Chapter 540

Yuan Shao heard this and nodded noncommittally, but when he heard Xu You mention Yuan Shu, he instinctively frowned: "However, if this is the case, then the other warlords may not necessarily continue to crusade against Yuan Shu, right?"

Although he didn't want to see Yuan Shu defeated so quickly.

But keeping Yuan Shu, he was also very unhappy in his heart.

In short, his mood was very complicated.

"No!"

Xu You shook his head firmly: "The warlords will still continue to crusade against Yuan Shu. This is a great opportunity to destroy and divide Yuan Shu. The excuse is too legitimate, they cannot give up this opportunity!"

"Moreover, just to weaken the influence of the Yuan clan, they will choose to do so!"

"Admittedly, you and Yuan Shu are very much at odds, my Lord, but you are both from the Yuan clan behind you. This point cannot be ignored no matter what;"

"Therefore, the warlords of the world are most wary of you two;"

"Using a legitimate name to get Yuan Shu out of the game in advance is undoubtedly a good way to greatly weaken the influence of the Yuan clan."

Just kidding, for the sake of interests, what wouldn't the warlords do?

Just because others also declared themselves emperor, they would let Yuan Shu go?

That is impossible.

"Is that so?"

Yuan Shao nodded expressionlessly: "Forget it! Let's ignore him for now! Next, let's focus on dealing with Gongsun Zan and even Liu Yu!"

"Taking Youzhou early is the right path."

"By the way! How is the contact with the Heishan Army? Did Zhang Yan agree to my alliance agreement?"

If he wants to defeat Gongsun Zan as soon as possible and destroy him, with Yuan Shao's current strength, he is still a bit powerless.

Gongsun Zan is worthy of being the White Horse General, having fought his way up.

Obviously, he is not so easy to deal with.

"Hmm!"

Before Xu You could speak, Guo Tu on the side nodded affirmatively: "We have already made contact! Zhang Yan also intends to form an alliance, but he needs us to provide him with 1 million shi of grain and 300,000 gold. This number is a bit large, far exceeding the limit you gave, my Lord. Unfortunately, Zhang Yan refused to loosen his mouth, so I could only come back to discuss with you!"

He was also very helpless!

Although he really wanted to handle this matter well, Zhang Yan didn't cooperate and was too greedy, so he had no choice.

"What? 1 million shi of grain? And an extra 300,000 gold? Why doesn't he just go rob?"

Yuan Shao was furious when he heard this.

This is not a small amount.

If he had so much money and grain, wouldn't it be better to recruit troops and buy horses himself?

Guo Tu nodded bitterly: "I said the same thing at the time! But Zhang Yan said, where can robbery come as fast as this?"

"I often plunder with troops on weekdays, and the income is not small, and the risk is small. If I can't get a greater return, he is not willing to take this risk."

"Tsk tsk!"

Xu You on the side couldn't help but click his tongue when he heard this: "What an arrogant Zhang Yan! But a mere bandit, how dare he be like this? Is he not afraid that the Lord will settle the final account with him in the future?"

"Also, Guo Tu, are you too weak? You can't even handle this little thing, what use are you?"

"You!"

Guo Tu glared at Xu You, wishing he could kill this guy.

If you can do it, you go!

Is this his problem?

It is clearly Zhang Yan's own problem.

He hated Xu You the most for putting eye drops on him in front of Yuan Shao.

Of course, he completely forgot that he also liked to put eye drops on Xu You in front of Yuan Shao on weekdays.

In short, they were like enemies, and they felt uncomfortable if they didn't fight each other or stab each other every day.

Ju Shou and the others were also speechless watching this.

But to avoid being affected, they usually just watched the show at such times and wouldn't speak.

"Enough! Stop arguing! What does this look like?"

Yuan Shao was impatient and interrupted their tit-for-tat, scanning the circle and asking: "How do you think this matter should be handled?"

Xu You immediately spoke: "My Lord! I think we should agree first!"

"The Heishan Army is a powerful reinforcement. If we have their help, it will be much easier for us to defeat Gongsun Zan;"

"Even taking Liu Yu in the future will be much easier;"

"The dirty work can actually be left to Zhang Yan to do!"

"Wait until the Lord takes all of Jizhou and Youzhou, and the strength increases greatly, then we will come to clean up Zhang Yan, destroy him, and get back what we lost many times over!"

"As for now, what's wrong with treating this money and grain as temporarily deposited with Zhang Yan?"

"If we don't agree, this person will probably be won over by Gongsun Zan."

He didn't believe that Gongsun Zan wouldn't go to win over Zhang Yan as an arm.

0 Seeking flowers

"Well said!"

Yuan Shao's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Indeed! This is just an expedient measure!

He didn't need to care too much about the gains and losses. After he succeeded, it wouldn't be too late to settle the accounts after the autumn.

"My Lord! I don't think so!"

At this time, Guo Tu hurriedly opposed: "Zhang Yan and these Heishan bandits have a million people behind them, and the money and grain they need to consume every day is not a small amount;"

"Heaven knows how long it will take us to defeat Gongsun Zan?"

"If it drags on for a few months, then this money and grain will probably have already entered the stomachs of the Heishan Army! By then, how can we get it back? Let alone many times over. Xu You, your idea is too wishful thinking."

Although he opposed it to negate Xu You, Yuan Shao felt that what Guo Tu said also made sense!

1 million shi of grain looks like a lot, but for the Heishan Army with a million people.

Divided equally among everyone, it is about 1 shi of grain, about 120 jin.

It can't support them for a few months.

"Joke!"

Xu You sneered when he heard this: "The Heishan Army has plundered a lot in the past, and they themselves also have the money and grain that Zhang Jiao plundered from Jizhou and other places back then. They have savings themselves;"

"Otherwise, they couldn't have supported themselves for so long and lived so well!"

"Could it be that they wouldn't have to live if we didn't give it to them?"

"Therefore, your words are completely nonsense!"

"Furthermore, not to mention grain, as for gold and silver, the Heishan Army stays in the deep mountains and old forests and has no way to spend it. At least in terms of gold and silver, we don't have to worry about it being consumed by them. I'm afraid we will be able to obtain the large amount of gold and silver money they have accumulated from plundering over the years!"

"No matter how you calculate it, you won't lose!"

"Moreover, if we are reluctant to spend the capital to win over Zhang Yan, it is equivalent to handing Zhang Yan, this arm, to Gongsun Zan;"

"Guo Tu, you were the envoy to Zhang Yan before, why are you not thinking about reaching an alliance at this time, but instead opposing it blindly?"

"You wouldn't be deliberately not wanting the Lord to form an alliance with Zhang Yan and gain this arm, right?"

Once these words came out, Yuan Shao's eyes looking at Guo Tu changed.

Xu You smiled proudly in his heart: "See? I won this time! Hmph-hmph! Fighting with me, you Guo Tu are still 10,000 years too early!"

"You..."

Guo Tu heard this and saw Yuan Shao's slightly changed eyes, and immediately knew he had lost his composure. He lost this round, and he hurriedly explained to Yuan Shao: "My Lord, don't misunderstand, it's not like that!"

"I have indeed tried my best to facilitate the alliance!"

"You know me, no matter how much I fight with Xu You, I wouldn't disregard your interests;"

"Xu You is completely slandering me!"

"Furthermore, who said the gold and silver money cannot be spent?"

"Do you know that I saw people from the Su Chamber of Commerce at the Heishan Army side? They seem to be trading with the Heishan Army side for a long time;"

"Otherwise, do you think the Heishan Army can live so comfortably and support so many people just by plundering? It's simply ridiculous!"

"What?"

Once Guo Tu said this, both Yuan Shao and Xu You were shocked.

"There is actually such a thing? Why didn't you say so before?"

Yuan Shao heard this and glared at Guo Tu, scolding him. ===== CHAPTER 542 =====