"Brother Benchu, do you have any questions?"

Yu Buzhi's voice was calm, his expression was calm, and there was a hint of smile on his lips. He looked at Yuan Shao without any anger, but the coldness that flashed in his eyes clearly showed his persistence on this issue.

Yuan Shao remained silent for a long while.

In the crowd, Chen Lin sighed secretly.

Yuan Shao proposed on behalf of the Jizhou government that he hoped to purchase 2,000 Jie horses from Zhulu Ling in five years, which would be enough to keep the horse herd at a large herd. This would inevitably lead to Zhulu Ling not even having the quota for Jie horses to use for their own use, let alone

Said it was exported to other forces.

Does Yuan Shao not know about these situations?

of course not.

As an outstanding contemporary representative of the Yuan family in Runan, who was publicly recommended as the leader of the Guandong Alliance, if he could not even calculate these accounts clearly, Yuan Shao would not be worthy of earning such a large foundation and gaining the upper hand in the struggle with Gongsun Zan. The Yuan family is

The children of a truly wealthy family may not always be gentle and approachable, but that also depends on who is standing opposite them. When dealing with people of sufficient weight, the children of a wealthy family will naturally curb their unnecessary pride.

Be reserved and negotiate with the other party on an equal footing.

At that time, there is absolutely no need to doubt the sense of propriety of the wealthy children.

Yu Buzhi was the governor of Bajun and had the absolute power to influence the battle for hegemony in Hebei. Even if Yuan Shao had just won a key battle or skyrocketed from then on, he would not dare to underestimate the power of Zhulu Leader. This is why the Jizhou Prefecture knew that Qu

The reason why Chen Fang left the Peiping Army and still waited patiently for Yu Wuzhi to come back.

At this stage, Yu Buzhi is definitely a person of sufficient weight.

It would obviously be out of proportion to directly take away all the shares of Jie Ma from Zhu Lu.

According to common sense, Yuan Shao should not have made such a request. But Yuan Shao did it. It seemed inadvertent and could also be understood as a small negligence in calculation. However, Chen Lin understood that this was certainly not an oversight. This was actually the result of Jizhou Prefecture.

A trial of Zhululing.

Yuan Shao hoped to see Zhulu's tendency to rely heavily on Jizhou and create obstacles for Peking to expand its military strength.

Even Zhulu Ling’s Jie horses were bought for his own use, so naturally there were not many Jie horses to sell to Peking.

The strategic value of Jie horses is immeasurable, and Jizhou Prefecture naturally does not want Beiping Prefecture to use Jie horses to form a cavalry army. Although they have just won a brilliant victory, the situation is very favorable to Jizhou Prefecture, and Yuan Shao does not dare to underestimate Gongsun Zan's strength. Even if he competes with Lu, the situation is very favorable.

The Jizhou government was far from satisfied with receiving the goods and selling them to two families. Everyone knew that Peiping was much better at cavalry than Jizhou, so it was best to compete to see if the Jie horses could be sold to Peiping.

This obviously conflicts with the neutral stance upheld by Zhulu Ling.

In the big tent, Xu Shu and Feng Ji were facing each other tit for tat, and they almost reached the crossroads where the two sides broke up. Naturally, the Jizhou government was inconvenient to explicitly ask Zhulu leader to tilt his position towards him. But many things did not need to be stated directly. Yuan Shao proposed two thousand Jie horses.

It is an implicit struggle and temptation in itself.

After dealing with him for so long, he believed that Yu wouldn't be smart enough to detect his true intentions.

Even if Yu Buzhi is temporarily confused, Xu Shu and Xun Yan are accompanying him, so the three of them cannot be confused at the same time.

As long as Yu Buzhi responds on the spot, even if Peking asks him about it in the future, it can be deduced that he was unaware of it for a moment and did not think it through so carefully. Even if the Zhulu leader really failed to respond on the spot, as Yu Buzhi is, the princes should

Even if you regret the things you promised, you can only pinch your nose and swallow it yourself.

This is Yuan Shao's plan.

In the final analysis, Yuan Shao still had resentment towards Feiyu Ling for manipulating Gongsun Zan. Although he explained that the overall situation was more important, he still hoped to force Zhulu Ling to make more concessions.

Yu Buzhi did realize his true intention.

But what Yuan Shao didn't expect was that the guy would choose to deal with it in this way.

Rather than asking for advice from Yuan Shao, it is better to say that Yu Buzhi used this excuse to reiterate his position.

To remain neutral is to be neutral.

Although something went wrong and Zhulu Ling took responsibility and made compensation, it does not mean that Zhulu Ling will succumb to the pressure of the Jizhou government and draw a clear line with Peiping.

This kind of reaction is a bit decisive, but Yu Buzhi is obviously unwilling to compromise on this issue.

Yuan Shao doesn't really want to fall out with Zhulu Ling, at least not now.

So he could only retreat. The smile on Yuan Shao's face was as warm as the spring breeze, and he said with a light smile: "No problem."

"Thank you, Brother Benchu, for your understanding."

Yu Buzhi is not a ungrateful person. He clasped his hands as a gift and said seriously: "In five years, it may be difficult to secure two thousand Jie horses, but it should not be a problem to supply one thousand Jie horses to Jizhou. If we can find a group of horses,

The way to achieve faster growth is to provide 2,000 Jie horses. Not much else to say, what I can promise now is that Peiping will not get Jie horses earlier than Jizhou, and the number will not be more than Jizhou.

The price will not be cheaper than in Jizhou.”

"Brother Benchu, how are you?"

Yuan Shao finally had a real smile on his face and said with enthusiasm: "Okay."

He did not doubt Yu Buzhi's sincerity.

The Zhulu leader would not be stupid enough to kill the goose to lay eggs and reduce the size of the horse herd to less than a large one. This means that at most two thousand Jie horses will be released in five years. Jizhou can get a thousand horses as a guarantee, even if the Zhulu army is not equipped for the time being, all of them will

If sold to Peiping, the number of horses obtained by Peiping is at most the same as that of Jizhou. As Xu Shu just said, Zhulu leader has always been willing to spend money and resources on military investment, and Zhulu leader Qu Chen is Yu Buzhi's sworn brother.

It is hard to imagine that the Zhulu leader could bear not to change the uniforms of its cavalry five years later. Therefore, the number of Jie horses that Peiping can obtain will only be less than that of Jizhou, not more.

Looking at it from another angle, it can also be seen as a hidden compromise made by Zhulu Ling to the Jizhou government.

Yuan Shao was not surprised that this happened.

Anyone with a little discernment can see that Jizhou Prefecture has obvious advantages.

Even if the Zhulu leader does not want to lean towards Jizhou, he has no reason to side with Beiping. The population, resources and wealth controlled by the Jizhou government are much greater than that of Beiping. Since the Peiping army has successfully blocked the border of Youji again, he will not give up easily.

Gongsun Zan's chance to break out of the encirclement. Even if they fight a protracted war and compete for war potential, the Jizhou government is confident that it will exhaust Peiping until the oil is exhausted.

"On the surface, I am not giving in, but in fact, I am leaving a back door. This is probably to avoid being given the excuse of being weak and compromising, and at the same time, I am taking care of the feelings of the pro-Beiping people in Zhulu. Well, I really want both face and face..." Yuan Shao secretly sneered in his heart.

No matter how slight the compromise is, it is still a compromise after all.

According to experience, if there is a compromise, there will be a second and third time.

The always tough Lord Zhulu lowered his head quietly, which made Yuan Shao feel a little happy.

Everyone knows that players are always bold. In order to prevent the other party from having strong negative emotions due to compromise and causing some unpredictable things to happen, Yuan Shao believes that it is necessary to be more friendly to Yu Buzhi and try his best to soothe the impetuousness and resentment that may quietly breed in the other party's heart.

He makes no new temptations.

In the following time, Yuan Shao treated Yu Buzhi and others like old friends for many years, and warmly invited Yu Buzhi and others to a banquet, trying his best to declare his good attitude and determination to make friends with Zhulu Ling. During the banquet, Yu Buzhi took the initiative to tell Yuan Shao that the ant caravan was his

He hoped that the caravan would receive official protection when traveling in the area under the jurisdiction of Jizhou Prefecture, and Yuan Shao readily accepted it.

So the banquet seemed to be a happy one, and the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves.

After the banquet, Yuan Shao personally led the civil and military forces in the tent and sent Yu Buzhi and the three men out of the camp to watch them board the carriage.

The carriage drove towards Feiyuling, and was escorted by a Jizhou cavalry team to see it off.

In the carriage, Yu Buzhi yawned and said to Xu Shu and Xun Yan: "I passed the test."

The two nodded.

"To show sincerity, I will send Zixi to Beppu as soon as possible after returning. Anyway, he can no longer stay in Jizhou, so let him go to Japan to take charge. With Zixi's qualifications and ability, it is logical for him to command Ma Yuanyi and others who are stationed in Beppu. Moreover,

Zixi has a special status, and the situation on the Japanese island is tense. No matter how lazy Jia Wenhe is, he will never dare to let anything happen to Zixi. If he is willing to put more thought into it, it will be difficult for Beifu to capsize." Yu Buzhi said solemnly.

Xun Yan frowned and said, "General Zixi may not be willing to do so."

"Not that much." Xu Shu smiled.

"My lord promised him that in five years' time all Polu Cavalry members will change into Jie horses. It's too late for Zixi to be happy."

Xun Yan's eyes widened and he lost his voice: "Will we have so many jie horses?"
Chapter completed!