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"Liu Zhe really said that?"
Liu Bei was shocked and angry.
One hundred thousand hu of grain is enough to feed one hundred thousand people for at least ten days.
The food Liu Bei can use now is almost the same.
Liu Bei even doubted whether Liu Zhe knew exactly how much food he had on hand. Otherwise, how could he put forward such a condition?
As for the population of 10,000 households, this also made Liu Bei uncomfortable.
The population of a household is not calculated based on the population of a large household. Even if it is calculated based on the population of a small household, it is a family of three or four. Ten thousand households means thirty to forty thousand people.
In this era, what can only represent strength?
It is population, and the most important thing is population.
We don¡¯t talk about farming and breeding, we just refer to soldiers.
Based on the calculation of one to twenty, there are 10,000 fewer households and about 2,000 fewer soldiers.
What's more, with ten thousand households, they are not only willing to support two thousand soldiers, they also play a great role. Without 10,000 households, the strength will definitely be reduced a lot.
"It's too much to bully others." Liu Bei gritted his teeth.
Although the conditions Liu Zhe proposed this time were not as harsh as the previous ones, they were still unacceptable to Liu Bei.
"Prime Minister, what do you mean?"
After Liu Bei greeted Liu Zhe heartily in his heart, he turned to ask Zhuge Liang for his opinion.
"What does King Chu mean?" Zhuge Liang smiled slightly and asked Liu Bei instead.
"This" Liu Bei hesitated.
Of course Liu Bei was reluctant. Although Liu Zhe's condition was not outrageous, it was still difficult for Liu Bei to accept.
Because Liu Bei has not lost yet, Liu Zhe's attitude now seems to be that he has won. He puts forward conditions for Liu Bei and asks for everything.
It seems that if Liu Bei doesn't agree, Liu Zhe will kill him immediately.
Liu Bei should not have wanted to do this. One hundred thousand bushels of grain for ten thousand households was nothing. Liu Bei could still squeeze it out through gritted teeth.
But if Liu Zhe really agrees, Liu Bei¡¯s loss will be nothing, but his face will be greatly humiliated.
If word spreads, people will definitely laugh at him, saying that Liu Bei cannot beat Liu Zhe, and he has to bow his head to compensate and ask Liu Zhe to let him go.
"My king, can you refuse?"
After a while, Liu Bei gritted his teeth and asked.
If you can refuse, Liu Bei will definitely refuse.
"King Chu, do we have enough food now?"
Zhuge Liang asked Liu Bei, "Do you have enough troops? Can you defeat King Yan in a short time?"
Liu Bei was silent. Zhuge Liang's three questions made him irritated, but he was helpless.
As Zhuge Liang said, he began to run out of food. Of course, if he stepped up efforts to collect food, he could still collect enough food from the people, but that would make him lose the hearts of the people.
Although the troops were sufficient, their combat effectiveness was insufficient. Zhuge Liang and Liu Zhe fought continuously for more than a month. After more than ten battles, Liu Zhe was unable to do anything, and Liu Zhe still retained his hand.
Now that there is a rebellion in Nanzhong, there is no way to defeat Liu Zhe in a short time. Then it will be impossible to quell the rebellion in Nanzhong, and it will only get worse by then.
Because Yizhou is not really in his hands yet.
"Damn it."
Liu Bei finally gritted his teeth and said bitterly, "Do you really want to agree to Liu Zhe's excessive conditions?"
"King of Chu."
Ma Liang said from the side, "Although Yan King Liu Zhe's conditions are excessive, this is the lowest price for us to end the war with Yan King Liu Zhe."
Although Ma Liang was dissatisfied with the conditions proposed by Liu Zhe, he also knew that the conditions proposed by Liu Zhe were extremely beneficial to Liu Bei.
Therefore, he also persuaded Liu Bei to accept such conditions.
"Damn it, I'm really unwilling." Liu Bei gritted his teeth and his eyes were red.
This time he was not pretending, he really felt the humiliation. Liu Zhe's humiliation made him extremely unwilling. If possible, he really wanted to use all his troops to fight Liu Zhe.
"The King of Chu does not need to do this."
Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan at this time and said, "Although the conditions proposed by King Yan are excessive, it is not impossible to bargain."
"How to bargain?" Liu Bei hurriedly asked Zhuge Liang for advice.
"This requires King Chu and King Yan to meet."
??Zhuge Liang said, "When the time comes when King Chu shows a sincere attitude, with King Chu's benevolence and King Chu's eloquence, he will definitely be able to make King Yan lower his conditions, and even persuade King Yan to withdraw his troops unconditionally."
"And no matter what the conditions are, in the end the king of Chu will have to meet and make an agreement with the king of Yan in person."
"Are you going to meet Liu Zhe?" Liu Bei began to hesitate.
Liu Bei was a little afraid of Liu Zhe. After thinking about it for a long time, Liu Bei asked, "What if Liu Zhe holds a Hongmen Banquet?"
Liu Bei was worried about his own safety. After all, Liu Zhe's generals were too powerful.
If you hold a Hongmen banquet and send someone to sneak attack when you meet, you will be in danger. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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