Liu Biao had already planned for all this, and the grain left in the treasury was just enough for Liu Bei's 5,000-strong army to eat until next autumn's harvest.

But Liu Bei brought nearly 100,000 soldiers and civilians, so the shortage of food, he had to rely on his own way.

If Liu Bei can delay the harvest until next autumn, then these 100,000 soldiers and civilians will definitely create a chance for Liu Bei to compete for hegemony, because these people are all in the prime of life.

Liu Bei thought for a while and said: "According to what the military advisor said, there are only two problems at present, that is, how to get together food and gain a firm foothold in Jingzhou. ”

Mi Zhu thought for a while and said: "Lord, can you use money to buy some of this food from the people, as for gaining a firm foothold, Zhu thought that he should secretly unite with the family, and keep quiet on the surface, so as not to be suspicious of Liu Biao." ”

"Hmm." Liu Bei nodded and said: "That's right, but to buy food, it's also a huge amount of money, where does this come from?" ”

Mi Zhu thought for a while and said: "This is easy to say, although the military division is exempt from the people's taxes, but the commercial tax can be appropriately increased, presumably it should be able to last for some time, as for the future, there is really no countermeasure at present." ”

Liu Bei nodded slowly, turned to Chen Deng and said, "Military Division, what do you think of this matter?" ”

Chen Deng arched his hand and said: "Zizhong is right, in the future, it will depend on General Zhang, since the people have no oil and water on them, they can only take it from the bandits and robbers in Jingzhou." ”

Defeating the bandits and robbers can obtain extremely scarce food and other materials, and can also keep the army in a fighting state at any time, and will not lead to a decline in combat power without a fight.

Liu Bei nodded and said: "Okay, this method is good, just do it, the Jingzhou family, there are already people who have contact with Beifu, Zizhong can contact them." ”

Hearing that a family had found Liu Bei, Chen Deng showed a confident smile on his face, but he did not speak.

After some discussion, Liu Bei and others came to the conclusion that they should act in a low-key manner, and never let people seize the handle before they had absolute strength.

And it is worth mentioning that Mi Zhu also brought good news to Liu Zhang.

When Liu Zhang learned that Liu Bei wanted to take refuge, he welcomed it and promised that as long as Liu Bei came, he would give him a heavy responsibility.

Liu Zhang was so anxious, there was no way, his talent was not enough to suppress the old man left by his father, so he urgently needed external force to help him stabilize the situation.

And Mi Zhu's arrival just satisfied this, which made Liu Zhang see a little light.

But after Liu Bei heard this, he did not decide to go, but sent Mi Zhu to Yizhou again, asking him to thank Liu Zhang for his kindness, and said that he had begun to prepare to leave.

At the same time, Mi Zhu also got Liu Bei's secret order, that is, to make friends with various forces in Yizhou, and prepare for the forced retreat to Yizhou.

Under the leadership of Liu Bei, Xinye began to make earth-shaking changes in full swing, because nearly 100,000 strong people joined.

Xinye is full of vitality, and for a time it has risen to one of the most populous cities in Jingzhou, and the surrounding barren mountains and mountains have also been reclaimed into fields to prepare for next year's spring ploughing.

Zhang Fei led 2,000 soldiers and horses to kill them from east to west, conquered them all, and pressed them to Xinye to open up wasteland, and all the money and materials were filled into the military.

In general, Liu Bei's series of measures in Xinye won the trust of the people and made great contributions to public security, and the people slowly returned to their hearts.

Liu Biao was also clear about Xinye's rapid changes, but he didn't let go of his heart, because Liu Bei only kept 5,000 soldiers and horses according to his orders, and there was not much threat at all.

And all military supplies flowing into Xinye must be approved by Liu Biao, and if anyone violates it, then they will be severely punished.

Stopping Liu Bei's throat, Liu Biao believed that even if he had any different intentions, without the support of materials and food, he would not be able to achieve a big deal.

Liu Bei's side was in full swing, and Li Shu also encountered something, it turned out that Li Huiyi learned that Li Shu was unwilling to come back, and had Gan Ning to help, and he was furious on the spot.

sent Yan Yun's eighteen horsemen to secretly infiltrate Jingzhou, preparing to bring people back, and also arrange a secret mission for them.

On this day, Li Shu led Liu Cong and prepared to go out for a good time, because the new year was about to usher in and he needed to buy New Year's goods.

Along the way, two children who were almost the same year kept buying, buying, buying, making Gan Ning, who followed behind her buttocks, feel extremely bored, and also sighed at the beauty of childhood.

Seeing that it was about to be close to noon, suddenly seven or eight people appeared behind Gan Ning, with a strong dangerous aura on their bodies, which made Gan Ning tense.

Just when Gan Ning felt more and more wrong, and was about to step forward to let Li Shu go back, suddenly a person quickly approached. "Your Excellency is Gan Ning Gan Xingba?"

"Huh?" Could it be that they are coming at themselves, but those who have enmity with themselves are all in Yizhou, and they will not come thousands of miles to find them.

Seeing that Gan Ning didn't answer, the man continued to whisper: "I am serving under the command of the general Xia, I don't know if Xingba is willing to go together?" ”

What the?

General Li Huiyi's people, is he here to Zhu Shu, who is this Zhu Shu, and why did someone want to arrest her back again and again.

But no matter what, after all, I have a gambling contract with her, and everything will have to wait for a few months, otherwise it will be untrustworthy.

Gan Ning thought for a while and said: "The general is a human being, and he has heard about it below, and he also wants to go to the same place, but unfortunately he has an oath on his back, and he is afraid that he will not be able to go for the time being, and I don't know if I can wait for a few months." ”

For the olive branch extended by Li Huiyi, Gan Ning still wants to hold it, and does not want to waste this rare opportunity.

After hearing this, the man couldn't help but feel a little interested in his heart, but he didn't expect Gan Ning to be such a person who kept his oath.

The man smiled and said, "Xingba's oath has also been heard below, is it not as good as a child's agreement compared to the future?" ”

Gan Ning haha said: "People can't stand without faith, even if they agree, does the general dare to use a person without faith?" ”

The man smiled and said, "In this way, I won't embarrass you below, take that child away, and you won't have to be embarrassed." ”

Speaking of which, it seems that this person is still coming to Zhu Shu, so who is Zhu Shu?

Gan Ning asked solemnly: "Why don't you tell Ning who this Zhushu is, so that Ning can think about it." ”

Hearing this, the man's face showed contemplation, although Li Huiyi said that Gan Ning was a person when he came, but if he wanted to say the identity of Zhu Shu, he still had to think about it, in case it was spread out, he was afraid that it would lead to chase and kill all the way, adding a lot of trouble in vain.

After thinking for a moment, the man said slowly: "Tell you, it's not that it can't be done, but you can't pass it on for half a minute, otherwise you will lose your life." ”

In the face of the threat, Gan Ning showed hesitation on his face, he knew in his heart that the person in front of him would definitely be able to do it.

(End of chapter)