However, it was said that when Xun Yu followed Lu Ren to Guangzhou, he happened to meet Mi Zhu, who was sent by Liu Bei, to Guangzhou to discuss this year's trade plan with Shi Tao. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Because Lu Ren happened to be there, Lu Ren personally came forward to talk to his brother-in-law Mi Zhu about business. Of course, to put it bluntly, this matter is nothing more than how much military supplies you want to buy, and in terms of price, it is indispensable to ask you to bargain back and forth. And the final result was that Lu Ren hindered his brother-in-law's face and gave Liu Bei a lot of discounts, who made Mi Zhen one of her wives?

Xun Yu didn't show up about this, just hiding behind the screen and eavesdropping. Because of Lu Ren's worries about some things, Xun Yu also knows it in his heart, and at the same time, Xun Yu also has to consider the children of the clan who are still staying with Lao Cao, so on the bright side, he can only "abandon the official and go", not "conspire" with Lu Ren, so that Xun Yu and Lao Cao's face can be hung up.

Therefore, Lu Ren's appearance was in the name of going to Guangzhou for inspection, and he did not say that he had just come from Jingzhou. Moreover, Lu Ren used the caravan as a cover all the way, and Liu Bei and Sun Quan didn't know that Lu Ren slipped under their noses, otherwise they really didn't know what kind of trouble would happen.

Then on the road again, Xun Yu also thought in his heart while enjoying the scenery: "Based on agriculture and rich in business, Yihao's idea is indeed very beneficial." I think my Xun clan can learn from this method, it can be said to be second to none in the Central Plains, and no family can compare with it, but if I really compare it with Lu Ren and the Lu family, it seems that I have only learned a little bit of skin...... There is no way, all the books and slips left by Yihao were destroyed, and I just relied on the old decrees he left behind to make the people of the clan try it out. ”

Without further ado, Lu Ren and Xun Yu fled from Shouchun in the spring and March of the seventeenth year of Jian'an, and did not return to Yizhou until the summer and May. Liu Ye, who was left in Yizhou by Lu Ren, rushed to the dock to greet him when he heard the news, and after the meeting of the former Cao Cao's advisers, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion......

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How to celebrate, how to rejoice, there is no point in talking about it anymore. Until both sides calmed down, Lu Ren invited Xun Yu to the study to talk seriously about some serious things.

Sake side dishes, sit opposite the table. After three cups, Xun Yu opened his mouth first and said: "Yihao, I have gained a lot of knowledge along the way." The few states and counties in your hands are far superior to the Central Plains in terms of wealth alone. Lu Ren, the prodigal son who was called the 'Immortal Master' in the past, is indeed worthy of his name. But I'm curious to know now, what are you going to do next? Cao Mengde said that the public is imminent, do you really have a way to stop it? ”

Lu Ren shook his head and said, "There is no way. And as I said before, I don't want to stop Lao Cao's public affairs. As far as I am concerned, Lao Cao is the public, in fact, he deserves it. ”

Even though Xun Yu was a little dissatisfied, he had to sigh and said, "It's okay...... And after that? What are you going to do after that? ”

Lu Ren shook the wine glass in his hand, and slowly spit out four words: "Different surnames are not kings." ”

The different surname is not the king, which refers to the inheritance system established during the White Horse Alliance of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, that no matter how great the merit of the non-Liu surname is, it cannot be crowned as a king, and it was later broken by Lao Cao. Of course, this is nonsense for Lu Ren, but Lu Ren needs this as a political excuse next.

And here, Xun Yu was stunned and asked, "Yihao, what do you mean by this?" ”

Lu Ren said: "It's very simple, Lao Cao is called a duke, this is no longer something you and I can stop." To be honest, it wasn't a big deal for him to be called Gong, but Xun Gong, what you are really worried about is the path he will take next. ”

Needless to say, Xun Yu was not a stupid person, so he nodded silently to Lu Ren. Xun Yu understood that what Lu Ren said about Lao Cao's next path was nothing more than that Lao Cao would further claim the title of king after becoming a duke, and then the plan was not far from abolishing Emperor Liu Xie and establishing himself as emperor. In fact, Lao Cao may not have any problem even if he is the emperor now, but Lao Cao still has his own concerns and plans, so he didn't take this step.

Lu Ren then continued: "We don't have time to stop the matter of his publication, and after all, we haven't broken the system yet, if we come forward to stop it, it will be a little unreasonable, after all, Lao Cao has made so many great contributions, what is it if we come out at this time?" But if he wants to go one step further, I can justifiably accuse him, and it's okay for me to do something, right? ”

Xun Yu nodded. At that point, Lu Ren can play the banner of "violating the ancestral system", which is also the political excuse when Lu Ren and Lao Cao turned their faces. And such an excuse, since it is Emperor Liu Xie's self-help to help Lao Cao speak, it is a bit unreasonable, and Lu Ren can find a corresponding excuse here to refute it.

But after a while, Xun Yu shook his head lightly and said, "It's just Yihao, this matter is not as simple as you think." ”

Lu Ren said: "It's not as simple as I said, but I don't take this matter as child's play." So Xun Gong, let's join forces! With your vision, coupled with my painstaking management, maybe you can really force Lao Cao to dare not take a step beyond the thunder pool? ”

"This ......"

"Nothing, this, that, that. Xun Gong, think about it, no matter whether it is success or failure, as long as we do it wholeheartedly, at least we can always be worthy of our dignified body and our this. ”

As he spoke, Lu Ren pointed to his chest. And Xun Yu saw Lu Ren express this attitude, bowed his head and thought for a long time, then nodded to Lu Ren and said: "Yes, what you do can always be worthy of your own heart, if you don't do anything, it will be no different from the walking dead." But Yihao, how much capital do you have now? When I was in Xudu, I could hear a lot of things about you, but I still don't know how much territory and strength you really have. ”

Lu Ren smiled, took down the map from the bookshelf, and pointed it out to Xun Yu one by one. And this finger doesn't matter, Xun Yu's face is a little pale: "I can't think of it!" I really can't think of it! You have such a vast area!! ”

Lu Ren spread his hands: "What's the use of Guang?" Isn't the population just as limited? ”

How big is Lu Ren's current territory? This is a bit difficult to say, but at least the entire Southeast Asian archipelago is Lu Ren's backyard, and Lu Ren can send a fleet from the Southeast Asian Islands south to land in Australia at any time if he wants.

The Southeast Asian archipelago is Lu Ren's back garden, so Lu Ren's main land is the three areas centered on Yizhou, Quanzhou, and Guangzhou, and roughly speaking, the southern part of Fujian and most of Guangdong in the later generations are in the hands of Lu Ren.

And in Guangxi and Yunnan...... Guangxi is Shixie's territory, but Shixie is now actually attached to Lu Ren, and Lu Ren can mobilize people and money from Shixie when necessary. However, Lu Ren didn't want to meddle too much in that place, after all, the situation in Jiaozhou was very complicated, and it was easy to cause a lot of unnecessary trouble if he ventured in, so it was better to let Shixie hang there.

There is Deng Ai in Yunnan who is there to support Meng Huo, and it has been more than two years and almost three years now. However, the affairs of that area cannot be rushed, and the current contact must be through Shixie's Jiaozhou, and it is only right to work slowly and steadily step by step. And when Deng Ai opened the road to the Myanmar seaport, it was when Lu Ren stepped in.

Not much to say about the Wajima and Samhan regions, which are mainly controlled in an orderly and gradual manner.

Finally, there is the northern region, and it can be said that Lu Ren's connection with the northern region has never been broken, so his influence on the northern region is not small.

Such a large area can certainly make Xun Yu jaw-dropping, but the population base makes Xun Yu a little crying and laughing. According to the population statistics of Jian'an for 17 years...... Of course, this mainly refers to the registered population in the core areas of Guangzhou, Quanzhou, and Yizhou, and the rest of the areas are not completely directly under the central government, and it is impossible to compile statistics. In short, the registered population of these territories is less than 700,000, and it is relatively scattered.

But this can't be helped, and if you really want to talk about it, 700,000 is not a small amount. Jingzhou was known as "more than 100,000 with armor" in the heyday of Liu Biao, so according to the proportion of peasants and soldiers at that time, the total population of Jingzhou was estimated to be about 120,000 or 300,000; The household registration in the late Shu Han period was 930,000 people, which seemed to be more than 200,000 more than Lu Ren's current index, but here you have to think about the productivity index and the development ability of both sides, Lu Ren's Yizhou is much better than the later Shu Han.

Such a large area can certainly make Xun Yu jaw-dropping, but the population base makes Xun Yu a little crying and laughing. According to the population statistics of Jian'an for 17 years...... Of course, this mainly refers to the registered population in the core areas of Guangzhou, Quanzhou, and Yizhou, and the rest of the areas are not completely directly under the central government, and it is impossible to compile statistics. In short, the registered population of these territories is less than 700,000, and it is relatively scattered.

But this can't be helped, and if you really want to talk about it, 700,000 is not a small amount. Jingzhou was known as "more than 100,000 with armor" in the heyday of Liu Biao, so according to the proportion of peasants and soldiers at that time, the total population of Jingzhou was estimated to be about 120,000 or 300,000; The household registration in the late Shu Han period was 930,000 people, which seemed to be more than 200,000 more than Lu Ren's current index, but here you have to think about the productivity index and the development ability of both sides, Lu Ren's Yizhou is much better than the later Shu Han. (To be continued.) )