I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 298 Is it too late to jump off the boat now?
It seems that because Yuan Shu has been cheating him for a long time, Yuan Feng has also gained some experience in dealing with being cheated. If Yuan Shu wants to continue cheating him, the difficulty will continue to increase.

But he doesn't care so much now, because he is on the eve of the complete independence of his power group. All the preparations have been completed. The next step is to cultivate the local area, build good villages, and create an independent economic foundation.

Time, just wait for time. As long as there is enough time, everything will be solved.

Yuan Shu confidently looks forward to the day when he can be completely independent.

Then he turned around and saw Liu Biao, who was smiling.

Yuan Shu was more or less curious about this hero who had left many traces on the stage of history. After observing him from many angles, he found that he did have some extraordinary qualities. For example, he was very sociable and had a very skillful grasp of the art of language. He was a social leader.

At this sensitive time, the reason why this social mentor appeared in front of him must be just one thing.

After all, they were old acquaintances, so Yuan Shu welcomed Liu Biao's arrival. He greeted him with a smile and talked about some past events in Maoling Liangzhuang. Then he took him to visit the recruiting camp and introduced him to a series of his own achievements in recruiting soldiers.

The two chatted as they walked, and the atmosphere was very relaxed and pleasant.

"I heard that Zijia is going to recruit 30,000 elite soldiers to go out and fight, is that right?"

"Yes, the imperial court lost the initiative when the rebels started this riot, and had to spend time to reorganize the army. It failed to attack immediately, which caused some minor troubles. This is why I came up with this idea."

"That's true. If we can strike quickly, we can definitely annihilate the enemy army in the shortest possible time and avoid a lot of trouble. Zijia has this insight, which shows that he is really serious about it."

"Oh? So Lord Liu agrees with the new army I want to build?"

"Of course. Right now, the world is in turmoil and the national situation is unstable. There are many people who harbor rebellious intentions and many who are plotting evil. It is naturally a good thing to have a powerful army to deter all parties, but..."

"But what?"

"I have also heard that some officials have reported that the court is in financial difficulties. After years of war, the treasury is empty and there is no military funds to build a standing army. Many people have had disputes with Yuan Sikong because of this..."

"Well, it's true."

"What does Yuan Jun think about this?"

Liu's expression remained unchanged, but his slender eyes were inadvertently observing Yuan Shu's expression, paying attention to the changes in Yuan Shu's expression all the time, as if he wanted to grasp Yuan Shu's emotional changes.

However, he did not see any significant change in Yuan Shu's expression.

"I remember that during the reign of Emperor Xiaowu, there were tens of thousands of troops in Chang'an. Whenever there was a change in the empire, the emperor's order was issued and the three armies would go out to attack and the rebels would surrender. It would usually take no more than a month, and the rebels would be completely eliminated in the shortest possible time, minimizing the damage they brought to the empire.

After this battle, seeing the war zone engulfed in flames, with refugees everywhere and in a mess, I felt deeply that a general's success is built on the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers. If a war is not necessary, it should be avoided as much as possible. If it is a necessary war, the duration should be shortened as much as possible. The war should not be allowed to become too raging, lest the people suffer.

Compared with this, what is the military expenditure of 30,000 troops? Compared with the resettlement and survival of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of refugees after the war, is the military expenditure of 30,000 troops more than the money spent on these things? If a civil uprising is caused by carelessness, we will have to mobilize troops to suppress it. Why bother? "

Yuan Shu seemed to be just discussing the matter at hand, with a look of compassion on his face, and he did not hear the hidden meaning in Liu Biao's words.

Liu Biao suddenly felt a little depressed.

He did not come here to discuss with Yuan Shu the post-war resettlement of those people. Those people were not from Shanyang County, and this battle did not involve Shanyang County. Liu Biao did not care about their lives.

He came here to find out Yuan Shu's opinion on the Zhang Jian incident, to test his attitude, to see whether Yuan Shu was the one in charge of this matter, and whether there was any possibility that Zhang Jian could be rescued.

He was worried that Yuan Shu would want to kill Zhang Jian because of his extreme dissatisfaction with Zhang Jian.

The death of Zhang Jian alone is not a pity, but if it leads to a rift between the ruling Yuan family group and the Return Party group, or even further leads to mutual targeting, this is definitely not something Liu Biao wants to see.

After all, Liu Biao was also a member of the Return Party, and he had a very good relationship with Zhang Jian, but he totally disagreed with Zhang Jian's inexplicable targeting of the Yuan family. If he was also listed as a target by the Yuan family group because of Zhang Jian, it would be too worthless. Saving Zhang Jian was saving himself.

Liu Biao even thought that if he could suppress the matter this time, he would persuade Zhang Jian not to continue making trouble. If Zhang Jian did not listen, he would sever ties with Zhang Jian and break up with him openly, so that Zhang Jian would not implicate him if he made any stupid moves in the future.

But now, he had to suppress the matter of Zhang Jian.

So, his brain started working urgently, frantically organizing the next words.

"Yes, that's true. Zijia has such a kind heart, which is really admirable. Compared with the losses caused by the expansion of war, the cost of building an army will indeed be much smaller. If so, the situation in the Han Dynasty will be more stable. However...

Zijia, in my opinion, the officials in the court are not unreasonable. An army of 30,000 costs millions of dollars a day. This expenditure is indeed huge. Although there is a saying that one should maintain an army for a thousand days and deploy it for a single day, this is not a small expense after all."

Yuan Shu already knew Liu Biao's intention, and he had just been deliberately entangled with him, saying this and that, just beating around the bush.

Now, listening to Liu Biao getting deeper and deeper and the map of Yan State becoming a little too tense, I find it a little funny.

Are you losing your temper now?
I thought you, a hero who rode alone into Jingzhou, were very capable!

So Yuan Shu curled the corners of his mouth and looked at Liu Biao.

"From what Mr. Liu said, it seems that he wants to excuse those short-sighted people."

Yuan Shu's words frightened Liu Biao a little.

Short-sighted?

These words were not kind. Could it be that Yuan Shu was really angry and wanted to kill Zhang Jian?
He perked up his nerves and asked carefully, "Zijia, although they are short-sighted, it is true that the treasury is empty. The emperor has been on the throne for less than a year, and Luoyang has suffered many chaos and losses. At present, natural disasters and man-made disasters continue throughout the world. It is a time to use money. Although their words are a bit disrespectful, they are indeed concerned about the country and the people."

"A heart that worries about the country and the people?"

Yuan Shu pretended to be disdainful and said, "If they really care about the country and the people, I would look up to them. When the chaos was about to start, they did nothing. During the chaos, they only knew how to escape. After the chaos, they started to stir up trouble again. Those who truly eliminated harm for the country and the people became criminals in their eyes. Such anti-Tian Gang actions, can we ignore them?"

Liu Biao was speechless for a moment.

"This……"

Yuan Shu continued to fire.

"When faced with disasters, they only know how to avoid and protect themselves. When peace returns, they stir up trouble and fight for power. Such people are nothing but insects. How can we govern the Han Dynasty well if we serve in the same court with such insects? What do you think, Lord Liu?"

This time Yuan Shu did not look away, but stared straight at Liu Biao's face.

Liu Biao felt Yuan Shu's sharp gaze and found it so scorching that he could not and dared not look directly at it, for fear of burning his own eyes.

He had not expected that Yuan Shu's opinion of Zhang Jian was so strong and serious. It seemed that Yuan Shu was not going to let Zhang Jian go...

If Zhang Jian is finished, the party group will also be impacted. When the party group is impacted, the political future of the group will be worrying, and the political future of the group will be worrying...

Then my future is over, isn't it?

Oh my god! This is not good!

Is it too late to jump ship now?
Liu Biao was suddenly panicked.

(End of this chapter)