"Xiaowen, why did Tian Feng say that he didn't take credit for his merits in front of Yuan Shao?"

Bai Xiaowen said: "Tian Feng knows Yuan Shao very well. In the romance, Yuan Shaoguan was defeated, and a prison official informed Tian Feng and congratulated him, thinking that Tian Feng had advised Yuan Shao not to fight earlier, and now Yuan Shao did not listen to the advice and was defeated, so Tian Feng must be reused. But Tian Feng said that when Yuan Shao returned, he would kill me if he had no face to see me. The truth is just as Tian Feng expected. ”

"If I sneak attack Xu Du to make meritorious service and let Yuan Shao break Cao's army, he will be complacent, and he will naturally pardon Tian Feng to show his generosity. If I say that this is Tian Feng's help, it is as uncomfortable as eating a fly for Yuan Shao, who has a good face. That's why Tian Feng didn't let me mention him. ”

Li Shuyi sighed: "You smart people talk like this, are you all playing dumb riddles? ”

Bai Xiaowen smiled, wisely did not have an interface, and instead said: "It's only three watches now, let's go to Zhen 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. Since marrying the general Yuan Shao, the Zhen family has a backer, and since they have extended their tentacles into Yecheng, they have set up shops in the city and purchased fertile land outside the city, and their family business is even more prosperous.

Bai Xiaowen went to the Zhen Mansion in Yecheng.

However, after the report, what Bai Xiaowen saw was not his cheap father-in-law Zhen Yi, but his cheap brother-in-law, Zhen Mi's brother, Zhen Yan.

According to Zhen Yan, Zhen Yi left the day before yesterday and went back to his hometown in Zhongshan County.

Bai Xiaowen was originally a little disappointed, but after talking to Zhen Yan for a few words, he found that this brother-in-law had a calm personality and a moderate demeanor, not like an ordinary rich man.

For the Zhen family, Bai Xiaowen still trusts him very much, after all, the Zhen family and Yuan Ergongzi have entered into an in-law, and the two sides can be said to be both prosperous and lossy. If the second son of Yuan can ascend to the throne, it will be a great good thing for the Zhen family.

It's just that Yuan Xi was too moderate and cowardly in the past, and the Zhen family had no ambition to participate in the battle for the heir.

Now it's different.

Bai Xiaowen can find Zhen Yan's calm and extraordinary, and Zhen Yan can naturally detect the obvious change in temperament (charm value bonus) of this brother-in-law.

Bai Xiaowen handed Zhen Mi's letter to Zhen Yan and said his intention, even the news that he had won the support of the Julu Tian clan said it without reservation.

Zhen Yan didn't think about it for a long time, maybe Tian Feng's name was too loud, and after seeing the secret letter cover (not the content) of Tian Feng's own letter, he happily said:

"In my father's absence, the property of Yecheng can be handled by the foolish brother. There are still 50 pieces of gold, 1,000 horses of silk, and 5,000 pieces of corn in the warehouse, all of which are delivered to the virtuous brother to help the virtuous brother secretly recruit soldiers and horses and make meritorious contributions!"

Fifty taels of gold, one two taels of eridium, equivalent to one thousand two hundred taels of gold, according to the price of gold and silver in the three kingdoms of the spiritual world, it is 12,000 taels of money (consistent = 1,000 wen).

1,000 pieces of silk, a horse of silk is about two pieces of money, and there are two thousand pieces of money, mainly in kind, in the era of war and chaos, sometimes you can't buy it with money.

5,000 pieces of corn, one stone is equal to one stone, at this time the price is expensive, and one stone of corn rises to two or three times. 5,000 pieces of corn, at least 10,000 yuan in terms of money, is also not easy to buy with money.

All in all, this cheap uncle is really extraordinary, and he has an investment of more than 20,000 yuan as soon as he makes a move.

Of course, this investment is not a pain in the bucket for Zhen. Hebei Zhen's is one of the "economic pillars" of Yuan Shao Group, and the assets that funded Yuan Shao at the beginning were more than ten times and a hundred times?

The investment of more than 20,000 yuan promised by Zhen Yan is only a part of the industries that Zhen has developed in Yecheng in recent years.

In particular, what made Bai Xiaowen comfortable was Zhen Yan's intimate service, the promised gold and silver could be taken away by Bai Xiaowen's baggage vehicle, and as for the silk and grain corn, they were all transported to Youzhou by Zhen's caravan and could arrive in a few days.

After the agreement, Bai Xiaowen's eyes were different when he looked at Zhen Yan, the eldest brother.

[This, this, this...... I married my sister first, and then I gave a large amount of funding, this is my Mizhu!]

Of course, Mi Zhu's funding for Liu Bei is much higher, after all, he is the head of the family. Before Zhen Yan was instructed by the head of the Zhen family, he was able to give so much funding, and he had done his best to show a strong strategic investment vision.

Zhen Yan was able to contribute generously, not only because of Bai Xiaowen's charm, but more importantly, Tian Feng's support for Bai Xiaowen's statement, to put it bluntly, is his trust in Tian Feng's vision.

Bai Xiaowen said goodbye to Zhen Yan and returned to the General's Mansion.

Just went back, and met the cheap third brother Yuan Shang again. This kid is probably the eyes and ears of the house, and the news of Bai Xiaowen's departure from the house has already been reported to him.

Yuan Shang was puzzled in his heart, seeing that the mediocre second brother was so restless, of course he wanted to beat one or two. Bai Xiaowen didn't bother to bother with him, anyway, no other spiritual figures saw it, so he just softened Yuan Shang a few words, but it made Li Shuyi angry.

"This Yuan Laosan, looking at that arrogant and domineering appearance, really wanted to chop him with a sword. ”

Bai Xiaowen shook his head with a smile: "This kind of superficial person, why do you care so much about him? I can't drop a piece of meat if I say a few soft words, and it's enough for him not to make me stumble." ”

After a busy night, the next morning, Qiao Rui and Han Xu led the remaining cavalry to escort the baggage vehicles to Yecheng.

Bai Xiaowen went to see Mrs. Liu again, presented gifts, and accused him of returning to Youzhou.

The foreshadowing played a role in advance, and Mrs. Liu thought that the situation in Youzhou was unstable, so she didn't keep it too much. Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan were both relieved to see that Bai Xiaowen did not have the slightest intention of competing for favor in front of his mother.

Especially Yuan Shang, who thought that the beating was effective, secretly didn't mention it.

Bai Xiaowen left the General's Mansion and briefly explained the current situation.

"You have already obtained Tian Feng's support, and you have also obtained more than 20,000 yuan of funding from the Zhen family?" Qiao Rui's eyes widened, how long had it been since Bai Xiaowen had already opened up the situation.

It can be said that with 20,000 yuan of assets, the combat effectiveness of the army required by 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 layer of identity, with the white body of the Awakened, it would be impossible to get so many resources in one day. ”

"That being said, it's not something you can get if you have an identity. The personal ability of the captain 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 want to take Cecilia back to Youzhou and raise troops, Shuyi, you go to Guandu, take Tian Feng's letter to Tian Yu, and open up an intelligence channel on the front line of Guandu. Lao Han took another letter to the Julu Tian clan, and asked for another fortune to be transported to Youzhou!"

"What about me?" Qiao Rui tilted her head and looked at Bai Xiaowen.

Bai Xiaowen said with a smile: "Sister Qiao's task is the heaviest. You have to sit in Yecheng, this is the center of Jizhou, the information sent from the front line of Guandu, you have to go through the screening, pick out the valuable ones, and send it to Youzhou as soon as possible to let me know. In addition, you will also be responsible for finding the best route for marching in Jizhou, so that our cavalry in Youzhou can bypass the Guandu front line and go straight to Xudu!"