"Xiaowen, why did Tian Feng say not to mention his achievements in front of Yuan Shao?"
Bai Xiaowen said: "Tian Feng knew Yuan Shao very well. In the novel, when Yuan Shao was defeated in Guandu, a jailer informed Tian Feng and congratulated him, thinking that Tian Feng had previously advised Yuan Shao not to leave.
War, now that Yuan Shao has failed to listen to his advice, he will definitely reuse Tian Feng. But Tian Feng said that when Yuan Shao comes back, he will kill me if he has no shame in seeing me. The fact is just as Tian Feng expected."
"If I make a surprise attack on Xu Du and let Yuan Shao defeat Cao's army, he will be satisfied and will naturally pardon Tian Feng to show his generosity. If I say that this is Tian Feng's help, it will be a disgrace to Yuan Shao, who has a good reputation.
It's as uncomfortable as a fly. That's why Tian Feng didn't let me mention him."
Li Shuyi sighed: "Do you smart people always use riddles like this when talking? How can others understand you?"
Bai Xiaowen smiled, wisely did not say anything, and said instead: "It's only midnight now, so go to Zhen's Mansion to meet my cheap father-in-law."
The Zhen family is a wealthy merchant family in Zhongshan County, Jizhou, and is much richer than the Julutian family. After marrying the general Yuan Shao, the Zhen family had a backer, and since then they have extended their tentacles into Yecheng and built shops in the city.
By purchasing fertile land from outside, the family business is even more prosperous.
Bai Xiaowen went to Zhen Mansion in Yecheng.
However, after the report, what Bai Xiaowen saw was not his cheap father-in-law Zhen Yi, but his cheap uncle Zhen Mi's brother, Zhen Yan.
According to Zhen Yan, Zhen Yi left the day before yesterday and returned to his hometown in Zhongshan County.
Bai Xiaowen was a little disappointed at first, but after chatting with Zhen Yan for a few words, he found that this brother-in-law had a calm personality and a measured manner, and did not look like an ordinary rich man.
Bai Xiaowen still has great trust in the Zhen family. After all, the marriage between the Zhen family and the second young master Yuan can be said to be a blessing and a loss for both parties. If the second young master Yuan can rise to power, it will be a great good thing for the Zhen family.
It's just that the former Yuan Xi was too mediocre and cowardly, and the Zhen family had no ambition to participate in the struggle for heirs.
It's different now.
Bai Xiaowen could detect Zhen Yan's extraordinary calmness, and Zhen Yan could naturally detect the obvious change in his brother-in-law's temperament (charm value bonus).
Bai Xiaowen handed Zhen Mi's letter to Zhen Yan and told him his purpose of coming. He even revealed the news that he had obtained the support of the Julutian family without reservation.
Zhen Yan didn't think about it for long. Perhaps Tian Feng's name was too loud. After seeing the cover (not the content) of the secret letter written by Tian Feng, he expressed his position happily:
"My father is not here. Brother Yu has full authority to handle the property in Yecheng. There are still fifty yi of gold, one thousand bolts of silk, and five thousand hu of corn in the treasury. They will all be handed over to the wise brother to help him secretly recruit soldiers and horses and make achievements!"
Fifty yi of gold, one yi of 24 taels, is equivalent to one thousand two hundred taels of gold. According to the price of gold and silver in the three spiritual kingdoms, it is twelve thousand guan of gold (000 Wen).
Thousands of pieces of silk. One piece of silk costs about two guan of money, which can be converted into two thousand guan. It is mainly in kind. In the era of war and chaos, sometimes you can't even buy it with money.
Five thousand dendrobiums of corn, one dendrobium is equal to one stone. At this time, prices are high, and one stone of corns rises to two or three guan. Five thousand dendrobiums of corn, in terms of money, is at least ten thousand guan, and it is also not easy to buy with money.
All in all, this cheap uncle is indeed an extraordinary person. He invested more than 20,000 yuan in one move.
Of course, this investment is not a big deal for the Zhen family. The Hebei Zhen family is one of the "economic pillars" of the Yuan Shao Group. The amount of money that originally funded Yuan Shao was more than ten times or a hundred times?
The investment of more than 20,000 yuan promised by Zhen Yan is only part of the industries that Zhen has developed in Yecheng in recent years.
What made Bai Xiaowen particularly comfortable was Zhen Yan's attentive service. The promised gold and silver could be taken away by Bai Xiaowen's baggage vehicles. As for the silk, grain and corn, they were all transported to Youzhou by Zhen's caravan, which could arrive in a few days.
After the agreement was reached, Bai Xiaowen looked at his uncle Zhen Yan differently.
[This, this, this...marry a girl to me first, and then give me a large amount of financial support. This is my Mi Zhu!]
Of course, Mi Zhu's support to Liu Bei was much higher. After all, he is the head of the family. Before Zhen Yan got the permission from the head of the Zhen family, he was able to give so much support. He had already tried his best and showed his super strength.
Strategic investment vision.
Zhen Yan was able to donate generously not only because of Bai Xiaowen's charm, but more importantly because of Tian Feng's support for Bai Xiaowen. To put it bluntly, it was his trust in Tian Feng's vision.
Bai Xiaowen said goodbye to Zhen Yan and returned to the General's Mansion.
Just after I returned, I met Yuan Shang, my third younger brother. This boy probably had some eyes and ears in the house, and someone had already informed him of the news of Bai Xiaowen leaving the house.
Yuan Shang was confused. Seeing that his usually mediocre second brother was so restless, of course he wanted to give him a beating. Bai Xiaowen didn't bother to argue with him. Anyway, no other figures in the spiritual world saw it, so he just gave Yuan Shang a few words of concession.
Li Shuyi was very angry.
"This Yuan Laosan, looking at his arrogant and domineering appearance, I really want to chop him with a sword."
Bai Xiaowen smiled and shook his head: "Why bother with such a superficial person so much? I won't lose a piece of flesh even if I say soft words. It's enough to make him not stumbling upon me."
After a busy night, the next morning, Qiao Rui and Han Xu led the remaining cavalry and escorted the baggage vehicles to Yecheng.
Bai Xiaowen went to see Mrs. Liu again, presented the gift, and confessed that he wanted to return to Youzhou.
The preparations made in advance worked. Mrs. Liu thought that the situation in Youzhou was unstable, so she did not try to persuade her to stay. Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan were relieved to see that Bai Xiaowen had no intention of competing for favor in front of their mother.
Yuan Shang, in particular, thought that the beating was effective and was secretly proud of it without mentioning it.
Bai Xiaowen left the General's Mansion and briefly explained the current situation.
"You have already won Tian Feng's support and obtained more than 20,000 yuan in funding from the Zhen family?" Qiao Rui's eyes widened. It didn't take long for Bai Xiaowen to open up the situation.
It can be said that with just these 20,000 yuan of assets, the army's combat effectiveness required for the main mission can be easily completed, and there is even a surplus.
Bai Xiaowen said with a smile: "It's mainly due to Yuan Xi's status. Without this status, with the white body of the awakened person, it would be impossible to get so many resources in one day."
"Although I say that, you can't get it just by having an identity. The captain's personal ability is extremely important." Qiao Rui was full of praise.
Bai Xiaowen smiled and then said: "Let's start assigning tasks now. This time we will act separately. I will take Cecilia back to Youzhou to recruit troops; Shuyi, you go to Guandu and take Tian Feng's
He sent a letter to Tian Yu to open up an intelligence channel on the Guandu front line. Old Han took another letter and went to Julu Tian Family to ask for another sum of money and transport it to Youzhou!"
"What about me?" Qiao Rui tilted her head and looked at Bai Xiaowen.
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said: "Sister Qiao has the most important task. You have to be stationed in Yecheng, which is the center of Jizhou. You have to screen the intelligence sent from the Guandu front line, select the valuable ones, and send them to You as soon as possible.
Zhou will let me know. In addition, you are also responsible for finding the best marching route in Jizhou so that our Youzhou cavalry can bypass the Guandu front line and attack Xudu directly!"