Chen Mu never dreamed that the tens of millions of dollars he had worked so hard to save would be gone.
You must know that this amount of money is not a small amount. Mi Zhu, the tycoon in Xuzhou, is one of the richest people in the state, with assets of hundreds of millions. The assets of an ordinary richest man in a county range from tens of millions to 100 million.
Although Zhang Fei is not the richest man in Zhuo County, his family is a wealthy family that has been accumulated in Zhuo County for several generations. They have a large amount of land inherited from their ancestors, and they only paid 10 to 20 million when they sold it all.
Although Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty made tens of billions of dollars with just one order to repair the palace, it was because he plundered the people's fat and anointed people all over the country. All the states, counties and counties in various places jointly raised funds to support him, a moth. It is not the five baht money in the late Han Dynasty.
It's worthless.
Therefore, the money that Chen Mu had saved before could be said to be a huge amount of money. If it were used by the imperial court to buy an official position, it would be enough for a person without any official position to almost buy the position of a prefect.
So how much money did Chen Mu save before?
There are about 20 million dollars in total.
Where did this money come from?
It's very simple. After Zhang Fei sold his ancestral property and spent various expenses, he was left with about ten million yuan. Then he marched all the way to fight and searched for the Yellow Turbans' property in various counties and counties. These were all trophies and belonged to the Yellow Turbans.
normal income.
According to Chen Mu's idea, if the court becomes dark after the Yellow Turban Rebellion and Liu Bei is still unable to obtain a high-level position with his military exploits, then he will use the money to make some plans.
If Liu Bei is lucky and gets a good official position, then the money will be kept useful, and he can recruit troops and horses in the future, and use it as capital to start a business.
Everything is planned and every step is calculated.
The only thing Chen Mu didn't calculate was that his eldest brother was either the reincarnation of a money-spreading boy or possessed by a born poor man, so he couldn't keep money in his body.
More than 20 million yuan can be spent in just three or four months until only 10,000 yuan is left. Even if you throw money on the road every day, dance around, hug the little girl, play music and dance, it will take a year and a half to throw it all away.
Bar.
You can spend so much money, you are really a talent.
Chen Mu was helpless.
Sure enough, kindness does not control soldiers, and justice does not control wealth. This timeless old saying is a wise saying no matter where it is.
Seeing that he was speechless and silent, Liu Bei said with a smile: "Fourth brother, the people of Jizhou are really miserable. Many people starve to death on the roadside. No one even collects their bones. There is no food. They can only eat grass roots and bark.
Even eating dirt, I really can't bear it as a brother."
What can I say?
Chen Mu waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, Brother Qian has the power to deal with these."
Liu Bei thought he was angry, so he came up and hugged Chen Mu and admitted his mistake pitifully: "Fourth brother, don't be angry. The money has been spent. It is useless to be angry and hurt your body."
Guan Yu also came up to persuade: "Fourth brother, we follow my eldest brother to make contributions, isn't it because he has a benevolent heart? The victims of the disaster in Jizhou are in danger, and their lives are in danger. It is right for me to do this. Don't blame him."
Zhang Fei didn't care anymore and didn't say anything.
Wang Jun twitched the corner of his mouth next to him, and he could understand Chen Mu's difficulty.
Liu Bei also sincerely apologized: "It's my brother's fault that Zi returned. I will never dare to do so again in the future."
Well, you will definitely dare to do it next time when you have money.
Chen Mu said with a smile: "What did the elder brother say? Relieving the victims is an act of benevolence and justice. How can I resent the benevolence of the elder brother?"
"As long as you don't get angry."
Liu Bei took Chen Mu to sit down, looked around, and said with a smile: "Originally, soldiers are not supposed to drink, but today is a great time. We are all brothers, why not have a few drinks?"
Zhang Fei opened his mouth wide: "Brother, there is still wine in the army? Didn't you say there was no more? You lied to me again."
Liu Bei rolled his eyes at him: "You are so injured, why are you drinking? Even if you drink today, you can only have a small drink, not more."
"This, this, this, this..." Zhang Fei's eyes widened, and his leopard-headed head was filled with question marks.
Everyone laughed.
Liu Bei only injured his right back, and the injury was not serious. Zhang Fei was in a bad situation. Because he was big and round, his volume and area were twice as wide as ordinary people. Chen Mu stood next to him like a chicken, and he ended up on the city wall.
I was greeted by dozens of spears.
If it weren't for Zhang Fei's amazing martial arts skills, he would have been stabbed into a hornet's nest at that time. However, he still suffered from many wounds. In order to rescue Dian Wei, Hu Zhi, Hu Yong and others, his wounds burst open and they are still not healed.
Although the ancients did not know why injuries would worsen after drinking and it was not easy to stop bleeding, they did know this truth, so they would abstain from drinking when they were injured.
In fact, Chen Mu knew that drinking alcohol accelerated blood circulation and caused the blood to flow quickly, so the wound would naturally not stop bleeding.
So even if Zhang Fei clamored for a few more drinks, Liu Bei and Chen Mu suppressed him.
The crowd also called Shang Dian Wei Huzhi and other low-level officers, and more than twenty people went out noisily.
It was Liu Bei who purposely drove them out. The army was full of rough guys. Chen Mu was their fourth brother and could hang out with them, but Wang Jun couldn't. He was a eunuch in the palace, so it was uncomfortable to force him to drink with them.
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Statuses are different. If there is one person with a particularly high status at a wine table, others will feel very restrained.
So after a few people drank two drinks, Liu Bei found an excuse to drive Guan Yu and Zhang Fei away.
This also shows that Liu Bei knows how to be a good person. He can neither break the hearts of his brothers nor make Wang Jun uncomfortable. Liu Bei, Wang Jun and Chen Mu continued to sit down and drink and talk.
The three exchange cups and cups, calling themselves brothers and sisters.
Everyone's face seems to be wearing a mask, and no one can see clearly what is hidden under the mask.
At night, the fierce north roars. It is almost late September, and the weather in the north is getting colder day by day.
Today, without global warming, it might have snowed in the grasslands of Saibei.
The withered yellow grass stalks were crushed into the dust and mud, waiting to sprout in the next spring. After settling Wang Jun, Chen Mu put on his coat and slowly walked out of the camp, seeing the sky full of stars.
A bright, hazy moon hangs high in the sky.
Chen Mu looked at the moon in a daze.
It has been a few years since I came to this world. I went from being at a loss at the beginning to feeling like a fish in water now.
Everything in my hometown seems to be becoming more and more illusory, and many things in my memory are becoming more and more blurry.
I also seem to have completely adapted to this world.
But every time on a moonlit night, I somehow always think of my home two thousand years later.
Thinking of my parents.
The autumn wind blows, and Zhang Han returns to his hometown as he misses his hometown.
But Chen Mu couldn't go back.
Can never go back.
Some people say, as soon as it comes, let it be.
But only when you leave home and the environment you are familiar with will you know what is strange and what is loneliness.
This feeling of emptiness that there is only one person in the whole world tortures your nerves all the time.
In the distance, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Dian Wei and others were still drinking and laughing loudly.
The joys and sorrows between people are indeed different. Chen Mu only felt that they were a little noisy.
He seems to be incompatible with them. He is called a brother but is actually a stranger. He always looks at them from another world.
Looking up at the sky, the moonlight is shining like water.
Tears streaked down my cheeks.
Dad, Mom, I miss you so much.
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The next day, Chen Mu will return to Luoyang with Wang Jun.
He still owed Zhang Rang one million yuan.
He did not tell Liu Bei about this matter, he would find a way to solve it himself.
When it was time to say goodbye, Liu Bei was also going to Jinan to take up his post, and he looked very high-spirited.
Chen Mu quite envied him, at least he didn't know anything, and there were always people carrying the burden for him, so it was good to be stupid like this.
"Fourth brother, I'll say goodbye here. You will definitely come to Jinan to find me someday."
In the early morning, the four brothers rode on the plains and galloped through the woods, expressing their joy.
When he came to a cliff and looked down into the distance, Liu Bei felt that the vast rivers and mountains made him feel uncomfortable.
Chen Mu said calmly: "I will go find big brother."
Zhang Fei laughed loudly and said: "When my fourth brother finishes his studies next year, we will live happily in Jinan together."
Chen Mu said with a smile: "After my brother leaves here, when he arrives at the place, he must first appease the people, observe local government affairs, and properly handle official relations."
Liu Bei nodded: "I understand that if there are corrupt officials, I will not let them go."
"The Jushou of Jize is a talented person, quite good. He was the county magistrate before, and he also promoted Maocai. It's better for me to recruit him as the county magistrate."
Chen Mu recommended Jushou again.
Jushu was not considered prosperous before Yuan Shao entered Jizhou, because after he stopped serving as a county magistrate, he stayed dormant in his hometown for a while. It was not until he became Han Fu's shepherd in Jizhou that he was recruited as a special master. Now,
It's time for leisure.
Liu Bei had met Jushu before, although it was just a one-time encounter, but he heard that the clan members originally wanted to stop the cavalry sent by Zhang Jiao, but Jushu dissuaded him. This shows that Jushu is indeed talented, so he nodded and said:
"Well, Guangzong is not far from Jize. I might as well go to him first and then go to Jinan."
"And when you get there, you must deal with local bandits and mountain bandits. Jinan is not close to the sea, but it is the outlet of the Yellow River, and it is a fertile land. If there are yellow scarf thieves, try to recruit them to farm, and
With the local powerful..."
Chen Mu talked about many ways to manage the place in one breath. He knew that Liu Bei was also a good person in running the place without him around, but he still felt uneasy and had to give advice on various things.
"Fourth brother."
"Um?"
"Study hard and go home early."
Liu Bei listened patiently to what he said before speaking seriously.
Chen Mu was stunned and said softly: "I know."
"Yeah, what's good about that shabby place in Luoyang? It's home when we are around you!"
"Come back soon, we are waiting for you."
Zhang Fei laughed loudly.
Guan Yu narrowed his eyes, stroked his beard and smiled.
Liu Bei glanced at Guan and Zhang, and finally looked at Chen Mu, and slowly said: "Sometimes, eldest brother also hates me."
"Brother?"
Guan Zhang was puzzled and looked at him doubtfully.
Liu Bei smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I have no ability in my life. I am able to get to where I am today. It's all thanks to the courage of my second and third brothers. It's all thanks to my fourth brother's advice to help me rise to the top."
"So my eldest brother sometimes feels very angry. He is not angry at anyone, but because he is angry at his own incompetence."
"I hate that I don't have the wealth to give my brother thousands of acres of fertile land and hundreds of slaves, nor do I have the power over ten thousand people to let my brother return to his hometown in high official status."
"At that time, I was very curious as to why I had this idea. After I became rich, wouldn't my brothers be as rich as me?"
"But then I figured it out. It turned out that what I wanted was none of this."
"I hope I can share it with you through my own efforts, I hope we can make progress together, and I hope I can be with my brother forever."
"I don't want any money or power, nor do I want any high-ranking officials or salaries. I can don't want anything, but I can't lose you."
Liu Bei looked at them and said from the bottom of his heart: "Because you are my brothers!"
"Brother!"
Guan Zhang burst into tears and held Liu Bei's hand tightly.
Liu Bei looked at Chen Mu.
Chen Mu looked at his sincere eyes, and there seemed to be a ray of hope in his eyes.
I don't know why, but I suddenly felt endless warmth in my heart.
I originally thought they were just passers-by, and they went through all the trouble to form a friendship in Taoyuan, just to gain some political capital.
But how can unpredictable scheming defeat sincere feelings?
At that moment, he understood why Liu, Guan, and Zhang never left each other and stayed together for the rest of their lives. He also understood why people in the world said that they would rather learn from Taoyuan than to learn from Wagang.
Chen Mu stretched out his hand, just like he did on the day of their sworn vows, smiling with tears in his eyes, and said sincerely: "Brother!"