novelSusiti Chapter 121 Insatiable Desire
Chapter 121 Insatiable Desire
"My lord, if we don't stop this now, it won't be so easy to stop it later!"
In the main hall of the government office.
Gao Gan was earnestly persuading Yuan Shao to give up letting his soldiers engage in trade.
Use the profits gained to offset the money they owe!
In his words, this method is utterly ridiculous!
An army is for fighting wars; it has strict military discipline and the necessary imposing presence.
If everyone becomes obsessed with scheming and enjoys the benefits of buying and selling, what fighting power will they have left in the future?
If an army loses its fighting capacity, it is nothing more than a rabble, so what is the point?
"You..." Yuan Shao stood in front of an antique shelf, carefully admiring each item on it.
"You're being too naive. Do you think I'm doing this just to appease them?"
"The more business our people do with Li Zhao, the more intelligence they'll gather!"
"With our familiarity with Ye City, it's only a matter of time before we launch a counterattack."
"Right now, Li Zhao must be thinking that everything I've said is utterly foolish."
"The more he relaxes his guard, the more opportunities we will have. Don't worry about these small gains and losses right now; keep your eyes on the long term."
"Besides, isn't the situation pretty good now? The army has stabilized, and the people are gradually trusting us. It's just that Cao Cao... he still refuses to offer any real benefits."
He's really enjoying this feeling!
If even high-ranking officials believe that he is sincerely doing business, and are heavily influenced by Li Zhao, then they will no longer consider taking action.
Then others will surely think the same way.
The less you underestimate yourself, the more room you have for future development!
"But my lord..."
Just as the official was about to continue his persuasion, a soldier quickly walked in from outside.
He quickly reported to Yuan Shao, while Zhang Yang waited outside.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Shao immediately became interested, "Quickly, invite them in..."
Only after the soldier left did he say with a smile, "Look, even this stubborn brat knows to come to my side now!"
High-ranking official: "..."
Are we talking about the same thing?
Not long after.
Zhang Yang appeared, and he bowed very respectfully, saying, "I am Zhang Yang, greetings to Lord Yuan..."
The high-ranking official next to him glanced at him, a hint of mockery in his eyes.
I thought they were so principled, but they still obediently came over.
"General Zhang, there's no need for such formalities!" Yuan Shao quickly stepped forward and personally helped him up.
"With your help, General, I, Yuan Shao, will surely be invincible in the future!"
"Please have a seat..."
He personally pulled Zhang Yang to sit down next to him, leaving Gao Gan standing there unattended.
"General, have you come here this time because you've thought things through?"
"If Lord Yuan would not deign to accept my offer, I am willing to serve you with utmost loyalty!" Zhang Yang said, bowing respectfully.
"Excellent!" Yuan Shao clapped his hands and laughed, repeatedly saying, "General, your choice is truly admirable!"
"You can rest assured, I will absolutely fulfill all the conditions I promised you!"
"Perfect timing! I have a problem I don't know how to solve, General... please enlighten me!"
Taking this opportunity, he revealed his thoughts, his main point being that he wanted Cao Cao to actually take action to help him deal with Li Zhao.
It's not just empty talk without any real substance!
He had also asked Tian Feng and others about this matter, but their suggestions were either flattery or harsh measures, which were too conventional.
Making Cao Cao fall into a trap is no easy task!
Zhang Yang thought about it seriously for a moment, then said, "I do have some ideas in mind, it's just that..."
"Speak! Speak your mind!" Yuan Shao waved his hand. "There's no right or wrong in front of me, just say it!"
If Guo Tu and Tian Feng had seen this scene in the past, they would have been furious and pounded their chests in frustration.
The differences between people are truly enormous!
In the past, they had tried their best to persuade Yuan Shao to listen to their advice, but they had never succeeded.
"Is that so..." Zhang Yang grabbed a handful of millet from his pocket and placed it on the table in front of him.
"As far as I know, our people are currently engaged in grain trading with Li Zhao."
"If we can find a way, we should try to take all the grain they have, and keep it for ourselves instead of selling it to outside merchants."
"This will result in all the grain coming to us, and Li Zhao's grain reserves will become increasingly depleted!"
As they were talking.
He pushed a pile of millet from the left side of the table all the way to the right.
Upon hearing this, the high-ranking official almost burst out laughing.
"You call this a suggestion?" he sneered, his voice full of sarcasm.
"Do you know what we used to trade with Li Zhao for food? All they wanted were weapons, horses, and linen."
"According to you, we can't even take this first step. Where are we going to get so many weapons, equipment, and horses?"
Zhang Yang wasn't annoyed. Looking at him, he said, "That's the key!"
"We must send these things out as much as possible and exchange them for food from him!"
"Isn't that courting death? You look like a spy sent by Li Zhao to me!" The high-ranking official's eyes widened suddenly.
"The point is to make everyone think we're about to fail!"
"you……"
At this point, Yuan Shao began to understand the implications.
He immediately stopped the high-ranking official, forbidding him to speak, and then said thoughtfully, "I think I understand what you mean!"
"What Cao Cao least wants to see right now is Li Zhao annexing us!"
"Could we use this to get him to make the first move?"
Zhang Yang put away the millet in front of him. "Master Yuan is indeed clever..."
"Cao Cao has always looked down on you; the point is to make him think you're making a foolish mistake—you don't even realize you're about to die!"
"Insolence!" the high-ranking official shouted angrily.
"Shut up!"
"Get out if you keep talking nonsense!" Yuan Shao glared at him fiercely.
His eyes darted around, and he immediately understood the ingenuity of the matter.
"Wonderful, wonderful..."
"Let's do it this way!" Yuan Shao immediately made the decision to increase the scale of trade with Li Zhao.
He simply refused to believe that this bastard had an inexhaustible supply of food.
that's it.
Under Yuan Shao's orders, the scale of trade between Bingzhou and Li Zhao reached an unprecedented level.
Large quantities of weapons, equipment, horses, and linen were sent to Ye City and then transported to Qingzhou.
Countless grains fell into Yuan Shao's hands!
in fact.
Yuan Shao also harbored a secret plan: once he recaptured Ye City, these things would naturally return to his hands, which would be like making a huge profit without any investment!
The scale of the transactions became increasingly outrageous, to the point that they eventually stopped even bothering to stage them.
When the news reached Yanzhou, Cao Cao and his advisors remained silent for a long time.
They find it hard to imagine that this is a decision a normal person could make...
……