At the end of the sixth year of Han Guanghe, at the end of 183 AD, Zhuojun, south of Zhuoxian City.
Maybe it's because the weather got warmer earlier this year. Under the morning sun, if you look carefully, you'll find that the big bare mulberry tree has actually begun to sprout some buds!
It was a slack time for farming and the Chinese New Year was about to begin. Liu Yuanqi, the father of Liu Deran, the captain of Guangchang County in Zhongshan, was sitting under a mulberry tree that was about to turn green, basking in the sun and chatting with his tribe.
"Uncle," a woman who was a generation behind her couldn't help but interject while drying her clothes in the sun. "Your family, Deran, has already become a county captain at such a young age. He is also a county captain in a big county like Guangchang."
, Counting from Xuande’s father, this is a serious job that our clan has not seen for a long time. Why are you not only unhappy, but you keep saying that he is not as good as Xuande?"
"What do you know?!" Liu Yuanqi frowned and stood up after hearing this, rolled up his sleeves and shook his head repeatedly. "Now that the Grand Administrator of Zhongshan, Gongsun, is about to leave Zhongshan, he suddenly assigned such a position to my family Deran, as if he felt that he was not useful, so he
But after all, Deran had followed him for several years, and he only gave an explanation because of the favor of his classmates! In fact, if Grand Administrator Gongsun really valued him, he should have let him resign from his post and still keep him with him. In this way,
Only then can the future be truly brighter! It’s ridiculous that my family is so virtuous, but they don’t even know about it, and after getting this official position, they still send people home to spread the word..."
By the way, Liu Yuanqi is a bit old after all. He chatters endlessly when he opens his mouth, and he also bites off words. More importantly, this kind of behavior of complaining after getting an official position is really speechless, so the tribesmen around him come to persuade him.
The women in the clothes also secretly talked about Mrs. Liu Yuanqi's completely different behavior after getting the news, and then they couldn't help but smile...
Of course, after talking for a long time, Liu Yuanqi also realized that his tribesmen, like his wife, had no idea what was going on here, and they just thought they were getting an advantage and behaved! So, in a rage, he was about to get up and leave.
Here, he was just hesitating for a moment whether to go out for a walk or to talk to Liu Bei... In his opinion, Liu Xuande, who has become more taciturn but increasingly progressive in recent years, seems to be much better than his own son.
, maybe this kid is the real support of the clan in the future.
This is Liu Yuanqi’s true words.
Nowadays, the world is getting worse and worse, but Liu Bei is not only famous in Zhuo County, but also has dozens of young Youzhou rangers following him. The stable future of the clan may really fall on him. Besides, now that this boy's filial piety period has expired,
Grand Administrator Gongsun had been repeatedly visited by messengers before. Even when it came to his official career, his moral character would be far inferior to that of his counterpart in the future.
However, just when Liu Yuanqi's thoughts were changing, suddenly, there was a rapid sound of horse hoofbeats coming from far and near from outside the inner door, as if there were more than ten horses rushing towards this place.
The world was not good. Although they knew they might be looking for Liu Bei, the young men in the clan still carefully climbed up the tree and looked up. They were relieved when they saw the knights dismounting politely in front of the door.
After asking carefully, it turned out that he was actually looking for Liu Bei.
So, Liu Yuanqi asked his clan members to lead the visitors to Liu Bei's house, and at the same time asked someone to call Liu Bei out to greet him. Then, he didn't need to think too much, and went directly out of the inner door and went for a walk outside.
And just when Liu Yuanqi came out of the inner door, in front of the northwest fence under the big mulberry tree, a young man with white face and red lips, a short beard and big ears, was also accompanied by a disheveled scribe, a young strong man with a beard.
Appeared before the visitors.
"Liu Bei of Zhuo County, I have met you two." Liu Bei gently greeted the two middle-aged men headed by him, but he couldn't help but be a little confused, but he didn't show it on his face. "You two have always been simple, I don't know why...
"
"Zhongshan businessman, Su Shuang/Zhang Shiping... have met Mr. Xuande." As visitors, the two middle-aged men naturally had to report to their home immediately.
When Liu Bei and the two people behind him heard the word "Zhongshan", they were all a little stunned, and they no longer were polite, but immediately invited the other party to come in.
"These are my two friends from the same hometown, Zhang Fei, Zhang Yide, and Jian Yong and Jian Xianhe." After the two parties sat down on the mat in the courtyard, Liu Bei raised his hand and pointed to the point. "These two people are my life and death friends.
If you have anything to say, please don't be shy."
Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping looked at each other, but did not say anything. They just glanced at the entourage in the courtyard. Upon seeing this, several entourages immediately took some things from the horses outside the courtyard gate and displayed them on both sides.
Place people on the mat in the middle.
It's not a messy thing, just a few hundred gold.
However, Liu Bei sat motionless, not even looking at the gold in front of him. Even Jian Yong and Zhang Fei, one just sat crookedly twirling his beard thoughtfully, while the other sat upright with curiosity on his face.
When Su Shuang and Zhang Shijie saw this, they couldn't help but look at each other. They could only bow and explain the purpose of their trip.
"You are horse traders in Zhongshan, and you want to take refuge in Xuande?" Jian Yong was the first to laugh after hearing this. "Doesn't it make sense? Although Xuande is quite famous in Zhuo County, the local rangers are willing to give him face.
But if you just want to use the name of Xuande to prevent those rangers from harassing you, you only need to give us a small amount of funding, a banquet, a few horses, and a few weapons. Why give us hundreds of gold as a gift and then say that you are seeking asylum? Moreover?
, and two families come together?!”
"You're right!" Zhang Fei, a man with a beard, said in a loud voice. "You businessmen have always been very calculating. Now that you can give my brother hundreds of gold today, it is extremely difficult to get what you want... Could it be that you have committed a crime?
whats the matter?"
Su Shuang and Zhang Shijie stopped talking.
"You two are from Zhongshan," Liu Bei suddenly said at this moment. "Do you know that my brother Gongsun Grand Administrator of Zhongshan is about to leave his post, or may he become the governor of Zhuo County in the future?"
Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping each sighed, and then they both leaned down and bowed again. After standing up, Su Shuang simply revealed the answer to the mystery: "To be honest with Mr. Xuande, it was precisely because I knew about this matter that I came to seek help."
Toby! If the three of you don’t mind our verbosity, please let us speak slowly..."
Liu Bei had no expression on his face and responded silently, but Jian Yong continued to take over and communicate with the other party calmly.
It turned out that according to the other party's statement, this involved decades of competition between Amway and Zhen's and other wealthy merchants in Zhongshan.
You must know that the foundation of Amway has always been in the Bohai Rim generation, and it has not made any breakthroughs in the past many years. This is not because Amway itself is unwilling to expand, nor is it not competitive, but because doing business these days requires politics.
The protection cooperates with the local powerful, and the Gongsun family's sphere of influence has never been able to leave this circle before!
To the south, the Mi family of the East China Sea has been relying on the complicated situation of Mount Tai to block the Langya line. To the hinterland of Hebei, what had been blocking the way before was a large group of Zhongshan and Anping dignitaries headed by the Zhongshan Zhen family... They communicated between the north and the south.
It has always dominated the western and southern parts of the Hebei Plain.
But isn’t this Gongsun Xun’s career as an official from Yanmen to the State of Zhao, and then all the way to Zhongshan?
Gongsun Xun had previously fought a battle at Danhan Mountain in the north of Yanmen and Shanggu. The Zhen family immediately and honestly gave up the barren trade road leading to Bingzhou from the north as a sign of goodwill; later Gongsun Xun left.
Although Zhao Guo and Anli did not expand in a large-scale annexation style, they took advantage of the situation and formed a permanent trade channel with the Cao family, Xiahou family, and Ding family in the Central Plains; then Gongsun Xun became the prefect of Zhongshan...
Well, you said that with Grand Administrator Gongsun's methods, even if he didn't do anything dirty to anyone, the Zhen family and all the wealthy businessmen in Zhongshan would inevitably suffer from various diseases and lose their vitality in the fair competition with Amway?
"Last spring, the emperor set up a stable and hoarded horses. You should also know, right?" Zhang Shiping asked seriously.
"It's natural." Jian Yong hugged his knees and laughed again. "I heard that the emperor paid too much for selling his official position, and the West Garden was almost full. The ten permanent servants were greedy, so they came up with this idea... As a result
Horses from all over the country are monopolized by wealthy and powerful people, and a good horse can be sold for millions of dollars! This means that we, a group of rangers, have no way out, otherwise wouldn’t we also get rich?! How, since you two are horse dealers, did you ever have a chance that day?
Get rich?"
"Fortunately, there is no chance!" Zhang Shiping spread his hands and said. "This matter is naturally a good opportunity to make money with closed eyes elsewhere, but here in Hebei... you don't know that the wealthy businessmen in Zhongshan and Anping were arrested because of this matter that day.
The Amway used various means to capture it, but it was almost completely defeated. The loss was so great that it no longer had the energy to compete with the Amway in Hebei! However, the Amway did not make a killing move. Instead, it took a step back and still allowed the other party to maintain its airs.
.”
"I probably understand the difficulty you two have." Jian Yong continued to smile. "Before, the wealthy merchants in Hebei, led by Zhongshan Zhen, fought with the Amway number. Like these two, it seems that they have been taking advantage of both sides for more than ten years.
With a tacit understanding of non-intrusion, they traveled between Liaoxi and Zhongshan, doing some horse and cloth resale business. But now the situation has changed drastically. Amway has actually taken the initiative in Hebei business, and it always feels that the previous way of doing business is a bit outdated.
Yes, yes or no?"
"Xianhe Mingjian!" Su Shuang exclaimed greatly. "It's so clear..."
"But I still don't know something." Jian Yong suddenly looked at the two of them, then sat up straight and asked. "You came to Xuande, probably because you heard about the relationship between Grand Administrator Gongsun and Xuande, and you know
Grand Administrator Gongsun will be the Grand Administrator of Zhuojun, which will directly affect your business... However, it is just business. If you just want to be protected, just join the Amway directly. Why would you seek asylum from an unrelated person like Xuande? Moreover, so
That’s a lot of gold, but that’s a bit too much, right?”
"That's right." Liu Bei finally spoke calmly. "I, Liu Bei, am not a greedy person. If you just come to visit me for safety and protection, then out of morality, I can naturally introduce you to the local Amway shopkeeper. As for these
The gold is what you have earned through years of hard work in business, please take it back!"
"Xuan Dejun's loyalty is indeed as rumored. We have found the right person for this trip." Zhang Shiping sighed with emotion but slowly shook his head. "To be honest with Xuande Jun, if you really only want to join Amway, the two of us will
I have been traveling between Liaoxi and Zhongshan for many years, but I don’t need any introduction..."
"Then you...?" Liu Bei finally looked puzzled.
"Mr. Xuande," Su Shuang explained helplessly. "After this autumn, there were rumors that Grand Administrator Gongsun would be the Grand Administrator of Zhuo County. At that time, I had already taken the initiative to find Amway and asked to join. However, Amway said bluntly,
In order to clear the reputation of Grand Administrator Gongsun, they not only have no intention of annexing various businesses in Zhuo County, but actually want to withdraw..."
"I don't believe it!" Zhang Fei couldn't help but interrupt.
"We didn't believe it at first." Zhang Shiping said with a bitter smile. "But now in Zhuojun and the south of Zhuojun, there are only some big cities that still have shops. For the rest, Amway actually gave up on its own initiative! We have no choice but to do it from now on.
But the business almost all depends on the face of Grand Administrator Gongsun, so he can only look around and ask for the blessing of a well-established local hero..."
"And we don't hide it from Mr. Xuande," Su Shuang continued. "Now the Fanyang Lu family is overcrowded. The two of us are small and have no means to go to the door. It took us a long time to find Mr. Xuande.
Here, please ask Mr. Xuande to take you in for the sake of our sincerity!"
Liu Bei suddenly realized, and after thinking for a moment, he was not confused: "My brother acted like this out of innocence and had no other intentions, but it is normal for you to have doubts... In this case, I thank you both for looking up to me, Liu Bei, and being tolerant.
Let me inquire, if this is really the case, why not help a bunch of you with a shameless face?"
Su and Zhang couldn't help but be overjoyed.
"However, no reward will be given for no merit." Liu Beifu added. "If the business can be safe in the future, just send some subsidies in the name of dry stocks like Amway, and take the gold back to rectify the business in peace!"
Su and Zhang increasingly felt that they had found the right person for this trip.
On that day, Su and Zhang bought wine and chickens under the mulberry tree outside Liu Bei's house, and invited the neighboring tribesmen of Liu Bei's village to have a banquet. Needless to say, the banquet was held in the mulberry garden, and the countryside was wild and interesting.
However, after the banquet, everyone returned home happily. Liu Bei, Jian Yong, and Zhang Fei returned home to chat, but they couldn't help but have doubts in their hearts... After all, Gongsun Xun was not so innocent in Zhongshan before?!
In other words, are there really such innocent officials in the world these days?
Not to mention Jian Yong and Liu Bei, even Zhang Fei, the pig-killer at home, didn't believe it.
However, Liu Bei had so many heroic young men, most of whom were not engaged in production. In the past, Zhang Fei's support was enough, but what about in the future? After Gongsun Xun came to Zhuojun as the governor, Liu Bei's filial piety period had long passed, and he was about to do something
For those who want to achieve great things and achieve success... what should they do if they have no money?
It's better to receive money from a legitimate source than to commit corruption, right?
Therefore, the three people talked about it and finally fell asleep full of hesitation.
But what these three people never expected was that at this moment, in the famous Fan Yuting in the south of Zhuo County, the protagonist they talked about, the new governor of Zhuo County, Gongsun Xun, had returned to the land of Youzhou.
"Is Yunchang still studying?" In the pavilion, Gongsun Xun, who had looked up at the stars for a long time, saw that the lights in the neighboring room were still on, so he opened the curtain and walked in.
——————I am the dividing line between burning the midnight oil and reading——————
"The rolling Yangtze River flows eastward, and the waves wash away the heroes. Right and wrong, success or failure, turn away in vain."
Aoyama is still there, How Many Suns.
The white-haired fisherman and woodcutter on the riverbank is used to watching the autumn moon and the spring breeze. They happily meet each other over a pot of turbid wine.
Many things in ancient and modern times are all made up of jokes." - Yang Shen
ps: In the spring, the first month of the lunar month, the minister of the stables was first established, and he received the mobilization of horses from the county and the country. The powerful right Gu Que, the number of horses ranged from one to two million. ——Zi Zhi Tongjian ps: This chapter was written yesterday, and it is mainly about one
I woke up at 9:30...the boss actually didn't curse. There is also a new book group 684558115, you can add it.
