As the sun set, a carriage, protected by nearly a hundred soldiers, entered Fenggao with several carts of gifts.
Jushou in the car opened the window and looked at Fenggao's tall city walls, bluestone floors, and straight streets. He also looked at the endless flow of people on the streets, the bustling shops on the left, and the endless flow of merchants. Think about it. When he was an official in Luoyang, Feng Gao actually had the atmosphere of an imperial capital.
[People say that there is a dragon rising in Mount Tai, but they are not lying. Seeing the people living and working in peace and contentment, and the peaceful and prosperous scene under the rule, thinking about the scene of the small county town that was honored before, Liu Xuande is worthy of being a hero. ] Jushou compared Fenggao and Bohai, which he was proud of, and finally could only sigh.
"Jizhou Jugong, Hua Zijian has been ordered to come to greet you." Hua Xiong led a team of elites and saluted Jushu's carriage.
"General Hua has invited you." Jushou stepped out of the carriage and bowed his hands to Hua Xiong, "I am deeply honored to be greeted by General Hua."
"Ju Gong shows his love." Hua Xiong made a gesture of invitation towards Ju Shou.
"Fenggao is so prosperous. I wonder if there is any clever plan. How can we, the same Han people, have enough food and clothing while being homeless on the other?" Jushou followed Hua Xiong on his horse and asked with a smile on his face. He did not expect to get the answer.
"This is all the responsibility of the military advisor. How can I know it? Among our group of generals, only Zilong can understand it. The others are miserable and can only listen to others' orders." Hua Xiong followed. He said sexily, Hua Xiong couldn't even be jealous of a guy like Zhao Yun who was handsome, good at martial arts, strong, could lead troops, and even infiltrated into civil servants when necessary.
"Zhao Zilong?" Jushou stroked his beard, "There are countless generals in the world. I heard that he has been serving as a field captain. I don't know when he will be able to lead the cavalry on the battlefield? Baima Yicong is one of the elites in the world."
Hua Xiong always felt that there was something in this guy Jushou's words, but as he was relatively stupid, he just felt that these words were a bit harsh, but he couldn't grasp the center of it, so he looked at Jushou upset.
"Hahaha, General, you don't have to be like this." Jushu laughed and turned around casually to look at the scene around him. He came here to spy on information with the idea of forming an alliance with Liu Bei. As for forming an alliance, both Yuan Shao and Liu Bei knew that. But it's no joke, sooner or later the two sides will have a battle.
A team of twenty city guards carried large shields and held up the clouds as they passed in front of Jushou. Jushou couldn't help but narrow his eyes. As a military advisor who had been on the battlefield, he knew very well what these soldiers represented. Later, in the distance before leading Jushou to Liu Bei's residence, Jushou met ten waves of urban management. The equipment and personnel quality of each wave were the same as the first batch, which made Jushou secretly take note.
The number of veterans of hundreds of battles is a very important sign of combat effectiveness under any prince. It is obvious that Liu Bei has so many veterans of hundreds of battles that he can mobilize at least 3,000 for the defense of the headquarters. This shows the combat effectiveness of Liu Bei's army, and also Liu Bei protected his family with his men.
Jushou was stunned when he saw Liu Bei's house shining brightly under the setting sun, and stood motionless at the door.
"Jugong, please!" Hua Xiong snickered in his heart. In his opinion, Chen Xi asked Hua Xiong to invite the counselors and generals who came to live in Liu Bei's new home just to see these people's jokes. You must know that they were here at the beginning. I was also frightened when I saw Liu Bei's new residence.
"This is Liu Shijun's residence?" Jushou looked in shock at the tall building in front of him that could blind him.
"Yes, the residence was specially built by my lord. Mrs. Zhen estimates that this house costs about one billion yuan, but with the decoration inside, it is estimated to be far more than that. I really don't know what my lord is thinking." Hua Xiong was a little resentful. Said, Chen Xi asked Hua Xiong to say these words.
"..." Jushou was shocked by the building in front of him. Although he had heard people from Taishan say that Liu Bei's residence was comparable to the Heavenly Palace, he thought someone was joking before. However, after seeing him this time, Jushou finally understood what it meant to be famous rather than meet. , What a benevolent person! How many people can be saved with so much money!
[This house is made of gold, right? I heard people say that Liu Bei loved luxury when he was young, and that he was not a good bird if he liked to walk chickens and fight dogs. I am still wondering why he suddenly changed his gender, but his feelings are still the same! It's easy to change the country, but it's hard to change the nature! I wonder how much military funds have been embezzled from this house! No matter how prosperous Fenggao is, it can't withstand Liu Bei's luxury! 】
After Jushou entered the door, he noticed the smell of wine. It was a strong aroma that could not be dissolved. He had not noticed it before outside the door. After entering the door, he felt the smell of wine on the ground.
"What does this wine smell like?" Jushou asked in surprise.
"My lord loves wine, but he has been warned not to drink too much, and he is afraid of losing control, so he often buys wine and pours it in the courtyard, ensuring that he can always ask about the smell of the wine, so that he will not drink secretly." Hua Xiong He curled his lips in front of Jushou and said, "What a fine century-old cellar!"
The mellow aroma of the wine cannot help but distrust him. He knew it was top-notch wine when he smelled it, but he actually poured it all down. And the ridiculous reason was that he couldn't drink. If he couldn't drink, then don't drink. The monarch couldn't even control his own lust. Could he be a talented person? Reward your subordinates with good wine that you cannot drink! He was actually defeated and completely ignored the existence of his subordinates and rulers. Jushou made another note to Liu Bei.
There was no reason why Jushou didn't believe Hua Xiong. The main reason was that the house Liu Bei lived in was so luxurious. It was so luxurious that it overturned Jushou's senses. He preconceived that Liu Bei loved luxury, and everything fell into place after that.
"Mr. Ju, it seems that my lord has something to do, why don't we go in directly." After reaching the main entrance, he still didn't see Liu Bei coming to greet him. Hua Xiong said with a wry smile, feeling quite helpless.
[There is no etiquette of superiority and inferiority. 】Jushou gave Liu Bei another cross. Looking at the layer of things spread on the ground that looked like white bear skin, but much larger than the largest white bear skin, he asked strangely, "What is this?"
"Carpet. My lord felt that the ground was cold in winter, so he mobilized merchants all over the world to purchase all the sheepskins produced this year, and used the essence to make this blanket. It is unparalleledly soft and warm when you step on it." Hua Xiong sighed and said, "It is said that just this blanket that covers the entire house would have taken the down of hundreds of thousands of sheepskins to make it."
"Ten tens of thousands?" Jushou was immediately frightened, "How is that possible?"
"Nothing is impossible. If Mr. Ju is interested in making one, he can ask any businessman involved in wool thread manufacturing in the north to see if I said too much or too little." Hua Xiong sneered.
It is said that this is really cashmere from hundreds of thousands of sheepskins. As long as Jushou asks at that time, the conclusion he draws must be true. But the problem is that for other businessmen, it doesn’t matter whether they have cashmere or not, so Chen Xi is playing It is a profit without capital. Anyway, it can be intercepted when the thread is spun. As for cashmere, all merchants know that the output is extremely low, and one hundred thousand pieces cannot be obtained!
Jushou secretly noted this down for verification later, then nodded and followed Hua Xiong in. I don’t know if it was an illusion or not, but Jushou felt that his body was lighter and his body became warmer when he stepped on the carpet (this is illusion). (To be continued.)
