"Hahaha......"

After Yuan Shao thought for a moment, he suddenly burst out laughing, got up to help Wang Xu, patted the back of his hand and said affectionately: "Eh! Who should be the brother, it turned out to be this woman, the woman of the Yan family is indeed beautiful, no wonder it can make the virtuous brother take a fancy to it, she has not yet passed the door, why not? As for the marriage contract, it doesn't hurt to be a brother here, just withdraw it, but whether the Yan family agrees or not, it's not easy to say that the brother is in the middle, it depends on the ability of the virtuous brother. ”

Wang Xu was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Yuan Shao to be so straightforward, but for a while, he couldn't be sure whether he was really willing, or if he didn't care, but behind his back, the Yan family didn't agree, so he retreated.

After thinking about it, he couldn't help but say tentatively: "There is no shortage of property in Hebei, and the foolish brother doesn't know how to make amends, if the first brother can agree to this, the foolish brother is willing to use 100,000 stone of grain as atonement, and then 50,000 stone of grain as a dowry to the Yan family." ”

There is not much in Jingzhou, and the grain that has been piled up and seized in the county treasury over the years is called a lot, and a lot of it is rotten, so he is also very generous, and Yuan Shao is also going to fight Cao Cao, since he can't use it up, it doesn't hurt to fund some.

As soon as the words fell, Yuan Shao was already overjoyed, and said excitedly: "Is this true? ”

"The words have been spoken, how can there be any reason to regret it?" Wang Xu said with a smile.

"Then ......" Yuan Shao was about to say something, but suddenly stopped, and hesitated: "Brother Xian, there is no need for this reparation, as long as you and my brothers can help each other and defeat Cao Jun, it will already be excellent, just a marriage contract, how is it worth 100,000 stone of grain." ”

In this war-torn era, what the north lacks most is food, and it has been fighting for years and years. The population is large. Guidance is in short supply.

In particular, Yuan Shao now has a huge army. and frequent mobilization, even if he governs Hebei well and the agricultural recovery is very fast, he will not be able to withstand the huge amount of consumption, and the huge war machine will be like a bottomless pit, which will never be fed.

100,000 stone of grain, that's a huge amount, how could Yuan Shao not be excited?

Wang Xu couldn't see that he was already itching. It's just pretending to be polite, smiling secretly in his heart, but his face is sincere: "Brother Ben, you and I are brothers, but now the foolish brother wants to marry the woman that his nephew likes. ”

This step was just right, Yuan Shao really went down the slope, nodded with a smile: "Since the virtuous brother said this, it is a little bad not to accept it for the brother." But. The Yan family's dowry of 50,000 stone of grain, for the brother felt a little inappropriate. ”

"Why?" Wang Xu asked pretending to be confused.

"The Yan family got 50,000 stone of grain next time. Where they finish eating, they do not let it rot, but they also sell it and disappear into nothingness. Yuan Shao frowned, thought for a while and continued: "Now that the war is about to start, the treasury is in need of a large amount of grain and grass for military use, it is better to buy this 50,000 stone grain by my brother, this dowry is from me, the virtuous brother can rest assured, and will give the equivalent value of precious things according to the market value." ”

Wang Xu comprehended and echoed: "Of course, this is better, the foolish brother also thinks that it is not too appropriate to hire with food, but unfortunately Jingzhou is poor, and he can't take out other precious things." ”

"Then this matter is settled, you can go to the Yan family and intercede for your brother!"

"Then thank you to Brother Ben for cutting his love."

"Huh! Brother Xian, what do you say? Yuan Shao was in a good mood at the moment, and said affectionately: "You and my brother, what do you say, in addition to being a brother's wife, even if the virtuous brother falls in love with those favorite concubines and beautiful concubines for his brother, he can also take them away." ”

"Hahaha! The first brother laughed, how could the foolish brother take away his brother's love. Wang Xu said with a laugh.

"Huh! What's the matter, the female servant is enough, how much if you and I are friendly, who do you like, just say it to your brother first. ”

"The original brother treats me like this, how can the foolish brother surpass it, and he will not take away the love of his brother."

Wang Xu politely refused on the spot, joking, one hundred thousand stone grain, if you want it, I don't want to!

It's a pity that this era is like this, women's status is too low, in addition to noble births, or famous wives, no matter how favored those beauties and concubines are, they are just favorite playthings, as long as the price is high enough, it is not impossible to abandon.

Not only Yuan Shao thinks so, but the henchmen and strategists who accompany him are all satisfied, obviously very happy that their lord can think about the overall situation, if Wang Xu really likes a concubine of Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao is reluctant to part with his love, I am afraid they will persuade him.

At this time, everyone was happy, and the atmosphere became much more harmonious, as if none of the previous disputes had happened.

"Brother Ziyang, I don't know how you plan to transport so much gold and silver, and how do we hand over that grain?" Yuan Shao asked with a relaxed smile.

This time, Wang Xu came to Yecheng to talk about the alliance, but Yan Ming suddenly heard the rumors and did it by chance, so he was naturally prepared, and immediately said with a smile: "One is that Brother Benchu sent troops to pretend to be escorted by business travelers, and made a detour to merge with Zhou, and my Jingzhou also went out of Hanzhong, and finally exchanged at the Xiliang border, so as to avoid Cao Cao." The other is to take the sea route, coastal south, can be exchanged at the mouth of the Yangtze River. ”

"It's all risky!" Yuan Shao frowned. "If the two armies exchange at the Xiliang border, my brother is worried that Zhong Xuan and Xiliang bandits in Chang'an will be robbed and killed along the way when they get the news."

"On the sea, there are pirates of the Japanese people, and although I heard that the islands in the eastern sea have established a country of Yamadai, ruled by a woman named Himiko, there are still many pirates. Moreover, the mouth of the Yangtze River is under the control of Sun Wentai, and you and I may cause suspicion. ”

"It's really risky." Wang Xu nodded in agreement, but he didn't care. "However, as long as the itinerary is confidential enough, it should not be a big deal, and it is not a large army, as long as the news is not leaked, who will pay attention to this kind of thing, as for those ordinary bandits, there is no need to worry. Besides, those businessmen who travel between the north and the south are not afraid, so why should we be afraid? ”

"Huh! Don't take it lightly. Yuan Shao shook his head, waved his hand and said: "If it is just to smuggle money, grain, gold and silver, it is easy to do, but Ziyang Xian Brother is also accompanying it, then it is different, the meticulous work of the princes of all parties is very close to you, a little bit of difference, the loss of money, food, gold and silver is just enough, you and I can afford it, but the safety of the virtuous brother is related to the situation in the world." Don't be hasty. ”

"The lord is too worried." A familiar voice came from behind Yuan Shao. It is its core strategist Feng Ji. "General Wang doesn't need to go all the way with gold and silver. To each his own. ”

"Oh?" Yuan Shao raised his eyebrows. "Tell me about it!"

Feng Ji waved slightly, and continued: "According to the opinion of his subordinates, the handover of gold and silver and grain and grass can be selected in the land of Xiliang, and the elite sergeants are selected to pretend to be ordinary business travelers, divided into several batches or dozens of batches, and no one will care about such an act." It is also difficult to pinpoint. ”

"As for General Wang, you must not take this road, otherwise it may be very exposed, and it is better to take the sea route. The sea is boundless, even if Cao Jun detects it, it is difficult to find it on a large scale, as long as the elite people are sent to escort it, a small group of Japanese bandits is not to be feared, this is the safest route that his subordinates think. ”

"Hmmm! There is a point in that. Yuan Shao pondered for a moment and nodded in approval.

Wang Xu's eyes lit up. I didn't expect this Feng Ji to think of it with him, and said with a smile: "Feng Yuantu's words are exactly what I want." Regardless of whether or not the gold and silver shipments were leaked, the fleet would be larger when they went south from the sea, and even if some news was leaked, it would make people mistakenly think that it was a sea route that they were walking with me, so that they could rest easy. ”

"This ......" Yuan Shao hesitated slightly. But you're not in danger! ”

"It doesn't matter, as Yuan Tu said, the sea is boundless, how can it be so easy to find me, and as long as you don't really carry those bulky goods, you can get rid of it quickly at a critical time." Wang Xu said disappreciatively.

"In that case, then according to the words of the virtuous brother!" Yuan Shao was also convinced, nodded and said: "Then brother will send the best sea ships and crews to you, as for the escort generals......"

After a pause, he continued: "Just let Zhang He escort it!" Zhang Junyi is thoughtful, his martial arts are extraordinary, and he is also an old acquaintance with his virtuous brother, and he is one of the few in the Hebei army with good water nature, so he should be able to protect the safety of his virtuous brother. ”

"That's great!"

Wang Xu didn't have any opinion on who was escorting, although Yuan Shao named Zhang He to surprise him, but no matter how surprised he was, this Zhang He couldn't leave. After all, in the current situation, you must not be able to dig people openly, for no reason, Zhang He is not a person who turns his back on the master so easily.

Moreover, even if Zhang He intends to defect to Jingzhou, his wife and children are all in Hebei, and coupled with the current situation, the time is not ripe.

At this moment, everything that should be said has been said, Wang Xu also wanted the other party to arrange specific matters, and urged at the moment: "Brother Benchu, although the major event has been decided, it is better to arrange it as much as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night." The foolish brother also needs to return to the post house to find my entourage, let him rush back first, and inform Jingzhou to arrange for the delivery of grain. ”

"It's good! Someone sent you to my brother's order. ”

Bidding farewell to Yuan Shao, Wang Xu found the post house under the escort of the brigade of soldiers, and let the guards wait outside, while he went into Ling Wanqing and Zhang Ning's room.

"Wanqing, I'll give you a letter, you return to Jingzhou quickly, inform Xu Shu of everything, and let her make arrangements as much as possible."

"This ......"

Ling Wanqing hadn't seen Wang Xu for many days, she was worried about herself, she finally saw it, and after a while she was happy, she wanted her to go back first, and immediately said reluctantly: "Master, the slave family must stay by your side, now that General Zhou and General Huang have gone back, who will protect you?" This matter can be reported back to the Spy Department. ”

"No, this matter is very important, the less people know about it, the better, Cao Cao's fine works are also all over the world, are you sure that there is no fight between the two parties? If there happens to be an accident, it will cause a lot of losses, and only you and I can rest assured. Wang Xu refused on the spot.

"......"

"No, no!" Wang Xu's tone was unusually affirmative, stared at her eyes and said, "Wanqing, this is business!" ”

"Okay!" Ling Wanqing reluctantly responded, looking a little aggrieved.

Seeing this, Wang Xu's heart softened, and he took him into his arms and comforted him warmly: "Actually, I also hope that you and Zhang Ning can return to Jingzhou as much as possible, which is safer and more reassuring, as for me, Yuan Shao will try his best to send me back safely." No one knows the identities of the two of you, and you won't be targeted by other big forces, so as long as you watch out for the bandits when you go back, you can go all the way unhindered. ”

"Rest assured, master, slaves and maids know what to do!" Ling Wanqing nodded worriedly.

I didn't know that Ling Wanqing had just been told here, but Zhang Ning over there was not happy: "I won't go back, I have to follow you to figure out some things!" ”

"Ning'er, don't mess around at this time!" Wang Xu frowned.

"Humph!" Zhang Ningqiong's nose was slightly wrinkled, and she didn't buy it at all. "You can order Sister Wanqing, I'm not your subordinate, you can't control me!" (To be continued......)