"How much money do you have left?" After being asked by Yuan Xi, both of them immediately showed vigilance. Money was the capital of these two brothers. If they were to take out their money, then they would have no chance to make a comeback.
One must know that although the two of them were sitting together, the suspicion between them didn't decrease at all.
Now that they heard Yuan Xi's question, both of them became vigilant.
Yuan Xi looked at his eldest brother and third brother and couldn't help but feel bitter in his heart. Could it be that the heavens didn't bless his Yuan family? Why did his father choose his eldest son and his father's eldest son act like this?
"Eldest Brother, Third Brother, this money is not for me, Yuan Xi, but to buy provisions!" Yuan Xi said to his eldest brother Yuan Tan and third brother Yuan Shang.
"Second Brother, what are you talking about? Do you think I don't trust you? You and I are brothers!" Seeing Yuan Xi's appearance, Yuan Tan laughed. He knew that he had wrongly accused Yuan Xi. However, his Third Brother, Yuan Shang, was also acting the same way. This made Yuan Tan feel a bit better.
"Yes, eldest brother is right. Second brother, if you want money, then just take it!" Yuan Shang said in a very carefree manner. If Yuan Xi didn't say it, then Yuan Shang would have turned hostile on the spot.
Although Yuan Tan's heart was bitter, he also knew that they were facing a powerful enemy. This wasn't the time to think about other things.
"Second brother, I have 150,000 gold!" Yuan Tan took out a number and said to Yuan Xi.
"Second brother, I also have 100,000 gold." Yuan Shang also said his number. 100,000 gold, 150,000 gold added up to 250,000 gold. This wasn't a small number. From this, one could see that this old noble family's foundation was huge. Just look at Sun Ce of Jiangdong. After losing the Battle of Yangtze River, the entire Jiangdong couldn't take out any money. Sun Ce's pockets were basically empty. On the other hand, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang were driven out of Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Bingzhou by Cao Cao. It could be said that their strength had shrunk by more than half. However, they could still take out a few hundred thousand gold. Moreover, Yuan Xi knew that this amount of money wasn't the limit of his two brothers. If they really went all out, then 500,000 gold wouldn't be a problem.
"Alright, 250,000 gold. 150,000 gold to buy provisions and 100,000 gold to buy armors and weapons to equip the army!" Yuan Xi said to his two brothers. One hundred and fifty thousand gold worth of provisions could buy about three hundred thousand dan of provisions, enough to last the army for half a year. As long as they persevere, Cao Cao's army of three hundred thousand would not be able to last for long. After all, the army of three hundred thousand would need to eat, drink and defecate. The provisions of Ji Province, Bing Province, and Qing Province were either taken away by Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi. Those that couldn't be taken away were burned by the two brothers. This was considered to be quite good. Therefore, when Cao Cao wanted provisions, other than the provisions that he obtained from occupying Ye City, he also had to transport from Xu Du and Zhili Province. The cost was too high.
"Second brother, forgive me for being blunt, but where can we buy provisions, armors, and weapons?" Yuan Tan frowned and asked. The west side had been completely blocked by Cao Cao. Cao Cao would never allow any provisions to be sent to Youzhou Province. The north side was the territory of foreign tribes. Those Wuwan people and Xianbei people couldn't even fill their own stomachs. As for weapons and armors, they didn't have iron ores, not to mention blacksmithing.
"Eldest brother, the north and west sides have been blocked, but there's still the east side!" Yuan Xi told his eldest brother.
"You mean Gongsun Du of Liaodong?" Yuan Tan asked with a dubious look.
"Yup!" Yuan Xi nodded.
"Isn't Gongsun Du from Liaodong a poor man? Do you think he has any food to sell to us in a place as poor as Liaodong? Second brother, have you been cheated by Gongsun Du? " Yuan Shang despised this so-called Lord of Liaodong because Gongsun Du had been pretending to be poor since their Yuan family started to prosper. He couldn't even defeat Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan was a loser of his Yuan family. Therefore, Gongsun Du despised Gongsun Du even more. It was Gongsun Du who begged Yuan family to trade for him. Gongsun Du could only sell those wild goods, some mountain ginseng and some medicinal materials. He was as poor as a pauper.
However, now they wanted to buy provisions, weapons and armors from Liaodong. Was that a joke?
"Third brother, it's not what it used to be!" Yuan Xi shook his head and said to Yuan Shang, "The Yuan family is no longer the overlord of the north, and Gongsun Du has changed from a dog of the Yuan family to the current Lord of Liaodong.
Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang were silent. They knew that their father Yuan Shao's foundation was squandered in their hands, but they didn't think it was their fault. Instead, it was the other party's fault. If Yuan Tan (Yuan Shang) recognized me as the Great General, this Cao Cao would have been eliminated long ago. However, even if they had opinions, they didn't show it.
"This Gongsun Du of Liaodong, I don't know where he came from to trade with the King Of Shu, Liu Mang in Yangzhou!" Yuan Xi explained to the two brothers.
"King Of Shu, Liu Mang?" Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan were not unfamiliar with this name. They were even a little angry. That Liu Mang was a scoundrel?
Yuan Shang immediately scolded. Because when Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan were still fighting against Cao Cao, Yuan Shang hoped that the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, would send troops. In other words, he wanted to ally with the King Of Shu and ally with Liu Mang in Yangzhou. As long as Liu Mang sent troops, Yuan Shang would give Liu Mang some benefits.
However, Liu Mang took all the benefits, but he didn't give anything good. He used Yuan Shang's banner to take half of Xuzhou, but in the end, he kicked Yuan Shang away and took Yuan Shang's reward. This was simply bullying.
"Third brother, let bygones be bygones!" Yuan Xi comforted Yuan Shang. Yuan Tan on the side was also a little embarrassed. This was because Yuan Tan and Cao Cao had trained together, which made Yuan Shang want to ally with Liu Mang in Yangzhou.
"This King Of Shu, Liu Mang, opened up a sea trade route. From Yangzhou to Jiangnan, a steady stream of provisions can be transported to Liaodong through the sea route. Liaodong's Gongsun Zan relied on war horses to exchange for provisions, armor, and weapons." Yuan Xi came prepared.
Yuan Xi clapped his hands and a few soldiers walked out from behind him. One of them was holding a set of armor, while the other was holding a war sword.
"Big brother, third brother, please look. This is the armor sold from Yangzhou!" Yuan Xi said to Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang. They were holding the armor of Yangzhou's ordinary soldiers and the steel sword made of molten iron. Black light flashed.
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