Soon after, Liu Jian, who had become the champion, arrived in Yecheng.
This time, Liu Jian returned to Yecheng and brought his father, mother, and his younger brother Liu Kang with him.
The family finally got together in Yecheng happily.
After Zheng Ci married into the Liu family, she did not show her filial piety to Liu's father and Liu's mother for a few days, but soon followed Liu Jian to Beijing.
Now she meets her parents-in-law again. The woman who became a first-time wife has now become the mother of two children.
In addition to Bian Yu'er's two children, there were four children in total, two boys and two girls, who only made Liu Zhou and Hu so happy.
The old couple circled around the four children almost every day, sometimes hugging one, sometimes coaxing the other. They were really happy and carefree, enjoying the happiness of a family.
When Liu Bei saw that Liu Jian's family was so close, he also proposed to send his wife and children to Yecheng to be with his mother.
This was far beyond Liu Jian's expectation.
"My sister-in-law is taking care of my brother in Qingzhou, why should she and her child come back to Yecheng?"
Liu Bei took a juicy peach from the fruit plate on the table, put it in his mouth and took a bite.
"Crack, click, click."
"To be honest, Qingzhou is still somewhat close to the front line. I don't feel at ease letting my wife and children stay there with me! Placing them in the hinterland of Jizhou can be said to be a layer of barrier protection. Even if something happens to me on the front line in the future, I won't have to worry about my family.
There is no heir. Besides, my mother, uncle and aunt are all here, so I can have more family members to take care of me, right?"
After that, Liu Bei quickly took a few more bites and ate the peach clean.
"Men, if you want to build a great career outside, you must have a solid rear, right?"
Liu Jian smiled and said, "What you said really moved me... Don't let the peach stones go indiscriminately, okay?"
While Liu Bei was eating, he looked at the peach core that he had thrown on the table and wondered: "Where to put it?"
"garbage can."
Liu Jian pointed at a small cylindrical copper bowl next to Liu Bei.
"It's so novel..."
Liu Bei reached out and threw the peach core into the trash can, and said with a smile: "It's really different after we have the mine. If you dare to use copper to make this, if it were the original, wouldn't uncle break your legs?"
"Stop talking nonsense." Liu Jian rolled his eyes: "Go back to Qingzhou quickly and send your wife and children over!"
"Don't rush me. I've just arrived in Yecheng for a few days, and you can't allow me to spend a few days with my mother. Now you're driving me away..."
Liu Jian sighed: "Mainly, you are really not doing your job properly here. You don't do anything all day long. You just wander around the streets... I heard that you bought a lot of furniture yesterday?"
"Hi!"
Speaking of this, Liu Bei slammed the table and said: "To be honest, I don't know where you got so many ideas. These skilled craftsmen in Jizhou's workshops can not only build houses, roads, and bridges.
You can also make fancy furniture, hey! Just for this recliner, I bought three of them from the furniture store in Yecheng and took them back. I shook them in turn. After ten years of shaking, they are enough to shake them."
Liu Jian sighed: "You are really... extravagant."
Liu Bei was not convinced: "You still have the nerve to accuse me? You have been rocking on a recliner in the courtyard of Zhuoxian County every day for seven or eight years since you were a child, and now you are accusing me of being extravagant?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Liu Jian laughed loudly: "If you want it, just tell me. Not to mention a recliner, but also a table, a stool, a mat, a wardrobe, and a chair. I can give you a big set!"
Liu Bei was quite arrogant: "No need, I am also a state herdsman now, so I am not short of money."
"Can Liu Bo'an take a look at the loom samples I sent to Qingzhou last time?"
"Of course I saw it! The efficiency is very high. Now it has been popularized in Qingzhou. The output of Qingzhou Brocade has increased by nearly 50% compared to last year! And it is still popular, especially the most is transported to Xuzhou and Huaidi. Now the Mi family of Donghai has
They have established a connection with us, and they have extensive channels in the south. Just through one of them, they can sell 60% of Qingzhou's Qingjin!"
"Donghai Mi Family?"
Liu Jian muttered slowly: "I have heard that it is a wealthy and powerful family that is famous in Xuzhou.
"Exactly, but the Mi family's appetite is too big. Although our Qingzhou brocade production has doubled now, most of the extra silk has been purchased by the Mi family. What Liu Bo'an means is that if Qingzhou brocade is to be widely distributed in the world
, we can’t use only one channel, we have to reduce the Mi family’s share in the coming year and expand other businesses.”
"Ha ha ha ha!"
After listening to Liu Bei's words, Liu Jian was very happy: "I don't think Liu Bo'an has such a long-term vision. I think this state is not suitable for him. If he is allowed to do business, he will become the world's richest man in less than twenty years."
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Liu Bei sighed: "Liu Bo'an is indeed a master in this way."
"However, I would like to trouble my brother to bring me a message to Liu Bo'an, and ask him not to temporarily block the quantity of Qingzhou brocade purchased by the Mi family in the East China Sea, at least in the next two years, although this is somewhat contrary to some business rules."
Liu Bei heard this and asked curiously: "Why is that so?"
Liu Jian did not hide anything from Liu Bei, and immediately explained to him: "Brother, do you know why I want to establish the Hebei Trade Association led by the Animal Husbandry Department?"
"Why?"
"It is to control the important resources and industries within the jurisdiction in the hands of the government-led state, such as Youzhou's minerals, Qingzhou brocade and printing industry."
"It's not that I am selfish and intolerant and unwilling to benefit the people. It's just that once some key industries are transferred to the private sector, they will not benefit the majority of the people. In the end, they will still be monopolized by a few people. And once a few people monopolize it, it will affect the people's livelihood and the national destiny.
industry, then these people can dominate the country, and they can use the scarce resources in their hands to blackmail the country into changing government decrees and setting up new regulations, so that more resources in the hands of ordinary people can be concentrated in their hands.
In the end, the wealthy families are stinking of wine and meat, and the roads are frozen to death... As a member of the imperial court, and as the head of a local area, I cannot allow any family to monopolize an industry that is related to the national destiny and people's livelihood."
Liu Bei had some idea, but suddenly he thought of something.
"Nowadays, Qingzhou brocade is very popular in Xuzhou and Jiangnan, and is sought after by scholars. Its value even exceeds the five-baht coin. Soon, Qingzhou brocade will surely become a popular item among the people in the southeastern states!"
"This hard currency is operated under the unified leadership of the government in Hebei, but outside Hebei, it can make a certain family become huge in an instant, just like in Xuzhou, when Tao Qian is old, if the Mi family becomes powerful...
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"uh-huh!"
Liu Jian coughed lightly.
"Brother, why is your heart so dark? I have never said that before."
Liu Bei's face turned red when he heard this.
Damn it...how did this make me feel guilty?
At this moment, a guard was seen walking towards Liu Jian in a hurry.
"Lord, frontline spies have reported that two waves of envoys, one from the west and one from the south, have arrived at the nearest charity house in southern Hebei and have delivered a rumor to the local county office."
Liu Jian asked: "Which two groups are they from?"
"Qin Yi, the envoy from Chang'an, is on the way. It is said that Ma Rixi, the captain of Shesheng Colonel, is accompanying him, and there is also Song Zhong from Jingzhou."
Liu Jian felt a little headache after hearing this.
He waved his hand and let the envoy go ahead, sighing casually.
Liu Bei picked up another peach on the table and asked, "Deran, what's wrong?"
"They are here again for King Chenliu. It must be Yuan Shao and Yang Biao from Chang'an who are angry and want to persuade me to support King Chenliu."
"What are you afraid of? Just drive them away! Do you still have to see them?"
Liu Jian sighed: "What I want to see is that I can't break up with them right now. At least I want to make them feel that it's feasible for me to support King Chen Liu, but I can't do it..."
"Life is so tiring." Liu Bei said honestly while eating peaches.
"Thank you." Liu Jian replied dryly.
Then, he stood up, came to Liu Bei, picked up a big peach, and took a big bite.
The two brothers were chewing together in the hall.
"This time they all took it seriously. Yang Biao didn't know what method he used to convince Ma Rixi to accompany him without arousing the suspicion of the Emperor and Dong Zhuo. That Ma Rixi was the sect of Master Lu.
The man in the middle can be regarded as your uncle or uncle, so it’s not easy for him to lose face."
"There is also Song Zhong, a great Confucian from Zhangling, Nanyang. I heard that he wrote nine volumes of "Annotations to Taixuan Jing", ten volumes of "Annotations to Zhouyi", and thirteen volumes of "Annotations to Fayan".
Liu Bei raised his eyebrows and said, "So what?"
Liu Jian sighed: "The key point is that he is also a great Confucian who knows both ancient and modern classics! Like my father-in-law, when I heard that he taught on a daily basis, he often proposed that modern and ancient Chinese texts be included in the official school.
A rare Confucian scholar who knows both ancient and modern literature. Although his reputation is not as good as that of my father-in-law, people in the world often compare the two of him. It is often said that Zheng Xuan in the North and Zhong in the Southern Song Dynasty."
"Nowadays, my father-in-law's Zheng studies combine ancient and modern literary studies and are popular in both circles. As the son-in-law of the Zheng family, I am highly praised by the scholars. If I treat Song Zhong coldly and spread the word, I will be easily betrayed by those who are interested.
It is said that I, a disciple of Zheng Xue, cannot tolerate things, which is somewhat inappropriate."
Liu Bei clicked his tongue and sighed: "You are really tired from your life."
"Then what should I do? Can you help me think of a way that won't make me tired?"
Liu Bei threw the peach core into the trash can and said: "Easy! You pretend to be sick, Qianzhao and I will meet them on your behalf and send them away for you, how about that?"
"Pretending to be sick? It's not impossible, but I expect they will bring heavy gifts when they come..."
Liu Bei said impatiently: "Hey, it doesn't matter! I will decide on my own. When the time comes, I will help you see what the gifts are and whether you want to keep them or not. You still can't trust me on this?"
Liu Jian thought for a moment and then said: "That's fine."