Being imprisoned is the glory of famous people - but this happened many years ago.

At that time, famous scholars were sent to welcome him after being released from prison. People at that time thought it was glory, and the emperor had to pinch his nose and admit his mistake after a few years.

But Cao Cao dared torture Yang Biao and even killed Kong Rong. Do you still want to go back to your hometown? OK, I'll send you back.

Now Yunshan clearly distrusts Liu Ba. If Liu Ba cannot bring out something different, he is afraid that he will die in prison sooner or later.

Then he will definitely not be worthy of his reputation and future to confront such a reckless man.

Liu Ba learned from his mistakes and felt that he should show his own differences.

But he was frustrated to find that he was just like that in terms of military strategy, and it might not be in line with the wishes of such a madman who dared to attack Jiangling.

As for winning over the aristocratic races in Jingzhou, Yunshan and Cai Mao and Ma Liang are in good terms, so he must not be needed.

Then what can he bring to Yunshan?

After thinking for a few days, Liu Ba begged the prison guard to invite Sima Fu. This time he told Sima Fu very politely about his strategy-

"I think that I should not conflict with Liu Bei at the moment."

"Oh?" Sima Fu changed his previous negligence and straightened his body, which made Liu Ba finally see the hope of seeing the light of day again.

"Our army has few soldiers, Sun and Liu have many soldiers, and they have the advantage of water war. The current national affairs are difficult and not the time to use troops.

I saw that the people in Jiangdong had long thoughts of plotting on Jingzhou, and I only regretted not finding the opportunity.

I think the general should make good Jiangdong, and promise to value profits, and to represent Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu and others as generals, and even let the Prime Minister give Sun Quan the title of king.

In order to stay in Jiangdong, Sun Quan would agree to this matter. In recent years, Sun and Liu turned against each other, and we will reap the benefits of the fisherman. Isn’t it beautiful?”

"Um……"

Sima Fu nodded vigorously and said with a smile like a big bad wolf shaking his tail gently:

"Listen to your words is better than reading for ten years.

OK, then I will sue and I won’t disturb Brother Liu to rest.”

"I... the Chief Secretary won't let me out?" Liu Ba was dumbfounded, not knowing where he was wrong.

"Brother Liu will consider it. If you think about it, you will naturally let Brother Liu come out."

Liu Ba was completely stunned. Seeing Sima Fu stand up and was about to go out, he thought that he would not be able to call the prison guard next time. He quickly rushed forward and grabbed Sima Fu's legs hard, and said in a trembling voice:

"Shuda, Sima Changshi, Sima Eng-duke! Humiliation, all of his life is in the hands of the benefactor! Please give me some advice. If I can go out, I will definitely not forget Sima Eng-duke's great flaw... Great kindness and virtue."

"Hey, how can I say that? Please get up quickly." Sima Fu sighed, reached out and helped Liu Ba up, and did it calmly, and smiled, "When it comes to Liu Gong to vote, this loyalty really touched someone very much, but if Liu Gong comes to vote, is there no conditions?"

Liu Ba couldn't help but get up and swallowed:

"My loyalty to Prime Minister Cao is the right world and the sun and the moon. I am willing to be so careless about Prime Minister Cao. What other conditions are needed?"

"That's right." Sima Fu had a very good attitude and smiled, "Brother is loyal and courageous, but I'll wait...hey, we have a family to support us. Without Brother Liu's ambitions, it makes Brother Liu laugh."

"This..." Liu Ba was dumbfounded. It took him a long time to realize what was going on. He murmured, "My benefactor means, have to let me... let me..."

Sima Fu waved his hand to dismiss the prison guard and said with a smile:

"Oh, forget it, I'll just say it clearly.

I was waiting for the reimbursement of the Han Dynasty, but wasn’t it for the sake of making a living? General Yun was born in a poor family and lacked money at home. He often distributed the rewards to his subordinates. Now he can only eat five meals a day, and I feel sorry for him.

After Mr. Cao came to Jingzhou, he could not wear Shu brocade or ride a horse. There were only fifty or sixty people on the left and right, and the jade pendants and swords he used had not been replaced for a long time.

Not to mention, since I came to Jingzhou to help General Yun do things, I have not had time to manage the industry in Xiangyang, but the army, family affairs and family affairs are one. If I have no money and food for a long time, what should I do?"

"If Brother Liu can come up with a way to prevent me from being so struggling, I promise that General Yun will definitely attract Brother Liu as his confidant, and that at that time I will thank Brother Liu."

Liu Ba's lips shook slightly and lowered his head in pain.

Why, why is this happening?

He grew up in the Jingzhou clan, and it was not that he had seen the tricks of those aristocratic families.

Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others were simply crazy for their own interests and kept seizing greater power. These aristocratic families had little culture, and their greed and vulgarity made Liu Ba, who was a scholarly family, very despised.

He thought that he would be able to show his talents after he defected to Cao Cao, who represented the orthodox court, but he did not expect that Sima Fu, who looked upright and spoke elegantly, actually asked him to give him to himself and make money for Yunshan!

No wonder he had proposed to attack Liu Bei and others so opposed it.

So that's what it is...

"My benefactor, Sima Changshi, Shuda... This is a major border area, and there is no need to be missed."

Sima Fu rolled his eyes, and there was a hint of impatientness on his face, and the original peace and elegance gradually disappeared.

"Just say you're going to do it!"

Liu Ba bit her lips in pain, a little confused for a moment.

Even if the dynasty changes, the emperor is an emperor, aristocratic race or aristocratic race. For the sake of his own interests, let alone joining with Liu Bei, what can he do even with the barbarians in the north?

As long as the moral bottom line is more flexible, life can be more relaxed.

Sima Fu believes that anyway, it is not his turn to be the emperor of Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan. It is too stupid to offend people to death if you have nothing to do.

Well, Cao Cao's moral level is like this anyway. I am a loyal minister and righteous man when Cao Cao unifies the world. If Cao Cao is gone, I will hold Zijian's nephew and cry loudly, and I will still be able to pass on the name of loyalty and righteousness.

This is the truth, and you have to adapt slowly if you don’t adapt.

The expression on Liu Ba's face was particularly frustrated. He stood blankly for a long time and finally squeezed out a sound from his teeth.

"I, I have a way."

"Oh, I'd like to hear it carefully." Sima Fu said happily.

Liu Ba lowered his head and said in pain:

"Jiangling connects Bashu in the west, Jiaozhou in the south, Wuhui in the east, and Central Plains in the north.

If these four battles are... if you don't fight, you will be able to make a lot of money."

"Oh, how can we make a fortune?"

"Before, Dong Zhuo made small money, and the people would rather use grain and silk than use copper coins.

The prime minister trained the fields, and only the military warehouse had grain, and it was difficult to find goods in the market. It was better to set up an official market in the army first, and distributed a hundred straight coins in the official market, and exchanged them with wine, jewelry, and horses.

As long as you make up Liu Bei well and focus on grain, then... the treasury will be full at that time!"

Liu Ba, who was born in the Jingzhou family, has not outstanding military talents, but his internal and economic talents are very impressive.

Now Le Jin has minted coins under the instigation of Ma Liang, but the people in Xiangyang and Nanjun are not as good as the people in Jingnan, Jiaozhou and the surrounding people don’t like to use copper coins, which makes Liu Bei very distressed - he really wants to use Jiangling’s convenience to build a good economy, but Liu Ba, who is good at economy, is unwilling to use it for him.

Fortunately, Zhuge Liang is particularly good at using people to make full use of their talents.

It doesn’t matter if Liu Ba doesn’t want to follow us. Isn’t Jiangling a general Yunshan in charge? As long as Liu Ba is willing to give advice, he can still use it in Cao’s army first.

Liu Ba suggested that Yunshan cast large coins, which is different from Wuzhu coins, and first set up the official market for circulation.

The official market is not something that anyone can enter. It is equivalent to a trading platform endorsed by the government. Here we will first sell some luxury goods that do not affect people's livelihood. The targets of the transaction are the soldiers of Yunshan Army, Liu Bei Army, Wu Army and other soldiers who made money in the battle before.

As long as there is no war, everyone can use Jiangling as an intermediary to turn secret smuggling into open transactions. This way, the efficiency of the transaction will naturally be greatly improved, and the sergeant who likes to save can also sell all the rewards they have saved through this platform.

As long as there are more goods on the market, the role of coins will naturally gradually be played out.

The biggest advantage of official market transactions is that they can slowly control the crackdown on people's livelihood. If they don't work, they can turn around. Not only will they cut leeks, they will not kill all the leeks that should not be cut.

As long as there is no war...

Sima Fu held Liu Ba's hand with a smile and said, "Listen to you for ten years," said Sima Fu, "Living in such a place is really aggrieved by Brother Liu. Let's go to the general's mansion. Today, I will not be drunk."

At this moment, Liu Ba suddenly felt a little regretful in his heart.

Suddenly I felt that Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang still had to be more shameful.

"Can I go to Xudu to meet Prime Minister Cao?" he asked expectantly.

"Of course not." Sima Fu refused, "Zhuxia just came back from Liu Bei, and there are still some things, haha, you can understand it even.

Don't worry, as long as you make some achievements, Jingzhou's treasury will be full, General Yun will naturally let go."

Liu Ba nodded silently, but he didn't believe Sima Fu's nonsense in his heart.

This is true for people. As long as an idea is effective and some achievements are achieved, it will not be changed easily.

Even if Yunshan and Sima Fu leave, the successors will definitely not be willing to change the matter at will, in case any mistakes are difficult to explain.

He probably had to stay in Jingzhou for a long time.

I am so sad that I am so sad that I just hope that the Prime Minister will see me sooner.

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Liu Bei read the suggestions Liu Ba wrote to Guan Ping in full, and couldn't help but sigh:

"Okay, Zichu is indeed a talented person, but unfortunately... it's a pity that I can't use it for me."

"It can't be used for us, and it's the same for Ping'er. Ping'er just happened to teach him a lesson." Zhao Yun remembered Liu Ba's crazy attitude at that time, and a hint of joy of revenge appeared on his face. He was looking forward to seeing Liu Ba's expression.

As a northern barrier, they can concentrate on development, Liu Ba’s advice is just right.
Chapter completed!