Chapter 528
Under Yuan Shao's management of the chaotic Jizhou with Cui Hao as his military adviser, one policy after another was implemented. In just a few days, the situation of the people in Yecheng going out to other places stabilized.

Cui Hao did not use strong measures to stop the people from fleeing, but kept the people with benevolence and righteousness. common people.

And the various checkpoints leading to Liu Bian's rule were also guarded by the army of Jizhou.Even so, it took Yuan Shao a lot of time to patrol the various places. Even if he raided three cities in one day, there would be hundreds of cities in Jizhou, large and small.Moreover, the main road is guarded, and it will not hinder the determination of the people to cross mountains and mountains in pursuit of a better life.

Although the situation in Jizhou was under control, some people still traveled across the mountains to come under Liu Bian's rule.

Liu Bian had already made preparations. He set up strongholds in Hanoi, Bingzhou, Youzhou, and Qingzhou to accept the people. The people entered his rule and were quickly resettled and started a new life.

Xun You left Jizhou in disguise after Yecheng was stabilized. Cui Hao's appearance caught Xun You unexpectedly.But the goal of destroying Jizhou has been achieved, and the next step is to see how many people Jizhou loses, and how much Liu Bian gains by virtue of this business war.

On the other side, Wei Xiaokuan, who was in charge of northern Hebei, also entered Youzhou, and went south from Youzhou to Bingzhou to return to Luoyang.

After more than a month, the princes of the world looked forward to it, but Liu Bian did not send troops to attack Yuan Shao from the beginning to the end.On the contrary, it was the civil strife in Jizhou that alarmed the princes from all walks of life. The princes from all walks of life hurriedly inquired, and finally knew the whole story.

Taking business as a war, the first World War destroyed the law and order of the entire Jizhou, destroyed the laws and regulations of Jizhou, and lost hundreds of thousands of people in Jizhou.The news spread to the princes one by one.They couldn't help breaking into a cold sweat with fright. At the same time, they also took strict precautions against businessmen, and at the same time strengthened the supervision of the market, for fear that Liu Bian would be ruled by them.

It's just that they think too much. The use of commercial warfare is not something that can be done at will. It needs an opportunity, and Jizhou's poor harvest this year is an opportunity.Moreover, Jizhou's political system is controlled by an aristocratic family, and the laws and regulations are lax, so Liu Bian succeeded.

If Liu Bian did this in Yanzhou, maybe the price of food would be suppressed on the first day, and Jin Yiwei would also suffer a lot.

Time passed gradually, and a month passed in a blink of an eye, and the time came to the second year of Jian'an, June of 197 AD.

On this day, Liu Bian reported the news from various places in his study, and Xun Yu took the memorial and reported to Liu Bian: "Your Majesty, it has been a month since the chaos in Jizhou, and until now, the people who came from exile in Jizhou The people were stopped, and the result has come out!"

"Read!" Liu Bian said in a deep voice.

"From the direction of Hanoi, a total of 12 people came. From Youzhou, 830 people came. From Bingzhou, only 750 people came because Taihang Mountain blocked the road. From Qingzhou The total number of people was 340. This time, the total number of people was 450, and the total number of people in Jizhou was only about 36 million. , the shops were all destroyed, the food and grass were seriously insufficient, and this year's spring plowing was affected! I am afraid that the vitality was seriously injured. Your Majesty's empty-handed white wolf, borrowing money from the four major chambers of commerce not only brought in hundreds of thousands of people, but also greatly destroyed After arriving in Jizhou, I admire you." Xun Yu said, cupping his hands.

"Haha, if Cui Hao hadn't been born out of nowhere, the population of Jizhou might have decreased by more than 50. What a pity! By the way, why didn't Xiaokuan come back after Xun You came back for a long time?" Liu Bian suddenly thought of Wei Xiaokuan, and asked in a low voice .

Xun Yu explained: "Master Wei is in charge of the northern part of Hebei, and Yuan Shao is in the southern part of Hebei, so he worked for a while longer, and then he entered Youzhou. Now he is probably in Bingzhou, right? Maybe he will come back!"

"Oh!" Liu Bian nodded, and was about to send someone to inquire about Wei Xiaokuan's whereabouts, when he thought of Jin Yiwei's voice at the door: "Report to Your Majesty, there is a letter from the Commander!"

"Come in!" Liu Bian said loudly.

Jin Yiwei entered the main hall, Xun Yu took the letter and read it to Liu Bian: "I said broadly: I have now arrived at Yanmen, Your Majesty, don't read it. Your Majesty's cooperation with Ran Min in Hetao in exchange for farming cattle has now been inquired by Mongolia. Mongolia has now repeatedly sent cavalry to destroy and rob cattle. When I went to Yanmen, I heard General Yang talk about this matter. General Yang was very angry with foreigners, and now he is destroying cooperation. General Yang wants to send troops to attack the Mongolian cavalry. Please Your Majesty Permitted, but I am worried that something may go wrong in this matter, so I will stay in Yanmen, please come back quickly, Your Majesty!"

After listening to the contents of the letter, Liu Bian pondered for a moment and looked at Xun Yu, "What do you think of Wen Ruo?"

Xun Yu pondered for a moment and said: "On the grassland, Temujin has just integrated the grassland and unified the Western Regions. He has hoarded a large number of soldiers and horses in Xiliang. It is impossible to go south in a short time. They destroyed our cooperation with Ran Min, and the result is obvious. It is to weaken the strength of both of us!"

The big man got the farm cattle, which is the foundation of a strong country, while Ran Min got the armor and weapons, which is a strong military strength.After listening to Xun Yu's analysis, Liu Bian nodded and said, "We can't let the Mongols spoil this matter, order Yang Jiye to send troops to rob and kill the Mongol cavalry, and don't let the foreigners think that I'm so easy to bully!"

"How can I reply to Master Wei?"

Liu Bian murmured: "Xiao Kuan and Old General Yang are old acquaintances, let him temporarily stay in Yanmen as a military adviser, how to deal with Mongolia, Xiao Kuan is a smart man, I don't need to say more, he will understand."

"Promise!" Xun Yu bowed his hands and took the order, and immediately retreated to write a letter to reply to Wei Xiaokuan.

There are nine counties in Bingzhou, the four counties in the south are Shangdang, Shangjun, Xihe, and Taiyuan, and the five counties in the north are Shuofang, Wuyuan, Yunzhong, Yanmen, and Dingxiang. Among them, the four counties in the south and Yanmen are in the hands of the big man.Under the winding of the Yellow River, an arch line is formed in the north, and the four counties surrounding this place are also called the Hetao area.

Hetao is in the hands of Ran Min, and Ran Min does business with Liu Bian. Liu Bian exchanges armor and weapons for the cattle that are abundant in the northern grasslands for farming cattle.Each takes what they need, but Mongolia has been paying attention to the barrier of the Han, and Ran Min's movements are known to Mongolia.

When the Mongolian high-level officials learned of this, they were naturally a little worried.Ran Min was brave and brave, and in the eyes of the aliens in the grassland, he was a god of killing. With the existence of butchers and the recovery of Hetao, tens of thousands of aliens died at the hands of Ran Min and the begging army.

Fortunately, Ran Min seemed to be ambitious and did not belong to Liu Bian. In this case, this enemy would not be so scary.Because Hetao cannot produce weapons and has no food, as long as they are surrounded, they will not be afraid of Ran Min.If Ran Min belonged to Liu Bian and followed his commander in chief, then Mongolia wanted to go south. With the bravery of Ran Min and the Qihuo army, coupled with the support of the Han national power, it would be impossible for Mongolia to invade.

Now that Mongolia has learned that Ran Min and Liu Bian have actually started a business, this is not good news, it means that their relationship is reconciling.Naturally, Mongolia couldn't just sit back and watch the cooperation between Ran Min and Liu Bian, but they had just unified the grassland, and there were many internal conflicts among the tribes, so they couldn't send a large number of troops in a short time, so they sent a cavalry to destroy it.

First of all, this cavalry massacred and collected cattle and sheep near the Hetao Grassland, and Ran Min lost many sources of farming cattle for a while.The farming cattle in Hetao are not raised by ordinary people. They are not Mongolians. They live in small groups in the city and grow crops for a living.

If Ran Min wants to farm cattle, he can take out a small amount of Hetao, but he has to send troops to capture the tens of thousands of cattle traded like this.On the one hand, Mongolia exterminated the cattle on the grassland, and on the other hand, it sent troops to attack the trading army, trying to destroy the deal.

Hetao is said to be large, but its population is small. The people live in the big city along the Yellow River.Ran Min sent troops to transport cattle for thousands of miles, and also went to the city to supply them.The Mongolian cavalry come and go like the wind, and the river is thousands of miles long. Who can figure out where the Mongolian cavalry will send troops?
What's more, Ran Min just got the armor and was busy with training, so he couldn't personally lead a large team to protect him.After being attacked several times, Ran Min wanted to lead the troops to escort and protect him personally, but he didn't know where the main Mongolian force was. If he left, the Mongolian soldiers and horses would turn to destroy his own city, and he would suffer.

After coming down a few times, it angered both sides. Ran Min wrote a letter to Yang Jiye himself, and asked him to send troops to protect him. If he encountered the Mongolian main force, he could chase and kill them in his own territory, and he would send troops to help.

Firstly, Ran Min trusted Yang Jiye, and secondly, Ran Min was too hostile to foreigners, but these years he was responsible for the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Hetao, so he had to act cautiously.Thirdly, the Mongolian cavalry come and go like the wind, and the commander of the army seems to be a powerful character. Ran Min once wanted to attack in person, and not long after he led the troops out of the city, there were cavalrymen in the city to report the discovery of the Mongolian cavalry in the north. trace.

This made Ran Min dare not send troops easily. With his advantage, the Mongolian cavalry was like the wind on the grassland, and Ran Min couldn't figure out where the Mongolian main force was.We can only ask Yang Jiye to resolve this matter. Anyway, the big man proposed the transaction, and the big man is also obliged to protect the progress of the transaction.

Yang Jiye naturally accepted it readily. He had favored Ran Min for a long time, and Ran Min took the initiative to ask him for help. Now that he had this opportunity to ease the relationship between the two parties, Yang Jiye would naturally not miss it.It just so happened that Wei Xiaokuan had finished his work in Jizhou and entered Yanmen from Youzhou. Yang Jiye mentioned this to Wei Xiaokuan, and Wei Xiaokuan then asked Liu Bian how to deal with it.

At this time, under the rule of Yunzhong County, far away from the northern border of the Yellow River, in a desolate canyon, a Mongolian cavalry rested here.There are about [-] Mongolian cavalrymen. In a tent in the center of the canyon, a young man sits on the main seat.

This man is eight feet tall, about 30 years old, with a thick beard growing under his chin, but he is very neatly rested, with a Chinese character face, and looks dignified.

(End of this chapter)

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