I am not an ant thief in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 608, Zhang Lu at both ends of the snake mouse
Zhu Zhi and the others have eaten honey and stone honey, but if you want to talk about where these things come from and how they are made, how can they, who read sage books, care about such trivial things.

Finally, Guan Yu and the others found a sugar merchant and asked him where did Shimi come from?
Only then did they know that the stone honey was produced in Jiaozhou, and the place of origin was actually in their Dahan.

But Guan Yu continued to ask how this stone honey was made?

These big businessmen who sell sugar don't know anything. They just sell it from Jiaozhou and don't know how to make it.

Guan Yu is a general, so he didn't care about these things. He sent a letter to Liu Bei with a pigeon, and gave Liu Bei all the information about Shi Mi's letter, and asked Liu Bei to find a way to figure out the whole story.

But Guan Yu doesn't care, it doesn't mean that Zhu Zhi and the others don't care, Yizhou depends on Yangzhou, Yizhou can grow sugar cane, which means that Yangzhou can grow sugar cane, although they still don't know how sugar cane is made into sugar, but they stop Can't stop their desire to get rich.

Now that they knew that the sugar cane came from Jiaozhou, the following things were not difficult for them.

Zhu Zhi and the others don't know the steps of sugar production, but it's impossible for the aristocrats in Jiaozhou not to know the steps.

Just ask your old friends in Jiaozhou.They can learn the secret of it.

Zhu Zhi and the others are not worried that these old friends are hiding the news.After all, the Dagan Army has planted hundreds of thousands of acres, and trying to hide the secret of stone honey is tantamount to deception, and it cannot be hidden.

The sugar industry is obviously a golden road, such a source of income, Zhu Zhi and the others may be unwilling to let it go.

Hanzhong, Nanzheng, the countryside!

At this time, Zhang Lu felt a little nervous, and Liu Bei, who was staying in Xiangyang City, suddenly sent a message that he came to Hanzhong to discuss with him how to deal with the military situation of the large army.

The reason for his nervousness is precisely because of this matter. The year before last, he overestimated his abilities and joined the Central Plains War. He asked his younger brother to lead 2 troops to the battle. He wanted to let the princes of the Central Plains see the strength of his Hanzhong Army, but he did not expect to be beaten by Lei Gong. of falling flowers and flowing water.His younger brother Zhang Weidu was almost captured by Lei Gong, and the 2 army was completely wiped out.

What frightened Zhang Lu even more was that Cao Cao, who was stronger than him, lost Qingzhou and Xuzhou in the First World War, and was driven to a deserted island overseas by Lei Gong.

Cao Cao was not more than 10 times stronger than him in terms of territory or strength, so he was easily strangled by Lei Gong.The total number of soldiers and horses in Hanzhong is only [-], and [-] of them have been wiped out by the large army. If Lei Gong points the soldiers at him, he still has a way to survive!

For a while, Zhang Lu was full of regrets, it was not good to stay in this paradise in Hanzhong, why did he get involved in the battles between the princes of the Central Plains when he was full!
It's all right now, and Lei Gong, the most powerful prince in the Central Plains, was offended for no reason.Dagan has an army of millions, and even Sili's army cannot resist him.Hanzhong only has about 3 remnants and defeated generals. What will he rely on to resist Lei Gong's army?
During that time, Zhang Lu was suffering on the stove every day, discussing with his counselors how to calm Lei Gong's anger, so that Lei Gong would not pay attention to himself, a prince who only had one place in Hanzhong.

It's a pity that Zhang Lu and his men have been discussing for a long time, but they can't find any good solution. The only idea is to strengthen the connection with Liu Bei. Soldier.

At the same time, he also sent the elders of the Five Dou Rice Sect to Jizhou to contact the old Taoist brothers, hoping to use this method to let Lei Gong let him go.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Taoism had begun to transform from a political culture to a religious culture, and the originator was Zhang Lu's father, Zhang Ling, the famous Zhang Tianshi in history.At this time, there were not many famous people in the Han Dynasty who learned the art of Huang Lao. Zhang Ling was closely related to other Taoist leaders and often talked about metaphysics. He and Xiang Kai also became friends.

So Zhang Lu and Xiang Kai were barely able to become friends. After his envoy arrived in Jixian County, he approached Xiang Kai and told Zhang Lu's desire to ask for forgiveness.

Xiang Kai felt that this was an opportunity to make meritorious service, so he approached Xu Wei and said that he was willing to be an envoy, persuading Zhang Luju to surrender in Hanzhong.

Hanzhong is the gateway to Yizhou. If Hanzhong surrenders, Yizhou will be much easier to fight.Xu Wei also felt that if Zhang Lu could be persuaded to surrender, it would be of great benefit to attack Yizhou later and dominate the world, so he agreed with Xiangkai and his idea.

In Xu Wei's view, it is impossible for Yangzhou and Jingzhou to stop him.Liu Bei's army is inferior to his own in number, combat effectiveness, and the money and food in the treasury are inferior to his own, and even the advantage of the navy will soon be gone.It can be said that it was much easier for me to pacify Yangzhou and Jingzhou than Cao Cao at the beginning.

Only Yizhou is the biggest obstacle to Dagan's unification of the world. Yizhou's terrain is one-handed, and no one can open it. Even if he has artillery and military advantages, he will be wiped out by this terrain.

At the same time, Liu Bei became more frustrated and courageous. It was impossible for him to surrender voluntarily like Liu Adou.If Liu Bei is really allowed to defend Yizhou, even if he has an army of one million, it will be difficult to break into Yizhou.

Therefore, if Hanzhong County is in the hands of Dagan, the difficulty of capturing Yizhou will be reduced by half.

So Xu Wei sent Xiangkai as an envoy to Hanzhong to persuade Zhang Lu to surrender, and at the same time ordered Zhang Baiqi of Sili to assist him.

After Xiang Kai came to Hanzhong, he received a warm welcome, and Zhang Lu even greeted him with the courtesy of a junior.It can be said that it gave Xiangkai enough face.

Xiang Kai accepted it unceremoniously, and directly explained his intention: "The situation in the world is very clear now. Dagan has occupied ten states in the world, and only Liu Bei is still hiding in the corner of the south of the Yangtze River to resist stubbornly. Since ancient times, those who won the Central Plains won the world, Liu Bei relied on the barren south of the Yangtze River, it is impossible to resist the millions of lions of our Daqian, so this world will definitely be unified by Dagan, I wonder if you think so?"

Zhang Lu and the others nodded in agreement. They used to sit and watch the sky in Hanzhong, thinking that they were not much worse than the princes of the Central Plains.

But after the Battle of Yuzhou, when the 2 elite army was wiped out, they realized that the gap between the Hanzhong Army and the princes of the Central Plains was like the gap between the elite and the militia, which was a world of difference.

From their point of view, Liu Bei's Jingzhou army was already more elite and powerful than the northern and southern armies back then, but such a powerful Jingzhou army was still defeated by Lei Gong's main army. In the world, even Liu Bei can't do it.

Xiang Kai laughed and said: "So now is the best chance for you to take refuge in Daqian. Hanzhong is the gateway to Yizhou, and as long as Yizhou is captured, the world will be unified in less than five years. Merit was established.

The Daoist sects in the world belong to one family. I have already helped you to intercede with the ruler. As long as you hand over Hanzhong, you can keep your own property, and even the Five Dou Rice Religion can be spread in Dagan. "

This condition made Zhang Lu's people happy for a while, especially the unexpected joy of being able to spread the five buckets of rice religion.

But Xiangkai said again: "All your land must be handed over, and the Taoist temples you preach in the future must register with us, and your finances must be made public. If any of you embezzle these money, you will also be punished for corruption."

This made Zhang Lu and the others unacceptable. They believed that the money donated by believers belonged to them, and logically speaking, they should dispose of it at will. Now it is open and corrupt. This is not to let them help Lei Gong to work.What strength does this Taoist have in front of him.They might as well take off their Taoist robes and be more comfortable as ordinary people.

(End of this chapter)