Chapter 288: Sun Gan begging for a horse
Everyone in the venue was shocked when they heard this. I am afraid that this was the intention of Lu Bu summoning everyone today. He told everyone about the envoy of Yangzhou that anyone who deceives others with power will be severely punished.
Ma Yu's majesty in Sifang Tower turned into miserable at this time.
Outside the west gate of Jinyang, there were probably thousands of people gathered. What happened in the Sifang Building yesterday spread quickly in the city, but the provincial governor's office responded quickly and posted a notice in the city the next day to inform the whole city of the punishment for the Yangzhou envoy causing chaos in the city.
The people in the city were curious about this majestic envoy of Yangzhou. The people expected that the provincial governor's office would deal with the envoy of Yangzhou. They did not consider too much whether the relationship between Bingzhou and Yangzhou would become tense because of this matter. They lived in Jinyang and most wanted peace and fairness.
When all the guards were killed, I don’t know who took the lead, and the shouts were shocking. At this moment, the image of the provincial governor’s office in the hearts of the people became taller.
Since Kuai Yue saw the notice in the city, he had been unable to calm down. Bingzhou actually dealt with the envoy from Yangzhou because of his own strength. How courage does it take to do it? It would definitely not be so reckless when it comes to other princes. But Lu Bu chose to do this, and he did it openly and even informed the whole city.
The cheers of the people seemed to make Kuai Yue realize something, and his face changed slightly. He suddenly thought of the description of the people in the Dahan newspaper.
"The people are water, and the king is a boat. Water can carry a boat and can also overturn the boat." Kuai Yue murmured.
The envoy of Yangzhou, Ma Yu, was also beaten by the officers and soldiers in public. His miserable appearance made other envoys of princes who followed him look at him and felt a little nervous.
Lu Bu did not take the history of Yuan Shu in Yangzhou. Although the trajectory of history had changed due to his arrival, Yuan Shu's ambition to be emperor has not changed. He held the jade seal and occupied Yangzhou and Yuzhou. He believed that Yuan Shu would soon reveal the fox's tail. Before that, he had one thing to do, that is, Zhang Rang's hidden wealth and wealth moved people's hearts, and no one would dislike the amount of money in his hand.
Bingzhou gradually became rich under Lu Bu's vigorous rectification, but compared with the princes, it was still somewhat inferior to the princes, especially the military pay of the Bingzhou army, which was definitely a high expenditure. Lu Bu knew that other princes might think he was a little stupid, but it was his behavior that won the love of soldiers in the army and made the people rush to send their children to the military camp, which was also obvious.
According to Lu Bu's idea, Bingzhou would gradually rely on business rise and rely on merchants to drive Bingzhou. It was not the people's taxes. When the economy of Bingzhou reached a certain point, it would reduce all taxes from the people. However, now, this behavior is unrealistic. The people's taxes account for a certain proportion of the income of the provincial and ministerial palaces.
Bingzhou would not be so stable. Lu Bu could feel that war would come soon. What he had to do was to stockpile enough food and grass before the war came to make the soldiers more elite.
"Lord, Xuzhou envoy Sun Qian asked for a meeting."
Lu Bu put down the military book in his hand and said in confusion: "Half a month has passed, but the envoy of Xuzhou has not left yet? Let him come in."
After Sun Gan bowed, he looked up and saw the books in the room. He was also slightly ecstatic, and his heart was like a cat catching it. A literati loves books. He really wanted to see what books were in Lu Bu's study. Cai Yong was in Jinyang. I believe that many of these books were Cai Yong's collection.
"Mr. Sun doesn't know what happened when he sees this marquis?" Lu Bu asked. He was also very satisfied with Sun Gan's reaction after seeing these books. I'm afraid that any literati would be shocked whenever he saw Lu Bu's study.
Feeling that Lu Bu's tone was a little unkind, Sun Gan smiled and bowed: "In the past, Cao's army attacked Xuzhou, and the Marquis of Jin went to Xuzhou to rescue him without hesitation. Xuzhou was unforgettable."
Lu Bu sneered: "Mr. Sun has forgotten what happened in Xuzhou City?"
Sun Gandao: "Mr. Jin, the matter in Xuzhou was not the fault of Lord Liu, but the mistake of listening to others' words. I asked Jin Hou Ming to make a decision."
"Believe in others? Humph, it's just an excuse from Xuzhou. Let's talk about it, what's wrong with me now?" Lu Bu snorted coldly.
"The Marquis of Jin, Xuzhou has few horses, and Bingzhou has many horses. Lord Liu wants to ask Bingzhou to buy three thousand war horses to resist Cao's army. The Marquis of Jin took risks to Xuzhou in the past. Everyone in Xuzhou was grateful for the kindness of Jinhou. I believe that the Marquis of Jin did not want Xuzhou to be defeated by Cao's army in the future. Cao's army is strong. Lord Liu is the order to come down to buy war horses. He hopes that the Marquis of Jin can agree." Sun Gan bowed. In the past half month, he has repeatedly hit a wall in the city. It's nothing else. After hearing about Lu Bu's experience in Xuzhou, officials in Bingzhou were cold-eyed to him, the envoy from Xuzhou, and not to mention that if they want to buy war horses, they need to ask the Mi family.
Even if the Mi family was put on him, they would definitely not agree to sell the war horses to Xuzhou. The war horses in Bingzhou were not worried about sales, and the princes flocked to them. It was nothing if Liu Bei's family was missing. Liu Bei wanted to buy war horses from other places, but the horse production places were mainly in Youzhou Bingzhou and Liangzhou. After Dong Zhuo's affairs, Liangzhou had endless internal battles, and Chang'an was even more in the hands of Guo Si, Li Jue and others. It was obviously impossible to buy war horses through Liangzhou. There are four counties in Youzhou in the hands of Lu Bu. It can be said that if you want to buy war horses, you can only seek Bingzhou.
Sun Gan was born with an important mission. Through war, Liu Bei saw the role of cavalry on the battlefield. If he wanted to use infantry to fight against cavalry, unless there were Yuan Shao's first-row dead soldiers and the training methods of first-row dead soldiers, Yuan Shao would not be so stupid as to announce them to the public. In such an environment, if he wanted to become stronger, the number of cavalry in the army became the key.
The role of cavalry on the battlefield is beyond doubt. Inquiring about intelligence, sneak attacks on the enemy, surrounding the enemy's rear, and raiding on the battlefield are perfect weapons on the battlefield. Before the court army fought with the Yellow Turban Army, the Yellow Turban Army was mostly infantry and untrained people, so they were naturally invincible. Once the princes began to develop their respective cavalry, if they wanted to stand out in such a general environment, they needed to have a sufficient number of cavalry, otherwise they would have to passively be at a disadvantage on the battlefield.
Chapter completed!