Zhong Xuan's face sank, and his eyes were sharp. He was really angry. He came from Chang'an day and night, but he didn't look at Xun Yu complaining. If Xun Yu really gave up, he was not interested in wasting time with Xun Yu.

Xun Yu felt Zhong Xuan's anger and suddenly laughed. "Yuan Chang, have you seen the drought along the way?"

Zhong Xuan nodded, but did not speak. Of course, he saw the drought, the wheat was about to dry up, and if it didn't rain again, the harvest would definitely be bad this year, and even cause famine.

"If this is the case in Guanzhong, Luoyang will definitely be affected. Huang Wan went out of Luoyang at this time, and the biggest problem he faced was not how to fight a decisive battle with Sun's father and son, but to solve the military rations. The army can't do without food, and if he doesn't have enough food, he can't send troops at all. If you do it reluctantly, you will only suffer a big defeat. ”

Zhong Xuan's eyes flashed, and his expression relaxed a little. "After the great drought, there will be great plagues, and there may even be locust plagues. If this is the case, Shandong Prefecture and County will not be able to take care of themselves and will not be able to start a big war at all. ”

"Yes, Yuan Benchu missed the best opportunity, and he will be punished soon." Xun Yu sighed faintly, and there was a thick sorrow between his eyebrows. He drooped his eyelids, raised his hand, and gently pinched the center of his sore brow. "Both Yanzhou and Yuzhou will be affected, but the impact on both sides will be different. Sun Ce's center of gravity has been shifted to Yangzhou, and the losses of Yuzhou can be replenished by Yangzhou, which will not hurt the fundamentals, and the three states will help each other, and no one will raise objections. However, Yuan Benchu was different, if he transferred a large amount of grain from Jizhou to support Yanzhou, the people of Jizhou would not agree. ”

Zhong Xuan shook his head. "Yuan Tan was defeated and captured, and the current Yanzhou assassination history is Cao Ang, Yuan Benchu probably won't risk the anger of the people to help Yanzhou."

"Then next year or the year after, when he wants to send troops, will the people of Yanzhou still support him?"

Zhong Xuan gasped. He paused for a moment. "Will Sun Ce take over Yanzhou?"

Xun Yu leaned back against the wall of the car and tilted his head. "I don't know if he's going to be, and I don't know what I want him to do."

Zhong Miao didn't say anything. He understood what Xun Yu meant, if there was a disaster in the eastern part of the country, Yanyu and Yanzhou would be affected, and Yuan Shao would not help Yanzhou, then Yanzhou could only count on Sun Ce to help. If Sun Ce doesn't make a move, a large number of people in Yanzhou will starve to death. Sun Ce made a move, and the hearts of the people of Yanzhou would fall to Sun Ce. For the imperial court, no matter which outcome it is, it is not what they want to see. The best way is for Yuan Shao to help. But Zhong Miao also understood, not to mention whether Yuan Shao himself could see this, even if he was willing, he might not be able to influence the thoughts of the Jizhou family.

The Jizhou family disagreed, and Yuan Shao had no food available.

The two were relatively silent, and the atmosphere became very oppressive, except for the sound of horses' hooves, wheels, and the crisp whip from time to time. The sun outside was dazzling, but Zhong Xuan's mood was gloomy. Xun Yu said that guarding Tongguan is not only about giving up Luoyang and watching the counties of Guandong Prefecture chase the deer, but also about closing himself and preventing the displaced people from entering the customs. But he thought too much, how many of the displaced people who fled now will come to Guanzhong? Most of them went south, either to Jingzhou or Yangzhou, in short, few people were willing to go west to enter the customs, except for the envoys of the state and county, the hearts of ordinary people have gradually forgotten the imperial court.

Sage Cloud: Enough food and soldiers, the people's trust. Now that the court wants to eat or not, and whether there are soldiers or not, who cares about him.

"If that's the case, I'm afraid Sun Yuan will have to use the river as the boundary." Zhong Xuan suddenly laughed, full of bitterness. "Sun Ce spent so much effort to take a corner of Shanyang, but now he can take the entire Yanzhou without a fight, it's really unbelievable."

"It's just a possibility, not a reality. Moreover, after the Yanzhou disaster, it was also desolate, and the impact was not great. Without enough horses, he could not cross the river. By the way, you just said war horses? Xun Yu suddenly woke up. There has been no war in Guanzhong recently, there is no shortage of horses, where are so many war horses sent, Yuzhou or Jizhou? ”

Zhong Xuan glanced at Xun Yu. "You're finally reacting. If it is sent to Jizhou, does it need to pass through Guanzhong, under the nose of the Son of Heaven? These war horses should have been sent to Yuzhou, there are not many of them, but they are all good horses. ”

"Han Sui and Ma Teng have made a lot of money, right? It's a good feeling. Xun Yu smiled bitterly. Aren't they afraid that Yuan Benchu will know about it and won't let them go? ”

"The problem is that now it seems that Yuan Benchu may not be the final winner. Han Sui and Ma Teng may not want him to win, since Sun Ce is willing to rush to the front and challenge Yuan Benchu, why not sell a few more war horses and indirectly support? Wen Ruo, it was a stupid move to arrange for Ma Chao and Yan Xing to go to Nanyang at the beginning. ”

Xun Yu grinned, speechless. The spirit that he had just cheered up because of meeting Zhong Xuan disappeared unconsciously, and he was covered with a strong sense of powerlessness, like being trapped in the mountains, with cliffs in front and back, left and right, and not knowing where to find a way out.

"Wen Ruo, don't worry. As far as I know, this is only the first batch of horses transported by Han Sui and Ma Teng, and they may not have been sold to Sun Ce, and it is not impossible to keep them for their own use. Before these horses leave the martial arts, it is inconclusive. After returning to Chang'an, we will find a way to convince them, or...... Cut down the horses at a high price. ”

"Where's the money?"

"Let Yuan Benchu come out, or ......" Zhong Xuan paused for a moment. In exchange for silk trade rights. ”

Xun Yu snorted and didn't comment, obviously not interested in Zhong Xuan's words. It is still a bit possible to let Yuan Shao pay money, after all, there are still many people in Chang'an who are supporters of Yuan Shao, as long as it is beneficial to Yuan Shao, they can contribute some blood. It is impossible to exchange the right to trade in silk. This is one of the few financial resources of the imperial court, how can it be used to exchange war horses and reduce the burden for Yuan Shao. It is absolutely impossible for the Son of Heaven to agree.

Zhong Xuan coughed dryly twice, took out a paper roll from his sleeve and handed it over. Xun Yu looked at Zhong Xuan in confusion. Zhong Yu didn't speak, just handed the paper roll to Xun Yu's hand. Xun Yu took it and unfolded it, and it was a piece of news: Sun Ce found some Taoist priests and gathered in Chen Liu's dye workshop, not knowing what he was busy with. Judging from Sun Ce's style of acting, it should be an improvement of dyes.

Xun Yu's heart moved, he pondered for a moment, and said with a smile: "Isn't this a good thing, the more silk in Jingzhou and Yuzhou is produced, the more we benefit from it." With that, he handed the scroll back. This is one of the few good news I've heard in the past few months. ”

"Really?" Zhong Xuan put away the paper roll. "Do you think Sun Ce doesn't know that we are profiting from it, or do you think Sun Ce will willingly share the benefits with us?"

Xun Yu smiled even more happily, and even laughed out loud. "What if he doesn't want to? The silk sold to the Western Regions is the most profitable, and the Guanzhong trade route is the safest recently. Although Jia Xu has always wanted to get a piece of the pie, he is not profitable until he repels the Huns and occupies the land of Henan, and the Huns will only take ...... cheap."

"What if Sun Ce takes the sea route?" Zhong Xuan said lightly. "Wu Jun Mu Academy is improving the building boat, and Sun Ce has also arranged for a person named Bu Qi to study the history of water warfare, this person has been investigating the trade routes on the sea in the Qingxu area for the past few months. Once Sun Ce has the ability to sail at sea, it will never be used only in the north. Wen Ruo, at that time, the silk trade by land will not be on the scale it has now. A building ship can carry at least 500 stones, which is far from being comparable to a camel horse. ”

The smile on Xun Yu's face gradually froze, and even the blood color disappeared, and he turned pale. After a long time, he sighed: "Looking ahead, suddenly behind, although you want to follow it, the end is enough." Yuan Chang, is there really no hope? ”

Zhong Yu looked at Xun Yu's face and said faintly: "Although I haven't reached that step yet, there are really not many opportunities, and I can't tolerate a trace of negligence." Yuan Benchu was indecisive and difficult to meet expectations, so you should make plans as soon as possible. ”