For the Cao family who had the money to buy a Taiwei, Liu Bei was much more confident.
He knew that the Cao family was very rich, very, very rich, so rich that when Cao Cao raised an army, the family could raise thousands of troops for him several times with a little effort.
Lost the fight?
The entire army was wiped out?
"My Lieutenant Father".
So Cao Cao was not afraid of failure, he could afford to lose.
Would such a family have no real estate?
Liu Bei contacted Cao Song through Cao Cao. Through Cao Song's relationship, he learned that the Cao family had a piece of land in the southwest outside Luoyang City. It was not far from Luoyang City and the place was quite quiet and elegant.
Originally, Cao Song planned to build a separate courtyard for vacation enjoyment. Now there are many completed houses there, and they are almost completed. If Liu Bei needs it, it will be given to him when it is completed.
When Cao Cao said this, Liu Bei was stunned.
deliver?
Is that what I understand?
Is this what I understand to mean free gift with no money?
Liu Bei repeatedly confirmed with Cao Cao, and Cao Cao gave a very clear answer every time.
Yes, just give it away.
for free.
Liu Bei was very surprised.
"Is that really okay? That's a piece of real estate."
"Why not? It's just a piece of real estate. Compared with Xuande's needs, it is insignificant and not worth mentioning."
Cao Cao chuckled and shook his head: "If Xuande still needs it, the Cao family has thirteen properties in Yin, Henan, and there are about three or five properties close to Luoyang City. Xuande can pick whatever he likes. It doesn’t matter which ones, or all of them, if they are not suitable, Xuande will choose the site, Cao will fund the purchase and give it to Xuande."
Is this the real big dog owner?
Liu Bei resisted the dizziness of being hit on the head by a huge amount of money, calmed down and waved his hand.
"No, just the one in the southwest will do. That's enough, that's enough. Besides, there's no need to give it away. There's no need to give it away. I have money. I'll buy it. I'll buy it. I can't let you suffer."
This is true. With Zhen Yan's tenfold capital injection, Liu Bei is now Luoyang's No. 1 fan, worthy of the title of "Mr. Liu", and it doesn't matter if he pays for everything.
But what Liu Bei didn't expect was that Cao Cao's reaction was not right when he heard this.
"How can that be done?!"
Cao Cao glared, waved his arms, and became furious.
"Xuande is very kind to me, the Cao family! You want to buy a piece of real estate from me? Then what has become of my Cao family? Isn't it ungrateful? Although the Cao family is not high-born, and although Cao Cao has little knowledge, he also knows how to be a good person. That’s right! It’s just a piece of real estate! It must be given away!”
Now, if Liu Bei wanted to pay for it, it would be an insult to the Cao family and Cao Cao, an insult to their character, and a great harm to them.
They even wanted to rub their necks for it.
Yes, you have to take it for free, you can't pay. If you pay, Cao Cao will fight with him for his life.
He could only be forced to take over the Cao family's villa covering an area of seven or eight acres in a daze, and then he had to accept Cao's elaborate decoration of the villa.
The best craftsmen and the best materials available at their level were all used. It was originally a courtyard used by Cao Song to enjoy his vacations, but now it even feels like a private resort garden.
It won't work if it's not well decorated, no matter what.
You can't withdraw money yet, and you will fall out when you mention money.
Cao Cao's face turned dark and red just like when he was singing in an opera. If this continues, the traditional artistic characters of Mr. Guan and Mr. Zhang will be lost.
Therefore, Liu Bei could only give up all persistence, endure the pain of not being able to pay and having to take it in vain, and was forced to accept Cao's kindness.
After that, Liu Bei followed Cao Cao to visit the villa. He felt that with his own property, if he wanted to get such a well-decorated and elegant villa only five miles away from Luoyang City, he would probably have to fight for a long time. Thirty years of hard work.
Damn it was much better than where I lived in Luoyang City.
The difference between the high-ranking officials of Jiuqing in Luoyang City and the prefects of Youzhou is really big. If the Cao family is rich, then it is really rich.
If nothing else happens, I will do the work of the Ministry of General Affairs here from now on, and then return to Luoyang City to live.
This feeling was the same as when he was working as a migrant worker in a big city after graduation in his previous life.
Working in the most prosperous and high-end science and technology information port, there is a boss to talk and laugh with, and a manager to interact with. The office is spacious and bright, the air conditioning is on around the clock, and I drink small tea. It is very comfortable.
I accidentally thought I had become a high-end person.
Then at night, I have to go back to the seven-eight-square-meter single room in that old shabby little tube building and live with cockroaches. I have to be careful about turning on the air conditioner. I have to eat a bowl of food in two meals. The small shabby house can't even boil hot water. It's possible that the electricity was blocked and tripped.
This sense of fragmentation is really extraordinary.
For those with poor psychological quality, the longer they work, the easier it is for them to be confused about their class.
But no matter what, Cao Cao did help him a lot. He helped him prepare the headquarters of the General Affairs Department, and also helped him decorate it according to his needs, saving him a lot of trouble.
As for what Liu Bei wanted to use this place for, Cao Cao didn't care too much and just asked casually.
He is not a member of the ancient literature school, but as long as his relationship with Liu Bei remains, then he has nothing to fear.
"Speaking of which, Xuande, these houses are fine if only one person lives there. Wouldn't it be too crowded for four people?"
Cao Cao led Liu Bei to a house that was being renovated. According to Liu Bei's request, the residential part of the house in the courtyard must be remodeled in this way, from one bed to four beds, to create a living situation for four people. Configure appliances according to the living needs of four people.
Cao Cao felt that the originally spacious house would become too crowded.
But in Liu Bei's opinion, this house is at least 40 to 50 square meters. Is it crowded if four people live in it?
It can only be said that Cao Cao has never experienced what real crowding is.
So Liu Bei smiled.
"No, a lot of people will live here in the future. Although this courtyard is not small, once the number of people increases, it will obviously not be enough to live in. If the number of people continues to increase in the future, the house will probably need to be expanded."
Upon hearing this, Cao Cao became excited and patted his chest.
"Simple, just tell me when you need to expand, I will take charge, and it will be solved soon."
"OK."
Liu Bei did not refuse again.
A big dog like Cao Cao came to his door. If he didn't kill him, he would turn against him. This kind of thing had never happened to Liu Bei in his life.
So the "welfare housing" system was also solved.
To be honest, these days, those who can arrange welfare housing in addition to wages are already very conscientious, but Liu Bei's welfare system is obviously more than that.
The welfare system Liu Bei set for the Ministry of General Affairs to attract talents to stay is mainly arranged from the four aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Regardless of ancient or modern times, food, clothing, housing and transportation are the four most basic needs for a person, but it is not a simple matter to meet these four needs at the same time, which is why there are so many troubles surrounding the four needs.
Among the basic necessities of life, housing is the most important and difficult part. Once this part is taken care of, the other three parts will not be difficult.
Clothes are easy to solve. In order to cultivate the unity and collective consciousness of the staff of the General Affairs Department, Liu Bei plans to design the collective clothing of the General Affairs Department to make it beautiful, simple and generous. It is not difficult at all to spend some money and find relevant craftsmen in Luoyang City.
Food is also easy to solve.
There are many farms around Luoyang City, some are small farmers and some are landlords. Bring money to them, purchase rice, fruits and vegetables, and meat on a regular basis, and then hire a few cooks who can cook good food. The collective canteen is nailed it.
Okay, it’s not difficult.
When he went out to fight, Yuan Shao gave him a lot of horses, and some friends also gave him a lot of horses. Some of the good horses were sent back to his hometown in Youzhou and given to Ji. They were raised properly, and some that were not in good condition were left behind.
The annex of the Ministry of General Affairs is very large. It is very simple to set up a stable, hire a few grooms to feed the horses, and arrange seven or eight carriages. When you need to go on business, you can directly drive to and from the annex to Luoyang City or other places.
The four major problems of food, clothing, housing and transportation were solved by Liu Bei and Yin Da, who was in charge of logistics.
And speaking of it, Liu Bei himself spent almost no money, and all the money and goods flows were offset by favors.
The favor of Wenyuezhijia is really precious.
In the entire Eastern Han Empire, there was nothing more expensive than this.
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PS: Because it’s the end of the month and I want to squeeze out the last monthly ticket from everyone, I’m adding an update.
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