When Mi Zhu came to vote, Liu Bei was overjoyed and hurried out of the county government gate to greet him personally.
Mi Zhu held the gift book tightly in her arms and waited respectfully outside the yamen, feeling a little nervous inside.
He was quite surprised to see Liu Bei leading everyone to greet him in person.
Although Liu Bei has not changed much in name, he is actually a prince. He can think so highly of a businessman. Mi Zhu is flattered and feels admiration.
He clasped his hands into fists and bowed deeply: "Shijun Liu, Zhu is here to congratulate you as promised!"
Mi Zhu's words were very simple, neither humble nor overbearing, but his etiquette was in place, which was very suitable for his status as a big boss in the shopping mall.
Liu Bei's joy was beyond words. He knew exactly why Mi Zhu came here.
I came as promised, why did I make the appointment?
Naturally, it was Zhao Chen who asked him to reply to the letter and agree to admire the moon in Guangling City on August 15th.
Mi Zhu stood up slowly, glanced at the growing Liu Bei group with a smile, and unconsciously wanted to search for the military advisor named Zhao Chen.
Liu Bei naturally knew him. The two big men behind him, who were more than eight feet tall, were undoubtedly Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
The man on the other side who looked like a civil servant did not match his age.
Only the young man standing slightly behind Liu Bei was wearing a green shirt, elegant and as steady as Mount Tai. From his eyes, Mi Zhu could see the self-confidence and calmness of looking at the mountains like plains, the rivers like small ponds, and the world like ordinary people.
Mi Zhu guessed that this person must be Zhao Chen, Liu Bei's new military advisor a month ago.
Only Zhao Chen dared to stand almost at the same level as Liu Bei.
What made Mi Zhu a little surprised was Zhao Chen's hair. But looking back, Liu Bei didn't even care about it. Why should he worry about the hair of a man with superior intelligence? In these troubled times, one has to either conquer the world with a sword in hand, or rely on one's strategy to rely on one's overlord.
Obviously, Zhao Chen is the latter.
It's just that Mi Zhu is a little more worried. She doesn't know what her sister will think when she sees Zhao Chen in this situation.
After Mi Zhu saw Liu Bei, he turned his head and glanced at Zhao Chen slightly, then nodded.
Zhao Chen nodded, already knowing Mi Zhu's intention.
Everyone welcomed Mi Zhu into the county government office.
Liu Bei took Mi Zhu and placed him in the position closest to him and Zhao Chen.
Mi Zhu understands that political status is about dedication and equal exchange. Just like Zhao Chen can securely occupy the second place in Liu Bei's group by virtue of his resourcefulness, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei can secure the first and second positions in the ranks of military generals by virtue of their strong martial arts, and He was not good at officialdom, so he could only rely on the book of etiquette in his arms to get a position.
He stood up quickly, took out the gift book, and presented it to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei laughed knowingly: "Previously when we were in Haixi County, Zizhong wanted to take action to rescue Bei from danger. Today, when Bei just entered Guangling City, Zizhong came again to give a big gift, which really made Bei quite happy."
Then he naturally took the gift book handed over by Mi Zhu and handed it to Zhao Chen who was standing aside.
This simple move seemed to tell Mi Zhu that Zhao Chen's status in Liu Bei's group was extremely important.
And no one on the side said anything, it seemed that everything was very natural.
Zhao Chen nodded and took the gift book, his heart as clear as a mirror.
After all, Liu Bei was the lord. This move not only showed how much he valued himself, but also gave him a way out. Let him check Mi Zhu's gift first. If he didn't like it, Zhao Chen would naturally speak up. There was no need for Liu Bei to fight Mi Zhu's gift himself. noodle.
Come and go, Liu Bei is always invincible.
Zhao Chen opened the gift book and glanced at it roughly.
Good guy, the Mi family is indeed a wealthy family. They have fifteen thousand servants, fifty thousand taels of silver, countless treasures, and more importantly, three thousand good horses. This will be extremely useful for Liu Bei's next galloping in Xuzhou. important.
It can be seen that the Mi family has staked everything.
Facing Mi Zhu's generosity and strong business acumen, Zhao Chen suddenly thought of something.
Looking at the whole of Xuzhou, the Mi family is the most suitable to do this.
The moment Zhao Chen closed the gift book and faced Liu Bei with a smile, Mi Zhu knew that her family had truly boarded Liu Bei's ship.
He was about to go back to prepare the handover of supplies when Zhao Chen stood up and stopped him.
"Zizhong stays."
Mi Zhu asked respectfully: "What are the military advisor's orders?"
Zhao Chen seriously motioned to Mi Zhu to take a step to speak.
"Please Zizhong, please wait for a moment in the small corridor next to the county government hall. Chen has a task for you."
Mi Zhu suddenly realized that what Zhao Chen said next might be crucial.
He nodded and walked quickly to the small corridor next to the county government hall.
After a moment, Zhao Chen came over with a strange bag.
Zhao Chen took out two yellow irregular-shaped objects from his bag and handed them to Mi Zhu.
The object has a slight green tint on it, resembling a small bud.
Mi Zhu had never seen this thing before, so she took it solemnly with both hands, waiting for Zhao Chen's instructions.
Sure enough, Zhao Chen said solemnly: "Zizhong, you must remember what Chen said next."
Mi Zhu nodded in agreement.
"Food is the most important thing for the people. The Lord wants to compete in the Central Plains, so grain and grass are indispensable. This item is called potatoes, which are easy to survive and have a large yield. Chen wants to entrust Zizhong to plant them on a large area. If successful, it can replace grain."
Potatoes contain a lot of starch, protein, vitamins, and dietary fiber, making them an excellent food to satisfy your hunger.
Mi Zhu was greatly surprised when he said this.
What are potatoes? It can actually replace food!
You must know that in troubled times, whoever has food can recruit people, and whoever has the initiative to devour the world.
In the past few years, the Han Dynasty has experienced constant natural and man-made disasters. Countless people have not had enough to eat, and many people have died of starvation.
"Changing children and eating them" is just four simple words in history books, but it is a real thing in these troubled times.
It is even more common for people to fight and kill people just for a mouthful of food.
If this plant is successfully grown on a large scale, wouldn't it be able to alleviate food pressure?
Mi Zhu asked cautiously: "Zhu has only been in the lord's tent for half an hour. Military advisor, why did you choose Zhu to plant such valuable things?"
Zhao Chen smiled slightly, who are you Mi Zhu?
The largest wealthy businessman in Xuzhou, it was impossible for the potatoes to grow from a few potatoes to tens of thousands of pounds in less than three to five years. Moreover, growing potatoes requires a lot of manpower and farmland. Nowadays, a lot of manpower has been invested in the war, and many remote farmlands have been abandoned, making redevelopment even more time-consuming and troublesome.
Therefore, if you want to plant potatoes on a large area, you need to invest a lot of resources in the early stage.
Looking at the entire Xuzhou, I am afraid that only the Mi family can shoulder this important responsibility.
The most important point is that Zhao Chen knew that historically Mi Zhu would betroth his sister to Liu Bei. In other words, the Mi family is a relative of the emperor, and the Mi family controls the lifeline of food, which means state-owned control, which is naturally the most reassuring.
But you can't say these words to Mi Zhu.
Zhao Chen smiled and said: "This matter has nothing to do with the length of time in the lord's account. The key lies in loyalty. And Chen knows that Zizhong is loyal to the lord and is the most suitable person to take charge of planting potatoes."
Hearing this, Mi Zhu looked at Zhao Chen excitedly.
As soon as he entered Liu Bei's account, the military advisor entrusted him with such an important matter. The trust of the military advisor was more valuable than anything else.
Being able to gain Zhao Chen's approval will give the Mi family one more person to rely on under Liu Bei's account in the future.
Lu Jun's marriage also has one more possibility.
They both have their own thoughts.
Mi Zhu assured Zhao Chen: "Don't worry, military advisor, Zhu will grow good potatoes."
"But, military advisor, I don't know how to grow this thing?"
Zhao Chen smiled slightly. Potatoes were introduced to China after the 16th century. It was normal for Mi Zhu not to know, but it was strange to see them.
He explained the planting methods, time and precautions to Mi Zhu one by one, and then took out a written pamphlet and handed it to Mi Zhu.
"Follow the above and in five years, Xuzhou will be the granary of our army."
“Zizhong, I’ll leave my potatoes to you!”
Mi Zhu took the pamphlet tremblingly. She was so moved that she didn't know what to say and immediately knelt down to salute.
Zhao Chen hurriedly helped him up.
After sending Mi Zhu away, Zhao Chen wrote a letter to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu and handed it to the messenger.
I found an empty room, wrapped myself in clothes and fell asleep.
He couldn't sleep a wink all night, and Zhao Chen's legs were shaking from exhaustion.
