Fan Chou didn't want Jia Xu to leave like this, and hurriedly said: "A certain party is just joking, why is Mr. weird?" ”

Then, Fan Chou repeatedly apologized, and Jia Xu's face looked better.

After Jia Xu sat down again, Fan Chou couldn't help but ask: "Since defeating Ma Teng and Han Sui, the prestige of a certain person in the Xiliang army has increased day by day, and he has won the weight of Li Dao and Guo Yan, why does Mr. say that my life is not long?" ”

Jia Xu sighed and said, "It is precisely because of the growing prestige of the general that this will lead to the disaster of killing himself." ”

Fan Chou was shocked, and hurriedly asked, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Jia Xu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked rhetorically: "What does the general think Li Wei is like?" ”

Fan Chou thought for a while, and then replied: "Li Wei has followed the Taishi for a long time, and he is a veteran general on the battlefield, brave and good at fighting, and he is definitely not a human being. However, this person is vain, but arrogant, has no one in his eyes, and is narrow-minded, and he is not a person who can achieve things in the end. ”

Fan Chou's evaluation of Li Dao, although biased, is not far behind.

Jia Xu nodded and said, "The general defeated Ma Teng and Han Sui, although it is a great achievement. However, the general cared about the friendship of the past, but let Han Sui go. ”

"Li Dao has always been nepotistic and takes good care of his relatives. The general attacked Ma Teng and Han Sui before, in order to rectify the military and government, but he scolded Li Li with a rod. ”

"Li Li is Li Dao's nephew, and he is loved by Li Dao, and Li Dao sees that his nephew is beaten, so how can he give up! That Li Li is also a scheming junior, he has always liked to use his uncle's name to do nonsense, how could he have been so humiliated? ”

"Since the general scolds Li Li, this person must hold a grudge, and when he returns to Chang'an, he will definitely say that the general is not in front of Li Wei."

"If this person adds fuel and vinegar and reports the matter of the general letting Han Sui go, report it to Li Dao, and say that the general has fornicated with Han Sui. Li Dao was already angry with the general and scolded his nephew, and coupled with the suspicion of the general, he must have wanted to get rid of the general in his heart. ”

Fan Chou was shocked in his heart, and then said: "Although my power is low, I still have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in my hands, and there are not a few people in the army who support me. How could Li Dao want to put me to death because of his suspicions? ”

Jia Xu sighed slightly and said, "The general also once said that Li Wei is narrow-minded. The general defeated Ma Teng and Han Sui, who in the Xiliang Army does not know the reputation of the general? Even if the general never let Han Sui go and never scolded Li Li, how could Li Dao let the general's power grow! ”

"If the general is not vigilant in his heart, sooner or later he will be harmed by Li Dao!"

Fan Chou was silent, and his face was a little uncertain. According to his understanding of Li Dao, it can be inferred that Jia Xu is by no means alarmist.

For a moment, he even wanted to abandon Chang'an and go directly to Liangzhou to defect to Han Sui. But between Fan Chou's thoughts, he had some doubts in his heart: "Jia Wen and Mo Fei want to use a divisive strategy?" ”

Thinking of this, he suppressed the fear in his heart again and said, "Although Mr. has good intentions, I don't think that Li Dao will raise troops to attack me. I haven't seen my husband for a long time, and I won't talk about anything else today, and I would like to get drunk with my husband. ”

Jia Xu looked at Fan Hou carefully for a while, then sighed and said, "That's it, since the general doesn't want to believe Jia Xu, Xu naturally won't talk about this matter again." ”

"This time I came, there was a wealth sent to the general, I don't know if the general would like to hear it?"

Fan Chou was interested, wanting to know what kind of wealth it was, and said, "Sir, it's okay to say." ”

Jia Xu sorted out his thoughts and said: "This year, the wind and rain are smooth, and the grain is surplus. However, the territory of the state is barren, desert is abundant, and due to the rapid expansion of the population, it is extremely scarce in food and grass. ”

"As a last resort, my lord Chen Wenzhao, I want to exchange war horses, weapons, and armor for grain and grass, I don't know if the general has any intentions?"

"Really?"

Suddenly hearing Jia Xu's words, Fan Chou Huoran got up and hurriedly asked.

Brushing his beard, Jia Xu nodded and said, "Really! ”

After the surprise, Fan Chou calmed down. He thought secretly in his heart: "Although grain and grass are also military supplies, they can't be traded with the state. ”

"However, the grain sown last winter has already been harvested in the spring. This year's harvest is very good, and there is a surplus of grain in the warehouse, which is still more than enough to support the autumn harvest. ”

"What's more, what the state uses in exchange is also military supplies. Although our army is not short of war horses, it is extremely necessary for sophisticated weapons and armor. ”

The Western Liang Army started in Liangzhou, and there was naturally no shortage of war horses. However, Liangzhou is barren and has low productivity, so the armor and weapons worn by the Western Liang army do not match the identity of their elite troops.

After Dong Zhuo occupied Luoyang, he did loot a lot of sophisticated weapons and armor. However, most of those sophisticated weapons and armor are now in the hands of Li Dao and Guo Yan's cronies.

The soldiers and horses under the command of Fan Chou and Zhang Ji, when it comes to equipment, are far from Li Dao and Guo Yan.

This is also why, Li Dao and Guo Yan's strength is stronger than Fan Chou and Zhang Ji.

Most of the generals of Xiliang were martial artists, and they didn't know much about anything other than fighting. Fan Chou and Zhang Ji didn't think about it, and wanted to send people to make weapons and armor by themselves.

However, they don't understand this knowledge at all, and they are often recruited and deployed by Li Dao and Guo Yan to fight, so they have no fixed territory for development. As a result, the equipment of their subordinates has not been replaced.

On the contrary, due to the existence of Ma Jun, the weapons and armor he designed are all unique. Moreover, there are many mines in Bingzhou, Chen Xu not only encourages the balanced development of various industries in the territory, but also cherishes the lives of soldiers.

The weapons and armor used by the state army are all extremely sophisticated.

The last time Fan Chou went to the state, he had seen the equipment of the state army, and he was greedy. However, Fan Chou also knew that when the princes were merging, the control of military materials such as weapons and armor was very strict.

If you want to get these things from the territory of the state, there is no other way than to defeat the army on the battlefield and seize the supplies.

Therefore, Fan Chou can only salivate in his heart.

The world is unpredictable, he didn't expect that now Bingzhou is willing to exchange weapons and armor for grain and grass. Of course, grain and grass are military supplies, but they are even worse than weapons and armor.

After all, as long as the harvest is good, there will be no shortage of grain and grass. And this spring's good harvest made Fan Chou not pay any attention to grain and grass.

As for weapons and armor, almost no princes were willing to sell them in the territory. Because, perhaps, today he sells weapons and armor to the other side, and tomorrow the other party will use these armed soldiers to attack him.

It is precisely because of this that the equipment used by their subordinates is not very good in the equipment used by the Xiliang Army, which has relatively low productivity and is not good at internal affairs, and even Ma Teng and Han Suijun in Liangzhou.

In a hurry, Fan Chou suddenly asked: "The weapons and armor that Bingzhou is willing to exchange with us won't be those inferior products that have been eliminated, right?" ”

Jia Xu chuckled twice and said, "General, please rest assured, the weapons and armor used to exchange food in Bingzhou are definitely the latest ones. ”

When Fan Chou heard this, he was overjoyed and asked, "I don't know how many sophisticated weapons and armor are you willing to exchange?" ”

Fan Chou had a heart and deliberately said the word 'excellent'.

Glancing at Fan Chou with a smile, Jia Xu said: "If you want to exchange grain for sophisticated weapons and armor, the general must prepare enough grain and grass. As long as there is enough food and grass, and the weapons and armor that can be traded by the state, it will definitely satisfy the general. ”

Fan Chou was overjoyed and said: "Grain and grass are not a problem, as long as you can afford weapons and armor, I can naturally afford to produce grain and grass." ”

Squinting his eyes slightly, Jia Xu secretly thought in his heart: "The fish has been hooked, and now although it seems that the wind and rain are smooth, there will be no shortage of grain and grass." If there really is a great drought that the lord said, then ......"

Thinking of this, the corners of Jia Xu's mouth outlined a slight arc.

Grain and grass are like this, when they are sufficient, they are indescribable; When it is lacking, it is more expensive than anything else.

Looking at Fan Chou, who was a little excited, Jia Xu suddenly said: "If the general wants to trade with Bingzhou, I'm afraid he won't be able to hide it from Li Dao, Guo Yan and others." ”

Fan Chou was stunned for a moment, and his face sank.

If there is nothing for a small-scale transaction, if there is a large-scale transaction, Li Dao and Guo Yan will definitely know.

Although Fan Chou thought that Jia Xu's previous words had the intention of sowing discord, in his heart, he also began to guard against Li Wei.

If he exchanged a large number of weapons and armor with the Bingzhou army, it would inevitably make Li Dao even more jealous of him. At that time, it was difficult to guarantee that Li Dao would not take risks and lead his troops to attack him.

As if seeing the worries in Fan Chou's heart, Jia Xu said: "Although the weapons and armor in the Li Dao and Guo Yan armies are relatively sophisticated, I am afraid there are some gaps compared to the equipment made in Bingzhou. ”

"If the general is afraid that the two of them will be suspicious, he might as well pull Li Dao, Guo Yan, and Zhang Ji to trade with Bingzhou together."

Fan Chou was happy at first, and then his face sank again.

Originally, he could strengthen his power by trading with the Bingzhou Army alone, so that he had a greater say in the Xiliang Army.

If the other three were pulled in, their equipment would also be replaced, and Fan Chou's advantage would no longer exist.

For the grasp of people's hearts, although there are many strategists in the world, no one can be swayed.

He knew what Fan Chou was thinking, so he said: "Although Bingzhou will also trade with them, the most sophisticated weapons and armor will be handed over to the generals. What's more, we can also do a little bit in terms of the number of transactions. ”

When Fan Chou heard this, he suddenly realized that he turned his worries into joy.

The two discussed for a while, and Jia Xu resigned to Fan Chou. Before leaving, Jia Xu once again advised Fan Chou, saying: "If the two armies face each other, with the general's bravery and prestige in the army, he is naturally not afraid of Li Dao and others. ”

"The person the general wants to guard against is Li Dao's secret action, or the Hongmen banquet. That's all the rhetoric, and I ask the general to take care. ”

After finishing speaking, Jia Xu turned around and left.

Fan Chou suddenly stepped forward and whispered in Jia Xu's ear: "Sir, be careful of assassins. ”