A flash of light flashed in Liu Bei's eyes when he heard this. Although he claimed to be a clan member of the Han Dynasty, he had always been despised by the scholars. Although he had made contributions in Xuzhou, he could not get into the eyes of the Xuzhou nobles. If he could successfully contact Chen Deng and have a relationship with him If they meet, his reputation will rise and he can successfully enter Xuzhou Shilin. Liu Bei asked anxiously: "What does Zizhong mean?"
Mi Zhu took a sip of tea and chuckled: "Yuanlong likes to talk about world affairs. Although he is young, he has great ambitions. Now that the world has entered a world of great strife, talents like Chen Yuanlong must be hesitant!"
Liu Bei took Mi Zhu's hand and sighed: "That's very good. I would like to hear Mr. Yuanlong's aspirations. Unfortunately, Mr. Yuanlong lives in seclusion. I have visited him several times but never met him. I don't know what to do."
Mi Zhu raised his head and chuckled, tapping the table and saying: "What's so difficult about this? Yuanlong likes to eat raw fish and is almost addicted to it. When he reaches the point where he must eat it every day, Xuande Gong arrives at Yuyue Zhai in the east of Xuzhou City. No surprise. , you can see him almost every day!”
When Liu Bei heard this, he had a plan in his mind and said with a smile: "Zizhong is really a gentleman! Bei was so lucky to meet Zizhong!" How could Liu Bei not know that water from a distance can't quench the thirst of a near person? Mi Zhu's wealth is an important pillar of his rise. Now, With Mi Zhu's help, his situation has reached a stage of rapid development. He believes that with his ability, he can quickly turn Mi Zhu's wealth into rising capital.
"Jian is so abrupt, I would like to ask, who is the peerless beauty who was at your house the day before yesterday?" As a confidant, Jian Yong knew Liu Bei's intentions from every move he made.
Mi Zhu was a member of the business community, and she vaguely understood what Jian Yong meant, but she said with a little more enthusiasm: "This is my younger sister Mi Zhen, who is twenty-eight years old, but what is different from other ladies is that she likes business. This I was doing business in Yanzhou with my brother Mi Fang for a while, and I just came back some time ago, and I happened to be bumped into by Mr. Xuande, which is really a headache, it’s time to find someone to take care of her!"
How could Liu Bei not know Jian Yong's intention? If he could marry Mi Zhu at this time, he would completely tie the Mi family to his chariot. Moreover, thinking of the stunning appearance in Mi Zhu's leisure court that day, Mi Zhen's charming face She is as beautiful as the bright moon, and the most rare thing is that her skin is as white and transparent as mutton fat, and even exudes a strange halo in the sun. It is simply a rare thing in the world. How could any man not be enamored by such a beauty, not to mention that this was a political marriage, which made Liu Bei not overjoyed.
Jian Yong chuckled and said: "My lord is a hero in this world, and he will be like a roc riding on the wind in the future. It can be said that a beauty matches a hero!"
At this time, Mi Fang walked over with a gloomy face. Mi Zhu frowned when he saw Mi Fang's expression and said, "Mr. Xuande heard that you were coming home. Why didn't you come to entertain me so warmly?"
Mi Fang looked at Mi Zhu with a serious face and said, "Brother! Why do you give away the grain, grass and soldiers of my Qingzhou Free Trading Company to others without permission?"
Liu Bei and Jian Yong looked at each other in silence. Mi Zhu frowned but did not want to lose etiquette in front of Liu Bei and waved her hands and said: "Being a brother is not a gift, just think of it as an acquisition from Free Trading Company!"
Mi Fang sneered when he heard this: "Brother, do you know the value of my goods in Qingzhou? Everyone knows that the price will double as soon as you pass through Taishan County!" Zang Ba spanned the mountains of Taishan County, which happened to be Qingzhou. At the intersection of the three states of Yanxu, if the goods from the three states want to circulate, they must operate under Zang Ba's nose. Nowadays, when merchants transport goods in Taishan County, they must pay tribute to Zang Ba for each batch of goods. Otherwise, they must pay tribute to Zang Ba. Basically all were robbed, and because of the troubled times, more and more bandits were entrenched in Taishan County and Qingzhou. They were basically everywhere in the mountains, which led to a significant increase in the cost of trade circulation. However, the Free Trading Company was different. Qin Ge The friendship with Zang Ba and Free Trading Company were smooth all the way, and no Taishan bandit dared to disturb Tai Sui.
How could Mi Fang not be angry? That batch of supplies was freely delivered to Feng Lie and Liu Pi's troops, and the prices of grain, grass and soldiers and armor have continued to soar. The market price in Qingzhou is four to five times that of Yanzhou and Xuzhou. Then The price of this batch of goods was already high, and it was even more valuable in Qingzhou. The Free Trading Company went through a lot of difficulties and dangers in transporting it to Qingzhou. Because the Free Trading Company did not build a warehouse in Qingzhou, it was temporarily stored in the Mi family's warehouse. Unexpectedly, Mi Zhu actually did a favor and donated all of it to Liu Bei. The loss of such important materials also caused heavy losses to the Free Trading Company. Mi Fang said with a gloomy face: "I heard that my eldest brother donated all the remaining money at home. Where can I find the funds to purchase the materials of our Free Chamber of Commerce? I am only the president of the Free Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber of Commerce is a joint venture between me and the Free Chamber of Commerce. My eldest brother was born as a businessman. You You should know what credibility is for a businessman, right?"
Mi Zhu's face turned livid when he heard this. Liu Bei and Jian Yong remained silent. Mi Zhu said angrily: "In that case, I will sell the iron to you and pay back the money!"
Mi Fang was also filled with anger at this time and said: "That batch of materials is related to the future development of the Free Territory. Now Boss Qin is fighting bloody battles with Goryeo barbarians at the border. He is wallowing in a sea of blood. His life or death is uncertain. The Free Territory is suffering from the attacks of two major bandits. Attack, when we are in danger, you so cleverly plundered the resources of the Free Territory, is this the great benevolence and loyalty to the emperor and patriotism that you have always said?" This time Jiang Qiansheng led the Yellow Turban bandits to attack the Free Territory, Yu Jin prepared to give Feng Lie and Liu Pi's underground armed forces were equipped with soldiers and armor to help them harass the Yellow Turbans' food routes from behind and reduce the Yellow Turbans' offensive. However, they never expected that this batch of military supplies would be intercepted by Mi Zhu. Mi Fang Although he is a businessman, he also knows that when the two armies are fighting, a small mistake can lead to the success or failure of the war, not to mention that he is responsible for escorting this batch of materials. If anything goes wrong with the free collection, he will never be able to explain to Qin Ge even if he dies, so Only then did Mi Fang dare to start a fight with his elder brother, whom he had always been in awe of.
"Brother Zifang, what you said is wrong! Qingzhou is plagued by banditry and the people are suffering terribly. Zizhong just sympathized with the suffering of the people in Qingzhou and did it in order to save those innocent people. It is really my crime!" Liu Bei stood up and exuded a breath of fresh air. With an attitude of compassion, Guan and Zhang also stopped and walked over. The two of them are the bears and tigers of the world, and Cheng Yong just finished, exuding terrifying power, faintly pressing towards Mi Fang.
Mi Fang almost fell to the ground under such pressure, but Mi Fang was no longer the playboy before. She gritted her teeth and clenched her fists, her small eyes widened and showed no fear. Liu Guanzhang shouted: "For the people! You fart! You know Taishan How many refugees from Qingxu Yan are there in the county now? Close to 50 million! There are almost 5 counties. How many people are there in your county? One million or two million! For the sake of the life and death of those people, you would risk 50 million You don't care about the life and death of the people. Is this your benevolence? This is bullshit! If you are a benevolent person, please return our supplies to me!" Mi Fang had already felt a fire in his chest before he came. This time he returned to Xuzhou to see The main reason for his eldest brother was that after he heard that Mi Zhu had become friends with Liu Bei, he supported Liu Bei wholeheartedly, and even began to sell off his family's assets in order to raise military funds for Liu Bei. Mi Fang spent a lot of time hanging out with the evolvers of the Free Territory, and naturally learned about the history of the Three Kingdoms and Liu Bei. Of course, most of the aboriginal people dismissed this, but it also made Mi Fang wary of Liu Bei, even though he had already obscured it. Speaking of his inner intentions, Liu Bei's attitude of not returning the freely received supplies was extremely shameless.
When Zhang Fei heard that Mi Fang had insulted Liu Bei like this, he was furious, grabbed Mi Fang by the collar, lifted him up, and shouted: "Boy! You are tired of living!" Zhang Fei was so angry that he roared like a tiger, Mi Zhu and Jian Yong were treated like this Huwei was so frightened that he couldn't control himself.
Mi Fang was also frightened out of her mind, but she didn't know where the heroic voice came from, and her voice trembled and shrieked: "What a dog! Go to Qilu Land and find out, do we have people who are greedy for life and afraid of death in our free country? If you have the guts, you can do it today. Kill me! If I frown, it means I am not Qin Ge's brother!" After saying that, he stared at Zhang Fei with his round eyes open. At this time, he only had one belief in his heart, even if he died, he could not lose Qin Ge. people.
Mi Zhu looked at Mi Fang's upright and stubborn look, and a strange feeling suddenly arose in her heart. Although Mi Fang was shrewd and sophisticated in the past, she was arrogant and timid, but now Mi Fang has a sense of heroism, the kind that even he himself None of them have any arrogance.
Zhang Fei stared at Mi Fang's stubborn eyes. At this moment, Guan Yu, who had been watching with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes, grabbed Zhang Fei's arm and said: "Everyone in the world has said that General Qin is treason, but when I saw it today, it turned out that the Free Leader Everyone is a righteous man, which really makes Guan Mou admire him! And this shows that General Qin is really a righteous man of the country! Brother! Now is the national crisis. General Qin is fighting bloody battles with the Goryeo Tartars in the north. We brothers are not afraid of any of us, except the one who cannot Bullying General Qin! Please think twice!" Guan Yu's sharp-edged eyes made Zhang Fei feel terrified. Guan Yu's hand squeezed Zhang Fei's wrist so hard that even Zhang Fei's arm felt raw pain!
Zhang Fei stopped his fists and looked back at Guan Yu, only to see an anger in his red phoenix eyes. Zhang Fei had never seen this look before. Guan Yu had always been kind to him and had never been angry with him.
When Liu Bei heard Guan Yu's words, he saw Guan Yu holding Zhang Fei's wrist and making a creaking noise. Suddenly, a haze arose in his heart. Guan Yu was not angry at Zhang Fei. He was clearly angry at himself. However, he could abide by the principles of justice and etiquette. Guan Yu was angry with himself. It seemed that he had gone too far.
However, that batch of supplies was so eye-catching. Liu Bei felt as if he was about to freeze to death in the cold weather. Now he had a quilt. How could he bear to give it up? He gritted his teeth and tears began to flow. He cried out with compassion: " I have already distributed part of the supplies to the refugees. They are surviving the winter. How can I bear to take it away from them! Doesn’t this mean killing them directly? Woohoo!" Liu Bei suddenly burst into tears, looking like his parents were dead. The pattern.
Guan Yu's old face turned even redder when he heard this. He clearly knew that Liu Bei had hoarded these supplies for recruiting troops and horses, so he couldn't give any of them to the refugees. Isn't this lying with his eyes open? Guan Yu waved his hand hard and pushed Zhang Fei away. He supported Mi Fang and said: "We will return half of the remaining supplies intact to the free leader. Brother Mi, please tell General Qin that Guan owes him today." It's a huge favor. If someone forces you to do so in the future, Guan will go through fire and water, even to death!" After saying that, he turned back and stared at the crying Liu Bei and said, "Brother! Do you think this is good?"
