Chapter 434 (2/2)

“Ah!” Wu De was already scared He was one of the excessively cautious types “Is it possible for me to back out now?”

“Haha Brother Wu What do you think?” Jia Xu smiled at Wu De “If you are not on our side then we can only ask you to keep this a secret”

“A secret? Yes I will definitely keep this a secret!” Wu De nodded

“Death is the best way to keep secrets” Fatty Liang was er possible now that they have found out about wang Shu’s identity

It would not be possible to leave as the housekeeper did not couards looked as though they had killed before One wrongto Liu Biao would also be a terrible decision As Liu Biao needed Liu Mang alive to keep Lu Bu in check, Liu Biao would end up executing the

“Sir Since we already know about His Highness, you should also tell us your na asked He needed to knohether this person had the ability to speak for Liu Mang and if his words had any weight

“Haha I am Jia Xu Jia Wenhe, the Governor of Hefei!” Jia Xu cupped his fist in reply His position as governor is only to be seen on the surface His real job is to be Liu Mang’s advisor

“You are Jia Wenhe?” Fatty Liang pointed at Jia Xu astounded

“H know otten but we had transaction while you were still serving under General Zhang!” Fatty Liang replied Naturally, this General Zhang was Zhang Xiu Zhang Xiu had an alliance with Jingzhou and was like their guard During that time, Liu Biao was able to sleep peacefully He did not need to worry about the Yellow Turbans or Cao Cao At that ti Xiu were at their honey Xiu wanted provisions instead of gold, he was able to stock pile a lot Unfortunately, all that had already been burned down by Jia Xu

“Oh is that so? Since Brother Liang and I have past association, it would be easier for us to cooperate together in the future” Jia Xu replied with goodwill

“Of course”

“So, what does His Highness the King of Shu want fro and Wu De asked

“Are you still addressing hi of Shu?” Jia Xu asked back with a s and Wu De were szhou needs provisions I am sure the two of you know about this” Jia Xu replied

The two merchants nodded their heads Pretty zhou desperately needed provisions Because of a ploy frozhou was suddenly heavily populated, placing a heavy burden on Lu Bu’s Army Even Yuan Shao only had to support five hundred thousandhad to support more than a million people If it was not because there was a lack of provisions, Liu Mang would not cozhou

“Does Milord want us to transport provisions over?” Fatty Liang and Wu De showed a troubled expression “We won’t hide it frozhou but we cannot transport provisions out of Jingzhou”

As zhou for profit but they were unfortunately unable to transport provisions to Yangzhou To get to Yangzhou, they had to go along the Yangtze River or through Jiangxia However, Jiangxia was now occupied by the Jiangdong Ar Army would not kill the merchants if they wanted to protect their own livelihood, they would definitely not allow the provisions to reach Yangzhou

There were two other possible routes One was for the was controlled by Liu Bei and thus, it was not possible for thezhou All that was left was Xinye However, Xinye was a strategic town controlled by Jingzhou They would definitely send the provisions back once it arrives at Xinye

“Xinye?” Jia Xu smiled when he heard the name of the place “If you can send the provisions to Xinye, ould be able to handle the rest”

“H looked at Jia Xu with suspicion Did Jia Xu have a conspirator at Xinye? Knowing a few people h to pull this off It is unlike the Governor of Xinye, Liu Qi, would sned his father’s provisions away

“You don’t have to worry about this Thehad already obtained Liu Qi’s cooperation

At first, Jia Xu was skeptical about beco allies with Liu Qi as they would offend the Cai and Kuai Fae to this They were now able to go through Xinye as the governor, Liu Qi, was now cooperating with the left to fear

“If that is the case, then that would be the best We will set off tomorroould be able to provide ten thousand provisions!” Fatty Liang said to Jia Xu

“I don’t have as ht thousand provisions!” Wu De spoke as well

Jia Xu frowned While eighteen thousand provisions were a lot, it was hardly enough to support Yangzhou

“Why? Is it too little? In that case, I will spare no effort and add in another five thousand provisionssaid as he became determined to use up his own fa he had bought with the intention to sell

“I also can dig out about three thousand

JIa Xu shook his head Even another eight thousand provisions still wouldn’t be enough

“Military Advisor Jia This is already the best we can do If we give anymore, ould not be able to provide for our fa said aardly While they were rich, this was their lio bankrupt if they went any further

“I a you to throay your fah However, it is better than nothing!” Jia Xu’s words cal, Brother Wu The two of you should transport what provisions you can spare to Xinye Soet in touch with you”

“We understand” Fatty Liang and Wu De replied Although they felt regret for losing sostatus

Jia Xu could tell what they were thinking based on their expressions Merchants seek profit This was an inevitable fact Jia Xu laughed and shook his head “Of course, you can tell me the price of these provisions When you reach Xinye, someone will pay you for it”

“We don’t dare!” Fatty Liang and Wu De quickly lowered their heads

“Why not? Not all of this money is meant for you It is also so that you can buy more provisions to send to Xinye!” Jia Xu replied The twoto was hilarious “If the two of you only give all your provisions aithout acceptingto work for Milord in the future?”

“In that case, this one will definitely provide Milord with tens of thousands of provisions” Fatty Liang said to Jia Xu

“Me too! Me too!” Wu De also quickly replied

“Try your best but do not overdo it” Jia Xu warned People would definitely notice the provisions being purchased That hy the merchants should not overdo it

“This is only just oneprovisions was only one matter While the two merchants could provide with a lot of provisions, it was not enough for Yangzhou The only thing that could solve the crisis plaguing Yangzhou was Jingzhou’s provisions It was thecame here The two merchants were only assistance obtained from desperation To Jia Xu, what happens next was the

“Military Advisor Please explain clearly”

“This second matter istheir business to Yangzhou Make friends with thezhou welco to pay thes written on it by Liu Mang Most of it were ‘necessities’ like iron to ensure he can outfit his ar was the one that took the paper but Wu De immediately snatched it out of his hands

“What are you even pretending for? You can’t even read!” Wu De looked at his friend in disdain The fact that Fatty Liang was illiterate was already known to hed aardly Jia Xu also laughed while looking at Fatty Liang During that era, it is not surprising to be illiterate There were alsowas still in the process of forcing the was illiterate, Wu De could read That hy Wu De took the paper away

Written on it were e purchase with an equally astronoold The two ure

However, what truly astounded the twoThe contract was made to be favorable towards the merchants