After paying homage to Zhen Yi, Liu Jian was not in a hurry to return to Yecheng, but went to Nangong County.
His teacher Lu Zhi was there, and Su Shuang and Liu Chi were also doing business there recently.
Lu Zhi, in the name of Northern Jizhou Mu, helped Liu Jian govern the four counties in northern Hebei.
Now Teacher Lu puts Liu Jian first in everything, and all government orders come from Liu Jian, and Lu Zhi is only responsible for executing them.
Lu Zhi made his position very clear. When he said that he would serve as Liu Jian's subordinate, he meant that he would sincerely serve as Liu Jian's subordinate and would never regard himself as a teacher.
This is the most respectable thing about Lu Zhi.
Lu Zhi regarded Liu Jian as his superior, but Liu Jian still had to give face to the teacher. After all, this was the teacher who single-handedly promoted him, and Liu Jian must respect him.
After Liu Jian arrived in Nangong County, he listened to Teacher Lu's report.
It has to be said that in addition to running the army, Teacher Lu's political talents are not generally high. Liu Jian arranged the farming tasks in various counties. Teacher Lu completed them very well. In addition, in the way he treated the prominent families in the four counties, Lu Zhien
With both strength and power, he becomes stronger with age, no less than Liu Jian.
He was tough when he needed to be hard, and soft when he needed to be soft. Everyone respected and feared him, and his methods were very sophisticated.
After listening to Teacher Lu's report to him, Liu Jian gave Teacher Lu a very high evaluation of his political and military achievements.
Later, Liu Jian ordered Liu Chi who was sent to see him: "Please ask my uncle to find a suitable woman in the clan to marry with the Zhen family in Zhongshan."
Although today's Liu family in Zhuo County is Liu Jian's father Liu Zhou, in terms of industrial operation, he mainly relies on Liu Jian's uncle.
From the day he unified the resources of all branches of the Liu family in Zhuo County, Liu Chi showed his extremely smooth side in front of Liu Jian, which also allowed Liu Jian to see his talents in business and family development.
Over the years, Liu Chi naturally became Liu Zhou and Liu Jian's deputy, helping them manage the family business and cooperating with Su Shuang all year round.
Liu Chi listened to Liu Jian's instructions to marry the Zhen family. He was surprised at first, and then suddenly realized.
"What kind of girl are you looking for to marry the Zhen family? Someone with good looks, or someone with a higher status?"
Liu Jian said: "It doesn't matter your status or appearance. You should be smart and sensible. It is best if you are powerful and can control the men in her family."
When Liu Chi heard this, he really didn't understand.
It seems like this is the first time I’ve heard of choosing someone for marriage like this. What kind of routine is this? I don’t understand it!
Seeing that Liu Chi seemed to understand something, Liu Jian simply explained it to him.
"Just look for it like my mother did!"
"oh!"
When Liu Chi heard this, he slapped his thigh.
If you had said this earlier, I would have understood!
"Don't worry, this matter will be taken care of by me!"
Liu Jian continued to tell him: "Uncle Cong, Zhen Yi has just passed away, and his son is still in mourning, so he cannot get married for the time being. After you choose this girl, you can adopt her into your room first."
Liu Chi was stunned again.
Well, why did you bring this little girl into my room?
Su Shuang's reaction was still faster than that of Liu Chi. He lightly hit Liu Chi with his elbow and said with a smile: "Mr. Liu, from now on the Zhen family will be your grandson-in-law. How will the Zhen family's business be run?
Can’t you give me some pointers?”
Liu Chi suddenly realized what he said.
Nephew, you want me to get involved in the Zhen family's business.
Okay, okay, that’s really okay.
"Don't worry, I will definitely take care of this matter."
Liu Jian looked at Su Shuang again and said, "Have you carefully investigated the area I asked you to explore?"
Su Shuang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, over the past few years, I have summoned many outstanding people who are familiar with the topography to explore and survey the area south of Yanshan Mountain, and now we have found out!"
Liu Jian said: "Point to me!"
"only!"
Lu Zhi took the map, and Su held the sunspots in both hands, and placed a few sunspots in the area south of Yanshan Mountain and north of the Bohai Sea.
"Your Majesty, although this place is not a county, as your Majesty told me before, it contains many copper, iron and gold objects, as well as a large amount of graphite. The resources are very rich. If it is mined vigorously, it will support the iron ore of several states.
The graphite usage is definitely enough!”
Liu Jian nodded slowly and asked, "Is this place within Jizhou?"
Su Shuang shook his head and said with regret, "It's still under the jurisdiction of Youzhou."
"well!"
Liu Jian sighed lightly.
The Tangshan Mining Area is not within its own jurisdiction, so deep mining cannot be done for the time being. We have to wait until Youzhou is incorporated into our sphere of influence before we can start...
Why don't those two bastards Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun take action? How can they send troops to Youzhou if they don't take action?
"That's all, you just need to know the location. Let your people continue to explore more, try to delineate the area, and then start mining when there is a chance in the future."
Su Shuangzuo bowed and said: "Here!"
"Also, how is your Hebei Chamber of Commerce and Industry's preparations for building a port in Bohai County?"
Su Shuang heard the words and said hurriedly: "There is no precedent for building a port to develop the shipping industry in Hebei. Although the Bohai Sea is close to the sea, most of the nearby industries are fisheries. If we build a port, it will cost a lot, and what are the benefits? Everyone is really worried now.
I’m not sure, so it remains undecided!”
Liu Jian looked displeased and said, "You are also the president of the Hebei Chamber of Commerce and Industry after all. Can't such a trivial matter be settled with just one word? Do I have to come forward in person?"
"Coastal shipping and domestic mining are inevitable things. These two things are of far-reaching significance. They are of great benefit to the people and the country. I would hate to have such good things happen to others.
You're rushing to do it, why are you just dragging your feet?"
"I'll give you three months to work with the Zhen family to control the association and finalize this matter! It's okay if you think it's a waste of money. You can build it bit by bit, but no delay is allowed!"
"Of course, the Animal Husbandry Department will also contribute funds, and we will not let the association and the families do it in vain."
"I have fully explained the benefits to you at the beginning. If you think carefully about your words and talk to the heads of the families, you must persuade them!"
Su Shuang hurriedly bowed his hands and responded obediently.
After talking about some miscellaneous matters, Liu Jian asked Su Shuang and Liu Chi to go do things.
He and Lu Zhi were the only two people left in the hall.
Lu Zhi gestured toward Liu Jian and said, "I wonder what the general's orders are to you?"
"Hey, teacher, don't say that. Aren't you slapping the student in the face? No matter who the student orders, he can't order the teacher."
Unexpectedly, Lu Zhi's expression was extremely serious.
"Don't say that. You and I are teachers and students on weekdays, but when it comes to political matters, since I am determined to respect you, then you are naturally my superior, and the etiquette that should be observed must still be observed."
Liu Jian walked to Lu Zhi with a smile and said, "We are not talking about political affairs now. Let's talk about it as teachers and students."
Lu Zhi was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled bitterly.
"You are still accommodating me as a teacher."
However, Lu Zhi finally knew that Liu Jian respected his teacher, so he was not too humble.
"Deran, my teacher recently received a letter from someone."
"Who is it?"
"Yuan Shao of Wancheng."
When Lu Zhi mentioned this person, Liu Jian's nerves suddenly became tense.
He narrowed his eyes and asked, "Why did Yuan Shao come all the way from Jingzhou to write a letter to his teacher?"
Lu Zhi smiled faintly, then turned around and went to the back hall first.
Not long after, Lu Zhi came back and handed a letter in his hand to Liu Jian.
"See for yourself."
Liu Jian thanked the teacher and took the letter to read.
The content of that letter surprised Liu Jian, but it was not beyond his expectation.
Yuan Shao has already begun to organize an anti-Dong Zhuo alliance!
And this letter is his invitation to Lu Zhi to join his alliance.
Now, in the eyes of outsiders, Lu Zhi is independent.
Not many people know that Lu Zhi is actually Liu Jian's subordinate.
It's impossible for a teacher to slap a student, but it just happened.
Liu Jian slowly closed the letter and looked at Lu Zhi.
"What does the teacher think about this?"
Lu Zhi didn't seem to care.
"Lu Mou respects you, so he naturally wants to listen to your arrangements and do whatever you say."
Teacher Lu is obedient, able to pick up and put down.
Liu Jian said: "Teacher, how many forces do you think Yuan Shao can entangle in his rebellion against Dong Zhuo this time?"
Lu Zhi thought carefully.
"On the surface, there won't be many people who will respond to Yuan Shao. Even the local county governor and the governor, ten people would be good. But secretly, the high-ranking ministers who help Yuan Shao will be like fish in the river, countless."
Liu Jian knew that Lu Zhi had a sharp vision, so he asked: "Where does the teacher think Yuan Shaozhi is? Is he really planning to confront Dong Zhuo and save the Han Dynasty?"
Lu Zhi revealed the secret in one sentence: "Confronting Dong Zhuo is not important to him. What is important is that he can use this opportunity to win over the Guandong gentry and the world's sects, and establish his position as the leader of the gentry in the world."
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"Yuan Benchu, after defeating Luoyang, my teacher felt that his ambitions had become bigger and beyond the control of Yuan Wei and Yuan Ji."
Liu Jian sneered: "Teacher, you only thought of half of it, but there is another half that you haven't thought of."
Lu Zhi did not expect Liu Jian to say this, and asked, "Where did I make any omissions as a teacher?"
"Teacher, have you ever thought about how Yuan Wei and Yuan Ji will deal with themselves in Luoyang City once Yuan Shao's anti-Dong Zhuo alliance is established and gathers troops to march into Luoyang?"
Hearing what Liu Jian said, Lu Zhi was stunned.
He thought carefully for a while and then said: "Dong Zhuo will use Yuan Wei and Yuan Ji as hostages to blackmail Yuan Shao?"
Liu Jian shook his head and said: "Teacher, teacher, if you were in Dong Zhuo's position, you might do this in the end, but Dong Zhuo is not a nobleman from Guandong. He is from Liangzhou. He is very enterprising and revengeful. I understand.
Dong Zhuo, he is a man who will retaliate for his anger."
When Lu Zhi heard this, his face turned pale.
"If two Yuans die, the old officials of the Yuan clan should return to..."
Liu Jian said: "The leader of the alliance against Dong Zhuo is a role model in the world. Now he is missing the position of the leader of the Yuan family. This is the significance of Yuan Shao's entanglement in the anti-Dong Zhuo alliance."
When Lu Zhi heard this, he suddenly slammed the table and said angrily: "If this is true, he is actually the leader of the chaos in the world. I will write a letter to reprimand him!"
But Liu Jian said: "Teacher, do you believe me?"
Lu Zhi looked at him doubtfully: "Of course I believe you, and I will listen to you in everything as a teacher."
"Okay, in that case, please ask the teacher not to write a reply to Yuan Shao."
"Not writing? Not answering him?"
Liu Jian said: "That's right. I won't respond to him or reject him. I have my own plans for the rest of the matter. Please don't worry about it, teacher."
Seeing Liu Jian's firm expression, Lu Zhi could only sigh and agreed.