In fact, to fight a war is to fight for money.

Behind the several princes of the Three Kingdoms period, all of them were supported by big families or wealthy people from all over the world.

For example, Liu Bei was because of Mi Zhu's support, so that Liu Bei had the money to recruit troops after he got Xuzhou.

Cao Cao also had the financial support of Chen Liu's wealthy Wei Hong, so he was able to recruit the first batch of talented soldiers under him.

Similarly, Sun Wu also had the help of the Jiangdong Jufulu family, so he was able to support Jiangdong. Even Yuan Shao is also supported by the Zhen family in Hebei.

The power that these businessmen and tycoons hidden behind the great princes sometimes bring to these princes should not be underestimated. After all, in troubled times, you have to have money, and you have countless soldiers and horses to be invincible.

And Liu Zheng's purpose in coming to Xuzhou is naturally straightforward, that is, he wants to cooperate with Mi Zhu and make a fortune together. If possible, of course, he wouldn't mind taking a huge rich family like Mi Zhu into his command.

But he is not Liu Bei, he doesn't have the kind of domineering spirit, as soon as he comes forward, he makes people kneel and bow down.

The location of the Mi family is actually easy to find.

After all, it is a big family, and you can find a random person to inquire about it in the territory of Xuzhou.

Liu Zheng just asked someone about the location of the Mi family, and then sent someone to deliver the goods to the door of the Mi family.

Mi family manor, in the lobby.

Mi Zhu, who is in his twenties, is already the head of the Mi family, in charge of the Mi family's big and small affairs.

The Mi family is in Xuzhou City, which can be regarded as a wealthy family and the richest man in Xuzhou. Not only has 10,000 acres of fertile land, but even the Zhuangzi established by the Mi family outside the city is also extremely luxurious, which is more than the dock fort established by those dignitaries and nobles that Liu Zheng saw outside Luoyang City.

The Manor of the Mi family is so large that it can accommodate nearly 10,000 people here, and most of the remaining people are slaves, servants, and some private soldiers raised by the Mi family.

It would be impossible to be able to stay safe and sound outside Xuzhou for so many years, and to establish such a huge manor, without a part of the private soldiers and horses.

The luxury and magnanimity of the Mi family can actually be seen when Liu Zheng plundered the merchant ships of the Mi family.

Although Mi Fang was so frightened by Liu Zheng that she trembled at that time, the guards on the Mi family's merchant ships were the largest among the ships that Liu Zheng plundered.

There are nearly 100 guards, but the armed force of nearly 100 people, although it is not enough to face Liu Zheng's hundreds of water thieves, but if the nearly 100 guards encounter a small group of water thieves, they are completely capable of self-protection.

Many merchant ships sometimes only have a dozen or twenty escorts, such as a team of nearly 100 escorts, and only the rich family can send such a large number of teams.

After a trip, the salaries of these guards alone are a lot of expenses.

Mi Zhu took the silk silk and looked at something on it, there were some words densely written on the silk silk, and at this time, outside the lobby, a person hurriedly ran over.

"The head of the house, the head of the house, something is wrong!"

A small servant hurriedly ran in from outside, with a panicked look on his face, as if he had been frightened by something.

The little guy ran and shouted at Mi Zhu, so that Mi Zhu heard the little guy's voice from a long distance, and immediately frowned.

"Mi An, what are you doing in a panic, what is happening, didn't I teach you, don't be impatient in case of trouble?"

"The head of the family, someone, there is a group of thieves who want to break into our Zhuangzi!"

This little guy called Mi An ran a few steps quickly to Mi Zhu's side, and then without the slightest hesitation, he told Mi Zhu what he had encountered.

As soon as this sentence was spoken, Mi Zhu, who was not worried much, immediately changed his face slightly, but Mi Zhu was the head of the family after all, and he was calm.

At this time, he didn't show too much panic, but immediately calmed down and asked Mi An what happened.

"What's going on? To be specific? ”

"Just outside the Zhuangzi, there are people, a group of people, nearly two thousand people, who surrounded our Zhuangzi, and named the head of the family, you, and the second master to go out together."

The little guy told Mi Zhu about it.

After listening, the look on Mi Zhu's face looked a little better.

"That's it? Did the man say that he was going to attack Zhuangzi? ”

"This is not there, but the military general who called the door, the long fierce and vicious, does not look like a good person at first glance, I think he is the nearby Taishan thief, they came to us for winter food!"

Near Xuzhou, there is a group of Taishan thieves, very famous, the people of the whole Xuzhou will occasionally be robbed by those Taishan thieves, so when it comes to mountain thieves, many people will directly think of Taishan thieves.

This little guy thought that the person who came to call the door was a Taishan thief, but Mi Zhu didn't worry about it after hearing it, and even said a word to the little guy

"What are you guessing here, instead of thinking nonsense here, it is better to follow me directly to see who it is."

After Mi Zhu finished speaking, he put down the things in his hand, and then walked straight towards the outside of Zhuangzi.

didn't take two steps, Mi Zhu seemed to think of something, and turned his head to the little guy and ordered.

"By the way, didn't those people say they wanted to see the second master? Go and call my unsuccessful brother too. ”

After Mi Zhu finished speaking, he left directly, and the little guy heard Mi Zhu's order, and did not dare to slack off at all, and immediately ran quickly towards the courtyard where Mi Fang was.

It didn't take long for the people of the Mi family to be alarmed, and they came to Zhuangzi one after another, ready to meet with the people who came here to find them.

And this person is naturally none other than Liu Zheng.

After Liu Zheng came to the Zhuangzi of the Mi family with his own people and horses, he wanted to bring people in directly to ask for a meeting, the head of the Mi family, and then return the goods he brought over to the Mi family, but when he came here with his people, because there were too many soldiers and horses around him, and he was not wearing official and military uniforms, the people in this Zhuangzi saw them and regarded them as a bandit near Mount Tai in Xuzhou.

directly confronted the guard, no matter how Liu Zheng explained, those people just didn't open the door, they just thought that Liu Zheng was some bandits, and wanted to drive Liu Zheng and the others away.

Liu Zheng was naturally angry, but in order to meet Mi Zhu, he had to patiently trouble the people inside to report to Mi Zhu and let Mi Zhu come out to see him.

In this way, the two sides are tense here, eyeing each other. And the people of the Mi family hurriedly ran to find Mi Zhu and report the situation to Mi Zhu.

Liu Zheng and the others waited here for about a cup of tea, and the sound of the door opening slowly came from the Zhuangzi.

The door opened, and out of it came a young literati.