Long Xiang was surprised at first that the information was so detailed, wondering how could a fishing boat scout so far away?

The appearance of Scout Liu Ye made everything reasonable.

Considering that Jingzhou sent troops suddenly, Long Xiang could have guessed that someone was provoking trouble, and Cao Cao was undoubtedly the biggest suspect.

Cao Cao and Liu Biao bullied Sun Quan together. I wonder if Zhou Yu can turn the tide.

Long Xiang didn't care about Yuzhang's victory or defeat. No matter who won, it would be beneficial to Liu Bei.

"Is there any other important news from Ziyang?"

"Cao Cao frequently used tricks against Jingzhou. Not only did he make Liu Qi the governor of Hanzhong, but he also asked Liu Biao and General Guan to send troops to attack Zhang Lu;

Zi Yang suspected that the Battle of Yuzhang at this time, Liu Biao was also instigated by Cao Cao, but the Western Expedition against Zhang Lu was so strange that neither Zi Yang nor the emperor's new military advisor Xu Shu understood it."

Before Lu Su finished speaking, he was suddenly interrupted by Long Xiang's surprised voice.

"Xu Shu? Xu Yuanzhi?"

"Yunqi knows about him?"

Lu Su responded with a suspicious look and said to himself, "I don't even know about Xu Yuanzhi. How did you know about it?"

"Well"

Long Xiang was startled and immediately became careless.

"Hey, I forgot who told you that."

Lu Su didn't go into details, but nodded in agreement: "Zi Yang said that he was able to outmaneuver others, and he knew battle formations and tactics, so he was suitable to be a military advisor in all aspects."

"Yeah." Long Xiang nodded and said, "Since even Ziyang agrees, there must be real materials, and there is nothing wrong with being a military advisor."

Lu Su frowned and said: "Cao Cao's serial plan is very strange. On the surface, it is to cause trouble for Jiangdong and Jingzhou. In fact, it must be that he wants to trap the two opponents so that he can free his hands to deal with Yuan Shao, but he dragged Zhang Lu into the water.

It is extremely unreasonable, because neither Liu Biao nor General Guan would go to Hanzhong to waste their troops and let Cao Cao take advantage of it."

"Zi Yang is planning to ask us for advice?"

Long Xiang smiled bitterly: "He and Xu Yuanzhi can't figure it out. I'm stupid and can't figure it out. Where are you, Zijing?"

Lu Su shook his head continuously: "I didn't understand it either, but Ziyang was not asking for a plan. He was worried that Cao Cao had a back-up plan. This time he sent people to Huainan in the hope that we would find a way to establish contact with Uncle Liu Huang. At the critical moment, both sides

Can cooperate.”

Long Xiang said seriously: "Even if Ziyang doesn't say it, we are still doing it. It seems that Xu Du's underwear shop needs to be opened as soon as possible. It is also time to clear his name."

Sun Quan sent envoys to Xudu to deliver gifts and poured dirty water on the sky-high price of underwear into Hefei. Now Sun He has been redeemed.

Long Xiang felt that it was time to expose the scam and build an intelligence station in the Central Plains.

As was the case with Sun Quan at that time, underwear was very popular with Cao, but because the quantity was not enough to be distributed among his wives and concubines, Liu Fu was asked to send people to Hefei several times to spread the word.

I hope Long Xiang will send someone to open a store in Xudu. Someone will give me a pillow if I am really sleepy.

The Jiangdong Intelligence Station was fully operational. Lu Su originally planned to transfer Yao Xuan to Xudu, but unfortunately, he was immediately rejected by Long Xiang on the grounds that Yao Xuan already had good connections in Wu County.

Yao Xuan's rash transfer was not worth the loss, so he planned to make a new choice, but he couldn't make a decision for a long time.

Seeing that Long Xiang's old matter was brought up again, Lu Su quickly reminded: "There is a mixed bag of good and bad people in Xudu. It is more difficult to build an intelligence station than in Wu County. The person in charge must be able to adapt to changes. Yun has thought about who to send?"

"Maybe we have to ask Luo Yicheng to take action."

"Luo Sima is the favorite general of the Governor of the Tang Dynasty, and he has married a wife and has children in Hefei. I'm afraid it will be difficult to come back from Xudu. It is even more feasible to bring a family. Do you want Yunqi to consider candidates again?"

Luo Yicheng had become a military commander in the city defense army by virtue of his military exploits. He commanded four hundred soldiers under his command and had settled down in Hefei. At this time, Luo Yicheng went deep into the tiger's den and was a little cruel to him, so Lu Su was more hesitant.

Long Xiang rubbed his temples and said in a deep voice: "Being a general does not necessarily mean going to the battlefield. Going to Xudu to take charge of the Central Plains Intelligence Station is more important than the Army Sima. I will personally call him for questioning later. If he has the slightest hesitation,

, how about just re-electing and assigning personnel?”

"That's fine." Lu Su nodded slightly and asked again: "The Jiangdong Intelligence Station was established because of Sun Quan's personal reasons. After all, you shared half of his money, but this trick is useless against Cao Cao. Yun Qi thought

Okay, who do you want to bribe?"

"Who are you bribing?" Long Xiang smiled leisurely: "Whoever wants to make money can do it."

Lu Su frowned: "What do you mean?"

Long Xiang replied: "Xudu's store model can no longer be as stingy as Wu County. The population of the Central Plains is larger, there are countless noble families, and more money can be earned, so I want to change the model and give

Central Plains Intelligence Station franchise privileges.”

"Join?" Lu Su was confused.

Long Xiang nodded and explained: "That is, we send people to Xudu to open a head office, and let the children of noble families who want to make money join directly to open their own stores. The head office is responsible for collecting orders and distributing goods. As long as we have a good relationship with the franchisees,

Are you still worried about not getting the information you want?"

Lu Su nodded slightly: It sounds very powerful, how much profit do you plan to share with the franchisees?"

"Same as Sun Quan."

Seeing Long Xiang raising his right palm with a smile, Lu Su took a deep breath and murmured: "Fifty percent profit? Your gesture is too big. I'm afraid Xu Duxun will follow you like a duck."

"It is necessary to tie them up with benefits so that the Central Plains Intelligence Station can take root." Long Xiang looked serious.

Lu Su stroked his beard and thought for a while, then showed a worried expression: "Yunqi tied them up with benefits, is he worried that he won't get back the money he earned? But there are many resourceful people around Cao Cao, and it will be inevitable that a large amount of materials will be transported to Hefei.

It will cause discomfort to many people, is there any way you can avoid it?"

Long Xiang replied: "As long as we don't transport food, weapons, armor and other strategic materials, cloth, medicinal materials, agricultural tools, copper coins, gold and silver, etc., there will be no problem."

"Clothes, medicinal materials, farm tools, etc. are fine. If too many copper coins, gold and silver flow in, causing too much money in the Hefei market, it might push up prices."

Hefei's market has been open for a long time. Lu Su is very familiar with the economy and people's livelihood. He is worried that making money from underwear is too easy, which will greatly impact the Hefei market.

After hearing this, Long Xiang smiled mysteriously, pointed at Lu Su and said: "Who said that all copper coins, gold and silver should flow into the market? You, the county magistrate, can control it yourself. I plan to raise money to build weapons and armor, so as not to mine mines myself.

Smelting.”

"This is a good idea." Lu Su nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Long Xiang continued to add: "We have a small territory and a small population, so we should not imitate others in resorting to militarism. It is most appropriate to adopt the route of elite soldiers. When we counterattack the Central Plains in the future, it is best to ensure that all our people are wearing armor."

"Wearing full armor? That will make a big difference in combat effectiveness. It's really nice, but"

Lu Su changed the topic and asked: "Jiangdong's independent model, Xudu's franchise model, I'm curious about Jingzhou?"

Long Xiang waved his hand gently: "Just like Xu Du."

Lu Su asked: "Is it also a head office and a franchise?"

"No, there is no head office, only franchise."

Long Xiang shook his head and then added: "Cai Mao, isn't Kuai Yue closely connected with Cao Cao? With Xu Du having such a huge amount of money, shouldn't he open a franchise store in Jingzhou?"
Chapter completed!