Chapter 120: Collusion

The full moon wine has been completed, and the gifts received by Shi Bin have been piled up into a small mountain, so he has to vacate a small warehouse to store these things.

Of course, the banquet cost a lot, even if it was Song Ting's high salary, but if Shi Bin's monthly salary was used, he would definitely go bankrupt, and as a result, he not only did not go bankrupt but made a windfall.

Money can make a blind man open his eyes, not to mention that Shi Bin is not a blind man, looking at the dense gift names listed on the gift list, all of them are priceless antique calligraphy and paintings, and he did not smash red envelopes.

These guys are really high-end, and they know not to take yellow and white things out to bribe, so as not to fall into the hands of others, Shi Bin secretly sighed.

Seeing that Shi Bin was reluctant to put down a thick stack of gift slips in his hand, Jia Ling walked over gently, as if she was a migrant worker in a big city girl who had never seen the world, and said with a slight sneer: "Shi Da County Order, just this little gift makes you feel unbearable?" Do you think it's a lot? ”

Of course, Jia Ling can't be looked down upon, after all, he has also seen the world, although it is the "Lamborghini" and "Breguet Marie" in his previous life. Antoinette NO.160 (watch)", "Liqun Fuchun Mountain Residence (cigarettes)", so he calmly said with a little disdain: "Of course I know that it is nothing, there are many rich countries, but I didn't expect them to pay taxes and donate a dime, and bribing officials is like gold." It's really 'Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road'. ”

Knowing that her husband is a gentleman again, although Jia Ling admires his country-first attitude, she doesn't like him to criticize the current situation at every turn. She will definitely not betray Shi Bin, it is difficult to guarantee that others will not, if the wall has ears and makes a trouble from the mouth, it will be a great disadvantage. will not only put Shi Bin in a critical situation, but also likely to affect Jia Nidao and her aunt who is a concubine.

This kind of thing naturally can't happen, there have been too many things that have come out of the mouth since ancient times, so she pressed the gift list in Shi Bin's hand and asked seriously: "My husband has been complaining every day since I gave birth to Yunpeng, and I seem to have a lot of dissatisfaction, but what's wrong with Xiaoling's words and behavior?"

This sentence surprised Shi Bin very much, and Jia Ling's words today were very strange, as if she was deliberately provoking the contradiction between the two. But he still refrained, believing that this was just a normal phenomenon for his wife who had just given birth. Then he comforted him gently: "Madame misunderstood, the husband is just welcoming these guys who are sent to these brocade clothes and food every day, and thinking of the refugees in the city who have no food and clothing, I can't help but feel that these gift-givers are too unkind." ”

Of course, she understood that it was the reaction of this daily reception, and she pretended not to know, but asked, "Does the husband know that Cao is not injured?" ”

How could he know that Cao Wuxian was not injured if he didn't study history? Even Pei Gong didn't know that Liu Bang was it. Seeing that Shi Bin was ignorant and ignorant, Jia Ling affirmed that this exhortation was necessary.

"That Hongmen banquet, the husband should always know, right?"

As soon as he heard the Hongmen banquet, Shi Bin immediately said that he knew, and he had guessed something somewhat, most of which was related to the conspiracy, so he listened attentively.

It turned out that according to the "Historical Records", Cao Wuxian sent someone to Xiang Yu before Liu Bang decided to meet Xiang Yu, saying: "Pei Gong (Liu Bang) wants the king to be in Guanzhong, so that the child and the baby are the appearance, and there are all the treasures." Xiang Yu felt angry after hearing this, and decided to attack Liu Bang under Fan Zeng's persuasion. After receiving the notice from Xiang Bo (Xiang Yu's uncle) and Zhang Liang's suggestion, Liu Bang personally met Xiang Yu to apologize, and Xiang Yu held a banquet to entertain him. Fan Zeng intended to harm Liu Bang at the banquet but was unsuccessful, because it was for the Hongmen banquet.

Before the banquet, Liu Bang asked Xiang Yu who made him doubt himself. Xiang Yu immediately revealed that Cao Wuxian had told the truth. Liu Bang returned to the camp safely and immediately killed Cao Wuxian.

After Jia Ling finished speaking, she closed her eyes and said nothing. At this time, Shi Bin realized that Jia Ling's crying just now was just a suitable admonition for himself through this matter.

In the Hongmen banquet, Xiang Yu had no intention of killing with a knife, but he was open-mouthed, but it was precisely this that caused Cao Wushu to die, but if Cao Wushu had not been informed, he would definitely not have such a disaster.

Shi Bin knew that of course Jia Ling didn't think that he was a villain who sowed discord, but asked him to be cautious in his words and deeds, and not to follow in the footsteps of Cao Wuxian, it was difficult to ensure that his subordinates did not have a reckless man like Xiang Yu.

Looking at Jia Ling sitting in the chair with his eyes closed, Shi Bin was very grateful. It is important to know that a straightforward exhortation is simple, but such an exhortation takes a lot of thought, and it will never be done unless it is genuinely caring.

"Thank you, Madame, for being so caring, and for making you worry about your husband. But next time, I don't have to worry about it. Shi Bin said from the bottom of his heart.

Jia Ling is so smart that she can naturally feel that this is a heartfelt word, and she doesn't say anything, but just says: "If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, as long as the husband is cautious in his words and deeds, and moves forward safely." ”

This reminded Shi Bin of a famous saying: endure what ordinary people can't bear, suffer what ordinary people can't bear, bear what ordinary people can't bear, meet what ordinary people can't meet, and get what ordinary people can't get. Then he asked tentatively: "Madame, does she have to collude with those people for her husband?" ”

Seeing that Shi Bin's thinking was too radical, Jia Ling was a little helpless, she wondered why Shi Bin had no scruples about selfishly expanding the army and smuggling contraband, and why he lost his concentration and was not very rational when he came to this people's livelihood issue.

"Mo Feifu Jun is still alone? What the husband wants to do is to embrace all rivers, not talk about state affairs. Clumsy Jing made a word and asked the husband to be no wonder. Jia Ling said halfway but didn't say anything, as if she had to wait for Shi Bin's promise not to blame.

Today's Jia Ling's behavior surprised Shi Bin very much, in the past, he had no scruples, a crazy girl, but today he is so cautious, but they are indeed sensitive and important issues, and he can only nod and agree.

"Xi Shi was originally the leader of the bandits, and he must have a lot of blood debts, why is the husband willing to accept her concubine and let his brother control the information? If the judgment were by law, the brother and sister would have been beheaded, but they were not beheaded. Do you want it to participate in the anti-elemental resistance? Jia Ling asked solemnly.

That's for sure, otherwise Shi Bin would have exterminated the Saijia cottage as soon as he went down the mountain.

Jia Ling continued: "These gift-givers, naturally, have many black-hearted and ruthless people, but they are not without merit, at least they support your rule. Therefore, it is necessary to maintain a good relationship with them instead of exacerbating conflicts. ”

At this time, he thought of Liu Bang and Liu Peigong, this rascal can achieve great things not because of his talent, but because he has the wisdom and tolerance of people, so that cows, ghosts, snakes and gods can be used by him.

China's human relations are both simple and complicated, and now that Shi Bin understands the meaning of Jia Ling's words, he has decided to conspire with those who support him, and the rest of the details will be ignored for the time being.

Jia Ling was in confinement, Shi Bin naturally wanted to go elsewhere to sleep, which happened to make him think for a whole night, but he fell into a small predicament, and of course he received those benefits to enrich his strength and make friends with those powerful people; However, there are gains and losses, and if the people think that he is in cahoots with those powerful people, won't the gains outweigh the losses? As the saying goes, those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and if they lose the hearts of the people, there is no need to say anything.

These gifts must not be returned, so we have to think of a way to digest them in a way that does not attract public resentment, and it is best to resolve the contradictions between the Xiangtan magnates and the people.

With this general idea, he recruited Wang San's staff on the second day. I wanted to make a comment on this matter and persuade Shi Bin not to speak too radically, but he didn't expect that this problem had been solved by Jia Ling, and Shi Bin also took the initiative to ask him to discuss how to get the best of both worlds.

Wang San has a biased mind, and has always liked to make people suffer dark losses, this temperament is very good to the enemy but not suitable for supporters, so at the beginning Shi Bin reminded him: "The virtuous brother has a quick mind, but his belly is dark, this time he is not against the enemy, so he should use Yang Mou." ”

Of course, this was the truth, and it also made him realize that although he was a powerful man who was scolding his eldest brother this time, they were all supporters, and they really had to act in moderation, and after thinking about it, he said to Shi Bin: "Big brother, I have three strategies here for the eldest brother to choose. ”

Unexpectedly, Wang San was "frowning and thinking about it" again, and it was all three strategies, Shi Bin was immediately overjoyed and signaled him to come quickly.

The first is to give the benefits to those who gave the gifts back at half price, and only to receive the grain, and then use it for recruitment, horses, and infrastructure, indicating that many of them are donated by the city's magnates.

The second is that he became a merchant and sold these things, and the food obtained was also used for recruiting troops and horses, and infrastructure construction, and it was also indicated that many of them were donated by the city's magnates.

The third is to hold an auction at the Yunpeng 100-day banquet, so that it can be auctioned, and only the grain will be collected, and then it will be used for recruiting troops and horses, infrastructure construction, but it needs to be noted that many of them are donated by the city's magnates.

Shi Bin listened quietly, pondered for a long time and said: "The first strategy is a bit overwhelming, the second strategy is too troublesome, we are so busy that we have no intention of paying attention to such trivial matters, although the third strategy has the intention of knocking on the side, it is not too much, it should be the best." ”

After making up his mind, in order to show his respect for Jia Ling and to hear her opinion as a female Zhuge , he went to her room in the afternoon to see his wife.

When he entered the door, he smiled at Jia Ling and said, "Madam, in my opinion, how about I put on another banquet for Yunpeng in 100 days?" It can be regarded as calming their hearts. ”

It was not surprising that Shi Bin said this at this time, Jia Ling, after all, he was not that kind of donkey temper, but it was somewhat strange that he, a person who had never liked wine banquets, took the initiative to ask for a wine banquet, although this 100-day banquet must be placed.

Jia Ling didn't say much, just lay on the bed and said: "You are the master of this family, you are the master of this family, you are the master of what you want to do, there are Wang San and Li Chao, come and ask me what this mother does?" ”

knew that she had seen some flaws in the matter, so she revealed her discussion with Wang San and the plan and plan, and also asked her to consult one or two.

Jia Ling naturally became more and more happy the more she listened, saying that the auction at the 100-day banquet was indeed the best. In her opinion, not only can it ease the contradictions between the powerful and the people, enrich Shi Bin's strength, and the most important thing is to see who is the most powerful and loyal to Shi Bin.

Even if there are certainly quite a few speculators among them, at least willingly and without resentment.

Indeed, money and food are important, so that supporters are willing to support, and it is more important not to hold grudges, after listening to these Shi Bin immediately decided to send out invitations, and two months later, the owner of Tanzhou was invited to eat his son Shi Yunpeng's 100-day banquet.

As soon as the day of the 100-day banquet arrived, of course, there were crowds of people in front of Shi Bin's door, and the people who gave gifts came and went endlessly. The gift list is a thick stack again.

However, this time only the gift was placed in the patio, and it was not carried to the backyard, which naturally made everyone puzzled, but it was a good thing to receive it. Some people even began to whisper, thinking that Shi Bin was just a hypocrite who wanted to spend a few taels of silver to buy a good name, and it was as black as putting away the money.

Although it was a 100-day banquet, Shi Bin only made a few ordinary meat and vegetable combinations, which aroused everyone's criticism, and secretly affirmed that he was an iron rooster who did not pull out a hair.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Shi Bin came to the stage, and said loudly after giving a salute: "Thank you friends for coming to drink Yunpeng's 100-day wine, so as to give Shi a face." ”

Everyone is familiar with these polite words, and they even say that they should do it, and it is their honor to be able to eat Shixian Linggongzi's 100-day wine.

As soon as the opening remarks passed, Shi Bin said with a smile: "You are all pillars of the country, loyal and righteous people, Shi is very happy that you can support me." Everyone was about to be modest for a few words, and Shi Bin turned to say: "Shi's son is really nothing, but the full moon wine and the 100-day banquet have at least received you no less than 50,000 taels of silver, which makes me feel guilty。。。。。。。。 ”

This is a lie that everyone has heard in their ears, naturally no one believes it, but it will not be punctured, only saying that Shi Bin fought against the Yuan people, defended the country, and took some money as a matter of course.

Seeing that the fire was enough, Shi Bin smiled and said: "Everyone, you are all loyal people who have a country in their hearts, and Shi is also a person who has a country in their hearts. Why don't we use these gifts to save the country in another way? ”

Another way to rescue the country? Could it be that this Shi Bin still wants benefits? So greedy? These words can make everyone in the audience frightened.

"You have misunderstood, this is just a small auction, but the auctioned items are all gifts from you to Shi, and Shi only accepts food, but these grains will only be used for disaster relief, the army and urban construction, and will let the beneficiaries know that it is your efforts, and there will definitely not be a penny into Shi's private pocket." In order to prevent everyone from misunderstanding, Shi Bin finished these words in one breath, and finally calmed the hearts of everyone in the audience.

It turned out that he still wanted food, but the next sentence made everyone no longer worry, because Shi Bin said that the auction was not compulsory, and he would not return the gifts of those who did not participate in the auction.

As Shi Bin, Wang San and Jia Ling expected, he auctioned a total of 40,000 stone of grain at this auction, and the relationship between the powerful and the people in the city was much more harmonious because of this.

Seeing this, Shi Bin was naturally very grateful to Jia Ling, and thanked her for caring so much about herself.