Chapter 385 The Sixth Lady's Talent
Lu Songli felt that since Xue Xu was back, he had to be informed of the entire plan.
She started with the earthquake in Nanyang and Zhang Xian's request for help, "...this is the entire plan we have finalized so far."
What a chain of schemes! Xue Xu was so excited that he couldn't express it in words, "Sixth Madam is so talented..."
He had been thinking before that Shi Tao and Lu Yilian were in cahoots. They first coveted Mr. Qin Liu, and then repeatedly targeted Mr. Lu. Could Mrs. Qin Liu tolerate this?
Now hearing her say this, it turns out that the plan had already been set up.
He really likes such a proactive and proactive lord! Being a subordinate to someone who only moves when he's being kicked and doesn't want to make progress is really tiring.
"If everything goes well, Madam Six will surely get what she wants."
Lu Songli smiled and said, "Mr. Xue, stop praising me. Please help me check if there is anything I have missed."
Xue Xu pondered for a moment and then said, "The latest news we've received is that Shopkeeper Wu and Young Master Ji have already made a grand move to transport Qingzhou's grain to Luoyang."
His initiative really came in handy.
Lu Songli: "Yes, this is the latest development."
Xue Xu: "Xie Zhan also went to Yuzhou, will it cause trouble?"
They, from Liaodong County, had just gone to the south to pick some of the other people's fruits, so it was hard for him not to have concerns in this regard.
Lu Songli: "Probably not."
She further explained, "Zuo Anmin and Zhang Xian are now tied to the same rope. Zuo Anmin's value is still very high, and Xie Zhan is reluctant to see him lose in the Nanyang disaster relief effort."
Xue Xu nodded, this was also true.
"Their purpose of going to Nanyang is to take advantage of our Liaodong County by taking advantage of the situation?" Excluding the possibility that Xie Zhan intended to do something bad, his purpose became obvious.
Lu Songli remained silent.
It's not hard to guess what Xie Zhan is thinking. The Southland has been weakened by the chaos he created. Now that the Southland is the Xie family's foothold, he will definitely work hard to develop the Southland.
The fastest way to develop the South is to let other places provide financial support to the South.
Xie Zhan was very good at plundering, so it was not difficult to guess his purpose of going to Nanyang.
"The information says that during this period, Xie Zhan and others followed Luoyang and sold 150,000 dan of grain at the prices of 260 and 230 wen per dou respectively. I wonder how much grain they still have?" The most important thing is that the Sixth Madam actually tolerated being taken advantage of by Xie Zhan.
"They probably don't have much food left." After all, it takes a lot of food to resettle the disaster victims in the south.
Xue Xu sighed, "Xie Zhan is still very smart." And rational.
"Hmm." Lu Songli admitted this. Xie Zhan was able to clearly position himself in the game between them and the Yuzhou Grain Merchants Association.
If she is the banker in this Nanyang business war, then Xie Zhan's current identity is like the hot money in later generations.
As for hot money, it enters and exits quickly, and usually harvests leeks together with the dealers, competing with the dealers for the meat.
However, speculators cannot always make money, and sometimes they will be harvested by the market makers.
In fact, to put it bluntly, the relationship between the two is a game between the size of capital and the perception of human nature.
"Sixth Madam, with Xie Zhan like this, are we just going to do nothing?" Xue Xu thought that if Xie Zhan had followed them around and eaten meat from beginning to end, the advantage he would have taken would have been huge. Thinking of this, he felt it was a pity.
Lu Songli was very calm, "Don't pay attention to him. Without him, there will be others."
They are encircling the big fish, so some interference items can be ignored for the time being as long as they do not affect the overall situation.
If you grab a handful of rice with your palm, some will leak out. They need to learn to let go of the small things and eat the meat while allowing others to drink the soup.
The most important thing is that the battle between bulls and bears sometimes requires people to follow up.
When everyone carries the fancy sedan, it becomes more lively and the economy of a place will be better.
Xue Xu thought to himself, forget it, he didn't really understand this kind of commodity economic war, so he would just do as the Sixth Madam said.
"You can go back to Houcheng later." Lu Songli said to Xue Xu.
Liaodong County was in its rising period, and it had many internal affairs. She was already in charge of Pingguo County. It would be a waste for Xue Xu to stay here any longer. It would be better for her to go back to Houcheng to assist her father in handling government affairs.
Xue Xu nodded.
Then, Lu Songli told him a few things.
The first thing she instructed was, "Find something for Shi Tao to do." Keeping him busy would give him no time to worry about Liaodong County, and prevent him from causing trouble for them.
Xue Xu nodded, "I'll take care of this."
Then came the second thing, "I previously ordered people to post a notice to recruit a group of talents. I will look back and see if there are any who can be used. I will register them all and they will be put to use when the time is right."
"Okay, I understand."
Lu Songli finally said, "There's also the matter of conscription, so it's time to prepare."
She knew very well that because of the three-year peace agreement signed with the Xianbei royal court, Liaodong County might be stable this year, but that might not be the case next year.
Therefore, it is imperative to recruit and strengthen the army.
Liaodong County originally planned to recruit soldiers after the autumn harvest, but in order to confuse the enemy, this plan was temporarily shelved.
Because the number of soldiers between prefectures and counties was limited, Lu Songli originally planned to recruit a group of new soldiers and eliminate some of the wounded soldiers and old soldiers who were very old and had weakened their fighting ability in the general's garrison, allowing them to return to their hometowns.
Although these people have left the military camp, their fighting power is still there. This will also improve the military strength of Liaodong County.
But hoping to fight the Xianbei with just one county was nothing short of a pipe dream. She was determined to capture Pingzhou! Using the power of a single state to fight against them was a sure thing.
At this time, Xue Xu saw Lu Songli frowning slightly and couldn't help but say, "Sixth Madam, it was Sixth Master who led us all the way back from the South. He led a team of 7,000 people, who obey orders and are better than those new recruits. Among them are 4,000 young and strong men, who are considered elite. If they are willing, they can be directly assigned to the army."
Xue Xu sincerely felt that although their Qin Liuye was very attached to his wife, he did have some talent of a general.
Upon hearing this, Lv Songli was somewhat surprised by his high evaluation. She had expected the group of people they had brought back from the southern region to be relatively high quality, but she had not expected such a surprise.
Xue Xu was a little surprised. Sixth Master didn't take the opportunity to claim credit for himself. This wasn't like him.
Qin Sheng: ...The surprise he planned to give his wife is gone.
"By the way, Madam Six, where is Master Six?" Xue Xu realized something was wrong and planned to retreat.
"He went to Xi'anping County." Qin Heng is currently stationed there.
Recently, Qin Sheng has been traveling between Xi'anping County and Da County.
He himself lamented that he was just a brick and could be moved wherever he was needed.
Xue Xu shook his head and said, "That's such a pity. I have to go back to Houcheng and won't be able to see Sixth Master anymore."
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