The maritime trade between the Central Plains and Jiaozhou has always existed, but because of the long distance, the high winds and waves on the sea, and the robbery of pirates, the risk is high, the cost is high, and the profit of selling rice is low, so no one is willing to do it.

Now the situation is special, countless people are waiting for food to save their lives, and the price of grain has soared from the usual 100 yuan or so to more than 200 yuan, and it is still rising, and if a famine occurs, the price of grain will be even higher. Relying on the experience of the past few years, the sky-high price of 10,000 dollars and a stone has also appeared.

With the price space, selling rice is profitable, at least as an emergency measure. In Guanzhong, more than 200,000 households, nearly one million people, need at least two million stone rice to survive the famine. If you first transport 350,000 yuan from Jiaozhou to make up for it, even if it can't solve the problem, it can solve the urgent need.

Sun Ce also thought about this matter, but he didn't know the specific data, and he didn't know what kind of price could be adjusted to the enthusiasm of the merchants in Jiaozhou. Ellan's suggestion was very timely and gave him hope for alleviating the crisis. Jingzhou is not only responsible for the relief of Guanzhong, but also bears pressure from Yizhou and Luoyang, and the burden of grain supply is heavier than that of Yuzhou.

If nothing else, the imperial court will arrange for Zhou Yu's uncle Zhou Zhong to be in charge of this matter. In public and private, Zhou Yu can't refuse.

This is exactly the result that Sun Ce, Guo Jia, Pang Tong and others are looking forward to.

If there was a famine in Guanzhong, whether it was out of humanitarianism or out of the need to join the vertical and horizontal, Sun Ce could not sit idly by. He could neither watch hundreds of thousands of people starve to death, nor could he watch the imperial court bow down to Yuan Shao because of lack of food, let alone watch Ma Teng, Han Sui and others break into Nanyang for food. Stabilizing Guanzhong will have more advantages than disadvantages for him, although this pressure is not trivial.

The imperial court bowed to him, and only then did the plan of honoring the king and Yuan have a chance to be implemented. It was of great significance to him to put Yuan Shao on the opposite side of the imperial court, to clear out the party members who supported Yuan from the imperial court, and to nurture the forces that might be used by him.

This is the same as Zhou Yu's leap from the side branch of the Zhou family to his descendant.

Sun Ce was very excited, and he didn't care about the beauty on his side, so he immediately got up and planned. What Ellan offers is just an idea, and there are still many factors to consider in order to turn it into a practical plan. He wanted to strike while the iron was hot, take advantage of the clarity of his thinking, and draw up a preliminary plan as soon as possible, so that Guo Jia and Pang Tong could refine and deploy.

Yuan Quan couldn't help but smile and led Ellan and Yin Ji to prepare wine and food. According to the usual practice, Sun Ce will soon send someone to summon Guo Jia, Pang Tong and others to come to discuss the matter, and he doesn't know when he will talk about it. Sun Ce was restless about money and food during this time, and now that he saw the opportunity to solve it, he would not be in the mood to do anything else. Others only see his success, but few people see his efforts to succeed, only the people who accompany Sun Ce every day know best. Therefore, they are even more convinced that Sun Ce will definitely be able to overcome the difficulties in front of him, defeat Yuan Shao, and become the one who has the last laugh.

Sure enough, Sun Ce walked back and forth for a while, turned around, and looked at Yuan Quan and the three of them apologetically.

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Yecheng.

Yuan Shao sat in the center, expressionless. Guo Tu and Xun Yan sat on one side, looking at Tian Feng, who had made a generous statement, and was silent, but it was difficult to hide the ridicule in their eyes.

Xu You, who was ordered to send an envoy to Chang'an, sent an urgent report, Jiang Gan lobbied the generals in Chang'an, visited Han Sui, Ma Teng and Lu Bu in succession, and sent a large number of gifts, Zhong Xuan was also among the visits, facilitating a meeting between Xun Yu and Jiang Gan, and then Zhong Xuan served as Shang Shuling, responsible for the cases of Guo Yi and He Chun, and Zhou Zhong served as the chief farmer, chased Jiang Gan with Liu Ye, and met with Jiang Gan in Tongguan.

Xun Yu was seriously ill and recuperated in the palace, and Xu Yu never saw him. What he said to Jiang Gan was the same as what Zhou Zhong, Liu Ye and Jiang Gan said, Xu Yu didn't know. But judging from several appointments, no matter what Xun Yu's attitude is, the Son of Heaven has decided to turn to Sun Ce.

The only thing that reassured Yuan Shao was that Huang Wan's appointment remained unchanged, and he was rushing to Luoyang to replace Zhu Jun.

After receiving the news, Yuan Shao invited the strategists to discuss the matter. The Ruying department and the Hebei department are all there, and even Feng Ji, who had just finished the Qingzhou war and rushed back to report on his work, was also present. For Yuan Shao, this was an unusual move. Normally, he doesn't let these people sit together, but only consults separately. These people are all smart people, but their personal relationship is not good, and it can even be said that there are deep contradictions. Most of the time, Yuan Shao is happy to see it happen, but during the discussion, these people often quarrel for personal reasons, which makes Yuan Shao have a headache.

After listening to the briefing, Tian Feng took the lead in speaking as the chief strategist. He believed that this was Sun Ce's struggle for Taoist rule, taking advantage of the possible drought in Guanzhong, using grain as bait to force the imperial court to depose the officials who supported Yuan Shao, and the trial of Guo Yi's case was a symptom. It is a fact that Yuan Shao issued an order in the situation of an edict, and the reason why the imperial court has been pretending to be deaf and dumb is because the ministers of the court and the central government supported Yuan Shao, and no one went to investigate. Once this matter is implemented, the notoriety of Yuan Shao's rebels will be confirmed, and it is conceivable that a large number of small and medium-sized families and heroes who are attached to the imperial court and are not particularly close to Yuan Shao will change their positions, and the balance of strength between the two sides will change.

When Yuan Shao was preparing for the autumn offensive, this kind of thing happened obviously not a good sign. Tian Feng suggested that Yuan Shao provide some grain to the imperial court to show respect for the imperial court and concern for the people of Guanzhong. Now most of the people in Guanzhong are from Luoyang, because Dong Zhuocai left his hometown and has a very good impression of the Yuan family. If they can get their approval, whether it is for them to stay in Guanzhong or move back to Luoyang, it will be a very good result for Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao was very moved. Tian Feng is worthy of being a scheming man, and this plan is right to the point.

Yuan Shao looked at Guo Tu and Xun Yan out of the corner of his eye, and saw that they didn't think so, and he was a little unhappy in his heart. Since the defeat in Yanzhou, the people of Ruying have some opinions, and even Guo Tu has not spoken much. Now it's this expression again, which makes him very unhappy.

If the Ruying people are unreliable, they can only rely on the Hebei people. Yuan Shao turned his head to look at the trial and frustration. "Zhengnan, Gonghe, what do you think?"

The judge stroked his beard. What Yuan Hao said is indeed true. The lord cares about the world, and there is no reason to see death and not save it. It's just that Sun Ce is menacing, he has just captured Shanyang, and he will come to fight for Yanzhou after the autumn, and we can't help but guard against it. The army did not move, and the grain and grass went first. If we use a large amount of grain and grass for disaster relief, it will inevitably affect the war after the autumn. Lord, this matter needs to be considered in the long run. ”

Tian Feng was furious. "The drought in Guanzhong is a foregone conclusion, and the grain will be cut off soon, and at this time, we are still thinking about it in the long run, do we have to wait for Sun Ce to send the grain to Guanzhong before making a decision?"

The judge smiled and arched his hand. "Brother Yuan Hao, don't worry, I didn't say I wouldn't save it. It's just that everything has priorities, and it can't be rushed. If there is a big drought in Guanzhong, Yanzhou and Yuzhou will also be affected, and now Sun Ce just sent Jiang Gan into the customs to lobby, and has not seen a grain of grain yet, if we hurriedly transport the grain to Guanzhong, Sun Ce will concentrate on attacking Yanzhou? What are we going to do to support the war in Yanzhou? Could it be that the people in Guanzhong are people, but the people of Yanzhou are not people? If you want to provide disaster relief, shouldn't you first give relief to Yanzhou under the rule of the lord? ”

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