Chapter 224 Transaction
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After leaving Xilin Academy, Fang Zhiwen first sent Li Xueyin back to the office office, but he did not go in, but went directly to the inn to meet Liu Yu. It was almost the same for Liu Yu to be cooled down for two days.
Originally, Fang Zhiwen planned to meet Liu Yu as soon as the wedding ended and discuss the matter about the eastern part of Youzhou. However, the secret contact between Liu Yu and the two senior executives of the Xiongbing Association, as well as the recent close trade exchanges between Yongning Town, Shanggu County, made Fang Zhiwen very disliked.
Fortunately, the Tianxiahui and the Iron Blood Battle Banner came to explain and clarify to them. Zhao Boyang even assured that the two senior executives of the Xiongbing Association had been replaced and that any private transactions with Liu Yu were completely invalid. The Xiongbing Association had dissolved the military alliance and would firmly respect Fang Zhiwen's instructions.
As for whom Xiongbing would turn, Fang Zhiwen actually didn't care at all. Now Xiongbing would indulge the two senior officials to do these small moves. In fact, he also wanted to get along with Fengning County and Liu Yu, but Fang Zhiwen would not make Xiongbing happy. Zheluo had received Fang Zhiwen's secret order, approving him to plunder Yongning's resources at will.
Fang Zhiwen's secret order was intended to force the heroic soldiers to Liu Yu to extort better things from Liu Yu, and at the same time, he also left a nail for Liu Yu so that he could find an excuse to start a war with Liu Yu at any time.
Fang Zhiwen deliberately delayed for a few days, and Liu Yu seemed a little nervous, asking Sun Jin to find the Chen brothers who were classmates to find out the peace, while Gongsun Zan was fanning the flames and spreading rumors that were not conducive to Liu Yu. These things happened underground in Fang Zhiwen's eyelids, which made Fang Zhiwen feel like he was watching the show.
However, the matter must always be resolved, and Fang Zhiwen will not act irritated. After two days of quitting Liu Yu, he would still contact Liu Yu to communicate first instead of Gongsun Zan first. This made Liu Yu feel a little relieved. After all, Fang Zhiwen's military power is now in full swing, which makes Liu Yu, who was always a little timid, very stressed.
There were only Fang Zhiwen and Liu Yu in the meeting. Because what they were talking about was so important, Liu Yu did not want anyone to know about it, and even his son Liu He was sent out.
"Sir, how have you communicated with Yi Ren these days? Is Yi Ren's power useful?" Fang Zhiwen came up and said this, obviously trying to gain a moral advantage.
Liu Yu smiled awkwardly, and did not take on this topic, but instead directed the matter to the key points: "The prefect of Liaodong sacrificed his life to the country, but there is no one in Liaodong at present. Can someone recommend Zhiwen to this marquis?"
Fang Zhiwen cursed the old fox inwardly: "Oh, Gongsun Bogui is very talented, he should be competent!"
Liu Yu twitched the corners of his mouth and cursed shamelessly: "Bo Gui can't live without Yuyang, no!"
Fang Zhiwen smiled and said, "Gongsun Zhongyu is competent."
Liu Yu looked at Fang Zhiwen with a dark face. Seeing that Fang Zhiwen's face was full of mockery, although he was angry, he was in the first place and he really couldn't speak out.
"Zhiwen, don't joke! Could it be that Zhiwen is willing to see Gongsun become bigger in Liaodong?"
Fang Zhiwen nodded. The words just now were not meant to be deliberately annoying Liu Yu, but to tell Liu Yu a fact, that is, Liaodong is now in the hands of Gongsun. Can you snatch it? Since you, Liu Yu, knowing that you can't snatch it, you want Fang Zhiwen to put on the battlefield. Are you thinking too beautiful?
"That's right, does the old man think that he can snatch Liaodong from Gongsun's hands, or does the old man hope that our two families will be devastated? The old man has always been kind, and I think it's better to be harmonious."
"This...but..." Liu Yu didn't know what to say. In fact, it was definitely not a good thing for Liaodong to fall into the hands of Gongsun. However, it seems that there is no way to check and balance the Gongsun family. Fang Zhiwen is not a fool, so he naturally would not fight against the Gongsun family for Liu Yu.
"My elders, the population of the four counties in western Liaoning exceeds eight million, and the total number of the six counties in Liaodong is less than one.5 million. Besides, it is unknown who belongs to Changli. If the adults want to visit Liaodong, they respect the people of Xie Bumin. If the adults want to visit Changli, they dare to seek the position of Lelang Prefect. In this way, Liaodong is divided into three parts, and the elders take the Changli. The Gongsun family will get Liaodong and Xuantu, and they will guard Lelang. If this matter is done, you will have me in Youzhou and you will have you in me, which is the right power."
Fang Zhiwen no longer bothered Liu Yu and took out his plans. It turned out that Fang Zhiwen was aiming to slaughter Liaodong. This strategy was the doctrine of the mean. It would not make a family bigger or a family decline. It would still strive for a balanced pattern. What's more interesting is that if this situation is done, everyone's territory would be separated from each other and bordered each other. Whenever they move, they would have to think about the front, back, left and right. It really felt like they were constrained everywhere.
Liu Yu looked at Fang Zhiwen strangely, and really couldn't figure out what Fang Zhiwen's idea meant. Although Fang Zhiwen's suggestion was consistent with the doctrine of meanness that Fang Zhiwen had always expressed in treating the Han forces, isn't this idea of being mean for the sake of meanness?
What’s even more strange is that in Liaodong, Xuantu has a population of 600,000 to 700,000 people. Although Changli is ruined, it has a population of 400,000 to 500,000. The population of Lelang is probably less than 300,000, including rural villagers. Fang Zhiwen suffered a great loss on the surface.
Fang Zhiwen didn't care what Liu Yu thought. This matter was decided by Fang Zhiwen, Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan. As long as two people agree, the third person wants to disagree, he has to give the interests or threats to make the two compromise. Otherwise, he has to agree. As for whether he wants to understand it or not, it doesn't matter. What is important is whether he can accept it.
Liu Yu pondered for a while, and subconsciously slid his fingers on the desk table, as if he was writing something, but from the perspective of Fang Zhiwen, he could not tell what he was writing.
"Zhiwen thought, who can govern Changli and Lelang."
This time it was Fang Zhiwen's turn to be stunned for a moment before he realized that Liu Yu meant to agree with his opinion. However, this question could not be asked by Liu Yu. Fang Zhiwen knew what Liu Yu meant and replied with a smile: "Sun Jin is the brother of Kang Chenggong Gao. It's a pity to waste his time in Miyun. I think this person can be the prefect of Changli and be appointed as the assistant to serve as a military officer. Changli can be an angel. As for Lelang, he has two great talents, the Chen family Kunzhong, who is the brother of Kang Chenggong Gao. Both have talents of thousands of miles, so it's okay to choose one."
Liu Yu smiled like a chrysanthemum, and nodded frequently: "Good!"
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After reaching an agreement with Liu Yu, Fang Zhiwen visited Gongsun Zan next. According to Shi A's information, Gongsun Zan seemed to be focusing on developing his strength during this period. Since he harvested a lot of spoils and population resources from the Wuhuan Haoshan Camp, he has been careful in managing Yuyang and cooperated with the Zhen family in Haoshan Town to operate trade, and has gained a lot.
Moreover, in the last winter and this spring, no less than 20,000 cavalry were recruited and trained, and most of them were sent to Liaodong County. Now half of Xuantu County is in the hands of Su Yanpu and half is in the hands of Gongsun Zan. As for Liaodong County, it is completely under Gongsun Zan. Last winter, it also tried some movements northward, but the movement was not big.
In addition, Gongsun Zan learned a lot of tricks to deal with Yiren from Miyun City, and many of the policies of Miyun City were copied to Yuyang and Liaodong. Originally, Gongsun Zan's attitude towards Yiren was relatively lively, and now he followed Fang Zhiwen's footsteps and was preparing to use Yiren's power to attack north.
As for the death of the prefect of Liaodong and the appointment request made by Gongsun Zan to Liu Yu, of course, it was more of a offer. Gongsun Zan was also waiting for Fang Zhiwen and Liu Yu's response, wanting to eat the entire Liaodong in one bite. Even if Gongsun Zan had such a big conspiracy, he probably wouldn't have such a good appetite.
The meeting with Gongsun Zan was still as friendly and enthusiastic as usual, but Fang Zhiwen knew that Gongsun Zan was actually a petty person who was vengeful and vengeful. Last time he lost face in Haoshan Town, Gongsun Zan was probably eager to kill himself on the spot. Unfortunately, it was not easy for him to kill Fang Zhiwen now. Even if he fought alone, he might not dare to say that he could definitely kill Fang Zhiwen. What's more, the two of them were fighting for power, and it was not a personal grudge.
Gongsun Zan did not agree or refuse the plan proposed by Fang Zhiwen immediately, saying that he had to think about it. However, looking at the expression of Guan Jing, the counselor behind him, he should have sufficient speculation about the reactions of Fang Zhiwen and Liu Yu. This plan should also be in their speculation. However, Gongsun Zan still needs to maintain some pressure on Fang Zhiwen and Liu Yu and deliberately grasp it.
However, Fang Zhiwen was not interested in bargaining with them. This was Fang Zhiwen's final plan. We must be willing. Everyone will divide Liaodong like this. If they refuse, it depends on their actual control ability. Whoever gets it will belong to him. It is hard to say what will happen at that time. If you really fight, the one who fears the most should be Liu Yu. Fang Zhiwen has already set up a plan in Fengning County, and the main force can already withdraw, and is not afraid of the strength in Gongsun Zan.
More importantly, Gongsun Zan may not make great efforts to fight for Lelang. In the current situation, the position of Liaodong and Xuantu is the most critical. Lelang is simply a dead place and has no development prospects. These men sitting on horseback naturally don’t know that there is also the existence of the navy, which is a powerful weapon.
More importantly, Fang Zhiwen occupied Lelang with the idea of the entire Korean Peninsula. The north side of the Korean Peninsula is mountainous and the south side is flat land suitable for cultivation. In Fang Zhiwen's view, there is no need for the three Koreans to exist, and the southern part of the peninsula is very close to Qingzhou. Once the Yellow Turbans are in chaos, if you want to get a large population from the Central Plains, Lelang or the future Dalelang County is the best springboard.
In history, a large number of people have already surged into Lelang during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and there are many celebrities. Now, when Fang Zhiwen has set up Fengning County, the focus is naturally on the Central Plains. However, Fang Zhiwen has not had the idea of going to the Central Plains to fight for hegemony or fight for hegemony. However, Fang Zhiwen must do such a thing as transferring population from the Central Plains that is beneficial to the country and self-interest.
These ideas were naturally not something that Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan could understand or guess. As for Tian Chou, Li Xueyin, Cui Lin and others, they would definitely not oppose Fang Zhiwen's layout. They believed that this was a layout that echoed Zhou Tai, and it was also a matter of course. Only Li Xueyin doubted it a little, but did not go into it in depth.
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Chapter completed!