Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

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Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong are well-known in Jingxiang. It can be said that Cao Cao and Sun Quan's subordinates know a lot, but for these Xiliang warlords, they are still not well-known existences.

"Pang is Wufu from Xiliang. I'm really not familiar with those celebrity names. Can you tell me something useful?" Pound shook his head.

Song Chen looked at Er Pang and couldn't stop scratching his head, and thought to himself, what should I say to convince you?

Chapter 392 The Way to Make Money in Troubled Times

Song Chen saw that Pang De was tall and thick, and wondered if he was not good at writing, why not try martial arts?

"Mr. is the son-in-law of Marquis Wen Lv Bu. Do you know that he is trapped in the camp? He planned the strategy half a year ago, personally led the camp to defeat Jiangdong, and beheaded the enemy generals Huang Gai and Ling Tong in Changsha." Song Chen asked tentatively. .

As soon as these words came out, Pang De and Pang Rou were dumbfounded at the same time.

Ma Chao was called Little Lu Bu by Cao Cao, and they were naturally familiar with that flying general.

Pound nodded a little excitedly, "It is said that there are two powerful armies under Marquis Wen's tent, who once helped Dong Zhuohu look down on the princes of the world. One is the Bingzhou cavalry, and the other is trapped in the camp. I didn't expect that although Lu Bu was at the head of Baimen Tower, that The support camp is still there? I just don’t know how the fighting power is compared to the rumors..."

Song Chen raised his face slightly: "Song used to serve in the trap camp not long ago. In the past, the trap camp with 800 people has expanded into a trap army of [-] people, and its combat effectiveness is far beyond that of before."

"Long-awaited, long-awaited..." Pang De and Pang Rou hurriedly clasped their fists together.

"Disrespect, disrespect..." Song Chen returned the salute.

"I think General Song is still very young, why doesn't he continue to stay in the army?" Pang De asked suspiciously.

Song Chen smiled slightly, without a hint of embarrassment: "It was also arranged by the master to come out of the army to do business, otherwise how could there be a chance to rescue the two generals?"

Pang De nodded, "General Song was born in the army, and he has the letter from the Major General as evidence. Of course, my two brothers trust me. You can arrange how to escape."

"Very good. I'm currently arranging for the escape. During this period, you should make preparations first. We may leave at any time." Song Chen ordered.

"Don't worry, General Song, Pang will definitely cooperate fully." Pound responded with cupped fists.

Song Chen put on his robe and was about to leave. Pang Rou seemed to remember something, and he called out from behind: "Since General Song came to Hanzhong pretending to be a businessman, can you lend us some money for the Chinese New Year? This meeting can only be done by the athletes. Drink porridge..."

"It's fine for me to invite you to drink and eat meat after entering Sichuan, but now I have to persist for a while. If I want to leave Hanzhong smoothly, there must be no abnormal behavior here." Song Chen shook his head straight.

Pang Rou seemed to have realized something, and sent Song Chen out of the camp in the dark.

In the first month, the festive atmosphere of the New Year resisted the cold winter. Zhang Lu's adviser Yang Song was in a good mood these days, and Song Chen used the money offensive to fight him fiercely.

Yang Song regards money as his life, and Song Chen is good at making money in business. The two often drink and have fun together, chatting all over the world, as if they met a bosom friend.

One day, Song Chen was having a drink at Yang Song's house when he suddenly let out a long sigh.

Yang Song asked curiously: "Brother Song has traveled north and south, and he has already amassed a wealth that rivals the country, so why do you still have troubles?"

"Our business is to wear your head on your waist. If you meet a bandit who doesn't care about martial arts that day, even if you have a mountain of gold at home, it will be useless..." Song Chen sighed.

"Brother Song seems to want to stop? Didn't you tell me that you can get rich in troubled times?" Yang Song was full of doubts.

"That's natural. The worse the world is, the easier it is to make money..." Song Chen nodded.

Yang Song immediately became interested, "Oh? I would like to hear more about it..."

"Well..." Looking at the singer and concubine in the hall, Song Chen smiled and remained silent.

Yang Song immediately retreated from the crowd, and when the large room was empty, he asked anxiously: "Brother Song and I hit it off so well, this way of making money can't be shared? The so-called law is not taught to six ears, and now it's just the two of us. Don't worry about the secret being leaked..."

"It's very simple, just five words, set up porridge sheds for disaster relief..." Song Chen smiled mysteriously.

Yang Song suddenly felt that his brain was not enough. No matter how you look at it, these five words are all about spending money. How does it have anything to do with making money?

"Brother Song, are you joking with me? Or is there some way in it?" Yang Song is still puzzled.

Song Chen looked left and right, making sure that no one could answer in a low voice: "Once there is a famine and war, not only ordinary people will flee, but the rich will also be caught in it.

If they were too hungry to walk and found a porridge shed by the side of the road, wouldn't they see the food as if they saw a naked beauty?Some people drink a tael of gold and a bowl. "

"It's that simple?" Yang Song seemed thoughtful.

Song Chen shook his head, "Of course it's not that simple. When selling porridge, we need to prepare some dry noodles."

"Why is this?" Yang Song became more and more curious.

"When a person is hungry for a long time, the intestines will shrink and become smaller. If you drink porridge and put dry noodles into the stomach, the intestines will be rotten and the stomach will be burst. At that time, the gold and silver, land deeds, and land deeds on them will belong to you. .” Song Chen said meaningfully.

Yang Song was sweating profusely after hearing this, he finally knew why Song Chen was so rich, and why he had such ruthless methods, he asked very carefully: "Is this because the sun is hurting?"

Song Chen took out a piece of gold from his bosom, and then asked back, "No matter how this gold was earned, Brother Yang thinks that the world will feel bad because of getting it, and then give up?"

"Of course not." Yang Song shook his head.

"You can't earn wealth if you are too kind. Besides, setting up porridge sheds for disaster relief is not only not harmful, but also does good deeds. Who wouldn't want to be a hungry ghost? Would you rather starve to death than starve to death?" Song Chen looked solemn.

Yang Song stroked his mustache and seemed to understand. He thought for a while and continued to ask: "If the porridge shed is occupied by ordinary refugees, wouldn't the gain outweigh the loss?"

"So it is very important where to set up a porridge shed. Either cooperate with the government and the army or have some trilogy. When refugees flee, they either sell their children or sell their children or exchange their children for food. Those who can reach the porridge shed without starving to death halfway are hard. , this kind of people can be included as a trilogy, as for the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled..." Song Chen did not continue.

Yang Song thought so deeply, "Brother Song is really a genius in business, I only wish that I met you too late, otherwise I would have escaped many times in Guanzhong..."

Song Chen responded with a smile while holding the wine glass. Lan Tian told him this story before leaving, saying that it was a story he read in ancient books, which proved that Lan Tian had great trust in Song Chen.

In fact, there is no ancient book, it is clearly the family history of a good man's ancestor.

"By the way, why did Brother Song sigh just now?" Yang Song asked again.

Song Chen: "I heard that there has been a catastrophe in the middle of Sichuan in recent years. I want to bring some food from Hanzhong to 'disaster relief'. Unfortunately, Yangping Pass is tightly guarded and prevents people from entering Sichuan. Even if they are lucky enough to enter Sichuan, there are not enough followers..."

"There is a catastrophe in Sichuan? Why haven't I heard of it? After Liu Bei occupied Yizhou, it should be very peaceful everywhere." Yang Song didn't believe it.

Song Chen shook his head: "Brother Yang, maybe you don't know yet? Jingzhou was attacked by Sun Quan and Cao Cao last year. Liu Bei recruited food and soldiers in Yizhou in order to rescue Guan Yu.

Right now, there is a shortage of food everywhere in central Sichuan, and many counties and counties have people starving to death, if not for the generals suppressing and blocking the news, those people would have fled Yizhou a long time ago..."

"It's so serious..." Yang Song was shocked when he heard it. The general Zhang Fei is now stationed in Langzhong, is it to prevent the people from fleeing into Hanzhong from Mi Cang Road?Sure enough, everything was connected.

Chapter 393 Win-Win Cooperation

"What a great opportunity to make money, what a pity..." Song Chen sighed again.

Yang Song just heard about Song Chen's science popularization of shortcuts to making money, and he felt itchy when he heard that the opportunity was right in front of him. Now he doesn't know how high the benefits and risks are.

"Brother Song, based on your past experience, how much can you earn if you transport some grain to Shu?" Yang Song asked carefully.

Song Chen squeezed his chin, and made up nonsense: "At this time, grain in Sichuan is more expensive than gold, and a stone of grain may be able to exchange for a hectare of land..."

"Are there so many?" Yang Song asked in surprise.

"Liu Bei should be in a hurry to save Jingzhou. He has confiscated all the males and food in Sichuan. Even if there are fields and land, no one will plant them? Now many fields in Sichuan are unowned. As long as there is food, they will follow The one I picked up is the same, but it won’t be long before this good thing will be gone..." Song Chen worried.

"But why?" Yang Song asked again.

"When Liu Bei collected grain, there were definitely large households in Shu who were hoarding grain. Given the uncertain situation, they dare not take any action. When the situation stabilizes, they will buy land at a low price with grain. Sun Quan , Cao Cao's people are doing this, so the big gentry can last for a long time." Song Chen explained.

Yang Song seemed to realize something, "It seems that I was too careful before. There seems to be no difference in essence between these big households and Brother Song talking about setting up porridge sheds for disaster relief."

Song Chen nodded, "You are right, how can you make a lot of money if you are not cruel?"

"I'm also very interested in this matter. How about we find a way to transport tens of thousands of stone grains to Shu, directly replace Liu Bei's tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land, and then become a big family in Yizhou." Yang Song imagined a bright future.

Song Chen quickly shook his head: "Brother Yang's idea is very good, but it's a little unrealistic. You really dare to transport tens of thousands of stone grains into Shu, not to mention Zhang Jiaozhu (Zhang Lu) will not allow it, even if you enter Shu smoothly, you will be easily targeted. Come on, if Liu Bei's general brings troops to rob him, won't he marry someone else?"

"Brother Song is right, so what do you mean..." Yang Song continued to ask for advice.

"If you really want to do this, you shouldn't move too much. It's about two or three thousand stones. The so-called boat is small and easy to turn around. If you encounter trouble, you won't lose much. After entering Sichuan, you can get a thousand hectares of fertile land for nothing. Just be safe and don't stand out." Song Chen replied.

"Although a thousand hectares of fertile land is good, it is far away in the middle of Sichuan..." Yang Song hesitated suddenly.

Song Chen laughed: "Brother Yang is honest, what's wrong with the good land in Sichuan? Even at the feet of the emperor, I'm not afraid. You see the world is in such a mess, can't I come and go freely? Money is the best friend in the world. Money can turn ghosts around..."

"Taught." Yang Song nodded.

Song Chen suddenly lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Xia Houyuan pacified Longyou last year. It is rumored that Cao Cao will come to attack Hanzhong this year. I think this side should not be able to resist. If we go to Yizhou early to gain a firm foothold, then the fleeing people will Wouldn't it be possible to 'relieve disasters' by flocking to Sichuan?"

Yang Song's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he thought that you are really good at making money, you see farther than others and think deeper than others, my first half of my life is considered wasted.

"Cao Cao won Hanzhong and then attacked Shu. Wouldn't our troubles be in vain?" Yang Song asked again.

Song Chen replied: "Liu Bei is now sitting in Yizhou, Jingzhou, and Jiaozhou, so he should still have some strength. If brother Yang is worried that it will be unsafe in Sichuan, we can sell the land in advance and run away, but in fact, every war is a big profit... "

Yang Song thought in his heart, good guy, you never forget about "disaster relief", the doubts in his heart were gradually unraveled, and the little flame of desire was ignited even more vigorously by Song Chen.

"How to transport grain into Shu without any risk? I want to cooperate with Brother Song and make some money." Yang Song humbly asked for leave.

Song Chen thought for a while, and then slowly said: "I can buy a few thousand shi of grain in Hanzhong, but it's hard to think of a way to clear the guards at Yangping Pass and the trilogy of grain transportation..."

Yang Song smiled slightly: "Vice General Yangpingguan is my younger brother, but how many people are needed for the grain transportation part you mentioned?"

"At least a hundred people are needed, and they need to know some martial arts. It is best to be a private part outside of Hanzhong, so as to prevent leaks." Song Chen led towards the Xiliang Army step by step. All these conditions point to There are more than a hundred people in Pound.

Yang Song frowned: "I have a suitable team here..."

"Brother Yang is talking about..." Song Chen pretended not to know.

"There are more than a hundred soldiers and horses from Xiliang stationed in the west of the city. They were originally part of the fierce general Ma Chao. When Ma Chao fled to Shuzhong, he abandoned them in Hanzhong. Now they live here. My lord hates them, and they live on gruel every day. I'm dying." Yang Song introduced.

"I think they are very suitable. At this time, the timely help will definitely be of use to me..." Song Chen was full of confidence.

Yang Song shook his head, "The chief general, Pang De, is a bit powerful. I'm afraid Brother Song won't be able to surrender, and since Ma Chao is in Yizhou now, they might leave you to protect the grain and enter Sichuan..."

"Ma Chao? Absolutely not. Ma Chao's master-servant relationship will be broken if he abandons his trilogy. Besides, Ma Chao has been transferred to Jingzhou by Liu Bei. How can he take care of both mountains and rivers?" Song Chen was extremely sure.

"That's really good news. I think Brother Song is quite good at eloquence. I will trouble you to persuade Pang De. I will manage the joints in the city and buy food." Yang Song began to assign tasks.

"Brother Yang to buy food? It's not right, it's okay, I'll come." Song Chen hurriedly stopped.

Yang Song insisted: "It's the first win-win cooperation between you and me, and Song Ye should show some sincerity. Besides, during the Chinese New Year, brother Song has no place to buy food. It's much easier for me to do it. Let's just split the profit fifty-fifty..."

"I'll teach Brother Yang to handle the food, and I'll pay you twice the market price." Song Chen said proudly.

"How can we accept Brother Song's money? Since we are allies in cooperation, we naturally have to do our best, otherwise it will be difficult to share the profits..." Yang Song quickly refused.

"Uh...Brother Yang puts so much effort into it, so the final profit...you and I will be the best..." Song Chen released his big move.

"Brother Song...is this suitable..." Happiness came suddenly, Yang Song couldn't believe his ears.

Song Chen frowned: "What's wrong with this? I mainly appreciate Brother Yang's personality. It's really too late to meet..."

"I feel the same..." Yang Song almost burst into tears.

After discussing, the two continued to drink and have fun. Yang Song sent his favorite Meiji to accompany them. They drank happily until late at night.

Song Chen stayed at Yang Song's residence and found him the next morning, "Brother Yang, what happened last night counts, right? We drank a lot of wine."

"Naturally." Yang Song replied, patting his chest.

"Since Pang De's soldiers have nothing to eat all day long, I plan to buy some wine and meat to comfort them these two days, but how can we prevent the prefect Zhang from being suspicious?" Song Chen asked for advice.

Yang Song pinched the beard around his lips, and said with a smile: "Brother Song, just go after dark, I will send someone to set up a surveillance post, and keep it safe."

Chapter 394 Unexpected

Song Chen reminded: "Brother Yang should not come forward in person, it is best to find a friend or ask someone to do it for you..."

Yang Song was shocked when he heard it, and then pointed to Song Chen and praised: "Brother Song is really a cautious person, if he doesn't do business, he can be a counselor."

"Brother Yang is absurd, I was born in a poor family, how dare I expect to be an official? It's better to be with money." Song Chen pretended to smile bitterly.

That night, Song Chen came to Pang De's camp again after preparing drinks and food. The Xiliang soldiers finally looked like they were celebrating the new year.

Pang De asked the soldiers not to make any noise, although Yang Song was there to support them, but it was still necessary to prevent leaks.

Song Chen roughly informed Er Pang of his escape plan, and the two brothers were stunned when they heard it. Pang Rou couldn't help but admire: "General Song is extremely witty, and that Yang Song is a cunning villain. Just be happy."

"It seems that we have a great chance of escaping. With General Song's ingenious plan, it's no wonder that General Lan asked you to rescue us from Hanzhong." Pang De added from the side.

Song Chen waved his hand: "The two generals don't know something, all of this is planned in advance by Mr., and he has repeatedly deduced several plans, let me temporarily choose the best..."

"General Lan is really...really powerful..."

Pound was shocked when he heard it. Things that are thousands of miles away can be grasped with such precision. How about the people who play tricks?Before in Xiliang, he only knew that he was proud of his martial arts, but after successive defeats with Ma Chao, he finally realized that using a knife is not enough to use your brain.

"Mister's talent has shaken the past and the present, and he will help General Zuo reshape the country in the future..." Song Chen was full of admiration.

"General Lan is so powerful, why has Pang never heard of it? Guan Yunchang, Zhang Yide, and Zhao Zilong are often mentioned by the young generals. He is now guarding the remote Jiaozhou. Is General Zuo afraid of his resourcefulness? As the saying goes Dread..." On the surface, Pang De was talking about Lan Tian, ​​but in fact he was talking about the old master Ma Chao, worried that Liu Bei would not dare to use it.

Song Chen said with a leisurely smile: "General Pang underestimated the strength of General Zuo. Do you know that besides being the son-in-law of Marquis Wen, Mr. has another very important identity?"

"What is your identity?" Pang Rou also became interested.

"Sir is General Zuo's wife and brother, and the son's uncle, whose status is almost equal to that of General Guan." Song Chen looked serious.