"What if Hao Meng failed to rebel, or the two of them lacked courage?" Han Yin asked.

Yuan Shu snorted: "Then spend money to buy his daughter..."

Han Yin was overjoyed when he heard this. He said to himself, don't rebel too early. You have to let me deliver the betrothal gift to Xiapi first.

Seeing Han Yin's worried expression, Yuan Shu showed a dark smile on his face.

"Well, both Hao Meng and Chen Gong are rebellious. If Lu Bu disobeys him in the future, he will still cause chaos in Xuzhou. Just send a few rumors and it will be enough for Lu Bu to drink a pot."

"Your Majesty is wise... no... His Majesty is wise." Han Yin quickly complimented him.

When Yuan Shu heard the compliment, he immediately beamed with joy.

"Although preparations are being made to ascend the throne and proclaim the emperor, after all, there is no sacrificial ceremony. It will have to wait until next spring at the earliest. You can be patient for a while. It is still not polite to enthrone the title in advance now."

"I can spare it." Han Yin bowed in agreement.

Yuan Shu waited until mid-August, but no news he wanted came from Xiapi. On the contrary, Xiaopei had new information.

Liu Bei, who was taken in by Lu Bu, received financial support from merchants and was recruiting troops near Xiaopei, seemingly intending to make a comeback.

"This man weaves mats and sells shoes."

Yuan Shu was furious after hearing the report. He could tolerate Lu Bu's temporary occupation of Xuzhou, but he couldn't stand Liu Bei being active under his nose.

Yuan Shu felt that Liu Bei was Cao Cao's shadow and he could not give him any chance, so he named Yan Xiang.

"Wen Ze, how are you preparing for the betrothal gift Lu Bu wants?"

Yan Xiang cupped his hands and replied: "All the gold, silver, cloth, ordnance and other items are ready, but the army rations need to be collected from all over the country. There are still more than 100,000 dendrobium of grain in Shouchun. It will take more than half a month to wait for all the betrothal gifts to be collected."

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"It's only 200,000 hu of dendrobium. It takes a month to prepare? Where are you delaying?" Yuan Shu frowned.

Yan Xiang replied: "The counties in Lujiang are far away from each other, and half of them have no waterways. Transporting grain is indeed time-consuming..."

Yuan Shu secretly thought that the current Lujiang prefect was too incompetent, and he would replace him when he ascended the throne and became emperor next year. He nodded noncommittally, and then told Han Yin:

"Now that the gold, silver and cloth are all ready, you first load fifty thousand grains and transport them to Xiapi, and then you stop Lu Bu's mouth first."

"Ah? Fifty thousand? Didn't Master Yan say that Shouchun had hundreds of thousands..."

Han Yin looked at Yuan Shu with a puzzled expression and thought to himself, "You are bargaining so hard, how can I divide the spoils with Long Xiang when I come down?"

"The rest of the military rations have other uses. Two hundred thousand dendrobium is not a small amount. It is not an exaggeration to send it to Xiapi in batches." Yuan Shu replied seriously.

"Wei." Han Yin reluctantly nodded.

Yuan Shu said again: "After you arrive at Xiapi, stay a little longer to discuss the marriage and keep an eye on Lu Bu so that he does not send troops to help Liu Bei."

"This... my lord's betrothal gift is not enough, I'm worried that Lu Bu..."

Han Yin swallowed his saliva, with a troubled look on his face.

"The betrothal gift will be delivered in batches. By the time my army reaches Xiaopei, the follow-up military rations will have already arrived at Xiapi. You can send someone to Lujiang to supervise the rations and send them away directly by water." Yuan Shu waved his hand indifferently.

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"I can save it, let's do it now..."

Han Yin bowed his hands, then turned around and walked out of the hall. He was thinking about how to divide the spoils with Long Xiang the whole way.

Yuan Shu then ordered Ji Ling: "Liu Bei is recruiting troops in Xiaopei. He must be secretly colluding with Cao Cao. He and Ru will gather a hundred thousand troops and prepare to set off soon to destroy the big-eared thief."

"Wei." Ji Ling came out of class and clasped his fists loudly.

Yuan Shu mobilized 100,000 troops to fight, and it took a long time to complete the preparations.

According to the military system of the Han Dynasty, an integrated army has 3,200 men, and even if it is overstretched, it will not exceed 5,000.

Ji Ling had to coordinate more than 20 armies and faced nearly a hundred officers above the rank of general. He needed to complete preparations before setting off to ensure that all military orders were followed.

Because of Han Yin's recommendation, Long Xiang was promoted to Army Sima by Yuan Shu, with a total of 400 soldiers under his command. He wanted to cooperate with Han Yin's betrothal gift, so he was not recruited into Ji Ling's army.

The gathering of various ministries and battalions made Shouchun instantly agitated. Long Xiang and Han Yin went to the dock to load ships and discussed face to face on how to 'divide the spoils'.

"The betrothal gift that Lu Bu asked for by name is only military rations and ordnance. The gold and silver cloth on the ship are your and my reward. When the fleet reaches the border of Xuzhou, we will find a way to transfer it."

Han Yin was stroking his beard with one hand, looking confident.

"Did all the rations and weapons really go to Lu Bu? The two hundred newly assigned men at the end of the war haven't been given armor yet, so can we deduct some of them?" Long Xiang asked with vacant eyes.

Han Yin was startled and reminded: "Long Sima, you are so confused. No matter how well-armed the soldiers are, as long as they die on the battlefield, the armor and weapons will become someone else's. It's better to buy some gold, silver and cloth to buy land and houses.

Stay safe."

"But my brothers worked hard for me. If I don't think about them, there's no guarantee that this matter won't come out in the future. It's better for everyone to get wet..." Long Xiang showed an expression of persistence.

Han Yin stroked his beard and thought for a moment, nodded in agreement, "That's fine, I'll do it as you wish."

"In addition, the soldiers often complain that they don't have enough to eat the food distributed in the army. The general also wants to deduct some of the 200,000 hu of army rations."

Facing Long Xiang's request, Han Yin immediately showed a serious expression. He was seen holding his goatee and said: "Yunqi, you are going too far now, which makes Han very embarrassed..."

Long Xiang said calmly: "In the past, during the Battle of Kuangting, my father died in the battle. They left behind many family members like me. Now I know about one or two thousand people. Long was fortunate enough to inherit his father's influence and fill his military post.

But most of the others are struggling between hunger and food and clothing. I feel so guilty that I can’t sleep at night, and I always want to do my best to help them..."

Han Yin was startled when he heard this, and immediately persuaded him seriously: "Yunqi is young and kind. Han admires him from the bottom of his heart, but he thinks this is unwise. Now that heroes are rising together and the world is in chaos, sometimes women cannot be kind.

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Before Han Yin could finish speaking, Long Xiang came up with another distribution plan.

"All the gold, silver and cloth belong to Mr. General, how about you just keep some grain?"

"this..."

Han Yin's eyes were as wide as copper bells. He didn't expect Long Xiang to be so benevolent and righteous, but when he thought about it, his heart was filled with joy. After all, the other party chose not to take the property, so he could swallow the whole portion.

Han Yin had never encountered such a "silly" request as Long Xiang's in his life.

"Yunqi wants to be benevolent and righteous. It would be unethical for Han to refuse, so it's settled. However, the first batch of grain cannot be touched. How about you go and seize the grain from Lujiang?"

"That's alright. I'll send half of the troops to go ahead. After Lujiang County has collected all the food, we will transport it to Xiapi to join you."

Long Xiang nodded in agreement.

"Yunqi has allocated twenty of my men, which is enough. It's difficult for you to transfer military supplies with a small number of people. It would be better to take more people to Lujiang."

Han Yin gently waved his hand to show his politeness. He had his own reasons for asking for less, because he had been planning a fortune-making plan for so long and was afraid that Long Xiang would take advantage of him in the end.

"Mr. Jiuyi, the matter is urgent. The general will lead his troops to Lujiang tomorrow morning. We will meet again in Xiapi in the future." Long Xiang clasped his fists and was about to say goodbye.

Han Yin quickly stopped and reminded: "The grain and grass from Lujiang counties will be transported to Lu'an as usual, and then loaded on ships and taken by water. Yunqi wants to deduct military grain to support his family. It is best to move it before passing Shouchun, otherwise he will be punished.

If there is an army of spirits, that will be troublesome."
Chapter completed!