65), literature (level 52), work together (level 29, exclusive skills, improve construction efficiency by 29%), be able to speak well (level 36, exclusive skills, improve the effect of art skills by 36%), be rich in grain (level 15 exclusive skills, increase crop yield in the jurisdiction)

Characteristics: Wisdom (level 30, improve experience and obtain 30%)
Chapter completed!