"Mister Yi Ji, come, come, drink with me!" In Xiangyang, Huang She raised his glass and toasted to Yiji.
These days, Huang She finally had a good day. Xiu Cheng's rebel army was now stuck in Jiangling. Although Jiangling city was broken, at least Xiu Cheng's army was unable to move.
The people were no longer as anxious as before. This year, Jingzhou's taxes began to be collected. Xiangyang was originally the wealthiest place in Jingzhou, but the money made Huang She's eyes dazzled. There was a lot of gold in it. With this gold, there was no need to be afraid of not having enough soldiers and horses, provisions, weapons and armor!
And all of this started when Yi Ji mentioned one of the two masters.
If it wasn't for Zhang De stabilizing the situation in Jiangling, perhaps those nobles and some cities near Xiangyang would be watching from the sidelines. If Huang She couldn't defeat Xiu Cheng, why would they give Huang She the tax money?
If Huang She lost, these city lords and county magistrates would be miserable. Not to mention whether Xiu Cheng would collect taxes again, if he wanted to settle accounts with these city lords and punish them for supporting Huang She, they would not be able to bear the consequences.
Therefore, they had to slow down and make Huang She unhappy. They had to observe for a while.
Now that Zhang De led the Huang Army to block the attack of Xiu Cheng's rebel army, they were relieved and sent out this year's taxes.
Therefore, Yi Ji was the hero. Huang She was happy and invited Yi Ji to his residence for a drink.
"Without Mister Yi Ji, I can't stand these taxes!" Huang She said with a red face.
"You're too kind, Military Advisor, you're too kind!" Yi Ji said modestly.
"That Zhang De is really a talented general!" Huang She smiled happily: "Someone come, send a thousand gold coins to General Zhang De's mansion. Also, send me a pair of jade pendants and a hundred bolts of silk and satin!" Huang She was really willing to spend a lot of money.
Even Yi Ji was a little envious. If it was not for Zhang De's unswerving determination, perhaps if it was an ordinary general, he would have already worked hard for Huang She.
In these few days, Huang She gave Zhang De a residence, horses, and now money. It could be said that as long as Huang She had, he would share it with Zhang De. It could be seen that Huang She's heart was big.
But unfortunately, even if you gave him a thousand gold, that person would not change.
"Good wine, good food, how can there be no dance! Come, dance for me! "Huang She clapped his hands, and soon a group of coquettish dancers appeared on the field.
After three rounds of drinks, the beauties also played with them for a while. There were even some guests who couldn't hold back and directly asked for a room with the dancers to do something embarrassing.
Huang She's temper also flared up, he wanted to pull the two dancers back, but he was stopped by Yi Ji.
"Mister Yi Ji, could it be that you have taken a fancy to the two beauties in this Military Advisor's hands?" Huang She asked Yi Ji in confusion.
"Military Advisor, you must be joking!" Yi Ji bowed. He, Yi Ji, was one of those rare people who kept himself clean. He really didn't touch any women outside.
"Then why did Mister Yi Ji stop this Military Advisor?" Huang She was even more confused.
"Military Advisor, could it be that the military advisor and the army have forgotten what happened on Mount Jing?" Yi Ji continued.
"Jing Mountain?" Huang She was a little drunk and asked.
"Military Advisor, there are two capable people on Jing Mountain, but Military Advisor only invited one of them!" Yi Ji reminded Huang She.
"Invited one of them? You mean Zhang De? " “
"Brother Zhang De is good at martial arts, and the other one is good at literature!" “
"Which one?" "Huang She remembered. He, Huang She, has always been arrogant and unruly. But a person who stood him up twice is really rare. But this person called Shi Yuan did it!" So Huang She still has a lot of influence on Huang She.
"That arrogant person? It doesn't matter if you don't like it! "Huang She couldn't help but snort, waving his hand and leaving. Zhang De had already helped him.
However, Yi Ji was still blocking his way. "Military Advisor Daren, although Brother Zhang De's martial arts is excellent and he is good at commanding troops, he is still a martial artist. He can fight against ten thousand people, but not one hundred thousand!"
"So what?" Huang She thought that Zhang De was enough.
"Military Advisor, don't you want to break Xiu Cheng?" Yi Ji asked.
"Break Xiu Cheng?" Huang She turned his head. He was a little interested.
"Military Advisor, Brother Zhang De, although the situation in Jiangling has been stabilized, the hundred thousand soldiers on Xiu Cheng have been eyeing Jiangling and Xiangyang covetously! Military Advisor, although you are the Military Advisor of Jingzhou, but in the five counties of Jinnan, your decree can't be passed out! "Yi Ji said to Huang She.
"Hmm?" Huang She frowned. This was already a blow to him. As the saying goes, hit people, don't hit people's faces. This Yi Ji just had to touch the pot that didn't boil.
"Sir Military Advisor, could it be that you only want to be a military advisor in name but not in reality?" Yi Ju asked. Now Huang She is not so much a military advisor of Jing Province, it is better to say that he is just a governor. But this governor is a bit bigger, and he is in charge of the richest county in Jing Province, Xiangyang Province.
Regardless of whether Huang She was willing to listen or not, Yi Ji continued, "And this Shi Yuan can help Military Advisor to sit in that position!" Yi Ji said to Huang She.
Huang She narrowed his eyes. This was already a slap to Huang She's face. Huang She wouldn't be happy, "You mean he can help me break Xiu Cheng?"
"Yes!" Yi Ji nodded.
"What if we can't break it?" Huang She asked Yi Ji angrily.
"He can definitely break Xiu Cheng's army!" Yi Ji repeated.
"Just based on your words?" Huang She said disdainfully.
Yi Ji took a deep breath. If he wanted to complete Lord Xuande's Jingzhou, he must let Shi Yuan come out. "Yi Ji is willing to make a military pledge. If Military Advisor can invite Mr. Shi Yuan and he can't break Xiu Cheng's army, I'm willing to offer my head!" “
"Okay!" Huang She said to Yi Ji, "I'll go with you to Jingshan in two days!" It's not that Huang She believes in Yi Ji, but there is Zhang De as a primer, plus this Yi Ji boasting like this, this person called Shi Yuan should be outstanding, even if he is not as good as Zhang De, he should be close.
"Thank you, Military Advisor!" Yi Ji said to Huang She with joy. He let Huang She go and let Huang She leave.
The next day, Huang She woke up very early. It wasn't that Huang She was diligent, but he had to wake up early. This was because he had already shouldered the burden of the Jingzhou Army. In the past, he didn't care about it, but now, he couldn't.
All the affairs in Jingzhou had to go through him.
Huang She looked at the documents on the table and shook his head.
"Reporting, General Huang Yu requests an audience!" Huang She was in the study room when a guard reported to Huang She.
"Huang Yu?" Huang She thought for a moment. This Huang Yu was a general of the Huang Family. Didn't Huang She ask Huang Yu to contact the Cai Family and Nian Family in Nanyang County? Why did he come back so quickly?
Did the Cai Family and Nian Family not agree?
After thinking for a while, Huang She nodded to the guard and said, "Let him in!"
"Yes!"
Soon, Huang Yu was led into Huang She's study room. “
"General Huang Yu greets Young Patriarch! Huang Yu entered Huang She's study room and bowed to Huang She.
"Get up!" Huang She waved his hand and said.
"Thank you, Young Master!"
"Huang Yu, didn't you go to Nanyang County? Why did you come back? Could it be in Nanyang County? "Huang She frowned. He was already prepared for something bad. The Cai Family and Nian Family were still unwilling to agree to the Huang Family's conditions and were prepared to wait and see.
However, Huang Yu shook his head and said, "Young Master, the Cai Family and Nian Family have already agreed to our conditions!" “
"Agreed?" Huang She was stunned for a moment before he was overjoyed. This was because Huang She urgently needed the Cai Family and Nian Family's support. As long as he had the support of these two families, Huang She would not have to be afraid of Xiu Cheng. As long as he had the Cai Family and Nian Family's support, it could be said that more than half of the noble families in Jingzhou would support him. When that time came, no one would be able to shake his position.
"Yes, Young Master. However, the Cai Family and Nian Family have two conditions!" Huang Yu said with a little difficulty.
"Two conditions? Even if it's twenty conditions, I will agree to them!" Huang She said.
"One of the conditions is that the Cai Family and Nian Family's troops will not listen to orders. They acknowledge your position as the commander of the Jingzhou Army, but they do not agree to your command! If young master, Xiangyang is in trouble, they will come to your aid! "Huang Yu said to Huang She.
"Not listen to orders?" Huang She was still very uncomfortable but he still nodded. "Agreed!" The Cai Family and Nian Family had already been like this when Liu Biao was still around. Huang She could not change it.
"The second condition is that the Cai Family will help you with compensation. You will have to pay for the weapons, armor, and rations!" Huang Yu continued to speak.
"Hmph!" Huang She was a little unhappy. Although Nanyang County had just been annexed to Xiangyang, it was still a large tax payer. Now, it was gone just like that.
"However, they said that they can provide you with the best armor and weapons!" Huang Yu continued.
"The best armor?" Huang She asked curiously.
"The armor and swords produced in Yangzhou!" Huang Yu said.
"The swords and armor?" Huang She had a slight smile on his face. He had seen the weapons and armor produced in Yangzhou before. They were all high grade weapons and armor. "How did they get their hands on Yangzhou's weapons and armor? Are there a lot of them? "
"Young Master, Nanyang County has been trading with Yangzhou for a long time!" Huang Yu shook his head and said to Huang She.
After the Cai Family and Liu Biao broke off their relationship, they were still connected to Yangzhou.
This was to prevent Liu Biao from fighting to the death. Once the Cai Family and Nian Family were forced into a corner, the Cai Family might directly rely on Yangzhou.
Therefore, Yangzhou's merchants mostly came and went from Nanyang County and Xinye. Therefore, the Cai Family and Nian Family had already bought a batch of weapons and armor.
"What's the price?" Huang Yu asked.
"Yangzhou's new armor is 50 gold each. Yangzhou's new swords are 30 gold each!" Huang Yu said.
"So expensive?" Huang She immediately frowned.
In fact, it was already very cheap. When Liu Mang sold it to Liaodong, he sold it for 100 gold. When he sold it to Huang She, he sold it at half price. The main reason was that the people in Jingzhou had a lot of money. If the price was too high, Huang She would definitely buy it in bulk. If the price was too high, Huang She would not be interested.
"50,000 soldiers and horses!" Sure enough, Huang She opened his mouth and said 50,000 soldiers and horses.
The armor for 50,000 soldiers and horses would cost 2.5 million gold, and the swords would cost 1.5 million gold. Altogether, it would cost 4 million gold. In this world, there were very few people who could afford it. Even Cao Cao would be able to keep Cao Cao in Nanpi with 1 million gold.
"Let's buy a batch first. 10,000 sets!" Huang She clenched his teeth. Although these days, the nobles of Jing Province had already paid their taxes, but it was only a few hundred thousand gold.
He, Huang She, can buy enough weapons and swords for an army of 10,000 soldiers.
"You can go to the treasury and get the money!" Huang She said to Huang Yu.
However, Huang Yu shook his head.
"Why?" Huang She asked doubtfully.
"Nanyang County does not have that many weapons and armor!" "Huang Yu revealed to Huang She that although the Cai Clan and the Feng Clan are rich, each of them have millions of dollars worth of technology. However, it is impossible for them to store millions of dollars worth of things. Therefore, there are only 1,000 sets of armor and 2,000 swords in Nanyang County.
"Then what should I do?" Huang She frowned. With his status, it would not be convenient for him to trade with Yangzhou. Even if he wanted to buy, Yangzhou might not be willing to sell.
"Cai Mao said that they will import a batch of goods from Yangzhou as long as Young Lord wants them. However, it is not easy to trade them with gold!" Huang Yu said to Huang She.
"Not using gold to trade?" "Huang She doesn't understand, is there anything more valuable than gold? Gold was hard currency. Were they going to use real estate? Even if they sold it to you, would you dare to buy it?
"Because the goods were bought from Yangzhou, Yangzhou used Gold Lü Bu to trade!" Huang Yu explained.
"Gold Lü Bu?" Huang She remembered. He had seen this thing before. When he was traveling with Liu Biao, other than Liu Pan's plan, they had seen something called Gold Lü Bu.
Yangzhou had started to eliminate the exchange of gold. Those merchants were more willing to use Gold Lü Bu. This caused the supply of Gold Lü Bu to fall short of the demand. Yangzhou had no choice but to issue another batch. Even so, it was difficult to exchange for gold.
If one went to the various gold shops in Yangzhou to exchange for Gold Lü Bu, one would have to wait for a long time. This was because one needed to know the purity of the gold. Next, one needed to store the gold. There were only a few sets of Gold Lü Bu engravings. It was difficult to satisfy all of them even if they were constantly printing them.
Therefore, in order to increase their strength, many people exchanged in the black market.
It was just like the US dollars in the modern world. The exchange rate in the market was the same, but in private transactions, the exchange rate would be slightly higher.
"Gold Lü Bu? Just exchange! " "Huang She urgently wants the Yangzhou armor and weapons to be in place, so that he can deal with the rebels over there.
"Young Lord, if you want to exchange in large quantities, the procedures may be 5% higher!" If those hundreds of thousands of gold were exchanged for Gold Lü Bu, it would be a loss of tens of thousands of gold.
Huang She was immediately dissatisfied. However, there was no other way. He could only wave his hand.
"Then this subordinate will go!" Huang Yu nodded. Huang Yu went down and exchanged the hundreds of thousands of gold in his hands for Gold Lü Bu. He bought Yangzhou's new armor and weapons. There were weapons and armor, provisions, cloth, and even war horses.
Nanyang was also satisfied. Huang She also discovered that the Gold Lü Bu was very useful. In order to facilitate future transactions, he began to exchange all the gold in his hands for Gold Lü Bu. There were only a few tens of thousands of gold left in the treasury. So much so that Huang Yu is also a reselling genius. He transported all of Jing Province's gold to Yangzhou's Gold Bank and waited to exchange it for gold notes. Then he took the gold back to Lu Bu and exchanged it for gold at a higher exchange rate with Jing Province's merchants. Then he sent the gold back to Yangzhou.
This back and forth also helped Huang She earn tens of thousands of gold. How could Huang She not be happy?
The glittering gold flowed towards Yangzhou. When it reached Yangzhou, it became Gold Lü Bu and filled the market in Jingzhou.
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