Chapter 385 The Sixth Lady’s Talent
Lu Songli felt that since Xue Xu was back, the entire plan must be communicated with him.
She started with the earthquake in Nanyang and Zhang Xian asking for help, "...this is the entire plan we have finalized."
What a chain plan! Xue Xu was so excited that it was hard to express, "The Sixth Madam is a great talent..."
He had been thinking before that Shi Tao and Lu Yiliang were colluding together. First, they missed Mr. Qin Liu, and then they targeted Mr. Lu again and again. How could Mrs. Qin Liu endure it?
Now listening to what she said, it turned out that the situation had already been laid out.
He really likes such a proactive and proactive lord! The kind of people who only move after a kick, who don't want to make progress, and who act like subordinates will be really tired.
"If everything goes well, Madam Six will definitely get her wish."
Lu Songli smiled and said, "Mr. Xue, don't keep praising me. Please help me take a look. Are there any omissions?"
Xue Xu pondered for a moment and then said, "The latest news received so far is that shopkeeper Wu and Young Master Ji have transported Qingzhou's grain to Luoyang with great fanfare."
His pressing initiative really came in handy.
Lu Songli: "Yes, this is the latest development."
Xue Xu: "Xie Zhan also went to Yuzhou, will it be a bad thing?"
Their Liaodong County leader had just gone to the south to pick some fruits from others, so it was hard for him not to worry about this.
Lu Songli: "Probably not."
She further explained, "Now Zuo Anmin and Zhang Xian are grasshoppers on the same rope. Zuo Anmin's value is still very high. Xie Zhan is reluctant to let the other side get involved in Nanyang disaster relief."
Xue Xu nodded, this is also true.
"The purpose of their group going to Nanyang is to fish in troubled waters and take advantage of our Liaodong County?" Excluding the fact that Xie Zhan planned to cause harm, his purpose became obvious.
Lu Songli was noncommittal.
It’s not hard to guess what Xie Zhan was thinking. Nandi’s vitality was damaged by the chaos he created. Now that Nandi is the foothold of the Xie family, he will definitely want to work hard to develop Nandi next.
The fastest way to develop the Southland is to let other places provide blood transfusions to the Southland.
Xie Zhan was already very good at plundering, so it was not difficult to guess his purpose in going to Nanyang.
"The information says that during this period, Xie Zhan and others followed Luoyang and sold 150,000 shi of grain at prices of 260 and 230 yuan per bucket respectively. I don't know if they still have any on hand. How much food? "The most important thing is that the Sixth Lady actually tolerated being taken advantage of by Xie Zhan.
"They probably don't have much food on hand." After all, it takes a lot of food to resettle the victims in the Southland.
Xue Xu sighed, "Xie Zhan is still very smart." And rational.
"Hmm." Lu Songli admitted this. Xie Zhan was able to clearly define his position in the game between them and the Yuzhou Grain Merchants Chamber of Commerce.
If she is the banker in this Nanyang business war, then Xie Zhan's current status is like hot money in future generations.
Hot money, fast in and out, usually harvests leeks with the banker, and competes with the banker for meat.
However, hot money is not always available, and sometimes it is harvested by the banker in reverse.
In fact, to put it bluntly, the relationship between the two is a game between the amount of funds and the understanding of human nature.
"Sixth Madam, if Xie Zhan is like this, why don't we do nothing?" Xue Xu thought that if Xie Zhan followed them to eat meat from beginning to end, the advantage he would take was not a small amount. When he thought of this, he felt it was a pity.
Lu Songli was very calm, "Don't pay attention to him. Without him, there will be others."
They are encircling and suppressing big fish, so as long as some interference items do not affect the overall situation, they should be ignored for the time being.
If you grab a handful of rice with your palm, a little will always leak out. They must learn to catch the big ones and let the small ones go, eat the meat themselves, and allow others to drink the soup.
The most important thing is that the battle between long and short sides sometimes requires people to follow up.
If people carry the sedan chair, it will be more lively, and the economy of the place will be better.
Xue Xu thought to himself, that's all, he doesn't understand this kind of commodity-colonial economic war, so just do what the Sixth Lady said.
"You can go back to Houcheng later." Lu Songli said to Xue Xu.
Liaodong County is on the rise and has many internal affairs. She is already in charge of Pingguo County. It would be a waste for Xue Xu to stay here any longer. She might as well go back to Houcheng to assist her father in handling government affairs.
Xue Xu nodded.
Then, Lu Songli told him a few things.
The first thing she told him was, "Shi Tao needs to find some trouble for him." She asked him to get busy, and she didn't have time to worry about their Liaodong County, so he wouldn't have to come to find trouble for them.
Xue Xu nodded, "I will arrange this."
Then came the second one, "Previously, I ordered someone to post a list to recruit a group of talents. I will look back and see which ones can be used. I will register them all so that they can be put to use when the time is right."
"Okay, I get it."
Lu Songli finally said, "There is also the matter of conscription. It's time to get ready."
She knew very well that because of the three-year peace agreement signed with the Xianbei Royal Court, Liaodong County would be stable this year, but that would not be the case next year.
Therefore, it is imperative to recruit and strengthen the army.
Liaodong County originally planned to recruit troops after the autumn harvest, but in order to confuse the opponent, this plan was temporarily shelved.
Because there are limits on the number of troops between states and counties. Lu Songli originally planned to recruit a group of new soldiers, but some of the wounded soldiers in the general camp and the veterans who were very old and already weak in combat were eliminated and let them disarm and return to the field.
Although these people have left the military camp, their fighting strength is still there. In this way, the level of military force in Liaodong County can also be improved.
But it is nothing but a foolish dream to want to fight against the Xianbei with only one county. Pingzhou, she must win! With the power of one state, she can still fight against them.
At this time, Xue Xu saw that Lu Songli frowned slightly, and couldn't help but say, "Sixth Madam, we were led by the Sixth Master all the way back from the South this time. He led a team of 7,000 people, who obeyed orders and were better than those new recruits. Among them, there are 4,000 young and strong, who are considered elite. If they are willing, they can directly join the army."
Xue Xu really felt that their Qin Sixth Master, although he was very attached to his wife, he really had some talent of generals.
Lu Songli was a little surprised to hear that he gave such a high evaluation. She expected that the overall quality of the group of people they brought back from the South would be relatively excellent, but she didn't expect there would be such a surprise.
Xue Xu was a little surprised that the Sixth Master didn't take the opportunity to take credit? This is not like his style.
Qin Sheng: ...The surprise he planned to give his wife is gone.
"By the way, Madam Six, where is Master Six?" Xue Xu realized something was wrong and planned to withdraw.
"He went to Xi'anping County." Qin Heng is currently stationed there.
Recently, Qin Sheng has been running between Xi'anping County and Da County.
He himself sighed that he was a brick and could be moved wherever he was needed.
Xue Xu shook his head and said, "That's a pity. I have to go back to Houcheng and won't be able to see Master Six anymore."