Chapter 157 Mutual calculation

In the land of one arrow, Lu Bu's arrow can be shot. When he heard that it was Ma Teng, Lu Bu had the idea of ​​shooting him with one arrow. After all, once Ma Teng died, it would be much easier to deal with Han Sui. There is no reason not to do this, although that Ma Chao must also die in this way, but this is the most cost-effective.

   But since Ma Teng came here, he has been hiding in the crowd. Lu Bu tried to shoot several times but was blocked by others. Even Lu Bu was not confident that he could shoot Ma Teng to death with one person in between.

   "Since General Ma is here, why don't you show up to speak?" Seeing that Ma Teng was taking precautions, Lu Bu was not in a hurry, but he was angry and shouted.

"It's not that I don't want it, it's just that Marquis Pingtao is unparalleled in the world. Ma Teng is afraid that he can't avoid it. Now you and I are enemies and not friends. If you appear at this moment, Ma Teng is afraid that he will have no life to go back." It was not Ma Teng who spoke, but It was a soldier sent by Ma Teng to shout.

interesting.

  Lü Buce walked back and forth for a few steps, but he really couldn't find a chance to attack, so he said loudly: "General Ma, what do you mean by coming here? Are you willing to surrender?"

"The general is brave and unparalleled in the world. In the past, in front of the Hulao Pass, the group of heroes shrank their heads. Ma Teng knew that he was not the enemy of the general. As long as the general did not embarrass me, Ma Teng would like to respect the general. The shouting soldier ran back, ran back, and shouted at Lu Bu.

   is also fun.

Lu Bu looked at the other party and said: "General Ma, you and I are both soldiers, you should know that Bulai can't leave easily, you can ask me to retire, but the silk trade and porcelain trade in this land of Xiliang need to be led by me. ."

   To put it simply, Lu Bu wanted financial power. Although Xiliang was barren, how could Ma Teng and Han Sui be able to support so many people? Because Xiliang was the only place to go on the Silk Road, why did Lu Bu go to Chang'an and didn't deal with other businesses, but only with the Zhu family's cloth business? The root is also here.

   He wanted to control Silk Road, and if he controlled this, he would control the economic lifeline of Han Sui and Ma Teng. If the two did not want to rebel, they could only be eroded and controlled by themselves through financial power.

Both the experience in the simulated world and the experience in the real world clearly told Lu Bu that to gain power, military power and financial power must be in hand, but Chang'an's financial power is almost monopolized by the Guanzhong family, and Longxi's financial power is to make the Longxi gentry for themselves Even in order to win over, some of the resources in Guanzhong will need to be distributed to these Longxi clans who rely on him in the future.

The only thing that Lu Bu can move now is the interests of Silk Road, let alone the shadow of the Mahan family behind the Qiang riot. Even if there is not, Lu Bu will have to find a chance to pull them in and take more money from them. Take the right to operate this Silk Road.

   Ma Teng's expression changed immediately when he heard the words. Lu Bu's request seemed to be unremarkable or even a bit simple, but it directly choked their lifeline.

If you don’t operate this Silk Road, you will never know how valuable this road is. The silk and porcelain of Dahan are luxury goods on the Silk Road. As long as you master this road, you will be able to have a steady stream of wealth, even if the Western Regions are now The Duhu Mansion has been abandoned, but there are still many Hu people from the Western Regions who come to the Han to buy porcelain and silk every year.

   Ma Teng and Han Sui were able to afford these many soldiers and horses, and even Dong Zhuo would be afraid of them, because of this Silk Road.

Of course, there are also restrictions. No matter how much money there is, Xiliang itself is poor, and sometimes it is impossible to spend even if you want to spend it. You can only find those big families to exchange food, Hu people to exchange cattle and sheep, etc. In this regard, Han Sui compares Being good at it was also the reason why Han Sui was able to stand on an equal footing with Ma Teng under the premise of Ma Teng's absolute prestige and military superiority.

   Now that Lü Bu has opened his mouth to ask for something that many warlords in Xiliang have always fought over, how could Ma Teng agree?

   "General, Xiliang is barren. We can only get some supplies by relying on this West River corridor. If the general cuts off this road, wouldn't it cut me off?" Ma Teng didn't lose his head, but let the young general come out and spread the word.

   "Why do you think this general came to Xiliang in person?" Lu Bu asked back.

Although Xiliang is barren, it is not so unbearable. It is not only an effective place for the Han to defend against foreign enemies, but also a necessary place for the Silk Road. It is a pity that no one in the past dynasties paid attention to the role of Xiliang, otherwise the Han would be more powerful than today. bondage.

As for why Lu Bu knew about this, one was influenced by his father Lu Boyong in the simulation world. He had always attached great importance to the economy. Before preparing to send troops to Xiliang, Lu Bu had already carefully studied how the economic system of Xiliang was supported. A battle involving tens of thousands of soldiers and horses? Ma Teng and Han Sui, including the former Bian Zhang, Bei Gong Boyu, etc., why should they fight for such a barren land and fight so fiercely?

   The answer is that there are heavy profits here, and in a place like Xiliang, although the place is large, the traditional farming economy has obviously taken root here, so there are other ways to obtain heavy profits.

  Ma Teng didn't speak any more, fortune is the way to survive, Lu Bu wanted other things, as long as he could talk, he could talk about it, but since Lu Bu came here, there was nothing to talk about, this battle had to be fought.

   "If that's the case, then let the last commander see the unparalleled means of a general!" Seeing that the negotiations broke down, Ma Teng didn't show any humility to Lu Bu anymore.

   "General..." Hua Xiong looked at Lu Bu and asked if he wanted to chase.

  Lü Bu looked at the guards beside him. He might not be able to kill Ma Teng if he caught up. He could run away even if he couldn't beat him. Moreover, he was so close to the enemy camp that he could easily overtake him.

   "Send someone to go to Jincheng to discuss with Han Sui about surrendering." Lü Bu looked at the direction that Ma Teng was leaving, and grinned, his smile was a little creepy.

   "Ma Teng is unwilling, could it be that Han Sui is willing?" Hua Xiong wondered.

   "I don't want to, I just asked you to send someone to talk to him, but I didn't say that he really wanted him to surrender." Lu Bu glanced at Hua Xiong and said.

  Then what's the meaning of this...?

Hua Xiong looked at Zhang Liao, who was thoughtful and then suddenly realized. He didn't dare to ask, so as not to be seen by others that he didn't understand, he followed Zhang Liao to make a sudden realization: "That's the case, the last general will do this. Send someone."

   "Really understand?" Lü Bu turned around and gave Hua Xiong a suspicious look. He originally wanted Zhang Liao to go, but since Hua Xiong was so active and it wasn't a critical issue, he could send someone to go.

Lu Bu watched the Ma Teng camp around, and then went to the vicinity of Jincheng to see the city's defenses. The height of the city walls, and the thickness of the city walls from standing on the mountain. Although it was impossible to be precise, he also had a general understanding of the level of Jincheng's city defenses. .

It’s the end of September, and the weather in the northwest is extremely cold. With Lu Bu’s physique, he can feel cold at night when he is shirtless, but Lu Bu is used to washing his body every day to keep his body clean, and a little bit of coldness can still be tolerated. of.

Many recruits couldn't bear to see Lu Bu washing his shirt shirtless in the cold river in the evening. It wasn't risqué, but it looked very cold. It was quite cold in Xiliang at the end of September and early October. The kind that might freeze, Lu Bu ran into the icy river to take a bath as if no one was beside him. This is really not what a normal person can imagine.

   is also because of this, there will be Lu Bu in the military camp from time to time, it is the nonsense of the reincarnation of gods and demons, and Lu Bu just pretended not to hear it.

   On the other side, Han Sui, the man Hua Xiong sent to Jincheng, also warmly received him, but after talking about it, Han Sui didn't understand what the other party wanted to express because of his ingenuity.

   said he was here to invite surrender, but he didn't mention the conditions, how to settle after the surrender, and nothing. Han Sui even wondered if the other party was here for food.

   Even after sending off the envoy sent by Huaxiong, Han Sui was still full of question marks.

   "My lord, what does Lu Bu mean?" Cheng Gongying asked Han Sui after he sent the messenger away instead of Han Sui.

   "Different!" After thinking for a long time, Han Sui finally spit out two words.

He was also bewildered by the messenger's incoherent words. It was only after the messenger left that he carefully sorted out the Silk Road. This should be the true meaning of Lu Bu's sending people, giving Ma Teng a kind of negotiation between the two sides. The illusion made Ma Teng suspicious.

"So it is." Cheng Gongying suddenly realized that this was not a lofty plan at first, but the messenger made him mysterious. This Lv Bu is really powerful, but now that he saw it through, Cheng Gongying looked at Han Sui and said, "In this case, Shall I explain it to General Ma?"

explain?

  Han Sui shook his head: "Don't worry, although Lu Bu has the intention of alienating, it may not be able to be used by me, Zicai?"

   "Here!" Cheng Gongying agreed.

   "Tomorrow, you will prepare a gift and go to Lv Bu's camp to find Lv Bu to discuss this matter. If I'm willing to help him break Ma Teng, can you allow me to stay in Xiliang?" Han Sui looked at Chenggong Yingdao.

   "Master~lightnovelpub.net~ why is this?" Cheng Gongying frowned and said, "What if Lu Bu really killed Ma Teng and turned to deal with me?"

   "I have a way to make both of them suffer." Han Sui laughed when he heard this.

Yan Xing had already led his troops to Longxi. If Lu Bu and Ma Teng fought recklessly, it would be best for Lu Bu to defeat Ma Teng, then he would no longer be able to fight against him, and then he would be able to win the entire Xiliang in Silk without a single shot. road rights.

Of course, if Lu Bu was defeated, Ma Teng would be left with only the remaining soldiers. At that time, Xiliang would still be in charge of himself, and he could even take the opportunity to kill Ma Teng, but it would be difficult to find Ma Teng in such a short time. An ally who helped him stay ahead.

   Cheng Gongying understands that this is not the first time Han Sui has done this kind of thing, he is very skilled.

   "Then I will go to Lü Bu's camp. If Lü Bu is willing to accept our surrender..." Cheng Gongying worried.

   "Then surrender. As long as Lu Bu can continue to prosper, what about surrender?" Han Sui laughed: "This reputation is not important, it is important when I actually control Xiliang."

   Surrender, nothing to be ashamed of.

   "The end will understand!"

   (end of this chapter)