"Huh? Today's beef is tender and fragrant. It's very delicious." Shen Dan tasted the beef in his mouth and couldn't help but praise it.
The servant on the side smiled and said: "Master, recently there are traveling merchants bringing many specialties from various places. What you are eating is Yizhou cattle, which naturally tastes different."
Shen Dan said with a smile: "Not bad, not bad. I can ask him to buy more. There are few traveling merchants here who are willing to come. It's not easy to catch up once. I don't know when I will be able to eat next time."
Shen Yi on the side frowned and looked at the dark red liquid in the cup: "What kind of wine is this? Why haven't I seen it before?"
“It’s the latest trendy wine.”
"Oh? Is this the aged wine from Chengdu?"
The servant shook his head and said: "There is no business in aging wine. This is just ordinary wine."
Shen Yi took a sip and raised an eyebrow: "The taste is sweet and mellow, and it doesn't have the astringency of ordinary fruit wine. It's really not bad."
But he immediately became angry again, because he knew that Liu Feng's family had aged wine. He heard that it was a gift from the prince, but the guy never used it to entertain them.
"Hmph." Shen Yi drank the wine in one gulp and thought to herself: "When things are done, let's see how arrogant you are!"
The goods sold by that traveling caravan are very diverse, including cattle and tea from Yizhou, rice from Jingzhou, salted fish from Soochow, and even medicinal materials from Nanzhong... Recently, they have been sold in the three counties and are very popular.
As the largest wealthy family here, the Shen family contributed more than half of the caravan's sales.
After the servants of the Shen family had served their master for dinner, they came to the small door and found the young man waiting at the door of the house.
This young man had a simple and honest face, and his large and thick robes covered his strong physique. When he saw him coming out, he smiled and said, "Sir, how are you? General Shen, are you satisfied with what I am selling?"
When has this servant ever been called sir? Seeing that his mouth is so sweet, I find this honest young man even more pleasing to my eye.
"Yes, it is indeed a good thing that you have bought. The general is very happy."
The young man immediately beamed and said, "That's very good, very good. Thank you sir, so that we can buy more goods next time we come back. I wonder what your favorite thing is?"
As the young man spoke, he handed over a bunch of copper coins in his hand.
The servant lowered his head and saw that it was the hundred coins issued by the King of Hanzhong, and his face became a little gentler and closer.
With the full operation of Yizhou officials and the cooperation of Liu Chan's use of Zhao's business name, using Shu brocade and wine as offensives, Zhibaician has now basically restored the credibility of copper coins in Jingyi and Yizhou.
Rich families from all over the country either took the initiative or were forced to use this kind of currency. After they took the lead, they began to quickly affect the people.
Nowadays, not only in Jingyi and some surrounding places near Wei and Wu, people have also begun to use the direct money issued by Lao Liu.
As for this matter, it has not yet attracted the attention of the two senior executives.
Although Dongsan County is relatively isolated, it has naturally begun to be circulated and used after such a long time, and it is under the rule of Lao Liu.
This man patiently told the young man all the products that the Shen brothers liked, and then asked: "If you can get old wine, I believe the general will not be stingy, and maybe there will be another reward if you are happy."
The young man smiled helplessly and said: "You also know that those are done by big merchants like Zhao's Company, and small caravans with no background like us can't get them."
But immediately he handed over his hand and said: "But this trip has been honored by the Shen family. It is worthwhile for us to make this trip. In the future, if we have more capital, there will definitely be more good things shipped. Then... please take care of me, sir."
"It's easy to say, as long as you and others are of good quality, how can the Shen family not be able to pay for it?"
"That's that."
The honest young man had a sweet mouth and was good at making trouble. After a while, the servants of the Shen family were a little dizzy with his praise, and they were already calling him brothers.
"Brother Wang, it seems that some people from the north have come here recently? Are they also coming to the Shen family to discuss business? Business is not easy to do, and I am really afraid of being robbed of the opportunity."
The servants of the Shen family waved their hands: "No one is here to compete with you for business. Those people are not merchants. They are all distinguished guests of my Shen family, and their status is by no means ordinary."
The young man's eyes flashed slightly, and then he said with a smile: "Brother, don't worry, it's disrespectful. If the Shen family needs anything in the future, Brother Wang will just let him know."
After that, he handed over a bunch of copper coins.
"You and I hit it off as soon as we met. My dear brother, there is no need to be so polite, haha." The servant surnamed Wang said, but his hands were very nimble when taking the money.
After the Shen family left, the young man returned to the caravan. When he walked, his body and gait were no different from those of ordinary people.
But if there are experts here, they may be able to find that every step he takes is extremely stable...
A small caravan came from Shangyong.
There was a homeless man in Xicheng County. Because he was good at martial arts in the military, he was hired by the Shen family tribe's generals who were intensifying their training there as a bodyguard and tutored in martial arts.
And Meng Da asked his confidant, Deng Fu, the prefect of Fangling, to expand the number of troops. There was also a tall and strong man who was appreciated by the superior officer for his bravery as soon as he joined the army, and he was directly made a commander.
…
After the Shen brothers finished eating, when only two of them were left, Shen Dan asked: "How are the preparations for Liu Feng's plan?"
Liu Feng endured it for a long time, but after waiting and waiting for no news, he finally found Meng Da again angrily.
Meng Da only said that he had visited many times and worked hard, and the Shen brothers finally promised to get the matter done as soon as possible.
Seeing that they couldn't delay it any longer, they decided to pay some blood to Liu Feng to appease him for the time being.
Shen Yi said: "It's almost done. I will send him a letter now, stating the money, food and materials I have prepared, and give him a generous gift. I think it will help him settle down."
Shen Dan nodded: "Don't be stingy. Not only do you need to prepare more gifts, but also don't be too short on money and food. The top priority is to stabilize him. When King Wei's army arrives, let him double the amount he eats this time." Spit it out."
"Yes, brother."
The two looked at each other and smiled, with vicious murderous intent hidden in their smiles.
…
Liu Feng received a letter sent by the Shen brothers, which recorded the money, grain and materials of the "Shangji".
"Money is 3.13 million, various grains total 114 shi, gold..."
There were various miscellaneous items at the back, such as farmland, population statistics, etc. Liu Feng did not look any further.
He gave this thing to his subordinates to calculate, but he couldn't understand these complicated things.
But he was still very satisfied. Although he instinctively felt that it was a little lacking, the three counties were not originally a wealthy place. The Shen brothers could come up with this, which was at least an attitude.
Then the Shen family envoy said: "General, I have one more message to convey."
Then he looked around, and Liu Feng waved away the rest of the crowd.
The messenger smiled and said: "General, the master of the family has prepared a small gift for the general, and hopes that the general will accept it. The master of the family hopes to cooperate sincerely with the general in the future to help the king decide on his great cause."
Then he presented another gift list.
Liu Feng waved his hands and smiled and said: "Hahaha, you two generals Shen don't have to be like this. I am dedicated to the public and not for personal gain. If the two generals are serious, they can just include this gift in the plan."
The servant was stunned, but the gift was given anyway. Maybe Liu Feng was just paying lip service to the situation. Who knows whether you were a trick or just accepted it yourself?
So he left without saying anything more.
Liu Feng glanced at the gift list. Gold, money, silk, rare animal skins... Although it was far from what he had prepared, it was indeed a generous gift for him personally.
The wealth of the Shen family is actually related to Mianshui River. Gold sand can be found in the mud at the bottom of this section of Mianshui River.
Although the gold sand in Mianshui is not easy to obtain and the output is much lower than that of gold mines, it is still a considerable and stable income.
The Shen brothers have sent a large number of gold-mining women to dig for gold at the bottom of the river all year round. These women have exchanged their hard lives and harsh working conditions for the Shen family's gold profits.
But they themselves were handed gold every day, but they didn't even have enough to eat. If they slacked off even a little bit, they would be insulted and whipped.
It is not uncommon for gold digger girls to die from overwork and hardship every month.
Regarding the generous gift in his hand, although Liu Feng had the concept that "the Shen brothers have made so much money," he thought more about receiving rewards for meritorious service and expanding his territory and worshiping generals, so he did not have much specific understanding of these.
"General, there is someone outside the house who wants to see you." A servant's voice suddenly came from outside the door.
A servant of the Shen family has just left. Who is this?
Liu Feng said: "Do you know who is coming?"
"He offered something, saying that the general would know after seeing it."
"bring here."
The servant pushed open the door and handed something over.
Liu Feng was surprised at first after seeing it, and then said happily: "Let him in quickly!"
At this moment, what Liu Feng was holding was actually a jade ring that Jingzhou presented to Liu Chan when he was leaving...
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