To be honest, Tao Shang agreed with Tao Qian's statement. Being able to have the vision and thought of competing with the snipe and the clam to make a profit is one of the important qualities of a successful person. Old Tao Qian avoided the most important and joined the alliance to challenge Dong, and had both sides.
The idea was very popular with the pottery merchant, so he praised him as "chicken thief". Pottery merchants generally don't praise others easily...it is only used by their own people!
But the ideas are rich and the reality is very skinny. Today's pottery merchants cannot give Tao Qian praise.
The reason is very simple, that is, the pottery merchants came from later generations and were very clear about the benefits of this joint challenge to Dong...
Regardless of ancient times or modern times, benefits can be roughly divided into two types, one is economic benefits and the other is called social benefits.
Tao Qian was afraid of Wuwei losses. He only saw economic benefits, but he did not see social benefits. In history, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Sun Jian, Gongsun Zan and many others, through this campaign against Dong Zhuo,
They all became famous all over the world, especially in local states and counties, and gained the support of many pro-imperial families. In the subsequent warlord expansion operations, their respective strengths increased by leaps and bounds.
Perhaps these results were not expected by these princes themselves, and they were completely unintentional.
Therefore, sometimes it is not entirely correct to blindly preserve strength.
"Father, my child does not fully support your opinion."
Tao Qian did not expect that his son would have so many thoughts and opinions today: "What do you mean by what my son said?"
The pottery merchant spoke for a long time: "Father, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the imperial court's control over local areas has been greatly reduced. Now Dong Zhuo has usurped power, the emperor is young, and the power of prefects and governors in various places has begun to rise. In my opinion,
, regardless of the success or failure of this campaign to conquer Dong Zhuo, the local power in Guandong will inevitably begin to expand soon, and the local aristocratic families will inevitably begin to lean towards different princes in order to seek peace amidst the chaos. At this juncture, we in Xuzhou want to
To protect yourself, you must continuously expand your strength, which includes both your own strength and reputation..."
Tao Qian's eyes began to become round. In fact, although these words made sense, if they were strange, they were not that strange... It was just that Tao Qian never expected that these words actually came from the Tao Shang's mouth.
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Is it possible that wiping one's buttocks with official documents can bring out wisdom?... I will have to secretly try to wipe it some other day.
"My son, go on, it doesn't matter what you say."
The pottery merchant continued: "Father, this crusade against Dong Zhuo is an opportunity to expand the reputation of our Tao family. As long as we can show our prominence in this crusade against the alliance, we will definitely get the support of the Han family, which will be of great help to my father in the future.
It will be greatly beneficial to stabilize Xuzhou."
The pottery merchant searched his guts and scratched his stomach, and finally managed to finish what he said.
"My son, who taught you these words?"
Potter: "…………"
"Would you believe me if I said this myself?"
"Of course I don't believe it." Tao Qian said firmly.
Even my own father couldn't believe it. He really should have pulled his predecessor's soul back into his body and slapped him with three hundred bullets to let him reflect on it.
"Then who does father think said this?"
Old God Tao Qian said: "Looking at the entire Xuzhou, in my opinion, only a few people such as Mi Zhu, Zhao Yu, and Wang Lang have this insight..."
The pottery merchant nodded and said, "That's what Mi Zhu said."
Tao Qian's face turned a little dark: "..."
It is indeed too obvious to be perfunctory. Is this child stupid to be his biological father?
"You bastard, get out of here!"
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The second thing that the potter learned when he came to this world is that people who can leave their names in the history books must be much better than ordinary people. Even Tao Qian, who is said to be mediocre in ability by future generations... What is the so-called mediocre ability?
Who should I compare with? If I compare with the princes, I will be considered mediocre. If I compare with the common people, the common people will be mediocre.
You can't deal with such a person casually, or at least you can't treat him like an idiot.
Through the conversation just now, Tao Shang knew that although Tao Qian was slightly moved by what he said, after all, his predecessor had never been involved in political affairs, and Tao Qian could not trust him.
Judging from Tao Qian's current performance, this time he wants to attack Dong Zhuo in a way that involves work but no effort. He needs to find a way to change his thinking.
The same words, spoken from different people's mouths, will have completely different effects.
Through the conversation just now, Tao Qian mentioned the names of three people. These three people must have different weight in Tao Qian's heart than others.
Mi Zhu, Zhao Yu, Wang Lang... It seems that in order to persuade Tao Qian, these three people need to be invited to take action.
When the pottery merchant arrived at the backyard of the Governor's Mansion, a fat man with a red face and plain clothes immediately came forward and bowed to greet him.
The fragmented memory in Tao Shang's mind allowed him to recognize that this was Tao Hong, the old manager of the mansion, who had followed Tao Qian for many years.
"My eldest son, the carriage is ready. Are you going for an outing today or hunting your favorite rabbit?"
The potter curled his lips and looked at the potential of his predecessor: If you can't hunt a tiger, why not hunt a fox, a wolf, a deer... You have to hunt rabbits, and I like it the most.
"I'm not going to do any other business today. Prepare the car and take me to Mi Zhu's house."
The old manager seemed a little unbelievable when he heard this: "My eldest son, Sun, this young master has been asking you to go out to the countryside to recite lyrics for several days in a row. You have never delayed this matter before."
"You have to learn to make more friends and make new friends!" The pottery merchant smiled and patted the old manager on the shoulder: "I will let them go today. Let's go to Mi Zhu's mansion."
The old manager looked at the pottery merchant with a confused look, but he had no choice but to obey.
"My eldest son, although Mr. Mi recognizes you, he is just an acquaintance, and you have never had any contact with him. It might as well be like this. I will prepare a few gifts, and Zhuo will send them to you in your name first, and then I will pay my respects to him."
, but it doesn’t seem too abrupt.”
The pottery merchant nodded, and it was human nature to reciprocate the courtesy. Tao Hong knew how to handle things.
"Okay, then I'll trouble Uncle Hong. I'll also prepare a greeting card and send it along with the gift. I'll ask the pottery merchant to pay my respects to the house, so that everyone can be prepared."
The old steward frowned when he heard this and said: "Although you are not an official, eldest son, you are still the eldest son of the governor. Isn't it a bit too humble to send a message to Mi Zhu?"
The potter shook his head: "Just do as I say. There's nothing wrong with being humble."
After all, if you are looking for someone else to do something, you should lower your attitude first. If you want to show off, it's not time yet.
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Mi Zhu is a wealthy businessman in Xuzhou and the head of the Mi family. His ancestors have been engaged in reclamation for generations, and his family wealth exceeds 100 million. To put it bluntly, he is a powerful landlord. Although Tao Qian is the governor of Xuzhou, he has only been in office for two years. If he wants to gain a foothold in Xuzhou, Mi Zhu
The family must be the target of his win over, so as soon as he took office, he immediately let Mi Zhu work for others.
To put it bluntly, Tao Qian is the governor of a state and Mi Zhu is his secretary-general.
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Xuzhou, Mifu.
In the middle of the hall, there were gifts sent by the pottery merchant. Standing next to them was a middle-aged man who looked to be no more than thirty years old. He had a handsome appearance, a short beard on his chin was trimmed neatly, and he was dressed in brocade silk.
He is also clean and spotless, and you can tell he is a very self-disciplined person.
Mi Zhu stared directly at the gifts in the hall. He didn't care much about these gifts. After all, the Mi family was the richest. There were only a handful of people richer than him in the Central Plains of the Han Dynasty. These things really didn't catch his eye.
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Mainly because of the person who sent the things, he was very surprised.
Of course Mi Zhu knew the eldest son of the governor. Tao Qian had just taken control of Xuzhou two years ago and recruited four powerful people to serve as officials to help him gain a foothold in Xuzhou. Among the powerful people, he was Mi Zhu.
Mi Zhu used the deep roots of the Mi family in Xuzhou as capital to support Tao Qian, and Mi Zhu's condition was that he would be granted a position of interest.
The bigger the business, the bigger the political background.
As the saying goes, mutual benefit, Mi Zhu felt that the deal he made with Tao Qian was a good deal.
Of course, every businessman hopes to do business for a longer period of time. Mi Zhu is an elite businessman. He also hopes to continue the business of the Mi family and the Tao family smoothly. It is not just Tao Qian's generation.
, and his next generation, it is best to make this deal so that there will be no end to the descendants...
As a result, Mi Zhu set her sights on Tao Qian's two young masters, hoping to make friends with them and pave the way for the future.
The problem is, Mi Zhu was disappointed after only three or two contacts.
Tao Qian's son...how should I put it, it's his mother's shortcomings in wisdom!
His two sons are not only dull and dull, but they also don't seek to make progress day by day. As the governor's son, they don't seek to interact with the high-ranking officials in Xuzhou, but they spend the whole day reciting poems and falconry.
Chasing dogs...
Anyway, he is not a serious person!
After finding out the details of the two young men of the Tao family, Mi Zhu gave up the need to continue investing in these two boys. He was a businessman, and businessmen only focused on projects that could produce returns.
Tao Qian is a good project, but his two sons... are scum.
"Brother!"
A round, plump man with a cheerful face trotted all the way into the hall, raised his hands to Mi Zhu, and said breathlessly: "The eldest son of the governor has sent a greeting card, come to pay homage to the house, brother, what do you think of this?"
What to do?" The person who came in was Mi Zhu's younger brother Mi Fang.
Mi Zhu touched the short beard on his chin and said to himself: "Zha Zha is here..."
"Ah?" Mi Fang was a little confused after hearing this.
"I mean... the eldest son is here, brothers, don't neglect him, follow him quickly and go out to greet him."