After leaving the prefect's mansion, Liu Jian immediately rushed to his home - to be precise, it was Zhang Fei's house, he was just staying there.
After entering the door, I saw Zhang Fei and Liu Bei competing in the courtyard.
It has to be said that Liu Bei's martial arts skills are still remarkable. At least in front of Zhang Fei, he is not completely at a disadvantage and can fully support the opponent.
The Four Tigers of Zhuo County have also competed with each other in martial arts before. With their current abilities, if Liu Bei and Liu Jian join forces, they can deal with Zhang Fei, but after all, Zhang Fei is still young and has not fully grown up.
In three years, I'm afraid even adding a pair of Liu Jian and Liu Bei wouldn't be enough for Zhang Fei to beat him alone.
As for Jian Yong... forget it, it's not worth talking about.
"Deran!"
Seeing Liu Jian entering the courtyard, Liu Bei shouted hurriedly, then took a few steps back, jumped out of the circle and said to Zhang Fei: "My dear brother, don't fight anymore. Deran has returned, but important matters still matter. Today we can barely count it as a draw."
Zhang Fei licked his lips half-heartedly, feeling quite unhappy: "It looks like I'm the winner, how come it's a tie?"
Liu Bei laughed twice and stretched out his hand to rub Zhang Fei's thick shoulders.
The meaning is obvious, save some face for your brother!
Jian Yong rushed to Liu Bei and asked anxiously: "How is it? What did the Lord say?"
"Pack up and leave in a few days."
"Walk?"
Zhang Fei looked at him dumbfounded: "We just moved here, how many days have we not stayed?"
"Bring me some water, my mouth is too dry!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Shuang saw Su Shuang holding a clay pot and a clay bowl, filled a bowl of water and brought them to Liu Jian.
Liu Jian took the bowl, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.
After putting it down, he pursed his lips and asked curiously: "Sweet?"
Su Shuangmian looked proud: "There is some honey in it."
"That's a good thing, it's expensive."
"What are you talking about? In the relationship between you and me, what does this small amount of money mean?"
Liu Jian smiled when he heard this, and then he found a place to sit in the courtyard and told the four people surrounding him what he had discussed with Lu Qian in the prefect's mansion today.
"Lu Qian, do you really want you to go to Bingzhou to meet Dong Zhuo?" Zhang Fei said.
Liu Jian coughed lightly and said, "I want to call you Lu Fujun. He has a good character and gets along well with my teacher. Don't be rude."
When Zhang Fei heard that Lu Qian actually had a good relationship with Lu Zhi, he guessed that the other party was a celebrity from the Qing Dynasty, and he immediately showed a look of shame on his face.
I actually cursed Mingshi just now! I really deserve to die!
Liu Jian shook his head helplessly. This boy had a deep-seated admiration for celebrities from the Qing Dynasty, even those he had never met. He would need to be trained later.
"By the way, Brother Su, you don't have to go with us. Today I tested the imperial court's purchase of war horses at Mr. Lu's side. Based on Mr. Lu's wishes, based on the current number of war horses domesticated in various horse gardens,
It’s still enough, but the key is the packhorse, which the court should have to recruit and purchase.”
When Su Shuang heard this, he couldn't help but get excited.
"Young Master, please find out clearly. If the imperial court wants to purchase it, at what price it should be purchased and whether the treasury can be filled?"
Liu Jian smiled and said: "Since I can explain this matter to you, I am naturally confident in it. I have made it clear to you. The imperial court has enough money to purchase horses. If you want, you can buy them at the market price."
However, I gave Lu Shijun advice and asked him to contact the governors of various counties in Youzhou. After the imperial court confirmed the dispatch of troops, rumors spread that the treasury had no money and could only use the excuse of borrowing to recruit the remaining horses from each household for military use.
"
Su Shuang was a businessman after all, and he figured out Liu Jian's intentions overnight.
He was immediately overjoyed!
"If this is the case, the Youzhou horse market will definitely fall. This is a good opportunity to collect horses!"
Liu Jian nodded and said: "It's just that the territory is too big. The horse markets in Guangyang, Zhuojun, Shanggu, and Yuyang counties, I'm afraid you can't handle it with your own financial resources. You need to find some like-minded people."
Yes, let’s monopolize this channel together.”
Su Shuang said hurriedly: "Don't worry, Young Master. I have thought about this matter in the past few days, but there are a few like-minded people who can advance and retreat with me, such as Zhang Shiping of Zhongshan, Feng Lan of Juyang, Hu
There are at least six large horse dealers available to me, including Tian Wu and others, and most of these people are in the same situation as me."
Liu Jian reminded him: "Go back and find Lord Gongsun of County. It's best to bring the Gongsun family from Liaodong with you. At the critical moment, there are also wealthy families who will come forward to help you eliminate disasters."
Su Shuang was stunned when he heard this, and then said hurriedly: "What Mr. Shao Lang said is true. We need to involve Gongsun in this matter."
Liu Jian stretched his arms and his expression suddenly became solemn: "In addition, Brother Su, you need to remember that this matter is not for you to pursue profits and make money. There will be many opportunities after making money. After you occupy the channels, the imperial court will recruit horses. You
You still need to make a reasonable bid and don't hoard it. Otherwise, once this matter is over, not only will the powerful people in Youzhou not be able to spare you, but even the imperial court will not tolerate you. Don't risk your life because of temporary gains."
Su Shuang smiled and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Young Master, I have known about this for a long time. I am not doing this reselling to make money, just to gain the attention of the court, not to mention selling it at a high price. I will naturally cooperate with these people when the time comes."
The person who asked me to explain that this time the imperial court uses horses, I will sell them at a price that is 20% lower. How about we treat it as a donation to drive away the Han Dynasty?"
Liu Jian nodded happily. Su Shuang was not obsessed with money at the critical moment. Based on this alone, he was not just a businessman.
"If you can do this, I expect that once this matter is over, the official and horse channels in this county will be monopolized by your family! No matter how much other powerful families want to get in, they won't be able to get in.
!In less than three years, we will have the final say in the entire secluded horse market, and based on what you have done this time, no one will dare to touch you easily."
Su Shuang said gratefully: "It all depends on Shao Langjun's help, otherwise Su alone would never have had such a good opportunity in his life! If Su can monopolize the official horse market in Northern Xinjiang in the future, the benefits will be huge.
If there is even half a word of lies in the words of the gentleman, heaven and earth will not tolerate it!"
…
Subsequently, Liu Jian and Su Shuang acted separately.
The Four Tigers of Zhuoxian went to Bingzhou to meet Dong Zhuo, while Su Shuang first returned to Zhuoxian to see Gongsun Zan, and then went to Zhongshan Kingdom to meet his colleague Zhang Shiping and others, and began to prepare for the horse collection.
Liu Jian received the Fu Chuan, and all the brothers rushed to Taiyuan.
There are two roads to go to Taiyuan, one passes through Daijun and the other passes through Jizhou. Compared with Daijun, which has more mountainous areas, more thieves, and more dangers, Liu Jian and others naturally prefer to take the flat Jizhou.
They went all the way south, ran all the way across Changshan from the Zhongshan border, then took the waterway, and finally arrived in Taiyuan by waterway.
Since they were delivering official documents on behalf of the county office, they took the main road all the way. The official road was flat, and there were pavilions and inns everywhere, so the journey was not too difficult.
Since we were walking on regular roads, we didn't encounter even a single wild animal thief along the way, nor did we happen to see any tragic scenes of people dying of hunger and wild dogs picking up bones.
They hurriedly hurried slowly until they reached Shangai in Taiyuan, and then they slowed down their pace.
At night, as soon as the Four Tigers entered Shangaiting Posthouse to rest, they heard thunder rolling outside, lightning flashing across the sky, and then heavy rain falling.
Zhang Fei turned to look outside and grinned when he saw that the rain was so heavy that it bent the branches of the willow trees beside the road.
"If we had taken a few more steps at night, we would have all been wet outside!"
Liu Jian looked at the heavy rain outside and sighed.
He gently shook the riding whip in his hand, and then asked the postman: "Is there any wheat rice?"
The post official shook his head and said: "I originally had some, but I asked the nobles in the two rooms at the back to take care of it. There is still corn in the warehouse. Let's cook some for the nobles and make do with it."
Zhang Fei was very dissatisfied and said loudly: "We all live together, why do they eat wheat and we eat millet? You look down on us, do you think we can't afford the money?"
Liu Jian couldn't hold back his joy listening to Zhang Fei's words.
My brother Zhang Xian's standard Youzhou accent is enough to make him look down on us.
The post official was not angry, but just smiled and said: "They are all doing things for the government, so there is nothing to look down on. It's just that the fine wheat is really gone. If the noble man comes earlier, it will naturally be used. Is it really possible at this time?"
Zhang Fei seemed to have the urge to beat him.
Liu Jian stopped Zhang Fei and said, "That's all. Eat whatever you want and go to bed early. You have to get up early tomorrow."
After the post official left, Zhang Fei said angrily: "All the way south, every post station has wheat to eat, why is this place so special?"
Liu Bei said from the side: "It's not special, it's just that Taiyuan is close to Hedong and Hanoi. Officials from Sili to the north will stop here. In their eyes, we are just barbarians from the border counties. Hanoi and Hedong
The officials are the real important people, and good things should naturally be reserved for them."
When Zhang Fei heard this, his eyes suddenly widened.
"How dare these common men look down on us! Wait until I demolish their pavilion!"
Liu Bei hurriedly said: "Dear brother, don't make trouble, we still have big things to do."
"No, it must be dismantled! At the very least, I have to dismantle the door panel, otherwise it will be difficult to dispel the anger in my heart!"
When he finished speaking, he heard the door outside the pavilion being kicked open with a bang, and the door panel also tilted to one side with the loud noise.
Jian Yong was surprised and said: "Who is really demolishing it?"
Zhang Fei said hurriedly: "I'm just talking, not taking action..."
Liu Jian turned around and looked around, and what he saw was a tall and powerful man with a red face and a long beard, striding into the post house.