Naturally, Governor Feng refused to admit Zhang Xiaosi's accusation that he was the culprit for causing the Xiahou clan to fall into this state.
Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Ba and Xiahou Shang, were the founding fathers who fought for the Cao family and were in-laws of the Cao family.
How many years has it been since the founding of the Cao family?
With just one defeat and a few rumors spread by himself, could the Xiahou clan be reduced to such a situation?
Do you really think Feng Guiwang has curse skills?
Can you cast a curse from the air to bring bad luck to your enemies?
To put it bluntly, in fact, the means to win people's hearts are not enough.
Cao Pi, Cao Rui, and Sun Quan, one by one, aside from others, in terms of how they treat their subordinates, they are no better than Liu Bei and his son.
Cao Pi was famous for being narrow-minded.
Because Bao Xun had offended Cao Pi, Cao Pi deliberately found out the small offense and killed Bao Xun after he became emperor.
Cao Pi once borrowed money from Cao Hong when he was young, but Cao Hong was unwilling to borrow money. Cao Pi later used Cao Hong's behavior as a guest and put Cao Hong in prison and planned to execute him.
Not to mention forced to death and banned.
Cao Rui is better than him.
However, it is still biased.
In the Battle of Shiting, without Cao Rui's acquiescence, Cao Xiu would have dared to lead a hundred thousand troops privately and underestimate the enemy?
Jia Kui, regardless of his past grudges with Cao Xiu, fought tooth and nail to rescue Cao Xiu, but was humiliated by Cao Xiu instead.
Later, the two of them quarreled with Cao Rui. Cao Rui did not consider Cao Xiu's fault or Jia Kui's merit. On the surface, he said that both sides were not at fault.
But later, someone was specially sent to comfort Cao Xiu, which was like a slap in the face to Jia Kui.
Who can afford it?
I don’t know if it’s nepotism, but I’m sure you won’t get away if you don’t know the rewards and punishments.
Not to mention the war planned by Cao Zhen during the War of Anping. Does Cao Rui dare to say that he was unaware of it?
In the end, it was still the same cynical operation, not mentioning a word about Cao Zhen's mistakes, but placing all the blame on Xiahou Ba, who was defeated and captured.
If Feng Jishi really traveled to Xiahou Ba and encountered this kind of thing, he would just fake it and make it real, and directly rely on the big man to calculate the ball!
Not to mention Sun Quan, Zhang Wen’s example only happened a few years ago?
When Sun Shiwanrang asked Zhang Wen to go to the Han Dynasty, he said it in such a nice way that he almost called him Xiao Wenwen.
Unexpectedly, not long after Zhang Wen returned from his mission, Sun Shiwan pointed at his nose and scolded him, "Why are you trying to be so cruel and ugly?
In Zhang Wen's confusion, the Zhang family was almost sent to Jiaozhou to feed mosquitoes.
In comparison, Liu Bei and his son were much kinder.
Mengda rebelled, and people from Shu said that all his family members who stayed in Shu were killed. Mengda didn't believe it at all, but later it was confirmed that his family members were indeed safe.
During the Battle of Yiling, Huang Quan led his army to defect to Wei State, and someone also sent news that his wife and children had been killed.
Cao Pi issued an edict to mourn Huang Quan, but Huang Quan directly said: "I and Liu, Ge Tui sincerely believe that I know my true intention. If you have any doubts, please ask later."
In fact, Liu Bei's attitude towards Huang Quan's defection to Wei was: "If you fail Huang Quan, Quan will not fail you."
Not to mention Adou, he is a little mediocre, but he is indeed kind-hearted.
I don’t know if the place is too evil, but just after he finished talking about the Zhang family, Zhang Bai came to see Feng Governor with Zhang Wen’s letter.
"You can actually persuade Lu Xun and Zhuge Jin to agree that you will not grow food but sugar cane in Jingzhou?"
After reading Zhang Wen's letter, Feng Yong was extremely surprised.
The aristocratic families have no moral integrity, this is a fact that Feng Yong has known for a long time.
But to say that someone like Lu Xun and Zhuge Jin, a loyal minister and filial son of the Wu Kingdom, would betray the country would be an insult to Governor Feng's IQ.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! That's wrong! When did Jingzhou say that they won't grow food?"
Zhang Bai quickly denied, "It's just that the food in Jingzhou is really insufficient, so I asked the general to come forward and find a way for everyone to buy some food from Shu."
Hearing Zhang Bai's words, Governor Feng fell into deep thought.
So, if a female college student doesn’t study hard and goes to nightclubs to make money, she is degenerate; if a nightclub girl squeezes out time to go to class during the day, is she motivated?
The same goes for buying food.
One is that there is a shortage of food due to the variety of sugar cane, so they have to buy food from other countries. This is with ulterior motives and is suspected of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country.
One is because there is a shortage of food, so one wants to buy food from other countries. This is an act of outright loyalty and an act of sharing the country's worries.
"Sugar cane, has it been planted now?"
Feng Yong pondered for a long time and finally spoke again.
"Yes, this year's crops have been planted. However, if you are serious about the grain trade, you should decide as early as possible."
"Otherwise, after the sugar cane is harvested in autumn, everyone will not know how much sugar cane seed will be left for next year."
Zhang Bai's eyes were shining with excitement, and he was obviously very interested in cheating Sun Quan.
But you can't blame him.
After all, Sun Shiwan first called out his brother Xiao Wenwen, and then suddenly turned against him after taking advantage of him.
Then Zhang Bai himself was exiled to Jiaozhou. If he had not been taken care of by the Jiaozhou scholar family, he would definitely have died there.
Later, when Lu Daiping was involved in the Jiaozhou Rebellion, because Zhang Bai had friendship with the Shi family, he asked him to be a guarantor and went to negotiate for the emblem of surrender.
At the same time, he also promised to ensure the personal safety of everyone in the scholar family.
Unexpectedly, after Shihui surrendered, Lu Dai, like Sun Quan, turned against him and refused to acknowledge him.
Not only were the members of the scholar family who caused the rebellion killed, but the members of the scholar family who did not cause the rebellion and even those who helped quell the rebellion were demoted to common people.
A few years later, on the pretext that the scholar family members who had become common people had violated the law, everyone was eradicated.
Lu Dai killed someone and gained in vain the wealth accumulated by the scholar family for more than a hundred years.
Zhang Bai's reputation was ruined, and he didn't even get a hair out of it. In the end, Lu Dai took the blame, at least partially.
Although it is said that ruthless tactics make a qualified politician, Lu Dai's actions caused Zhang Bai's social death in Jiaozhou.
At the same time, it also caused great damage to the reputation of the Zhang family.
In addition, when Sun Ce took control of Jiangdong, he had an old grudge against the Jiangdong family for massacre.
Zhang Bai now hopes that Sun Quan and his family will all die, and then the Han Dynasty will take the opportunity to take over Jiangdong, or even the Wei Kingdom will go south.
Anyway, he finally understood that Sun Quan, a sinister man who looked like a monkey, treated the Zhang family as an abandoned son in order to balance the power between the government and the opposition.
Abandoned son is a nice word, but a bad word is called a foot rag, and it's the kind of thing that you just wipe and throw away.
Of course, Governor Feng didn't know what Zhang Bai thought of Sun Quan, but he understood that Zhang Bai's attitude towards him might be a little wrong.
Because he saw a kind of fanaticism or worship in Zhang Bai's eyes?
Although he and Zhang Wen have been literary friends for so many years, this was the first time that Feng Yong met his biological brother.
Therefore, Governor Feng really didn't understand why Zhang Bai looked like this.
King Feng Gui seemed to be a little nervous, but at the same time he forced himself to remain calm, shook his head and said:
"I'm afraid we won't be able to squeeze out too much food this year."
After saying this, Feng Yong thought about it again and felt that it was necessary to reveal something to Zhang Bai:
"The Han Dynasty has been fighting with the Wei State for many years, and there really is not much food left."
"What's more important is that after this year's autumn grain harvest, Liangzhou will still have to use troops, so next year we won't be able to squeeze out too much grain to sell to Jingzhou."
Again, before the Han Dynasty captured Guanzhong, there would be no food surplus.
After all, in addition to people, Liangzhou's livestock industry also requires a large amount of grains and beans.
If it weren't for the changes in productivity and economic structure of the Han Dynasty over the years, the traditional methods of Wei and Wu might not have been able to support the Han Dynasty's use of foreign troops for consecutive years.
Even if it can support it, the Han Dynasty's finances may not be able to digest Liangzhou Longyou and other places as quickly as it is now.
Of course Zhang Bai didn't understand this. After listening to Feng Jishishi's words, he felt a little disappointed and subconsciously asked:
"Isn't Liangzhou already captured by the king? Why do we still need to use troops?"
After all, Liangzhou is separated from Guanzhong by Longyou.
"It can only be said that most of it has been captured," Feng Yong explained. "There are still two gaps in the north. Only when they are blocked can we say that they are intact."
"gap?"
"Yes, living in Yanze and Duyeze, the barbarians in the desert can follow the river directly into the hinterland of Liangzhou from there, so it is necessary to build barriers there so that Liangzhou can be considered stable."
Feng Yong sighed:
"So, there is no hope that this year's grain will be sold to Jingzhou."
Although the troops used against Ju Yanze and other places this year are only on a small scale, and with Feng Junhou's current military prestige, there is no need for him to personally deal with the barbarians.
However, military affairs are important matters of the country and cannot be ignored. It is never too much to be cautious.
When Zhang Bai heard this, he remembered that the guys in Jingzhou were still waiting for news about him, and he couldn't help but frowned and said:
"Junhou, what should we do about this? I'm afraid we can't delay such a big event for too long!"
Governor Feng was speechless.
You also know it’s a big deal?
How the hell do you guys do such a big thing so smoothly?
Obviously this was not the plan.
It stands to reason that this year we should first increase our efforts to bribe the comprador families in Jingzhou, and then let them release public opinion to test the views of the upper class of Wu State on this matter.
If the reaction is not big, or even if you agree, then progress can be faster.
If you are unwilling to agree, or if it is controlled by the Wu court, then there may be less progress.
But no matter what, the Han Dynasty can start to think of ways to erode Jingzhou's grain market bit by bit.
It just depends on whether it comes overtly or covertly.
The establishment of Yong'an Yishi can play a role just in time.
After a few years of this, by the time Guanzhong is conquered, the channels will almost be mature.
Will the Han Dynasty conquer Guanzhong in a few years?
Governor Feng had no doubt about this.
The difference lies in the price at which the Han finally captured Guanzhong.
When the Han Dynasty is sitting on two kingdoms of abundance, it can attack when advancing and defend when retreating. It has money, food and war horses.
Even if the entire Shu region's grain was dumped, that would be unavoidable.
But the plan didn't change quickly.
"You guys have made big news!"
Feng Jishi took a breath and seemed to have a toothache.
"Big...what?"
Zhang Bai looked at Feng Jishi's face and seemed a little unhappy.
He just thought that things were messed up, and he couldn't help but feel worried.
Feng Yong glanced at him and waved his hand:
"It's nothing, you did a good job, but the big man was negligent and didn't expect this situation."
Originally, this matter was intended to use the Zhang family's network in Wu County to lay a surprise in the State of Wu.
Unexpectedly, Governor Feng underestimated the greed of these aristocratic families.
Thinking of this, Governor Feng glanced at Zhang Bai subconsciously.
At the same time, I was secretly glad in my heart.
Fortunately, the Han Dynasty took a different path from the Wei and Wu countries from the beginning of the founding of the country.