Mythic version of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 6903 Testing
"Can such a thing be done?" Chen Xi looked at Li Zhe speechlessly as he left happily. You know, even for the internal energy leaving the body, restoring youth is a very difficult thing. Zhou Yu knew this best. Everyone knew how Celian died.

"There are several talented people who can do it, but it's very difficult. But theoretically it is possible." Liu Bei explained. Just based on the acceptance of such outrageous events, Liu Bei, a veteran who has seen all kinds of outrageous things, said that he has become accustomed to it.

"Oath Binding, Life Marking, Endless Snake, what else?" Chen Xi looked at Liu Bei and asked. He was actually somewhat interested in this, but he didn't want to know more about it.

"There are also some side effects." Zhou Yu also spoke up.

"Oh, okay." Chen Xi said casually, and then looked around at the preliminaries arena. Zhao Ying was competing there, but there was nothing interesting to see. Zhao Ying's talent was only refined to the third level, but like Jiang Guang, he had the foundation of a weak seventh level. In the actual combat of the top seventh level during the outbreak period, the opponent's combat power was almost the same as that of a shadow soldier separated from Zhao Ying without armor.

"By the way, there is something I need to tell you to avoid affecting your subsequent plans." Zhou Yu suddenly remembered that he came here to discuss serious matters with Chen Xi.

"What's the matter?" Chen Xi looked at Zhou Yu in confusion and asked.

"The rice exports from Jiangdong will decrease starting from next year, and will even decrease year by year in the next few years." Zhou Yu said in a somewhat casual tone.

Chen Xi frowned upon hearing this, then stopped laughing and looked at Zhou Yu seriously, "Marquis Shu, are you seriously discussing the reduction in grain production with me, or are you asking me to mediate some problem of interest distribution that is difficult to resolve?"

Zhou Yu was startled when he heard this. He realized that when Chen Xi mentioned this matter, his tone was not casual as usual, but very formal. It was even the first time he referred to his title in the ten years since they knew each other. Even when he was almost wiped out in the battle against Celian, Chen Xi was not like this.

"Is there anything wrong with what I said above?" Zhou Yu said, restraining the casual expression on his face.

"Lord Xuande, you and General Guan organize the preliminaries here. I will organize some people to have a good talk with Jiangdong." Chen Xi did not answer Zhou Yu's question, but turned to look at Liu Bei and said.

"I'll go too." Liu Bei had already realized the problem, and immediately expressed his willingness to go to the Administrative Court with Chen Xi. However, Chen Xi thought about it for a moment and rejected the proposal. Liu Bei was still needed here, and he could handle Jiangdong.

"Let's go to the Administrative Court to discuss this." Chen Xi didn't say anything extra. After Liu Bei returned to the rostrum, he turned his head and said to Zhou Yu, "Bring along the officials who pushed this matter. We need to have a good talk about this matter and see where the problem lies. Gather everyone and come to the Administrative Court. I'll be waiting there. We'll have a conclusion today."

After saying this, Chen Xi called to Han Qiong who was hiding nearby, "Drive back to the Government Office."

After that, Chen Xi left quickly without saying a single extra word, and Zhou Yu realized that he might have touched upon something sore.

"Did I say something wrong?" Zhou Yu asked Wan Zhen.

"It's definitely not the wrong thing to say. I'm afraid it's for some other reason." Wan Zhen shook his head and said.

On the other side, Chen Xi sat in the frame, thinking about Jiang Dong's true thoughts with an expressionless face. Zhou Yu might not realize that there was anything wrong with his words, but Chen Xi absolutely did not believe it. No one in Jiangdong could guess Chen Xi's layout for the next stage.

In this case, the other party reduces production?
Don’t say there is no reason. Even if there is a reason, you have to face the challenge.

"Hey, isn't this Zichuan? You're back at this time." Chen Xi was not there. After everyone went back to their departments, only Zhuge Liang and Fa Zheng were left in the Council of State. Fa Zheng glanced at Chen Xi and found that it was Chen Xi, so he started to speak. Then he found that there was no response, so he looked up and thought, "Oh my god, what big deal has happened?"

"Send someone to notify Weishuo and Zizhong." Chen Xi sighed and said, "Kongming, come with me to meet the Jiangdong team later. You may meet your brother there. Um, notify Ziyang. Ziyang needs to be present for this matter."

"What's going on?" Zhuge Liang stopped and looked at Chen Xi and asked.

"Jiangdong is preparing to reduce grain production." Chen Xi said calmly, holding a teacup.

"What?" Zhuge Liang, who knew only part of the plan, instantly realized what this meant. This was going directly against Chen Xi?
"Don't worry, it's impossible for him to go against me." Chen Xi shook his head and said, "Maybe he just wants to find out the truth. After all, it's a win-win situation for both sides."

"This kind of thing can't be allowed to go on. It's already equivalent to going against government orders." Fa Zheng restrained his teasing expression and said to Chen Xi with a gloomy face, some things can be allowed to go on, but some things, let alone doing them, just saying them out loud is already an act of usurpation!
"After all, it hasn't been issued yet, which is normal. Besides, plans 15 and 25 have been completed. They are not stupid and can guess part of the plan for plan 35." Chen Xi said calmly, "It's essentially a test, exchanging chips for chips, and trying more within a reasonable range."

"Are you going to accept it?" Zhuge Liang's eyes sharpened.

Because Chen Xi compromised on certain things, Zhuge Liang was somewhat worried about Chen Xi's possible compromise on this matter.

"It hasn't come to that point yet. Can't you see I'm taking you to talk?" Chen Xi shook his head and said, "If you really accept it, I don't need to take you to talk."

"Negotiations on this kind of thing mean compromise, at least a partial compromise." Fa Zheng shook his head and said, "Don't organize any more people. Just let Master Li go and talk."

"This was told to me by Shu Hou." Chen Xi said with a bit of coldness in his eyes. Li You could intimidate others, but to say that he could intimidate Zhou Yu was wishful thinking.

"Zhou Yu?" Fa Zheng raised his eyebrows, his eyes revealing a hint of ferocity.

"From his answer, it can be seen that the guy doesn't really care about this matter. After all, Shu Hou is not a government talent." Chen Xi shook his head and said, "But he can say this, at least it proves that he also thinks that production should be reduced. This is very wrong."

"If you can get him out, you should be able to get him back." Fa Zheng suddenly said. Compared to solving the problem, which already involved the struggle at the highest level, it would be better to keep it simple and just send the other party away!

Without Zhou Yu, the words the other party said before simply no longer existed. As for the others who said this to Chen Xi, he laughed. Are they worthy of it?
There were no more than five people in Jiangdong who were qualified to see Chen Xi and could pass on this message to Chen Xi, but Zhou Yu had arrived at this time, and the rest were no longer qualified.

"This is not the right way." Chen Xi waved his hand and said that this is not the way to solve the problem.

"It's fine as long as it can solve the problem." Fa Zheng chuckled, which meant that Fa Zheng's estimation was correct, Chen Xi did have a backdoor, but not to that extent.

Of course, Zhou Yu probably guessed that there was a backdoor, but since Chen Xi didn't say it, then it didn't exist.

"It's just a temporary solution." Chen Xi shook his head. "This time I just want to see who wants to do this at this time. Redividing the benefits is not a problem, but in this matter, at this point in time, I have to let them know that I can't talk about everything."

"Awesome." When Fa Zheng heard this, he knew that Chen Xi was really going to be defeated.

Chen Xi is willing to give up his interests and lend a helping hand to the aristocratic families. At certain times, he will even give them a push. After all, Chen Xi knows that this is the era of the aristocratic families. He can't kill all these people. All he can do is to suppress these things with rapid development as much as possible.

But this does not mean that Chen Xi can negotiate on all issues - some things cannot be discussed, cannot be brought to the negotiation table, and can only be ended with death.

“We have to make them realize the reality. I am willing to give them a push simply because they are still useful. But being useful doesn’t mean they can do whatever they want.” Chen Xi said calmly.

In the side hall of Wanxiang Temple, Liu Ye received the official notice from Yuan Yin brought by Chen Xi, asking him to participate in the next meeting against Jiangdong. Liu Ye was stunned and couldn't help but want to laugh. Finally, another idiot stepped on Chen Xi's death line again. Jiangdong?
"Tell Chen Zichuan that I will be there soon." Liu Ye nodded to Yuan Yin, then picked up an account book from the side. This account book recorded the materials purchased and various things sold by various families in the Central Plains. In this account book, the Central Plains only had a trade deficit with Jiangdong.

After all, Jiangdong has been exporting grain to the Central Plains on a continuous basis, and on a large scale.

Even though it was denounced by Chen Xi as feed, as the highest quality feed, Northern Xinjiang Ranch is still continuously purchasing it. The demand is huge, because Chen Xi needs the Northern Xinjiang Ranch to provide enough beef and mutton to supply all the people in the world, and the scale of this grain demand will be very staggering.

Similarly, because of this demand, the extra grain output in Jiangdong can always be exchanged for necessary materials to be consumed, or even stored, waiting for a better opportunity.

The rapid development of Jiangdong at present is mainly due to this kind of continuous trade based on accounts receivable and product exchange.

"It's probably because of this." Liu Ye looked at the huge scale of food supply. To be honest, even if each stone was only a few more coins, it would be a sky-high price. After all, this is a bulk commodity, and it is the key link for Chen Xi to promote the quality of the nation and ensure that the people of the world eat meat. How can he not have extra thoughts when he controls this? After all, this is indeed enough to manipulate the power of the people of the world.

Liu Ye held the booklet in his hand and walked towards the meeting place that Chen Xi mentioned. When he arrived, Chen Xi was already sitting in the main seat, with Zhuge Liang on his left and Liu Ye's seat on his right.

"I haven't sat here for a long time." Liu Ye sat down with a hint of sarcasm, then threw the entire booklet to Chen Xi, "What if we can't come to an agreement?"

"About 87%." Chen Xi looked at the final conclusion calmly and did not answer the question from Liu Ye who had already taken a seat.

"But if we absorb local grain, we should be able to reduce this proportion to a great extent." Liu Ye didn't care about Chen Xi's treatment of him and expressed his judgment.

"In the Three-Five Plan, if we want to supply all the people in the world, the scale of the Northern Xinjiang Ranch needs to be expanded fourfold." Zhuge Liang answered on behalf of Chen Xi. This scale has reached the upper limit of the carrying capacity of the Northern Xinjiang grassland estimated by Chen Xi that year, which is 7 million cattle. However, due to the use of feed supplements, the degree of damage to the grassland is still within an acceptable range.

"It still sounds so terrifying." Liu Ye said casually. There are many things that only Chen Xi can say so calmly. Others probably don't even dare to think about it.

"After 10 years of accumulation, we have cultivated the talents that need to be cultivated, and the management system has been improved. The rest is just a replica. We have prepared almost everything that needs to be prepared. The only thing missing is feed." Chen Xi said calmly, "The local area may be able to supply so much feed, but considering food security, I would rather raise fewer cattle and sheep than approach this limit."

The emergence of the Year Without Summer reminded Chen Xi that his spiritual talent was not invincible. Even with the composting technology and the existence of Lei Jitai barely distributed everywhere this year, the total grain output of the Han Dynasty also showed a certain decline. It was only due to the accumulation of many years that the market did not have a sense of crisis, so the price remained low.

However, if the short summer and low temperatures continue next year and the year after, grain prices will inevitably rebound. Chen Xi's previous suggestion to relax grain purchases was also to prepare for the subsequent rebound in grain prices.

Therefore, the food needed for the expansion of animal husbandry still needs to rely on Jiangdong. After all, the rice yield in Southeast Asia is indeed very high. Even if the taste of rice is not good, it is still enough to use it as a base material for feed.

"You have always been very cautious in this regard." Liu Ye said with lifeless eyes looking ahead.

"It's normal. Other things won't cause chaos in the world. But if something goes wrong with this, it will be really out of control." Chen Xi crossed his hands and looked at the entrance hall that was blocked by a special secret technique. Through the thin protective layer, he could see Zhou Yu and his group walking towards him in the blizzard. Indistinctly, Chen Xi also saw Zhang Zhao and others.

"It's snowing quite heavily." Mi Zhu and Liu Yan, who came with Zhou Yu and his party, shook off the snow and greeted Chen Xi.

"This is normal. The snow has been like this for the past two years. Maybe it will be heavier next year." Chen Xi nodded to Liu Yan and Mi Zhu, motioning them to take a seat. After Liu Yan and Mi Zhu took their seats, Yuan Yin quickly put the relevant information and data into their hands.

"Zichuan, was there something wrong with what I said before?" Zhou Yu asked about this before sitting down.

"You really don't know?" Chen Xi's expression was relatively calm, and he turned his head to look at Zhang Zhao who had already taken a seat. "If Shu Hou doesn't know, I think Doctor Zhang should know. After all, this matter is just a matter of one or two words of agreement, but there are too many things involved behind the scenes."

Zhang Zhao looked calm when he heard that, but he did not speak. He just turned his head to look at Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu seemed to be thinking about something. He pulled out a chair and sat in his seat. Then Gu Yong, Zhuge Jin, Zhang Hong and Pang Tong took their seats respectively. Chen Xi looked at this scene and made some guesses.

"How much is Jiangdong planning to reduce production in the next five years?" Chen Xi said indifferently after everyone took their seats. "Of course, before Doctor Zhang answers this question, I need to explain one thing, that is, 87% of the feed for the Northern Xinjiang Ranch currently comes from Jiangdong. Even if the purchase of grain from the Central Plains is liberalized in the future, the local demand for Jiangdong's grain will increase year by year."

What Chen Xi said was very simple, but Zhou Yu had already realized the logic of the matter. Jiangdong's planned reduction in grain production conflicted with Chen Xi's strategy for the next stage. Thinking of this, Zhou Yu turned his head to look at Zhang Zhao. Zhang Zhao would definitely have a strategic judgment on such matters, but even Zhou Yu found the strategic conflict with Chen Xi incredible.

"Can this matter be discussed or not?" After Zhou Yu realized this, he asked Chen Xi directly, but Chen Xi did not respond.

"Why are you holding a meeting about something that can't be discussed? Just give me an indicator and I'll go back and ask them to break it down." Zhou Yu asked, and when he found that Chen Xi didn't give an answer, he knew that this was something that couldn't be discussed and a strategy that couldn't slip, so he simply pulled out a chair and prepared to leave.

Why are you dragging me to a meeting about something that cannot be discussed? You might as well let me go to the preliminaries and watch the veterans fight. Even though the veterans are not the top ones, it still looks thrilling.

Although Zhou Yu had a heavy obsession with Sun Ce, he could always make the most correct choice on national affairs as long as there was no fundamental conflict with Sun Ce.

This is also the reason why Liu Bei, Chen Xi, and even Guan Yu were willing to respect Zhou Yu. Although it is not true that he lived up to his reputation for slandering the Jiangdong military system and Zhou Yu, it is also true that in order to kill Celian and support the southeast strategy, every family in Jiangdong was in mourning.

In a naval battle, if you lose the battle, a whole ship's worth of men will die. That's not just empty talk, it's a real thing.

Even though Chen Xi said that he would wait for the seventh-generation ship to come out and kill all the enemies, to be honest, if he really waited for the seventh-generation ship, Celian might still be alive now. It would still be a question whether the Han Dynasty could enter the Indian Ocean, and the plan of sending three million troops to invade Kushan could not be executed at all.

To be honest, judging from the performance of the Jiangdong forces led by Zhou Yu and Sun Ce in the Southeast Asian naval battles and the huge losses they suffered, they are more qualified than the Yuan family to be called the first sequence under the empire. The Roman nobles' words "emperor" to Zhou Yu and the record of the most assassinations in the Kushan Empire are enough to explain many problems.

Even if the style of Zhou Yu and Sun Ce in naval battles were applied to Cao's side, Cao should have entered the Indus River by now - except for the Jiangdong forces, none of the other forces of the Han Dynasty, including Guan Yu's army on the Ganges River, had ever experienced a situation where the central army tent was blown up.

Even in an extreme environment like that in Eastern Europe, the Roman Empire at least launched a conscious attack, unlike in the East China Sea and Southeast Asia, where Zhou Yu had to change several flagships.

This is also why the enthronement of Wu came almost at the same time as that of Zhongguo, and even after Sun Ce refused to accept it for a while, it still came one after another with the enthronement of Yuan Tan. Because no matter how you mock Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, or how you tease them for relying on luck, etc., you have to admit one fact, that is, only Jiangdong was completely at a disadvantage from the beginning, and even Chen Xi could only provide support in terms of fleet and logistics, leaving Jiangdong to figure out a solution on its own.

Because this was the only way Chen Xi had, he could only pile up technology and delay the opponent. As a result, Zhou Yu killed the opponent with the support of Chen Xi and his own efforts.

Even after winning the battle, when Zhou Yu came back and told Chen Xi that he had won, Chen Xi laughed at him and said, "This is my victory."

However, there are only a few people in this world who can sit in front of the lonely moon and discuss with Chen Xi based on their abilities. Zhou Yu is one of the very few characters who can make Chen Xi personally attack him.

"That's why we can't talk about it. That's why I want to see what excuse Jiang Dong can come up with." Chen Xi said seriously, "I want to hear the excuse now. Of course, Doctor Zhang can say he doesn't know and I won't argue. But the merits Jiang Dong has accumulated by cutting off the arm of the Kushan Empire are not endless. To keep the credit forever, besides having a thick credit book, you also need to be a good person."

"Too low." Zhang Zhao was also a smart man. He knew that he could not convince Chen Xi and Zhou Yu by beating around the bush. Zhou Yu just didn't pay attention to these things before, but since Chen Xi said that this was something that could not be discussed, Zhou Yu would not be entangled in this aspect. After all, for Shu Hou, such huge benefits did not matter whether it was more or less, it was enough anyway.

"The 10,000-ton cargo ship is full, so we can't buy another 10,000-ton cargo ship." Zhang Zhao said bluntly, "Even if we have the order in the governor's hand, the price is too low."

The booklet that Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and Cai Mao could enjoy when selling Ximi is now one of the powers of the princes. Money is given to the subordinates of the princes, and money is also given to the princes, but money is not the same. The same money is worth twice as much in the hands of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu as in the hands of Zhang Zhao and others. This has strengthened Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's internal control capabilities to a certain extent.

"Go on." Chen Xi showed no expression as he motioned Zhang Zhao to continue. He then turned to Zhuge Liang and said, "Go and notify General Cai to come over as well."

Zhuge Liang half closed his eyes, already realizing what had happened. The Jiangdong noble families had changed their thinking: though they could not control Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, they could control Cai Mao.

"Doesn't Lord Chen know everything?" Zhang Zhao paused, deeply impressed by Chen Xi's sharp thinking. "What we are doing is just to exchange for more resources within a reasonable range, and we already have sufficient reasons. I think Lord Chen is the most capable of distinguishing right from wrong."

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